Target board for toy gun, housing for toy gun target device, target device for toy gun

Abstract

To provide a target device for a toy gun collecting bullets having impacted on a target plate without scattering and comfortable to be used.SOLUTION: A bullet B passing through an opening 26 and having hit a target plate 16 is reflected to a first reflection part 48 from the target plate 16, then reflected toward a back face plate 1406 from the first reflection part 48 and hits an energy damping part 50 as the target plate 16 is inclined. The bullet B having hit the energy damping part 50 has energy damped by the energy damping part 50, falls on a bottom face plate 1402 and is collected on the bottom face plate 1402.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a target board for a toy gun, a housing for a toy gun target device, and a target device for a toy gun. [Background technology]

[0002] Various shooting sports have been held in the past in which targets are shot using soft air guns, which are toy guns equipped with a mechanism for firing plastic bullets (BB bullets: ball bullets) using low-pressure compressed air or the like (see Patent Documents 1 and 2). One such shooting sport is the plate sport, in which multiple circular targets (target plates) called falling targets (falling plates) are arranged horizontally at intervals, and participants must shoot bullets at the targets to knock them down within a set time. A plurality of targets used in the plate game are provided so as to be able to fall down, and are configured so that the targets are positioned in an upright position in advance, and when a bullet hits the target, the impact force causes the target to fall down to the fallen position.

[0003] As a target device for a toy gun designed for such plate games, there is provided a target device body with a plurality of targets that can be knocked down, and a housing that surrounds the target device body to prevent bullets from scattering. The housing has a rectangular bottom surface, side surfaces rising from both the left and right sides of the bottom surface, a top surface connecting the upper ends of the side surfaces, and a rear surface connecting the rear ends of the bottom surface, side surfaces, and top surface, and the space surrounded by the front ends of the bottom surface, side surfaces, and top surface forms an opening that opens forward. A rectangular ring-shaped frame is attached around the entire periphery of the opening, and the inside of the frame forms a rectangular frame opening. The bottom, sides, top, and back are made of netting that absorbs the impact of bullets. The target device body is installed on the bottom surface inside the housing with the target facing forward through the frame opening. Typically, a toy gun target device is placed on a horizontal surface such as a desk, and therefore the surface of the target in the upright position is a vertical plane perpendicular to the horizontal surface. When a bullet is fired at a target using a soft air gun, the bullet hits the target, causing it to fall backward and being reflected by the target. Bullets that miss the target hit the back of the gun and are collected inside the housing. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6072456 [Patent Document 2] Patent No. 6106377 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Incidentally, when a bullet is fired toward a target in a substantially horizontal direction, passes through the frame opening, and hits the surface of the target, the bullet is reflected by the surface of the target. When a bullet hits a target perpendicularly, it is generally reflected in the opposite direction (however, due to the bullet's rotation and gravity, it may be reflected in a fan-shaped area from the point of impact). As a result, most of the reflected bullets fly out of the housing through the frame opening, and the current situation is that most of the bullets cannot be recovered. As such, when a soft air gun is fired, bullets scatter around the housing, requiring the effort of picking up the scattered bullets, and some kind of improvement is currently required. The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its object is to provide a target board for a toy gun, a housing for a target device for a toy gun, and a target device for a toy gun that are advantageous in that bullets that have landed on the target board can be collected without scattering. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the target plate for a toy gun of the present invention comprises an arm that supports the target plate and is arranged to be swingable between an upright position and a laid-down position in which a bullet fired from the front by a soft air gun hits the target plate located in the upright position and falls to the rear side opposite the front, and the target plate is attached to the arm at an angle that slopes toward the rear as it reaches upward in the upright position. The toy gun target device of the present invention also comprises an arm that supports a target plate and is arranged so as to be swingable between an upright position and a laid-down position, an upright position determining unit that positions the arm in the upright position, and a laid-down position holding unit that holds the arm in the laid-down position when a bullet fired from a soft air gun from the front hits the target plate located in the upright position and the arm falls to the laid-down position on the rear side opposite the front, and the target plate is attached to the arm at an angle that slopes upward toward the rear side in the upright position. Furthermore, the housing for a toy gun target device of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a housing having an opening on the front; an arrangement space provided on or near the bottom surface inside the housing, in which an arm capable of swinging between an upright position and a reclined position is disposed; a reflecting section provided inside the housing for reflecting a bullet reflected from the target plate to the rear side opposite the front; and an energy attenuation section provided inside the housing for attenuating the energy of the bullet reflected from the reflecting section and causing it to fall onto the bottom surface of the housing. The toy gun target device of the present invention also comprises a housing with an opening on the front, arms supporting target plates and arranged inside the housing so as to be swingable between an upright position and a laid-down position, an upright position determination unit which positions the arms in the upright position, and a laid-down position holding unit which holds the arms in the laid-down position when a bullet fired from the front by a soft air gun hits the target plate located in the upright position and the arms lay down to the laid-down position on the rear side opposite the front, and the target plate is attached to the arms at an angle that slopes upward toward the rear side in the upright position. The toy gun target device of the present invention comprises a housing having an opening on the front, a plurality of arms each supporting a target plate and arranged inside the housing so as to be swingable between an upright position and a laid-down position, an upright position determining unit which positions the plurality of arms in the upright position, and a laid-down position holding unit which holds the arms in the laid-down position when a bullet fired from a soft air gun from the front hits the target plate located in the upright position and the arms lay down to the laid-down position on the rear side opposite the front, wherein the target plate is attached to the arms at an angle that approaches the rear as it reaches the upper part in the upright position, and a reflecting unit which is arranged inside the housing and reflects the bullet reflected from the target plate to the rear side opposite the front, and an energy attenuating unit which attenuates the energy of the bullet reflected from the reflecting unit and causes it to fall to the bottom of the housing. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the target plate for a toy gun and the target device for a toy gun of the present invention, a bullet that hits the target plate is reflected upward or upward and rearward from the target plate because the target plate is inclined. Therefore, by placing some kind of member above the target plate that will hit the bullets that bounce off the target plate, it is advantageous to collect the bullets that hit the target plate without scattering them. Furthermore, according to the housing for a toy gun target device and the toy gun target device of the present invention, by placing a target plate facing diagonally upward inside the housing, it is advantageous in retrieving bullets that hit the target plate without scattering them. Furthermore, according to the housing for a toy gun target device and the toy gun target device of the present invention, the energy of a bullet that hits the energy attenuation section is attenuated by the energy attenuation section, falls onto the bottom surface of the housing, and is collected within the housing, which is advantageous in that the bullets that hit the target board can be collected without scattering. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view of a target device for a toy gun according to a first embodiment. [Figure 2]1 is a side cross-sectional view of a target device for a toy gun according to a first embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a front view showing a part of the inside of the target device body, showing the arm in an upright position. [Figure 4] 1A and 1B are side views of the inside of the target device body, where (A) shows the arm in an upright position, and (B) shows the arm in a reclined position. [Figure 5] FIG. 4B is a view taken along the line XX in FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a side cross-sectional view of a target device for a toy gun according to a second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] (First embodiment) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A target board for a toy gun, a housing for a toy gun target device, and a toy gun target device according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the toy gun target device 10A of this embodiment has a housing 14, a plurality of arms 18 that support a target plate 16, a fallen position holding unit 20, a release mechanism 22, a reflecting unit 24, and an energy attenuation unit 50, and the target device main body 12 is made up of the plurality of arms 18, the fallen position holding unit 20, and the release mechanism 22.

[0010] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 14 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long horizontally. The housing 14 is composed of a rectangular bottom panel 1402, a pair of side panels 1404 standing up from a pair of short sides of the bottom panel 1402, a back panel 1406 standing up from one of a pair of long sides of the bottom panel 1402, a front panel 1408 standing up from the other of the pair of long sides of the bottom panel 1402 at a height lower than the pair of side panels 1404 and the back panel 1406, and a top panel 1410 connecting the upper edges of the pair of side panels 1404 and the upper edge of the back panel 1406. The front plate 1408 is provided with an inclination that displaces toward the rear plate 1406 as it goes upward, so that bullets B that hit the front plate 1408 are guided into the housing 14 without scattering outside the housing 14. Therefore, when the housing 14 is viewed from the front, the front edges of the pair of side plates 1404, the upper edge of the front plate 1408, and the front edge of the top plate 1410 form a horizontally long, rectangular opening 26 through which the bullet fired from the soft air gun is introduced into the housing 14. 2, an outlet 28 for removing bullets is formed in the rear and lower corner of one of the pair of side panels 1404, and a lid 30 is provided to open and close the outlet 28. The lid 30 may be attached to the side panel 1404 in a swingable manner, or may be detachable, and various conventionally known configurations can be used for the structures of the outlet 28 and the lid 30.

[0011] As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the target device main body 12 is composed of multiple arms 18, a collapsed position holding unit 20, a release mechanism 22, and a case 32, and in this embodiment, three arms 18 are provided. The case 32 is positioned in the placement space of the case 32 on the bottom plate 1402 or in a position raised from the bottom plate 1402 so that the target plate 16 is in a position visible from the opening 26 of the housing 14, and is composed of a bottom plate 3202 and a pair of side plates 3204 supported by the bottom plate 3202. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, pairs of standing plates 34 are erected at multiple locations spaced apart in the left-right direction of the bottom plate 3202, in this embodiment at three locations, and support shafts 36 are supported and fixed to the pairs of standing plates 34, and stoppers 38 are also provided. The three arms 18 are each rotatably supported by a support shaft 36, and are arranged inside the housing 14 so as to be able to swing between an upright position shown in Fig. 4(A) and a reclined position shown in Fig. 4(B). Note that it is optional to provide the support shaft 36 rotatably, and rotate the arms 18 integrally with the support shaft 36. A target plate 16 is supported on top of each arm 18 . As shown in FIG. 1, when viewed from the front of the housing 14, the target plates 16 are formed as a first target plate 16A which is the largest, a second target plate 16B which is the next largest, and a third target plate 16C which is the smallest. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, a torsion spring 40 is wound around the support shaft 36, biasing the arm 18 so that it is always positioned in the upright position, and the upright position of the arm 18 is determined by the arm 18 abutting against a stopper 38. In this embodiment, the torsion spring 40 and the stopper 38 constitute an upright position determining section that positions the arms 18 in the upright position. When a plastic bullet B fired from a toy gun such as a soft air gun hits the target plate 16, the target plate 16 swings together with the arm 18 from an upright position to a laid position.

[0012] The target board 16 is mounted on an arm 18 in an upright position, with the target board 16 inclined toward the rear as it reaches the top. In the upright position, the target plate 16 is inclined relative to the arm 18 at an angle of between 20 degrees and 55 degrees. Preferably, the target plate 16 is inclined at an angle of between 25 degrees and 45 degrees relative to the arm 18 in the upright position. The reason for tilting the target plate 16 at an angle of 20 degrees or more relative to the arm 18 is that when a plastic bullet B fired from a soft air gun hits the target plate 16, the target plate 16 is not fixed, and so swings rearward together with the arm 18 at the same time as the bullet B hits the target plate 16; therefore, if the angle is less than 20 degrees, the direction of reflection will be tilted too far forward and upward, causing the bullet B to fly further forward than the front end of the housing 14. When the target plate 16 is tilted at an angle of 20 degrees or more relative to the arm 18, the bullet B reflected from the target plate 16 will reliably hit the first reflecting portion 48 directly above the target plate 16, which is advantageous for collecting the bullet B that hits the target plate 16 without scattering. The reason why the target plate 16 is inclined at an angle of 55 degrees or less relative to the arm 18 is to ensure the size of the outline of the target plate 16 when viewed from the front. If the target plate 16 is tilted at an angle of 25 degrees or more relative to the arm 18, it is advantageous for the target plate 16 to be reflected directly upward or toward the rear side rather than directly upward, and if the target plate 16 is tilted at an angle of 45 degrees or less relative to the arm 18, it is more advantageous for the target plate 16 to have a sufficient outline size when viewed from the front. When the target plate 16 is viewed from the front of the target plate 16 in the thickness direction of the target plate 16 as shown by the Y arrow in Figure 4(A), it has an oval shape that is long in the vertical direction, and when the target plate 16 is viewed from the front of the housing 14 as shown by the X arrow in Figure 4(A), it has a circular shape. Similarly, the target mark 1602 is designed to have a vertically elongated oval shape when viewed from the front of the target board 16 in the thickness direction of the target board 16 as shown by the Y arrow in Figure 4, and to have a circular shape when viewed from the front of the housing 14 as shown by the X arrow in Figure 4.

[0013] The lowered position holding section 20 is a section that holds the lowered position of each arm 18, and is provided for each arm 18. In other words, the lowered position holding section 20 holds the target board 16 in the lowered position when a bullet fired from the soft air gun hits the target board 16 that is positioned in the upright position. As shown in FIG. 5, the lying position holding section 20 is composed of a pair of swingable standing plates 2002 made of spring steel plates, and the upper parts of the standing plates 2002 are provided with curved portions 2004 that are convex in the directions that bring them closer together. Therefore, when a plastic bullet B fired from a toy gun hits the target plate 16 and the arm 18 swings downward, the arm 18 spreads the curved portions 2004 of the pair of standing plates 2002 and displaces downwardly, and the elasticity of the pair of standing plates 2002 displaces the curved portions 2004 of the pair of standing plates 2002 in directions that bring them closer to each other, and the pair of curved portions 2004 is positioned above the arm 18, thereby maintaining the fallen position of the arm 18.

[0014] The release mechanism 22 is a part that releases the holding of the arms 18 by the lowered position holding part 20 when all the arms 18 are positioned in the lowered position. As shown in FIG. 4, the release mechanism 22 includes a limit switch 42, a solenoid 44, and a control unit 46, and the limit switch 42 and the solenoid 44 are provided for each arm 18. The limit switch 42 detects the lowered position of the arm 18, and is activated when pressed by the arm 18 when the arm 18 is lowered to the lowered position. The solenoid 44 comprises a solenoid body 4402 equipped with a coil, and a plunger 4404 that is capable of retracting from the solenoid body 4402. When a drive current is supplied to the coil, the plunger 4404 reaches a protruding position protruding from the solenoid body 4402, as shown by the imaginary line in Figure 4(B), and when the supply of the drive current is stopped, the plunger 4404 reaches a retracted position retracted into the solenoid body 4402. When the plunger 4404 is in the retracted position, the upper end of the plunger 4404 is located at a distance below the arm 18 which is in the collapsed position, and when the plunger 4404 is in the extended position, the arm 18 is raised, the pair of curved portions 2004 is opened, and the arm 18 is displaced above the pair of curved portions 2004.

[0015] When the control unit 46 detects that all of the arms 18 are positioned at the lowered position by the limit switches 42, it supplies a drive current to each solenoid body 4402 to cause the plunger 4404 to protrude. This causes the plungers 4404 of each solenoid 44 to move to the extended position, displacing all of the arms 18 to positions spaced apart above the pair of curved portions 2004, and the biasing force of the torsion springs 40 causes all of the arms 18 to return to the upright position. When plunger 4404 reaches the protruding position, control unit 46 stops the supply of the drive current and positions plunger 4404 at the retracted position.

[0016] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the reflecting portion 24 is provided inside the housing 14 and is a portion that reflects the bullet B reflected from the target plate 16 toward the rear side. In this embodiment, a first reflecting portion 48 is provided as the reflecting portion 24. The first reflecting portion 48 is provided above the target plate 16 . The first reflecting portion 48 extends between the pair of side plates 1404 near the opening 26, and has an inclination that displaces upward as it approaches the rear, so that the bullet B reflected by the target plate 16 is reflected toward the rear plate 1406. A space is provided between the rear end of the first reflecting portion 48 and the top plate 1410, so that a bullet B passing between the first reflecting portion 48 and the top plate 1410 is guided to the rear side inside the housing 14.

[0017] The energy attenuation section 50 is a section that attenuates the energy of the bullet B reflected from the reflecting section 24 and causes the bullet B to fall onto the bottom surface of the housing 14, and is located away from the target plate 16 and closer to the back plate 1406, in other words, located in front of the back plate 1406. The energy attenuation section 50 is attached to the top plate 1410 of the housing 14 and is composed of a sheet 52 suspended inside the housing 14 across a pair of side plates 1404 . In this embodiment, the energy attenuation section 50 is composed of two sheets 52 suspended at a distance in the thickness direction, but the number of sheets 52 can be increased or decreased as appropriate depending on the energy of the bullet B. As such a sheet 52, a soft sheet such as cloth or vinyl chloride can be used.

[0018] In this embodiment, the bottom plate 1402, the pair of side plates 1404, and the back plate 1406 are made of opaque foamed polypropylene plates (foamed PP plates). If there is no problem in terms of strength, the back plate 1406 may be omitted because the bullet B will hit the sheet 52 and fall downward. The top plate 1410, the front plate 1408, and the first reflecting section 48 are made of transparent polycarbonate plates that are highly impact resistant. The target plate 16 is made of a polycarbonate plate that has excellent impact resistance. These parts may be made of various synthetic resin materials or metal materials that are conventionally known, but using the method of this embodiment is advantageous in improving the durability and reducing the weight of the toy gun target device 10A.

[0019] Next, the effects of the toy gun target device 10A according to the embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4(A), in the initial state of the toy gun target device 10A, all three arms 18 are in the upright position. Here, the contestant uses a soft air gun to shoot a bullet B into, for example, the first target board 16A. When bullet B hits first target plate 16A, the impact causes arm 18 to swing from the upright position to the lying position, and arm 18 is held in the lying position by lying position holding portion 20 as shown in FIG. 4(B). When the contestant uses a soft air gun to shoot bullets B at the remaining second and third target boards 16B and 16C, the remaining arms 18 are successively swung to the collapsed position until all the arms 18 are held in the collapsed position. Here, the control unit 46 drives the solenoid 44 corresponding to each arm 18, causing the plunger 4404 to protrude, thereby releasing the holding of each arm 18 by the collapsed position holding unit 20 and causing each arm 18 to return to the upright position.

[0020] On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, bullet B that passes through opening 26 and hits target plate 16 is reflected from target plate 16 to first reflecting section 48, and then reflected from first reflecting section 48 toward back plate 1406, and hits energy attenuation section 50, because target plate 16 is inclined. The energy of bullet B that hits energy attenuation section 50 is attenuated by energy attenuation section 50, and bullet B falls onto bottom plate 1402 and is collected on bottom plate 1402. Furthermore, bullet B that is shot into opening 26 but misses target plate 16 is recovered on bottom plate 1402 via the following path. Bullet B shot into the space sandwiched between first reflecting unit 48 and top plate 1410 reflects between first reflecting unit 48 and top plate 1410, then passes between first reflecting unit 48 and top plate 1410 and moves toward rear plate 1406. Alternatively, bullet B does not reflect off either first reflecting unit 48 or top plate 1410 and passes between first reflecting unit 48 and top plate 1410 and moves toward rear plate 1406. As a result, bullet B hits energy attenuation unit 50, the energy of which is attenuated, and bullet B falls onto bottom plate 1402, where it is collected. Furthermore, bullet B that is shot between the first reflecting section 48 and the front plate 1408 but does not hit the target plate 16 hits the energy attenuation section 50, has its energy attenuated, falls onto the bottom plate 1402, and is collected on the bottom plate 1402. Furthermore, bullet B that hits front plate 1408 is reflected from front plate 1408 to first reflecting section 48, then hits energy attenuation section 50 where its energy is attenuated, falls onto bottom plate 1402, and is collected on bottom plate 1402. Therefore, bullets B shot into the front of the housing 14, whether they hit the target plate 16 or miss the target plate 16, fall onto the bottom plate 1402 and are collected on the bottom plate 1402 of the housing 14. Then, the lid 30 is opened to expose the outlet 28, and the bullet B collected on the bottom plate 1402 is taken out from the outlet 28, whereby the bullet B is taken out to the outside of the housing 14.

[0021] Therefore, all the bullets B shot from the soft air gun into the opening 26 of the housing 14 are collected in the housing 14, eliminating the need to take the time to pick up the bullets B scattered around the toy gun target device 10A, and providing a toy gun target device 10A that is easy to use. Furthermore, a relatively high-pitched sound is generated when bullet B hits the target board 16 or the first reflecting section 48 after being reflected from the target board 16, whereas almost no sound is generated when bullet B misses the target board 16 and hits the energy attenuation section 50. This provides an auditory effect in addition to the visual effect of the target board 16 falling down after being hit by bullet B, which is advantageous in terms of enhancing the enjoyment of the game.

[0022] (Second embodiment) Next, a toy gun target device 10B according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the following embodiments, the same parts and members as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the configurations of the reflecting section 24 and the energy attenuating section 50. In this embodiment, the reflecting unit 24 is configured by an upper plate 1410 located above the target plate 16, and the reflecting unit 24 reflects the bullet B reflected by the target plate 16 toward the rear plate 1406. The energy attenuation section 50 that attenuates the energy of the bullet B reflected from the reflecting section 24 is made up of a back plate 1406, which is made up of a plate of a soft material (for example, vinyl chloride).

[0023] According to the second embodiment, bullet B that passes through opening 26 and hits target plate 16 is reflected from target plate 16 to upper plate 1410 because target plate 16 is inclined, and then strikes energy attenuation section 50 from upper plate 1410. The energy of the bullet B that hits the energy attenuation section 50 is attenuated, and the bullet B falls onto the bottom plate 1402 and is collected on the bottom plate 1402. Furthermore, bullet B that is shot into opening 26 but misses target plate 16 hits energy attenuation section 50, has its energy attenuated, falls onto bottom plate 1402, and is collected on bottom plate 1402. Furthermore, bullet B that hits front plate 1408 is reflected from front plate 1408 to top plate 1410, then hits energy attenuation section 50 where its energy is attenuated, and falls onto bottom plate 1402, where it is collected. Therefore, bullet B shot into the front of the front plate 1408 falls onto the bottom plate 1402 regardless of whether it hits the target plate 16 or misses the target plate 16, and is collected on the bottom plate 1402 of the housing 14. Then, the sliding cover 30A is opened to open the removal opening 28, and the bullet B collected on the bottom plate 1402 is removed from the removal opening 28, whereby the bullet B is removed to the outside of the housing 14.

[0024] Therefore, in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, all of the bullets B shot into the opening 26 of the housing 14 are recovered within the housing 14, eliminating the need to pick up the bullets B scattered around the toy gun target device 10B, and making it possible to provide a toy gun target device 10B that is easy to use. Furthermore, when bullet B hits the target board 16 or the top board 1410 after being reflected from the target board 16, a relatively high-pitched sound is generated, whereas when bullet B misses the target board 16 and hits the energy attenuation section 50, a relatively low-pitched sound is generated. Therefore, in addition to the visual effect of the target board 16 falling down when hit by bullet B, an auditory effect is also obtained, which is advantageous in terms of enhancing the playability.

[0025] The standing position determining unit is not limited to being constituted by the torsion spring 40 and the stopper 38, but may be constituted by including an actuator such as a motor, which moves the plurality of arms 18 from the collapsed position to the standing position. In this case, the collapsed position maintaining unit is constituted by a stopper or the like that supports the arms 18 from below when they are in the collapsed position, and no release mechanism is required.

[0026] The present invention is characterized in that the target plate 16 is oriented diagonally upward relative to the arm 18, and can be used as a stand-alone toy gun target plate having the arm 18 supported so that it can swing between an upright position and a lying position, and the target plate 16 attached diagonally upward to this arm 18.When such a toy gun target plate is used by placing it on a cardboard box with one side open, bullets B that hit the target plate 16 will be reflected upward or upward and backward, which is advantageous in terms of retrieving the bullets B without them scattering inside the cardboard box. The toy gun target device also includes an arm 18 that supports the target board 16 and is arranged so that it can swing between an upright position and a laid-down position, an upright position determining section that positions the arm 18 in the upright position, and a laid-down position holding section that holds the arm 18 in the laid-down position when a bullet B fired from a soft air gun from the front hits the target board 16 that is in the upright position and the arm 18 falls to the laid-down position on the rear side opposite the front, and the target board 16 is attached to the arm 18 at an angle that approaches the rear as it reaches the top in the upright position.The toy gun target device can also be used alone, and by using this toy gun target device by placing it on a cardboard box with one side open, the bullet B that hits the target board 16 will reflect upward or upward and rearward, which is advantageous for retrieving the bullets B without scattering them inside the cardboard box. In addition, when a housing for a toy gun target device is used that includes a housing with an opening on the front, an arrangement space provided on or near the bottom surface of the housing and in which an arm 18 that can swing between an upright position and a reclined position is arranged, a reflecting section provided inside the housing that reflects bullet B reflected from the target plate 16 to the rear side opposite the front, and an energy attenuation section provided inside the housing that attenuates the energy of bullet B reflected from the reflecting section and causes it to fall to the bottom of the housing, by placing the target plate 16 facing diagonally upward in the arrangement space, bullet B that hits the target plate 16 will be reflected upward or upward and rearward, and bullet B that hits the energy attenuation section via the reflecting section will have its energy attenuated by the energy attenuation section and will fall to the bottom of the housing and be collected within the housing, which is advantageous in collecting bullets B that hit the target plate 16 without scattering. In this case, any part of the housing other than the opening may be formed of a net, and if the top surface of the housing is formed of a net, bullet B that hits target plate 16 is guided to the back side by the net. If the net is stretched across a frame, it will repel bullet B without absorbing much of its energy, so it is preferable to place the net loosely. The net placed on the back of the housing is also preferably not stretched but hung down from above. The toy gun target device also includes a housing with an opening on the front, a plurality of arms 18 each supporting a target plate 16 and arranged inside the housing so as to be swingable between an upright position and a laid-down position, an upright position determining section which positions the plurality of arms 18 in the upright position, and a laid-down position holding section which holds the arms 18 in the laid-down position when a bullet B fired from the front by a soft air gun hits the target plate 16 which is in the upright position and the arms 18 fall to the laid-down position on the rear side opposite the front, and when the target plate 16 is in the upright position and is attached to the arms 18 at an angle which slopes towards the rear as it reaches the top, the bullet B which hits the target plate 16 is reflected upward or upward and towards the rear, which is advantageous in terms of retrieving the bullets B without scattering within the housing.

[0027] Furthermore, in the embodiment, the target plate 16 is provided on the upper part of the arm 18, but the target plate 16 may be provided detachably with respect to the arm 18. In this way, if the target plate 16 is damaged, it can be easily repaired by replacing it, which is advantageous in improving the usability of the toy gun target device. Furthermore, if a number of target boards 16 of different sizes are prepared in advance, the difficulty level can be varied by changing the target boards 16, which is advantageous in improving the marketability of the toy gun target device.

[0028] Furthermore, there are many commercially available falling plate targets, both triple-barreled and non-triple-barreled, as shown in the embodiment, and if one of these could be incorporated in place of the case 32 and a removable or replaceable target plate 16 attached to the arm, it would be possible to convert commercially available falling plate targets with various functions into BB bullet recovery targets. Furthermore, tilting the target board 16 to a certain degree or more prevents the BB bullet (bullet B) from bouncing forward, which is also effective in terms of safety. In this case, if the target board 16 is tilted 30 degrees or more from the vertical when shot horizontally from the front, the BB bullet will bounce upward or diagonally backward, ensuring safety. Tilting the target board 16 to the side or downward also has an effect on safety. Furthermore, if an inclined target board 16 is attached, even in a simple recovery case for a falling plate target, such as a commercially available box or frame with cloth or netting stretched over it, the BB bullets that hit the target board 16 will not bounce forward, but will bounce straight up or diagonally backward, thereby increasing the recovery rate of the BB bullets. Furthermore, the target plate 16 is not limited to the insert type, but may be a screw type, etc. It is even more preferable to make it possible to replace only the target plate by screwing it to a fixing part (insertion part, etc.) on the arm 18, as this allows only the part that is damaged by a bullet to be replaced (in this case, it also has the effect of making it possible to provide target plates of various sizes at even lower cost). Also, instead of inserting the target plate 16 into the arm 18, the target plate 16 may be structured to include the arm 18 (a structure in which the target plate 16 and the arm 18 are integrated) so that it can be fixed to the part corresponding to the support shaft 36 or a connector attached thereto. In other words, the arm 18 may be detachably coupled to the support shaft 36 provided on the case 32. Furthermore, the rear plate 1406 may be inclined so that the bullet B will be reflected downwards over a short distance, or if it is acceptable that the bullet cannot be recovered even if it hits the front plate 1408, the front plate 1408 may be set up vertically, or a soft material may be attached to this area to prevent it from bouncing back too strongly. [Explanation of symbols]

[0029] 10A, 10B Target device for toy gun 14. Case 1402 Bottom plate 1406 Back plate 1408 Front plate 1410 Top plate (reflector) 16 Target board 18 Arm 20 Lodging position holding part 24 Reflector 26 Opening 48 1st reflection section 50 Energy attenuation section 52 seats B Bullet

Claims

[Claim 1] a housing having an opening on the front; an arm that supports a target plate and is disposed inside the housing so as to be swingable between an upright position and a reclined position; an upright position determining unit that positions the arm at the upright position; a fallen position holding unit that holds the arm in the fallen position when a bullet fired from the front by a soft air gun hits the target plate located in the upright position and the arm falls to the fallen position on the rear side opposite to the front, the target plate is provided on the arm in such a manner that it slopes upward toward the rear surface in the upright position; the target plate is inclined at an angle of 20 degrees or more and 55 degrees or less with respect to the arm in the upright position; A reflector is provided inside the housing to reflect the bullet reflected from the target plate to a rear side opposite to the front side, An energy attenuation unit that attenuates the energy of the bullet reflected from the reflecting unit and causes it to fall onto the bottom surface of the housing is provided inside the housing, The arm is supported swingably via a support shaft, the arm is detachably coupled to the spindle, or the target plate is detachably coupled to the arm, or the arm is detachably coupled to the spindle and the target plate is detachably coupled to the arm. A target device for a toy gun.

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