JPH08173643A - Toy of discharging sphere - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a toy of discharging spheres which is capable of discharging spheres one after another by a simple structure, and offers higher game effect and enjoyment than a toy merely discharging spheres by combining the conventional toys that discharge spheres. CONSTITUTION: A toy body 1 is provided with a discharge port 2 from which a sphere 3 is discharged, a set of discharge pieces 4 which is elastic to discharge the sphere 3, flared to hold the sphere 3 and has a distance between their frontal ends shorter than a diameter of the sphere 3, a pushing part 5 which pushes out the sphere 3 held by the discharge pieces 4, and a supply section 6 which is positioned over the discharge pieces 4 to orderly guide to the discharge pieces 4 the spheres 3, supplied from a pipe 16 positioned outside of the toy body 1, after lining up them on a lining plate.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sphere launching toy capable of continuously launching a sphere by pushing a pushing member.

[0002]

A pistol toy that imitates a pistol is well known as a spherical toy, but this pistol toy is not always preferable as a toy for children in terms of safety and psychological development. Therefore, as a spherical launching toy that children can safely and enjoyably play, there is a doll equipped with a bullet launching device in a toy, which was devised by the present applicant (Japanese Patent Application No. 5-7379). A doll provided with this launching device accommodates one sphere between elastic clamping pieces arranged in the body part, and operates an extruding member arranged behind the elastic clamping piece to form an opening formed in the body part of the sphere. However, the sphere had to be housed between the elastic clamping pieces each time, and the sphere could not be continuously fired.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made under the above-mentioned background, and it is possible to continuously shoot a sphere by a simple operation, and to shoot a sphere only by combining a conventional sphere launching toy. It is an object of the present invention to provide a spherical launching toy capable of enhancing playability and developing play from a toy.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, a spherical toy launching toy according to the present invention comprises a pair of flipping pieces for ejecting the ball from a launching port provided in the front part of the toy body, and a space between the flipping pieces. The present invention is characterized in that it has an extruding member for extruding the sphere and a sphere supply section for supplying the sphere between the flipping pieces, and has the following requirements. (A) The flipping piece has elasticity and is formed in an open shape so as to sandwich the sphere from both sides, and the distance between the front ends of the flipping piece is narrowed so as to be smaller than the diameter of the sphere. ) The pushing member is arranged so as to be movable back and forth from the rear of the flipping piece (c) The supply part is arranged above the flipping piece, and a pipe for supplying a sphere from the outside of the toy body to the supply part. And an aligning plate that aligns the spheres housed in the supply section and sequentially guides the spheres between the flipping pieces. Further, the second launch port is provided at the front of the toy body and It is preferable to include a storage unit for storing a doll provided with a launching device, and an operation lever arranged behind the storage unit for operating the launching device.

Further, in the storage section, a doll's mounting table which is urged upward by a spring and can be moved up and down, a locking member for locking when the mounting table is lowered, and a projecting member protruding from the front of the toy body. It is preferable to provide a releasing member for releasing the locking of the locking member by hitting the sphere.

[0006]

According to the above structure, when the pushing member movably arranged from the rear of the pair of flipping pieces to the front is moved forward, the spherical body housed between the flipping pieces is pushed forward.

This flipping piece has elasticity and is formed so as to open outward so as to sandwich the ball from both sides. Since the space between the front ends of this flipping piece is narrowed to be smaller than the diameter of the ball, the ball pushes the ball out. While being moved forward, when the diameter of the sphere passes through the front end of the flipping piece, the sphere is flipped forward by the elastic restoring force of the flipping piece and is launched from a launching port provided in the toy body.

A supply portion is arranged above the flipping piece,
The spheres supplied to the supply part by the pipe are aligned by the alignment plate and sequentially guided between the repelling pieces, so when the pushing member is continuously moved forward and backward, the spheres guided between the repelling pieces are successively fired. Fired from the mouth.

Further, a second launch opening is provided at the front of the main body of the toy, and an accommodating section for accommodating a doll equipped with a spherical ejecting device and an operation for operating the ejecting apparatus for the doll behind the accommodating section. If the doll is equipped with a sphere, the doll is loaded with spheres, the doll is stored in the storage part, and then the operating lever is operated, the operating lever activates the doll's launching device to launch the sphere loaded in the doll. As a result, the sphere is fired from the second firing port.

Further, a doll's mounting table that is urged upward by a spring in the storage section and can be moved up and down, a locking member for locking the mounting table when the mounting table is lowered, and a sphere protruding from the front of the toy body. When the doll is placed on the placing table and the placing table is lowered against the spring, the placing table is lowered when the doll is placed on the placing table. In this state, it is locked by the locking member. In this state, when the sphere hits the release member protruding to the front of the toy body, the release member releases the locking of the locking member, so that the mounting table is urged by the spring and moves up vigorously, The doll placed on is thrown upwards.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spherical launching toy according to the first aspect of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference character A indicates a spherical launching toy, and the launching toy A is formed by the toy body 1 imitating a robot. Has been done.

The toy body 1 is provided with a launching port 2 on the front surface, and inside the toy body 1, a pair of flipping pieces 4 for pushing out the sphere 3, a pushing member 5 for pushing out the sphere 3 between the flipping pieces 4, and this flipping A sphere supply unit 6 for supplying the sphere 3 is arranged between the pieces 4 (see FIG. 2A).

The repelling piece 4 is made of an elastic synthetic resin such as plastic and is formed in an open shape so as to sandwich the sphere 3 from both sides as shown in FIG. 3, and the gap between the repelling piece 4 and the repelling piece 4 is large. L1 is formed slightly wider than the diameter L2 of the sphere 3,
While facilitating the accommodation of the sphere 3 between the flipping pieces 4, the front end of the flipping piece 4 is curved inward, and the distance L3 between the front ends is narrowed so as to be smaller than the diameter L2 of the sphere 3 (FIG. 4 (a)).

The rear end of the flipping piece 4 is connected to the holding portion 7 and is formed in a substantially U shape as a whole. At the rear end of the holding portion 7, a convex portion 9 that supports one end portion 8a of the spring 8 is formed, and the fitting convex portions 10 formed at both ends are fitted to the fitting concave portion 11 formed in the toy body 1. It is fitted and fixed in the toy body 1.

The pushing member 5 is a plate made of synthetic resin such as plastic and has an opening 12 formed in the center in the longitudinal direction. The opening 12 has a protrusion 13 for supporting the other end 8b of the spring 8. Has been formed.

The pushing member 5 is arranged such that the holding portion 7 of the flipping piece 4 engages with the opening 12 and the pushing member 5 is movable back and forth with respect to the flipping piece 4. This pushing member 5 is urged backward by the spring 8 against the flipping piece 4,
The rear end portion 5a projects rearward of the toy body 1 from a through hole 15 formed in the toy body 1 (see FIG. 1).

The supply unit 6 has a pipe 16 made of a synthetic resin such as a substantially L-shaped transparent plastic and a cover 17 made of a synthetic resin such as a transparent plastic for visually recognizing the supplied sphere 3 from the outside. The spheres 3 accommodated are aligned, and an alignment plate 18 for guiding the spheres 3 between the flipping pieces 4 is provided.

The lower end of the pipe 16 is connected to the opening 19 formed in the toy body 1, and guides the sphere 3 introduced from the upper end into the supply portion 6 and the sphere 3 introduced is visually recognized from the outside. It is provided so that you can.

The alignment plate 18 is composed of a first alignment plate 18a and a second alignment plate 18b. As shown in the cross sectional view of the cover 17 of FIG. 5, the first alignment plate 18a is cut at the right end. The sphere 3 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape with a notch portion and is formed in the center of the cover 17 so as to descend to the right. The sphere 3 supplied from the pipe 16 to the left side of the cover 17 rolls to the right side of the first alignment plate and falls from the notch portion. It is provided to do. The second alignment plate 18b is formed so as to stand upright on the left side of the opening 17a formed in a U shape in the bottom of the cover 17, and the first alignment plate 18a is formed.
It is provided so as to guide the sphere 3 falling from the space between the repelling pieces 4 arranged below the opening 17a.

Next, the launch toy A configured as described above.
The operation mode of will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the sphere 3 is loaded from the upper end of the pipe 16. The thrown sphere 3 is the alignment plate 1
The pipes 1 are arranged in a row and stored in a line in the supply unit 6.
It can be continuously charged until the inside of 6 is filled with the sphere 3.

Since the pipe 16 and the cover 17 are made of transparent plastic, the housed state of the sphere 3 can be visually recognized from the outside.

Since the sphere 3 that has been initially loaded is loaded between the flipping pieces 4, when the player pushes the pushing member 5 forward, the pushing member 5 is pushed into the sphere 3 as shown in FIG. 4 (b).
Is pushed forward, the sphere 3 moves forward while pushing the front end of the flipping piece 4 to the left and right. When the maximum diameter of the sphere 3 passes through the front end, the sphere 3 is repelled by the elastic restoring force of the repelling piece 4.

Since the pushing member 5 is biased by the spring 8 and returns to the rear, the next sphere 3 automatically falls between the flipping pieces 4. If the pushing member 5 is pushed again, the spheres 3 can be fired as described above, and the spheres 3 housed in the supply unit 6 can all be fired continuously until they are fired.

Since the spheres 3 are arranged in a line in the supply section 6 by the aligning plate 18, the spheres 3 do not compete with each other inside the supply section 6 and a blocking state is not generated between the repelling pieces 4. You will be guided smoothly.

As described above, the supply unit 6 accommodates the spheres 3 aligned in one row by the alignment plate 18, and the spheres 3 accommodated therein.
Are sequentially guided between the flipping pieces 4, so that the sphere 3 can be continuously fired only by repeatedly operating the pushing member 5.

Next, FIG. 6 (a) shows a spherical launching toy A of the second invention. This launching toy A is provided with a second launching port 20 at the front of the toy body 1 and a launching device. It is provided with a storage section 23 for storing the provided doll B, and an operation lever 25 arranged behind the storage section 23 to operate the launching device.

The second launch port 20 is arranged above the above-mentioned launch port 2, and a storage portion 23 for the doll B is formed behind the second launch port 20. A holding piece 2 for holding the left and right arm portions 24 of the doll B from the front and back so that the stored doll B does not move back and forth in the storage portion 23.
5 and 25 are formed on the left and right respectively.

As the doll B, a doll provided with a launching device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 5-7379 may be used. In this doll B, as shown in FIG.
The push-out member 22, which is provided so as to be housed in the body portion 26 when sandwiched by the members 1 and 21, is pushed forward from the rear portion of the body portion 26 as shown in FIG. And while pushing the playing piece 21 to the left and right, the sphere 3
Is moved forward, and when the maximum diameter of the sphere 3 passes the front end of the flipping piece 21, the restoring force of the flipping piece 21 causes the sphere 3 to be flipped forward.

As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the operating lever 30 is formed of synthetic resin such as plastic in an inverted L shape, and a fitting hole 31 formed in a bent portion is provided in the toy body 1. It is loosely fitted on the fitting shaft 32 and is rotatably attached to the toy body 1. The horizontal shaft 30a of the operating lever 30 is provided so as to project above the rear portion of the toy body 1 and be pushed downward. The front end portion 30c of the vertical shaft 30b is formed in a convex shape on the front side, and the front end portion 30c is provided so as to be positioned behind the pushing member 22 of the doll B stored in the storage portion 23.

Since the launching toy A is constructed as described above, the doll B loaded with the sphere 3 in advance is housed in the housing portion 23 by removing the transparent cover cover 35 made of synthetic resin such as plastic. Next, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the horizontal shaft 30a of the operating lever 30 is pushed down, the operating lever 30 rotates about the fitting shaft 32 in the direction of the arrow a, so that the vertical shaft 30b. The tip portion 30c of the doll engages with the push-out member 22 of the doll B and can push the push-out member 22 forward.

In the doll B, the arm portion 24 holds the holding pieces 25, 25.
Since the doll B does not move even if the pushing member 22 is pushed, the pushing member 22 only moves the body portion 26 of the doll B forward, and the sphere 3 housed between the flipping pieces 21 is held. Since it is flipped forward, the sphere 3 can be launched from the second launch port 20.

As described above, when the doll B loaded with the sphere 3 is stored in the storage section 23 and the operation lever 30 is operated, it is as if the doll B operates the robot without the need to install a special launching device. Since it operates so as to fire the sphere 3, the sphere 3 can be fired only by storing the doll equipped with the existing launcher, and the range of play is wider than the firing of the sphere 3 by the doll alone. It can be further increased.

Next, FIG. 9 (a) shows a spherical launching toy A of the third invention, and this launching toy A has a vertically movable placing table 40 on which the doll B is placed in the storage section 23. And a locking member 41 that locks when the mounting table 40 is lowered,
The toy main body 1 is provided with a releasing member 42 which is disposed on the front surface and releases the locking of the locking member 41 when the sphere 3 hits.

The mounting table 40 is made of a synthetic resin such as plastic having a size large enough to mount the doll B and is formed in a rectangular plate shape. A guide portion having a U-shaped cross section formed in the central portion of the toy body 1. The vertical plates 50a in front of and behind 50 are arranged so as to be vertically movable. A hook 43 that engages with the engaging member 41 is formed so as to project downward at approximately the center of the back surface of the mounting table 40, and guide shafts 44 are provided on the left and right sides of the back surface.
44 is formed, and a locking piece 4 is formed at the tip of the guide shaft 44.
4a is formed (see FIG. 10). This table 40
Is provided so that the spring 45 urges it upwards, and when the mounting table 40 is urged by the spring 45 and rises, the locking piece 44a abuts the bottom plate 50b surface of the guide portion 50 and stops the elevation.

The locking member 41 is a rectangular plate made of synthetic resin such as plastic. An opening 41a for locking the hook 43 of the mounting table 40 is formed at the substantially center thereof, and a releasing member is provided at the tip. An engaging piece 41b that engages with is formed orthogonally to the longitudinal direction. The locking member 41 is guided by the guide portion 50 so as to be movable back and forth, and the engaging piece 41b and the vertical plate 50a on the front side of the guide portion 50 are provided.
It is urged forward by a spring 46 arranged between and.

The releasing member 42, as shown in FIG.
7 is made of a synthetic resin such as a substantially quadrangular plastic provided with a substantially U-shaped detecting portion 48, and a pressing piece 49 is formed at the center of the shaft 47 so as to project downward.

A shaft 47 of the releasing member 42 is rotatably supported by a bearing portion 51 formed in the toy body 1, and the tip of the detecting portion 48 is arranged so as to project so as to be located below the front surface of the toy body 1. When the sphere 3 rolling from the front hits the detecting portion 48, the releasing member 42 rotates rearward about the shaft 47, and the pressing piece 49 causes the pressing piece 49 to engage with the engaging portion 41b of the locking member 41.
Is provided so as to move the locking member 41 rearward against the spring 46 by engaging with.

Since the launching toy A is constructed as described above, the transparent cover 35 is removed and the doll B is placed on the table 4.
After being placed on 0, the doll B is pushed down together with the placing table 40. The hook 43 formed on the mounting table 40 penetrates the opening 41a while moving the locking member 41 rearward on the slope. When the tip of the hook 43 passes through the opening 41a, the locking member 41 is biased by the spring 46 to move forward,
Since the hook 43 is locked at the edge of the opening 41a, the mounting table 4
0 is fixed, and the doll B is stored in the storage section 23. After the storage of the doll B is completed, the cover cover 35 is attached again.

After storing the doll, as shown in FIG.
The two launching toys A are faced to each other, and the push-out member 5 is operated by aiming at the detecting parts 48 of the opponents to launch the spherical body 3. When the fired sphere 3 hits the detecting portion 48 of the releasing member 42, the releasing member 42 moves the shaft 4 as shown in FIG. 9B.
The pressing piece 4 formed on the shaft 49 is rotated rearward about 7
9 engages with the engaging portion 41b of the engaging member 41 to engage the engaging member 4
1 is moved backwards against the spring 46. When the locking member 41 moves rearward, the hook 43 of the mounting table 40 is disengaged, and the mounting table 40 is urged by the spring 45 to move up vigorously. At this time, the doll B on the mounting table 40 is ejected from the toy body 1 to the outside by pushing the cover 35 away.

As described above, when the sphere 3 fired by the launching toy A is applied to the detector 48 of the opponent, the doll B stored in the opponent's toy main body 1 pops out, so that a battle game for winning and losing can be performed. , Not only the sphere 3 is fired, but also the game property is enhanced and the range of play can be expanded.

[0043]

According to the invention of claim 1, the supply unit of the sphere is arranged above the flipping piece, and the sphere supplied from the outside of the toy body to the supply unit by the pipe is aligned by the aligning plate and the spheres are aligned with each other. Competing with each other, they are sequentially guided between the flipping pieces without being blocked in the supply part, so the sphere can be continuously fired by simply repeatedly operating the pushing member, and the sphere can be continuously fired with a simple structure. It is possible to provide a spherical toy that can be played.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the toy body is provided with a second body.
Since a storage part for storing a doll equipped with a sphere launching device and an operating lever for operating the doll's launching device are arranged behind this storage part, a doll loaded with a sphere is stored in the storage part. The sphere is ejected by actuating the launching device of the doll when it is housed in and is operated by the operating lever, and the ejected sphere is ejected from the second ejection port. It gives the illusion that a doll operated to shoot a sphere from the toy body, and by combining a doll equipped with a conventional sphere launcher, it enhances the game from a toy that only shoots a sphere and develops play. It is possible to provide a spherical launching toy that can be used.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the doll's mounting table, which is vertically urged by the spring in the storage section in the toy main body, and the locking for locking when the mounting table is lowered. Since the member and the releasing member that protrudes to the front surface of the toy body and releases the locking of the locking member when the sphere hits, a plurality of launching toys are opposed to each other, and the sphere is aimed at the other releasing members. When the ball is fired and the fired sphere hits the release member, the locking of the mounting table by the locking member is released, and the mounting table is urged by the spring to bounce upward and force the mounted doll to flip up. You can in this way,
Since it is possible not only to shoot a sphere but also to play by competing to win or lose, it is possible to provide a sphere-launched toy that enhances the game and develops the play.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a spherical launching toy according to the present invention.

2 (a) and 2 (b) are sectional views showing the internal structure of the above-mentioned launching toy.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a flipping piece and a pushing member.

4A and 4B are cross-sectional views of the launching toy showing the configuration and operating state of the flipping piece and the pushing member.

FIG. 5 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the supply unit for explaining the configuration of the supply unit and the movement of the sphere.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are cross-sectional views of a main part of a launching toy showing a configuration of a storage part and an operation lever.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the doll.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a launching toy explaining a state in which the doll launches a sphere.

9 (a) and 9 (b) are cross-sectional views of main parts showing the internal structure of the launching toy.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the configurations of the mounting table, the locking member, and the releasing member.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the spherical toy according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Toy Main Body 2 Launch Port 3 Sphere 4 Flipping Piece 5 Extruding Member 6 Supply Section A Sphere Launching Toy

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pair of repelling pieces for repelling a sphere from a launching port provided in the front part of a toy body, a pushing member for pushing out a sphere between the repelling pieces, and a sphere supplying section for supplying the sphere between the repelling pieces. And a spherical launching toy having the following requirements. (A) The flipping piece has elasticity and is formed so as to open outward so as to sandwich the sphere from both sides, and the distance between the front ends of the flipping piece is narrowed so as to be smaller than the diameter of the sphere. ) The pushing member is arranged so as to be movable back and forth from the rear of the flipping piece. (C) The feeding part is arranged above the flipping piece and supplies a sphere to the feeding part from the outside of the toy body. And an alignment plate that aligns the spheres housed in the supply unit and sequentially guides the spheres between the flipping pieces. 2. A toy main body is provided with a second launching port at the front part thereof, and a storage part for storing a doll equipped with a spherical launching device, and a launching device arranged behind the storage part to operate the launching device. The spherical launching toy according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. A doll's mounting table that is urged upward by a spring and can move up and down, a locking member that locks when the mounting table is lowered, and a projecting member that projects to the front of the toy body. And a releasing member for releasing the locking of the locking member when the ball hits.
A spherical toy as described.