JP7293478B1 - model toy - Google Patents

Abstract

Kind Code: A1 The present invention provides a novel mechanism relating to shape deformation in a model toy. The model toy is transformable from a first form to a second form, is connected to the first part in the first form, and is connected to the first part when the toy is deformed to the second form. a second portion that is at least partially slidable, said second portion having a pivot mechanism that is pivotable in the first configuration. [Selection drawing] Fig. 4

Description

The present invention relates to model toys.

Toy dolls (model toys) include various joints and movable parts in order to achieve movements and poses that are close to those of humans and animals. Some model toys can be transformed into a plurality of forms, and in this case, in addition to movable mechanisms such as joints, they also have mechanisms related to transformation. Patent Literature 1 proposes a transformable robot toy in which deployment lock means are provided to prevent the robot from being deployed from a certain form to a robot form, and the deployment lock means is formed in a component of the robot.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-85292

In the prior art described above, although a method for simply preventing deformation to another form has been studied, the following configuration has not been studied. For example, even if it is desired to allow movement in the form before deformation, there are cases in which movement is desired to be fixed in the form after deformation. Specifically, if a movable mechanism that enables more natural movements and poses in the pre-transformation form is allowed to move freely in the post-transformation form, unnatural movements and poses may become possible. be. As described above, model toys are required to have various functions as a mechanism related to shape deformation, and a novel mechanism corresponding to these functions is desired.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention provides, for example, a novel mechanism related to deformation of a model toy.

The present invention is, for example, a model toy that can be transformed from a first form to a second form, comprising: a first portion; At least a portion of the first portion is provided with a slidable second portion, and the second portion has a rotation mechanism capable of rotating in the first form.
Further, the present invention is, for example, a model toy that can be transformed from a first form to a second form, comprising: a first portion; and a second portion in which at least a portion of the first portion is slidable, the second portion has a rotation mechanism capable of rotating in the first configuration, and the second portion comprises: A rotation axis for rotation of the rotation mechanism, the rotation axis including an insertion portion, the first portion having a rod portion inserted into the insertion portion, and the rod portion is partially inserted into the insertion portion in the first configuration, and further inserted into the insertion portion to penetrate through in the second configuration, thereby preventing rotation of the rotation mechanism. .

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is a model toy.

The figure which shows an example of the (a) appearance front and (b) appearance side of one form of the model toy which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of (a) exterior plane and (b) exterior side of the deformation|transformation of the model toy which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of (a) (b) front and side (c) of the upper body part of the model toy which concerns on one Embodiment. 1 is an exploded view of an upper body part of a model toy according to one embodiment; FIG. The figure which shows the rotation mechanism of the upper body part of the model toy which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows the stopper to a deformation|transformation in the upper body part of the model toy which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the locking mechanism in the upper body part of the model toy which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows the movable stable structure in the upper body part of the model toy which concerns on one Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the invention. Two or more of the features described in the embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. Also, the same or similar configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations are omitted.

<Appearance of model toy>
First, with reference to FIG. 1A, an example of the external configuration of a model toy 100 according to this embodiment will be described. 1A(a) shows the front appearance of the model toy 100, and FIG. 1A(b) shows the side appearance of the model toy 100. FIG. The vertical, horizontal, and forward/backward arrows indicate the direction of the toy model in the drawings, and the same applies to other drawings.

The toy model 100 includes a head 101, a body 102, arms 103a and 103b, legs 104a and 104b, and wings 105, which constitute a main body. In the present embodiment, a humanoid robot will be described as an example of a model toy, but there is no intention to limit the present invention. can be applied to In addition, the model toy 100 according to the present embodiment can be transformed from the robot form, which is the first form, to the flying form, which is the second form shown in FIG. 1B.

Head 101 is connected to body 102 . To the body 102, a right arm 103b and a left arm 103a are connected by a connecting member at the side, and a right leg 104b and a left leg 104a are connected at the bottom. Further, a wing portion 105 is connected to the back surface of the body portion 102, which becomes a wing when transformed into the second flight mode. In addition, below, the part containing the head 101 and the trunk|body part 102 is called an upper body part.

<Deformed form>
Next, a modified form of the model toy 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1B. FIG. 1B(a) shows a plan view of the model toy 100, and FIG. 1B(b) shows a side view of the model toy after deformation. Note that the arrow indicating the direction of the model toy 100 in FIG. 1B indicates the direction in the flight configuration.

As shown in FIG. 1B(a), a model toy 100 according to this embodiment pushes down a head 101 from a robot form (first form) to a body part 102, and rotates an arm part 103, a leg part 104, and the like. Thus, it can be transformed into a flight mode (second mode). Further, in the flight mode, as shown in FIG. 1B(b), the wings 105, which were located on the back in the robot mode, are located in the upper part, and the body part 102 and the arm part 103 are located in the lower part thereof. . At least part of the head 101 is pushed down and stored in the body 102 .

As described above, according to the model toy 100 according to the present embodiment, at least part of the head 101 is stored in the body 102 by pushing down the head 101 into the body 102 in order to transform from the robot form to the flight form. The upper body portion is contracted by pressing to be covered with the wing portion 105 . Here, it is desirable to limit the movement of the sliding mechanism that pushes the head 101 down to the body 102 in order to realize natural movements in the robot mode. In addition, in the robot mode, it is desirable to expand the movable area of the body portion 102 as much as possible in order to realize more natural motions, and the present embodiment has a rotation mechanism, which will be described later. On the other hand, in the flight mode, it is desirable to prevent the rotation of the body portion 102, which causes unnatural movements. In this embodiment, these functions are preferably realized with as few parts as possible, and will be described in detail below.

<Configuration of upper body>
Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the configuration of the upper body portion of the model toy 100 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2(a) shows a front view of the upper body. FIG. 2(b) shows a front view of the upper body shown in FIG. 2(a) with the front member removed. FIG. 2(c) shows a side view of FIG. 2(b). FIG. 3 shows the detailed configuration of the internal structure 201. As shown in FIG.

When transforming from the robot mode to the flight mode, the members on the front face are pushed up above the head 101 from the state shown in FIG. 2(a). Then, as shown in FIGS. 2(b) and 2(c), the internal structure 201 of the body portion 102 is exposed. The internal structure 201 secures a space in which at least a portion of the head 101 is pushed down and stored. In addition, in FIG.2(b) and FIG.2(c), the said pushed-up part is not shown.

The left side of FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the structure of the upper body shown in FIG. 2(b). The upper body includes a head 101 and parts groups 300 and 310 . Further, the parts group 300 corresponds to the first part and includes parts 301-305. The parts group 310 corresponds to the second part and includes parts 311-315. Head 101 is connected to part 305 of parts group 300 . The part 305 has a spherical connecting part on the upper part and a C-shaped gripping part rotatably connected to the bar-shaped connecting part of the part 301 on the lower part. A head 101 is rotatably connected to the spherical connecting portion. Therefore, the head part 101 is connected to the body part 102 so as to be rotatable in all directions within the limits of other parts with respect to the spherical connecting part, and furthermore, as the part 305 rotates, can be rotated in the vertical direction. Parts 302 and 303 are attached to the part 301 from both sides. Further, a part 304 is attached to the front of the part 301 so as to be vertically rotatable. The first portion may correspond to a portion of the chest of the model toy 100, and the second portion may correspond to a portion of the abdomen (waist).

The parts group (first part) 300 functions as a sliding part for moving the head 101 up and down when transforming from the robot form to the flight form. The parts group 300, which is a sliding part, pushes down the parts group 300 and the head 101 by inserting a rod provided at the bottom of the parts 303 into the parts group (second part) 310. can (slide). The rod portion is inserted into a cylindrical receiving portion formed in the part 311 of the parts group 310 . Also, the part 304 is connected to the part 301 so as to be vertically rotatable. In the robot mode, the part 304 abuts against a portion of the part 311 and functions as a stopper (restricting member) for the sliding motion. On the other hand, when transforming into the flight mode, it is rotated upward to release the stopper, and the head 101 and parts group 300 can slide downward.

In the parts group 310 , the parts 314 correspond to parts on the rear side of the body section 102 . Part 314 has a connecting portion that connects arm portion 103 and wing portion 105 . Furthermore, a cylindrical insertion portion into which the part 311 is inserted is formed in the central portion of the part 314 . A part 311 corresponds to a lower part of the body portion 102, and parts 312 and 313 corresponding to the waist are connected from both sides. Furthermore, legs 104b and 104a are connected to parts 312 and 313, respectively. Therefore, following the rotation of the part 311 with respect to the part 314, the lower part of the body part 102 and the leg part 104 rotate together. Also, the connecting portion where the part 311 is rotatably connected to the part 314 has a cylindrical shape and has a hollow portion inside. As indicated by the dotted line arrow, a part 315 is connected to the hollow portion from the outside as a rotation shaft and inserted up to the part 314 . As a result, the part 311 is rotatably assembled to the part 314 . The part 315 is formed with an insertion portion into which the rod portion of the part 303 is inserted. When the rod portion of the part 303 passes through the insertion portion, the pivotal movement of the part 311 with respect to the part 314 is blocked. Details will be described later.

<Rotating Mechanism>
Next, referring to FIG. 4, a rotating mechanism for the body portion 102 according to the present embodiment will be described. 4(a) to 4(c) show detailed assembly procedures of the parts group (first part) 300 and the parts group (second part) 310. FIG.

Parts groups 300 and 310 shown in FIG. 3 are respectively assembled, and as shown in FIG. 4(a), rod part 402 of part 315 is inserted into cylindrical hollow part 403 formed in part 311 of parts group 310. . As a result, a part of the parts group 310 is rotatably assembled to a part 314 (not shown) as indicated by a solid arrow in FIG. 4B. Further, as indicated by the dotted arrow in FIG. 4B, part of the rod portion 401 formed below the part 303 of the parts group 300 is inserted into the insertion portion 404 of the part 315 from above.

FIG. 4(c) shows a state where the parts group 300 is assembled to the parts group 310. FIG. This state is the normal state of the robot form of the model toy 100, and as indicated by the solid line arrow, a portion of the parts group 310 and the leg portion 104 attached to the lower part thereof rotate with respect to the parts 314 (not shown). Connected as possible. This is because the rod portion 401 does not pass through the insertion portion 404 of the part 315 and is not inserted into the receiving portion 405 formed inside the part 311 . That is, in the robot mode, the lock mechanism of the rotation mechanism does not function, and the rotation mechanism for realizing various poses and natural movements in the robot mode can be effectively operated.

<Stopper configuration>
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, an example of a stopper configuration for transforming the model toy 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5(a) is a side view showing the internal structure of the upper body in the robot mode (first mode). FIGS. 5(b) and 5(c) show the procedure for transforming from FIG. 5(a) to the flight mode (second mode). Note that the head 101 is indicated by a dotted line. The head 101 is actually connected to the spherical connecting portion of the part 305 .

As shown in FIG. 5A, in the robot mode, a part 304 that is a stopper member is in contact with a part 311 of a part group 310 that is the second part. Therefore, even if a force is applied to push down the parts group 300 and the head 101 in this state, the parts 304 support the parts group 300 and the head 101 to prevent the parts group 300 and the head 101 from sliding. As a result, it is possible to prevent an unnatural movement such as downward movement of the head 101 in the robot mode.

On the other hand, when the model toy 100 is transformed from the robot form (first form) to the flight form (second form), as shown by the arrow in FIG. rotated and pushed up. As a result, the part 304 that has been in contact with part of the part 311 is separated from the part 311 . Further, as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 5(c), the head 101 and parts group 300 are slid downward. In the state of FIG. 5B, only a portion of the rod portion 401 is inserted into the insertion portion 404 of the part 315. FIG. However, due to the sliding motion, the rod portion 401 penetrates the insertion portion 404 and is inserted into the receiving portion 405 as shown in FIG. 5(c). As a result, the head 101 and at least part of the parts group 300 are housed in the parts group 310, and the upper body can be reduced. Note that the rotated part 304 may function as a connecting portion for connecting other parts in the flight configuration.

<Lock Mechanism>
Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a lock mechanism that prevents at least one movement in the flight mode according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 6(a) shows the front of the upper body of the robot mode (first mode) with the lock mechanism released. FIG. 6(b) shows the front of the upper body in the flight mode (second mode) in which the lock mechanism is effectively functioning. Note that the parts 304 that are stopper members are not shown in FIG. 6 for the sake of simplification.

In the robot form shown in FIG. 6(a), the parts group 310 can rotate in the direction of the arrow as indicated by the dotted line. The part 315 serves as a rotation axis for the rotation here. Although not shown, the leg 104 connected to the parts group 310 also rotates following the rotation.

FIG. 6B shows how the parts group 300 is slid downward so that the rod part 401 passes through the insertion part 404 of the part 315 and is inserted into the receiving part 405 formed in the part 311 . Here, a part of the rod portion 401 is surrounded by the inner wall of the receiving portion 405, and even if a force is applied to cause the above-described rotation operation, the rod portion 401 does not contact the inner wall of the receiving portion 405. rotation is prevented. As described above, the lock mechanism according to the present embodiment employs a bar-like mechanism as an example, but other lock mechanisms may be employed.

<Stability of rotation>
Next, another function of the stopper member according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The left side of FIG. 7 shows the front of some parts of the parts groups 300 and 310 . An enlarged view of each part in dotted line area 700 is shown in dotted line area 710 .

In the robot mode, the part 304, which is a stopper member, abuts on a portion of the part 311 to prevent sliding motion when transforming into the flight mode. Here, as shown by a dotted line area 710 which is an enlarged dotted line area 700, it can be seen that a portion of the part 311 with which the part 304 abuts is formed in a concave shape.

Dotted line areas 720 and 730 show the state in which the parts group 310 is rotated left and right with respect to the part 314 . By forming a part of the part 311 with which the part 304 abuts in a concave shape as described above, the abutment of the part 304 can be maintained even in the case of performing the rotating operation. As a result, the rotation can be performed in a stable state. For example, if the recessed portion is formed flat, the part 304 will be separated from a part of the part 311 when the parts group 310 is rotated left and right. When such a state occurs, the stopper function that prevents the parts group 300 from sliding downward becomes invalid, and the head 101, for example, unstably slides up and down in accordance with the above-described turning motion. will have to go. In order to prevent such unstable operation, in the present embodiment, a portion of the part 311 with which the part 304 that is the stopper member abuts is formed in a concave shape.

As described above, the model toy according to the present embodiment is transformable from the first form to the second form, and is connected to the first part and the first part in the first form, and is deformed to the second form. At least a portion of the first portion at least includes a slidable second portion, the second portion having a pivoting mechanism that is pivotable in the first configuration. According to this embodiment, in the first form, the rotation mechanism for realizing natural movements and various poses can effectively function. Further, the second portion prevents the rotation of the rotation mechanism of the second portion by sliding at least a part of the first portion when deformed to the second form. According to the present embodiment, in the second embodiment, such a turning motion gives an unnatural impression, and thus such a motion can be prevented. In this manner, the predetermined portion (upper body) can be contracted (deformed) and the rotation mechanism can be blocked by the sliding motion of the predetermined portion from the first configuration to the second configuration. According to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a novel mechanism relating to the deformation mode.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist of the invention. For example, the shape of the toy model is not particularly limited, and includes various shapes such as people, animals, robots, insects, and dinosaurs.

<Summary of embodiment>
The above embodiment discloses at least the following model toy and joint structure.

(1) A model toy that can be transformed from a first form to a second form,
a first part;
a second part that is connected to the first part in the first form and allows at least a part of the first part to slide when deformed to the second form;
A model toy, wherein the second portion has a rotating mechanism capable of rotating in the first form.

(2) The model toy according to (1), wherein at least part of the first portion slides to prevent rotation of the rotating mechanism.

(3) the second portion has a rotation shaft for rotation of the rotation mechanism and includes the insertion portion;
The first portion has a rod portion inserted into the insertion portion,
The rod portion is partially inserted into the insertion portion in the first configuration, and further inserted into and penetrates the insertion portion in the second configuration, thereby preventing rotation of the rotation mechanism. A model toy according to (1) or (2).

(4) The model toy according to (3), characterized in that, in the second embodiment, a part of the rod that penetrates the insertion portion is inserted into a receiving portion formed in the second portion. .

(5) In any one of (1) to (4), the first portion includes a stopper member that prevents sliding of at least a part of the first portion in the first embodiment. Model toy as described.

(6) the stopper member prevents at least a portion of the first portion from sliding by coming into contact with a portion of the second portion;
A portion of the second portion is formed in a concave shape,
The model toy according to (5), wherein the stopper member rotates according to the rotation by the rotation mechanism while maintaining a state of contact with a part of the second portion.

(7) The model toy according to (6), wherein the stopper member rotates when deformed to the second form so as to separate from the abutting part of the second portion.

(8) The model toy according to (6) or (7), wherein the stopper member serves as a connecting portion to another part in the second embodiment.

(9) the first portion and the second portion form a body portion of the model toy;
A head of the model toy is connected to the first portion,
The model toy according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein in the second form, at least part of the head is housed in the body.

(11) The model according to (9) or (10), wherein a leg is further connected to the second portion, and the leg rotates in conjunction with rotation of the rotating mechanism. toy.

100: Model Toy, 101: Head, 102: Body, 103a, 103b: Arms, 104a, 104b: Legs, 105: Wings

Claims (4)

A model toy transformable from a first form to a second form,
a first part;
a second part that is connected to the first part in the first form and allows at least a part of the first part to slide when deformed to the second form,
The second part has a rotation mechanism that can rotate in the first form,
the second portion has a rotation shaft for rotation of the rotation mechanism and includes the insertion portion;
The first portion has a rod portion inserted into the insertion portion,
The rod portion is partially inserted into the insertion portion in the first configuration, and further inserted into and penetrates the insertion portion in the second configuration, thereby preventing rotation of the rotation mechanism. A model toy characterized by: 2. The model toy according to claim 1 , wherein, in the second form, a portion of the rod portion passing through the insertion portion is inserted into a receiving portion formed in the second portion. The first portion and the second portion form a body portion of the model toy,
A head of the model toy is connected to the first part,
3. The model toy according to claim 1, wherein at least part of said head is housed in said body in said second form. 4. The model toy according to claim 3 , wherein a leg is further connected to said second portion, and said leg rotates in conjunction with rotation of said rotating mechanism.

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