JPS61154592A - Shape changeable toy - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical field to which the invention pertains] This invention relates to a shape-changing toy in which a single component reversibly changes into three different shapes by unfolding and folding.

[Prior art and its drawbacks] Conventional shape-changing toys of a single structure (which cannot be divided into independent shapes) can only reversibly change between two shapes. , lack of variability in content;
Once they experienced the change process, they easily became angry with the process and the changed form, and the unexpectedness did not last long, resulting in expensive toys being left in storage during the yfi period.

[Object of the present invention] In view of the above points, the present invention provides a single component that can be reversibly changed between three different forms, more specifically, an airplane, a robot, and a locomotive. To provide a shape-changing toy that can be used for a long period of time, is rich in variety, maintains the surprise of its shape changes, and the entertainment value of its changing work, and can be used for a long period of time.

[Means for Achieving the Purpose] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the basic form of the toy as an airplane, and the body is divided into a front part and a rear part, and the front part is divided along the vertical plane. It can be divided into two parts on the left and right to change the shape of the robot's legs, and a robot head is provided on the rear end surface of the torso of the rear fuselage, and arms are attached to the sides of the torso of the rear fuselage so that they can freely appear and retract. This makes it possible to reversibly change from an airplane form to a robot form by expanding and folding the required parts.

In addition, the front fuselage consists of a fuselage, a nose attached to the fuselage so that it can be stored, and a cover attached to the sides of the fuselage so that it can be turned over.The rear body has main wings that can be expanded and folded. Provided with a surface pattern giving the appearance of an airplane and a top surface a giving the appearance of a locomotive on the nose, fuselage, cover of the front fuselage, Ij1 part, tail part and main wing of the rear fuselage, respectively.
This makes it possible to reversibly change the appearance and form from that of an airplane or robot to that of a locomotive by unfolding or folding the required parts.

[Example of this invention] Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

The toy according to the invention can be used in its basic form or
Typical configurations include a space shuttle, which is a preferred example, and other airplane configurations, as illustrated in FIG. 1A. Therefore, in order to facilitate understanding of the explanation of each component, the explanation will be proceeded with the starting concept of the case in the form of an airplane, and the names of the components of the airplane will be mainly used.

However, the member names are merely for convenience.

In this invention, the fuselage of an airplane is roughly divided into a front fuselage A and a rear fuselage B, and the front fuselage A is divided into left and right halves, and a robot's face is placed on the rear end surface of the rear fuselage B. It has a well-equipped head. With this configuration, it is possible to make the cylindrical body resemble the robot's left and right legs in the front body, and the upper body of the robot in the rear body. There is.

In order to provide the front body A with an appearance that roughly resembles the legs of a robot, and to give the rear body A with an appearance that further resembles the upper body of a robot, detailed configurations as described below are added.

That is, first, to describe the front body A in detail, the second
As shown in the figure, the front fuselage A has a left side portion A that has a shape in which the integral nose and the front half of the fuselage are divided into two along the central longitudinal plane. and a right side portion A2.

Since both sections have the same configuration and are plane symmetrical, the same members are shown with the same reference numerals in the drawings.

The left and right parts Ar and Az of the front fuselage consist of a nose 10 and a body part 20 that holds this nose so that it can be protruded from the front and stored by inversion, and the body part 20 has an outer plate 20a and It consists of an inner plate 20b that is fixed, and a cover 20c that is reversibly attached to the outer surface of the outer plate 20a. A space 21 that is open at least upwardly and forwardly is formed between the outer plate 2a and the inner plate 20b, and the nose 10 has its front part projected forward from the fuselage into the space.
Furthermore, it is attached so that it can be stored with the back side positioned approximately on the same plane as the front end surface of the body after being inverted. , nose 10
To describe an example of a structure in which the space 21 is attached to the body part 2o in such a manner that it can be protruded and stored, the space 21 is divided into the outer plate 20a and the inner plate 20.
Attach M20d to the upper surface of the rear end of 0b so that it can be opened and closed. The base 20d has a shaft 22 provided at its base end rotatably fitted into a groove 23 formed in the outer plate, and one end of the bottle 21 penetrating the shaft is attached to the side wall of the outer plate, and the other end is attached to the inner side. It can be opened and closed by being rotatably supported by a plate.

A shaft 25 provided to cross the front part of the space 21 is connected to the nose 1.
By inserting the nose 10 into an elongated hole 11 provided at the rear of the nose 10, the nose 10 is held rotatably around its axis 25, and when the lid 20d is opened and the nose 10 is rotated clockwise in FIG. The entire nose is housed within the space 21 of the fuselage 20, and the flat back surface 12 of the nose faces the outside and is aligned with the front end surface of the fuselage 2o. The cover 200 has bearings 27 provided at the upper edge of the cover interposed between bearings 26 and 26 provided separately at the front and back of the upper part of the outer plate 20a, and these bearings 26, 27, and 26 are provided with long It is attached so that it can be rotated and turned upside down by inserting a bottle through it. When the cover 200 is rotated so as to be positioned on the lower half side of the outer plate 20a, the surface of the cover is exposed to the outside. Therefore, when the nose 10 is stored in the fuselage 20 and M20d is closed again, the left side portion A of the front fuselage! shows the appearance of the left leg of the robot. The right side portion A2 also has the appearance of the right leg of a robot by similarly storing the nose within the body.

Between the rear ends of the outer plate 2a and the inner plate 2b of the body 2, there is a hole 28 that opens at the rear end surface and is wider inside than the opening.
has. This hole becomes one component of the connection part with the rear fuselage B, which will be explained next.

The rear fuselage B has a body section 30 formed by joining an upper member 30a and a lower member 30b at their opposing surfaces. The front end surface of the upper member 30a, the front end surface of the lower member 30b, and the rear end surface of the upper member and the rear end surface of the lower member each exist on one plane. The front end surface of the upper member has two left and right connecting protrusions 31 that protrude forward. Each protrusion has a large diameter portion 311 at its tip, which has a cross-sectional area slightly smaller than the inside of the hole 28 in the body of the front fuselage. The body 20 of the front body and the body 30 of the rear body are connected to each other by being slidably fitted into the openings of the holes 28, respectively. Further, inside the hole 28, a locking piece 29 is provided whose distance to the opening is larger on the outside and smaller on the inside.

The hole 28, the locking piece 29, and the protrusion 31 allow the front body A
When the left and right sides A s + A z of the body are pushed toward the rear fuselage B side, the protrusion 31 is inserted into the hole 28 1, and when the body 2o is pushed in the direction toward each other, the protrusion 31 is positioned on the outside of the hole 28. be done. At this time, since the large-diameter portion 311 is locked to the outer portion of the locking piece 29, the front body can only be separated from the rear body by a small amount. Further, the protrusion 12 and the recess provided on the opposing surfaces of the nose 10 are tightly fitted and integrally connected by pressing in opposing directions from the outside of the nose.

Therefore, the front fuselage A maintains the shape of a single body as shown in FIG.

Move the front fuselage A in this state a little 11 minutes from the rear fuselage B,
Further, when the fuselage section 20 is pulled toward the adjustment side, the front fuselage can be opened and closed roughly +i forward, and when released -, the small diameter section 312 of the protrusion 31 is exposed to the outside, so that the nose 10 can be moved into the space of the fuselage section 20. 21, the front body A has an appearance similar to the legs of a robot.

Further, the upper member 30a of the rear fuselage B has recesses 32 that open laterally on both left and right sides, and an arm 40 is fitted into each recess, and one end of the arm is connected to the lower member 30b. A link 4 rotatably attached to a shaft 33 provided on the upper surface of the rear end.
1, it is swingably supported. The arm portion 40 has a connecting member 44 having a long hole 43 fixed to the upper arm member 42, a free end of the connecting member being inserted into the lower arm member 45 so as to be openable, and a bottle 46 of the lower arm member being inserted into the long hole 43. By penetrating it, it is configured to be expandable and contractible. When the arm part 40 is shortened, it can be rotated about the axis 33 in the direction of the recess 32 and stored in the body part 30, and the external appearance of the arm part is similar to that of the upper member 30a. form part of the exterior appearance of the

The rear fuselage B includes a rear tail section 5o at the rear end of the body section 30 so as to be rotatable backward. One end of a link 51 is rotatably fitted into a groove 34 provided at the rear end of the lower surface of the lower member 30tl with a pin 52, and the rear portion 50 is rotatably attached to the other end of the link 51 with a pin 53. . Rear part 50
When the robot head 60 is rotated forward and approaches the rear end surface of the body 30, the robot head 60, which is protruded from the rear end surface, is housed in the recess 54, which is provided so as to open at the front end surface of the rear part. become invisible from the outside. Then, the locking piece 55 protruding from the front end surface of the rear tail portion elastically engages with the locking piece 35 protruding from the rear end surface of the upper member 30a of the trunk 30, so that the rear tail portion 50 It is maintained integrally and continuously.

A slit 36 that extends from the front to the rear and opens upward is provided at the center of the upper surface of the upper member 30a, and a groove 37 that opens at right angles to the slit is provided on the opposite surface of the slit. . Tail W70 in slit 36
is inserted so as to be removable and removable, and a shaft 73 protruding from the base 71 of the tail wing is slidably fitted into the groove 37.

The tail 70 has two wings 73 and 74 in its upper half that can be opened and closed by a hinge 75. Then, move the base of the tail fin 70 to the front end of the slit hatch.

By closing the wings 73, 74 and pushing them towards the upper part, the tail fin 70 can be retracted into its slit.

Bearings 38 are provided on both left and right side surfaces of the lower member 30b at positions separated from each other in the front, and between the bearings 80 of the main wing 80
1 and inserting long pins into these bearings 80, 81, and 80, the main wing 80 is attached so that it can rotate around the pins and be turned upside down. Main wing 8
0 has a sub part 83 connected to the end of a main part 82 by a hinge 84 so that it can be folded and unfolded.

With the above configuration, an airplane having the shape and appearance of the airplane shown in FIG. 1A can be created by pulling both sides As and Az of the front fuselage slightly forward, and then pulling them outward in the outward direction, as shown in FIG. 5. When the front body A separates from the rear body B and moves left and right,
A connecting protrusion 31 is exposed between the front body A and the rear body B. Next, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
@Rotate to store the nose inside the fuselage 20 and close the lid flap again.

As a result, the front body spaced apart laterally has the appearance of both legs of a robot, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 8.

Furthermore, the tail 70 is moved to the front of the slit 36 and its upper part is opened as shown in FIG. 7 to expose the robot's chest pattern printed on the wings 73 and 74. Furthermore, the rear part 50 is pulled upward to the rear of the body B to release the engagement by the locking pieces 35 and 35, and rotated backward to expose the hidden head 60 of the robot. Then, insert the tips of the arms 40 on both sides of the body of the rear fuselage into the recesses 3.
2 before l1iI! ! When the claw hook formed in I is hooked into the notch 39 and pulled out, and the lower arm member 45 of the arm section 40 is extended as shown in FIG. 9, the rear body B has the appearance of the upper body of a robot. , the overall form of the robot as shown in FIG. 1B is completed.

In this case, the appearance and pattern of the robot are based on the appearance and pattern of an airplane.

Next, since each of the above-mentioned members constituting the airplane form in FIG. 1A or the robot form in FIG. A front part 100 that imitates the appearance and shape of the front of a steam locomotive NTX car is formed on the back side of the body, and the outer plate 2a of the body has a side surface that imitates the appearance and shape of the upper side of a steam locomotive on its outer surface. The lower surface of the outer plate is provided with an upper surface portion 202 that imitates the roundness and protrusions of the upper part of a steam locomotive, and the back surface of the cover 20c is provided with an upper surface portion 202 that imitates the appearance and shape of the lower side including the drive shaft of the steam locomotive. The display unit 203 is equipped with a display section 203.

204 of the outer plate 20a is an imitation windbreak plate.

In addition, in the rear fuselage B, the lower member 30 of the fuselage 30
An upper surface part 301 imitating the same appearance and shape as the upper surface of a steam locomotive is formed on the lower surface of b, and on the lower surface of the tail part 50,
External shape similar to the roof and side part of Isoseki Shishi 501.502
The back surface of the main wing 80, including the drive shaft, has an appearance and shape 801 similar to the outer shape of the side surface of a steam locomotive.

With the above configuration, first, the wings 73 and 74 of the tail fin 70 are closed together, and as shown in FIG. 10, the configuration shown in FIG. The robot head 60 is then stored in the side of the body, and the rear tail part 50 is rotated back to the front to hide the robot head 60. In this case, the tip 76 of the tail wing is held down by the opening edge 56 of the recess in the rear tail section to prevent it from coming out. Next, as shown in Figure 11,
Fold the main part 80 upward with the hinge 81, and
is made parallel to the side surface of the body, and further bent until the sub-portion 83 covers the upper surface of the upper member 30a. As a result, the main WB
O Outside the side of the steam locomotive on the back [! 801 is exposed to the outside. In this case, the locking portion 85 formed at the end of the main 8582 of the yellow 80 engages with the locking portion 57 provided on the side surface of the rear tail 150, so that the rear portion does not rotate unnecessarily. In this way, each required component 10.20
c. After unfolding 80 and folding 70, when the whole body is turned upside down as shown in FIG. The shape of a steam locomotive is obtained, which is unexpected from the shapes of airplanes and robots described above.

By making the hole 11 of the nose 10 a long hole, it is easy to turn the nose over, and when the nose is pushed downward and moved, the locomotive is attached to the lower part of the back of the nose 10. A protrusion 311 protruding in the shape of a bumper is attached to the outer plate 20.
This is to prevent the tip of the nose from lowering below a predetermined angle by abutting against a locking portion S12 provided on the upper surface of the lower wall of a. In addition, when the lid 20d is closed, a small protrusion 321 provided on the side surface of the tip is inserted into a small hole S22 provided on the inside surface of the tip of the outer plate 20a.
The lid is held closed by being elastically fitted into the lid. In addition, the cover 200 has an L-shaped locking piece Sol on the inner surface of the front lower part, and when the surface of the cover is exposed to the outside and is pushed toward the outer plate 20a, the lower end of the imitation windshield 204 is attached to the locking piece 831. Due to the resilient engagement of the edges, the cover is retained without unnecessary rocking from the outer plate.

Further, an additional cover 200' is provided at the rear end of the cover 200.
are foldably and unfoldably connected by a hinge 91, and when the front and back surfaces thereof are decorated with the same pattern and color as the front and back surfaces of the cover 20c, and the toy is made into an airplane or a robot, Fold the cover to the back side.
If you overlap them, you will not be able to tell their existence, and
When changing to the form of a steam locomotive, as shown in FIG. 12, after inverting the cover 20c to expose its back surface 203 to the outside, rotate the additional cover 20C' around the hinge 91. , the back surface 80 of the main wing 80 of the rear fuselage B
1 is closed, and the appearance of the side part of the steam locomotive is prevented from being interrupted due to the special shape of the main wing 80,
As shown in FIG. 1C, a continuous side surface appearance is obtained.

Roughly speaking, a recess S41 is provided at the front end of the main wing 80 so that the main wing can be expanded and the additional cover 20C' can be attached to the cover 200.
When the fuselage A is placed close to the rear v5i body B and shaped into an airplane as shown in FIG. 1 with the cover 200 folded over the lower half of the body 20, the hinge 91 is In order to fit into the recess S41, the left and right sides A of the front fuselage
t, A2 is prevented from being unnecessarily separated from the left and right. When changing from an airplane to another configuration, as described above, first pull the aircraft A a little forward and separate it, and then the cover 20C and the main wing 80 will be disengaged.

92 is a protrusion similar to a rocket injection port, since the airplane of this embodiment is made to imitate the shape of a space shuttle.

Then, a wheel r1 is attached to the inner surface of the lower front end of the cover 20c.
A pair of similar heavy wheels r are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the rear tail portion 50, respectively.
By protruding the wheels z and r, the wheels r1 and r3 in the form of an airplane and the wheels r1 and r2 in the form of a locomotive come into contact with the ground, allowing the vehicle to run on a flat surface.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the invention, it is possible to reversibly change the shapes of an airplane, a robot, and a locomotive by expanding and folding required constituent members in a single structure. can. Therefore, compared to conventional products that simply change between two forms, the work of changing forms requires a moderate amount of thinking ability and the changes are rich, so the entertainment value of the work of changing forms and the surprise of changing forms are maintained. , can be enjoyed for a long time.

Then, while forming the d body into front and rear parts,
The front fuselage is divided into left and right halves, and each part is composed of a torso and a neck that protrudes and accommodates 8 parts when turned over to the torso, and a part of the fuselage side of the rear fuselage has a Because it has flexible arms, the basic cylindrical shape of an airplane can be expanded and folded to skillfully transform it into a robot or locomotive.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and the drawings show an embodiment of the invention.
The figure is a perspective view when it is in the form of an airplane, which is the normal form.
FIG. 1B is a perspective view when the form changes to a robot, and FIG. 1C is a perspective view when the form changes to a locomotive. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a part of the rear part viewed upside down, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a part of the rear part. FIGS. 5 to 9 are perspective views showing states in each process of changing from an airplane form to a robot form. FIGS. 10 to 12 are perspective views showing states in each process of changing from a robot to a locomotive. A...Front fuselage, A1...Left side part, A2...Right side part, 10...
Nose, 2o... body, 20a... outer plate, 20b...
... Inner plate, 20C... Cover, 20d... Lid, B... Rear fuselage, 30... Torso, 30a... Upper member, 30b...
Lower member, 31... Connection protrusion, 32... Recess, 40
... Arm part, 50 ... Rear part, 54 ... Concave part, 60
...Robot head, 70...Tail, 80...Main wing. Figure 11 Procedure Neta Seisho (Method) % Formula % 2. Name of the invention Shape-changing toy 3.? Relationship with the 1m correction case Patent applicant name: Takara 4 Co., Ltd., agent: 105 Address: 3-15-5-5 Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Date of amendment order: April 30, 1985 Shipping date) 6. Drawings subject to amendment 7. Contents of amendment

Claims (1)

[Claims] (a) The front fuselage is divided into a front fuselage and a rear fuselage, and the two fuselages are connected by a connecting part; (b) The front fuselage is
The fuselage and the nose, which is retractably attached to the fuselage, are divided into two parts on the left and right, and are connected to the rear fuselage so that they can be separated left and right. (c) The rear fuselage consists of the fuselage and the fuselage. The main wing is attached to the rear end of the fuselage so that it can be folded and unfolded, the arm part is housed so that it can protrude from the side of the fuselage, the tail part is attached to the rear end of the fuselage so that it can be deployed and restored, and the tail part is attached to the rear end of the fuselage. Exposure and recovery due to deployment and restoration of
(d) consisting of a robot head that can be concealed;
The surface pattern of the front fuselage and the main wings are expanded, the arms are housed,
The surface pattern of the rear fuselage with the rear tail section restored has the appearance and shape of an airplane. It has the appearance and form of a robot when the tail is unfolded and the arms are protruding; A shape-changing toy characterized by the following: When the rear part is restored, it has the appearance and form of a locomotive due to the pattern on the back of the front body and the rear body.