Sphere discharging toy

Abstract

To provide a spherical body discharging toy contributing to miniaturization with a simple structure.SOLUTION: A ball discharging toy includes a bowl-shaped concave surface constituting a floor of a ball storage part and having a hole formed in a bottom, a turning body provided so as to block the hole and configured to be turnable around a horizontal axis, and a handle for turning the turning body, wherein the turning body includes a pocket configured to capture the ball on the bowl-shaped concave surface one by one by turning of the turning body and carry and discharge the ball to a lower part of the bowl-shaped concave surface, and a wall provided in an erected state on an outer periphery of the turning body and configured to stir the ball on the bowl-shaped concave surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a ball ejection toy. [Background technology]

[0002] A conventional sphere discharge device is known in which the floor of the sphere storage section is composed of a lower fixed floor and an upper movable floor, with one trap hole formed in the fixed floor and multiple capture holes formed in the movable floor, the movable floor rotates around a vertical axis, and a handle is operated to align one of the capture holes with the trap hole in the fixed floor, thereby discharging the spherical objects (see, for example, Patent Document 1).In addition, in this sphere discharge device, a coil spring is arranged on the movable floor to agitate the spheres on the movable floor and to capture one sphere in one of the capture holes in the movable floor. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-123135 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, this sphere ejection device was complicated and large-scale. Therefore, there was a desire for a ball-discharging toy that could be played with at home, had a simple structure, and could be made smaller. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a sphere-discharging toy that has a simple structure and contributes to miniaturization. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The first method is A sphere discharging toy comprising: a bowl-shaped concave surface that forms the floor of a sphere storage section and has a hole formed in the bottom; a rotating body that is provided to close the hole and is configured to be rotatable around a horizontal axis; and a handle that rotates the rotating body, The rotating body is a pocket that captures the spheres on the bowl-shaped concave surface one by one by rotation of the rotating body, carries them to the bottom of the bowl-shaped concave surface, and releases them; a wall provided in an upright state on the outer periphery of the rotating body and agitating the spheres on the bowl-shaped concave surface; This is a sphere ejection toy characterized by comprising:

[0006] The second means is the first means, characterized in that the wall is an agitating blade, and the agitating blade is inclined with respect to the generatrix of the rotating body.

[0007] The third means is the second means, characterized in that the inlet / outlet portion of the pocket protrudes above the bowl-shaped concave surface when the opening of the pocket is facing upward due to the rotation of the rotating body, and the wall of the inlet / outlet portion is provided with a U-shaped notch located on the end face side of the rotating body and guiding the sphere above the bowl-shaped concave surface into the pocket.

[0008] A fourth means is the third means, characterized in that a part of the sphere captured in the pocket protrudes from the pocket radially outward from the rotating body.

[0009] A fifth means is the fourth means, characterized in that the sphere can be inserted deeper into the pocket than the notch. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present invention, the floor of the sphere storage section is a bowl-shaped concave surface, and the stored spheres are automatically collected at the bottom of the bowl-shaped concave surface. As the rotating body rotates, the spheres are captured in a pocket and carried to the bottom of the bowl-shaped concave surface where they are released. In addition, the spheres are stirred by a stirring blade, so the structure of the sphere-discharging toy can be simplified. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a sphere-discharging toy according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the ball ejection toy of FIG. 1. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a side view of the rotating body showing the state in which the sphere is captured. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a top view of the rotating body showing a state in which the spheres are being stirred. [Figure 6] FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Hereinafter, a sphere-discharging toy according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0013] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sphere expelling toy 100 according to an embodiment. This sphere discharging toy 100 comprises a box-shaped base 10 formed with a sphere removal opening 11, and a spherical sphere storage section 20 provided on the base 10. A handle 30 is attached to the sphere storage section 20 for removing the sphere B stored in the sphere storage section 20. A sphere B is placed in the sphere storage portion 20 and the handle 30 is turned, whereby one sphere B comes out of the outlet 11.

[0014] "Configuration of Sphere B" Although not particularly limited, sphere B is a spherical capsule made up of two hemispherical shells. Sweets or small toys are placed inside the capsule. Note that sphere B may also be a solid sphere.

[0015] <Details of the sphere ejection toy 100> The housing part that forms the base part 10 and the sphere receiving part 20 is composed of a front frame 41, a rear frame 42, and an upper frame 43. The front frame 41 and the rear frame 42 constitute the base portion 10 and the lower half of the sphere receiving portion 20. The upper frame 43 constitutes the upper half of the sphere receiving portion 20.

[0016] 1, a U-shaped notch 43a is provided at the bottom end of upper frame 43. This notch 43a forms an insertion opening for sphere B. A tongue-shaped lid 43b is provided at this insertion opening.

[0017] The front frame 41 and the rear frame 42 are screwed together. Furthermore, the upper frame 43 is screwed onto the screwed front frame 41 and rear frame 42. This constitutes the housing. A concave plate 44 that forms the floor of the sphere accommodating section 20 is disposed inside the housing. The concave plate 44 is screwed to the upper ends of the front frame 41 and the rear frame 42.

[0018] An oval slot 44a is formed in the center of the concave plate 44, and the edge of the slot 44a hangs down to form an oval cylindrical body 44b. Inside this cylindrical body 44b, a rotating body 50 is provided that removes the spheres B stored in the sphere storage section 20 one by one. The shaft 50a of the rotating body 50 extends in the front-rear direction, and the rear end of the shaft 50a is disposed in a U-shaped notch 44c formed in the cylindrical body 44b and supported by the rear frame 42, while the front end of the shaft 50a is disposed in a U-shaped notch (not shown) formed in the cylindrical body 44b. The shaft 31 of the handle 30, which passes through the front frame 41 and is supported by the front frame 41, is connected to the front end of the shaft 50a via a clutch member 32. As a result, when the handle 30 is rotated, the rotating body 50 also rotates integrally.

[0019] The main body 50b of the rotating body 50 is provided with a pocket 51 for capturing the sphere B, and blades 53a, 53b, and 53c that are inclined with respect to the generatrix. Pocket 51 has an inlet / outlet portion 51b through which sphere B enters and exits. When the opening of pocket 51 is facing upward, inlet / outlet portion 51b of pocket 51 protrudes above concave plate 44. The cross section perpendicular to the depth direction of the hole of pocket 51 is rectangular, and U-shaped notches 52a and 52b are provided in the wall defining inlet / outlet portion 51b of pocket 51, on the wall portions on both end faces of rotating body 50. When inlet / outlet portion 51b of pocket 51 is above concave plate 44, sphere B on concave plate 44 enters pocket 51 through notches 52a and 52b, thereby capturing sphere B in pocket 51. When inlet / outlet portion 51b of pocket 51 is above concave plate 44, and sphere B is captured in pocket 51, the upper end of sphere B protrudes above inlet / outlet portion 51b, as shown in FIG. 4 . Then, as the rotating body 50 rotates, the sphere B captured in the pocket 51 passes through the long hole 44a of the concave plate 44 while still captured in the pocket 51, is carried to the bottom of the concave plate 44, and is released.

[0020] Here, the relationship between the rotating body 50, the sphere B, and the slot 44a will be explained. The rotating body 50 blocks the slot 44a so that the sphere B on the concave plate 44 does not fall, and only when the sphere B is captured in the pocket 51, the sphere B can pass through the slot 44a by the rotation of the rotating body 50. The sphere B that is not captured in the pocket 51 can pass through the slot 44a by the rotation of the rotating body 50. Even if the wire is inserted, it cannot pass through the slot 44a.

[0021] Furthermore, the blades 53a, 53b, and 53c are sized to be able to pass through the slots 44a as the rotating body 50 rotates. Pocket 51, blades 53a, 53b, and 53c are provided at 90° intervals around shaft 50a. As described above, the three blades 53a, 53b, and 53c are inclined with respect to the generating line of rotating body 50. The outer surface of the wall of pocket 51 may also be inclined with respect to the generating line in the same direction as the three blades 53a, 53b, and 53c. As a result, when the rotating body 50 rotates, the spheres B that hit the blades 53a, 53b, and 53c are deflected from the range of movement of the blades 53a, 53b, and 53c by sliding against the blades 53a, 53b, and 53c, as shown in Figure 5. This causes the spheres B on the concave plate 44 to be agitated. Whichever side the handle 30 is rotated to, the spheres B on the concave plate 44 are agitated.

[0022] Below the rotating body 50, a passage 56 is provided to lead the sphere B to a discharge path 55 for discharging the sphere B.

[0023] (Pseudo production device 60) FIG. 6 is a top view of the pseudo-effect device 60. As shown in FIG. The sphere discharging toy 100 of the embodiment is provided with a pseudo-effect device 60 that simulates the effect of inserting a coin. This pseudo-effect device 60 includes a slider 61 having a pseudo coin 61a attached thereto and movable in the forward and backward directions, a coil spring 62 for biasing the slider 61 forward, a drum 63 that can rotate around an axis 63a extending in the vertical direction, and a motion conversion mechanism 64 that converts the linear motion of the slider 61 into the rotational motion of the drum 63. The motion conversion mechanism 64 is attached to the slider 61. The drum 63 is made up of a projection 64a and a gear 64b attached to a shaft 63a. A pattern is displayed on the outer periphery of the drum 63. In FIG. 6, the member indicated by the reference numeral 66 is a cover that covers the rear part of the drum 63. However, in the drawing, the cover 66 is shown separated from the rear part of the drum 63. According to this pseudo-effect device 60, when a pseudo coin 61a is pushed in, the drum 63 rotates, and a pseudo-effect of a coin being inserted is produced.

[0024] 《Operation》 Next, the operation of the sphere discharging toy 100 will be described. Sphere B is placed in sphere storage section 20, and handle 30 is turned. Sphere B then enters pocket 51 of rotating body 50 and is captured. Further rotation of handle 30 causes sphere B captured in pocket 51 to be carried downwards below concave plate 44 as rotating body 50 rotates, and falls into cylindrical body 44b. Sphere B then passes through passage 56, falls into discharge path 55, and emerges at outlet 11. Furthermore, some of the spheres B remaining on the concave plate 44 come into sliding contact with the stirring blades 53a, 53b, and 53c as the rotating body 50 rotates, and are deflected to the side of the rotating body 50. This causes a flow of the spheres B remaining on the concave plate 44, and the spheres B are stirred.

[0025] Effect of the embodiment According to this embodiment, the floor of the sphere storage section 20 is made up of a bowl-shaped concave plate 44, and the stored spheres B are automatically collected at the bottom of the concave plate 44. As the rotating body 50 rotates, the spheres B are captured in the pocket 51 and carried to the bottom of the concave plate 44 where they are released. In addition, the spheres B are stirred by the stirring blades 53a, 53b, and 53c, so the sphere discharging toy 100 can be made small and simple in structure.

[0026] <<Variation>> Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0027] For example, in the above embodiment, the pocket notches are provided on both end faces of the rotating body, but they may be provided on only one end face. Also, in the above embodiment, when the pocket opening is at the top, the pocket inlet / outlet is configured to protrude above the concave plate 44, but the pocket inlet / outlet may be flush with the concave plate 44 and no notch may be provided. In this case, sphere B on the concave plate 44 will fall into the pocket and be captured without passing through the notch.

[0028] Alternatively, instead of the stirring blade, a step (wall; stirring part) may be provided on the circumferential surface of the rotating body, and the direction of the step may be inclined in the same direction as the stirring blade. This also makes it possible to stir the spheres B on the concave plate 44. [Explanation of symbols]

[0029] B Sphere 10 Base 11 mouths 20 Sphere storage section 30 Handle 31 axes 32 Clutch parts 41 Front frame 42 Rear frame 43 Upper frame 43a Notch 43b Lid 44 Concave plate 44a long hole 44b cylinder 44c notch 50 rotating body 50a shaft 50b main body 51 pockets 51b Entrance / Exit 52a, 52b notch 53a, 53b, 53c feathers 55 Exhaust channel 61 Slider 61a Pseudo Coin 63 Drums 63a axis 64 Motion conversion mechanism 64a protrusion 64b Gears 66 Cover 100 sphere ejection toy

Claims

1. A sphere discharging toy comprising: a bowl-shaped concave surface that forms the floor of a sphere storage section and has a hole formed in the bottom; a rotating body that is provided to close the hole and is configured to be rotatable around a horizontal axis; and a handle that rotates the rotating body, The rotating body is a pocket that captures the spheres on the bowl-shaped concave surface one by one by rotation of the rotating body, carries them to the bottom of the bowl-shaped concave surface, and releases them; a wall provided in an upright state on the outer periphery of the rotating body and agitating the spheres on the bowl-shaped concave surface; A sphere ejection toy comprising:

2. The wall is a stirring blade, 2. The ball-discharging toy according to claim 1, wherein the stirring blade is inclined with respect to a generatrix of the rotating body.

3. The sphere dispensing toy described in claim 2, characterized in that the entrance and exit portion of the pocket protrudes above the bowl-shaped concave surface when the opening of the pocket is upward due to the rotation of the rotating body, and the wall of the entrance and exit portion has a U-shaped notch located on the end face side of the rotating body that guides the sphere above the bowl-shaped concave surface into the pocket.

4. 4. The ball-discharging toy according to claim 3, wherein a portion of the ball captured in the pocket protrudes radially outward from the pocket toward the rotating body.

5. 5. The sphere discharging toy according to claim 4, wherein the pocket is configured so that the sphere can fit deeper into the pocket than the notch.

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