JPH078309B2 - Actuator for toys - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an actuating device for a toy that performs a special action in response to sound, light, heat, odor, and the like.

(Background of the invention and technical problems) Traditionally, toys have been understood as a tool for children to play.
Recently, it is desired to develop a toy that can play around with the conventional narrow concept of toys and play with them, as well as facilitate communication between people and obtain mutual joy. Is starting to appear.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in particular, by operating in response to sound, light, heat, smell, etc., a more positive mind that cannot be obtained with conventional toys. It is a technical object of the present invention to provide an actuating device for a toy capable of having the above-mentioned contact.

(Means for Solving the Problems) As a means for solving the above problems, the actuating device in the toy according to the first invention is characterized by having wheels and having the following requirements.

(B) Sound, light, and
Provided with sensor switches for detecting heat, odor, etc. (b) On both sides of the toy, there should be provided brake rods whose tips can project below the grounding surface of the wheel. The interlocking gear has a cam,
The cam is arranged so as to alternately press the brake rod. Further, the actuating device in the toy according to the second invention is characterized by having wheels and having the following requirements.

(A) Having a first motor and a second motor configured such that when one is activated by a sensor switch that detects sound, light, heat, odor, etc., the other is stopped. (B) First Motor is connected to a rotating shaft independently provided on both wheels (c) A swing plate that swings in the forward and reverse directions by a second motor is provided on both sides of the toy. A circular arc portion is formed around the pivot of the oscillating plate, and the circular arc portion is pressed against the peripheral surface of the disk provided around each of the rotary shafts. Further, according to the third invention. An actuating device in a toy is characterized by having wheels and having the following requirements.

(A) A drive mechanism that reciprocally rotates the left and right wheels that are linked to each other via a plurality of gears to a motor that operates by a sensor switch that detects sound, light, heat, odor, and the like, and a motor that uses the drive mechanism. A release mechanism that releases the connection with the left and right wheels and a drive mechanism that rotates the left and right wheels in the forward direction are provided. (B) The release mechanism operates after the operation of the drive mechanism that reciprocally rotates the wheels is delayed. The drive mechanism for positively rotating the left and right wheels is operated simultaneously with the release by the release mechanism.The actuating device in the toy according to the fourth invention has a rotating shaft on the left and right and meets the following requirements. It is characterized by having.

(A) A drive mechanism that reciprocally rotates the left and right rotary shafts that are linked to each other via a plurality of gears to a motor that is operated by a sensor switch that detects sound, light, heat, odor, etc.,
A release mechanism for releasing the connection between the motor and the left and right rotary shafts by the drive mechanism, and a drive mechanism for positively rotating the left and right rotary shafts. (B) For the operation of the drive mechanism for reciprocally rotating the rotary shafts. The release mechanism is actuated with a delay, and the drive mechanism for positively rotating the left and right rotary shafts is actuated at the same time as the release by the release mechanism. (Operation and effect of the invention) According to the first invention, When the sensor switch is turned on and the motor is operated, the wheels rotate and the cams alternately press the brake rods, so that the tips thereof are alternately grounded. Therefore, the toy moves while changing its direction from side to side as a whole.

In this way, when an external stimulus such as sound, light, heat, or smell is received, it seems that the toy itself meanders as if the toy itself were willing to respond. Can be provided.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the sensor switch is turned on and the first motor is operating, the wheels on both sides rotate together with the rotation shaft, so that the toy moves straight. At this time, the second
Motor is stopped. On the other hand, when the second motor operates, the first motor stops and the swing plate swings in the forward and reverse directions, and the wheels also rotate in the forward and reverse directions. Advance while changing.

In this way, when an external stimulus such as sound, light, heat, and smell is received, it seems that the toy itself travels straight ahead as if it were willing, and then it meanders. We can offer very interesting toys.

Further, according to the third invention, when the sensor switch is turned on, the drive mechanism for reciprocally rotating the wheels operates and the left and right wheels reciprocally rotate in opposite directions. Therefore, the toy advances while rotating in the left and right directions. . After that, the release mechanism operates, and at the same time, the drive mechanism for rotating the left and right wheels in the forward direction also operates, so that the vehicle travels straight ahead.

In this way, when an external stimulus such as sound, light, heat, or smell is received, the toy itself appears to meander and then go straight ahead as if the toy itself had its own intention. We can offer very interesting toys.

Further, according to the fourth aspect, when the toy arms and legs are provided on the left and right rotating shafts, when the sensor switch is turned on, the drive mechanism for reciprocally rotating the rotating shafts operates to cause the left and right rotating shafts to move to each other. Although it reciprocally rotates in the opposite direction, after that, the release mechanism operates, and at the same time, the drive mechanism that normally rotates the left and right rotating shafts operates.

In this way, when an external stimulus such as sound, light, heat, or odor is received, the arms and legs are reciprocally rotated in opposite directions, as if the toy itself were willing. It seems to rotate in the same direction, so it can provide a very interesting toy.

(Example) Hereinafter, several examples of the actuator in the toy according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 shows one traveling toy having the actuating device of the present invention. This traveling toy is a disc-shaped toy book 1 on which a doll 2 is fixed. Four support protrusions 3 are formed on the bottom, and two wheels 4, 5 are provided on both left and right sides. It is set so that the ground contact surface of the support protrusion 3 is slightly below.

Inside the toy body 1, the wheel rotation drive mechanism and the wheels 4,
A brake mechanism for suppressing the rotation of 5 is provided as a unit.

The rotation drive mechanism is configured by connecting the rotation shaft 7 of the wheels 4 and 5 to the motor 6 via a speed reducer (not shown).

The brake mechanism pivotally supports one end 8a of the brake rod 8 on both sides of the end of the unit box 9 and projects the other end 8b of the brake rod 8 downward from the bottom of the toy body 1 to the middle of the unit box 9. A rotary shaft 10 is arranged in parallel with the wheel rotary shaft 7, cams 11 are fixed to both ends of the rotary shaft 10, and the cams 11 are arranged so as to alternately engage with the upper surface of the brake rod 8. The wheel rotation shaft 7 and the cam rotation shaft 10 are provided with a small-diameter gear 12 and a large-diameter gear 13, respectively, and are meshed with each other. A protrusion 14 is formed on the lower end of the brake rod 8 at the lower end.

Next, in the motor drive circuit (FIG. 5 (a)) for operating the brake mechanism, a sensor switch 16 for sensing sound is provided in addition to the main switch 15, and the sensor switch 16 is turned on. Motor 6 for a certain time
Is configured to rotate. There are various conceivable circuit configurations such as that shown in FIG.
As shown in, an off-delay timer is used as a relay circuit element, the motor 6 operates at the first sound, the motor 6 stops at the next sound, and the motor 6 restarts at the next sound. The operation may be alternately repeated.

In the above configuration, for example, when music is played near the running toy, the sensor switch 16 continues to be turned on, the motor 6 operates, and the wheels 4 and 5 rotate, so that the running toy starts to run straight. At the same time, the cam rotation shaft 10 also rotates, so one cam
When 11 pushes down the brake rod 8 downwardly, the protrusion 14 projects below the ground contact surface of the wheel 4 on the same side, so a braking force acts on the same side, and the running toy rotates around the protrusion 14. When the cam 11 rotates to release the pressure on the brake rod 8, the cam 11 advances straight again, and the brake acts on the opposite side to rotate to the opposite side. After the meandering traveling in this manner, the vehicle travels straight again (see FIG. 6). When the music ends, the above-mentioned operation of the traveling toy also stops.

As described above, since the traveling toy travels as if it has its own intention and dances in accordance with the external stimulus of music, it is possible to enjoy a very interesting traveling play.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 7 shows another running toy. This running toy is provided with a ball 20 at the center of the front part of the bottom so as to rotate freely, and inside the rear left and right wheels 21, 22 in the same direction. And a reciprocating rotation driving mechanism that reciprocally rotates in opposite directions.

The same-direction drive mechanism is configured by meshingly connecting the first motor 23 to the rotary shafts 24 and 25 of the wheels 21 and 22 via a speed reducer (not shown).

Next, the reciprocating rotary drive mechanism meshes the gear 27 provided on the second motor 26 with the central gear 29 of the intermediate rotary shaft 28, and meshes the gears 29 at both ends of the intermediate rotary shaft 28 with the transmission gear 30. Let
A rotary plate 33 having an eccentric shaft 32 is provided on a gear shaft 31 of the transmission gear 30, and the eccentric shaft 32 is engaged with an upper end long hole 35 of a oscillating plate 34 oscillatably provided on a running toy, Shaft of swing plate 34
The circumference of 36 is formed in an arc shape, and the peripheral end surface of the arc portion 37 is wheel-shaped.
The rotary shafts 24 and 25 of 21 and 22 are pressed against the circular plates 38 of the rotary shafts 24 and 25. The eccentric shaft 32 is the left and right rotating plates 33.
Are projected on opposite sides of each other.

Next, a second motor for operating the reciprocating rotary drive mechanism.
The drive circuit 26 has a structure similar to that shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, and a sensor switch 41 for sensing sound is provided in addition to the main switch. The first motor 23 and the second motor 26 are configured such that when one of them is turned on, the other is turned off.

With the above configuration, the traveling toy travels straight by the same-direction drive mechanism while the first motor 23 is operating, for example. When a person claps his / her hand during this traveling, the reciprocating rotary drive mechanism operates by sensing the sound, the operation of the same-direction drive mechanism is stopped, and the second motor 26 rotates. With this, the intermediate rotation shaft 28 rotates,
Since the rotary plate 33 rotates via the transmission gear 30, the left and right swing plates 34 swing to opposite sides. At the same time, the lower circular arc portions 37 of the oscillating plate 34 also rotate in mutually opposite directions, so that this rotational force is transmitted in opposite directions to the left and right wheels, respectively. Therefore, the running toy changes its direction to the left and right after going straight, and vines a unique motion of swinging the body to the left and right around the ball 20. After that, the same-direction drive mechanism is activated, and straight traveling is started again.

As described above, running toys are unique and very interesting because they seem to have their own intentions and sway their bodies to the left and right according to the external stimulus of music.

The same-direction drive mechanism is not always necessary. in this case,
The periphery of the arc portion 37 of the rocking plate 34 and the rotary shafts 24, 25 of the wheels 21, 22.
Gears (not shown) that mesh with each other may be formed on the disc 38.

Further, the sensor switch 41 is not limited to the one using the sound sensor. A sensor that operates by sensing light, heat, odor, gas, etc. may be used.

In addition to the above-described embodiment, for example, a sensor switch for detecting a sound is provided, and one end of a spring is fixed to the bottom of the chassis, and a pressing member for pressing the other end of the spring to the bottom of the chassis can be engaged and disengaged. It is also possible to obtain a traveling toy having a structure in which the vehicle body jumps up by hitting a hand during traveling by providing the sensor switch in the drive circuit of the motor that is provided in the drive circuit for activating the release mechanism for releasing the locking of the pressing member. .

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 10 shows still another running toy. This running toy has auxiliary wheels 46 provided at the center of the front end via a support shaft 45, and has rear left and right rear wheels 47, 48 inside. A drive mechanism a that reciprocally rotates in opposite directions, a release mechanism b that releases the drive of the drive mechanism a to the rear wheels 47 and 48, and the released rear wheels 47 and 48.
And another drive mechanism c for rotating the motor normally. Four
Reference numerals 9 and 49 denote front wheels, and the front wheels 49 and 49 are provided in a state of floating above the traveling surface. That is, the traveling toy is supported by the auxiliary wheel 46 and the rear wheels 47, 48.

The drive circuit of the motor 50 that operates the drive mechanism a, the release mechanism b, and the other drive mechanism c is configured in the same manner as that shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), and a sound is detected in addition to the main switch. The sensor switch 43 is provided. Also, the power supply
44 is provided at the rear of the traveling toy.

Next, the drive mechanism a is driven by the motor 50 as shown in FIG.
Gear 53 fixed to the support shaft 52 meshed with the gear 51 fixed to the output shaft of the gear, and gears 54, 54 arranged in parallel with the gear 53.
Gears 56, 56 fixed to a support shaft 55 meshed with, fan-shaped gears 58, 58 fixed to the support shafts 57, 57, and the fan-shaped gear 58,
Gears 60, 60 fixed to support shafts 59, 59 meshing with 58
And gears 63, 63 fixed to supporting shafts 62, 62 meshed with gears 61, 61 arranged in parallel with the gears 60, 60, and the gear 63,
The rear wheels 4 meshed with the gears 64, 64 arranged side by side on the 63.
It is constituted by gears 66, 66 fixed to gears 65, 65 of 7, 48. Further, rocking plates 67, 67 are attached to the surfaces of the fan-shaped gears 58, 58, and the rocking plates 67, 67 are attached.
In the guide holes 68, 68 provided in the front longitudinal center of the 67, 67, the engaging shaft 6 projecting near the outer circumference of the gears 56, 56 is provided.
9 and 69 are loosely fitted. The engagement shafts 69, 69 are preferably provided at positions shifted by 180 °, but not limited to this. Also, the support shaft 5 of the fan gears 58, 58 is
Reference numerals 7 and 57 are fixed to support plates 70 and 70 which swing around the support shafts 55 provided on both sides of the machine frame of the drive mechanism a as fulcrums. The front portions of the support plates 70, 70 are always urged downward by the elastic members 70a, 70a with the support shaft 55 as a fulcrum, and the fan-shaped gears 58, 58 and the gear 60,
It is formed so that the engagement with 60 can be released at all times. As a result, the rotation of the motor 50 causes the swing plates 67, 67 to swing to the opposite sides, and at the same time, the fan gears 58, 58 also turn to the opposite sides. , 48 is transmitted in the opposite direction. Therefore, the traveling toy makes a unique motion of swinging left and right, which is interesting.

Next, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), the release mechanism b is connected to the support shaft.
A gear 71 fixed coaxially to 52, a gear 73 fixed to a support shaft 72 engaged with the gear 71, and a gear 74 coaxially fixed to the support shaft 55 engaged with the gear 73. And the gear
A gear 77 fixed to a support shaft 76 meshed with a gear 75 arranged in parallel with 74, and a gear 80 fixed to a support shaft 79 meshed with a gear 78 arranged in parallel with the gear 77, The cams 81, 81 fixed to the support shaft 79 are partially cut out. The support plates 70,
Engaging shafts 82, 82 projecting from the rear of 70 are always in contact with each other. As a result, the release mechanism b operates at the same time as the drive mechanism a, and the rotation of the cams 81, 81 causes the support plates 70, 70 to move.
The engaging shafts 82, 82 move along the outer peripheral shape of the cams 81, 81, and the supporting plates 70, 70 can be rotated about the support shaft 55 as a fulcrum. Therefore, the fan-shaped gears 58, 58 provided on the support plates 70, 70 and the gears 60, 60 fixed to the support shaft 59 can be disengaged.

When the engagement of the fan-shaped gears 58, 58 provided on the support plates 70, 70 with the gears 60, 60 of the drive mechanism a is released by the rotation of the support plates 70, 70, the driving force of the motor 50 is the rear wheel 47, Since it is not transmitted to 48, the running toy swings to the left and right.
However, at the same time, another drive mechanism c operates to move the traveling toy forward. That is, the drive mechanism c is the support shaft.
Gears 56 fixed to 55, gears 8 fixed to shafts 84, 84 provided on the support plates 70, 70 always meshed with the gears
5, 85, and the gears 63, 63 fixed to the support shafts 62, 62 on which the gears 85, 85 are detachably engaged. Then, the fan-shaped gears 58, 58 and the spur gears 60, 60
And the gears 85 and 85 provided on the support plates 70 and 70 on which the fan-shaped gears 58 and 58 are supported when the engagement with the gears is released.
63, 63 mesh with each other, whereby the driving force of the motor 50 is transmitted to the rear wheels 47, 47 via the gears 64, 64 and 66, 66. Therefore, the traveling toy can be moved forward.

As described above, while the motor 50 is operating, the oscillating plates 67, 67 provided on the fan gears 58, 58 of the drive mechanism a oscillate in opposite directions, and at the same time, the fan gears 58, 58 also oppose each other. The rotating toy is transmitted to the rear wheels 47 and 48, and the running toy makes a unique motion of swaying left and right. The release mechanism b also operates coaxially with the drive mechanism a, the engagement shafts 82, 82 of the support plates 70, 70 move along the outer peripheral shape of the cams 81, 81, and when the cams 81, 81 rotate for a predetermined time. The support plates 70, 70 can be rotated around the support shaft 57 as a fulcrum. By this, the support plate
The meshing between the fan-shaped gears 58, 58 provided on the 70, 70 and the gears 60, 60 fixed to the support shaft 49 can be released. As a result, the swinging motion of the traveling toy is stopped.

By the way, when the engagement between the fan-shaped gears 58, 58 and the gears 60, 60 is released, another drive mechanism c is operated at the same time, and the gear 85 provided on the support plates 70, 70 which is always meshed with the gear 74. ,
85 and the gears 63, 63 mesh with each other, whereby the driving force of the motor 50 is transmitted to the rear wheels 47, 47 via the gears 64, 64 and 66, 66. This causes the traveling toy to move forward.

The running toy is unique and interesting because it has its own intention and sways and moves forward and backward in response to external stimuli such as music.

The sensor switch 43 is not limited to the one using the sound sensor. It may be a sensor that operates by sensing light, heat, odor, and the like.

In addition to the above-described embodiment, it is also possible to obtain a configuration in which the arms 89, 89 provided on the body portion 88 of the doll 87 are operated as shown in FIG. This makes the movement of the arms 89, 89 surprising and interesting.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 (a) and 1 (b) are a perspective view and a bottom view of an example of a traveling toy according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the inside of the traveling toy, and FIG. 3 is an internal brake mechanism of the traveling toy. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a state in which the brake mechanism on one side is activated, FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are explanatory views of a motor drive circuit, and FIG. 6 is a description of a traveling mode of the toy. Figure, Figure 7 (a)
8B is a perspective view and a bottom view of another embodiment, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of the same-direction rotary drive mechanism and the reciprocating rotary drive mechanism,
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of an operation mode of the reciprocating rotary drive mechanism, FIGS. 10 (a) and (b) are perspective views and an internal structure explanatory view of still another embodiment, and FIGS. FIG. 12 (b) is a plan view showing the essential parts of the motor and FIG. 12 (a) is a diagram showing the meshing state of a gear provided on the output shaft of the motor with another gear.
FIG. 13B is an explanatory view of gear engagement of another drive mechanism and a release mechanism, FIG. 13C is an explanatory view of engagement of a gear provided on an axle with another gear, and FIG. 13 is still another embodiment. FIG. Reference numeral 6 ... motor, 8 ... brake rod, 16, 41, 43 ...
Sensor switch, 26 ... second motor, 34,67 ... swing plate, 70 ... supporting piece

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An actuating device for a toy, comprising wheels and having the following requirements. (B) Sound, light, and
Provided with sensor switches for detecting heat, odor, etc. (b) On both sides of the toy, there should be provided brake rods whose tips can project below the grounding surface of the wheel. The interlocking gear has a cam,
The cam is arranged so as to alternately press the brake rod. 2. An actuating device for a toy, comprising wheels and having the following requirements. (A) Having a first motor and a second motor configured such that when one is activated by a sensor switch that detects sound, light, heat, odor, etc., the other is stopped. (B) First Motor is connected to a rotating shaft independently provided on both wheels (c) A swing plate that swings in the forward and reverse directions by a second motor is provided on both sides of the toy. A circular arc portion is formed around the support shaft of the oscillating plate, and the circular arc portion is pressed against the peripheral surface of a disk provided around each of the rotary shafts. 3. An actuating device for a toy, comprising wheels and having the following requirements. (A) A drive mechanism that reciprocally rotates the left and right wheels that are linked to each other via a plurality of gears to a motor that operates by a sensor switch that detects sound, light, heat, odor, and the like, and a motor that uses the drive mechanism. A release mechanism that releases the connection with the left and right wheels and a drive mechanism that rotates the left and right wheels in the forward direction are provided. (B) The release mechanism operates after the operation of the drive mechanism that reciprocally rotates the wheels is delayed. At the same time as the release by the release mechanism, the drive mechanism for rotating the left and right wheels in the forward direction is operated. 4. An actuating device for a toy, which has rotating shafts on the left and right and has the following requirements. (A) A drive mechanism that reciprocally rotates the left and right rotary shafts that are linked to each other via a plurality of gears to a motor that is operated by a sensor switch that detects sound, light, heat, odor, etc.,
A release mechanism for releasing the connection between the motor and the left and right rotary shafts by the drive mechanism, and a drive mechanism for positively rotating the left and right rotary shafts. (B) For the operation of the drive mechanism for reciprocally rotating the rotary shafts. The release mechanism is actuated with a delay, and the drive mechanism for positively rotating the left and right rotating shafts is actuated simultaneously with the release by the release mechanism.