JP7653386B2 - Toy parts and model toys - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to toy parts and model toys.

A technology has been proposed that uses light-emitting diodes to create an illumination effect on toys such as accessories and dolls (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 9-187575

However, the technology described in Patent Document 1 only makes the light generated by the light source visible from the outside through the transparent plate, and the light source is used only to supply light to the transparent plate.

The present invention provides technology that allows light from a light source to be used for multiple purposes.

A toy part,
A first member housing a light emitter;
a second member having an insertion hole into which the insertion portion of the first member is detachably inserted;
the first member has an opening in the insertion portion, is configured to be able to radiate emitted light of the light emitter to the outside through the opening, and is capable of connecting a third member to the opening when the first member is not inserted into the second member;
The second member includes:
a light transmitting member that transmits the emitted light of the light emitter when the insertion portion is inserted into the insertion hole;
and a radiation member that radiates the emitted light transmitted through the light transmitting member to the outside.
Also, a toy part for a model toy ,
A first member housing a light emitter;
a second member having an insertion hole into which the insertion portion of the first member is inserted;
the first member is a decorative part that is detachable from the model toy, and the second member constitutes a part of the model toy;
The first member is detachable from the second member,
the second member comprises a light transmitting member and a light emitting member;
The light transmitting member and the light emitting member are configured as different members,
The light transmission member transmits the emitted light of the light-emitting body when the insertion portion is inserted into the insertion hole, and the radiation member radiates the emitted light transmitted via the light transmission member to the outside.

The present invention provides technology that allows light from a light source to be used for multiple purposes.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the outer shape of a doll toy according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a toy part according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of a toy part according to the embodiment. 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating an example of the configuration of a portion of a light transmitting member of a toy part according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a part of a toy part according to an embodiment.

The embodiments are described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the invention. Any combination of two or more of the features described in the embodiments may be used. Also, the same reference numbers are used for identical or similar configurations, and duplicated descriptions are omitted. Also, in each figure, the top, bottom, left, right, front and back directions relative to the paper surface will be used in the description in the text as the top, bottom, left, right, front and back directions of the parts (or components) in this embodiment.

First, an example of the appearance of a model toy corresponding to this embodiment is shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of the back side of a doll toy 100 according to the embodiment. The doll toy 100 has toy parts, including a head, a torso, arms, a waist, and legs, which are connected together. At least a part of each toy part is supported so as to be rotatable (or swingable) relative to the adjacent toy parts. For example, the head is supported so as to be rotatable relative to the torso, and the arms are supported so as to be rotatable relative to the torso. In this way, each toy part of the doll toy 100 is provided with a joint structure, and a user (e.g., an owner of the doll toy 1) can put such a doll toy 100 into a desired posture. In FIG. 1, a toy part 120 is connected to the torso 110, and the toy part 120 is configured by inserting sabre handle parts 121 and 122, which are decorative parts of the doll toy, into the main body in a detachable manner.

In addition, in this specification, when explaining the positional relationship of each toy part, terms such as front (forward), rear (rear), left (left side), right (right side), up (upward), and down (downward) may be used, but these terms are relative to the doll toy 100. For example, the front corresponds to the front side of the doll toy 100, and the rear corresponds to the back side of the doll toy 100.

In this embodiment, each toy part that constitutes the doll toy 100 is made of a thermoplastic resin such as ABS, high impact polystyrene (HIPS), general purpose polystyrene (GPPS), etc. Also, the internal parts may be made of these thermoplastic resins, and the external parts may be made of a metal material that covers the outside of the internal parts.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, an example of the configuration of the toy part 120 corresponding to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2(A) shows an example of the configuration of the front side of the toy part 120. The toy part 120 is configured by saber handle parts 121 and 122 (first member) being removably inserted into the upper side of the main body part 125 (second member). A light-emitting body (e.g., a light-emitting element such as an LED) is disposed on at least one of the handle parts 121 and 122. In the following embodiment, the light-emitting body is described as being disposed only on the handle part 122. Note that, to achieve the object of this embodiment, it is sufficient to dispose a light-emitting body on at least one of the handle parts, but disposing a light-emitting body on both is not prohibited.

Two rotating parts, vernier units 123 and 124, are arranged on the left and right sides of the underside of the main body 125. Vernier is used as a general term for injection devices, and specifically refers to an auxiliary device for controlling the attitude of a spacecraft.

The inside of the vernier units 123 and 124 is made of a transparent material, and the light emitted from the light emitter in the handle portion 122 is transmitted inside the main body portion 125 and reaches the transparent material. When the light emitted from the light emitter reaches the transparent material, the transparent material emits light.

In this way, in this embodiment, the vernier units 123, 124 can be illuminated using the light emitted from the light emitter in the handle portion 122, without providing light emitters in the vernier units 123, 124 themselves. This makes it possible to express the vernier as if it were operating.

Figure 2 (B) shows an example of the handle portions 121, 122 removed from the main body portion 125. Handle portions 121, 122 have protrusions at their tips, which function as insertion portions 201 for connecting to the main body portion 125. The main body portion 125 is also provided with an insertion hole 202 into which the insertion portion 201 is inserted, and the insertion hole 202 is provided with a connection member 203 for connecting to the opening of the insertion portion 202. In Figure 2 (B), reference numbers are only given to the insertion hole 202 and connection member 203 for the handle portion 122, but a similar insertion hole and connection member are also provided for the handle portion 121.

Next, FIG. 2(C) is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the right side of the toy part 120. The vernier unit 124 does not face directly downward with respect to the toy part 120, but faces diagonally downward. However, the vernier unit 124 can be rotated, for example, in the direction shown by the arrow, and its orientation can be changed as desired.

Figure 2 (D) is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' in Figure 2 (C), and for ease of explanation, only the structure in the vicinity of the handle portion 122 is shown. An opening 205 is provided in the insertion portion 201 of the handle portion 122, and when the insertion portion 201 is inserted into the insertion hole 202, it is connected to the connection member 203 via the opening 205. The connection member 203 is configured to include a spherical portion, and the spherical portion is rotatably connected to the member 204.

Next, referring to Figure 3, the internal structure of toy part 120 for transmitting the emitted light from handle portion 122 to vernier units 123, 124 will be described. Figure 3 (A) shows an example of the connection relationship between handle portions 121 and 122, prism member 301 for transmitting light from handle portion 122 to the vernier unit, connection member 203 that enables transmission of light from handle portion 122 to prism member 301, rotating member 302 that transmits light from prism member 301 to the vernier unit and enables rotation of the vernier unit, and transparent member 303 within the vernier unit.

In FIG. 3A, the prism member 301, the connection member 203, and the rotating member 302 are each made of a transparent material, and function as a light transmitting member capable of transmitting the emitted light from the handle portion 122. Similarly, the transparent member 303 is also made of a transparent material, and functions as a radiation member that radiates the emitted light transmitted by the light transmitting member to the outside of the main body portion 125.

Appropriate resins can be used for these components, for example general purpose polystyrene (GPPS). In addition to GPS, acrylic can also be used. Acrylic has the advantage of having better light transmission performance than GPS, but although GPSP has lower light transmission performance than acrylic, it has the advantage of ensuring sufficient transparency and being easy to mold.

In FIG. 3A, the prism member 301 is configured to have arm portions 301A and 301B that extend upward so as to connect to the handle portion via the connecting member 203. This is to enable the emitted light to be transmitted to the transparent member 303 regardless of whether the handle portion 122 is inserted into the left or right insertion position of the main body 125.

Figure 3 (B) is a diagram showing an example of the connection of the prism member 301, the connection member 203, and the rotating member 302. The prism member 301 and the connection member 203 are connected to the member 204. The prism member 301 is fixedly connected to the member 204, but the connection member 203 is connected to the spherical part at the tip and the recess for connection of the member 204, so that it is connected so that it can rotate around the spherical part. This allows the misalignment during insertion of the handle parts 121 and 122 to be compensated for by the rotation. Similarly, the rotating members 303 are each connected to the member 304, but the spherical part at the tip of the rotating member 302 is connected to the recess for connection of the member 304, so that it is connected so that it can rotate around the spherical part. This makes the vernier units 123 and 124 rotatable and can be oriented in any direction within the rotation range.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the prism member 301. In this embodiment, the prism member 301 is formed by overlapping two members. The prism member 301 may be formed from a single member, but in this embodiment, two members are overlapped to ensure the required thickness.

In FIG. 4, prism member 301 is separated into members 301-1 and 301-2. Arm portion 301A is formed on member 301-1, and arm portion 301B is formed on member 301-2. The legs of members 301-1 and 301-2 each extend downward, and are configured to transmit light to each of transparent members 303 regardless of which arm portion receives light. In this embodiment, prism members 301-1 and 301-2 are provided with only either arm portion 301A or 301B, which allows costs to be reduced while maintaining functionality. In another embodiment, prism members 301-1 and 301-2 may each be provided with both arm portions 301A and 301B.

Figure 5 is a diagram for explaining the structure of the handle portion 122. Figure 5 (A) is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of the handle portion 122, with an opening 205 at the tip. Figure 5 (B) is a cross-sectional view for explaining the internal structure of the handle portion 122, with an LED or other light emitter 501 disposed on a substrate 502. Light emitted from the light emitter 501 is radiated to the outside of the handle portion 122 through the opening 205. Power is supplied to the substrate 502 by a battery 503, which is replaceable. Figure 5 (C) shows an example in which a member 511 (third member) is attached to the handle portion 122. The member 511 may be a transparent member, in which case the light emitted from the light emitter 501 can be radiated to the outside (hatched area indicated by reference number 512).

The invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

A toy part for a model toy ,
A first member housing a light emitter;
a second member having an insertion hole into which the insertion portion of the first member is inserted;
the first member is a decorative part that is detachable from the model toy, and the second member constitutes a part of the model toy;
The first member is detachable from the second member,
the second member comprises a light transmitting member and a light emitting member;
The light transmitting member and the light emitting member are configured as different members,
A toy part, wherein the light transmission member transmits the emitted light of the light-emitting body when the insertion portion is inserted into the insertion hole, and the radiation member radiates the emitted light transmitted through the light transmission member to the outside. The toy part according to claim 1, wherein the first member has an opening in the insertion portion, is configured so that the emitted light of the light emitter can be radiated to the outside through the opening, and a third member can be connected to the opening when the first member is not inserted into the second member. the light transmitting member has an end portion that is coupled to the opening of the insertion portion when the insertion portion is inserted into the insertion hole,
The toy part according to claim 2 , wherein the end portion is configured to be rotatable so as to compensate for tilt of the insertion portion during insertion. The third member is connected to the opening of the first member,
4. The toy part according to claim 2, wherein the third member is a transparent member and emits the emitted light of the light emitter to the outside. The toy part according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the light transmitting member is made of a transparent member. The toy part has two insertion holes,
The light transmitting member is
a first transparent member that transmits light emitted from the light emitter when the insertion portion is inserted into a first insertion hole among the insertion holes;
The toy part according to claim 5 , further comprising a second transparent member that transmits light emitted from the light-emitting body when the insertion portion is inserted into a second insertion hole of the insertion holes. The toy part according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the radiating member is made of a transparent material. The toy part according to claim 7, wherein the radial member is configured to be rotatable. The toy part according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the transparent member is made of general purpose polystyrene (GPPS). A model toy equipped with a toy part according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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