JPH0683099U - Animal toy - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It enables strange and amusing movements with strangeness in running. [Structure] In an animal traveling toy 1, a head 3 is formed in a movable state with respect to a body portion 2, drive wheels 7 linked to a drive unit 5, and rotation driven by a drive source of the drive unit 5. A cam member 39 fixed to the shaft 35 is provided with a swingable member 26 that can be engaged and disengaged. One end of the swingable member 26 projects from the bottom of the animal running toy 1 when swinging and the drive wheel 7 side is provided. The driving wheels 7 are formed so as to be pushed up and can be brought into contact with and separated from the traveling surface s.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an animal toy running toy in which running, stopping and running are repeated and the head is movable with respect to the body when running or stopping.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, traveling toys are known to have a drive mechanism such as a motor, a mainspring, and a friction, and to transmit the drive force of the drive mechanism to drive wheels for traveling.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the conventional running toy described above is not limited to the technical idea of simply running it, and does not show any configuration that takes in a strange and interesting idea that goes one step further, so that the play becomes monotonous. , I didn't like getting tired soon.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and particularly proposes an animal-like running toy capable of expecting a change in an interesting movement accompanied by a strange and surprising running. To aim.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 As a means for solving the above problems, an animal traveling toy according to the present invention is an animal traveling toy having a drive unit, and the animal traveling toy is driven by a drive source of the drive unit. The cam member fixed to the rotary shaft is provided with a swingable member that can be engaged and disengaged, and one end of the swingable member protrudes from the bottom of the animal toy when swinging and separates the drive wheel from the running surface. It is characterized by being formed possible.

[0006]

As described above, according to the animal traveling toy according to the present invention, the driving force of the drive unit is transmitted to the drive wheels to allow the vehicle to travel and the head to move. Can be made. At this time, the cam member fixed to the rotary shaft driven by the drive unit also starts to rotate, and the swinging member provided on the cam member so as to be disengageable repeats swinging and stopping. Then, one end of the swinging member projects from the bottom of the animal toy when swinging, pushes up the drive wheel side of the animal toy and pushes the drive wheel away from the running surface to stop the running. Further, by releasing the engagement between the cam member and the swing member, the pushing up of the one end of the swing member on the drive wheel side of the traveling toy is released, and the drive wheel is brought into contact with the running surface. Therefore, the above-mentioned animal running toy will run again. Therefore, it is possible to expect an interesting change in movement accompanied by a strange and unexpected driving.

[0007]

【Example】

 An example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

2 and 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an animal running toy according to the present invention. The animal running toy 1 is formed with an image, and the head 3 is vertically moved with respect to the body 2. It is designed to be movable.

The body portion 2 is formed by an upper member 2a and a lower member 2b, and a drive unit 5 is attached to an attachment concave portion 4 formed from the center of the inner bottom portion to the rear portion. The drive unit 5 is conventionally known, and is configured to use a mainspring as a drive source and transmit the drive force to the drive shaft 6 via a plurality of reduction gears.

Both ends of the drive shaft 6 are projected from both sides of the casing of the drive unit 5, and drive wheels (rear wheels) 7, 7 are attached. Further, cam members 9, 9 are fixed at positions slightly deviated from the center of the outer side surfaces of the drive wheels 7, 7, and the cam members 9, 9 are arranged outside the drive wheels 7, 7. And is loosely fitted into the recesses 12 and 12 formed on the inner side surfaces of the rear foot members 10 and 10 that are movably attached to the lower member 2b that forms the body portion 2 via the attachment members 11 and 11. There is. When the drive wheels 7 and 7 rotate, the cam members 9 and 9 also rotate, and the rear foot members 10 and 10 can be moved back and forth with the attachment members 11 and 11 as fulcrums. Further, one gear shaft 13 of the plurality of reduction gears is projected from one side of the casing, and the gear 14 is attached thereto.

A bearing hole 16 is formed laterally in the front portion of the lower member 2b, and a shaft member 17 is supported in the bearing hole 16 by bearings. Front wheels 18, 18 are attached to both ends of the shaft member 17, and cam members 19, 19 are fixed at positions slightly deviated from the center of the outer side surfaces of the front wheels 18, 18.

Next, the front foot members 21, 21 are disposed below both front portions of the body portion 2, and the support shafts 22, 22 provided at the rear portions of the front foot members 21, 21 are attached to the body portion. Bearings are provided in bearing recesses 23, 23 provided in the upper part of the center of both sides of the lower member 2b forming part 2. Further, engagement projections 24, 24 that engage with the cam members 19, 19 are formed on the lower surfaces of the front foot members 21, 21 in the vicinity of the support shafts 22, 22. Further, a swinging member 26 having a substantially U-shape in a plan view is provided at the center of the bottom portion of the above lower member 2b so as to be retractable, and a support shaft 27 projecting from both sides of the tip of the swinging member 26 27 is supported by bearings 28, 28 formed on the inner surface of the lower member 2b at the center of both sides. An engaging piece 29 is continuously provided upright on one end of the swing member 26, and an engaging projection 29a is formed on the front portion of the upper end thereof.

A gear 31 is attached to a gear 14 attached to a gear shaft 13 protruding from one side of the casing of the drive unit 5, and a gear 32 is engaged with the gear 31. The support shaft 33 of the gear 31 is supported by bearings 34, 34 provided on one side of the lower member 2b of the body portion 2, and the support shaft 35 of the gear 32 is supported by the lower member. The bearing pieces 36, 36 erected on the inner bottom of the 2b are supported by the recesses 36a, 36a.

Cam members 39 and 40 are fixed to the center of the rear surface of the gear 32 and one end of the gear shaft 13, respectively, and the cam member 39 is erected continuously from one end of the swing member 26. The engaging projection 29a provided on the front end of the upper end of the engaged piece 29 is engaged. Then, by rotating the cam member 39 together with the gear 32, the swinging member 26 can be swung about the support shafts 27, 27, and a part of the swinging member 26 can be projected and retracted from the bottom of the body 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a switch 38 for operating the voice generating device 37 is provided near the back surface of the gear 32, and the switch 38 is turned on / off by the cam member 39 rotating and engaging / disengaging. Is formed. The voice generating device 37 is composed of a voice synthesizing IC, but is not necessarily limited to this.

An attachment formed from the center of the inner bottom portion of the lower member 2b constituting the body portion 2 to the rear portion. The pressing unit that presses the drive unit 5 on the upper portion of the drive unit 5 attached to the recessed portion 4. A member 41 is provided, and the pressing member 41 is fixed to the lower member 2b by appropriate means.

A substantially U-shaped movable member 42 is arranged in the center of the upper surface of the pressing member 41, and bearing holes 43, 43 are formed in both side surfaces near the rear end of the movable member 42. Then, both ends of a support shaft 44 provided in the center lateral direction of the upper surface of the pressing member 41 are loosely fitted in the bearing holes 43, 43. Further, an engaging protrusion 42a is formed at the lower end of one end of the movable member 42, and the cam member 40 is engaged with the engaging protrusion 42a. The movable member 42 moves up and down with the support shaft 44 as a fulcrum when the cam member 40 rotates.

Next, the head 3 is formed by the left and right members 3a and 3b, and fitting recesses 45 and 45 are formed in opposition to each other at approximately the center of the inner surface of the left and right members 3a and 3b. Has been formed. The fitting recesses 45, 45 are fitted with fitting projections 46, 46 provided on both sides near the tip of the movable member 42. The head 3 operates similarly with the movable member 42 moving up and down.

According to the animal traveling toy 1 having the above structure, the driving wheels (rear wheels) 7, 7 are brought into contact with the traveling surface s so that the driving wheels 7, 7 are pressed against the traveling surface s. The mainspring of the drive unit 5 can be wound up by pulling the running toy backward. After the winding of the mainspring of the drive unit 5 is completed, the rewinding force of the mainspring is transmitted to the drive shaft 6 by releasing the animal running toy 1, and the main shaft is attached to the drive shaft 6. The drive wheels (rear wheels) 7, 7 can rotate to drive the vehicle.

In addition, the animal toy 1 is formed on the lower surface of the base of the front foot members 21, 21 by cam members 19, 19 provided at a position slightly deviated from the center of the outer surface of the front wheels 18, 18 during traveling. Since the engaging protrusion 24 is pressed, the front foot members 21, 21 can be repeatedly moved up and down with the support shafts 22, 22 as fulcrums, while the rear foot members 10, 10 are operated in the same manner. Since the cam members 9, 9 provided at a position slightly deviated from the center of the outer surface of the drive wheels 7, 7 are loosely fitted in the recesses 12, 12 formed on the inner surface of the drive wheel 7, 10. When the cam member 7 rotates, the inner surfaces of the recesses 12 and 12 are pressed by the cam members 9 and 9, and the rear foot members 10 and 10 can be repeatedly moved forward and backward with the attachment members 11 and 11 as fulcrums. .

Further, the animal toy 1 is meshed with a gear 31 meshed with a gear 14 fixed to a gear shaft 13 of one of a plurality of reduction gears constituting a drive unit 5 during traveling. Since the one cam member 39 fixed to the support shaft 35 of the gear 32 presses the engaging projection 29a provided on the engaging piece 29 of the swing member 26, the swing member 26 is supported by the support shaft 27, It swings around 27 as a fulcrum and its tip protrudes and is pressed against the running surface s, whereby the rear part of the animal-like running toy 1 rises and the drive wheels 7, 7 are lifted from the running surface s to idle. It is possible to stop the running. Along with this, the switch 38 is turned on by the cam member 39, and the crying of the image can be generated from the voice generating device 37. When the tip of the swing member 26 is retracted, the drive wheels 7, 7 come into contact with the traveling surface s, and the moving traveling toy 1 travels again.

Further, since the other cam member 40 fixed to the support shaft 35 presses the engaging projection 42a provided at the lower end of the movable member 42, the movable member 42 uses the support shaft 44 as a fulcrum. While the vertical movement is repeated, the head 3 attached to the movable member 42 can also be repeatedly moved vertically.

As described above, according to the animal traveling toy 1, the driving force of the drive unit 5 can be transmitted by being transmitted to the drive wheels 7, 7, and the head 3 and the front foot members 21, 21 can be made to travel. The rear foot members 10 and 10 can be operated. The animal traveling toy 1 is provided at the bottom of the animal toy 1 and the swinging member 26 linked to the drive unit 5 has its tip protruding from the bottom and pressed against the traveling surface s when swinging. The driving wheels 7, 7 side of the traveling toy 1 can be pushed up to lift the driving wheels 7, 7 from the traveling surface s to make them idle, and the traveling can be stopped. Along with this, the voice generator 37 can generate a cry. Then, when the tip ends of the rocking member 26 are retracted while the drive wheels 7, 7 remain idle, the drive wheels 7, 7 come into contact with the traveling surface s and the animal traveling toy 1 travels again. Therefore, it is possible to obtain interesting movement changes with strange and unexpected driving characteristics.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of an animal running toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the animal traveling toy.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a tip of a swinging member is projected from a bottom portion of the animal toy.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a cam member, a switch of a sound generating device that is provided to be detachable from the cam member, and a swing member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Animal Running Toy 2 Body 3 Head 5 Drive Unit 7 Drive Wheel 26 Swing Member 39 Cam Member

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An animal traveling toy having a drive unit, wherein the animal traveling toy includes a swing member which is engageable and disengageable with a cam member fixed to a rotary shaft driven by a drive source of the drive unit. An animal running toy, wherein one end of the swinging member is provided so as to project from a bottom portion of the animal running toy when swinging so that the drive wheel can be brought into and out of contact with a running surface.