JPS6229037Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a timer toy, which is made of an elastic member with a fixed lower end, and a lifting member containing a ring-shaped permanent magnet is fitted to a vibrating column made of magnetic material to generate the action of gravity and magnetic force. This invention relates to a timer toy that creates a regular unbalanced state through the vibration of a vibrating column and gives periodicity to the falling speed of an elevating member.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

The timer toy 1 of the present invention includes a heavy base 2 and a vibrating column 3 whose lower end is fixed to the base 2.
and an elevating member 4 fitted to the vibrating column 3.

The base 2 is molded from metal, synthetic resin, or the like, and a metal disc 5 for producing sound is fitted and fixed on its upper surface. If the base 2 is made of a magnetic material such as iron, the disc 5 is not necessary.

A through hole 5a is formed through the disc 5 into which the lower end of the vibration column 3 is fitted.

On the other hand, the vibrating column 3 is constructed by connecting a plurality of magnetic steel wires or small diameter iron pipes in series via joints 6 made of a non-magnetic material such as synthetic resin. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the joint 6 made of a non-magnetic material has protrusions 6a, 6a on both ends thereof, and these protrusions 6a are connected to the ends of a steel wire 7, which is a wire rod of a predetermined length, constituting the vibrating column 3. The steel wires 7 are connected in series by being forcefully fitted into a fitting hole 7a formed in the section.

A stopper 8 having an appropriate shape, for example a star shape, is fitted and fixed to the upper end of the steel wire 7 located at the uppermost end of the vibrating column 3.

On the other hand, the elevating member 4 has an outer shape of, for example, a UFO, and a ring-shaped permanent magnet 9 is fitted and fixed in the center of the elevating member 4, as shown in FIG. The inner diameter of this ring-shaped permanent magnet 9 is formed to be large enough to fit loosely into the vibration column 3.

Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as above will be explained.

First, one of the other games that uses this timer.
The starting position of the elevating member 4 is changed depending on the game time of the game.

If the longest time is required, the starting position should be the joint 6 located at the top. When you position the elevating member 4 at this joint 6 and release your hand, the ring-shaped permanent magnet 9 does not react because the joint 6 is a non-magnetic material, and the length of the joint 6 falls rapidly due to gravity. .
The falling speed obtained at this time becomes the initial descending speed at the start, and the elevating member 4 descends. Immediately, the ring-shaped permanent magnet 9 reaches the steel wire 7 made of magnetic material and tries to attract it by magnetic force.
However, the vibration column 3 has been vibrating since the time when the hand was released from the lifting member 4, and the contact position between the inner peripheral surface of the ring-shaped permanent magnet 9 and the vibration column 3 changes every moment, and the ring-shaped permanent magnet 9 Since the magnetic force is not large enough to attract and hold the entire lifting member 4 to the steel wire 7,
The elevating member 4 gradually descends while vibrating and rotating.

This descending speed varies depending on the magnitude of the magnetic force of the ring-shaped permanent magnet 9, the difference between its inner diameter and the diameter of the steel wire 7, and the frequency of the vibration column 3. It increases when it consists of members. If these are set appropriately, the descending speed of the elevating member 4 will be regular.

When starting from the top step, the elevating member 4 passes through several joints 6 made of non-magnetic materials such as synthetic resin on the way down, so only gravity acts on the elevating member 4 as an external force each time.
The descent is smooth.

The lowering time of the elevating member 4 becomes longer as the higher position of the several joints 6 is selected as the starting position, and a multi-step timer can be set depending on the game.

Furthermore, if a member is provided on the side of the base 2 where the permanent magnet disc 5 is provided, which makes a sound when it comes into contact with the elevating member when it has completely fallen, the timer's time-up can also be notified by sound. This makes it clear when the game ends.

By the way, if the elevating member 4 is made into a UFO or other shape and is colored colorfully, it can be enjoyed just by watching its operation due to the forward and reverse rotations that occur when descending.

In addition, in the above embodiment, as the elevating member 4
Although we have shown an example with the external shape of a UFO, the elevating member 4
is not limited to these external shapes, and can be selected from various external shapes such as animals and manga characters.

As is clear from the above explanation, according to the present invention, the elevating member containing the ring-shaped permanent magnet is
Since the structure is loosely fitted to a vibrating column consisting of multiple wire rods made of magnetic material and connected by synthetic resin joints, it is possible to start by arbitrarily selecting the joint part, which is made of non-magnetic material. By changing the height, you can create a never-before-seen timer toy that allows you to choose the time it takes to reach the bottom step. Further, since the base is made of an elastic member, the elevating member starts falling even without applying vibration to the elevating member itself due to an increase in vibration frequency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is for explaining one embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is an overall perspective view, the second figure is an exploded perspective view of the vibration column,
FIG. 3 is a partially vertical side view of the elevating member. 1... Timer toy, 2... Base, 3... Vibration column, 4... Lifting member, 6... Joint, 7...
...Steel wire, 8...Stopper, 9...Ring-shaped permanent magnet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It consists of a vibrating column whose lower end is fixed to a base made of an elastic member and whose upper end is a free end, and an elevating member loosely fitted to this vibrating column via a ring-shaped permanent magnet, and the vibrating column is made of a wire made of a magnetic material. A timer toy characterized by being constructed by connecting multiple pieces in series with joints made of non-magnetic material.