JPH09295287A - Hand toys - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] Even if unreasonable force is applied to the pair of gripping arms,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a hand toy in which an elastic force can be released by an elastic member, a pair of gripping arms can be operated by separate operating members, and the pair of gripping arms are not interlocked. SOLUTION: In the hand toy 1, a pressing spring 27 in a hollow main body 2 biases a pulling member 21 forward, and the pulling member 2 is pulled.
1 presses the connecting rod 41. The connecting member 51 provided at the front part of the connecting rod 41 pushes the pair of operating members 71 and 73 forward through the pair of fixing springs 63 and 65, and opens the pair of gripping arms 81 and 83. When the grip portion 3 is gripped and the operation lever 11 is closed, the tension member 21 is pulled rearward against the elasticity of the pressing spring 27, and the connecting rod 41 is also pulled via the tension spring 35. The connecting member 51 provided on the connecting rod 41 is also pulled at the same time, and the pair of elongated holes 55, 5
The pair of operating members 71, 73 is pulled rearward through the pair of engaging shafts 75, 76 engaged with 7. When the pair of operating members 71, 73 is pulled rearward, the first and second gripping arms 81, 83 are closed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hand toy capable of holding an article by opening and closing a pair of holding arms when an operating lever is operated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional hand toys are manufactured by Jitsuko Sho 61-24.
As described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 317, it has a hollow main body, an operating lever is provided on the grip portion side, and a pair of gripping arms is provided openably and closably on the gripping portion side. The operating lever and the pair of gripping arms are connected by a connecting rod. When the operation lever is operated, the pair of gripping arms that are open via the connecting rod are closed, and the article can be gripped.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional hand toy, since the operating lever and the pair of gripping arms are directly connected by the connecting rod, there is no portion where the force escapes. When the gripping arm is closed and an opening force is applied to the gripping arm, an excessive force is applied to the connecting portion between the operating lever and the connecting rod and the connecting portion between the holding arm and the connecting rod, which causes damage. There was a problem.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above problems. The operation lever and the connecting rod, and the connecting rod and the pair of gripping arms are not directly connected but are once connected via an elastic member. , Even if an unreasonable force is applied to the gripping arms, the elastic member can release the unreasonable force, and the pair of gripping arms can be operated by different operating members, respectively, and the pair of gripping arms do not work together. It is an object to provide a hand toy.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the hand toy according to claim 1 of the present application has the following configuration. (A) It has a long-axis hollow main body, a grip part is formed in the rear part, and a grip part is formed in the front part. (B) An operating lever is rotatably provided on the grip portion side of the hollow body, and a pair of gripping arms is openably and closably provided on the grip portion side of the hollow body. (C) A pulling member that is urged forward by a pressing spring is provided inside the grip portion of the hollow body, and this pulling member is interlocked with the operation of the operating lever and is in the opposite urging direction of the pressing spring. It is configured to be movable to. (D) A pair of operating members for separately opening and closing the pair of holding arms are provided inside the holding portion of the hollow body. (E) A connecting rod is provided movably in the front-rear direction inside a substantially middle portion of the hollow body, and the rear portion of the connecting rod and the tension member are connected by a tension spring. (F) A connecting member is provided at the front of the connecting rod, and a pair of elongated holes for slidably engaging the engaging shafts provided on the pair of operating members are provided on the connecting member. Be formed so as to extend in the direction. (G) The connecting member is provided with a pair of fixing springs that bias a pair of engaging shafts slidably engaged with the pair of elongated holes to fix the engaging shafts in the pair of elongated holes.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the invention of claim 1 of the present application will be described with reference to FIGS. Hand toy 1
Has a long axis hollow body 2. A grip portion 3 is formed on the rear portion of the hollow body 2, and a grip portion 4 is formed on the front portion of the hollow body 2.
Are formed. An operating lever 11 is rotatably provided on the grip portion 3 side of the hollow body 2, and a grip portion 4 of the hollow body 2 is provided.
A pair of gripping arms 81 and 83 are provided on the side so as to be openable and closable.

A pulling member 21 biased forward by a pressing spring 27 is provided inside the grip body 3 of the hollow body 2. The pulling member 21 is configured to be movable in the opposite biasing direction of the pressing spring 27 in conjunction with the operation of the operating lever 11.

A pair of operating members 71, 73 for opening and closing the pair of gripping arms 81, 83 are provided inside the hollow body 2 on the side of the gripping portion 4. A connecting rod 41 is movably provided in the front-rear direction in a substantially middle portion of the hollow main body 2, and a rear portion of the connecting rod 41 and the tension member 21 are connected by a tension spring 35.

A connecting member 51 is provided on the front portion of the connecting rod 41. The connecting member 51 is formed with a pair of elongated holes 55 and 57 that slidably engage with the engaging shafts 75 and 76 provided on the pair of operating members 71 and 73, respectively, so as to extend in the front-rear direction. Has been done. The connecting member 51 has a pair of engaging shafts 7 slidably engaged with the pair of elongated holes 55 and 57.
A pair of fixing springs 63 and 65 for urging the members 5 and 76 to fix them in the pair of elongated holes 55 and 57 are provided.

Since the hand toy 1 has the above structure,
The pressing spring 27 in the hollow body 2 biases the pulling member 21 forward, and the pulling member 21 presses the connecting rod 41. The connecting member 51 provided at the front part of the connecting rod 41 pushes the pair of operating members 71 and 73 forward through the pair of fixing springs 63 and 65, and opens the pair of gripping arms 81 and 83.

When the pair of gripping arms 81 and 83 are open, as shown in FIG. 7, when one gripping arm 83 is rotated in the closing direction, the engagement shaft of one operating member 73 is rotated. Since 76 moves in one elongated hole 57 against one fixed spring 65, only one operation member 73 moves rearward. Therefore, there is no influence such as closing the other gripping arm 81 or closing the operation lever 11 via the connecting rod 41, and no fingers are caught between the operation lever 11 and the grip 3. .

When the grip portion 3 is gripped and the operation lever 11 is closed, the tension member 21 is pulled backward against the elasticity of the pressing spring 27. When the tension member 21 is pulled, the connecting rod 41 is also pulled via the tension spring 35. Connection rod 4
The connection member 51 provided on the first member 1 is also pulled at the same time, and the pair of engaging shafts 75 and 76 engaged with the pair of elongated holes 55 and 57.
The pair of operating members 71, 73 is pulled rearward via the. When the pair of operating members 71, 73 is pulled backward, the pair of gripping arms 81, 83 are closed.

When the pair of gripping arms 81, 83 is forcibly opened while the pair of gripping arms 81, 83 are closed, the pair of operating members 71, 73, the connecting member 51, and the connecting rod 41 are closed. Although it is pulled forward, extension of the tension spring 35 does not apply an unreasonable force to the operation lever 11. Further, even if the pair of gripping arms 81 and 83 is closed, even if one gripping arm 81 is forcibly opened, one gripping arm 81 and the other gripping arm 8 are
Since 3 is not interlocked at all, the influence on one gripping arm 83 is extremely small.

When the operating lever 11 is opened, the pressing spring 2
Due to the elastic restoring force of 7, the tension member 21, the connecting rod 41,
The connection member 51 and the pair of operation members 71 and 73 are pushed forward to return the pair of gripping arms 81 and 83 to the initial opened state.

[0015]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a hand toy according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing the internal structure of the hand toy. FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view showing the internal structure of the hand toy. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the hand toy. FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view in which the hand toy is partially omitted. FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view for explaining the movement of the hand toy, with some parts omitted. FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view for explaining the movement of the hand toy with a part thereof omitted.

Reference numeral 1 is a hand toy, which has a hollow main body 2 having a long axis. The hollow body 2 is formed into two halves, one half 2a and the other half 2b. The halves 2a and 2b are joined together and fixed by screws or the like.

A grip portion 3 is formed at the rear portion of the hollow body 2, and a grip portion 4 is formed at the front portion of the hollow body 2.
An attachment portion 13 is formed on the grip portion 3 side of the hollow body 2 as shown in FIG. The base portion 15 of the operation lever 11 is rotatably attached to the attachment portion 13 by the rotation shaft 12. The base portion 15 of the operation lever 11 is formed with a semicircular gear portion 17 centering on the rotating shaft 12. The semicircular gear portion 17 is always meshed with a pinion 19 rotatably provided in the hollow body 2.

A pulling member 21 is provided inside the hollow body 2 on the side of the grip portion 3 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction. The pulling member 21 is formed with a rack portion 23 which is always meshed with the pinion 19. A mounting shaft 25 is formed at the rear end of the pulling member 21, and a pressing spring 27 is wound around the mounting shaft 25. The pressing spring 27 is the hollow body 2
It is attached to a spring receiving member 29 provided inside and urges the pulling member 21 forward. Grasping part 4 of tension member 21
A sliding chamber 31 described later is formed on the side.

A connecting rod 4 is provided inside the hollow body 2 substantially in the middle thereof.
1 is provided so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction. Connection rod 41
A flange 43 is provided at the rear end, and a connecting portion 4 is provided at the front end.
7 are formed. On the flange 43 of the connecting rod 41,
The locking shaft 45 is attached. The rear end side of the connecting rod 41 is slidably inserted into the sliding chamber 31 of the pulling member 21.

The engaging shaft 45 of the connecting rod 41 and the support shaft 33 projecting in the sliding chamber 31 are connected by a tension spring 35. A compression spring 37 is provided in the sliding chamber 31. The compression spring 37 is interposed between the spring receiving piece 32 formed at the front end of the sliding chamber 31 and the flange 43, and biases the flange 43 rearward. The flange 43 is
It is engaged with a pressing protrusion 39 provided in the sliding chamber 31.

A connecting hole 49 is formed in the connecting portion 47 of the connecting rod 41, as shown in FIG. The connecting pin 53 of the connecting member 51 is inserted into the connecting hole 49, and the connecting member 51 is fixed to the connecting portion 47 of the connecting rod 41. A first locking pin 59 and a second locking pin 59 are provided above and below the front side of the connecting member 51.
Locking pin 61 is formed, and a first elongated hole 55 and a second elongated hole 57 extending in the longitudinal direction are formed above and below the intermediate portion of the connecting member 51.

The first operation member 71 is provided in the first elongated hole 55.
The first engaging shaft 75 of is slidably engaged, and the second elongated hole 5
A second engaging shaft 76 of the second operating member 73 is slidably engaged with 7. The first locking pin 59 and the first engagement shaft 75 are connected by the first fixed spring 63, and the first engagement shaft 75 is engaged with the front end of the first elongated hole 55.

The second engaging pin 61 and the second engaging shaft 76
Are connected by a second fixed spring 65, and a second engaging shaft 76 is engaged with the front end of the second elongated hole 57. A first rack 77 is formed on the upper end surface of the first operating member 71, and a second rack 79 is formed on the lower end surface of the second operating member 73.
Are formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, a bearing portion 9 is formed on the holding portion 4 side of the hollow body 2. The base portion 85 of the first gripping arm 81 is rotatably attached to the upper portion of the bearing portion 9 by a rotation shaft 86. On the base portion 85 of the first gripping arm 81, a semicircular gear portion 89 centering on the rotation shaft 86 is formed. The semicircular gear portion 89 always meshes with the first rack 77 of the first operating member 71.

A second gripping arm 8 is provided below the bearing portion 9.
A base 87 of 3 is rotatably attached by a rotary shaft 88. In the base portion 87 of the second gripping arm 83,
A semicircular gear portion 91 centering on the rotation shaft 88 is formed. The semicircular gear portion 91 always meshes with the second rack 79 of the second operation member 73. Substantially C-shaped engaging grooves 97, 98 are formed in the tip portions 82, 84 of the first and second gripping arms 81, 83, and the engaging pieces 93, 95 are in contact with the engaging grooves 97, 98. The engaging shafts 94 and 96 are swingably engaged with each other. The surfaces of the contact pieces 93 and 95 are formed with irregularities so that the article can be easily gripped.

Since the hand toy 1 has the above structure,
Normally, the state is as shown in FIGS. That is, the pressing spring 27 in the hollow main body 2 presses the pulling member 21 toward the grip portion 4, and the pressing projection 39 in the pulling member 21 presses the flange 43 of the connecting rod 41. The connecting member 51 attached to the front part of the connecting rod 41 has the first and second fixing springs 6.
The first and second operation members 71 and 73 are pushed forward via the third and third 65, and the first and second gripping arms via the first and second racks 77 and 79 and the gear portions 89 and 91. 81,83
Is open. At this time, the operation lever 11 is also open.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 7, when the second gripping arm 83 (or the first gripping arm 81) is rotated in the closing direction, the gear portion 91 (or the gear portion 89). ,
Only the second operating member 73 (or the first operating member 71) moves rearward through the second rack 79 (or the first rack 77), but the second operating member 73 (or the first operating member 73) moves. The second engagement shaft 76 (or the first engagement shaft 7) of the operation member 71)
5) is the second fixed spring 65 (or the first fixed spring 63)
Since it moves in the second elongated hole 57 (or in the first elongated hole 55) against the other, the other first gripping arm 81 (or the second grasping arm 81).
The holding arm 83) of the control lever 11 and the operating lever 11 via the connecting rod 41.
No fingers are caught between the operating lever 11 and the grip 3.

When the grip portion 3 is gripped and the operation lever 11 is closed, the tension member 21 is pulled rearward through the pinion 19 and the rack portion 23 against the elasticity of the pressing spring 27.
When the pulling member 21 is pulled, the connecting rod 41 is also pulled via the supporting shaft 33, the pulling spring 35, and the locking shaft 45. Since the compression spring 37 provided in the sliding chamber 31 presses the flange 43 rearward, the extension of the tension spring 35 is small.

The connecting member 51 attached to the connecting portion 47 of the connecting rod 41 is also pulled at the same time and is engaged with the first and second elongated holes 55 and 57 of the connecting member 51. 75,7
The first and second operation members 71 and 73 are pulled rearward via the 6 pin. The first and second operation members 71, 73
Is pulled rearward, the first and second racks 77, 7
9, the first and second gripping arms 81 and 83 are closed via the gear portions 89 and 91.

Since abutting pieces 93 and 95 are swingably provided at the tip end portions 82 and 84 of the first and second gripping arms 81 and 83, the abutting pieces 93 and 95 can be moved along the shape of the article to be gripped. Abutment piece 9
3, 95 swing and come into contact with each other, so that the article can be gripped.

When the first and second gripping arms 81 and 83 are closed, the first and second gripping arms 8 are forcibly forced.
When the gears 1, 83 are opened, the gear parts 89, 91, the first,
The second racks 77, 79, the first and second operation members 71,
73, the connecting member 51, and the connecting rod 41 are pulled forward, but the tension spring 35 expands and the compression spring 37 contracts, so that no unreasonable force is applied between the rack portion 23 and the pinion 19, and they are damaged. There is nothing to do.

When the first and second gripping arms 81 and 83 are closed, the first gripping arm 81 may be forcibly opened, for example. Since the holding arm 81 and the second holding arm 83 are not interlocked at all, the influence on the second holding arm 83 is extremely small.

When the operating lever 11 is opened, the pressing spring 2
Due to the elastic restoring force of 7, the tension member 21, the connecting rod 41,
The connection member 51 and the first and second operation members 71 and 73 are pushed forward to return the first and second gripping arms 81 and 83 to the initial open state.

As shown in FIG. 1, the hand toy 1 is provided with a substantially U-shaped holding portion 5 at an intermediate portion of the hollow body 1,
The sounding part 6 and the light part 7 can be formed on the holding part 5. If the sounding section 6 is made to sound in association with the opening and closing of the operation lever 11, the interest will be improved. Also,
If the holding part 4 is illuminated by the light part 7, it can be used even in a dark place.

[0035]

As described above, the first aspect of the present invention is as follows.
In the hand toy described above, the pulling member that is pulled rearward by the operating lever and the connecting rod are connected by the pulling spring, and the pair of gripping arms are individually operated in the pair of elongated holes of the connecting member provided on the connecting rod. The engaging shafts of the pair of operating members are slidably engaged with each other, and the pair of engaging shafts fix the pair of engaging shafts in the pair of elongated holes.

When the pair of gripping arms are open,
When one of the gripping arms is rotated in the closing direction, the engaging shaft of one operating member moves in the one elongated hole against the one fixed spring, so that only one operating member moves rearward. . Therefore, there is no influence such as closing the other gripping arm or closing the operation lever via the connecting rod, and no fingers are caught between the operation lever and the grip portion.

When the pair of gripping arms are forcibly opened when the pair of gripping arms are closed, the pair of operating members, the connecting member, and the connecting rod are pulled forward, but the tension spring is Due to the extension, no excessive force is applied to the operation lever. Further, even if one of the gripping arms is forcibly opened when the pair of gripping arms is closed, since the one gripping arm and the other gripping arm are not interlocked at all, The influence on the other gripping arm is extremely small.

As described above, in the hand toy according to claim 1 of the present application, since the operating lever and the pair of gripping arms are not directly connected by the connecting rod, but the tension spring and the fixed spring are interposed, both springs are connected. There is an effect that the force applied forcibly is absorbed, each constituent member provided in the hollow main body is prevented from being damaged, and it can be used for a long period of time. Especially, when the user is an infant, the pair of gripping arms are grabbed to forcefully open and close, so that the effect is extremely large.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a hand toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing an internal structure of the hand toy.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view showing an internal structure of the hand toy.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the hand toy.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view in which the hand toy is partially omitted.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view for explaining the movement of the hand toy, with some parts omitted.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view with a part omitted for explaining the movement of the hand toy.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Hand toy 2 Hollow body 2a Half body 2b Half body 3 Gripping portion 4 Gripping portion 5 Holding portion 6 Sounding portion 7 Light portion 9 Bearing portion 11 Operating lever 12 Rotating shaft 13 Mounting portion 15 Base portion 17 Gear portion 19 Pinion 21 Pulling Member 23 Rack portion 25 Mounting shaft 27 Pressing spring 29 Spring receiving member 31 Sliding chamber 32 Spring receiving piece 33 Support shaft 35 Tension spring 37 Compression spring 39 Pressing protrusion 41 Connecting rod 43 Flange 45 Locking shaft 47 Connecting part 49 Connecting hole 51 Connection member 53 Connection pin 55 First long hole 57 Second long hole 59 First locking pin 61 Second locking pin 63 First fixing spring 65 Second fixing spring 71 First operating member 73 Second operation member 75 First engagement shaft 76 Second engagement shaft 77 First rack 79 Second rack 81 First gripping arm 82 Tip portion 83 Second Gripping arm 84 Tip part 85 Base part 86 Rotating shaft 87 Base part 88 Rotating shaft 89 Gear part 91 Gear part 93 Abutting piece 94 Engaging shaft 95 Abutting piece 96 Engaging shaft 97 Engaging groove 98 Engaging groove

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hand toy characterized by comprising the following requirements. (A) It has a long-axis hollow main body, a grip part is formed in the rear part, and a grip part is formed in the front part. (B) An operating lever is rotatably provided on the grip portion side of the hollow body, and a pair of gripping arms is openably and closably provided on the grip portion side of the hollow body. (C) A pulling member that is urged forward by a pressing spring is provided inside the grip portion of the hollow body, and this pulling member is interlocked with the operation of the operating lever and is in the opposite urging direction of the pressing spring. It is configured to be movable to. (D) A pair of operating members for separately opening and closing the pair of holding arms are provided inside the holding portion of the hollow body. (E) A connecting rod is provided movably in the front-rear direction inside a substantially middle portion of the hollow body, and the rear portion of the connecting rod and the tension member are connected by a tension spring. (F) A connecting member is provided at the front of the connecting rod, and a pair of elongated holes for slidably engaging the engaging shafts provided on the pair of operating members are provided on the connecting member. Be formed so as to extend in the direction. (G) The connecting member is provided with a pair of fixing springs that bias a pair of engaging shafts slidably engaged with the pair of elongated holes to fix the engaging shafts in the pair of elongated holes.