JPS639474A - Running toy performing connection/separation running - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention provides a connection system that allows a power source and a plurality of mounted running toys to be automatically disconnected from each other and run separately. This invention relates to a traveling toy that runs separately.

(Prior Art and its Problems) Conventionally, there have been running toys that can connect a plurality of running toys equipped with a power source and run as a single unit. However, in order to change the shape of this traveling toy from a connected state to a separated state, it is necessary to once stop traveling and then manually perform a separating operation. Furthermore, in order to facilitate the connected running, it was necessary to set the running speed of each running toy to be the same. Conventional traveling toys that require manual separation operations have the disadvantage of being uninteresting and easily boring.

(Technical Problems of the Invention) This invention was established in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to connect a plurality of running toys that can run using their own power source to form a single running toy, or to change the connected state. It is an object of the present invention to propose a traveling toy that can be connected and separated and can be automatically released and run separately in different directions or in the same direction, and in which at least one of the traveling toys does not waste power during connected traveling. purpose.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to solve the above technical problem, it is proposed that the traveling toy that runs connected and separated according to the present invention has a plurality of traveling toys that meet the following requirements. be a sign.

(a) Each traveling toy must be configured so that it can be connected and separated.

(b) When connected, the drive wheels of one traveling toy connected to the other traveling toy must be in a non-grounded state.

(c) One of the above-mentioned traveling toys is equipped with a mechanism for releasing the connected state, while the other traveling toy has a built-up power source that retains the power stored in the power source when connected and releases the stored power when separated. A retention and release mechanism shall be provided.

(Operations and Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the traveling toy according to the present invention that travels in a connected φ-separate manner, a plurality of traveling toys that can be driven by their own power source are connected to form one traveling toy. In the connected state, the driving wheels of one of the traveling toys are in a floating state, and the storage force retention mechanism prevents them from spinning, so that no power is wasted during the connected traveling.

Then, when the connection release mechanism is activated, the connection is released and the floating traveling toys touch the ground, releasing the stored power and allowing each traveling toy to separate and travel in different directions or in the same direction. can. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a traveling toy that has unprecedented and interesting movements.

(Example) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to one drawing.

FIGS. 1(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) show a running toy that connects and runs separately according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is composed of one traveling toy concrete 2 and a second traveling toy concrete 3. Each traveling toy body 2.3 has a body 5.6, wheels 7, 8 supported by each body 5.6, and each body 5.
．． A power source (not shown) such as a mainspring mounted on the
(a) and (b) shown).

As this power source, for example, a well-known pull-pack type mainspring unit is used, and by rotating a drive shaft equipped with a drive wheel by an appropriate amount, the mainspring stores power and releases the stored power in the forward direction. ing.

A storage space 10 for storing the second traveling toy object 3 is formed in the front part of the first moving toy object 2, and an overhanging part 12 movable in the front-rear direction is arranged on the upper part of the rear wall 11 of the space 10. A permanent magnet 13 is fixed to the lower surface of the overhang portion 12 .

Next, as shown in FIGS. 2(a) and (b), the overhanging portion 1
2 is integrally connected to the front of a movable base 14 provided on the first traveling toy 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and a locked part 15 is provided on the side of the movable base 14 facing rearward. It is arranged. The movable base 14 has a protrusion 1 provided on its upper surface.
7 and the inner wall of the body 5 and is constantly biased forward (in the connection direction) by a spring 18 (see FIG. 2(a)).

Next, reference numeral 20 is a power source, and a cam 21 is fixed to a rotating shaft 21 protruding from the side of this power source 20, and when the power source 20 rotates in the forward direction, the cam 21 also rotates in the direction of the arrow. The locked portion 15 is pulled rearward (in the direction of disconnection) against the spring 18. When the locked portion 15 is pulled rearward, the movable base 14 also moves rearward.

3(a) and 3(b) show the suspension structure of the rear wheel 7a with respect to the chassis 25 in the first traveling toy concrete 2. FIG. A connecting member 25a is supported on the chassis 25 so as to be able to move up and down. There is. Further, the body 5 is also attached to the vehicle chassis so as to be elastically movable up and down by a spring 26. When the body 5 is pushed downward against the spring 26, the rear wheel 7a is configured to be able to rotate downward together with the connecting member 25a.

The second toy object 3 has a magnetic body 30 on the rear upper surface, and when this magnetic body 30 is magnetically attracted to the permanent magnet 13 of the second toy object 2, the reproduction object 2.3 becomes connected. . When the movable base 14 of the first toy object 2 moves backward, the permanent magnet 13 and the magnetic body 30 are separated, so that the first toy object 2 and the second toy object 3 are also separated. To separate. Further, when the magnetic body 30 is magnetically attached to the magnetic body 13 when the first toy body 2 is in the connected position shown in FIG. 2(a), the rear part of the body of the second toy body 3 becomes floating, The drive wheels 8a are configured to be in a non-ground state.

Further, the second toy body 3 has a storage force retention and release mechanism 31 as shown in FIG. This stored force holding/releasing mechanism 31 is supported by, for example, a vehicle chassis 32 so as to be movable up and down at one end, and has a locking portion 33a and a pressing member m at the other end.
33b3 The stretched switch member 33 and the switch member 33
The pressing part 33 of the switch member 33 consists of a spring 34 that always urges the pressing part 33b downward (in the direction in which the pressing part 33b comes into contact with the ground), and a ratchet gear 35 that is integrated with the shaft of the drive wheel 8a.
When b protrudes downward in a non-ground state (when the rear wheel is in a floating state), it is configured to protrude downward from the bottom surface of each wheel 8. At this time, the locking portion 33a engages with the ratchet gear 35 and drives the drive shaft 35a.
It prevents rotation and maintains the stored power. In addition, the rear wheel 8a
When it is in contact with the ground, the pressing part 33b is pressed upward against the spring 34, so the locking part 33a also moves upward together and becomes out of engagement with the ratchet gear 35.
The stored energy is released.

In the above configuration, in order to connect each of the toy bodies 2.3 in the separated states of FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) as shown in FIGS. 1(c) and (d), the first toy body 2. Insert the second toy object 3 into the opening 10 of the magnetic body 30 and attach it to the permanent magnet 13.
All you have to do is attach it magnetically.

At this time, the rear wheels 8a of the second toy body 3 are in a floating state so that they are not in contact with the ground.
Pressing portion 33 of switch member 33 constituting release mechanism 31
b protrudes downward, and the locking portion 33a is connected to the ratchet gear 35.
, the drive shaft of the drive wheel 8a is prevented from rotating.

When winding up (accumulating power) the power sources (pullback type spring units) of the connected toy bodies 2 and 3 at the same time, first pull the body 5 of the first toy body downward against the spring 26. The rear part (drive wheel) of the supported second toy concrete 3 is grounded by pressing the second toy concrete 3 to the ground. At this time, each drive wheel of each toy object is in contact with the ground at the same time, so if each connected toy object is moved backwards (in the winding direction of the power source) as a unit, the rotation of each drive wheel causes each power source to The mainspring stores power. When the force pressing the body 5 is released, the spring 26 causes the body 5 to move upwardly away from the chassis 25, so that the drive wheels 8a of the second toy body 3
It also stands out. At this time, the driving force is not transmitted to the drive wheel 8a, but the driving force is transmitted to the drive wheel of the first toy body 2, so each connected toy body 2.3 is connected to the first toy body 2.3.
It starts moving forward by the driving force of the toy body. When the power source 20 of the first toy body rotates in the forward direction, the shaft 2
The cam 22 supported by the cam 1 rotates in the direction shown by the arrow, pulls the locked part 15 in the direction of disconnection, and slides the permanent magnet 13 fixed to the overhang part 12 backward. Therefore, the magnetic state between the permanent magnet 13 and the magnetic body 30 is forcibly released, the second toy object 3 is separated from the first toy object 2, and the drive wheel 8a is grounded. When the driving wheel 8a touches the ground, the pressing part 3 of the switch member 33
3b is pushed into the vehicle chassis, the locking portion 33a is disengaged from the ratchet gear 35, and the driving force of the mainspring is transmitted to the drive wheels, causing the entire vehicle body to move forward.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 (a) to (e) are explanatory diagrams of the configuration of a traveling toy that connects and separates according to the present invention in a connected state, and Figure 2 (a)
) (b) An explanatory diagram of the connection and separation state of the traveling toy, FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are explanatory diagrams of the configuration of the suspension mechanism, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of the stored force retention and release mechanism. Code 1... Running toy, 2.3... Running toy concrete, 12
... Overhanging portion, 13... Permanent magnet, 14... Movable base, 20... Power source, 21... Rotating shaft, 22...
・Cam, 25... Chassis, 25a... Connecting member, 30
...Magnetic material, 31...Retention and release mechanism for stored force, 33
... Switch member, 33a... City department, 34...
Spring, 35...Ratchet cap

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A running toy that runs connected and separated, characterized by having a plurality of running toys that meet the following requirements. (a) Each traveling toy must be configured so that it can be connected and separated. (b) When connected, the drive wheels of one traveling toy connected to the other traveling toy must be in a non-grounded state. (c) One of the above-mentioned running toys is provided with a mechanism for releasing the connected state, while the other running toy has a built-up power source that retains the stored power of the power source when connected and releases the stored power when separated. A retention and release mechanism shall be provided.