JPH0314236Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] (b) Industrial application fields The present invention relates to a running animal toy.

(B) Prior Art Conventionally, some running animal toys have drive wheels arranged on the bottom surface of the toy body and left and right legs connected to the left and right sides of the toy body so as to be able to move up and down.
In such traveling animal toys, the center of gravity is always fixed on the drive wheels, and the left and right legs have nothing to do with supporting the toy body, and simply move up and down without touching the ground.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention Therefore, in conventional running animal toys, the legs have no function other than simple lifting and lowering, and the legs do not have any function other than the movement of an actual running animal. It could not be imitated faithfully and was not very interesting.

(d) Means for solving the problem In this invention, the center of gravity of the toy body is alternately shifted to the left and right by swinging the weight body housed in the toy body left and right at regular intervals, and the weight body is placed on the bottom surface of the toy body. The toy is constructed so that it can run by driving the provided drive wheels, and in synchronization with the shift of the center of gravity, the leg on the shift side is locked in a grounded state via a leg interlocking mechanism to support the toy body. To provide an interesting running animal toy which is constructed so as to be wetted so that the shift of the center of gravity of the toy body can be supported by the legs, and which can faithfully imitate the shape of an actual running animal when running.

(e) Effect According to the present invention, the driving wheels are driven to perform the traveling operation, and the center of gravity of the toy body shifts alternately to the left and right by the left and right rocking of the weight body inside the toy body at regular intervals. However, in synchronization with the shift of the center of gravity,
The legs on the deviation side are locked in a grounded state and support the toy body, and the left and right deviations of the center of gravity of the toy body are supported by the left and right legs, respectively.
It appears as if the toy body is running by the action of the left and right legs, and it can faithfully imitate the running form of an actual running animal, and exhibits extremely interesting movements.

(f) Effects Since the present invention is configured as described above, the legs can support the shift of the center of gravity of the toy body, and it can faithfully imitate the form of an actual running animal when running, thereby attracting interest. It has the effect of being able to

(G) Example The example of the present invention will be explained in detail based on the drawings.
A indicates a running animal toy, and the running animal toy A is formed to imitate a collar and a shadow in an upright state, and a head 2 is provided on the upper part of a vertically elongated hollow toy body 1. A tail section 3 extending rearward is provided at the bottom of the section 1.

In addition, a motor 4 and a center of gravity moving device 5 are housed in the toy body 1, and a drive wheel 7 is disposed on the bottom surface 6 of the toy body 1, and a tail wheel 8 is disposed on the tail portion 3. Left and right legs 9 on the lower left and right sides of 1.
9', and a leg interlocking mechanism 10 is housed in the toy body 1, and the center of gravity moving device 5 shifts the center of gravity of the toy body 1 alternately to the left and right at a constant cycle, while moving the drive wheels. In addition to driving the vehicle,
When the center of gravity shifts to the left or right, the legs on the side of the shift are locked in a grounded state via the leg interlocking mechanism 10 in synchronization with the shift of the center of gravity, supporting the toy body 1.

Here, the driving wheel 7 is driven by an interlocking pulley 11 interlocked with the motor 4 via an interlocking belt 12.

In addition, the left and right legs 9, 9' are formed by bending the main body 13 downward from the middle part, and attaching a base 14, which has the base end of the main body 13 in the toy body 1, pivoted to the front side. The left and right legs 9, 9' are supported in a downward direction by a plate spring 15 connected to the front side of the base 14 so as to be able to rise and fall freely around the same pivot support. In addition, the tip of the main body 13 is bent as much as possible to be horizontal when touching the ground, and left and right grounding wheels are attached to the same tip, respectively.
6 and 16' are rotatably supported.

Further, the leg interlocking mechanism 10 for interlocking the left and right legs 9, 9' is formed integrally with the center of gravity moving device 5, and will be explained as follows.

That is, the center of gravity moving device 5 includes a horizontally elongated electromagnet 18 having poles 17 and 17' on both sides on a base 14.
is mounted and fixed, and the base 14 is placed on the same electromagnet 18.
A stopper 20 having a loose fitting hole 19 on both sides is provided in succession,
A semi-circular weight guide 21 is disposed above the stopper 20, and the lower ends of both sides of the guide 21 form inwardly bent portions 22, and the tips of the bent portions 22 are inserted into the loose fitting hole 19. In addition to loosely fitting the weight guide 21, the lower surface of the bent portion 22 forms an inclined surface 23 that slopes outwardly upward, thereby making the weight guide 21 swingable from side to side. A projecting piece 25 having an arcuate guide groove 24 concentric with the weight guide 21 is provided at the upper center of the weight guide 21, and an arcuate weight body 2 is disposed on the weight guide 21.
6 is placed so as to swing in a sliding state, and the same weight body 26
A guide protrusion 51 protruding from the guide groove 24 is slidably inserted into the guide groove 24. The left and right ends 27, 27' of the weight body 26 have N-polarity, and the poles 17, 17' of the electromagnet 18 have an S-pole, a neutral polarity, and an N-polarity at regular intervals. When displacing in order, the other pole 17' becomes N pole, neutral, S
It is constructed so that it can be displaced in the order of the poles. That is, for example, one pole 17' becomes the S pole, and the other pole 17'
becomes the north pole, one end 27' of the weight body 26
The weight slides and oscillates on the weight guide 21 in order to be attracted to the pole 17' which has become the S pole, and at this time, the weight body is in a state where the guide protrusion 51 is in contact with the end of the guide groove 24. At movement 26, weight guide 2
1 is also configured to swing and shift until the inclined surface 23 can come into close contact with the base 14.

Further, the displacement of the poles 17 and 17' of the electromagnet 18 at regular intervals is determined by the electromagnet 18 and the battery connected to a plurality of brushes 30 that are in contact with a transformer 28 that is rotatably mounted on the toy body 1. It is configured to be carried out at 29.

In addition, the leg interlocking mechanism 10 has vertical locking protrusions 32, 32', 33, 33' protruding from the upper and lower positions of left and right interlocking plates 31, 31' provided at both ends of the front part of the weight body 26, and both protrusions. By interposing the main parts 13 of the left and right legs 9, 9' between 32 and 32' and between 33 and 33',
For example, when the weight body 26 shifts to the right and the center of gravity shifts from the neutral center of gravity position N to the rightward shifted center of gravity position G', the upper locking protrusion 32' locks the right leg 9'. , the right leg 9' is locked in the grounded state,
The center of gravity shifted to the right, driving wheel 7, right grounding wheel 16',
It can be supported by the tail wheel 8, and at the same time, the lower locking protrusion 33
The left leg 9 is configured to be locked in the raised state by the locking action of the left leg 9 by the locking action of the left leg 9. Further, when the weight body 26 is deviated to the left and the center of gravity is shifted to the left deviation position G, the right leg 9', which is locked with the left leg 9 in the grounded state, is configured to be in the raised state. are doing.

Further, other examples of the structure of the center of gravity moving device 5 are also possible.

That is, in the one shown in FIG. 6, the electromagnet 18 is connected to the base 14.
It is placed on the left and right fulcrum protrusions 34, 34' that protrude left and right above, and when the weight body 26 shifts, the weight guide 21 and electromagnet 18 are both centered on the fulcrum protrusions 34, 34'. It is configured to tilt to effectively shift the center of gravity.

7, the weight body 26 is formed in the shape of a horizontally long bar, and the weight guide 21 is connected to the base 14.
A weight body 2 is provided protruding from the center, and a weight body 2 is attached to the tip of the weight guide 21.
6 It supports the center.

Also, the one in Figure 8 is the electromagnet 18 in Figure 7.
are placed on the left and right fulcrum projections 34, 34'.

Other embodiments of the structure of the leg interlocking mechanism 10 are also possible.

That is, in the one shown in FIG. 9, a cam shaft 35 is horizontally mounted inside the toy main body 1, and the left and right interlocking cams 3 are attached to the cam shaft 35.
6, 36' are connected to each other, and the middle parts of the main trunks 13 of the left and right legs 9, 9' are pivoted to the toy main body 1 via pins 37, and the left and right legs 9, 9' are connected around the pins 37.
can be raised and lowered freely, and the base end of the main body 13 has left and right interlocking cams 36,
36'. Further, a transformer 28 is connected to the camshaft 35, and when the weight body 26 is shifted by the transformer 28, either of the left and right legs 9, 9' on the shift side is connected to the interlocking cam 35. , 36' so that it can be locked in a grounded state. Also, in this case, the opposite leg is pressed against the pressing spring 38.
It is configured to be elevated through the. In addition, in the figure, 39 is a circular ring provided around the lower side of the head 2, 40 is a rod whose midway portion is pivoted to the circular ring 39, and a number of rods are provided radially around the lower side of the head 2, and 41 is a circular ring provided around the lower side of the head 2. A membrane made of a flexible material is stretched and supported on the rod bone 40, 42 is a lower jaw part that can be opened and closed and forms a mouth part 43 provided at the front part of the head 2;
4 is a plate spring that urges the lower jaw portion 42 in the closing direction;
5 is a guide rod, and 46 is a slider attached to the guide rod 45 so as to be slidable up and down.The base end of the rod 40 is inserted into the slider, and the membrane 41 is moved up and down through vertical sliding. , 47 is a crank pin for vertically interlocking the slider 46, and 48 is a connecting rod interposed between the rod 40 and the lower jaw section 42 for interlocking the opening and closing of the lower jaw section 42. Further, 49 is a switch, and 50 is a tension spring, which returns the slider 46 in the downward direction when the crank pin 47 is disengaged from the slider 46 after the slider 46 has been raised by the crank pin 47. This causes the coating 41 to rise.

That is, when the slider 41 is lowered by sliding the slider 46 by the crank pin 47, the lower jaw portion 42 is closed, and when the capsule is raised, the lower jaw portion 42 is closed.
is configured to be open.

The embodiment of the present invention is constructed as described above, and first the switch 49 is turned on and the motor 4 is turned on.
When the electromagnet 18 is energized, the drive wheels 7 are driven and travel is performed, and the weight body 26 swings left and right at regular intervals, and when the center of gravity shifts left and right, it synchronizes with the shift of the center of gravity. The legs on the shifting side are locked in a grounded state via the leg interlocking mechanism 10, and can support the toy body 1.

That is, due to the rotation of the current transformer 28, the electromagnet 18
When the right pole 17' becomes the S pole, the right end of the weight body 26 is attracted to the same pole 17', the weight body 26 slides to the right on the weight guide 21, and the center of gravity moves to the neutral center of gravity position. The center of gravity shifts from N to the rightward center of gravity position G', but at that time, the right interlocking plate 31' also shifts downward,
With the right leg 9' in contact with the ground, in order to lock the rising of the right leg 9' with the upper locking protrusion 32', the center of gravity shifted to the right shift center of gravity position G' is moved to the right grounding wheel 16. ', the drive wheel 7, and the tail wheel 8, which prevent the toy body 1 from tipping over to the right side. On the other hand, the electromagnet 18
When the pole 17 on the left side of
1 also shifts downward together, and with the left leg 9 in contact with the ground, the center of gravity shifted to the left shift center of gravity position G in order to lock the rising of the left leg 9 with the upper locking protrusion 32. Supported by three points: ground wheel 16, drive wheel 7, and tail wheel 8,
The toy main body 1 will not fall to the left side.

In other words, the left and right shifts of the center of gravity are supported by the left and right legs 9, 9', which are locked in the ground state, and at the same time the opposite leg is lifted, so it is as if the left and right legs 9, 9' are operating. This makes it appear that the toy main body 1 is running, and it is possible to reproduce a form that is very similar to the running of an actual running animal.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of crank pin interlocking, Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of the same example, and Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a synchronous magnet current-carrying structure.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the shift of the center of gravity, FIGS. 6 to 8 are explanatory diagrams of other embodiments of the center of gravity moving device, and FIGS. 9 and 10 are diagrams illustrative of other embodiments of the leg interlocking mechanism. A... Running animal toy, 1... Toy body, 6...
... Lower bottom surface, 7 ... Drive wheel, 9, 9' ... Left and right legs, 10 ... Leg interlocking mechanism, 18 ... Electromagnet, 2
6... Weight body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Driving wheels 7 are disposed on the bottom surface 6 of the toy body 1, and left and right legs 9,
In a running animal toy in which 9′ are connected in a row so as to be able to rise and fall,
A weight body 26 that is to be swung left and right at regular intervals by an electromagnet 18 is housed in the toy main body 1, and a leg interlocking mechanism 10 is provided in the toy body 1 to allow the weight body 26 to swing left and right. The center of gravity of the toy main body 1 is alternately shifted to the left and right, and the toy body 1 is configured to be able to travel by driving the drive wheels 7, and when the center of gravity shifts to the left and right, the center of gravity shifts in synchronization with the shift of the center of gravity. This running animal toy is configured such that the leg on the transfer side is locked in a grounded state via a leg interlocking mechanism 10 to support a toy body 1.