JPH0368714B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical field to which the invention pertains The present invention relates to a combined type deformable traveling toy comprising a starter for starting the traveling toy and a traveling toy that changes from the form of a car to the form of a robot and further travels. It is.

Prior Art and Its Disadvantages Conventional transformable toys are designed to transform, for example, from a car into a robot, by a player directly applying a transforming force to the toy.

Therefore, since the toy deforms according to the player's will without any connection to the necessary or accessory movements for realizing the original function of the toy, the deformation action lacks instantaneousness and unexpectedness, and the entertainment value is poor. I can't deny that it feels weak.

Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned points, the present invention constitutes a starter that is a single unit that performs the necessary operations or ancillary operations independent of the running toy in connection with the operations necessary or attached to the functions of the running toy. In addition, there is provided a combined deformable traveling toy which changes from the form of a car to the form of a robot and is also capable of traveling when a predetermined amount of energy is supplied while the traveling toy is inhibited by its starter. The purpose is to

Embodiment of the Invention Next, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As described above, the combined type deformable running toy according to the present invention has a starter A expressed in the shape of a gas station that is placed stationary on the running surface, as shown in FIG.
and a deformable traveling toy B which can travel on a running surface by rotating wheels using a known spring drive unit and which can change into a robot form with a configuration as will be described later as an example.

The starter A has a base portion a that is placed stationary on a running surface. The base portion consists of a bottom plate 1 and a top plate 2 fixed onto the bottom plate, and a space is formed between the two for attaching members to be described later. A hollow platform 3 is formed in the rear half of the upper plate 2, and an input means b for receiving an energy supply operation by the player is attached to the center of the platform 3. In the illustrated example, the input means includes a cylinder 5 having a meter box 4 on the top, which is fitted into a hole 6 provided in the center of the platform 3 so as to be able to rise and fall freely, and is inserted into the cylinder 5 so that the upper end is connected to the meter box. A protrusion 8 is provided in which the lower end of the coil spring 7 supported on the bottom of the bottom plate projects from the rear half of the bottom plate 1.
When inserted into the hole 9 of the meter box, the meter box is always urged upward until a stopper 10 formed at the lower end of the tube 5 is stopped at the lower periphery of the hole 6 in the upper plate.
Further, by matching the guide piece 11 provided on the outer periphery of the protrusion 8 with the guide piece 12 provided on the inside of the tube 5, unnecessary rotation of the meter box is prevented.

On the upper surface of the bottom plate 1, there is a tapered piece 13 that approaches the cylinder 5 side from the top to the bottom near the protrusion 8.
A feed lever 14 having one end is rotatably supported at a fulcrum 15, one end of which is fixed to the bottom plate 1, and the other end of a spring 16 is fixed to the lever, so that the tapered piece 13 exists on the descending surface of the cylinder 5, In addition, the feed pawl 17 at the other end is urged away from the ratchet wheel 18, which is one of the components of the mainspring winding means at the subsequent stage.

In this way, when the meter box 4 is pressed down, the lower end of the cylinder 5 moves the tapered piece 13 of the feed lever 14 against the spring 16, so that the feed pawl 17 of the lever pushes one pawl of the ratchet wheel 18, causing the ratchet wheel to move. It is designed to rotate.

A drum 19 with appropriate numbers written on its outer periphery is rotatably mounted inside the meter box 4 at a position facing the outside through a window 20 formed in the meter box, and a ratchet wheel 22 is fixed onto the rotating shaft 21 of the drum 19. At the same time, an operating rod 24 equipped with a pawl 23 that engages with the ratchet wheel is supported by the meter box so as to be able to rise and fall freely, and the lower end is provided so as to always protrude downward under its own weight from the lower surface of the meter box, and a detent pawl 25 is provided. The energy supply amount display means is provided. As a result, each time the player presses down the meter box 4 to supply energy, the drum 19 is rotated, and the numbers written thereon are alternately visible through the window 20.

The elevated platform 3 of the starter A also restrains the running toy B placed on the running toy mounting surface 26 formed by the intermediate portion of the upper plate 2 against the starting force of its mainspring drive unit. A deterrent means c is provided. In this restraining means, the base end of the restraining plate 28 is rotatably supported by a shaft 27 bearing on the upper surface of the platform 3, and the front end 28a of the restraining plate 28 is placed on the mounting surface by a coil spring 29 or the like. It is configured such that it is biased with a required strength to a position lower than the height of the rear upper surface of the traveling toy B. The deterrent plate 28 is provided with a means d for releasing the deterrent force by an operation independent of the input from the input means or in conjunction with the input. FIGS. 1 and 6 show an example in which the release is performed by an operation independent of the input means. That is, a lever 30 with one end fixed to the end of the restraining plate 28 is passed through a hole 31 provided on the top surface of the platform 3, the inside of the platform is extended, the other end is made to protrude from another hole 32 to the top surface, and the lever 30 is By pushing down the protruding end of the restraining plate, the front end 28a of the restraining plate is lifted and the traveling toy is released.

However, the spring mounting structure for restraining the traveling toy with the restraining plate and the lever mounting structure for releasing the restraining force may be of any other design.

The starter A is further provided with a mainspring winding means e operated by the input means, between the intermediate portion of the bottom plate 1 and the top plate 2.

In the illustrated example, the mainspring winding means is a ratchet wheel 18 rotatably supported on the upper surface of the bottom plate 1 by a shaft 34.
A rack 35 is formed in an annular shape on the upper surface of the ratchet wheel, and a shaft 37 is rotatably supported on the bottom plate 1 by a bearing 36.
5 and both holes 38 formed in the upper plate.
It is comprised of a roller 39 whose outer peripheral surface partially projects above the running toy mounting surface, and a detent pawl 40 that engages with the ratchet wheel. 41 is a spring that constantly engages the detent pawl with the pawl of the ratchet wheel.

With the above structure, the mainspring winding means e rotates the ratchet wheel 18 by sequentially feeding the claws of the ratchet wheel 18 by the feeding pawl 17 of the input means b, and rotates the roller 39 via the rack 35.

The starter A is further provided with, as the last component, an actuating means f for operating a modified starting hook 57, which will be described later, of the running toy B which is being suppressed by the above-mentioned suppressing means. This hook operating means includes a pin 42 projecting on a circle having a common center with the ratchet wheel 18 on the inside or outside of the rack of the ratchet wheel 18, and a bottom plate 1 on the front side of the ratchet wheel 18.
A tapered surface 44 whose one end is rotatably supported by a shaft 43 on the upper surface of the
and a hole 45 formed in the upper plate 2 on the upper surface.
and an actuation piece 47 having a protrusion 46 projecting upward from the actuator.

When the pin 42 is located away from the tapered surface 44 of the actuating piece, the actuating piece is pushed by the upper plate so that the tapered surface 44 is on the circle in which the pin 42 moves, and the protrusion 46 is located behind the hole 45. Located at the end. As the ratchet wheel 18 rotates, the pin 42 comes into contact with the tapered surface 44, and when the pin 42 moves further, the actuating piece 47 rotates about the shaft 43 through the tapered surface, so that the protrusion 46 moves forward inside the hole 45. , and actuates the moving toy transformation activation hook 57 as described below. When the pin 42 comes off the tapered surface 44, it returns to its original position due to the elasticity of the material of the actuating piece pressed against the upper plate.

The front upper surface 2a of the upper plate 2 is sloped to facilitate the starting of the traveling toy.

The configuration of starter A is as described above. Next, the configuration of the running toy B that is inhibited and started by the starter will be explained.

The traveling toy B is equipped with a rear wheel 48 and a spring drive unit 49, and has a rear part g that normally has the appearance of a rear wheel fender and rear tail part of a car, and has the appearance of a robot's legs when deformed, and a rear part g that originates from the latter part. It is attached so that it can be freely shaped and urged in the upright direction by an elastic means, and is normally stored inside without being visible from the outside, and when deformed, it takes on the appearance of the legs, waist, and chest of a robot, and An undulating block h having a robot head that can freely appear and retract, and a front wheel attached to the end of the erecting block, usually having the appearance of a front wheel fender of a car, and having the appearance of a robot arm when deformed. It consists of a first half i exhibiting

To explain in more detail, the rear half g is a chassis 5 located at the bottom of the rear half as shown in FIG.
0, a fixing block 51 fixed to the upper surface of the chassis, and a rear cover 52 covering the outer periphery of the fixing block and the periphery of the chassis.
A well-known spring drive unit 49 is attached to the center of the upper surface of the chassis, and has notches 53 on both left and right sides of the chassis that allow the rear wheels 48 fixed to the output shaft of the spring drive unit to protrude downward. An auxiliary wheel 55 is rotatably provided in the hole 54, and a deformation starting hook 57 is rotatably supported by a shaft 58 by a pair of protrusions 56 provided at the center of the front part.
The claw portion 5 of the hook is fixed by using the elasticity of the hook or by interposing a spring between the hook and the chassis.
9 is always urged forward (leftward in FIG. 7).

The fixed block 51 rotatably supports a shaft 60 provided at the lower end of the undulating block h, which will be described later, and also locks the roof 61, which will be described later, via a protrusion 62 provided thereon. A shaft 60 of the undulating block is rotatably held between a notched groove 63 formed in the rear part and the upper surface of the rear part of the chassis.

The undulating block h integrally has, at its lower part, leg parts 64 on both left and right sides that have the appearance of robot legs, a waist part 65 that has the appearance of a robot's waist, and a chest 66 that has the appearance of a robot's chest, Chest has back plate 6
7 has a hollow part 68 which opens upward, and a long neck 70 of a head 69 having a robot's facial pattern is inserted into the hollow part through the opening so as to be able to rise and fall. The neck 70 is attached to the roof 6 by inserting a screw 72 passed through the vertical hole 71 into the vertical hole 73 of the back plate 67.
The head 69 is screwed into a screw receiving cylinder 74 protruding from the roof 1, so that the head 69 can be moved from a position where it is covered by the roof to a position where it projects to the outside of the roof.

In addition, an elastic means 75 such as a coil spring is stretched between the chassis 50 or the fixed block 51 and the lower end of the leg 64 or the shaft 60, so that the undulating block is always held against the fixed block 51. It is biased to stand up at right angles.

The front half part i consists of a pair of front wheel fenders 77 that rotatably support the front wheel 76, and each front wheel fender has a shaft 80 provided at the shoulder of the undulating block that passes through a cylinder 79 of a hinge 78 provided at the base end. It is swingably connected like an arm, and can be deployed from the upper position of the shoulder of the undulating block to the side position at any time by the weight of the front wheel fender.

Further, the roof 61 is movable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the undulating block h by means of a screw receiving cylinder 74 and a long hole 73 of the back plate 67, and the roof 61 is movable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the undulating block h.
An elastic means 8 such as a coil spring is installed between the upper part of the
1 is tensioned to constantly urge the roof upward from the undulating block, and with the undulating block h parallel to the rear half g, the roof 61 is pushed in the direction of the fixed block 51 against the resilient means 81. When the screw receiving cylinder 74 is stopped in the vertical hole 73 when it is moved, the protrusion 62
is fitted into a hole 82 provided on the upper surface of the fixed block 51 and is locked. Then, when the undulating block h stands up at right angles to the fixed block 51, the projection 62 of the roof escapes from the hole 82 at the same time, so that the roof and the head 69 move vigorously upward by the resilient means 81.

With the above configuration, the deformed traveling toy B first has the following features:
After storing the neck 70 of the head in the undulating block,
When the undulating block h is laid down so as to be parallel to the fixed block 51, the claw portion 59 of the deformation starting hook 57 engages with a locking portion 83 provided at a position corresponding to the belly of the undulating block, and the undulating block h is held parallel to the rear half g. Thereafter, the front wheel fender 77 is folded so that it is above the shoulder of the undulating block h, and then the roof 61 is folded over the springing means 8
1 along the long hole 73 against the fixing block 51
When moved sideways, i.e. backwards, the protrusion 62 fits into the hole in the fixing block and is stopped. Figure 1,
Figures 8 and 9 show the traveling toy in such a normal state.

To play with starter A and running toy B having the above configuration, as shown in FIG. The rear part of the traveling toy is moved backward from the rear side on the traveling toy mounting surface 26 to position the rear part of the traveling toy between the distal end of the deterrent means and the traveling toy mounting surface, and the force is removed from the deterrent means to remove the force from the distal end of the deterrent means. The locking protrusion 28b provided on the lower surface is inserted into the hole 84 formed on the rear upper surface of the traveling toy and is restrained. In this case, if a positioning piece 85 is provided protruding from the rear of the moving toy mounting surface 26, the moving toy can be easily and reliably deterred by simply moving the moving toy backwards, touching the positioning piece 85, and releasing the hand from the deterring means c. can. At this time, the rear wheel 48, which is the drive wheel of the running toy, is pressed into contact with the roller 39 protruding from the running toy mounting surface of the starter, and the deformable starting hook 57 is placed on the front side of the protrusion 46 of the actuating means f. comes into contact with.

Under this condition, when the meter box 4 of the input means b of the starter A is pressed repeatedly, the feed lever 1
Since the ratchet wheel 18 of the mainspring winding means e is rotated via the roller 4, the rear wheel 48 of the running toy is rotated in the opposite direction via the roller 39, and the mainspring is wound up, so that energy is stored in the mainspring drive unit. .

That is, the spring winding means e is operated by the operation of the input means b, and energy is accumulated in the running toy. Further, in response to input from the input means, the drum 19 of the display section of the meter box rotates to display numbers on the window 20, thereby displaying the amount of energy supplied.

Immediately before the pin 42 of the ratchet wheel comes close to the tapered surface 44 of the actuating means f, a letter or symbol such as "Mantan" appears on the window 20 of the meter box 4, indicating that the amount of energy supplied is sufficient to start the deformation of the running toy. It is desirable to indicate that the weather has passed.

The pin 42 is connected to the tapered surface 4 of the actuating means.
4, the actuating piece 47 of the actuating means is rotated about the shaft 43, and the protrusion 46 is moved into the hole 4.
In order to rotate the deformation activation hook 57 of the traveling toy which was moved forward in FIG. 5 and was in contact with it in the clockwise direction in FIGS. Removed from 83. Therefore, the undulating block h is suddenly erected by the resilient means 75 connected thereto, as shown in FIG.
escapes from the locking hole 82 of the fixed block,
The front wheel fender 7 is caused to spring upward by the springing means 81 connected to the roof, and the head 69 protrudes upward from the top surface of the undulating block.
The protrusion 86 provided at the end of the hinge 78 of No. 7 is pushed up, and the front wheel fender expands to the side of the undulating block due to its own weight. In this way, the toy which had the appearance of a car as shown in FIG. 10 changes to the appearance of a robot as shown in FIG.

After that, when the release means d provided on the starter A is pressed down, the locking protrusion 28 at the tip of the restraining means c
hole 84 on the rear top surface of the traveling toy when b is lifted.
As a result, the running toy remains in the form of a robot as shown in FIG. 12, and the rear wheels 48 are rotated by the energy accumulated in the mainspring drive unit to move forward. The auxiliary wheels 55 enable stable movement while maintaining this attitude.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, when a gas station or other starter having an arbitrary shape performs an operation of supplying energy to a running toy, energy is transferred to the mainspring drive unit of the running toy via the mainspring winding means. As energy is accumulated, the amount of energy supplied is displayed on the display section, and when the required amount is supplied, the deformation starting hook provided on the traveling toy is activated via the actuating means, and the traveling toy is activated by the explosive means. It changes from the form of a car to that of a robot. Further, when the restraint of the traveling toy by the restraining means is released, the toy moves forward in the form of a robot by the operation of the spring drive unit.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a combined type deformable running toy that exhibits changes not found in conventional deformable toys.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the components in a normal state, FIGS. 2 to 6 illustrate the structure of the starter, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view with the upper plate turned over; FIG. 3 is a perspective view with the starter upper plate removed and the main parts of the mainspring winding means and actuating means are shown in a state where the input means is not operated; FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of the display section provided in the input means, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of the inhibiting means and the releasing means. FIG. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the modified traveling toy, FIG. 8 is a plan view of the traveling toy, and FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of the traveling toy. Figures 10 to 12 show the toy according to the present invention in use, with Figure 10 being a perspective view before deformation, Figure 11 being a perspective view after deformation, and Figure 12 showing a running state after deformation. FIG. A...starter, b...input means, c...deterrent means,
d...Release means, e...Spring winding means, f...Operating means, B...Modified traveling toy, 48...Rear wheel which is a drive wheel, 49...Spring drive unit, 57...Modified starting hook.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. (a) The starter includes a starter for starting the traveling toy and a deformed traveling toy; (b) The starter restrains the deformed traveling toy against the starting force of its spring drive unit. an input means that is operated to supply energy by a player and has a display unit that displays the amount of energy supplied; and a drive wheel of a running toy that is rotated by the operation of the input means and is restrained by the deterrence means. a mainspring winding means for storing energy in the mainspring drive unit by reversing the movement;
A member that moves in conjunction with the mainspring winding means as the amount of stored energy increases, and a hook for starting the transformation of the running toy that is activated by the moving member at a predetermined amount of stored energy and is suppressed by the suppressing means. (c) The traveling toy has an actuating means consisting of a member for actuating the hook actuating means, and a means for releasing the inhibition of the inhibiting means independently or in conjunction with the operation of the hook actuating means. The vehicle travels by applying rotational force to the driving wheels, and has a structure that allows it to expand and change from a car form to a robot form, and provides the power to unfold into a robot form when it is folded into a car form. A combined type characterized in that it has a triggering means and the deformation starting hook which prevents deployment when folded into the form of an automobile and is actuated by the actuating means of the starter to release the blocking. Deformed running toy.