Ornamental toy and method for manufacturing ornamental toy

Abstract

The invention relates to an ornamental toy and a method for manufacturing the ornamental toy. Provided is an ornamental toy having high interestingness. An ornamental toy (1) is provided with: a main member (10) serving as a base part; and a first sub-member (21) and a second sub-member (22) laminated on one surface of the main member (10), the surface of the first sub-member (21) being configured as a continuous surface, and the surface of the second sub-member (22) being configured as a non-continuous surface. Furthermore, the surface of the first sub-member (21) laminated on the main member (10) is configured as a continuous flat surface without irregularities, thereby having a good structure as a printing surface, and enabling beautiful printing. Furthermore, the surface of the second sub-member (22) is configured as a non-continuous surface having irregularities, so that the surface on which printing is not performed can function as a performance part that emphasizes the pattern on the printing surface.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an ornamental toy and a method for manufacturing the ornamental toy. Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a display panel having at least one transparent plate having a pattern and a component plate having a pattern and being releasably bonded to the transparent plate, wherein the component plate is attached to an arbitrary position of the transparent plate.

[0003] Prior art literature

[0004] Patent Literature

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2011-128301 Summary of the invention

[0006] Problem that the invention aims to solve

[0007] In the display panel disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of patterns are pasted in the thickness direction of the display panel to express a three-dimensional pattern. In addition, the pasted pattern can be replaced to change the pattern.

[0008] However, in the case of the display board of Patent Document 1, it is troublesome to combine multiple patterns and align the positions of the patterns. In addition, if the position alignment of the patterns is not good, the interest of the patterns is reduced. Moreover, due to repeated replacement and pasting, it is difficult to maintain the continuity of adhesion, and the durability is poor. In addition, due to the change of the combination of patterns, dust and the like will adhere to the pasting surface, making it difficult to maintain a good viewing experience.

[0009] An object of the present invention is to provide a highly interesting ornamental toy that can easily express a three-dimensional pattern with a simple structure.

[0010] Solutions for solving problems

[0011] An ornamental toy according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a main component as a base; and a first subcomponent and a second subcomponent stacked on one surface of the main component, wherein the surface of the first subcomponent is a continuous surface and the surface of the second subcomponent is a discontinuous surface.

[0012] Effects of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a highly interesting ornamental toy that can easily express a three-dimensional pattern with a simple structure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 This is a front view of one form of an ornamental toy according to the present invention.

[0015] Figure 2 Observed from the front side Figure 1 A perspective view of the ornamental toy shown.

[0016] Figure 3 Yes means Figure 1 The illustrated perspective view is of a semi-finished product of an ornamental toy during the manufacturing process.

[0017] Figure 4 It is along Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of a portion taken along line XX is shown.

[0018] Figure 5 It means in Figure 3 A schematic diagram illustrating a manufacturing method when printing is applied to a semi-finished product shown.

[0019] Description of Reference Numerals

[0020] 1. Ornamental toy; 10. Main component; 10e. Outer edge; 21. First subcomponent; 21e. Rear edge; 21s. Printing surface; 22. Second subcomponent; 22s. Non-printing surface; 25. Protrusion; 40. Print head; 41. Front end; C. Character; C1. Head; C2. Torso; C3. Hand; C4. Leg. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following reference Figure 1 to Figure 5 The following describes one aspect of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a front view of a form of an ornamental toy. Figure 2 Observed from the front side Figure 1 A perspective view of the ornamental toy shown.

[0023] like Figure 1 As shown, the ornamental toy 1 has a generally rectangular shape in its entirety when viewed from the front, and in its thickness direction, Figure 2 As shown in the figure, it is an integrated flat structure having a plurality of layers on the surface side. As shown in the figure, the main part 10 is a quadrilateral surrounded by four straight outer edges 10e, and has a shape simulating a canvas on which the character C is drawn. In addition, the material of the ornamental toy 1 is not particularly limited, and the main part 10, the first sub-part 21, and the second sub-part 22 are all made of soft members such as synthetic resin, synthetic rubber, and natural rubber.

[0024] Roughly speaking, the ornamental toy 1 includes a main part 10 having a substantially rectangular shape as a base member on the back side in the thickness direction, a first sub-part 21 and a second sub-part 22 stacked on one surface (surface) of the main part 10. The surface of the first sub-part 21 is formed as a continuous surface (see Figure 3), the surface of the second auxiliary component 22 has a concavo-convex structure and is configured as a discontinuous surface.

[0025] The first subcomponent 21 depicts a human-shaped character C having a head C1, a torso C2, hands C3, and legs C4 as a pattern. The character C is, for example, a pattern that simulates a fighting posture of a martial arts master. On the other hand, a second subcomponent 22, such as letters, is provided in the background of the character C. The letters are not particularly specified, but text information related to the character C is recorded.

[0026] The main part 10 is configured so that the area when viewed from the front is larger than the area of ​​the second sub-part 22 when viewed from the front, and is arranged so as to cover the text information to form an imposing pattern. Therefore, the second sub-part 22 is in a state where most of its part is blocked by the character C and only a part of the periphery is visible. And, the blocked text information is, for example, information that plays a narrative role in the story of the character C, but is mostly blocked, and has a function of recalling the content of the information based on the part that is seen.

[0027] Here, if the main part 10 is used as a canvas, the first sub-part 21 of the character C as the main pattern becomes a pattern protruding from the outer edge 10e of the main part 10. For example, a part of the head C1 of the character C, a part of the right hand, and the left leg protrude to the outside of the outer edge 10e as the protrusion 25. In addition, the second sub-part 22 is arranged on the inner side in a manner that the outer peripheral portion of the formation area is arranged in a straight line and has a predetermined distance from the outer edge 10e. As a result, in addition to the simple function of the main part 10 as a canvas, it also becomes an appearance that makes people feel that the outer peripheral edge is surrounded by a frame.

[0028] In addition, the first subcomponent 21 as the main pattern (character C), the second subcomponent 22 as the background text information, and the main component 10 are in different colors. Here, as described later, the first subcomponent 21 is printed to form the character C, but the second subcomponent 22 and the main component 10 are not printed as described later.

[0029] In addition, a groove 21g is provided at the outer edge of the first subcomponent 21, that is, at the contour portion of the first subcomponent 21. Therefore, the groove 21g is also located between the second subcomponent 22 and the first subcomponent 21. As described later, when the character C is printed on the printing surface 21s of the first subcomponent 21, an area where printing is not applied to a portion adjacent to the first subcomponent 21 can be reliably formed.

[0030] The ornamental toy 1 has a base protrusion 15 formed substantially at the center of the upper portion of the main component 10. The base protrusion 15 has, for example, a through hole 18b formed therein, to which a mounting member such as a ball chain 18a is mounted. Thus, the ornamental toy 1 can be easily mounted on other objects.

[0031] Figure 3 Yes means Figure 1 The illustrated perspective view is of a semi-finished ornamental toy 1 .

[0032] In the state before character C is drawn, Figure 3 As shown, the surface of the first subcomponent 21 is a flat surface without projections and depressions, and thus becomes a printing surface 21s suitable for printing. On the other hand, the second subcomponent 22 has projections and depressions formed on its surface as characters of a predetermined color at the stage when the second subcomponent 22 is formed, and thus constitutes a plurality of projection and depression flat surfaces on which printing is not performed.

[0033] Figure 4 It is along Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the portion taken along line X-X.

[0034] like Figure 4 As shown in FIG. 1 , the main component 10 is configured such that its thickness (t1) is greater than the thickness (t2) of the first subcomponent 21. In addition, the first subcomponent 21 is configured to be thicker than the thickness (t3) of the second subcomponent 22. Therefore, the printing surface 21s, which is the upper surface of the first subcomponent 21, is located at a position higher than the second subcomponent 22. As a result, it is easy to form the ink layer 30 on the printing surface 21s. In addition, regarding the groove portion 21g, Figure 4 In the illustrated embodiment, the depth of the groove portion 21g is configured to reach the main member 10 side, but the depth of the groove portion 21g is not particularly limited.

[0035] Figure 5 It means in Figure 3 A schematic diagram illustrating a manufacturing method when printing is applied to a semi-finished product shown.

[0036] When manufacturing the ornamental toy 1, for example, Figure 5 As shown, the main component 10 is held by the holding component 50 in such a manner that the printing surface 21s faces upward, and the print head 40 provided on the upper side forms the print layer 30 of the character C. In the case of this form, the holding component 50 is moved in the horizontal direction (moved to the right in the figure), for example, and the print head 40 is configured to move in a direction orthogonal to the holding component 50 in the horizontal direction or not to move (the print head is configured to be a size corresponding to the maximum width of printing).

[0037] In the printing process, the printing surface 21s is moved parallel to the print head 40 that ejects the printing ink while printing is performed. At this time, the printing surface 21s is set so that the distance (d1) between the rear edge 21e in the moving direction of the printing surface 21s and the non-printing surface 22s (the front end 22t of the non-printing surface 22s) on the rear side of the moving direction of the rear edge 21e is at least one-fifth of the distance (d2) between the front end 41 of the print head 40 and the printing surface 21s. Thus, the distance between the printing surface 21s and the non-printing surface 22s is sufficiently ensured in consideration of the expansion area (width in the moving direction) of the jet ink 28 ejected from the front end of the nozzle and the relative moving speed (the direction of the arrow in the figure). As a result, the non-printing surface 22s is effectively prevented from being printed beyond (the printing surface 21s is contaminated by ink outside).

[0038] In addition, by providing the groove portion 21g in the interval (d1) between the rear end edge 21e and the non-printing surface 22s, ink contamination caused by overhang can be reliably avoided.

[0039] Here, regarding the contamination caused by the excess of ink, the relationship between the distance (d2) and the interval (d1) varies depending on the relative speed of movement between the print head 40 and the print surface 21s. Therefore, the distance (d2) and the interval (d1) are changed to perform a visual test for the contamination. In addition, the print head 40 is a scanning type print head, and is a type that moves orthogonally in the horizontal direction relative to the moving direction of the print surface 21s.

[0040] In the test results, good results were obtained by setting the distance (d2) between the front end 41 of the print head 40 and the print surface 21s to a range less than 10 mm.

[0041] As mentioned above, in Figure 1 to Figure 5 In the present embodiment shown, the surface of the first sub-component 21 stacked on the main component 10 is formed as a continuous plane without concavities and convexities, so that it has a good structure as a printing surface 21s and can perform good-looking printing. In addition, the surface of the second sub-component 22 is formed as a non-continuous surface with concavities and convexities, so that as a surface that is not printed, it can function as a performance part that emphasizes the pattern of the printed surface.

[0042] In this embodiment, the part of the first sub-component 21 depicting the character C is provided with the protruding portion 25 protruding from the outer edge 10e of the main component 10, so that the action of the character C can be made to look larger relative to the main component 10 which is flat as a whole, and the three-dimensional sense of the character C can be expressed. In particular, the second sub-component 22 is arranged linearly around the first sub-component 21 at a predetermined interval from the outer edge 10e so as not to protrude from the outer edge 10e, so that the character C can be made conspicuous. In addition, the protruding portion 25 is set as any one of the head C1, hand C3, and leg C4 of the character C, so that the jumping sense of the character C can be easily expressed.

[0043] In this embodiment, since the surfaces of the first sub-part 21 and the second sub-part 22 are formed in a color different from the color of the surface of the main part 10 , it is possible to effectively perform a performance so that the character C stands out.

[0044] Moreover, in this embodiment, the main part 10 is configured to have a thickness compared to the first sub-part 21 and the second sub-part 22, so that the character C is depicted and held on the main part 10 using the main part 10 as a base member, thereby providing a durable ornamental toy 1.

[0045] In the present embodiment, the thickness of the second sub-member 22 is configured to be smaller than the thickness of the first sub-member 21 , so that printing can be easily performed on the surface of the first sub-member 21 .

[0046] In this embodiment, the main component 10 is composed of a square shape whose outer edge 10e is only a straight portion, so that it can be set as a structure simulating a frame as a base member. On the other hand, by setting the outer edge contour portion of the second sub-component 22 to a structure including a curved portion, it can have the function of emphasizing the background pattern of the character C.

[0047] In this embodiment, the first subcomponent 21 has an area where no printing is applied to the character C at least in a portion adjacent to the second subcomponent 22 , so that the character C can be prominently performed by floating from the outer edge area of ​​the character C.

[0048] In this embodiment, the second sub-component 22 is configured such that the text information is formed on a discontinuous surface and the text information is divided by the character C, so that, for example, the text information is related to the character C but cannot be recognized at a glance. This has an effect of making people imagine the related text information, and further has an effect of making people remember and associate the specific story of the character C with the blocked text information.

[0049] In the present embodiment, the main component 10 , the first subcomponent 21 , and the second subcomponent 22 are formed of soft materials, and thus can be easily molded.

[0050] In this embodiment, when printing is performed while the print head 40 and the print surface 21s are relatively moved, the distance (d1) between the rear edge 21e of the print surface 21s in the printing movement direction and the front end 22t of the non-print surface 22s on the rear side in the movement direction of the rear edge 21e is at least one-fifth of the distance (d2) between the front end 41 of the print head 40 and the print surface 21s, thereby suppressing the ink from flying out to the non-print surface 22s (ink overflow). As a result, the boundary between the print surface 21s and the non-print surface 22s is clear, so that the character C can be conspicuous and the character C can be printed in an attractive manner.

[0051] In this form, a groove portion 21g is provided in the interval (d1) between the rear end edge 21e and the non-printing surface 22s, so that, for example, even if ink splashes out on the rear side of the rear end edge 21e, the splashed ink can fall into the groove portion 21g, thereby avoiding unclear printing on the printing portion due to the splashing of ink.

[0052] In this embodiment, when the distance (d2) between the front end 41 of the print head 40 and the printing surface 21s is set to a range less than 10 mm, there is no excess ink at the boundary between the character C and the surrounding non-printing surface 22s, and a good-looking character image is printed.

[0053] One embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention can be modified appropriately within the scope of the technical concept. For example, in the above embodiment, the second subcomponent 22 is configured as text information, but the present invention is not limited to this.

[0054] As described above, the following matters are disclosed in this specification. (1)

[0056] An ornamental toy, wherein:

[0057] The ornamental toy has:

[0058] A main component that serves as a base; and

[0059] The first sub-component and the second sub-component are laminated on one surface of the main component.

[0060] The surface of the first auxiliary component is formed as a continuous surface.

[0061] The surface of the second auxiliary member is configured as a discontinuous surface. (2)

[0063] The ornamental toy according to (1), wherein:

[0064] The surface of the first auxiliary component is formed into a flat surface without any unevenness.

[0065] The surface of the second auxiliary member is constituted by a plurality of planes. (3)

[0067] The ornamental toy according to (1) or (2), wherein:

[0068] The surface of the second sub-member is configured to have projections and depressions. (4)

[0070] The ornamental toy according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein:

[0071] The surface of the first auxiliary component is configured as a printing surface.

[0072] The surface of the second auxiliary member does not serve as a printing surface. (5)

[0074] The ornamental toy according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein

[0075] The first sub-member includes a protrusion formed by partially protruding from an outer edge of the main member. (6)

[0077] The ornamental toy according to (5), wherein:

[0078] The second sub-member does not protrude from the outer edge of the main member. (7)

[0080] The ornamental toy according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein:

[0081] The second subcomponent is formed on the main component around the first subcomponent. (8)

[0083] The ornamental toy according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein:

[0084] The surfaces of the first sub-member and the second sub-member are formed in a color different from the color of the surface of the main member. (9)

[0086] The ornamental toy according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein:

[0087] The first sub-member and the second sub-member are configured to have a thickness smaller than that of the main member. (10)

[0089] The ornamental toy according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein:

[0090] The second sub-member is configured to have a thickness smaller than that of the first sub-member. (11)

[0092] The ornamental toy according to any one of (1) to (10), wherein

[0093] The outer edge of the main member is composed only of a straight line portion. (12)

[0095] The ornamental toy according to any one of (1) to (11), wherein

[0096] The outer edges of the first auxiliary member and the second auxiliary member are composed of a straight line portion and a curved line portion. (13)

[0098] The ornamental toy according to any one of (1) to (12), wherein:

[0099] The character C is printed on the surface of the first sub-member. (14)

[0101] The ornamental toy according to (13), wherein:

[0102] The main part is in a square shape.

[0103] The first subcomponent is configured in the shape of the character. (15)

[0105] The ornamental toy according to (13) or (14), wherein:

[0106] The first auxiliary component includes a protrusion formed by partially protruding from the outer edge of the main component.

[0107] The character includes at least one of a head, hands, and legs, and a portion of at least one of the head, hands, and legs is applied to the surface of the protrusion by printing. (16)

[0109] The ornamental toy according to any one of (13) to (15), wherein

[0110] The first subcomponent has an area where printing expressing the character is not applied at least in a portion adjacent to the second subcomponent. (17)

[0112] The ornamental toy according to any one of (1) to (16), wherein

[0113] The second subcomponent uses a discontinuous surface to form text information. (18)

[0115] The ornamental toy according to (17), wherein:

[0116] The second subcomponent is configured so that part of the text information cannot be recognized by the first subcomponent. (19)

[0118] The ornamental toy according to any one of (1) to (18), wherein

[0119] The main component, the first auxiliary component, and the second auxiliary component are formed of soft members. (20)

[0121] A method for manufacturing an ornamental toy, wherein the ornamental toy is the ornamental toy described in (4), wherein:

[0122] When printing is performed while the print head ejecting the printing ink is relatively moved parallel to the printing surface,

[0123] Printing is performed by leaving a gap between the rear end edge of the printing surface in the moving direction during printing and the non-printing surface on the rear side in the moving direction of the rear end edge by at least one fifth of the distance between the front end of the print head and the printing surface. (twenty one)

[0125] The method for manufacturing an ornamental toy according to (20), wherein:

[0126] A groove is provided in the interval between the rear end edge and the non-printing surface. (twenty two)

[0128] The method for manufacturing an ornamental toy according to (20), wherein:

[0129] The distance between the front end of the print head and the print surface is set to be less than 10 mm. (twenty three)

[0131] The method for manufacturing an ornamental toy according to (20), wherein:

[0132] Print the character on the above printed side.

Claims

1. An ornamental toy, wherein: The ornamental toy has: A main component that serves as a base; and a first subcomponent and a second subcomponent, which are laminated on one surface of the main component, The surface of the first auxiliary component is formed as a continuous surface. The surface of the second sub-member is configured as a discontinuous surface.

2. The ornamental toy according to claim 1, wherein: The surface of the first auxiliary component is formed into a flat surface without any irregularities. The surface of the second sub-member is composed of a plurality of planes.

3. The ornamental toy according to claim 2, wherein: The surface of the second sub-member is configured to have projections and depressions.

4. The ornamental toy according to claim 3, wherein: The surface of the first auxiliary component is configured as a printing surface. The surface of the second auxiliary member does not serve as a printing surface.

5. The ornamental toy according to claim 4, wherein: The first sub-component includes a protruding portion in which a part of the first sub-component protrudes from an outer edge of the main component.

6. The ornamental toy according to claim 5, wherein: The second sub-component does not protrude from the outer edge of the main component.

7. The ornamental toy according to claim 6, wherein: The second subcomponent is formed on the main component around the first subcomponent.

8. The ornamental toy according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein The surfaces of the first sub-member and the second sub-member are formed in a color different from the color of the surface of the main member.

9. The ornamental toy according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: The first sub-member and the second sub-member are configured so that the thickness thereof is smaller than the thickness of the main member.

10. The ornamental toy according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein The second sub-member is configured to have a thickness smaller than a thickness of the first sub-member.

11. The ornamental toy according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: The outer edge of the main part is composed only of straight line portions.

12. The ornamental toy according to claim 11, wherein: The outer edges of the first auxiliary member and the second auxiliary member are composed of a straight line portion and a curved line portion.

13. The ornamental toy according to claim 12, wherein: A character is printed on the surface of the first sub-member.

14. The ornamental toy according to claim 13, wherein: The main part is formed into a square shape. The first subcomponent is configured in the shape of the character.

15. The ornamental toy according to claim 14, wherein: The first auxiliary component includes a protrusion formed by partially protruding from the outer edge of the main component. The character includes at least one of a head, hands, and legs, and a portion of at least one of the head, hands, and legs is applied to the surface of the protrusion by printing.

16. The ornamental toy according to claim 15, wherein: The first subcomponent has an area where printing expressing the character is not applied at least in a portion adjacent to the second subcomponent.

17. The ornamental toy according to claim 16, wherein: The second subcomponent forms text information using a discontinuous surface.

18. The ornamental toy according to claim 17, wherein: The second subcomponent is configured so that a portion of the text information cannot be recognized by the first subcomponent.

19. The ornamental toy according to claim 18, wherein: The main component, the first auxiliary component, and the second auxiliary component are formed of soft members.

20. A method for manufacturing an ornamental toy, the ornamental toy being the ornamental toy according to claim 4, wherein: When printing is performed while a print head that ejects printing ink is relatively moved parallel to the printing surface, Printing is performed by leaving a gap between the rear end edge of the printing surface in the moving direction during printing and the non-printing surface on the rear side of the moving direction of the rear end edge by at least one fifth of the distance between the front end of the print head and the printing surface.

21. The method for manufacturing an ornamental toy according to claim 20, wherein: A groove is provided in the space between the rear end edge and the non-printing surface.

22. The method for manufacturing an ornamental toy according to claim 20 or 21, wherein: The distance between the front end of the print head and the print surface is set to be less than 10 mm.

23. The method for manufacturing an ornamental toy according to claim 20 or 21, wherein: The character is printed on the printing surface.

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