Roly-poly toy

Abstract

To provide a roly-poly toy whose manufacturing cost is reduced by omitting components and simplifying the constitution.SOLUTION: The roly-poly toy comprises a hollow rocking body and an internal structure housed inside the rocking body. The internal structure includes a weight that is installed within the rocking body and allows the rocking body to return to its original position when oscillated, and sound generating means that generates sound when the rocking body oscillates. The sound generating means comprises a plurality of vibration sound producing rods arranged concentrically at a predetermined interval within the rocking body, a striking member suspended within the plurality of vibration sound producing rods so as to be able to swing, and a holding member attached in the same direction as the vibration sound producing rods and suspending the striking member so as to be able to swing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a toy called a "tokiagari koboshi." [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, Okiagari Koboshi dolls have been widely popular as toys for children for a long time. These tumblers are generally spherical or doll-shaped with a small head attached to a spherical body, and all of them have a hollow toy body with pictures, figures or patterns on the outer surface, and when placed on a table, lightly pressed and then released, they will swing several times in one of the radial directions before returning to their original position and coming to rest due to the weight of the weight attached to the bottom of the body.

[0003] Various types of toy dolls have been proposed to enhance playability. For example, Patent Document 1 listed below describes a toy doll with an internal configuration means installed inside a spherically shaped swinging body. This internal configuration means has sound generating means housed in a resonator case installed inside the swinging body, and when the swinging body swings, the striking hammer part of the sound generating means hits the vibrating sound rods randomly, generating clanging sounds of various different pitches. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Publication No. 3194789 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in conventional tumblers, the sound generating means is housed in a resonator case with a lid installed inside the rocking body, which increases the manufacturing cost of the resonator case and also requires an additional step of assembling the resonator case itself during the manufacturing process, which increases manufacturing costs and requires extra work.

[0006] Therefore, the problem that the present invention aims to solve is to provide a tumbler that reduces manufacturing costs by simplifying the configuration by eliminating components such as a resonator case. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, the invention described in claim 1 of the present application is a toy doll comprising a hollow rocking body and internal structural means housed inside the rocking body, the internal structural means comprising a weight placed inside the rocking body to allow the rocking body to return to its original position when rocked, and sound generating means for generating sound when the rocking body rocks, the sound generating means comprising a plurality of vibration sound-generating rods arranged concentrically at a predetermined interval inside the rocking body, striking members suspended within the plurality of vibration sound-generating rods so as to be able to rock, and a holding member attached in the same direction as the vibration sound-generating rods and suspending the striking members so as to be able to rock.

[0008] The invention described in claim 2 of the present application is characterized in that the striking member has a striking hammer section that comes into contact with the multiple vibration sounding rods to generate sound, and a hanging member that suspends the striking hammer section from the holding member in a swingable manner, and one end of the hanging member is fixed to the striking hammer section and the other end is attached to the holding member in a swingable manner.

[0009] The invention described in claim 3 of the present application is characterized in that the holding member has a bent tip to form a bent portion, and the hanging member has a hook portion at one end, and is suspended from the holding member in a swingable manner by hooking the hook portion onto the bent portion.

[0010] The invention described in claim 4 of the present application is characterized in that the oscillator has an upper oscillator and a lower oscillator to which a weight is attached, the multiple vibration sound-generating rods and holding member are erected on the upper surface of the weight, and the lower oscillator has a recess formed in its inner bottom to which the weight can be fixed.

[0011] The invention as set forth in claim 5 of the present application is characterized in that the striking member performs pendulum motion in response to the oscillation of the oscillator. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a miniaturized tumbler doll that eliminates the number of components, reduces the labor and cost involved in manufacturing, and is also miniaturized. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] FIG. 1(a) is a front view of a toy doll 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. 1(b) is a plan view. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the doll 1 shown in FIG. [Figure 3] 3(a) to 3(c) are vertical cross-sectional views illustrating the state in which the tokiagari koboshi doll 1 shown in FIG. 1 is used. [Figure 4] Figure 4(a) is a cross-sectional view illustrating the state of use of the Okiagari Koboshi doll 1 shown in Figure 1, and Figures 4(b) and 4(c) are enlarged views of a portion of Figure 4(a) and are arranged in chronological order. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a toy doll 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0015] [First embodiment] As shown in Figure 1, when the toppling doll 1 is placed on a desk or other surface in a stationary state, if it is pushed by hand in any direction of 360° in the radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction passing through the top and bottom of the doll and then released, it will oscillate in the radial direction a moderate number of times, naturally reducing the amplitude of vibration while generating sound as it oscillates, and then return to its original stationary state.

[0016] As shown in Fig. 2, the toy doll 1 comprises a hollow rocking body 2 and an internal structure 10 housed inside the rocking body 2. The toy doll 1 is made more playful by making the rocking motion irregular and increasing the number of combinations of sounds that can be generated by the rocking motion.

[0017] Below, each element that makes up the Okiagari Koboshi doll 1 will be explained. In this specification, the side of the stationary toy doll 1 that comes into contact with the desk or other object on which it is placed is referred to as the lower axial side, and the opposite side is referred to as the upper axial side, but the lower and upper sides are relative terms.

[0018] <Oscillator 2> The oscillator 2 is formed in a roughly gourd shape as shown in Fig. 1. Furthermore, the oscillator 2 has an upper oscillator 3 on the upper side and a lower oscillator 4 connected to the upper oscillator 3 on the lower side as shown in Fig. 2. The upper and lower rocking bodies 3 and 4 are made of wood, for example, and are hollowed out to accommodate the internal configuration means 10. However, the material of the upper and lower rocking bodies 3 and 4 is not limited to wood.

[0019] <Upper oscillator 3> As shown in Fig. 2, an opening 3a is formed on the lower side of the upper oscillator 3. The diameter of the opening 3a is slightly larger than the diameter of an insertion portion 4b of the lower oscillator 4, which will be described later. The thickness of the upper rocking body 3 is formed thinner than that of the lower rocking body 4. As a result, when the toppling doll 1 is rocked, sound resonates well inside the rocking body 2, and a high-quality sound can be produced.

[0020] <Lower oscillator 4> As shown in FIG. 2, the upper side of the lower oscillator 4 has an opening 4a. 3, the lower rocker 4 is formed with an insertion portion 4b that is fitted into the upper rocker 3. The outer periphery of the insertion portion 4b is formed to be smaller than the outer periphery of the end of the opening 4a of the lower rocker 4.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 3, a flat surface is formed on the bottom of the lower oscillator 4 so that the oscillator 2 can stand up stably. The area of ​​the flat surface is not too small so that the oscillator 2 can stand up stably in a stationary state, and the area is not too large so that a desired time can be secured between oscillation and returning to a stationary state. Furthermore, a cylindrical recess 4c for accommodating a weight 11 (described later) is formed at the bottom of the inner side of the lower oscillator 4. The diameter of the recess 4c is slightly larger than the diameter of the weight 11, so that the weight 11 can be fitted into the recess 4c.

[0022] 2, the lower rocking body 4 has a shape similar to half a sphere, but is not limited to this shape and can be formed into any desired shape depending on the character represented by the toy doll 1 as long as it can rock when placed on a desk or the like. For example, the lower rocking body 4 may be formed into a shape similar to half a sphere, or may be formed into a more gently curved shape.

[0023] As shown in Figure 3, the thickness of the lower rocking body 4 is made thicker than that of the upper rocking body 3. This makes it easier to manufacture the toy doll 1 than when the lower rocking body 4 is the same thickness as the upper rocking body 3.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 3, the oscillator 2 configured as above is formed by fitting the insertion part 4b of the lower oscillator 4 into the opening 3a of the upper oscillator 3, and then bonding the overlapping part formed by fitting them together with an adhesive. As a result, it is formed into a roughly gourd shape as shown in Fig. 1.

[0025] <Internal configuration means 10> The internal structure means 10 is housed inside the oscillator 2 . As shown in FIG. 2, the internal structure means 10 has a weight 11 that causes the oscillator 2 to oscillate, and a sound generating means 12 that generates sound when the oscillator 2 oscillates.

[0026] <pyramid 11> The weight 11 is used to repeatedly oscillate the oscillator 2. The weight 11 is made of metal and is formed in a disk shape as shown in FIG. Vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13f and a holding member 18 (described later) are erected on the periphery of the upper surface of weight 11. The lower ends of vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13f and holding member 18 are fixed to the upper surface of weight 11. In this way, weight 11 also functions as a stabilizing member for vibrating sound producing rods 13a-13f and holding member 18. By giving weight 11 the functions of a stabilizing member and a vibration transmitting member, the number of parts can be reduced, and manufacturing costs can be kept down.

[0027] <Sound generating means 12> The sound generating means 12 is for generating a sound when the toy doll 1 swings. As shown in Figure 2, the sound generating means 12 has vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13f arranged concentrically at a predetermined interval on the upper surface of the weight 11, a striking member 14 arranged in a swingable manner inside the vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13f (radially inside the concentric circles), and a holding member 18 to which the striking member 14 is attached.

[0028] <Vibrating rods 13a~13f> The vibrating sound producing rods 13a to 13f are made of metal such as piano wire, and as shown in FIG. 2, are arranged concentrically at predetermined intervals. The vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13f are all different in length. Specifically, in this embodiment, the vibration sound producing rod 13e is the longest, the vibration sound producing rod 13a is the shortest, and the lengths of the vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13e gradually increase. The vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13f are arranged counterclockwise in order from the vibration sound producing rod 13a to the vibration sound producing rod 13f.

[0029] As shown in Figure 4(a), the vibration sound producing rods 13a-13f are arranged concentrically at predetermined intervals on the weight 11. In other words, the vibration sound producing rods 13a-13f are arranged at each vertex of a regular or approximately regular hexagon. Therefore, only one vibration sound producing rod is arranged on a radial line L that passes through the center point C1 of the concentric circle on which the vibration sound producing rods 13a-13f are arranged. This allows the toy doll 1 to produce a combination of different sounds. Specifically, when the oscillator 2 oscillates, the striking hammer section 15, which will be described later, moves in the direction of oscillation, and if, as shown in Figure 4(b), the center point C2 of the striking hammer section 15 and the vibration sound producing rod 13f it abuts are on the same straight line L, the striking hammer section 15 that hits the vibration sound producing rod 13f may repeat the trajectory it has traveled and move in the opposite direction, as shown in Figure 4(c). Therefore, when two vibration sound producing rods are arranged on the same straight line L, the striking hammer section 15 can alternately hit the two opposing vibration sound producing rods, producing different combinations of sounds.

[0030] <Retaining member 18> The holding member 18 is a rod-shaped member made of metal, similar to the vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13f, and the striking member 14 is suspended from the holding member 18. 4(a), the holding members 18 are arranged concentrically between the adjacent vibration sound producing rods 13a and 13f at a predetermined distance from each other. In this way, the holding members 18 are erected on the top surface of the weight 11. 3, the lower end of the holding member 18 is fixed to the weight 11. The lower end of the holding member 18 is bent outward (radially outward from the concentric circles) beyond the vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13f. The holding member 18 has a bent lower end, which then extends upward and is bent approximately 90 degrees toward the tip inward of the vibration sound producing rods 13a-13f (inward in the radial direction of the concentric circles) to form a bent portion 18a. The bent portion 18a is hook-shaped, and a hook portion 16a of the striking means 14, which will be described later, is hooked onto the bent portion 18a. In this way, because the lower end of the holding member 18 is bent outward, when the striking hammer part 15 comes into contact with the vibration sounding rods 13a, 13f, the striking hammer part 15 does not come into contact with the holding member 18. This prevents the striking hammer part 15 and the holding member 18 from coming into contact with each other during swinging, which would disrupt the reverberation of the sound.

[0031] <Striking components> The striking members 14 are for generating sounds by striking the vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13f when the toppling doll 1 swings. The striking member 14 is made up of a striking hammer part 15 that comes into contact with the vibration sounding rods 13a to 13f to generate sound, and a hanging member 16 made of, for example, a thin metal wire for attaching the striking hammer part 15 to the holding member 18. The striking hammer part 15 is a disk-shaped metal part, and is provided with a mounting hole for mounting the hanging member 16. The striking hammer part 15 suspended by the hanging member 16 in this way hits the vibration sound-producing rods 13a to 13f, thereby generating sound. The striking hammer portion 15 is suspended from a suspension member 16 so as to be swingable in any direction within 360° in the radial direction. 2, one end of the hanging member 16 is attached to the surface of the striking hammer part 15 through a hole in the striking hammer part 15. The other end of the hanging member 16 is formed with a hook part 18a that hooks onto the bent part 18a of the holding member 18. The hook part 18a is formed into a ring shape by folding back the other end of the hanging member 16.

[0032] The length of the hanging member 16 is set so that the vibrating sound bars 13a-13f and the striking hammer part 15 can come into contact with each other at a desired axial position, so that a pleasant sound is generated when the toppling doll 1 is swung. The hanging member 16 can be made of string, but if it is made of metal, it will not bend when the striking hammer part 15 is swung, and the striking hammer part 15 can come into contact with the vibrating sound bars 13a-13f at a desired axial position. With the internal structure 10 configured as described above, when the toppling doll 1 swings, the striking hammer part 15 comes into contact with one of the vibration sound-making rods 13a-13f depending on the swing direction of the swinging body 2. Then, every time the swinging body 2 swings by a predetermined amount until it comes to a rest state, the striking hammer part 15 hits one of the vibration sound-making rods 13a-13f, producing a variety of sound combinations.

[0033] <Effects produced by Okiagari Koboshi 1> Next, the effects achieved by the tumbler doll 1 will be explained. In the tokiagari koboshi doll 1 of this embodiment, the sound generating means 12 is suspended by a holding member 18 erected on the weight body 11, so there is no need to provide a separate lid and case for suspending the sound generating means as in conventional tokiagari koboshi dolls. This eliminates the need to manufacture the lid and case and assemble them, reducing the cost and effort involved in manufacturing the toy doll.

[0034] When the toy doll 1 is pushed by the user, it moves in the direction of the push, as shown in Figure 3(b), then returns to its original position due to the weight 11, and then swings in the opposite direction due to the recoil, as shown in Figure 3(c). When the swinging body 2 swings, the striking hammer part 15 moves in the swinging direction. If the center point C2 of the striking hammer part 15 and the vibrating sound-making rod it is in contact with are on the same straight line L, as shown in Figure 4(b), the striking hammer part 15 that hits the vibrating sound-making rod may repeat the trajectory it has traveled and move in the opposite direction, as shown in Figure 4(c). Therefore, if two vibrating sound-making rods are placed on the same straight line L, it is possible to generate different combinations of sounds by alternately hitting the opposing vibrating sound-making rods.

[0035] <How to make Okiagari Koboshi 1> Next, a method for manufacturing the Okiagari Koboshi doll 1 will be described. The manufacturing method of the toppling doll 1 includes a molding process of the upper and lower rocking bodies 3 and 4, a process of installing the internal configuration means 10, and a process of forming the toppling doll 1. Each process will be explained below. The manufacturing method of the toppling doll 1 described below is an example and is not limited to this. It is also assumed that the internal configuration means 10 has already been installed in the oscillator 2.

[0036] <Molding process of the upper oscillator 3 and the lower oscillator 4> First, the molding process of the upper oscillator 3 and the lower oscillator 4 will be described. The oscillator 2 is formed into a roughly gourd-like shape by cutting wood using a woodworking lathe or the like. The upper and lower rocking bodies 3 and 4 are hollowed out by cutting a gourd-shaped piece of wood into the top and bottom and hollowing out the inside of each. The method for manufacturing the upper and lower rocking bodies 3 and 4 is not limited to cutting wood, but they may also be manufactured by blow molding or vacuum molding, which will be described later. Moreover, the upper oscillator 3 is cut to be thin, and the lower oscillator 4 is cut to be thicker than the upper oscillator 3. This facilitates the process of installing the internal configuration means 10 and the process of forming the oscillator 2, which will be described later, and also reduces the obstruction of sound transmission, thereby improving sound quality.

[0037] <Installation process of the internal component 10> Next, the process of installing the internal component 10 will be described. In this process, the bottom surface of the weight 11 on which the vibration sounding rods 13a to 13f and the holding member 18 are erected is fixed to the recess 4c of the lower oscillator 4 using adhesive or the like. This makes it possible to install the internal component 10 inside the lower oscillator 4. <Forming process of Okiagari Koboshi 1> Next, the process of forming the Okiagari Koboshi doll 1 will be described. In this step, the lower oscillator 4 to which the internal component 10 has been fixed in the above-described step of installing the internal component 10 is fitted into the upper oscillator 3. Specifically, the insertion part 4b of the lower rocker 4 is fitted into the opening 3a of the upper rocker 3, and the overlapping part formed by fitting them together is then glued together with adhesive. This forms the rocker 2, and the toppling doll 1 is completed.

[0038] <Usage status of Okiagari Koboshi 1> Next, the usage of the Okiagari Koboshi doll 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3(a), the toy doll 1 is maintained in a standing state (original position) in a stationary state until it is used. When using the Okiagari Koboshi 1, as shown in FIG. 3(a), the user places the Okiagari Koboshi 1 on a desk or table, pushes it with their hand in any direction of 360° in the radial direction, and then releases their hand. When the user pushes the toy doll 1, it swings in the direction of the push, as shown in FIG. 3(b).

[0039] The doll 1 is then returned to its original position by the weight 11, and as shown in Figure 3(c), the reaction force causes it to swing past its original position to the opposite side, before being returned to its original position by the weight 11. As a result, the striking hammer 15 alternately strikes the vibrating sound-making rod 13f, which is located on the pressed side, of the vibrating sound-making rods 13a to 13f, and the vibrating sound-making rod 13c, which is located on the opposite side. The doll 1 then repeats this regular movement several times, before stopping in its original position.

[0040] <Summary> As described above, in the toppling doll 1 of this embodiment, the sound generating means 12 is suspended by a holding member 18 erected on the weight body 11, eliminating the need for a lid and case. This simplifies the configuration by eliminating components, thereby reducing the effort and cost involved in manufacturing. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13f are arranged counterclockwise in order from vibration sound producing rod 13a to vibration sound producing rod 13f, but this embodiment is not limited to this. The vibration sound producing rods 13a to 13f may also be arranged clockwise. Furthermore, in this embodiment, six vibration sound producing rods are used, but this embodiment is not limited to this, and the number may be less than six or more than six. In addition, in this embodiment, the insertion portion fits into the opening of the upper rocker, but this embodiment is not limited to this male-female structure. The rockers can be overlapped by fitting one of the openings of the upper rocker and the lower rocker into the opening of the other, and then the overlapping portion can be bonded with an adhesive. [Industrial Applicability]

[0041] Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to provide a toy doll with reduced manufacturing costs by eliminating components and simplifying the configuration. [Explanation of symbols]

[0042] 1. Okiagari Koboshi 2. Oscillator 3 Upper rocker 3a opening 4 Lower rocker 4a opening 4b Insertion part 4c Recess 10 Internal configuration means 11 Pyramid 12 Sound generating means 13a~13f Vibrating stick 14 striking member 15 Hammer Section 16 Hanging member 16a Latch part 18 Retaining member 18a Bend section

Claims

1. A toppling doll comprising: a hollow oscillating body; and internal structural means housed within the oscillating body, wherein the internal structural means comprises a weight placed within the oscillating body for allowing the oscillating body to return to its original position when oscillating; and sound generating means for generating sound when the oscillating body oscillates, wherein the sound generating means comprises a plurality of vibration-sounding rods arranged concentrically at predetermined intervals within the oscillating body, striking members suspended within the plurality of vibration-sounding rods so as to be able to swing, and a holding member attached in the same direction as the vibration-sounding rods and suspending the striking members so as to be able to swing.

2. The toppling doll described in claim 1, characterized in that the striking member has a striking hammer portion that comes into contact with the plurality of vibrating sound-producing rods to generate sound, and a hanging member that suspends the striking hammer portion from the holding member in a swingable manner, and one end of the hanging member is fixed to the striking hammer portion and the other end is attached to the holding member in a swingable manner.

3. The toppling doll described in claim 1 is characterized in that the holding member has a bent tip to form a bent portion, and the hanging member has a hook portion at one end, and is hung from the holding member in a swingable manner by hooking the hook portion to the bent portion.

4. The toppling doll described in claim 1, characterized in that the rocking body has an upper rocking body and a lower rocking body to which a weight is attached, the plurality of vibration sound-producing rods and holding members are erected on the upper surface of the weight, and a recess is formed in the inner bottom of the lower rocking body to which the weight can be attached.

5. 2. The doll according to claim 1, wherein the striking member performs a pendulum motion in response to the swinging of the swinging body.

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