Swinging toy

Abstract

A swingable toy includes: a swingable body supported to be rotatable about a first rotation axis and including a cam follower lower than the first rotation axis; and an eccentric cam member disposed to allow contact with the cam follower and supported to be eccentrically rotatable about a second axis of rotation located lower than the first axis of rotation. The first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are arranged to intersect each other when viewed in the vertical direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a poseable toy. Background Art

[0002] In the related art, a swingable toy that can be enjoyed by swinging a member is disclosed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a swingable toy in which a driving force from a rotary drive mechanism operates a cam via a plurality of gears, the rotary drive mechanism rotates a drum of a music box, and the cam causes a swingable body in contact with the cam to swing. The swingable body is connected to a hand of a character or the like by a rope, allowing the hand of the character or the like to move in accordance with the sound from the music box.

[0003] Patent document 1: JP3110565U Summary of the invention

[0004] The swing mechanism with multiple gears may be equipped with a gear box or the like to prevent the user's fingers from touching the gears. This may complicate the structure of the toy itself and may also cause problems in the design of the toy.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a poseable toy of a simple configuration without using gears.

[0006] A swingable toy according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a swingable body, which can rotate around a first rotation axis and includes a cam follower lower than the first rotation axis; and an eccentric cam component, which is configured to allow contact with the cam follower and is supported to be able to eccentrically rotate around a second rotation axis lower than the first rotation axis, wherein the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are arranged to intersect each other when viewed in a vertical direction.

[0007] According to the above aspect, a swingable toy of a simple configuration without using gears can be provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] The present disclosure will be described in detail based on the following contents, but is not limited thereto, wherein:

[0009] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a parade vehicle toy including a poseable toy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0010] Figure 2 is a perspective view of a second parade vehicle toy including a swingable toy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, viewed from the rear side;

[0011] Figure 3 is along Figure 2 A cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of , showing a swingable toy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0012] Figure 4 is along Figure 2 A sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1 shows a swingable toy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0013] Figure 1 A parade vehicle toy 1 is shown, which is designed as an image of a traveling vehicle traveling in a parade held at a festival or theme park. The front side ( Figure 1 The vehicle (on the left side in the figure) is a first parade vehicle toy 2 designed in the image of a train. Figure 1 The vehicle on the right side of the figure is a vehicle towed by the first parade vehicle toy 2, and is a second parade vehicle toy 3 designed in the image of a night sky with a rising moon. The second parade vehicle toy 3 includes a swingable toy 10, which includes a swingable body 11 imitating a crescent moon, an airplane toy 4 suspended from the swingable body 11, and the like.

[0014] The second parade vehicle toy 3 includes a base member 30 on which a plurality of wheels 31 are provided that can rotate on the lower surface. The base member 30 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape designed in the image of a cloud. Figure 2 As shown, the swingable toy 10 is provided on a base member 30. The swingable toy 10 includes a first rotation axis support member 12 mounted on the base member 30. The first rotation axis support member 12 is formed in a substantially triangular, substantially plate-like shape, and has a first rotation axis CL1 formed at an upper end portion, which becomes a vertex portion.

[0015] like Figure 3 As shown, a bearing hole 12a having a central axis concentric with the first rotation axis CL1 is provided near the vertex portion of the first rotation axis support member 12, and the first rotation axis support member 12 is substantially triangular (see also Figure 2 ). The swingable body 11 includes a boss 11a erected from the rear surface of the swingable body 11 and rotatably supported by the bearing hole 12a. The boss 11a is located substantially in the middle of the length of the swingable body 11 in the vertical direction. The boss 11a is inserted into a recessed hole 13a of the rotating member 13 located at a position facing the boss 11a. On the side of the rotating member 13 opposite to the hole 13a, a star-shaped decorative member 14 (see also Figure 2 ). The boss 11a and the decorative member 14 are fixed to the rotating member 13, and the central axis of each part is concentric with the first rotation axis CL1. The outer peripheral surface 13b of the rotating member 13 is rotatably supported by the inner peripheral surface 12a1 of the bearing hole 12a. Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the swingable body 11 includes a cloud-shaped cam follower 11 b disposed below the first rotation axis CL1 .

[0016] Note that Figure 2 As shown, the swingable toy 10 includes a second rotation axis support member 15 erected on the base member 30. The second rotation axis support member 15 has a second rotation axis CL2 formed at an upper end portion. Figure 4 As shown, the second rotating shaft support member 15 is provided with a bearing hole 15a having a central axis concentric with the second rotating axis CL2. The shaft 16a of the eccentric cam member 16 is inserted into the bearing hole 15a. In addition, the shaft 16a is connected to the shaft 17a of the operating member 17 for manual operation. The shaft 16a and the shaft 17a constitute a connecting shaft member and are fixed to each other. That is, the connecting shaft member includes the operating member 17 and the eccentric cam member 16.

[0017] The operating member 17 is formed in a substantially circular plate shape and is arranged to be rotatable around the second rotation axis CL2 together with the eccentric cam member 16. In addition, the operating member 17 has a bearing hole 17b having a central axis concentric with the second rotation axis CL2. In the bearing hole 17b, a support shaft 18a is inserted, the support shaft 18a is provided to the auxiliary rotation support member 18 and extends to a part of the shaft 16a on the shaft 17a side, and the auxiliary rotation support member 18 is erected from the base member 30. The operating member 17 and the eccentric cam member 16 are rotatably supported by the auxiliary rotation support member 18 and the second rotation shaft support member 15.

[0018] The eccentric cam member 16 has a circular outer shape when viewed in the axial direction of the second rotation axis CL2. In other words, the eccentric cam member 16 has an outer peripheral surface 16b, the outer periphery of which is circular in a cross section of a plane perpendicular to the second rotation axis CL2. The eccentric cam member 16 is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape. The shaft 16a of the eccentric cam member 16 is arranged so that its axis is concentric with the second rotation axis CL2 and is eccentric relative to the central axis of the outer peripheral surface 16b of the eccentric cam member 16. In this way, the eccentric cam member 16 is supported so as to be eccentrically rotatable around the second rotation axis CL2.

[0019] like Figure 3 As shown, the first rotation axis CL1 and the second rotation axis CL2 are arranged to intersect each other when viewed in the vertical direction ( Figure 1 The upper side is regarded as the upper side and the lower side is regarded as the lower side). The swingable body 11 is arranged in an inclined manner so that the tip of the crescent shape is located on the front side when viewed from the front.

[0020] In the swingable toy 10, the position of the first rotation axis CL1 or the swingable body 11 is generally set so that the cam follower 11b contacts the outer peripheral surface 16b of the eccentric cam member 16. When the operating member 17 is turned by hand, the eccentric cam member 16 rotates eccentrically around the second rotation axis CL2. The cam follower 11b moves back and forth by following the outer peripheral surface 16b of the eccentric cam member 16. Therefore, the swingable body 11 swings around the first rotation axis CL1.

[0021] Here, the cam follower 11b is provided on the lower side of the first rotation axis CL1 of the swingable body 11 so that the weight of the swingable body 11 is applied to the eccentric cam member 16. Therefore, even when the hand is separated from the operating member 17 at any rotation position of the operating member 17, the swingable body 11 stops at the corresponding position and does not move.

[0022] According to the above-described embodiments of the present disclosure, a swingable toy of the following aspects may be provided.

[0023] According to the first aspect, a swingable toy includes: a swingable body, which can rotate around a first rotation axis and includes a cam follower lower than the first rotation axis; and an eccentric cam component, which is configured to allow contact with the cam follower and is supported to be eccentrically rotatable around a second rotation axis located lower than the first rotation axis, wherein the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are arranged to intersect each other when viewed in the vertical direction.

[0024] By this configuration, the cam follower can contact the eccentric cam member by the weight of the swingable body. Therefore, a swingable toy with a simple configuration that does not use gears can be provided. In addition, since the cam follower and the eccentric cam member simply contact each other, even if a finger or the like is caught between the cam follower and the eccentric cam member, only the weight of the swingable body is applied, thereby allowing the finger or the like to be easily released. Since the first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are arranged to intersect each other when viewed in the vertical direction, the swinging direction of the swingable body is not limited to the direction perpendicular to the second rotation axis, which leads to an improvement in the aesthetic design of the toy.

[0025] A swingable toy according to a second aspect includes a connecting shaft member rotatably provided along a second rotation axis, the connecting shaft member including an eccentric cam component and an operating member for manual operation.

[0026] With this configuration, since the swingable body can be swung by manual operation of the operating member, the user can easily stop the swingable body at an arbitrary position, making the game more enjoyable.

[0027] In the swingable toy of the third aspect, the outer peripheral surface of the eccentric cam member has a circular periphery in cross section.

[0028] By this configuration, an eccentric cam member having a circular outer peripheral shape (such as a cylindrical shape) rather than a cam shape can be formed, so that it is easy to be familiar with the design image of a toy with a given theme. Therefore, a swingable toy with a further enhanced aesthetic design can be provided.

[0029] Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A swingable toy, comprising: a swingable body supported to be rotatable about a first rotation axis and including a cam follower lower than the first rotation axis; and an eccentric cam member arranged to allow contact with the cam follower and supported to be eccentrically rotatable about a second rotation axis lower than the first rotation axis, in, The first rotation axis and the second rotation axis are arranged to intersect each other when viewed in the vertical direction.

2. The swingable toy according to claim 1, comprising a connecting shaft member rotatably arranged along the second rotation axis, in, The connecting shaft member includes an eccentric cam member and an operating member for manual operation.

3. The swingable toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The eccentric cam member includes an outer peripheral surface having a circular periphery in cross section.

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