DISTRIBUTOR FOR GAME FUSE BEAD

Abstract

A fuse bead dispenser includes a storage container comprising a plurality of bead storage chambers having an opening and arranged around a rotational axis, and a main body comprising a mounting support portion for removably supporting the storage container and configured to rotatably support the storage container. The main body further includes a dispensing orifice arranged to face the opening of one of the plurality of bead storage chambers, an opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the dispensing orifice, and a passage connecting the dispensing orifice to a discharge orifice through which the fuse bead is discharged. Abstract Figure: Figure 8

Description

Title of the invention: DISTRIBUTOR FOR GAME FUSE BEAD technical field

[0001] This disclosure relates to a distributor for a fuse bead in a game. PREVIOUS STATE OF THE ART

[0002] In the prior art, water-soluble fusible game beads that can be linked together for play have been proposed. A user (in particular a player) selects fusible game beads of different types (e.g., colors and shapes) according to their preferences and uses the selected fusible game beads as components of an assembly. A dispenser that dispenses a plurality of types of fusible game beads has also been proposed. For example, a dispenser disclosed in patent document 1 comprises a main body including a housing portion at the rear end of a cylindrical handle, and a sphere storage housing comprising a plurality of sphere storage spaces in a circumferential direction and rotatably held within the housing portion.Therefore, the dispenser can easily use spheres separately, like beads of a plurality of colors.

[0003] LIST OF CITATIONS

[0004] PATENT DOCUMENT

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3181805 Summary of the invention

[0006] However, in the dispenser of patent document 1, the type of fuse bead that can be stored is limited by the number of sphere storage compartments located in the dispenser (for example, 8 types). As the number of fuse bead dispensed by the dispenser increases, the number of sphere storage compartments must also increase, making the dispenser itself heavier and less user-friendly. When the dispenser processes a fuse bead of a different type than the fuse bead currently stored in the sphere storage compartments, it becomes necessary to replace the contents of the sphere storage compartments.

[0007] One object of this disclosure is to provide a game fuse bead dispenser that can easily select a game fuse bead for the desired use.

[0008] According to this disclosure, a game fuse bead dispenser comprises a storage container having a plurality of bead storage chambers having an opening and arranged around an axis of rotation, and a body The main body comprises a mounting support portion for removably supporting the storage container and configured to rotatably support the storage container. The main body further includes a dispensing port arranged to face the opening of one of the plurality of bead storage chambers, an opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing the dispensing port, and a passage connecting the dispensing port to a discharge port through which the fusible bead is discharged.

[0009] According to the present disclosure, a game fuse bead dispenser can be proposed which can easily select a game fuse bead for the desired use.

[0010] Advantageously, the passage extends in one direction along the axis of rotation of the storage container.

[0011] Advantageously, the main body further includes a rotation support part which supports the storage container at a predetermined angular position.

[0012] Advantageously, the storage container further comprises: a rim part with which the mounting support part engages to fix the storage container to the main body, and an engaged part with which the rotation support part engages on the rim part.

[0013] Advantageously, a lower surface of the main body facing the bead storage chambers is inclined downwards towards the distribution orifice.

[0014] Advantageously, a partition wall for the bead storage chambers is formed in a convex curved shape on one side in a circumferential direction when viewed from a direction along the opening. Brief description of the drawings

[0015] [Fig-1] is a perspective top view of a dispenser;

[0016] [Fig.2] is a perspective view from below of the distributor;

[0017] [Fig.3] is an exploded perspective view of the distributor;

[0018] [Fig.4] is a perspective view of a storage container;

[0019] [Fig.5] is a perspective view, viewed from one side of a change element of opening, of an element of change of opening and of an element of commitment;

[0020] [Fig.6] is a perspective view, viewed from one side of the engagement element, of the opening change element and the engagement element;

[0021] [Fig.7] is a cross-sectional view along line VILVII of the distributor of [Fig.1], part of which has been omitted;

[0022] [Fig.8] is a cross-sectional view along a line VIII-VIII of the distributor of the [Fig.1];

[0023] [Fig.9] is a cross-sectional view along line VIII-VIII of the distributor when the opening change element is pressed;

[0024] [Fig. 10] is a cross-sectional view along line VIII-VIII of the distributor during the release of the opening change element;

[0025] [Fig. 11] is a cross-sectional view along line VIII-VIII of the distributor when the opening change element is released; and

[0026] [Fig. 12] is a diagram illustrating a method for replacing the storage container.

[0027] DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT METHODS

[0028] An embodiment of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the drawings. [Fig. 1] is a top perspective view of a dispenser 1. [Fig. 2] is a bottom perspective view of the dispenser 1. One function of the dispenser 1 of the present embodiment is to store different types of fusible set beads 9 and to allow a user to select one of the fusible set beads 9 and have said selected fusible set bead discharged through a discharge port 25 of the dispenser 1. It should be noted that in the present embodiment, a side of the main body 2 located at a lower portion on [Fig. 1] is defined as a lower side of the dispenser 1, and a side opposite it is defined as an upper side of the dispenser 1.

[0029] The fusible game beads 9 contain a resin, which is a water-soluble material, and can be joined together by bringing the fusible game beads 9 into contact with each other in a moist state, and then allowing the fusible game beads 9 to dry. A user can combine a plurality of fusible game beads 9 to create any assembly and play with the assembly. More specifically, the fusible game beads 9 are formed by mixing and kneading polyvinyl alcohol with resin. The resin used to form the fusible game beads can freely contain a transparent, translucent, or opaque material. The fusible game beads are formed in an approximately spherical shape, but various shapes, such as a sphere, a convex polyhedron (a regular triacontahedron or similar), or a concave polyhedron (a star shape or similar), can be used.

[0030] The dispenser 1 comprises a main body 2 and a storage container 3. The main body 2 is shaped like an inverted cone tapering downwards and, in this embodiment, is decorated on its outer surface to resemble a conical portion of an ice cream cone. The storage container 3 is shaped like a substantially semi-circular dome or a spherical segment when viewed from the side and, in this embodiment, is decorated on its outer surface to resemble a portion of ice cream in the Ice cream cone (ice cream served using an ice cream scoop). The main body 2 rotatably supports the storage container 3.

[0031] As shown in [Fig. 4], the storage container 3 has a storage space for the fusible set beads 9, which is hollow inside. The storage container 3 has a plurality of bead storage chambers 31a, 31b, and 31c (31) having openings 311 and arranged around a rotation axis Q, as storage spaces. In the present embodiment, the storage container 3 has three bead storage chambers 31 with approximately the same volume.

[0032] The bead storage chamber 31 is separated by partition walls 312. When viewed from one side of an opening 311 in a direction along the axis of rotation Q, each of the partition walls 312 is formed according to a convex curved shape on one side in a circumferential direction (in other words, the partition wall 312 is formed according to a concave curved shape on the other side in the circumferential direction).

[0033] The storage container 3 also includes rim portions 32 with which mounting support portions 4 engage (see [Fig.7]) to fix the storage container 3 to the main body 2, and engaged portions 33 with which a rotation support portion 5 (see [Fig.7] and others) engages on the rim portions 32. The rim portions 32 are formed in an annular shape around the outer periphery of the openings of the storage container 3. Each of the engaged portions 33 has a notch 331 which is substantially rectangular when viewed from a direction of the rotation axis Q, and a groove 332 which is hollowed out around a rim portion of the notch 331 and which has a substantially obtuse V-shape when viewed in a radial direction. The groove 332 is located at the level of a connecting part between the separating wall 312 and an outer wall 34 of the storage container 3.

[0034] In this embodiment, the outer wall 34 of the storage container 3 is made of a translucent material, but the outer wall 34 may be made of a transparent material or may have a window allowing a stored item to be seen. According to one variant, the storage container 3 may be made of an opaque material when there is no problem with the visibility of the fuse-play beads currently selected by the user, for example, when the type of fuse-play beads 9 in each of the bead storage chambers 31 is displayed on the side of the outer wall 34 or when fuse-play beads 9 of the same type are stored in any one of the bead storage chambers 31.

[0035] As shown in the exploded perspective view of [Fig. 3], the main body 2 comprises a mounting part 21 for the storage container 3, an opening distribution 22 for the fusible set beads 9, an opening and closing change mechanism 23 for opening and closing the distribution orifice, the discharge orifice 25 of the fusible set beads 9, and a passage 24 which connects the distribution orifice 22 to the discharge orifice 25.

[0036] The mounting portion 21 is formed in a substantially circular concave shape and comprises a lower surface 211 and an annular outer peripheral wall 212 that covers an outer peripheral edge of the lower surface 211. The lower surface 211 comprises an outer surface 211a, which is formed in a substantially annular shape on one side of the outer peripheral wall 212, and an inner surface 211b, which is formed in a circular shape on one inner side of the outer surface 211a. As shown in [Fig. 8], the outer surface 21a is a surface substantially parallel to a horizontal plane. As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the inner surface 211b is inclined downwards towards the distribution port 22 and is bowl-shaped.

[0037] The mounting portion 21 comprises the outer peripheral wall 212, which extends upwards from the outer periphery of the lower surface 211 and is formed in the shape of a short cylindrical frame. An inner diameter of the outer peripheral wall 212 is greater than an outer diameter of the rim portion 32 of the storage container 3. Consequently, the movement of the storage container 3 in a horizontal direction (direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation Q or to an axis P) is limited by the outer peripheral wall 212, and the storage container 3 is rotationally mounted on the mounting portion 21.

[0038] On an inner surface of the outer peripheral wall 212, the mounting portion 21 comprises the mounting support portions 4 which removably support the storage container 3. As shown in [Fig. 7], each of the mounting support portions 4 has a mounting support element 41 and a concave support portion 213 on the side of the main body 2 which supports a supported portion 411 of the mounting support element 411. The mounting support element 41 is substantially T-shaped in a cross-sectional view of [Fig. 7]. The mounting support element 41 has a flat operating portion 412 at one lower extreme side of the supported portion 411 (see also [Fig. 2]) and an engagement claw 413 (engagement portion) at one upper extreme side of a flat portion opposite the operating portion 412.The engagement claw 413 is supported while being spaced upwards from the lower surface 211 of the mounting part 21.

[0039] When the user presses the operating part 412 towards the axis P (inner side) of the distributor 1, the mounting support element 41 pivots with the part 411 as a pivot, and the engagement claw 413 on the other extreme side can be displaced towards a side opposite the axis P (outer side). The engagement claw 413 can move towards the outer side of the rim portion 32 of the storage container 3 mounted on the main body 2. Therefore, in the dispenser 1, the storage container 3 can be attached to the main body 2 and detached from it by pressing on the operating part 412 and releasing the operating part 412.

[0040] As shown in [Fig. 7], the main body 2 includes the rotation support portion 5 which supports the storage container 3 at a predetermined angular position about the rotation axis Q. The rotation support portion 5 is formed in a spring shape with a base portion 51 fixed to the main body 2 and cantilevered. At one lower side of the lower surface 211 of the main body 2, the rotation support portion 5 includes an arm portion 52 extending outwards in the radial direction from the base portion 51, and an engagement projection 53 projecting upwards at a terminal portion of the arm portion 52. As shown in an enlarged view of section A of [Fig. 7], the main body 2 includes the rotation support portion 5 which supports the storage container 3 at a predetermined angular position about the rotation axis Q. The rotation support portion 5 is formed in a spring shape with a base portion 51 fixed to the main body 2 and supported by a cantilever.[3], in an unloaded state, the engagement projection 53 is inserted from below by a substantially rectangular notch 21lal located in the lower surface 211 of the mounting part 21 and projects upwards.

[0041] The engagement projection 53 has inclined portions 531 on both sides around the axis P of the main body 2. When the storage container 3 is mounted on the main body 2, the engagement projection 53 of the rotation support portion 5 engages with the engaged portion 33, thus limiting movement in one direction of rotation. Furthermore, when a load exceeding a predetermined magnitude is applied to the storage container 3 in either direction of rotation, the groove 332 of the engaged portion 33 is in sliding contact with the inclined portion 531 of the engagement projection 53, an end forming the tip of the rotation support portion 5 is pushed downwards into the notch 2111, and the engagement between the engagement projection 53 and the engaged portion 33 is released.

[0042] Therefore, by rotating the storage container 3, the engaged part 33 into which the engagement protrusion 53 engages can be changed to the engaged part 33 corresponding to another bead storage chamber 31. Therefore, the bead storage chamber 31 which corresponds to the distribution orifice 22 in the main body 2 can be easily changed without removing the storage container 3 from the main body 2.

[0043] As shown in [Fig. 3], the distribution orifice 22 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and is large enough to allow the passage of the fusible play bead 9. A rectangular slot portion 221 having a width narrower than the opening diameter of the distribution orifice 22 is formed from a portion of the inner edge of the distribution orifice 22. A recess 211c which is continuous with the inner surface 211b of the lower surface 211 is located around a part of the opening edges of the distribution orifice 22 and of the slot part 221. The recess 21 is formed in a substantially circular shape in plan view and is formed in a flat shape substantially perpendicular to the axis P.

[0044] As shown in [Fig. 8], when the storage container 3 is mounted on the main body 2, the distribution orifice 22 is positioned to face the opening 311 of a bead storage chamber of the plurality of bead storage chambers 31 (bead storage chamber 31a in Figures 8 to 11). The lower surface 211 of the main body 2 facing the bead storage chamber 31 is inclined downwards towards the distribution orifice 22 by the inner surface 211b.

[0045] The opening and closing mechanism 23 comprises the distribution orifice 22, an opening change element 6, and an engagement element 7 (see also Figures 5 and 6). In Figures 5 and 6, the opening change element 6 includes, in an integrated manner, an operating portion 61 formed in a substantially rectangular shape, a displacement passage 62 constituting part of the passage 24 for the fusible play bead 9, a guided groove 63, an opening and closing portion 64 for opening and blocking the distribution orifice 22, a projecting portion 65 located at the level of the engagement element 7, and a shaft portion 66. In Figures 5 and 6, the positional relationship between the opening change element 6 and the engagement element 7 is the same as that of the distributor 1 illustrated in [Fig. 8] when the operating portion 61 is depressed.

[0046] The displacement passage 62 is an enclosed space formed in a substantially top-to-bottom direction and sufficiently wide to allow the passage of the fusible play bead 9. The displacement passage 62 is formed in the shape of a concave groove. The guided groove 63 is cut in a projecting direction from the operating part 61 and the shaft part 66 so as to be formed in the shape of a concave groove. The displacement passage 62 and the guided groove 63 are arranged substantially perpendicular to each other. A flat guide plate 27 located on the main body 2 is inserted into the guided groove 63.The guide plate 27 guides the opening change element 6 in a downward pressure direction by engaging in the guided groove 63, and also acts as a restriction element which limits the distribution of the play fusible bead 9 halfway through the passage 24 when the distribution orifice 22 is in an open state (see [Fig.9]).

[0047] The opening and closing portion 64 projects above the opening change element 6. The opening and closing portion 64 has a generally trapezoidal, flat shape in side view. The opening and closing portion 64 has inclined portions 641 on both sides of the portion operational 61 and on one side opposite the operational part 61. As shown in [Fig.8] and others, the opening and closing part 64 is arranged so as to protrude above an opening plane of the distribution orifice 22.

[0048] The projecting portion 65 is formed in the shape of a substantially triangular prism. The projecting portion 65 extends from the opening change element 6 to the engagement element 7. The projecting portion 65 is arranged in the shape of an inverted triangle in a cross-sectional view, such that the inclined portions are located both on one side of the operating portion 61 at the lower end and on an opposite side of the operating portion 61. As shown in [Fig. 8], an elastic element SI is wound around the shaft portion 66. In the present embodiment, the elastic element SI is a helical spring. One end of the elastic element SI is located at an extreme portion of the base of the shaft portion 66, and the other end of the elastic element SI is located in an elastic body storage groove 26 of the main body 2.The opening change element 6 is constantly subjected to an elastic load by the elastic element SI in a direction away from a lower part of the elastic body storage groove 26.

[0049] The engagement element 7 is a block-shaped element having a substantially parallelepiped shape. The engagement element 7 comprises an engagement portion 71 and guided portions 72. Both the engagement portion 71 and the guided portions 72 project towards the opening change element 6. The engagement portion 71 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. The guided portions 72 extend in the upward-downward direction and are arranged side by side, with the engagement portion 71 interposed between them.

[0050] The engagement element 7 is subjected to an upward force by an elastic element S2 (see [Fig.7]) while a range of displacement in the up-down direction is limited inside the main body 2. The displacement of the engagement element 7 in the up-down direction is guided by the guided parts 72 supported by a guiding part (not shown) in the main body 2.

[0051] Therefore, in [Fig. 8], when the opening change element 6 is pressed against the resilience force of the elastic element S, the protruding portion 65 abuts against the engagement portion 71 to push the engagement element 7 downwards (the engagement element 7 is not shown in its entirety in [Fig. 8]) and moves along the engagement portion 71, and the opening change element 6 is in a pressed-in state (see [Fig. 9]). In [Fig. 9], when the pressure on the opening change element 6 is released, the resilience force of the elastic element S causes the opening change element 6 to move away from the elastic body storage groove 26, and the protruding portion 65... moves again on the engaged part 71, and the opening change element 6 returns to an unpressed state in which the opening change element 6 protrudes outwards from the main body 2 (see [Fig.8]).

[0052] The change in the opening and closing of the distribution orifice 22 by the opening and closing part can be adjusted to coincide with a moment when the protruding part 65 moves over the engagement part 71. Therefore, an operator can feel an appropriate click sensation when pressing the operating part 61 and releases the operating part 61 after pressing it, and can easily recognize a moment when the fusible play bead 9 is distributed towards the distribution orifice 22 or when the distribution orifice 22 is closed and the fusible play bead 9 is evacuated.

[0053] As shown in [Fig. 8] and elsewhere, the main body 2 includes the passage 24 for the fusible link 9, which extends in one direction along the axis of rotation Q of the storage container 3 (or along the axis P coaxial with the axis of rotation Q). The passage 24 extends from the distribution port 22 to the discharge port 25. The passage 24 also includes the displacement passage 62. As shown in [Fig. 7], the passage 24 is curved in a substantially S-shaped manner, and a section from a discharge port 621 of the displacement passage 62 to the discharge port 25 of the main body 2 is formed in a non-linear fashion. The passage 24 includes a buffer portion 241, which is a portion having a projecting inner wall (see [Fig. 7]). The fusible play bead 9 moving in the passage 24 is slowed down when it hits the buffer part 241, which prevents excessive discharge through the discharge orifice 25.

[0054] An example of use of the distributor 1 will then be described. First, in an initial state in which the storage container 3 illustrated in [Fig.8] is mounted on the main body 2, the distribution orifice 22 is blocked by the opening and closing part 64, and the fusible set beads 9a, 9b and 9c (9) therefore remain on the lower surface 211 of the bead storage chamber 31 (31a).

[0055] When the operating part 61 is depressed, as shown in [Fig. 9], the opening change element 6 moves towards the lower part of the elastic body storage groove 26 of the main body 2, and the opening and closing part 64 also moves towards the slot part 221, such that the dispensing orifice 22 is in an open state. Consequently, the fusible play bead 9a moves in a space SP enclosed by the displacement passage 62 and the end portion of the guide plate 27. It should be noted that the displacement of the fusible play bead 9a is in the direction of movement of the opening change element 6 and in a depth direction (the paper depth direction). on the [Fig.9]) perpendicular to the direction of the axis P is limited by a guide wall 242 (see [Fig.7]) in the main body 2.

[0056] As shown in [Fig. 10], when the pressure operation on the operating part 61 is gradually released, the opening change element 6 moves away from the lower part of the elastic body storage groove 26, and the opening and closing part 64 also moves from the slot part 221 towards the distribution orifice 22. The fusible play bead 9a, distributed first, moves away from the end forming the end of the guide plate 27 according to the displacement caused by the displacement passage 62, which releases the blockage of the displacement passage 62 and allows the fusible play bead 9a to fall towards the discharge orifice 25.

[0057] When the opening and closing portion 64 moves from the slotted portion 221 to the dispensing port 22, the next waiting fusible bead 9b is guided by the inclined portion 641 of the opening and closing portion 64 to move towards an upper side of the dispensing port 22. Consequently, the distributor 1 separates the first fusible bead 9a to be dispensed from the next waiting fusible bead 9b and places the dispensing port 22 in a closed state. Therefore, the distributor 1 can reliably evacuate a fusible bead 9 to the dispensing port 25 in a single operation on the operating portion 61.

[0058] As shown in [Fig. 11], the fusible play bead 9a evacuated from the displacement passage 62 collides with the buffer part 241 in the passage 24 in order to prevent an increase in displacement speed, and is then evacuated outwards through the discharge port 25. In this way, the user can use the distributor 1 to precisely evacuate, one by one, the fusible play beads 9 stored in any of the bead storage chambers 31.

[0059] An example of an operation to replace the storage container 3 will then be described. In the present embodiment, the storage container 3 has three bead storage chambers 31, and thus, if the user wishes to distribute four or more types of fusible set beads 9 by means of the dispenser 1, the user can mount, on the main body 2, a storage container 3 in which the desired fusible set beads 9 are stored from among a plurality of storage containers 3 prepared in advance, which allows him to easily change one storage container 3 for another.

[0060] Figure 12 is a diagram illustrating a method for replacing the storage container 3. A storage case 8 is capable of storing the plurality of storage containers 3 and is shown schematically. The storage case 8 is provided with a plurality of concave parts 81 for storing the storage containers 3. Each of the concave parts 81 has an opening with a diameter less than that of the rim part 32 and higher than that of the outer wall 34 of the storage container 3.

[0061] Figure 12 illustrates a case where no storage container 3 is mounted on the main body 2. The user begins by pinching and pressing the operating parts 412, which spreads the opposing engagement claws 413 in the mounting part 21. The engagement claws 413 can be spread apart to a diameter greater than the outside diameter of the rim part 32 of the storage container 3. When the mounting part 21 of the main body 2 is brought into contact with the rim part 32 of the storage container 3 while the engagement claws 413 are spread apart, and the pinching operation on the operating part 412 is released, the engagement claws 413 engage in the rim part 32 (as shown in Figure 7), and the storage container 3 is thus easily mounted on the main body 2.

[0062] In the event that the storage container 3 is removed from the main body 2, a reverse operation is performed on the empty concave portion 81, so that the storage container 3 can be easily separated from the main body 2. For the distributor 1, it is possible to easily change to a storage container 3 chosen from among the plurality of storage containers 3 and thus, when it is desired to process a plurality of types of fusible set beads 9, the distributor 1 can be used without increasing the size of the storage container 3. Therefore, the entire distributor 1 does not increase in weight, the desired fusible set bead can be easily chosen and a small and easy-to-use distributor 1 can be manufactured.

[0063] The embodiment of the present disclosure described above makes it possible to propose the distributor 1 for fuse bead of game according to the following aspects.

[0064] A fuse bead dispenser according to a first aspect comprises: a storage container comprising a plurality of bead storage chambers having an opening and arranged around an axis of rotation; and a main body comprising a mounting support portion for removably supporting the storage container and configured to rotatably support the storage container, the main body further comprising: a dispensing orifice which is arranged to face the opening of one of the plurality of bead storage chambers; an opening and closing mechanism which opens and closes the dispensing orifice; and a passage which connects the dispensing orifice to an evacuation orifice through which the fuse bead is evacuated.

[0065] According to this aspect, the game fuse bead dispenser can be configured in such a way that a desired game fuse bead can be easily selected, since the storage container comprising the plurality of bead storage chambers can be easily replaced.

[0066] In the fuse bead dispenser according to a second aspect, the passage extends in a direction along the axis of rotation of the storage container.

[0067] According to this aspect, the bead storage chambers of the storage container are arranged horizontally when viewed from the user's side. Therefore, the bead storage chamber can be easily selected, and if an outer wall of the storage container is made of a translucent material, the fusible beads inside the bead storage chamber can be easily seen, making the dispenser simple to use.

[0068] In the fuse bead game distributor according to a third aspect, the main body further includes a rotation support part which supports the storage container at a predetermined angular position.

[0069] According to this aspect, the distributor can stably support the selected bead storage chamber facing the distribution orifice of the main body and the desired set fuse bead by a user can thus be stably distributed.

[0070] In the fuse bead dispenser according to a fourth aspect, the storage container further includes a rim part with which the mounting support part engages to fix the storage container to the main body, and an engaged part with which the rotation support part engages on the rim part.

[0071] According to this aspect, the storage container can be securely attached to the main body while also being easily attached to and detached from the main body.

[0072] In the fuse bead game distributor according to a fifth aspect, a lower surface of the main body facing the bead storage chambers is inclined downwards towards the distribution orifice.

[0073] According to this aspect, the distributor guides the fusible play bead in the bead storage chamber towards the distribution orifice of the main body, which prevents any clogging and failure of evacuation of the fusible play bead.

[0074] In the fuse bead dispenser according to a sixth aspect, a partition wall of the bead storage chambers is formed in a convex curved shape on one side in a circumferential direction when viewed from a direction along the opening.

[0075] According to this aspect, the distributor can be configured to allow the desired set fuse bead to be selected and evacuated by rotation of the storage container.

[0076] The embodiment of this disclosure has been described above. The aspects of this disclosure are not limited to this embodiment. For example, in this embodiment, the storage container 3 is described as being formed in the shape of a substantially semi-circular dome or spherical segment when viewed from the side, but it can be formed like a portion of Italian ice cream which is substantially cone-shaped.

Claims

Demands

1. Dispenser for fuse bead of play, the dispenser comprising: - a storage container comprising a plurality of bead storage chambers having an opening and arranged around an axis of rotation; and - a main body comprising a mounting support portion for removably supporting the storage container and configured to rotatably support the storage container, the main body further comprising: - a dispensing orifice which is arranged to face the opening of one of the plurality of bead storage chambers; - an opening and closing mechanism which opens and closes the dispensing orifice; and - a passage which connects the dispensing orifice to a discharge orifice through which the fuse bead of play is discharged.

2. Distributor for fuse bead of game according to claim 1, wherein the passage extends in one direction along the axis of rotation of the storage container.

3. Dispenser for fuse bead of game according to claim 1, wherein the main body further comprises a rotation support part which supports the storage container at a predetermined angular position.

4. Dispenser for fusible bead of game according to claim 3, wherein the storage container further comprises: - a rim part with which the mounting support part engages to fix the storage container to the main body, and - an engaged part with which the rotation support part engages on the rim part.

5. Distributor for fuse bead set according to claim 2, wherein a lower surface of the main body facing the bead storage chambers is inclined downwards in the direction of the dispensing orifice.

6. Dispenser for fuse bead game according to claim 1, wherein a partition wall of the bead storage chambers is formed in a convex curved shape on one side in a circumferential direction when viewed from a direction along the opening.

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