JPH0422791Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a drive/stop switching device for a suspended rotating toy such as a merry-go-round toy.

[Problems that conventional techniques and ideas attempt to solve]

Conventionally, various drives and devices for this type of driven suspended rotating toy have been known, but all of these have, for example, unreliable operation, complicated configurations, etc. There were some technical problems that needed to be solved, such as poor productivity, complicated assembly, and high costs.

[Means for solving problems]

In the present invention, a motor 8 is fixed to an intermediate wall provided in a case 5 with a drive shaft 11 oriented vertically.
The driving music box device 10, the battery box 6 for the music box device 10, and the cylindrical body 19 with an outward flange 24 attached to the downwardly extending portion 18 of the drive shaft 11 so as to be movable up and down but not rotatable or detachable.
, an upward return spring 20 built into the cylindrical body 19 , and a hook 23 for hanging the decorative body 1 that is suspended from the lower end of the cylindrical body 19 in a state that extends downward from the case 5 . and a transverse shaft 26 facing forward and backward fixed at a location on the intermediate wall 1 adjacent to the outward flange 24.
a rotating plate 29 with a feeding pawl 28 rotatably supported on a horizontal shaft 26, and a lever 30 provided on the periphery of the rotating plate 29 with its tip positioned below the outward flange 24. Then, a spring 32 installed in the drum 25 and a large number of recesses 36 on the outer circumferential surface rotatably supported on the horizontal shaft 26 apply an upward return force to the lever 30 and a feeding force to the feed pawl 28. and a crown-shaped ratchet wheel 27 provided with convex portions 37 alternately, and movable locking pawls 34 of the same number and in the opposite direction as the pawls of the crown-shaped ratchet wheel 27 protruding from the front surface of the crown-shaped ratchet wheel 27.
and a movable locking pawl 34 protruding from the front wall of the drum 25 at a location corresponding to the group of movable locking pawls 34.
a locking fixing claw 35 that prevents the intermediate wall 1 from moving backward;
A support member 40 having two fitting grooves 39, 39' fixed to the grooves 39, 39', and a conductive and elastic metal support member 40 whose base end portion is irremovably fitted into each fitting groove 39, 39'. Consisting of a fixed contact piece 41 and a movable contact piece 42 made of the same material, the tip of the movable contact piece 42 can be pressed and slidably contacted with the concave portion 36 and the convex portion 37, and when pressed against the convex portion 37, the fixed contact piece 42 41 and is in a state of detachment when pressed against the recess 36, and the fixed contact piece 41, the movable contact piece 42, the battery box 6, and the motor 8 are connected in series. The present invention attempts to solve all of these problems by providing a switching device for driving and stopping a rotary toy.

〔Example〕

The embodiment shown in the figure comprises a hollow case 5 with hanging fittings 4 which is partitioned into a front chamber 2 and a rear chamber 3 by an intermediate wall 1 using hard plastic, and a battery box 6 is attached to the front side of the intermediate wall 1. wall 1
A motor 8 is fixed on the rear side with its rotating shaft 9 oriented horizontally, and a music box device 10 is fixed alongside the motor 8 on the rear side of the intermediate wall 1 with its drive shaft 11 oriented vertically. The rotating shaft 9 of the motor 8 and the drive shaft 11 of the music box device 10 are connected to a worm 12, a worm wheel 13, and a large diameter gear 14.
are connected to each other via a small-diameter gear 15 and a drive gear 16, and furthermore, the drive shaft 11 of the music box device 10 is extended downward, and the cylindrical body 19 is attached to the extension part 18 so as to be movable up and down but not to fall off. , an upward return spring 20 and a rotation stopping piece 21 are built into this cylindrical body 19, and the lower end of the cylindrical body 19 extends through a through hole 22 to the lower side of the case 5. Suspend the hanging hook 23 of the hanging decoration body I from the protruding end,
Further, an outward flange 24 is integrally provided at the upper end of the cylindrical body 19, and a small drum 25 is disposed beside the outward flange 24, and the drum 25 is attached to the intermediate wall 1.
A central horizontal shaft 2 is fixed to the rear surface of the drum 25.
A rotary plate 29 with a crown-type ratchet wheel 27 and a feed pawl 28 is rotatably supported on the horizontal shaft 26, and a lever 30 is integrally provided on the periphery of the rotary plate 29, and the tip of the lever 30 is attached to a drum. The same drum 25 outside of 25
The torsion spring 32 is inserted between the rear surface of the rotating plate 29 and the inner surface of the rear wall of the drum 25, and the protruding end thereof is inserted into the lower side of the outward flange 24. One end of this torsion spring 32 is engaged with the lever 30 and the other end is engaged with the cutting edge of the window hole 31 to apply a feeding force to the feed pawl 28, and the same pawl is attached to the front of the crown-shaped ratchet wheel 27. The same number of locking movable pawls 34 in the opposite direction as the pawls of the car 27
On the front wall of the drum 25, locking fixed pawls 35 for preventing the movable locking pawls 34 from retreating are integrally provided at locations corresponding to the group of movable locking pawls 34, and are crown-shaped. A large number of concave portions 36 and convex portions 37 are alternately provided on the outer peripheral surface of the ratchet wheel 27, and a movable contact piece 41 (described later) is provided on the peripheral wall of the drum 25 at a location corresponding to the outer peripheral surface of the crown-shaped ratchet wheel 27. A support member 40 having two fitting grooves 39, 39' is fixed to the intermediate wall 1, and a conductive and elastic metal is provided in each fitting groove 39, 39'. fixed contact piece 41 made of
The proximal end portion of the movable contact piece 42 made of the same product is irremovably fitted into the recess 36 so that the tip end of the movable contact piece 42 is inserted into the recess 36.
The fixed contact piece 41 and the movable contact piece 41 are brought into pressure-sliding contact with the convex portion 37, and come into contact with the tip of the fixed contact piece 41 when pressed against the convex portion 37, and detached when pressed against the concave portion 37. The piece 42 is attached to the support member 40
Furthermore, the terminal plate 45 for the positive terminal of the battery box 6 and the base end of the movable contact piece 42 are brought into direct contact, and the terminal plate 46 for the negative terminal of the battery box 6 is fixed to the base member made of metal material of the music box device 10. 47 and the metal material mounting base 48 of the motor 8 to one pole 49 of the motor 8, and the other pole 50 of the motor 8 was electrically connected to the base end of the fixed contact piece 41 through a lead wire 51. It is something.

[Effect]

Since the present invention has the above-described structure, when the hanging hook 23 is pulled down while the hanging decoration body A is in a rotating state, the return spring 20 is compressed and the cylindrical body 19 and the outward flange 24 are It descends and swings the lever 30 downward to send the ratchet wheel 27 and rotary plate 29 with the feed pawl 28 to move the tip of the movable contact piece 42 into the recess 36.
When the suspension hook 23 is pulled down in this stopped state, the return spring 2 is
0 contracts, the cylindrical body 19 and the outward flange 24 descend, swinging the lever 30 downward, and the feed pawl 28 moves the ratchet wheel 2.
7 and the rotary plate 29 to press the tip of the movable contact piece 42 against the convex portion 37, and the motor 8 is energized to bring the hanging decoration into a rotating state.

[Effect of idea]

As mentioned above, the present invention has a drive shaft 1 at the intermediate wall 1.
1, a drum 25 with a front-rear horizontal shaft 26 fixed to a position near the outward flange 24 of a cylindrical body 19 integral with the cylindrical body 19; and a rotary plate with a feeding pawl 28 rotatably supported on the horizontal shaft 26. 29, a lever 30 provided on the periphery of the rotary plate 29 and whose tip is positioned below the outward flange 24;
A large number of concave portions 36 and convex portions are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the drum 25 which is rotatably supported by a spring 32 installed in the drum 25 and a horizontal shaft 26 in order to apply an upward return force to the feed pawl 28 at zero. Crown-shaped ratchet wheels 27 with 37 alternately provided, and movable locking pawls 34 of the same number and opposite direction to the claws of the crown-shaped ratchet wheels 27 protruding from the front surface of the crown-shaped ratchet wheels 27.
and a movable locking pawl 34 protruding from the front wall of the drum 25 at a location corresponding to the group of movable locking pawls 34.
and the intermediate wall 1.
A support member 40 having two fitting grooves 39, 39' fixed to the grooves 39, 39', and a conductive and elastic metal support member 40 whose base end portion is irremovably fitted into each fitting groove 39, 39'. Since it is equipped with a fixed contact piece 41 and a movable contact piece 42 made of the same product, the on/off switch of the motor 8 is reliably operated in response to the downward pulling operation of the hanging hook 23, and the suspended rotating toy is In addition, the mechanism described above has a simple structure, high productivity, easy assembly, and low cost. Therefore, the present invention has the effect of fully solving the above-mentioned problems.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of the drive device in the hanging rotary toy of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 1, and Fig. Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along line A'-A' in Figure 1, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts, Figure 5 is a partially cutaway enlarged view of the main parts shown in a rotating state, and Figure 6 is It is a partially cutaway enlarged view of the main part shown in a stopped state. 1... Intermediate wall, 2... Front chamber, 3... Back chamber,
4... Hanging bracket, 5... Case, 6... Battery box, 8... Motor, 9... Rotating shaft, 10...
Music box device, 11... Drive shaft, 12... Worm, 13... Worm wheel, 14... Large diameter gear, 15... Small diameter gear, 16... Drive gear, 1
8... Extension portion, 19... Cylindrical body, 20... Return spring, 21... Piece body, 22... Through hole, A... Hanging decorative body, 23... Hanging hook, 24... Outward flange, 25...Drum, 26...Horizontal shaft, 27...
...Rawl wheel, 28...Feeding pawl, 29...Rotary plate, 30...
... Lever, 31 ... Window hole, 32 ... Torsion spring, 34 ... Movable claw, 35 ... Fixed claw, 36 ...
Recessed portion, 37...Protrusion, 38...Through hole, 30,3
9'...Fitting groove, 40...Supporting member, 41...Fixed contact piece, 42...Movable contact piece, 45, 46...Terminal plate, 47...Base member, 48...Mounting base, 4
9, 50...pole, 51...lead wire.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A music box device 10 driven by a motor 8 fixed to an intermediate wall provided in the case 5 with the drive shaft 11 vertically oriented, a battery box 6 for the music box device 10, and a downward extension of the drive shaft 11. A cylindrical body 19 with an outward flange 24 attached to the cylindrical body 18 so as to be movable up and down but not rotatable or detachable; and an upward return spring 2 built into the cylindrical body 19.
0 and a hook 23 for hanging the decorative body A, which is suspended from the lower end of the cylindrical body 19 in a state that protrudes downward from the case 5.
, a drum 25 with a front-rear horizontal shaft 26 fixed to a location on the intermediate wall 1 near the outward flange 24; and a rotary plate 29 with a feeding pawl 28 rotatably supported on the horizontal shaft 26. A lever 30 is provided on the periphery of the rotary plate 29 and has its tip positioned below the outward flange 24, and a lever 30 that applies an upward return force to the lever 30 and a feeding force to the feed pawl 28 is attached to the drum. Spring 32 and horizontal shaft 26 installed in 25
A large number of recesses 3 are rotatably supported on the outer peripheral surface of the
6 and a crown-shaped ratchet wheel 2 provided with alternating protrusions 37
7 and the crown-shaped ratchet wheel 27 protruding from the front surface thereof.
The same number of movable locking claws 34 are provided in the opposite direction to the claws, and the movable locking claws 34 protruding from the front wall of the drum 25 at a location corresponding to the group of movable locking claws 34 are retracted. A supporting member 40 having a locking fixing claw 35 and two fitting grooves 39, 39' fixed to the intermediate wall 1, and a portion near the proximal end in each fitting groove 39, 39' cannot be removed. A fixed metal contact piece 41 and a movable contact piece 42 made of the same are fitted and have conductivity and elasticity.
The tip of the movable contact piece 42 can be pressed and slidably contacted with the concave portion 36 and the convex portion 37, and when press-contacting the convex portion 37, it contacts the tip of the fixed contact piece 41 and press-contacts with the concave portion 36. A drive/stop switching device for a suspended rotary toy, which is sometimes in a detached state and is characterized in that a fixed contact piece 41, a movable contact piece 42, a battery box 6, and a motor 8 are connected in series. .