JP7204869B2 - working toy - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a motion toy having a motion part capable of repeatable motion.

The actuator described in Patent Document 1 reciprocates an arm member of a robot toy or the like. In this actuating device, the operating rod is rotated, and the arm member is reciprocated according to the rotation of the operating rod.

JP-A-6-269572

In the actuator disclosed in Patent Literature 1, for one reciprocating motion of the arm member, two rotation operations of forward rotation and reverse rotation in different operation directions are required as rotation operations of the operating rod. For this reason, the repetition of the reciprocating motion of the arm member requires a large number of operations and frequent switching of the operating direction, resulting in poor operability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an action toy that can perform repetitive actions of action parts and has excellent operability.

An action toy according to the present invention comprises an action part capable of repetitive action, an operation part for operating the action part, and a transmission part for transmitting the operation of the operation part as a repetitive action to the action part, The transmission section is arranged between a first rack and a second rack arranged with tooth flanks facing each other, and between the first rack and the second rack, and is rotated according to the operation of the operation section. an intermittent gear having notched teeth formed on a part of its circumference that is moved and selectively engages with one of the first rack and the second rack according to rotation; , wherein the notched teeth are alternately engaged with the first rack and the second rack when the operating portion is operated in one direction. Further, the action toy according to the present invention comprises an action part capable of repetitive action, an operation part for operating the action part, and a transmission part for transmitting the operation of the operation part as a repetitive action to the action part. wherein the operating portion is operated in a linear direction, and the transmitting portion includes a first rack and a second rack arranged with tooth flanks facing each other, and the first rack and the second rack. a notched tooth arranged between the and an intermittent gear formed on a part of the circumference.

Further, in the action toy according to the present invention, the operation section has a gear along the operation direction of the operation section, and the intermittent gear has an operation section side gear into which the operation of the operation section is input. may

Further, in the action toy according to the present invention, in the action toy according to claims 1 and 2, the direction in which the operation section is operated may be different from the direction in which the repetitive action is performed.

Further, in the motion toy according to the present invention, the direction in which the operating portion is operated may be a linear direction.

Further, the action toy according to the present invention may have an adjustment gear between the operation gear and the operating section side gear. Further, in the action toy according to the present invention, the operation section has a gear along the operation direction of the operation section, and the intermittent gear has an operation section side gear into which the operation of the operation section is input. , an adjustment gear may be provided between the gear of the operating portion and the gear on the side of the operating portion.

Moreover, the motion toy according to the present invention may further include a biasing member that biases the operating portion in a direction opposite to the operating direction of the operating portion.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the action|movement toy which can perform repetitive motion of an action|movement part and is excellent in operability can be provided.

1 is an exploded perspective view of an example of an action toy for describing an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the action toy of FIG. 1 as seen from another angle; FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the motion of the action toy of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the motion of the action toy of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the motion of the action toy of FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the motion of the action toy of FIG. 1;

1 and 2 show an example of an action toy for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

The action toy 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes an action section 10, an operation section 20 for operating the action section 10, a transmission section 30 for transmitting the operation of the operation section 20 to the action section 10, and a casing section 40. and The casing section 40 is divided into left and right casing sections 40a and 40b, and the operation section 10, the operation section 20 and the transmission section 30 are accommodated between the left and right casing sections 40a and 40b that are combined with each other.

The action part 10 has a cylindrical body part 11 arranged outside the casing part 40 and a connecting part 12 connected to one end of the body part 11 and housed inside the casing part 40 . The connecting portion 12 is divided into right and left connecting portion halves 12a and connecting portion left halves 12b. The connecting portion right half 12a and the connecting portion left half 12b have upper surface wall portions 12uw, lower surface wall portions 12dw and side walls, respectively. The portion 12sw is parallel to the axis CL, which is the central axis of the body portion 11, and is slidably supported on the inner wall surface of the casing portion 40 as appropriate. As a result, the connecting portion 12 and the body portion 11 can reciprocate along the axis CL (movable in the arrow X1 direction and the arrow X2 direction in the figure).
In addition, in this embodiment, the case where the operation unit 10 performs reciprocating motion will be described, but the motion is not limited to reciprocating motion. For example, the motion unit 10 may repeatedly move along a predetermined trajectory.

The operation portion 20 has an operation portion main body 21 and a spring 25 as an urging member. The operation portion main body 21 is arranged on the axis CL behind the connecting portion 12, is operable in a direction perpendicular to the axis CL (an arrow Y1 direction and an arrow Y2 direction in the figure), and is provided in the casing portion 40. The end portion 21e is housed inside the casing portion 40 with the tip portion 21e disposed outside the casing portion 40 through the cutout portion 41 formed therethrough. An operation portion rack 22 extending in an operable direction of the operation portion main body 21 is formed on one side surface of the operation portion main body 21 housed inside the casing portion 40 .

The spring 25 is sandwiched between the lower wall surface 40bw of the casing portion 40 and the inner wall 23uw of the operation portion main body 21 in the operable direction of the operation portion main body 21, and is a support post that can be expanded and contracted in the operable direction of the operation portion main body 21. 49. The spring 25 is arranged in a direction (Y2 direction in the figure) opposite to the direction in which the operation part body 21 is pushed toward the inside of the casing part 40 (the arrow Y1 direction in the figure) among the operable directions of the operation portion main body 21 . , the operating portion main body 21 is urged. The operating portion body 21 biased by the spring 25 is prevented from coming off from the casing portion 40 by, for example, engagement between the end surface of the operating portion rack 22 and the edge of the notch portion 41 .

The transmission unit 30 includes an operation unit rack 22 provided in the operation unit 20, a first rack 31 and a second rack 32 provided in the connection unit 12, and an operation unit rack 22, the first rack and the second rack. 32 and an intermittent gear 33 interposed therebetween.

The first rack 31 and the second rack 32 are formed in the right half 12a of the connecting part 12, and extend parallel to the axis CL. there is

The intermittent gear 33 has an operation portion side pinion 33a to which the operation of the operation portion 20 is input, and a notch tooth 33b that outputs the operation of the operation portion 20 to the connecting portion 12. The operation portion side pinion 33a and the notch The teeth 33b are integrally formed with the intermittent gear shaft 33c as the center of rotation.

The notched tooth 33b is arranged between the first rack 31 and the second rack 32, and the tooth surface of the notched tooth 33b is formed partially in the circumferential direction around the intermittent gear shaft 33c. When the intermittent gear 33 rotates in one direction around the intermittent gear shaft 33c, the notch teeth 33b selectively and alternately engage with one of the first rack 31 and the second rack 32. .

An operation of the operation portion 20 is input to the operation portion side pinion 33a through the adjustment gear 38. As shown in FIG. The adjustment gear 38 has a small-diameter gear portion 38a and a large-diameter gear portion 38b integrally formed around an adjustment-gear shaft 38c parallel to the intermittent gear shaft 33c. The large-diameter gear portion 38b is engaged with the operating portion-side pinion 33a. The operation of the operating portion 20 is appropriately amplified by the gear ratio between the small diameter gear portion 38a and the large diameter gear portion 38b and the gear ratio between the large diameter gear portion 38b and the operating portion side pinion 33a, and is transmitted to the notched tooth 33b. be.

The intermittent gear shaft 33c and the adjustment gear shaft 38c are arranged to protrude from left and right cutouts 12ah and 12bh formed in the connecting portion 12 to the left and right outer sides of the connecting portion 12, and are provided on side walls of the left and right casing portions 40a and 40b. rotatably supported by the intermittent gear bearing portion 43 and the adjustment gear bearing portion 48, respectively.

The operation of the action toy 1 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6. FIG.
to explain.

As shown in FIG. 3A, in a state before the operation part 20 is operated, the operation part 20 is biased by the spring 25, and the tip part 21e protrudes from the casing part 40 to the outermost standby position _P0 . are placed in Then, it is assumed that the operating section 10 is in the state of being drawn into the casing section 40 to the maximum.

As shown in FIG. 3(b), when the operating portion 20 is pushed (operated in the direction of the arrow Y1 in the figure), the adjusting portion engaged with the operating portion rack 22 according to the operation of the operating portion 20. The gear 38 is rotated counterclockwise, and the intermittent gear 33 engaged with the adjustment gear 38 is rotated clockwise. As a result, the notched tooth 33b is engaged with the first rack 31, and the operating part 10 is projected (moved in the X1 direction in the figure).

As shown in FIG. 3(c), when the operation unit 20 is operated by a predetermined operation amount Δ from the standby position _P0 and is pushed to the _first position P1, the rearmost tooth of the notch tooth 33b in the rotation direction is pushed. The surface is disengaged from the first rack 31 and the projecting action of the action part 10 is completed.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 4( a ), with the operating portion 20 pushed to the first position P ₁ , the foremost tooth surface of the notch tooth 33 b in the rotation direction is engaged with the second rack 32 . there is

As shown in FIG. 4B, when the operating portion 20 is pushed further from the _first position P1, the adjustment gear 38 engaged with the operating portion rack 22 is reversed according to the amount of operation of the operating portion 20. It is further rotated clockwise, and the intermittent gear 33 engaged with the adjustment gear 38 is further rotated clockwise. As a result, the notched tooth 33b is engaged with the second rack 32, and the operating part 10 is pulled (moved in the arrow X2 direction in the figure).

As shown in FIG. 4(c), when the operating portion 20 is operated by a predetermined operation amount Δ from the _first position P1 and is pushed to the _second position P2, the notched tooth 33b reaches the rearmost end in the rotational direction. The tooth flank is disengaged from the second rack 32, and the retracting operation of the operating part 10 is completed.

FIG. ₅ shows the operation of the operating section 10 when the operating section 20 is pushed in with the maximum stroke from the standby position P0.

In the example shown in FIG. ₅ , the operation unit 20 is pushed from the standby position P0 to the _first position P1 and the _second position P2, and further pushed by the predetermined operation amount Δ from the _second position P2 to the third position P. Pushed up to ₃ .

FIG. 5(b) shows _a state in which the operation unit 20 is pushed from the standby position _P0 to the _first position P1, and FIG. As described above, the notched tooth 33b engages the first rack 31, and the working part 10 is protruded.

FIG. 5(c) shows a state in which the operation unit ₂₀ is pushed from the _first position P1 to the _second position P2. As shown, the notched tooth 33b engages the second rack 32 and the working part 10 is retracted.

FIG. 5(d) shows a state in which the operation unit ₂₀ is pushed from the _second position P2 to the _third position P3. It engages with the first rack 31 again, and the working part 10 is projected.

FIG. 6 shows the operation of the operation unit 10 when the operation unit 20 pushed in with the maximum stroke is operated again to the standby position _P0 .

The operation unit 20 is urged by a spring 25 in a direction (Y2 direction in the figure) opposite to the pushing direction (arrow Y1 direction in the figure), and is automatically opened when released from the pushing operation. It is pushed back from the _third position P3 toward the standby position _P0 .

FIG. 6(b) shows a state in which the operating part ₂₀ is pushed back from the _third position P3 to the _second position P2. It engages with the first rack 31 and the working part 10 is pulled.

FIG. 6(c) shows _a state in which the operation part 20 is pushed back from the _second position P2 to the _first position P1. It engages with the second rack 32 and the working part 10 is projected.

FIG. 6(d) shows a state in which the operation unit 20 is pushed back from the _first position _P1 to the standby position _P0 . 1 rack 31 and the operating part 10 is retracted.

As described above, according to the action toy 1, when the operation part 20 is operated in one direction, the notch teeth 33b of the intermittent gear 33 are alternately engaged with the first rack 31 and the second rack 32 so that the action part 10 can be operated. can be operated repeatedly, and the operability of the action toy 1 can be improved.

In addition, according to the action toy 1, the operation part 20 is pushed back by the spring 25, and the repetitive motion of the action part 10 can be repeated only by operating the operation part 20 in the pushing direction (arrow Y1 direction in the figure). The operability of the action toy 1 can be further enhanced.

It should be noted that, when the operation unit 20 is operated in one direction, the notch teeth 33b of the intermittent gear 33 alternately engage with the first rack 31 and the second rack 32 means that the notch teeth 33b engage the first rack 31 and the second rack 32. It is meant to engage each of the racks 32 one or more times. In the example shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the notch tooth 33b engages with the first rack 31 twice and engages with the second rack 32 once in one-way operation of the operating portion 20. may engage with each of the first rack 31 and the second rack 32 once, or may engage with each of the first rack 31 and the second rack 32 multiple times. . The number of engagements between the notched tooth 33b and each of the first rack 31 and the second rack 32 in one-way operation of the operation part 20, that is, the number of repeated movements of the operation part 10 in one-way operation of the operation part 20 is , for example, the number of teeth of the operation portion rack 22, the gear ratio between the small diameter gear portion 38a and the large diameter gear portion 38b, and the gear ratio between the large diameter gear portion 38b and the operation portion side pinion 33a.

Note that the action toy according to the present embodiment may be a figurative toy such as a doll toy, a robot toy, or a weapon toy. As a result, by operating the operation unit 20 in one direction, it is possible, for example, to perform continuous punches in the case of an arm, continuous thrust attacks in the case of a weapon, continuous spurts in the case of a fountain, etc. As a result, the operability and interest of the toy can be enhanced.

Furthermore, the motion toy of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and suitable modifications and improvements are possible.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the operation unit 20 is linearly pushed in one direction has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the operation unit 20 may be rotated in one direction, or may be tilted in one direction in a curved line.
Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the operation direction of the operation unit 20 is the direction perpendicular to the axis CL, but the operation direction is not limited to this. For example, the operation direction of the operation unit 20 and the axis CL may be parallel or may intersect in a non-orthogonal direction.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 action toy 10 action part 11 body part 12 connecting part 20 operation part 22 operation part rack 25 spring (biasing member)
30 transmission part 31 first rack 32 second rack 33 intermittent gear 33a operating part side pinion 33b notched tooth 38 adjustment gear 38a small diameter gear part 38b large diameter gear part 40 casing part CL axis

Claims (5)

a repetitive motion part;
an operation unit for operating the operation unit;
a transmission unit that transmits the operation of the operation unit as a repetitive motion to the operation unit;
with
a direction in which the operation unit is operated is a linear direction;
The transmission unit is
a first rack and a second rack arranged with their tooth flanks facing each other;
It is arranged between the first rack and the second rack, is rotated in accordance with the operation of the operation unit, and selects one of the first rack and the second rack according to the rotation. an intermittent gear formed on a part of its circumference with notched teeth that are positively engaged;
motion toy with The motion toy of claim 1, wherein
The operation unit has a gear along the operation direction of the operation unit,
The intermittent gear is an action toy having an operation part side gear to which the operation of the operation part is input. An action toy according to claims 1 and 2,
The motion toy, wherein the direction in which the operation part is operated is different from the direction of the repetitive motion. An action toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
The operation unit has a gear along the operation direction of the operation unit,
The intermittent gear has an operating section side gear to which the operation of the operating section is input,
An action toy having an adjustment gear between the gear of the operation part and the gear on the side of the operation part. An action toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
An action toy further comprising an urging member that urges the operating portion in a direction opposite to the operating direction of the operating portion.

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