SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
Problem to be solved by the utility model
In this discharging toy, when the automobile toy is dispatched, only the exit door and the operation lever are operated to discharge the automobile toy, and thus the effect of performance is lacking.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a discharge toy with a high performance when discharging an automobile toy.
Means for solving the problems
A first aspect relates to an ejector toy, wherein,
the discharge toy is provided with:
a spiral slope which constitutes a track and is provided so that a center axis thereof extends vertically; and
an enclosure which forms an external appearance, has a central axis which is aligned with the spiral slope and surrounds the spiral slope, and is configured to be rotatable around the central axis,
the track of the spiral slope is configured to allow a plurality of toy cars to be placed along the track,
a first discharge port for discharging the automobile toy to the outside is provided on the enclosure,
the discharge toy is provided with a locking part which locks the lowest automobile toy placed on the track to prevent the automobile toy from moving at a position where the first discharge port does not coincide with the lower end part of the spiral slope during the rotation of the surrounding body,
when the first discharge port is aligned with the lower end portion of the spiral slope by the rotation of the enclosure body, the locking by the locking portion is released and the automobile toy is discharged from the first discharge port.
A second aspect is the spiral slope-shaped light source device according to the first aspect, wherein the locking portion is provided on the spiral slope, and the surrounding body is provided with a locking release mechanism for releasing the locking by the locking portion in accordance with rotation of the surrounding body.
A third aspect is the toy car set forth in the second aspect, wherein a second discharge port for discharging the toy car to the outside is provided in the enclosure, and the locking release mechanism is configured not to release the locking by the locking portion when the second discharge port is aligned with a lower end portion of the spiral slope by rotation of the enclosure, and a first operation element for manually releasing the locking by the locking portion is provided on a base on which the spiral slope and the enclosure are provided.
A fourth aspect is the third aspect, wherein the discharging toy is provided with: a movable member which is movable between a first state and a second state accompanying a change in appearance, and which is different from the enclosure; a holding member that holds the movable member in a first state by a manual operation; an urging member that urges the movable member from the first state toward the second state; and a holding releasing mechanism that releases the holding by the holding member when at least the first discharge port of the first discharge port and the second discharge port is aligned with a lower end portion of the spiral slope by rotation of the surrounding body.
A fifth aspect is the discharge toy of any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the discharge toy includes a driving device that is operated by an operation of the second operating element to rotate the enclosure in one direction.
A sixth aspect is the toy of the third or fourth aspect, wherein the discharge toy includes a driving device that is operated by an operation of a second operation member to rotate the enclosure in one direction, the first discharge ports and the second discharge ports are provided in the enclosure in the same number and alternately arranged in a circumferential direction, and the driving device causes a lower end portion of the spiral slope to alternately coincide with the first discharge port and the second discharge port each time the second operation member is operated.
A seventh aspect is the any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the enclosure is a cylindrical body.
According to the first aspect, since the automobile toy is discharged by the rotation of the cylindrical body constituting the appearance, the discharge toy with a high dramatic change in appearance can be realized. In addition, according to the discharge toy, a plurality of automobile toys can be accommodated, so that the arrangement is convenient.
According to the second aspect, the engaging portion provided on the spiral slope is operated, whereby the automobile toy can be left on the track of the spiral slope.
According to the third aspect, the toy car can be discharged from the second discharge port by the operation of the first operation member. Accordingly, the game range can be extended.
According to the fourth aspect, since the movable member operates when the first discharge port and the lower end portion of the spiral slope coincide with each other, the operation becomes larger and more complicated, and a discharge toy with a higher playing effect can be realized.
According to the fifth and sixth aspects, the automobile toy can be simply discharged from the first discharge port or the second discharge port.
According to the seventh aspect, since the enclosure is formed as a cylindrical body, the installation space of the enclosure can be made smaller than that of an enclosure having another shape.
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Overall action)
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the discharge toy 100 viewed from the front surface side, fig. 2 is a perspective view of the discharge toy 100 viewed from the rear surface side, and fig. 3 is a perspective view of the discharge toy 100 in a state where the cylinder body 12 has rotated by half a revolution as viewed from the front surface side.
The ejector toy 100 is integrally formed in the shape of a building of a police station. If the state shown in fig. 1 is set as the initial state, a plurality of, for example, ten or more automobile toys 17 imitating patrol cars are incorporated into the cylinder body 12 of the ejection toy 100 in the initial state. Then, in the power on state, the rotation button (operation element) 10 is pressed. Then, as shown in fig. 3, the cover 50 is removed, the light emitting portion 11 is exposed and blinks, and the cylindrical body 12 below the rotation button 10 rotates counterclockwise by half a revolution in a plan view and stops. When the cylindrical body 12 rotates half a revolution, the doors 14 of the garages 21 on both sides of the cylindrical body 12 open outward, and the movable slope 15 housed inside the door 14 falls forward, and can be used as a slope. When the cylindrical body 12 rotates half a revolution, all the toy cars 17 loaded into the cylindrical body 12 are continuously discharged from the discharge port 12 b. Further, while the cylinder body 12 rotates half a revolution, a sound for commanding an emergency start or a siren for a patrol car is output from the sound emitting hole 13 a.
After the toy car 17 is discharged in this way, the rotation button 10 is pressed again. Then, the cylindrical body 12 rotates counterclockwise by half a revolution in a plan view. In this case, when the cover 50, the door 14, and the movable slope 15 are returned to the initial state before the rotation button 10 is pressed, the cover 50 is detached when the rotation button 10 is pressed, the light emitting portion 11 is exposed and flickers, and when the cylindrical body 12 rotates half a revolution, the doors 14 of the garage 21 on both sides of the cylindrical body 12 are opened outward, and the movable slope 15 housed inside the door 14 is tilted forward. However, in this case, when the cylinder body 12 rotates half a revolution, the automobile toy 17 is not automatically discharged because the automobile toy 17 is not present inside the cylinder body 12. Note that music and sound effects may be output from the sound emitting holes 13a while the cylindrical body 12 rotates half a revolution.
Then, the inside of the cylinder body 12 of the discharge toy 100 is filled with a plurality of automobile toys 17, and the light emitting portion 16, the door 14, and the movable slope 15 are returned to the initial state. In this state, when the discharge button (operator) 18 is pressed, the automobile toy 17 loaded in the cylindrical body 12 can be discharged from the discharge port 12 a.
(Cylinder body 12)
Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the cylinder body 12 viewed from the lower surface side.
The base 20 is formed long in the left-right direction. A cylindrical body 12 is attached to a center portion of the base 20 in the lateral direction so that a center axis thereof extends vertically. The cylindrical body 12 is configured to be rotatable about a central axis. The cylindrical body 12 is formed by coupling several small pieces having an arc shape in plan view at the same height as the cylindrical body 12 in the circumferential direction.
A discharge port 12a (see fig. 1) for discharging the toy car 17 to the outside is formed at a predetermined position in the circumferential direction at the lower portion of the cylindrical body 12, and a discharge port 12b (see fig. 2) having the same shape and for discharging the toy car 17 to the outside is formed at a position facing the discharge port 12a with the center axis therebetween. A seal 12c on which a liquid crystal display is drawn is attached to the outer surface of the upper portion of the discharge port 12a of the cylindrical body 12, and a police emblem 12d is engraved on the outer surface of the upper portion of the discharge port 12b of the cylindrical body 12.
Further, a slope 20a for biasing the automobile toy 17 discharged from the discharge port 12a or 12b is provided on the front side of the center portion in the left-right direction of the base 20.
(appearance)
On the left and right sides of the base 20, 1 garage 21 is provided through the cylinder body 12. Each garage 21 has a parking space for parking one of the toys 17 in each of the lower and upper portions thereof. A discharge port 21a is provided in front of a lower parking space of each garage 21, and a movable parking platform 21b is disposed in the lower parking space. The parking platform 21b is rotatably attached via a shaft (not shown) extending in the left-right direction, and can be rotated to obtain a state in which the upper surface is horizontal and a state in which the upper surface is inclined so as to descend toward the front. The parking platform 21b is normally in a state where the upper surface is horizontal, and the toy car 17 can be parked. On the other hand, by pressing the discharge button 21c of the garage 21 downward, the parking platform 21b can be tilted to discharge the toy car 17 forward. The rear surface of each garage 21 is open, and the automobile toy 17 placed in the upper parking space can be placed or removed from the rear surface side.
A door (movable member) 14 is provided at a portion above the discharge port 21a of each garage 21. The door 14 can be opened and closed by being rotated about an outer shaft extending in the vertical direction, and is biased toward the open position by a torsion spring, not shown. On the back side of each closed door 14, a movable slope (movable member) 15 in a standing state is held in a sandwiched state between the door 14 and the front wall of the garage 21. As shown in fig. 7, 1 support rod 15a is attached to each of the left and right sides of the lower end of each of the movable slopes 15 that stand up, and the base end of each support rod 15a is pivotally supported by the garage 21. The standing movable slope 15 is sandwiched between the door 14 and the front wall of the garage 21 at an angle that the door 14 falls due to its own weight when opened. Alternatively, the movable slope 15 may be biased in the tilting direction by a torsion spring or the like. The movable slope 15 forms a long slope in cooperation with short slopes 20b provided on the left and right sides of the base 20 when tilted.
The cylindrical body 12 is provided with a top portion 24. The roof 24 is connected to the left and right garages 21. Further, passages 25 extending so as to bypass the rear of the roof 24 are detachably provided in the roofs of the left and right garages 21. A slope 26 for pushing up the automobile toy 17 to the passage 25 is detachably connected to the right end of the passage 25.
The roof of the ceiling portion 24 is provided with a rotation button 10, a power supply button 16a, a sound button 16b, a sound emitting hole 13a, and a light emitting portion 11 (fig. 3) made of a light transmitting member.
(spiral slope 30)
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the spiral slope 30 and the base 20 as viewed from the front surface side.
A helical ramp 30 is provided on the inside of the cylinder 12 to form a track. The center axis of the spiral slope 30 extends in the vertical direction and coincides with the center axis of the cylinder 12. The helical ramp 30 extends from the height of the roof of the garage 21 to the height of the upper surface of the base 20. The upper end of the spiral slope 30 is connected to the passage 25, and the toy car 17 can be introduced from the passage 25, and the lower end of the spiral slope 30 is connected to the slope 20a, and the toy car 17 can be discharged to the slope 20 a. The width of the spiral slope 30 is set to a width that allows one of the automobile toys 17 to pass through.
The length of the spiral slope 30 is set to a length that allows a plurality of the automobile toys 17 to be placed simultaneously. A stopper (locking member) 31 is provided near the lower end of the spiral slope 30, and the lowermost automobile toy 17 is locked by the stopper 31, whereby a plurality of automobile toys 17 can be continuously stopped in a line on the spiral slope 30.
The lower end of the spiral slope 30 becomes a track constituted by a horizontal flat portion 33. The flat portion 33 constitutes a part of the spiral slope 30, but may be integrally formed with the slope portion of the spiral slope 30 or may be integrally formed with the base 20. The flat portion 33 faces the discharge port 12a or the discharge port 12b when the cylinder body 12 rotates half a revolution. The flat 33 is horizontal or has a downward slope towards the slope 20 a. Further, in the flat portion 33, a wall 32 for directing the automobile toy 17 toward the movable front is formed in the flat portion 33. Further, when the discharge port 12a or the discharge port 12b is located on the rear side, it is blocked by the outer wall 30a of the spiral slope 30.
(rotation driving mechanism for cylinder 12)
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the first ring 40 and the driving unit 41 viewed from the upper surface side.
A first ring 40 is fitted inside the upper end of the cylindrical body 12. An annular rising wall 40a concentric with the first ring 40 is provided on the inner peripheral side of the upper surface of the first ring 40, and a gear 40b is formed on the outer periphery of the annular rising wall 40a over the entire circumferential area. On the other hand, a drive unit 41 is provided at the top portion 24. The driving unit 41 constitutes a driving device, and is formed by assembling 1 housing with a motor 41a and a gear mechanism for transmitting motor power to the first ring 40. An output gear 41b is attached to a shaft projecting downward from the housing. The output gear 41b meshes with the gear 40 b. As a result, when the motor 41a is operated, the first ring 40 and the cylindrical body 12 rotate via the output gear 41 b.
(opening/closing mechanism of door 14)
Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing an opening and closing mechanism of the door 14.
The door (movable member) 14 is movable between a closed state and an open state.
The opening and closing mechanism of the door 14 is provided in 1 on each of the left and right sides. Since the left and right opening/closing mechanisms are bilaterally symmetrical, one will be described, and the other will not be described.
A locked piece 14a is provided at a free end of the door 14. On the other hand, the top portion 24 is provided with a lock lever 44 that rotates about a shaft 44a extending in the vertical direction. The locking lever 44 is formed with a locking piece 44 b. One end of the coil spring 44c is hooked on the lock lever 44, and the lock lever 44 is biased in a direction approaching the door 14. When the door 14 is closed, the locking piece 44b slides on the locked piece 14a, and the locking lever 44 rotates against the biasing force of the coil spring 44 c. At a position where the engaged piece 14a exceeds the locking piece 44b, the locking piece 44b locks the engaged piece 14a by the biasing force of the coil spring 44c, and the door 14 is held in a closed state.
Further, a projecting piece 44d is provided on the lower side of the locking lever 44. The projecting piece 44d abuts against the inner peripheral surface of a rising wall 40c standing upright on the outer peripheral side of the upper surface of the first ring 40. The inner peripheral surface constitutes a cam surface, and the ridge portion 40d is formed at 2 locations in the circumferential direction. When the projecting piece 44d comes into sliding contact with the ridge portion 40d, the locking lever 44 rotates in a direction against the urging force of the coil spring 44c, and the locking of the locked piece 14a by the locking piece 44b is released at the timing when the apex of the ridge portion 40d comes into sliding contact with the projecting piece 44 d. The release of the locking is performed when the lower end of the spiral slope 30 coincides with the discharge ports 12a and 12 b. That is, the unlocking of the locking is performed, for example, before the lower end of the spiral slope 30 coincides with the discharge ports 12a and 12b, or while the lower end of the spiral slope 30 coincides with the discharge ports 12a and 12 b. Alternatively, the release of the locking may be performed during half a rotation of the cylindrical body 12. In this case, when the rotation of the cylindrical body 12 is stopped at a portion where the lower end portion of the spiral slope 30 coincides with the discharge ports 12a and 12b, there is a possibility that the apex of the peak portion 40d and the protruding piece 44d still come into sliding contact after the rotation of the cylindrical body 12 is stopped. At this time, even if the door 14 and the movable slope 15 are returned to the initial state, the locking piece 44b cannot lock the engaged piece 14 a. Therefore, in order to instantaneously release the sliding contact between the apex of the peak 40d and the protruding piece 44d after the release of the locking, the shapes of the peak 40d and the protruding piece 44d are studied, or the widths of the discharge ports 12a and 12b are enlarged so that the lower end of the spiral slope 30 and the discharge ports 12a and 12b are matched within a wide range to some extent, and even when the cylinder body 12 is stopped at a position slightly rotated after the release of the locking, the lower end of the spiral slope 30 and the discharge ports 12a and 12b can be matched.
When the engagement of the engaged piece 14a by the engaging piece 44b is released and the holding of the closed state of the door 14 is released, the door 14 is opened by a torsion spring, not shown, hooked on the door 14. Then, as the door 14 is opened, the movable slope 15 falls down.
In addition, only 1 peak portion 40d may be provided in the first ring 40. The 2 peak portions 44d may not be located at opposing positions with respect to the center of the first ring 40.
(discharge mechanism of automobile toy 17)
Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the discharge mechanism.
The car toy 17 accumulated in the cylindrical body 12 is discharged by operating the stopper (locking portion) 31. In the embodiment, the stopper 31 is operated by both manual operation and electric operation.
First, the stopper 31 is operated manually by pressing the button 18.
The button 18 is disposed beside the ramp 20 a. The button 18 is configured to move up and down about a horizontal axis 18 a. A pressing piece 18b is formed on the button 18. On the other hand, the stopper 31 is configured to be rotatable in the vertical direction about a horizontal shaft 31a near the push button 18, and is biased in a direction protruding upward from the track surface of the spiral slope 30 by a coil spring 31 b. A pressed piece 31c that abuts the pressing piece 18b from below is formed at the base end portion of the stopper 31. As a result, when the push button 18 is pushed, the pushing piece 18b pushes the pushed piece 31c downward, whereby the stopper 31 descends against the biasing force of the coil spring 31b, the locking of the automobile toy 17 is released, and the automobile toy 17 is discharged.
The stopper 31 is electrically operated by the rotation of the cylindrical body 12.
That is, as shown in fig. 4, the second ring 45 is fitted to the lower end of the cylindrical body 12. The lower surface of the second ring 45 is provided with a cam portion 45a which is slid and contacted 1 time with the upper surface of the push button 18 by 1 rotation to press the push button 18 downward. When the cam peak 45a contacts the stopper 31 by the rotation of the cylindrical body 12, the stopper 31 is lowered against the biasing force of the coil spring 31b, the locking of the automobile toy 17 is released, and the automobile toy 17 is discharged. In this case, it is preferable to discharge all the automobile toys 17 placed on the spiral slope 30. In this case, since it takes time for all the toy cars 17 to be discharged, the rotation of the cylindrical body 12 needs to be stopped when the lower end portion of the spiral slope 30 matches the discharge port 12b, although it depends on the width of the discharge port 12 and the number of discharge units per unit time.
(exposure means of light emitting part 11)
Fig. 9 (a) is a perspective view showing an exposure mechanism of the light-emitting part 11 in a state where the light-emitting part 11 is covered, and fig. 9 (B) is a perspective view showing an exposure mechanism of the light-emitting part 11 in a state where the light-emitting part 11 is exposed.
When the rotation button 10 is pressed, the cover 50 is detached to expose the light emitting part 11, and when the cover 50 is closed, the light emitting part 11 is covered.
That is, the rotary knob 10 can be rotated up and down about the shaft 10 a. A claw 10b is provided upright near the base end of the rotation button 10, and the rotation button 10 is biased upward by a coil spring 10 c. On the other hand, the cover 50 covering the light emitting section 11 has a curved shape and can rotate up and down about an axis 50a parallel to the axis 10 a. When the cover 50 is at the lowered position, the engaged portion 50b is engaged with the claw 10b of the rotation button 10 to hold the position ((a) in fig. 9). In this state, the light emitting unit 11 is covered with the cover 50. In this state, when the rotation button 10 is pressed, the claw 10B is disengaged from the engaged piece 50B, and is sprung up by the urging force of a torsion spring (not shown), and the light emitting portion 11 is exposed ((B) in fig. 9).
(control structure)
Fig. 10 is a block diagram showing a control structure of the discharging toy 100.
The discharge toy 100 is provided with a control device 60. The control device 60 is connected with the driving unit 41, the audio output unit 13, the light output unit 61, the switches 62a, 62b, and 62c, and the rotation detection unit 63.
The driving unit 41 is for rotating the cylindrical body 12. The sound output unit 13 includes a speaker disposed below the sound emitting hole 13 a. The light output section 61 includes an LED provided inside the light emitting section 11. The switch 62a is provided corresponding to the rotation button 10, the switch 62b is provided corresponding to the power supply button 16a, and the switch 62c is provided corresponding to the sound button 16 b. The rotation detecting unit 63 is configured to include, for example, a paddle switch that is turned on and off by a cam surface formed on the cylindrical body 12. The rotation detecting unit 63 may directly or indirectly detect the rotation angle of the cylindrical body 12.
The control device 60 includes a central processing unit and a storage device, and a predetermined operation program and various data are stored in the storage device. Then, the central processing unit executes the operation program stored in the storage unit, and controls each unit in accordance with the operation program and the data.
When the rotation button 10 is pressed to turn on the switch 62b in the power-on state, the control device 60 receives the signal, and operates the motor 41a of the driving unit 41 to rotate the cylindrical body 12 counterclockwise in a plan view. At this time, when the discharge port on the front surface side of the discharge toy 100 is switched from 12a to 12b, the control device 60 outputs a sound for commanding an emergency start or a siren for a patrol car from the sound output unit 13. Further, the control device 60 controls the LEDs of the light output section 61 to cause the light emitting section 11 to blink at predetermined intervals. In this way, the controller 60 stops the operation of the motor 41a when receiving the signal from the rotation detector 63, that is, when the cylindrical body 12 rotates half a revolution. When the sound button 16b is pressed, different sounds are output according to the outlets 12a and 12b located on the front surface side. At this time, the controller 60 controls the LEDs of the light output section 61 to light the light emitting section 11, and the light can be visually recognized through the left and right windows of the cover 50.
(modification example)
While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the above embodiment, one of the 2 discharge ports 12a and 12b is used as the discharge port for automatic discharge, but both of the 2 discharge ports 12a and 12b may be used as the discharge ports for automatic discharge. In this case, in order to fill the automobile toy 17, when the rotation of the cylindrical body 12 is stopped at a portion where the lower end portion of the spiral slope 30 coincides with the discharge ports 12a and 12b, it is preferable that the cylindrical body 12 can be stopped at other portions. The number of discharge ports for automatic discharge is not limited to 2.
In the above embodiment, the case of imitating a patrol car has been described as the automobile toy 17, but the automobile toy can be applied to a fire-fighting automobile, a taxi, a carrier, and other automobile toys.
In the above embodiment, the cylindrical body 12 is rotated electrically, but the automobile toy 17 may be discharged by manually rotating it.
In the above embodiment, the door 14 and the movable slope 15 are operated when the discharge ports 12a and 12b coincide with the flat portion 33 of the spiral slope 30, but the door 14 and the movable slope 15 may be operated only when the discharge port 12a for automatic discharge coincides with the flat portion 33 of the spiral slope 30.
Further, although the stopper (locking member) 31 is provided to lock the lowermost automobile toy 17 in the above-described embodiment, the lowermost automobile toy 17 may be locked in advance by abutting against the inner wall (locking portion) of the cylindrical body 12, and the locking of the automobile toy 17 may be released when the discharge port 12b comes, and the automobile toy 17 may be discharged.
In the above embodiment, the cylindrical body 12 is rotated by half a revolution each time the rotation button 10 is pressed by the switch 62a which performs the alternate operation, but the cylindrical body 12 may be rotated while the rotation button 10 is pressed by the switch which performs the momentary operation.
In the above embodiment, the cylindrical body 12 is used as a member surrounding the spiral slope 30, but the shape is not limited as long as the cylindrical body is a surrounding body that can surround the spiral slope 30 and has a discharge port that can be rotated to be aligned with the lower end portion of the spiral slope 30 and discharge the automobile toy 17.