JPH0319427Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Technical field of the invention) This invention is a toy car in which a bonnet formed to be openable and closable is connected to the roof, and the roof can be housed in the car body by opening and closing the bonnet. This invention relates to a toy car in which a bonnet and a roof are interlocked so that

(Technical background of the invention and its problems) Conventionally, various toy cars of this type have been provided, but it has been proposed that the bonnet and the roof be connected to each other, so that their connected operation can be performed reliably and smoothly. There was nothing I could do. An example of a toy car in which only the roof can be opened and closed is a toy car as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 10748/1983. In this system, the electric motor shaft is connected to a crankshaft mounted on a base frame via a transmission gear, etc., and the rotation of the crankshaft causes the roof (canopy) to swing up and down via a push-up rod that engages with a curved rod. At the very least, it was constructed to open and close, but this had disadvantages such as being relatively complex and lacking in interest since the roof (canopy) only swung up and down.

(Purpose and outline of the invention) Therefore, the present invention aims to eliminate the above-mentioned problems and create an interesting toy car so that young children can enjoy playing with it.It also simplifies its structure and prevents breakdowns and breakage. It was devised for the purpose of making it less likely to cause damage, having excellent durability, and being able to provide it at a low price. A gear device is provided with a roof opening at the rear of the vehicle body so that the roof can be accommodated in the vehicle body through the roof opening, and has a plurality of intermediate gears and rack gears inside the vehicle body. The bonnet is provided with substantially fan-shaped swinging teeth that mesh with the intermediate gear of the gear device, and the base end of the roof is provided with a rack body consisting of two flexible parallel band-shaped racks. The rack is swingably mounted via a pivot pin, and each rack of this rack body is meshed with a rack gear of a gear device, and the bonnet and roof are linked via the gear device, allowing the bonnet to open and close. This is because the roof is formed so that it can be housed in the vehicle body in conjunction with the roof.

(Embodiments of the invention) The invention will be described below based on illustrated examples.

The toy car of the present invention has a bonnet 1 formed in the front part of the car body 20 so as to be openable and closable, and a roof opening 23 provided in the rear part of the car body 20.
The roof 5 is formed so that it can be accommodated in the vehicle body 20 via a plurality of intermediate gears 1.
A gear device 10 having gears 1, 12, 13 and a rack gear 14 is provided. The bonnet 1 is provided with substantially fan-shaped swing teeth 2 that mesh with the intermediate gear 11 of the gear device 10, and the base end portion of the roof 5 is provided with two parallel strip-shaped racks 7 that are flexible. A rack body 6 consisting of a rack body 6 is swingably mounted via a pivot pin 8. Each of the racks 7 of the rack body 6 mounted on the roof 5 is meshed with a rack gear 14 of a gear device 10, so that the bonnet 1 and the roof 5 are connected via the gear device 10.

That is, when the bonnet 1 is swung upward to open, the roof 5 is moved to be accommodated within the vehicle body 20, and when the bonnet 1 is swung downward and closed, the roof 5 is moved out from within the vehicle body 20. Further, the tip of the roof 5 is placed on the upper end of a windshield 22 provided at the front of the vehicle body 20.

The gear device 10 includes an intermediate gear 11 that meshes with the swing teeth 2 of the bonnet 1, and an intermediate gear 1 that is coaxial with the intermediate gear 11 and has more teeth than the intermediate gear 11.
2, meshing with this intermediate gear 12 and intermediate gear 1
2, and rack gears 14 coaxial with the intermediate gear 13 and disposed on both sides of the intermediate gear 13. These intermediate gears 11, 12, 13 , gear for rack 1
4 is axially mounted between a pair of parallel side plates 16 that are erected on a rectangular bottom plate 17 that is fixed to the base 21 of the vehicle body 20 by appropriate means (for example, screws, etc.).

The bonnet 1 has a shaft pin 3 on the back side of its base end, which is swingably attached to a shaft support groove 15 cut out in the side plate 16 of the gear device 10, and a substantially fan-shaped swinging shaft coaxial with the shaft pin 3. It has teeth 2 and freely swings around the shaft pin 3, and when swinging, the swing teeth 2 rotate the intermediate gear 11 of the gear device 10.
gear device 1 so as to be able to rotate
It is attached to 0. In addition, 4 in the figure indicates the opening of the bonnet 1 so that the bonnet 1 can be opened easily with fingers.
A finger rest is provided at the tip of the finger.

The roof 5 is formed in a shape and size such that it can be accommodated in the vehicle body 20 through the roof opening 23, and the rack 7 of the rack body 6 attached to the roof 5.
The roof 5 is meshed with each of the rack gears 14 of the gear device 10 without slipping off, and the roof 5
When the rack body 6 is forcibly pulled rearward by an unexpected external force, etc., this bulging portion 7a is locked between the rack gear 14 and the bottom plate 17 of the gear device 10, and the rack body 6 is pulled backwards by an unexpected external force. It is formed so that it can be prevented from being removed from the device 10.

By the way, the swing teeth 2, intermediate gears 11, 12, 1
3. The size, number of teeth, etc. of each of the rack gear 14 and the rack 7 can be set freely as long as the rack body 6 can be moved forward and backward by a slight rocking motion of the bonnet 1.

Further, a guide wall 24 is provided behind the base 21 of the vehicle body 20 and is inclined at an appropriate angle, and this guide wall 24 is provided to reliably and smoothly guide the movement of the roof 5. . A locking jaw portion 25 is provided at the upper portion of the guide wall 24 so that the base end portion of the roof 5 can be locked therein. Note that when the base end portion of the roof 5 is in a state of being locked to this locking jaw portion 25, the roof 5 swings forward via the pivot pin 8 and falls down, and the front end portion of the roof 5 is It can now be placed on the upper end portion of the windshield 22.

The present invention is constructed as described above, and an example of its use will now be described.

First, the roof 5 as shown in FIG.
from the state where it is attached to the finger hook part 4 of the bonnet 1.
When the bonnet 1 is pivoted upward using the shaft pin 3 as a fulcrum in order to open the bonnet 1 with a finger or the like, the pivot teeth 2 provided on the bonnet 1 pivot and rotate the intermediate gear 11, and this rotational force is It is transmitted to the rack gear 14 via the intermediate gears 12 and 13 to move the rack 7 forward. Then, as the rack body 6 moves, the roof 5 is pulled into the vehicle body 20 and becomes an upright state, and is further accommodated in the vehicle body 20 from the roof opening 23 along the guide wall 24 (third (see figure).

Furthermore, when the bonnet 1 is pressed from above and swung closed from the state shown in FIG. As the rack body 6 moves, the roof 5 moves upward along the guide wall 24 and protrudes from the roof opening 23 in an upright state. When the center of gravity of the roof 5 itself is located in front of the pivot pin 8, the roof 5 falls forward about the pivot pin 8, and the tip of the roof 5 is placed on the upper end of the windshield 22, and the roof 5 is State attached to the vehicle body 20 (second
(see figure). At this time, the base end portion of the roof 5 is locked to the locking jaw 25 provided on the upper part of the guide wall 24, and the stable state of the roof 5 is maintained.

(Effect of the invention) Therefore, in the present invention, in a toy car, the bonnet 1 is formed in the front part of the car body 20 so as to be openable and closable, the roof opening 23 is provided in the rear part of the car body 20, and the roof opening 23 The roof 5 is formed so that it can be accommodated in the vehicle body 20 via a plurality of intermediate gears 11, 12, 13 and a rack gear 1.
A gear device 10 having a bonnet 1 is provided.
is provided with substantially fan-shaped swing teeth 2 that mesh with the intermediate gear 11 of the gear device 10, and two parallel strip-shaped racks 7 having flexibility are provided at the base end portion of the roof 5.
A rack body 6 consisting of a rack body 6 is swingably mounted via a pivot pin 8, and each of the racks 7 of this rack body 6 is meshed with a rack gear 14 of a gear device 10. The roof 5 is connected to the roof 5 so that the roof 5 can be accommodated inside the vehicle body in conjunction with the opening/closing operation of the bonnet 1. Therefore, the roof 5 can be moved into the vehicle body 20 by simply opening and closing the bonnet 1. At the same time, the roof 5 is protruded from inside the vehicle body 20 and the roof 5 is housed in the vehicle body 2.
0, and it becomes a very interesting car toy that children and others can enjoy playing with for a long period of time. Moreover, since the bonnet 1 and the roof 5 are connected via the gear device 10, the structure is simple, less likely to break down or break, and has excellent durability.Moreover, the connected operation can be performed reliably and smoothly. It becomes like this.

In particular, at the base end of the roof 5, there is provided a rack body 6 consisting of two flexible parallel strip racks 7.
is swingably mounted via the pivot pin 8, and each of the racks 7 of the rack body 6 is meshed with the rack gear 14 of the gear device 10. When housing the roof 5, the roof 5 can be moved reliably and easily. Furthermore, since the rack body 6 is provided with two parallel racks 7, when the rack body 6 is moved by the rack gear 14, the roof 5 can be stably moved without wobbling in the left and right direction. You will be able to do this. Moreover, the bonnet 1 and the roof 5 are connected to the rocking tooth 2, the intermediate gear 11, and the intermediate gear 1.
2, intermediate gear 13, rack gear 14, rack 7
Since the roof 5 is connected via the hood 1, the roof 5 can be moved reliably and quickly in response to the swinging motion of the bonnet 1.

As explained above, according to the present invention, it becomes an interesting car toy that children can enjoy playing with, and furthermore, it has a simple structure, the bonnet and roof can be reliably connected, and it is difficult to cause malfunctions or damage. ,
It can be provided at low cost and has extremely excellent practical effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings illustrate the present invention: FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, FIGS. 2 and 3 are side views, FIG. 4 is a plan view, and FIG. 5 is a front view. 1... Bonnet, 2... Rocking tooth, 3... Shaft pin, 4
...Finger hook part, 5...Roof, 6...Rack body, 7...Rack, 7a...Bulging part, 8...Spindle pin, 10...Gear device, 11...Intermediate gear, 12...Intermediate gear, 13
...Intermediate gear, 14...Rack gear, 15...Spindle support groove, 16...Side plate, 17...Bottom plate, 20...Car body, 21
... Base, 22 ... Windshield, 23 ... Roof opening, 24 ... Guide wall, 25 ... Locking jaw.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a toy car, a bonnet is formed at the front of the car body so that it can be opened and closed, a roof opening is provided at the rear of the car body, and the roof is formed so that it can be stored inside the car body through this roof opening. A gear device including a plurality of intermediate gears and rack gears is provided in the body, a substantially fan-shaped swinging tooth is provided in the bonnet to mesh with the intermediate gear of the gear device, and a movable gear is provided at the base end of the roof. A rack body consisting of two parallel strip-shaped racks having flexibility is mounted so as to be swingable via a pivot pin, and each rack of this rack body is meshed with a rack gear of a gear device, so that the gear device can be operated. Connect the bonnet and roof through the
A toy car in which a bonnet and a roof are interlocked, characterized in that the roof is formed so that it can be accommodated in a vehicle body in interlocking with the opening/closing operation of the bonnet.