JP2000279651A - Rolling toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stimulate the interest and the hunting instinct of a pet animal such as a cat for a long time by providing a mobile body that moves following the rolling of a body such as an animal model or a doll or the like visibly from the outside in a hollow toy body that rights itself and rolls like a tumbler, the gravity of which is provided eccentrically in the lower portion. SOLUTION: A hollow ball-shaped toy body 2 made of transparent plastics is formed of upper and lower split bodies 2A and 2B obtained by halving the ball-shaped body horizontally, pivoting portions 8 and 9 are provided in the upper and lower opposite portions in the split bodies 2A and 2B and a diametrically extending rotating shaft 3 is supported thereon. A cylindrical weight 5 is fitted externally and fastened to the pivoting portion 9 of the lower split body 2B to set the gravity of the toy body 2 in the lower portion. In such body 2, a mobile body 4, a model rat made of a gigged fabric that may stimulate the interest of a cat in particular is provided in the longitudinal center of the rotating shaft 3. This mobile body 4 has a weight 12 in a manner that makes the head side slightly heavier, thereby allowing the toy body roll in unexpected directions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rolling toy for a child under the age of not yet walking and for pets such as cats and dogs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a main rolling toy, there is a ball-shaped or drum-shaped toy, which rolls by touching the toy or rolls automatically by power (including elastic rubber). . Conventionally, as a toy for cats, a shaft with an arm is located at the lower part and provided rotatably in a plastic hollow ball with a lower part, and an opening is provided at the lower part of the range where the arm rotates. A rubber band is wound as a power source between a hook attached to the shaft and a hook fixed to the inner surface of the ball, and a rotating handle is provided at an end of the shaft protruding from the ball, and the rubber band is rotated by rotating the handle. Is twisted, the arm is rotated by the restoring force, and the ball jumps instantaneously by hitting the ground when the tip of the arm comes out of the opening (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H7-1995). -213188).

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional toy rolls automatically or automatically when touched, and jumps automatically, so that infants, cats, etc. show interest for the first time and play. I get tired and I don't play much. In particular, pets such as cats have a hunting instinct to catch a moving object, but conventional ones have not aroused this hunting instinct. The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rolling toy that inspires the interest and hunting instinct of infants and pets and plays well for a long time. is there.

[0004]

According to the present invention, the following technical measures have been taken in order to achieve the above object. That is, the rolling toy according to the present invention is provided with the center of gravity biased downward so that the rest position is determined, and moves inside the hollow toy body that rolls up and restores in the manner of a rising priest, due to the rolling of the main body. It is characterized in that a moving body such as an animal model or a doll is provided, and a part or most of the inside of the toy body can be seen from the outside. With this configuration, when an infant or a cat touches the toy body and rolls it, it is possible to see from the outside that the moving body repeatedly moves inside the toy body as it rises and moves like a small priest. Since he can do it, he is more interested in the movement of the moving body, and also invites the hunting instinct to catch the moving body and plays well without hesitation.

Further, the rolling toy according to the present invention is preferably supported in the toy body such that the moving body rotates in a direction opposite to the rolling direction of the toy body. More specifically, a moving body is rotatably provided around a single axis, for example, via a shaft in the toy body, and a weight is provided in the toy body so that the one shaft end side becomes heavier in weight. By configuring the moving body such that one end side of the moving body in the direction orthogonal to the axis line is heavier than the other end side with respect to the axis center, the moving body is rolled in the direction opposite to the rolling direction of the toy body. Can be moved.

In this case, since the moving body moves in the opposite direction to the rolling of the toy body, the relative movement of the moving body with respect to the toy body becomes clear from the outside, and the moving body inside the toy body is a living creature. Since it looks like a certain movement, the interest of the pet can be more surely intrigued. In order to support the moving body in the toy body so as to be relatively rotatable, a coil spring, a rubber string, or the like may be employed instead of the rotating shaft. In addition, a weight can be attached to one end of the moving body.

Further, in the rolling toy according to the present invention, the main body of the toy is opaque or translucent, a through hole or a transparent portion is provided at one or a plurality of positions of the main body, and the moving body is a rolling body of the toy main body. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the display is hidden by motion. In this case, as the toy body rolls, the through-hole or transparent part moves, and the moving body in the toy body is obscured. He inserts his forefoot through the hole and tries to catch the moving body, and he plays very well.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the rolling toy 1 according to the present invention. This rolling toy 1
Opaque plastic hollow ball-shaped toy body 2
A rotating shaft 3 passing through the center thereof and rotatably supported at both ends in the main body 2, a moving body 4 mounted at a central portion in the longitudinal direction of the rotating shaft 3, And a weight 5 provided on one end side.

The weight 5 determines the rest position of the toy body 2 and restores and rolls in the shape of a rising priest. The toy body 2 is divided into upper and lower parts and is fitted and fixed to each other (or is screwed openably and closably). The toy body 2 is formed on the upper and lower centers of the upper and lower divided bodies 2A and 2B on a vertical coaxial line. Substantially cylindrical shaft support portions 8 and 9 having shaft holes 6 and 7 are provided. Circular peep holes 10 and 11 are provided at a plurality of places (four places in the drawing) on the peripheral surface except the upper and lower centers of the upper and lower divided bodies 2A and 2B, and the moving body 4 in the toy main body 2 from the outside. Is visible. It is preferable that the viewing hole 10 has a size such that the pet's forefoot slightly enters.

Note that the shaft support 9 of the lower divided body 2B has
The cylindrical weight 5 is externally fitted and fixed. Further, the peep hole 11 of the lower divided body 2B is connected to the peep hole 1 of the upper divided body 2A.
0, the diameter is slightly reduced, and
It is provided so that the center of the hole is located in the middle lower part of each other. The colors of the upper divided body 2A and the lower divided body 2B are changed to be colorful, so that the rolling state of the toy body 2 is clear. However, the circumferential positions of the peep hole 10 of the upper divided body 2A and the peep hole 11 of the lower divided body 2B with respect to the rotation axis 3 may be aligned, or the upper divided body 2A and the lower divided body 2B may be aligned in the same color. You can keep it.

The rotating shaft 3 is made of a metal rod, and at least a lower end portion thereof is rounded to reduce a rotating resistance. In addition, the weight 5 can be externally fitted to the lower end of the rotating shaft 3 and fixed. The moving body 4 is a rat model made of a brushed fiber cloth (or made of plastic or the like), and is particularly intriguing to cats. The rotating shaft 3 is fixed to the tail side 4B slightly from the center of the moving body 4 in a penetrating state with an adhesive or the like, and the head side 4A is attached so as to be slightly heavier. A weight 12 is fixed to the lower surface of 4A.

In order to make the moving body 4 rotatable relative to the toy body 2, the rotating shaft 3 itself is supported by the shaft supports 8, 9.
, Or the rotating shaft 3 itself may be fixed to the shaft supports 8 and 9, and the moving body 4 may be rotatably provided with respect to the rotating shaft 3. Good. Next, the rolling operation of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, in a state where the toy main body 2 is stationary, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the rotating shaft 3 stands still by the weight 5, the moving body 4 also keeps the stationary state, It is in a state where a part or the whole can be seen from 10, 11.

[0013] Then, when an infant, a cat or the like finds the moving body 4 imitating a mouse by the rolling toy 1 and puts his hand through the peep holes 10 and 11 to touch it, the toy body 2
Rolls up like a small priest (daruma), and FIG. 4 (b)
And tilt in the direction of arrow a. Then, the balance of the moving body 4 is disturbed by the weight 12 of the moving body 4, and as shown in FIG. 4C, the moving body 4 starts to rotate around the rotation shaft 3 in the direction indicated by the arrow C, and at the same time, FIG. 4 shows the toy body 2
(C) Restoring and rolling in the direction indicated by the arrow B. That is, the toy body 2 and the moving body 4 move in directions opposite to each other.

When the moving body 4 has completed a half rotation,
The toy body 2 reaches the terminal turning point in the direction of the arrow B, and the moving body 4 starts to rotate again in the direction opposite to the arrow C, and at the same time, the toy body 2 rolls in the direction of the arrow A shown in FIG. . Therefore, as long as the toy main body 2 repeats the restoring rolling, the moving body 4 repeats half rotation in the opposite direction. Moreover, the moving body 4
Are the viewing holes 10 and 11 of the toy body 2 performing repetitive movements.
The hunting instinct to catch the mouse, such as a cat, is intriguing because it hides and hides from the toy 1.
The foot can be touched, and infants and pets can be played for a long time without hesitation.

In the above embodiment, the rotating shaft 3 is rotatably attached to the toy main body 2. However, the rotating shaft 3 is attached so as not to rotate, and the moving body 4 can be attached rotatably to the rotating shaft 3. . Further, the weight 5 is provided with a shaft hole so that the weight 5 can also be used as a shaft support portion, and can be inserted when the toy body is formed. The constituent materials of the toy body 2 are, in addition to plastic, wood, fiber (for example, woven cloth, non-woven cloth),
A thin metal plate or the like can be adopted, and furthermore, it can be made of a transparent material so that the entire inside can be seen from the outside, or can be made like a net, a birdcage, or an insect cage.

Further, the viewing holes 10 and 11 of the toy body 2 are not completely through holes but may be covered with a net or a half-hole so that a transparent window is formed partially in the transparent material toy body. A transparent or opaque material may be applied or adhered. The moving body 4 can be in the form of a ball that rolls freely within the toy body 2, and further employs a rubber string, a coil spring, or a thread instead of the rotating shaft 3, and is irregular. Can be mounted to exercise.
According to the above embodiment, the structure is simple, the production is easy, the operation is reliable, and the device can be obtained at low cost.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, any toy body that is a hollow body having a spherical lower end surface and that can be rolled up and restored like a small priest can be used. Good. In addition, the moving body 4 can select a more intriguing object corresponding to other animals, fish models, dolls, and other infants and various pet animals, and furthermore, the shape of the through-hole or the transparent portion can also be selected. Any shape such as a circle and an ellipse can be used.

[0018]

The rolling toy according to the present invention is provided such that the center of gravity is biased downward so that the rest position is determined, and the rolling toy is rolled in a hollow toy body that rolls up and restores in the shape of a rising priest. A moving body such as an animal model or a doll that moves due to movement is provided, and a part or most of the inside of the toy body can be seen from the outside, so that infants and pet animals can move inside the toy body. By touching the body of the toy to touch the body, the body of the toy rolls and the moving body can be seen from the outside, so it can incite the interest of infants and pets, without irritating the hunting instinct, You can play for a long time.

Further, by making the moving body in the toy main body appear and disappear by the rolling of the toy main body, it is possible to further stimulate the hunting instinct and play well.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a stationary state showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIGS. 4A to 4C are explanatory diagrams of the operation in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rolling toy 2 Toy body 3 Rotation axis 4 Moving body 5 Weight 10 Peephole 11 Peephole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A hollow toy body having a center of gravity deviated downward so that a rest position is determined, and restoring and rolling in the form of a rising priest. A rolling toy comprising a moving body, wherein a part or most of the inside of the toy body is visible from the outside. 2. The rolling toy according to claim 1, wherein the moving body is supported in the toy body so as to rotate in a direction opposite to a rolling direction of the toy body. 3. The toy main body is opaque or translucent, and a through hole or a transparent portion is provided at one or a plurality of positions of the main body, so that the moving body can be seen or hidden by rolling of the toy main body. The rolling toy according to claim 1, wherein: