JPH0334205Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to the structure of a toy for taking out spheres used, for example, in bingo games, and in particular provides a simple structure for taking out spheres by manual operation. It is.

``Prior art'' A conventional ball retrieval toy has a ball accommodating part in its body, a guide cylinder connected to the accommodating part that projects upward, and a single sphere introduced into the guide cylinder is driven by an electric motor. It was constructed so that it could be pushed upward by an operating shaft that was driven accordingly.

``Problems that the invention aims to solve'' However, the above-mentioned conventional ball-retrieving toy requires a drive mechanism using an electric motor to press and operate the operating shaft within the device, and has a large number of parts and an extremely complex structure. However, it had drawbacks such as high manufacturing cost.

[Means for solving problems]

The sphere retrieval toy of the present invention has (a) the top surface of the base;
(b) A holding frame is formed above the predetermined part of the base where the spheres are guided; (c) a holding frame is formed on the holding frame; (d) A guide tube is provided so as to be slidable up and down via an elastic member, and the opening at the lower end of the guide tube is located almost directly above one sphere guided by the slope. (e) The lower end of the guide tube is made of an elastic material and curved inward, and its opening is smaller than the diameter of the sphere. A plurality of vertical grooves are formed on the periphery of the opening; (f) a hemispherical lid is provided at the top of the guide tube to cover the base;
(g) A spherical discharge passage is formed at the peripheral edge of the top surface of the base opposite to the lower edge of the lid.

``Example'' The present invention will be explained with reference to an example shown in the figure below. Reference numeral 1 is a base for a toy that takes out a sphere, and the base 1 is formed into a substantially dish shape by molding synthetic resin, etc.
A funnel-shaped slope 3 is formed in the dish to collect a plurality of spheres 2 to be received at approximately the center. Further, on the peripheral edge of the base 1, an outlet 4 for taking out the sphere 2 and a discharge passage 5 formed by a groove inclined in the direction of the outlet 4 are integrally formed. On the other hand, on the center part of the base 1, a five-pronged holding frame 7 having a plurality of support legs 6 at its lower part is protruded, and a cylindrical part 8 is formed on the holding frame 7. , a return spring 9 is installed on the outside of the cylindrical portion 8, and the spring 9
A guide tube 10 is installed in the cylindrical portion 8 so as to be slidable up and down. This guide tube 10 is made of an elastic material such as soft synthetic resin, and has a plurality of inwardly curved elastic claw members 11 integrally formed at its lower end, and the tip of each claw extends toward the center. They are formed so as to face each other with an interval slightly smaller than that of the sphere 2. Further, a support member 12 is provided at the upper end of the guide cylinder 10, and a bowl-shaped lid 13 that is turned upside down is integrally formed on the support member 12.

"Operation" With the above-described configuration, when a plurality of spheres 2 are placed in the dish-shaped portion within the base 1, the spheres 2 always gather at the center along the slope 3. A guide cylinder 10 installed in the cylindrical part 8 of the upper holding frame 7 has multiple springs 9
Therefore, the number of spheres is always upward, and one of the spheres 2 gathered at the center is located on the base 1 directly below it. When the lid body 13 is pressed downward against the spring 9, the guide cylinder 10 is lowered together with the lid body 13, and the elastic claw member 11 at the lower end thereof is lowered.
comes into contact with the sphere 2 directly below the above, and when it is further pressed, the elastic claw member 1 is pushed out by the sphere 2, and when the tip of the claw passes through, the sphere 2 instantaneously returns due to elastic return. , and passes through the guide tube 10 and rises. The sphere 2 that has passed through the guide tube 10 hits the lid 13 on the ceiling, is guided along its bowl-shaped inner surface to the discharge passage 5 below, and rolls down the slope of the discharge passage 5 to the outlet 4. is discharged from.

``Effect of the invention'' As described above, a plurality of spheres are placed in a dish-shaped base, and a guide cylinder equipped with a plurality of inwardly curved elastic claw members is pressed against the spheres in the base. One sphere can be passed through the tube, and the sphere can be flipped up using its elastic recovery and taken out through the lid and the discharge path. As a result, there is no need to provide a driving device such as an electric motor as in the conventional type for separating and taking out each sphere, and the structure is simplified, and the number of parts and assembly steps can be reduced, as well as manufacturing costs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toy that takes out a sphere according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cutaway side view of the same main part, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the guide tube. In the figure, 1 is a base, 2 is a sphere, 3 is a slope, 4 is an outlet, 5 is a discharge path, 6 is a support leg, 7 is a holding frame, 8 is a cylindrical part, 9 is a return spring, 10 is a A guide tube, 11 an elastic claw member, 12 a support member, 13
is the lid body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] A toy that takes out a sphere and has the following requirements. (a) A slope is formed on the top surface of the base to receive the plurality of spheres and guide them to a predetermined location;
(c) A guide cylinder is provided on the holding frame so as to be slidable up and down via an elastic member, and the opening at the lower end of the guide cylinder is formed with one guide cylinder guided by the slope. (d) the diameter of the guide tube is larger than the diameter of the sphere; (e) the lower end of the guide tube is made of an elastic material and curved inward; The opening is smaller than the diameter of the sphere, and a plurality of vertical grooves are formed on the periphery of the opening. (g) A spherical discharge path is formed at the peripheral edge of the top surface of the base opposite to the lower edge of the lid.