JPH0371000B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field to which the Invention Pertains] This invention provides that when a mainspring is wound up from outside the container, the toy housed in the container breaks the container due to the energy released by the mainspring and jumps out, causing the toy to run. Or, it belongs to a new type of deformable toy that uses a wind-up and continues to walk.

[Object of this invention] Such a toy has not been known until now.

This invention is an unusual and variety show in which, in response to input from the outside, a container in the form of a single object splits after a certain period of time or instantaneously, and a wind-up movable toy housed inside pops out and moves. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a deformable toy using a spring that is rich in functionality.

[Means for Achieving the Objective] In order to achieve the above objective, the deformable toy according to the present invention has the form of a single object in a connected state,
It is composed of a divisible container and a wind-up movable toy housed in the container, and the wind-up movable toy is provided with a wind-up drive unit that can be wound up from the outside of the container while the toy is housed in the container; The apparatus is provided with means for maintaining the coupled state of the body, and means for releasing the coupled state of the housing body by rotation of the output shaft of the mainspring drive section.

With the above configuration, after storing and holding the wind-up movable toy in the housing, if a part of the housing is rotated to wind up the spring, the output shaft will rotate due to the energy released by the wind-up, and this rotation will cause the output shaft to rotate. Then,
The means for releasing the coupling state of the container operates to separate the container, and the wind-up movable toy that emerges from inside performs predetermined movements such as walking and running by the rotation of the output shaft.

[Embodiments of the Invention] Next, embodiments of the invention will be described based on the drawings. In the illustrated embodiment, the container A is expressed in the shape of an egg shell, and the wind-up movable toy (hereinafter simply referred to as a movable toy) B is expressed in the shape of a baby dinosaur.

The container A consists of members A ₁ and A ₂ divided into left and right halves, each having an egg shape by abutting the opening 1 and fitting the step 2 formed in the opening. It's summery. The opening edge 3 is formed into a jagged shape similar to when an egg shell is broken.

As shown in FIG. 3, one member A ₁ has a recess 4
It has a cylinder 6 extending from the bottom in the opening direction and penetrating the partition plate 5. The cylinder 6 includes a spring 7 therein, and has a groove 8 on the outer periphery of a portion protruding from the partition plate 5.

The other member A ₂ further includes two members, namely, a covering portion A ₂₁ that exists on the opening side and accommodates a part of the movable toy described below, and a spring winding portion A ₂₂ that exists at the end.
It consists of

The covering part A ₂₁ has a shape similar to a bowl by cutting off the top of a broken egg shell, and has a hole 9a in the center of the bottom part 9 existing in the cut part. The mainspring winding part A ₂₂ has a cylinder 12 having the shape of the top of an egg shell, protruding from the bottom of the recess 10 and penetrating the bottom plate 11. The cylinder 12 is one member
Like the cylinder 6 of _A1 , it has a groove 13 at the end and a spring 14 inside. Then, the hole 9a of the cylinder 12
A gear 15 whose outer diameter is larger than the hole is inserted through the hole.
is fixed, and the winding part of the mainspring is covered part A ₂₁
The cylindrical portion 12 is rotatably connected to the cylindrical portion 12 .

On the other hand, movable toy B has a head B ₁ , a body B ₂ , and a leg
Consists of B ₃ and tail B ₄ .

As shown in Figure 5, the head _B1 is connected to the torso.
Although it can rotate up and down around the shaft 16 connected to the head B ₂ , it is prevented from rotating upwards from the front by the locking member ₁₇ . The head _B1 always faces forward due to the upward bias of the spring 18 extending to the back of the torso _B2 . The tail _B4 is also vertically rotatable about the shaft 19 connecting it to the body, but is always directed rearward due to the downward bias of the locking member 20 and spring 21.

The body part B ₂ has a mainspring drive part 22 inside,
Support shafts 23 and 24 that fit into the cylinders 6 and 12 of the container are protruded from both the left and right outer walls. Also,
A shaft 25 for both input and output of the mainspring drive unit protrudes from the left outer wall, and a gear 26 and a disk 27 are attached to the protruding portion. The gear 26 is adapted to mesh with the gear 15 fixed to the cylinder 12 when the support shaft 24 is fitted into the cylinder 12.
The gear 26 is fixed to the shaft 25, while the disk 27 is rotatable relative to the shaft 25.
It has one claw 28 on the circumferential surface.

Also, the gear 26 and the disk 27 are connected to this toothed joint 29.
It is connected by Therefore, the shaft 25 is the gear 26
When the disk 27 is turned in the direction of the solid arrow in FIG. 6, that is, in the direction in which the mainspring of the mainspring drive unit 22 is wound up, the disc 27 separates from the gear 26 and stops rotating when a certain amount of braking is applied. On the other hand, when the shaft 25 rotates in the direction of the chain arrow in FIG. 6, the disc joint 29 meshes with each other, so that the gear 26 and the disc 27 rotate together. Note that the mainspring is wound up via a gear (not shown) provided on the shaft 25.

Further, locking members 31 and 32 fixed to a shaft 30 passing through the trunk from left to right are provided in the trunk _B2 so as to be rotatable about the shaft 30. Locking member 3
1 and 32 are constantly biased by a spring 33 in the direction of the support shafts 23 and 24. The distal end portions of the locking members 31, 32 are curved, and the width of the curved portions 34, 35 is approximately the same as or equal to the width of the cylindrical grooves 8, 13 provided in the members _A1 , _A2 . It is said to be slightly smaller.

The leg _B3 includes two eccentric cams 36a attached to another output shaft 36, a guide means 36b,
It is connected to the mainspring drive unit 22 via 36c and 36d, and the output of the mainspring allows the left and right legs 37 and 38 to alternately rotate up and down through their eccentric cams and guide means to walk. ing.

Since the movable toy B has the above configuration, when storing it in the container A, first the head B ₁ of the toy is
and fold the tail part _B4 in the direction opposite to the direction in which the springs 18 and 21 are biased. Then, the left side of the movable toy, that is, the side where the gear 26 is present, is covered with the covering part A ₂₁ of the container A ₂ , and the right side is covered with the container A ₁ . At this time, the support shafts 23 and 24 of the movable toy are connected to the cylinder 6,
12, and push it in until the curved portions 34, 35 of the locking members 31, 32 fit into the grooves 8, 13 of each cylinder. If the tips 39, 40 of the cylinder and the curved parts 34, 35 of the locking member are tapered, the locking members 31, 3
Riding on the tips 39, 40 of the cylinder 2 and the groove 8,
13 can be fitted smoothly.

By fitting the locking members 31 and 32 into the grooves 8 and 13, the movable toy B holds the container A and is fixed with its egg-shaped appearance as shown in FIG. On the side of the movable toy B where the gear 26 exists, the gear 26 and the gear 15 mesh with each other due to the engagement between the support shaft 24 and the cylinder 12, so when the winding part A ₂₂ is rotated by hand, the rotational force is is transmitted to the mainspring drive unit 22 via the gears 15 and 26, and the mainspring is wound up. The disk 27 temporarily rotates together with the gear 26 due to the frictional force with the gear 26, but the claw 28
comes into contact with the locking surface 41 of the locking member 32 and is prevented from further rotation, so the tooth joint 29 disengages from the gear 26 and the rotation of the disc 27 is stopped (seventh (See Figure A). Gear 26 is disk 2
It is not affected by the stop of A 7 and rotates together with the rotation of the winding part A ₂₁ .

The locking surface 41 of the locking member 32 is formed to have a smaller radius of curvature than the radius of curvature of the curved portion 35, and is provided with an overhanging portion 42 on the upper portion.
When the claw 28 comes into contact with the locking member 32, force is applied diagonally upward, so the locking member 3
The curved portions 34 and 35 of 1 and 32 are the concave grooves 8 and 13 of the cylinder.
It never comes off.

When the winding of the mainspring is stopped and the toy is placed on the floor etc., the shaft 25 rotates in the opposite direction (in the direction of the chain line in Fig. 6) due to the energy released by the mainspring, so it meshes with the gear 26 of the disc 27, and this rotates with the gears. When the shaft 25 rotates approximately one revolution, the disk pawl 28 comes into contact with the locking member 32 again, and when the shaft rotates further, the locking member 32 is moved away from the support shaft 24 against the bias of the spring 33. In order to press
The locking members 31 and 32 fall off from the grooves 8 and 13 (see FIG. 7B), and the accommodation bodies A ₁ and A ₂ fall off from the springs 7 and 13 in the cylinder.
14, they are divided vigorously in the direction away from each other from the support shaft. Movable toy B inside
attaches the folded head _B1 and tail _B4 to spring 18,
It appears while recovering the appearance of a dinosaur child restored by 21. Then, it walks by releasing energy from the mainspring.

In this embodiment, the movable toy B is placed inside the egg-shaped container A, so when it is placed on the floor, the toy inside can be placed in any position (for example, upside down or lying down). I don't know if they are being held there or not. Therefore, when the outer shell member A is divided, it does not necessarily stand upright on the ground contact surfaces of the legs. Therefore, in this embodiment, the ground contact area of the legs is widened, and a recess is provided in the sole of the foot, and the weights 43 and 44 are accommodated therein, so that the movable toy B is covered with the container A. , when placed on the floor etc. in the form of an egg, the container A is placed under the weight 4.
3 and 44, the rotation is made so that the ground contact area of the leg is always directed downward, and the rotation is stopped when the ground contact area of the leg is directed downward. Therefore, when the storage body A is divided, the movable toy B always lands on the floor or the like with the contact surfaces of the legs and can stand upright. Also, the container
A mounting plate 45 is provided in the concave portion of A ₁ , and when covering the movable toy B, the body B ₂ is placed on the mounting plate 45 so that the legs B ₃ are lifted above the inner circumferential surface of the bottom of the container. If you do this, the moment Container A splits,
The ground surface of the leg is not pulled by friction against the inner circumferential surface of the storage body and the toy is not turned over.

In the above embodiment, the container A is an egg,
Since movable toy B was applied as a child dinosaur,
What started as an egg suddenly breaks its shell and a baby dinosaur appears, and you can even see it strutting around in the surrounding area, which is very interesting and fun to watch.

However, the present invention is not limited to the above. For example, the storage body may be a garage, the movable toy may be a car, and the car appears and starts running as soon as the garage is divided, or other arrangements may be made. , there are many possible applications.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the deformable toy according to the present invention has a mainspring driving section inside and has a movable toy having an appearance different from the shape of the container, and has the form of a single object when connected. and the movable toy is configured with a divisible container for accommodating the movable toy, and the movable toy has means for holding the container in a coupled state, and the coupled state of the container is changed by rotation of the output shaft of the movable toy. Since we have provided a means to release the mechanism, if the mainspring is wound up from the outside of the container housing the movable toy and then left unattended, the container will split after a certain period of time or instantly, and the movable toy stored inside will fly out. It is possible to provide a wide variety of toys that are unique and have a wide variety of movements.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a wind-up toy according to the present invention in which a movable toy is housed in a housing, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded sectional view of the wind-up toy according to the present invention; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing only the container in a divided state; FIG. A side view with a part of the leg of the movable toy omitted, FIG. 5A is a partially cutaway side view showing the linkage structure between the leg and the mainspring drive unit, and FIG. 6 is a side view showing one of the support shafts, gears, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the disc and the locking member, FIG. 8 is a plan view of the movable toy, and FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the movable toy. . A...Container, _A1 , _A2 ...Member, _A21 ...Coating part, A22...Spring winding part, 6, ₁₂ ...Cylinder, 7, 14...Spring, 8, 13...Concave Groove, 15
... Gear, B ... Movable toy, B ₁ ... Head, B ₂ ...
... Torso, B ₃ ... Legs, B ₄ ... Tail, 23, 24
... Support shaft, 25 ... Input/output shaft, 26 ...
Gear, 27... Disk, 28... Claw, 31, 32...
...Locking member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 (a) Having the form of a single object in a combined state;
a separable housing body that houses a wind-up movable toy as described later; (b) a windup drive unit that is wound up from a part of the housing body or from the outside thereof while housed in the housing body; and the housing body. A spring-type movable toy comprising: means for maintaining the coupled state of the housing body; and means for releasing the coupled state of the container by rotation of the output shaft of the spring drive unit.