JPS6235516Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention is for a traveling toy that charges the electric power source of an electric traveling body between divided tracks, while transporting the electric traveling body from one single track to the other single track. Concerning track series.

Lay a track by combining single tracks into the required shape,
Traveling toys, which are played by continuously running an electric vehicle modeled after a vehicle such as a car or an animal, on these tracks, especially on endless tracks, are very interesting to young children. However, since the electric running bodies of this type of traveling toy have built-in batteries such as CADNICA storage batteries as the electric power source for the running body, a separate charging device is required to prevent the electric running body from stopping due to a power outage while running. I had to prepare it. As a result, the fun of continuous running of the electric vehicle is lost, the electric vehicle often has to be carried to the charging device, which is a hassle, and it is difficult to miniaturize the vehicle and the entire traveling toy. It was said that

The present invention was developed in view of these circumstances, and is designed to transport an electric traveling body from one single track to the other single track at a suitable dividing point of a track in which single tracks are combined into a desired shape, and to By arranging a movable connecting body that charges the battery of the electric vehicle, it is possible to charge the electric vehicle while it is running, allowing you to enjoy the fun of continuous driving and automatic charging of the electric vehicle. The purpose is to provide a track linkage for traveling toys.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the movable joint, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the state in which the electric traveling body is transferred to the movable joint, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the movable joint.
4 and 4 are a perspective view and a cutaway plan view of the main parts of the first embodiment, FIGS. 5 and 6 are a perspective view and a cutaway plan view of the main parts of the second embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a third embodiment. A cutaway perspective view of the main part is shown.

In these drawings, reference numeral 10 denotes a movable continuous body, which has running guide walls 12 formed on both sides of its mounting surface 11, and a rack 13 formed at the inner front part of one of the running guide walls 12, and a rack 13 at the rear part. Half is the mounting surface 11
A gear 14 is provided which protrudes further and whose top is flush with the rack 13. In addition, a stopper 15 is provided protruding from the center of the tip of the movable joint 10, and two stoppers are provided at the front part.
An output terminal 16 in the shape of a book leaf spring is provided protrudingly. The output terminal 16 is connected to a power source, which will be described later, via a lead wire 33. Reference numeral 20 denotes an electric traveling body, which has a built-in motor and a quick-charging battery such as a Cadonica storage battery (not shown). Reference numeral 21 denotes a rear wheel driven by a motor, and a coaxial gear 22 is protruded from the center of the outer side of the rear wheel. Further, two input terminals 23 corresponding to the output terminals 16 are provided on the lower surface of the electric traveling body 20.

The stopper 15 may be fixed to and project from the mounting surface of the movable joint 10, or may be elastically protruded by a leaf spring 15a as shown in FIG. . Further, the protruding position of the output terminal 16 is also determined by the relationship with the position of the input terminal 23 of the electric traveling body 20, and is not limited to that in the embodiment.

The movable connecting body 10 configured in this manner is configured to be movable in the manners shown in the following first to third embodiments.

The first embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is as follows:
The movable continuous body 10 is twisted and rotated from horizontal rotation to vertical rotation to convey the electric traveling body so as to be able to change direction, and the battery of the electric traveling body 20 is charged during this conveyance. Reference numeral 40 denotes a hollow box-shaped base body, which houses a power source 30 such as a dry battery, and has a single track 31 on one side and a single track 32 on the other side integrally provided at equidistant positions on both sides. 41 is the base body 40
A cylindrical body attached to the front of the
A semicircular gear 42 that extends slightly larger than 90 degrees is carved, and a quarter-circle gear 43 that unfolds slightly larger than 90 degrees is carved on the upper right peripheral surface of the rear part thereof. Reference numeral 44 designates a hook-shaped movable arm, one end of which forms a shaft portion 44a rotatably supported at the center of the cylindrical body 41, and the other end forms a cylindrical portion 45 protruding from one side of the movable joint 10. bearing part 4 that rotatably supports the
It is listed as 4b.

The movable joint 10 has a gear box 46 formed on one side thereof, and a cylindrical portion 45 formed on one side thereof. Inside the gearbox 46, there is a movable connecting body 1.
A gear train 47a is built-in for transmitting the rotational force from the zero gear 14 to a small gear 47 rotatably protruding from the center of the front portion of the cylindrical portion 45. Cylindrical part 45
is rotatably supported on its outer periphery by a bearing portion 44b of a movable arm 44, and a ring-shaped gear 48 is carved on the outer periphery of the front portion. A small gear 47 protruding from the front of the cylindrical portion 45 of the movable joint 10
is always engaged with the semicircular gear 42 of the cylindrical body 41, and the ring-shaped gear 48 engages with the quarter-circular gear 43 when the movable joint 10 is rotated by a predetermined angle by the movable arm 44.
mesh with. The lead wire 33 connected to the output terminal 16 of the movable joint 10 is connected to the gear box 4.
6. It is connected to the power source 30 inside the base body 40 through the hollow part of the cylindrical part 45 and the movable arm 44.

Therefore, when the electric traveling body 20 is transferred to the movable connecting body 10 from one of the single tracks 31, the electric traveling body 20 is in a state where the input terminal 23 is in contact with the output terminal 16 of the movable connecting body 10, Advancement is prevented by a stopper 15. Therefore, the gear 22 of the rear drive wheel 21 of the electric traveling body 20 meshes with the gear 14 of the movable joint 10, causing the gear 14 to rotate. As the gear 14 rotates, the small gear 47 at the front of the cylindrical portion 45 rolls on the front semicircular gear 42 of the cylindrical body 41, causing the movable joint 10 to rotate horizontally in a clockwise direction.
When the movable joint 10 rotates approximately 90 degrees, the cylindrical portion 45
The ring gear 48 at the front outer circumferential end is the quarter-circular gear 4
3, and vertically rotates the movable joint 10 also in the direction of the shaft portion 44a of the movable arm 44. In this way, the movable continuous body 10 performs a so-called twist rotation in two-dimensional direction with the electric traveling body 20 placed thereon, changing the direction of the electric traveling body 20 from one single track 31 to the other single track 32 and conveying it. At the same time, the battery of the electric traveling body 20 is charged during this transportation.

The second embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is
The movable continuous body 10 is vertically raised to convey the electric traveling body 20, and the battery of the electric traveling body 20 is charged during this conveyance. 5
0 is a transfer tower for the movable joint 10, one single track 31 is connected to the bottom, and the other single track 32 is connected to the top.
are connected in the same direction. On one side of the interior of the conveying tower 50, a rack 52 in which a gear 51 that is connected to the gear 14 of the movable joint 10 meshes, and a guide rod 53 of the movable joint 10 are erected from the bottom to the top, respectively. Further, two conductor rails 54 are provided on the other side of the interior of the transfer tower 50, and these conductor rails 5
4 is connected to a power source 30 such as a dry battery on the outside by a lead wire 33 passing under the transport tower 50. On the other hand, a sliding contact 55 that connects to the output terminal 16 is protruded on the side surface of the movable link 10 facing the conductor rail 54, and is always in contact with the conductor rail 54 as the movable link 10 moves up and down. are doing. 5
Reference numeral 6 denotes a locking mechanism for the movable connecting body 10 provided at the lower part of the other single track 32, and a locking hook 56a that supports the movable connecting body 10 that has risen at the upper position.
and the electric traveling body 2 protruding onto the other single track 32.
A pawl 5 that comes into contact with and operates when 0 passes and releases the support of the movable joint 10 by the locking hook 56a.
6b.

Therefore, when the electric traveling body 20 is transferred to the movable connecting body 10 from one of the single tracks 31, the electric traveling body 20 stops with the input terminal 23 in contact with the output terminal 16 of the movable connecting body 10. 15 prevents progress. Therefore, the electric traveling body 2
The gear 22 of the rear drive wheel 21 of
It meshes with the gear 14 of 0 and rotates the gear 14. When the gear 14 rotates, the gear 51 moves to the rack 5.
2 and rolls upward on the movable joint 10 to the guide rod 5.
3 while supporting the electric traveling body 20 and transport it to the other single track 32. During this transportation, the battery of the electric traveling body 20 is charged. The movable continuous body 10 is the other single track 32 at the top.
When the gear 51 reaches the position where it is connected to the locking hook 56a and supported by the locking hook 56a, the gear 51 is prevented from rolling, and the gear 14 functions similarly to the rack 13 of the movable link 10, allowing the electric traveling body 20 to pass over the stopper 15. and move it forward onto the single track 32. As a result, the electric traveling body 2
0 is charged during transportation, and the other single track 32
The movable connecting body 1 is moved by operating the claw 56b
0 is released from the locking hook 56a. Then, the movable continuous body 10 is lowered to a position where it connects to one single track 31.

In this embodiment, the connection between the output terminal 16 of the movable joint 10 and the power source 30 is made using the lead wire 33.
However, instead of using the conductor rail 54 and the sliding contact 55, for example, a spring-like elastic lead wire is provided below the movable joint 10. It is also possible.

In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the movable continuous body 10 is rotated 180 degrees on a horizontal plane,
During this transportation, the electric traveling body 20
This is to charge the batteries. Reference numeral 60 denotes a hollow base body imitating a small island, on both sides of which one single track 31 and the other single track 32 are provided equidistantly. Inside the base body 60, a central shaft 61 is provided upright, and a power source 30 such as a dry battery is built-in. Further, a groove 62 is formed on the outer periphery of the bottom portion of the base body 60 over approximately 180 degrees, and a semicircular rack 63 is provided at the lower part of the groove 62. Reference numeral 64 designates an arcuate support rod that passes through the groove 62 and connects the movable joint 10 to a guide tube 65 that rotatably fits into the center shaft 61 . Inside this support rod 64, there is a gear 1.
A gear 6 is connected to the shaft of the gear 4 and further meshes with a rack 63.
6 is rotatably supported. In addition, the output terminal 16 of the movable continuous body 10 and the base body 6
The power source 30 in the hollow shaft 67 is connected to the lead wire 33 passing through the hollow shaft 67. It should be noted that the movable joint 10 of this embodiment is not provided with the traveling guide wall 12 on the rack 13 and gear 14 side. Further, 68 is a tension spring for constantly biasing the movable connecting body 10 toward one single track 31.

Therefore, when the electric traveling body 20 is transferred to the movable connecting body 10 from one of the single tracks 31, the electric traveling body 20 stops with the input terminal 23 in contact with the output terminal 16 of the movable connecting body 10. 15 prevents progress. Therefore, the electric traveling body 2
The gear 22 of the rear drive wheel 21 of
It meshes with the gear 14 of 0 and rotates the gear 14. When the gear 14 rotates, the gear 66 rolls clockwise on the semicircular rack 63, rotating the movable joint 10 about the central axis 61,
Electric traveling body 2 placed on the continuous body 10
0 from one simplex orbit 31 to the other simplex orbit 32
Transport to. During this transportation, the battery of the electric traveling body 20 is charged. Movable continuous body 10
When it reaches the position where it connects with the other single track 32, the gear 66 is prevented from rolling, and the gear 14 functions in the same way as the rack 13 of the movable link 10, moving the electric traveling body 20 over the stopper 15 and pulling it into the single piece. Orbit 3
Advance to 2. Thereby, the electric traveling body 20 is sufficiently charged and runs on the other single track 32. The movable joint body 10 is returned to the initial position by the tension spring 68 when the electric traveling body 20 runs away.

It goes without saying that the embodiments of the track connecting body for a traveling toy of the present invention are not limited to those described above.

As described above, according to the present invention, a movable connecting body with a charging function is disposed at a suitable dividing point of the track, and while the electric traveling body is being conveyed from one single track to the other single track, Since the battery can be charged, the electric traveling body can be continuously run at all times, and the interest of the traveling toy is not diminished due to stopping of the electric traveling body for charging. Furthermore, since the charging time is short and the charging device is simple, charging can be done naturally and automatically while the vehicle is moving, and will not cause any unnatural feeling to children or the like.

Furthermore, the electric vehicle can be conveyed in various ways, allowing users to enjoy a variety of driving experiences while charging. In addition, by incorporating various types of track connecting bodies for traveling toys at various locations, not only can various transportation modes be enjoyed, but even if the battery capacity of the traveling body is reduced, the running toy will not stop midway. This prevents the loss of interest in play due to the stopping of the running body, and also makes it possible to downsize the running body and the track on which the running body runs, which would otherwise have been forced to increase in size. It is possible to play with a traveling toy in a compact manner.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the movable joint, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the state in which the electric traveling body is transferred to the movable joint, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the movable joint.
4 and 4 are a perspective view and a cutaway plan view of the main parts of the first embodiment, FIGS. 5 and 6 are a perspective view and a cutaway plan view of the main parts of the second embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a third embodiment. A cutaway perspective view of the main part is shown. 10...Movable joint, 13...Rack, 14...
...Gear, 15...Stopper, 16...Output terminal,
20... Electric traveling body, 22... Gear, 23... Input terminal, 30... Power source, 31... One single track, 32... Other single track, 33... Lead wire.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An electric traveling body that is installed at a suitable dividing point of a track in which individual tracks are combined into a desired shape, and that connects the individual tracks at the separated locations, and uses a quick charging battery as an electric power source. A track linkage for a traveling toy that is movable and is characterized by meeting the following requirements. (a) The connecting body is movably arranged between the above-mentioned single track so that it can receive the electric running body traveling from one single track side and transport it to the other single track side while it is placed thereon. To become. (b) The above-mentioned movable joint body is configured to
The vehicle is equipped with a charging function for charging the electric power source of the electric vehicle.