JPH034892A - Tool of parachute - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a capsule float up by a balloon in a state by housing a parachute in the capsule on the ground, closing the capsule and holding the capsule in a closed state by a lock means. CONSTITUTION:Gas lighter than air such as helium, etc., is sealed in a balloon 1 and one end of a long rope 2 is related to this balloon 1. Then a cylindrical grip 3 is fitted to the other end of the rope 2. A capsule 4 to be freely opened and closed is fitted to be closed to the balloon 1 in the upper direction of the above mentioned rope 2 and a parachute 5 is housed in the internal part of the capsule. Further, a lock means 6 is provided in a position slightly lower than the capsule 4 of the rope 2 and by this lock means 6, the capsule 4 can be held in the closed state. In the grip 3, a releasing means 7 is provided to release the locked state of the capsule 4 by the lock means 6, to open the capsule 4 and to make the parachute 5 fall down by operation from the ground. Accordingly, conventional labor is not required for making the parachute fall down and further, even in an open space where there is no tree or building, etc., the parachute can fall down from a high position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a toy parachute, and more particularly, to a toy parachute that can be enjoyed by lowering a parachute from a high position.

``Prior Art'' Parachute toys have been well known for a long time, but when people generally enjoy parachuting, they drop them from high places such as trees or buildings, then throw them up into the sky and let them fall. In addition, related to parachute toys, there are also known fireworks in which a falling sound is incorporated into fireworks so that the parachute is launched when the fireworks are launched.

``Problem to be Solved by the Invention'' However, when dropping a parachute from a high place such as a tree or hill, it is necessary to go up and down each time the parachute is dropped, making it troublesome to do so many times. In addition, in places where there are no trees or buildings, or in parks or plazas where climbing is prohibited even if there are trees, you will have to throw a parachute up, but it can be easy to get tired of it because you can't throw it up that high. I couldn't enjoy it for a long time.

"Means for Solving the Problem" In view of such circumstances, the present invention provides a balloon filled with a gas lighter than air, a string connected to the balloon, and an openable/closable capsule provided on the balloon side of the string. and a parachute housed in this capsule, a locking means for locking and holding the capsule in a closed state, and a releasing means for unlocking the locking means and opening the capsule by operation from the ground. The company provides a parachute toy.

"Operation" According to the above configuration, once the parachute is housed in the capsule on the ground, the capsule is closed, and the capsule is held in the closed state by the locking means, the capsule can be levitated by the balloon in this state.

The height of the balloon can be adjusted by the length of the string, and once the capsule has been guided to the desired height based on your position and the length of the string, operate the release means from the ground to unlock the locking means. The parachute can then be dropped by opening the capsule.

If the parachute is to be dropped again, the parachute that has fallen can be recovered, the strings can be pulled together to lower the balloon and the capsule, and the above-mentioned operations can be repeated.

Therefore, it does not require much effort to drop the parachute as in the past, and the parachute can be dropped from a high position even in open spaces without books, buildings, etc. Then, a target is set on the ground, and the parachute is dropped taking into consideration the height and position of the capsule, or the wind speed, etc., and if the player competes for points based on the position of the drop to the target, it can be enjoyed as a game.

``Example'' The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated example. In Figure 1, a balloon 1 is filled with a gas lighter than air, such as helium, and one end of a long string 2 is tied to the balloon 1. A cylindrical grip 3 is attached to the other end of the string 2. Further, a capsule 4 which can be opened and closed is attached above the string 2 and close to the balloon 1, and a parachute 5 is housed inside the capsule 4.

Further, a locking means 6 is provided on the string 2 at a position slightly below the capsule 4, so that the capsule 4 can be held in a closed state by the locking means 6, and a locking means is attached to the grip 3 by operation from the ground. A release means 7 is provided for releasing the locked state of the capsule 4 by 6, opening the capsule 4, and dropping the parachute 5.

Further, a target 8 is provided on the ground, and the players can compete for points based on the position of the parachute 5 on the target 8.

The buoyancy of the balloon 1 is set to a level that allows the capsule 4, the parachute 5 and the locking means 6 to float, while the buoyancy of the balloon 3 is set to such a degree that the balloon 1 does not cause them to be blown away. There is no weight setting.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the capsule 4 is constructed by abutting two cup-shaped members 11 and 12 of substantially the same shape, and the inside thereof is used as a storage space for accommodating the parachute 5. Department. The two cup-shaped members 11.12 are
One side of the opening is integrally connected by a connecting part 13 so that they can be opened and closed mutually, and the string 2 is connected to one cup-shaped member 11.

The locking means 6 comprises, on the opposite side of the connecting part 13, a closing member 14.15 which overlaps with each other when the openings of the cup-shaped members 11.12 overlap with each other;
Each closure member 14.15 has a respective cup-like member 11
', 12 to protrude from the openings on the side opposite to the connecting part 13. Of course, these closure elements 14.15 may also be molded integrally with each cup-shaped element 11.12.

One of the closing members 15 has a cylindrical convex portion 16 erected on the opposite surface when the capsule 4 is closed and the opening/closing members 14.15 are overlapped, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4. The other closing member 14 is provided with a hole 17 into which the cylindrical protrusion 16 is fitted. Then, a gap 6 (FIG. 3) is formed between the two closing members 14 and 15, which is larger than the thickness of the string 2, to prevent the inner surfaces of the opening/closing members 14 and 15 from sticking to the opposing surface of the one closing member 15. A protrusion 18 is provided.

Further, the locking means 6 includes a first holding member 21 in the form of a flat plate, and a 3.
Book guide members 22, 23, 24 and a second holding member 2 mounted parallel to the first holding member 21 at the upper end of each guide member.
5. The distance between the first holding member 21 and the second holding member 25 is set to a size that allows the overlapped closing member 14.15 to be inserted, and the opening/closing member 14.15 is inserted. When the closing member 1
4.15 can be held from both sides to prevent the capsule 4 from opening.

Among the closing members 14 and 15, the tip of the closing member 14 on the first holding member 21 side is made to protrude more than the tip of the other closing member 15, and the closing member 14 is attached to the protruding portion.
An engagement groove 26 is formed perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the groove. This retaining groove 26 is formed on the retaining member 2 provided in the first holding member 21.
7, thereby preventing the opening/closing member 14.15 from falling off from between the first holding member 21 and the second holding member 25.

The engaging member 27 is provided on the first holding member 21 so as to be swingable by a pin 28, and is moved by the elastic force of a spring 29 elastically mounted between the first holding member 21 and the engaging member 27. The tip hook portion 27 of the engaging member 27 is pressed with a required amount of force.
a can be engaged with the engagement groove 26.

Of the three guide members 22 to 24 mentioned above, two guide members 22.23 are provided at the same position on both sides of the closing member 14.15, and the remaining guide member 25 is provided at the same position on both sides of the closing member 14.15. The closing member 14, 15 is placed a predetermined distance away from the front side in the direction of insertion of the closing member 14, 15 to bear the weight. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the closing member 14.15 is inserted between the first holding member 21 and the second holding member 25, and the distal end hook portion 27a of the engaging member 27 is engaged with the engaging groove 26. When they are fitted together, the cylindrical projection 16 is inserted to a position beyond the guide members 22 and 23 on both sides, and the guide member 24 is positioned approximately at the center of the cylindrical projection 16. There is. Then, roughly wrap the string 2 on the balloon 1 side around the guide member 22 to connect it, and also connect the string 2 with the grip 3 of the string 2.
The side is inserted between the guide members 23 and 24 and is worn out.

Therefore, the string 2 connected to the guide member 22 curves along the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical convex portion 16 when the closing member 14.15 is inserted between the first holding member 21 and the second holding member 25. The guide member 23.2 is wrapped around the guide member 23.2.
It will be pulled out from between 4 and 4.

Due to the positional relationship between the guide member 22 connected to the string and the other two guide members 23 and 24, when the string 2 is pulled straight, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. The cylindrical convex portion 16 is held in place by the first holding member while disengaging the distal end hook portion 27a from the engagement groove 26 by the string 2 drawn linearly between the guide member 22 and the guide member 24. 2
The capsule can be pushed out from between the capsule 1 and the second holding member 25, thereby releasing the locked state of the capsule.

Next, the release means 7 for releasing the locked state of the capsule 4 by the locking means 6 by operation from the ground is the fifth
As shown in the figure, a connecting member 31 is provided movably in the axial direction inside the cylindrical grip 3 and connects the lower end of the string 2, and a hook provided at the bottom of the connecting member 31 and the grip 3. An elastic body 3 such as a spring or rubber string stretched between the
3, and the length of this elastic body 33 in its natural state is set to be sufficiently shorter than the overall length of the grip 3.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the upper end of the grip 3 holds the connecting member 31 in a predetermined position against the elastic force of the elastic body 33. A latching mechanism that releases the holding and causes the string 2 to be pulled by the elastic force of the elastic body 33 to push out the closing member 14, 15 of the locking means 6 from between the first holding member 21 and the second holding member 25. Means 35 are provided.

The locking means 35 includes a fixed holder 36 attached to the upper end of the grip 3, and an opening/closing plate 38 swingably attached to the fixed holder 36 via a shaft 37. is urged to rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 5 by a spring 39 wound around the shaft 37, and is held at the illustrated position in contact with the grip 3. In this state, the tip of the opening/closing plate 38 faces the tip of the fixed plate 40 provided on the fixed holder 36 in parallel with a predetermined distance therebetween.

The connecting member 31 that connects the string 2 and the elastic body 33 is the string 21! ! It is equipped with a conical part 31a in which I is conical, and a small diameter part 31b continuously formed below the conical part 31a,
The maximum diameter part of the conical part 31a is larger than the gap between the opening/closing plate 38 and the fixed plate 40, and the small diameter part 3To
The outer diameter of the gap is set smaller than that of the gap.

Therefore, when the connecting member 31 is located in the grip 3 and the connecting member 31 is pulled up while stretching the elastic body 33 by pulling the string 2, the conical portion 3
1a, the opening/closing plate 38 is moved against the spring 39 to the fifth position.
It can be rotated clockwise in the figure. When the conical part 31a passes through the opening/closing plate 38, the opening/closing plate 38 returns to its original state due to the elastic force of the spring 39. When the tension on the string 2 is relaxed in this state, the conical part 31a and the small diameter part 31b is hooked onto the opening/closing plate 38 and the fixing plate 40, and the elastic body 33 can be held in a stretched state.

On the other hand, if the release lever 41 integrally attached to the opening/closing plate 38 is pulled from this state, the opening/closing plate 3 rotates clockwise, and the opening/closing plate 38 and the connecting member 31 are rotated clockwise.
The connection member 31 and the string 2 are disengaged from each other.
becomes impulsively pulled by the elastic body 33, thereby causing the closing member 14, 15 of said locking means 6 to
can be extruded from between the first holding member 21 and the second holding member 25.

Roughly speaking, the parachute 5 includes an umbrella 45 and a doll 47 connected to the umbrella 45 with a plurality of threads 46, as shown in FIG. The doll 47 is made of, for example, a Styrofoam material having a predetermined thickness with cardboard pasted on the front and back sides, cut out into a desired shape, and a bear pattern drawn on the front and back sides.

In addition, a plurality of ring-shaped weights 48 are attached to the abdomen of the doll 47.
is removably installed. Each weight 48 is fitted around the outer periphery of a shaft 49a provided on a circular presser plate 49, and the tip of this shaft 49a projects through the doll 47, and a stopper 50 is removably attached to the projecting end. This prevents the presser plate 49 from falling off the doll 47 if it is fitted.

The weight 48 is made heavier when the wind speed is high when dropping the parachute 5, when the square is narrow, or when a beginner plays a game using the target 8, etc. This is to reduce the flow distance M.

In the above configuration, in order to drop the parachute 5, the parachute 5 is first housed in the capsule 4 on the ground, and the capsule 4 is picked up. This allows the opening provided in capsule 4 to
Since the closing members 14.15 constituting the locking means 6 overlap with each other, both closing members 14.15 are then inserted between the pair of first holding members 21 and second holding members 25, and the first holding members 14.15 are The distal end hook portion 27a of the engaging member 27 provided on the member 21 is engaged with the engaging groove 26 provided on the closing member 14.

This prevents both closing members 14, 15 from coming off from between the first holding member 21 and the second holding member 25,
Moreover, since both closing members 14 and 15 are held between the first holding member 21 and the second holding member 25 from both sides, opening of the capsule 4 is prevented.

When roughly inserting the closing member 14.15 between the first holding member 21 and the second holding member 25, the guide member 22
The string 2 connected to and pulled out from between the two guide members 23 and 24 is curved along the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical convex portion 16 provided on the closing member 15.

On the other hand, on the grip 3 side, the connecting member 31 is pulled up while stretching the elastic body 33 by pulling the string 2, and the step between the conical portion 31a and the small diameter portion 31b of the connecting member 31 is attached to the opening/closing plate 38 and the fixing plate 40. This operation may be performed after the balloon 1 and capsule 4 are floated.

After completing the above operations, the balloon 1 and capsule 4 are floated. At this time, by setting the length of the string 2 to a required length in advance, the floating height of the capsule 4 can be determined. By grasping the grip 3 and moving your position, you can move the position of the capsule 4 and guide it to the desired position.

When the capsule 4 is in the desired position, the release lever 41 of the grip 3 is squeezed to disengage the step part of the connecting member 31 from the opening/closing plate 38. As a result, the string 2 is pulled linearly between the guide member 22 and the guide member 24, and while disengaging the tip hook portion 27a from the engagement groove 26, the cylindrical convex portion 16 as the first holding member 2
1 and the second holding member 25. As a result, the locked state of the capsule 4 is released, the capsule 4 opens, and the parachute 5 falls.

After confirming the score from the drop position of the parachute 5 with respect to the target, the parachute 5 can be repeatedly dropped by pulling down the balloon 1 and performing the above operation again.

Note that when the grip 3 is pulled to determine the position of the levitated capsule 4, a tensile force is applied to the string 2, but even if the grip 3 is pulled quite rapidly, the locking means 6 is unlocked. It was never done.

Further, in the above embodiment, the locking means 6 is unlocked by pulling the string 2 with an impact, but the invention is not limited to this.In short, as long as the capsule 4 can be released from the ground, any It may be a configuration.

For example, the release means includes a radio receiver provided in the capsule, a drive means that is driven to release the locking means when the radio receiver receives a predetermined signal, and a drive means provided on the ground side. and a wireless transmitter that transmits a predetermined signal to the wireless receiver. When the above-described mechanism is used as the locking means in this case, the first holding member 21 is provided with the radio receiver and the driving means, and instead of pushing out the cylindrical convex part 16 with the string 2, the driving means However, it is clear that a locking means with a simpler structure can be adopted. In addition, especially when using a wireless transmitter, this and the grip 3 can be made separate, and in that case, the grip 3 can be omitted and the string 2 can be tied to the wrist with a rubber band or the like. But that's fine.

"Effects of the Invention" As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to drop a parachute from a high position without requiring the effort required to drop a parachute as in the past, and even in open spaces without trees or buildings. I can do it. In particular, you can enjoy it as a game by setting a target on the ground, dropping the parachute while taking into consideration the height and position of the capsule, or wind speed, etc., and competing for points based on the position of the drop on the target. can get.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the capsule 4 in an open state, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the main parts of the locking means 6, and FIG. 4 5 is a sectional view of the grip 3, FIG. 6 is a top view of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the parachute 5. ]... Balloon 3... Grip 5... Parachute 7... Release means 14, +5-... Closing members 22-24-... Guide member 27--Engaging member 33... Elastic body 38・-Opening/closing plate 2・・String 4・−Capsule 6・・−Lock means 8・・Target 21.25・−Holding member 26・−Engagement groove 31 Connecting member 35・−Locking member 41・− release lever

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A balloon filled with a gas lighter than air, a string connected to the balloon, an openable and closable capsule provided on the balloon side of the string, and a parachute housed within the capsule. , locking means for locking and holding the capsule in a closed state;
A parachute toy characterized by comprising a release means for unlocking the locking means and opening the capsule by an operation from the ground. (2) The releasing means includes a radio receiver provided in the capsule, a driving means that is driven to release the locking means when the radio receiver receives a predetermined signal, and further includes a radio receiver provided on the ground side. 2. The parachute toy according to claim 1, further comprising a wireless transmitter for transmitting a predetermined signal to the wireless receiver. (3) The locking means allows insertion of a closing member that overlaps with each other when the capsule is closed, and the overlapped closing member, and holds both inserted closing members from both sides. a holding member that prevents opening of the capsule; an engaging member provided on the holding member that engages with the closing member inserted to a predetermined position to hold the closing member at the insertion position; is provided, and guides the string so that it is on a predetermined straight line that crosses the insertion position when the string is pulled, and the string is curved in the insertion direction by the closing member when the closing member is inserted into the holding member. The releasing means includes a cylindrical grip, a connecting member movably provided within the grip and connected to the string, and a connecting member made of an elastic material. Claim 1, characterized in that it is provided with a latching means that holds the string in a predetermined position against a repulsive force, releases the holding of the connecting member, and causes the string to be pulled by the elastic force of the elastic body. The parachute toy described in item 1.