JPH039760Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention] Technical field to which the invention pertains This invention relates to a structure for a shape-changing toy that can reversibly change from a form other than a robot toy to a robot toy form to change into robot legs. .

PRIOR ART AND THEIR DISADVANTAGES Various types of toys that can be reversibly changed from non-robotic toys to robot toy forms have been proposed. However, there is no provision for a leg that has a simple structure and that allows the leg to have a natural appearance while enjoying the change. Additionally, in the past, it was often difficult to transform the components into the desired form without separating the components, and as the components were repeatedly separated and recombined, they were damaged or lost, rendering them unusable in a short period of time. It had some drawbacks.

Purpose of this invention In view of the above points, this invention has a simple divided structure in appearance, but the structural members The purpose is to enable unexpected changes in form without having to separate and recombine the parts, and to make the transformation enjoyable without getting bored with relatively complicated work, while also allowing a natural finished appearance to be obtained. .

Example of this invention Next, an example of this invention in which the form of the invention can be reversibly changed between a toy car, a toy robot, and a toy dinosaur will be described with reference to the drawings.

The toy according to this embodiment has the form of a toy car as shown in FIG. 1 in a normal folded state.
In other words, it is a form-changing toy based on a car toy, and by being equipped with the connecting structure according to this invention, when a predetermined form-changing operation is performed, it changes to the form of a robot toy as shown in Figure 2. By adding other changing elements such as, it is possible to change the shape of the dinosaur toy as shown in FIG.

This invention relates to how to change the shape of a car toy base into a robot toy, and how to change the components of the car form into the shape of the robot toy, particularly its legs.

The structure and operation of the main parts of this device are clearly shown in FIG. 6, but the overall structure and operation of this embodiment will be explained based on FIGS. 4 and 5 and the drawings from FIG. 8 onwards. do.

Since this embodiment is based on a toy car, for the sake of ease of understanding, the names of the constituent parts will mainly be used in car terms for convenience.

General This toy is roughly divided into three parts: front part A, base part B, and rear part C.

Front part The front part A is divided into a central member 1 and left and right side members 2, 2e, as shown in FIG. 4, and each of these members is connected to one connector 3. They are connected so that they can be moved close together or separated. The central member 1 has portions 1a to 1c that visually correspond to the central portion of the bumper, the central portion of the hood, and the central portion of the windshield of the automobile from the front to the rear, and the rear end of the rear portion 1c. A bearing part 5 protruding from the upper part of the coupling tool 3 is fitted into a recess 4 which is open on three sides, top, bottom and rear.
By pushing in the pin 6, the central member 1 is rotatably connected to the coupling device about the pin.

Protrusions 7, 7e are provided on both the left and right sides of the connector 3, and the end of one member 8a of the dogleg-shaped bendable link 8 is inserted into the protrusion with a screw 10 passing through a long hole 9 at the end. It is rotatably connected by screwing into the protrusion 7. The other member 8b of the link 8
A bearing member 11 having an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the other member is fixed to the end of the other member, and by screwing a screw 12 passing through the bearing member into the inside of the side members 2, 2e, the side part The members 2 and 2e are each rotatably connected to the link 8 about a bearing 11. protrusion 7, link 8,
The screw 10, the bearing member 11, and the screw 12 constitute a universal joint, and by bending and expanding the link 8 of this universal joint, the side members 2 and 2e can move toward or away from the central member 1, and can rotate.

From the front to the rear, the side members 2 and 2e correspond to the bumper side, the hood side, the fender, the windshield side, and the window glass and door front of the vehicle in terms of appearance, respectively. When the center member 1 and both side members 2 and 2e are placed close to each other, the bumper, hood, and windshield of each member appear to be continuous and integral, as shown in FIG. like,
It has the appearance of the front of a car.

Base The base B has a shape and appearance corresponding to the roof, window glass, door, and rear glass of an automobile, respectively, and has a vertically elongated hole 15 opening forward in the center of the front closing plate 14. Further, at the rear of the base B, there is a recess 16 as shown in FIG.
is formed, and a pair of left and right support plates 17, 17 are vertically provided approximately in the center of the recess, and an additional member 18 is curved into an approximately "C" shape between both support plates.
is rotatably inserted through the additional member, and a pin 19 protruding from both sides at a position near one end of the additional member is inserted into the vertically elongated hole 22, 22 formed at the rear end edge of each support plate.
It is slidably fitted and retained. This additional member 18 has a robot face shape on the front side of one end 20, and has a head 21 on the other part with a shape and pattern similar to a dinosaur's head, and more preferably with a color. There is.

Rear part The rear part C is composed of two left and right members 23 and 23e, and each member 23 and 23e is a body part 24 having a shape corresponding to the left and right halves and one rear side of the rear part of an automobile. A rotatable rear wheel 25 is provided on the side of the vehicle.

Connection between the front part and the base The connector 3 of the front part A has a flanged connecting shaft 26 with a circular cross section that projects rearward on its rear surface, and the connecting shaft is connected to the longitudinal hole 15 on the front surface of the base B. , and by locking the flange 27 at the opening side of the elongated hole 15 so as to be slidable in the long axis direction of the elongated hole, the connecting tool 3 is connected to the base B so as to be rotatable about its axis. ing.

Since a protrusion 28 is provided at the front end of the roof of the base B, the flanged connecting shaft 26 is attached to the protrusion 28 side end of the elongated hole 15 with the upper surface of the central member 1 facing in the same direction as the upper surface of the roof. When the central member 1, the rear part, and the protrusion 28 come into contact with each other, rotation of the front part A is prevented. However, moving away from the protrusion 28 allows rotation of the front part A via the flanged connecting shaft 26.

In order to prevent the connector 3 from rotating freely relative to the base B when the connector 3 is separated from the protrusion 28, a flange 27a is also provided at the end of the connector shaft 26 within the connector. By interposing a coil spring 27b between the connector 3 and the rear surface of the connector 3, the connector 3 is frictionally locked to the front closing plate 14 by the coil spring, and the connector can be locked with a force greater than the frictional force. By turning, the front part A can be rotated with respect to the base part B.

Connection between the base and the rear part Each member 23, 23e of the rear part C has an L-shaped connecting piece 29 rotatably connected on one side to the inner surface thereof, and an L-shaped connecting piece 29 is connected to the other side of the connecting piece in a dogleg shape. The end of one member 30a of the bendable link 30 is rotatably coupled, and the end of the other member 30b of the link is slidable into a long hole 31 provided at the end. By screwing the screw 32 that penetrates into the support plates 17, 17 of the base B,
Each member of the tail section is connected behind the base section.

With the above connection structure, the connection piece 29,
The link 30 and the screw 32 constitute a universal joint, and each member of the rear part can be placed close to the rear part of the base 2B so that the rear part is apparently continuous with the rear part of the base, or can be expanded apart. can do.

In this case, when the rear portion C approaches the base B, the other member 30b of the link 30 moves through the elongated hole 31 and fits into the slits 34, 34 provided in the back surface closing plate 33 of the base. Also, the rear part C
A protrusion 35 in the shape of a robot's hand is provided on the front end surface of each member 23, 23e, and when each member is brought close to the base 2B, the protrusion 36 is provided on the back surface closing plate 33. Fits into hole 36.
By fitting into the slit 34 of the link member 30b and fitting into the hole 36 of the protrusion 35, the rear part C maintains a connected state close to the base part B, as shown on the right side of FIG. do.

Effect [Change in form] With the above configuration, each member 1 of the front part A,
2, 2e to connecting members 3, 7, 7e, 8, 11, 1
Connecting members 29, 30, 31, 32 are connected closer to each other by connecting the members 23, 23e to the rear of the base B.
If the rear part C in a closer state is continued,
The toy according to this invention has the appearance of a car as shown in FIG.

In this state, the protrusion 37 provided on the front closing plate 14 of the base B fits into the small hole (not shown in the drawing) provided on the back surface of the left and right side members 2, 2e of the front portion A. At the same time, protrusions 38 protruding from the lower back surfaces of the left and right side members fit into notches 39 formed at the lower part of the front closing plate 14, thereby preventing the side members 2, 2e from wobbling. .
Furthermore, when each member 1, 2, 2e of the front part A is brought closer to the connecting members 7 to 12 and the bumpers of each member are aligned integrally, one member 8 of the link 8
The end of A protrudes rearward from the rear end surface of the front part A, and the protruding end is connected to the elongated hole 15 of the front obstructing plate 14 of the base B.
In order to fit into the holes 40 provided on both sides of the
Its rotation is prevented and the appearance of the car is firmly maintained.

Next, first, the car form shown in Fig. 1 is
Each member 23, 2 of the rear part C existing above the base part B
3e, as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. On the other hand, let the end of the member 30b escape from the back slit 34 of the base B,
Free each member 23, 23e from the base B, bend the straight link 30 by the universal joints 29, 30, 32 into an approximately inverted L shape, and move each member 23, 23e laterally, As it is, each member is moved downward to fit the end of one member 30b of the link into the slit 34, and the link 30 is bent into an approximately inverted V-shape, so that a part of the body portion 24 is connected to the base B. It fits into the recesses 16 on both outer sides of the support plate 17. Due to this fitting of the body portion and the fitting of the link into the slit 34, each member 23, 23e of the rear portion C is in a state in which it protrudes outward from the rear portion of the base portion B in a substantially inverted L shape, and , the protrusion 35 is stably held on the side of the base B in a downwardly exposed state.

Then, each member 23, 23e of the rear part is attached to the base B.
By expanding backwards and laterally from the base B
Additional member 1 installed between support plates 17 of
8 robot faces 20 are exposed on the rear exterior of the base.

In this way, as shown in FIG. 11, by expanding the rear tail part C through the universal joints 29 to 32, the base part B has the appearance of a robot's chest, and both side members of the rear tail part 23, 23e
have the appearance of shoulders on both the left and right sides of the robot, and the protrusions 35 have the appearance of hands.

On the other hand, pull the front parts of the left and right side members 2, 2e of the front part A slightly to the sides, and while making the front parts of the side members free from the bumper of the central member 1, move the both side members 2, 2e forward. , the end of one member 8a of the link 8 escapes from the hole 40 of the base B, and the connector 3 of the front part A is moved downward (in the direction away from the protrusion 28) along the elongated hole 15 of the base B. This allows the front part A to be rotated about the axis of the connecting shaft 26 with respect to the base part B. Then, when the front part A is rotated 180 degrees and the lower surface of the front part A faces upward (FIG. 12 shows this state), the bearing 5 of the connector protrudes downward from the lower surface of the base B. Therefore, the front parts of the side members 2, 2e are connected to the elongated hole 9 and the screw 10.
The center member 1 can now be rotated rearward about the axis of its bearing 5, with the center member 1 sufficiently spaced apart through the center member 1. Rotate it approximately 180 degrees until it is below the rear part C (see Figure 13).

On the other hand, the side members 2 and 2e, whose back surfaces are now facing the front, are turned downward around the axis of the bearing 11 as shown in FIG.
Turn the surface facing forward. Then, when the links 8 are immediately extended and hidden behind their respective side members, and the side members are aligned almost parallel and the toy is stood up, the connector 3 is connected to the robot as shown in FIG. The one member 8a and the side members 2, 2e of the link have the appearance of the legs of a robot. More specifically, one member 8 of the link
a has the appearance of an upper leg member, and side members 2, 2e have an appearance of a lower leg member.

Moreover, the central member 1 reversed behind the front part A has the appearance of a robot's backpack.

In this way, the toy having the form of a car as shown in FIG. 1 changes to the form of a robot as shown in FIG.

Next, in the one shown in FIG. 2, the legs, that is, the side members 23, 23e are reversed around the axis of the bearing 11 as shown in FIG. 16, and the link 8 is bent at an obtuse angle to form the legs. When the center member 1 is rotated downward and extended diagonally backward, the front part A takes on an appearance similar to the lower body of a dinosaur due to the colors applied to the lower or side surfaces of each of these members 1, 2, and 2e. . That is, the side members 2 and 2e have the appearance of both legs of a dinosaur, and the central member 1 has the appearance of a dinosaur's tail. Also, the pin 19 of the additional member 18
When the robot is moved to the end of the elongated hole 22 of the support plate 17 of the base B and the additional member is reversed, a dinosaur head 21 with a long neck protrudes upward in place of the robot's face 20. Furthermore, each member 23 of the rear part,
When 23e is moved slightly upwards, rotated backwards via the universal joint, and laid flat, the base B and tail C take on the appearance of the upper body of a dinosaur. In addition, in order to make it easier to see the dinosaur-like impression from the external shape when it is unfolded in this way, the front exposed surfaces of both side members 2, 2e of the front part A and each member 23, 23e of the rear part C are In addition, on the side surface of the central member 1 and the surface that is not exposed to the outside when in the form of an automobile,
The color is unified with the dinosaur head 21 of the additional member 18.

As described above, the toy according to this embodiment can change into the shape of a dinosaur, as shown in FIG. be able to.

Effects of this invention As described above, according to this invention, a connecting tool is attached to a base so as to be rotatable around the axis of the base,
One end of the link that is bendably connected to both the left and right sides of the connector is slidably connected around an axis perpendicular to the axis of the base, and the other end of the link is connected to a robot other than the robot along with the base. Since the link is connected to the side member constituting the form so as to be semi-rotatable around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the link, some of the constituent elements of the form other than the robot are divided into left and right halves, Each can be easily expressed as the legs of a robot, or even as the legs of a dinosaur, etc., and the combination of movements such as sliding, half-turning, unfolding, and reversing the split members of the universal joint components makes it possible to create a toy. It is possible to change the form without separating and recombining the constituent parts, and since it involves relatively complicated deformation work, the act of changing the form is fun, and the finished product has a natural appearance. have

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing shows an example of this invention.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the basic form of a car, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the robot transformed, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the dinosaur transformed. It is a diagram. Figure 4 is an overall perspective view with only the front part disassembled, Figure 5 is a perspective view with the base and rear parts separated, and Figure 6 shows the main parts of this device partially omitted. Front view shown in Figure 7
The figure is a sectional view of a main part showing a state in which the connector is connected to the base. Figures 8 and below show the process of changing from a car form to a robot form. Fig. 8 is a bottom perspective view of the car form, and Fig. 9
14 through 14 are perspective views for explaining the process of changing into a robot, FIG. 15 is a back view of the robot form, and FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing one process of changing into a dinosaur. A...Front part, B...Base, 2, 2e...Side member, 3...Connector, 8...Link.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (a) A connecting device is attached to the base so as to be rotatable about the axis of the base, and (b) One end of the link bendably connected to both left and right sides of the connecting device is attached to the base. (c) The other end of each link is connected to a side member that forms a form other than a robot together with the base in a longitudinal direction of the link. A robot leg structure for a shape-changing toy, characterized in that the robot legs are connected so as to be semi-rotatable around a perpendicular axis.