CN115253323B

CN115253323B - Toy set

Info

Publication number: CN115253323B
Application number: CN202210561715.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 福原进之介; 村上宽子
Original assignee: Bandai Co Ltd
Current assignee: Bandai Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-06-02
Filing date: 2022-05-23
Publication date: 2024-03-22
Anticipated expiration: 2042-05-23
Also published as: WO2022255431A1; JP2023024888A; CN118045379A; JP2022185541A; CN115253323A; JP7203150B2

Abstract

The invention provides a toy set, which can improve the interest of the toy set. The toy kit comprises a first structure part (1) and a second structure part (2) which are used in a game which uses a plurality of articles including a first article and a second article, wherein the first structure part (1) is provided with a transmitting part (17), the transmitting part (17) sends out a signal according to the first article moving to a first position on the first structure part (1), and the second structure part (2) is provided with: a receiving unit that receives a signal; and an operation unit that operates in response to the reception of the signal by the reception unit, wherein the operation unit starts moving the second article placed at the second position on the second structure unit (2) in response to the reception of the signal from the transmission unit (17).

Description

Toy set

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a toy kit and, more particularly, to a toy kit that moves a second article from a second position of a second structure in response to movement of the first article to a first position of the first structure.

Background

Conventionally, there is a toy kit having a moving path for enabling an article to move. For example, patent document 1 discloses a toy capable of constructing various moving paths by using a plurality of assembly elements each having a track portion.

Prior art literature

Patent literature

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2020-124298

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, patent document 1 discloses only assembly elements for a moving path of a construction article, and further improvement of interest in a game for constructing a moving path of a toy set is required.

It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to increase the interest of a toy playset.

Other objects and novel features will become apparent from the description and drawings of this specification.

Solution for solving the problem

If the outline of a representative embodiment among the embodiments disclosed in the present application is briefly described, the following will be given.

The housing toy in one embodiment is a toy kit including a first structure and a second structure for use in a game using a plurality of items including a first item and a second item. Here, the first structure portion includes a transmitting portion that transmits a signal in response to the first article moving to a first position on the first structure portion, and the second structure portion includes: a receiving unit that receives a signal; and an operation unit that operates in response to the reception of the signal by the reception unit, and that starts moving the second article placed at the second position on the second structure unit in response to the reception of the signal from the transmission unit by the reception unit.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to one embodiment, the interest of the toy kit can be increased.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a toy playset in an embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a toy playset in an embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a toy kit in an embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the first structural portion in the embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a side view of a part of the second structure portion in the embodiment shown in a cutaway.

Fig. 6 is a side view of a part of the second structure portion in the embodiment shown in a cutaway.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings. In all the drawings for explaining the embodiments, members having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and repeated descriptions thereof are omitted. In addition, in the following embodiments, the description of the same or similar parts is not repeated in principle except when it is particularly required.

< Structure of toy set >

The toy sets according to the embodiments will be described below with reference to fig. 1 to 3. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the toy kit of the present embodiment includes a first structure portion 1 and a second structure portion 2 that can be used in a state of being arranged apart from each other. Here, the directions orthogonal to each other along the mounting surface on which the first and second structures 1 and 2 are mounted will be referred to as X-direction and Y-direction, respectively, and the height direction orthogonal to the X-direction and Y-direction will be referred to as Z-direction. Fig. 1 to 3 show a state before the second configuration unit 2 receives the signal transmitted from the first configuration unit 1.

The first structure portion 1 includes a main body portion 10, a rail 15 fixed to the main body portion 10, and a movable portion 11 whose direction with respect to the main body portion 10 can be changed. The movable portion 11 includes a movable portion 12 in which the direction in the mounting surface can be changed when the main body portion 10 is mounted on the mounting surface, and a movable portion 13 in which the angle with respect to the mounting surface can be changed. Specifically, the movable portion 12 is a table connected to the main body 10 and rotatable about an axis in the Z direction with respect to the main body 10, and the upper surface of the movable portion 12 is parallel to the mounting surface. The movable portion 13 is a base portion provided on the upper surface of the movable portion 12 and capable of changing an angle in the elevation direction and the depression direction with respect to the upper surface of the movable portion 12, and the figure portion 3 having a human shape, for example, is provided on the base portion so as to be fixed to the movable portion 13.

The movable part (base part) 13 includes a transmitting part 17 for transmitting a signal. The signal is, for example, an optical signal emitted from a light source such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode: light emitting diode) in the movable portion 13. That is, the transmitting unit 17 is a light emitting unit. Here, infrared light (infrared light) is used as the optical signal. The character unit 3 includes a tubular direction instruction unit (a portion indicating the transmission direction) 3a extending in the direction along the direction of the transmission signal (for example, the direction of the irradiation light signal). Thus, the user of the toy kit can determine the approximate direction of the transmission signal by looking at the direction indicating section 3a. The user can change the direction of the transmitting unit 17 by using the movable units 12 and 13, and thus can change the direction of the irradiation light signal.

The rail 15 has a groove-shaped rail surface of which the surface at the cross section describes an arc, and the rail surface extends in the Y direction. The rail 15 forms a part of a movement path along which the spherical article 40 (see fig. 3) rolls. The raceway surface is a groove, for example, a semi-cylindrical groove, and has a width sufficient for the article 40 to move. The rail 25 and the assembly element 30 described later have a semicircular rail surface in the same manner as the rail 15. The object 40 is, for example, a sphere that can move by rolling on a rail.

The rail 15 has a receiving portion 5 at an end of the rail 15 on the movable portion 12 side. Hereinafter, a position corresponding to the receiving portion 5 may be referred to as a first position. A pressing portion 16 is provided at the end of the rail 15, and the pressing portion 16 has a wall-shaped surface perpendicular to the extending direction of the rail 15, and the article 40 moving on the rail 15 is stopped by contacting the pressing portion 16. The rail 15 may extend in the direction along the mounting surface, but may have a slope that descends toward the movable portion 12 side so as to roll the article 40 toward the movable portion 12 side.

The second structure portion 2 includes: a main body 20; a rail 25 fixed to a back-side surface of the side surfaces of the main body portion 20; a receiving portion 21 provided on a side surface of the front side opposite to the back side among side surfaces of the main body portion 20; and a notification unit 22 in the vicinity of the receiving unit 21. The second structure portion 2 is used at a position separated from the first structure portion 1 so that the receiving portion 21 is arranged to face the transmitting portion 17. The second structure portion 2 has a hole 7 and a displacement portion 4 capable of displacing with respect to the main body portion 20 on the upper surface of the main body portion 20. The displacement portion 4 is disposed on the front side of the hole 7 of the body portion 20. The displacement unit 4 is tilted toward the rear surface side of the main body unit 20 in response to the reception unit 21 receiving the signal transmitted from the transmission unit 17. The notification portion 22 is a light emitting portion such as an LED disposed on the upper surface of the main body portion 20 on the front side of the displacement portion 4, and has the following functions: the receiving unit 21 emits light upon receiving the signal transmitted from the transmitting unit 17, and notifies the user of the received signal. Therefore, the notification unit 22 is preferably disposed near the receiving unit 21 on the main body unit 20 and is preferably disposed at a position that can be visually confirmed by the user, and in the present embodiment, is configured to emit light in an upward direction (Z direction). The displacement portion 4 includes a disk-shaped image portion such as a target at an upper portion thereof.

The hole 7 is provided for placing the article 41 (see fig. 3) in the housing portion 6 in the main body portion 20, and the hole 8 for discharging the article 41 in the housing portion 6 to the rail 25 is provided on the back surface (side surface) of the main body portion 20. Hereinafter, a position corresponding to the inside of the housing portion 6 will be referred to as a second position. In a state where the article 41 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 6, the hole 8 is blocked by the shielding portion 6b as a part of the accommodating portion 6, and the inside of the main body portion 20 cannot be seen from the hole 8. That is, the article 41 cannot be visually confirmed in the accommodated state in the accommodating portion 6. The article 41 is placed in the second position in the accommodated state in the accommodating portion 6, and the accommodating portion 6 is displaced so that the article 41 can move out of the accommodating portion 6 in response to the signal received by the receiving portion 21, whereby the article 41 is discharged out of the main body portion 20 from the hole 8 and passes through the rail 25. The rail 25 may extend in a direction along the mounting surface, but may have a slope that descends to the outside of the main body 20 so as to roll the article 41 in a direction away from the main body 20.

As shown in fig. 3, the toy kit includes not only the first and second structural parts 1 and 2, but also, for example, an assembly element 30, an assembly element 31, and an assembly element 32. The assembly element 30 has a raceway surface on which the articles 40, 41 can move. The assembly element 31 functions as a connecting member that connects the first structure portion 1 or the second structure portion 2 to the assembly element 30. The assembly element 32 functions as a supporting member for supporting the height of the first and second structural parts 1 and 2. The first and second structures 1 and 2 each have a portion to be connected (e.g., a concave portion) on a surface (bottom surface) on the mounting surface side, and the assembly element 31 and the assembly element 32 each have a connecting portion (e.g., a convex portion) on an upper portion thereof, which can be connected to the portion to be connected.

By using the assembly element 32, the height of the first structural portion 1 and the height of the second structural portion 2 can be adjusted. That is, in a state where the toy set is used, the height of at least one of the first position and the second position can be changed by connecting the connecting portion to the connected portion of at least one of the first structure portion 1 and the second structure portion 2.

Further, by disposing the assembly element 30 at a position adjacent to the first position, the assembly element 30 configures a movement path capable of moving the article 40 to the first position. Specifically, by connecting the assembly element 30 to the rail 15, the article 40 can be conveyed to the first position by the assembly element 30. Further, the assembly element 30 is disposed at a position adjacent to the second position, so that a movement path capable of moving the article 41 from the second position is formed. Specifically, by connecting the assembly element 30 to the rail 25, the article 41 can be transported from the second position to the outside of the second structure 2 through the assembly element 30.

In addition, the toy kit may include not only one type of assembly element 30 and one type of assembly element 32, but also a plurality of types of assembly elements 30 and a plurality of types of assembly elements 32. For example, the assembly element 30 may be a linear rail extending parallel to the mounting surface, may be an inclined surface, or may be a curved rail in plan view. As described above, the track surfaces of the plurality of assembly elements 30 are formed in different shapes, so that various movement paths of the articles 40 and 41 can be constructed.

< action of toy set >

Next, the operation of the toy set will be described with reference to fig. 3 to 6. As shown in fig. 3, the first structural portion 1 and the second structural portion 2 are used in a state of being separated from each other. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the first structure portion 1, and shows a part of the structure in the main body portion 20 in a transparent manner. Fig. 5 and 6 are side views of the second structure portion 2 viewed from the X direction, with a part of the container constituting the main body portion 20 being shown in cut-away. Fig. 5 shows the second structural part 2 in a state before the signal is received by the receiving part 21, and fig. 6 shows the second structural part 2 in a state after the signal is received by the receiving part 21.

When the article 40 moving on the rail of the assembly element 30 connected to the first structure portion 1 reaches the first position through the rail 15, as shown in fig. 4, the article 40 comes into contact with the pressing portion 16 and stops. At this time, the article 40 presses the pressing portion 16 toward the movable portion 12 side. Thus, a part of the pressing portion 16 contacts the movable portion 34a provided in the switch 34, and presses the movable portion 34a, thereby opening the switch 34. That is, the switch 34 is used to detect that the item 40 has moved to the first position. Since the pressing portion 16 is biased from the switch 34 side toward the rail 15 by the biasing portion 33 (e.g., a spring), the pressing portion 16 is stopped in contact with the end of the rail 15 in a state where the article 40 is not present in the first position. Thus, in the state where the article 40 is not present in the first position, the switch 34 is in the off state.

When the switch 34 is turned on, the first structure unit 1 transmits a signal from the transmission unit 17. The case where the signal is an optical signal using infrared light is described here, but the signal may be other light such as visible light. The signal is not limited to an optical signal, and may be an electrical signal propagated through a cable connecting the second structure portion 2 and the first structure portion 1, an electromagnetic wave, an acoustic wave electrically output, or the like. In this way, the first structure 1 emits a signal in response to the movement of the article 40 to the first position on the first structure 1.

As shown in fig. 5, the displacement portion 4 is applied with a force in a direction of tilting the body portion 20 of the second structure portion 2 about the fulcrum 4b in a direction of closing the hole 7 (a rear surface side of the body portion 20) outside the body portion 20 as shown in fig. 6. However, in a state before the receiving unit 21 receives the signal, as shown in fig. 5, the engaged portion 4a, which is a part of the displacement portion 4, is engaged by the engaging portion 23, and therefore the displacement portion 4 is located on the receiving unit 21 side of the fulcrum 4b without tilting.

The locking portion 23 is rotatably disposed about a fulcrum 24a in the main body portion 20. The fulcrums 4b, 24a are fixed to the main body 20. The main body 20 is provided with a rotating portion 24 rotatable about a fulcrum 24 a. In the main body 20, a motor 26 is provided so as to be fixed to the main body 20. The rotating portion 24 has a plurality of irregularities engaged with a gear provided in the motor 26, and the rotating portion 24 rotates in accordance with the rotation of the motor 26. Since the locking portion 23 is biased by a biasing portion 36 (e.g., a spring) in the main body portion 20, the locking portion 23 is locked by the locking portion 4a in a state before the receiving portion 21 receives the signal.

The body 20 is provided with a housing 6 that can rotate about a fulcrum 6c as an axis like a seesaw. The storage portion 6 having a groove, for example, a semi-cylindrical shape, can store the article 41 at the second position inside. The storage unit 6 can store a plurality of articles 41 at a time. The end of the receiving portion 21 side of the two ends of the housing portion 6 that swings about the fulcrum 6c is biased toward the displacement portion 4 side (the upper surface side of the main body portion 20) by a biasing portion 35 (e.g., a spring) attached to the bottom surface thereof. However, in a state before the receiving unit 21 receives the signal, the end (upper end) of the end of the housing unit 6 on the displacement unit 4 side is in contact with the bottom surface of the engaged portion 4 a. Therefore, the end of the receiving portion 21 side of the receiving portion 6 is located lower than the end on the opposite side of the end, that is, the end on the rail 25 side of the two ends of the receiving portion 6. Thus, the article 41 in the storage portion 6 does not exit the hole 8 located below the end portion of the storage portion 6 on the rail 25 side, but stays in the second position.

As shown in fig. 3, the receiving unit 21 can receive the signal transmitted from the movable unit (base) 13 when the direction instruction unit 3a, which is a part indicating the transmission direction, is disposed in the direction of the displacement unit 4. When the receiving unit 21 receives the signal, the notifying unit 22 shown in fig. 6 emits light in response to the receiving unit 21 receiving the signal. The second structure unit 2 may output sound.

When the receiving portion 21 receives the signal, the rotation shaft and the gear of the motor 26 rotate counterclockwise in fig. 6 according to the receiving portion 21 receiving the signal. Thus, when the rotating portion 24 rotates counterclockwise about the fulcrum 24a in fig. 6, the locking portion 23 is pushed by the rotating portion 24 to rotate in the same direction. As a result, the locked state in which the locked portion 4a is locked by the locking portion 23 is released, and the displacement portion 4 is displaced so as to tilt outside the main body portion 20 by the force of the urging portion of the fulcrum 4 b. Thereby, the contact between the end of the receiving portion 21 side of the receiving portion 6 and the engaged portion 4a is released, and the receiving portion 6 rotates about the fulcrum 6c by the force of the urging portion 35. As a result, the end of the housing 6 on the side of the rail 25 is lowered to the position of the hole 8, and is lower than the end of the housing 6 on the side of the receiving portion 21. Thereby, the article 41 stored in the storage portion 6 moves from the second position to the outside of the second structure portion 2.

That is, the second structure portion 2 includes the housing portion 6 as an operation portion that operates in response to the reception of the signal by the reception portion 21, and the housing portion 6 starts moving the article 41 placed at the second position in response to the reception of the signal from the transmission portion 17 by the reception portion 21.

After the above operation, the locking portion 23 and the rotating portion 24 are restored to the state of fig. 5 by the force of the urging portion 36. When the user displaces the displacement portion 4 in the direction opposite to the direction in which the displacement portion 4 is biased, the end portion of the receiving portion 21 side of the housing portion 6 is pushed toward the engaged portion 4a and lowered to a position lower than the end portion of the housing portion 6 on the rail 25 side. At this time, the locked portion 4a temporarily pushes the upper end of the locking portion 23, but the locking portion 23 rotates to a position where the locked portion 4a is locked by the force of the urging portion 36. Thereby, the second structure portion 2 is restored to the state shown in fig. 5.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the toy set including the first structure portion and the second structure portion used in the game, not only the article is moved on the continuous track, but also another article prepared at the second position can be started to be moved according to the movement of the article to the first position. That is, even if the respective tracks are located at positions distant from each other, continuous movement of the object between the respective tracks can be achieved by transmitting and receiving signals that are electrically generated. Therefore, the interest of the toy set can be improved.

The invention of the present application has been specifically described based on the embodiments, but the invention of the present application is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist thereof.

Description of the reference numerals

1: a first structure portion; 2: a second structure portion; 3: a character part; 4: a displacement section; 5: a receiving portion; 6: a housing part; 10. 20: a main body portion; 11. 12, 13: a movable part; 17: a transmitting unit; 21: a receiving section; 22: a notification unit; 40. 41: an article.

Claims

1. A toy kit including a first structure portion and a second structure portion for use in a game played using a plurality of items including a first item and a second item, wherein,

the first structure portion includes a transmitting portion that transmits a signal in response to the first article moving to a first position on the first structure portion,

the second structure section includes: a receiving unit that receives the signal; and an operation unit that operates in response to the reception of the signal by the reception unit,

the operation unit starts moving the second article placed at the second position on the second structure unit according to the signal received by the receiving unit and sent by the sending unit,

the first structure portion includes a first main body portion and a first movable portion, the first movable portion being changeable in direction with respect to the first main body portion,

the transmitting section is provided to the first movable section,

the first movable portion includes a second movable portion in which a direction in the mounting surface can be changed when the first body portion is mounted on a predetermined mounting surface, and a third movable portion in which an angle with respect to the mounting surface can be changed.

2. The toy kit of claim 1, wherein,

the signal is an optical signal and,

the transmitting portion is a light-emitting portion,

the receiving portion is a light receiving portion.

3. The toy kit of claim 2, wherein,

the light emitting unit is capable of changing a direction of irradiating the optical signal in a state where the first structure unit is used.

4. The toy kit of any one of claims 1-3, wherein,

also has a first assembly element capable of adjusting the height of the first structure portion and the height of the second structure portion,

the first assembly element includes a coupling portion capable of coupling with a coupled portion provided in each of the first and second structural portions,

in the use state, the height of at least one of the first position and the second position can be changed by connecting the connecting portion to the connected portion of at least one of the first structure portion and the second structure portion.

5. The toy kit of any one of claims 1-3, wherein,

and a second assembly element having a track capable of moving the first article and the second article,

the second assembly element is disposed at a position adjacent to the first position to form a movement path capable of moving the first article to the first position, and the second assembly element is disposed at a position adjacent to the second position to form a movement path capable of moving the second article from the second position.

6. The toy kit of any one of claims 1-3, wherein,

the first article and the second article are spheres that are movable by rolling.

7. The toy kit of any one of claims 1-3, wherein,

the signal is infrared light.

8. The toy kit of claim 1, wherein,

the first movable part has a base and a character part provided on the base,

the transmitting part is arranged on the base part,

the character unit has a portion indicating a transmission direction of the signal transmitted from the transmission unit.

9. The toy kit of claim 1, wherein,

the second movable portion is connected to the first main body portion, and the third movable portion is provided on the second movable portion.

10. The toy kit of any one of claims 1-3, wherein,

the second structure portion includes a second body portion and a displacement portion that is displaceable with respect to the second body portion,

the receiving portion is disposed on the second body portion.

11. The toy kit of claim 10, wherein,

the second structure portion includes a notification portion for notifying that the signal is received by the receiving portion.

12. The toy kit of claim 11, wherein,

the notification portion is disposed in the vicinity of the receiving portion on the second main body portion and at a position that can be visually confirmed.

13. The toy kit of claim 10, wherein,

the displacement unit performs displacement in response to the reception of the signal by the reception unit.

14. The toy kit of claim 8, wherein,

the receiving part is arranged on the second main body part,

when the position indicating the transmission direction is in the arrangement relation in the direction of the displacement portion,

the receiving section is capable of receiving the signal transmitted from the base section.

15. The toy kit of claim 10, wherein,

the second main body part is provided with a containing part for containing the second article,

the second article is placed at the second position in the accommodated state in the accommodating portion,

the receiving portion displaces the second article so as to be movable out of the receiving portion in response to the signal received by the receiving portion.

16. The toy kit of claim 15, wherein,

the accommodating part is arranged in the second main body part,

the second article cannot be visually confirmed in the accommodated state in the accommodating portion.

17. The toy kit of any one of claims 1-3, wherein,

the first and second structure portions are used in a state of being separated from each other.