WO2020007150A1

WO2020007150A1 - Shoe and toy comprising same

Info

Publication number: WO2020007150A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/089839
Authority: WO
Inventors: 肖烨
Original assignee: 上海葡萄纬度科技有限公司
Priority date: 2018-07-04
Filing date: 2019-06-03
Publication date: 2020-01-09
Also published as: CN208493238U

Abstract

A shoe (100) and a toy comprising same. The shoe (100) is suitable for a toy; the shoe (100) comprises: a substrate (101) that has a first end (102) and a second end (103); a first track segment (104) provided on the inner surface (105) of the substrate (101); and a second track segment (106) provided on the inner surface (105) of the substrate (101). The first ends (102) and the second ends (103) of multiple shoes (100) are separately connected, so that multiple first track segments (104) form a first track (107); multiple second track segments (106) form a second track (108); the first track (107) is applicable for fitting a first transmission assembly (201); the second track (108) is applicable for fitting a second transmission assembly (202). The shoe (100) improves the expansibility of the track, and also increases the interest of a toy built by the shoe (100) and the transmission assembly.

Description

Track shoes and toys containing them

Technical field

The embodiments of the present application relate to a toy, and in particular, to a track shoe and a toy including the track shoe.

Background technique

Today's children's intellectual development is getting more and more attention, and the building block toys can be entertaining. Existing crawlers for toys generally have only one track. On the one hand, the gears that cooperate with the crawler are transmitted in a single way. On the other hand, the building blocks are also constructed in a single way, which cannot expand the more interesting track structure. Reduces the flexibility, variety and fun of building toys. In addition, a track structure with a single track is thinner and less stable.

In view of this, how to provide a track shoe to overcome the various problems in the prior art, that is, the technical problems to be solved in this application.

Utility model content

In view of the above problems, the main purpose of this application is to provide a track shoe and a toy containing the track shoe to provide a multi-track track, so that multiple gears can be transmitted in multiple combinations on at least two tracks. The scalability of the track also increases the flexibility, variety, and fun of toys built from the track and transmission components.

The first embodiment of the present application provides a crawler shoe suitable for toys, wherein the crawler shoe includes:

A substrate having a first end and a second end;

A first track segment provided on an inner surface of the substrate;

A second track segment provided on an inner surface of the substrate; wherein,

The first and second ends of the plurality of track shoes are connected one by one so that a plurality of the first track segments form a first track, and a plurality of the second track segments form a second track, wherein, The first track is adapted to fit a first transmission assembly, and the second track is adapted to fit a second transmission assembly.

Optionally, the first track segment includes a first transmission tooth, and the second track segment includes a second transmission tooth.

Optionally, the tooth thicknesses of the first transmission tooth and the second transmission tooth are different; the first transmission component is a first gear, and the first gear is adapted to the first transmission tooth; the first The two transmission components are second gears, and the second gears are adapted to the second transmission teeth; the tooth gap widths of the first gear and the second gear are different.

Optionally, the first track segment is disposed in the middle of the inner surface of the substrate; the second track segment includes two track segments disposed on both sides of the first track segment.

Optionally, the first track segment includes two parallel first side plates disposed on the inner surface of the base plate, the second track segment includes two second side plates, and the two second side plates are respectively It is arranged on both sides of the first side plate and is parallel to the first side plate.

Optionally, the first transmission tooth is located at the first end, is disposed between the two first side plates, and is perpendicular to the two first side plates; the second end of the substrate includes A first hook, located between the two first side plates, the first hook is adapted to be hinged with the first driving tooth of another track shoe, or the first driving tooth is suitable for and The first hook of the other track shoe is hinged.

Optionally, the second transmission teeth are disposed between the first side plate and the second side plate, and are perpendicular to the first side plate and the second side plate.

Optionally, the second end of the base plate includes two second hooks, and the first end of the base plate includes two connecting shafts disposed on the outer sides of the two second side plates. For articulating with the connecting shaft of another track shoe, or for connecting the connecting shaft with the second hook of another track shoe.

Optionally, it further includes a third side plate, and the connecting shaft is disposed between the third side plate and the second side plate, and is perpendicular to the third side plate and the second side plate, so The second hook is integrated with the third side plate.

Optionally, the connection shaft and the first transmission tooth are on the same straight line, and the base plate includes a plurality of openings at the first end, corresponding to the positions of the connection shaft and the first transmission tooth, respectively, exposing The connecting shaft and the first transmission teeth.

A second embodiment of the present application provides a toy, where the toy includes:

A track formed by the connection of the above-mentioned track pieces;

The first transmission component and / or the second transmission component;

The first track is adapted to fit a first transmission assembly, and the second track is adapted to fit a second transmission assembly.

As can be seen from the above technical solutions, in the embodiment of the present application, the first track segment and the second track segment are provided on the base plate of the track shoe, and the first or second track track segments are connected one by one to form two or More tracks, so that multiple gears can be transmitted in multiple combinations on at least two tracks, which increases the scalability of the track and also increases the fun of toys built from the track and transmission components.

In an embodiment of the present application, the first track segment and the second track segment are divided into three by designing a minimum number of first and second side plates and first and second transmission teeth. For each track, the first transmission tooth not only plays the role of mutual transmission with the gear, but also articulates with the first hook as a connecting shaft, which greatly simplifies the structure and design of the multi-track.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to explain the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art more clearly, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely These are some of the embodiments described in the embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a track shoe of the present application.

FIG. 2 is a schematic rear view of an embodiment of a track shoe of the present application.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a toy including crawler shoes of the present application.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an embodiment of a combination manner of a first transmission component and a second transmission component.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the embodiment of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged schematic diagram of a gear.

Component number

Track 100; base plate 101; first end 102; second end 103; first track segment 104; inner surface 105; second track segment 106; first track 107; second track 108; first drive tooth 109 Second transmission teeth 110; first side plate 111; second side plate 112; first transmission assembly 201; second transmission assembly 202; outer surface 120; first hook 113; second hook 114; connecting shaft 115 Third side plate 116; hole 117; opening 118; first gear 203; second gear 204; track 301; gear 303; gear 304; gear 401a; gear 401b; gear 402; gear 403; gear 501a; gear 501b; Gear 502a; gear 502b; gear 503.

detailed description

In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described The embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art should fall within the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.

As used herein, "fitting" means that two objects fit or match each other in shape, structure, or space.

The "articulation" described herein may be an active connection or an inactive connection, including, but not limited to, two objects coupled to an axis, with the axis as the center and having a degree of freedom of rotation about the axis.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a track shoe of the present application. As shown, the track shoe 100 includes: a base plate 101 having a first end 102 and a second end 103; a first track segment 104 disposed on an inner surface 105 of the base plate 101; and a second track segment 106, disposed on the inner surface 105 of the substrate 101; wherein the first end 102 and the second end 103 of the plurality of track shoes 100 are connected one by one, so that the plurality of first track segments 104 form a first A track 107, a plurality of the second track segments 106 forming a second track 108, wherein the first track 107 is adapted to fit the first transmission assembly 201, and the second track 108 is adapted to fit the second Transmission assembly 202.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic rear view of an embodiment of a crawler shoe of the present application. As shown, the inner surface 105 of the substrate 101 is relative to the outer surface 120 thereof, and the outer surface 120 is the back surface of the substrate 101 shown in FIG. 1.

The first track segment 104 and the second track segment 106 may be one each, and may also be two or more. In an embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, the first track segment 104 is disposed in the middle of the inner surface 105 of the substrate 101, and the second track segment 106 includes two track segments, which are respectively disposed on the first track segment. Both sides of segment 104.

The first end 102 and the second end 103 are located on opposite sides of the substrate 101. The first end 102 and the second end 103 of the plurality of track pads 100 may be connected one by one in various ways, such as a fixed connection or a movable connection, including bonding, welding, articulation, pivoting, snapping or other suitable Connection method.

The first transmission component 201 and the second transmission component 202 may be gears or other transmission components. The first transmission component 201 and the second transmission component 202 may be a single transmission component, two transmission components, or a combination of multiple transmission components, respectively. .

Optionally, the first track segment 104 and the second track segment 106 may be surrounded by a plurality of side plates. As shown in FIG. 1, the first track segment 104 includes two parallel first side plates 111 provided at The inner surface 105 of 101, the second track segment 106 includes two second side plates 112, and the two second side plates 112 are respectively disposed on two sides of the first side plate 111 and are parallel to the first side plate 111.侧板 111。 One side plate 111.

Optionally, the first track segment 104 includes a first transmission tooth 109 and the second track segment 106 includes a second transmission tooth 110. The positions of the first transmission teeth 109 and the second transmission teeth 110 are not limited. The second end 103 of the base plate 101 includes a first hook 113 located between the two first side plates 111. The first hook 113 is adapted to be articulated with the first transmission tooth 109 of the other track shoe 100, or the first transmission tooth 109 is adapted to be connected to the first hook 113 of the other track shoe Articulated. In an embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, a first transmission tooth 109 is located at the first end 102 and is disposed between the two first side plates 111 and is perpendicular to the two first side plates 111. 111. The first transmission teeth 109 are protruding relative to the inner surface of the substrate 101. In this embodiment, the first transmission component 201 is a gear, and the first transmission teeth 109 can be engaged in one of the tooth grooves of the first transmission component 201. When the first transmission assembly 201 is a driving member, the first transmission gear 109 is driven to move by the rotation of the first transmission assembly 201, thereby driving the entire track to move; when the first transmission assembly 201 is a driven member, the first transmission The teeth 109 drive the first transmission component 201 through the tooth groove of the engaged first transmission component 201. At the same time, the first transmission tooth 109 also serves as a connecting shaft. The first hook 113 and the first transmission tooth 109 are hinged in the direction of the outer surface of the base plate 101. The engagement position of the first transmission assembly 201 and the tooth groove of the first transmission tooth 109 is at The inner surface of the substrate 101 is oriented so that the first transmission assembly 201 does not interfere with the first hook 113.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second transmission teeth 110 may be disposed between the first side plate 111 and the second side plate 112 and perpendicular to the first side plate 111 and the second side plate 112.

The second end 103 of the substrate 101 may further include two second hooks 114. The first end 102 of the substrate 101 includes two connecting shafts 115 disposed outside the second side plates 112. The second hook 114 is adapted to be articulated with the connection shaft 115 of another track shoe, or the connection shaft 115 is adapted to be articulated with the second hook 114 of another track shoe.

The shapes of the first hook 113 and the second hook 114 may be any suitable shapes matching the first transmission teeth 109 or the connecting shaft 115. In an embodiment of the present application, as shown in FIG. 1, the first hook 113 extends along the second end 103 of the substrate 101 in a direction away from the substrate 101, and a portion of the first hook 113 remote from the substrate 101 has A surface 121 that is curved toward the substrate 101, and the curvature of the surface 121 is matched with the curvature of the outer surface of the first transmission tooth 109, so that the surface 121 of a track piece can be engaged with the lower surface First driving teeth 109 of a track shoe. The second hook 114 has an engaging opening 122 and a engaging groove 123. The diameter of the engaging groove 123 is larger than the diameter of the engaging opening 122. When the second engaging hook 114 is engaged with the connecting shaft 115, the connecting shaft 115 extends along the connecting shaft 115. The engaging opening 122 enters the engaging groove 123.

As shown in FIG. 1, a third side plate 116 may be further included, and the connecting shaft 115 is disposed between the third side plate 116 and the second side plate 112 and is perpendicular to the third side plate 116 and The second side plate 112. The second hook 114 and the third side plate 116 may be connected as a whole, or may be disposed on the substrate 101 independently of each other.

The first track segment 104 and the second track segment 106 may be provided with holes 117 for engaging other building block elements from the inner surface 105 or the outer surface 109 of the base plate 101 with the holes 117 to form other building block forms.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 2, the connection shaft 115 and the first transmission tooth 109 are on the same straight line (that is, the center axis of the connection shaft 115 and the first transmission tooth 109 are on the same line A-A). The base plate 101 includes a plurality of openings 118 at the first end 102, corresponding to the positions of the connection shaft 115 and the first transmission teeth 109, respectively, exposing the connection shaft 115 and the first transmission teeth 109.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a toy including crawler shoes of the present application. As shown in the figure, the first transmission assembly 201 is a first gear 203, and the first gear 203 is adapted to the first transmission tooth 109; the second transmission assembly 202 is a second gear 204, and the first The two gears 204 are adapted to the second transmission teeth 110; the tooth thicknesses of the first transmission teeth 109 and the second transmission teeth 110 are different, and the tooth gap widths of the first gear 203 and the second gear 204 are different. The “tooth thickness” refers to the width of the largest cross section of the first transmission tooth 109 or the second transmission tooth 110 in the moving direction of the track. "Gap width" refers to the arc distance e (see Fig. 6) of the tooth width s of two adjacent gear teeth in the axial direction, that is, the space between the tooth widths of two adjacent gear teeth. The arc distance in the axial direction is convenient for the gear to match the transmission teeth.

The teeth of the first gear 203 and the second gear 204 rotate along the first track 302 and the second track 303 by meshing with the track segments of the first track 302 and the second track 303, respectively, thereby driving the track to move .

Referring to FIG. 3, the toy includes a track 301, which is formed by connecting the above-mentioned track pads 100; a first transmission assembly 201 and a second transmission assembly 202, wherein the first transmission assembly 201 includes a gear 203, and the second transmission assembly 202 includes Two gears 204; the first track 302 is formed by a plurality of first track segments 104 connected in series, which is adapted to fit the first transmission assembly 201, and the second track 303 is formed by a plurality of second track segments 106 connected in series, It is adapted to fit the second transmission assembly 202. At least one of the first transmission assembly 201 and the second transmission assembly 202 is connected to a driving mechanism (not shown) through a transmission shaft (not shown in the figure), and the driving mechanism drives the transmission shaft to drive the first transmission assembly 201 and / or the second transmission assembly 202 rotates.

The toy may also include only the first transmission assembly 201, or only the second transmission assembly 202, and the first transmission assembly 201 or the second transmission assembly 202 may be provided on a single track or on different tracks. For example, the first transmission assembly 201 is provided on the first rail 302, the second transmission assembly 202 is a single gear, and the second transmission assembly 202 is a single gear, and the first transmission assembly 201 is a single gear. On the first track 201, the entire track wraps the first transmission assembly 201 to form a circular track wheel; the two second transmission assemblies 202 are gears, and the two gears are arranged on the same track of the second track 303 in front and back The two second transmission components 202 are both gears, and the two gears are arranged on different tracks of the second track 303 in a front-to-back arrangement. The second transmission component 202 includes two identical gears which are coaxially disposed on the second On the two tracks of the track 303, the entire track wraps the second transmission assembly 202 to form a circular track wheel. The first transmission assembly 201 and the second transmission assembly 202 can also be combined with each other by a plurality of gears or by using an intermediate transmission member, and there are various combinations thereof, which are not limited to the combination shown in FIG. 3 and described above.

The following is an embodiment of a combination manner of the first transmission assembly 201 and the second transmission assembly 202.

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 together. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a combination manner of the first transmission assembly 201 and the second transmission assembly 202. In order to explain the specific structure, FIG. A schematic diagram of the second transmission assembly 202 on the side. This embodiment is different from the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 in the gear combination manner of the second transmission assembly 202. In this embodiment, the first track 302 includes one track, the second track 303 includes two tracks, the first transmission assembly 201 includes a gear, which is disposed on the first track 302, and the second transmission assembly 202 includes two gears. They are respectively provided on the two second rails 303. It also includes two intermediate transmission gears 401 and 402. The

gears

401 and 402 mesh with each other. Each of the gears 402 and the second transmission assembly 202 has a cross hole. They are connected to the same axis through a cross shaft. The gear 401 is the driving member. It is connected with a connection driving mechanism (not shown in the figure). The driving structure drives the gear 401 to rotate, thereby driving the gear 402 to rotate with it. The rotation of the gear 402 will drive the second transmission component 202 to rotate, and the second transmission component 202 rotation will cause The track moves, thereby driving the first transmission assembly 201 to rotate. In this embodiment, since the second rail 303 is provided on both sides of the first rail 302, a space is left between the two gears of the second transmission assembly 202, and a relatively complicated transmission structure can be constructed.

As can be seen from the above technical solutions, in the embodiment of the present application, the first track segment and the second track segment are provided on the base plate of the track shoe, and the first or second track track segments are connected one by one to form two More tracks, so that multiple gears can be transmitted in multiple combinations on at least two tracks, increasing the scalability of the track, and increasing the flexibility and variety of toys constructed by the track and transmission assembly Sex and fun.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and not to limit them. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: The technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments can still be modified, or some of the technical features are equivalently replaced; and these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and range.

Claims

A track shoe suitable for toys, characterized in that the track shoe includes:

A substrate having a first end and a second end;

A first track segment provided on an inner surface of the substrate;

A second track segment provided on an inner surface of the substrate; wherein,

The first and second ends of the plurality of track shoes are connected one by one so that a plurality of the first track segments form a first track, and a plurality of the second track segments form a second track, wherein, The first track is adapted to fit a first transmission assembly, and the second track is adapted to fit a second transmission assembly.
The track shoe of claim 1, wherein the first track segment includes a first transmission tooth, and the second track segment includes a second transmission tooth.
The track shoe according to claim 2, wherein the tooth thickness of the first transmission tooth and the second transmission tooth are different; the first transmission component is a first gear, and the first gear is adapted The first transmission tooth; the second transmission component is a second gear, and the second gear is adapted to the second transmission tooth; and the tooth gap widths of the first gear and the second gear are different.
The track shoe according to claim 2, wherein the first track segment is disposed in the middle of the inner surface of the base plate, and the second track segment includes two track segments disposed on the first Both sides of the track segment.
The track shoe according to claim 4, wherein the first track segment includes two parallel first side plates disposed on an inner surface of the base plate, and the second track segment includes two second sides Plate, the two second side plates are respectively disposed on both sides of the first side plate, and are parallel to the first side plate.
The track shoe according to claim 5, wherein the first transmission tooth is located at the first end, is disposed between the two first side plates, and is perpendicular to the two first side plates; The second end of the base plate includes a first hook, which is located between the two first side plates, and the first hook is adapted to be hinged with the first transmission tooth of another track shoe, Or the first transmission tooth is adapted to be hinged with a first hook of another track shoe.
The track shoe according to claim 5, wherein the second transmission tooth is disposed between the first side plate and the second side plate, and is perpendicular to the first side plate and the first side plate. Two side plates.
The track shoe according to claim 5, wherein the second end of the base plate includes two second hooks, and the first end of the base plate includes two A connecting shaft, the second hook is adapted to be hinged with the connecting shaft of another track shoe, or the connecting shaft is adapted to be hinged with the second hook of another track shoe.
The track shoe according to claim 8, further comprising a third side plate, wherein the connecting shaft is disposed between the third side plate and the second side plate, and is perpendicular to the third side Plate and the second side plate, and the second hook is integrally connected with the third side plate.
The track shoe according to claim 8, wherein the connection shaft and the first transmission tooth are on the same straight line, and the base plate includes a plurality of openings at a first end, corresponding to the connection shaft and the The position of the first transmission teeth exposes the connection shaft and the first transmission teeth.
A toy, characterized in that the toy includes:

A track formed by connecting the track pads according to any one of claims 1 to 10;

The first transmission component and / or the second transmission component;

The first track is adapted to fit a first transmission assembly, and the second track is adapted to fit a second transmission assembly.