Rocking toy

Abstract

To provide a rocking toy having high game properties and designability.SOLUTION: A rocking toy 100A comprises: a piece body arrangement member 1A having at least one piece body arrangement section 11 in which a piece body 6 is disposed; a base member 2A in which the piece body arrangement member 1A is disposed, and a part to be grounded is shifted by arrangement of the piece body arrangement section 11 in the piece body 6; an energizing member 3A for energizing the piece body arrangement member 1A in a direction in which the piece body arrangement member 1A is separated from the base member 2A; an engagement mechanism 4A that is mounted on the piece body arrangement member 1A and can be engaged with the base member 2A when the piece body arrangement member 1A is disposed in the base member 2A; and a rotor 5A that is connected to the engagement mechanism 4A and is rotated by arrangement of the piece body arrangement section 11 in the piece body 6. The piece body arrangement member 1A travels in a direction in which it is separated from the base member 2A by energizing force of the energizing member 3A by elimination of an engagement relationship between the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A according to the rotation of the rotor 5A.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a rocking toy.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a rocking toy including a base, a tower erected on the base, and an annular piece placement portion formed on the outer periphery of the tower. In the rocking toy according to Patent Document 1, a plurality of users sequentially place pieces on an arbitrary position of the piece placement portion, and when the piece placed during the turn of any user rolls off the rocking toy, that user loses.

[0003] Patent Document 2 discloses a rocking toy having a base member, a tower member, a ball body placement portion, a piece placement portion, and a piece placement member including a ball body hitting portion against which the ball body hits. The piece placement member is provided on the tower member so as to be swingable, and the ball body detaches from the ball body placement portion according to the grounded state of the base member and falls inside the tower member. When the ball body falls inside the tower member, the ball body hits the ball body hitting portion. When the ball body hits the ball body hitting portion, the piece placement member jumps up and the piece is launched. In the rocking toy according to Patent Document 2, the user who launches the piece placed on the piece placement member loses.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] By the way, in the rocking toy according to Patent Document 1, when the rocking toy rocks, in many cases, the placed piece body rolls off the rocking toy, so the outcome is often determined when the rocking toy rocks. On the other hand, when the rocking toy does not rock, the user cannot experience the excitement that the outcome may be determined, so there is a need for the scene where the rocking toy rocks to occur multiple times before the game ends. Also, in the rocking toy according to Patent Document 2, since it is necessary to arrange the ball body at the upper end of the tower member, there are design constraints. For this reason, there is also a need to increase the degree of freedom in design of the rocking toy. Thus, there was room for improvement in the conventional rocking toy from the viewpoints of game playability and designability.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide a rocking toy with high game playability and designability.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] A rocking toy according to one aspect of the present invention includes a piece body placement member having at least one piece body placement portion where a piece body is placed, a base member on which the piece body placement member is placed and the grounding portion where the piece body is placed on the piece body placement portion transitions, a biasing member that biases the piece body placement member in a direction away from the base member, an engagement mechanism that is mounted on the piece body placement member and can engage with the base member when the piece body placement member is placed on the base member, and a rotating body that is connected to the engagement mechanism and rotates when the piece body is placed on the piece body placement portion. In response to the rotation of the rotating body, the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism is released, and the piece body placement member moves in a direction away from the base member by the biasing force of the biasing member.

Effects of the Invention

[0008] According to the above configuration, it is possible to provide a rocking toy with high game playability and designability.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Hereinafter, the game board according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the "left - right direction", "up - down direction", and "front - back direction" may be referred to as appropriate. These directions are relative directions set for the rocking toy 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 and the rocking toy 100A illustrated in FIG. 11. Here, the "left - right direction" is a direction including the "left direction" and the "right direction". The "up - down direction" is a direction including the "up direction" and the "down direction". The "front - back direction" is a direction including the "front direction" and the "back direction". In each figure, the symbol U shown in the figure indicates the up direction. The symbol D indicates the down direction. The symbol L indicates the left direction. The symbol R indicates the right direction. The symbol F indicates the front direction. The symbol B indicates the back direction.

[0011] (Overall Configuration of the First Embodiment) First, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, the overall configuration of the rocking toy 100 will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the rocking toy 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the rocking toy 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the piece body arrangement member 1 is removed from the rocking toy 100. FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the engagement mechanism 4. FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a state where the first member 421 of the selection mechanism 42 is removed from the engagement mechanism 4. FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the inside of the rocking toy 100.

[0012] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rocking toy 100 is a toy imitating a volcano. For example, the user places the rocking toy 100 on a table or the like with a substantially flat surface and plays with the rocking toy 100. The rocking toy 100 includes a piece body arrangement member 1, a base member 2, a biasing member 3, an engagement mechanism 4, and a rotating body 5 that rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around the rocking toy 100. In this specification, unless otherwise specified, the rotation direction when viewed from above is referred to as clockwise or counterclockwise. That is, for example, "the rotating body 5 rotates clockwise" means that the rotating body 5 rotates clockwise when viewed from above the rocking toy 100. The piece body arrangement member 1 has a substantially frustum shape. The piece body arrangement member 1 has a plurality of piece body arrangement portions 11, a second inclined portion 12, and an engagement receiving portion 13.

[0013] The piece body arrangement portion 11 includes a recessed portion 111 and a standing pin 112. The recessed portion 111 is a hole portion having a substantially circular shape in plan view. The standing pin 112 is provided at substantially the center of the recessed portion 111. The standing pin 112 extends upward from the recessed portion 111. The standing pin 112 is configured to be inserted into a hole portion (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the piece body 6. In this embodiment, the piece body 6 is a toy imitating a dinosaur, but is not limited to a toy imitating a dinosaur. When the standing pin 112 is inserted into the hole portion provided in the piece body 6, the piece body 6 is arranged on the piece body arrangement portion 11. When the piece body 6 is arranged on the piece body arrangement portion 11, the center of gravity position of the rocking toy 100 changes.

[0014] The second inclined portion 12 is provided circumferentially along the rotation direction of the rotating body 5 (see FIG. 9). The second inclined portion 12 includes an inclined surface 121. The inclined surface 121 is configured such that its height (the length in the vertical direction in FIG. 2) gradually changes. For example, when the point where the height of the inclined surface 121 is the lowest is used as a reference, the height of the inclined surface 121 changes so as to gradually increase.

[0015] The engagement receiving portion 13 is substantially trapezoidal in a front view. The engagement receiving portion 13 is provided with a hole portion 131 into which a part of the engagement portion 485 of the engagement mechanism 4 described later can be inserted. By inserting a part of the engagement portion 485 of the engagement mechanism 4 into the hole portion 131 of the engagement receiving portion 13, the piece body placement member 1 and the engagement mechanism 4 are engaged.

[0016] The piece body placement member 1 is placed on the base member 2. The shape of the bottom surface of the base member 2 is a curved shape. For this reason, the portion of the base member 2 that contacts the ground transitions when the piece body 6 is placed on the piece body placement portion 11. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the base member 2 has three cylindrical portions 21. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the cylindrical portions 21 extend in the direction (upward direction) from the bottom surface of the base member 2 to the position where the piece body placement member 1 is located.

[0017] The biasing member 3 is, for example, a spring member. The biasing member 3 is arranged so as to cover the cylindrical portion 21. That is, the biasing member 3 is arranged between the piece body placement member 1 and the bottom surface of the base member 2 in a state where the piece body placement member 1 is placed on the base member 2. The biasing member 3 biases the piece body placement member 1 in a direction in which the piece body placement member 1 moves away from the base member 2 (in the upward direction in the present embodiment).

[0018] The engagement mechanism 4 is mounted on the base member 2. As illustrated in FIGS. 3 to 6, the engagement mechanism 4 includes a cylindrical portion 41, a selection mechanism 42, a first gear 43, a first rotation mechanism 410, a second rotation mechanism 420, a fifth gear 47, a rotating member 48, a third inclined portion 49, and a shaft portion 400. As illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, the first rotation mechanism 410 is composed of a second gear 44 and a third gear 45. The second rotation mechanism 420 is composed of a fourth gear 46.

[0019] The cylindrical portion 41 is an elongated rod-shaped member. A rotating body 5 (see FIG. 2) is connected to the upper part of the cylindrical portion 41. A first gear 43 is connected to the lower part of the cylindrical portion 41. The cylindrical portion 41 is rotatable in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion 41. Therefore, when the rotating body 5 rotates, the cylindrical portion 41 rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating body 5.

[0020] The selection mechanism 42 includes a first member 421 and a second member 422. The first member 421 and the second member 422 are substantially L-shaped. Between the first member 421 and the second member 422, a first gear 43, a second gear 44, and a fourth gear 46 are arranged.

[0021] The first member 421 has a first hole 421a, a second hole 421b, and a third hole 421c. Although not shown, the second member 422 also has holes corresponding to the first hole 421a, holes corresponding to the second hole 421b, and holes corresponding to the third hole 421c. An axial member (not shown) is inserted into the first hole 421a, the hole of the second member 422 corresponding to the first hole 421a, and the hole 461 of the fourth gear 46 described later. The cylindrical portion 41 is inserted into the second hole 421b, the hole of the second member 422 corresponding to the second hole 421b, and the hole 431 of the first gear 43 described later. An axial member (not shown) is inserted into the third hole 421c, the hole of the second member 422 corresponding to the third hole 421c, and the hole 441 of the second gear 44 described later. Therefore, when the cylindrical portion 41 rotates, the selection mechanism 42 pivots about the cylindrical portion 41 in the same direction as the rotation direction of the cylindrical portion 41. At this time, the second gear 44 and the fourth gear 46 rotate in conjunction with the pivoting of the selection mechanism 42.

[0022] The first gear 43 is substantially circular in plan view. The first gear 43 has a hole portion 431 and a plurality of tooth portions 432. A cylindrical portion 41 is inserted into the hole portion 431. When the rotating body 5 rotates, the cylindrical portion 41 rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating body 5, so the first gear 43 also rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating body 5. Thus, the first gear 43 rotates together with the rotating body 5. The tooth portion 432 is a protruding member extending outward from the first gear 43.

[0023] The second gear 44 is substantially circular in plan view. The diameter of the second gear 44 is larger than the diameter of the first gear 43. The second gear 44 has a hole portion 441 and a plurality of tooth portions 442. A shaft member (not shown) is inserted into the hole portion 441. The second gear 44 rotates about the shaft member. The tooth portion 442 is a protruding member extending outward from the second gear 44. A part of the plurality of tooth portions 442 contacts a part of the plurality of tooth portions 432 of the first gear 43. That is, the second gear 44 meshes with the first gear 43. Further, the second gear 44 rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first gear 43 by meshing with the first gear 43. That is, the second gear 44 rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating body 5 by meshing with the first gear 43.

[0024] The third gear 45 is substantially circular in plan view. The diameter of the third gear 45 is larger than the diameter of the first gear 43 and is substantially equal to the diameter of the second gear 44. The third gear 45 has a hole portion 451 and a plurality of tooth portions 452. A shaft member (not shown) is inserted into the hole portion 451. The third gear 45 rotates about the shaft member. The tooth portion 452 is a protruding member extending outward from the third gear 45. A part of the plurality of tooth portions 452 can contact a part of the plurality of tooth portions 442 of the second gear 44. In the example shown in FIG. 5, a part of the plurality of tooth portions 442 of the second gear 44 and a part of the plurality of tooth portions 452 of the third gear 45 are not in contact, but when the selection mechanism 42 (see FIG. 4) rotates clockwise, a part of the plurality of tooth portions 442 of the second gear 44 and a part of the plurality of tooth portions 452 of the third gear 45 come into contact. That is, when the selection mechanism 42 rotates clockwise, the third gear 45 meshes with the second gear 44. Further, the third gear 45 rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the second gear 44 by meshing with the second gear 44.

[0025] As can also be seen from the fact that the first rotation mechanism 410 is composed of such a second gear 44 and a third gear 45, the first rotation mechanism 410 (more specifically, the third gear 45 of the first rotation mechanism 410) is configured to rotate in the same direction as the rotation direction of the first gear 43.

[0026] The fourth gear 46 is substantially circular in plan view. The diameter of the fourth gear 46 is larger than the diameter of the first gear 43 and is substantially equal to the diameters of the second gear 44 and the third gear 45. The fourth gear 46 has a hole portion 461 and a plurality of tooth portions 462. A shaft member (not shown) is inserted into the hole portion 461. The fourth gear 46 rotates about the shaft member. The tooth portions 462 are protruding members extending outward from the fourth gear 46. A part of the plurality of tooth portions 462 comes into contact with a part of the plurality of tooth portions 432 of the first gear 43. That is, the fourth gear 46 meshes with the first gear 43. Further, the fourth gear 46 rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first gear 43 by meshing with the first gear 43. That is, the fourth gear 46 rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating body 5 by meshing with the first gear 43.

[0027] As can also be seen from the fact that the second rotation mechanism 420 is composed of such a fourth gear 46, the second rotation mechanism 420 is configured to rotate in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first gear 43.

[0028] The fifth gear 47 is substantially circular in plan view. The diameter of the fifth gear 47 is larger than the diameters of the first gear 43, the second gear 44, and the third gear 45. As illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6, the fifth gear 47 has a hole portion 471, a plurality of tooth portions 472, and a first inclined portion 473. A shaft portion 400, which will be described later, is inserted into the hole portion 471. The fifth gear 47 rotates about the shaft portion 400. The tooth portions 472 are protruding members that extend outward from the fifth gear 47. A part of the plurality of tooth portions 472 contacts a part of the plurality of tooth portions 452 of the third gear 45. That is, the fifth gear 47 meshes with the third gear 45. Also, a part of the plurality of tooth portions 472 can contact a part of the plurality of tooth portions 462 of the fourth gear 46. In the example shown in FIG. 5, a part of the plurality of tooth portions 462 of the fourth gear 46 and a part of the plurality of tooth portions 472 of the fifth gear 47 are in contact. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the fifth gear 47 meshes with the fourth gear 46. However, when the selection mechanism 42 rotates clockwise, the contact relationship between a part of the plurality of tooth portions 462 of the fourth gear 46 and a part of the plurality of tooth portions 472 of the fifth gear 47 is eliminated.

[0029] When the rotating body 5 rotates clockwise (an example of the first direction), the cylindrical portion 41 rotates clockwise. When the cylindrical portion 41 rotates clockwise, the first gear 43 and the selection mechanism 42 rotate clockwise. When the selection mechanism 42 rotates clockwise, a part of the plurality of tooth portions 462 of the fourth gear 46 and a part of the plurality of tooth portions 472 of the fifth gear 47 do not contact, while a part of the plurality of tooth portions 442 of the second gear 44 and a part of the plurality of tooth portions 452 of the third gear 45 contact. At this time, a part of the plurality of tooth portions 452 of the third gear 45 and a part of the plurality of tooth portions 472 of the fifth gear 47 are also in contact. Therefore, when the rotating body 5 rotates clockwise, the fifth gear 47 rotates based on the rotation of the first rotation mechanism 410. Since the third gear 45 of the first rotation mechanism 410 is configured to rotate in the same direction as the rotation direction of the first gear 43, it rotates clockwise. Therefore, the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise, which is the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first rotation mechanism 410.

[0030] When the rotating body 5 rotates counterclockwise (an example of the second direction), the cylindrical portion 41 rotates counterclockwise. When the cylindrical portion 41 rotates counterclockwise, the first gear 43 and the selection mechanism 42 rotate counterclockwise. When the selection mechanism 42 rotates counterclockwise, while a part of the plurality of tooth portions 442 of the second gear 44 and a part of the plurality of tooth portions 452 of the third gear 45 do not contact, a part of the plurality of tooth portions 462 of the fourth gear 46 and a part of the plurality of tooth portions 472 of the fifth gear 47 contact. Therefore, when the rotating body 5 rotates counterclockwise, the fifth gear 47 rotates based on the rotation of the second rotation mechanism 420. Since the second rotation mechanism 420 is configured to rotate in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first gear 43, it rotates clockwise. Therefore, the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise, which is a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the second rotation mechanism 420.

[0031] Thus, the fifth gear 47 rotates based on the rotation of the first rotation mechanism 410 or the second rotation mechanism 420. Also, the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise (an example of a predetermined single direction) whether the rotating body 5 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise.

[0032] As illustrated in FIG. 6, the first inclined portion 473 is provided on the bottom surface of the fifth gear 47. The first inclined portion 473 is provided circumferentially along the rotation direction of the fifth gear 47. The first inclined portion 473 is disposed between the hole portion 471 and the tooth portion 472. The first inclined portion 473 includes an inclined surface 473a. The inclined surface 473a is configured such that its height (the length in the vertical direction in FIG. 6) gradually changes. For example, when the point where the height of the inclined surface 473a is the lowest is used as a reference, the height of the inclined surface 473a changes so as to gradually increase as the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise. A step portion 473c is provided at the higher end portion 473b of the ends of the inclined surface 473a.

[0033] As illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6, the rotating member 48 includes a contact portion 481, a main body portion 482, a shaft portion 483, a support portion 484, and an engagement portion 485.

[0034] As illustrated in FIG. 6, the contact portion 481 contacts the first inclined portion 473. Since the inclined surface 473a of the first inclined portion 473 is configured such that its height gradually increases as the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise, when the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise, the contact portion 481 is gradually pressed downward.

[0035] The main body portion 482 is substantially I-shaped. The main body portion 482 is connected to the contact portion 481. The main body portion 482 includes a hole portion 482a provided at an end opposite to the contact portion 481. The hole portion 482a is substantially cylindrical.

[0036] The shaft portion 483 is a substantially cylindrical rod-shaped member. The shaft portion 483 is inserted into the hole portion 482a of the main body portion 482.

[0037] As illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6, the support portion 484 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped plate-shaped member. The support portion 484 includes a first support member 484a that supports the rear end portion of the shaft portion 483 and a second support member 484b that supports the front end portion of the shaft portion 483. That is, the support portion 484 is configured to support both end portions of the shaft portion 483.

[0038] The engaging portion 485 is substantially L-shaped. The engaging portion 485 is connected to the main body portion 482 via the shaft portion 483. The engaging portion 485 is engaged with the engaging receiving portion 13 of the piece placement member 1 when the right end portion 485a of the engaging portion 485 is inserted into the hole portion 131 of the engaging receiving portion 13. On the other hand, when the right end portion 485a of the engaging portion 485 is not inserted into the hole portion 131 of the engaging receiving portion 13, the engaging portion 485 is not engaged with the engaging receiving portion 13 of the piece placement member 1. Thus, the engaging portion 485 can be engaged with the engaging receiving portion 13 of the piece placement member 1. Further, the engaging mechanism 4 can be engaged with the piece placement member 1 when the piece placement member 1 is placed on the base member 2.

[0039] As described above, when the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise, the contact portion 481 is gradually pressed downward, so the contact portion 481 moves downward, and the engaging portion 485 connected to the main body portion 482 via the shaft portion 483 moves leftward. In this way, the rotating member 48 rotates about the shaft portion 483 when the fifth gear 47 rotates while the first inclined portion 473 and the contact portion 481 are in contact with each other.

[0040] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the third inclined portion 49 includes a base portion 491 and an inclined surface 492. The base portion 491 is substantially circular in plan view. The base portion 491 has a hole portion 491a. The hole portion 491a is provided at substantially the center of the base portion 491. The hole portion 491a is substantially circular in plan view.

[0041] The inclined surface 492 is provided on a part of the circumference of the base portion 491 along the circumferential direction of the base portion 491. The inclined surface 492 is configured such that its height (the length in the vertical direction in FIG. 3) gradually changes. For example, when the point where the height of the inclined surface 492 is the lowest is used as a reference, the height of the inclined surface 492 changes so as to gradually increase. The inclined surface 492 can be in contact with the inclined surface 121 (see FIG. 2) of the second inclined portion 12.

[0042] As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 6, the shaft portion 400 is substantially cylindrical. The shaft portion 400 is inserted into the hole portion 471 of the fifth gear 47 and the hole portion 491a of the third inclined portion 49. Therefore, the third inclined portion 49 is connected to the fifth gear 47 via the shaft portion 400. The third inclined portion 49 is rotatable about the shaft portion 400.

[0043] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the rotating body 5 includes a first cylindrical portion 51, a second cylindrical portion 52, a first object 53, a housing portion 54, and a rod-shaped portion 55.

[0044] The first cylindrical part 51 is rotatable in the circumferential direction of the first cylindrical part 51. The first cylindrical part 51 has a main body part 511, a disk part 512, and a top part 513. The main body part 511 is substantially cylindrical. The disk part 512 includes a hole part 512a. The hole part 512a is provided substantially at the center of the disk part 512. The main body part 511 is inserted into the hole part 512a. The top part 513 is substantially cylindrical. The diameter of the top part 513 is smaller than the diameter of the main body part 511. The top part 513 is connected to the upper end part of the main body part 511. A hole part 513a is provided on the upper surface of the top part 513.

[0045] The second cylindrical part 52 is substantially cylindrical. The second cylindrical part 52 is rotatable in the circumferential direction of the second cylindrical part 52. The diameter of the second cylindrical part 52 is substantially equal to the diameter of the main body part 511 of the first cylindrical part 51. As illustrated in FIG. 2, a cylindrical part 41 is inserted into a hollow part 521 provided inside the second cylindrical part 52. Therefore, the cylindrical part 41 rotates in accordance with the rotation of the second cylindrical part 52. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the second cylindrical part 52 is connected to the main body part 511 of the first cylindrical part 51.

[0046] The first object 53 is, for example, a sphere. However, the first object 53 is not limited to a sphere. The first object 53 may be, for example, an object having a cubic shape.

[0047] The accommodating part 54 has a connecting member 541, an accommodating member 542, and a lid part 543. The connecting member 541 is flat plate-shaped, and the left end part is arc-shaped. The connecting member 541 is connected to the accommodating member 542. The connecting member 541 includes a hole part 541a. The second cylindrical part 52 is inserted into the hole part 541a. That is, the accommodating part 54 is connected to the second cylindrical part 52 via the connecting member 541. Further, since the second cylindrical part 52 is inserted into the hole part 541a, when the accommodating part 54 rotates, the accommodating part 54 rotates around the second cylindrical part 52.

[0048] The accommodating member 542 is a box member that is substantially oval in plan view. An opening (not shown) is provided on the upper surface of the accommodating member 542. The first object 53 is accommodated in the accommodating member 542 by being inserted into the accommodating member 542 through the opening. The first object 53 can move inside the accommodating portion 54.

[0049] When the piece body 6 is arranged on the piece body arranging portion 11, the center of gravity position of the rocking toy 100 changes. When the center of gravity position of the rocking toy 100 changes, the grounded portion of the base member 2 migrates, so the rocking toy 100 rocks with a rattling sound. When the rocking toy 100 rocks with a rattling sound, the first object 53 moves inside the accommodating portion 54. When the first object 53 moves inside the accommodating portion 54, a rotational force is applied to the accommodating portion 54, so the accommodating portion 54 rotates. In this way, when the first object 53 moves inside the accommodating portion 54, a rotational force is applied to the rotating body 5. As a result, the rotating body 5 rotates in accordance with the rotation of the accommodating portion 54.

[0050] The lid portion 543 is a plate-like member that is substantially oval in plan view. It is arranged so as to cover the opening of the accommodating member 542.

[0051] The lower end portion of the rod-shaped portion 55 is inserted into the hole portion 513a of the top portion 513. The rod-shaped portion 55 extends outward from the rocking toy 100 (see FIG. 1). A second object 7 is attached to the upper end portion of the rod-shaped portion 55. The second object 7 is, for example, a toy imitating a bird-shaped dinosaur. However, the second object 7 is not limited to a toy imitating a bird-shaped dinosaur.

[0052] By the way, when the piece body 6 is arranged on the piece body arranging portion 11, the rocking toy 100 rocks with a rattling sound. When the rocking toy 100 rocks with a rattling sound, the second object 7 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise. When the second object 7 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise, the rod-shaped portion 55 to which the second object 7 is attached, the first cylindrical portion 51 into which the rod-shaped portion 55 is inserted, and the second cylindrical portion 52 connected to the first cylindrical portion 51 rotate in the same direction as the second object 7. That is, the second object 7 rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating body 5.

[0053] In this way, the rotating body 5 rotates in accordance with the rotation of the accommodating portion 54 and the second object 7. In other words, the rotating body 5 rotates when the game piece 6 is placed on the game piece placement portion 11.

[0054] (How to play the rocking toy 100) Next, with reference to FIGS. 2, 6 to 8, the method of playing the rocking toy 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a view of the engaging mechanism 4 as seen from below at the end of the game. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the rocking toy 100 at the end of the game.

[0055] First, an overview of how to play the rocking toy 100 will be described. It is assumed that there are a plurality of users. The user rotates a roulette (not shown) and, according to the content indicated by the roulette, places the game piece 6 on a predetermined game piece placement portion 11 or excludes the game piece 6 already placed on a predetermined game piece placement portion 11. When each user repeats this, the rotating member 48 gradually rotates about the shaft portion 483. At a certain time, the engagement relationship between the engaging mechanism 4 and the game piece placement member 1 is released, and the game piece placement member 1 moves in a direction away from the base member 2 by the biasing force of the biasing member 3. At that point, the user who placed the game piece 6 on the game piece placement portion 11 or excluded the game piece 6 already placed on the game piece placement portion 11 loses.

[0056] As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 6, at the start of the game, since the engaging portion 485 is engaged with the engagement receiving portion 13 of the game piece placement member 1, the game piece placement member 1 does not move in a direction away from the base member 2 even though it is biased by the biasing member 3.

[0057] When the game starts and each user places the piece body 6 on the piece placement section 11 or removes the piece body 6 placed on the piece placement section 11, the center of gravity position of the rocking toy 100 changes. As a result, the grounded part of the base member 2 transitions, and the rocking toy 100 may rock violently. Even if the rocking toy 100 rocks violently, as long as the engaging portion 485 is engaged with the engagement receiving portion 13, the piece placement member 1 does not move away from the base member 2. Therefore, the rocking toy 100 may rock violently multiple times until the game is decided. When the rocking toy 100 rocks violently, the rotating body 5 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise.

[0058] When the rotating body 5 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise, the cylindrical portion 41 rotates, so the first gear 43 also rotates. When the first gear 43 rotates, the first rotation mechanism 410 or the second rotation mechanism 420 rotates, so the fifth gear 47 also rotates based on the rotation of the first rotation mechanism 410 or the second rotation mechanism 420. As described above, the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise both when the rotating body 5 rotates clockwise and when the rotating body 5 rotates counterclockwise.

[0059] When the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise, the contact position of the first inclined portion 473 with respect to the contact portion 481 gradually changes, and the contact portion 481 is gradually pressed downward. For this reason, the rotating member 48 rotates about the shaft portion 483. When the contact position of the contact portion 481 reaches a predetermined position of the first inclined portion 473, that is, when it transitions from the state illustrated in FIG. 6 to the state illustrated in FIG. 7, the engaging portion 485 no longer engages with the engagement receiving portion 13 of the piece placement member 1. That is, when the contact position of the contact portion 481 reaches the predetermined position of the first inclined portion 473, the engagement relationship between the engaging portion 485 and the piece placement member 1 is released. In this way, in response to the rotation of the rotating body 5 and the rotation of the fifth gear 47 in a predetermined single direction (counterclockwise in this embodiment), the engagement relationship between the piece placement member 1 and the engagement mechanism 4 can be released.

[0060] As illustrated in FIG. 8, when the engagement relationship between the engaging portion 485 and the piece placement member 1 is released, the piece placement member 1 moves in a direction away from the base member 2 by the biasing force of the biasing member 3 and stops at a predetermined position. At this point, the user who has placed the game piece 6 in the game piece placement portion 11 or excluded the game piece 6 placed in the game piece placement portion 11 loses. At this time, since an inertial force is applied to the game piece 6 placed in the game piece placement portion 11, the game piece 6 placed in the game piece placement portion 11 falls from the game piece placement portion 11.

[0061] (Reset Operation of the Shaking Toy 100) Next, with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, the reset operation of the shaking toy 100 will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the positional relationship between the second inclined portion 12 and the engagement mechanism 4 at the end of the game. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the positional relationship between the second inclined portion 12 and the engagement mechanism 4 during the reset operation. In FIGS. 9 and 10, for convenience of illustration, views of the second inclined portion 12 and the engagement mechanism 4 as seen from below are shown.

[0062] As illustrated in FIG. 9, when the piece body placement member 1 (see FIG. 8) moves in a direction away from the base member 2 (see FIG. 8) and the game is decided, the inclined surface 121 of the second inclined portion 12 and the inclined surface 492 of the third inclined portion 49 are not in contact. When the game is decided, the user presses the piece body placement member 1 toward the base member 2 in order to start the next game. When the piece body placement member 1 is pressed toward the base member 2, the inclined surface 121 of the second inclined portion 12 and the inclined surface 492 of the third inclined portion 49 come into contact. When the inclined surface 121 of the second inclined portion 12 and the inclined surface 492 of the third inclined portion 49 come into contact, the third inclined portion 49 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from above around the shaft portion 400 together with the fifth gear 47, that is, clockwise as viewed from the direction (downward) of FIG. 9. When the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from above, the contact position of the first inclined portion 473 with respect to the contact portion 481 of the rotating member 48 is displaced from the position illustrated in FIG. 9 to the position on the end portion 473b side, and as a result, it gets over the step portion 473c and moves to the position illustrated in FIG. 10. At this time, since the contact portion 481 of the rotating member 48 moves upward and the engaging portion 485 of the rotating member 48 moves rightward, the engaging portion 485 engages with the engagement receiving portion 13 of the piece body placement member 1. Further, when the contact portion 481 gets over the step portion 473c, a contact sound of "click" is generated. By perceiving the contact sound, the user can recognize that the reset operation is completed and the next game can be started.

[0063] By the way, in a conventional rocking toy, when the rocking toy rocks, in many cases, the placed piece body rolls off the rocking toy, so the game is often decided when the rocking toy rocks. On the other hand, when the rocking toy does not rock, the user cannot experience the excitement that the game may be decided, so there is a need for a scene where the rocking toy rocks a plurality of times before the game ends. Further, in other conventional rocking toys, since it is necessary to arrange a ball body at the upper end portion of the tower member, there are design restrictions. For this reason, there is also a need to increase the degree of freedom in design of the rocking toy. Thus, there was room for improvement in the conventional rocking toy from the viewpoints of game playability and designability.

[0064] According to the above configuration, the rocking toy 100 includes a piece placement member 1 having a piece placement portion 11, a base member 2, a biasing member 3, an engagement mechanism 4 mounted on the base member 2, and a rotating body 5 connected to the engagement mechanism 4. In the base member 2, the portion that makes contact with the ground changes as the piece 6 is placed on the piece placement portion 11. That is, in the rocking toy 100, it can rock when the piece 6 is placed on the piece placement portion 11. Further, in response to the rotation of the rotating body 5 that rotates when the piece 6 is placed on the piece placement portion 11, the engagement relationship between the piece placement member 1 and the engagement mechanism 4 is released, and the piece placement member 1 moves in a direction away from the base member 2 by the biasing force of the biasing member 3. That is, in the rocking toy 100, when the piece 6 is placed on the piece placement portion 11, the rotating body 5 rotates, and as a result, when the engagement relationship between the piece placement member 1 and the engagement mechanism 4 is released, the piece placement member 1 moves in a direction away from the base member 2. Thus, according to the rocking toy 100, until the engagement relationship between the piece placement member 1 and the engagement mechanism 4 is released and the piece placement member 1 moves in a direction away from the base member 2, that is, until the game ends, a plurality of scenes where the rocking toy 100 rocks can occur. Also, in the rocking toy 100, the engagement relationship between the piece placement member 1 and the engagement mechanism 4 can be released only by rotating the rotating body 5, so the configuration of the rocking toy 100 can be made simple. Therefore, according to the rocking toy 100, the game playability and design can be enhanced.

[0065] Also, according to the above configuration, when the rotating body 5 rotates clockwise (an example of the first direction), the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise (an example of a predetermined single direction) based on the rotation of the first rotation mechanism 410 that rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the first gear 43. On the other hand, when the rotating body 5 rotates counterclockwise (an example of the second direction), which is the opposite direction of the first direction, the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise (an example of a predetermined single direction) based on the rotation of the second rotation mechanism 420 that rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first gear 43. Therefore, according to the rocking toy 100, the fifth gear 47 can be rotated counterclockwise both when the rotating body 5 rotates clockwise and when it rotates counterclockwise. And since the engagement relationship between the piece placement member 1 and the engagement mechanism 4 can be released in response to the counterclockwise rotation of the fifth gear 47, the engagement relationship between the piece placement member 1 and the engagement mechanism 4 can be released both when the rotating body 5 rotates clockwise and when it rotates counterclockwise. Also, according to the rocking toy 100, the game progresses when the piece 6 is placed on the piece placement part 11 and the piece placement member 1 tilts, but depending on the placement location of the piece 6, the rotation direction of the rotating body 5 can be either clockwise or counterclockwise. Since the fifth gear 47 rotates counterclockwise regardless of the rotation direction of the rotating body 5 in the rocking toy 100, the game can be ended within an appropriate game play time.

[0066] Also, according to the above configuration, the first rotation mechanism 410 is composed of a second gear 44 that rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating body 5 by meshing with the first gear 43, and a third gear 45 that rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the second gear 44 by meshing with the second gear 44. On the other hand, the second rotation mechanism 420 is composed of a fourth gear 46 that rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating body 5 by meshing with the first gear 43. Thus, according to the rocking toy 100, the configurations of the first rotation mechanism 410 and the second rotation mechanism 420 can be made simple.

[0067] Also, according to the above configuration, the fifth gear 47 includes a first inclined portion 473. Further, the rotating member 48 includes a main body portion 482 including a contact portion 481 that contacts the first inclined portion 473 and a hole portion 482a, a shaft portion 483, and an engaging portion 485 that can engage with the piece arranging member 1. The rotating member 48 rotates about the shaft portion 483 as the fifth gear 47 rotates while the contact portion 481 remains in contact with the first inclined portion 473. As a result, the position of the engaging portion 485 changes, and when the contact position of the contact portion 481 reaches a predetermined position of the first inclined portion 473, the engagement relationship between the engaging portion 485 and the piece arranging member 1 is released. Thus, according to the rocking toy 100, the engagement relationship between the engaging portion 485 and the piece arranging member 1 can be easily released by using the engagement mechanism 4 having a simple configuration.

[0068] Also, according to the above configuration, when the piece arranging member 1 is pushed downward toward the base member 2 side, the inclined surface 121 of the second inclined portion 12 of the piece arranging member 1 contacts the inclined surface 492 of the third inclined portion 49 of the engagement mechanism 4, so that the third inclined portion 49 rotates together with the fifth gear 47 connected to the third inclined portion 49. When the third inclined portion 49 and the fifth gear 47 rotate, the engaging portion 485 engages with the piece arranging member 1. That is, for example, after the engagement relationship between the engagement mechanism 4 and the piece arranging member 1 is released and the game ends, the user can engage the engaging portion 485 of the engagement mechanism 4 with the piece arranging member 1 simply by pushing the piece arranging member 1 downward toward the base member 2 side. Thus, according to the rocking toy 100, the user can engage the engaging portion 485 of the engagement mechanism 4 with the piece arranging member 1 by performing a simple operation, so that the next game can be started smoothly. At this time, the amount of rotation of the third inclined portion 49 and the fifth gear 47 changes depending on the strength of the pushing force applied by the user. As a result, since the position of the fifth gear 47 is not fixed at the start of the game, the amount of movement of the contact portion 481 from the start of the game until the engagement relationship between the piece arranging member 1 and the engagement mechanism 4 is released varies. This causes randomness in the amount of movement of the rotating body 5 until the game ends, making it impossible for the user to predict when the engagement relationship between the piece arranging member 1 and the engagement mechanism 4 will be released, thereby enhancing the thrill.

[0069] Also, according to the above configuration, when the piece body 6 is arranged in the piece body arrangement portion 11, the first object 53 moves inside the accommodating portion 54, and a rotational force is applied to the rotating body 5. Therefore, even if the shaking of the base member 2 is small, the rotating body 5 can be rotated.

[0070] Also, according to the above configuration, since the first object 53, which is a sphere, can easily move inside the accommodating portion 54, a rotational force can be easily applied to the rotating body 5.

[0071] Also, according to the above configuration, the rotating body 5 includes a rod-shaped portion 55 extending outward from the rocking toy 100, and a second object 7 that rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating body 5 is attached to the rod-shaped portion 55. Therefore, according to the rocking toy 100, the designability of the rocking toy 100 can be enhanced, and by showing the movement of the second object 7 to the user, a sense of tension can be given to the user until the piece body 6 rolls off the piece body arrangement member 1.

[0072] Also, according to the above configuration, since the shape of the bottom surface of the base member 2 is a curved shape, the portion of the base member 2 in contact with the ground is likely to transition, and the game property can be enhanced.

[0073] (Overall Configuration of the Second Embodiment) Next, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 19, the overall configuration of the rocking toy 100A according to the second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment will be described using the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment, and the description of overlapping parts will be omitted as appropriate. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the engagement mechanism 4A is mounted on the piece placement member 1A, the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A engage with each other when the piece placement member 1A is mounted on the base member 2A, and the rotation force adjustment mechanism 8 is provided. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the rocking toy 100A. FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the rocking toy 100A. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the rocking toy 100A. FIG. 14 is a view of the rocking toy 100A as seen from below with the base member 2A removed. FIG. 15 is a front view illustrating a state in which the piece placement member 1A is removed from the rocking toy 100A. FIG. 16 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the piece placement member 1A is removed from the rocking toy 100A. FIG. 17 is a plan view illustrating the vicinity of the base member 2A in a state in which the piece placement member 1A is removed from the rocking toy 100A. FIG. 18 is a front view illustrating the vicinity of the engagement mechanism 4A in a state in which the piece placement member 1A is removed from the rocking toy 100A. FIG. 19 is a perspective view illustrating the vicinity of the engagement mechanism 4A in a state in which the piece placement member 1A is removed from the rocking toy 100A.

[0074] As illustrated in FIGS. 11 to 13, the rocking toy 100A includes a piece placement member 1A, a base member 2A, a biasing member 3A, an engagement mechanism 4A, a rotating body 5A that rotates clockwise or counterclockwise around the rocking toy 100, and a rotation force adjustment mechanism 8. The piece placement member 1A has a substantially frustum shape. The piece placement member 1A has a plurality of piece placement portions 11 and a mounting portion 14. That is, the piece placement member 1A is different from the piece placement member 1 according to the first embodiment in that it does not have the second inclined portion 12 and the engagement receiving portion 13, but has the mounting portion 14, and the rest is basically the same as the piece placement member 1 according to the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, the piece placement member 1A has one mounting portion 14, but it may have a plurality of mounting portions 14.

[0075] The attachment portion 14 is provided on the lower surface of the piece body placement member 1A (the surface on the side of the base member 2A of the piece body placement member 1A). The attachment portion 14 is configured such that the rotational force adjustment mechanism 8 can be attached thereto.

[0076] The base member 2A has the piece body placement member 1A placed thereon. The shape of the bottom surface of the base member 2A is a curved shape. For this reason, the part of the base member 2A that comes into contact with the ground changes when the piece body 6 is placed in the piece body placement portion 11. As illustrated in FIGS. 16 to 19, the base member 2A has four cylindrical portions 21A, a fourth inclined portion 22 provided along the rotational direction of the rotating body 5A, and an engagement receiving portion 23 that can engage with the engagement mechanism 4A. The cylindrical portions 21A extend from the bottom surface of the base member 2A in the direction (upward direction) in which the piece body placement member 1A is located.

[0077] The fourth inclined portion 22 is provided in a circumferential shape along the rotational direction of the rotating body 5A. The fourth inclined portion 22 includes an inclined surface 221. The inclined surface 221 is configured such that its height (the length in the vertical direction in FIG. 18) gradually changes. For example, when the point where the height of the inclined surface 221 is the lowest is used as a reference, the height of the inclined surface 221 changes so as to gradually increase.

[0078] As illustrated in FIG. 17, the engagement receiving portion 23 is substantially circular in plan view. The engagement receiving portion 23 includes a hollow portion 231 and a plate-like portion 232. The hollow portion 231 is provided substantially at the center of the engagement receiving portion 23. The hollow portion 231 is substantially circular in plan view. The hollow portion 231 is configured such that a part of the engagement portion 485A (see FIG. 18) of the engagement mechanism 4A described later can be inserted therein. The plate-like portion 232 is provided inside the hollow portion 231. The plate-like portion 232 is substantially I-shaped in plan view. The plate-like portion 232 is configured to be able to engage with a part of the engagement portion 485A. When a part of the engagement portion 485A is inserted into the hollow portion 231 of the engagement receiving portion 23 and engages with the plate-like portion 232, the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A engage with each other.

[0079] As illustrated in FIGS. 13, 18, and 19, the biasing member 3A is, for example, a spring member. The biasing member 3A is disposed between the piece placement member 1A and the base member 2A in a state where the piece placement member 1A is placed on the base member 2A. The biasing member 3A is disposed so as to cover the periphery of the engagement receiving portion 23 and a part of the engagement mechanism 4A. The biasing member 3A biases the piece placement member 1A in a direction in which the piece placement member 1A moves away from the base member 2A (in the upward direction in the present embodiment).

[0080] The engagement mechanism 4A is mounted on the piece placement member 1A. As illustrated in FIGS. 14 to 16, 18, and 19, the engagement mechanism 4A includes a cylindrical portion 41, a selection portion 42A, a first gear 43, a first rotation mechanism 410 including a second gear 44 and a third gear 45, a second rotation mechanism 420 including a fourth gear 46, a fifth gear 47A, an inclined member 470, a rotating member 48A, and a shaft portion 400A. That is, the engagement mechanism 4A is different from the engagement mechanism 4 according to the first embodiment in that it is mounted on the piece placement member 1A and in that it has a selection portion 42A, a fifth gear 47A, a rotating member 48A, and a shaft portion 400A instead of the selection mechanism 42, the fifth gear 47, the rotating member 48, and the shaft portion 400.

[0081] As illustrated in FIGS. 14, 16, and 19, the selection portion 42A is substantially I-shaped. Below the selection portion 42A, the first gear 43, the second gear 44, and the fourth gear 46 are disposed. The selection portion 42A has a first hole portion 421d, a second hole portion 421e, and a third hole portion 421f. A shaft member 401 is inserted into the first hole portion 421d and the hole portion 461 of the fourth gear 46. The cylindrical portion 41 is inserted into the second hole portion 421e and the hole portion 431 of the first gear 43. A shaft member 402 is inserted into the third hole portion 421f and the hole portion 441 of the second gear 44. Therefore, when the cylindrical portion 41 rotates, the selection portion 42A rotates about the cylindrical portion 41 in the same direction as the rotation direction of the cylindrical portion 41. At this time, the second gear 44 and the fourth gear 46 rotate in conjunction with the rotation of the selection portion 42A.

[0082] The diameter of the fifth gear 47A is larger than the diameters of the first gear 43, the second gear 44, and the third gear 45. The fifth gear 47A has a hole portion 471 and a plurality of tooth portions 472. That is, the fifth gear 47A is different from the fifth gear 47 according to the first embodiment in that it does not have the first inclined portion 473, but is basically the same as the fifth gear 47 according to the first embodiment in other respects. Therefore, when the first gear 43 rotates and the first rotation mechanism 410 or the second rotation mechanism 420 rotates, the fifth gear 47A rotates based on the rotation of the first rotation mechanism 410 or the second rotation mechanism 420. In this embodiment, since the shaft portion 400A is inserted into the hole portion 471, the fifth gear 47A rotates about the shaft portion 400A. Also, the fifth gear 47A rotates counterclockwise (an example of a predetermined single direction) both when the rotating body 5A rotates clockwise and when the rotating body 5A rotates counterclockwise.

[0083] The inclined member 470 is substantially circular in plan view. As illustrated in FIGS. 18 and 19, the inclined member 470 is provided between the fifth gear 47A and the base member 2A. The inclined member 470 includes a hole portion 470A, a fifth inclined portion 470B, a rising portion 470C, and a flat portion 470D.

[0084] The hole portion 470A is provided substantially at the center of the inclined member 470. The shaft portion 400A is inserted into the hole portion 470A. Therefore, the fifth gear 47A and the inclined member 470 are pivotally supported by the shaft portion 400A. For this reason, the inclined member 470 rotates in the same rotation direction as the fifth gear 47A in response to the rotation of the fifth gear 47A. That is, the inclined member 470 is configured to rotate in response to the rotation of the fifth gear 47A.

[0085] The fifth inclined portion 470B includes an inclined surface 471B. The inclined surface 471B is formed along the rotation direction of the inclined member 470. The inclined surface 471B is configured such that its height (the length in the vertical direction in FIG. 18) gradually changes. For example, when the point with the lowest height of the inclined surface 471B is used as a reference, the height of the inclined surface 471B changes so as to gradually increase. The inclined surface 471B can be in contact with the inclined surface 221 of the fourth inclined portion 22.

[0086] The rising portion 470C and the flat portion 470D are provided above the fifth inclined portion 470B. The rising portion 470C and the flat portion 470D are formed along the rotation direction of the fifth gear 47A. The rising portion 470C is connected to the flat portion 470D. The rising portion 470C is configured such that its height (the length in the vertical direction in FIG. 19) gradually changes as it rotates counterclockwise (i.e., as it approaches the flat portion 470D). For example, when the point with the lowest height of the rising portion 470C is used as a reference, the height of the rising portion 470C changes so as to gradually increase as it approaches the flat portion 470D. On the other hand, the height of the flat portion 470D does not change. The height of the flat portion 470D is equal to the height of the highest portion of the rising portion 470C (the connection portion between the rising portion 470C and the flat portion 470D).

[0087] The rotating member 48A includes a contact portion 481A, a main body portion 482A, a shaft portion 483A, a support portion 484A, an engaging portion 485A, and a biasing member 486.

[0088] As illustrated in FIG. 19, the contact portion 481A is configured to contact the rising portion 470C and the flat portion 470D. Note that in the initial state, the contact portion 481A is in contact with the flat portion 470D. When the fifth gear 47A rotates counterclockwise from this initial state and the inclined member 470 also rotates counterclockwise, the contact portion 481A drops from the flat portion 470D. Since the rising portion 470C is configured such that its height gradually increases as the fifth gear 47A rotates counterclockwise, when the fifth gear 47A rotates counterclockwise, the contact portion 481A climbs the rising portion 470C and moves upward. When the contact portion 481A climbs the rising portion 470C completely, it contacts the flat portion 370D. Since the height of the flat portion 470D does not change, when the fifth gear 47A rotates counterclockwise, the contact portion 481A approaches the end portion 471D of the flat portion 470D that is not connected to the rising portion 470C, but does not move in the vertical direction.

[0089] As illustrated in FIGS. 18 and 19, the main body portion 482A is substantially T-shaped. The main body portion 482A is connected to the contact portion 481A. The main body portion 482A includes a hole portion 482Aa and a right end portion 482Ab. The hole portion 482Aa is provided substantially at the center in the left-right direction. The hole portion 482Aa is substantially cylindrical. An urging member 486 is attached to the right end portion 482Ab.

[0090] The shaft portion 483A is a substantially cylindrical rod-shaped member. The shaft portion 483A is inserted into the hole portion 482Aa of the main body portion 482. Therefore, the engaging portion 485A rotates about the shaft portion 483A.

[0091] The support portion 484A is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped plate-shaped member. The support portion 484A includes a first support member 484Aa that supports the rear end portion of the shaft portion 483A and a second support member (not shown) that supports the front end portion of the shaft portion 483A. That is, the support portion 484A is configured to support both end portions of the shaft portion 483A.

[0092] The engagement portion 485A is substantially L-shaped. The main body 482A and the engagement portion 485A are pivotally supported by the shaft 483A. Therefore, the engagement portion 485A is connected to the main body 482A via the shaft 483A. The engagement portion 485A is also connected to the main body 482A via an elastic body (spring member) (not shown). A lower end 485Aa of the engagement portion 485A is inserted into the hollow portion 231 (see FIG. 17) of the engagement receiver 23. In the state illustrated in FIGS. 18 and 19, the lower end 485Aa of the engagement portion 485A is in contact with and engaged with the plate-shaped portion 232 of the engagement receiver 23. Therefore, the engagement mechanism 4A does not move upward even when subjected to an upward biasing force from the biasing member 3A.

[0093] The biasing member 486 is, for example, a spring member. The biasing member 486 is attached to the right end portion 482Ab of the main body portion 482A, and is configured to apply an upward biasing force to the main body portion 482A.

[0094] When the inclined member 470 rotates counterclockwise from a state in which the contact portion 481A is in contact with the end portion 471D of the flat portion 470D, the contact portion 481A falls from the flat portion 470D. As a result, the contact state between the inclined member 470 and the contact portion 481A of the rotating member 48A transitions from a state in which the contact portion 481A is in contact with the flat portion 470D to a state in which the contact portion 481A is in contact with the rising portion 470C. At this time, the main body portion 482A rotates counterclockwise due to gravity and the upward biasing force of the biasing member 3A. When the main body portion 482A rotates counterclockwise, the engagement portion 485A also rotates counterclockwise in response to the rotation of the main body portion 482A. When the engagement portion 485A rotates counterclockwise, the contact between the lower end portion 485Aa of the engagement portion 485A and the plate-shaped portion 232 of the engagement receiving portion 23 is released. When the contact between the lower end 485Aa of the engaging portion 485A and the plate-shaped portion 232 of the engagement receiving portion 23 is released, the engaging mechanism 4A moves upward due to the upward biasing force of the biasing member 3A.

[0095] The shaft portion 400A has a substantially cylindrical shape. The shaft portion 400A is inserted into the hole portion 471 and the hole portion 470A of the fifth gear 47A. Therefore, the inclined member 470 is connected to the fifth gear 47A via the shaft portion 400A.

[0096] 15, the rotating body 5A includes a rod-shaped portion 55 and a connection mechanism 56. In other words, the rotating body 5A differs from the rotating body 5 according to the first embodiment in that the rotating body 5A does not include the first cylindrical portion 51, the second cylindrical portion 52, the first object 53, and the storage portion 54, and in that the rotating body 5A includes the connection mechanism 56. Note that in this embodiment as well, the second object 7 is attached to the upper end of the rod-shaped portion 55.

[0097] The connection mechanism 56 includes a first connection member 561, a second connection member 562, and a third connection member 563. The first connection member 561 has a hole (not shown) into which the rod-shaped portion 55 is inserted. The second connection member 562 has a hole (not shown) into which the columnar portion 41 is inserted. The third connection member 563 is configured to connect the first connection member 561 and the second connection member 562. Therefore, the connection mechanism 56 is configured to connect the rod-shaped portion 55 and the columnar portion 41.

[0098] When the piece 6 is placed in the piece placement section 11, the rocking toy 100A rocks unsteadily. When the rocking toy 100A rocks unsteadily, the second object 7 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise. When the second object 7 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise, the rod-shaped portion 55 to which the second object 7 is attached rotates in the same direction as the second object 7. In other words, the second object 7 rotates in the same direction as the rotational direction of the rotating body 5A. When the rod-shaped portion 55 of the rotating body 5A rotates, the cylindrical portion 41 connected to the rod-shaped portion 55 via the connection mechanism 56, and the selecting portion 42A and first gear 43 into which the cylindrical portion 41 is inserted also rotate in the same direction as the rotational direction of the rotating body 5A (i.e., the same direction as the rotational direction of the second object 7).

[0099] In this way, the rotating body 5A rotates in response to the rotation of the second object 7. In other words, the rotating body 5A rotates when the piece body 6 is placed on the piece body placement portion 11.

[0100] As illustrated in FIGS. 12 and 14, the rotational force adjustment mechanism 8 is configured to be detachable from the attachment portion 14 of the piece body placement member 1A. In this embodiment, the number of rotational force adjustment mechanisms 8 that can be attached to the attachment portion 14 is one, but a plurality of rotational force adjustment mechanisms 8 may be attached to the attachment portion 14. The rotational force adjustment mechanism 8 includes a housing portion 81 and a third object 82.

[0101] The housing portion 81 is a substantially hemispherical cage member with an open upper surface in a state where the rotational force adjustment mechanism 8 is attached to the attachment portion 14. The third object 82 is housed inside the housing portion 81.

[0102] The third object 82 is, for example, a sphere. However, the third object 82 is not limited to a sphere and may be, for example, an object having a cubic shape. The third object 82 has a predetermined weight. The third object 82 is movable inside the housing portion 81.

[0103] In this way, since such a third object 82 is housed in the housing portion 81, an additional force is generated on the attachment portion 14 side where the rotational force adjustment mechanism 8 is attached. For this reason, for example, when the rocking toy 100A is tilted in one direction (for example, the backward direction) in a state where no piece body 6 is placed on the piece body placement portion 11, by attaching the rotational force adjustment mechanism 8 to the attachment portion 14 provided in the direction opposite to the tilted direction (in this embodiment, the forward direction), the tilt can be adjusted. When the rocking toy 100A is not tilted in one direction, the rotating body 5A is more likely to rotate compared to the case where the rocking toy 100A is tilted in one direction. That is, the user can adjust the rotation of the rotating body 5A by adjusting the tilt of the rocking toy 100A using the rotational force adjustment mechanism 8. In this way, the rotational force adjustment mechanism 8 can adjust an additional rotational force with respect to the rotating body 5A.

[0104] (How to play the rocking toy 100A) Next, while referring to FIGS. 13, 18 to 22, how to play the rocking toy 100A according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 20 is a front view of the engagement mechanism 4A at the end of the game. FIG. 21 is a view of the engagement mechanism 4A at an oblique angle at the end of the game. FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of the rocking toy 100A at the end of the game. Note that since the outline of how to play the rocking toy 100A is the same as the outline of how to play the rocking toy 100 according to the first embodiment, a detailed description will be omitted.

[0105] As illustrated in FIGS. 13, 18, and 19, at the start of the game, since the engaging portion 485A of the engaging mechanism 4A is engaged with the engaging receiving portion 23 of the base member 2A, the piece placement member 1A does not move in a direction away from the base member 2A even if it is biased by the biasing member 3A.

[0106] When the game starts and each user places the piece 6 on the piece placement portion 11 or excludes the piece 6 placed on the piece placement portion 11, the center of gravity position of the rocking toy 100A changes. Therefore, the grounded portion of the base member 2A transitions, and the rocking toy 100A may rock with a rattling sound. Note that even if the rocking toy 100A rocks with a rattling sound, as long as the engaging portion 485A is engaged with the engaging receiving portion 23, the piece placement member 1A does not move in a direction away from the base member 2A. Therefore, the rocking toy 100A may rock with a rattling sound multiple times until the outcome is determined. When the rocking toy 100A rocks with a rattling sound, the rotating body 5A rotates clockwise or counterclockwise.

[0107] When the rotating body 5A rotates clockwise or counterclockwise, the cylindrical portion 41 rotates. Therefore, the first gear 43 (see FIG. 14) also rotates. When the first gear 43 rotates, the first rotation mechanism 410 or the second rotation mechanism 420 rotates. Therefore, the fifth gear 47A also rotates based on the rotation of the first rotation mechanism 410 or the second rotation mechanism 420. Note that as described above, the fifth gear 47A rotates counterclockwise both when the rotating body 5A rotates clockwise and when the rotating body 5A rotates counterclockwise.

[0108] When the fifth gear 47A rotates counterclockwise, the inclined member 470 connected to the fifth gear 47A via the shaft portion 400A also rotates counterclockwise. As illustrated in FIGS. 20 and 21, when the inclined member 470 rotates counterclockwise, the contact position of the inclined member 470 with respect to the contact portion 481A of the rotating member 48A gradually changes, and eventually displaces from the flat portion 470D to the rising portion 470C. When the contact position of the inclined member 470 with respect to the contact portion 481A displaces from the flat portion 470D to the rising portion 470C (i.e., when the contact portion 481A drops from the end portion 471D of the flat portion 470D), the main body portion 482A rotates counterclockwise by the gravitational force and the upward biasing force by the biasing member 3A. When the main body portion 482A rotates counterclockwise, the engaging portion 485A also rotates counterclockwise in accordance with the rotation of the main body portion 482A. When the engaging portion 485A rotates counterclockwise, the contact between the lower end portion 485Aa of the engaging portion 485A and the plate-shaped portion 232 of the engagement receiving portion 23 is released. In this way, in response to the rotation of the rotating body 5A and the rotation of the fifth gear 47A in a predetermined single direction (counterclockwise in this embodiment), the engagement relationship between the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A can be released.

[0109] As illustrated in FIG. 22, when the contact between the lower end portion 485Aa of the engaging portion 485A and the plate-shaped portion 232 of the engagement receiving portion 23 is released, the engagement mechanism 4A moves upward by the upward biasing force by the biasing member 3A. Since the engagement mechanism 4A is mounted on the piece placement member 1A, when the engagement mechanism 4A moves upward, the piece placement member 1A also moves in a direction away from the base member 2A by the biasing force of the biasing member 3A and stops at a predetermined position. At this point, the user who placed the piece 6 in the piece placement portion 11 or excluded the piece 6 placed in the piece placement portion 11 loses. At this time, since an inertial force is applied to the piece 6 placed in the piece placement portion 11, the piece 6 placed in the piece placement portion 11 drops from the piece placement portion 11.

[0110] (Reset operation of the rocking toy 100A) Next, with reference to FIGS. 18 to 23, the reset operation of the rocking toy 100A will be described. FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating the positional relationship between the fourth inclined portion 22 and the engagement mechanism 4A during the reset operation.

[0111] As illustrated in FIGS. 20 to 22, when the piece placement member 1A moves in a direction away from the base member 2A and the game is decided, the inclined surface 221 of the fourth inclined portion 22 and the inclined surface 471B of the fifth inclined portion 470B are not in contact. When the game is decided, the user presses the piece placement member 1A toward the base member 2A in order to start the next game. When the piece placement member 1A is pressed toward the base member 2A, as illustrated in FIG. 23, the inclined surface 221 of the fourth inclined portion 22 and the inclined surface 471B of the fifth inclined portion 470B come into contact. When the inclined surface 221 of the fourth inclined portion 22 and the inclined surface 471B of the fifth inclined portion 470B come into contact, the inclined member 470 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from above about the shaft portion 400A. When the inclined member 470 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from above, the contact position of the inclined member 470 with respect to the contact portion 481A of the rotating member 48A is displaced from the rising portion 470C to the flat portion 470D. As a result, the state of the rocking toy 100A changes from the state illustrated in FIGS. 20 and 21 to the state illustrated in FIGS. 18 and 19. At this time, the contact portion 481A of the rotating member 48A moves upward, and the engaging portion 485A of the rotating member 48A rotates clockwise, so that the engaging portion 485A engages with the engagement receiving portion 23 of the base member 2A. Thereby, the engaged state between the piece placement member 1A and the base member 2A is maintained against the upward biasing force by the biasing member 3A. In this way, when the reset operation is completed, the user can start the next game.

[0112] According to the rocking toy 100A having the above configuration, the rocking toy 100A includes a piece placement member 1A having a piece placement portion 11, a base member 2A, a biasing member 3A, an engagement mechanism 4A mounted on the piece placement member 1A, and a rotating body 5A connected to the engagement mechanism 4A. In the base member 2A, the part that grounds changes as the piece 6 is placed on the piece placement portion 11. That is, in the rocking toy 100A, it can rock when the piece 6 is placed on the piece placement portion 11. Further, in response to the rotation of the rotating body 5A that rotates when the piece 6 is placed on the piece placement portion 11, the engagement relationship between the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A is released, and the piece placement member 1A moves in a direction away from the base member 2A by the biasing force of the biasing member 3A. That is, in the rocking toy 100A, when the piece 6 is placed on the piece placement portion 11, the rotating body 5A rotates, and as a result, when the engagement relationship between the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A is released, the piece placement member 1A moves in a direction away from the base member 2A. Thus, according to the rocking toy 100A, until the engagement relationship between the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A is released and the piece placement member 1A moves in a direction away from the base member 2A, that is, until the game ends, a scene where the rocking toy 100A rocks can occur multiple times. Also, in the rocking toy 100A, the engagement relationship between the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A can be released only by rotating the rotating body 5A, so the configuration of the rocking toy 100A can be made simple. Therefore, according to the rocking toy 100A, the gameplay and design can be enhanced.

[0113] Furthermore, according to the bouncing toy 100A having the above configuration, when the rotating body 5A rotates clockwise (an example of a first direction), the fifth gear 47A rotates counterclockwise (an example of a predetermined single direction) based on the rotation of the first rotation mechanism 410, which rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the first gear 43. On the other hand, when the rotating body 5A rotates counterclockwise (an example of a second direction), which is the opposite direction to the first direction, the fifth gear 47A rotates counterclockwise (an example of a predetermined single direction) based on the rotation of the second rotation mechanism 420, which rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first gear 43. Therefore, according to the bouncing toy 100A, the fifth gear 47A can be rotated counterclockwise both when the rotating body 5A rotates clockwise and when it rotates counterclockwise. The engagement between the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A can be released in response to the counterclockwise rotation of the fifth gear 47A, so the engagement between the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A can be released whether the rotating body 5A rotates clockwise or counterclockwise. According to the swinging toy 100A, the game progresses as the piece 6 is placed in the piece placement section 11 and the piece placement member 1A tilts, but the rotation direction of the rotating body 5A can be either clockwise or counterclockwise depending on the placement location of the piece 6. With the swinging toy 100A, the fifth gear 47A rotates counterclockwise regardless of the direction in which the rotating body 5A rotates, so the game can be completed within a reasonable amount of time.

[0114] Furthermore, in the bouncing toy 100A having the above configuration, the first rotation mechanism 410 is composed of the second gear 44, which rotates in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of the rotating body 5A by meshing with the first gear 43, and the third gear 45, which rotates in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of the second gear 44 by meshing with the second gear 44. Meanwhile, the second rotation mechanism 420 is composed of the fourth gear 46, which rotates in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of the rotating body 5A by meshing with the first gear 43. In this way, in the bouncing toy 100A, the first rotation mechanism 410 and the second rotation mechanism 420 can be simply configured.

[0115] Further, according to the rocking toy 100A having the above configuration, the rotating body 5A includes a rod-shaped portion 55 extending outward of the rocking toy 100A, and a second object 7 that rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating body 5A is attached to the rod-shaped portion 55. Therefore, according to the rocking toy 100A, while enhancing the design of the rocking toy 100A, by showing the movement of the second object 7 to the user, it is possible to give the user a sense of tension until the piece body 6 rolls off from the piece placement member 1A.

[0116] Further, according to the rocking toy 100A having the above configuration, since the shape of the bottom surface of the base member 2A is a curved shape, the portion of the base member 2A that contacts the ground is likely to transition, and the gameplay can be enhanced.

[0117] Further, according to the rocking toy 100A having the above configuration, the engagement mechanism 4A includes an inclined member 470 including a rising portion 470C and a flat portion 470D, and a rotating member 48A including a contact portion 481A, a main body portion 482A, and an engaging portion 485A. The base member 2A has an engaging receiving portion 23 that can engage with the engaging portion 485A. Since the fifth gear 47A and the inclined member 470 are pivotally supported, the inclined member 470 rotates in response to the rotation of the fifth gear 47A. For this reason, when the fifth gear 47A rotates and the contact portion 481A transitions from the state of contacting the flat portion 470D to the state of contacting the rising portion 470C, the engagement relationship between the engaging portion 485A and the engaging receiving portion 23 is released. Thus, according to the rocking toy 100A, by using the engagement mechanism 4A having a simple configuration, the engagement relationship between the engaging portion 485A of the engagement mechanism 4A and the engaging receiving portion 23 of the base member 2A can be easily released.

[0118] Further, according to the rocking toy 100A having the above configuration, when the piece body arrangement member 1A equipped with the engagement mechanism 4A is pushed downward toward the base member 2A side, the inclined surface 221 of the fourth inclined portion 22 of the base member 2A and the inclined surface 471B of the fifth inclined portion 470B of the inclined member 470 of the engagement mechanism 4A come into contact with each other, so that the inclined member 470 rotates, and the engaging portion 485A of the engagement mechanism 4A engages with the engagement receiving portion 23 of the base member 2A. That is, for example, after the engagement relationship between the engaging portion 485A of the engagement mechanism 4A and the engagement receiving portion 23 of the base member 2A is released and the game ends, the user can engage the engagement mechanism 4A with the base member 2A simply by pushing the piece body arrangement member 1A toward the base member 2A side. Thus, according to the rocking toy 100A, the user can engage the engaging portion 485A of the engagement mechanism 4A with the engagement receiving portion 23 of the base member 2A by performing a simple operation, so that the next game can be started smoothly. At this time, the amount of rotation of the inclined member 470 changes depending on the strength of the pushing force applied by the user. As a result, since the position of the inclined member 470 is not fixed at the start of the game, the amount of movement of the contact portion 481A from the start of the game until the engagement relationship between the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A is released fluctuates. Thereby, randomness occurs in the amount of movement of the rotating body 5A until the game ends, and the user cannot predict when the engagement relationship between the base member 2A and the engagement mechanism 4A will be released, which can enhance the thrill.

[0119] Further, according to the rocking toy 100A having the above configuration, the piece body arrangement member 1A is provided with an attachment portion 14 for attaching a rotational force adjustment mechanism 8 for adjusting an additional rotational force with respect to the rotating body 5A. By the way, when the rocking toy 100A is not tilted in one direction, the rotating body 5A rotates more easily than when the rocking toy 100A is tilted in one direction. For this reason, for example, when no piece body 6 is arranged on the piece body arrangement member 1A and the rocking toy 100A is tilted in one direction, the user can adjust the tilt by attaching the rotational force adjustment mechanism 8 to the attachment portion 14 provided in the direction opposite to the tilted direction. Therefore, according to the rocking toy 100A, a decrease in the game performance can be prevented.

[0120] Further, according to the rocking toy 100A according to the above configuration, since the rotation force adjusting mechanism 8 is configured to be detachable from the piece body placement member 1A, the user can finely adjust the inclination of the rocking toy 100A.

[0121] According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, a game board of the following aspects can be provided.

[0122] The rocking toy according to the first aspect includes a piece body placement member having at least one piece body placement portion on which the piece body is placed, a base member on which the piece body placement member is placed and the grounding portion where the piece body is placed on the piece body placement portion transitions, a biasing member disposed between the piece body placement member and the base member and biasing the piece body placement member in a direction away from the base member, an engagement mechanism mounted on the piece body placement member and engageable with the base member when the piece body placement member is placed on the base member, and a rotating body connected to the engagement mechanism and rotating when the piece body is placed on the piece body placement portion. In response to the rotation of the rotating body, the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism is released, and the piece body placement member moves in a direction away from the base member by the biasing force of the biasing member.

[0123] According to this configuration, the rocking toy includes a piece placement member having at least one piece placement portion, a base member, a biasing member, an engagement mechanism mounted on the piece placement member, and a rotating body connected to the engagement mechanism. In the base member, the portion that makes contact with the ground changes as pieces are placed in the piece placement portion. That is, in the rocking toy according to the above configuration, it can rock when pieces are placed in the piece placement portion. Further, in response to the rotation of the rotating body that rotates when pieces are placed in the piece placement portion, the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism is released, and the piece placement member moves in a direction away from the base member by the biasing force of the biasing member. That is, in the rocking toy according to the above configuration, when pieces are placed in the piece placement portion, the rotating body rotates, and as a result, when the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism is released, the piece placement member moves in a direction away from the base member. Thus, according to the rocking toy according to the above configuration, until the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism is released and the piece placement member moves in a direction away from the base member, that is, until the game ends, a plurality of scenes where the rocking toy rocks can occur. Also, in the rocking toy according to the above configuration, the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism can be released simply by rotating the rotating body, so the configuration of the rocking toy can be made simple. Therefore, according to the rocking toy according to the above configuration, the gameplay and design can be enhanced.

[0124] In the rocking toy according to the second aspect, the engagement mechanism includes a first gear that rotates together with the rotating body, a first rotation mechanism that rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the first gear, a second rotation mechanism that rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first gear, and a fifth gear that rotates based on the rotation of the first rotation mechanism or the second rotation mechanism. The fifth gear rotates in a predetermined single direction based on the rotation of the first rotation mechanism when the rotating body rotates in a first direction, and rotates in the single direction based on the rotation of the second rotation mechanism when the rotating body rotates in a second direction, which is the opposite direction of the first direction. In response to the rotation of the fifth gear in the single direction, the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism can be released.

[0125] According to this configuration, when the rotating body rotates in the first direction, the fifth gear rotates in a predetermined single direction based on the rotation of the first rotation mechanism that rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the first gear. On the other hand, when the rotating body rotates in the second direction, which is the opposite direction of the first direction, the fifth gear rotates in a predetermined single direction based on the rotation of the second rotation mechanism that rotates in the direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first gear. Therefore, according to the rocking toy according to the above configuration, the fifth gear can be rotated in a predetermined single direction both when the rotating body rotates in the first direction and when it rotates in the second direction. And since the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism can be released in response to the rotation of the fifth gear in a predetermined single direction, the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism can be released both when the rotating body rotates in the first direction and when it rotates in the second direction. Also, according to the rocking toy according to the above configuration, the game progresses when a game piece is placed on the game piece placement part and the game piece placement member tilts, but depending on the placement location of the game piece, the rotation direction of the rotating body can be either clockwise (an example of the first direction) or counterclockwise (an example of the second direction). Since the fifth gear of the rocking toy according to the above configuration rotates in a predetermined single direction regardless of the direction of rotation of the rotating body, the game can be ended within an appropriate game play time.

[0126] In the rocking toy according to the third aspect, the first rotation mechanism includes a second gear that meshes with the first gear and rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating body, and a third gear that meshes with the second gear and rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the second gear. The second rotation mechanism includes a fourth gear that meshes with the first gear and rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating body.

[0127] According to this configuration, the first rotation mechanism is composed of a second gear that rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating body by meshing with the first gear, and a third gear that rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the second gear by meshing with the second gear. On the other hand, the second rotation mechanism is composed of a fourth gear that rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating body by meshing with the first gear. Thus, according to the rocking toy according to the above configuration, the configurations of the first rotation mechanism and the second rotation mechanism can be made simple.

[0128] In the rocking toy according to the fourth aspect, the rotating body includes a first object and a housing portion that houses the first object. When the piece body is disposed in the piece body disposition portion, the first object moves inside the housing portion, and when the piece body is disposed in the piece body disposition portion, the first object moves inside the housing portion, a rotational force is applied to the rotating body. Thus, even if the rocking of the base member is small, the rotating body can be rotated. A rotational force is applied to the rotating body.

[0129] According to this configuration, when the piece body is disposed in the piece body disposition portion, the first object moves inside the housing portion, and a rotational force is applied to the rotating body. Thus, even if the rocking of the base member is small, the rotating body can be rotated.

[0130] In the rocking toy according to the fifth aspect, the first object is a sphere.

[0131] According to this configuration, since the first object that is a sphere can easily move inside the housing portion, a rotational force can be easily applied to the rotating body.

[0132] In the rocking toy according to the sixth aspect, the rotating body includes a rod-shaped portion that extends outward from the rocking toy, and a second object that rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating body is attached to the rod-shaped portion.

[0133] According to this configuration, the rotating body includes a rod-shaped portion that extends outward from the rocking toy, and a second object that rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating body is attached to the rod-shaped portion. Therefore, according to the rocking toy according to the above configuration, the designability of the rocking toy can be enhanced, and by showing the movement of the second object to the user, a sense of tension can be given to the user until the piece body rolls off the piece placement member.

[0134] In the rocking toy according to the seventh aspect, the shape of the bottom surface of the base member is a curved shape.

[0135] According to this configuration, since the shape of the bottom surface of the base member is a curved shape, the portion where the base member contacts the ground is likely to transition, and the game property can be enhanced.

[0136] In the rocking toy according to the eighth aspect, the engagement mechanism has an inclined member provided between the fifth gear and the base member and configured to rotate in response to the rotation of the fifth gear. The fifth gear and the inclined member are pivotally supported. The inclined member includes a rising portion and a flat portion continuously connected to the rising portion. The engagement mechanism has a rotating member including a contact portion that contacts the flat portion in the initial state, a main body portion continuously provided with the contact portion, and an engaging portion continuously provided with the main body portion. The base member has an engaging receiving portion that can engage with the engaging portion. When the fifth gear rotates and the contact portion transitions from the state of contacting the flat portion to the state of contacting the rising portion, the engagement relationship between the engaging portion and the engaging receiving portion is released.

[0137] According to this configuration, the engagement mechanism includes an inclined member including a rising portion and a flat portion, and a rotating member including a contact portion, a main body portion, and an engaging portion. The base member has an engaging receiving portion that can engage with the engaging portion. Since the fifth gear and the inclined member are pivotally supported, the inclined member rotates according to the rotation of the fifth gear. Therefore, when the fifth gear rotates and the contact portion transitions from a state of contacting the flat portion to a state of contacting the rising portion, the engagement relationship between the engaging portion and the engaging receiving portion is released. Thus, according to the rocking toy according to the above configuration, the engagement relationship between the engaging portion of the engagement mechanism and the engaging receiving portion of the base member can be easily released by using an engagement mechanism having a simple configuration.

[0138] In the rocking toy according to the ninth aspect, the base member has a fourth inclined portion provided along the rotation direction of the rotating body, the inclined member has a fifth inclined portion including an inclined surface that can contact the inclined surface of the fourth inclined portion, and when the piece placement member is pressed toward the base member side, the inclined surface of the fourth inclined portion and the inclined surface of the fifth inclined portion contact each other, so that the inclined member rotates and the engaging portion engages with the engaging receiving portion.

[0139] According to this configuration, when the piece placement member equipped with the engagement mechanism is pressed toward the base member, the inclined surface of the fourth inclined portion of the base member comes into contact with the inclined surface of the fifth inclined portion of the inclined member of the engagement mechanism, causing the inclined member to rotate, and the engaging portion of the engagement mechanism engages with the engagement receiving portion of the base member. That is, for example, after the engagement relationship between the engaging portion of the engagement mechanism and the engagement receiving portion of the base member is released and the game ends, the user can simply press the piece placement member toward the base member to engage the engagement mechanism with the base member. Thus, according to the rocking toy according to the above configuration, the user can engage the engaging portion of the engagement mechanism with the engagement receiving portion of the base member by performing a simple operation, so that the next game can be started smoothly. At this time, the amount of rotation of the inclined member changes depending on the strength of the pressing force applied by the user. As a result, since the position of the inclined member is not fixed at the start of the game, the amount of movement of the contact portion from the start of the game until the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism is released fluctuates. This causes randomness in the amount of movement of the rotating body until the game ends, making it impossible for the user to predict when the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism will be released, thereby enhancing the thrill.

[0140] In the rocking toy according to the tenth aspect, the piece placement member is provided with an attachment portion for attaching a rotational force adjustment mechanism for adjusting an additional rotational force to the rotating body.

[0141] According to this configuration, the piece placement member is provided with an attachment portion for attaching a rotational force adjustment mechanism for adjusting an additional rotational force to the rotating body. By the way, when the rocking toy is not tilted in one direction, the rotating body is more likely to rotate than when the rocking toy is tilted in one direction. For this reason, for example, in a state where no pieces are placed on the piece placement portion, when the rocking toy is tilted in one direction, the user can adjust the tilt by attaching a rotational force adjustment mechanism to the attachment portion provided in the direction opposite to the tilted direction. Thus, according to the rocking toy according to the above configuration, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the gameplay.

[0142] In the rocking toy according to the eleventh aspect, the rotational force adjusting mechanism is configured to be detachable from the piece placement member.

[0143] According to this configuration, since the rotational force adjusting mechanism is configured to be detachable from the piece placement member, the user can finely adjust the inclination of the rocking toy.

[0144] The above embodiments are for facilitating the understanding of the present invention and do not limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from its gist.

[0145] In the above embodiment, the rocking toys 100 and 100A are toys imitating a volcano, but may be, for example, toys imitating a ship or the like.

[0146] In the above embodiment, the piece placement members 1 and 1A have a plurality of piece placement portions 11, but may have one piece placement portion 11.

[0147] In the above embodiment, the base members 2 and 2A have three or four cylindrical portions 21 and 21A, but may have one or more cylindrical portions 21 and 21A, and the number of cylindrical portions 21 and 21A of the base members 2 and 2A is not limited to three or four.

[0148] In the above-described embodiment, the user arranges the game piece 6 in the game piece placement section 11 or excludes the game piece 6 already placed in the game piece placement section 11 according to the content indicated by the roulette. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when playing with the rocking toys 100, 100A, the user may use a card instead of the roulette. In this case, when it is the user's turn, the user draws a card and arranges the game piece 6 in the game piece placement section 11 or excludes the game piece 6 already placed in the game piece placement section 11 according to the content indicated by the card. Further, for example, the user may arrange any game piece 6 in any game piece placement section 11 or exclude the game piece 6 already placed in any game piece placement section 11. That is, when playing with the rocking toys 100, 100A, the user does not necessarily have to use a roulette or a card.

[0149] In the above-described embodiment, when the game piece placement members 1, 1A move away from the base members 2, 2A by the biasing force of the biasing members 3, 3A, the user who arranges the game piece 6 in the game piece placement section 11 or excludes the game piece 6 already placed in the game piece placement section 11 is considered to lose. However, the present invention is not limited to this. When the game piece placement members 1, 1A move away from the base members 2, 2A by the biasing force of the biasing members 3, 3A, the user who arranges the game piece 6 in the game piece placement section 11 or excludes the game piece 6 already placed in the game piece placement section 11 may be considered to win.

[0150] In the second embodiment, the rotating body 5A does not include the first object 53 and the accommodating portion 54, but may include the first object 53 and the accommodating portion 54. In this case, when the game piece 6 is placed in the game piece placement section 11, the first object 53 moves inside the accommodating portion 54, and as a result, a rotational force is applied to the rotating body 5A. Therefore, even if the rocking of the base member 2A is small, the rotating body 5A can be rotated. Further, in this case, the first object 53 can be a sphere. When the first object 53 is a sphere, the spherical first object 53 can easily move inside the accommodating portion 54, so that a rotational force can be easily applied to the rotating body 5A.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0151] 1, 1A: Piece body arrangement member, 2, 2A: Base member, 3, 3A: Biasing member, 4, 4A: Engagement mechanism, 5, 5A: Rotating body, 6: Piece body, 7: Second object, 8: Rotation force adjustment mechanism, 11: Piece body arrangement part, 12: Second inclined part, 13: Engagement receiving part, 14: Mounting part, 21: Cylindrical part, 22: Fourth inclined part, 23: Engagement receiving part, 41: Cylindrical part, 42: Selection mechanism, 42A: Selection part, 43: First gear, 44: Second gear, 45: Third gear, 46: Fourth gear, 47, 47A: Fifth gear, 48, 48A: Rotating member, 49: Third inclined part, 51: First cylindrical part, 52: Second cylindrical part, 53: First object, 54: Accommodation part, 55: Rod-shaped part, 56: Connection mechanism, 81: Accommodation part, 82: Third object, 100, 100A: Wobbling toy, 111: Depression part, 112: Upright pin, 121: Inclined surface, 131: Hole part, 221: Inclined surface, 231: Hollow part, 232: Plate-shaped part, 282: Inclined surface, 400, 400A: Shaft part, 402: Shaft member, 410: First rotation mechanism, 420: Second rotation mechanism, 421: First member, 421a: First hole part, 421b: Second hole part, 421c: Third hole part, 422: Second member, 431: Hole part, 432: Tooth part, 441: Hole part, 442: Tooth part, 451: Hole part, 452: Tooth part, 461: Hole part, 462: Tooth part, 470: Inclined member, 470A: Hole part, 470B: Fifth inclined part, 470C: Rising part, 470D: Flat part, 471: Hole part, 471D: End part, 471B: Inclined surface, 472: Tooth part, 473: First inclined part, 473a: Inclined surface, 473b: End part, 473c: Step part, 481, 481A: Contact part, 482, 482A: Body part, 482Aa: Hole part, 482Ab: Right end part, 482a: Hole part, 483, 483A: Shaft part, 484, 484A: Support part, 484Aa: First support member, 484a: First support member, 484b: Second support member, 485, 485A: Engagement part, 485Aa: Lower end part, 485a: Right end part, 486: Biasing member, 491: Base part, 491a: Hole part, 492: Inclined surface, 511: Body part, 512: Disk part, 512a: Hole part, 513: Top part, 513a: Hole part, 521: Hollow part, 541: Connection member, 541a: Hole part, 542: Accommodation member, 543: Cover part, 561: First connection member, 562: Second connection member, 563: Third connection member

Claims

1. A piece placement member having at least one piece placement portion on which a piece body is placed, a base member on which the piece placement member is placed and in which a grounding portion where the piece body is placed in the piece placement portion migrates, a biasing member that biases the piece placement member in a direction away from the base member, an engagement mechanism mounted on the piece placement member and engageable with the base member when the piece placement member is placed on the base member, and a rotating body connected to the engagement mechanism and rotated when the piece body is placed in the piece placement portion. A rocking toy in which, in response to rotation of the rotating body, an engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism is released, and the piece placement member moves in a direction away from the base member by the biasing force of the biasing member.

2. The engagement mechanism includes a first gear that rotates together with the rotating body, a first rotation mechanism that rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the first gear, a second rotation mechanism that rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the first gear, and a fifth gear that rotates based on rotation of the first rotation mechanism or the second rotation mechanism. The fifth gear rotates in a predetermined single direction based on rotation of the first rotation mechanism when the rotating body rotates in a first direction, rotates in the single direction based on rotation of the second rotation mechanism when the rotating body rotates in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and the engagement relationship between the base member and the engagement mechanism can be released in response to rotation of the fifth gear in the single direction. The rocking toy according to claim 1.

3. The first rotation mechanism includes a second gear that rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating body by meshing with the first gear, and a third gear that rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the second gear by meshing with the second gear. The second rotation mechanism includes a fourth gear that rotates in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating body by meshing with the first gear. The rocking toy according to claim 2.

4. The rotating body includes a first object and a housing portion in which the first object is housed. The rocking toy according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein when the piece body is placed in the piece placement portion, the first object moves inside the housing portion, and a rotational force is applied to the rotating body.

5. The first object is a sphere. The rocking toy according to claim 4.

6. The rotating body includes a rod-shaped portion extending outward from the rocking toy. The rocking toy according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein a second object that rotates in the same direction as the rotation direction of the rotating body is attached to the rod-shaped portion.

7. The rocking toy according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the shape of the bottom surface of the base member is a curved shape.

8. The engagement mechanism has an inclined member provided between the fifth gear and the base member and configured to rotate in response to the rotation of the fifth gear. The fifth gear and the inclined member are pivotally supported. The inclined member includes a rising portion and a flat portion continuously connected to the rising portion. The engagement mechanism has a rotating member including a contact portion that contacts the flat portion in an initial state, a main body portion continuously provided with the contact portion, and an engagement portion continuously provided with the main body portion. The base member has an engagement receiving portion that can be engaged with the engagement portion. The rocking toy according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein when the fifth gear rotates and the contact portion transitions from a state of contacting the flat portion to a state of contacting the rising portion, the engagement relationship between the engagement portion and the engagement receiving portion is released.

9. The base member has a fourth inclined portion provided along the rotation direction of the rotating body. The inclined member has a fifth inclined portion including an inclined surface that can contact the inclined surface of the fourth inclined portion. When the piece placement member is pushed toward the base member side, the inclined surfaces of the fourth inclined portion and the fifth inclined portion contact each other, causing the inclined member to rotate, and the engagement portion engages with the engagement receiving portion. The rocking toy according to claim 8.

10. The rocking toy according to claim 1, wherein the piece placement member is provided with an attachment portion for attaching a rotational force adjustment mechanism for adjusting an additional rotational force with respect to the rotating body.

11. The rocking toy according to claim 10, wherein the rotational force adjustment mechanism is configured to be detachable from the piece placement member.

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