Fruit tree toy

Abstract

A fruit tree toy includes a fruit toy and a main body portion. The main body portion includes an inlet portion, an outlet portion, and an accommodation portion. The accommodation portion includes a first member having a pressing portion to be pressed by a user, and a second member configured to bias the first member in a first direction. In a state where the pressing portion is not pressed by the user, the fruit toy accommodated in the accommodation portion is supported by a first space formed between the first member and the main body portion. When the pressing portion is pressed by the user, at least a part of the first member moves in a second direction opposite to the first direction, thereby expanding a diameter of the first space, and the fruit toy is released from the outlet portion to the outside of the main body portion.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is based on and claims priority under 35 USC 119 from Japanese

[0002] Patent Application No. 2025-026679 filed on Feb. 21, 2025, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present disclosure relates to a fruit tree toy.BACKGROUND ART

[0004] Patent Literature 1 discloses a fruit toy that plays music when the skin of the fruit is peeled using an integrated circuit installed inside the fruit.CITATION LISTPatent Literature

[0005] Patent Literature 1: Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3045222SUMMARY OF INVENTION

[0006] A fruit tree toy that simulates a fruit-bearing tree is also known. In such a fruit tree toy, when the fruit toy is taken out from the fruit tree toy in order to simulate harvesting fruit from the fruit tree, for example, a portion to which the fruit toy was attached becomes hollow, and there is a concern that the designability of the fruit toy is deteriorated. In this regard, there is room for improvement in the fruit tree toy in the related art.

[0007] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a fruit tree toy that can simulate the act of harvesting fruit from a fruit tree while preventing the design of the fruit toy from being decreased.

[0008] A fruit tree toy according to the present disclosure includes a fruit toy; and a main body portion. The main body portion includes an inlet portion through which the fruit toy is inserted into the main body portion, an outlet portion through which the fruit toy inserted from the inlet portion is released to outside of the main body portion, and an accommodation portion disposed between the inlet portion and the outlet portion, and configured to accommodate the fruit toy. The accommodation portion includes a first member having a pressing portion to be pressed by a user, and a second member configured to bias the first member in a first direction. In a state where the pressing portion is not pressed by the user, the fruit toy accommodated in the accommodation portion is supported by a first space formed between the first member and the main body portion. In a case that the pressing portion is pressed by the user, at least a part of the first member moves in a second direction opposite to the first direction, thereby expanding a diameter of the first space, and the fruit toy is released from the outlet portion to the outside of the main body portion.

[0009] According to the above configuration, it is possible to provide a fruit tree toy that achieves the fun of simulating the act of harvesting fruit from a fruit tree while preventing the design of the fruit tree toy from being decreased.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0010] FIG. 1 is a front view of a fruit tree toy according to an embodiment (hereinafter, also referred to as the present embodiment) of the present disclosure;

[0011] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the fruit tree toy;

[0012] FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a tree crown portion;

[0013] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the inside of the tree crown portion;

[0014] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the inside of the tree crown portion;

[0015] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an accommodation portion;

[0016] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the inside of the tree crown portion;

[0017] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state of the tree crown portion when two fruit toys are accommodated in the accommodation portion; and

[0018] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a state of the tree crown portion when one fruit toy of the two fruit toys accommodated in the accommodation portion is released.DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0019] Hereinafter, a fruit tree toy 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the present embodiment, for convenience of description, a “left-right direction”, an “upper-lower direction”, and a “front-rear direction” may be appropriately referred to. These directions are relative directions set for the fruit tree toy 100 illustrated in FIG. 1. Here, the “left-right direction” is a direction including “leftward” and “rightward”. The “upper-lower direction” includes “upward” and “downward”. The “front-rear direction” includes “forward” and “rearward”. In the drawings, a reference sign U indicates upward. A reference sign D indicates downward. A reference sign L indicates leftward. A reference sign R indicates rightward. A reference sign F indicates forward. A reference sign B indicates rearward.Overall Configuration

[0020] First, the overall configuration of the fruit tree toy 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG. 1 is a front view of the fruit tree toy 100. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the fruit tree toy 100. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a tree crown portion 20A. FIGS. 4, 5, and 7 are diagrams illustrating the inside of the tree crown portion 20A. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an accommodation portion 26.

[0021] As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fruit tree toy 100 includes a fruit toy 1, a main body portion 2, a pot toy 3, a cart toy 4, a watering can toy 5, and a basket toy 6. The fruit toy 1 is, for example, a substantially spherical toy that resembles a citrus fruit such as an orange. The diameter of the fruit toy 1 is, for example, 8.5 mm. The main body portion 2 is connected to the pot toy 3. The pot toy 3 is accommodated in the cart toy 4. The watering can toy 5 is hung from a handle portion 41 of the cart toy 4. The basket toy 6 is connected to a right side portion of the cart toy 4. the main body portion 2 includes a tree crown portion 20A and a trunk portion 20B that supports the tree crown portion 20A. As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5, the tree crown portion 20A includes an inlet portion 21 for inserting the fruit toy 1 into the main body portion 2, three hole portions 22, an outlet portion 23 for releasing the fruit toy 1 inserted from the inlet portion 21 to the outside of the main body portion 2, a bearing portion 24, a rod-shaped portion 25, the accommodation portion 26 capable of accommodating the fruit toy 1, a protruding portion 27, and a guide portion 28.

[0022] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the inlet portion 21 is provided on a rear surface 2B (an example of a first surface) of the tree crown portion 20A of the main body portion 2. The inlet portion 21 is a substantially circular hole. The diameter of the inlet portion 21 is, for example, 9.6 mm. Therefore, the diameter of the inlet portion 21 is slightly larger than the diameter of the fruit toy 1. The inlet portion 21 communicates with the accommodation portion 26 (see FIG. 4). The inlet portion 21 includes a suppressing portion 211 provided to close a part of the inlet portion 21.

[0023] The suppressing portion 211 has a substantially rectangular shape in a rear view. The suppressing portion 211 is inclined forward as it extends upward. The suppressing portion 211 is, for example, a leaf spring. The leaf spring has a function of deforming (moving) in a predetermined direction when a force is applied to the leaf spring, and generating a reaction force corresponding to the amount of deformation (amount of movement). When the pressure applied to the leaf spring is released, the leaf spring returns to the original state. In this way, the leaf spring has elasticity and reversibility. In the present embodiment, when a user (such as a person playing with the fruit tree toy 100) places the fruit toy 1 into the inlet portion 21, the user presses the suppressing portion 211 with the fruit toy 1. At this time, a force is applied to the suppressing portion 211 from the rear to the front, causing the suppressing portion 211 to deform (move) forward. As a result, the user can place the fruit toy 1 inside the main body portion 2 from the inlet portion 21. On the other hand, even if the fruit toy 1 accommodated in the accommodation portion 26 moves toward the inlet portion 21 and presses the suppressing portion 211, the force acting on the suppressing portion 211 from the front direction toward the rear direction is not large enough to deform the suppressing portion 211, and thus the suppressing portion 211 does not deform (move) in the rear direction. Therefore, the suppressing portion 211 can suppress the fruit toy 1 accommodated in the accommodation portion 26 from being released from the inlet portion 21.

[0024] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the hole portion 22 is provided in a front surface 2A (an example of a second surface) of the main body portion 2, which is the surface opposite to the rear surface 2B of the tree crown portion 20A. The hole portion 22 is a substantially circular hole. The diameter of the hole portion 22 is, for example, 9.2 mm.

[0025] As illustrated in FIG. 3, the outlet portion 23 is provided at a bottom 2C of the tree crown portion 20A. The outlet portion 23 is a substantially circular hole. The diameter of the outlet portion 23 is, for example, 10 mm. Therefore, the diameter of the outlet portion 23 is slightly larger than the diameter of the fruit toy 1.

[0026] As illustrated in FIG. 4, the bearing portion 24 is provided in an upper portion inside the tree crown portion 20A. The bearing portion 24 is configured to pivotally support a rotation shaft portion 2612 of the accommodation portion 26, which will be described later.

[0027] As illustrated in FIG. 5, the rod-shaped portion 25 extends in the front-rear direction. The rod-shaped portion 25 has a substantially cylindrical shape. In the present embodiment, two rod-shaped portions 25 are provided inside the tree crown portion 20A.

[0028] As illustrated in FIG. 5, the accommodation portion 26 is disposed between the inlet portion 21 and the outlet portion 23. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the accommodation portion 26 has a substantially tubular shape. The diameter of the accommodation portion 26 is, for example, 9.4 mm. Therefore, the diameter of the accommodation portion 26 is slightly larger than the diameter of the fruit toy 1. The accommodation portion 26 can accommodate a plurality of fruit toys 1 in the order in which they are inserted through the inlet portion 21. When a plurality of fruit toys 1 are accommodated in the accommodation portion 26, the plurality of fruit toys 1 are accommodated so as to be lined up one by one in the upper-lower direction. The accommodation portion 26 includes a first member 261 and a second member 262.

[0029] As illustrated in FIG. 4, a first space S1 is formed between the first member 261 and the main body portion 2 (the tree crown portion 20A). As illustrated in FIG. 5, the first member 261 includes a first main body portion 2611, the rotation shaft portion 2612, a pressing portion 2613 provided on the first main body portion 2611, and a support portion 2614. In the present embodiment, the first member 261 has three pressing portions 2613.

[0030] The first main body portion 2611 is generally cross-shaped when viewed from the front. The first main body portion 2611 forms a part of the accommodation space of the accommodation portion 26.

[0031] The rotation shaft portion 2612 has a substantially rod shape. The rotation shaft portion 2612 is connected to an upper end portion of the first main body portion 2611. The rotation shaft portion 2612 protrudes to the right and left of the first main body portion 2611. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the rotation shaft portion 2612 is pivotally supported by the bearing portion 24. Therefore, the first member 261 is rotatable in the front-rear direction around the rotation shaft portion 2612 as an axis.

[0032] As illustrated in FIG. 5, the shape of the pressing portion 2613 is modeled after a citrus fruit such as an orange, and is substantially spherical when viewed from the front. The diameter of the pressing portion 2613 is, for example, 8.5 mm. Therefore, the diameter of the pressing portion 2613 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the hole portion 22 (see FIG. 1). As illustrated in FIG. 1, each of the pressing portions 2613 protrudes from the hole portion 22 toward the outside of the main body portion 2. The pressing portion 2613 is configured to be pressed by the user. As illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the pressing portion 2613 is pressed by the user, a force acting from the front to the rear is applied to the first member 261, causing the first member 261 to rotate in the rear direction around the rotation shaft portion 2612 as an axis. In other words, when the pressing portion 2613 is pressed by the user, the first member 261 moves in the rear direction (in this specification, this direction is referred to as the second direction D2), so that the diameter of the first space S1 is increased. When the first member 261 rotates rearward around the rotation shaft portion 2612 as an axis, the first member 261 presses the second member 262.

[0033] As illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 7, the support portion 2614 is capable of supporting the fruit toy 1. The support portion 2614 is provided at a lower end portion of the first main body portion 2611. The support portion 2614 protrudes rearward from the first main body portion 2611. In a state where the pressing portion 2613 is not pressed by the user, the diameter of a second space S2 formed between the support portion 2614 and the protruding portion 27, which is closer to the inlet portion 21 than the first space S1, is larger than the diameter of the fruit toy 1, so that the fruit toy 1 is not supported by the second space S2. In other words, in this case, the support portion 2614 does not come into contact with the fruit toy 1, and therefore the fruit toy 1 is not supported by the support portion 2614. On the other hand, when the pressing portion 2613 is pressed by the user, the first member 261 rotates rearward around the rotation shaft portion 2612, so that the second space S2 formed between the support portion 2614 and the protruding portion 27 is reduced in diameter, and as a result, the fruit toy 1 is supported by the second space S2. At this time, the support portion 2614 comes into contact with the fruit toy 1 and supports the fruit toy 1.

[0034] As illustrated in FIG. 7, the protruding portion 27 is provided at the center of a rear surface inside the tree crown portion 20A. The protruding portion 27 has a substantially plate shape. The protruding portion 27 protrudes toward the first member 261.

[0035] As illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 7, the guide portion 28 includes a flat portion 281 and an inclined portion 282. The flat portion 281 and the inclined portion 282 are in communication with each other. The flat portion 281 has a plate shape. The flat portion 281 extends in the left-right direction. The flat portion 281 is located directly below a lower end portion 261A of the first member 261. The lower end portion 261A is formed with a recessed portion 2610 against which the fruit toy 1 can come into contact. The inclined portion 282 is located on the right side of the flat portion 281. The inclined portion 282 is located on the left side of the outlet portion 23. When the fruit toy 1 falls from the accommodation portion 26 onto the flat portion 281, the fruit toy 1 moves while rolling from the flat portion 281 to the inclined portion 282, and then rolls down the inclined portion 282 and falls into the outlet portion 23. In this way, the guide portion 28 guides the fruit toy 1 that has fallen from the accommodation portion 26 to the outlet portion 23.

[0036] As illustrated in FIG. 4, the second member 262 is configured to be able to be pressed by the first member 261. The second member 262 has a second main body portion 2621, a convex portion 2622, an insertion hole portion 2623, and a biasing portion 2624 that biases the first member 261.

[0037] The second main body portion 2621 has a substantially T-shape in a rear view. The second main body portion 2621 forms a part of the accommodation space of the accommodation portion 26.

[0038] The convex portion 2622 is provided in an upper portion of the second main body portion 2621. The convex portion 2622 protrudes forward from the second main body portion 2621. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a portion of the second main body portion 2621 located below the convex portion 2622 (hereinafter, referred to as a leaf spring portion 2621A) functions as a leaf spring.

[0039] The insertion hole portions 2623 are provided at left and right upper end portions of the second main body portion 2621. The insertion hole portion 2623 is a substantially circular hole. The rod-shaped portion 25 (see FIG. 5) is inserted into the insertion hole portion 2623.

[0040] As illustrated in FIG. 4, the biasing portion 2624 is provided at a lower end portion of the second main body portion 2621. The biasing portion 2624 protrudes forward from the second main body portion 2621. In a state where the pressing portion 2613 is not pressed by the user, the biasing portion 2624 biases the first member 261 by applying a force to the first member 261 in a forward direction (this direction is referred to as a first direction D1 in the present specification). In other words, the second member 262 biases the first member 261 in the first direction D1. The first direction D1 is a direction opposite to the second direction D2. On the other hand, when the pressing portion 2613 is pressed by the user, the first member 261 moves in the second direction D2 and presses the second member 262. At this time, the first member 261 applies a force to the second member 262 that is greater than the force that the biasing portion 2624 applies to the first member 261 and is in the opposite direction (a force from the front to the rear), so that the leaf spring portion 2621A deforms in the rear direction. Therefore, when the pressing portion 2613 is pressed by the user, the diameter of the first space S1 is expanded.

[0041] When the second member 262 is pressed by the first member 261 and the diameter of the first space S1 is expanded, the support state of the fruit toy 1 by the first space S1 is eliminated, and thus the fruit toy 1 falls downward from the accommodation portion 26 (specifically, the flat portion 281 of the guide portion 28) due to its own weight. As a result, the fruit toy 1 is guided to the outlet portion 23 by the guide portion 28 and is released from the outlet portion 23 to the outside of the main body portion 2.Way of Playing with Fruit Tree Toy 100

[0042] Next, the way of playing with the fruit tree toy 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state of the tree crown portion 20A when two fruit toys 1 are accommodated in the accommodation portion 26. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a state of the tree crown portion 20A when one fruit toy 1 of the two fruit toys 1 accommodated in the accommodation portion 26 is released. In the state illustrated in FIG. 8, the user does not press the pressing portion 2613. On the other hand, in the state illustrated in FIG. 9, the user presses the pressing portion 2613. In the present embodiment, the user places two fruit toys 1 into the main body portion 2. In the present embodiment, the fruit toy 1 that is first inserted in through the inlet portion 21 is referred to as a first fruit toy 1A, and the fruit toy 1 that is inserted in through the inlet portion 21 after the first fruit toy 1A is referred to as a second fruit toy 1B.

[0043] First, the user places the first fruit toy 1A into the main body portion 2 through the inlet portion 21. Next, the user places the second fruit toy 1B into the main body portion 2 through the inlet portion 21. At this time, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the first fruit toy 1A and the second fruit toy 1B are accommodated side by side in one row in the accommodation portion 26, with the first fruit toy 1A positioned lower than the second fruit toy 1B. At this time, since the user does not press the pressing portion 2613, the first fruit toy 1A is supported by the first space S1, while the second fruit toy 1B is not supported by the second space S2 (support portion 2614). However, at this time, the first fruit toy 1A and the second fruit toy 1B are in contact with each other, so that the second fruit toy 1B is supported by the first fruit toy 1A. In the state illustrated in FIG. 8, the first fruit toy 1A is in contact with the recessed portion 2610.

[0044] When the user presses any one of the three pressing portions 2613, a force is applied to the first member 261 from the front direction toward the rear direction, and thus the first member 261 rotates about the rotation shaft portion 2612 (that is, the first member 261 moves in the second direction D2) and presses the second member 262. At this time, the force that the first member 261 applies to the second member 262 is greater than the force that the biasing portion 2624 applies to the first member 261. Therefore, when the second member 262 is pressed against the first member 261, a force acting from the front direction toward the rear direction is applied to the second member 262, and as a result, the leaf spring portion 2621A is deformed in the rear direction. As illustrated in FIG. 9, when the leaf spring portion 2621A is deformed in the rear direction, the diameter of the first space S1 is expanded, and the support state of the first fruit toy 1A by the first space S1 is released. As a result, the first fruit toy 1A falls from the accommodation portion 26 to the flat portion 281 of the guide portion 28 due to its own weight. Thereafter, the first fruit toy 1A is guided to the outlet portion 23 by the guide portion 28, and is released from the outlet portion 23 to the outside of the main body portion 2. On the other hand, when the user presses any one of the three pressing portions 2613, the first member 261 rotates in the rear direction about the rotation shaft portion 2612, and thus the support portion 2614 moves in the rear direction. That is, when the user presses any one of the three pressing portions 2613, the diameter of the second space S2 is reduced. Therefore, in the state illustrated in FIG. 9, the support portion 2614 comes into contact with the second fruit toy 1B. Therefore, in the state illustrated in FIG. 9, although the contact state between the first fruit toy 1A and the second fruit toy 1B is released, the second fruit toy 1B is supported by the second space S2 (support portion 2614), so that the second fruit toy 1B does not fall to the first space S1 and is not released from the outlet portion 23 to the outside of the main body portion 2.

[0045] It is assumed that the user then releases the pressure on the pressing portion 2613. In this case, a force in the forward direction (first direction D1) is applied to the first member 261 by the biasing force of the biasing portion 2624, and the first space S1, which has been enlarged in diameter, is reduced in diameter. On the other hand, when the support portion 2614 moves in the front direction, the diameter of the second space S2 increases. As a result, the support state of the second fruit toy 1B by the second space S2 (support portion 2614) is released, and as a result, the second fruit toy 1B falls (moves) from the second space S2 to the first space S1 due to its own weight. In this state, since the first space S1 is reduced in diameter, the second fruit toy 1B is supported by the first space S1. At this time, the second fruit toy 1B comes into contact with the recessed portion 2610. In this way, by the user pressing any one of the three pressing portions 2613, a plurality of fruit toys (for example, the first fruit toy 1A and the second fruit toy 1B) accommodated in the accommodation portion 26 can be released one by one from the outlet portion 23 to the outside of the main body portion 2.

[0046] Incidentally, a fruit tree toy that simulates a fruit-bearing tree is also known. In such a fruit tree toy, when the fruit toy is taken out from the fruit tree toy in order to simulate harvesting fruit from the fruit tree, for example, a portion to which the fruit toy was attached becomes hollow, and there is a concern that the designability of the fruit toy is deteriorated. In this regard, there is room for improvement in the fruit tree toy in the related art.

[0047] In contrast, according to the fruit tree toy 100 of the present embodiment, the fruit toy 1 accommodated in the accommodation portion 26 disposed between the inlet portion 21 and the outlet portion 23 is supported by the first space S1 formed between the first member 261 and the main body portion 2 in a state where the pressing portion 2613 of the first member 261 is not pressed by the user. On the other hand, when the pressing portion 2613 is pressed by the user, the first member 261 moves in the second direction D2 against the biasing of the second member 262, and as a result, the diameter of the first space S1 is expanded, and the fruit toy 1 supported by the first space S1 is released from the outlet portion 23 to the outside of the main body portion 2. In other words, according to the fruit tree toy 100, the user can press the pressing portion 2613 to release the fruit toy 1 placed inside the main body portion 2 from the inlet portion 21 to the outside of the main body portion 2. Further, in the fruit tree toy 100, the fruit toy 1 is placed inside the main body portion 2, so that the fruit toy 1 is not visually recognized by the user until the fruit toy 1 is released to the outside of the main body portion 2 after being placed inside the main body portion 2. Therefore, in the fruit tree toy 100, for example, it is not necessary to attach the fruit toy 1 to the surface of the fruit tree toy 100. As described above, the fruit tree toy 100 achieves the fun of simulating the act of harvesting fruit from a fruit tree, while preventing the design of the fruit tree toy from being deteriorated due to, for example, a part of the fruit tree toy to which the fruit toy was attached becoming hollow.

[0048] Further, according to the fruit tree toy 100 of the present embodiment, while the first member 261 has the plurality of pressing portions 2613, the user can press any of the pressing portions 2613 to release the fruit toy 1 accommodated in the accommodation portion 26 from the outlet portion 23 to the outside of the main body portion 2. Therefore, according to the fruit tree toy 100, the playability of the fruit tree toy 100 can be improved.

[0049] In addition, according to the fruit tree toy 100 of the present embodiment, the user can visually recognize the pressing portion 2613, which has a shape resembling fruit, from the front surface 2A of the tree crown portion 20A of the main body portion 2, so that it is possible to simulate the act of harvesting the fruit from the fruit tree more realistically.

[0050] Further, according to the fruit tree toy 100 of the present embodiment, in a state where the pressing portion 2613 is pressed by the user, the first fruit toy 1A is released from the outlet portion 23, while the second fruit toy 1B is supported by the second space S2 formed between the support portion 2614 and the protruding portion 27, which is closer to the inlet portion 21 than the first space S1. Thereafter, when the pressing of the pressing portion 2613 is released by the user, the diameter of the second space S2 is expanded, and the second fruit toy 1B moves to the first space S1. As described above, according to the fruit tree toy 100, the fruit toys 1 can be released to the outside of the main body portion 2 in the order in which the fruit toys 1 are inserted into the main body portion 2 from the inlet portion 21, and thus, the playability is high.

[0051] Further, according to the fruit tree toy 100 of the present embodiment, the inlet portion 21 is provided with the suppressing portion 211 that suppresses the fruit toy 1 accommodated in the accommodation portion 26 from being released from the inlet portion 21. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the fruit toy 1 accommodated in the accommodation portion 26 from being unintentionally released to the outside of the main body portion 2 through the inlet portion 21.

[0052] According to the embodiment of the present disclosure described above, it is possible to provide a fruit tree toy according to the following aspects.

[0053] A fruit tree toy according to a first aspect includes: a fruit toy; and a main body portion. The main body portion includes an inlet portion through which the fruit toy is inserted into the main body portion, an outlet portion through which the fruit toy inserted from the inlet portion is released to outside of the main body portion, and an accommodation portion disposed between the inlet portion and the outlet portion, and configured to accommodate the fruit toy. The accommodation portion includes a first member having a pressing portion to be pressed by a user, and a second member configured to bias the first member in a first direction. In a state where the pressing portion is not pressed by the user, the fruit toy accommodated in the accommodation portion is supported by a first space formed between the first member and the main body portion. When the pressing portion is pressed by the user, at least a part of the first member moves in a second direction opposite to the first direction, thereby expanding a diameter of the first space, and the fruit toy is released from the outlet portion to the outside of the main body portion.

[0054] According to this configuration, the fruit toy accommodated in the accommodation portion disposed between the inlet portion and the outlet portion is supported by the first space formed between the first member and the main body portion in a state where the pressing portion of the first member is not pressed by the user. On the other hand, when the pressing portion of the first member is pressed by the user, the first member moves in the second direction against the biasing of the second member, and as a result, the diameter of the first space is expanded, and the fruit toy supported by the first space is released from the outlet portion to the outside of the main body portion. In other words, according to the fruit tree toy having the above configuration, the user can press the pressing portion to release the fruit toy placed inside the main body portion from the inlet portion to the outside of the main body portion. Further, in such a fruit tree toy, the fruit toy is placed inside the main body portion, so that the fruit toy is not visually recognized by the user until the fruit toy is released to the outside of the main body portion after being placed inside the main body portion. Therefore, in such a fruit tree toy, for example, it is not necessary to attach the fruit toy to the surface of the fruit tree toy. As described above, according to the fruit tree toy having the above configuration, it is possible to provide a fruit tree toy that achieves the fun of simulating the act of harvesting fruit from a fruit tree while preventing the design of the fruit tree toy from being decreased.

[0055] In the fruit tree toy according to a second aspect, the first member has a plurality of the pressing portions, and when the user presses any one of the plurality of pressing portions, at least a part of the first member moves in the second direction.

[0056] According to this configuration, while the first member has the plurality of pressing portions, the user can press any of the pressing portions to release the fruit toy accommodated in the accommodation portion from the outlet portion to the outside of the main body portion. Therefore, according to the fruit tree toy having the above configuration, the playability of the fruit tree toy can be improved.

[0057] In the fruit tree toy according to a third aspect, the inlet portion is provided on a first surface of the main body portion, the pressing portion protrudes from a hole portion provided on a second surface of the main body portion, the second surface being a surface opposite to the first surface, toward the outside of the main body portion, and a shape of the pressing portion is a shape that resembles a fruit.

[0058] According to this configuration, for example, by placing the fruit tree toy such that the second surface is positioned directly in front of the user, it is possible to simulate the act of harvesting the fruit from the fruit tree more realistically.

[0059] In the fruit tree toy according to a fourth aspect, the accommodation portion is configured to accommodate a plurality of the fruit toys in an order in which the fruit toys are inserted through the inlet portion, the first member has a support portion that supports a second fruit toy, which is the fruit toy that is inserted from the inlet portion after a first fruit toy, which is the fruit toy that is inserted first from the inlet portion, the main body portion has a protruding portion that protrudes toward the first member, when the pressing portion is pressed by the user, the first fruit toy is released from the outlet portion, while the second fruit toy is supported by a second space formed between the support portion and the protruding portion and located closer to the inlet portion than the first space, and when pressing on the pressing portion is released by the user after the first fruit toy is released from the outlet portion, a diameter of the second space is expanded and the second fruit toy moves into the first space.

[0060] According to this configuration, in a state where the pressing portion is pressed by the user, the first fruit toy is released from the outlet portion, while the second fruit toy is supported by the second space formed between the support portion and the protruding portion, which is closer to the inlet portion than the first space. Thereafter, when the first fruit toy is released from the outlet portion and the pressing of the pressing portion is released by the user, the diameter of the second space is expanded, and the second fruit toy moves to the first space. As described above, according to the fruit tree toy having the above configuration, the fruit toys can be released to the outside of the main body portion in the order in which the fruit toys are inserted into the main body portion from the inlet portion, and thus, the playability is high.

[0061] In the fruit tree toy according to a fifth aspect, the inlet portion has a suppressing portion configured to suppress the fruit toy accommodated in the accommodation portion from being released from the inlet portion.

[0062] According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the fruit toy accommodated in the accommodation portion from being unintentionally released to the outside of the main body portion through the inlet portion.

[0063] The above embodiment is intended to facilitate the understanding of the present disclosure, and does not limit the present disclosure. The present disclosure can be changed or improved without departing from the gist thereof.

[0064] In the present embodiment, the fruit tree toy 100 includes the fruit toy 1, the main body portion 2, the pot toy 3, the cart toy 4, the watering can toy 5, and the basket toy 6, but may include only the fruit toy 1 and the main body portion 2.

[0065] In the present embodiment, the main body portion 2 has the tree crown portion 20A and the trunk portion 20B, but may include only the tree crown portion 20A.

[0066] In the present embodiment, the first member 261 has three pressing portions 2613, but may have, for example, one pressing portion 2613, or may have two or four or more pressing portions 2613. In other words, the number of pressing portions 2613 included in first member 261 is not limited to three. The number of hole portions 22 can also be changed as appropriate according to the number of pressing portions 2613.

[0067] In the present embodiment, a portion of the second main body portion 2621 located below the convex portion 2622 functions as the leaf spring, but the portion does not have to function as a leaf spring. In this case, for example, the second member 262 may be configured to have an elastic member, thereby achieving a spring function.

[0068] In the present embodiment, the first space S1 is expanded in diameter when the user presses the pressing portion 2613 and the entire first member 261 moves in the second direction D2, but the first space S1 may also be expanded in diameter when a part of the first member 261 moves in the second direction D2.

[0069] In the present embodiment, the way of playing with the fruit tree toy 100 has been described using an example in which two fruit toys 1 are placed inside the main body portion 2, but it is also possible to play with one fruit toy 1 inside the main body portion 2, or to play with three or more fruit toys 1 inside the main body portion 2.

Claims

1. A fruit tree toy comprising:a fruit toy; anda main body portion,wherein the main body portion includesan inlet portion through which the fruit toy is inserted into the main body portion,an outlet portion through which the fruit toy inserted from the inlet portion is released to outside of the main body portion, andan accommodation portion disposed between the inlet portion and the outlet portion, and configured to accommodate the fruit toy,wherein the accommodation portion includesa first member having a pressing portion to be pressed by a user, anda second member configured to bias the first member in a first direction,wherein in a state where the pressing portion is not pressed by the user, the fruit toy accommodated in the accommodation portion is supported by a first space formed between the first member and the main body portion, andwherein in a case that the pressing portion is pressed by the user, at least a part of the first member moves in a second direction opposite to the first direction, thereby expanding a diameter of the first space, and the fruit toy is released from the outlet portion to the outside of the main body portion.

2. The fruit tree toy according to claim 1,wherein the first member has a plurality of the pressing portions, andwherein in a case that any one of the plurality of pressing portions is pressed by the user, at least a part of the first member moves in the second direction.

3. The fruit tree toy according to claim 1,wherein the inlet portion is provided on a first surface of the main body portion,wherein the pressing portion protrudes from a hole portion provided on a second surface of the main body portion, the second surface being a surface opposite to the first surface, toward the outside of the main body portion, andwherein a shape of the pressing portion is a shape that resembles a fruit.

4. The fruit tree toy according to claim 1,wherein the accommodation portion is configured to accommodate a plurality of the fruit toys in an order in which the fruit toys are inserted through the inlet portion,wherein the first member has a support portion that supports a second fruit toy, which is the fruit toy that is inserted from the inlet portion after a first fruit toy, which is the fruit toy that is inserted first from the inlet portion,wherein the main body portion has a protruding portion that protrudes toward the first member,wherein in a case that the pressing portion is pressed by the user, the first fruit toy is released from the outlet portion, while the second fruit toy is supported by a second space formed between the support portion and the protruding portion and located closer to the inlet portion than the first space, andwherein in a case that pressing on the pressing portion is released by the user after the first fruit toy is released from the outlet portion, a diameter of the second space is expanded and the second fruit toy moves into the first space.

5. The fruit tree toy according to claim 1,wherein the inlet portion has a suppressing portion configured to suppress the fruit toy accommodated in the accommodation portion from being released from the inlet portion.

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