JPH0649332Y2 - Toy timer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a timer used for a toy that operates by push button operation.

[Prior Art] As one of toys operated by push button operation, a toy is known in which when a player presses a push button, a water flow is generated in a water tank, and the water flow moves a movable member in the water tank to play. ing. In this type of toy, for example, a game is performed in which a plurality of movable members reach a target position as soon as possible.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, with the above-mentioned toys, since there is no time limit for the game, the player can play the game at his own pace, but as many results as possible within a certain period of time. It is unsatisfactory in that the speed of the game of competing is not required. Therefore, the player may appropriately set the time and end the game (that is, stop the push button operation) at the time when the time has elapsed, but this has the trouble of having to measure the time one by one. Further, since the push button operation can be continued even after the lapse of the time limit, there is a problem that the limit is not actually reached.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a toy that enables a play with a substantially limited time by disabling the push button after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of the operation of the toy that operates by push button operation as described above. The purpose is to provide a timer for.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is a timer used in a toy configured to operate by push-button operation, and is a spring that is manually wound and is rotationally driven by a restoring force of the spring. A drive shaft that rotates, a rotation suppressing unit that suppresses the rotation of the drive shaft to rotate the drive shaft at a low speed, a convex portion that moves with the rotation of the drive shaft, and the convex portion that is engaged at a predetermined position. And a push button locking member for locking the push button.

The rotation suppressing means, a drive gear fixed to the drive shaft,
It can be composed of a speed increasing gear train that meshes with the drive gear and a speed adjusting member that engages with an output side gear of the speed increasing gear train and swings by rotation of the gear.

[Operation] When using the toy timer of the present invention, the player manually tightens the spring. The time set by the timer is determined by how much the spring is tightened. When the operation of tightening the spring is finished, the drive shaft is rotationally driven by the restoring force of the spring, but the rotation is suppressed to a low speed by the rotation restraining means, so that the restoring force of the spring is not lost rapidly. When the convex portion that moves due to the rotation of the drive shaft reaches a predetermined position, the convex portion engages with the push button locking member, and the push button is locked via this locking member. This makes the push button inoperable.

As described above, the timer of the present invention allows the push button to operate until the push button is locked after the spring is wound. Therefore, when the timer of the present invention is incorporated in the above-mentioned game toy,
It is possible to compete for whether or not the movable member can reach the target position within the time limit, and the game becomes more tense than before.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows an example of a toy using the timer of the present invention.

This toy 1 can play a game in which bubbles are generated in a container filled with water by a push button operation, and the outlet of the bubbles is moved by another operation so that all the plurality of movable members in the container reach the upper position. It is configured as follows. Therefore, in the outer frame 3 having the rectangular window 2, the transparent container 4 and
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 moisturizing bubble rising in the liquid in the container 4 raises the container. Then, a plurality of movable members 30 that move down by discharging bubbles and a support mechanism that supports the movable members in a vertically movable manner are housed. The container 4 has an opening for containing water, and as shown in FIG. 2, the container 4 is closed by leaving water in the upper part of the container with an air layer and then attaching a lid (not shown) to the opening. It

Specifically, the movable member 30 is a hollow member having a rectangular front surface, a vertically long protrusion 31 on the back surface, and a bubble storage portion below the middle portion. The back projection 31 of each movable member 30 is a container 4
It is movably fitted along a guide groove 34 formed in the vertical direction of a transparent support plate 33 mounted inside. A bubble discharge port 35 is provided in the vicinity of the upper end of each guide groove 34 of the support plate 33, and after each movable member 30 rises to the upper end of the guide groove 34, the bubbles moored in each bubble storage portion are removed. It is designed to be discharged.

A holding plate for holding each movable member 30 at an upper position is provided on the back surface side of the support plate 33, and each holding plate is in a direction perpendicular to the support plate 33 with a horizontal axis attached to the upper end of the support plate 33 as a fulcrum. It is possible to swing at the same time. Furthermore, the movable member 30
Is in the upper position, the portion of the holding plate corresponding to the lower end of the projection 31 is bent to the front side to form a step portion, and when all the movable members 30 are in the upper position, the step portion of each holding plate. Is engaged with the lower end of the protrusion 31 of the corresponding movable member 30,
Hold 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 which is not in the upper position hits the protrusion 31 of the movable member 30, so that the step portion of any holding plate moves. The protrusion 31 of the member 30 cannot be engaged and no movable member 30 is held in the upper position.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bubble generating means of the toy includes an air compression member 7 communicating with the inside of the container 4 via two upper and lower air conduits 5 and 6 arranged outside the container 4, and a movement described later. A bubble generating member 8 having a bubble outlet (nozzle) that can move laterally in the container 4 by a mechanism. The upper air conduit 5 connects the upper portion (air layer) of the container 4 to the air compression member 7, and the lower air conduit 6 connects the air compression member 7 and the bubble generating member 8.

The air compression member 7 includes a bellows-shaped upper portion 7a and air conduits 5 and 6
Consisting of a hollow member having convex portions 7b and 7c connecting
It is fixed in the step portion 3a formed on the right side when viewed from the front of the outer frame 3.

The upper portion 7a of the air compression member is covered with a hat-shaped push button 10 that is vertically movably fitted in an opening provided on the upper surface of the stepped portion 3a of the outer frame. The lower end of the push button 10 located inside the outer frame 3 is formed larger than the opening of the step portion 3a. The push button 10 can be formed integrally with the upper portion 7a of the air compression member.

A check valve 9 is housed in each of the convex portions 7b and 7c of the air compression member, which allows only air flowing downward from above. The check valve 9 is formed, for example, by vertically arranging a non-breathable rubber membrane 9a and a sponge-like elastic body having a vent hole. The action is that when the upper portion 7a of the air compression member is pushed,
The inner air pressure pushes the membrane 9a in the lower convex portion 7c to open the valve. Therefore, the air is discharged from the air compression member 7 to the conduit 6. When the bellows begins to expand when the force for compressing the upper portion 7a of the air compression member disappears and the valve of the lower convex portion 7c closes, the membrane 9a in the upper convex portion 7b is pushed and the valve opens. Therefore, the air in the conduit 5 is sucked into the air compression member 7 through the upper convex portion 7b.

Therefore, unless the push button 10 is pushed, the air compression member 7
The push button 10 projects upward from the stepped portion 3a by the extension force of the upper portion 7a of the air compression member 7 when the push button 10 is pushed.
The upper portion 7a of the bulge contracts, and the air extruded from the upper portion 7a passes through the lower conduit 6 and is sent to the bubble generating member 8. When the finger is released from the push button 10, the upper part of the air compression member 7 extends upward again due to the elasticity of the bellows and returns to the original state. At this time, the air in the container 4 is sucked 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 portion is formed in a cylindrical shape, and is rotatable about an axis provided perpendicularly to the front plate or the back plate of the container 4. is there. Further, a pinion 11 that rotates integrally with the bubble generating member 8 is provided on the front side of the base end portion, and the lower air conduit 6 is connected to the side surface. Therefore, the air sent from the air compression member 7 through the conduit 6 passes through the inside of the bubble generating member 8 and is sent out into the water of the container 4 as bubbles from the outlet of the tip.

The moving mechanism that rotates the bubble generating member 8 is configured as follows.

First, the moving member 13 including the rack 12 that meshes with the pinion 11 that is integral with the bubble generating member 8 is provided. This moving member
13 has a horizontally long guide hole 14 near the right end when viewed from the front, and a projection 15 provided inside the front plate of the container 4 is slidably fitted into this hole 14. The left end portion 13a of the moving member slidably penetrates a support wall 16 standing upright from the bottom surface inside the container 4, and the periphery thereof is covered with a bellows-like waterproof cover 17 arranged outside the support wall 16. On the left side and the upper side of the waterproof cover 17, an inverted L-shaped moving plate 18 is movably attached to the left and right, and a knob 19 provided on the front surface thereof has a lower front surface of the outer frame 3 as shown in FIG. It projects through the long hole 20 provided in the.

Further, by applying a spring 22 between the right end portion of the moving member 13 and the projecting piece 21 provided inside the back plate of the container 4,
The moving member 13 is always pulled to the left. For this reason, the moving member 13 normally comes into contact with the locking wall 23 provided on the support wall 13 and stops at a position on the left side.

At the time of use, when the player holds the knob 19 with his finger and moves the moving plate 18 to the right, the moving member 13 is guided to the projection 15 by the support wall 16 and moves to the right. Therefore, the pinion 11 meshing with the rack 12 rotates, and the bubble generating member 8 rotates clockwise in FIG. Therefore, the rotation angle of the moving member 13 is changed by appropriately adjusting the movement of the knob 19,
The position of the tip of the bubble generating member 8, that is, the position of the bubble outlet can be arbitrarily set. When the player removes the finger from the knob 19, the moving member 13 is pulled back to the left by the force of the spring 22, so that the bubble generating member 8 rotates counterclockwise and returns to the position shown in FIG. 18 and knob 19 are also returned to their original positions.

The toy 1 operated by operating the push button 10 as described above is
If the game has a time limit, the timer of the present invention can be provided. That is, as shown in FIG.
Below the air compression member 7 of the toy 1, the timer mechanism 40 of the embodiment of the present invention is incorporated. The timer mechanism 40 is composed of the following components arranged between two parallel plates 41 and 42 located on the front side and the back side of the toy.

As shown in FIG. 4, a rotary knob 43 is provided in a circular opening provided at the lower right of the front surface of the outer frame 3, and a coil spring 44 that is wound by turning the knob 43 is attached to the front plate 41. And the back plate 42. Spring 44
Wrap around the drive shaft 45 with the knob 43 attached,
One end of 44 is fixed to the back plate 42, and the other end is engaged with a convex portion 47 provided on the back surface of a spur gear 46 fixed to the drive shaft 45. Therefore, when the knob 43 is rotated clockwise, the drive shaft 45 and the spur gear 46 rotate in the same direction, the convex portion 47 moves, and the coil spring 44 can be wound tightly. Drive shaft 45 and spur gear 46
Is rotationally driven counterclockwise by the restoring force of the wound spring 44.

Above the spring 44 between the front plate 41 and the rear plate 42, a rotation suppressing means for suppressing the rotation of the drive shaft 45 is provided. This is a spur gear 46 as a drive gear, a gear 49 coaxial with the pinion 48 meshing with the drive gear, a gear 51 coaxial with the pinion 50 meshing with this, and a pinion 52 meshing with this gear 51 and a gear 53 coaxial with this gear 53. The gear train is composed of a gear train and a speed adjusting member 54 that oscillates due to rotation of a gear 53 on the output side of the speed increasing gear train.

As shown in FIG. 5, the speed control member 54 is formed in a hook shape, and is attached to the rear plate 42 and the front plate 41 so as to rotate right and left with a shaft 55 protruding at the upper end as a fulcrum. Further, the speed control member 54
The lower part of the is formed as a weight 56, and a pair of protrusions 57L and 57R that engage with the gear 53 are provided on the left and right of the upper part. Therefore, when the gear 53 rotates, each of the protrusions 57L and 57R engages with the gear 53, whereby the speed adjusting member 54 swings to the left and right, and the rotation of the drive shaft 45 is suppressed through the speed increasing gear train. To do.

The shaft holes 62 and 63 of the front plate 41 and the rear plate 42 to which the shafts of the pinion 50 and the gear 51 are attached are shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, respectively.
As shown in the figure, it is preferable to form it horizontally. With this arrangement, when the knob 43 is rotated clockwise, the shafts of the pinion 50 and the gear 51 that mesh with the gear 49 rotating counterclockwise move to the left ends of the shaft holes 62 and 63, and the gear 51 and the pinion 52.
Disengage. Therefore, when tightening the spring 44, it is possible to escape from the heavy load of the speed governing member 54.
Then, when the knob 43 is released, the spur gear 46 rotates counterclockwise by the restoring force of the wound spring 44 and the gear 49 rotates clockwise, so that the shafts of the pinion 50 and the gear 51 have shaft holes.
Moving to the right of 62 and 63, the gear 51 meshes with the pinion 52 to rotate the gear 53. As a result, the speed control member 54
Therefore, the rotation suppression mechanism will work.

A push button locking member 58 is arranged between the push button 10 and the drive gear 46. This is composed of a vertically extending strip plate, and is attached to the back plate 42 so as to swing left and right with an intermediate portion thereof as a fulcrum. The convex portion that moves with the rotation of the drive shaft 45 due to the restoring force of the spring 44 wound up as described above
47 engages the lower end portion 58a of the push button locking member 58 at a predetermined position. Then, when the convex portion 47 pushes the lower end portion 58a, the push button locking member 58 rotates clockwise when viewed from the front side.

On the other hand, a rack 59 is provided on the upper end portion of the push button locking member 58, and a convex portion 60 is provided on the lower portion of the outer surface of the push button 10. The convex portion 60 is located higher than the upper end of the push button locking member 58 when the push button 10 is not pressed, but becomes lower than the upper end of the push button locking member 58 when the push button 10 is pushed down. In this state, when the push button locking member 58 rotates clockwise as described above, the rack
59 engages the protrusion 60 and locks the push button 10 in the depressed position. At this time, the lower end portion 58 of the push button locking member 58
The rear plate 42 is provided with a protrusion 61 for locking the a and the convex portion 47.

The operation of the timer mechanism 40 configured as above is as follows.

First, the player turns knob 43 clockwise to spring
Tighten 44. The setting time of the timer is determined by how much the spring is tightened. When the tightening is completed, as shown in FIG. 6, the convex portion 47 is located away from the lower end portion 58a of the push button locking member 58.

Here, when the player releases the knob 43, the spur gear (drive gear) 46 and the drive shaft 45 rotate counterclockwise by the restoring force of the spring 44, but the rotation is slowed by the rotation suppressing means for the spur gear 46. Since it is suppressed, the restoring force of the spring 44 is not rapidly lost. While the spur gear 46 integrated with the drive shaft 45 rotates, the convex portion 47 also moves. In the meantime, the player operates the push button 10 to generate bubbles in the container 4 as described above, and operates the knob 19 to change the bubble generation position, thereby moving all the movable members 30 to the upper position all together. You can play a game to reach.

During the above game, when the moving convex portion 47 reaches a predetermined position, the convex portion 47 pushes the push button locking member as shown in FIG.
It engages with the lower end portion 58a of 58 and rotates the locking member 58 clockwise, and is locked by the protrusion 61. Therefore, the rack 59 at the upper end portion of the push button locking member 58 engages with the convex portion 60 of the push button 10 and locks the push button 10 at the depressed position. As a result, the bellows portion 7a of the air compression member 7 in the push button 10 cannot be expanded, and the game ends.

After that, when playing the game again, when the knob 43 is turned clockwise to tighten the spring 44, the convex portion 47 separates from the lower end portion 58a of the push button locking member 58. As a result, the push button locking member 58 becomes rotatable, and the push button 10 can be returned to the operable state.

As described above, the timer mechanism incorporated in the illustrated toy 1
The reference numeral 40 allows the push button 10 to be operated from the start of the game until the push button 10 is locked, and the player can set all the movable members 30 to the upper position within the time limited by the timer. The game of the toy 1 becomes more tense.

Although the embodiments have been described above, the timer of the present invention is not limited to toys for playing games, but can be used for various toys operated by push button operation. Further, the shape and structure of the components that make up the timer can be modified as necessary.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, in the present invention, in a toy operated by push button operation, the push button becomes inoperable after a predetermined time elapses, so the score and the goal of the game are limited within a limited time. It becomes clear whether or not the game has been achieved, and the player can enjoy a play that is more thrilling and interesting than toys with no time limit.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toy equipped with the timer of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view thereof, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a timer is incorporated in a toy, FIG. 4 is a view showing a configuration of a timer mechanism, and FIG. 5 is a view showing a part of components of the timer. 6 and 7 are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the timer. 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, 40 …… timer mechanism, 43 …… knob, 44 …… spring, 45 …… drive shaft, 46 …… drive gear, 54 …… speed control member, 58 …… pushbutton locking member, 59 …… Rack, 60 …… Convex section.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a timer used for a toy configured to operate by push button operation, a spring that is manually wound, a drive shaft that is rotationally driven by a restoring force of the spring, and a rotation of the drive shaft. Rotation restraining means for controlling the drive shaft to rotate the drive shaft at a low speed, a convex portion that moves with the rotation of the drive shaft, and a push button assembly that locks the push button by engaging the convex portion at a predetermined position. A timer for a toy, which is provided with a stop member. 2. The rotation suppressing means engages with a drive gear fixed to the drive shaft, a speed increasing gear train meshing with the drive gear, and a gear on an output side of the speed increasing gear train. The toy timer according to claim 1, wherein the timer for toy comprises a speed adjusting member that swings by rotation.