JPH0425834B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a running toy that can take either the form of a robot or the like or the form of a car, and the running speeds of the two forms are different. related to things.

[Prior art and problems to be solved] In recent years, traveling toys that can take two or more forms have been actively supplied to the market. These toys often have a constant running speed in each form. Also, although there are some toys in which the running speed changes in each form, there is no particular relationship between changing the form of the toy and changing the running speed.
Changing the shape and changing the running speed were performed by separate operations.

This idea was created in view of these points.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a running toy that is much more interesting by making the changes in shape and running speed correlated with each other.

[Means for Solving Problems] The running toy according to the present invention is a running toy characterized by taking the form of a robot or the like and the form of a car, and is divided into a chassis part and a body part, and the chassis part is divided into a chassis part and a body part. consists of a fixed chassis part equipped with a gear device with a built-in mainspring as a driving source, and a movable chassis part attached to the fixed chassis part via a rod-shaped part so as to be slidable in the front and back direction, and the above-mentioned body part The rear part of the fixed chassis part and a plurality of parts are rotatably connected to each other, and the combination of each part is changed to take the form of the robot, etc. or the form of a car, and the gear is equipped with the mainspring. The device is attached in conjunction with the drive shaft to which the rear wheel is attached, and when the rear wheel is pulled backwards, the mainspring is wound up and the rear wheel rotates forward, and the gear device can be used in the form of the robot, etc. and the form of a car. The transmission mechanism includes a rod-shaped portion of the movable chassis portion, a hook-shaped fluoro plate, and a load gear device, and the load gear device is configured to change the combination of gears within the drive shaft. The rod-shaped part of the movable chassis part is composed of a load resistance gear provided through a large gear and an intermediate gear, which act as resistance to the rotation of the gear device in the forward direction and reduce the rotation of the drive shaft. The part is provided to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and the rotatably provided fluoroplate is in sliding contact with the step-shaped upper surface of this rod-like part, and this fluoroplate is attached to one side of the step-like surface. When slidingly contacting the surface of the load gear, the load resistance gear of the load gear operates and acts as a resistance to the gear.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show one embodiment of the present invention.

First, to explain the configuration in the form of an automobile, the illustrated running toy is mainly divided into a chassis portion 1 and a body portion 2. As shown in FIG. The chassis section 1 includes a fixed chassis section 5 equipped with a gear device 4 that includes a mainspring 3 as a drive source, and a movable chassis section 6 that is attached to the fixed chassis section 5 so as to be slidable in the front and rear directions. Become. Rod-shaped parts 6a and 6b extending rearward are formed at both ends of the movable chassis part 6, and these bar-shaped parts 6a and 6b are connected to the fixed chassis part 5 and the rear part 8 fixed to the fixed chassis part 5.
By inserting it into the gap between the two, it is possible to slide in the front and rear directions as shown in the figure. Further, a shaft 7 is inserted through the front end of the movable chassis portion 6, and front wheels 7a, 7a are attached to both ends of the shaft 7.

The body part 2 consists of a cockpit part 9 and a front part 10 in addition to the above-mentioned rear part 8.
0 is rotatably connected. A pair of legs 11, 11 in the form of a robot protrudes from the front end of the rear section 8. The legs 11, 11 are attached to rectangular bases 12, 12 so as to be freely retractable.
Each is urged upward by a spring 13. That is, when taking the form of a car, this leg 1
1 and 11 are pushed against the back surface of the cockpit portion 9 and retracted into the base portions 12 and 12.

The cockpit portion 9 has a pair of connecting members 1 at its rear edge.
4 and 14 are rotatably attached. The connecting members 14, 14 are inserted into the ceiling portion of the rear section 8, and can be slid up and down by a predetermined length. Further, the lower part of the cockpit portion 9 is formed into arm portions 15, 15 in the form of a robot on both sides, as shown in the figure. The base portions of the arm portions 15, 15 can be freely pulled out to a storage portion on the back side, and the hand portions 16, 16 can be rotated and hung while being pulled out to the left and right.

The front section 10 is rotatably attached to the cockpit section 9 via substantially doglegged connecting members 17, 17. Further, a mounting portion 19 for the head 18 in the form of a robot is provided on the back side, and a mounting piece 18a for the head 18 in the shape of a robot is provided.
is locked to a pin 21 via a spring 20. That is, the head 18 is pushed against the front edge of the cockpit portion 9 and retracted when the vehicle is in the form of an automobile.

Next, the gear device 4 and the transmission mechanism X will be explained.

First, the gear device 4 will be explained. The mainspring 3 built into this device is connected to the mainspring shaft 2 along with the large gear 22.
It is installed on 3. And large gear 22 and rear wheel 2
A plurality of intermediate gears 27, 2
They are connected by 8, 29, and 30. For this reason, the mainspring 3 that makes rear wheels 24, 24 ground and pulls back
is wound up and when released, the rear wheels 24, 24 rotate in the forward direction due to the unwinding force of the mainspring 3. That is, by supporting the intermediate gears 27 and 30 with the elongated holes 27a and 30a, an interlocking connection is established from the driving gear 26 to the intermediate gear 28, intermediate gear 27, and large gear 22 during backward pulling, and when moving forward, the large gear 22, an intermediate gear 29, an intermediate gear 30, and a drive gear 26, which form separate series of meshing connections.

The transmission mechanism X includes one rod-shaped portion 6a of the movable chassis portion 6, a hook-shaped follower plate 31, and a load gear device 32.

First, the load gear device 32 will be explained. This device consists of a large gear 33 attached to a drive shaft 25, two intermediate gears 34 and 35, a final gear 38 attached to a movable shaft 37 that can be moved through a slot 36, and a load resistance gear 40 with a weight 39. Become. The number of teeth of the load resistance gear 40 is considerably smaller than the number of teeth of the large gear 33. That is, this load gear device 32 is
The meshing of the load resistance gear 40 with the final stage gear 38 provides resistance to the rotation of the gear device 4 in the forward direction, thereby reducing the rotation of the drive shaft 25 and, by extension, the rear wheel 24. When the load resistance gear 40 and the load resistance gear 40 are not meshed, rotation of the gear device 4 is not hindered.

As described above, one rod-shaped portion 6a of the movable chassis portion 6 slides along the upper surface of the fixed chassis portion 5 in the direction of arrow A in FIG. A step portion 41 is smoothly formed on the upper surface S of this rod-shaped portion 6a. On the other hand, the follower plate 31 has a hook shape, as described shortly, and is rotatably supported at the end 42 of the straight portion. Further, a pin 43 is implanted in the tip of the hook-shaped portion, and is adapted to protrude in the horizontal direction and come into sliding contact with the upper surface S of the rod-shaped portion 6a. Furthermore, the tip side of this pin 43 has a slope 4 on the inner side.
4 is provided, and a movable shaft 37 of the load gear device 32 is provided.
It is designed to make sliding contact with the tip.

That is, when the pin 43 of the follower plate 31 is in contact with the lower upper surface _S1 of the rod-shaped portion 6a shown in FIG. The meshing of the gear 38 and the load resistance gear 40 provides resistance to the gear device 4 . On the other hand, pin 43 of follower plate 31
is in contact with the higher upper surface _S2 of the rod-shaped portion 6a, the movable shaft 37 is in contact with the slope 4 of the follower plate 31.
4, and the final stage gear 38 and the load resistance gear 40 do not mesh, so the load gear device 32
does not provide resistance to the gear device 4. The rod-shaped portions 6a and 6b are inserted into the lower ends of the base portions 12 and 12 of the rear portion 8, and a pin 45 is provided to prevent them from coming off and to define the length at which the movable chassis portion 6 is pulled out.

In order to change the form of a car shown in FIG. 3 to the form of a robot shown in FIG.
4 from the rear section 8, lift the cockpit section 9 and the front section 10 together, and further rotate the entire body toward the rear section 8 to obtain the state shown in FIG. At this time, the leg portion 11 protrudes upward from within the base portion 12 due to the action of the spring 13. Next, the arm portion 15 is pulled out from the cockpit portion 9 to the side, and the hand portion 16 is allowed to hang down. Furthermore, while rotating the connecting member 14, the front part 10 is pulled up slightly and separated from the cockpit part 9, and the head part 18 is attached to the spring 20.
Fold it forward with it sticking out. Finally, the operation is completed by pushing the movable chassis section 6 rearward and sliding the rod-shaped sections 6a, 6b into the fixed chassis section 5. To change from robot form to car form, the operation is completely reversed.

That is, when in the form of a car, the lower upper surface S1 of the rod-shaped portion _6a contacts the pin of the follower plate 31, so the gear device 4 operates without resistance as described above, and the rear wheel 24 is grounded and rearwardly pulled. If you release it, it will run at high speed like a car. On the other hand, when the movable chassis portion 6 is moved, the pin 43 of the follower plate 31 is moved to the stepped portion 4 of the upper surface S of the rod-shaped portion 6a.
1 and comes into sliding contact with the higher upper surface _S2 , and as described above, the load gear device 32 becomes a resistance to the gear device 4, and in the form of a robot, it runs at a slow speed even if it is run by releasing the trailing pull.

Note that the shape of the toy is not limited to the illustrated example; in particular, the illustrated example has only one form of a robot, but many other forms such as other animals, the main character of a manga, etc. can be adopted. Of course, this is possible.

[Effects of the Invention] The traveling toy according to the present invention can take two forms, and in conjunction with changing the form, the movable chassis part slides in the front and back direction with respect to the fixed chassis part, thereby creating a transmission mechanism. Since the toy is operated and the running speed is also changed, the effect is that the two changes can be synergized to create a toy that gives the player great fun and is a dream to play with.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view in the form of a robot, and FIG. 2 is a state intermediate between the form of a robot and the form of an automobile. 3 is a perspective view of an automobile, FIG. 4 is a front view of a robot, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a gear device and transmission mechanism.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of the transmission mechanism. 1: Chassis section, 2: Body section, 3: Mainspring, 4: Gear system, 5: Fixed chassis section, 6: Movable chassis section, 8: Rear section, 9: Cockpit section,
10: Front part, 11: Leg part, 15: Arm part, 1
6: Hand, 18: Head, 24: Rear wheel, X: Transmission mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A running toy that takes the form of a robot or the like and a car and is characterized by having the following requirements. (b) It is divided into a chassis part and a body part, and the chassis part has a fixed chassis part equipped with a gear device with a built-in spring as a driving source, and a rod-shaped part that extends from the front to back of the fixed chassis part. It consists of a movable chassis part that is slidably mounted. (b) The body part is formed by rotatably connecting the rear part of the fixed chassis part and a plurality of parts, and takes the form of the robot or the like or the form of an automobile by changing the combination of the parts. (c) The gear device containing the mainspring is attached in conjunction with the drive shaft to which the rear wheel is attached, and when the rear wheel is pulled backward, the mainspring is wound up and the rear wheel rotates forward. (d) It has a transmission mechanism that changes the combination of gears in the gear device in the form of the robot, etc. and the form of an automobile, and this transmission mechanism includes the rod-shaped part of the movable chassis part and the hook-shaped fluoro plate. It consists of a load gear device. (E) The load gear device is composed of a large gear attached to the drive shaft and a load resistance gear provided via an intermediate gear, and acts as a resistance to the rotation of the gear device in the forward direction. This causes the rotation of the motor to decrease. (f) The rod-shaped part of the movable chassis part is provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and the rotatably-provided fluoro plate is in sliding contact with the stepped upper surface of this bar-shaped part. When the fluoroplate slides against one of the stepped surfaces, a load resisting gear of the load gearing operates and provides resistance to the gearing.