JPH0539753Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a toy that generates air bubbles in a liquid contained in a container and plays with the air bubbles rising in the liquid.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as a game in which underwater moving parts are operated,
A ring toss game is known in which a pin is placed in an aquarium filled with a ring and water, and the player shakes the aquarium with his/her hand to create a water flow in order to successfully place the ring into the pin. Furthermore, as a further development of this, for example, as shown in Publication of Utility Model Publication No. 54-312,
2. Description of the Related Art Underwater games are known in which a water flow is generated in an aquarium by a pressing operation with a finger from the outside, and the game is played by causing an underwater moving member to swim.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in conventional underwater floating games, it is very difficult to control the underwater moving member as desired by adjusting the water flow, and the range in which the water flow is generated is also limited. In addition, the game was visually unsatisfactory, as the only feature of the game was operation using human fingers, and the movement of the water flow itself was almost invisible.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems,
A toy in which a floating member in liquid is made to float by means of air bubbles has been devised and filed by the present applicant (Utility Application No. 1983-95431).

The purpose of this invention is to provide a toy that allows for a variety of games and is visually interesting by varying the position of the bubbles generated in the liquid in the container in such toys that utilize bubbles. shall be.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a toy that is played by generating bubbles in a liquid contained in a container and operating a movable member in the container by the bubbles rising in the liquid. The device is characterized by being equipped with a moving mechanism that moves the outlet of the bubbles sent out in a predetermined direction.

Although water is most suitable as the liquid used in the toy of the present invention, safe, transparent, non-volatile liquids such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol can also be used in addition to water.

The means for generating bubbles includes a bubble generating member disposed at the bottom of the container so as to be movable laterally, and an air supply member supplying air to the bubble generating member,
The moving mechanism may include a manually operated moving member and a motion transmission mechanism that moves the bubble generating member laterally in conjunction with the moving member.

[Function] In the toy of the present invention, air bubbles are generated in a container containing a liquid by the player manually operating the bubble generating means or automatically feeding air using a pump, etc. The generated bubbles exit from the bubble outlet and rise in the liquid. At that time, when the player operates a moving mechanism that moves the bubble outlet in a predetermined direction (for example, left and right) and positions the bubble outlet below the movable member housed in the container, the buoyancy of the bubbles causes the movable member to move. performs movements such as rising and rotating. This makes it possible to play games such as making a plurality of movable members reach a target position as quickly as possible.

As mentioned above, by making the position of the bubbles variable, a wide variety of visually interesting games and displays can be created.

[Example] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toy equipped with a bubble outlet moving mechanism of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a main part thereof.

The toy 1 of the embodiment has an outer frame 3 having a rectangular window 2.
The interior includes a transparent container 4, a bubble generating means for generating bubbles in the container 4, a moving mechanism for laterally moving the outlet of the bubbles generated by the bubble generating means, and a moving mechanism for moving the outlet of the bubbles generated by the bubble generating means in the transverse direction. It is constructed by housing a plurality of movable members 30 that rise by mooring rising bubbles and descend by discharging the bubbles, and a support mechanism that supports each movable member in a vertically movable manner.

The container 4 has an opening for filling a liquid (for example, water), and after filling the container with water leaving an air layer at the top as shown in FIG. 2, a lid (not shown) is attached to the opening. This will seal it.

The bubble generating means is moved laterally within the container 4 by an air compression member 7 that communicates with the inside of the container 4 through two upper and lower air conduits 5 and 6 arranged outside the container 4, and a moving mechanism described later. Possible bubble outlet (nozzle)
and a bubble generating member 8 having a. The upper air conduit 5 connects the upper part (air layer) of the container 4 and the air compression member 7, and the lower air conduit 6 connects the air compression member 7 and the bubble generation member 8.

The air compression member 7 is made of a hollow member having a bellows-shaped upper part 7a and convex parts 7b and 7c connecting the air conduits 5 and 6, and is located in the stepped part 3a formed on the right side when viewed from the front of the outer frame 3. Fixed.

The upper part 7a of the air compression member is covered with a cap-shaped push button 10 that is fitted into an opening provided in the upper surface of the step 3a of the outer frame so as to be able to move up and down. The lower end of the push button 10 located inside the outer frame 3 is formed larger than the opening of the stepped portion 3a. In addition, the push button 10
can be integrally molded with the upper part 7a of the air compression member. Alternatively, the push button 10 may be omitted.

Check valves 9 that allow only air to pass from above to below are housed in the convex portions 7b and 7c of the air compression member, respectively. The check valve 9 is formed, for example, by vertically arranging a non-permeable rubber membrane 9a and a sponge-like elastic body having ventilation holes. Its action is that when the upper part 7a of the air compression member is pushed, the internal air pressure pushes the membrane 9a in the lower protrusion 7c, opening the valve. Therefore, air is discharged from inside the air compression member 7 into the conduit 6. When the force that compresses the upper part 7a of the air compression member is lost and the bellows begins to expand, the valve of the lower convex part 7c closes, and the upper convex part 7b closes.
The inner membrane 9a is pushed and the valve opens. Therefore, the air in the conduit 5 is drawn into the air compression member 7 through the upper convex portion 7b.

Therefore, unless the push button 10 is pressed, the push button 10 is
protrudes upward from the step 3a, but when the push button 10 is pressed, the upper part 7a of the air compression member 7 contracts, and the air pushed out from therein passes through the lower conduit 6 and enters the bubble generation member 8. sent. When the finger is released from the push button 10, the upper part of the air compression member 7 stretches upward again due to the elasticity of the bellows and returns to its original state. At this time, the air in the container 4 is drawn into the air compression member 7 through the upper conduit 5.

At the bottom of the container 4, a bubble generating member 8 and a moving mechanism for rotating the bubble generating member 8 are installed.

The bubble generating member 8 is composed of a prismatic member having a bubble outlet at its tip, and its base end is formed into a cylindrical shape, and is rotatable around an axis provided perpendicularly to the front plate or rear plate of the container 4. be. Further, a pinion 11 is provided on the front side of the base end which rotates together with the bubble generating member 8, and a lower air conduit 6 is connected to the side surface. Therefore, the aforementioned air compression member 7
The air sent through the conduit 6 passes through the inside of the bubble generating member 8 and is sent out as bubbles into the water in the container 4 from the outlet at the tip.

The moving mechanism for rotating the bubble generating member 8 described above is configured as follows.

First, a moving member 13 is provided which has a rack 12 that engages with a pinion 11 that is integral with the bubble generating member 8. This moving member 13 has a horizontally elongated guide hole 14 near the right end when viewed from the front, and a protrusion 15 provided on the inside of the front plate of the container 4 is slidably fitted into this hole 14. The left end portion 13a of the moving member is
A support wall 16 that stands upright from the bottom of the container 4 is slidably penetrated therethrough, and a bellows-shaped waterproof cover 17 placed outside the support wall 16 covers the periphery thereof. An inverted L-shaped movable plate 18 is attached to the left side and above the waterproof cover 17 so as to be movable from side to side. It protrudes through a long hole 20 provided in the.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the right end 13b of the moving member 13 extends toward the back side, and a spring 22 is applied between the tip and a protrusion 21 provided inside the back plate of the container 4. The moving member 13 is always pulled to the left. Therefore, the moving member 13
is normally stopped at a position to the left against a locking wall 23 provided on the support wall 13.

In use, when the player grasps the knob 19 with his fingers and moves the moving plate 18 to the right, the moving member 13 is guided by the protrusion 15 and the support wall 16 and moves to the right.
Therefore, the pinion 11 engaged with the rack 12 rotates, and the bubble generating member 8 rotates clockwise in FIG. 2. Therefore, by appropriately adjusting the movement of the knob 19, the rotation angle of the moving member 13 can be changed, and the position of the tip of the bubble generating member 8, that is, the bubble outlet, can be arbitrarily set.

When the player releases the knob 19 with his/her finger, the moving member 1
3 is pulled back to the left by the force of the spring 22, the bubble generating member 8 rotates counterclockwise and returns to the position shown in FIG. 4, and at the same time, the moving plate 18 and knob 19 are also returned to their original states. Thus, according to this moving mechanism, when the player wants to return the bubble outlet to the left after moving it to the right, the player can automatically return the bubble outlet to the left without intentionally moving the knob 19 to the left. can.

The toy shown in FIG. 1 is designed to play a game in which a plurality of movable members 30 are raised using the above-mentioned moving mechanism.

Specifically, the movable member 30 is a hollow member having a rectangular front face, a vertically elongated protrusion 31 on the back side, and a bubble storage portion below the middle portion. The back protrusion 31 of each movable member 30 is connected to a guide groove 3 formed in the vertical direction of a transparent support plate 33 mounted inside the container 4.
4 so as to be movable. Support plate 33
A bubble discharge port 35 is located near the upper end of each guide groove 34.
are provided so that when each movable member 30 rises to the upper end of the guide groove 34, the bubbles anchored in each bubble storage section are discharged. Support plate 3
A guide rib is provided at the lower end of the movable member 3 to guide the bubbles coming out from the tip of the bubble generating member 8 to below the movable member 30.

A holding plate that holds each movable member 30 in an upper position is provided on the back side of the supporting plate 33, and each holding plate is moved in a direction perpendicular to the supporting plate 33 with the horizontal axis attached to the upper end of the supporting plate 33 as a fulcrum. It is designed to be able to swing at the same time. Further, when the movable members 30 are in the upper position, the portion of the holding plate corresponding to the lower end of the protrusion 31 is bent toward the front side to form a stepped portion, and when all the movable members 30 are in the upper position, each The stepped portion of the holding plate engages with the lower end of the corresponding projection 31 of the movable member 30 to hold the movable member 30 in the upper position. However, when even one of the movable members 30 is not in the upper position, the lower end of the holding plate corresponding to the movable member 30 that is not in the upper position
Therefore, the stepped portion of any holding plate is connected to the movable member 30.
can not engage the protrusion 31 of the movable member 30, and no movable member 30 is held in the upper position.

Therefore, the player operates the push button 10 to generate bubbles in the container 4, and operates the knob 19 to move the outlet (rise start position) of the bubbles,
It is possible to play a game in which all the movable members 30 reach the upper position at the same time.

Next, FIGS. 4 to 6 show other examples of the moving mechanism.

In FIG. 4, the bubble generating member 41 has a rack portion 42 extending laterally from its base end, and is held movably left and right. On the other hand, the left end 43a of the movable portion 43 that moves left and right in conjunction with the movable plate 18 provided with the knob 19 is fitted and coupled to the inside of the left end of a bellows-shaped waterproof cover 17 disposed outside the support wall 16. . The left end of the waterproof cover 17 has a movable plate 18
is inserted and combined. In addition, the bubble generating member 4
1 rack portion 42 and moving member 43 rack portion 44
A two-stage gear 45, which has two integrated gears, one large and one small, is rotatably attached between the two gears. They mesh with the portions 44 to form a motion transmission mechanism.

When in use, when the player operates the knob 19 to move the movable plate 18 left and right, the movable portion 43 moves towards the container 4.
Move left and right on the bottom of the . For this reason, easy 4
The two-stage gear 45 meshing with the second gear 4 rotates and moves the bubble generating member 41 to the left and right via the rack part 42. At this time, the bubble generating member 41 can be moved by a distance greater than the distance by which the knob 19 is moved.

The moving mechanism shown in FIG. 5 rotates the bubble generating member 51 left and right in the same way as the mechanism shown in FIG. , has a vertically elongated guide hole 53 at the right end, into which a protrusion 54 provided at the base end of the bubble generating member 51 is slidably fitted.
The structure in which the left end 52a of the movable member 52 fits inside the left end of the bellows-shaped waterproof cover 17, and the left end of the waterproof cover 17 is inserted into the movable plate 18 and connected to each other, is the same as the mechanism shown in FIG. It is.

Therefore, the player operates the knob 19 to move the moving board 1.
8 to the left and right, the moving member 52 moves left and right on the bottom surface of the container 4, and the bubble generating member 51 can be rotated via the protrusion 54 fitted in the guide hole 53.

In FIG. 6, the bubble generating member 61 is fixed upright to the female threaded portion 62 of the ball screw, and
is moved left and right by the rotation of the male threaded portion 63. One end of the male threaded portion 63 passes through the container 4 and the outer frame 3, and a cylindrical knob 64 is attached thereto.

Therefore, when the player turns the knob 64, the male threaded portion 63 rotates, and the bubble generating member 61 moves left and right together with the female threaded portion 62. Thereby, the bubble outlet can be set at an arbitrary position.

The embodiments have been described above, but the present invention
It can be applied not only to toys that play games, but also to toys that use bubbles as a display. Further, the overall shape of the toy, the structure of each part, etc. can be modified as appropriate.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention provides a bubble-generating toy that allows for a variety of games and displays by varying the position of bubbles generated in the liquid. This allows you to enjoy the visually interesting movement of the bubbles, as well as movements that are not found in conventional underwater play toys or displays.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toy equipped with the bubble outlet moving mechanism of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the main part thereof, Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the moving mechanism, and Figs. 4 to 6 are the moving mechanism. It is a sectional view showing other examples. 1... Toy, 2... Window, 3... Outer frame, 4... Container, 5, 6... Air conduit, 7... Air compression member,
8... Bubble generating member, 9... Check valve, 10... Push button, 11... Pinion, 12... Rack,
13... Moving member, 14... Guide hole, 15...
Projection, 16...Supporting wall, 17...Waterproof cover, 1
8...Moving plate, 19...Knob, 20...Long hole, 2
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Protrusion, 22...Spring, 30...Movable member, 31...Protrusion, 32...Bubble storage part, 3
3... Support plate, 34... Guide groove, 35... Bubble discharge port, 41, 51, 61... Bubble generating member, 4
3, 52... Moving member, 45... Two-stage gear, 54
...Protrusion, 62...Female threaded part of ball screw, 63
...Same male thread part, 64...knob.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) In a toy that is played by generating air bubbles in a liquid contained in a container and operating a movable member within the container by the air bubbles rising in the liquid, the air bubbles are sent into the liquid. A bubble-generating toy characterized by being equipped with a moving mechanism that moves an outlet of bubbles in a predetermined direction. (2) The bubble generating means includes a bubble generating member disposed at the bottom of the container so as to be movable laterally, and an air supply member supplying air to the bubble generating member, and the moving mechanism is manually operated. 2. The bubble-generating toy according to claim 1, comprising a moving member and a motion transmission mechanism that moves the bubble-generating member laterally in conjunction with the moving member.