JPH0578358B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a three-morphomorphic toy that can reversibly change from one automobile form to two different robot forms.

Prior Art and Problems Conventional transformable toys that can change into a car form and a robot form when folded and unfolded include ones that can change into one car form and one robot form. (For example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 60-13192) and one that can change into two forms of automobile and one form of robot (For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-145177)
Publication No.).

However, no transformable toy is known that can change into one car form and two robot forms. It has multiple robot faces on its head,
It is known that the head rotates to reveal different facial expressions (for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 80086/1986), but changing the face alone is insufficient as a deformable toy and is insufficient.

Purpose of the Invention The present invention generally addresses the above points by providing a vehicle that can change its form with a simple operation using as few structural members as possible, and that can reversibly transform into one car form and two different robot forms. The purpose is to provide a three-state deformable toy.

Means for Achieving the Purpose To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a transformable toy that can change into a car form and a robot form when folded and rotated. (b) The central part is the body part in the robot form, and the roof part and the box-shaped base part are horizontally separated at their rear parts. The roof part has a plate having a robot chest pattern etc. on the back surface, which is reversible at the center, at the center in the width direction, and the base part has a bottom surface. The robot's chest pattern is different from the robot's chest pattern on the board, and the robot head is placed in a groove that opens forward and upward at the center of the upper surface of the base. The robot head has robot faces with different appearances on both front and rear surfaces, and when one face is rotated to expose the other face, a helmet covering the other face is rotated. (c) The front part consists of a half front part divided into left and right handling movement systems, each front part serving as a shoulder part of the robot, and having an opening on the underside. Two types of chests that can be folded and shortened and expanded and expanded are provided in the recess so that they can appear and retract freely, and each half of the front half has a rear lateral part that connects the base part to the front lateral part with a universal joint. (d) The rear half is divided into two symmetrical halves, and each half is connected by a robot. Each half of the rear part is connected to the foundation of the central part by a connecting part consisting of a pair of left and right connecting members, and the connecting members serve as robot-shaped legs. , and the front end of each connecting member is vertically movably connected to elongated holes provided on the left and right sides of the rear end surface of the base portion, and each connecting member is connected to the upper and lower ends formed on the upper surface of each half rear end. A connecting shaft that is slidably and retractably accommodated in a groove that opens in the front-rear direction, has guide grooves extending in the front-rear direction on both side walls forming the groove, and is rotatably and slidably inserted into the guide groove. The rear ends of the connecting members are connected; (e) deployment of the forehead, rotation via the universal joint, protrusion of the robot head from the base of the central portion, and rotation of the helmet; By reversing the plate of the central roof part, elongating each of the connecting members, and rotating and reversing the rear part, the car shape when folded changes into two robot shapes with different external appearances, and each of the connecting members The present invention is characterized in that the member is moved along the elongated hole with respect to the central portion, and the center of gravity of the member is moved as the robot shape changes, thereby increasing the stability of the robot shape when standing up.

Function In the above structure, the center part in the car form when folded becomes the body part in the robot form when rotating, each front half becomes the shoulder part in the robot form, and the arms that were folded and housed become the body part in the robot form. Rotated and stretched. Further, the robot head, which had been housed in the groove in the central base, is projected forward of the base. Each connecting member of the connecting member becomes a leg in the robot form, and the rear part becomes a foot in the robot form.

As the helmet rotates, the robot's head reveals a different facial expression, folds and stores the arm that was extended earlier, unfolds and extends the other arm, and turns the bottom of the base toward the front. , when the rear part is reversed, it changes to the form of one of the robot's installations, and when the base of the connecting member is moved along the long hole of the base, the center of gravity of the robot moves, and the standing stability of the robot is improved. improves.

Embodiment of the Invention Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

The toy in the example is as shown in FIG.
In the form of an automobile, all of the structural members are folded to maintain a stable state, so the description of each structural member will be based on the form of the automobile.

The central portion A of the automobile includes a roof portion _A1 having the external shape of a part of the windshield, side glass, and roof plate of the automobile, and a substantially box-shaped base portion _A2 .
A protrusion 2 provided on the rear upper surface of the base part is fitted into a recess 1 provided at the rear of the roof part, and a shaft 3 is passed through a bearing 1a formed on the opposing surface of the recess 1 and a hole 2a provided in the protrusion 2. As a result, the roof portion _A1 is rotatably connected to the base portion _A2 . Bearing 1a and protrusion 2
and shaft 3 constitute a hinge that rotates around a horizontal axis. By providing the small protrusions 2b on both sides of the protrusion 2, which are always urged upward, the small protrusions 2b elastically press the outer circumferential surface 1b of the bearing 1a when the roof part _A1 is raised at right angles to the center. Since the roof part _A1 is pressed against the target, it may rotate and open without permission.
It is made so that it does not close.

A strip-shaped plate 4 is rotatably attached to the portion of the roof _A1 corresponding to the windshield and the roof plate at the center of its longitudinal direction, and the pattern/shape 4a of the front of the robot's chest is shown on the back side of the plate 4. (See Figure 5). Further, a groove 5 that opens to the front and top surface is formed in the center of the width direction of the base part _A2 , and the neck of the robot head 6 is inserted into the groove as shown in FIG. The protruding shaft 7 is supported by both side walls of the groove, and the robot head can be rotated around the shaft 7 and housed in the groove as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, it is attached so that it can protrude to the front of the groove 5.

The robot head 6 has robot faces 6a and 6b with different facial expressions or shapes on both front and rear surfaces, and as shown in FIG. It is arranged such that when it swings, one of the faces is exposed and the other face is covered at the same time.

Further, the lower surface of the base portion _A2 has a pattern of a robot's chest and/or a shape engraved as shown in FIG.

As shown in Fig. 4, the frontal head part B of a car consists of half frontal parts B ₁ and B ₂ symmetrically divided into two halves, and each half frontal part corresponds to the front, bonnet, and front fender. and a rotatable front wheel 10. In addition, each half of the frontal region has a recess 11 opening on the lower surface as shown in Fig. 8, and two types of arm parts 12 and 13 as shown in Fig. 9 are stored in the recess in a folded state. It is retractably provided so that it can be extended by opening or opening a drawer.

Each half of the frontal region B ₁ and B ₂ is connected to the base portion A ₂ of the central portion A by a universal joint 14 so as to be rotatable about two axes perpendicular to each other. That is, recesses 15 that open forward and sideways are provided on both left and right sides of the front surface of the base portion A ₂ , and recesses 16 that open backward and sideways are provided on the rear outer side of each half-frontal region B ₁ and B ₂ . The universal joint 14 includes a pair of L _{-shaped joint pieces having vertical bearings 14a 1 , 14a 2 and horizontal bearings 14b 1 , 14b 2 with radial} teeth on the end faces. The frosted surfaces are brought into contact with each other, and the teeth are rotatably connected in a state where the tooth surfaces are constantly pressed by a shaft passing through the horizontal bearing, and one vertical bearing 14a ₁ is connected to the base part _A2. The shaft 17 is fitted into the recess 15 of the recess 15 and passes through the lower wall of the recess and the vertical bearing 14a ₁ , and is screwed into the upper wall of the recess to be mounted rotatably around the shaft 17, and the other vertical bearing 14a ₂ is attached to the semi-frontal It fits into the recesses 16 of portions B ₁ and B ₂ and is similarly attached to a shaft 18 so as to be freely rotatable around the shaft.

As a result, each half of the frontal region B ₁ and B ₂ is directed forward of the base part A ₂ , with the upper surfaces facing upward and the opposite surfaces abutting each other, so that the hook 19 provided on one of them is inserted into the recess provided on the other. When fitted and locked, the whole takes the form of the forehead B of an automobile as shown in FIG.

In response, remove hook 19 and
By rotating B ₁ and B ₂ around the axes 17 and 18 of the universal joint 14 and further rotating around the axis of the transverse bearing, each half of the frontal region B ₁ and B ₂ can be turned into a wheel as shown in FIG. It can be deployed either in a state in which 10 faces forward, or in a state in which the rear and lower surfaces of half-frontal regions B ₁ and B ₂ face forward as shown in FIG.

The base part A ₂ of the central part A is provided with left and right holes 20 that open rearward on the back surface, and each hole has a pair of left-right symmetrical connecting members forming a connecting part C.
A protrusion 21 provided at the base end of C ₁ and C ₂ is inserted, and a retaining plate 22 is fixed to the protrusion inside the hole 20 of the base portion A ₂ . Since the height of the protrusion 21 is smaller than the height of the hole 20, the connection member
C ₁ and C ₂ can slide vertically with respect to the center portion A. The rear end portions of the connecting members C ₁ and C ₂ are formed in a semicircular shape, and are connected by a shaft 23 at the center of the circle, and the shaft projects to the outside of each connecting member. Further, recesses 24 and 25 are formed at vertically symmetrical positions on the rear end of the connecting member. At first glance, the connecting portion C looks similar in appearance to the chassis of an automobile, as well as the thigh of a robot, due to its shape and the patterns and engravings on its outer surface.

The rear tail portion D includes a pair of symmetrical semi-rear portions D ₁ and D ₂ having a portion corresponding to the rear fender and tail of an automobile and wheels 26, and has stoppers at both ends on opposing surfaces as shown in FIG. They are connected by a shaft 27 so as to be able to move toward and away from each other in the axial direction, and each of the semi-rear parts D ₁ and D ₂ penetrates through the upper surface from the front surface to the back surface and opens upward, and connects each connecting member of the connecting portion.
A groove 28 is provided in which C ₁ and C ₂ can be slidably and rotatably fitted. As shown in FIG. 11, a spring plate 30 is fixed to the bottom surface of the rear end of the groove 28 at the front end, and has a protrusion 29 at the rear end having a shape matching the recesses 24 and 25 of the connecting member. 29 is always projected from the bottom surface of the groove 28. Furthermore, guide grooves 31 and 32 extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the walls on both sides of the groove 28, respectively.

Then, the rear end of each connecting member is inserted into the groove 28 of each half tail part of the rear tail part D, and the shaft insertion hole provided at the rear end and the guide groove 3 of both half tail parts are inserted.
1 and pass the shaft 23 through them, and by fitting the outwardly protruding parts of the connecting member into the guide grooves 32, the rear part D is made parallel to the connecting part C and the shaft 23 is passed through them. When the shaft 23 is located at either the front or rear end of the guide grooves 31, 32, the shaft 23 is rotatable about the shaft.

When sliding forward with both the upper surface of the rear tail portion and the upper surface of the connecting portion facing upward, the connecting members C ₁ and C ₂ are accommodated in the groove 28 via the shaft 23 and the guide grooves 31 and 32, Moreover, the concave portion 25 and the convex portion 29 are fitted to each other, and are held so as not to freely move backward from the connecting member. The rear part of FIG. 1 is in this state.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a recess 33 that opens downward and forward is formed in the lower front part of each half-rear part D ₁ and D ₂ of the rear tail part.
The foot member 34 of the robot as shown in the figure is fitted and rotatably attached by a shaft 35, and can be rotated in one direction to be stored in the recess 33, or rotated in the opposite direction to be placed in the recess 33 as shown in FIG. It can be made to protrude from the back of the tail. A small wheel 36 is rotatably attached to the bottom of the foot member, and a small wheel 36 is rotatably attached to the bottom of the foot member.
3, the bottom surface of the small wheel 36 protrudes from the bottom surface of the rear portion to the same level as the bottom surface of the wheel 25.

Further, a recess 38 is formed on the back surface of each of the semi-rear portions D ₁ and D ₂ to correspond to the protrusion 37 provided on the back surface of the central base portion A ₂ , so that the rear portion D can be moved forward. When the connecting part C is fitted and stored in the groove 28, the front end surface of the rear part comes into contact with the back surface of the base part _A2 , and the protrusion 37 fits into the recess 38, so the rear part is disposed against the center part. It is held without shifting from side to side.

With the above configuration, in the central part A, the robot head 6 is housed in the recess 5 of the base part _A2 , and the plate 4
Close the roof part _A1 with its surface facing up and touch the base part _A2 , and in the frontal part B, both halves of the frontal part
With the tops of B ₁ and B ₂ facing upwards, and facing forward in the center, place both halves of the frontal parts together and hook 1.
9, move the rear tail part D forward with respect to the connecting part C with its upper surface facing upward, store each of the connecting members C ₁ and C ₂ in the groove 28, and The surface is brought into contact with the rear end surface of the center section. As a result, the connecting portion C has an appearance that is integrated with the rear portion D, and as a whole takes on the form of an automobile as shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a bottom view of this form.

On the other hand, the linkage by the frontal hook 19 is released, and as shown in FIG. 13, each half of the frontal region A ₁ ,
A ₂ is expanded outwardly through the universal joint 14, rotates around the horizontal bearings 14b ₁ and 14b ₂ of the joint 14, and the wheel 10 is directed upward, that is, in the same direction as the top surface of the roof, and one arm Pull out the section 13 and extend it downward. After that, the roof part A ₁ of the central part A
is released from the base part _A2 , the robot head 6 is pulled up from within the recess 5, and the head is projected forward from the front surface of the base part _A2 , and the roof plate 4 is reversed and its back surface is raised. After exposing the pattern and shape of the robot's chest to the outside, the roof is closed again. Further, the rear tail portion D is moved rearward with respect to the connecting portion C to expose the connecting members C ₁ and C ₂ of the connecting portion,
At the rear part, rotate the shaft 23 upward by half a turn to turn the rear tail part upside down, and at the same time move the shaft 23 along the guide grooves 31 and 32 to move the protrusion 29 into the recess 2.
4 and fix it in the fitted state. Further, the foot member 34 housed in the rear tail section is rotated to project at right angles to the bottom surface of the rear tail section. Then, the helmet 8 of the robot head 6 is moved downward, that is, in the direction opposite to the upper surface of the roof, and the upper face 6a is moved downward.
expose.

Finally, connect the connecting part C to the hole ₂ of the base part A2 in the center.
0 and stand the toy on a flat surface with the top of the roof facing forward.
As shown in the figure, each half of the frontal region B ₁ and B ₂ changes into the robot's shoulder rest, the central part A changes into the robot's body, and each connecting member C ₁ and C ₂ of the connecting part changes into the robot's shoulder rest. The rear part D changes into the lower legs of the robot, and the front is formed by the upper surface of the central part A and the frontal part B, and the bottom surface of the rear part, and one face. The form of the robot is completed, with the arms extended downward and the legs exposed in front. Connecting part C
Since the robot is slid relative to the center part A, the center of gravity is moved to the center, the balance is maintained, and the robot can stably stand upright.

Also, with the back side of the robot in the state shown in FIG. and rotate each half of the frontal part, which serves as a shoulder rest, through the universal joint 14 so that its back face faces the front.
Pull out the other arm part 12 housed in the recess 11 and extend it downward, fold the rear part backward so that the front face of the rear part faces the front, and insert the shaft 23 into the guide groove 31. , 32 to the front of the rear part, in other words, the lower ends of each connecting member C ₁ , C ₂ are connected by locking the protrusion 39 provided at the front part of the rear part. It is fixed in a state perpendicular to the member, and furthermore, the foot member is housed in the recess 33 and the small wheel 36 is made to protrude from the bottom surface of the rear part.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 3, the robot head 6 has a face 6b different from that in FIG.
On the front of the torso, the sculpture of another robot's chest that was prepared on the bottom of the center part appears, another arm extends from the shoulder rest, and a different pattern is displayed on the robot's thigh expressed by the connecting member. The thigh region represented by the rear tail section is provided with a different appearance from that of FIG. 2, and another form of the robot, which is distinguishable from that of FIG. 2 as a whole, is completed. Moreover, since the wheels 26 and small wheels 36 protrude from the lower surface of the thigh, this robot can run while standing up.

The drawings from Fig. 13 to Fig. 17 show the process of change from the form of the car in Fig. 1 to the form of the robot in Fig. 2, but the procedure of change is limited to the order of the above explanation or the illustrated example. It's not something you can do.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention is capable of reversibly deforming from one form of a car to two different forms of a robot toy, and when the top and bottom surfaces of the form of the car unfold into the form of a robot. Each forms the front of the two forms of the robot, the two forms of the robot share one head, the front head of the car is divided into left and right halves, and each arm of the two forms of the robot appears in each half of the frontal area. The central part of the car, which becomes the body of the robot, is movably connected to the rear part of the car, which becomes the legs of the robot, so that the center of gravity of the robot can be moved to the center. Because of this, it can change its form with a simple operation using as few components as possible, and can be reversibly transformed into two different forms: a car and a robot.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view in the form of an automobile, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of one form of the robot.
The figure is a perspective view of another form of the robot.
Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the schematic components, Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the roof, Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the foundation, and Fig. 7 shows the structure of the robot head. A side view showing the action, Fig. 8 is a perspective view seen from the bottom of the frontal half, Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the two arms, Fig. 10
The figure is a perspective view of the semi-rear tail seen from the front, Fig. 10a is a perspective view of the foot member, Fig. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of the main part of the semi-rear tail, and Fig. 12 is a bottom view of the one in Fig. 1. be. Figures 13 to 17 show the process of changing from the one in Figure 1 to the one in Figure 2,
FIG. 13 is a plan view, FIG. 14 is a back view of the robot shown in FIG. 13, FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the robot's head extended, FIG. FIG. 17 is a back view of the one shown in FIG. 16. A...Central part, A...Roof part, A...Foundation part, 4...
Plate, 6... Robot head, 8... Helmet, B... Forehead, 12, 13... Arm portion, 14... Universal joint, C...
Connecting part, 23... Axis, D... Rear part, 28... Groove, 3
1, 32...Guide groove.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transformable toy that can change into a car form and a robot form when folded and rotated, (a) In the car form, the toy is divided into three parts: a central part, a front part, and a rear part. (b) The central part serves as a body part in the robot form, and is formed by connecting a roof part and a box-shaped base part at their rear sides so as to be rotatable and openable around a horizontal axis, The roof part has a plate in the width direction central part that is reversible at the center, and the base part has a robot chest pattern on the bottom surface that is different from the robot chest pattern on the bottom surface. a chest pattern, etc., and a robot head is pivotally supported in a groove opening forward and upward at the center of the upper surface of the base so that it can freely protrude and retract from the front of the base. The robot has robot faces with different appearances on both the front and back sides, and is rotatably equipped with a helmet that covers the other face when rotated to expose one face, (c) The front part consists of a half-front part divided into left and right handling systems, and each front part serves as a shoulder part of the robot, and there are two types of parts that can be folded and shortened and expanded and expanded into a recessed part that opens on the bottom surface. arm portions that can freely extend and retract, and further, each of the front half portions has a rear lateral portion that connects the base portion to the front lateral portion by a universal joint; (d) The rear portion is symmetrically divided into two halves, each half being a leg of the robot, and the rear portion The rear half of each half is connected to the foundation of the central part by a connecting part consisting of a pair of left and right connecting members, the connecting members serve as robot-shaped legs, and the front end of each connecting member The connecting members are vertically movably connected to elongated holes provided on the left and right sides of the rear end surface of the base, and each connecting member is slidable and telescopic in grooves that open upward and in the front-rear direction formed on the upper surface of each half rear end. A guide groove extending in the front-rear direction is provided on both side walls forming the groove, and a rear end portion of the connecting member is connected by a connecting shaft rotatably and slidably inserted into the guide groove. (e) expansion of the front head, rotation via the universal joint, protrusion of the robot head from the base of the central part and rotation of the helmet, reversal of the plate of the roof of the central part; By elongating each of the connecting members and turning/reversing the rear part, the shape of the car changes from the folded form to two robot forms with different appearances, and each of the connecting members is connected to the central part of the robot through the elongated hole. A three-transformable toy characterized by moving along the robot shape and moving its center of gravity as the robot shape changes to increase the stability of the robot shape when standing up.