Toy

Abstract

To provide an interesting toy. 【Solution means】A main body part 10 made of a material that can be formed into a predetermined shape, and a sub-body part 30 made of a material harder than the main body part 10 and inserted at an arbitrary position of the main body part 10 formed into a predetermined shape. The insertion part 31 of the sub-body part 30 inserted into the main body part 10 is configured such that the diameter of the tip 31a is larger than the diameter of the part on the base end side of the tip 31a. The sub-body part 30 that can be inserted into the soft main body part 10 whose shape can be freely formed is configured such that the diameter of the tip 31a of the insertion part 31 inserted into the main body part 10 is larger than the diameter of the base end side, and the insertion part 31 inserted into the main body part 10 is not easily removed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a toy.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as a toy, for example, in Patent Document 1, a configuration is disclosed that includes a clay-like material made of an arbitrary material and an attachment member composed of a number of small toys that can be attached to the clay-like material.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In Patent Document 1, it is a toy in which small toys are stabbed and played with on a portion made of a clay-like material. However, since the toy disclosed here simply fixes the small toys by stabbing them, there is a problem that it lacks interest.

[0005] The present invention provides, for example, a highly interesting toy.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The present invention is, for example, a toy including a main body portion made of a material that can be molded into a predetermined shape, and a sub-body portion made of a material harder than the main body portion and inserted at an arbitrary position of the main body portion molded into the predetermined shape. The insertion portion of the sub-body portion inserted into the main body portion is configured such that the diameter of the tip is larger than the diameter of the portion on the base end side of the tip. The present invention also relates to, for example, a toy, which includes a main body portion made of a material that can be formed into a predetermined shape, and a sub-body portion made of a material harder than the main body portion and inserted at an arbitrary position of the main body portion formed into the predetermined shape. The insertion portion of the sub-body portion inserted into the main body portion is configured such that the diameter of the tip is larger than the diameter of the portion on the base end side of the tip. The tip of the insertion portion is configured to be rotatable with respect to the main body portion.

Effects of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, for example, a highly interesting toy can be provided.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] Hereinafter, a toy which is one aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a toy according to one aspect of the present invention. The toy 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a toy in which a sub-body part 30 is attached to a main body part 10 to form a humanoid form. The toy 1 includes a main body part 10 made of a material that can be molded into an arbitrary shape, and a sub-body part 30 made of a material such as a synthetic resin harder than the main body part 10 and insertable at an arbitrary position of the main body part 10 molded into a character shape. The material of the main body part 10 can change from a first form that can be molded into an arbitrary shape to a second form that hardens over time. Examples of such a material include clay such as paper clay.

[0010] The sub-body part 30 includes, for example, types such as arm parts 33, leg parts 34, parts 38 for the face (see FIG. 6), and weapon parts 39 (see FIG. 6). Among the sub-body parts 30, particularly in the arm parts 33 and the leg parts 34, the insertion part 31, which is the part inserted into the main body part 10, is configured such that the diameter of the tip 31a is larger than the diameter of the cylindrical part 31b on the base end side relative to the tip 31a (see FIG. 2).

[0011] FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the arm part 33 and other parts attached to the arm part 33 in the toy shown in FIG. 1. In the arm part 33 shown in FIG. 2, the insertion part 31 extends in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the arm. The insertion part 31 is the part inserted into the main body part 10, and its cross-sectional shape is composed of a cylindrical part 31b with a circular shape and a spherical tip 31a at the tip part of the cylindrical part 31b. This insertion part 31 is configured as a part corresponding to the shoulder part. Here, the diameter (d1) of the spherical tip 31a is configured to be larger than the diameter (d2) of the cylindrical part 31b. Also, since the insertion part 31 is configured in a cylindrical shape, the arm part 33 is structured such that it is easy to rotate (rotation in the R direction) about the axis CL of the insertion part 31 in the inserted state into the main body part 10.

[0012] The hand part on the tip side of the arm part 33 is configured as a component mounting part 33a having a through hole 33b in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the arm part 33. That is, the mounting shaft 39b of another part, for example, the weapon part 39, is inserted into the through hole 33b, and the weapon part 39 is attached to the arm part 33. Note that a notch 33k is provided in the through hole 33b. By forming this notch 33k, the diameter of the through hole 33b is configured to be slightly smaller than the mounting shaft 39b, so that the mounting shaft 39b can be elastically and firmly held.

[0013] FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the leg part 34 in the toy shown in FIG. 1. The left and right leg parts 34 shown in Fig. 3 are composed of a leg part 35 and a foot part 36. For example, the lower end shaft 35b of the leg part 35 is inserted and fitted into the fitting hole 36h provided on the upper end surface of the foot part 36 for assembly. With this configuration, the foot part 36 can rotate relative to the leg part 35 and freely change its orientation. The left and right leg parts 34 are inserted through the main body part 10 and, when further placed on the placement surface, function as parts capable of supporting the main body part 10.

[0014] An insertion part 31 is provided on the upper end side of the leg part 35 and includes a cylindrical part 31b and a spherical tip 31a, similar to the arm part 33. Also in the leg part 34, the spherical diameter (d3) of the tip 31a is configured to be larger than the diameter (d4) of the cylindrical part 31b. Further, also in the leg part 34, in the inserted state into the main body part 10, rotational movement (rotation in the Y direction) is possible about the axis CL of the insertion part 31. Note that the length (L34) of the leg part 34 is configured to be shorter than the length (L33) of the arm part 33.

[0015] Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing an example of the attachment state of the insertion part 31 to the main body part 10. For example, when inserting the sub-body part 30 into the main body part 10, it is operated to push in the direction of the axis CL of the insertion part 31. As a result, as shown in Fig. 4, the insertion part 31 is in a state where the tip 31a has entered the main body part 10 at a predetermined depth. Here, in the illustrated state, the tip outer part 10b located outside the main body (left side in the figure) relative to the tip 31a and around the cylindrical part 31b is configured so that the tip 31a cannot come out. That is, the interval (d5) of the tip outer part 10b is smaller than the diameter of the tip 31a. This is not the case when the insertion part 31 is inserted, and when the insertion part 31 is pushed in, a pushing diameter part 10aa larger than the diameter of the tip 31a is formed. Then, after insertion, by pressing the outer surface of the main body part 10 around the cylindrical part 31b, for example, with a fingertip, the structure of the interval (d5) of the tip outer part 10b can be obtained.

[0016] By forming the outer tip portion 10b with a smaller diameter than the tip 31a in this way, the insertion portion 31 is held in a state where it is difficult to fall out from the main body portion 10. Also, as the clay hardens, the effect of preventing falling out becomes even more reliable. Further, since the tip 31a is spherical, it can rotate about the axis CL.

[0017] FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing another example of the attachment state of the insertion portion 31 to the main body portion 10. In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 5, the outer tip portion 10b facing the cylindrical portion 31b is configured as a tapered surface that widens outward. In the case of this tapered surface configuration, the insertion portion 31 can swing at a predetermined angle (in the direction of arrow Z in the figure) with the tip 31a as the swing center. The formation of this tapered surface is, for example, after pushing the insertion portion 31 into the main body portion 10, once making the outer tip portion 10b into the shape shown in FIG. 4. Then, by swinging and rotating the insertion portion 31 while tilted at a predetermined angle, it is formed into a tapered surface using the outer surface of the cylindrical portion 31b.

[0018] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of the assembled and displayed state of the toy 1. The sub-body portion 30 can be displayed on the placement portion 60 while supporting the main body portion 10 with the leg parts 34 in a state of being inserted into the main body portion 10. The leg parts 34 are configured to be shorter in length than the leg parts 34 as described above, and further, since the back surface side of the foot portion 36 is configured to be flat and has a relatively wide surface, the main body portion 10 is stably held. Also, since the orientation of the foot portion 36 can be freely changed, it can be stably placed. Further, on the main body portion 10, as another sub-body portion 30, eye parts 38 related to the face of the character are provided, and the expression of the character can be enjoyed.

[0019] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the main body portion 10 as seen from the bottom side. As shown in FIG. 7, the main body portion 10 has a flat bottom surface 10d. Further, the cross-sectional area of the main body portion 10 is configured to become narrower from the bottom to the upper end so that the bottom surface 10d is maximized. According to this configuration, for example, even when arm parts 33 and face parts are attached to the main body portion 10 and there are no leg parts 34, the main body portion 10 can be configured to stand alone with the bottom surface 10d as the bottom surface.

[0020] As described above, in the toy 1 of this aspect, the sub-body portion 30 that can be inserted into the soft main body portion 10 whose shape can be freely formed has a diameter of the tip 31a of the insertion portion 31 inserted into the main body portion 10 larger than the diameter on the base end side. By being configured in this way, the insertion portion 31 inserted into the main body portion 10 can be made not to come out easily.

[0021] Also, in the toy 1 of this aspect, the tip 31a of the insertion portion 31 is formed in a substantially spherical shape, for example, and is configured to be rotatable with respect to the main body portion 10. Thus, the orientation of the sub-body portion 30 can be freely changed by rotating it.

[0022] In the toy 1 of this aspect, the sub-body portion 30 is provided with leg parts 34 that are shorter than the arm parts. Therefore, with the main body portion 10 as the torso portion of the character, it is possible to configure a standing humanoid form that stably supports and stands on its own. Further, since the configuration is such that arm parts 33 are provided, it is possible to configure a character with movement. Further, since it is provided with parts for making a face, a character can be expressed.

[0023] In the toy 1 of this aspect, in the arm parts 33 of the sub-body portion 30, since the component mounting portion 33a is provided, it is easy to adopt a configuration in which other components are mounted.

[0024] In the toy 1 of this aspect, the main body portion 10 has a large lower end side and a flat bottom surface, and is configured to be able to stand on its own. Therefore, even when leg parts 34 and the like are not attached, a character can be represented. Also, since the upper end side of the main body portion 10 is configured to be narrower, stable placement is possible.

[0025] Also, according to the toy 1 of this aspect, the main body part 10 is configured to harden over time, such as clay, for example. Thus, when forming the shape, molding is easy, and the molded product can be stored in a stable shape over time.

[0026] As described above, one aspect of the present invention has been explained. However, the present invention can be appropriately modified within the scope of its technical idea. For example, in the above aspect, in the arm parts 33 and the leg parts 34, the insertion part 31 is configured to have a spherical tip 31a. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the insertion part of the eye part 38 may also be configured to be provided with the spherical tip 31a. In this case, it is possible to easily change the direction of the eyes and give a change to the expression of the character.

[0027] <Summary of the Embodiment> The above embodiment discloses at least the following toys. (1) A main body part made of a material that can be molded into a predetermined shape, and A sub-body part made of a material harder than the above main body part and inserted at an arbitrary position of the above main body part molded into the above predetermined shape, comprising: The insertion part of the above sub-body part inserted into the above main body part is configured such that the diameter of the tip is larger than the diameter of the part on the base end side rather than the tip, a toy. (2) The toy according to (1), wherein The tip of the above insertion part is configured to be rotatable with respect to the above main body part, a toy. (3) The toy according to (1) or (2), wherein The above sub-body part includes parts that can support the above main body part in a state where it is inserted into the above main body part, a toy. (4) The toy according to (3), wherein The above main body part constitutes the torso of the character, and The above parts of the above sub-body part are leg parts that constitute the legs of the character, a toy. (5) The toy according to (4), wherein the auxiliary body part includes arm parts that constitute the arms of the character, the toy. (6) The toy according to (5), wherein the leg parts are configured to be shorter than the arm parts, the toy. (7) The toy according to any one of (4) to (6), wherein the auxiliary body part includes parts related to the face of the character, the toy. (8) The toy according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the auxiliary body part is provided with a part mounting portion to which other parts can be mounted, the toy. (9) The toy according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the main body part having the predetermined shape is configured to be self - standing alone, the toy. (10) The toy according to (9), wherein the bottom surface of the main body part having the predetermined shape is configured to be flat, and the cross - sectional area of the main body part having the predetermined shape is configured such that the bottom surface is the largest, the toy. (11) The toy according to (10), wherein the main body part having the predetermined shape is configured to become thinner from the bottom surface to the upper end, the toy. (12) The toy according to any one of (1) to (11), wherein the auxiliary body part is made of synthetic resin, the toy. (13) The toy according to any one of (1) to (12), wherein the main body part is made of a material that can change from a first form that can be molded into an arbitrary shape to a second form that hardens over time, the toy. (14) The toy according to (13), wherein the main body part is made of clay, the toy. (15) The toy according to (14), wherein the clay is paper clay, the toy.

Explanation of symbols

[0028] 1 Toy 10 Main body part 30 Sub-body part 31 Insertion part 31a Tip 33 Arm part 33a Component mounting part 34 Leg part

Claims

1. A main body portion made of a material that can be formed into a predetermined shape, and a sub-body portion made of a material harder than the main body portion and inserted at an arbitrary position of the main body portion formed into the predetermined shape, comprising: The insertion portion of the sub-body portion inserted into the main body portion is configured such that the diameter of the tip is larger than the diameter of the portion on the proximal side of the tip, The tip of the insertion portion is configured to be rotatable with respect to the main body portion, a toy.

2. The toy according to claim 1, The sub-body portion includes parts that can support the main body portion in a state of being inserted into the main body portion, A toy.

3. The toy according to claim 2, The main body portion constitutes the torso of a character, The parts of the sub-body portion are leg parts that constitute the legs of a character, a toy.

4. The toy according to claim 3, The sub-body portion includes arm parts that constitute the arms of a character, a toy.

5. The toy according to claim 4, The leg parts are configured to be shorter than the arm parts, a toy.

6. The toy according to claim 5, The sub-body portion includes parts related to the face of a character, a toy.

7. The toy according to claim 6, The sub-body portion is provided with a component mounting portion to which other components can be mounted, a toy.

8. The toy according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The main body portion of the predetermined shape is configured to be self-standing alone, a toy.

9. The toy according to claim 8, The bottom surface of the main body portion of the predetermined shape is configured to be flat, The cross-sectional area of the main body portion of the predetermined shape is configured such that the bottom surface is the largest, a toy.

10. The toy according to claim 9, The main body portion of the predetermined shape is configured to become thinner from the bottom surface to the upper end, a toy.

11. The toy according to claim 10, The sub-body portion is made of synthetic resin, a toy.

12. The toy according to claim 11, The main body portion is made of a material that can change from a first form that can be formed into an arbitrary shape to a second form that hardens over time, a toy.

13. The toy according to claim 12, The main body portion is made of clay, a toy.

14. The toy according to claim 13, The clay is paper clay, a toy.

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