US20250381489A1

US20250381489A1 - Toy

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Publication number: US20250381489A1
Application number: US19/112,076
Authority: US
Inventors: Mayu Asano; Shinya KATSUNO; Sojiro Tanaka
Original assignee: Bandai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Bandai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-10-19
Filing date: 2023-09-12
Publication date: 2025-12-18
Also published as: CN117180763A; JP7606496B2; TW202517332A; JP2024060134A; TWI871009B; JP2025026725A; WO2024084862A1; TW202417096A

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a highly entertaining toy ejecting mechanism. [Solution] A toy 1 that can be transformed into a first form 1F and a doll-shaped second form 2F comprises first parts 10 constituting upper limbs or lower limbs in the second form 2F, and a second part 20 constituting a body in the second form 2F, wherein: the first parts 10 each include a first sub-part 11 that is supported rotatably on the second part 20, and a second sub-part 12 that is supported rotatably on the first sub-part 11; and the first sub-parts 11 and the second sub-parts 12 each constitute a portion of an outer shell of the toy 1 in the first form 1F.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a toy.

BACKGROUND ART

In the related art, as a toy, for example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a stuffed toy in which a bag portion having an opening portion on a bottom surface thereof is provided in a toy body shaped like an animal, and an egg body that is transformed into a child of the animal when turned over is loaded in the bag portion.

CITATION LIST

Patent Literature

Patent Literature 1: JPH03-68389A

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Technical Problem

Patent Literature 1 relates to a stuffed toy sewn to resemble various animals such as birds, and is a toy that changes from an egg form to a bird. In the toy, the configuration in which the egg form is changed into the bird by simply turning over the toy is simple and lacks interest and fun.
An object of the present invention is to provide a highly entertaining toy.

Solution to Problem

An aspect of the present invention is a toy transformable into a first form and a doll-shaped second form, the toy including:
first parts constituting upper limbs or lower limbs in the second form; and
a second part constituting a body in the second form, in which
the first parts each include a first sub-part that is supported rotatably on the second part, and a second sub-part that is supported rotatably on the first sub-part, and
the first sub-part and the second sub-part constitute a part of an outer shell of the toy in the first form.
In the toy according to the above aspect of the present invention,
the part of the outer shell formed by the first sub-part and the second sub-part forms a surface continuous with an outer surface of the second part in the first form.
In the toy according to the above aspect of the present invention,

- the first form is an egg shape.

In the toy according to the above aspect of the present invention
in the first form, the first sub-part and the second sub-part constitute outer shells at both ends in a long axis direction of the egg shape.
In the toy according to the above aspect of the present invention,
in a state where an end portion of the first sub-part on a second part side and an end portion of the second sub-part on a side opposite to a first sub-part side are brought close to each other, the first sub-part and the second sub-part form a continuous surface.
In the toy according to the above aspect of the present invention
the continuous surface includes a flat surface.
In the toy according to the above aspect of the present invention,
each of the first sub-part and the second sub-part includes a first portion constituting the outer shell in the first form and a second portion provided on an inner side of the first portion.
In the toy according to the above aspect of the present invention
a connecting portion between the first portion and the second portion is provided in an area extending along a longitudinal direction of the second portion.
In the toy according to the above aspect of the present invention,
in the second form, the first portion constitutes a shield member of the doll-shaped toy.
In the toy according to the above aspect of the present invention
in a state where an end portion of the first sub-part on a second part side and an end portion of the second sub-part on a side opposite to a first sub-part side are brought close to each other, the first sub-part and the second sub-part form a continuous surface, and
the second portions of the first sub-part and the second sub-part are accommodated in a space inside the first portions in a state where the first sub-part and the second sub-part form the continuous surface.
In the toy according to the above aspect of the present invention,

- the first portion is formed by a member having a hardness lower than that of at least a part of the second portion.

In the toy according to the above aspect of the present invention,
a connecting portion between each of the first parts and the second part and a connecting portion between the first sub-part and the second sub-part each include resin members having different hardness.

Advantageous Effects of Invention

According to the present invention, a highly entertaining toy can be provided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toy in a first form according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the toy shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the toy shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from a bottom side.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the toy shown in FIG. 1 in a second form.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the toy shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a first part shown in FIG. 5 .

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an inside in a state where the first part is closed.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged exploded perspective view in which a part of leg portions of the toy is disassembled in order to show a structure thereof.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a first stage operation when the first form shown in FIG. 1 is changed to the second form.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a second stage operation when the first form shown in FIG. 1 is changed to the second form.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example of a third stage operation when the first form shown in FIG. 1 is changed to the second form.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an example of a final stage operation when the first form shown in FIG. 1 is changed to the second form.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of a pose of the toy in the second form.

FIG. 14 is a partially exploded side view showing a locking structure in the first form of the toy.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state where a part is moved to show the locking structure in the first form of the toy.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, descriptions of “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” directions are based on an orientation of a doll-shaped toy shown in FIG. 4 .
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toy in a first form according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the toy 1 shown in FIG. 1 , and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the toy 1 shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from a bottom side. FIG. 4 is a front view of the toy 1 shown in FIG. 1 in a second form.
The toy 1 can be transformed into a first form 1F having an egg-shaped appearance as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and a second form 2F having a doll-shaped appearance, as shown in FIG. 4 .
First, the egg-shaped first form 1F has a configuration in which an internal structure is visible from an outside at a substantially central portion on a front surface side, but portions on left and right side surface sides, a back surface side, and a bottom surface side are covered with an egg-shaped outer shell. Further, as shown in FIG. 4 , the toy 1 is configured as a doll body in the second form 2F, and the doll body resembles a character of a specific fighting hero and is configured to largely move upper limbs and lower limbs as to be described later. A shape of the doll body is not particularly limited and includes various shapes such as a human, an animal, a robot, an insect, and a dinosaur.
As shown in FIG. 4 , a configuration of the toy 1 is roughly divided into, for example, first parts 10 constituting upper limbs, leg portions 30 constituting lower limbs, a second part 20 constituting a body, and a head portion 40.
The first parts 10 constitutes the upper limbs as described above and are rotatably supported on left and right sides of the second part 20 via shoulder connecting portions 18. Further, each of the first parts 10 includes, for example, a first sub-part 11 resembling an upper arm, and a second sub-part 12 resembling a forearm rotatably supported on the first sub-part 11 via an elbow connecting portion 13.
The first sub-part 11 of the upper arm includes an upper arm portion 11 b resembling a shape of the upper arm, and a first outer shell portion 11 a covering an outer side and a rear side of the upper arm portion 11 b. The second sub-part 12 of the forearm includes a forearm portion 12 b resembling a shape of the forearm and a second outer shell portion 12 a covering an outer side and a rear side of the forearm portion 12 b. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the first sub-parts 11 and the second sub-parts 12 constitute an outer shell on both ends (both left and right end sides in the drawing) in a long axis direction of the egg shape of the toy 1 in the first form 1F.
In the first form 1F, as shown in FIG. 2 , the first outer shell portions 11 a of the first sub-parts 11 and the second outer shell portions 12 a of the second sub-parts 12 constitute an outer shell on both left and right end portions in the long axis direction of the egg shape divided in a front-rear direction. Regarding an outer surface of the outer shell, the left and right surfaces 10 s formed by the first and second outer shell portions 11 a and 12 a form curved surfaces continuous with outer surface 20 s of the second part 20.
In the first form 1F, as shown in FIG. 1 , the toy 1 can be placed on a placement portion 80. As shown in FIG. 3 , a bottom surface portion (a portion in contact with the placement portion 80 in FIG. 1 ) in the first form 1F has a substantially flat structure although slight unevenness is provided. A body portion bottom surface 21 s and a waist portion upper surface 28 s constituting the bottom surface portion in the first form 1F constitute a connecting part 20 between a body portion main part 21 and a waist portion 28 in the second form 2F (see FIG. 4 ). Due to the configuration of the bottom surface portion, the toy 1 can be placed on the placement portion 80 without rolling in the first form 1F. In the first form 1F, a flat surface 10 fs is provided on a part of the curved surface on a right side in FIG. 1 (one end surface in the long axis direction of the egg shape). The flat surface 10 fs is formed by, for example, flat surfaces provided on the curved surfaces of the first and second outer shell portions 11 a and 12 a. Since the flat surface 10 fs is provided, the toy 1 can be placed on the placement portion 80 with the flat surface 10 fs as a lower surface.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the toy 1.
An overall schematic configuration of the toy 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 5 .
As shown in FIG. 5 , the toy 1 has a configuration in which each member is connected around the second part 20 of the body. For example, the first parts 10 are connected to both left and right sides of the second part 20, the leg portions 30 are connected to a lower end side of the second part 20 via the waist portion 28, and the head portion 40 is connected to an upper end side of the second part 20 via a neck portion 23.
The second part 20 includes, for example, the body portion main part 21 having a hollow structure divided into front and rear parts, and the shoulder connecting portions 18 are provided at both left and right ends of a shoulder part of the second part 20. Each of the shoulder connecting portions 18 is rotatable about an axis in a left-right direction of the toy 1 and is attached such that, for example, a flange portion 18 a is disposed on an inner side of the body portion main part 21. The shoulder connecting portion 18 is provided with a shoulder connecting protrusion 18 b protruding in a direction orthogonal to the axis on an opposite side of the flange portion 18 a. The shoulder connecting protrusion 18 b is connected to a shoulder connecting hole 18 j on a first part 10 side. Further, the first part 10 can rotate (rotate in a direction in which the upper limb and the body portion main part 21 open) about the shoulder connecting protrusion 18 b.
The head portion 40 is attached to the body portion main part 21 via the neck portion 23. For example, a pair of left and right neck shaft portions 23 a of the neck portion 23 are supported by a pair of left and right bearing portions 21 a provided at an upper end of the body portion main part 21, and the neck portion 23 is attached rotatably in the front-rear direction and an upper-lower direction. A back lid portion 22 that can open and close a back side is provided on a rear side of the body portion main part 21. The head portion 40, which will be described in detail later, can be accommodated inside the body portion main part 21 by opening and closing the back lid portion 22.
A lower end of the body portion main part 21 is provided with a waist shaft portion 21 b in which a pair of left and right pin-shaped support shafts protrude outward in the left-right direction. A pair of left and right rotation boss portions 28 a of the waist portion 28 are fitted to the waist shaft portion 21 b, and the waist portion 28 is configured to rotate with respect to the body portion main part 21. Connecting rod portions 28 b, which are connecting portions corresponding to hip joints of the leg portions 30, extend to left and right sides of the waist portion 28, and upper end parts of the leg portions 30 are connected to spherical portions at tip ends of the connecting rod portions 28 b, as to be described later.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the first part 10 shown in FIG. 5 .
Here, an internal structure of the first part 10 will be described, but since the left and right first parts 10 have the same configuration, the first part 10 on a right arm side shown in FIG. 6 will be described.
The first sub-part 11 is connected by, for example, fitting a connecting protrusion 11 d protruding from an inner surface of the first outer shell portion 11 a and a connecting recess portion 11 e formed along a longitudinal direction of the upper arm portion 11 b. Further, the second sub-part 12 is connected by, for example, fitting a connecting recess portion 12 f formed in a connecting protrusion 12 d protruding from an inner surface of the second outer shell portion 12 a and a connecting projection portion 12 e formed along a longitudinal direction of the forearm portion 12 b. As described above, connecting portions 10 c configured by the connecting recess portion 11 e and the connecting protrusion 11 d, and configured by the connecting projection portion 12 e and the connecting protrusion 12 d, and the like each have a configuration extending along the longitudinal direction of the upper limb. Further, the elbow connecting portion 13 is rotatably connected such that an elbow connecting projection portion 13 b protruding in a receiving recess portion 13 a of the upper arm portion 11 b is fitted to an elbow connecting hole portion 13 c of the forearm portion 12 b.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an inside in a state where the first part 10 of the toy 1 is closed.
As shown in FIG. 7 , in a state where an end portion (shoulder connecting portion 18) of the first sub-part 11 on a second part 20 side and a hand portion 12 h which is an end portion of the second sub-part 12 on a side opposite to a first sub-part 11 side are brought close to each other, the first sub-part 11 and the second sub-part 12 form the surface 10 s of the outer shell in which the outer surfaces of the first sub-part 11 and the second sub-part 12 are continuous (see FIG. 2 ). That is, the first sub-part 11 and the second sub-part 12 respectively include the upper arm portion 11 b and the forearm portion 12 b, which are second portions inside first portions (the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a) constituting the outer shell in the first form 1F. Therefore, the surface 10 s in which the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a are continuous can form a curved surface continuous with the egg-shaped outer shell in the first form 1F and can form, for example, a circular shield member during a battle of the character in the second form 2F (see FIG. 13 ).
Further, the upper arm portion 11 b and the forearm portion 12 b are configured to be accommodated in an inner space formed by the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a, as illustrated. That is, the upper arm portion 11 b and the forearm portion 12 b are configured to be located at positions inward than positions of outer edge portions 10 e of the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a (see FIG. 4 ).
Each of the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a is formed by a member having a hardness lower than that of at least a part of each of the upper arm portion 11 b and the forearm portion 12 b. In other words, the outer shell part is constituted by a member softer than that of a constituent member inside the outer shell part. For example, in the present embodiment, the upper arm portion 11 b is made of, for example, an ABS resin, and other portions including the first outer shell portion 11 a, the second outer shell portion 12 a, and the forearm portion 12 b are made of a PVC resin.
Further, the shoulder connecting portion 18 is made of the ABS resin, while the shoulder connecting hole 18 j of the first outer shell portion 11 a is made of the PVC resin. That is, a connecting portion constituted by the shoulder connecting protrusion 18 b and a boss portion 18 ja having the shoulder connecting hole 18 j is made of resin materials having different hardness. Here, the ABS resin is harder than the PVC resin and has higher dimensional accuracy during molding. Meanwhile, the PVC resin is more easily softened than the ABS resin and can be configured to have excellent wear resistance, or the like.
In the elbow connecting portion 13, the upper arm portion 11 b is made of the ABS resin, while the forearm portion 12 b is made of the PVC resin. That is, a connecting structure of the elbow connecting portion 13 is also made of resin materials having different hardness.
FIG. 8 is an enlarged exploded perspective view in which a part of the leg portions 30 is disassembled in order to show a structure thereof.
In the leg portion 30, a thigh portion 31 is connected to the waist portion 28 by fitting a tip end portion (ball joint portion) of the connecting rod portion 28 b into an upper end connecting recess portion 31 a. Further, a knee portion 34 is rotatably connected by fitting a pair of left and right lower end connecting projection portions 31 b (only one is shown) on a lower end side of the thigh portion 31 to a knee connecting recess portion 32 b opened on an upper end side of a lower leg portion 32. The thigh portion 31 has a thigh portion space SP1 formed by three wall portions including a front wall 31 f and left and right side walls 31 e. Therefore, the lower leg portion 32 can be rotated and accommodated in the thigh portion space SP1 (see FIG. 1 ). On the lower end side of the thigh portion 31, a protrusion portion 31 d protruding to cover a part of a front side of the knee portion is provided. The protrusion portion 31 d restricts a movable direction of the lower leg portion 32 (restricts unnatural bending to an opposite side).
Further, a foot portion 33 has an ankle recess portion 33 a formed at an ankle portion thereof, and a ball joint portion 32 a provided at a lower end of the lower leg portion 32 is fitted and connected to the ankle recess portion 33 a. The leg portion 30 connected in this manner can take various poses by freely rotating the hip joint part in the front-rear and left-right directions and freely rotating the ankle part in the front-rear and left-right directions.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an example of a first stage operation when the toy 1 is changed from the first form 1F to the second form 2F (during deployment).
When the toy 1 in the first form 1F is changed to the second form 2F, for example, the leg portions 30 are opened as shown in FIG. 9 . At this time, each of the leg portions 30 is set such that the protrusion portion 31 d of the thigh portion 31 is opened. Accordingly, the leg portions 30 are opened around the rotation boss portion 28 a of the waist portion 28.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a second stage operation during the deployment.
By the operation as shown in FIG. 9 , the waist portion upper surface 28 s of the waist portion 28 is brought into contact with the body portion bottom surface 21 s. Accordingly, the connecting projections 28 d protruding from the waist portion upper surface 28 s are fitted and fixed to the connecting hole portions 3 (see FIG. 9 ) provided in the body portion bottom surface 21 s. Around the same time as the operation, as shown in FIG. 10 , the lower leg portion 32 is rotated to be pulled out from the thigh portion space SP1. The foot portions 33 are rotated to be separated from the lower leg portions 32.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an example of a third stage operation during the deployment.
After the deployment of the leg portions 30 is completed, for example, the first parts 10 are operated as shown in FIG. 11 . In this case, an operation of rotating and deploying the second sub-part 12 at the elbow part with respect to the first sub-part 11 of the first part 10 or an operation of rotating at the shoulder part is performed. In the shoulder connecting portion 18 of the first sub-part 11, the first part 10 can take a desired pose by appropriately rotating in the front-rear direction, the left-right direction (a direction of raising the shoulder), and the like.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing an example of a third stage operation during the deployment.
Finally, the head portion 40 is taken out of the body portion main part 21. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12 , the back lid portion 22 is opened. At this time, since the back lid portion 22 is locked such that left and right protrusion portions 22 b are hooked on an edge portion of a body portion space SP2, the back lid portion 22 is opened by hooking the finger on an upper end protruding portion 22 c protruding upward from the shoulder portion. Accordingly, the back lid portion 22 is largely opened around a hinge portion 22 a on a lower end side. Then, the head portion 40 accommodated in the body portion space SP2 is rotated upward about the neck shaft portions 23 a of the neck portion 23. Thereafter, the neck portion 23 is fixed by closing the back lid portion 22.
Although the toy 1 can be deployed into the second form 2F as described above, the deployment method is not limited to the operation procedure described above, and for example, the first part 10 may be deployed first.
FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing an example of a pose in the second form 2F of the toy 1.
The toy 1 developed as described above can take various poses without being limited to the substantially upright form as shown in FIG. 4 . For example, as shown in FIG. 13 , a circular shield member can be formed on a right front side by bending the right forearm and slightly projecting the upper arm forward. When the right thigh portion 31 is raised following the state of the right arm, a defensive posture of the character during the battle can be exhibited.
FIG. 14 is a partially exploded side view showing a locking structure in the first form 1F of the toy 1.
As a configuration for maintaining the egg shape in the first form 1F, for example, a locking structure in which the leg portions 30 are not easily deployed is provided. In the configuration, as shown in FIG. 14 , a rotation boss portion 28 a has, for example, a structure with a polygonal outer surface. A locking outer surface 28 f provided on a part of the outer surface of the rotation boss portion 28 a and a locking projection portion 21 g on a body portion main part 21 side are in surface contact with each other.
In the surface contact structure, for example, a distance W1 of the locking outer surface 28 f to a rotation center C of the waist shaft portion 21 b (see FIG. 5 ) is larger than a distance W2 of one of other outer surfaces. In other words, a rotation center of the rotation boss portion 28 a is eccentric. Therefore, in the locked state as shown in FIG. 14 , the locking outer surface 28 f is locked while being in contact with a surface of the locking projection portion 21 g on a lower end side in the figure. When the leg portion 30 is deployed, for example, the protrusion portion 31 d is operated to be opened (opened in a counterclockwise direction in the figure) with a finger, and thus the locking outer surface 28 f can be disengaged from the locking projection portion 21 g and rotated and deployed.
In the first form 1F, the leg portions 30 are provided with an engagement structure in which the left and right thigh portions 31 are integrated. The engagement structure is, for example, a configuration in which a leg portion locking projection 38 (see FIGS. 2 and 4 ) and a leg portion locking recess 39 (see FIGS. 2 and 4 ) which are on inner sides of the knee portions 34 are engaged with each other. The leg portion locking projection 38 and the leg portion locking recess 39 are engaged with each other when the left and right leg portions 30 are aligned in the first form 1F, and are not engaged with each other when the left and right leg portions 30 are opened or moved back and forth.
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state where a part is moved to show the locking structure in the first form 1F of the toy 1.
The first parts 10 in the first form 1F include the locking structure that maintains the egg shape. For example, as shown in FIG. 15 , locking recesses 21 h are provided on both left and right side surfaces 21 j of the body portion main part 21, and locking projections 10 f (fitted in a state shown by an imaginary line in the drawing) protruding from the outer edge portions 10 e toward the body portion main part 21 side and fitted into the locking recesses 21 h are provided on inner sides of the first parts 10.
Each of the locking recesses 21 h has a groove structure continuous with a recessed step portion 21 i on corresponding one of the left and right side surfaces 21 j. Accordingly, when the locking projection 10 f is disengaged with the locking recess 21 h, the first part 10 can be removed not only by rotating the first part 10 to open in the left-right direction (open in a shoulder width direction) but also by rotating the first part 10 forward and upward (arrow direction) as shown in FIG. 15 .
As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, since the pair of left and right first parts 10 constituting the upper limbs each have a plurality of configurations including the first sub-part 11 and the second sub-part 12, the shape change between the outer shell shape formed by both the sub-parts 11, 12 in the first form 1F and the doll shape in the second form 2F can be implemented with a simple configuration, and the toy 1 that does not give a sense of discomfort when changing the shape can be provided.
In the embodiment, since the outer shell constituted by the first and second sub-parts 11, 12 constitutes the surface 10 s continuous with another member (the outer surface 20 s of the second part 20), regarding an appearance in the first form 1F, the outer shell is smooth and has no step, improving the appearance.
In the present embodiment, since the appearance shape of the toy 1 in the first form 1F is an egg shape, the toy 1 is easy to hold with a hand. Further, the first and second sub-parts 11, 12 constitute the outer shells on both ends in the longitudinal direction of the egg shape, and for example, this part is formed by a member softer than those of other constituent members, so that an impact due to dropping or the like can be buffered.
Further, in the present embodiment, since the flat surface 10 fs is provided on the surface 10 s of the first part 10 constituting the outer shell, the toy 1 in the first form 1F can be stably placed on the placement portion 80 using the flat surface 10 fs.
Since the toy 1 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a are separated to the upper arm portion 11 b and the forearm portion 12 b capable of moving, in the first form 1F, the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a can easily form a continuous outer shell, and in the second form 2F, the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a can move, for example, as the shield member, allowing the character to be played with in a way that changes a shape and size thereof. In the present embodiment, the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a have a shape resembling a shield, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a may resemble shapes of other weapons, accessories such as a cloak, or the like that assist in presentation of the doll body (presentation auxiliary parts). Further, the first outer shell portion 11 a and the upper arm portion 11 b (the second outer shell portion 12 a and the forearm portion 12 b) may integrally form an arm portion.
In the present embodiment, since the connecting portions 10 c between the first outer shell portion 11 a and the upper arm portion 11 b and between the second outer shell portion 12 a and the forearm portion 12 b each have a configuration extending along the longitudinal direction of the arm portion (upper limb), a size of each of the connecting portions 10 c can be increased, and the connection can be strengthened. Further, since the connecting portion 10 c is configured to be large, the structure can be easily assembled.
In the present embodiment, since the upper arm portion 11 b and the forearm portion 12 b, which are the second portions, are accommodated on inner sides of the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a, which are the first portions constituting the outer shell, the upper arm portion 11 b and the forearm portion 12 b are completely covered without protruding from the outer shell in the first form 1F. Further, since the upper arm portion 11 b and the forearm portion 12 b do not protrude from the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a when the doll body is deployed, the deployment can be easily 30) performed without interfering with other members. Further, in the second form 2F, when the shield member of the character is played, a larger shield can be formed by bending an elbow; all the arm portions are accommodated by bending arms, and a performance with high functionality as the shield member can be provided.
In the present embodiment, in a state of the first form 1F, the first outer shell portion 11 a and the second outer shell portion 12 a constituting a part of the outer shell are formed by constituent members having a low hardness, and thus have a breakage prevention effect. In a state of the second form 2F, the same effect can also be achieved.
In the present embodiment, regarding the connecting portion necessary for the movement of the toy 1, for example, the connecting portion such as the shoulder connecting portion 18 or the elbow connecting portion 13, members having different hardness and strengths are used at sliding portions connected by the connecting portion, which allows for a configuration in consideration of wear resistance, making it possible to provide the toy 1 that has increased durability and allows for good movement over a long period of time. Further, by using resins having different properties, a resin can also be appropriately selected for a member having good molding accuracy, so that the toy 1 having good movable accuracy and assembly accuracy of the movable part can be provided.
Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be appropriately modified within the scope of the technical idea thereof. For example, in the above embodiment, a configuration in which the first part 10 is the upper limb has been described, but the toy according to the present invention is not limited thereto, and may have a configuration in which the first part 10 is the lower limb or includes the lower limb.
Further, in the above embodiment, resin materials having different properties are used for the sliding portions of the shoulder connecting portion 18 and the elbow connecting portion 13, but the toy according to the present invention is not limited thereto, and the same configuration may be adopted for the configuration of the knee portion 34, for example.

Summary of Embodiment

The above embodiments disclose at least the following toys.

- (1) A toy transformable into a first form and a doll-shaped second form, the toy including:

first parts constituting upper limbs or lower limbs in the second form; and
a second part constituting a body in the second form, in which
the first parts each include a first sub-part that is supported rotatably on the second part, and a second sub-part that is supported rotatably on the first sub-part, and
the first sub-part and the second sub-part constitute a part of an outer shell of the toy in the first form.

- (2) The toy according to (1), in which

the part of the outer shell formed by the first sub-part and the second sub-part forms a surface continuous with an outer surface of the second part in the first form.

- (3) The toy according to (1) or (2), in which

the first form is an egg shape.

- (4) The toy according to (3), in which

in the first form, the first sub-part and the second sub-part constitute outer shells at both ends in a long axis direction of the egg shape.

- (5) The toy according to any one of (1) to (4), in which

in a state where an end portion of the first sub-part on a second part side and an end portion of the second sub-part on a side opposite to a first sub-part side are brought close to each other, the first sub-part and the second sub-part form a continuous surface.

- (6) The toy according to (5), in which

the continuous surface includes a flat surface.

- (7) The toy according to any one of (1) to (6), in which

each of the first sub-part and the second sub-part includes a first portion constituting the outer shell in the first form and a second portion provided on an inner side of the first portion.

- (8) The toy according to (7), in which

a connecting portion between the first portion and the second portion is provided in an area extending along a longitudinal direction of the second portion.

- (9) The toy according to (7) or (8), in which

in the second form, the first portion constitutes a shield member of the doll-shaped toy.

- (10) The toy according to any one of (7) to (9), in which

in a state where an end portion of the first sub-part on a second part side and an end portion of the second sub-part on a side opposite to a first sub-part side are brought close to each other, the first sub-part and the second sub-part form a continuous surface, and
the second portions of the first sub-part and the second sub-part are accommodated in a space inside the first portions in a state where the first sub-part and the second sub-part form the continuous surface.

- (11) The toy according to any one of (7) to (10), in which

the first portion is formed by a member having a hardness lower than that of at least a part of the second portion.

- (12) The toy according to any one of (1) to (11), in which

a connecting portion between each of the first parts and the second part and a connecting portion between the first sub-part and the second sub-part each include resin members having different hardness.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

- 1: toy
- 1F: first form
- 2F: second form
- 10: first part
- 10 c: connecting portion
- 10 fs: flat surface
- 10 s: surface
- 11: first sub-part
- 11 a: first outer shell portion (first portion)
- 11 b: upper arm portion (second portion)
- 12: second sub-part
- 12 a: second outer shell portion (first portion)
- 12 b: forearm portion (second portion)
- 12 h: hand portion (end portion of second sub-part)
- 13: elbow connecting portion (connecting portion)
- 18: shoulder connecting portion (connecting portion)
- 20: second part
- 20 s: outer surface of second part

Claims

1. A toy transformable into a first form and a doll-shaped second form, the toy comprising:

first parts constituting upper limbs or lower limbs in the second form; and

a second part constituting a body in the second form, wherein

the first parts each include a first sub-part that is supported rotatably on the second part, and a second sub-part that is supported rotatably on the first sub-part, and

the first sub-part and the second sub-part constitute a part of an outer shell of the toy in the first form.

2. The toy according to claim 1, wherein

3. The toy according to claim 1, wherein

the first form is an egg shape.

4. The toy according to claim 3, wherein

5. The toy according to claim 4, wherein

6. The toy according to claim 5, wherein

the continuous surface includes a flat surface.

7. The toy according to claim 1, wherein

8. The toy according to claim 7, wherein

9. The toy according to claim 7, wherein

10. The toy according to claim 7, wherein

in a state where an end portion of the first sub-part on a second part side and an end portion of the second sub-part on a side opposite to a first sub-part side are brought close to each other, the first sub-part and the second sub-part form a continuous surface, and

the second portions of the first sub-part and the second sub-part are accommodated in a space inside the first portions in a state where the first sub-part and the second sub-part form the continuous surface.

11. The toy according to claim 7, wherein

12. The toy according to claim 1, wherein