WO2016147991A1

WO2016147991A1 - Automated toy figure

Info

Publication number: WO2016147991A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/057451
Authority: WO
Inventors: 俊介青木; 伸朗伊藤
Original assignee: ユカイ工学株式会社
Priority date: 2015-03-13
Filing date: 2016-03-09
Publication date: 2016-09-22
Also published as: JP6476023B2; JP2016168202A

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of providing an automated toy figure in which weight increase and structure complexity are minimized while diversity of assumable positions is ensured. This automated toy figure is provided with a pair of toy constituent elements A linked by a joint J having a uniaxial rotational axis, and a drive means D provided to the joint, the drive means causing the toy constituent elements to relatively rotate about the joint, wherein the automated toy figure is characterized in that the drive means is configured from: an urging member S for urging one of the toy constituent elements along a prescribed direction about the joint with the other of the toy constituent elements as a support, the urging member extending across the joint between the toy constituent elements linked by the joint; a pull line W for pulling the one of the toy constituent elements and causing the one of the toy constituent elements to rotate in the direction opposite the urging direction of the urging member; and an actuator M for drawing in and feeding out the pull line.

Description

Automatic figure toy

The present invention relates to an automatic figure toy, and more particularly, to an automatic figure toy provided with a large number of movable parts such as dolls and having various postures.

In general, as an automatic figure toy, like a puppet, a toy is suspended with a thread, and a movable member such as a hand or a foot is expressed by raising and lowering the thread to express various postures. ing.

In such automatic figure toys such as puppets, the thread is raised and lowered by human means or mechanical means such as an actuator.

In the above-described automatic figure toy, since the toy is hung with a thread, the postures that can be taken are limited in order to prevent entanglement of the thread.

As an example for solving such inconvenience, as shown in Patent Document 1, a technique for controlling the movement of the movable member inside the automatic figure toy by attaching an actuator to the connecting portion of the movable member. Has been proposed.

JP 2006-51586 A

By the way, in the prior art described above, the use of an actuator increases the weight of the automatic figure toy and the structure becomes complicated, and the installation space for the actuator must be secured. Problems to be solved, such as limiting the miniaturization of the system, remain.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems remaining in the prior art, and is capable of suppressing an increase in weight and a complicated structure while ensuring a variety of possible postures. Providing a formal figure toy is a problem to be solved.

In order to solve the above-described problem, an automatic figure toy according to the present invention is provided with a pair of toy components connected by a joint having a uniaxial rotation axis, and is provided at the joint. An automatic figured toy provided with a driving means for relative rotation about the toy, wherein the driving means is stretched across the joint between the toy components connected by the joint, One toy structure, the other toy structure as a support, an urging member that urges the joint in a predetermined direction around the joint, and pulls the one toy structure, and this one toy structure The traction member is constituted by a traction line that rotates in the direction opposite to the urging direction of the urging member, and an actuator that pulls in and sends out the traction line.

The automatic figured toy according to the present invention having the above-described configuration is configured such that the toy structure to which the tow rope is fixed is pulled by the urging member by pulling the tow rope by the actuator constituting the driving means. It is rotated around the joint against the urging force.

This makes it possible to adjust the posture of the automatic figure toy by rotating the toy structure to an arbitrary position around the joint.

In this state, since the urging force of the urging member always acts on the tow rope and is held in a tension state, the toy structure is held in the aforementioned rotational position.
Therefore, the posture of the automatic figure toy can be easily changed.

And the drive means for rotating the toy structure is constituted by the tow rope and the actuator, and the tow rope is routed through the toy structure to guide the outside of the toy structure, It can be set as the structure connected to the said actuator in the exterior of this toy structure.

Accordingly, only the tow rope is positioned at the joint portion of the toy structure, and the actuator can be installed at a position away from the automatic figure toy, so the weight of the automatic figure toy itself is greatly reduced. In addition, the configuration is simplified.

Furthermore, since the tow rope is arranged along the toy structure, the driving means is not exposed to the outside, and the design effect can be enhanced.

The tow rope can be inserted and supported by a rope guide portion provided in the vicinity of the joint of the toy structure.

By setting it as such a structure, when the said toy structure is rotated, the bending position of the said tow rope can be located in the vicinity of the said joint.
Therefore, the position change of the tow rope relative to the toy structure to be rotated can be suppressed.

This means that when three or more toy components are connected in series using two joints, the toy cord connected to the toy component positioned at the tip is connected to the toy component at the tip. In this state, when the intermediate toy structure is rotated, the tow connected to the distal end portion is drawn through the intermediate toy structure. The cord can be bent in the vicinity of the joint connecting the intermediate toy structure and the base toy structure.

Thus, the tow rope connected to the toy structure at the tip can be held in a state along the toy structure at the tip and the toy structure at the middle. Even when the body is rotated, it is possible to maintain the posture of the middle part of the toy structure at the tip with respect to the toy structure.

The tow rope can be inserted through a tubular body.

This makes it possible to route the tow rope more freely, and to suppress damage during pull-in and delivery by the actuator.

Further, by combining with the rope guide part, it is not necessary to insert the tow rope to the vicinity of the towing force point.
Therefore, the above-mentioned design effect can be maintained without hindering the rotation of the intermediate portion.

Further, a plurality of the joints, the toy construct, and the driving means can be provided.

By adopting such a configuration, an articulated automatic figured toy can be formed, and the posture change can be diversified.

The automatic figure toy is a doll, and the toy structure is a base serving as a fixing part of the automatic figure toy, a breast structure connected to the base via a joint, and a waist structure, It can be constituted by a head component, an arm component, and a leg component connected to the chest component via a joint.

By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to realize postures close to humans by rotating both hands, both feet, head, and waist, and by continuously changing these postures, It is possible to perform an operation close to.

Further, the arm structure is constituted by an upper arm part connected to the chest structure and a forearm part connected to the upper arm part, and a joint that connects the chest structure and the upper arm part is rotated. An axis of rotation and a rotation axis of a joint connecting the upper arm and the forearm can be provided so as to intersect when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis.

By adopting such a configuration, the arm component can be brought closer to a posture that a human arm can take.

Furthermore, a support column can be provided on the base, and the plurality of tow ropes constituting the drive means can be arranged along the support column.

With such a configuration, the tow rope can be connected to the actuator arranged outside while concealing the inside of the support column, and the design effect can be improved.

According to the automatic figure toy of the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic figure toy that can suppress the increase in weight and the complexity of the structure while ensuring diversification of possible postures.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the front view which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention and shows the skeleton of a doll. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention and is a rear view showing a doll's skeleton. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the side view which shows the 1st Embodiment of this invention and shows the skeleton of a doll. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an enlarged side view showing a connecting portion between a chest component and a head component, showing a first embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an enlarged front view showing a connecting portion between a chest component and an arm component, showing a first embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an enlarged plan view showing a connecting portion between a chest component and an arm component according to a first embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an enlarged front view showing a connecting portion between a chest component and an arm component, showing a first embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional side view showing a connecting portion between a chest component and an arm component, showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In FIG. 1, the code | symbol 1 shows the automatic figure toy concerning this embodiment, and has illustrated the doll in this embodiment.

An automatic figure toy 1 according to the present embodiment includes a pair of toy components A connected by a joint J having a uniaxial rotation axis, and the joint J. The toy component A is connected to the joint J. Drive means D for relative rotation about the center, wherein the drive means D is stretched across the joint J between the toy structures A connected by the joint J, and the one toy structure The body A, the other toy structure A as a support, the urging member S for urging the joint A in a predetermined direction around the joint, and the one toy structure A are pulled, and this one toy structure A towing line W for rotating A in a direction opposite to the urging direction of the urging member S, a tubular body T inserted through the tow line W, and an actuator M for retracting and sending out the tow line W. Has been.

Although not shown in the figure, the actuator M is connected to a microcontroller, personal computer, or the like as a control unit. The actuator M operates the toy structure A according to a control signal from the control unit. This control signal drives at least one or more actuators M along the time axis according to the operation content. Thereby, not only simple posing but also a series of operation contents can be realized.

Of the control signals stored in advance in the storage unit of the control unit, the toy component A may be operated by applying the control signal corresponding to the selected operation content, or a new one may be generated in accordance with the input operation. The control signal may be operated by the control signal generated in step (b).

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the toy structure A includes a base 2 serving as a fixing part of the automatic figured toy 1 and a breast structure connected to the base 2 via a chest joint J1. 3 and a waist component 4 connected via a lumbar joint J2, a head component 5 connected to the chest component 3 via a head joint J3, and a shoulder joint J4. The arm structure 6 and the leg structure 7 connected via the leg joint J5. An exterior body may be attached to each constituent body, thereby further improving the design effect. In the case of a doll, it is preferable to provide an exterior body simulating a character in each component so as not to inhibit the behavior at the joint J.

The arm structure 6 includes an upper arm portion 6a connected to the chest structure 3 and a forearm portion 6b connected to the upper arm portion 6a via an elbow joint J6.

Further, the shoulder joint J4 is connected to the chest structure 3 via a secondary shoulder joint J7 having a rotation axis along the right and left perpendicular to the shoulder joint J4.

The leg structure 7 is composed of a thigh 7a connected to the waist structure 4 and a crus 7b connected to the thigh 7a via a knee joint J8.

Also, the leg joint J5 that connects the thigh 7a to the waist component 4 is connected to the waist component 4 via a secondary leg joint J9 having a rotation axis along the front-rear direction. Yes.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the urging member S is provided corresponding to the joints J1 to J9 so as to straddle the joints J1 to J9.
In the drawing, the urging members provided for the chest joint J1, the lumbar joint J2, and the auxiliary leg joint J9 are omitted, but are provided in the same manner as the other joints J.

On the other hand, the tow rope W connected to each toy structure A is inserted and supported by a rope guide portion G provided in the vicinity of each joint J so as to be bent in the vicinity of each joint J. It has become.

These cable guide portions G have almost the same configuration, but one of them will be described in the shoulder joint J4.

As shown in FIG. 6, the shoulder joint J4 is provided with a towline W connected to the forearm portion 6b. And is pulled out to the outside in the vicinity of the shoulder joint J4, and is further inserted into the fixed portion of the auxiliary shoulder joint J7.
The sub-shoulder joint J7 and the upper arm portion 6a serve as the rope guide portion G.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the base 2 is continuously provided with a support 8, and the support 8 is fixed to the base 9, so that the automatic figure toy 1 of this embodiment is attached to the base 9. Is retained.

The base 9 is provided with a plurality of the actuators M, and the other ends of the tow ropes W are connected to the actuators M. Furthermore, a sound emitting device controlled by the control unit may be provided on the base 9 so that music, sound effects, etc. synchronized with the time axis of the operation content by the control signal are emitted. Further, the base 9 may be configured to also serve as a housing of the sound emitting device.

The tow ropes W are gathered through the tubular body T in the vicinity of the base 2, and then drawn into the base 9 through the support column 8, as described above, to the actuators M. It is connected. Although the tubular body T is omitted in FIG. 3, each of the tow ropes W is inserted from the vicinity of each actuator M to the vicinity of the rope guide part G or the force point for rotating the joint J. ing.

On the other hand, the actuator M is preferably an actuator, but an electromagnetic solenoid or the like can be used.

The automatic figure toy 1 of the present invention having such a configuration is the toy to which the towing line is fixed by selectively driving the driving means D and selectively pulling the towing line W. The structure A is rotated about the joint J against the urging force of the urging member S.

Thereby, the posture of the automatic figure toy 1 can be adjusted by rotating the toy structure A to an arbitrary position around the joint.

In this state, since the urging force of the urging member S always acts on the tow rope W and is held in a tension state, the toy structure is held in the above-described rotation position.
Therefore, the posture of the automatic figure toy 1 can be easily changed. Further, since the tow rope W is inserted through the tubular body T, the tow rope W held in a tensioned state can be easily handled.

For example, the arm structure 6 is a state in which the upper arm 6a and the forearm 6b are straight and directed downward, and from this state, the arm is rotated 90 ° around the auxiliary shoulder joint J7 and protrudes forward. (FIG. 8), and a state in which the arm is bent by rotating the forearm portion 6b around the elbow joint J6 in addition to the upward direction by further turning 90 °. The posture can be a combination of states.

Further, the leg construct 7 is a state in which the thigh 7a and the crus 7b are linearly directed downward, and from this state, the leg component 7 is rotated about the leg joint J5 and moved forward 90. In the protruding state, rotated in the direction opposite to the rotating direction and retracted backward, or rotated around the auxiliary leg joint J9 and protruded in the lateral direction, in addition to this Thus, the crus 7b can be rotated around the knee joint J8 to combine the respective states of bending the knee.

The head structure 5 can be in an upright state or an upward or downward posture by rotating around the head joint J3 as shown in FIG. Furthermore, a joint J and a driving means D that rotate around the neck may be provided, and the head structure 5 may be combined in a left-right direction. The driving means D that rotates around the neck may be configured by incorporating an actuator M in the head structure 5.

The chest structure 3 and the waist structure 4 can be in an upright state and a posture inclined to the left and right by rotating around the chest joint J1 and the waist joint J2.

Furthermore, it is possible to combine the postures of these toy components A, to realize various postures, and to give movement by continuously changing the postures.

Thus, the driving means D for rotating the toy structure A is constituted by the tow rope W and the actuator M, and the tow rope W is routed around the toy structure A to this toy. The component member of the driving means D positioned in the toy structure A is guided to the outside of the structure A by connecting to the actuator M outside the toy structure A. Only the small members of the tow rope W and the biasing member S can be used.

Therefore, the structure of the driving means D can be simplified, and the body portion of the automatic figure toy 1 can be miniaturized, and the weight thereof can be reduced.
In particular, the responsiveness of movement can be improved by reducing the weight.

Furthermore, the tow rope W and the urging member S are arranged along the toy structure, and the actuator M is installed in the base 9, so that the driving means D is not exposed to the outside, and the design is made. The effect can be enhanced.

Further, by providing the rope guide portion G, it is not necessary to keep the tubular body T along all the joints J, and in particular, the mobility at the shoulder joint J4 and the leg joint J5 can be enhanced.

Further, by reducing the tubular body T, it is possible to reduce the influence on the exterior body due to its thickness and the load on the driving means D due to its weight, thereby increasing the degree of freedom of the exterior body.

Further, the bent position of the tow rope W can be positioned in the vicinity of the joint J, and therefore, the change in the position of the tow rope W relative to the toy structure A to be rotated can be suppressed.
Thereby, when a certain toy structure A is moved, the posture of another toy structure A connected to the toy structure A can be maintained.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic figure toy 2 Base 3 Chest component 4 Waist component 5 Head component 6 Arm component 6a Upper arm 6b Forearm 7 Leg component 7a Thigh 7b Lower leg 8 Strut 9 Base A Toy component D driving means G cord guide portion J joint J1 chest joint J2 lumbar joint J3 head joint J4 shoulder joint J5 leg joint J6 elbow joint J7 secondary shoulder joint J8 knee joint J9 secondary leg joint M actuator S bias Member T Tubular body W Towing rope

Claims

An automatic figure toy comprising a pair of toy components connected by a joint having a uniaxial rotation axis, and a drive means provided at the joint for relatively rotating the toy component about the joint The drive means is stretched across the joint between the toy constituents connected by the joint, and the one toy constituent is used as the other toy constituent, and the toy constituent is a support. An urging member that urges the joint in a predetermined direction and a tow rope that pulls the one toy component and rotates the one toy component in a direction opposite to the urging direction of the urging member. And an automatic figure toy characterized by comprising an actuator for retracting and sending out the tow rope.
The automatic figure toy according to claim 1, wherein the tow rope is inserted and supported by a rope guide portion provided in the vicinity of the joint of the toy structure.
The automatic figure toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of the joint, the toy structure, and the driving means are provided.
The automatic figured toy is a doll, and the toy structure is a base that serves as a fixing part of the automatic figured toy, a breast structure that is connected to the base via a joint, and a waist structure. The automatic figure toy according to claim 3, comprising a head component, an arm component, and a leg component connected to the chest component via a joint.
The arm structure is composed of an upper arm part connected to the chest structure via a joint and a forearm part connected to the upper arm part, and a joint that connects the chest structure and the upper arm part. 5. A rotation axis and a rotation axis of a joint that connects the upper arm and the forearm are provided so as to intersect each other when viewed from a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis. The automatic figure toy described in 1.
6. The automatic type according to claim 4, wherein the base is provided with a pillar, and the plurality of tow ropes constituting the driving units are arranged along the pillar. Shape toy.
The automatic figure toy according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the tow rope is inserted through a tubular body.