Toy parts, doll toys, and cover members

Abstract

To provide a structure that facilitates assembly and disassembly of members and allows members to be rotated after assembly to maintain any posture. [Solution] A toy part constructed by rotatably connecting a first member and a second member, wherein the first member has a first protrusion that connects to the second member and functions as a rotation axis, the second member has a first cutout that engages with the first protrusion, and the toy part further comprises a third member having a first recess that engages with the exposed portion of the first protrusion when the first protrusion is engaged with the first cutout, and the third member is fixedly attached to the second member by the engagement between the first protrusion and the first recess.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a toy part, a doll toy, and a cover member. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes that each part of a doll toy, such as the torso, arms, legs, etc., is assembled from a plurality of toy parts. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 1-138492 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] When parts of a doll toy are rotatably connected and assembled, there is a demand for a structure that makes it easy to assemble and disassemble the parts, while allowing the parts to be rotated after assembly to maintain any posture.

[0005] The present invention makes it possible to provide a model part having the above-mentioned structure, and a doll toy or the like using the model part. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention relates to a toy part configured by rotatably connecting a first member and a second member, wherein the first member has a first protrusion portion connected to the second member and functioning as a pivot axis, the second member has a first cutout portion that engages with the first protrusion portion, and the toy part further comprises a third member having a first recess portion that engages with an exposed portion of the first protrusion portion when the first protrusion portion is engaged with the first cutout portion, and the third member is fixedly attached to the second member by the engagement between the first protrusion portion and the first recess portion. The present invention also relates to a toy part configured by rotatably connecting a first member and a second member, wherein the first member has a first protrusion connected to the second member and functioning as a pivot axis, the second member has a first cutout portion engaging with the first protrusion, and the toy part further comprises a third member having a first recess that engages with an exposed portion of the first protrusion when the first protrusion is engaged with the first cutout, the third member is fixedly attached to the second member when the first protrusion and the first recess are engaged, and the second member is configured to be rotatable relative to the first member when the third member is fixedly attached to the second member. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a model part having the above-mentioned structure, and a doll toy or the like using the model part. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a doll toy according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing the appearance of a leg of a doll toy according to an embodiment. [Diagram 3] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing the appearance of parts of the legs of a doll toy according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a cross-sectional structure of a waist part of a doll toy according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the invention. Two or more features among the multiple features described in the embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. Also, the same reference numbers are used for identical or similar configurations, and duplicated descriptions are omitted. Also, in each figure, the up, down, left, right, front and back directions relative to the paper surface are used in the description in the text as the up, down, left, right, front and back directions of the parts (or components) in this embodiment.

[0010] First, an example of the appearance of a doll toy corresponding to this embodiment is shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a doll toy 100 according to the embodiment in a simplified manner. The doll toy 100 has model parts, namely, a head 110, a body 111, arms 112, a waist 113, and legs 114, which are joined together. At least a part of each part 110 to 114 is supported so as to be rotatable (or swingable) relative to the adjacent parts. For example, the head 110 is supported so as to be rotatable relative to the body 111, and the arms 112 are supported so as to be rotatable, tilted forward, and tilted backward relative to the body 111. The legs 114 are supported so as to be rotatable relative to the waist 113. The legs 114 are further provided with knee joints, and can be rotated so as to bend the parts above the knees and the parts below the knees. In this way, each part of the doll toy 100 is provided with a joint structure, and a user (e.g., the owner of the doll toy 1) can position the doll toy 100 as desired. Although omitted in FIG. 1, one or more decorative parts can be attached to the doll toy 100. The decorative parts can also be configured in the same manner as the model parts of the doll toy described in this embodiment. The decorative parts include, for example, weapons such as swords and guns, and protective gear such as shields.

[0011] Also, the doll toy corresponding to this embodiment may be configured with the body 111, the arms 112, the legs 114, etc. in a stacked structure. In conventional doll toys, when assembling parts, a certain part (which may consist of one part or may be a part combining two parts) is sandwiched between two other parts, but with this configuration, if two parts are assembled without sandwiching a certain part, in order to sandwich the certain part, the two assembled parts must be disassembled and the certain part must be sandwiched again and assembled. In contrast, in the case of a stacked structure, the parts are connected to each other by fitting, engagement, etc., and sandwiching is not required, so there is no problem of forgetting to sandwich. In addition, in the case of a stacked structure, if there is no part in the middle, the parts will not be assembled, so there is no chance of forgetting a part. The parts to be stacked themselves may be configured as a single part, or may be configured by combining multiple parts.

[0012] In this specification, when explaining the positional relationship of each part, it may be described as front (forward), rear (rear), left (left side), right (right side), up (upper), down (lower), etc., but these expressions are relative with respect to the doll toy 1. For example, the front corresponds to the front side of the doll toy 100, and the rear corresponds to the back side of the doll toy 100.

[0013] In this embodiment, each model part constituting the doll toy 100 can be made of a thermoplastic resin such as ABS. Also, materials other than ABS (polyethylene, polystyrene, thermosetting resin, etc.) may be used. Furthermore, each model part may be made of an internal part made of ABS or the like and an external part made of a metal material covering the outside of the internal part. Basically, the external parts are not directly bonded to each other, and the relative positions of the multiple external parts are determined via the same internal part by bonding the external part to the internal part. When bonding the external parts to each other, they may be bonded in advance by a sintering process. The external parts can be made of an alloy in which titanium, aluminum, and rare earth yttria are mixed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the combination may be at least partially different or entirely different, or may be a single metal such as aluminum.

[0014] Next, referring to FIG. 2, a specific example of the configuration of the model part of the leg 114 will be described. FIG. 2(A) is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the side of the leg 114. The leg 114 is composed of a plurality of members, and the members related to the configuration of this embodiment will be described below. First, the first member, the above-knee member 201, is connected to the second member, the below-knee member 202, at the knee joint, and is configured to be rotatable so that the knee joint is bent. The left and right sides of the knee joint are covered by the third member, the cover member 203, and the connection part is shielded from the outside. The knee joint is further rotatably connected to the fourth member, the protruding member 204, which is a member simulating a vernier. The vernier is used as a general name for a jet device, and in particular refers to an auxiliary device for attitude control of a spacecraft. FIG. 2(A) shows only the left side, but a similar cover member 203 is attached to the right side.

[0015] FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of the knee joint of the leg 114 with the cover member 203 removed. When the cover member 203 is removed, five protrusions are arranged. Among them, the protrusion 201A constitutes a part of the above-knee member 201. Furthermore, the protrusion 204A constitutes a part of the protrusion member 204. The protrusions 205A to 205C constitute a part of the fixing member 205 which constitutes a part of the below-knee member 202. These five protrusions are combined with the recesses on the back surface of the cover member 203 to fix the cover member 203. Furthermore, an alignment mechanism 205F that defines the protrusions 205A to 205C and the cutouts 205D and 205E is formed on the surface of the fixing member 205, and the alignment mechanism 205F makes it easy to align the cover member 203 when it is attached to the fixing member 205. The alignment mechanism 205F has a convex structure formed to partition the protrusions 205A to 205C and the cutouts 205D and 205E. They may also be called protrusions or partitions.

[0016] Furthermore, when the cover member 203 is not present, the protrusions 201A and 204A are simply detachably engaged with the fixed member 205, and the above-knee member 201 and the protrusion member 204 can be easily removed from the fixed member 205. Therefore, when it is desired to paint these parts after assembly, they can be easily disassembled, painted as desired, and then reassembled. By combining the protrusions 201A and 204A with the cover member 203, their positions are fixed, and the members 201 and 204 can each be stably rotated.

[0017] FIG. 2(C) shows an example of the structure of the back surface of the cover member 203. The recesses 201A', 204A', 205A', 205B', and 205C' indicate recesses that are coupled to the protrusions 201A, 204A, 205A, 205B, and 205C in FIG. 2(B), respectively. The cover member 203 is fixedly attached to the below-knee member 202 by coupling each protrusion with each recess. There is one recess without a reference number, but this recess is used to couple with 205B on the right side opposite to the left side shown in FIG. 2(A). That is, the right side of the leg 114 is configured symmetrically to FIG. 2(B).

[0018] Next, the configuration of each member constituting the knee joint will be described with reference to FIG. 3. FIG. 3(A) shows an example of the configuration of the below-knee member 202. The below-knee member 202 is configured to include a fixing member 205, which is formed with protrusions 205A to 205C and cutouts 205D and 205E. The cutout 205D engages with the protrusion 201A of the above-knee member 201, and the cutout 205E engages with the protrusion 204A of the protruding member 204. The contact surfaces of the cutouts 205D and 205E with the protrusions are formed with slight protrusions, which make it difficult for the protrusions engaged with the cutouts to come off. An example of the configuration of the protrusions is shown by enlarging the area surrounded by the dotted line in FIG. 3(A).

[0019] Next, Fig. 3(B) shows an example of the configuration of above-knee member 201. Above-knee member 201 has protrusion 201A, and by engaging protrusion 201A with notch 205D, above-knee member 201 and below-knee member 202 are rotatably connected around protrusion 201A as a rotation axis. This rotational movement can express flexion of the knee joint. Moreover, Fig. 3(C) shows an example of the configuration of protrusion member 204. Protrusion member 204 has protrusion 204A, and by engaging protrusion 204A with notch 205E, protrusion member 204 is rotatably connected to fixing member 205 around protrusion 204A as a rotation axis.

[0020] The structure such as the notches 205D and 205E shown in FIG. 3 is generally called a "C-shaped receiver". When a rotating shaft such as the protrusions 201A and 204A is held by only the C-shaped receiver, while there is an advantage that assembly and disassembly are simplified, the force may escape in the opening direction and the connection between the members may become weak. In particular, when the member is large or the parts arranged on the lower side are heavy, it may be difficult to maintain the posture after rotation. Therefore, in this embodiment, a cover member 203 is used to hold the protrusions 201A and 204A engaged with the notches 205D and 205E. Each member constituting the knee joint shown in FIG. 3 may be configured as a single member or may be formed by combining multiple members.

[0021] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a cross section of the leg 114 in a state where the cover member 203 is attached to the below-knee member 202. The cross section is set so as to pass through the connection portion between the protrusion 201A and the recess 201A'. In the cross section shown in FIG. 4, the contact between the notch 205D and the protrusion 201A is ensured only on the lower side, and not on the upper side. However, the recess 201A' is formed so as to surround the outer periphery of the protrusion 201A, and the width of the contact portion is also sufficiently ensured. In this way, the protrusion 201A is temporarily fixed by the notch 205D of the C-shaped receiver, and then completely surrounded by the recess 201A'.

[0022] As a result, when the above-knee member 201 and the below-knee member 202 are rotated, they can be stopped at any position and frictional force can be generated to maintain the posture. In addition, because the connection between the cover member 203 and the fixing member 205 is also supported by the other four connections, the connection between the cover member 203 and the fixing member 205 will not be released even when the above-knee member 201 and the below-knee member 202 are rotated.

[0023] Although FIG. 4 only shows the relationship between the protrusion 201A and the recess 201A', the relationship between the protrusion 204A and the recess 204A' is similar.

[0024] Thus, according to this embodiment, when connecting the first member (above-knee member 201) and the second member (below-knee member 202) that constitute the joint mechanism, the protrusion of the first member is received by the C-shaped receiver of the second member, and the joint mechanism is covered with a cover member having multiple recesses to which multiple protrusions including the protrusion are joined. This makes it easy to assemble and disassemble the multiple members of the knee joint, and allows the knee joint to maintain any posture after assembly.

[0025] The invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the gist of the invention.

Claims

1. A toy part including a first member and a second member rotatably connected to each other, the first member has a first protrusion that is connected to the second member and functions as a rotation axis; the second member has a first notch portion that engages with the first protrusion portion, the toy part further includes a third member having a first recess that is coupled with an exposed portion of the first protrusion when the first protrusion is engaged with the first cutout, The third member is fixedly attached to the second member when the first protrusion and the first recess are coupled together, and the second member is configured to be rotatable relative to the first member when the third member is fixedly attached to the second member.

2. the second member includes a plurality of additional protrusions; the third member includes a plurality of additional recesses mating with respective ones of the plurality of additional protrusions; The toy part of claim 1 , wherein the third member is fixedly attached to the second member by further coupling each of the plurality of additional protrusions with each of the plurality of additional recesses.

3. The toy part according to claim 2 , wherein the second member has a mechanism for aligning the third member when the second member is attached.

4. The toy part of claim 3 , wherein the alignment feature comprises a convex structure configured to define the first protrusion and the plurality of additional protrusions.

5. The toy part according to claim 1 , wherein the third member is attached to each of left and right side surfaces of the second member.

6. a fourth member having a second protrusion connected to the second member and functioning as a pivot shaft; the second member further has a second notch portion that engages with the second protrusion portion; the third member includes a second recess that is coupled with an exposed portion of the second protrusion when the second protrusion is engaged with the second cutout portion; The toy part according to claim 1 , wherein the third member is fixedly attached to the second member by further coupling the second protrusion and the second recess.

7. A doll toy comprising a toy part according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A cover member that is arranged to cover a connection portion when a first member and a second member that constitute a doll toy are detachably connected, When the first protrusion of the first member and the cutout portion of the second member are rotatably engaged in the connection, the cover member engages with the exposed portion of the first protrusion, thereby being fixedly attached to the second member without impeding the rotation.

9. The cover member according to claim 8 , which is fixedly attached to the second member by further coupling with another additional protrusion provided on the second member.

10. The cover member according to claim 9 , further comprising recesses for coupling with the respective protrusions, the cover member being attached to the left and right side surfaces of the second member, respectively.

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