JPH0112858Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a traveling toy that can run in any position.

Traveling toys are one of the most popular types of toys, and have undergone numerous technological improvements to date. This idea also
This relates to one of the excellent technical improvements in this traveling toy, in which a third wheel similar to the front wheel and rear wheel is provided on the upper part of the vehicle body of the traveling toy. By placing the vehicle at an equal distance from both wheels, and by placing running belts around these three wheels, the vehicle will always resume running even if it collides with an obstacle, and will also be able to repeatedly move when it collides with an obstacle. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a running toy whose action of restarting is interesting in terms of action.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the running toy of the embodiment running in a normal position, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the running toy of the embodiment running in a handstand position. In these drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body, which in this embodiment is modeled after the shape of a bus. A front wheel 2 is rotatably mounted on the front part of the vehicle body 1 via an axle (not shown). 3 is the rear wheel, car body 1
It is attached to the rear of the vehicle body 1 via a drive axle of a running power source (not shown) built into the vehicle. As the driving power source, for example, a pullback type mainspring or the like can be used.

A third wheel 4 is rotatably mounted on a bearing member 5 on the upper part of the vehicle body via an axle (not shown), and is disposed at a position equidistant from the axes of both the front wheel 2 and the rear wheel 3. There is. Reference numeral 6 denotes a running belt made of an elastic member such as rubber, which is stretched on both sides of the front wheel 2, the rear wheel 3, which is a driving wheel, and the third wheel 4, respectively. In this way, the running belt 6 is stretched while forming an equilateral triangle or an isosceles triangle. Further, when the running toy is viewed from the side, the vehicle body 1, the bearing member 5, etc. do not protrude outside the triangle formed by the running belt 6 at all. Therefore, all three sides formed by the running belt 5 can be in contact with the running surface, and the running toy can run no matter which side is in contact with the running surface.

Reference numerals 2a, 3a, and 4a designate elastic cushions, which are provided in the shape of a chevron on the outer surface of each wheel portion of the front wheel 2, rear wheel 3, and third wheel 4. In this way, each wheel 2, 3, 4 has a chevron-shaped cushion portion 2a, 3a, 4.
By providing ``a'', when the traveling toy collides with an obstacle and overturns, it becomes easier and more reliable for the traveling toy to stand up, and the operation from when it stands up until it resumes running becomes more interesting.

The running toy of this embodiment having such a configuration operates as follows. For example, if a traveling toy collides with an obstacle while traveling in a normal posture as shown in Figure 1, the impact of the collision causes the traveling toy to roll forward or backward and change its direction of travel. Then, the vehicle resumes running in a different direction in a handstand position as shown in FIG. 2, for example. In the case of this embodiment, the rear wheels 3 are the driving wheels, so when the traveling toy rolls forward, the driving wheels 3 are located above the vehicle body, and when the traveling toy rolls backwards, the driving wheels 3 are located above the vehicle body. Although it will be located at the front, in either case, the running of the running toy will not be hindered due to power transmission by the running belt 6.

In addition, when a running toy was made to run up a steep slope, when it reached the middle of the slope, it would roll backwards and fall to the bottom of the slope, and when it started climbing again and reached halfway, it would fall again. You can enjoy an interesting movement that is different from the above-mentioned movements by repeating the backward fall motion.

In the above embodiment, a bus body is used as the vehicle body of the traveling toy, but the shape of the vehicle body may be that of a vehicle, an animal, or various other objects. Among these, when the shape of an object without directionality is the shape of a vehicle body, the front wheel, rear wheel and third wheel of each wheel 2, 3, 4
The wheels and positioning of the wheels are variable,
All postures during running may be normal postures. Further, the driving wheels are not limited to the rear wheels, and the power source is not limited to a pullback type mainspring.

As described above, according to the present invention, three wheels are arranged at the front, rear, and upper part of the vehicle body, and the running belt is stretched around these three wheels, so that the running toy does not collide with obstacles. Even if you roll forward or backward, it will always resume running, so you won't have to stop running in the middle of play and lose interest. In addition, the action of repeatedly pulling back and restarting running after a collision is interesting in terms of action, creating a level of fun that cannot be expected from conventional running toys.

Furthermore, the vehicle body equipped with the above three wheels is
Since it is stored on the inner periphery of the running belt and does not protrude from the outer periphery, the outer periphery of the vehicle body does not interfere with running either in normal running or upside down running.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the traveling toy of the present invention in a normal posture, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the traveling toy of FIG. 1...Vehicle body, 2...Front wheel, 3...Rear wheel, 4
...Third wheel, 6... Running belt.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] A traveling toy characterized by meeting the following requirements. (a) Front wheels and rear wheels must be freely rotatable at the front and rear of the vehicle body, respectively. (b) A third wheel is rotatably disposed on the top of the vehicle at a position equidistant from the axes of the front and rear wheels. (c) A running belt shall be stretched between the three wheels: the front wheel, the rear wheel, and the third wheel. (d) The vehicle body mentioned above shall not protrude from the outer periphery of the running belt but be placed inside it.