JPS642785Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a vehicle toy that is pushed and driven by infants and the like.

Conventional vehicle toys have a body molded to resemble a car, scooter, train, etc., with a seat, wheels,
Many have a handle to change the direction of installation.

In this toy vehicle, when a child or other child grabs onto the handle provided at the rear of the vehicle and pushes the vehicle while leaving the handle loose, the front wheels automatically change direction and the vehicle is intended to travel straight, but when It often causes you to drive to the left.

The present invention aims to provide a vehicle toy that can overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. 1 is a car body molded to imitate a car, etc.; 2
3 is a seat provided on the vehicle body 1, and 3 is a backrest provided integrally with the seat 2. A handle 4 is provided at the upper end of the backrest. 5, 5 are front wheels that support the front of the vehicle body 1, 6 is an axle for the front wheels 5, 5, 7 is a steering shaft consisting of a vertical shaft connected vertically to the center of the axle 6, and 8 is attached to the upper end of the vertical shaft 7. With the circular handle,
This is an operation that changes the running direction of the vehicle. Reference numeral 9 denotes a cylinder into which the intermediate portion of the vertical shaft 7 is rotatably inserted, and is integrally provided in the vehicle body 1. Reference numeral 10 indicates a notch portion cut upward from a part of the lower end edge of the cylinder 9;
Notches 12 are cut upward from two spaced apart parts on the opposite side of 0, and 12 is a stepped part 13 that receives the lower end of the cylinder 9 on the vertical axis 7.
The enlarged diameter portion 14 is enlarged in diameter so as to form an enlarged diameter portion 12 in a portion of the vertical shaft 7 above the stepped portion.
It is a protrusion that protrudes so as to be integrally connected with the protrusion 14, and has depressions 15, 15 on both sides of the protrusion.
is located within the notch 10. 16 is a spring that controls the direction of the front wheel, and is made by bending a single elastic metal plate into a circle that matches the outer diameter of the cylinder 9.
18 are brought close to each other, and a bent part 20 is provided in the intermediate part between both ends 17 and 18, and is bent so as to fit into the notches 11 and 11 and the inside of the cylinder wall 19 between the notches 11 and 11. , this spring 16 has a bent portion 20
into the notches 11, 11 and the inside of the cylindrical wall 19 between the notches 11, 11, and both ends 1 from the bent part 20.
7 and 18 are fitted into the outer wall of the cylinder 9, and both ends 17 and 18 are connected to the protrusion 14 on the vertical axis 7.
It is attached to the cylinder 9 in such a way that it is pressed elastically against the recesses 15, 15 on both sides of the cylinder. 21 is a rear wheel that supports the rear of the vehicle body 1; 22 is a siren installed on the side of the steering wheel 8 in the vehicle body 1;
When you turn it, a siren will sound. Reference numeral 24 is a telephone dial model that is rotatably installed in the part of the vehicle body 1 between the seat part 2 and the handlebar 8, and when turned, the dial model of the vehicle body 1
The ring installed inside is designed to make a sound. 25
is a telephone receiver model, which is placed on the dial model 24 and connected to a part of the vehicle body 1 by a spiral cord (not shown). Reference numeral 26 denotes a bellows tube provided in the center of the handle 8, and a whistle is attached to its intake port, so that when the bellows tube 26 is compressed, a whistling sound is emitted from a group of holes 27 by compressed air. 28
is a storage part provided under the seat part 2;
It is opened by pivoting upward about the pivoting portion 29 at the front end thereof as a fulcrum.

In the vehicle toy constructed as described above, when an infant or the like grasps the handle portion 4 and pushes the vehicle body 1 with the handle 8 left idle, the direction of the front wheels 5, 5 may change to the left as shown in FIG. 4, for example. Then, a rotational force is generated on the vertical shaft 7 so that the protrusion 14 pushes one end 17 of the spring 16. Then, spring pressure is accumulated in the arc-shaped portion from one end 17 of the spring 16 to the bent portion 20, and this spring pressure is applied to the spring 16.
The vertical axis 7 is controlled so that the front wheels 5, 5 are oriented straight as shown in the third figure by acting on one end 17 of the protrusion 14 to push the protrusion 14 back to its original position.
Further, when the front wheels 5, 5 try to change direction to the right, a rotational force is generated on the vertical shaft 7 so that the protrusion 14 pushes the other end 18 of the spring 16. Then, spring pressure is accumulated in the arc-shaped portion from the other end 18 of the spring 16 to the bent portion 20, and the spring pressure is applied to the spring 16.
act on the other end 18 of , to push the protrusion 14 back to its original position and control the vertical shaft 7 so that the front wheels 5, 5 are oriented in a straight direction as shown in the third figure.

Note that while the vertical axis 7 does not need to be controlled, the spring 16
It may also be constructed so that it can be removed.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, when a child or the like pushes the vehicle while leaving the steering wheel idle, the vehicle can always be driven in a fixed direction, eliminating anxiety caused by sudden changes in the direction of travel. It has the advantage of preventing danger.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a side view of the vehicle toy according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view of the vehicle toy according to the invention;
The figure is a perspective view of the spring removed from its engagement part, Figure 3 is a diagram showing how the spring controls the vertical axis to direct the front wheel in a straight direction, and Figure 4 is a diagram showing the front wheel changing direction. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a spring and a protrusion when it does. 1... Vehicle body, 5, 5... Front wheel, 6... Axle, 7
... Steering shaft, 8 ... Handle, 9 ... Cylinder, 10
...Notch, 11, 11... Notch, 14... Protrusion, 16... Spring, 17, 18... Both ends of spring 16, 20... Bent part of spring 16.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A steering shaft that changes the direction of the wheels, a cylindrical portion through which the steering shaft is rotatably inserted, a spring whose both ends are close to each other and whose middle portion is fixed to the cylindrical portion, and a spring between the steering shaft and both ends of the spring. and a protrusion that protrudes from the spring and presses both ends of the spring.