JPH04872Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a running toy activation device that urges a running toy to run using the pressure of pressurized air.

[Prior Art] Generally, when running a moving toy in the shape of a car or the like that does not have a power source such as a motor or spring, the toy is pushed by hand on the floor, etc. Instead of pushing, there are activation devices that use spring force or air pressure to push out the moving toy.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the starting device using a spring, the force that urges the running toy is determined by the spring, so the distance the running toy is made to travel with one operation is limited. It is limited and does not change easily, and if the spring deteriorates or deforms,
There was a problem that the traveling toy could not be pushed out properly.

On the other hand, conventional activation devices that use air pressure to push out moving toys use a recessed part at the rear of the moving toy, and pressurized air is sent into this using a simple air pump-type exhaust means to cause the toy to emit signals. However, the appearance of the toy is impaired by the recessed portion, and the efficiency is poor because pressurized air leaks from the recessed portion, making it difficult to forcefully push out the running toy.

The present invention was created in view of these problems, and is a mobile toy activation system that efficiently utilizes the power of pressurized air to make the mobile toy run vigorously and can also change the distance it travels. The purpose is to provide equipment.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention includes a pressurized air generating means that manually pressurizes and exhausts air, a cylinder communicating with an exhaust port of the pressurized air generating means, and a slider inside the cylinder. comprising a movably disposed piston, and a moving member disposed outside the cylinder to move together with the piston between a predetermined starting position and a stopping position,
By sending pressurized air into the cylinder from the pressurized air generating means, the movable member is rapidly moved from the starting position via the piston, and the traveling toy stopped in front of the movable member is urged to travel. This is what I did.

[Function] According to this running toy starting device, the pressurized air generated by the pressurized air generating means is sent into the cylinder without leaking, so the pressure of the pressurized air is directly applied to the piston, causing the piston to move. Drive efficiently. This allows the moving member to move and forcefully push out the traveling toy placed in front of it.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as pressurized air generating means,
It uses a bellows 1 that contracts when pushed by hand and returns to its expanded state when released. The bellows 1 is disposed on a rectangular base plate 2 so as to be vertically expandable and retractable, and is covered with a substantially cubic cover 3. A push-down rod 4 for contracting the bellows 1 downward is coupled to the upper end of the bellows 1. This push-down rod 4 passes through a cylindrical protrusion 5 provided on the upper surface of the cover 3, A cylindrical pressing portion 6 is fixed to the cylindrical pressing portion 6. Further, a cylindrical convex portion 7 is provided extending from the bottom of the bellows 1 in the length direction of the substrate 2, and the exhaust port is connected to an air cylinder 8 provided on the outside of the cover 3.
It communicates with the inside of.

A piston 9 is slidably disposed within the cylinder 8, and a rod-shaped moving member 10 extending in the axial direction through the end surface of the cylinder 8 is coupled to the piston 9.
A push-out plate 11 for pushing out a traveling toy A in the shape of a car as shown in the figure, for example, is fixed to its tip.
When the bellows 1 is in an extended state, the moving member 10
When the extrusion plate 11 is at the starting position closest to the cylinder 8 and pressurized air is sent into the cylinder 8 as described later, it moves along with the piston 9 by the stroke, and when the supply of pressurized air stops, As the bellows 1 returns to its original state, it is returned to the starting position together with the piston 9.

In this embodiment, the base plate 2 extends in front of the push-out plate 11, and its extended portion forms a road surface 12 on which the traveling toy A stands still and is pushed forward by the push-out plate 11 to run. Guide walls 13 and 14 are provided on both sides of the road surface 12 to allow the traveling toy A to move straight forward. In addition, running toy A
The toy A does not have a power source such as a motor or a spring, and is configured so that it can be pushed by hand or the like. It is preferable to provide an iron plate that can be attracted by magnetic force at a predetermined position on the road surface 12. Or, on the other hand, running toy A
The bottom part of the road surface 12 may be formed of an iron plate, and magnets may be placed on the road surface 12.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

First, when no force is applied to the pressing part 6, the bellows 1 extends as shown in the figure, draws the moving member 10 into the cylinder 8, and sets the push-out plate 11 at the starting position closest to the cylinder 8. . here,
When the traveling toy A is placed on the road surface 12 in front of the push-out plate 11, the traveling toy A is held in a predetermined position by the attraction between the magnet and the iron plate.

Next, when the bellows 1 is contracted by pressing down the pressing part 6 by hand, the air inside the bellows 1 is pressurized and sent into the cylinder 8 from the exhaust port of the bellows 1.
As a result, as the piston 9 is rapidly driven forward, the moving member 10 also moves rapidly, and when the piston 9 moves a stroke determined by the length of the cylinder 8 and stops, the moving member 10 Then, the extrusion plate 11 also stops. In the meantime, the push-out plate 11 pushes the traveling toy A forward with force, thereby causing the traveling toy A to start.

After the traveling toy has started, when the pressing down of the pressing part 6 is stopped, the bellows 1 returns to its original expanded state due to the restoring force of the material forming it. Along with this, the air in the cylinder 8 is drawn into the bellows 1 through the exhaust port, and the piston 9 is returned to the initial position, so the movable member 10 is also drawn into the cylinder 8, and the push-out plate 11 is moved to the starting position. to be restored.
The starting device shown in FIG. 1 has the function of starting the traveling toy with great force by performing the above-described operations.

Next, FIG. 2 shows another embodiment.

Similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a bellows 21 is used as the pressurized air generating means, but this bellows 21 is connected to the road surface on which the traveling toy A runs.
2 is installed on the side surface of a strip-shaped substrate 22 formed with . The bellows 21 is housed in a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped cover 23, and the upper part of the bellows 21 is a cylindrical pressing part 24 located on the upper surface of the cover 23.
It is equipped with

Furthermore, an air cylinder 25 extending parallel to the base plate 22 is coupled to the bottom of the bellows 21 . A piston (not shown) is slidably disposed within the cylinder 25, and a rod-shaped moving member 26 is connected to the piston, which is similar to the embodiment shown in FIG.
However, a moving shaft 27 is vertically coupled to the tip of the moving member 26, and this moving shaft 27 extends below the road surface through a long hole 28 on the side of the cover 23 and the substrate 22. Furthermore, at the tip of the moving shaft 27,
A rectangular extrusion plate 30 protruding above the road surface from a band-shaped opening 29 provided in the center of the road surface 12 is rotatably attached.

This push-out plate 30 is located at the rear end side (starting position) inside the opening 29 when the bellows 21 is in the extended state,
When pressurized air is sent into the cylinder 25 by contraction of the bellows 21, it moves forward in the opening 29 by the stroke of the piston and stops. When the supply of pressurized air stops, the bellows 21 returns to its expanded state. Upon return, it is returned to the starting position.

Specifically, as shown in FIG.
7 is inserted rotatably. Therefore,
The distal end of the moving shaft 27 is formed to be thin and longer than the width of the extrusion plate 30, and the distal end 27a is slightly thicker than the inner diameter of the cylindrical portion of the extrusion plate 30 and is notched in the axial direction, so that it fits into the hole of the cylindrical portion when inserted. 31 and can pass through, and when it comes out of the hole 31, it returns to its original thickness and does not return to the hole 31.

A coil spring (gull spring) 32 with both ends extending vertically is loaded between the tip of the moving shaft 27 and the extrusion plate 30, and the upwardly extending end 32a of this spring is connected to the extrusion plate 30.
The end portion 32b that extends downward contacts a spring receiver 34 that projects downward near the tip of the moving shaft 27. Furthermore, in the portion above the spring receiver 34 of the moving shaft 27,
A convex portion 35 that locks the spring receiver 33 of the extrusion plate 30 is provided.

Therefore, the push plate 30 normally has a spring 32
The spring receiver 33 is pressed against the convex portion 35 of the moving shaft 27 by the force of , and is held in the upright state shown in the figure, but when pushed from behind by a force stronger than the spring 32, it rotates forward. When the force is removed, the spring 32 returns it to its upright position.

In this embodiment, the substrate 22 forms part of a running path on which a car-shaped traveling toy A travels, and the traveling toy A is connected to a push-out plate 30 as shown by an arrow.
It's coming from behind. Therefore, when the push-out plate 30, which is held upright as described above, is pushed by the traveling toy A coming from behind, it rotates forward and falls onto the road surface 12, allowing the traveling toy A to pass. In addition, in order to keep the running toy A stationary in front of the push-out plate 30 as in the embodiment shown in FIG. It is mounted so that it is flush with the

Since the embodiment of FIG. 2 is constructed as described above, its operation is as follows.

First, when no force is applied to the pressing portion 24, the moving member 26 is retracted into the cylinder 25, and the moving shaft 27 and the pushing plate 30 are set at the starting position on the rear end side of the opening 29. At this time, the traveling toy A that has been running from behind hits the extrusion plate 30 and knocks it down onto the road surface 12, passing over the extrusion plate 30 and colliding with the magnet B and the iron plate 36 above the opening 29. It stops at a predetermined position due to the suction force between. Extrusion plate 30
returns to its original upright state when the traveling toy A passes by. Note that, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, it is of course possible to place the traveling toy A directly above the opening 29.

Next, when the pressing part 24 is pressed down to contract the bellows 21, the air inside the bellows 21 is pressurized and sent into the cylinder 25 from the exhaust port of the bellows 21. As a result, the moving member 26 moves rapidly in the cylinder 25 together with the piston in parallel with the substrate 22,
The pushing plate 30 moving at the same time pushes the traveling toy A forward with force.

After starting the traveling toy A, when the pressure of the pressing part 24 is stopped, the bellows 21 returns to its original extended state, and accordingly, the push-out plate 30 of the moving member 26 returns to the starting position. This is similar to the embodiment shown in FIG.

Next, FIG. 4 shows yet another embodiment.

In addition, in place of the push-out plate 30 that stands up on the road surface 12 in the embodiment shown in FIG. Features. This push-out arm 41 is retracted into the cover 23 unless the bellows 21 is pushed, so that it does not interfere with the traveling of the traveling toy A.

In detail, similar to the embodiment shown in FIG.
A strip-shaped substrate 2 that forms a road surface 12 on which the
A bellows 21 is installed on the side of 2 as a pressurized air generating means.
are arranged and housed in a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped cover 23. Further, a substrate 22 is provided at the bottom of the bellows 21.
An air cylinder 25 extending parallel to the piston 4 is connected to the piston 4 and is slidably disposed within the cylinder 25.
A rod-shaped moving member 26 extends from 0.

However, in this embodiment, moving member 26
extends along the wall surface of the cover 23 on the road surface 12 side,
While the tip portion is slidably supported by a bearing 42,
An opening 43 of a predetermined length is provided in the wall surface of the cover 23 on the road surface 12 side, and the push-out arm 41 projects from this opening 43.

Further, as shown in exploded view in FIG. 5, an arm support plate 44 is fixed to a convex portion 26a provided along the upper end of the moving member 26, and a seagull spring 45 with both ends protruding is mounted on the support plate 44. A push-out arm 41 is interposed. Extrusion arm 41
is formed in an L-shape, and is rotatably attached to the support plate 44 by passing the shaft pin 46 protruding from the lower surface of the corner through the spring 45 and the hole 47 of the support plate 44 and fitting the cap 48 from below. be done. By engaging one end of the spring 45 with a protrusion 49 provided on the lower surface of one end of the push-out arm 41 and engaging the other end of the spring 45 with a protrusion 50 provided on the upper surface of the support plate 44, the push-out arm 41 is moved upward. Always energized clockwise when viewed from
When the moving member 26 is fully retracted into the cylinder 25 as shown in FIG. 6, as shown in FIG. , the push-out arm 41 is housed within the opening 43 of the cover 23.

Further, in the opening 42 of the cover 23, a guide rib 52 is provided which is bent at approximately the center thereof as shown in the figure. On the other hand, when the moving member 26 is moved by pressing the bellows 21, the raised portion 5 comes into contact with the guide rib 52 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9.
3 is provided on the upper surface of the push-out arm 41.
The push-out arm 41 rotates at 90° by sliding its protruding portion 53 along the bent portion of the guide rib 52.
Rotate. At this time, on the upper surface of the tip protruding above the road surface 12, there is a hook-shaped projection 54 that comes into contact with the upper edge of the rear end of the toy in order to push out the car-shaped traveling toy A horizontally.
is provided.

Next, the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 will be explained.

First, when no force is applied to the pressing part 24, the moving member 26 is retracted into the cylinder 25 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and the pushing arm 41 is pushed into the opening 43 by the force of the seagull spring 45. It is stored. Therefore, the running toy A that has moved onto the road surface 12 from the near side in FIG. 4 can pass in front of the opening 43. In addition, similar to the embodiment shown in FIG.
may be stopped at a starting position in front of the opening 43. Further, the traveling toy A may be placed on the road surface 12.

In any case, when the traveling toy A is located in front of the opening 43, when the pressing part 24 is pushed down and the bellows 21 is contracted, the moving member 26 together with the piston 40 in the cylinder 25 is rapidly moved in the direction of travel of the traveling toy A. Moving. As a result, the protruding portion 53 of the push-out arm 41 is connected to the bent portion 52 of the guide rib 52.
By moving along the guide rib 52 after abutting against the push-out arm 41, the push-out arm 41 rotates 90 degrees counterclockwise in FIG. It will be in the state shown in the figure. At this time, the tip of the push-out arm 41 hits the rear edge of the running toy A, and pushes the running toy A forward with force as shown in FIG.

After the traveling toy A is started, when the pressing of the pressing part 24 is stopped, the bellows 21 returns to its original extended state, and along with this, the moving member 26 and the push-out arm 41 return to their original storage positions.

Thus, according to this embodiment, the push-out arm 41 is normally retracted from the road surface 12 and does not interfere with the running of the traveling toy A, and when the bellows 21 is pushed down, the push-out arm 41 appears on the road surface 12 and when stopped. Alternatively, a running toy that has slowed down in running speed is energized to run.

Although the embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the pressurized air generating means may use a piston type air pump instead of the bellows. Furthermore, the shape and position of the moving member that pushes out the traveling toy can be arbitrarily determined.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the running toy starting device of the present invention is configured as described above, the running toy can be started with great force by efficiently utilizing the force of pressurized air. Furthermore, by changing the pressure of the pressurized air, the force for pushing out the traveling toy can be changed and the traveling distance can also be changed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the part that pushes out the traveling toy in the embodiment of FIG. 2, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of yet another embodiment, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the part that pushes out the running toy in the embodiment of FIG. 4, and FIGS. FIGS. 8 and 9 are diagrams showing the stored state, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are diagrams showing the protruding state of the moving toy push-out portion of FIG. 5. 1, 21... bellows, 2, 22... support plate,
3, 23... Cover, 6, 24... Pressing part, 8,
25...Cylinder, 9, 40...Piston, 1
0,26...Moving member, 11,30...Extrusion plate,
12...road surface, 27...movement axis, 29...opening,
32... Spring, 33, 34... Spring receiver,
35...Convex portion, 36...Iron plate, 41...Extrusion arm, 43...Opening, 44...Support plate, 45...
Spring, 52...Guide rib.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A pressurized air generating means that manually pressurizes and exhausts air, a cylinder communicating with an exhaust port of the pressurized air generating means, and a cylinder that is slidable inside the cylinder. a piston disposed, and a moving member disposed outside the cylinder to move together with the piston between a starting position and a stopping position, the compressed air being supplied from the pressurized air generating means into the cylinder. A running toy starting device characterized in that the movable member is rapidly moved from a starting position via the piston by feeding the movable member from the starting position, and the running toy located in front is urged to run. (2) The pressurized air generating means is comprised of a bellows that contracts when pushed by hand and returns to an extended state when the hand is released, and the movable member is located at the starting position when the bellows is in the extended state. A running toy starting device according to claim 1. (3) The movable member has a push-out plate that moves on the road surface on which the traveling toy runs, and the push-out plate is normally held in an upright state by the force of a spring, but when pushed from behind, it rotates forward. The running toy starting device according to claim 1 or 2, which is configured to move and fall onto the road surface. (4) The movable member is normally retracted from the road surface on which the traveling toy is run, but the utility model registration request includes an extrusion arm that rotates and appears above the road surface as the movable member moves. Range 1
The running toy starting device according to item 1 or 2.