JPH0243438Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a swinging toy device that has an improved support structure for a vehicle that a child or the like rides on and swings by himself/herself.

In this type of conventional play equipment, the vehicle is supported by coil springs installed on the base, which has the following drawbacks.

(i) There is a danger that players, such as young children, may get their hands or feet caught in the spring.

(ii) Spring creaking sound (metallic sound) when the vehicle is rocking
occurs.

(iii) Due to the bouncing action of the spring, the decorative properties of the spring, such as painting or plating, are quickly damaged.

(iv) The spring is susceptible to rusting, and as a result, the elasticity of the spring quickly deteriorates.

In addition, in the play equipment of Utility Model Application No. 56-44762, the coil spring is covered with a bellows-shaped cover to solve the above drawback, but since only the coil spring is used, the base cannot be rotated. There are drawbacks.

This idea was devised in view of the above circumstances, and involves connecting the vehicle and the base with a chain, and incorporating this chain into a rubber-like elastic body interposed between the vehicle and the base. To provide a swinging play equipment which allows a vehicle to not only swing in a free direction but also rotate in a circumferential direction.

In order to solve this problem, in this invention, when a chain is inserted into the center through hole of the elastic body and the chain connects the vehicle and the fixed base, at least one connecting part is connected to the vehicle or the fixed base. A technical measure has been taken in which a hole is provided in the base for the chain to pass through, and a restraining device with a larger diameter than the hole is used on the back side to restrict the chain up and down and to allow it to rotate. Since the vehicle and the fixed base are connected without being related, the vehicle can swing with an elastic body and can also rotate in the circumferential direction.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of this invention will be described based on the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a base made of a metal material or the like so as to be installed on an installation surface, and a vehicle 4 is mounted on this base via a chain 2 and a rubber-like elastic body 3 so as to be able to swing freely.

To describe in detail the elastic support structure of the vehicle 4 in this case, in the illustrated example, a metal plate 5 is firmly attached to the bottom of the vehicle 4 by means of screws or the like.

The plate 5 has a chain insertion hole 6 in the center and a connecting culm insertion hole 7 bored at a position sandwiching the chain insertion hole 6.

In this plate 5, the chain 2 is inserted into the chain insertion hole 6, and the bent legs 8a, 8b at both ends of the metal rod or the like connecting culm 8, into which the upper end chain ring 2a is fitted, are inserted into the insertion hole 7 from above. Fixed.

In this state, by attaching the plate 5 to the bottom of the vehicle 4, the upper end of the chain 2 is connected to the bottom.

The connected chains 2 are connected to the central through hole 3 of the elastic body 3.
A is inserted from above.

The lower end chain ring 2b of the chain 2 hanging down from the lower end of the elastic body 3 is attached to the base 1 by the fastener 9 consisting of a screw element.
It is connected to a metal plate 10 which is attached to the central part of the frame.

That is, a threaded rod-shaped fastener 9 is inserted into a hole 10a drilled in the center of the plate 10 formed integrally with the base 1, and tightened with a restraint N made of a nut with a larger diameter than the hole 10a. . Note that a collar-shaped stopper S corresponding to the restraint tool N may be provided on the chain at the proximal end of the fastener 9. Further, 1A in the figure is a hole formed so that the restraint tool N and the base 1 do not collide with each other.

In this case, the chain 2 is tensioned by the tightening tool 9 via the elastic body 3, so that the elastic body 3 is maintained in an appropriately tightened state in the longitudinal compression direction.

In such an embodiment, the rubber-like elastic body 3
It is not limited to the spindle cylindrical shape shown in the figures and FIG. 2, but may be a normal straight cylindrical shape or other cylindrical shapes.

In addition, the vehicle 4 is not limited to the shape shown in the illustration, but may also be a vehicle shaped like a bear, panda, elephant, or other animal, or a bicycle or motorcycle, etc. Of course it's a good thing.

Further, in the play equipment of the above embodiment, the elastic body 3 is tightened in the vertical compression direction so that its upper and lower end surfaces are in strong surface pressure contact with the bottom plate 5 of the vehicle 4 and the plate 10 on the base 1, respectively, and the vibration of the vehicle 4 is Since the range of motion is restricted by the chain 2, there is no risk that the vehicle 4 will fall during rocking, but in order to make this even more reliable, swing restriction means for the elastic body 3 may be provided.

As this swing regulating means, for example, as shown in FIG. What is necessary is to fit the upper and lower ends of the elastic body 3 into the holes.

As a result, excessive elastic bending of the elastic body 3 can be reliably restricted by the annular bodies 11 and 12, so that the vehicle 4 can be prevented from overturning even more reliably.

As described above, this invention has a simple structure using a rubber-like elastic body and a chain, and the vehicle can not only be rocked by the elastic body but also rotated in the circumferential direction.

Furthermore, since the chain is built into the elastic body, it makes less noise and is not exposed to wind and rain, so it can be used for a long period of time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the entire play equipment according to a preferred embodiment of this invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a vehicle support structure portion according to another embodiment. 1 is a base, 2 is a chain, 3 is an elastic body, and 4 is a vehicle.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A rocking toy device in which a vehicle is swingably supported on a fixed base via an elastic body, where the elastic body is made of a substantially cylindrical rubber-like material, A chain is inserted into the central through hole of the elastic body to connect the vehicle and the fixed base with the chain, and at least one of the connections has a hole through which the chain is inserted into the vehicle or the fixed base, and the hole is connected to the back side of the elastic body. A rocking toy device characterized in that the chain is restricted vertically using a restraint device of a larger diameter, and the elastic body is interposed between a vehicle and a fixed base so as to be rotatable. (2) The chain consists of a single chain with a screw-type fastener at the lower end, and the fastener is tightened and fixed by a restraint on the back side of the fixed base, and the elastic body is tightened in the vertical direction. A rocking play equipment characterized by being compressed. (3) The upper end of the chain is inserted into and built into a chain through hole provided in a tension plate fixed to the bottom of the vehicle, and both ends are connected to a metal rod fixed or engaged with the tension plate. A rocking toy according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that: