JPH0244800Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial application field This invention is an endoscopic toy, and more specifically, an endoscopic toy configured so that the internal structure of an object can be partially visualized by moving the endoscopic member. Regarding toys.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, toys such as magic lanterns or picture-story shows have been known in which an image sheet displaying a plurality of types of images is moved to sequentially change images visible from the outside into different images.

Problems that the invention aims to solve However, with conventional image display toys such as those mentioned above, it is difficult to make the images have a story like a picture-story show.
Or, there was no other way to attract users' interest other than to make it unique.

This idea was made with the aim of providing a novel endoscopic toy that, unlike such conventional toys, allows the user to see the external shape of an object and also follow the corresponding partial internal structure.

Means for Solving the Problems The endoscopic toy according to this invention includes a case body containing an image sheet in which the external shape and internal structure of an object are divided and displayed in a corresponding relationship, and a case body containing the image sheet. The present invention includes a movable internal viewing member that is positioned in an external shape display section and allows the external shape of the object to be visually recognized to the outside, and allows the internal structure of the object displayed on the image sheet to be visually recognized to the outside through a reflector.

Operation By moving the endoscopic member, the outer shape of the object and the corresponding partial internal structure can be viewed.

Embodiment First, an endoscopic toy according to an embodiment of this invention is roughly constructed as follows.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the endoscopic toy has an outer shape display section 2 in a part of the case body 1, and an endoscopic member 3 is movable in this outer shape display section 2 by operating a lever 7. It is installed in

On the other hand, inside the case body 1, there is stored an image sheet 16 (FIG. 4) on which a plurality of sets of external shapes 4 of objects and internal structures 8 corresponding thereto are displayed.

In an endoscopic toy having such a configuration, while viewing the outer shape 4 of an object through the outer shape display section 2, the user operates the control lever 7 to partially follow the internal structure 8 corresponding to the outer shape 4 while viewing the object. be able to.

The image sheet 16 is moved forward and backward by rotating the knobs 5 and 6, respectively.

Next, the configuration of each part of the endoscopic toy will be explained in more detail.

As shown in FIG. 2, the case body 1 is made up of upper and lower case halves 9 and 10 that are butted together and integrated.
It is formed in a hollow shape, and the upper case half 9
An opening is formed as the external display section 2, and an opening 11 into which the operating lever 7 is fitted is formed on the front side of the opening.
is formed.

A take-in roller 12 and a rewind roller 13 are rotatably installed at the left and right positions in the lower case half 10, respectively. 16 (FIG. 4) winding and rewinding are performed.

The winding roller 12 is rotated by turning the knob 5 via an internal gear 14 that is integrated with the knob 5 and a pinion gear 15 that meshes with the internal gear 14 .

The rewinding roller 13 is connected to the case halves 9 and 10.
By rotating the knob 6 which is rotatably supported by a bearing 9a formed at the butt part of the
Rotation is achieved through a crown gear 21 that is integrated with the knob 6, a pinion gear 18 that meshes with this, a gear 19 that is fixed on the same shaft 17 as this, and a gear 20 that meshes with this and is attached integrally with the rewind roller 13. Be manipulated.

The image sheet 16, as shown in FIG.
It is made up of a single continuous film or the like, and is used with both ends wound around rollers 12 and 13.

This image sheet 16, as shown in FIG.
A plurality of sets of external shapes 4 and internal structures 8 of various objects are printed and displayed in pairs along the longitudinal direction in a state of being divided into upper and lower halves.

Note that the pattern of the internal structure 8 located on the lower side is slightly larger than the pattern of the outer shape 4. The reason for this will be explained later.

Further, inside the case half 10, leaf springs 22 and 23 for producing sound are connected to the roller 1 at their respective free ends.
The rollers 2 and 13 are installed in a state where they are engaged with gears 24 and 20 that are integrated with the rollers 12 and 13, and vibration noise is generated as the rollers 12 and 13 rotate.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the endoscopic member 3 is formed as a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped hollow frame, and has openings 3a and 3b on the upper side of its upper end and on the back side of its lower end, respectively. It is formed. The opening 3a side is the upper case half 9, the central opening 9
It reaches inside the external shape display section 2 via b.

In each of the openings 3a and 3b, mirrors as reflectors 25 and 26 are installed at an angle of 45 degrees, and through these reflectors 25 and 26, the internal structure located at the opening 3b is A part of the pattern can be seen through the opening 3a.

Here, the positional relationship between the outer shape 4 of the object displayed on the image sheet 16 and the design of the internal structure 8 and the openings 3a and 3b of the endoscopic member 3 is such that a part of the outer shape 4 is on the back side of the opening 3a. When hidden from the side, the opening 3b is arranged to reach a portion displaying the internal structure 8 corresponding to a portion of the hidden outer shape 4.

Therefore, from the opening 3a, the two reflectors 25,
26, the outline of the object hidden on the back side 4
The internal structure of the object corresponding to the part shown in FIG.
If you look at the internal structure 8 from the outside, it will be exactly the same size as the external shape 4, so you can directly see through the internal structure 8 of the object that can be seen from the external shape display section 2 through the opening 3a. I feel that there is something there.

This relationship does not change even if the endoscopic member 3 is moved.

Further, a pin 27 is provided protruding from the upper surface of the endoscope member 3 on the side where the opening 3b is located, and one end of a flexible plate 28 that can be bent freely is fixed to the end position.

The endoscopic member 3 configured in this way has a guide frame 29.
It is slidably fitted therein through the opening 29a. In other words, the endoscopic member 3 is freely movable in the vertical direction (Y direction in FIG. 2).

The guide frame 29 has a U-shaped cross section and is open at the bottom, and has guide grooves (not shown) in which the pins 3b, two on each side of the endoscopic member 3, are fitted in the upper part of the inner side. It is provided along the vertical direction (the Y direction in FIG. 2), thereby allowing the endoscopic member 3 to move in the vertical direction. In addition, the guide frame 29
There are long holes 30 along the vertical direction (longitudinal direction) on the top surface of the
is formed, and the pin 27 is slidably fitted into this elongated hole 30.

Further, a slide plate 33 having an opening 33a is stacked on the upper surface of the guide frame 29, and the upper surface of the slide plate 33 is in sliding contact with the lower surface of the peripheral wall of the opening 11 of the case half 9. The opening is closed by the slide plate 33, so that the inside of the case 1 cannot be seen.

The pin 27 of the guide frame 29 projects upward through the long hole 30 of the guide frame 29, the opening 33a of the slide plate, and the opening 11 of the case half 9, and the operating knob 7 is fixed to the projecting part. There is.

In addition, an opening 3 is provided at the upper end of the guide frame 29 on the near side.
1 (Fig. 3), and this opening 31
The flexible plate 28 of the endoscopic member 3 is led out to the outside of the guide frame 29 via the guide frame 29 . In this way, the flexible plate 28 closes the long hole 30 of the guide frame 29, and the case 1
The inside of the is hidden from view.

Furthermore, one ends of a pair of left and right flexible plates 32, 32, which are bendable, are connected to both left and right ends of the guide frame 29 on the side of the opening 29a.

On the other hand, on the lower side of the guide frame 29 and the endoscopic member 3 fitted therein, there is a transparent partition plate that covers the outer shape display section 2 of the upper case half 9 from below and serves as a see-through window. 34 is installed in a fixed state on the lower case half 10. The image sheet 16 is located below the partition plate 34.

Notch 34 at the front end of this partition plate 34
Two parallel protrusions 35, 35 surrounding a
are formed, and a guide groove 36 is formed between the two.

In this guide groove 36, the flexible plate 32,
32 is slidably fitted and the bent portion 29b on the front side of the guide frame 29 is guided into the guide groove 10c on the lower case half 10 side, the guide frame 29 It is movable in the lateral direction (X direction in FIG. 2).

The lower end of the flexible plate 32 fits into the guide groove 36 to allow the guide frame 29 to move smoothly in the lateral direction. It plays a role in preventing people from seeing your information.

With the above configuration, if the operating knob 7 is moved in the horizontal and vertical directions within the opening 11,
The endoscopic member 3 moves, and the opening 3a of the endoscopic member 3 moves to every corner within the external display section 2.

Note that the upper and lower case halves 9 and 10 are integrally provided with grips 37 and 37 that are brought into contact with each other and are integrated. Also, the lower case half 1
The upper end of the leg 39 is rotatably supported in the lower recess 10b on the back side of the 0 via a shaft 38,
By rotating the legs 39, the endoscopic toy can be erected on the desk as shown in FIG.

Next, a method of using the endoscopic toy configured as above will be explained.

Stand the case body 1 on the desk using the legs 39, grasp the grip 37, and turn the winding knob 5 to display the image sheet 16 so that the outline 4 of one of the objects is displayed exactly on the outline display section 2. send. If you have sent it too far, just turn the rewind knob to bring it back.

In this way, when the display of the outer shape 4 is well matched, when the operation knob 7 is pinched and moved in any direction within the range of the opening 11, the endoscopic member 3 is moved, and the endoscopic member 3 is moved accordingly. The opening 3a moves within the outer shape display section 2.

That is, when the operating knob 7 is moved along the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) of the elongated hole 30 of the guide frame 29, only the endoscopic member 3 moves in the vertical direction while the guide frame 29 remains stationary. In this case, the long hole 30 is always closed by the endoscopic member 3 itself or the flexible plate 28,
It is not possible to look into the mechanism inside the case body 1 through the elongated hole 30. On the other hand, when the operating knob 7 is moved laterally, the guide frame 29 is also moved laterally along with the endoscopic member 3 while being guided by the guide groove 36 via the flexible plates 32, 32. Even in this case, the opening 11 is always closed by the slide plate 33, and the mechanism inside the case body 1 cannot be seen through the opening 11.

In this way, when the opening 3a portion of the endoscopic member 3 is moved by the operation knob 7 while overlapping the outer shape 4 portion of the image sheet 16, the internal structure 8 of the overlapped portion is moved by the two reflectors 25, Since the object can be seen as being exactly continuous with the outer shape 4 from the opening 3a through the opening 26, it feels as if the internal structure 8 of the object is being seen directly through the opening 3a.

Effects As explained above, according to the present invention, an image sheet showing the external shape and internal structure of an object is housed in the case body, and the image sheet corresponds to the part of the external shape of the object that can be seen from the external shape display section of the case body. The internal structure of the object can be seen through two reflectors installed on a movable endoscopic member, so the internal structure can be seen directly through the external shape of the object displayed on the external display section. This is a novel and interesting endoscopic toy that gives you the feeling of investigating something.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 3 is a vertical side view, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an image sheet. 1...Case body, 2...Outline display section, 3...
Endoscopic member, 4...Outline, 5, 6...Knob, 7...
Operation knob, 8... Internal structure, 11... Opening, 1
2, 13...Roller, 16...Image sheet, 29
... Guide frame, 28, 32 ... Flexible plate, 30 ... Long hole, 33 ... Slide plate, 34 ... Partition plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a case main body housing an image sheet in which the external shape and internal structure of an object are displayed in a corresponding relationship; and an external shape display section of the case main body that allows the external shape of the object on the image sheet to be viewed from the outside;
An endoscopic toy characterized by comprising a movable and operable endoscopic member that allows the internal structure of the object displayed on the image sheet to be visually recognized to the outside via a reflector.