HK1130722B - Toy - Google Patents

Description

Toy (A)

Technical Field

The invention relates to a toy, in particular to a toy which deforms under the action of magnetic force.

Background

Conventionally, toys that exhibit various play effects by magnetic force have been proposed and put into practical use. For example, a toy including a doll provided with a permanent magnet and a case body provided with a magnetic body, which is developed by a magnetic force, has been proposed (for example, see patent document 1). When the doll approaches the case body, the magnet provided on the doll attracts the magnetic body provided on the case body, thereby automatically unfolding the case body and opening the door.

Patent document 1: japanese examined patent publication (Kokoku) No. 6-160

The conventional magnetically-expandable toy (for example, a toy of a case body) described in patent document 1 requires a mechanism operated by magnetic force to be incorporated therein, and since the toy is used in a state of being placed in a specific place, the shape and size of the toy are rarely limited in design.

The shooting game is a game in which a launcher for launching a magnetically-expandable toy is used to make the toy travel on a walking toy provided with a track and various traps, and when such a shooting game is to be developed, miniaturization and improvement in shape of the toy itself are required, and at this time, the following problems arise.

That is, in order to miniaturize the magnetic force expansion toy, it is necessary to design both (1) a space for housing various mechanisms operated by magnetic force and (2) a space for housing the expanded portion, but it is difficult to design the small toy so as to secure both of the spaces. Further, in order to enable a shooting game using a magnetic force expansion type toy, it is necessary to form the toy into a freely rotatable shape (for example, a spherical shape), but it is very difficult to design the toy into a compact size while adopting such a freely rotatable shape, and the prior art has not yet been realized.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toy which can be freely rotated and which can significantly improve the commercial value of the toy and give a player a fresh surprise and an intellectual excitement.

In order to achieve the above object, a toy of the present invention includes an outer structure configured to be transformed from a 1 st shape to a 2 nd shape which are rotatable, and an inner structure housed inside the outer structure, wherein the outer structure includes an outer engagement portion and a transforming means for transforming the outer structure from the 1 st shape to the 2 nd shape; the inner structure has a magnetic body which moves by magnetic force applied from the outside of the toy, an inner locking part which moves in conjunction with the movement of the magnetic body, and a force applying unit which applies force for moving or rotating the inner locking part in a specific direction; under the condition that no magnetic force is applied from the outside of the toy, the locking state of the inner locking part and the outer locking part which move or rotate along a specific direction is realized by the force of the force application unit, and the 1 st shape of the external structure body is maintained; on the other hand, when a magnetic force is applied from the outside of the toy, the magnetic body and the internal locking portion move or rotate against the force of the biasing means, the locked state of the internal locking portion and the external locking portion is released, and the external structure is deformed from the 1 st shape to the 2 nd shape by the deforming means.

According to this configuration, when no magnetic force is applied from the outside of the toy, the inner locking portion and the outer locking portion that move or rotate in a specific direction are locked by the force of the biasing means, and the outer structure maintains the freely rotatable shape 1 (for example, a substantially spherical shape). On the other hand, when a magnetic force is applied from the outside of the toy, the magnetic body and the internal locking portion move or rotate against the force of the biasing means, the locked state of the internal locking portion and the external locking portion is released, and the external structure is deformed from the 1 st shape to the 2 nd shape by the deforming means.

That is, the toy can maintain the 1 st shape freely rotatable unless a force (magnetic force) attracting the magnetic body is applied from the outside of the toy. Therefore, for example, a game such as a shooting game in which the toy of the present invention is caused to travel on a traveling toy can be realized. Further, by applying a magnetic force from the outside of the toy, the magnetic body and the internal locking portion inside the toy move or rotate, and the locked state between the internal locking portion of the internal structure and the external locking portion of the external structure is released, so that the toy can be freely transformed from the 1 st shape to the 2 nd shape. Thus, for example, by arranging the magnet at a specific position of the walking toy, the toy walking on the walking toy in the 1 st shape that can freely rotate can be suddenly deformed into another shape (the 2 nd shape) at the specific position. Further, the mechanism for transforming the toy from the 1 st shape to the 2 nd shape is relatively simple, and therefore, the toy 1 can be miniaturized. As a result, the commercial value of the toy can be significantly increased, and the player can be given a fresh surprise and an intellectual excitement.

In the above toy, an internal locking portion may be employed which moves linearly between the center position and the surface vicinity position of the toy integrally with the magnetic body. In this case, a biasing means for applying a force for moving the internal locking portion from the position near the surface of the toy to the center position may be employed.

In the toy, a 1 st inner rotating part that rotates integrally with the magnetic body around a 1 st inner rotating shaft and a 2 nd inner rotating part that rotates around a 2 nd inner rotating shaft in conjunction with the rotation of the 1 st inner rotating part may be provided as the inner structure. In this case, an internal locking portion that rotates integrally with the 2 nd internal rotation portion may be employed, and a force applying unit that applies a force for rotating the 2 nd internal rotation portion and the internal locking portion in a specific direction may also be employed.

In the toy, the 1 st outer rotating member that rotates about the 1 st outer rotating shaft and the 2 nd outer rotating member that rotates about the 2 nd outer rotating shaft may be provided as the outer structures. In this case, as the deforming means, a rotating means that applies a force for rotating the 1 st and 2 nd outer rotating members may be used. Further, the following structure may be adopted: when magnetic force is applied from the outside of the toy to release the locked state of the inner locking portion and the outer locking portion, the 1 st outer rotating member and the 2 nd outer rotating member are rotated in this order.

In the toy, it is preferable that the following structure is adopted: the outer structure is configured to be freely restored from a 2 nd shape to a 1 st shape, and is configured as follows: when the shape is freely restored from the 2 nd shape to the 1 st shape, the locked state of the internal locking portion and the external locking portion can be realized, and the 1 st shape of the external structure is maintained again.

With this configuration, even when the toy is deformed from the 1 st shape to the 2 nd shape by the magnetic force, the toy can be restored to the 1 st shape which is freely rotatable and reused, and thus a game such as a shooting game can be repeatedly played.

According to the present invention, since the magnetically expandable toy can be freely rotated, the commercial value of the toy can be significantly increased, and a player can be given a fresh surprise and an intellectual excitement.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a toy according to embodiment 1 of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the toy of figure 1 in a pre-deformed state.

Figure 3 is a front view of the toy of figure 1 in a pre-deformed state.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the toy of figure 1 in a pre-deformed state.

Figure 5A is a partial cross-sectional view of the portion V-V of figure 2 of the toy shown in figure 1 (shown prior to deformation).

Figure 5B is a partial cross-sectional view of the portion V-V of figure 2 of the toy of figure 1 (shown in a deformed state).

Figure 6A is a partial cross-sectional view (illustrating a pre-deformation state) of the portion VI-VI of figure 3 of the toy of figure 1.

Figure 6B is a partial cross-sectional view (shown in a deformed state) of the portion VI-VI of figure 3 of the toy of figure 1.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the toy of figure 1 in a deformed state.

Fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a toy according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a top view of the toy of figure 8 in a pre-deformed state.

Figure 10 is a front view of the toy of figure 8 in a pre-deformed state.

Figure 11 is a perspective view of the toy of figure 8 in a pre-deformed state.

Fig. 12A is a partial cross-sectional view of section XII-XII of fig. 10 of the toy of fig. 8 (shown prior to deformation).

Fig. 12B is a partial cross-sectional view of section XII-XII of fig. 10 of the toy of fig. 8 (illustrating a state during deformation).

Fig. 13 is a left side view showing a deformed state of the toy of fig. 8.

Fig. 14 is a plan view showing a deformed state of the toy shown in fig. 8.

Fig. 15 is a perspective view showing a deformed state of the toy of fig. 8.

Description of the reference symbols

1. 1a … toy; 3 … upper part (2 nd outer rotating part); 4-7 … side members (1 st external rotation member); 4A, 4B … central rotating member (1 st outer rotating member); 5a … connecting the rotating member (1 st outer rotating member); 7A, 7B … side turning members (2 nd outer turning member); 5c, 7c, 5Aa … external locking portions; 8a … inner rotating member (1 st inner rotating part); 10a … turning locking member (2 nd inner turning part); 10c, 10Ac … internal locking parts; 11. 9a … magnet (magnetic body); 12. 11a … spring (urging means); 20 … rotary shaft (2 nd outer rotary shaft); 21. 22 … rotary shaft (1 st outer rotary shaft); 30. 31, 32 spring (deformation unit, rotation unit)

Detailed Description

(embodiment 1)

The toy 1 according to embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 7. The toy 1 of the present embodiment is deformed by magnetic force from a freely rotatable spherical shape (1 st shape: fig. 2 to 4) to an imaginary figure shape (2 nd shape: fig. 7) indicative of "evil angel".

First, the structure of the toy 1 of the present embodiment will be explained.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the toy 1 is composed of an outer structure disposed outside the toy 1 and formed into a spherical shape as a whole, and an inner structure housed inside the outer structure. The outer structure has a lower member 2 constituting a lower portion of the toy 1, an upper member 3 constituting an upper portion of the toy 1, 4 side members 4 to 7 constituting a ring-shaped portion of a vertically central region of the toy 1, and the like. The internal structure further includes: a front member 8 disposed at a front position inside the toy 1 and constituting a front portion of the character, a rear member 9 disposed at a rear position inside the toy 1 and constituting a rear portion of the character, an engaging member 10 disposed between the front member 8 and the rear member 9, a magnet 11 fixed below the engaging member 10, a spring 12 applying a force for moving the engaging member 10 upward, support members 13, 14 disposed at right and left rear portions of the rear member 9 and supporting the side members 4 to 7, and the like.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, etc., the lower member 2 of the outer structure has a thin hemispherical shape in which a part of a sphere is cut off, and the outer surface thereof forms a part (lower portion) of the spherical shape. As shown in fig. 1 and 5, a circular through hole 2a is provided in the center of the lower member 2. The engaging member 10, the magnet 11, and the spring 12 of the internal structure are disposed in the internal space of the through hole 2a so as to be linearly movable between the center position and the surface vicinity position of the toy 1, and at this time, as shown in fig. 5, a magnet movement space is formed between the magnet 11 and the surface vicinity of the toy 1. The locking member 10 and the like will be described below.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, etc., the upper member 3 of the outer structure has a thin hemispherical shape in which a part of a sphere is cut off, and the outer surface thereof forms a part of the sphere (upper portion). As shown in fig. 1 and 6, a recess 3a for accommodating the upper portions (the head of a person) of the front member 8 and the rear member 9 is formed in the upper member 3. The upper member 3 has a cutout portion 3b provided at an edge portion thereof as shown in fig. 1 and 2. The rear protruding portion 9a of the rear member 9 of the inner structure is fitted into the notch portion 3 b. Then, as shown in fig. 2, the upper member 3 is rotatably connected to the rear protrusion 9a of the rear member 9 via a rotating shaft 20. At this time, the upper member 3 is urged by the elastic force of the spring 30 disposed between the upper member 3 and the rear member 9 to be rotated upward (i.e., in a direction away from the rear member 9).

As shown in fig. 1 and 6, a projection 3c having an L-shaped cross section is provided at a position facing the notch 3b of the edge portion of the upper member 3, and the projection 3c is locked to the recess 4b of the side member 4. When the side member 4 is closed, as shown in fig. 6A, the convex portion 3c of the upper member 3 is locked with the concave portion 4b of the side member 4, and therefore the upper member 3 does not rotate upward. On the other hand, when the side member 4 is laterally opened, as shown in fig. 6B, the locking state of the convex portion 3c of the upper member 3 and the concave portion 4B of the side member 4 is released, and therefore the upper member 3 is rotated upward by the elastic force of the spring 30.

As shown in fig. 1 and the like, the side members 4 to 7 of the external structure are shell-shaped members having a substantially arc shape and a predetermined thickness and width, and the outer surfaces thereof are combined to form a part of a sphere (an annular portion in the central region in the vertical direction). One end of the side members 4 to 7 is provided with bearing portions 4a to 7 a. In fig. 1, 3, and the like, the bearing portions 4a, 5a of the upper and lower side members 4, 5 disposed on the right side are fitted into the cutout portion 13a of the support member 13 disposed on the right side. The right side members 4 and 5 are connected to the support member 13 via a pivot shaft 21. At this time, the side member 4 is biased to rotate outward (i.e., in the opening direction) by the elastic force of the spring 31 disposed between the side member 4 and the support member 13. On the other hand, in fig. 1, 3, and the like, the bearing portions 6a, 7a of the upper and lower side members 6, 7 disposed on the left side are fitted into the notch portion 14a of the support member 14 disposed on the left side. The left side members 6 and 7 are connected to the support member 14 via a pivot shaft 22. At this time, the side member 6 is biased to rotate outward (i.e., in the opening direction) by the elastic force of the spring 32 disposed between the side member 6 and the support member 14.

In fig. 1, 3, and the like, projecting pieces 5b, 7b are provided above the two left and right side members 5, 7 disposed below. The protruding piece 5b of the right side member 5 disposed below is fitted into a groove portion, not shown, of the right side member 4 disposed above. Thus, when the upper right side member 4 is rotated about the rotation shaft 21 by the elastic force of the spring 31, the lower right side member 5 is rotated integrally with the side member 4. The protruding piece 7b of the left side member 7 disposed below is fitted into a groove portion, not shown, of the left side member 6 disposed above. Thus, when the upper left side member 6 is rotated about the rotation shaft 22 by the elastic force of the spring 32, the lower left side member 7 is rotated integrally with the side member 6.

In fig. 1, 3, and the like, on the inner sides of the left and right side members 5, 7 disposed below, there are provided outer locking portions 5c, 7c in the shape of "コ" that are locked to the left and right inner locking portions 10c, 10c of the locking member 10 of the inner structure, respectively, as shown in fig. 1 and 5. When the magnetic force is not applied to the toy 1 and the locking member 10 of the internal structure is biased upward by the elastic force of the spring 12, as shown in fig. 5A, the external locking portion 5c of the right side member 5 is locked to the right internal locking portion 10c of the locking member 10 and the external locking portion 7c of the left side member 7 is locked to the left internal locking portion 10c of the locking member 10, so that the side members 5 and 7 do not rotate outward. On the other hand, when the magnetic force is applied to the toy 1 to move the locking member 10 of the internal structure downward, as shown in fig. 5B, the locked state between the internal locking portions 10c and 10c of the locking member 10 and the external locking portions 5c and 7c of the side members 5 and 7 is released, and therefore the side members 4 and 6 (and the side members 5 and 7 that rotate simultaneously therewith) are rotated outward by the elastic force of the springs 31 and 32.

The side members 4 to 7 of the external structure correspond to the 1 st external rotation member in the present invention, and the rotation shafts 21 and 22 correspond to the 1 st external rotation shaft in the present invention. The upper member 3 corresponds to the 2 nd external rotation member in the present invention, and the rotation shaft 20 corresponds to the 2 nd external rotation shaft in the present invention. The spring 30 for applying a force for rotating the upper member 3 and the springs 31 and 32 for applying forces for rotating the side members 4 to 7 correspond to the rotating means and the deforming means in the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1, 5, etc., the front member 8 and the rear member 9 of the inner structure are disposed above the lower member 2 of the outer structure, and are joined together by screws 40 to constitute the main body and the head of the person. As shown in fig. 5, a space is formed in the body portion formed by joining the front member 8 and the rear member 9, and the locking member 10 is housed in the space so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The space is formed from the center position of the toy 1 toward the side near the surface of the toy 1 so as to communicate with the internal space of the through hole 2a of the lower member 2, and the space and the magnet 11 are arranged almost on a straight line. Support members 13 and 14 are attached to the right and left rear sides of the rear member 9.

As shown in fig. 1, 5 and the like, the locking member 10 of the inner structure is substantially T-shaped, and has left and right extending portions 10a extending in the left-right direction and a tapered cylindrical portion 10b extending downward from a central portion of the left and right extending portions 10 a. Inner locking portions 10c, 10c are provided at both ends of the left and right extending portions 10 a. A magnet 11 is fixed to the lower end of the tapered cylindrical portion 10 b. The internal locking portions 10c, 10c are locked to the external locking portions 5c, 7c of the external structure, respectively. As shown in fig. 5, the magnet 11 is disposed near the surface of the toy 1 (the surface of the lower member 2 of the external structure). As shown in fig. 5, the lower end of the spring 12 is supported by a support portion 2b provided in the through hole 2a of the lower member 2, and the spring 12 is for applying an elastic force for pushing up the outer peripheral surface of the tapered cylindrical portion 10b of the locking member 10 upward. The magnet 11 corresponds to a magnetic body in the present invention, and the spring 12 corresponds to a biasing means in the present invention.

Next, a description will be given of a deformation operation of the toy 1 according to the present embodiment.

When no magnetic body such as metal exists in the vicinity of the magnet 11 of the internal structure of the toy 1, the magnet 11 does not move by the magnetic force, and the state in which the locking member 10 is pressed from the outside of the toy 1 to the center by the elastic force of the spring 12 of the internal structure is maintained. In this state, as shown in fig. 5A, the outer locking portions 5c, 7c of the outer structure are locked with the left and right inner locking portions 10c, 10c of the locking member 10 of the inner structure, and the spherical shape (1 st shape) of the outer structure is maintained as shown in fig. 2 to 4.

On the other hand, as shown in fig. 5B, when a magnetic body (metal-embedded card M) such as a metal exists in the vicinity of the magnet 11 of the internal structure of the toy 1, a magnetic force is applied to attract the magnet 11 and the magnetic body to each other. Due to this magnetic force, the magnet 11 and the locking member 10 of the inner structure of the toy 1 move integrally from the central portion of the toy 1 toward the outside against the elastic force of the spring 12, and thus the locked state of the left and right inner locking portions 10c, 10c of the locking member 10 of the inner structure and the outer locking portions 5c, 7c of the outer structure is released.

As a result, the outer structure is deformed into the figure shape (2 nd shape) shown in fig. 7 by the elastic force of the springs 30, 31, 32. At this time, first, when the locked state between the inner locking portions 10c, 10c and the outer locking portions 5c, 7c is released, the side members 4 to 7 are rotated by the elastic force of the springs 31, 32. Then, due to the rotation of the side members 4 to 7, as shown in fig. 6B, the locking state of the convex portion 3c of the upper member 3 and the concave portion 4B of the side member 4 is released, and therefore the upper member 3 is rotated upward by the elastic force of the spring 30.

In order to restore the shape of the toy 1 from the figure shape (2 nd shape) to the spherical shape (1 st shape), the upper member 3 of the outer structure is first rotated downward against the elastic force of the spring 30. Then, the side members 4 to 7 of the external structure are rotated toward the front center against the elastic forces of the springs 31 and 32, the convex portion 3c of the upper member 3 and the concave portion 4b of the side member 4 are locked, and the external locking portions 5c and 7c of the external structure are locked to the internal locking portions 10c and 10c of the internal structure. By the above operation, the spherical shape of the outer structure of the toy 1 is restored to the spherical shape. The spherical shape of the toy 1 is maintained until the magnetic force is applied again.

In the toy 1 of the embodiment described above, the toy 1 can maintain a freely rotatable spherical shape (shape 1) unless a force (magnetic force) attracting the magnet 11 is applied from the outside of the toy 1. Therefore, for example, a game such as a shooting game can be realized in which the toy 1 of the present embodiment is caused to travel on a traveling toy. Further, by applying a magnetic force from the outside of the toy, the magnet 11 and the locking member 10 inside the toy 1 move, and the locked state between the inner locking portions 10c and 10c of the inner structure and the outer locking portions 5c and 7c of the outer structure is released, so that the toy 1 can be automatically transformed from a spherical shape to a human figure shape (shape 2). Thus, for example, by disposing a magnetic body such as a metal at a specific position of the walking toy, the toy 1 walking on the walking toy in a rotatable spherical shape can be suddenly deformed into another shape (shape 2) at the specific position. Further, since the mechanism for deforming the toy 1 is relatively simple, the toy 1 can be miniaturized. As a result, the commercial value of the toy 1 can be significantly increased, and the player can be given a fresh surprise and an intellectual excitement.

In the toy 1 of the above embodiment, the outer structure is configured to be able to return from the figure shape (2 nd shape) to the spherical shape (1 st shape) freely, and when the outer structure returns to the spherical shape, the locked state between the inner locking portions 10c, 10c and the outer locking portions 5c, 7c is realized, and the spherical shape is maintained again. Therefore, even if the toy 1 is deformed from a spherical shape to a figure shape by magnetic force, the toy 1 can be restored to a freely rotatable spherical shape and reused, and thus a game such as a shooting game can be repeatedly played.

(embodiment 2)

Next, a toy 1A according to embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 8 to 15. The toy 1A of the present embodiment is transformed from a freely rotatable spherical shape (1 st shape: fig. 9 to 11) into an imaginary figure shape (2 nd shape: fig. 13 to 15) indicative of "fierce dragon" by the magnetic force.

First, the structure of the toy 1A of the present embodiment will be described.

As shown in fig. 8 to 11, the toy 1A is composed of an outer structure disposed outside the toy 1A and formed into a spherical shape as a whole, and an inner structure housed inside the outer structure. The external structure has hemispherical constituent members 2A, 2B constituting a hemispherical portion disposed below the toy 1A; foot members 3A, 3B rotatably mounted below the hemispherical portion of the toy 1A; central rotating members 4A, 4B rotatably attached to the center portion above the hemispherical portion of the toy 1A; side turning members 7A, 7B rotatably attached to left and right side portions above the hemispherical portion of the toy 1A. The internal structure includes an internal rotating member 8A rotatably disposed inside the hemispherical portion of the toy 1A, a magnet 9A fixed below the internal rotating member 8A, a rotation locking member 10A that rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the internal rotating member 8A, a spring 11A that applies a force for rotating the rotation locking member 10A in a specific direction, and the like.

As shown in fig. 8, the hemispherical members 2A and 2B of the outer structure have a shape obtained by cutting a hemisphere at the center, and the pair of left and right hemispherical members 2A and 2B are combined and joined together by a screw 40A to form a hemispherical portion. A hollow portion is formed in the hemispherical portion formed of the hemispherical constituent members 2A and 2B, and the internal rotating member 8A, the magnet 9A, the rotation locking member 10A, and the like of the internal structure are housed in the hollow portion. A hole is formed below the hemispherical portion formed by hemispherical structural members 2A and 2B, and magnet 9A is exposed to the outside through this hole. The internal rotating member 8A and the like will be explained below.

The leg members 3A and 3B of the external structure are portions corresponding to the legs of the person, and as shown in fig. 8, 10, and the like, the leg members 3A and 3B of the external structure are rotatably connected to the lower side portions of the hemispherical constituent members 2A and 2B, respectively, via rotation shafts. The player holds a part of it with his fingers and rotates it approximately 180 °, and the foot members 3A, 3B can be used as the feet of the character as shown in fig. 13 and 15. In addition, in the case where the foot members 3A, 3B are not used as the foot portions, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, the outer surfaces of the foot members 3A, 3B constitute a part of a sphere.

As shown in fig. 8 to 10, the central rotating members 4A and 4B of the outer structure are substantially arc-shaped members having a predetermined thickness, and the outer peripheral surfaces thereof form a part of a sphere. As shown in fig. 8, 12 and the like, the central rotating members 4A, 4B are connected to the hemisphere constituting members 2A, 2B via the connecting rotating member 5A. The first shaft support portions 2Aa and 2Ba are provided on the upper portions of the hemispherical constituent members 2A and 2B, and the first shaft support portions 2Aa and 2Ba are rotatably connected to the rotating member 5A via a rotating shaft 20A (fig. 12) in the left-right direction. One end of the connecting rotation member 5A is rotatably connected to the 1 st shaft support portions 2Aa and 2Ba of the hemispherical constituent members 2A and 2B via a rotation shaft 20A. The other end of the connecting rotor 5A is rotatably connected to one end of the central rotor 4A, 4B via a rotating shaft 21A. At this time, the connecting rotary member 5A is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the central rotary members 4A, 4B. The central pivotal members 4A and 4B are biased to pivot rearward by the elastic force of a spring 30A disposed between the linking pivotal member 5A and the central pivotal members 4A and 4B.

As shown in fig. 8 and 12, the coupling rotating member 5A is provided with an L-shaped external locking portion 5Aa that is locked to the internal locking portion 10Ac of the rotating locking member 10A of the internal structure. When the toy 1A is not magnetically urged but the inner locking portion 10Ac of the inner structure is urged to rotate forward by the elastic force of the spring 11A, the outer locking portion 5Aa of the linking and rotating member 5A is locked to the inner locking portion 10Ac as shown in fig. 12A, and therefore the linking and rotating member 5A and the central rotating members 4A and 4B do not rotate upward. On the other hand, when the magnetic force is applied to the toy 1A to rotate the inner locking portion 10Ac of the inner structure rearward, as shown in fig. 12B, the locked state between the inner locking portion 10Ac and the outer locking portion 5Aa is released, and therefore the center rotating members 4A, 4B are rotated rearward by the elastic force of the spring 30A. Then, the outer surfaces of the central rotating members 4A and 4B abut on the convex portions 2Bb provided behind the hemispherical constituent member 2B, and the central rotating members 4A and 4B and the connecting rotating member 5A are pushed upward by the reaction force of the convex portions 2 Bb. The side turning members 7A and 7B are turned by the elastic force of the springs 31A and 31B, and the rear end portions thereof push the center turning members 4A and 4B forward. As a result, the central pivotal members 4A, 4B and the coupling pivotal member 5A are pivoted upward and forward.

Further, an angle member 6A is rotatably connected between the center rotating members 4A and 4B via a rotating shaft 22A. The player holds the tip of the corner piece 6A with fingers and rotates the same by a predetermined angle, whereby the corner piece 6A can be used as the corner of a character as shown in fig. 13 to 15. When the corner member 6A is not used as a corner of a person, the outer surface of the corner member 6A forms a part of a sphere as shown in fig. 9 to 11.

As shown in fig. 8 to 11, the lateral turning members 7A and 7B of the external structure have a shape obtained by cutting a hemisphere at the center, and are slightly smaller than the hemisphere constituting members 2A and 2B. As shown in fig. 8 and 14, the side rotating members 7A and 7B are rotatably connected to upper portions of the hemisphere constituting members 2A and 2B. The 2 nd shaft support portions 2Ac and 2Bc are provided on the upper portions of the hemisphere constituting members 2A and 2B, and the 2 nd shaft support portions 2Ac and 2Bc are rotatably connected to the side rotating members 7A and 7B via vertical rotating shafts 23A and 23B, respectively. One end portions of the side rotating members 7A and 7B are rotatably connected to the 2 nd shaft support portions 2Ac and 2Bc of the hemisphere constituting members 2A and 2B via the rotating shafts 23A and 23B. At this time, the lateral turning members 7A and 7B are biased to turn rearward by the elastic force of the springs 31A and 31B disposed between the lateral turning members 7A and 7B and the hemispherical constituent members 2A and 2B.

When no magnetic force is applied to the toy 1A and the central rotary members 4A and 4B and the coupling rotary member 5A do not rotate, the rear end portions of the side rotary members 7A and 7B abut against the rear end portions of the central rotary members 4A and 4B as shown in fig. 12A, and therefore the side rotary members 7A and 7B do not rotate. On the other hand, when the central pivotal members 4A and 4B are pivoted upward by applying a magnetic force to the toy 1A, gaps are formed behind the rear end portions of the central pivotal members 4A and 4B so that the rear end portions of the side pivotal members 7A and 7B can enter, and therefore, the rotation of the side pivotal members 7A and 7B is allowed. The central turning members 4A, 4B, which are pressed forward by the rear end portions of the side turning members 7A, 7B, turn upward and forward.

The central rotating members 4A and 4B and the coupling rotating member 5A of the outer structure correspond to the 1 st outer rotating member in the present invention, and the rotating shafts 20A and 21A correspond to the 1 st outer rotating shaft in the present invention. The side turning members 7A and 7B correspond to the 2 nd external turning member in the present invention, and the turning shafts 23A and 23B correspond to the 2 nd external turning shaft in the present invention. The spring 30A that applies a force for rotating the center rotating members 4A and 4B and the springs 31A and 31B that apply a force for rotating the side rotating members 7A and 7B correspond to the rotating means and the deforming means in the present invention.

As shown in fig. 8, 12, and the like, the inner rotating member 8A of the inner structure includes: a large cylindrical part 8 Aa; an extension portion 8Ab provided to extend in one direction from the large cylindrical portion 8 Aa; and 2 protruding pieces 8Ac, 8Ac provided so as to extend from the large cylindrical portion 8Aa in a direction substantially perpendicular to the extending direction of the extending portion 8 Ab. The large cylindrical portion 8Aa of the inner rotating member 8A is connected to a rotating shaft portion 2Bb provided inside the hemisphere constituting member 2B by a screw 40B. Accordingly, the inner rotating member 8A is rotatable about a rotation axis in the left-right direction (1 st inner rotation axis). Further, the magnet 9A is fixed to the lower end of the extension portion 8Ab of the inner rotor 8A. As shown in fig. 12, the magnet 9A is disposed near the surface of the toy 1A (the surface of the hemispherical constituent members 2A, 2B of the external structure). As shown in fig. 12, a space for rotating the magnet 9A is provided between the magnet 9A and the vicinity of the surface of the toy 1A, and the space and the magnet 9A are substantially aligned with each other from the center position of the toy 1A to the vicinity of the surface of the toy 1A.

As shown in fig. 8, 12 and the like, the turning locking member 10A of the internal structure includes: the small cylindrical portion 10Aa, a protrusion 10Ab provided so as to protrude in one direction from the small cylindrical portion 10Aa, and an L-shaped inner engagement portion 10Ac provided so as to extend in the opposite direction to the protrusion 10Ab from the small cylindrical portion 10 Aa. The small cylindrical portion 10Aa of the turning locking member 10A is connected to an inner shaft support portion 2Be provided inside the hemisphere constituting member 2B by a pin 50A. Accordingly, the rotation locking member 10A is rotatable about the horizontal rotation axis (2 nd inner rotation axis). At this time, the rotation locking member 10A is biased to rotate in a specific direction (the direction in which the upper inner locking portion 10Ac rotates forward) by the elastic force of the spring 11A disposed between the rotation locking member 10A and the hemispherical component member 2B. As shown in fig. 12, the projection 10Ab of the turning locking member 10A is swingably fitted between the 2 projecting pieces 8Ac, 8Ac of the inner turning member 8A. The inner locking portion 10Ac of the inner rotating member 8A is locked to the outer locking portion 5Aa of the connecting rotating member 5A of the external structure. The inner rotating member gA of the inner structure corresponds to the 1 st inner rotating portion in the present invention, the rotation locking member 10A corresponds to the 2 nd inner rotating portion in the present invention, and the spring 11A corresponds to the biasing means in the present invention.

Next, a description will be given of a deformation operation of the toy 1A of the present embodiment.

When no magnetic body such as metal is present near the magnet 9A of the internal structure of the toy 1A, the magnet 9A does not move by the magnetic force, and the state in which the rotating locking member 10A is biased in a specific direction (the direction in which the upper internal locking portion 10Ac rotates forward) by the elastic force of the spring 11A of the internal structure is maintained. In this state, as shown in fig. 12A, the outer locking portion 5Aa of the connecting rotating member 5A of the outer structure is locked to the inner locking portion 10Ac of the rotating locking member 10A of the inner structure, and the spherical shape of the outer structure shown in fig. 9 to 11 is maintained.

On the other hand, as shown in fig. 12B, when a magnetic body (metal-embedded card M) such as metal exists in the vicinity of the magnet 9A of the internal structure of the toy 1A, a magnetic force is applied to attract the magnet 9A and the magnetic body to each other. Thereby, the magnet 9A and the internal rotating member 8A of the internal structure of the toy 1A rotate integrally in the direction of R1 in fig. 12. When the inner rotating member 8A is thus rotated, the protrusion 10Ab of the rotation locking member 10A fitted into the 2 protruding pieces 8Ac, 8Ac of the inner rotating member 8A swings forward, and the rotation locking member 10A rotates in the direction of R2 in fig. 12, so that the locked state of the inner locking portion 10Ac of the rotation locking member 10A and the outer locking portion 5Aa of the coupling rotating member 5A is released.

As a result, the outer structure is deformed into the human figure shape (2 nd shape) as shown in fig. 13 to 15 by the elastic force of the springs 30A, 31B. At this time, first, if the locked state between the internal locking portion 10Ac and the external locking portion 5Aa is released, the center pivot members 4A and 4B and the coupling pivot member 5A are pivoted by the elastic force of the spring 30A. Then, since the rotation of the side members 7A and 7B is allowed by the rotation of the center rotating members 4A and 4B, the side members 7A and 7B are rotated rearward by the elastic force of the springs 31A and 31B.

When the shape of the toy 1A is restored from the figure shape (2 nd shape) to the spherical shape (1 st shape), first, the side turning members 7A, 7B of the external structure are turned forward against the elastic force of the springs 31A, 31B. Then, the central pivot members 4A and 4B of the outer structure and the coupling pivot member 5A are pivoted rearward against the spring force of the spring 30A, and the outer locking portion 5Aa of the outer structure is locked to the inner locking portion 10Ac of the inner structure. By doing so, the spherical shape of the outer structure of the toy 1A is restored to a spherical shape. The spherical shape of the toy 1A is maintained until the magnetic force is applied again.

In the toy 1A of the embodiment described above, the toy 1A can maintain a freely rotatable spherical shape (shape 1) unless a force (magnetic force) attracting the magnet 9A is applied from the outside of the toy 1A. Therefore, for example, a game such as a shooting game can be played in which the toy 1A of the present embodiment is caused to travel on a traveling toy. Further, the magnet 9A and the inner rotating member 8A in the toy 1A can be rotated to release the locked state between the inner locking portion 10Ac of the inner structure and the outer locking member 5Aa of the outer structure only by applying a magnetic force to the toy 1A from the outside, and thus the toy 1A can be automatically transformed from the spherical shape to the human figure shape (2 nd shape). Thus, for example, by disposing a magnetic body such as a metal at a specific position of the walking toy, the toy 1A which walks on the walking toy in a rotatable spherical shape can be suddenly deformed into another shape (2 nd shape) at the specific position. Further, since the mechanism for deforming the toy 1A is relatively simple, the toy 1A can be miniaturized. As a result, the commercial value of the toy 1A can be significantly increased, and the player can be given a fresh surprise and an intellectual excitement.

In the toy 1A of the embodiment described above, the outer structure is configured to be able to return from the shape (2 nd shape) of the human figure to the spherical shape (1 st shape) freely, and when the outer structure returns to the spherical shape, the locked state between the inner locking portion 10Ac and the outer locking portion 5Aa is realized, and the spherical shape is maintained again. Accordingly, even when the toy 1A is deformed from a spherical shape to a character shape by magnetic force, the toy 1A can be restored to a freely rotatable spherical shape and reused, and thus a game such as a shooting game can be repeatedly played.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit thereof. For example, in the above embodiments, the example in which the deformation of the toy is realized by movably (rotatably) disposing the magnet inside the toy, disposing the magnetic body such as metal outside the toy, and moving (rotating) the magnet inside the toy is shown, but the deformation of the toy may be realized by movably (rotatably) disposing the magnetic body such as metal inside the toy, disposing the magnet outside the toy, and attracting and moving (rotating) the magnetic body inside the toy.

In the above embodiments, the example in which the deformation of the toy is realized by attracting the magnetic body (magnet) in the toy and moving (rotating) the magnetic body from the center position of the toy to the position near the surface has been described, but the form of movement (rotation) of the magnetic body (magnet) in the toy is not limited to this. For example, the following structure may be adopted: the magnetic poles of the external magnetic body and the magnetic poles of the magnetic body in the toy are made to repel each other, and the magnetic body in the toy is moved (rotated) from a position near the surface of the toy to a central position, thereby deforming the toy. In the case of such a configuration, instead of the position of the magnet (for example, the magnets 11 and 9A in the above-described embodiment) and the movement space of the magnet, which are disposed between the center position of the toy and the vicinity of the surface of the toy, the space is provided at least between the center of the toy and the magnet.

In the above embodiments, the example of the "spherical" shape as the 1 st shape of the toy is shown, and other shapes (for example, rugby shape, cylindrical shape, etc.) that can freely rotate may be adopted as the 1 st shape of the toy. The 2 nd shape of the toy is not particularly limited, and various shapes can be adopted.

In the above embodiments, although the example in which the spring is used as the urging means, the deforming means, and the rotating means is described, another elastic body such as rubber may be used as the urging means.

Claims (13)

1. A toy configured to be transformed from a 1 st shape to a 2 nd shape,

the toy is configured to be rotatable in an outer shape when in the 1 st shape, to be rolled on a walking surface in accordance with a user's operation, and to show a figure shape when in the 2 nd shape;

the toy comprises an external structure body, an internal structure body and a clamping unit;

the outer structure has a plurality of outer members and an elastic member, the plurality of outer members are arranged in such a manner that the outer surfaces of the outer members, which are adjacent to each other when combined, are rotatably engaged with each other, and each of the outer members is arranged in such a manner that: the assembled state is maintained by the engaging means against the elastic force of the elastic member when the toy is in the 1 st shape, and the engaging means forms a part of the character when the toy is in the 2 nd shape;

the inner structure has at least one inner component that constitutes another part of the character, the inner component being configured to: when the toy is in the 1 st shape, the toy is stored in a storage space formed by the plurality of external components in the combined state so as not to be seen from the outside;

the locking unit has a magnetic body configured to be movable inside the toy, and when there is no external magnetic member magnetically reacting with the magnetic body in the vicinity of the toy, the plurality of external members maintain an assembled state against the elastic force;

when the magnetic body is moved by rolling on a walking surface in response to the user's operation and a magnetic force is generated between the magnetic body and the external magnetic member at a position where the external magnetic member is disposed, the magnetic body is moved by the magnetic force, the locked state of the locking unit is released in conjunction with the movement of the magnetic body, the plurality of external members are rotated outward by the elastic force to open, the hidden internal member is exposed, and the toy is deformed from the 1 st shape to the 2 nd shape to present the character composed of the plurality of external members and the internal member.

2. The toy according to claim 1, wherein the locking means has a locking member linearly movable integrally with the magnetic body between a center position and a surface vicinity position of the toy, and the locked state is released by movement of the locking member.

3. The toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the locking unit has a 1 st outer rotating member that rotates about a 1 st outer rotating shaft and a 2 nd outer rotating member that rotates about a 2 nd outer rotating shaft;

the release of the locked state is achieved by the turning action of the 1 st and 2 nd external turning members.

4. The toy of claim 3, wherein rotation of said 1 st outer rotating member and rotation of said 2 nd outer rotating member are sequentially effected upon application of said magnetic force.

5. The toy of claim 1 or 2, wherein said 1 st shape comprised of said plurality of outer members is substantially spherical.

6. The toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the outer structure is configured to be freely restorable from the 2 nd shape to the 1 st shape;

the outer structure is configured as follows: when the external structure is freely restored from the 2 nd shape to the 1 st shape, the locking state of the locking means is realized, and the 1 st shape of the external structure is maintained again.

7. The toy of claim 1, wherein at least one of the magnetic body and the external magnetic member is a magnet.

8. A toy configured to be transformed from a 1 st shape to a 2 nd shape,

the toy is spherical in shape when in the 1 st shape and moves in rolling motion on a walking surface in response to a user's operation, and the shape of a character is exposed when in the 2 nd shape;

the toy comprises an external structure body, an internal structure body and a clamping unit;

the outer structure has a plurality of outer members arranged such that, when combined, adjacent outer members are engaged with each other to form a spherical outer surface, and an elastic member, each outer member being arranged such that: the assembled state is maintained by the engaging means against the elastic force of the elastic member when the toy is in the 1 st shape, and the engaging means forms a part of the character when the toy is in the 2 nd shape;

the inner structure has at least one inner component that constitutes another part of the character, the inner component being configured to: when the toy is in the 1 st shape, the toy is stored in a storage space formed by the plurality of external components in the combined state so as not to be seen from the outside;

the locking unit has a magnetic body configured to be movable inside the toy, and when there is no external magnetic member magnetically reacting with the magnetic body in the vicinity of the toy, the plurality of external members maintain an assembled state against the elastic force;

when the magnetic body is rolled on a walking surface in response to the user's operation and a magnetic force is generated between the magnetic body and the external magnetic member at a position where the external magnetic member is disposed, the magnetic body moves by the magnetic force, the locking state of the locking unit is released in conjunction with the movement of the magnetic body, the plurality of external members are rotated outward by the elastic force to open, the hidden internal member is exposed, and the character composed of the plurality of external members and the internal member appears.

9. The toy of claim 8,

the at least one interior component is the head of the character and is configured to be hidden within the interior of the sphere when in the No. 1 shape;

in the 2 nd shape, the character is constructed by combining the head and the plurality of outer members rotated open.

10. The toy of claim 8,

the lower side surface of the toy further includes a spherical lower member, the inner member constituting the body and the head of the figure is disposed above the lower member, a hole opened to the spherical side is provided in the lower member, and the magnetic body is movably disposed in the hole.

11. A toy including a plurality of components constituting one character, a lower member, an engaging means, a magnetic body disposed in the lower member so as to be moved by a magnetic force generated between the magnetic body and an external magnetic member, and an elastic member, the toy being configured as follows: holding at least some of the constituent members at predetermined positions by the locking unit against an elastic force of the elastic member when the magnetic body is not applied with the magnetic force, thereby maintaining the 1 st shape; the magnetic body moves when the magnetic force is applied to the magnetic body, the locking unit is released in conjunction with the movement of the magnetic body, and the magnetic body is deformed into the 2 nd shape,

it is characterized in that the preparation method is characterized in that,

the plurality of component parts having at least one inner part and a plurality of outer parts, the outer and inner parts configured to form the one character when the toy is deformed into the 2 nd shape;

when the toy is in the 1 st shape, adjacent outer members of the plurality of outer members are engaged with each other to form a rotationally symmetric shape on the outer surface of the toy together with the lower member and form a receiving space on the inner side, each outer member is held against the elastic force to maintain the rotationally symmetric shape, the inner member is received in the receiving space so as not to be visible from the outside, and the toy is rolled on a running surface while maintaining the rotationally symmetric shape in response to a rolling operation of a user;

the engaging means is released when the magnetic body is moved by the magnetic force generated at the position where the external magnetic member is disposed when the toy is rolled on a walking surface,

each of the exterior members is rotated and opened outward by the released elastic force, the hidden interior member is exposed, and the character constituted by the plurality of exterior members and the interior member appears,

at least one of the magnetic body and the external magnetic member is a magnet.

12. A game apparatus, comprising a transmitter, said transmitter

Launching a toy according to claim 8 or 11.

13. Gaming apparatus as defined in claim 12,

including a plurality of said toys that transform into respective different characters when in said 2 nd shape.