JPH033353Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a game toy in which players compete to see how many play balls dropped from a starting platform can be placed into a socket on a rotating turntable.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, various types of game toys using play balls have been known, ranging from those with simple mechanisms to those with complex mechanisms using electronic parts, etc. However, toys with simple mechanisms have simple game content and can easily become boring. The more complex the mechanism, the richer the game content, but they were also more expensive and not something everyone from small children to adults could easily enjoy.

[Purpose of the invention] The purpose of this invention is to provide a game toy that has a simple structure, is inexpensive, and can be easily enjoyed by everyone from small children to adults.

[Structure of the idea]

This invention is provided with a turntable that rotates by an appropriate means and a starting platform for playing balls facing each other with the turntable in between. a lifting mechanism and a guide path for guiding game balls ejected by the lifting mechanism toward a turntable, and a receptacle for the game balls rolling down the guide path is provided on the turntable; It is constructed so that the game balls that have entered the receptacle can be stored in pockets provided near both starting stands.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of this invention shown in the accompanying drawings will be described below.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a substantially rectangular plastic toy body, and a starting stand 2 for playing balls A is provided at both longitudinal ends of the toy main body 1, facing each other. The toy main body 1 has a waiting path 2a for playing balls A that slopes gently toward one side in the width direction. Also, starting platform 2
A game ball push-up mechanism 3 is provided in the lower space of the waiting path 2a. In the push-up mechanism 3, a seesaw-shaped rotating member 3a is rotatably supported by a support piece 11, and a start button 31 is provided at one end of the rotating member 3a at a lower level on the side of the starting platform 2. A protruding piece 32 is provided so as to penetrate the upper surface of the flat part 12 and protrude upward, and the other end thereof is opposed to the hole 21 bored at the lower end of the waiting path 2a.
is provided. The pivot point of the rotating member 3a is provided near the start button 31, and due to the difference in weight, the rotating member 3a always rotates so that the projecting piece 32 side is in a lower position and the start button 31 side is in a higher position. The projecting piece 32 is designed to push up the game balls lined up in the waiting path 2a on the starting platform 2 from below when it is rotated upward to the maximum extent by pressing the start button 31. As a result, the game balls pushed up are thrown out to the side of a guide path 4 that communicates with the waiting path 2a in a hairpin shape. Therefore, the protruding piece 32 is inclined so that its upper end surface 33 obliquely contacts the lower surface of the game ball. The guide path 4 is gently inclined in a direction opposite to the direction of inclination of the waiting path 2a, and its starting end 4a is higher than the bottom end of the waiting path 2a, and its terminal end 4 is higher than the bottom end of the waiting path 2a.
b is bent into a hook shape.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a disc-shaped turntable disposed in the center of the toy body 1, and the turntable 5 is provided with a wall portion 51 at its peripheral edge so as to receive play balls that have rolled and fallen down the guide path 4. At the same time,
Three sockets 52 for receiving game balls released from the terminal end 4b of the guide path 4 are provided on its upper surface. This socket 52 is shaped like a monster with its mouth wide open.

The turntable 5 can be rotated by suitable means, such as a mainspring device 6 embedded in the center of the toy body 1. The mainspring device 6 has an irregularly shaped shaft 62 in the center that is linked to the mainspring 61, and an irregularly shaped hole (not shown) provided at the center of the lower surface of the turntable 5 is fitted into the upper end of the shaft 62. There is. Therefore, the turntable 5 is configured to rotate at a low speed by the return force of the mainspring 61 by rotating the knob 53 on its upper surface in a direction that winds the mainspring 61.

Note that 7 is a retaining pin for the turntable 5.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a pocket section provided near the starting platform 2, and the pocket section 8 accommodates the game balls that have entered the game ball receptacle 52 of the turntable 5, and the pocket section 8 is a part of the toy body on which the turntable 5 is placed. It communicates with a notch 13 provided on the upper surface of the center portion of the main body 1.

Next, a method of using the game toy of the illustrated embodiment will be explained.

First, a predetermined number of game balls A are placed on the waiting path 2a of the starting stand 2. Subsequently, the knob 53 of the turntable 5 is rotated in a predetermined direction to wind up the mainspring 61 of the mainspring device 6. After winding the mainspring, when you release your hand from the knob 53, the mainspring 61
The return force causes the turntable 5 to rotate at a low speed in the opposite direction to that at the time of winding.

Next, when the player presses the start button 31, the rotating member 3a rotates, the protruding piece 32 is lifted upward, and the game ball located above the hole 21 of the waiting path 2a is moved to the guide path 4 side. This will cause them to be pushed out. The ejected game balls roll and fall along the guide path, and are released from the end of the guide path 4 onto the rotating turntable 5.

At the time of releasing the game ball, the turntable 5
When none of the sockets 52 have reached the falling position of the game ball yet, the released game ball falls onto the board of the turntable 5 and is held as a lost ball, while the ball does not fall into the socket when it falls. 5
2, the game ball enters the ball and is carried along with the rotation of the turntable 5 until it reaches the notch 1.
3 and is accommodated in the pocket portion 8. Since the waiting path 2a of the starting platform 2 is sloped, when the first game ball is thrown out, the waiting game balls move one by one to the end. In this way, the player with the largest number of game balls accommodated in the pocket section 8 at the time when all the game balls have been thrown out or when the rotation of the turntable has stopped wins. Therefore, the falling speed of the playing ball released from the guide path 4 and the speed of the turntable 5, which rotates due to the return force of the mainspring, are immediately calculated to determine the timing at which the playing ball reaches the falling position of the socket 52. This is where the game toy of this invention becomes interesting.

In the above embodiment, three sockets 52 are provided on the turntable 5, but there is no need to limit the number to three, and the sockets 52 are made to look like the mouth of a monster, but this can also be done arbitrarily. You can decide.

Further, the turntable 5 may be rotated using a motor driven by a power source such as a battery.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, this invention is provided with a turntable that rotates by an appropriate means and a starting platform for game balls facing each other across the turntable, a waiting path for playing balls on the starting platform, and a waiting path for playing balls in the waiting path. A mechanism for pushing up game balls, and a guide path for guiding the game balls ejected by the lifting mechanism toward a turntable are provided, and the game balls that roll and fall on the guide path are provided on the turntable. This system is characterized by the fact that the game balls that have entered the sockets can be stored in the pockets provided near both starting blocks, so that the player can keep track of the falling speed and speed of the game balls released from the guide path. The player must instantly calculate the turntable's rotational speed and press the start button, making it an extremely entertaining game that requires instantaneous judgment and action, as well as a competition for reflex agility. Moreover, it has a simple structure, is inexpensive, and has excellent effects in that it can be easily enjoyed by everyone from children to adults.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of this invention; FIG. 1 is an external perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view with the turntable removed. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Toy main body, 2... Start stand, 3... Push-up mechanism, 4... Guide path, 5... Turntable, 6... Mainspring device, 8... Pocket part, A
...Play ball, 31...Start button.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A turntable that rotates by an appropriate means and a starting platform for game balls facing each other across the turntable are provided, and the starting platform has a waiting path for playing balls and a mechanism for pushing up game balls waiting in the waiting path. ,
A guide path is provided for guiding the game balls thrown out by the push-up mechanism toward a turntable, and a socket is provided on the turntable for receiving the game balls that roll and fall on the guide path, and A game toy characterized in that loaded game balls can be stored in pockets provided near both starting stands.