JPS6031500B2 - toy - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a toy for playing a game by one person or several people, and relates to a toy that utilizes chance.

Conventionally, there is roulette as a toy or game equipment that uses chance, but the object of this invention is to double the fun and make it more game-like. The aim is to provide the market with a relatively simple and durable product that does not require any electronic control.

In this invention, on the upper plate of a disc-shaped opaque casing, a large number of push pins are arranged on the same circle around a vertical axis and are arranged at equal angular intervals, and each of them can freely slide vertically independently. A disk rotatable around the axis is provided in the casing under the upper plate, and the disk is stopped at a rotation angle that is the same as the interval angle of the pusher 0 as a unit angle. A mechanism is provided in which the majority of the dividing castles among the dividing castles that are divided by the unit angle of the stopping position in the disc are "When the disc is in the stopping position, the A push-down setting mechanism is provided that independently sets each push button in the depressed state, and the remaining decimal division castles of the disc are rotated by the pressing force that pushes the push pin corresponding to this position. and a mechanism for resetting all the other push nail setting mechanisms is provided, and the disk is equipped to be rotated at an unspecified rotation angle by a disk provided outside the casing and a transmitted handle. Next, a typical embodiment of the present invention will be explained based on the drawings. In the drawings, reference numeral 10 denotes a square to circular planar base that forms part of the casing of the game board. The base is made of a hard plastic molded product with some elasticity, and has a large disc-shaped depression 11 in the center, and a chip-containing depression 13 for storing coin-shaped chips 12 for games on the outside of the depression 11. There are usually three or four.

The upper surface of the recess 11 of the base 10 is closed by an upper plate 14 that forms a part of the casing 10. These casings are made of opaque material. 15 is a type of rotating disk.

The flywheel is made of a hard plastic molded article, and its vertical axis 16 is supported in the center of the recess 11 by a member 17 integral with the base 10 or top plate 14 of the casing, and the flywheel 15 is mounted relative to the casing. The handle 19 is rotatably mounted on the upper plate 14 and coaxially with the vertical shaft 16 through a gear mechanism 18 . A positioning gear 20 in the form of an angle gear is integrally formed on the upper surface of the side surface of the flywheel, and in the illustrated embodiment, it has 12 angles dividing the entire station into 12 equal parts. The number of teeth is not limited to the number shown above, and varies depending on the size of the game board, but is preferably about 8 to 24 teeth. Reference numeral 21 denotes a roller which is a type of arc-shaped member that comes into contact with the teeth of the positioning gear 20, and is rotatably supported at the tip of an arm punch 22 whose one end is pivotally supported by the member 17 integrated with the casing. Due to the elasticity of the tension spring 23, it is lightly pressed against the teeth of the gear 20.

Therefore, the flywheel 15 is configured by the gear 20 and the roller 21 in pressure contact with each other to constitute a stop positioning mechanism that stops the flywheel 15 at a position corresponding to the number of teeth of the gear 20 and where the loaf 21 meshes with the valley of the gear 20. ing. Instead of the roller 21, the arc portion of the arm punch 22 may simply be brought into contact with the gear, or a leaf spring may be brought into contact with the gear 20. The outer periphery of the flywheel 15 is divided into the same angles with the same number of teeth as the gear 20, and the majority of the divided areas, that is, in the embodiment, the top surface of all the divided areas except for one dividing castle. The fishing set hooks 25 having horizontal hooking portions 24 are provided at equal angular intervals, one for each divided castle, and the horizontal hooking portions 24 are provided on the flywheel 15 at positions on the same circle. It extends in the same circumferential direction and is formed into a rounded shape. These set hooks 25 may have a shape as shown in FIG. A reset cam 27 having an inclined surface 26 in the circumferential direction is provided on the upper surface of the flywheel 15 at the remaining one division position. The number of cams 27 depends on the number of divided castles, but may be 1 or 2.
Only one piece is enough. The flywheel 15 and the set hook 25 and reset cam 27 integral therewith are also injection molded from the same material as the casing. Reference numeral 28 denotes a push nail, which is placed on the upper plate 14 at the same angular interval as the dividing castle angle, similar to the number of teeth of the gear 20, that is, the dividing subtraction number, and is attached to the set hook 2 of the flywheel.
5 and the reset cam 27, and are respectively movable up and down within a predetermined stroke with respect to the upper plate 14, and in the normal state, the upper position is set by the spring 29. The push nails 28 are each integrally equipped with a setting hook 30 that can be mated with the setting hook 25 and a reset pusher 31 that is in contact with the face surface 26 of the reset cam 27. It is placed hanging down.

The embodiment of the push nail 28 is the sixth embodiment in the illustrated embodiment.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 7, it has an inverted cup shape, the top part 32 of which is large enough to place the chip 12 shown in FIG. A pair of hanging hooks each having a hook at its tip is provided, one of which serves as the setting hook 30. It also has a koji part 34 extending vertically downward from the inside of the top part 32, and a push rod 31 also hangs down, and these parts are integrally formed by injection molding of a hard plastic having some elasticity. In addition, the mounting structure of this push spade 28 to the upper plate 14 is as follows:
A push nail guide recess 35 having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the push spade provided in 4 is provided, and the pair of hooks of the push button 28, the ball portion 34, and the push rod 31 pass through the bottom of this guide recess 35. A number of corresponding slits 36 are provided, a compression coil spring 29 is inserted into the slit 34, and a pair of hooks, a shaft 34, and a push rod 31 are inserted into the slit 36 to reduce the restoring force of the spring 29. When the push button is pushed in against the pressure, the pair of hooks pass through the slit 36 while turning inward. When the pushing pressure is removed, the push button 28 returns to a slightly upper position due to the spring 29, and the pair of hooks move into the slit 36. It is attached to the lower side, that is, the back surface of the upper plate 14, and is held as a push nail 28 at an upper position.

When the setting hook 25 of the flywheel 15 is in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the direction of the setting hook 30 of the push button 28 must be reversed from that of the push nail 28 shown in the figure so that it can be engaged therewith. .

Next, the function of the toy of this invention will be explained along with the method of use.

First, when the handle 19 is held in hand and rotated around its axis, the flywheel 15 is rotated around its axis via the gear mechanism 18. The rotation of the handle is amplified by the illustrated gear mechanism 18, and the flywheel 15 rotates at high speed. Next, when the handle 19 is released, the flywheel 15 continues to rotate due to inertia for a while, but the roller 2
1 is in pressure contact with the gear 20 by the spring 23, the roller 21 encounters resistance and gradually slows down, until finally the roller 21 hits between the teeth of one of the gears 20, and the flywheel 15 stops at that position.

At this time, the horizontal engaging portion 24 of each push button setting hook 25 provided on the flywheel 15 is located directly below the setting hook 30 of the pusher 028.

Therefore, the player who plays the game has his own share of 12 chips.
When the push button 28 is pressed down and the horizontal engaging portion 24 of the set hook 25 is located directly below the push button 28, the setting hook of the push spade 28 is placed on this. 30 is engaged, and its push pin 28 is set in the lower position. Thereafter, when the set hooks 25 are pushed down below the push nails 28, the push hooks 28 are set in lower positions one after another. If there is an inclined surface 26 of the reset cam 27 under the push bar 31 of the push spade 28 that has just been pushed down, the lower end of the reset cam 27 will come into contact with the inclined surface 26 as the push spade 31 descends, and the reaction force will cause the flywheel 15 to rotates clockwise in FIG. 4 and rightward in FIG. All related wholesalers 28
The set hook 30 and these push nails 28 are disengaged.
is returned to the upper position by the restoring force of each spring 29, and the chip 12 on the push button 28 is thrown away.

To start the game again, turn the handle 19 again.

When employed in the structural game board of this invention, the flywheel 15 is comprised of a base 10 and an upper plate 1 which are opaque casings.
Because it is located within 4, it is rotated by the handle,
The position of the flywheel 15 when stopped is not visible from the outside.

Therefore, it is impossible to determine which push button 28 has the role of resetting. In the present invention, which is structured and operates as described above, if the disk is rotated from the outside, it will rotate at an unspecified angle, and the stop position will be exactly at any one of the divided areas, so it will be possible to press only one of the many push buttons. The reset mechanism will be located directly below one or two of the pushbuttons 28, usually one or two of the pushbuttons 28, and all other pushbuttons 28 will be
Since it is located above the push button setting mechanism, when the push button 28 is pushed down sequentially or irregularly, the push button 28 on the push button setting mechanism is always set, and conversely, the push button 28 on the reset mechanism is always set. When B 28 is pushed down, the reset mechanism that rotates the disk 15 ensures that the
This has the effect of canceling the setting of all push spades 28.

Therefore, if the disk 15 is rotated appropriately before the start of the game, the position of the push button that performs the reset function can be changed irregularly, and the reset mechanism part is located inside an opaque casing. Therefore, it is completely impossible to predict which push button 28 will activate the reset mechanism, and the game becomes extremely random.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, most of the members, except for some springs 23 and screws for assembly, are injection molded pieces of hard plastic having some elasticity, so that they are lightweight and durable.

In addition, since the handle 19 for rotating the disk is provided in the center of the top surface of the game board, those who play with this game board can operate it equally from any position around the game board, and since the disk is used as a flywheel 15, In addition, even after the operator's hand leaves the handle 19, the handle 19 rotates vigorously for a while, and the rotation angle is not specified, that is, the effect that cannot be specified from the outside is reliably exerted. During the forced rotation of the flywheel by the handle 19 and the subsequent inertial rotation, the intermittent collision sounds between the gear 20 and the positioning member having an arcuate rear surface in contact with the gear 20 arouses the interest of the game, and the flywheel 15 is still This has the effect of informing the outside that the rotation is continuing. Further, since the set hook 25 of the push button 028 is a set hook that extends in the circumferential direction of the flywheel 15, even after the setting hooks 30 of a large number of push buttons 28 have been engaged, the flywheel 15 cannot be set. When rotated in the circumferential direction, there is no obstruction, and when this push rod 31 hits the inclined surface 26 of the reset cam 27 due to the pressing force of the push button 28 located on the reset cam 27, this horizontal component force This has the effect of easily and reliably removing the set hook 25 of the flywheel 15 from the set hook 30 of the other pusher 0 by rotating the flywheel 15 in the circumferential direction.

Also, since the entire structure is mechanically shaped, it can be used by children from infants to elementary and junior high school students, even if it is handled roughly or splashed with water.

In the other illustrated example, the push button 28 is configured to be in the upper position under normal conditions by a spring 29 as shown in the figure, so that the setting hook 30 of the push button 28 is
When the flywheel 15 comes off the set hook 25, the push button 28 rises vigorously due to the restoring force of the spring 29, and if the tip 12 is attached to the top 32 of the push button,
It has the effect of forcefully knocking it away.

Further, a pair of hooks hanging from the cylindrical portion 33 of the push button 28 are connected to a push button guide recess 35 and a slit 36 provided in the upper plate 14.
When inserting into the slit, manipulate it appropriately, and after insertion, the pair of hooks are interlocked with the lower surface of the slit 36 by its own restoring force, so the pusher 028 pushed up by the spring 29 does not have to worry about being pulled out upwards. , is stabilized at its upper limit position, that is, the upper position, and when pressed down, one of the pair of hooks serves as a set hook when setting the pusher 28 to the lower position.

In the push button 28 shown above, the push rod 31 and the shaft 34 are formed into separate rods, but there is no difference in this invention even if either one of them has two functions. do not have.

In the illustrated example, the gear 20 and the loaf 21 are configured to stop at a position where these mesh with each other.
When the roller stops without falling between any of the adjacent teeth with the flywheel 15 on the flywheel, in other words, when the positions of the flywheel 15 and the pusher 28 are shifted by approximately half a pitch, the pusher 028 is In order to prevent the flywheel 15 from descending even when pushed, a stopper 37 is provided on the upper surface of the flywheel 15 located below each push runner 31 at that time.

It is also conceivable to provide, in place of the stopper 37, an inclined cam for slightly rotating the flywheel 15 to its normal position.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show typical embodiments of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the whole, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a chip, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway longitudinal sectional front view of FIG. 1. , FIG. 4 is a plan view of the rotating disc part, FIG. 5 is a partially developed side view cut along the line 5-5 in FIG. 4 showing the set state of the disc and push pin, and FIG.
7 is an enlarged perspective view of the section shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another aspect of the set hook, and FIG.
The figure is a partially exploded side view showing the relationship between the disc and the push button when the disc stops at an irregular position. In the figure, 10... Base (casing), 11... Hollow, 1
2... Chip, 14... Top plate, 15... Flywheel (= disk), 19... Handle, 20... Gear, 21...
Roller, 24...Horizontal engaging part, 25...Set hook, 27...Reset cam, 28...Push button, 29
... Spring, 30 ... Hook for setting, 31 ... Push rod. Blind Z Style Hair Z Diagram 3 Diagram 4 Diagram 6 Nest Diagram 5 Diagram 7 Hair 8 Diagram Vegetables

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. On the upper plate of the disc-shaped opaque casing, a large number of push buttons are provided on the same circle around a vertical axis and at equal intervals, each of which is slidable independently in the vertical direction, A disk rotatable around the axis is provided in the casing under the upper plate, and a stop positioning mechanism is provided for positioning the disk using a rotation angle that is the same as the interval angle of the push buttons as a unit angle. In this case, when the disk is at the stop position, each of the push buttons at the corresponding position is independently pressed down for the majority of the divided areas divided by the unit angle of the stop position. A push button setting mechanism is provided to set the state, and the remaining decimal division areas of the disk are set by the pressing force of the push button corresponding to this position.
A mechanism is provided that rotates the disk to reset all other push button setting mechanisms, and the disk can be rotated at an unspecified rotation angle by a disk provided outside the casing and a transmitted handle. A toy characterized by being equipped as follows.