JPH0315099Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a shape-changing toy, and in particular, the purpose is to propose a shape-changing toy that is equipped with a member that can be transformed into something completely different by rotating it. .

An example of implementing this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, symbol A indicates a shape-changing toy. This toy A consists of a base body 1 provided with a plurality of movable members, and the base body 1, as shown in FIG. 1, has a robot head member 2 provided at the upper front and a robot waist member 3 at the lower front. A robot thigh member 4 is linked to the waist member 3 so as to be rotatable laterally.

Next, a dinosaur head member 1 is attached to the upper rear portion of the base 1.
0 is rotatably connected to the rear, and 1 is attached to the rear of the upper part.
A pair of dinosaur chest members 11 are linked so as to be able to open left and right, and a dinosaur abdomen member 12 is linked to the front part of the base body 1 via a link-like connecting body 13. Dinosaur hind leg members 14 are rotatably provided on both sides of the dinosaur chest member 11. Further, a dinosaur butt member 15 is provided on the outside of the robot upper leg member 4, and this butt member 15
is connected to the lower part of the robot upper leg member 4 via a shaft 24 so as to be rotatable by half a rotation, and furthermore, the butt member 15
A dinosaur tail member 16 is connected to the end of the dinosaur tail member 16 via a shaft 23 so as to be able to open left and right.

When the toy A appears as a dinosaur, the head member 2, waist member 3, and upper leg member 4 constituting the robot are all housed inside the dinosaur component. Note that when the toy A is in the form of a dinosaur, it is placed on the floor with the rear leg members 14 of FIG. 1 facing downward.

When changing the toy A from the dinosaur form to the robot form, first stand up the toy A as shown in FIG. Then, the robot head member 2 appears, and the dinosaur member 10 and the dinosaur chest member 1 are assembled together.
Together with 1, it constitutes the robot's back carrying member.
Further, the tail member 16 is opened left and right about the rotation shaft 23, and the butt member 15 is rotated downward about the rotation shaft 24. As a result, the upper leg part 4 of the robot appears, and at the same time, the butt part 15 now constitutes the lower leg part of the robot, and the tail part 16 constitutes the decorative part of the robot's leg part.

Next, the dinosaur abdomen member 12 is moved in parallel to the robot head member 2 via the connecting body 13. As a result, the position of the dinosaur abdomen member 12 is moved upward, forming the chest of the robot, and 14 forming the arm of the robot. It is preferable that the leg member 14 is constructed so that it can be changed into a robot arm by means of a suitable movable member (not shown). Further, by moving the dinosaur abdomen member 12 upward, the robot waist member 3 appears. As described above, toy A can change its form from a dinosaur to a robot.

Here, the modified structure of the dinosaur butt member 15 will be explained in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.
First, the dinosaur butt member 15 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and has an internal space S within the opposing walls 15a and 15b.
The upper thigh part 4 of the robot is housed in an encircling manner.
In this case, one side of the robot's upper leg appears to the outside from the opening 17 of the internal space, but when the toy A is in dinosaur form, the opening 17 faces downward, so the robot's upper leg 4 is not visible from the outside. Not visible.
Therefore, when the toy A is in the form of a dinosaur, the dinosaur butt member 15 almost covers the outer surface of the robot upper leg member 4 and hides it from the outside. The robot's upper leg 4 is turned upside down and previously covered.
appears at the upper part, and the lower leg part of the robot is connected to the lower part of the upper leg part 9 of the robot, forming the leg part of the robot, so the change in image is very striking. Moreover, if you turn this and change it to robot form, it will look like the leg on the left side of the same figure.
The dinosaur butt member continues below the robot upper leg member 4, and forms a wider lower leg part at the bottom of the upper leg member 4, and the upper part of the dinosaur butt part is wider than the lower part. Since it is wide, when it is rotated almost 180 degrees to change into robot form, it will form the robot's lower legs, and the lower part will be wider than the upper part, so the form will be more natural. No, it becomes stable. In this way, the dinosaur's buttocks transform into the robot's lower legs, but even though the buttocks and the lower legs are normally functionally completely different parts, both forms are very natural. Yes, and that's why it's so surprising. On the contrary,
Even if they have the same rotational configuration, the above-mentioned stability may not be achieved depending on the configuration in which the dinosaur butt member 15 is simply pivoted to the outer surface of the robot's upper leg 4 without enclosing and housing the robot's upper leg 4. It is impossible to obtain a large and natural shape.

Next, a pair of engaging protrusions 2 are provided at the center of the lower surface of the base 1.
0 and 20 are formed, and an engaging groove 21 is formed in the upper end of the inner surface of the inner facing wall 15b of each dinosaur butt member 15. Therefore, when changing the toy A into a dinosaur form, if the dinosaur butt member 15 on the left side in FIG. 2 is rotated upward to the right side state,
The engagement groove 21 and the engagement protrusion 20 of the base body 1 engage with each other. Therefore, even if a small amount of force is applied, the dinosaur butt member 15 will not rotate or move.
The shape of the dinosaur is maintained stably.

Note that this invention is not necessarily limited to examples in which the shape of the buttocks is changed to the lower leg or vice versa. For example, it can also be applied to other parts such as the arm and torso.

As explained in detail above, this invention allows one member that forms part of one form to be rotatably linked to the end of another member that forms part of that form in another form. and, before the rotation, the other member is covered from the outside by the one member, and the other member is exposed to the outside by the rotation,
In addition, the other member constitutes a part of the other form described above together with this member, and the other member is exposed to the outside through the opening of the one member when the one member rotates, and this opening is not connected to the other member. When it is stored, it is placed facing downwards, so it is difficult to see from the outside before it changes form. Therefore, the form is natural, and when the form changes, the one member rotates and appears at a different angle than before, and at the same time, the other member that was not visible appears, so the change in form is surprising. And it's very interesting.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of the shape-changing toy according to this invention, Fig. 2 is a front view showing a cross section of a part of the main parts of the toy, and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the upper leg of the robot. be. Code A... shape-changing toy, 1... base, 2...
Robot head member, 3... Robot waist member, 10...
... Dinosaur head member, 11... Dinosaur chest member, 12... Dinosaur abdomen member, 13... Connecting body, 14... Dinosaur butt member, 17... Opening, 20... Engaging protrusion, 21...
...Engagement hole.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A shape-changing toy that changes from one form to another, characterized by meeting the following requirements: (a) One member forming a part of one form is rotatably linked to the end of another member forming a part of another form. (b) The other member mentioned above is housed inside the one member mentioned above. (c) An opening is formed in the one member, and when the one member rotates, the other member is exposed to the outside from the opening, and together with the other member, the other member is a part of the other form. constitute. (d) The opening of the above-mentioned one member shall be oriented downward when the other above-mentioned member is housed.