JPS6235511Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a children's vehicle, and more particularly to an improved structure of a children's vehicle that allows for a variety of ways to play and is therefore more interesting to children.

Of particular interest to this invention is a children's vehicle in which a child sits astride the vehicle and runs by kicking the ground with both feet. Such children's vehicles include cars, motorcycles, airplanes, trains, trains,
There are styles on the market that imitate animal and other shapes. Such a wide variety of static external shapes cannot be overlooked as they attract children's interest.

However, not only that, children change their interests to various things one after another, and even when given one toy, they try to play with it in various ways. Normal. Therefore, even if a toy is given as a vehicle, in the next step, the child may wish to be able to play with it as a toy other than a vehicle.
Furthermore, in the case of extremely small infants, even if given a vehicle or toy, it may be too early for them to fully utilize it due to their physique. In this case, it would be desirable if the children's vehicle could be used for purposes other than its original purpose as a vehicle toy.

Therefore, the main purpose of this invention is to provide a structure for a children's vehicle that allows for relatively free use in addition to its original use as a vehicle toy.

In summary, this invention allows the bonnet-like front housing of a children's vehicle to be opened and closed freely, and when the front housing is opened, there is a relatively wide open surface at the front of the rest of the vehicle body excluding the front housing. This open surface extends substantially horizontally and faces upward, and is surrounded by a vertical wall that stands up substantially vertically at the rear end and triangular ribs that protrude forward on both sides of the vertical wall. The front housing is open without any obstruction at its front edge and left and right edges, except when it is closed and placed on an open surface. In order to create a relatively wide space above the open surface, it has walls rising from the open surface on the front and left and right sides, and the lower edge of the wall faces the front edge and the left and right ends of the open surface. The child's vehicle is shaped to extend substantially along the edges of the child's vehicle. The relatively large area of the open surface or the relatively large space above the open surface allows for a wide variety of applications with considerable flexibility.

Other objects and features of this invention will become clearer from the detailed description given below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 are diagrams for explaining one embodiment or first application of this invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the children's vehicle includes a vehicle body 1 made of, for example, hard plastic. A bonnet-shaped front housing 2 is formed on the vehicle body 1. The remainder of the main body 3 excluding the front housing 2 is prepared as a molded body separate from the front housing 2, that is, as a separate member. A seat 4 is provided on the upper part of the main body remainder 3. A handle 5 that projects upward is provided at a relatively front portion of the main body remainder 3. A handle 6 that projects upward and has an inverted U-shape as a whole is provided at the rear of the main body remainder 3.
Two front wheels 7 and two rear wheels 8 are rotatably provided below the vehicle body 1. A push button 9 is provided at the front end of the main body remainder 3.

The front housing 2 is rotatably supported relative to the rest of the main body 3 so as to be openable and closable. The configuration for this is
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. A relatively front portion of the remainder of the main body 3, where the handle 5 is provided, forms a generally protruding platform 10. A vertical wall 11 that stands up substantially vertically is formed on the front surface of this platform 10. On both sides of the vertical wall 11, ribs 12 are formed which protrude forward in a substantially triangular shape. A notch 13 is formed at each of the left and right ends of the upper end of the vertical wall 11 . This cutout 13 serves to receive a portion of the front housing 2, which will be described in detail later, and to rotatably support the front housing 2 with respect to the rest of the main body 3. A bearing hole 14 is provided on each outer surface defining the notch 13 . A guide groove 15 is provided on each inner side surface defining the notch 13 and extends in the vertical direction. A spring receiving hole 16 is provided in each bottom surface defining the notch 13.

The rear end of the front housing 2 has the above-mentioned notch 1.
A mounting piece 17 is protrudingly provided which is received within 3. The mounting piece 17 is provided with a shaft 18 and a guide rib 19 that respectively correspond to the bearing hole 14 and the guide groove 15 provided on the notch 13 side.
A tight spring 20 is fitted around the shaft 18, one leg of the tight spring 20 is inserted into the spring receiving hole 16 as shown in FIG. 2, and the other leg is inserted into the front housing 2. contact with the part. With the shaft 18 received in the bearing hole 14, the front housing 2 is rotatably supported relative to the body remainder 3. However, the engagement of this shaft 18 with the bearing hole 14 is removable, so that the front housing 2 can be separated from the rest of the body 3. A specific example of such a configuration will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

First, a method of connecting the front housing 2 and the remaining main body part 3 which are in a separated state will be explained. This connection is achieved by forcibly bending a portion of the front housing 2. As shown in FIG. 4, a portion of the front housing 2 is bent, and then the guide ribs 19 are aligned with the guide grooves 15. At this time, since the front housing 2 is curved,
The guide rib 19 is received in the guide groove 15, so that the shaft 18 can be inserted into the notch 13 along the outer surface of the notch 13. In this insertion, the guide rib 19 is inserted into the guide groove 15.
Proceed as guided by. During this insertion process, insert one leg of the tight spring 20 into the spring receiving hole 1.
Perform the operation to insert into 6. At the end of the insertion, a state in which the shaft 18 can be inserted into the bearing hole 14 is realized. In this state, if the force that bends the front housing 2 is removed, the shaft 18 will fit into the bearing hole 14. In response to this, the guide rib 19 escapes from the guide groove 15. This completes the operation of connecting the front housing 2 and the rest of the main body 3. In this state, the front housing 2 becomes rotatable relative to the rest of the main body 3. The state shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to the state in which the front housing 2 is rotated as shown in FIG. 1 or 2 and the front portion of the remaining body portion 3 is closed.

On the other hand, when separating the front housing 2 from the rest of the main body 3, the above-mentioned operation may be reversed, and therefore detailed explanation will be omitted.

Note that, as will be described later, the children's vehicle shown here can also be played with with the front housing 2 removed. In such a case, notch 1
3 is exposed, which is unfavorable in terms of appearance. For this purpose, a recessed block 21 as shown additionally on the left side of FIG. 3 may be provided, which is inserted into the notch 13 only when the front housing 2 is removed. The embedded block 21 is selected so that its external shape matches the notch 13.

As is clear from the arrangement shown in FIG. 2, the tight spring 20 always biases the front housing 2 in the direction of upward rotation. Therefore, in order to realize the closed state of the front housing 2, a means must be provided for inhibiting upward rotation of the front housing 2 against the elastic force of the tightening spring 20. The configuration for this purpose will be explained with reference mainly to FIG.

Projecting downward from the front end of the front housing 2,
A protrusion 22 is provided. A rectangular locking hole 23 is provided in the protrusion 22 . The front end of the body remainder 3 is provided with a slot 24 for receiving the protrusion 22. An engaging member 25 is arranged below the slot 24 so as to engage with one end edge of the locking hole 23. This engaging member 25 is fixedly provided to the above-mentioned push button 9. A hook is formed at the tip of the engagement member 25 and is configured to engage with one end edge of the locking hole 23 . A guide rod 26 is provided fixedly to the push button 9 and the engagement member 25. The guide rod 26 is slidably held by a guide fitting 27 attached to the back surface of the main body remainder 3. around the guide rod 26 and the engaging member 25
A coiled compression spring 28 is arranged between the guide fitting 27 and the guide fitting 27 . The compression spring 28 constantly biases the structure including the push button 9, the engagement member 25 and the guide rod 26 in the left direction according to FIG.

In this way, a means for inhibiting rotation of the front housing 2 is realized. That is, when the front housing 2 is closed against the elastic force of the tight spring 20 and the protrusion 22 is inserted into the slot 24, it will be guided by the shape of the tip of the engagement member 25 and will automatically engage. The hook at the tip of the mating member 25 engages with one end edge of the locking hole 23 to maintain the closed state. Conversely, when opening the front housing 2, the push button 9 can be pushed in against the elasticity of the compression spring 28. In response, the engagement member 25 and the locking hole 23 are disengaged, and the front housing 2 is opened almost instantaneously by the elastic force of the tight spring 20.

What should be noted in this invention is the structure of the front part of the main body remainder 3 and the front housing 2 located above it. That is, a relatively wide open surface 29 extending substantially horizontally and facing upward is formed at the front portion of the main body remainder 3. As clearly shown in FIG. 3, this open surface 29 includes a vertical wall 11 that stands up almost vertically at its rear end and approximately triangular ribs 12 that protrude forward on both sides of the vertical wall 11. The front edge and left and right edges are open without any obstruction, except for being surrounded by Further, the front housing 2 has a front wall surface 30, a left wall surface 31, and a right wall surface 32 rising from the open surface 29 at the front and left and right sides, respectively. And front housing 2
The lower end edge extends substantially along the front end edge and left and right end edges of the open surface 29. Such a relatively wide open surface 2
9 and the shape of the front housing 2, even when the front housing 2 is closed as shown in FIG.
9, a relatively wide space 33 is formed. This relatively large space 33 can be used for various purposes, for example, it can be used as a toy or a box. Therefore, the toys stored here can be carried along with the child's vehicle, and the child can play with the toys wherever the child travels on the vehicle.

Hereinafter, various other uses that can be considered by utilizing the features of the relatively wide space 33 or the relatively wide open surface 29 described above will be described.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a children's vehicle for explaining another embodiment or other application of this invention. FIG. 7 is an illustration of various keyblocks that may be used in conjunction with the embodiment of FIG. 6. In the children's vehicle shown here, the front housing 2 and the open surface 29 form a key box.
Therefore, key holes 34 of various shapes are provided on the upper surface of the front housing 2, which forms the upper surface of this key box.
will be provided. The shape of this key hole 34 corresponds to the shape of each key block 35 shown in FIG. Children play by inserting each key block 35 through the corresponding key hole 34. When all the key blocks 35 have been inserted, the push button 9 is pressed to open the front housing 2 and the key blocks 35 inside are taken out. From now on, repeat this operation. The key block 35 can be easily removed since the open surface 29 is relatively wide and its front edge and left and right edges are open without any obstruction.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a children's vehicle for explaining still another embodiment or another application of this invention. For application to the application shown here, the front housing 2 is removed. The operation may be performed as described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. An embedded block 21 is used to fill the notch 13 left in the remaining portion 3 of the main body. In this embodiment, the area above the open surface 29 at the front of the remainder of the main body 3 is used as a space for playing with the building blocks 36. The assembly block 36 is assembled sequentially from the base 37. The base 37 is fixed to the open surface 29 by fitting or screwing. The base 37 has a plurality of protrusions 38 formed in advance on its upper and front surfaces, which serve as a base for assembling the assembly block 36. Thus, when playing with the building block 36, the relatively large space above the open surface 29 functions advantageously against such play.

9 and 10 are partial side views in section of the front housing portion of a children's vehicle to illustrate still another embodiment or use of the invention.
A relatively wide open surface 2 hidden by a front housing 2
9 or space 33 is utilized to add visual interest.

The projectile object 39 is secured to the open surface 29 by the coil spring 40 so that it is hidden by the front housing 2.
It is held and provided above. The shape of the projectile object 39 is arbitrary; for example, it can be in the shape of a small bird as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, or it can be in the shape of another animal, a part thereof, or any other three-dimensional shape. can. In this embodiment, the projecting object 39
A screen 42 with a window 41 is provided to draw attention to the movement of the screen and make it look more interesting. The screen 42 is provided with a bracket 43 protruding from the open surface 29 so as to be rotatable by a predetermined angle about a shaft 44. The range of this rotation is from the state shown in FIG. 9 to the state shown in FIG. 10. axis 44
A tight spring 45 is arranged around the screen 4.
2 is always urged to rotate counterclockwise in the figure.

In this embodiment, when the front housing 2 is closed, the projecting object 39 is hidden in the space 33, as shown in FIG. In this state, if the push button 9 is pushed in, the engagement member 25 and the locking hole 23 are disengaged, and
The front housing 2 is pivoted upward about the shaft 18 almost instantaneously by the action of the tightening spring 20. In response to this, the screen 42 is rotated forward by the action of the tight spring 45, and the projecting object 39 is forcefully thrown out of the window 41 by the action of the coil spring 40.
The projecting object 39 swings back and forth within the window 41 until the vibration of the coil spring 40 is attenuated. Such behavior is visually very interesting. As typified by this embodiment, the relatively large space 33 inside the front housing 2 is extremely suitable for attaching any toys or decorations. In addition, since the open surface 29 is open on three sides, front and left, without any obstruction, toys or decorations such as the projecting object 39 attached to the open surface 29 can be observed from various angles. be able to.

As described above, according to this invention, a relatively large enclosed space is created at a position corresponding to the hood of a vehicle when the front housing is closed, and a relatively large enclosed space is created when the front housing is opened. Since a wide open surface is formed, the uses for utilizing the size or breadth of this space or surface are significantly expanded. In particular, since the open surface extends substantially horizontally, any toy can be placed in a stable state without using any special fixing means.
Furthermore, since the open surface is surrounded by a vertical wall at the rear end and ribs projecting forward on both sides of the vertical wall, it is easy to position toys or decorations placed on the open surface. Not only this, but also the play space on such an open surface can be made to have depth. The presence of ribs also serves to increase the strength at the connection between the open surface and the vertical surface. In this way, according to this idea, it can be used not only as a toy or a box, but also as a box.
It is very easy to add various arbitrary toys or decorations beforehand or afterward, thus producing an irresistible effect in attracting children's interest.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an embodiment of this invention. 2 is a partial side view in section of the front housing portion of the children's vehicle of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the front housing and the remainder of the main body of the children's vehicle of FIG. 1; 4 and 5 are enlarged views showing the assembled state of the front housing and the remainder of the main body. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the appearance of another embodiment of this invention. FIG. 7 is an illustration of various keyblocks that may be used in conjunction with the embodiment of FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the appearance of still another embodiment of this invention.
FIGS. 9 and 10 are partial side views, in section, of the front housing portion of still another embodiment of the invention. In the figure, 1 is the vehicle body, 2 is the front housing, 3 is the rest of the body, 11 is a vertical wall, 12 is a rib,
14 is a bearing hole, 18 is a shaft, 29 is an open surface, 30 is a front wall surface, 31 is a left wall surface, 32 is a right wall surface, and 33 is a relatively wide space.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claims for utility model registration] (1) Bonnet-like front housing 2 that can be opened and closed freely
A vehicle body 1 consisting of a body remainder 3 excluding the front housing 2, each of which is constructed of a separate member, and a plurality of wheels 7, 8 that roll on the ground and movably support the vehicle body 1. In the children's vehicle, a relatively wide open surface 29 extending substantially horizontally and facing upward is formed at the front of the main body remainder 3 facing the lower surface of the front housing 2, and the open surface 29 is , a vertical wall 11 that stands up almost vertically at its rear end, and the vertical wall 1
except that it is surrounded by a generally triangular rib 12 projecting forward on both sides of 1;
The front end edge and left and right end edges thereof are open without any obstruction, and the front housing 2 is rotatably supported at the rear end with respect to the main body remainder 3,
It has wall surfaces 30, 31, and 32 rising from the open surface 29 on its front and left and right sides, and its lower edge extends substantially along the front edge and left and right edges of the open surface 29, so that the The lower surface of the front housing 2 and the open surface 2
A children's vehicle in which a relatively wide space 33 is formed between the vehicle and the vehicle. (2) The front housing 2 is detachable from the rest of the main body 3.
Children's vehicles as described in (1).