KR20050084581A - Robot toy and drive device for toy - Google Patents

Abstract

A robot toy and a drive device for the toy, the robot toy wherein a part of a body forms an operation part, a shape is changed by operating the operation part, and different actions are performed across the change of the shape, whereby an interesting robot highly changing in shape and action can be realized; the drive device for the toy wherein one toy component is disposed on the link of a quadric link opposed to a frame, the other toy component is disposed on one of opposed swing links, the one swing link is extended to the opposite side of the frame, the tip of the swing link is rotatably and swingably engaged with a rotary disk at an eccentric position, the both toy components are rotated by rotating the rotary disk before or after the shape is changed, and the open/close operations of both toy components are performed each other.

Description

Robot toy and toy driving device {ROBOT TOY AND DRIVE DEVICE FOR TOY}

The present invention relates to a robot toy and a driving device for the toy.

As a robot toy, for example, a robot toy of a horse is known. In this robot toy, it is comprised so that it may walk with four legs (for example, Japanese Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 61-125368 (FIG. 2)).

However, in the case of the conventional horse toy (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-125368), there is a problem that simply changing the shape and operation change is caused by simply walking when the switch is inserted.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a robot toy and a driving device for toys having various shape changes and motion changes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows the standing posture of the dinosaur-type toy which employ | adopted the drive mechanism of the toy which concerns on this invention.

It is a perspective view which shows the running posture of the dinosaur-type toy which employ | adopted the drive mechanism of the toy which concerns on this invention.

3 is a perspective view showing the main parts of the toy shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 in an exploded manner.

4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the main parts shown in FIG. 3 are assembled.

FIG. 5 is a mechanism diagram for explaining the operation of the main part shown in FIG. 3. FIG.

6 is a perspective view showing the assembly structure of the legs of the dinosaur toy of FIG.

7 is a view showing a method of operating the clutch assembled to the dinosaur toy of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a frame and a disc of the dinosaur toy of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a method of operating a leaf switch assembled to the dinosaur toy of FIG. 1.

10 is a block diagram illustrating an electric system of the dinosaur toy of FIG. 1.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the robot toy according to the present invention, a part of the body constitutes an operation unit, and the shape is changed by operating the operation unit, and each operation is different before and after the form change. As an example of the "motion", various operations such as a light emission operation, a walking operation, a pronunciation operation, a mouth opening and closing operation, etc. are considered.

According to this robot toy, the shape of a robot toy is changed and a motion is changed by operating a part (operation part) of a body.

Moreover, it is preferable that a leg constitutes the said operation part with respect to the said robot toy, and it can take a standing posture and a forward inclination posture according to the operation of the operation part.

According to the robot toy, the motion is changed when the standing posture and the forward tilting posture are made.

Further, with respect to the robot toy, one toy component is disposed on a link facing the frame in the four-section link, and the other toy component is disposed on one side of the swinging links facing each other. The swinging link on the side extends to the opposite side to the frame, and its tip is rotatably connected to the eccentric position of the turntable, and the turntable is rotated before or after the shape change, thereby removing both toy components. At the same time as rotating, it is desirable to allow both toy components to open and close to each other.

According to this robot toy, both toy components are opened and closed while rotating before or after the shape change.

Moreover, it is preferable to arrange | position the said frame to a trunk part with respect to the said robot toy, making one said toy component into a lower jaw, and making the other toy component into an upper jaw.

According to this robot toy, the jaw rotates before and after the shape change and opens and closes.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the robot toy according to the present invention, one toy component is disposed on a link facing the frame in the four-section link, and the other on one side of the swinging link facing each other. A toy component is disposed, and the one swinging link is extended to the opposite side with respect to the frame, and the tip is rotatably connected to the eccentric position of the turntable, and the turntable before or after the shape change. The two toy components are rotated while the two toy components are rotated to open and close each other.

According to this toy drive device, both toy components are opened and closed while rotating.

1 and 2 show a dinosaur toy as an example of the robot toy according to the present invention, FIG. 1 shows the standing posture, and FIG. 2 shows the posture tilted forward.

In this dinosaur toy, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the torso 1, the neck 2, the upper jaw 3, the lower jaw 4, the tail 5, the legs 6 and 6, the hand 7, 7) and the like. In this dinosaur toy, the standing posture of FIG. 1 and the forward inclination of FIG. 2 can be taken by manipulating the hind legs.

In the box 10 constituting the main part of the trunk 1 of the dinosaur toy, as shown in Fig. 3, a motor 11 and a battery not shown are accommodated therein, and the motor power is a gear mechanism or a clutch. It is configured to be transmitted to the disc 12 through. 5 shows an example of some of the gears and the clutch constituting the gear mechanism. In Fig. 7, reference numeral 11a denotes a face clutch, and the face clutch 11a is engaged with clutch pieces when the hook member 53 on the left side of the box 10 is operated forward, so that motor power is transmitted to the disc 12. do. The forward operation of the hook member 53 is performed by the disk part 60 used for assembling the leg 6 (in order to put the dinosaur toy forward in an inclined position), as shown in FIG. When rotating in accordance with the forward rotation operation of 6), the disk part 60 presses the switch cover 61 forward. The operation to the rear of the hook member 53 is the disk component 60 when the disk component 60 is rotated in accordance with the rotation operation to the rear of the leg 6 (to put the dinosaur toy in a standing position). It is far from this switch cover 61, and is made by the biasing force of the spring 62 shown in FIG.

Moreover, the frame 13 is provided in the front of the disk 12 so that rotation is possible about the shaft 14. As shown in FIG.

The frame 13 is provided with two shafts 15 and 16 in a direction perpendicular to the shaft 14. The link plate 17 and the cylindrical link 18 extend forward from these axes. And two projections 19 and 19 protrude from the side surface of the link plate 17, respectively. As shown in FIG. 8, the rod 19a is provided in the rear part of the link board 17, and the rear end of this rod 19a is spherical. This spherical body 19b is inserted in the hemispherical recess 12a formed in the eccentric position of the disk 12. As shown in FIG. Therefore, when the disc 12 rotates, the frame swings left and right about the shaft 14, and the link plate 17 moves up and down about the shaft 15 therebetween. In addition, a bearing 20 is formed at the tip of the cylindrical link 18. In addition, the cylinder of the link 18 is for changing the length of the link 18 (for example, in order to eliminate the influence by a manufacturing dimension error). It is also possible to use a spring that expands and contracts without using the link 18 as a cylinder.

In addition, the neck 2 is composed of two neck portions 21 and 21 divided left and right, as shown in FIG. 3, and these neck portions are concave corresponding to the projections 19 and 19 of the link plate 17. The parts 22 and 22 are formed. Then, these neck portions 21 and 21 can join the recesses 22 and 22 to the projections 19 and 19 of the link plate 17, and can be assembled to each other at a more suitable site and assembled as shown in FIG. have.

In addition, bearings 23, 23 are formed at the front end of each neck portion 21, 21, and long holes 24, 24 are formed so as to surround the bearing.

In addition, the upper jaw 3 is also composed of two upper jaw portions 25, 25 divided left and right, as shown in FIG. The upper jaw portion 25 is formed with a shaft 26 inserted into the bearing 23 of the neck portion 21 and a pin 27 inserted into the long hole 24.

The upper jaw portions 25 and 25 insert these shafts 26 and 26 into the bearings of the neck portions 21 and 21, respectively, and the pins 27 and 27 into the long holes 24 and 24, respectively. By assembling with each other at appropriate sites, it can be assembled as shown in FIG.

In addition, bearings 28 and 28 are formed on the outer surfaces of the upper jaw portions 25 and 25, respectively, and holes 29 and 29 are formed in portions corresponding to the eyes.

In addition, the lower jaw 4 is composed of an outer portion 30 constituting the outer portion, an inner portion 31 constituting the teeth, and the tongue portion 32, as shown in FIG.

The outer portion 30 has four recesses 33 formed on the inner surface thereof. In addition, arms 34 and 34 are formed on both rear sides, and pins 35 and 35 protrude inwardly at the tips of these arms 34 and 34. On the other hand, the projection part 36 is formed in the site | part corresponding to the recessed part 33 in the internal part 31, and the back part 37 which forms the rear part of the jaw 4 is formed in the rear part. Moreover, the pin 38 is formed in the inner part 31 at the front-end | tip of the back part 37, and the groove 39 is formed in the base of the back part 37. As shown in FIG. In addition, the tongue portion 32 is formed with a shaft 40 to be inserted into the inner portion 31 at the rear portion, and an extension piece 41 is further formed at the rear side.

Then, the projection 36 of the inner portion 31 is inserted into the recess 33 of the outer portion 30 to assemble the inner portion 31 to the outer portion 30, and the grooves of the inner portion 31 The lower jaw 4 can be assembled as shown in FIG. 4 by inserting the shaft 40 of the tongue portion 32 into 39.

The lower jaw 4 is pivotally mounted to the upper jaw 3 by inserting the pins 35, 35 into the bearings 28, 28 of the upper jaw portions 25, 25.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the hook member 53 is provided also in the right side of the box 10. As shown in FIG. And the operation of this hook member 53 to the front is similar to the hook member 53 on the left side, and the disk part 60 used for assembling the leg 6 (the posture which tilted the dinosaur toy forward) The disk part 60 presses the switch cover 61 forward when it rotates according to the rotation operation to the front of the leg 6). The operation of the rear of the hook member 53 is performed when the disk component 60 is rotated in accordance with the rotation operation of the leg 6 to the rear (to put the dinosaur toy in a standing position). It moves away from the switch cover 61 and depends on the biasing force of the spring 63 shown in FIG. And when this hook member 53 is operated to the front, the leaf switch 54 of normal open is turned ON.

Subsequently, the electric system of the dinosaur toy will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. 10, and the operation program is stored in the memory device 70. And the processing apparatus 71 controls so that the rotation speed of the motor 11 and the emission color of the two-color diode (not shown) assembled to the eye may differ, depending on whether the leaf switch 54 is OFF or ON.

Next, the operation of the neck 2, the upper jaw 3, and the lower jaw 4 of the dinosaur-type toy constructed as described above will be described according to the mechanism diagram shown in FIG.

In the said dinosaur-type toy, a four-section link is comprised by the frame 13, the link board 17, the cylindrical link 18, and the back part 37 of the lower jaw 4. As shown in FIG. Moreover, the link 17 (neck 2) extends and is installed in the motor 10 direction, and the front end is connected to the eccentric position of the disk 12. As shown in FIG.

That is, in this dinosaur toy, the trunk 1 having the frame 13, the neck 2 having the link plate 17, the upper jaw 3, and the lower jaw 4 having the back portion 37 are connected to the four-section link. It consists.

When the disc 12 is rotated by the motor 10, the neck 2, the upper jaw 3, and the lower jaw 4 are centered on the shafts 15 and 16 of the frame 13 on the trunk 1. By turning. At the top dead center, the upper jaw 3 and the lower jaw 4 are opened as indicated by the solid line, and at the bottom dead center, the upper jaw 3 and the lower jaw 4 are closed as shown by the dashed-dotted line.

As mentioned above, although the basic mechanism of the dinosaur toy which concerns on this invention was described, in the said dinosaur toy, the shaft 26 of the upper jaw part 25 is inserted in the bearing 23 of the neck part 21, and the upper jaw part 25 is carried out. ) Pin 27 is inserted into the long hole 24 of the neck portion 21, the upper jaw (3) is coupled to the neck (2). Therefore, the upper jaw 3 can be inclined in the vertical direction with respect to the neck 2 in the range of the long hole 24.

Moreover, in the said dinosaur-type toy, the tongue part 32 is engaged with the groove | channel 39 of the inner part 31 in the lower jaw 4, and it can hold | maintain so that it can turn, and the extension piece 41 of the tongue part 32 is possible. ) Is in contact with the neck (2). Therefore, when the angle of the neck 2 changes with respect to the lower jaw 4, the tongue part 32 turns to an up-down direction. That is, in this dinosaur toy, when the lower jaw 4 is in an open state, the tongue portion can be positioned in a state spaced apart from the outer portion 30.

In the dinosaur toy, a transparent box 42 having a lamp such as an LED lamp is exposed to the hole 29 of the upper jaw portion 25 and disposed on the upper jaw 3.

In this dinosaur toy, crankshafts 50 and 50 are provided on both sides of the box 10. These crankshafts 50, 50 are located with a phase of 180 degrees. On the other hand, the legs 6 and 6 are provided on both sides of the box 10 so as to be movable back and forth. The legs 6 and 6 are connected to the crankshafts 50 and 50 to alternately move back and forth according to the rotation of the crankshafts 50 and 50.

In addition, in this dinosaur toy, the tail 5 is installed on the back of the box 10 so as to be able to swing in the left and right directions. And an operation piece (not shown) is slidably arranged in the guides 51 formed on both sides of the box 10, respectively, and one end of these extension pieces is brought into contact with the crankshafts 50 and 50, The other end is brought into contact with the tail 5 and the tail 5 is moved to the left and right by operating these working pieces by the movement of the crankshafts 50 and 50.

In the dinosaur toy, the main switch 52 is disposed on the upper surface of the box 10, and the hook member 53 for driving the motor 11 is disposed on one side of the box 10, and the box ( On the other side of 10), a crankshaft is arranged by arranging a sub-switch (not shown) that flashes a lamp such as an LED (for example, a two-color light emitting diode) in the box 42 and turning the main switch 52 ON. At the same time, the lamps such as the LEDs of the box 42 are turned on in green, and the hook member 53 is turned on to operate the neck 2, the upper jaw 3, and the lower jaw 4, Change the lamp from green to red.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the disc 12 is directly rotated by the motor 11, but the shaft of the disc 12 is connected to the motor for rotating the crankshaft 50 through a clutch or the like, and the hook member The clutch 12 can be connected to drive the disk 12 in rotation. In this case, the movement of the head including the neck 2, the upper jaw 3 and the lower jaw 4, the movement of the legs 6 and 6, the movement of the tail 5, and the hand 7 by one motor , 7) can be exercised.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the drive mechanism of the present invention is applied to a dinosaur toy is shown, but needless to say, the drive mechanism of the present invention can also be applied to other animal toys, stuffed toys, and the like.

When the typical effect of this invention is demonstrated, a part of a body comprises an operation part, and a shape changes by operating the operation part, and since different motions are performed before and after the shape change, abundant shape change and motion change are abundant. The robot toy that can increase the interest can be realized.

Claims (5)

A robot toy having a part of the body constituting an operation unit, the shape of which is changed by operating the operation unit, and performing different operations before and after the change of shape. The method of claim 1, A robot toy, characterized in that a leg constitutes the operation unit and can take a standing position and an inclined forward position according to the operation of the operation unit. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Section one toy component is placed in the link corresponding to the frame in the section 4 link, the other toy component is placed on one side of the swinging link facing each other, and the swinging link is placed on the frame. Installed on the opposite side and rotatably coupled to the tip of the turntable in an eccentric position of the turntable to rotate the two toy components by rotating the turntable before or after the change of shape, Robot toys, characterized in that the components to open and close each other movement. The method of claim 3, A robot toy, characterized in that the frame is arranged in the body, the one toy component is the lower jaw, and the other toy component is the upper jaw. Section one toy component is placed in the link corresponding to the frame in the section 4 link, the other toy component is placed on one side of the swinging link facing each other, and the swinging link is placed on the frame. Installed on the opposite side and rotatably coupled to the tip of the turntable in an eccentric position of the turntable to rotate the two toy components by rotating the turntable before or after the change of shape, Toy drive to move the components open and close to each other.