JPH09299609A - Spherical body game toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toy capturing a spherical body discharged by an opponent and shooting the spherical body to the opponent by arranging two tube members opened forward in parallel at the prescribed interval, and connecting the tube members together with a connecting tube member so that the spherical body captured in one tube member is jumped out from the other tube member. SOLUTION: Two tube members 1, 1 opened forward and having flat bottom faces are arranged in parallel, a spherical body 3 captured at the front opening section 2 of one tube member 1 is guided to the other tube member 1, and it is shot from the front opening section 2. The front end of each tube member 1 is flaringly shaped to facilitate the capture of the spherical body 3, and the tube members 1, 1 are communicated with each other via a connecting tube member 4. The connecting tube member 4 is bent into a circular arc shape from the center, and it is formed into substantially a U-shape as a whole. At least two users play face to face on this spherical body game toy, and the spherical body 3 captured at one tube member 1 is jumped out from the other tube body 1 for play.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game toy that captures a sphere emitted by an opponent, shoots the captured sphere toward the opponent and plays in two directions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, soccer games, air hockey games, etc. have been known as game apparatuses that allow two spheres, a disk, etc. to be hit against each other to play in both directions.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned game device, a power source for operating the game device is required,
Therefore, the manufacturing cost becomes high, and the device itself becomes large in size, so that the player can only play in a pre-installed place, and it is not possible to enjoy the game casually.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and provide a spherical game toy which does not require power and can be played bidirectionally with a simple structure and is easy to carry.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a spherical game toy according to the present invention has two cylindrical members, which are open forward and have a flat bottom, and are arranged side by side at a predetermined interval.
A spherical game toy in which a sphere captured by one of the tubular members is projected from the other tubular member, wherein the two tubular members are connected by a connecting tubular member formed in an arc shape.

A sphere launching device is disposed between the two tubular members, and a supply hole for feeding the sphere to the launching device is provided at the rear end of the connecting tubular member, and a sphere is provided in the feed hole. A guide plate for guiding may be formed, and the sphere captured by the tubular member may be guided by the guide plate and supplied to the launching device through the supply hole.

Further, a flipping device may be arranged below the launching device to detect that a sphere has hit the ball and to flip the launching device.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In FIG. 1, reference numeral A indicates a ball game toy, and this ball game toy A has two cylindrical members 1 and 1 having an opening at the front and a flat bottom, which are arranged in parallel. The sphere 3 captured by the front opening 2 of the tubular member 1 is guided to the other tubular member 1 and fired from the front opening 2, and the front end of the tubular member 1 facilitates the capture of the sphere 3. For this reason, the connecting cylinder member 4 is formed in a divergent shape and is connected to the rear end, and the two cylinder members 1 and 1 communicate with each other via the connecting cylinder member 4.

The connecting tubular member 4 is a tubular member which is bent in a circular arc shape from the center and is formed in a substantially U shape as a whole. The rear ends of the tubular member 1 are connected to both ends, and one tubular member 1 is connected.
It is formed so as to guide the spherical body 3 captured in step 1 to the other tubular member 1.

The ball game toy A is fixed on the reinforcing plate 5 so as not to be distorted.

The bottom surfaces of the tubular member 1 and the connecting tubular member 4 may be open.

The ball game toy having the above structure is a ball game toy played by at least two users facing each other.
The sphere 3 fired by one user by an appropriate method is captured by the other user by moving the opening 2 of one of the tubular members 1 forward of the sphere 3 in the traveling direction. , Into the tubular member 1 (see FIG. 2). The sphere 3 taken into the tubular member 1 advances into the connecting tubular member 4 due to its inertia, advances along the inner wall of the connecting tubular member 4, and the advancing direction can be changed by the inner wall formed in an arc shape. And is guided to the other tubular member 1.

When the sphere 3 can change its traveling direction by the connecting cylinder member 4, the user momentarily pushes the sphere game toy A forward, and the sphere 3 is instantaneously pushed by the inner wall of the connecting cylinder member 4, The traveling speed is accelerated so that it can be vigorously ejected forward from the opening 2 of the other tubular member 1.

As described above, with a simple structure, a sphere can be caught and popped out like a catchball, and a two-way game that cannot be obtained with a toy that shoots a sphere aiming at a target can be enjoyed. it can. In addition, since it is easy to carry, it does not require a special device and can be played anywhere on a flat surface wherever there is a flat surface. it can. Further, the speed of the sphere that pops out can be freely controlled by changing the timing of pushing the ball forward and the speed at which the ball is pushed out.

As shown in FIG. 3, by operating the sphere game toy A on the game board 11 on which the wall 10 is formed, the sphere 3 is reflected directly or indirectly by being reflected by the wall 10. It can be played like an air hockey game in which the opponent's goal 12 is repeatedly attacked and defended to aim at the opponent's goal 12, and with a simple structure, it is possible to play with a higher game quality.

Next, a sphere game toy A1 in which the launching device B is arranged and the sphere 3 can be supplied to the launching device B is provided.
Will be described.

4 and 5 show a ball game toy A1.
In this spherical game toy A1, two tubular members 17, 17 connected by a connecting tubular member 16 are fixed on a substrate 15 by appropriate means (adhesive or the like), and a launching device B is placed between the two tubular members 17, 17. It is arranged. This launching device B is a projectile launching device for a toy to which the present applicant applies (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-3).
No. 3773). In this launcher B, the sphere 3 introduced from the introduction port 18 is stored in the storage portion 20 through the guide passage 19, and the sphere 3 stored in the storage portion 20 is formed on the front surface of the storage portion 20 by the pressing operation of the pressing member 21. It is provided so as to be fired from the fired launch port 22.

The connecting cylindrical member 16 is a substantially U-shaped cylindrical member having a rear portion inclined obliquely upward and a rear end bent in an arc shape. The guide plate 26 is formed so as to shield the guide plate 2
In front of 6, a supply port 27 for supplying the sphere 3 to the launching device B is formed. The introduction port 18 of the launching device B is opened at a position opposite to the supply port 27, and the sphere 3 emitted from the supply port 27 is accommodated in the storage section 20 from the introduction port 18.
It is provided so that it can be introduced inside.

According to the spherical game toy having the above-mentioned structure, the spherical body taken in by one of the cylindrical members 17 is the connecting cylindrical member 1
6 and progresses along the inner wall of the connecting tubular member 16,
It hits the guide plate 26. Sphere 3 hitting the guide plate 26
The advancing direction is changed to a right angle and is discharged forward from the supply port 27. Since the introduction port 18 of the launching device B is opened on the front surface of the supply port 27, the spherical body 3 is introduced into the storage section 20 from the introduction port 18.

By confirming that the sphere 3 is stored in the storage portion 20 and pressing the pressing member 21, the sphere 3 can be launched from the launching port 22.

As described above, the sphere shot by the opponent can be captured and the captured sphere can be launched by the own launching device. Therefore, if the sphere launched by the opponent can be successfully captured, one sphere is launched. You can play continuously without having to load the device.

As shown in FIG. 6, a launch pad C may be arranged below the launching device B, which detects that the sphere 3 has hit the ball, and flips the launching device B upward. Absent. In this launch pad C, when the sphere 3 hits the release plate 30, the launch plate 31 is flipped up to bounce off the launch device B on the launch plate 31, and the launch plate 31 has its rear end rotatable on the substrate 15. Is pivotally supported by the launch plate 31 and the substrate 1
5 and the spring 3 for urging the firing plate 31 upward.
2 are arranged. Launch plate 3 against spring 32
When 1 is pushed down, the front end of the engaging hole 31a formed in the front portion of the firing plate 31 engages with the bulging projection 33a formed in the upper end of the locking piece 33 formed in the release plate 30. It is provided so as to be biased by the spring 34 to move forward and lock the firing plate 31.

According to the spherical game toy having the above-described structure, the projecting plate 31 is pushed down against the spring 32 and the locking piece 33 is formed.
To lock. The launcher B loaded with a sphere is placed on the locked launch plate 31. The two spherical game toys are opposed to each other, and the spherical members 3 are fired by pressing the pressing member 21 aiming at each other. If the sphere 3 that has been fired can be successfully captured by the tubular member 17,
It can be discharged from the supply port 27 after being introduced into the connecting cylinder member 16 and changing its traveling direction by the guide plate 26. The discharged sphere 3 is stored in the storage portion 20 through the introduction port 18 of the launcher, and can be fired again by pressing the pressing member 21, but cannot be taken into the tubular member 17, When the sphere 3 jumps between the tubular members 17, 17, the sphere hits the release plate 30, so when the release plate 30 moves rearward, the firing plate 31 by the locking piece 33.
Is released, the spring 32 urges the launch plate 31 upward so that the launch device B on the launch plate 31 is splashed.

As described above, if the sphere shot by the opponent can be captured successfully, the captured sphere can continue to attack the opponent, but the capture fails,
When the sphere hits the release plate, the launch plate is bounced up and the launch device is bounced off, so that it is possible to provide a battle game in which the outcome is clearer.

[0025]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sphere shot by the opponent can be captured, and the captured sphere can be ejected toward the opponent as it is, allowing bidirectional play and a simple structure. Thus, it is possible to provide an energy-saving toy that is excellent in portability and is not limited to a place or time to play. Also, the speed at which the sphere pops out can be freely controlled depending on the operation of the toy, and a game with a sense of speed can be developed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to load the sphere into the launching device each time, and it is possible to continuously play with the facing opponent.

According to the invention of claim 3, the winning or losing is clear depending on whether or not the sphere fired by the opponent facing can be captured successfully, or whether the capture fails, so not only the exchange of spheres, Since the win or loss is clearly determined, it is possible to provide the ball game toy most suitable for the battle game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spherical game toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a usage state of the spherical game toy.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of how to play the spherical game toy.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of another example of a ball game toy.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the configuration of a spherical game toy according to another example.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing an operation mode of a spherical game toy according to another example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cylinder member 2 Opening part 3 Sphere 4 Connection cylinder member A Sphere game toy B Launching device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A sphere game in which two tubular members having a flat bottom surface that are open to the front are juxtaposed at predetermined intervals, and a sphere captured by one of the tubular members is projected from the other tubular member. A toy, wherein the two cylindrical members are connected by a connecting cylindrical member formed in an arc shape. 2. A sphere launching device is disposed between the two tubular members, and a supply hole for feeding the sphere to the launching device is provided at a rear end of the connecting tubular member, and a sphere is provided in the supply hole. The ball game toy according to claim 1, wherein a guide plate for guiding is formed, and the sphere captured by the tubular member is provided so as to be guided by the guide plate and supplied from the supply hole to the launching device. 3. The ball game toy according to claim 2, further comprising: a launch pad disposed below the launching device, the launch pad sensing the hitting of the ball and knocking off the launching device.