Water toys

Abstract

The present invention aims to provide a water toy with a function that reduces the risk of malfunction and, at the same time, reduces manufacturing costs. [Solution] The water toy 1 comprises a container 10 and a toy body 12. The container 10 has a container body 14 and a handle 16. When the container body 14 contains less than a predetermined amount of water, the center of gravity of the container body 14 is located on one side of the container body 14, separated by a vertical plane containing the axis of rotation. When the container body 14 contains more than a predetermined amount of water, the center of gravity of the container body 14 is located on the other side of the container body 14. The toy body 12 has a mounting part 42, which is located on top of the toy body 12 so that the container 10 can be removably mounted on it.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to water play toys.

Background Art

[0002] As an invention related to water play toys having a conventional operation function, for example, a water play toy described in Patent Document 1 is disclosed.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In a water play toy, when using electric components such as a motor to provide an operation function, insulation may be destroyed and the toy may malfunction when submerged in water. Further, using electric components increases the number of parts such as motors and power units compared to when not in use, which may increase the manufacturing cost.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a water play toy having an operation function that can reduce the risk of failure and, at the same time, reduce the manufacturing cost.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] A water toy according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a container and a toy body, the container having a container body and a handle, the container body having a bottom and a side wall portion extending upward from the bottom and having a cylindrical shape with an open top end, two handle support portions provided on the side wall portion at opposing positions, the handle having a gripping member extending horizontally and two arm members extending in the same direction from the gripping member, the arm members being attached to each of the handle support portions so that the handle can rotate relative to the container body about a rotational axis parallel to the gripping member, the arm members being provided with a restricting portion and the handle support portion being provided with a rotation restricting member, and when the container body contains less than a predetermined amount of water, the center of gravity of the container body is forward The rotation restricting member and the rotation restricting member come into contact with each other in a state in which the handle is erected such that the gripping member is located below the container body and the arm member is aligned vertically, thereby restricting the rotation of the container body and supporting the container body horizontally, and when the container body contains more water than a predetermined amount, the center of gravity of the container body is located on the other side of the container body, with respect to the vertical plane including the rotation axis, and the toy body has a mounting portion, the mounting portion is located on the toy body, and the mounting portion has a guide member that supports the handle such that the arm member is erected vertically when the gripping member of the handle is located below the container body. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a water toy with a function that reduces the risk of failure and, at the same time, reduces manufacturing costs. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is a front view of the water toy according to the first embodiment. [Figure 2](a) is a front view of the container with the handle gripping portion located below the container body. (b) is a rear view of the container with the handle gripping portion located below the container body. [Figure 3] (a) is a top view of the container with the handle gripping portion positioned in front of the container body. (b) is a bottom view of the container with the handle gripping portion positioned in front of the container body. [Figure 4] (a) is a view from the right of a container in which the handle is erected so that the gripping member of the handle is located above the container body and the arm member is aligned vertically. (b) is a view from the right of a container in which the gripping member of the handle is located in front of the container body. (c) is a view from the right of a container in which the handle is erected so that the gripping member of the handle is located below the container body and the arm member is aligned vertically. [Figure 5] (a) is a view from the right of a container in which the gripping member is located below the container body and the handle is erected so that the arm member is aligned vertically. (b) is a view from the right of a container in which a predetermined amount of water is contained in the container body and the gripping member is located below the container body and the handle is erected so that the arm member is aligned vertically. [Figure 6] This is a rear view of the mounting section. [Figure 7] This is a cross-sectional view VII-VII. [Figure 8] This is a front-view perspective of a water toy where water stored in the container is being dispensed from a dispensing mechanism. [Figure 9] This is a front-view perspective of a water toy in which water is flowing out of a container, where the gripping member is positioned below the container body and the handle is erected so that the arm member is aligned vertically. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] [Structure of water toys] The structure of the water toy 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to Figures 1 to 8. As shown in Figure 1, the water toy 1 comprises a container 10 and a toy body 12. In the following description, the directions indicated by the arrows in Figure 1 will be used as reference. Specifically, the left side of Figure 1 will be considered the left direction, the opposite side the right direction, the front side of Figure 1 the front direction, the opposite side the back direction, the top side of Figure 1 the up direction, and the opposite side the down direction. The left-right direction is the horizontal direction, and the up-down direction is the vertical direction.

[0010] (Structure of container 10) The container 10 is detachably positioned on top of the toy body 12. As shown in Figures 2 to 5, the container 10 has a container body 14 and a handle 16. The user can carry the container 10, which contains water W in the container body 14, by gripping the handle 16. The container body 14 has a bottom 18 and a side wall portion 20 extending upward from the outer edge of the bottom 18, and has a cylindrical shape with an open top. The container body 14 also has a recess 20a that extends upward from the front center of the bottom 18 along the side wall portion 20 and is recessed inward.

[0011] As shown in Figure 7, the bottom 18 is provided with a discharge port 36 that penetrates vertically and an opening / closing lid 38 that freely opens and closes the discharge port 36. The opening / closing lid 38 can rotate vertically around an axis aligned horizontally with respect to the container body 14. More specifically, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the opening / closing lid 38 is a substantially disc-shaped member and has a rotation shaft 38a extending horizontally at its rear. The rotation shaft 38a is supported by opening / closing lid support plates 48L and 48R. The opening / closing lid support plates 48L and 48R are plate-shaped members that are erected upward from the bottom 18. When the discharge port 36 is closed, the opening / closing lid 38 can contain water W in the container body 14.

[0012] Two handle support parts 22L and 22R are provided on the outside of the side wall 20, facing each other. More specifically, the handle support part 22L is provided so as to protrude to the left from the side wall 20, and the handle support part 22R is provided so as to protrude to the right from the side wall 20. The handle support parts 22L and 22R are located on the same horizontal line.

[0013] As shown in Figure 3, the handle support portion 22L is provided with a rotation restricting member 24L. The rotation restricting member 24L is a projection that protrudes horizontally from the handle support portion 22L. More specifically, the rotation restricting member 24L protrudes to the left along the left-right direction from the handle support portion 22L. Similarly, the handle support portion 22R is provided with a rotation restricting member 24R. The rotation restricting member 24R is a projection that protrudes horizontally from the handle support portion 22R. More specifically, the rotation restricting member 24R protrudes to the right along the left-right direction from the handle support portion 22R.

[0014] The handle 16 has a gripping member 26 extending horizontally (left-right direction) and two arm members 28L and 28R extending in the same direction from the gripping member 26. More specifically, the handle 16 is a substantially U-shaped member. The arm member 28L extends vertically from the left end of the gripping member 26 toward the handle support portion 22L. Similarly, the arm member 28R extends vertically from the right end of the gripping member 26 toward the handle support portion 22R.

[0015] The handle 16 is rotatable relative to the container body 14 around a rotational axis Ax parallel to the gripping member 26, with arm members 28L and 28R attached to the handle support parts 22L and 22R, respectively. In other words, the handle 16 can rotate around a horizontal axis relative to the container body 14.

[0016] More specifically, as shown in Fig. 3(b), the handle support portion 22L is provided with a circular hole 30L penetrating in the left - right direction. At the end of the arm member 28L on the handle support portion 22L side, a cylindrical shaft 32L protruding rightward along the left - right direction is provided. The shaft 32L is inserted into the hole 30L. The diameter of the shaft 32L is slightly smaller than the diameter of the hole 30L. The tip of the shaft 32L (the container body 14 side) is larger than the diameter of the hole 30L. Thus, the shaft 32L is difficult to come out of the hole 30L. Similarly, as shown in Fig. 3(b), the handle support portion 22R is provided with a hole 30R penetrating in the left - right direction. At the end of the arm member 28R on the handle support portion 22R side, a cylindrical shaft 32R protruding leftward along the left - right direction is provided. The shaft 32R is inserted into the hole 30R. The diameter of the shaft 32R is slightly smaller than the diameter of the hole 30R. The tip of the shaft 32R (the container body 14 side) is larger than the diameter of the hole 30R. Thus, the shaft 32R is difficult to come out of the hole 30R.

[0017] The arm member 28R is provided with restricting portions 34RF and 34RB. Specifically, the restricting portions 34RF and 34RB are horizontal surfaces that abut against the rotation restricting member 24R. More specifically, as shown in Fig. 4(a), when the handle 16 is erected such that the gripping member 26 is located above the container body 14 and the arm members 28L and 28R are along the vertical direction, the restricting portion 34RB abuts against the rotation restricting member 24R. Therefore, the rotation of the handle 16 in the backward direction from this state is restricted. On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 4(b), the handle 16 can rotate forward with respect to the container body 14 about the rotation central axis Ax. Further, as shown in Fig. 4(c), when the handle 16 is erected such that the gripping member 26 is located below the container body 14 and the arm member 28R is along the vertical direction, the restricting portion 34RF abuts against the rotation restricting member 24R. Therefore, the rotation of the handle 16 in the backward direction from this state is restricted. Note that the restricting portions 34RF and 34RB may be vertical surfaces.

[0018] Similarly, the arm member 28L is provided with restriction portions 34LF and 34LB. Specifically, the restriction portions 34LF and 34LB are horizontal surfaces that abut against the rotation restriction member 24L. More specifically, in a state where the handle 16 stands upright such that the gripping member 26 is positioned above the container body 14 and the arm members 28L and 28R are along the vertical direction, the restriction portion 34LB abuts against the rotation restriction member 24L. In a state where the handle 16 stands upright such that the gripping member 26 is positioned below the container body 14 and the arm member 28L is along the vertical direction, the restriction portion 34LF abuts against the rotation restriction member 24L. Note that the restriction portions 34LF and 34LB may be vertical surfaces.

[0019] Here, when the container body 14 contains water W less than a predetermined amount, the center of gravity G of the container body 14 is located on the rear side (one side) of the container body 14 with the vertical plane Vp including the rotation center axis Ax as the boundary. Specifically, a weight 40 is provided on the rear side of the container body 14 with the vertical plane Vp including the rotation center axis Ax as the boundary. Therefore, in a state where the handle 16 stands upright such that the gripping member 26 is positioned below the container body 14 and the arm members 28L and 28R are along the vertical direction, a clockwise moment M1 as shown in FIG. 5(a) acts on the container body 14. Then, the restriction portion 34RF and the rotation restriction member 24R abut against each other. Similarly, on the left side of the container body 14, the restriction portion 34LF and the rotation restriction member 24L abut against each other. Therefore, the rotation of the container body 14 due to the moment M1 is restricted, and the container body 14 is supported horizontally.

[0020] On the other hand, when the container body 14 contains more water W than a predetermined amount, as shown in Figure 5(b), the center of gravity G of the container body 14 is located on the front side (the other side) of the container body 14, with respect to the vertical plane Vp containing the rotation axis Ax. As a result, a counterclockwise moment M2 acts on the container body 14 when viewed from the right. The container body 14 rotates counterclockwise with respect to the handle 16 so that the front part of the container body 14 descends and the center of gravity G moves toward the vertical plane Vp containing the rotation axis Ax. Specifically, as shown in Figure 3(a), the rear side wall portion 20 of the container body 14 is provided with a vertical surface that, when viewed from above, cuts off a portion of the arc that makes up the side wall portion 20. In other words, when a predetermined amount of water W is stored, the volume of the front side of the container body 14 is larger than the volume of the rear side, such that the center of gravity G of the container body 14 is located on the front side of the container body 14, with respect to the vertical plane Vp that contains the rotational axis Ax.

[0021] (Structure of the toy body 12) As shown in Figure 1, the toy body 12 has a mounting section 42, a toy section 44, and a base section 46. The mounting section 42 is located on top of the toy body 12. The base section 46 is located below the toy body 12. In other words, from top to bottom, they are arranged in the order of mounting section 42, toy section 44, and base section 46.

[0022] More specifically, as shown in Figure 6, the mounting section 42 has a mounting base 50 and a mounting side wall 52 extending upward from the outer edge of the mounting base 50. The toy section 44 has a box shape extending in the vertical direction, with openings at the top and bottom. The base section 46 has a flat box shape extending in the left-right direction and has an upper main surface 46a that joins with the lower end of the toy section 44. The mounting base 50 is attached to the upper end of the toy section 44, and the lower end of the toy section 44 is joined to the upper main surface 46a of the base section 46.

[0023] The mounting section 42 can support the container 10 in a removable manner in two ways. In the first way, the mounting section 42 supports the container 10 so that the bottom 18 of the container body 14 is in contact with the mounting bottom 50 of the mounting section 42. In the second way, when the gripping member 26 of the handle 16 is located below the container body 14, the mounting section 42 supports the handle 16 so that the arm members 28L and 28R are erected along the vertical direction, and the container 10 is supported.

[0024] First, the first embodiment will be described. The mounting portion 42 has a protrusion 42a that fits into the recess 20a. More specifically, the protrusion 42a extends upward from the front center of the mounting bottom 50 along the mounting side wall 52 and protrudes inward. Thus, the recess 20a of the container body 14 and the protrusion 42a of the mounting portion 42 fit together, and the container 10 can be placed on the mounting portion 42 such that the bottom 18 of the container body 14 contacts the mounting bottom 50.

[0025] The mounting bottom 50 of the mounting section 42 is provided with a projection member 56 that extends upward. When the container 10 is placed on the mounting section 42 such that the bottom 18 of the container body 14 is in contact with the mounting bottom 50, the projection member 56 comes into contact with the opening / closing lid 38. As shown in Figure 7, the opening / closing lid 38 is pushed up by the projection member 56 so as to rotate upward.

[0026] The mounting base 50 is further provided with a recessed pit 50a that slopes downward. When viewed from above, the pit 50a has a long rectangular shape with the left-right direction as its longitudinal direction. A water channel opening 58 is provided in the pit 50a. The water channel opening 58 penetrates the pit 50a in the vertical direction.

[0027] Next, a second embodiment will be described. The mounting section 42 has guide members 54L and 54R that support the handle 16 so that the arm members 28L and 28R are erected along the vertical direction when the gripping member 26 of the handle 16 is located below the container body 14.

[0028] More specifically, the guide members 54L, 54L and the guide members 54R, 54R are positioned symmetrically on the mounting portion 42. The guide members 54L, 54L are a pair of plate-like members that are parallel to each other in the front-to-back direction, extending upward from the front left end of the mounting base 50 along the mounting side wall 52 and protruding inward. The distance between the guide members 54L, 54L is slightly greater than the width of the arm member 28L in the front-to-back direction. Therefore, the guide members 54L, 54L and the mounting side wall 52 located between them form a roughly U-shape when viewed from above. Similarly, the guide members 54R, 54R are a pair of plate-like members that are parallel to each other in the front-to-back direction, extending upward from the front right end of the mounting base 50 along the mounting side wall 52 and protruding inward. The spacing between the guide members 54R, 54R is slightly larger than the width of the arm member 28R in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when viewed from above, the guide members 54R, 54R and the mounting side wall portion 52 located between them form a roughly U-shape.

[0029] Therefore, when the gripping member 26 of the handle 16 is located below the container body 14, the arm member 28L is inserted from above onto the guide members 54L, 54L, and the arm member 28R is inserted from above onto the guide members 54R, 54R. As a result, the gripping member 26 comes into contact with the mounting base 50, and the arm members 28L, 28R stand upright along the vertical direction, and the mounting section 42 is configured to removably support the container 10.

[0030] As shown in Figure 1, the toy section 44 includes an oscillating water turbine 60, a spherical water turbine 62, a drum water turbine 64, and blade water turbines 66L and 66R. The oscillating water turbine 60 is located at the top of the toy section 44. The spherical water turbine 62 is located at the right end of the center in the vertical direction of the toy section 44. The drum water turbine 64 is located at the bottom of the toy section 44. The blade water turbines 66L and 66R are located at the left and right ends of the bottom of the toy section 44, respectively.

[0031] Inside the toy section 44, as shown in Figure 8, a water channel 68 is formed so that water W flowing in from the water channel opening 58 of the mounting section 42 flows from top to bottom to the oscillating water wheel 60, then to the spherical water wheel 62, and then to the drum water wheel 64 and the impeller water wheels 66L and 66R.

[0032] Specifically, the toy section 44 is provided with plates 74a and 74b to divide the interior into upper and lower sections. Plates 74a and 74b are horizontal plate-shaped members. Plate 74a is located between the oscillating water turbine 60 and the spherical water turbine 62. A drop hole 74ah is provided in the portion of plate 74a located above the spherical water turbine 62. The drop hole 74ah penetrates plate 74a in the vertical direction. Plate 74b is located between the spherical water turbine 62 and the drum water turbine 64 and the impeller water turbines 66L and 66R. Drop holes 74bh are provided in the portions of plate 74b located above the drum water turbine 64 and the impeller water turbines 66L and 66R. The drop holes 74bh penetrate plate 74b in the vertical direction.

[0033] As shown in Figure 1, the base portion 46 includes a shower head 70 (water discharge member), a valve 72 (water discharge member), and a catch tank 76.

[0034] The catch tank 76 has a box shape with an open top. The catch tank 76 is located inside the base portion 46.

[0035] The shower head 70 is roughly cylindrical in shape and extends in the left-right direction. The shower head 70 is attached to the left side of the front end of the base portion 46 so as to communicate with the catch tank 76 and to protrude in front of the base portion 46. Multiple water outlets 70a are provided on the front of the shower head 70, arranged in the left-right direction, and communicate with the inside of the shower head 70.

[0036] Valve 72 is mounted on the right side of the front end of the base portion 46 so as to communicate with the catch tank 76 and to protrude in front of the base portion 46. Valve 72 has a water outlet 72a and a valve handle 72b. By rotating the valve handle 72b, water W can be turned on or off from the water outlet 72a.

[0037] Inside the base section 46, a water channel 68 is formed so that the water W flowing down from the toy section 44 is guided to the shower head 70 and valve 72 via the catch tank 76.

[0038] Specifically, the upper main surface 46a, which connects to the lower end of the toy section 44, has three vertically penetrating drop holes 46ah on its inner side. The drop holes 46ah are located above the catch tank 76. In this way, the inside of the toy section 44 and the catch tank 76 are connected by the drop holes 46ah. That is, the water channel 58, the oscillating water turbine 60, the spherical water turbine 62, the drum water turbine 64 and the impeller water turbines 66L and 66R, and the shower head 70 and valve 72 are connected in this order from top to bottom by the water channel 68.

[0039] [Operation] Next, we will describe the operation of water toy 1. First, we will explain the operation of the first embodiment with reference to Figure 8.

[0040] (First aspect) The user pours water W into the container body 14 of the container 10, which has been removed from the toy body 12. The opening / closing lid 38, located at the bottom 18 of the container body 14, covers the outlet 36, and the water W is contained within the container body 14.

[0041] Next, the user places the container 10 on the mounting section 42 so that the bottom 18 of the container body 14 is in contact with the mounting bottom 50 of the mounting section 42. At this time, the container 10 is placed on the mounting section 42 so that the recess 20a of the container body 14 and the protrusion 42a of the mounting section 42 fit together. Then, the projection member 56 of the mounting bottom 50 pushes the opening / closing lid 38 upward, and the discharge port 36 and the water channel port 58 come into contact. As a result, the water W stored in the container body 14 flows through the discharge port 36 into the water channel port 58 provided in the pit 50a of the mounting section 42.

[0042] The water W that flows into the water channel 58 first falls towards the oscillating water wheel 60 inside the toy section 44, causing it to rotate. Next, the water W falls onto plate 74a. Then, the water W falls through the drop holes 74ah, causing the spherical water wheel 62 to rotate. Furthermore, the water W falls onto plate 74b. Then, the water W falls through the drop holes 74bh, 74bh, 74bh, causing the drum water wheel 64 and the blade water wheels 66L and 66R to rotate.

[0043] The water W then flows into the catch tank 76 through the drop holes 46ah, 46ah, 46ah. The water W is then discharged out of the water toy 1 from the shower head 70 and valve 72.

[0044] (Second aspect) Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the water toy 1 will be described with reference to Figure 9. First, the user positions the gripping member 26 of the handle 16 below the container body 14, inserts the arm member 28L onto the guide members 54L, 54L and the arm member 28R onto the guide members 54R, 54R from above, and places the container 10 on the mounting part 42. The restricting part 34RF and the rotation restricting member 24R, and the restricting part 34LF and the rotation restricting member 24L come into contact, and the container body 14 is supported horizontally. The opening / closing lid 38 provided on the bottom 18 of the container body 14 closes so as to cover the discharge port 36.

[0045] The user then pours water W into the container body 14 so that the amount is greater than a predetermined amount. Here, the predetermined amount is the amount of water W contained in the container body 14 such that the center of gravity G of the container body 14 is contained within the vertical plane Vp containing the rotation axis Ax. That is, when the container body 14 contains the predetermined amount of water W, no moment is generated around the rotation axis Ax. When the container body 14 contains less than the predetermined amount of water W, as shown in Figure 5(a), a moment M1 is generated that causes the rear side of the container body 14 to drop, with the vertical plane Vp containing the rotation axis Ax as the boundary. When the container body 14 contains more than the predetermined amount of water W, as shown in Figure 5(b), a moment M2 is generated that causes the front side of the container body 14 to drop, with the vertical plane Vp containing the rotation axis Ax as the boundary.

[0046] When the amount of water W contained in the container body 14 exceeds a predetermined amount due to the user pouring water into the container body 14, a moment M2 acts on the container body 14 as described above, causing the front of the container body 14 to drop and the water W inside the container body 14 to flow out all at once. As the water W inside the container body 14 is released, the center of gravity G of the container body 14 is moved to the rear, and a moment M1 acts on the container body 14, causing the container body 14 to return to a horizontal position.

[0047] [effect] Next, the effects of the water toy 1 will be explained. As described above, the water toy 1 of this embodiment comprises a container 10 and a toy body 12. When the container body 14 contains less than a predetermined amount of water W, the center of gravity G of the container body 14 is located on the rear side of the container body 14, with the vertical plane Vp containing the rotational axis Ax as the boundary. Furthermore, with the gripping member 26 located below the container body 14 and the handle 16 erected so that the arm members 28L and 28R are aligned in the vertical direction, the rotation of the container body 14 is restricted and the container body 14 is filled with water. The regulating parts 34LF, 34LB, 34RF, 34RB and the rotation regulating members 24L, 24R are in contact to support the container body 14 in a flat position. When the container body 14 contains more water W than a predetermined amount, the center of gravity G of the container body 14 is located on the front side of the container body 14. The mounting part 42 has guide members 54L, 54R that support the handle 16 so that the arm members 28L, 28R stand upright in the vertical direction when the gripping member 26 of the handle 16 is located below the container body 14. With this configuration, the water toy 1 has a function that takes advantage of the fact that the position of the center of gravity G of the container body 14 moves according to the amount of water W stored in the container body 14. This makes it possible to provide a water toy 1 with a function that reduces the risk of failure and manufacturing costs compared to using a motor or power supply unit in the water toy. Furthermore, since the container body 14 is supported horizontally until the center of gravity G moves to the front of the container body 14, the user can easily pour water W into the container body 14.

[0048] Furthermore, in the water toy 1 of this embodiment, the rotation restricting members 24L and 24R are projections that protrude horizontally from the handle support parts 22L and 22R, and the restricting parts 34LF, 34LB, 34RF, and 34RB are horizontal or vertical surfaces. This provides a highly reliable function for restricting the rotation of the handle 16. In addition, the simple structure allows for reduced manufacturing costs.

[0049] Furthermore, in the water toy 1 of this embodiment, the container body 14 has a recess 20a that extends from the bottom 18 along the side wall 20, and the mounting portion 42 has a protrusion 42a that fits into the recess 20a when the container 10 is placed so as to be in contact with the bottom 18 of the container body 14. This allows the rear side of the container body 14, where the weight 40 is provided, to be aligned with the rear side of the mounting portion 42, and the container body 14 can be placed on the mounting portion 42. The water W in the container body 14 will always flow down in front of the water toy 1, and the water W will not flow down in a direction unintended by the user.

[0050] Furthermore, in this embodiment of the water toy 1, a weight 40 is provided on the rear side of the container body 14, with the vertical plane Vp containing the rotational axis Ax as the boundary. This allows the container body 14 to be supported horizontally until a predetermined amount of water W is contained within it, regardless of the shape of the container body 14 or the position of the rotational axis Ax. In other words, compared to the case without the weight 40, more water W can be contained within the container body 14, allowing for dynamic water play where a large amount of water W flows out all at once.

[0051] Furthermore, in the water toy 1 of this embodiment, the mounting part 42 further has a mounting bottom 50 that contacts the bottom 18 of the container body 14 and on which the container 10 is placed, and the mounting bottom 50 is provided with a water channel opening 58 and a protruding member 56, and the toy body 12 further has a rocking water wheel 60, a spherical water wheel 62, a drum water wheel 64 and a vane water wheel 66L, 66R, a shower head 70 and a valve 72, and a water channel 68 is formed inside, and the water channel opening 58, rocking water wheel 60, spherical water wheel 62, and The ram turbine 64 and impeller turbines 66L and 66R, the shower head 70 and valve 72 are connected in this order from top to bottom by a water channel 68. The bottom 18 of the container 10 is further provided with a discharge port 36 that penetrates the bottom 18 and an opening / closing lid 38 that freely opens and closes the discharge port 36. When the container 10 is placed on the mounting part 42 such that the bottom 18 of the container body 14 is in contact with the mounting base 50, the opening / closing lid 38 comes into contact with the projection member 56 and is pushed up, and the discharge port 36 and the water channel opening 58 come into communication. With this configuration, the water toy 1 has an operating function that utilizes the natural fall of water W. This makes it possible to provide a water toy 1 with an operating function that reduces the risk of failure and manufacturing costs compared to using a motor or power supply unit in the water toy.

[0052] The embodiments described above are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Embodiments of the present invention and their variations are included in the scope and essence of the present invention, as well as in the claims and their equivalents. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0053] 1: Water toys 10: Container 12: Toy body 14: Container body 16: Handle 18: Bottom 22L, 22R: Handle support section 24L, 24R: Rotation restricting member 26: Gripping member 28L, 28R: Arm components 34LF, 34LB, 34RF, 34RB: Regulation Department 36:Discharge port 38: Opening and closing lid 40: Weight 42: Mounting section 44:Toy club 46: Base 50: Mounting base 52: Mounting side wall 56: Protruding member 58: Waterway mouth 60: Oscillating waterwheel 62: Spherical water wheel 64: Drum waterwheel 66L, 66R: Blade waterwheel 68: Waterway 70: Shower head 72: Valve G: Center of gravity Ax: Rotational axis Vp: Vertical plane containing the axis of rotation

Claims

1. It comprises a container and the toy itself. The container has a container body and a handle. The container body has a bottom and side walls extending upward from the bottom, and is cylindrical in shape with an open top end. Two handle support portions are provided on the aforementioned side wall portion, in positions facing each other. The handle has a gripping member extending horizontally and two arm members extending in the same direction from the gripping member. The handle is rotatable relative to the container body about a rotational axis parallel to the gripping member, with the arm members attached to each of the handle support portions. The aforementioned arm member is provided with a restricting portion, The handle support portion is provided with a rotation restricting member. When the container body holds less than a predetermined amount of water, the center of gravity of the container body is located on one side of the container body, with respect to a vertical plane containing the axis of rotation, and further, In a state where the gripping member is positioned below the container body and the handle is erected with the arm member aligned vertically, the restricting portion and the rotation restricting member come into contact with each other to restrict the rotation of the container body and support the container body horizontally. When the container body holds more water than a predetermined amount, the center of gravity of the container body is located on the other side of the container body, with respect to the vertical plane containing the axis of rotation. The toy body has a mounting section, The mounting portion is located on top of the toy body, The mounting portion has a guide member that supports the handle such that the arm member is erected along the vertical direction when the gripping member of the handle is located below the container body. Water toys.

2. The rotation restricting member is a projection that protrudes horizontally from the handle support portion. The regulating portion is a horizontal or vertical surface. The water toy according to claim 1.

3. A weight is provided on one side of the container body, with the vertical plane containing the rotational axis as the boundary. The water toy according to claim 1.

4. The aforementioned mounting portion further has a mounting bottom portion that contacts the bottom portion of the container body and on which the container is placed. The aforementioned mounting base is provided with a water channel opening and a protruding member. The toy body further includes at least one water wheel and at least one water discharge member, with a water channel formed inside. The aforementioned water channel opening, the water turbine, and the water discharge member are connected in this order from top to bottom by the aforementioned water channel. The bottom of the container body is further provided with a discharge port that penetrates the bottom and an opening / closing lid that allows the discharge port to be freely opened and closed. When the container is placed on the aforementioned base such that the bottom of the container body is in contact with the aforementioned base, the opening / closing lid comes into contact with the projection member and is pushed up, and the discharge port and the water channel port are in communication. The water toy according to claim 1.

5. The container body has a recess that extends from the bottom along the side wall, The mounting portion has a protrusion that fits into the recess when the container is placed so as to contact the bottom of the container body. The water toy according to claim 4.

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