Rotation toys

The rolling toy's innovative track component with engaging and separating ranges and distinct rolling elements enhances user engagement by providing controlled rolling motions and diverse sounds, addressing the scale and compatibility issues of existing toys.

JP7617862B2Active Publication Date: 2025-01-20BANDAI CO LTD
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Application Number
JP2022008314
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-01-21
Publication Date
2025-01-20
Estimated Expiration
2042-01-21

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing rolling toys with launching towers become large-scale when the guide rail is lengthened, limiting their compatibility with other block toys and reducing user interest due to restricted movement patterns.

Method used

A rolling toy design featuring a track component with a first and second range, where the rolling element engages and separates from the track, restricting movement to a rotating state in the inclined part, using a rotating shaft and disc portions with gear-shaped uneven surfaces to enhance interaction.

Benefits of technology

The design enhances user engagement by allowing controlled rolling motions with varying sounds and speeds, improving interest through diverse movement patterns and compatibility with other block toys.

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Abstract

To improve amusement of a rolling toy having a track component and a rolling element.SOLUTION: A rolling toy 10 includes a rolling element 20 and a track component 30. The rolling element 20 has a first rolling part 21 which is engaged with the track component 30 in a first range L1 of the track component and which gets away from the track component 30 in a second range L2 different from the first range. The track component 30 regulates movement of the rolling element 20 to movement in a rotational state in the first range L1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a rolling toy having a track part and a rolling body that rolls while being guided by the track part. [Background technology]

[0002] A ball tower toy equipped with balls and a guideway for guiding the balls is described in Patent Document 1. This ball tower toy is equipped with a ball launching tower disposed between the downstream end and the upstream end of an inclined guide rail, so that the ball can be rotated and moved from a ball receiving section at the upstream end of the inclined guide rail to a launching section at the downstream end. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3075714 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In a toy equipped with a launch tower, even if the guide rail is made longer, the ball can still roll from the ball receiving section to the launch section, but the structure of the toy becomes large. Furthermore, this tower toy cannot be combined with other block toys, and is intended to be used alone.

[0005] In order to roll a rolling object on a track rail, i.e., a track part, that has an inclined portion and a horizontal portion, it is necessary to set the height of the carry-in portion high or the length of the horizontal portion short. If it is possible to roll the rotating object to the downstream end of the horizontal portion without making the height of the carry-in portion excessively high, it is possible to increase the interest of the toy user in the behavior of the rolling object.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to improve the entertainment value of a rolling toy having track parts and rolling elements. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] One aspect of the present invention is a rolling toy including a rolling body and a track part that forms a track along which the rolling body rolls, the rolling body having a first rolling portion that engages with the track part in a first range of the track part and is spaced apart from the track part in a second range of the track part different from the first range, the track part restricting the movement of the rolling body to a rotating state in the first range. Another aspect of the present invention is a rolling toy including a rolling body and a track part that forms a track along which the rolling body rolls, the rolling body having a first rolling portion that engages with the track part in a first range of the track part and is spaced apart from the track part in a second range of the track part different from the first range, the track part having an inclined portion in the first range, and restricting the movement of the rolling body in the inclined portion to a rotating state in a downward direction on the inclined portion. Another aspect of the present invention is A rolling toy including a rolling body and a raceway part that forms a raceway along which the rolling body rolls, the rolling body comprising a first rolling part that forms a rotating shaft part, the first rolling part engaging with the raceway part in a first range of the raceway part and spaced apart from the raceway part in a second range of the raceway part that is different from the first range, and a second rolling part that is a disk part having a larger diameter than the rotating shaft part and that forms two disk parts that sandwich the rotating shaft part, the second rolling part spaced apart from the raceway part in the first range and contacting the raceway part in the second range. a rolling toy having a first rolling portion and a second rolling portion, the track part having a surface position lower than a surface position of the first rolling portion and extending along the first track part, the first track part and the second track part having an inclined portion in the first range, the first track part engaging only with the first rolling portion of the rolling body to restrict movement of the rolling body on the inclined portion of the first track part to movement in a downward rotating state on the inclined portion. Effect of the Invention

[0008] The rolling toy has a rolling action in which the rolling body engages with the track parts and rolls thereon, and a rolling action in which the rolling body is separated from the track parts, thereby improving the entertainment value of the rolling toy. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a rolling toy assembled on a base plate. [Diagram 2] 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a rolling element shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Diagram 3] 3A is a front view of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3B-3B in FIG. [Figure 4] 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the slope block shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Diagram 5]FIG. 13 is a side view of the slope block, in which the rolling elements arranged in the loading section and the rolling elements that have moved to the unloading section are respectively indicated by two-dot chain lines. [Figure 6] 1A is a front view of the slope block when the rolling elements are placed in the loading section of the slope block, and FIG. 1B is a front view of the slope block when the rolling elements have moved to the unloading section. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the short straight rail block shown in FIG. 1. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the curved rail block shown in FIG. 1. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the long straight rail block shown in FIG. 1. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is a side view showing a first modified example of the slope block. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a side view showing a second modified example of the slope block. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a side view showing a modified example of the rolling toy. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 shows a rolling toy 10 assembled to a base plate 11. The base plate 11 is quadrilateral, and a large number of fitting parts 12 are arranged in a grid pattern on the surface. The fitting parts 12 are all spaced the same along the sides of the base plate 11, and all protrude from the surface at the same height.

[0011] A plurality of blocks can be removably attached to the base plate 11. In Fig. 1, a slope block 13 and a straight rail block 14 are assembled to the base plate 11, and the rail block 14 is connected to the slope block 13. A curved rail block 15 is assembled to the base plate 11, and the rail block 15 is connected to the slope block 13 via the rail block 14. Two straight rail blocks 16 are assembled to the base plate 11 and connected to each other, and are connected to the slope block 13 via the rail block 15 etc. The rail block 16 is longer than the rail block 14, and the short rail block 14 and the long rail block 16 are assembled to the base plate 11.

[0012] The bottom surface of each of the blocks 13 to 16 is provided with a mating portion into which the mating portion 12 is mated, and each block is removably, i.e., detachably, assembled to the base board 11 by mating the mating portion with the mating portion 12. In the following, the vertical and horizontal positional relationships of each of the blocks 13 to 16 are shown based on the state in which they are assembled to the horizontally supported base board 11.

[0013] 1, when slope block 13 is placed at the back of base plate 11, rail blocks 14-16 are arranged in an L-shape and connected to slope block 13, and recovery tray block 17 is assembled to the right side of base plate 11, rolling elements 20 brought into the loading section of slope block 13 roll, i.e., rotate, on slope block 13 and rail blocks 14-16 and are collected in recovery tray block 17. Recovery tray block 17 includes an assembly section 17a that is assembled to base plate 11, and a collection section 17b that is connected to assembly section 17a.

[0014] The player can freely set the arrangement of the slope block 13 and the rail blocks 14 to 16. In addition to the blocks mentioned above, various blocks such as table blocks, doll blocks, house blocks, and gate blocks can be assembled to the base board 11. This allows the player to enjoy a variety of assembly patterns, improving the entertainment value of the rolling toy.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the rolling element 20 has a rotating shaft portion 21 as a first rolling portion and two disk portions 22 as second rolling portions at both ends of the rotating shaft portion 21. In this embodiment, the radius R1 of the disk portion 22 is larger than the radius R2 of the rotating shaft portion 21. The radius difference (R1-R2) between the radius R1 of the disk portion 22 and the radius R2 of the rotating shaft portion 21 is ΔR. The rolling element 20 can rotate around the rotation center axis O, and the outer periphery of the rotating shaft portion 21 is provided with a gear-shaped uneven portion 23 having a plurality of protrusions extending in the axial direction. In this way, the rolling element 20 has the rotating shaft portion 21 with the gear-shaped uneven portion 23 provided on the outer periphery, and the disk portions 22 at both ends of the rotating shaft portion 21 so as to sandwich it. The inner surface 24 of the disk portion 22 is an approximately conical surface that is inclined outward in the axial direction of the rotating shaft portion 21 from the rotating shaft portion 21 toward the outer peripheral surface of the disk portion 22, and is curved slightly into a convex shape as shown in Figure 3(A).

[0016] As shown in Fig. 2, four fitting parts 25 protrude in the axial direction from the outer surface of the disk part 22 that forms the outer surface of the rolling body 20. When a cover member 26 as an accessory is fitted to each fitting part 25, the cover member 26 is attached to the outer surface of the disk part 22 as shown in Fig. 1. The cover member 26 is provided with a fitting part (not shown) that is detachably fitted to the fitting part 25. Since the cover member 26 is detachable, if multiple cover members 26 with different patterns or colors are prepared, the player can enjoy combining the rolling body 20 and the cover member 26. In Figs. 2 and 3, the cover member 26 is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

[0017] 4 and 5, the slope block 13 has a first raceway portion 31 in the center in the width direction and second raceway portions 32 extending along the first raceway portion 31 on both sides in the width direction, constituting a raceway component 30. A surface 33 of the first raceway portion 31 and a surface 34 of the second raceway portion 32 are located at different surface positions, and the surface 33 of the first raceway portion 31 is located at a higher surface position than the surface 34 of the second raceway portion 32. Thus, in this embodiment, the slope block 13 has a convex shape including the first raceway portion 31 which is a high raceway portion and the second raceway portion 32 which is a low raceway portion.

[0018] The slope block 13 is provided with a mating portion 18 that opens to the bottom surface 35, and when the mating portion 12 of the base plate 11 is mated with the mating portion 18, the slope block 13 is assembled to the base plate 11 and held in that position. The other rail blocks 14 to 16 and the collection tray block 17 are also provided with mating portions in a similar manner. All the blocks shown in FIG. 1 are attached to the base plate 11 to form the track part 30. The rolling toy is a toy that includes the rolling body 20 and the track part 30.

[0019] 5, the height dimension H1 from the bottom surface 35 to the surface 33 at one end surface of the slope block 13 as the track component 30 is greater than the height dimension H2 from the bottom surface 35 to the surface 33 at the other end surface. Similarly, the height dimension J1 from the bottom surface 35 to the surface 34 at one end surface of the slope block 13 is greater than the height dimension J2 from the bottom surface 35 to the surface 34 at the other end surface.

[0020] One end of the track component 30 constitutes an entrance section 41 into which the rolling elements 20 are carried in, and the other end constitutes an exit section 42 from which the rolling elements 20 are carried out. An inclined section 43 and a bridging section 44 are provided in the region between the entrance section 41 and the exit section 42, with the inclined section 43 continuing to the entrance section 41 and the bridging section 44 continuing to the inclined section 43. The inclined section 43 and the bridging section 44 are both inclined downward in a direction in which their height decreases toward the exit section 42, and the bridging section 44 is connected to a horizontal section 45. The inclination angle of the bridging section 44 is smaller than the inclination angle of the inclined section 43.

[0021] The side surface 36 of the first raceway portion 31 is inclined toward the second raceway portion 32 in a direction in which the width of the slope block 13 increases.

[0022] The entrance section 41 and the surface 33 of the inclined section 43 are provided with uneven portions 46 on the fixed side. The uneven portions 46 are formed by providing protrusions extending in stripes in the width direction of the slope block 13 at a predetermined interval on the surface 33. The uneven portions 46 are rack teeth that mesh with the gear-shaped uneven portion 23, and constitute an engagement portion of a track part that engages with the rotating shaft portion 21 as the first rolling portion. Therefore, when the rolling element 20 moves between the entrance section 41 and the inclined section 43, the uneven portions 23 engage with the uneven portions 46, so that the rolling element 20 does not slide on the inclined section 43, and the movement of the rolling element 20 is restricted to movement in a rotating state.

[0023] 5, in the slope block 13, the area where the uneven portion 46 is provided is defined as a first range L1, and the area of ​​the discharge section 42 where the uneven portion 46 is not provided is defined as a second range L2. The first range L1 has the carry-in section 41 and the inclined portion 43, and the discharge section 42 in the second range L2 has a bridging portion 44 and a horizontal portion 45.

[0024] The distance between the surface 33 of the first raceway portion 31 in the first range L1 and the surface 34 of the second raceway portion 32, i.e., the protruding length D1 of the first raceway portion 31 from the second raceway portion 32 in the first range L1, is set to be longer than the protruding length D2 of the first raceway portion 31 from the second raceway portion 32 in the second range L2 (D1>D2). Furthermore, the protruding length D1 is longer than the radius difference ΔR of the rolling elements 20, and the protruding length D2 is shorter than the radius difference ΔR (D1>ΔR, D2<ΔR).

[0025] When the rolling element 20 is carried into the carrying-in section 41 of the slope block 13, in the first range L1, the uneven portion 23 on the rotating side of the rotating shaft portion 21 engages with the uneven portion 46 on the fixed side, and in the second range L2, the rotating shaft portion 21 is separated from the raceway component 30. That is, in the rolling element 20, the rotating shaft portion 21 constitutes a first rolling portion facing the first raceway portion 31. In contrast, the disk portion 22 of the rolling element 20 is separated from the second raceway portion 32 of the raceway component 30 in the first range L1, and contacts the second raceway portion 32 in the second range L2. That is, in the rolling element 20, the disk portion 22 constitutes a second rolling portion facing the second raceway portion 32.

[0026] Therefore, the rolling body 20 supplied to the carry-in section 41 of the slope block 13 as the track component 30 rolls on the slope component 43 in the carry-in section 41 and the inclined section 43, with the uneven portion 23 of the rotating shaft portion 21 engaging with the uneven portion 46 of the track component 30. As a result, the rolling body 20 does not slide and is restricted to a movement in a rotating state, and the rolling speed is increased. In the increased state, the rolling body 20 rotates to the second range L2 of the slope block 13. In the second range L2, the engagement between the rotating shaft portion 21 and the track component 30 is released, and the disk portion 22 rolls on the surface 34 of the second track component 32. In this way, the rolling body 20 is switched from a state in which the rotating shaft portion 21 engages with the track component 30 and rolls to a state in which the disk portion 22 contacts the track component 30 and rolls, thereby improving the interest of the rolling toy.

[0027] Each of the rail blocks 14-16 and the recovery tray block 17 has a surface at the same height as the surface 33 of the first track portion 31 and the surface 34 of the second track portion 32 at the horizontal portion 45 of the slope block 13. Therefore, the rolling element 20 passes through the second range L2 at an increased rolling speed while rolling to the position of the horizontal portion 45, and can coast through the rail blocks 14-16 to the recovery tray block 17. All the rail blocks and the recovery tray blocks constitute a second range as the track part 30 that is connected to the second range L2 of the slope block 13. In this way, the track part 30 is formed only by the slope block 13, which is a single block, but can also be formed by a plurality of blocks including the rail blocks 14-16.

[0028] The rolling body 20 supplied to the slope block 13 can reliably increase its rolling speed in the inclined portion 43, and in the second range L2, the disk portion 22, which is larger in diameter than the rotating shaft portion 21, rolls and runs as a rolling wheel, so that the rolling body 20 can run a long distance along the coasting section to the collection tray block 17. In addition, in the first range L1, the uneven portion 23 of the rotating shaft portion 21 as a gear engages with the uneven portion 46 of the inclined portion 43 as a rack tooth, so that it is possible to generate an engagement sound or a meshing sound. On the other hand, in the second range L2, the large-diameter disk portion 22 becomes a rolling wheel and can generate a rolling sound different from the engagement sound or the meshing sound. In this way, the rolling body 20 can be provided with a plurality of rolling running sound patterns, and the generated sounds can increase the interest of the player.

[0029] Figure 6(A) is a front view of slope block 13 when rolling body 20 is placed in the loading section 41 of slope block 13, and Figure 6(B) is a front view of slope block 13 when rolling body 20 has moved to the unloading section 42.

[0030] 6(A), in the first range L1, the rotating shaft portion 21 of the rolling element 20 engages with the uneven portion 46 of the raceway component 30, and the disk portion 22 is spaced apart from the raceway component 30. Therefore, when the rolling element 20 rolls in the first range L1, the rolling resistance applied to the rolling element 20 due to contact between the disk portion 22 and the raceway component 30 is suppressed.

[0031] On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 6(B), in the second range L2, the rotating shaft portion 21 of the rolling element 20 is separated from the surface 33 of the first raceway portion 31, and the disk portion 22 is in contact with the surface 34 of the second raceway portion 32. At this time, the side surface 36 of the first raceway portion 31 is inclined, and the inner surface 24 of the disk portion 22 is substantially conical and curved slightly convexly, so that the inner surface 24 of the rolling element 20 is in point contact with the side surface 36 of the first raceway portion 31. In this way, since the inner surface 24 is in point contact with the raceway component 30, the rolling resistance applied to the rolling element 20 from the raceway component 30 is suppressed when the rolling element 20 rolls and runs with the disk portion 22 as a rolling wheel.

[0032] 7 shows an enlarged view of a short straight rail block 14, FIG. 8 shows an enlarged view of a curved rail block 15, and FIG. 9 shows an enlarged view of a long straight rail block 16. As shown in FIG.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 7, the short straight rail block 14 has a high first track portion 51 in the center of the width direction and low second track portions 52 on both sides of the width direction, forming a straight track component. The surface 53 of the first track portion 51 protrudes relative to the surface 54 of the second track portion 52, and both surfaces 53, 54 are parallel. The height dimension of the surface 53 of the first track portion 51 from the bottom surface 55 is almost the same as the height dimension H2 of the surface 33 of the first track portion 31 at the end surface of the slope block 13 on the discharge side. In addition, the height dimension of the surface 54 of the second track portion 52 from the bottom surface 55 is almost the same as the height dimension J2 of the surface 34 at the end surface of the second track portion 32 on the discharge side. The side surface 56 of the first track portion 51 is inclined toward the second track portion 52 in a direction in which the width of the rail block 14 becomes wider, similar to the side surface 36 of the slope block 13.

[0034] As shown in FIG. 8, the curved rail block 15 has a first track portion 61 that is higher in the center in the width direction and a second track portion 62 that is lower on both sides in the width direction, and constitutes a track component that is bent at approximately 90 degrees overall in a plan view. A surface 63 of the first track portion 61 protrudes relative to a surface 64 of the second track portion 62, and both surfaces 63, 64 are parallel. The height dimension of the surface 63 of the first track portion 61 from the bottom surface 65 is approximately the same as the height dimension H2 of the surface 33 of the first track portion 31 at the end surface of the slope block 13. In addition, the height dimension of the surface 64 of the second track portion 62 from the bottom surface 65 is approximately the same as the height dimension J2 of the surface 34 at the end surface of the second track portion 32. The side surface 66 of the first track portion 61 is inclined in a direction in which the width becomes wider toward the second track portion 62, similar to the side surface 36 of the slope block 13.

[0035] As shown in Fig. 9, the long straight rail block 16 has a structure almost similar to the short rail block 14 shown in Fig. 7, except for the length. In Fig. 9, parts common to those shown in Fig. 7 are given the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[0036] 1, when the rail blocks 14-16 and the recovery tray block 17 are arranged on the base plate 11 in connection with the slope block 13, the surfaces 53, 63 of the first track portions 51, 61 of each of the rail blocks 14-16 have the same height as the height dimension H2 of the end face of the first track portion 31 of the slope block 13, and the surfaces 54, 64 of the second track portions 52, 62 have the same height as the height dimension J2 of the end face of the second track portion 32 of the slope block 13. Furthermore, the end faces of the mounting portion 17a of the recovery tray block 17 have the same shape as the end faces of the respective rail blocks.

[0037] As shown in FIG. 1, when each rail block is assembled to the base plate 11, the rail block 14 to the assembly portion 17a form a second range L2 as the assembled track component 30. Therefore, when the rolling body 20 is rolled from the slope block 13 to the collection portion 17b of the collection tray block 17 via the rail blocks 14-16, the rotating shaft portion 21 of the rolling body 20 is separated from the surface of the first track portion, and the disk portion 22 is in contact with the surface of the second track portion, similar to when the rolling body 20 rolls in the second range L2 of the slope block 13. At this time, the inner surface 24 of the rolling body 20 is in point contact with the side surface of the first track portion, so that when the rolling body 20 rolls and travels with the disk portion 22 as a rolling wheel, the rolling resistance applied to the rolling body 20 from the rail blocks as track components is suppressed.

[0038] 10 and 11 are side views showing the first and second variations of the slope block, respectively. The slope block shown in FIG. 10 is formed by assembling two blocks, a first slope block 13a and a second slope block 13b. The first slope block 13a has a length similar to the length of the first range L1 in the slope block 13 shown in FIG. 5, and the second slope block 13b has an unloading section 42 of the second range L2 that is longer than the second range L2 of the slope block 13. Thus, FIG. 10 shows a slope block assembled from two blocks, the slope block 13a having the loading section 41 and the inclined section 43, and the slope block 13b having the unloading section 42.

[0039] The slope block shown in FIG. 11 is formed by assembling two slope blocks, a first slope block 13c and a second slope block 13d. The first slope block 13c has an inlet section 41 and an inclined section 43a and has a length L3, and the second slope block 13d has an inclined section 43b and an outlet section 42 and has a length L4. The total length of the inclined section 43a of the slope block 13a and the inclined section 43b of the slope block 13b is the same as the inclined section 43 in the slope block 13 shown in FIG. 5. The ranges L1 and L2 in FIG. 11 correspond to the first range L1 and the second range L2 in FIG. 10. In this way, the inclined section 43 may be assembled from a plurality of slope blocks.

[0040] In addition, each slope block may be provided with an inclined portion 43 on one end surface side, without providing the carry-in portion 41.

[0041] Fig. 12 is a side view showing a modified example of the rolling toy. In Fig. 12, a slope block 13e and a rolling body 20a shown in phantom lines are shown. The rolling body 20a is shown in a state where it is placed in the carry-in section 41 of the slope block 13e and in a state where it has rolled into the carry-out section 42.

[0042] The rolling element 20a has a rotating shaft portion 21 and disk portions 22 at both ends thereof, similar to the rolling element 20. However, the outer peripheral surface of the disk portion 22 is provided with a rotating side uneven portion 23, and the rotating shaft portion 21 is not provided with an uneven portion. On the other hand, the slope block 13e has a first raceway portion 31 and a second raceway portion 32, similar to that shown in FIG. 5. However, the surface 34 of the second raceway portion 32 is provided with a fixed side uneven portion 46, and the first raceway portion 31 is not provided with an uneven portion. Thus, in the rolling element 20a, the disk portion 22 constitutes the first rolling portion, and the rolling shaft portion 21 constitutes the second rolling portion. In the rolling element 20a, the rolling shaft portion 21 is separated from the first raceway portion 31 of the slope block in the first range L1, and contacts the first raceway portion 31 in the second range L2. That is, in the rolling element 20a, the rotating shaft portion 21 constitutes a second rolling portion.

[0043] In the slope block 13e, the protruding length D1 of the first track portion 31 in the first range L1 relative to the second track portion 32 is shorter than the protruding length D2 in the second range L2. Note that the first range L1 and the second range L2 in the slope block 13e have the same lengths as those shown in FIG.

[0044] In yet another modified example of the rolling toy (not shown), the slope block 13 may be configured with a concave shape in which the first track portion 31, which is a high track portion, sandwiches the second track portion 32, which is a low track portion. In this modified example, the rolling body 20 is configured with a disk portion 22 and two rotating shaft portions 21 sandwiching the disk portion 22. Also, the uneven portion 46 that restricts the movement of the rolling body 20 to the movement in the rotating state can be provided on the first track portion 31 of the slope block 13, and in that case, the uneven portion 23 is provided on the rotating shaft portion 21 of the rolling body 20. On the other hand, the uneven portion 46 that restricts the movement of the rolling body 20 to the movement in the rotating state can also be provided on the second track portion 32 of the slope block 13, and in that case, the uneven portion 23 is provided on the disk portion 22 of the rolling body 20.

[0045] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and each modified example, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the above-described slope block and rail block may be directly connectable without being attached to a base plate, and may be placed on a table or the like in a connected state. [Explanation of symbols]

[0046] 10 Rolling toys 11 Bass 12 Fitting part 13 Slope Block 14~16 Rail block 17 Collection tray block 18 Engaged Part 20 Rolling elements 21 Rotating shaft 22 Disc Section 23 Uneven part 24 Inner surface 25 Fitting part 26 Lid member 30 Track parts 31 First track 32 Second track 33, 34 surface 35 Bottom 36 Side 41 Loading section 42 Unloading section 43 Slope 44 Bridging Section 45 Horizontal section 46 Uneven part

Claims

1. A rolling toy including a rolling body and a track part that forms a track along which the rolling body rolls, The rolling element is a first rolling portion constituting a rotating shaft portion, the first rolling portion engaging with the raceway component in a first range of the raceway component and separating from the raceway component in a second range of the raceway component different from the first range; a second rolling portion that is a disk portion having a larger diameter than the rotating shaft portion, the second rolling portion constituting two of the disk portions sandwiching the rotating shaft portion, the second rolling portion being spaced apart from the raceway component in the first range and being in contact with the raceway component in the second range; Equipped with The track part is a first raceway portion facing the first rolling portion; a second raceway portion facing the second rolling portion, the second raceway portion having a surface position lower than a surface position of the first raceway portion and extending along the first raceway portion; Equipped with the first track portion and the second track portion have an inclined portion in the first range, A rolling toy, wherein the first track portion engages only with the first rolling portion of the rolling body, restricting the movement of the rolling body on the inclined portion of the first track portion to movement in a downward rotating state on the inclined portion.

2. The rolling toy according to claim 1, A rolling toy, wherein the track part has, in the second range, a bridging portion that is connected to the inclined portion at a smaller inclination angle than the inclined portion, and a horizontal portion that is connected to the bridging portion.

3. The rolling toy according to claim 1 or 2, A rolling toy, wherein an outer periphery of the rotating shaft portion has a rotating side uneven portion extending in the axial direction, and the first raceway portion has an uneven portion that engages with the rotating side uneven portion.

4. The rolling toy according to claim 3, A rolling toy, wherein a side surface of the first track portion is inclined so as to become wider toward the second track portion, and an inner surface of the disk portion is in point contact with the side surface in the second range.

5. The rolling toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, A rolling toy, wherein the track parts are formed by a single block or a plurality of blocks which are detachable from each other.

6. The rolling toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5, A rolling toy, wherein an outer surface of the second rolling part has a fitting part to which an accessory can be attached.

7. The rolling toy according to any one of claims 1 to 6, The track part is a slope block that is detachably attached to a base plate having an array of fitting portions, and a rail block is connected to the slope block and detachably attached to the base plate, in this rolling toy.

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