Traveling toy

Abstract

A travel toy includes: a seat portion; an attachment part provided to face the seat part; and a panel member detachably attached to the attachment portion. The panel member includes: a panel main body formed in an elongated shape that is point-symmetric when viewed from a front surface of the panel main body; and a steering wheel provided on the front surface while being offset from a center position in the longitudinal direction of the panel body.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present utility model relates to a traveling toy. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, a traveling toy that includes a seat portion and a steering wheel and imitates a car is known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a traveling toy that imitates a left-hand drive car. In this traveling toy, the steering wheel is provided at a portion facing the seat portion. The traveling toy is provided with a counterweight at the front end, and the counterweight is formed to be detachably attached to a joint portion on the hood.

[0003] Patent Document 1: JPS60-010699U Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] Actually, depending on whether the car drives on the right or left side of the road, left-hand drive cars are mainstream in some countries while right-hand drive cars are mainstream in some other countries. Therefore, even for traveling toys that imitate cars, there is a situation where, when a user plays a game assuming a country where cars drive on the left side of the road, the user may want to use a right-hand drive, and when playing a game assuming a country where cars drive on the right side of the road, the user may want to use a left-hand drive. In the traveling toys of the prior art, since the left-hand drive and the right-hand drive cannot be easily switched, the fun of the game is sometimes reduced.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a traveling toy capable of easily switching between a left-hand drive and a right-hand drive.

[0006] A traveling toy according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a seat portion; a mounting portion provided to face the seat portion; and a panel member detachably attached to the mounting portion. The panel member includes: a panel main body formed in an elongated shape that is point-symmetric when viewed from the front surface of the panel main body; and a steering wheel provided on the front surface while being offset from the central position in the length direction of the panel main body.

[0007] According to the above aspect, a traveling toy capable of easily switching between a left-hand drive and a right-hand drive can be provided. Brief Description of the Drawings

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

[0009] Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a state where the steering wheel of the traveling toy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is set to a left-hand drive when viewed from the front;

[0010] Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the steering wheel of the traveling toy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is set to a left-hand drive when viewed from the rear;

[0011] Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the steering wheel of a traveling toy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is set to a right-hand drive when viewed from the rear;

[0012] Figure 4A and Figure 4B shows a panel member of a traveling toy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein, Figure 4A is a front view of the panel member, and Figure 4B is a perspective view of the panel member viewed from the rear surface; and

[0013] Figure 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the panel member of the traveling toy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has been removed when viewed from the rear. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the traveling toy 1 has a shape imitating a four-wheel car as a convertible. The vehicle interior 40 is formed by vehicle interior components 41. In the vehicle interior 40, a seat portion 10 is provided. The seat portion 10 is composed of two front seats on the front side and two rear seats on the rear side. In the vehicle interior 40, a panel member 20 is provided, which faces the seat portion 10 and includes a steering wheel 21. Note that in the following description, the front side of the traveling toy 1 as a car will be referred to as the front, the rear side as the rear, the upper side as the upper, and the lower side as the lower. In addition, when viewed from the state of sitting on the seat portion 10 facing the steering wheel 21, that is, the driver's seat, the left side will be described as the left, and the right side will be described as the right.

[0015] The seat portion 10 of the traveling toy 1 includes two front seat portions 11 on the front side and two rear seat portions 12 on the rear side. On the left side of the rear seat portion 12, a toy stroller 18 imitating a stroller is provided. The toy stroller 18 is provided with wheels (not shown), can be freely attached and detached relative to the rear seat portion 12, and can be attached to the rear seat portion 12 by hooking the handle portion to the headrest of the rear seat portion 12. In Figure 1 , the left front seat portion 11L is the driver's seat, and the right front seat portion 11R is the passenger seat.

[0016] The front wheels 2 and the rear wheels 3 of the traveling toy 1 are provided so as to be able to rotate freely. The traveling toy 1 does not have a drive source. The traveling toy 1 is formed as a traveling toy for doll play, which is played by placing a small doll on the seat portion 10 and pushing it by hand.

[0017] The panel member 20 provided with the steering wheel 21 is detachably attached to the attachment portion 30 provided opposite to the seat portion 10 (see Figure 2 ,3 and 5). The panel member 20 is formed in an elongated shape that is long in the left - right direction. As Figure 3 shown, the panel member 20 can be attached to the attachment portion 30 in a left - right reversed manner. This enables the traveling toy 1 that imitates a left - hand drive vehicle ( Figure 1 and Figure 2 ) to be changed into a traveling toy 1 that imitates a right - hand drive vehicle ( Figure 3 ).

[0018] As Figure 4A and 4B shown, the panel member 20 has a front plate 22. In addition, the panel member 20 has two top plates 23 and 24 that are identical in shape and are arranged facing each other. The front plate 22 is formed in a substantially long rectangular plate shape with the left - right direction as the length direction and the up - down direction as the width direction. Both the top plates 23 and 24 are formed in a substantially long rectangular plate shape with the left - right direction as the length direction and the front - back direction as the width direction. The front plate 22 is arranged such that the plate surface faces the front - back direction. The top plates 23 and 24 are arranged such that the plate surface faces the up - down direction. Here, Figure 4A the surface on which the steering wheel 21 is attached as shown is the front surface 25, and as Figure 4B shown, the opposite surface is the rear surface 26. The panel member 20 is attached to the attachment portion 30 with the rear surface 26 facing the front side.

[0019] The edges 23a and 24a on the front - surface 25 side of the top plates 23 and 24 are bent into a gentle arc that protrudes toward the front - surface 25 side when viewed from the up - down direction. The edges 23b and 24b on the rear - surface 26 side of the top plates 23 and 24 are formed in a straight - line shape.

[0020] As Figure 4A shown, the front plate 22 is formed in a substantially arc shape with the central portion slightly bulging up and down. The front plate 22 is sandwiched between the top plates 23 and 24 in the up - down direction (the width direction of the front plate 22) while being connected to the top plates 23 and 24. Therefore, the top plates 23 and 24 also imitate the shape of the upper and lower edges of the front plate 22 and are formed in a substantially arc shape with the central portion slightly bulging up and down when viewed from the front - back direction.

[0021] The front plate 22 is disposed at a position more on the rear - surface 26 side than the edges 23a and 24a on the front - surface 25 side of the top plates 23 and 24. Therefore, the edges 23a and 24a protrude toward the front - surface 25 side with respect to the plate surface on the front - surface 25 side of the front plate 22, and the portions protruding with respect to the plate surface on the front - surface 25 side of the front plate 22 are formed as protrusions 23c and 24c (see also Figure 2 and Figure 3 ). Rib - shaped protruding edge portions 27 that connect the top plates 23 and 24 are formed at the left and right edge portions of the front plate 22. The protruding edge portions 27 protrude with respect to the plate surface on the front - surface 25 side of the front plate 22. As Figure 4BAs shown, the protruding amount by which the protruding edge portion 27 protrudes from the plate surface on the front surface 25 side of the front plate 22 is smaller than the protruding amounts by which the protruding portions 23c and 24c protrude from the plate surface on the front surface 25 side of the front plate 22.

[0022] On the rear surface 26 side of the left protruding edge portion 27 and the right protruding edge portion 27 respectively, a plate-shaped locking portion 28 is provided between the upper cutout portion 28a and the lower cutout portion 28a. The locking portion 28 is provided in a direction in which the plate surface faces the left-right direction and applies elastic force in the left-right direction. At the end of the locking portion 28, a locking protrusion 28b protruding outward is provided. The left side surface and the right side surface of the panel member 20 are substantially flat, but slightly protrude near the base of the locking portion 28. In addition, between the top plates 23 and 24, two vertical ribs 220 connected to the top plates 23 and 24 are provided on the rear surface 26 side of the front plate 22.

[0023] As Figure 4A shown, a small circular portion 22a protruding in a circular ring shape is provided at approximately the center in the left-right direction on the front surface 25 side of the front plate 22. On the left and right sides of the small circular portion 22a, large circular portions 22b are provided, which protrude in a circular ring shape similar to the small circular portion 22a and have a larger diameter than the small circular portion 22a. The small circular portion 22a and the two large circular portions 22b represent the periphery surrounding the automotive instrument.

[0024] In addition, beside the large circular portion 22b on the side opposite to the steering wheel 21, a radio portion 22c representing a radio is provided. The radio portion 22c includes three circular protrusions 22c1 protruding in a circular shape, representing knobs such as radio volume or tuner, and the three circular protrusions 22c1 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. At positions corresponding to the up-down direction of the three circular protrusions 22c1 ( Figure 4A the lower side in), a rectangular recess 22c2 long in the left-right direction is provided. The recess 22c2 represents a window portion for radio tuning. For the recess 22c2, as Figure 4B shown, on the rear surface 26 side, a rectangular protruding portion 22c21 elongated in the left-right direction is formed corresponding to the recess 22c2. Thus, even when the recess 22c2 is provided, the recess 22c2 can be provided without making the plate thickness of a part of the recess 22c2 extremely thin.

[0025] In this way, the surface on the front surface 25 side of the front plate 22 is configured as an automotive panel surface. Note that when switching between left-hand drive and right-hand drive, the radio portion 22c is turned upside down, but whether the knob such as the volume (circular protrusion 22c1) is arranged above or below the window portion (recess 22c2) for radio tuning, a design without discomfort is formed because both can exist in a real vehicle.

[0026] The steering wheel 21 has a shaft portion 21a that is divided into two branches. The shaft portion 21a has a hooked end and is inserted into a steering wheel bearing portion 22d that protrudes substantially cylindrically on the rear surface 26 side of the front plate 22. Thus, the steering wheel 21 is rotatably held by the front plate 22.

[0027] Here, the panel body 200 of the panel member 20 includes a front plate 22 and top plates 23 and 24. When viewed from the front, the panel body 200 is formed in an elastically symmetric elongated shape (see Figure 4A ). In addition, the steering wheel 21 is set in a state of being deviated from the center position CL (about the center of the small circular portion 22a) in the longitudinal direction (left - right direction) of the panel body 200 (in other words, in a state of being shifted left or right from the center position CL in the left - right direction).

[0028] As Figure 5 shown, the mounting portion 30 is formed in a substantially recessed shape that opens to the seat portion 10 side. The mounting portion 30 has a front surface 30a, a lower surface 30b, a left side surface 30c, and a right side surface 30d. The left side surface 30c and the right side surface 30d are each connected to the front surface 30a and the lower surface 30b. The lower surface 30b is formed in a substantially arc shape, and when viewed from the front - rear direction, the substantially central portion in the left - right direction of the arc bulges downward and coincides with the top plates 23 and 24 of the panel member 20 to be mounted. The front surface 30a, the left side surface 30c, and the right side surface 30d are flat surfaces.

[0029] At the corner where the left side surface 30c is connected to the front surface 30a and at the corner where the right side surface 30d is connected to the front surface 30a, locking hole portions 31 having long openings in the up - down direction are respectively provided. Note that in Figure 5 , only the locking hole portion 31 on the left side surface 30c side is shown. In addition, a tongue - shaped main body locking portion 32 provided at the substantially center in the left - right direction of the front surface 30a is a locking portion for attaching the vehicle interior member 41 to the main body 7 of the traveling toy 1. Here, the vehicle interior member 41 includes the mounting portion 30 and the seat portion 10.

[0030] Openings 33 having a semi - circular shape on the upper side are provided on the left and right sides of the main body locking portion 32. Thus, an elastic force is imparted to the plate - shaped portion between the locking hole portion 31 and the opening 33, enabling easy attachment and removal of the panel member 20.

[0031] The mounting portion 30 is provided in a concave shape, and its length matches the length of the panel member 20 in the longitudinal direction of the panel body 200. That is, the length between the left surface 30c and the right surface 30d is substantially the same as the length in the longitudinal direction of the top plates 23 and 24 (the length between the outer sides of the left protruding edge portion 27 and the right protruding edge portion 27). In addition, the length in the width direction of the lower surface 30b of the mounting portion 30 (that is, the length of the left surface 30c and the right surface 30d in the front-rear direction) is substantially the same as the length in the width direction of the top plates 23 and 24 (the length in the front-rear direction of the side surface of the panel body 200).

[0032] The panel member 20 can be mounted to the mounting portion 30 as a left-hand drive specification with the steering wheel 21 on the left side. By rotating the panel member 20 by 180 degrees about the normal direction of the front plate 22, the panel member can be mounted to the mounting portion 30 as a right-hand drive specification with the steering wheel 21 on the right side. In addition, the upper surfaces connected to the left surface 30c and the right surface 30d of the mounting portion 30 are formed as arc surfaces 30c1 and 30d1. In other words, the arc surfaces 30c1 and 30d1 are provided on the sides of the mounting portion 30. The arc surfaces 30c1 and 30d1 are continuous with the top plate 23 or the top plate 24 of the panel member 20 mounted to the mounting portion 30.

[0033] According to the embodiment of the present disclosure as described above, a traveling toy can be provided in the following aspects.

[0034] The traveling toy according to the first aspect includes: a seat portion; a mounting portion provided to face the seat portion; and a panel member detachably mounted to the mounting portion, the panel member including: a panel body formed in an elongated shape that is point-symmetrical when viewed from the front surface of the panel body; and a steering wheel provided on the front surface in a state offset from the central position in the longitudinal direction of the panel body.

[0035] According to this configuration, by removing and rotating the panel member 20, the traveling toy can set the steering wheel 21 on the left side or the right side, so that the left-hand drive and the right-hand drive can be easily switched.

[0036] In the traveling toy according to the second aspect, the mounting portion is provided in a concave shape, and the length of the mounting portion matches the length of the panel member in the longitudinal direction.

[0037] According to this configuration, since the lengths of the panel member and the mounting portion can be matched, the panel member can be mounted so that there is no obvious sense of incongruity even when the steering wheel is switched to the left side or the right side.

[0038] In the traveling toy according to the third aspect, the panel member includes: a front plate having an elongated shape and including the front surface; and two opposing top plates connected to the front plate to sandwich the front plate in the short side direction perpendicular to the length direction, wherein the two top plates have the same shape.

[0039] According to this configuration, the front surface side of the front plate can be formed into the shape of an automobile panel, and thus a traveling toy that does not cause any sense of incongruity even when the two top plates are inverted can be provided.

[0040] In the traveling toy according to the fourth aspect, the two top plates are formed in an arc shape, the mounting portion is provided in a concave shape, and the length of the mounting portion matches the length of the panel member in the length direction, and an arc surface is provided on the side of the mounting portion so that when the panel member is mounted to the mounting portion, the arc surface is continuous with one of the two top plates.

[0041] According to this configuration, even if a panel member detachably mounted to the mounting portion is provided, the design extending from the periphery of the mounting portion to the surface of the panel member can be improved, and thus a traveling toy having a panel member that does not cause a sense of incongruity to the shape near the mounting portion can be provided.

[0042] In the traveling toy according to the fifth aspect, the front plate includes an automobile panel surface imitating an instrument.

[0043] According to this configuration, a traveling toy with a design closer to a real automobile can be provided.

[0044] Although embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments and can be variously changed without departing from the scope.

Claims

1. A traveling toy, characterized in that, Comprising: A seat portion; A mounting portion which is arranged to face the seat portion; And A panel member which is detachably mounted to the mounting portion, and the panel member comprises: A panel main body which is formed into an elongated shape that is point-symmetric when viewed from the front surface of the panel main body; And A steering wheel which is arranged on the front surface in a state of being offset from the central position in the length direction of the panel main body.

2. The traveling toy according to claim 1, wherein The mounting portion is arranged in a concave shape, and the length of the mounting portion matches the length of the panel member in the length direction.

3. The traveling toy according to claim 1, wherein The panel member comprises: A front plate which is in an elongated shape and includes the front surface; and Two opposite top plates which are connected to the front plate to sandwich the front plate in the short side direction perpendicular to the length direction, wherein the shapes of the two top plates are the same.

4. The traveling toy according to claim 3, wherein The two top plates are formed into an arc shape, The mounting portion is arranged in a concave shape, and the length of the mounting portion matches the length of the panel member in the length direction, and An arc surface is provided on the side of the mounting portion such that when the panel member is mounted to the mounting portion, the arc surface is continuous with one of the two top plates.

5. The traveling toy according to claim 3 or 4, wherein The front plate includes an automotive panel surface imitating an instrument.

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