JPH0436871Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention is formed so that the toy body can be folded, unfolded, and rearranged to allow the shape to change from one form to another. This invention relates to a shape-changing toy with a lock that has a built-in lock mechanism that makes it impossible to rearrange it.

(Prior Art and its Problems) As a toy equipped with a conventional shape-changing mechanism, there is a toy that can change from the shape of a running toy such as a car to another shape such as a robot. This type of shape-changing toy connects multiple block bodies in a mutually movable state (for example, in a state in which they can rotate, rotate, project in and out, approach and separate), and when the shape changes, appropriate block bodies are connected. This was done by selecting and moving it according to a predetermined rotation mechanism.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned points of view, and in particular, it is not limited to simply rearranging the blocks, but also the unexpectedness of providing a locking mechanism in the toy body, and the The technical problem is to propose a form-changing toy with a lock that can expand the range of play by taking into consideration the fact that only the player who can unlock it can rearrange it.

(Technical means to solve the problem) As a technical means to solve the above problem,
The shape-changing toy with a lock according to the present invention consists of a plurality of block bodies connected in a mutually movable state,
A shape-changing toy that changes from a car shape to a robot shape by rearranging these blocks is characterized by having the following configuration.

(b) Among the plurality of block bodies, the core block body placed in the center of the car body changes into the front core block body that makes up the upper body of the robot and the rear core block body that makes up the lower body of the robot when the shape changes. (b) The front core block body and the rear core block body are provided so that they can come into contact with and separate from each other, and when they are separated, it is possible to rearrange the other block bodies (c) Front Either one of the partial core block body and the rear core block body is provided with a rod-shaped locking means that is slidably inserted into the other block body. is formed with a locking mechanism that locks and disengages from the locking means (action and effect of the invention). According to the above structure, the locking mechanism is provided with a locking mechanism that locks and unlatches the locking means. The front core block body and the rear core block body are separated and can be rearranged with other blocks to change the form of a robot. At this time, the front core block body constitutes the upper body of the robot, and the rear core block body constitutes the lower body of the robot.

As mentioned above, the shape-changing toy has a built-in locking mechanism that allows it to be recombined, and the shape can be changed on condition that this locking mechanism is released. The width can be expanded.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a shape-changing toy with a lock according to the present invention. This shape-changing toy 1 with a lock is composed of a plurality of blocks movably connected to each other, and by rearranging these blocks, the shape changes from the car shape shown in Figure 1a to the robot shape shown in Figure 1B. A locking mechanism is incorporated inside the block body to enable or disable rearrangement of the block body.

That is, the shape-changing toy 1 has a car shape, with a core block body 2 at the center of the vehicle body being divisible into a front core block body 3 and a rear core block body 4. Connecting members 5, 5 are formed protruding from the dividing surface, and the leading ends of the connecting members 5, 5 are fitted into fitting recesses 6, 6 provided inside the front core block body 3, and the leading ends of the connecting members 5, 5 are fitted into fitting recesses 6, 6 provided inside the front core block body 3. Locking protrusions 5a, 5a are integrally provided on the side surface to prevent slippage. As a result, the rear core block body 4 can extend and contract in the front and rear directions to come into contact with and separate from the front core block body 3.

Next, the rear core block body 4 has a rod-shaped engagement member that enters a receiving hole 16a provided in the front core block body 3 and slides in the front and rear direction when coming into contact with and separating from the front core block body 3. A locking means 18 is provided, and the locking means 18 includes three locking protrusions 18a, 18a, 18.
a is formed. On the other hand, the front core block body 3 is provided with a locking mechanism a that engages and disengages from the locking means 18.

The locking mechanism a includes three rotating members 1 made of synthetic resin with predetermined numbers arranged on the outer peripheral surface and having a through hole 19 in the center.
7, 17, 17 are rotatably arranged side by side with the locking means 18 passing through the through holes 19, 19, 19, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3b, Receiving hole 16 provided in the front core block body 3
an opening 15 provided in a storage recess 16 formed in the middle of a and formed at the bottom of the block body 3;
The rotating members 17, 17, and 17 are assembled so that part of their numbers are exposed. Note that one surface (front facing surface) of the rotating member 17 has a locking hole 19a that continues in one direction from the central through hole 19.
However, there is a circular recess 19 on the other surface (the surface facing rearward).
b are formed respectively, and the locking hole 19a and the circular recess 19b are in communication with each other.

The rotating member 17 is composed of a rotating plate 17a and a rotating body 17b that accommodates the rotating plate 17a. The rotary plate 17a has claws 35 on its outer circumferential surface, and locking holes 19a are formed continuously from the central through hole 19 in a direction corresponding to one number on the outer circumferential surface. The rotating body 17b has a storage recess 36 of the rotation plate 17a, and the claw 3 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the storage recess 36.
Engagement groove 37 that engages with 5 (corresponds to the number on the outer circumferential surface)
In addition, a circular hole 19b is formed in the side wall portion 38. When the rear core block body 4 is in contact with the front core block body 3, the locking protrusions 18a, 18a, 18a of the locking means 18 are inserted into the circular holes of the respective rotating members 17, 17, 17. 1
9b, and is set to move to the position of the locking hole 19a when it is in the separated state. Then, when the rotating members 17, 17, 17 are rotated mutually and each locking hole 19a is aligned in a position corresponding to each locking protrusion 18a of the locking means 18, the unlocked state is reached, and the three locking holes are aligned. 19a, 19a, 19a
are continuous in the front-rear direction, so the locking protrusions 18a, 1
Since 8a and 18a have nothing to lock back and forth, the locking means 18 can slide back and forth. On the other hand, the locking hole 1 of any rotating member
If the positions of the locking protrusions 9a are not aligned, the locking state is reached, and the locking protrusion 18a is attached to the side wall portion 3 of the rotating body member 17.
8, and the locking means 18 cannot slide. The locking holes 19a, 19a, 19a can be aligned from the outside by matching the numbers.

Note that the number combinations can be easily made into various combinations by changing the engagement of the claws 35 of the rotary plate 17a with the engagement grooves 37 of the rotary body 17b.

By rotating the rotating members 17, 17, 17 to release the locked state, the core block body 2
The front core block body 3 and the rear core block body 4 that form the front core block body 3 can be divided in the front-rear direction, and only by this division can the rear block bodies 32, 32 be separated.
is configured to be able to rotate around shafts 35, 35 as fulcrums.

Next, a movable block body 8 is connected to the tip of the front core block body 3 via link members 7, 7 to form a bonnet that can be folded and unfolded. The link members 7, 7 are arranged on both sides of the front core block body 3 and the movable block body 8, and one end thereof is connected to the front core block body 3 via the shafts 9, 9, and the other end is connected to the front core block body 3 via the shaft 10. It is attached to the movable block body 8 via 10.

Reference numerals 21 and 21 indicate front side block bodies that support front wheels 22 and 22. This front side block body 21,
21 are arranged on both sides of the core block body 2, and a support shaft 23,
23 are integrally provided in a protruding manner, and the tips of the support shafts 23, 23 are slidably attached to both sides of the front core block body 3. As a result, the front block bodies 21, 21 can slide in the left and right directions with respect to the core block body 2, using the support shafts 23, 23 as fulcrums.
Can be rotated 360°. Further, at the bottom of the front side block bodies 21, 21, there is a robot hand part 2.
4 and 24 are integrally formed, and an engaging protrusion 8 provided on the movable block body 8 is provided on the upper inner surface.
Engagement recesses 25, 25 are formed in which the elements a and 8a are engaged.

On the other hand, the rear core block body includes a connecting member 30,
Rear side block bodies 32, 32 that support rear wheels 31, 31 are attached through 30, and these connecting members 30, 30 are connected to upper and lower members 30a through connecting shafts 33, 33. , 30a, 30b,
30b. The tips of the upper members 30a, 30a are movably supported on the rear core block body 4 via shafts 34, 34, and the tips of the lower members 30b, 30b are supported on the rear side block bodies 32, 32. It is movably supported via shafts 35, 35. As a result, the upper and lower members 30a, 30a, 3 of the connecting members 30, 30
0b, 30b can be rotated 360 degrees around the connecting shafts 33, 33, and the lower member 30
b, rear side block body 32 attached to 30b,
32 can also rotate 180° around the shafts 35, 35 as fulcrums.

Since the shape-changing toy 1 with a lock is configured as described above, when using it, first, the second
As shown in Figures a to d, the locking state is released by rotating the movable block bodies 17, 17, 17 of the locking mechanism a in a car shape and combining predetermined numbers to form the core block body 2. The front core block body 3 and the rear core block body 4 are separated (FIG. b). Then, the front block bodies 21, 21 disposed on both sides of the core block body 2 are connected to the support shaft 2.
3 and 23 in the left-right direction, and the movable block body 8 connected to the tip of the front core block body is folded forward (FIG. 3(c)).
Next, the rear block bodies 32, 32 attached to the rear core block body 4 via the connecting members 30, 30
After rotating the shafts 35, 35 outward by 90 degrees as fulcrums,
Upper and lower members 3 forming these connecting members 30, 30
Lower member 30 among 0a, 30a, 30b, 30b
b, 30b are rotated by 180 degrees around the connecting shafts 33, 33 as fulcrums. And the rear block bodies 32, 32
Rotate it another 90 degrees (c in the same figure). This results in
d, and as shown in FIG. 1, the front core block 3 constitutes the upper body of the robot, and the rear core block 4 constitutes the lower body of the robot. It can be changed into a robot form in which the block body 8 is the chest, the core block body 2 is the body part, the front block bodies 21, 21 are the arms, and the rear block bodies 32, 32 are the legs. . In addition, when changing from a robot shape to an automobile shape, each component may be rearranged in the opposite manner to the above. After the rearrangement, the rotating member of the locking mechanism is rotated to the locked state, thereby making the rearrangement impossible.

According to the shape-changing toy 1 with a lock as described above,
It is possible to enjoy the enjoyment of being able to rearrange the parts only when the locking state of the locking mechanism a is released, and the range of play can be expanded.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of the shape-changing toy with a lock according to the present invention, in which Fig. 1a is a perspective view of a car shape, Fig. 1b is a perspective view of a robot shape,
Figures a to d are explanatory diagrams of changes in the configuration of Figures 1 a and b, and Figures 3 a, b, and c are exploded perspective views and sectional views of the lock mechanism in an assembled state. Code 1... Shape-changing toy with lock, 1... Toy body, 2... Car body, 3... Front core block body, 4
...Rear core block body, 5... Connection member, 7...
...link member, 15...opening, 16...fitting recess, 17...rotating member, 21...front block body, 32...rear block body.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A shape-changing toy consisting of a plurality of blocks movably connected to each other, which changes from a car shape to a robot shape by rearranging these blocks, has the following configuration: A shape-changing toy with a lock, characterized by having the following features: (b) Among the plurality of block bodies, the core block body placed in the center of the car body changes into the front core block body that makes up the upper body of the robot and the rear core block body that makes up the lower body of the robot when the shape changes. (b) The front core block body and the rear core block body are provided so that they can come into contact with and separate from each other, and when they are separated, it is possible to rearrange the other block bodies (c) Front Either one of the partial core block body and the rear core block body is provided with a rod-shaped locking means that is slidably inserted into the other block body. is provided with a locking mechanism that engages and disengages from the above-mentioned locking means.