Toy

Abstract

To provide a highly amusing toy.SOLUTION: A transformable toy 1 includes a body part 10, and a sheet part 20 provided on the body part 10 and capable of taking a first form 1F in a closed state of the sheet part 20 and a second form 2F in an opened state of the sheet part 20. The sheet part 20 is configured to make a part of the body part 10 invisible in the first form and to make a part of the body part 10 visible in the second form. Since the seat portion 20 is configured to be changeable between a first form in which a part of the main body portion 10 is covered and a second form in which the part can be seen, it is possible to perform a presentation in which a design provided on a part of the main body portion 10 is changed between a visible state and an invisible state.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to toys.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as a toy, Patent Document 1 discloses an upper fitting member having fitting protrusions projecting at intervals on the upper surface of a flat main board portion and a guiding protrusion projecting along the longitudinal direction at the center of the lower surface, a lower fitting member having a guiding protrusion projecting at the center of the upper surface of the main board portion and a fitting recess formed on the lower surface, a frame member having an L-shaped cross section and formed in an arbitrary size, with horizontal edge portions facing each other to sandwich the upper and lower fitting members, and a door member incorporated between the upper and lower fitting members, which constitutes a window frame in a block toy.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] The block toy provided in Patent Document 1 only incorporates a flat plate-shaped door member surrounded by a frame member, and the toy itself does not operate or change, having problems in its interestingness.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a highly interesting toy.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] A toy according to one aspect of the present invention is a toy capable of morphological change, comprising a main body portion and a sheet portion provided on the main body portion and capable of taking a first form and a second form. The sheet portion is configured such that in the first form, a part of the main body portion is made invisible, and in the second form, a part of the main body portion is made visible. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a highly entertaining toy. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0008] [Figure 1] This is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a toy according to one aspect of the present invention. [Figure 2] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the second form of the toy shown. [Figure 3] Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of the toy shown. [Figure 4] Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the inside of the front frame section. [Figure 5] Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the rear frame section. [Figure 6] Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the holding portion as seen from the surface side. [Figure 7] Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the holding portion as seen from the back side. [Figure 8] Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the sheet portion as seen from the reverse side. [Figure 9] This is a perspective view showing the operation when the seat and holding parts are assembled into the main body. [Figure 10] This is a vertical cross-sectional view of the toy in its first form, with the seat section closed. [Figure 11] This is a vertical cross-sectional view of the toy in its second form, with the seat section open. [Figure 12] This is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the key parts of the toy in the lateral direction. [Figure 13] This is a perspective view showing the back of the main unit. [Figure 14] This is a perspective view showing variations of the toy. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0009] The following describes an embodiment of a toy representing one aspect of the present invention, with reference to the figures. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the first form 1F of toy 1. Figure 2 is a perspective view of the second form 2F of toy 1.

[0010] The toy 1 shown in Figure 1 comprises a main body 10 having a frame portion 10a that forms the outer edge when viewed from the front (diagonally to the right in the figure), and a seat portion 20 having a seat body 20a that mimics a shade that can move up and down and an operating portion 23 inside the frame portion 10a. In other words, it is configured to mimic a vehicle window, and the seat portion 20 can be opened and closed by gripping the operating portion 23 and moving it up and down. For example, it has a configuration that can change into two forms: a first form 1F with the window closed as shown in Figure 1, and a second form 2F with the window open as shown in Figure 2.

[0011] In the first form 1F, as shown in Figure 1, the shape is modeled after a window that allows one to look out from inside an airplane, but the sheet portion 20, which is modeled after a shade, is closed and the view is not visible. On the other hand, in the second form 2F, as shown in Figure 2, the view of the outside scenery, for example, the first image E1 of the scenery in the sky when the airplane is flying, is visible from the airplane window.

[0012] Here, the sheet section 20 is made of a soft material, and a rigid operating section 23 is attached to one end of the sheet section 20a as described later. The main body section 10 is also made of a rigid material. The sheet section 20 changes between a first form 1F, where the window is closed, and a second form 2F, where the window is open, by sliding the operating section 23 up and down. For example, in the first form 1F, the outer surface of the sheet section 20a, which is visible when the sheet section 20 is closed, is plain E0. On the other hand, in the second form 2F, where the sheet section 20 is open, the sheet section 20a slides upward, and the inner surface of the main body section 10 (image sheet 38) that was covered by the sheet section 20a becomes visible, allowing the scenery of the first pattern E1 to be seen.

[0013] In the toy 1, on one end side of the main body portion 10, a mounting portion 15 is provided. For example, the mounting portion 15 is composed of a mounting protrusion 15b having a hole 15h that opens in the thickness direction of the main body portion 10, and a string-like member such as a ball chain that penetrates the hole 15h. Thereby, the main body portion 10 is configured to be attachable to other articles.

[0014] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the toy 1. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the front frame portion 11, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the rear frame portion 12.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 3, the toy 1 has a configuration including a front frame portion 11, a seat portion 20 disposed on the rear side thereof, a holding portion 30 disposed on the rear side of the seat portion 20, and a rear frame portion 12 disposed further on the rear side. And, by combining the front frame portion 11 and the rear frame portion 12 front and rear, the space of the main body portion 10 is formed. For example, in the front frame portion 11 shown in FIG. 4, four connecting pins 11p project inwardly thereof. On the other hand, in the rear frame portion 12 shown in FIG. 5, four connecting bosses 12b having fitting holes 12c are provided. And, by combining so that the connecting pins 11p are fitted into the fitting holes 12c, the outer frame portion of the main body portion 10 is formed. Also, the holding portion 30 and the seat portion 20 are disposed inside the main body portion 10 as described later.

[0016] FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the holding portion 30 seen from the surface portion 30a side.

[0017] As shown in Figure 6, the retaining portion 30 has left and right edge portions 30e with thickened walls at both ends of its wall portion 31, and the inside of the left and right edge portions 30e is configured as a flat surface portion 30a. Multiple support pins 35 (four in this embodiment) are provided on the left and right edge portions 30e, projecting toward the front side of the main body portion 10. The support pins 35 fit into retaining holes 11c formed on the inside (rear side) of the front frame portion 11. Through this fitting with the retaining holes 11c, the retaining portion 30 is fixed to the inside of the front frame portion 11 at a certain distance from the front frame portion 11. In addition, although the entire surface portion 30a is configured as a flat plane, a stepped portion 34 that is higher than the surface portion 30a is provided along the left and right edge portions 30e in the portion close to the left and right edge portions 30e.

[0018] Figure 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the holding portion 30 as seen from the back surface 30b side. As shown in Figure 7, the back surface 30b of the holding portion 30 is provided with rear legs 36 on both the left and right ends, which protrude toward the rear and extend along the left and right edges 30e. Between the rear legs 36, there are multiple (three) protrusions 32 provided parallel to the rear legs 36 and at equal intervals. These protrusions 32 face the back surface of the sheet body 20a of the sheet portion 20. The protrusions 32 form a movement space for the sheet portion 20 between themselves and the inner surface 12is of the rear frame portion 12 (see Figure 10). The protrusions 32 configured in this way can slide against the sheet body 20a when the sheet body 20a slides to wrap around the back surface 30b of the wall portion 31, thereby facilitating the movement of the sheet body 20a.

[0019] Figure 8 is an enlarged perspective view of the sheet portion 20 as seen from the back side. As shown in Figure 8, the sheet portion 20 comprises a sheet body 20a composed of a first surface portion 21 that can face the front surface portion 30a of the holding portion 30, and a second surface portion 22 that is continuous with the first surface portion 21 and can face only the back surface portion 30b of the holding portion 30, and an operating portion 23 provided on one end side of the first surface portion 21 (the right side in Figure 8). Since the sheet body 20a is made of a flexible material as described above, it can be bent and positioned to face the front and back surfaces 30a and 30b of the holding portion 30. Since the operating portion 23 is made of a rigid material, the sheet portion 20 can be slid. Furthermore, in the sheet body 20a, the first surface portion 21 is made larger than the second surface portion 22 so as to be able to cover the entire surface portion 30a of the holding portion 30, and the second surface portion 22 is made smaller than the second space S2, thereby ensuring space for movement of the sheet portion 20.

[0020] As described above, the operating section 23 has a finger-grip projection 23a (see Figure 1) that protrudes from the front side of the toy 1. On the back side facing the front surface 30a, as shown in Figure 8, a plate-shaped end-holding section 23b is provided along the width direction of the sheet body 20a. As shown in the figure, this end-holding section 23b is configured to be approximately the same length as the width of the sheet body 20a (slightly shorter than the width of the sheet). Furthermore, the opposing surface 23bb of the end-holding section 23b that faces the front surface 30a is flat.

[0021] Figure 9 is a perspective view showing the operation when the sheet portion 20 and the holding portion 30 are assembled into the main body portion 10. As shown in Figure 9, the holding portion 30 is positioned so that its front surface 30a is aligned with the back surface of the first surface 21. At this time, the end holding portion 23b of the operating portion 23 is positioned between the left and right edge portions 30e. The second surface portion 22 is also curved so that it is positioned on the back surface 30b side of the holding portion 30. In this state, the support pin 35 of the holding portion 30 is pushed in so that it fits into the holding hole 11c of the front frame portion 11. As a result, the holding portion 30 and the sheet portion 20 are attached to the inside of the front frame portion 11. After that, with the second surface portion 22 of the sheet portion 20 bent so that it fits into the second space S2, the front frame portion 11 and the rear frame portion 12 are connected to assemble the main body portion 10.

[0022] Figure 10 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the toy in the first embodiment 1F with the sheet portion 20 closed. As shown in Figure 10, the main body 10 of toy 1 has an internal space that is divided into a first space S1 at the front and a second space S2 at the rear by the wall surface 31 of the holding part 30. In the first form 1F, the sheet part 20 has its first surface 21 located in the first space S1 and its second surface 22 located in the second space S2. The sheet part 20 is also curved to cover the upper end 31u of the wall surface 31 of the holding part 30.

[0023] The sheet portion 20, positioned in this manner, is operated up and down by pinching the operating portion 23. For example, the operating portion 23, which had been moved to the upper end, is slid downward in a second direction (Y direction in the figure). This movement causes the surface portion 30a to be covered by the first surface portion 21 and become invisible (as shown in Figure 10). As shown in Figure 10, when the operating portion 23 is located at the lower end, the end holding portion 23b, which holds the edge of the sheet, is clamped and locked between the lower end 10ad of the frame portion 10a and the lower end 31d of the holding portion 30, thus maintaining the window closed state.

[0024] Figure 11 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the toy in the second form 2F, where the sheet portion 20 is open. From the state shown in Figure 10, the sheet portion 20 is moved upward in a first direction (X direction in the figure) by sliding the operating portion 23 upward, causing the first surface portion 21, which is located on the first space S1 side, to move towards the second space S2 side. At this time, the sheet body 20a moves downward to the second space S2 while contacting the upper inner wall portion of the internal space. As the sheet portion 20 moves upward, the surface portion 30a that was covered by the first surface portion 21 becomes visible, and for example, the first pattern E1 drawn on the image sheet 38 becomes visible.

[0025] As described above, when the operating part 23 moves to the upper end, the end holding part 23b is clamped and locked between the upper end 10au of the frame part 10a and the upper end 31u of the holding part 30. This locking maintains the window in the open position. Furthermore, if the first pattern E1 is depicted on image sheet 38, it is easy to create a different pattern by changing image sheet 38.

[0026] Figure 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of toy 1 in the lateral direction. As shown in Figure 12, the operating section 23 is positioned such that its left and right ends 23be are sandwiched between the holding section 30 and the left and right frame sections 10as of the frame section 10a. The end holding section 23b is positioned to fit between the left and right edge sections 30e. In this way, the operating section 23 is positioned so as to be restricted in the front-to-back and left-to-right directions, allowing it to slide smoothly up and down. Furthermore, as mentioned above, the end holding section 23b is held so as to be in contact with the stepped sections 34 on both the left and right ends of the surface section 30a. As a result, the operating section 23 can slide without its opposing surface 23bb coming into contact with the image sheet 38 provided on the surface section 30a.

[0027] Figure 13 is a perspective view showing the rear side of the main body 10. The back surface 12r of the main body 10 is a flat surface as shown in the figure. A flat mounting portion 15e(15) is provided on this back surface 12r. This flat mounting portion 15e is made of, for example, a magnet. Therefore, the toy 1 can be held by magnetically attaching the main body 10 to a metal part by the magnetic mounting portion 15e(15), in addition to the ball chain mounting portion 15a(15) provided at the upper end of the main body 10.

[0028] Figure 14 is a perspective view showing a modified version of Toy 1. Figure 14 shows a modified version of toy 1, the first form 1F. In this case, the first surface 21 of the seat portion 20 has a second picture E2 of an airport scene drawn on its outer surface (front side), as shown in the figure. Thus, when the seat portion 20 has its window closed, the second picture E2 is drawn, while when the operating section 23 of the seat portion 20 is raised upward, the same first picture E1 as in Figure 2 appears. This allows the user to enjoy the picture in both the first form 1F and the second form 2F.

[0029] While there are no particular restrictions on the sales method of toy 1 configured as described above, it can be sold, for example, by an automated vending machine. In this case, toy 1 is supplied in a spherical capsule.

[0030] The item supply device includes a storage section capable of storing multiple capsules containing toys 1 in a random arrangement, a supply section capable of randomly selecting and supplying capsules one by one from the storage section, a locking section for locking the supply section, an operating section that releases the lock by the locking section upon payment of a fee and allows the supply section to be rotated, and a passage section that allows the capsules to roll through from the storage section to the supply opening. In this way, the capsules containing toys 1 can roll, thus preventing damage to the toys 1 during supply from the item supply device and allowing the toys 1 to be supplied to the user.

[0031] As described above, the toy 1 of this embodiment is configured to change between a first form 1F in which the sheet portion 20 covers a part of the main body portion 10, and a second form 2F in which the part can be seen, thereby making it possible to create a state in which the pattern provided on a part of the main body portion 10 is visible and a state in which it is not.

[0032] In this embodiment of toy 1, the sheet portion 20 is held by a holding portion 30 having a plate-like portion (wall portion 31) that divides the main body portion 10 into front and rear spaces (first space S1, second space S2), and the first surface portion 21 is configured to move along the surface portion 30a of the holding portion 30, so that it can slide between a state where the surface portion 30a is not visible and a state where it is visible. As a result, it is possible to enjoy the change between the first pattern E1 provided on the surface portion 30a and the blank E0 or second pattern E2 on the first surface portion 21.

[0033] In this embodiment of toy 1, the sheet portion 20 is configured to slide on the holding portion 30, making it easy to cover one side of the holding portion 30 with the sheet portion 20 so that it is not visible, or to open it so that it is visible.

[0034] Furthermore, in the toy 1 of this embodiment, the holding part 30 has a plurality of protrusions 32 formed on its back surface 30b that are aligned with the direction of movement of the sheet part 20, so that the sheet part 20 can slide easily. Moreover, since the front surface 30a of the holding part 30 is made up of a flat surface, it is easy to draw a pattern directly on this surface 30a, or to attach a material with a pattern to it.

[0035] In this embodiment of toy 1, the sheet portion 20 is configured not to be in direct contact with the surface portion 30a of the holding portion 30, thereby preventing deterioration of the pattern on the surface portion 30a due to friction.

[0036] In the toy 1 of this embodiment, the sheet portion 20 is provided with a rigid operating portion 23 at its end, which allows the soft sheet body 20a to be reliably slid.

[0037] Furthermore, since the operating section 23 is held between the frame section 10a and the holding section 30 so as to be slidable in a direction perpendicular to the direction of sliding movement, smooth sliding movement is possible. In addition, since the operating section 23 is configured to be locked at the upper end 10au and lower end 10ad of the frame section 10a, the open state (second form 2F) and closed state (first form 1F) of the sheet section 20 can be reliably maintained.

[0038] In the toy 1 of this embodiment, the holding part 30 has a first pattern E1 drawn on its surface part 30a, and the sheet part 20 that can cover the first pattern E1 is made of a second pattern E2 or a blank E0, so that multiple forms can be enjoyed.

[0039] In this embodiment of toy 1, the main body 10 is provided with a ball chain and a magnet attachment part 15, allowing it to be enjoyed by hooking or attaching it to other objects.

[0040] Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope of its technical concept. For example, in the above embodiment, the image sheet 38 on which the first pattern E1 is formed was attached to the surface portion 30a of the holding portion 30, but the invention is not limited to this configuration, and for example, the first pattern E1 may be drawn directly on the surface portion 30a of the holding portion 30.

[0041] As described above, this specification contains the following information:

[0042] (1) A toy that can change shape, The main body and The main body is provided with a seat portion that can take on a first form and a second form, The above-mentioned seat portion is configured such that, in the first embodiment, a part of the main body is made invisible, and in the second embodiment, a part of the main body is made visible.

[0043] (2) (1) The toy described above, The sheet portion includes a first surface and a second surface continuous with the first surface, and in the first embodiment, the first surface is made visible, and in the second embodiment, the first surface is made invisible, in a toy.

[0044] (3) (2) The toys described above, The above-mentioned sheet portion is configured in such a way that the second surface portion is not visible in the first and second embodiments of the toy.

[0045] (4) (2) or (3) the toys described above, The above-mentioned sheet portion is configured such that the first surface is larger than the second surface, in this toy.

[0046] (5) (2) to (4) any one of the toys, The main body portion includes a holding portion capable of holding the sheet portion, The above-mentioned holding part is configured to divide the above-mentioned main body into a first space and a second space, in the toy.

[0047] (6) (5) The toys described above, The above-mentioned sheet portion is configured such that the first surface portion is movable in the first space and the second space, and the second surface portion is movable only in the second space.

[0048] (7) (5) or (6) the toys described above, The above-mentioned seat portion is configured to be slidable relative to the above-mentioned holding portion, in a toy.

[0049] (8) (5) to (7) any one of the toys, The above-mentioned holding part includes a front surface and a back surface, and a protrusion is formed on the back surface, in the toy.

[0050] (9) (8) The toys described above, The above-mentioned holding part is a toy in which a plurality of the above-mentioned protrusions are formed in a row on the back surface.

[0051] (10) (8) or (9) the toys described above, A toy in which the sheet portion is configured to slide without sliding in contact with the surface portion of the holding portion, and is configured to slide while sliding in contact with the protrusion on the back surface of the holding portion.

[0052] (11) A toy described in any one of (5) to (10), The above-mentioned sheet portion includes an operating section on the first surface portion and is configured to be slidable depending on the operation of the operating section, in a toy.

[0053] (12) (11) The toys described above, The above-mentioned main body includes the frame, The above-mentioned operating unit is configured to be movable within the above-mentioned frame, in a toy.

[0054] (13) (12) The toys described above, The above frame portion includes the upper end and the lower end, The above-mentioned operating part is configured to be lockable at the upper end and the lower end, in a toy.

[0055] (14) A toy described in any one of (11) to (13), The above operating part is configured to be held between the above frame part and the above holding part, in a toy.

[0056] (15) A toy described in any one of (11) to (14), The above-mentioned seat portion is configured to slide only in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, in this toy.

[0057] (16) A toy described in any one of (5) to (15), The above-mentioned holding part is a toy in which a first pattern is formed on its surface.

[0058] (17) A toy described in any one of (5) to (16), The above-mentioned sheet portion is a toy in which a second pattern is formed on the first surface portion, or it is formed as a blank surface.

[0059] (18) (16) or (17) the toys, The main body described above is designed to resemble a window, At least the first image above is a scene, a toy.

[0060] (19) A toy described in any one of (1) to (18), A toy in which the main body is made of a hard material and the seat is made of a soft material.

[0061] (20) A toy described in any one of (1) to (19), The main body includes a mounting portion, and the toy is configured to be attachable to other articles via the mounting portion. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0062] 1 toy 1f 1st form 2f 2nd form 10 Main body 10a Frame 10ad bottom end 10au top end 15 Mounting part 20 Sheet section 21 First side 22 Second face 23 Operations Department 30. Maintaining section 30a Surface part 30b interior 32 convex part E0 No land E1 No. 1 E2 2nd handle S1 First Space S2 Second Space

Claims

1. A toy that can change shape, The main body and The main body is provided with a sheet portion which includes a first surface portion and a second surface portion which is continuous with the first surface portion and smaller in size than the first surface portion, and which can take on a first form and a second form, In the first embodiment, the sheet portion is configured such that a part of the main body portion and the second surface portion are not visible, and the first surface portion is visible; in the second embodiment, a part of the main body portion and the second surface portion are visible, and the first surface portion is not visible. toy.

2. The toy according to claim 1, The main body includes a holding portion capable of holding the sheet portion, The holding part is configured to divide the main body into a first space and a second space, in the toy.

3. The toy according to claim 2, The sheet portion is configured such that the first surface portion is movable in the first space and the second space, and the second surface portion is movable only in the second space.

4. The toy according to claim 3, The seat portion is configured to be slidable relative to the holding portion, in a toy.

5. The toy according to claim 4, The holding portion includes a front surface and a back surface, and a protrusion is formed on the back surface, in the toy.

6. The toy according to claim 5, The holding portion is a toy in which a plurality of the protrusions are formed in a row on the back surface.

7. The toy according to claim 6, A toy in which the sheet portion is configured to slide without sliding in contact with the surface portion of the holding portion, and is configured to slide while sliding in contact with the protrusion on the back surface portion of the holding portion.

8. The toy according to claim 4, The aforementioned sheet portion includes an operating section on the first surface portion and is configured to be slidable depending on the operation of the operating section, in a toy.

9. The toy according to claim 8, The main body includes the frame, The operating unit is configured to be movable within the frame of the toy.

10. The toy according to claim 9, The frame portion includes an upper end and a lower end, The operating part is configured to be lockable at the upper end and the lower end, in a toy.

11. The toy according to claim 10, The toy is configured such that the operating part can be held between the frame and the holding part.

12. The toy according to claim 11, The seat portion is configured to slide only in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, in this toy.

13. A toy according to any one of claims 2 to 12, The aforementioned holding part is a toy in which a first pattern is formed on its surface.

14. The toy according to claim 13, The sheet portion is a toy in which a second pattern is formed on the first surface portion, or the sheet portion is blank.

15. The toy according to claim 14, The main body is designed to resemble a window, At least the first image is a scene, a toy.

16. The toy according to claim 15, A toy in which the main body is made of a hard material and the seat is made of a soft material.

17. The toy according to claim 16, The main body includes a mounting portion, and the toy is configured to be attachable to another article via the mounting portion.

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