Model toys and movable structures

Abstract

The present invention provides a novel movable mechanism for, for example, model toys. [Solution] This model toy comprises a first part having an insertion part for receiving other parts, a second part that slides in from the insertion opening of the insertion part to the back and is rotatably connected to the first part, and a third part that is inserted into the insertion part so as to sandwich the second part with the first part.

Description

Technical Field

[0004]

[0001] The present invention relates to model toys and movable structures.

Background Art

[0002] In order to achieve movements and postures similar to those of humans and animals, doll toys (human figures) include various joints and movable parts. Various postures can be realized by these mechanisms. In addition to the main body that realizes the above movements, the human figure is further equipped with weapons, armor, skirts, etc. (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as decorative parts). Since these decorative parts are attached in close contact with the main body, there is a risk of narrowing the movable range of the main body. Therefore, it is desirable that such decorative parts operate in conjunction with, for example, the arm or leg parts that are the main body. Patent Document 1 proposes a human figure that complicates the movement of armor according to the movement of the limbs and gives the movement of the armor a sense of reality. In this human figure, armor that covers a side different from the main body side is arranged on a limb portion connected to the main body via a joint mechanism, and the armor is rotatably connected to the upper body via a spherical connection portion, and is further connected to the limb portion via a rotatable connection part. Thereby, armor that operates following the movement of the limb portion is realized.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the conventional technology described above, armor provided along the legs and arms is rotatably connected to the main body, such as the limbs and waist, via spherical connectors. In other words, in the conventional technology, decorative parts such as armor are connected by fitting spherical connectors onto the outside of the toy. Therefore, although the decorative parts can move in accordance with the movement of the legs, etc., there is a risk of the parts falling off. In order to reduce the detachment of decorative parts in the above mechanism, it is necessary to increase the number of connection points with the main body. On the other hand, increasing the number of connection points may limit the range of motion of the decorative parts and the main body.

[0005] The present invention provides, for example, a novel movable mechanism for model toys. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention relates to, for example, a model toy, comprising: a first part having an insertion part for receiving other parts; a second part that slides in from the insertion opening to the back of the insertion part and is rotatably connected to the first part; and a third part that is inserted into the insertion part so as to sandwich the second part with the first part. It is characterized by having the following features.

[0007] Furthermore, the present invention is characterized by comprising, for example, a movable structure for a model toy, a first part having an insertion portion for receiving other parts, a second part that slides in from the insertion opening to the back of the insertion portion and is rotatably connected to the first part, and a third part that is inserted into the insertion portion so as to sandwich the second part with the first part. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the present invention, a novel movable mechanism can be provided for model toys. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1]Perspective views showing the appearance of (a), (b) the first form, (c), (d) the second form, and (e) the third form of a model toy according to one embodiment. [Figure 2] (a) External view of the third form and (b) exploded view of the waist of a model toy according to one embodiment. [Figure 3] A perspective view of the parts constituting the waist of a model toy according to one embodiment. [Figure 4] A diagram showing the assembly configuration of decorative parts for the waist of a model toy according to one embodiment. [Figure 5] A diagram showing the assembly configuration of the waist portion of a model toy according to one embodiment. [Figure 6] A diagram showing the operation of the legs and decorative parts of a model toy according to one embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] The embodiments will be described in detail below with reference to the attached drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the invention as defined in the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the invention. Two or more of the features described in the embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. Furthermore, identical or similar configurations will be given the same reference numeral, and redundant descriptions will be omitted.

[0011] <Appearance of the model toy> First, with reference to Figure 1, the transformable model toy according to this embodiment will be described. Figure 1(a) shows the external side view of the first form of model toy 110 and 120, Figure 1(b) shows the second form of model toy 130 and 140, and Figure 1(c) shows the third form of model toy 100. The x, y, and z arrows indicate the upward, left, and forward directions of the model toy, respectively, and the same applies to the other drawings.

[0012] As shown in Figures 1(a) to 1(d), the first form of model toys 110 and 120, which are vehicle forms, can be transformed into the second form of model toys 130 and 140, which are robot forms, respectively. As shown in Figure 1(e), the two model toys 110 (130) and 120 (140) can be transformed into a single combined robot form, the third form of model toy 100. Thus, according to this embodiment, the model toy 100 according to this embodiment can be transformed from the first form, which is a vehicle form, to the second form, which is a robot form, and to the third form, which is a combined robot form. However, there is no intention to limit the present invention to each of these forms, and any form is acceptable.

[0013] The third form of the model toy 100 comprises a head 101, chest 102, arms 103a, 103b, waist 104, legs 105a, 105b, and ornaments 106a, 106b that constitute the main body. In this embodiment, a humanoid robot is used as an example of a model toy, but there is no intention to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be applied to various models such as people, animals, robots, insects, dinosaurs, weapons, ornaments, etc.

[0014] The head 101 is connected to the chest 102. The right arm 103b and left arm 103a are further connected to the chest 102 at the sides by connecting members, and the waist 104 is connected at the bottom. The right leg 105b and left leg 105a are connected to the waist 104. Furthermore, the decorative weapons 106a and 106b are connected to the back of the model toy 100.

[0015] <Composition of the lumbar region> Next, with reference to Figure 2, the configuration of the waist portion of the model toy 100 according to this embodiment will be described. Figure 2(a) shows the model toy 100 of the third embodiment, similar to Figure 1(e). Figure 2(b) shows the disassembled configuration of the waist portion 104.

[0016] As shown in Fig. 2(b), the waist part 104 is composed of parts 201 to 207b. The part 201 is a part that forms the hip joint and corresponds to the third part. A cylindrical insertion part is formed in the center of the part 201, and the part that constitutes the chest part 102 is rotatably connected to the insertion part. Parts 202a and 202b, which will be described later, are assembled so as to sandwich the part 201 from both sides. At that time, the engaging parts formed on the parts 202a and 202b engage with each other and fit together.

[0017] Parts 202a and 202b are symmetrical parts that form the hip joints and are connected to the part 201 from different directions respectively. Parts 202a and 202b correspond to the first part. Parts 203a and 203b are decorative parts that form a part of the skirt as a decorative part and are rotatably connected to the parts 202a and 202b respectively. Parts 203a and 203b correspond to the second part. Parts 204a and 204b are decorative parts that form a part of the skirt as a decorative part and are connected to the parts 203a and 203b respectively.

[0018] Parts 205a and 205b are parts that form the hip joints and are connected to the parts 202a and 202b respectively. Leg parts 105a and 105b are rotatably connected to the hip joints formed on the left and right respectively. Parts 206a, 206b, 207a, and 207b are parts that form a part of the skirt as a decorative part. Parts 206a and 207a are rotatably connected to the part 202a. Parts 206b and 207b are rotatably connected to the part 202b.

[0019] <Configuration of Key Parts> Next, referring to Fig. 3, the configuration of the main parts that constitute a part of the waist according to this embodiment will be described. In Fig. 3, parts 202b and 203b will be described as the main parts, but parts 202a and 203a are also parts formed with the same configuration, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0020] Part 202b is composed of grooves 301a, 301b, ring-shaped connecting parts 302a, 302b, and a cylindrical connecting part 303, all of which are provided opposite each other. The grooves 301a, 301b form insertion parts into which parts 201 and 203b are inserted. Part 207b is rotatably connected to connecting part 302a. Part 206b is rotatably connected to connecting part 302b.

[0021] Part 203b is composed of cylindrical connecting parts 311a and 311b and a cylindrical connecting part 312. The connecting parts 311a and 311b are provided extending from both ends in a predetermined direction, as shown in Figure 3. The predetermined direction is the z-axis direction in Figure 3, which is the front-to-back direction of the model toy 100. The connecting parts 311a and 311b are inserted into the insertion parts formed by the grooves 301a and 301b. Part 204b, which forms part of the skirt (exterior) of the model toy 100, is connected to the connecting part 312.

[0022] <Assembly of waist parts> Next, with reference to Figures 4 and 5, the assembly configuration of the waist portion 104 in the model toy 100 according to this embodiment will be described. Figure 4 shows the assembly configuration of parts 202b and 203b that make up the waist portion 104. The assembly configuration of parts 202a and 203a is the same as that of parts 202b and 203b, so the explanation will be omitted. Figure 5 shows the configuration in which the assembled parts 202b and 203b are further connected to other parts.

[0023] Figure 4(a) shows how part 203b is inserted into the insertion portion formed by the grooves 301a and 301b of part 202b. At this time, the cylindrical connecting portion 312 is facing upward (y direction) and inserted into part 202b as shown by the dotted arrow, so that only the connecting portions 311a and 311b of part 203b are inserted into the insertion opening of the insertion portion. More specifically, the connecting portion 311a is inserted into the groove 301a, and the connecting portion 311b is inserted into the groove 301b.

[0024] As shown in Figure 4(b), part 203b, inserted into part 202b from the insertion opening, is inserted (slid) all the way to the back of grooves 301a and 301b. The inner walls at the back of grooves 301a and 301b are formed in a semicircular shape corresponding to the connecting parts 311a and 311b, and part 203b is inserted into part 202b until it contacts these inner walls. When the connecting parts 311a and 311b contact the inner walls at the back of grooves 301a and 301b, part 203b is rotated in the direction of the dotted arrow (downward in the figure) with the connecting parts 311a and 311b as the axis of rotation.

[0025] Figure 4(c) shows part 203b after it has been inserted (slid) all the way into the insertion part of part 202b and then rotated downwards. In this embodiment, part 203b is in its normal position as shown in Figure 4(c). In this normal position, part 203b can rotate vertically in the figure around the connecting parts 311a and 311b as axes of rotation. This rotational movement follows the movement of the leg portion 105b, which is connected to the connecting part 303 of part 202b. Therefore, part 203b, which is a decorative part (skirt), does not interfere with the rotation of the leg portion 105b and does not restrict the range of motion of the leg portion 105b.

[0026] Furthermore, when part 203b is inserted all the way to the back of the insertion part, the cylindrical connecting parts 311a and 311b are inserted into the interior of part 202b, while the other parts are exposed to the outside of part 202b. As a result, the connecting part 312 is exposed to the outside, and other parts can be connected to the connecting part 312.

[0027] Figure 5(a) shows how parts 201 and 204b are further assembled to parts 202b and 203b in the assembled state shown in Figure 4(c). A part of part 201, which forms the hip joint, is inserted into the insertion part of part 202b. Part 201 is inserted into the insertion part of part 202b so as to sandwich part 203b, which is located at the back of the insertion part of part 202b, between part 201 and part 202b. For example, if part 203b were configured such that a spherical connecting part is fitted into a recess formed in part 202b, it would be rotatable, but there would be a risk that part 203b would fall off part 202b during rotation. On the other hand, according to the assembly configuration of this embodiment, part 203b is held in place by being sandwiched between part 201 and part 202b, so it can rotate without falling off part 202b.

[0028] Part 204b, which is part of the decorative section, is connected to the connecting portion 312 of part 203b. Part 204b has a circular opening 501 in its center, and the connecting portion 312 is inserted into this opening 501 to connect them. As shown in Figure 5(b), the connecting portion 311b, which is the axis of rotation of part 203b, is located in a part that is not directly related to the connection of part 204b. Therefore, the connection of part 204b to part 203b does not affect the rotational movement of part 203b, and part 203b can rotate while connected to part 204b.

[0029] In the state shown in Figure 5(b), part 203a is inserted into part 202a on the opposite side of the part of part 201 that is inserted into the insertion part of part 202b. Part 202a is also connected to part 202b and part 201 by sandwiching them between them. Therefore, parts 202a and 202b do not easily fall off part 201, and similarly, parts 203a and 203b, which are sandwiched between them and part 201, do not fall off either.

[0030] <Movement of legs and decorative parts> Next, with reference to Figure 6, the operation of the legs and decorative parts according to this embodiment will be described. Figure 6 shows the state in which some parts of the legs 105a and 105b are assembled to the waist 104.

[0031] Figure 6(a) shows the legs 105a, 105b and parts 203a, 203b, 204a, 204b in their normal positions. The legs 105a, 105b are connected to hip joint parts (parts 202a, 202b, 205a, 205b) formed inside the waist 104 and are rotatable.

[0032] Figure 6(b) shows the legs 105a and 105b rotated in the direction of the arrows (upward in the figure). As the legs 105a and 105b rotate, parts 203a, 203b, 204a, and 204b rotate upward so as not to restrict the rotation of the legs 105a and 105b. This is because part 203b can rotate around the connecting parts 311a and 311b as its axis of rotation. Part 203a can also rotate around the connecting part as its axis of rotation, similar to part 203b, as shown in 601. Thus, in the model toy 100 according to this embodiment, the decorative parts assembled as the exterior of the waist 104 can rotate in accordance with the rotation of the legs 105a and 105b. On the other hand, as mentioned above, the parts 203a and 203b that form these decorative parts are held in place by being sandwiched between part 201 and parts 202a and 202b, so they can rotate without falling off.

[0033] As described above, the model toy according to this embodiment comprises a first part having an insertion part for receiving other parts, a second part that slides in from the insertion opening to the back of the insertion part and is rotatably connected to the first part, and a third part that is inserted into the insertion part so as to sandwich the second part with the first part. As a result, in the model toy according to this embodiment, the second part is rotatably connected and is held in place by being sandwiched between the first part and the third part, so that it can be prevented from falling off due to rotational movement. Furthermore, by inserting a part of the second part into the interior of the first part and exposing the other part to the outside, other parts can be connected to the second part.

[0034] The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist of the invention. For example, the shape of the model toy is not particularly limited and includes various shapes such as people, animals, robots, insects, dinosaurs, etc.

[0035] <Summary of Embodiments> The above embodiments disclose at least the following model toys and movable structures. (1) It is a model toy, A first part having an insertion part for receiving other parts, A second part slides and is inserted from the insertion opening of the insertion part to the back and is rotatably connected to the first part, The third part is inserted into the insertion part so as to sandwich the second part with the first part. A model toy characterized by having the following features. (2) The second part is provided with cylindrical connecting portions extending from both ends in a predetermined direction. The model toy according to (1), characterized in that the insertion portion of the first part has two opposing grooves formed thereon, which each rotatably receive the cylindrical connecting portions provided at both ends in the predetermined direction. (3) The model toy according to (2), characterized in that the second part slides to the inner part of the first part, and then rotates in a predetermined direction around the cylindrical connecting part as an axis of rotation at the inner part to take on the normal position. (4) The model toy according to (2) or (3), characterized in that the inner wall of the inner part of the first part is formed in a semicircular shape corresponding to the cylindrical connecting part. (5) The first part is further comprising a fourth part that is rotatably connected to the first part, The model toy according to any one of (2) to (4), characterized in that the second part rotates in the inner part so as not to restrict the rotation of the fourth part. (6) The model toy according to any one of (2) to (5), characterized in that the portion of the second part in which the cylindrical connecting portion is formed is inserted into the inside of the first part, and the other portion is exposed to the outside of the first part. (7) The present invention further comprises a fifth part connected to the connecting portion of the second part, The model toy according to (3), characterized in that the second part comprises the connecting portion exposed to the outside of the model toy in the normal position. (8) The present invention further comprises a sixth part and a seventh part formed symmetrically with respect to the first part and the second part, The model toy according to any one of (1) to (7), characterized in that the third part has a portion opposite to the portion inserted into the insertion part of the first part that is inserted into the sixth part so as to sandwich the seventh part. (9) The model toy according to (8), characterized in that the first part and the sixth part are inserted into the third part from both sides and fitted together. (10) The third part is a part that forms the hip joint of the waist of the model toy, The first part is a part that forms a hip joint to which the legs of the model toy are rotatably connected, The second part is a decorative part that forms the exterior of the waist of the model toy. The model toy according to (5), characterized in that the fourth part is a part of the leg. (11) A movable structure for a model toy, It is a model toy, A first part having an insertion part for receiving other parts, A second part slides and is inserted from the insertion opening of the insertion part to the back and is rotatably connected to the first part, The third part is inserted into the insertion part so as to sandwich the second part with the first part. A movable structure characterized by comprising the above.

[0036] 100: Model toy (3rd form), 101: Head, 102: Chest, 103a, 103b: Arms, 104: Waist, 105a, 105b: Legs, 106a, 106b: Ornaments, 110, 120: Model toy (1st form), 130, 140: Model toy (2nd form)

Claims

1. It is a model toy, A first part having an insertion part for receiving other parts, A second part slides and is inserted from the insertion opening of the insertion part to the back and is rotatably connected to the first part, The third part is inserted into the insertion part so as to sandwich the second part with the first part. A model toy characterized by having the following features.

2. The second part is provided with cylindrical connecting portions extending from both ends in a predetermined direction. The model toy according to claim 1, characterized in that the insertion portion of the first part has two opposing grooves formed therein, which each rotatably receive the cylindrical connecting portions provided at both ends in the predetermined direction.

3. The model toy according to claim 2, characterized in that the second part slides to the inner part of the first part, and then rotates in a predetermined direction around the cylindrical connecting part as an axis of rotation at the inner part to take on the normal position.

4. The model toy according to claim 3, characterized in that the inner wall of the inner part of the first part is formed in a semicircular shape corresponding to the cylindrical connecting part.

5. The first part is further comprising a fourth part that is rotatably connected to it, The model toy according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the second part rotates in the inner part so as not to restrict the rotation of the fourth part.

6. The model toy according to claim 5, characterized in that the portion of the second part in which the cylindrical connecting portion is formed is inserted into the inside of the first part, and the other portion is exposed to the outside of the first part.

7. The present invention further comprises a fifth part connected to the connecting portion of the second part, The model toy according to claim 3, characterized in that the second part includes the connecting portion exposed to the outside of the model toy in the normal position.

8. The present invention further comprises a sixth part and a seventh part formed symmetrically with respect to the first part and the second part, The model toy according to claim 5, characterized in that the portion of the third part opposite to the portion inserted into the insertion part of the first part is inserted into the sixth part so as to sandwich the seventh part.

9. The model toy according to claim 8, characterized in that the first part and the sixth part are inserted into the third part from both sides and fitted together.

10. The third part is a part that forms the hip joint of the waist of the model toy, The first part is a part that forms a hip joint to which the legs of the model toy are rotatably connected, The second part is a decorative part that forms the exterior of the waist of the model toy. The model toy according to claim 5, characterized in that the fourth part is a part of the leg portion.

11. A movable structure for a model toy, A first part having an insertion part for receiving other parts, A second part slides and is inserted from the insertion opening of the insertion part to the back and is rotatably connected to the first part, The third part is inserted into the insertion part so as to sandwich the second part with the first part. A movable structure characterized by comprising the above.

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