JPH09140832A - Game ball - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a game ball appear as if sliding horizontally by incorporating into a transparent, hollow ball shell a ball inner element which, even if the shell is rolling, remains stationary while keeping its vertical and horizontal directions inside a fluid filling the shell. SOLUTION: A small-diameter injection hole that is closed by a plug 2 after injection of a fluid W is provided in one 1a of the spherical halves of a transparent, hollow ball shell 1 which can roll the game board A of a rolling-ball game toy. A ball inner element 5 is incorporated into the ball shell 1 and, even if the shell 1 is rolling, remains stationary while keeping its vertical and horizontal directions inside the fluid W filling the shell 1. A balance weight 8 is fitted into place in the weight fitting part of a lower top 6 to regulate the vertical direction of the ball inner element 5, while a bar magnet 9 is fitted and bonded to the magnet fitting part of the lower top 6 and held in position to regulate the horizontal direction of the ball inner element 5 based on its relation with geomagnetism.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game ball used as a rolling ball for a rolling ball game toy such as a smart ball toy or a bowling toy.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional game ball used for a rolling ball game toy as described above is constructed as a hollow or solid rolling ball capable of rolling on the game board surface of the rolling ball game toy.

[0003]

The conventional game balls described above have a problem that they are not interesting because they only roll on the game board surface of a ball-game toy. It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly entertaining game ball that actually rolls on the game board surface of a rolling ball game toy, but does not visually roll and appears to slide horizontally. Especially.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the game ball of the present invention comprises a transparent and hollow ball outer shell capable of rolling on the game board surface of a ball-spinning game toy. A ball inner element which is incorporated in the outer shell of the ball and which remains stationary in the fluid filled in the outer shell while maintaining the vertical and horizontal directions even when the outer shell rolls. The point is that it is configured to do.

The outer shell has a structure in which transparent half spheres having magnetic permeability are joined, and the ball inner member incorporated in the ball outer shell has a weight fitting portion and a magnet fitting portion. A magnetically permeable lower piece body, a cap attached to the opening of the lower piece body with a canopy mark visible on the upper surface from the outside of the ball shell, and a weight fitting of the lower piece body. A balance weight that is fitted and held in the lower part to regulate the vertical direction of the ball inner member, and a horizontal weight of the ball inner member that is fitted and held in the magnet fitting part of the lower piece and has the earth's magnetic force. It is desirable in the embodiment to have a configuration in which bar magnets having NS magnetic poles are provided at both ends that are regulated by the relationship.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a transparent and hollow ball outer shell capable of rolling on the game board surface A of a rolling ball game toy. In the case of the present embodiment, a semi-divided sphere made of transparent magnetic synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 1, 1a and 1b are fitted and bonded to each other at their opening edges to form a ball shell having a diameter of about 30 mm. It should be noted that one half-split sphere 1a is provided with a small-diameter injection hole 3 that is sealed with a plug 2 after the injection of a fluid W described later.

[0007] Reference numeral 5 is incorporated in the ball outer shell 1, and even if the outer shell 1 rolls, it remains stationary in the fluid W filled in the outer shell while maintaining the vertical and horizontal directions. In the ball inner member, a lower piece body 6 made of magnetically permeable synthetic resin having a weight fitting portion 6a, a magnet fitting portion 6b, and an annular cap fitting groove 6c, and an outer surface of the ball outer shell body 1 on the upper surface. A canopy mark 7a having a face picture as shown in FIG. 2 that can be seen through from the above is displayed, and a cap formed by drawing an aluminum plate fitted and adhered to the opening (cap fitting groove 6c) of the lower piece 6 7 and
A balance weight 8 which is fitted and held in the weight fitting portion 6a of the lower piece body 1 and regulates the vertical direction of the ball inner member 5 is fitted and bonded to the magnet fitting portion 6b of the lower piece body 6. It is held by a bar magnet 9 having NS magnetic poles at both ends for restricting the horizontal direction of the ball inner element 5 in relation to the earth's magnetic force. Although the fluid W is liquid paraffin injected from the injection hole 3 in this embodiment, it may be water.

[0008]

Since the game ball of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, the ball outer shell 1 actually rotates when the ball moves on the game board surface A of the rolling ball game toy. However, the ball outer shell 1 is transparent, and the ball inner element 5 incorporated in the outer shell 1 is moved vertically and horizontally in the fluid W filled in the ball outer shell 1. As it is configured to stand still while maintaining its orientation,
The perspective view of the ball interior element 5 makes it appear that the entire ball is sliding and moving horizontally without rotating, which has the effect of increasing the fun of the game ball used in the ball-spinning game toy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view of a game ball according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the ball.

FIG. 3 is an exploded sectional view of the ball.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: the game board surface of the ball-spinning game toy, 1 ... the outer shell of the ball,
1a, 1b ... halved sphere, 2 ... stopper, 3 ... injection hole, W ... fluid, 5 ... ball inner element, 6 ... lower piece, 6a ... weight fitting part, 6b ... magnet fitting part, 7 ... Cap, 7a ... Canopy mark, 8 ... Balance weight, 9 ... Bar magnet.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A transparent and hollow ball outer shell body capable of rolling on a game board surface of a ball-spinning game toy, and when the outer shell body is incorporated into the ball outer shell body, the outer shell body rolls. A game ball comprising a ball inner member which is stationary while maintaining the vertical and horizontal directions in a fluid filled in the outer shell. 2. The outer shell has a structure in which transparent half spheres having magnetic permeability are joined together, and a ball inner member incorporated in the ball outer shell has a weight fitting portion and a magnet fitting portion. A magnetically permeable lower piece body, a cap attached to the opening of the lower piece body with a canopy mark visible on the upper surface from the outside of the ball shell, and a weight fitting of the lower piece body. A balance weight that is fitted and held in the lower part to regulate the vertical direction of the ball inner member, and a horizontal weight of the ball inner member that is fitted and held in the magnet fitting part of the lower piece and has the earth's magnetic force. 2. The game ball according to claim 1, further comprising bar magnets having NS magnetic poles at both ends which are regulated by a relationship.