JPH048955Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention is a wirelessly controlled traveling ball toy in which a substantially spherical traveling ball toy can be moved forward, backward, change direction, etc. as desired by wireless control. Regarding ball toys.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems] In the past, various radio-controlled toys have been provided, but mainly common toys that can be moved freely with running wheels (for example, radio-controlled cars, etc.) ), and both consumers and manufacturers desired an interesting and innovative radio-controlled toy.

Therefore, with the aim of providing an interesting radio-controlled toy that anyone can easily enjoy controlling, the applicant filed an application for a radio-controlled running ball toy in Japanese Patent Application No. 109759/1983.

In this system, a center shaft is mounted horizontally in the center of a hollow spherical ball toy body, and a traveling device is rotatably attached to this center shaft, and the rotational force of a drive motor built into the traveling device is transmitted through a reduction gear train. The traveling device itself is configured to rotate in the circumferential direction of the center shaft by being transmitted to a traveling gear fixed to the center shaft.

However, this method has the disadvantages of a large load when rotating the traveling gear, which places a large burden on the drive motor, the disadvantages that the traveling gear, reduction gear train, drive motor, etc. are easily damaged, and the battery is subject to heavy consumption. There were some difficulties.

[Purpose of the invention] The present invention solves the above-mentioned difficulties, and also allows the rotating movement of the traveling device to be performed smoothly with a small amount of power, so that it can respond sensitively to the operation of the transmitter and enjoy a severe operation sensation. The purpose is to

[Summary of the invention] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, a center shaft is installed horizontally in the center of a hollow spherical ball toy body, a traveling device is rotatably attached to the center of the center shaft in the axial direction, and the traveling device is A fixed shaft installed horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the center shaft is fixed to the base frame, and a direction control device is attached to the fixed shaft so that it can swing freely, and the movement is driven by a built-in drive motor. In a traveling ball toy in which the device rotates in the circumferential direction of a center shaft, and the direction control device is configured to swing in the circumferential direction of a fixed shaft by a built-in servo motor, the ball toy body The gist of the present invention is that a rubber tire capable of rolling on an inner wall surface is pivotally supported on a traveling device, and the traveling device is formed so that rotation of the rubber tire by a drive motor causes the traveling device to rotate in the circumferential direction of a center shaft.

[Embodiment of the invention] An embodiment of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

A in the figure is a running ball toy of the present invention, and this running ball toy A has a ball toy main body 1 formed in a hollow spherical shape and a center shaft 10 horizontally disposed at the center of the ball toy main body 1. A traveling device 20 rotatably attached to the center of the direction, and a fixed shaft 34 horizontally disposed on the base frame 21 of the traveling device 20 in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the center shaft 10.
and a direction control device 30 which is swingably attached to the.

The ball toy main body 1 is composed of a central component 2 having a substantially annular shape, a right component 3 and a left component 4 each having a substantially hemispherical shell shape. Fitting grooves 2a are provided around the peripheral edges on both sides of the central component 2, and fitting protrusions 3a and 4a that can fit into the fitting grooves 2a are provided around the opening peripheries of the left and right components 3 and 4, respectively. It is set up. Also,
The ball toy main body 1 may have a completely hollow spherical shape, but the outer diameter of the vertical portion (the outer diameter of the central component 2)
The outer diameter in the horizontal direction (the outer diameter extending over each of the central component 2, right component 3, and left component 4) is made shorter so that the ball toy main body 1 can easily change direction from side to side. Also good. In addition, ball toy body 1
is made of an appropriate synthetic resin material to prevent it from being easily damaged by shocks such as drops or collisions, but it is made of a transparent synthetic resin material so that the inside can be seen, making it more interesting. You can also make it look like this.

In the figure, reference numeral 5 denotes a substantially cylindrical rubber cylinder receiving part capable of accommodating a shock-reducing rubber cylinder 41 of a shock-reducing mechanism 40, which will be described later. It is set up. Reference numeral 6 is a connecting screw which can be screwed into a female threaded portion at the end of the center shaft 10 and is used to attach the center shaft 10 horizontally to the center of the ball toy main body 1, and 7 is a washer.

The traveling device 20 includes a box-shaped base frame 21 rotatably attached to the center shaft 10.
A pair of parallel support leg plates 21a, 21a are erected on the upper part of the support leg plates 21a, and a tire shaft 26 parallel to the center shaft 10 is rotatably mounted horizontally between the upper parts of the support leg plates 21a. A rubber tire 29 fixed to a tire shaft 26 is configured to roll on the inner wall surface of the ball toy main body 1 by the drive rotational force of a built-in drive motor 22. That is, when the drive motor 22 rotates, the pinion 22a fixed to the motor shaft, the reduction gear train 23, the gear 23a, the shaft 24, and the crown-shaped gear 24
a, pinion-shaped gear 25a, shaft 25, pinion-shaped gear 25b, crown-shaped gear 26a
The motor shaft of the drive motor 22 and the tire shaft 26 are connected so that the rubber tire 29 rotates through the motor shaft of the drive motor 22 and the tire shaft 26.
(See Figure 2). Furthermore, gear 23
a is fixed to one end of the shaft 24, and the gear 24a
is fixed to the other end of the shaft 24, and the gear 25a
is fixed to the lower end of the shaft 25 which is rotatably supported by the base frame 21 and the support leg plate 21a, the gear 25b is fixed to the upper end of the shaft 25, and the gear 26a is fixed to one end of the tire shaft 26. There is.

The tire shaft 26 has both end portions supported by the support leg plates 21.
It is inserted into an elongated shaft support hole 21b drilled in the upper part of a, and becomes movable in the vertical direction. Further, shaft supports 2 are provided on both sides of the rubber tire 29 of the tire shaft 26.
7 is rotatably fitted on the outside, the lower end portion of the adjusting spring 28 is locked to the shaft support 27, and the upper end portion of the adjusting spring 28 is locked to the locking protrusion 21c at the upper end of the support leg plate 21a. It has been stopped. The adjusting spring 28 is biased so that its retracting elastic force pulls the shaft support 27 upward, so that the rubber tire 29 is always in pressure contact with the inner wall surface of the ball toy main body 1. Therefore, there is no risk of slipping between the rubber tire 29 and the inner wall surface of the ball toy main body 1, and the rubber tire 29
When the travel device 20 rotates, the entire traveling device 20 rotates reliably. Furthermore, even if the center shaft 10 is slightly deviated from the center of the ball toy main body 1 due to the impact mitigation mechanism 40, the adjusting spring 2
8 allows the rubber tire 29 to maintain a state in which it is always in pressure contact with the inner wall surface of the ball toy main body 1 without separating from it.

By the way, the rubber tires 29 of the traveling device 20 are
It is configured to roll on the inner wall surface of the central component 2 of the ball toy main body 1, and the rubber tires 29 can roll smoothly. In addition, rubber tire 2
9 can be freely set as desired as long as it has a structure that fits well with the inner wall surface of the ball toy main body 1 and does not easily cause slippage during rolling.

The direction control device 30 is a base frame 21 of the traveling device 20.
A box-shaped base frame 31 is swingably attached to one end of a fixed shaft 34 fixed to the upper part, a servo motor 32 is housed in this base frame 31, and the drive rotational force of the servo motor 32 is appropriately decelerated. and a reduction gear train 33 that transmits transmission to a sector gear 35 fixed to a fixed shaft 34. That is, when the servo motor 32 rotates, the pinion 32a fixed to the motor shift shaft and the reduction gear train 3
3. Direction control device 30 via sector gears 35, respectively
It is formed so that it can swing by a predetermined angle (approximately 35 degrees from the neutral position) in the circumferential direction of the fixed shaft 34.

In the figure, reference numeral 36 denotes a volume whose main body is attached to the base frame 31 and whose rotary knob tip is engaged with one end of the fixed shaft 34. This volume 30 electrically controls the swing range of the direction control device 30. It is something that can be controlled.

Further, reference numeral 40 indicates that vibrations, shocks, etc. applied to the ball toy main body 1 are transmitted to the traveling device 2 in the ball toy main body 1.
This is a shock absorbing mechanism provided between both ends of the center shaft 10 and the ball toy main body 1 in order to buffer the impact so that the impact is not directly transmitted to the 0, the direction control device 30, the receiver 60, etc. This impact mitigation mechanism 40 has cylindrical impact mitigation rubber tubes 41 that are suitably elastic and are externally fitted onto both ends of the center shaft 10, and the impact mitigation rubber tubes 41 are directly inserted into the rubber tube receiving portion 5. or approximately cylindrical spacer 4
2 and 43, and is configured to be internally installed in the rubber tube receiving portion 5.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a switch mechanism for turning on and off current to the receiver 60, the drive motor 22 of the traveling device 20, and the servo motor 32 of the direction control device 30. In this switch mechanism 50, a cylindrical portion of a switch actuation base 52 is slidably and rotatably inserted into the center shaft 10, and a tip portion of a switch actuation knob 53 is inserted into a recess formed in the surface of the ball toy main body 1. A switch operating body 51 inserted into a through hole 8a bored in the bottom wall of the switch 8;
Switch operating base 52 of this switch operating body 51
An elastic spring 54 whose tip abuts against a disc-shaped switch press plate 52a provided around the center and constantly presses the switch operating base 52 toward the end of the center shaft 10; It consists of a switch 55 with an attached push button 55a. That is, by twisting (approximately 90 degrees) the tip of the switch actuation knob 53 exposed outside the ball toy main body 1 so that it fits in the recess 8, the V-shaped groove-shaped engagement portion of the switch actuation base 52 is rotated. , a switch operating knob 5 removably engaged therewith.
(The most protruding part of the chevron-shaped engaging part at the base end of the switch actuation knob 53 is separated from the groove part of the V-shaped groove-shaped engaging part of the switch actuation base 52) while remaining in contact with the chevron-shaped engaging part at the base end. The switch operating base 52 slides toward the center of the center shaft 10 against the elastic force of the elastic spring 54, and the switch push plate 52a presses the switch 55 push button. The switch 55 is configured to be in the ON state when the switch 55a is kept pressed.

Note that the distance from the push button 55a of the switch 55 to the center shaft 10 is
The radius of the switch 55 is longer than the radius a, so that no matter what position the switch 55 is in when the traveling device 20 moves, the push button 5 is pressed by the switch push plate 52a.
5a can be pressed reliably. 5 in the diagram
3a is provided protrudingly on the circumferential surface of the switch operating knob 53, and its both side edges abut against the outer circumferential surface of the rubber cylinder receiving portion 5 of the ball toy main body 1, so that the switch operating knob 53 is approximately
It is a flange piece that can be twisted within a 90 degree range. When one side edge of this flange piece 53a is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the rubber cylinder receiving portion 5 (ON state), the most protruding part of the chevron-shaped engagement portion at the base end of the switch operation knob 53 operates the switch. Since it is stopped slightly over the most protruding part of the V-shaped engagement portion of the base body 52, the switch operating knob 53 does not rotate easily, and the switch 55 is not in the 0N state due to the switch operating base 52. It is now possible to reliably maintain the Also,
Reference numeral 53b is an arrow that allows the ON or OFF state of the switch 55 to be easily recognized.

61 is an antenna connected to the receiver 60;
62 is a fixed shaft 34 projecting outward from the base frame 21.
This is a battery chamber installed between the lower part of the arm 63 whose upper end is swingably attached to the other end and the lower part of the base frame 31 of the direction control device 30. Machine 60
Also, a dry cell (battery) for operating the drive motor 22 of the traveling device 20 and the servo motor 32 of the direction control device 30 can be accommodated.

The running ball toy A of the present invention is constructed as described above, and its use will now be explained.
First, the switch operating knob 53 is twisted and the switch press plate 52a of the switch operating base 52 is used to press the push button 55a to turn the switch 55 on. When the transmitter is operated and the drive motor 22 of the traveling device 20 is driven by the receiver 60, the driving force of the drive motor 22 is transmitted to the pinion 22a, the reduction gear train 23, the gear 23a, the shaft 24, and the gear 24a. , gear 25a, shaft 25,
It is transmitted to the rubber tires 29 via the gear 25b, the gear 26a, and the tire shaft 26, the rubber tires 29 roll on the inner wall surface of the ball toy main body 1, and the traveling device 20 rotates in the circumferential direction (back and forth direction) of the center shaft 10. do. Along with this, the battery chamber 62, direction control device 30, and receiver 60 also rotate. by the way,
When the traveling device 20 etc. moves slightly to rotate, the center of gravity of the entire traveling ball toy A shifts to the traveling device 2.
Moves in the direction of movement (back and forth direction) such as 0. Then, the traveling ball toy A begins to roll so that its center of gravity is located directly below the center shaft 10, and the traveling ball toy A continues to roll continuously in the front and rear direction along with the rotating operation of the traveling device 20.

Further, when the transmitter is operated and the receiver 60 drives the servo motor 32 of the direction control device 30, the driving force of the servo motor 32 is transmitted to the sector gear 35 via the reduction gear train 33, and the direction The control device 30 is connected to the fixed shaft 3 together with the battery chamber 62.
4. Swings in the circumferential direction (left and right direction). Then,
The center of gravity of the entire running ball toy A moves along the axial direction (left-right direction) of the center shaft 10, thereby tilting the running ball toy A in the left-right direction,
The traveling direction of the traveling ball toy A can be controlled arbitrarily.

These traveling devices 20 and direction control devices 3
By appropriately combining the movements of 0, it is possible to make the running ball toy A roll in any direction and on any trajectory. The robot can now be moved around, allowing for interesting, humorous, and extremely fun play.

By the way, the ball toy main body 1 is composed of a substantially band-shaped central component 2, a substantially hemispherical shell-shaped right component 3, and a substantially hemispherical shell-shaped left component 4. A fitting groove 2a is provided around each of the openings of the right component 3 and the left component 4.
Since the fitting protrusions 3a and 4a that can be fitted into the ball toy a are provided around the circumference, the center component 2, the right component 3, and the left component 4 can be connected reliably and easily. The main body 1 itself becomes strong and difficult to be damaged. In addition, each member 2, 3, and 4 can be constructed separately, and the manufacture and assembly of the ball toy main body 1 can be performed very easily.

Further, a shock-reducing mechanism 40 using a shock-reducing rubber cylinder 41 having appropriate elasticity is interposed between both ends of the center shaft 10 and the ball toy main body 1, and the center shaft 10 is attached to the ball toy main body 1. Therefore, it is difficult to receive signals from shocks that occur when the running ball toy A collides with a wall, etc. while rolling, or when the running ball toy A is dropped, or from collisions and vibrations that occur while the running ball toy A is rolling. machine 60,
The traveling device 20, the direction control device 30, etc. can be secured (particularly, it is possible to prevent the reception state of the receiver 60 from becoming poor, and reliable radio control can be enjoyed).

Note that a switch actuating body 51 is rotatably and slidably inserted into the center shaft 10, and the tip of the switch actuating knob 53 of the switch actuating body 51 is inserted into the bottom wall of the recess 8 of the ball toy main body 1. A disc-shaped switch press plate 52a is inserted into the hole 8a and provided around the switch operating base 52 of the switch operating body 51.
The switch 5 fixed to the base frame 21 of the traveling device 20
Since the switch mechanism 50 is formed such that the switch 55 can be switched by pressing the push button 55a of No. 5, the traveling device 20 moves and the switch 55 is switched.
The push button 55a of the switch 55 can be reliably pressed by the switch push plate 52a no matter where the switch is located. Further, switching operation of the switch 55 inside the ball toy main body 1 from outside the ball toy main body 1 can be performed easily and reliably. Moreover, switch 55 is ON
The state can be maintained reliably, and there is no risk that the ON state of the switch 55 will be easily canceled due to external vibrations, etc. Furthermore, there is no possibility that dust, sand, etc. will enter the ball toy main body 1.

The battery chamber 62 is located below the traveling device 20 and the direction control device 30, and since heavy dry batteries and the like are stored in the battery chamber 62, the movement of the traveling device 20 and the direction control device 30 is The change in the movement of the center of gravity of the entire A can be made large, and the rolling motion of the running ball toy A can be performed quickly, resulting in very good operability.

[Effect of the invention] Therefore, the traveling ball toy A according to the present invention has the center shaft 10 horizontally disposed at the center of the hollow spherical ball toy main body 1, and the traveling device 20 at the center of the center shaft 10 in the axial direction. A fixed shaft 34 is fixed to the base frame 21 of the traveling device 20 in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the center shaft 10. The traveling device 20 is rotated in the circumferential direction of the center shaft 10 by a built-in drive motor 22, and the direction control device 30 is rotated around the fixed shaft 34 by a built-in servo motor 32. In a traveling ball toy A formed to swing in the circumferential direction, a rubber tire 29 that can roll on the inner wall surface of the ball toy main body 1 is pivotally supported on a traveling device 20, and the rubber tire 29 is rotated by a drive motor 22. Since the traveling device 20 is formed to rotate in the circumferential direction of the center shaft 10, the rotational moment of the traveling device 20 generated by the rolling of the rubber tires 29 becomes large, and the rotational moment of the traveling device 20 increases, causing the drive motor 22, reduction gear train 23, It is possible to reduce the burden placed on each gear, etc., and prevent damage to these gears. Further, the traveling device 20 can be rotated smoothly with a small amount of power, and the battery can be operated for a long time with less consumption. What's more, it responds sensitively to the control of the transmitter, allowing you to enjoy the sensation of severe control.

In addition, when a sudden external force is applied to the ball toy main body 1, the running device 20 slips between the inner wall surface of the ball toy main body 1 and the rubber tires 29 to protect it, so it is difficult to break down and has excellent durability. Become something.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts, FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view, and FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view. , 5th
The figure is a partially cutaway front view, and FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway plan view of the switch mechanism. A... Running ball toy, 1... Ball toy main body, 2... Central component, 2a... Fitting groove, 3...
... Right component, 3a... Fitting protrusion, 4... Left component, 4a... Fitting protrusion, 5... Rubber cylinder receiving part, 6
... Connection screw, 7 ... Washer, 8 ... Recess, 8
a... Through hole, 10... Center shaft, 20
... Travel device, 21 ... Base frame, 21a ... Support leg plate, 21b ... Shaft support hole, 21c ... Locking protrusion,
22... Drive motor, 22a... Pinion, 2
3... Reduction gear train, 23a... Gear, 24... Shaft, 24a... Gear, 25... Shaft, 2
5a... Gear, 25b... Gear, 26... Tire shaft, 26a... Gear, 27... Shaft support, 28...
...adjustment spring, 29...rubber tire,
30... Direction control device, 31... Base frame, 32...
Servo motor, 32a...Pinion, 33...
Reduction gear train, 34...fixed shaft, 35...sector gear, 36...volume, 40...shock mitigation mechanism,
41... Shock mitigation rubber tube, 42... Spacer,
43...Spacer, 50...Switch mechanism, 5
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Switch operating body, 52... Switch operating base, 52a... Switch press plate, 53... Switch operating knob, 53a... Flange piece, 53b...
Arrow, 54...Ejection spring, 55...Switch, 55a...Push button, 60...Receiver, 61
...Antenna, 62...Battery room, 63...
arm.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A center shaft is disposed horizontally in the center of a hollow spherical ball toy body, a traveling device is rotatably attached to the center in the axial direction of the center shaft, and a base frame of the traveling device is , a fixed shaft installed horizontally in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the center shaft is fixed, a direction control device is swingably attached to the fixed shaft, and a built-in drive motor moves the traveling device to the center. In a traveling ball toy that is configured to rotate in the circumferential direction of the shaft, and the direction control device is configured to swing in the circumferential direction of the fixed shaft by a built-in servo motor, the inner wall surface of the ball toy body is rotated. A radio-controlled traveling ball toy characterized in that a rolling rubber tire is pivotally supported on a traveling device, and the traveling device is configured to rotate in the circumferential direction of a center shaft by rotation of the rubber tire by a drive motor. 2. The ball toy main body is composed of a substantially band-shaped central component, a substantially hemispherical shell-shaped right component, and a substantially hemispherical shell-shaped left component, and fitting grooves are provided on the peripheral edges of both sides of the central component, respectively. The radio-controlled running ball toy according to claim 1, wherein fitting protrusions that can be fitted into the fitting grooves are provided around the opening peripheries of the right component and the left component, respectively. 3 Utility model registration claim No. 1 in which the center shaft is attached to the ball toy body by interposing an impact mitigation mechanism using a shock mitigation rubber tube with appropriate elasticity between both ends of the center shaft and the ball toy body. 2. The radio-controlled running ball toy according to item 1 or 2. 4. Rotatably and slidably insert the switch operating body into the center shaft, insert the tip of the switch operating knob of the switch operating body into the through hole drilled in the bottom wall of the recess of the ball toy main body, and operate the switch. Scope of Utility Model Registration Claim No. 1, which forms a switch mechanism in which a switch can be changed by pressing a switch push button fixed to the base frame of a traveling device using a disc-shaped switch push plate provided around the switch operating base of the vehicle. The wirelessly controlled running ball toy according to any one of items 1 to 3. 5. The radio-controlled traveling ball toy according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the rubber tires of the traveling device are formed so as to roll on the inner wall surface of the central component.