Model component and model toy

Abstract

The invention provides a model component and a model toy. Provided are a model member having a novel structure in posture control of a model toy, and a model toy using the model member. A toy component is a toy component of a model toy, the toy component is provided with a first accessory, a second accessory, a third accessory and a fourth accessory, the first accessory is rotatably connected with the second accessory and the third accessory, the second accessory and the third accessory are rotatably connected, and the fourth accessory is rotatably connected with the second accessory and the third accessory. And a fourth fitting connected to the first fitting so as to be linked in accordance with the rotation of the first fitting, the first fitting rotating with respect to the second fitting and the third fitting in accordance with the rotation of the second fitting with respect to the third fitting, and the fourth fitting tilting forward in accordance with the rotation of the first fitting.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a model component and a model toy. Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a technique in which a model toy such as a doll is provided with joint structures at various parts of the torso, arms, legs, etc. The user can make such a model toy assume a desired posture.

[0003] Prior art literature

[0004] Patent Literature

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 1-138492 Summary of the Invention

[0006] Problems to be solved by the invention

[0007] Various structures related to posture control in model toys have been proposed. However, some conventional structures may not be suitable depending on the shape of the model toy, the desired range of motion, etc., and new structures for posture control of model toys are required.

[0008] The present invention can provide a model component having a new structure for controlling the posture of a model toy and a model toy using the model component.

[0009] Solutions for solving problems

[0010] The present invention is, for example, a toy component, which is a toy component of a model toy, wherein the toy component is configured to include a first accessory, a second accessory, a third accessory, and a fourth accessory, wherein the first accessory is rotatably connected to the second accessory and the third accessory, the second accessory and the third accessory are rotatably connected, the fourth accessory is connected to the first accessory in a manner linked to the rotation of the first accessory, the first accessory rotates relative to the second accessory and the third accessory in response to the rotation of the second accessory relative to the third accessory, and the fourth accessory tilts forward in conjunction with the rotation of the first accessory.

[0011] Effects of the Invention

[0012] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a model component having a new structure for controlling the posture of a model toy and a model toy using the model component. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 These are diagrams showing an example of (A) the front appearance and (B) the side appearance of one aspect of a model toy 100 according to one embodiment.

[0014] Figure 2A This is a diagram showing an example of the external appearance structure of the waist portion 105 of the model toy 100 according to one embodiment.

[0015] Figure 2B This is a diagram showing an example of the external appearance structure of the model component 200 in the waist portion 105 of the model toy 100 according to one embodiment.

[0016] Figure 3 This is a diagram for explaining the connection relationship of the components constituting the model part 200 according to one embodiment.

[0017] Figure 4A This is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the structure of the model component 200 in the waist portion 105 of the model toy 100 according to one embodiment, taken along the line AA.

[0018] Figure 4B This is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the structure of the model component 200 in the waist portion 105 of the model toy 100 according to one embodiment, taken along the line AA. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The following embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the inventions described in the claims. In addition, all combinations of features described in the embodiments are not necessarily required for the invention. Two or more of the multiple features described in the embodiments may also be combined in any manner. In addition, the same reference numerals are used for identical or similar structures, and repeated descriptions are omitted.

[0020] First, refer to Figure 1 An example of the external appearance structure of the model toy 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. Figure 1 (A) represents the front appearance of the model toy 100. Figure 1 (B) shows the outer side of the model toy 100. In addition, the arrows x, y, and z respectively indicate the left, upper, and front directions of the model toy, and the same applies to the other drawings.

[0021] The model toy 100 includes a head 101, a chest 102, arms 103a, 103b, legs 104a, 104b, and a waist 105. In this embodiment, a doll or a humanoid robot is used as an example of a model toy. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be applied to various models, such as humans, animals, robots, insects, dinosaurs, weapons, and ornaments.

[0022] The head 101 is connected to the chest 102. The chest 102 is also connected to the right arm 103b and the left arm 103a at the sides by connecting members, and is rotatably connected to the waist 105 at the bottom. The waist 105 includes a hip joint and is rotatably connected to the right leg 104b and the left leg 104a.

[0023] Reference Figure 2A and Figure 2B The structure of the waist portion 105 of the model toy 100 according to this embodiment will be described. Figure 2A An example of the appearance structure of the waist portion 105 is shown. Figure 2A In the figure, the waist portion 105 is formed by attaching waist decorative accessories 211 to 218 to the periphery of the model part 200. The waist decorative accessories 212, 213, 214, 216, 217, and 218 are capable of appropriate rotation. This ensures that the movement of the legs 104a and 104b is not obstructed. The model part 200 has an opening that functions as a connecting portion 200A, which is rotatably connected to the chest 102 by inserting a protrusion at the lower end of the chest 102. Figure 2B An example of the external appearance structure of the model component 200 is shown. The model component 200 is composed of components 201 to 208.

[0024] Figure 3 2 is a diagram for explaining the connection relationship of each component of the model component 200. Figure 3 Attachment 201 has an opening 201A, a protrusion 201B, and a protrusion 201C. Attachment 202 has an opening 202A and an opening 202B, and its paired attachment 203 has an opening 203A and an opening 203B. Attachment 204 has an opening 204A, an opening 204B, a protrusion 204C having an opening, a protrusion 204D, and an opening 204E. Attachment 205 has an opening 205A, a protrusion 205B, a protrusion 205C, and a protrusion 205D. Attachment 206 has an opening 206A, a protrusion 206B, and an opening 206C. Attachment 207 has a protrusion 207A and a protrusion 207B. Attachment 208 has an opening 208A and a protrusion 208B.

[0025] Opening 201A of fitting 201A is connected to protrusion 207A of fitting 207. Furthermore, protrusions 201B, located on both sides of fitting 201A, are rotatably connected to opening 204A of fitting 204 and opening 205A of fitting 205. Protrusions 201C, located on both sides of fitting 201A, engage with opening 202B of fitting 202 and opening 203B of fitting 203, respectively. Openings 202B and 203B are larger than protrusion 201C, allowing protrusion 201C to move within the openings. The engagement position of protrusion 201C at openings 202B and 203B changes as fittings 202 and 203 are rotated. Before fitting 202 is rotated, protrusion 201C is located near the upper ends of openings 202B and 203B. When the attachment 202 is rotated, the protrusion 201C is located near the lower ends of the opening 202B and the opening 203B.

[0026] The opening 202A of the fitting 202 is connected to the protrusion 204D of the fitting 204, and the opening 203A of the fitting 203 is connected to the protrusion 205D of the fitting 205. Thus, the fittings 202 and 203 are connected to the fittings 204 and 205 so as to be rotatable about the protrusions 204D and 205D.

[0027] Accessories 204 and 205 are connected by connecting protrusion 201B of accessory 201 at openings 204A and 205A, opening 204B is connected to protrusion 205B, and protrusion 204C with an opening is connected to protrusion 205C of accessory 205 via opening 206A of accessory 206, thereby sandwiching accessory 201 and accessory 206. Accessory 201 is connected to accessories 204 and 205 so as to be rotatable relative to accessories 204 and 205 about protrusion 201B as an axis.

[0028] Furthermore, by connecting the opening of protrusion 204C to protrusion 205C via opening 206A of fitting 206, fitting 206 is rotatably connected to fittings 204 and 205, with at least a portion of the fitting 206 positioned inside fittings 204 and 205. As fitting 201 rotates, lower end 201D of fitting 201 descends rearward, resulting in lower end 201D being received (or inserted) into opening 206C of fitting 206. Fitting 206 is rotatably connected to protrusion 206B of fitting 206.

[0029] In the attachment 207, the protrusion 207A is rotatably connected to the opening 201A of the attachment 201, and the protrusion 207B is rotatably connected to the opening 208A of the attachment 208. Thus, the attachment 207 is rotatably held along an axis defined by the protrusions 207A and 207B, and is configured to tilt forward in conjunction with the rotation of the attachment 201 and the attachment 208.

[0030] Accessory 208 is supported by accessory 207 via protrusion 207B and operates in conjunction with accessory 207. When accessory 207 and accessory 208 are considered an integrated accessory, they can each be referred to as a sub-accessory. Protrusion 208B of accessory 208 engages with opening 204E of accessory 204. Opening 204E is formed on both sides of accessory 204 and is engaged with protrusion 208B, which is sandwiched between them. Opening 204E is larger than protrusion 208B, allowing it to move within the opening. The support position of protrusion 208B in opening 204E changes as accessory 208 rotates. Before accessory 202 is rotated, protrusion 208B is located near the lower end of opening 204E. After accessory 202 is rotated, protrusion 208B is located near the upper end of opening 204E.

[0031] Figure 4A express Figure 2B An example of the cross-sectional structure of the model component 200 in the AA plane. Figure 4A The cross-sectional structure of the first form of the model part 200 is also shown. The first form corresponds to the state of the model part 200 before the accessories 201, 202, 207 and 208 are rotated. Figure 4B express Figure 2B Another example of the cross-sectional structure of the model component 200 in the AA plane. Figure 4B The cross-sectional structure of the second form of the model part 200 is also shown. The second form corresponds to the state of the model part 200 after the accessories 201, 202, 207 and 208 are rotated.

[0032] In from Figure 4A Towards Figure 4B During the transformation, the accessory 202 rotates with the protrusion 204D as the axis, so that the upper side of the accessory 202 protrudes forward and the lower side of the accessory 202 retracts backward. At this time, the protrusion 201C of the accessory 201 engaged at the upper end of the opening 202B of the accessory 202 is pressed downward by the rotation of the accessory 202 and moves to the left. Figure 4BAttachment 201 moves in the direction indicated by arrow 401. This causes attachment 201 to rotate in the direction of arrow 402, with protrusion 201B as the axis, and the lower portion of attachment 201 moves in the direction of arrow 403. This movement inserts lower end 201D of attachment 201 into opening 206C of attachment 206. Attachment 206 can rotate in the direction of arrow 406, with protrusion 204C as the axis.

[0033] As accessory 201 rotates, the upper portion of accessory 201 also tilts forward. Consequently, accessory 207, connected to opening 201A of accessory 201, and accessory 208, connected to accessory 207, rotate in the direction of arrow 404, with protrusion 201B of accessory 201A serving as the axis, lifting accessory 208 via accessory 207. At this time, protrusion 208B of accessory 208 moves within opening 204E of accessory 204 in the direction of arrow 405. When protrusion 208B of accessory 208 is positioned uppermost within opening 204E of accessory 204, at least a portion of accessory 208 is located at its furthest point from accessory 204.

[0034] At this time, the chest 102 connected to the connection portion 200A of the attachment 207 also tilts forward in accordance with the tilt of the attachment 207. The chest 102 is connected to the upper side of the attachment 207 so that it can rotate about the protrusion 102A. Even when tilted forward, the attachment 202 also tilts forward, so the attachment 202 does not hinder the rotation of the chest 102. Furthermore, the protrusion 206B of the attachment 206 connects the legs 104a and 104b. However, even if the attachment 201 and other parts rotate, the position of the attachment 206 does not change in conjunction with the rotation, so the movement of the legs 104a and 104b is not affected.

[0035] As described above, the toy component that constitutes at least a portion of the waist portion of the model toy of this embodiment is composed of a plurality of accessories. In response to the rotation of the accessories located on the front side of the toy component, the accessory group, including the accessories connected to the chest portion, moves upward in a coordinated manner, lifting the rear portion, thereby tilting the chest portion forward. At this time, since the accessories located on the front side protrude forward, the rotation of the chest portion, which is capable of rotating while connected to the waist portion, is not hindered by the accessories on the waist side.

[0036] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the model parts are described as being arranged at the waist of the model toy, but the embodiments of the invention are not limited to being arranged at the waist and can also be applied to other parts, for example, the chest.

[0037] The embodiments of the invention are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the gist of the invention. For example, the shape of the model toy is not particularly limited, and includes various shapes such as humans, animals, robots, insects, and dinosaurs.

[0038] <Summary of Implementation Methods>

[0039] The above embodiment discloses at least the following model parts and model toys. In addition, in the following description, regarding accessories, openings, protrusions, etc., parts marked with reference numerals in brackets are only shown as examples and are not limited to the contents described here.

[0040] (1) A toy component, which is a toy component of a model toy, wherein:

[0041] The toy component is composed of a first accessory (201), a second accessory (202, 203), a third accessory (204, 205) and a fourth accessory (207, 208).

[0042] The first accessory is rotatably connected to the second accessory and the third accessory.

[0043] The second accessory and the third accessory are connected in a rotatable manner.

[0044] The fourth accessory is connected to the first accessory in a manner linked to the rotation of the first accessory.

[0045] In response to the second fitting rotating relative to the third fitting, the first fitting rotates relative to the second fitting and the third fitting, and the fourth fitting tilts forward in conjunction with the rotation of the first fitting.

[0046] (2) The toy component according to (1), wherein

[0047] The toy component is composed of:

[0048] The first accessory has a first opening (201A), a first protrusion (201B) and a second protrusion (201C).

[0049] The second accessory has a second opening (202A, 203A) and a third opening (202B, 203B),

[0050] The third accessory has a fourth opening (204A, 205A), a third protrusion (204C, 205C), a fourth protrusion (204D, 205D), and a fifth opening (204E).

[0051] The fourth accessory has a fifth protrusion (207A) and a sixth protrusion (208B),

[0052] The first opening (201A) of the first accessory is engaged with the fifth protrusion (207A) of the fourth accessory, so that the fourth accessory and the first accessory rotate in conjunction.

[0053] The second protrusion (201C) of the first accessory is engaged with the third opening (202B, 203B) of the second accessory, and the first protrusion (201B) of the first accessory is engaged with the fourth opening (204A, 205A) of the third accessory, so that the first accessory rotates relative to the second accessory and the third accessory in response to the rotation of the second accessory relative to the third accessory.

[0054] The second opening (202A, 203A) of the second fitting is engaged with the fourth protrusion (204D, 205D) of the third fitting, so that the second fitting and the third fitting are rotatably connected.

[0055] (3) The toy component according to (2), wherein

[0056] The toy component is composed of:

[0057] The fifth opening (204E) of the third accessory is engaged with the sixth protrusion (208B) of the fourth accessory.

[0058] When the fourth accessory (207, 208) and the first accessory (201) rotate in conjunction with each other relative to the second accessory and the third accessory, the sixth protrusion (208B) of the fourth accessory moves from the first position to the second position within the fifth opening (204E) of the third accessory.

[0059] (4) The toy component according to (3), wherein

[0060] The first position is a position in the fifth opening close to a first end, and the second position is a position in the fifth opening close to a second end on the side opposite to the first end.

[0061] When the sixth protrusion (208B) is located at the second position in the fifth opening (204E), at least a portion of the fourth accessory is located at a position farthest from the third accessory.

[0062] (5) The toy component according to any one of (2) to (4), wherein

[0063] This toy component also has a fifth accessory,

[0064] At least a portion of the fifth accessory is disposed inside the third accessory.

[0065] The fifth accessory has a sixth opening (206C) that receives at least a portion of the lower end portion (201D) of the first accessory when the first accessory (201) is rotated relative to the second accessory and the third accessory.

[0066] (6) The toy component according to (5), wherein

[0067] The fifth accessory further includes a protrusion for rotatably connecting to the first other toy component.

[0068] (7) The toy component according to any one of (2) to (6), wherein

[0069] The fourth accessory further has a seventh opening (200A), and the seventh opening (200A) is used to connect the second other toy component in a rotatable manner.

[0070] (8) The toy component according to (7), wherein:

[0071] The second other toy component is connected to the fourth attachment so as to be rotatable in either the state before or after the fourth attachment is tilted forward.

[0072] (9) The toy component according to (7) or (8), wherein:

[0073] The fourth accessory is formed by connecting the first accessory and the second accessory in a rotatable manner.

[0074] The first subassembly has the fifth protrusion (207A) and the seventh opening (200A),

[0075] The second subassembly has the sixth protrusion (208B).

[0076] (10) The toy component according to (9), wherein

[0077] The first subassembly is configured to be rotatable relative to the first subassembly and the second subassembly on an axis based on a fifth protrusion (207A).

[0078] (11) A model toy, wherein:

[0079] The model toy includes the toy component described in any one of (1) to (10).

Claims

1. A toy component, which is a toy component of a model toy, wherein: The toy component is composed of a first accessory, a second accessory, a third accessory, and a fourth accessory. The first accessory is rotatably connected to the second accessory and the third accessory. The second accessory and the third accessory are connected in a rotatable manner. The fourth accessory is connected to the first accessory in a manner linked to the rotation of the first accessory. In response to the second fitting rotating relative to the third fitting, the first fitting rotates relative to the second fitting and the third fitting, and the fourth fitting tilts forward in conjunction with the rotation of the first fitting.

2. The toy component according to claim 1, wherein The toy component is composed of: The first accessory has a first opening, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion. The second accessory has a second opening and a third opening, The third accessory has a fourth opening, a third protrusion, a fourth protrusion, and a fifth opening. The fourth accessory has a fifth protrusion and a sixth protrusion, The first opening of the first accessory is engaged with the fifth protrusion of the fourth accessory, so that the fourth accessory and the first accessory rotate in conjunction. The second protrusion of the first accessory is engaged with the third opening of the second accessory, and the first protrusion of the first accessory is engaged with the fourth opening of the third accessory, so that the first accessory rotates relative to the second accessory and the third accessory in response to the rotation of the second accessory relative to the third accessory. The second opening of the second fitting is engaged with the fourth protrusion of the third fitting, whereby the second fitting and the third fitting are rotatably connected.

3. The toy component according to claim 2, wherein: The toy component is composed of: The fifth opening of the third fitting is engaged with the sixth protrusion of the fourth fitting. When the fourth fitting rotates in conjunction with the first fitting relative to the second fitting and the third fitting, the sixth protrusion of the fourth fitting moves from the first position to the second position within the fifth opening of the third fitting.

4. The toy component according to claim 3, wherein The first position is a position in the fifth opening close to a first end, and the second position is a position in the fifth opening close to a second end on the side opposite to the first end. When the sixth protrusion is located at the second position in the fifth opening, at least a portion of the fourth fitting is located at a position farthest from the third fitting.

5. The toy component according to claim 4, wherein This toy component also has a fifth accessory, At least a portion of the fifth accessory is disposed inside the third accessory. The fifth fitting has a sixth opening for receiving at least a portion of a lower end portion of the first fitting when the first fitting is rotated relative to the second fitting and the third fitting.

6. The toy component according to claim 5, wherein The fifth accessory further includes a protrusion for rotatably connecting to the first other toy component.

7. The toy component according to claim 6, wherein: The fourth accessory further has a seventh opening, and the seventh opening is used to connect the second other toy component in a rotatable manner.

8. The toy component according to claim 7, wherein The second other toy component is connected to the fourth attachment so as to be rotatable in either the state before or after the fourth attachment is tilted forward.

9. The toy component according to claim 8, wherein The fourth accessory is formed by connecting the first accessory and the second accessory in a rotatable manner. The first subassembly has the fifth protrusion and the seventh opening, The second subassembly includes the sixth protrusion.

10. The toy component according to claim 9, wherein The first subassembly is configured to be rotatable relative to the first and second subassembly about an axis based on a fifth protrusion.

11. A model toy, wherein: This model toy comprises the toy component according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

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