Toy for figure play

The doll play toy incorporates an annular cam and seesaw mechanism to achieve regular and controlled motion of the doll storage section, addressing the unpredictability of conventional rotating swing toys.

JP2025076579APending Publication Date: 2025-05-16EPOCH COMPANY LTD
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Application Number
JP2023188193
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-11-02
Publication Date
2025-05-16

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Technical Problem

Conventional doll play toys with rotating swing mechanisms often produce irregular movements, which while fun, can be unpredictable and may not meet the desire for regular motion.

Method used

A doll play toy featuring a base member with an annular cam, a rotating shaft positioned within the cam, and a seesaw member with a cam follower that contacts the annular cam, allowing for regular, controlled motion of the doll storage portion.

Benefits of technology

This configuration enables the doll storage section to move regularly and predictably, providing a toy that combines fun, controlled motion with the ability to store a doll.

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Abstract

To provide a toy for figure play including a rotating toy that can move regularly with a figure accommodated.SOLUTION: A toy for figure play includes: a pond part 10 that is a base member including an annular cam 72; a rotation shaft 73 erected such that an axial center CL1 is disposed on an inner side of the annular cam 72; and a seesaw member 71 provided on the rotation shaft 73 so as to be rotatable around an axial center CL2 perpendicular to the axial center CL1 of the rotation shaft 73 and including a cam follower part 71c coming into close contact with the annular cam 72 and a figure accommodation part 71a configured to accommodate a figure.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a toy for playing with a doll that can be played with a doll. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, doll play toys that can be played with small dolls have been provided. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a doll play toy that is modeled after an underwater castle. Children who use the doll play toy can imagine the image of the doll play toy and have fun playing with it. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2023-68422 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The above-mentioned conventional doll play toy includes a swinging toy. The swinging toy is connected to a rotating body, and the swing that can hold a doll rotates and sways, which is fun for children. However, although the irregular swing movement is fun, there are also times when a regular movement is desired.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT An object of the present invention is to provide a toy for playing with dolls that includes a rotating toy that can store a doll and move it regularly. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A toy for playing with dolls according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a base member having an annular cam, a rotating shaft erected with its axis positioned inside the annular cam, and a seesaw member which is attached to the rotating shaft so as to be freely rotatable around an axis perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft, has a cam follower part which comes into sliding contact with the annular cam, and has a doll storage section capable of storing a doll. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the above aspect, it is possible to provide a toy for playing with a doll, which includes a rotating toy that can store a doll and move it regularly. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing an entire doll play toy according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] 1A is a perspective view of a bulging portion of a toy for playing with a doll according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a development view of an annular cam. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an operating state of the rotating play part of the doll play toy according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an operating state of the rotating play part of the doll play toy according to the embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a doll storage section of the doll play toy according to the embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a doll play toy 100, which is modeled after a castle floating in the sky. A pond section 10 simulating a pond is formed inside the shape of a circular cloud on the base. A plurality of mounting legs 110 are provided on the underside of the pond section 10. Due to the mounting legs 110, the doll play toy 100 appears to float about 10 mm above the installation surface when installed. In the following description, the front side of the doll play toy 100 is referred to as the front, the opposite side as the rear, the pond section 10 side as the bottom, the opposite side as the top, the left side as viewed from the front of the doll play toy 100 as the left, and the right side as the right.

[0010] A castle section 20 is provided above the pond section 10. The castle section 20 is provided with the image of a castle floating in the clouds. The castle section 20 has two long waterfall sections 21 that are long in the vertical direction, and are provided with the image of waterfalls flowing from the castle section 20 to the pond section 10. Meanwhile, a tree section 111 that is erected in a roughly board-like shape and resembles a tree is provided on the rear side of the pond section 10. The castle section 20 is supported by the waterfall section 21 and the tree section 111. A cloud-shaped support base 120 is provided on the castle section 20.

[0011] The swing unit 40 is provided from the support base 120 via the arc-shaped support 30 that supports the swing unit 40. The swing unit 40 is provided with a rotating body 42 that is connected to a sunflower-shaped rotating shaft 43 and is rotatable. The swing unit 42 is provided with three swings 41 suspended from the rotating body 42. The pond unit 10 is provided with a rotating playground equipment unit 70 that imitates a fountain. A boat unit 80 that imitates a boat is provided in front of the rotating playground equipment unit 70. The right side of the castle unit 20 is provided with an elevator 90 to which a string 92 is connected via a forked branch 91. The elevator 90 is provided with a doll storage unit 93 that imitates a flower shape, and a doll can be placed thereon for play.

[0012] The rotating play equipment unit 70 will be described in detail below. The rotating play equipment unit 70 is a rotating seesaw toy, and when a doll is placed on the doll storage section 71a of a flower-shaped seesaw member 71 (see FIG. 3) and rotates, the seesaw member 71 moves up and down while rotating.

[0013] The rotating play equipment section 70 is formed with a bulging section 15 (see FIG. 3) that bulges out from the pond section 10 (base member) in a mountain shape. As shown in FIG. 2(a), the bulging section 15 has an annular cam 72 formed on the periphery of an opening 15a where the top of the mountain opens. The annular cam 72 is formed on the edge of the top opening of the mountain shape. The boundary of the annular cam 72 is not clear, but for ease of understanding, the outer boundary (the inner and outer boundaries in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4) is shown by a two-dot chain line. The annular cam 72 is wavy, as shown in the development view of FIG. 2(b).

[0014] 3 and 4, a rotating shaft 73 is rotatably erected inside the opening 15a. In other words, an axis CL1 of the rotating shaft 73 is disposed inside the annular cam 72. The rotating shaft 73 is rotatably inserted into a circular concave shaft support portion 15b provided inside the opening 15a of the bulging portion 15 (see FIG. 2(a)).

[0015] Two seesaw members 71 are provided on the rotating shaft 73, facing each other. The seesaw member 71 includes a long connecting rod 71b. The connecting rod 71b is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft 73. The connecting rod 71b is provided on the rotating shaft 73 so as to be rotatable around an axis CL2 perpendicular to an axis CL1 of the rotating shaft 73. As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting rod 71b has two opposing side plates 71b1 and an L-shaped plate 71b2 that is L-shaped in cross section and provided between the side plates 71b1. An axis 71b3 is provided at the end of the connecting rod 71b, spanning between the side plates 71b1.

[0016] As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a shaft support portion 73a is provided protruding from the rotating shaft 73 in a direction perpendicular to the axis CL1. Two shaft support portions 73a are provided facing each other. Although not shown, the protruding end portion of the shaft support portion 73a is formed in a substantially U-shape. The shaft 71b3 of the connecting rod 71b is rotatably fitted into the substantially U-shaped portion of the shaft support portion 73a. In this manner, the seesaw member 71 is provided rotatably around the axis CL2 of the shaft 71b3 relative to the rotating shaft 73.

[0017] The lower surface of the connecting rod 71b, i.e., the lower surface of the side plate 71b1, is a cam follower portion 71c that abuts against the annular cam 72. The seesaw member 71 is constantly subjected to a force that rotates downward around the axis CL2 due to the weight of the doll storage section 71a, so the cam follower portion 71c is always in contact with the annular cam 72. Therefore, as the rotating shaft 73 rotates, the cam follower portion 71c moves following the wavy annular cam 72. Therefore, when the rotating shaft 73 rotates, the connecting rod 71b rotates around the axis CL1 while moving up and down by repeatedly rotating forward and backward around the axis CL2. The seesaw member 71 moves according to the shape of the annular cam 72, so it moves regularly.

[0018] An umbrella part 74 is provided at the upper end of the rotating shaft 73. The umbrella part 74 is formed with a relatively large diameter so that it overlaps at least a part of the doll storage part 71a of the seesaw member 71 when viewed from the top-bottom direction. The doll storage part 71a is fixed to the outer end of the connecting rod 71b, and is formed in a bowl shape imitating the shape of a slightly opened flower.

[0019] The rotating play equipment section 70 is formed to resemble a fountain. That is, a rotating shaft 73, which is a water column, is emitted from the bulge section 15 rising from the pond section 10, and the water spreads out with the umbrella section 74. And, beneath the umbrella section 74, a doll storage section 71a, which resembles a flower, is shown floating in the pond section 10. And, by placing a doll in the doll storage section 71a and turning the umbrella section 74 by hand, the doll storage section 71a with the doll placed on it can move up and down and rotate around the axis CL1.

[0020] For example, when the cam follower portion 71c of the connecting rod 71b is located at the valley portion 72a of the peak in the wavy annular cam 72 in Fig. 2(b), the seesaw member 71 is in the state shown in Fig. 3. When the cam follower portion 71c of the connecting rod 71b is located at the peak portion 72b of the wavy annular cam 72 in Fig. 2(b), the seesaw member 71 is in the state shown in Fig. 4.

[0021] According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, a toy for playing with a doll having the following features can be provided.

[0022] In a first aspect, a toy for playing with dolls comprises a base member having an annular cam, a rotating shaft erected with its axis positioned inside the annular cam, and a seesaw member provided on the rotating shaft so as to be freely rotatable around an axis perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft, having a cam follower portion that slides against the annular cam, and having a doll storage section capable of storing a doll.

[0023] According to this configuration, the doll storage section capable of storing a doll can be moved up and down in a regular manner along the shape of the annular cam, for example, while rotating the doll storage section around the rotation axis. Therefore, according to this configuration, it is possible to provide a toy for playing with dolls that includes a rotating toy that can store a doll and move it regularly.

[0024] In the toy for playing with dolls according to the second aspect, the rotating shaft has an umbrella portion.

[0025] With this configuration, the rotating shaft can be rotated by turning the umbrella part by hand, so that the rotating shaft can be rotated easily and the risk of the doll falling out of the doll storage part due to the rotating shaft being rotated too forcefully can be reduced.

[0026] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0027] 10 Pond 15 Swelling part 15a Opening 15b Pivot support 20 Castle 21 Waterfall 30: Arc-shaped support portion; 40: Rotating swing portion 41 Swing 42 Rotating body 43 Rotating axis 70 Rotating playground equipment part 71 Seesaw member 71a Doll storage section 71a1 Recess 71b Connecting rod 71b1 Side plate 71b2 L-shaped plate 71b3 Shaft 71c Cam follower part 72 Annular cam 72a Valley 72b Top 73 Rotation axis 73a Shaft support part 74 Umbrella part 80 Boat Club 90 Elevator 91 Branch 92 String 93 Doll storage section 100 Toy storage section 110 Installation leg 111 Tree part 120 Support base

Claims

1. a base member having an annular cam; a rotating shaft that is erected with its axis positioned inside the annular cam; a seesaw member provided on the rotating shaft so as to be rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft, the seesaw member having a cam follower portion that is in sliding contact with the annular cam, and a doll storage portion capable of storing a doll; A toy for playing with a doll.

2. 2. The toy of claim 1, wherein the pivot has an umbrella portion.

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