Mechanical striking toy

Abstract

A mechanical striking toy comprises a first assembly having a support part; and a second assembly mounted on the support part and having a pressing part, the pressing part receiving the press action from the user to drive a linkage-driven part of the first assembly, and to drive in turn the execution part of the first assembly to rotate. Further, the linkage-driven part comprises a push rod, the upper surface of a first segment of the push rod contacting against the pressing portion of the pressing part; and an eccentric wheel directly driving the execution part, the eccentric wheel connected pivotally to the support part at a rotation center, the eccentric wheel having a pressed portion displaced from the rotation center, and the pressed portion contacting against the end of the push rod.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a striking toy, particularly, a mechanical striking toy. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The “mechanical striking toy” is a toy a movable part of which can be driven to strike an object by manually pressing its certain part. For example, a mechanical striking toy in the prior art has an appearance simply simulating the shape of a human being, and has a movable leg (usually being the right leg) which can be driven to kick a struck object such as a football by pressing its head.[0003] In such mechanical striking toys, the neck, the upper body, the waist and a fixed leg of the simulated human being are usually configured as a first assembly (which is generally formed by combining together two integrally molded plastic casings through connection means such as screws and the like), and the simulated head itself is configured as a movable part for receiving the press action. [0004] In the above design in the prior art, the ...

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Benefits of technology

[0016] An object of the present invention is to reduce the friction at the rotation center of the execution part in the toy, and lower the abrasion of the related parts, thus improving the operation hand-feel of the user and elongating the service life of the striking toy. Specifically, the present invention provides a mechanical striking toy, comprising a first assembly having a support part; and a second assembly mounted on the support part and having a pressing part, the pressing part for receiving the press action from the user to drive a linkage-driven part of the first assembly, and to drive in turn the execution part of the first assembly to rotate. Further, the linkage-driven part comprises a push rod, the upper surface of a first segment of the push rod contacting against the pressing portion of the pressing part; and an eccentric wheel / cam directly driving the execution part to rotate, the eccentric wheel connected pivotally to the support part at a rotation center, the eccentric wheel having a pressed portion displaced from the rotation center, and the pressed portion contacting against the end of the push rod.

Problems solved by technology

It can be seen from this design that the length of the extension rod cannot be designed having sufficient length, since the extension rod directly extends downward from the head (and the strength and the whole size of the toy should be considered).

Therefore, this causes the size of the upper body and the waist of the toy will be shortened unproportionally.

In addition, an important issue is that the movable leg in the current mechanical striking toy is configured as a simple lever mechanism, the fulcrum of which is pivotally connected to the waist of the toy.

Obviously, there is an adverse effect on the press action by the user, and the fulcrum of the lever is subject to the greater component force of the pressing force F0 along the direction of the tilting surface.

The fulcrum of the lever sustaining the undesirable greater component force requires the fulcrum of the lever having a higher support strength, and also results in an increased rotational friction force at the fulcrum, which is disadvantageous to the striking movement, and increases the abrasion between the associated parts at the fulcrum, causing a reduced service life of the toy.

But the essential problems have not been solved at all, such as the bad operation feel brought to the user, the increased friction and the increased abrasion.

Additionally, the linkage-driven scheme in the form of simple lever also further aggravates the disproportion problem among the sizes of various parts of the toy.

Thus, the structure cannot produce a desired travel amplification, and requires a relatively large travel of the head and extension rod of the toy, thus aggravating the disproportion problem among various parts of the toy.

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