JPH0450839B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is capable of automatically disassociating a plurality of moving toy bodies equipped with a power source from a state in which they are connected to each other and allowing them to travel separately. This invention relates to a toy connection/separation mechanism.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, there have been running toys that can connect a plurality of running toys equipped with a power source and run them as one unit. However, in order to change the form of this traveling toy from a connected state to a separated state, it was necessary to once stop traveling and then manually perform a separating operation. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the connected running, it was necessary to set the running speed of each running toy to be the same. Conventional traveling toys that require such manual separation operations have the disadvantage of being uninteresting and easily boring.

(Purpose of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above, and it is possible to connect a plurality of moving toy bodies to form one running toy, or to automatically release the connected state and move them in different directions or in the same direction. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a separation and connection mechanism for a traveling toy that can be separated and run.

(Means for Achieving the Object) In order to achieve the above object, the connection and separation mechanism for a traveling toy according to the present invention has a first traveling toy body and a second traveling toy body that meet the following requirements. It is characterized by

(a) A first traveling toy body equipped with a power source and a second
Each of the traveling toy bodies is provided with a movable magnetic body and a fixed magnetic body that attract each other by magnetic attraction force, and the first traveling toy body and the second traveling toy body are provided with a movable magnetic body and a fixed magnetic body. (b) The first traveling toy is connected by adsorption between the body and the fixed magnetic body. A disengagement mechanism is provided for separating the movable magnetic body of the first traveling toy that is attracted to the fixed magnetic body provided in the first mobile toy.

(Example) Hereinafter, the connection and separation mechanism of the traveling toy of the present invention will be described in detail.

1A and 2B, FIGS. 2A and 2B show a running toy using a connection/separation mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. and a second traveling toy body 3. Each traveling toy concrete 2, 3 has a body 5,
6, wheels 7 and 8 supported by each body 5 and 6, and a power source such as a spring power mounted on each body (only the traveling toy concrete 2 is shown as 4).

A storage space 10 is formed at the rear of the body 5 of the first moving toy structure 2 to store the second moving toy structure 3. The magnetically attracted body 12 is arranged so as to be able to protrude and enter freely. In addition, the second traveling toy concrete 3
A fixed magnetic body 13 made of a magnet of a different polarity from the movable magnetic body 12 or a magnetic metal such as iron is fixed to the front (or rear) of the movable magnetic body 12 . The movable magnetic body 12 is fixed, for example, to one end of an arm 14 that is supported by the body 5 so as to be movable up and down, and is fixed when the arm 14 is in the downwardly rotated position as shown in FIG. 3a. While the arm 14 is in a state where it can be connected to the magnetized body 13 by adsorption based on magnetic attractive force, when the arm 14 rotates upward (in the direction of release) as shown in FIG. It is configured so that the connection can be canceled. The first traveling toy is also provided with a release mechanism that rotates the arm 14 upward to release the connection between the movable magnetic body 12 and the fixed magnetic body 13. This release mechanism includes an actuated piece 15 that is integrally fixed to the base of the arm 14 and rotates together with the arm 14, and a protrusion 16a that can be engaged with the actuated piece 15, and is rotationally driven by the power source 4. cam 16. As the cam 16 rotates in the direction of the arrow, the protrusion 16a rotates in a direction that pushes the actuated piece 15 downward, so that the arm 1
4, the movable magnetic body 12 is rotated and separated from the fixed magnetic body 13 to release the connected state.

Among the wheels 8 of the second traveling toy body 3, the wheel 8a on the side where the fixed magnetized body 13 is provided is a driving wheel,
In the connected state shown in FIG. 3, it is lifted up so as not to come into contact with the floor surface. Therefore, when the movable magnetic body 12 and the magnetic body 13 are magnetically attracted to each other when the movable magnetic body 12 is at the lowest position, the driving wheel 8a is lifted up. A slip prevention mechanism 20 is provided to prevent the drive wheels 8a from spinning idly during lift-up.

4a and 4b show an embodiment of the slip prevention mechanism 20, which includes a locked member 21 integrated with the axle 8b of the drive wheel 8a, and a body 6.
A locking member 22 is supported by the locking member 22 to be movable up and down, and engages the locked member 21 with a locking protrusion 22a to prohibit driving of the drive wheel when the locking member 22 is lowered downward by its own weight. It has a guide 23 that supports the stop member 22 in a vertically movable manner. When the drive wheel 8a is in the lifted up state as shown in FIG. However, when the traveling toy bodies 1 and 2 are separated and the drive wheels 8a are in contact with the ground as shown in FIG. 3b, the locking members 22 are pushed up by the floor surface. The engagement between the locked member 21 and the locked member 21 is released. Therefore, the drive wheels can be driven, and the second traveling toy 3 starts traveling in a predetermined direction.

The running direction of the second traveling toy concrete 3 may be opposite to the traveling direction of the first traveling toy concrete 2, or may be the same direction. When traveling in the same direction, it is necessary to set the traveling speed slower than that of the first traveling toy.

In the above configuration, in order to connect the toy bodies 2 and 3 in the separated state of FIG. 1a as shown in FIG. 1b, the arm 14 is rotated downward to connect the movable magnetic body 12. After setting it in a possible position, the second toy object 3 is pushed into the storage space 10 and the fixed magnetic body 13 is magnetically attached to the movable magnetic body 12.

When the power source 4 of the first traveling toy body 1 is kept in a power storage state and the power is released, the first and second traveling toy bodies 2 and 3 start running to the left in FIG. 1b.
Driven by the power source 4, the cam 16 starts to rotate in the direction of disconnection, and after traveling a predetermined distance, the protrusion 16a pushes down the actuated piece 15 and displaces the movable magnetic body 12 at the tip of the arm upward. Then, the movable magnetic object 1
2 and the fixed magnetic body 13 are forcibly demagnetized and separated from each other, so that the drive wheel 8a, which had been lifted up until then, comes into contact with the ground. By grounding the drive wheels,
Since the locking member 22 is pushed upward by the floor surface, the engagement between the locking protrusion 22a and the locking member 21 is released, allowing the drive wheel to rotate (FIG. 2b).

The running direction of the second traveling toy concrete is opposite to or the same direction as that of the first traveling toy concrete.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, which differs from the previous embodiment in that a second traveling toy body 25 is detachably connected to the front part of the first traveling toy body. There is. The connection/separation structure of the other traveling toy bodies 3 and 25 to the first traveling toy body 2 and the slip prevention structure are the same as in the first embodiment. As the connection/separation structure, for example, an actuated piece 15 (not shown) is provided on the back side of the body 5 in FIG. 5, and a cam 16 (not shown) is provided on the back side of the power source 4.

In this case, the traveling direction of each traveling toy concrete 2, 3, 25 after separation can be freely set. For example, the first traveling toy concrete 2 and the third traveling toy concrete 25 are made to travel in the same traveling direction (forward), and at the same time, the second traveling toy concrete 3 is made to travel in the opposite direction. Alternatively, each traveling toy body may be made to travel in the same direction at different speeds.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the traveling toy connection/separation mechanism of the present invention, two traveling toy bodies can be connected,
You can play with them by separating them. The separation of the traveling toy body is performed by separating the movable magnetic body from the fixed magnetic body in conjunction with the rotation of a cam driven by the power source of the first traveling toy body, and the power source is Since it is normally used for driving the first traveling toy object, it is also possible to separate the two traveling toy objects by releasing the connection state while the vehicle is running. By appropriately setting the running mode of the second running toy body after separation, it is possible to obtain a variety of running play that has not been seen before.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1A and 1B are explanatory diagrams showing an embodiment of the present invention immediately before and in a connected state; FIGS. 2A and 2B are perspective views of the first traveling toy body and explanatory diagrams showing a state immediately after separation; FIGS. 3a and 3b are explanatory diagrams showing the configuration and operating state of the connection and separation mechanism, FIGS. 4a and 4b are explanatory diagrams of the configuration of the idling prevention mechanism, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram. Code, 1... Running toy, 2, 3... Running toy concrete, 4... Power source, 5, 6... Body, 8a...
Drive wheel, 10... Storage space, 11a... Opening, 12... Movable magnetic object, 13... Fixed magnetic object,
14...Arm, 15...Actuated piece, 16...Cam, 16a...Protrusion, 20...Idle rotation prevention mechanism, 2
2a...Locking protrusion, 23...Guide, 25...Toy body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first traveling toy body and a second vehicle having the following requirements:
1. A connection and separation mechanism for a traveling toy, characterized in that it has a traveling toy body. (a) A first traveling toy body equipped with a power source and a second
Each of the traveling toy bodies is provided with a movable magnetic body and a fixed magnetic body that attract each other by magnetic attraction force, and the first traveling toy body and the second traveling toy body are provided with a movable magnetic body and a fixed magnetic body that attract each other by magnetic attraction force. (b) The first traveling toy is connected by adsorption between the body and the fixed magnetic body. A disconnection mechanism for separating the movable magnetic body of the first traveling toy which is attracted to the fixed magnetic body provided in the first running toy is provided.