This application claims priority of Taiwanese Patent Application No. 111117905, filed on May 12, 2022.
The disclosure relates to a projectile launcher, and more particularly to a revolving sequential launching device utilized in a toy projectile launcher.
A conventional toy gun for launching a toy projectile includes a resilient module for launching the toy projectile, a gear component connected to the resilient module, and a trigger connected to the gear unit. The gear component has a toothed portion that engages the resilient module and a toothless portion that does not engage the resilient module.
When the trigger is pulled, the gear component is driven to rotate, and the toothed portion of the gear component compresses the resilient module and creates a restoring force. When the gear component is rotated to have the toothless portion being adjacent to the resilient module and the toothed portion being separated from the resilient module, the resilient module then restores to launch the toy projectile.
However, children may be tired of toy guns that can only fire one projectile at a time with a single trigger and that cannot fire several projectiles in sequence. Thus, variations of new toy guns are being developed.
Therefore, the object of the disclosure is to provide a revolving sequential launching device utilized in a toy projectile launcher, which can alleviate at least one of the drawbacks associated with the abovementioned prior art.
According to the disclosure, the revolving sequential launching device is adapted to be used in a toy projectile launcher. The toy projectile launcher is loaded with a plurality of toy projectiles. The revolving sequential launching device includes a guide member and a launch unit. The guide member is adapted to be disposed on the toy projectile launcher. The launch unit is movable relative to the guide member along an axis that extends in a front-rear direction. The launch unit includes a front housing, a first gas conduit, a revolving sleeve, a cam rail subunit, a rear housing, and a plurality of second gas conduits. The front housing has a gas storage chamber. The first gas conduit extends rearwardly from the front housing and is in fluid communication with the gas storage chamber. The revolving sleeve is rotatably sleeved on the first gas conduit, and has a guide hole being in fluid communication with the first gas conduit. The cam rail subunit is disposed on an outer surface of the revolving sleeve. The rear housing is mounted on a rear end of the front housing and surrounds the cam rail subunit. The second gas conduits extend rearwardly from the rear housing and are adapted to be directed respectively to the projectiles. The cam rail subunit is movable to be in sliding contact with the guide member during movement of the launch unit along the axis such that further movement of the launch unit along the axis drives rotation of the revolving sleeve. The rotation of the revolving sleeve brings the guide hole to be sequentially aligned with the second gas conduits, thereby discharging sequentially the toy projectiles by gas from the first gas conduit.
Other features and advantages of the disclosure will become apparent in the following detailed description of the embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
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The guide member 2 is adapted to be disposed on the toy projectile launcher 91.
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The revolving sleeve 33 has a guide hole 331 that opens rearwardly and that is in fluid communication with the first gas conduit 32.
The cam rail subunit 34 includes three first cam rail bars 341 disposed around the revolving sleeve 33 and angularly spaced apart, and three second cam rail bars 342 disposed around the revolving sleeve 33 and angularly spaced apart. Each of the first cam rail bars 341 has a first cam surface 343 facing obliquely rearward and adapted to be in contact with the guide member 2. Each of the second cam rail bars 342 has a second cam surface 344 facing obliquely forward and adapted to be in contact with the guide member 2.
The rear housing 35 has a guide slot 351 for insertion of the guide member 2 therein. The guide slot 351 has a rear end region 352 and a front end region 353 opposite to each other in the front-rear direction (X). In this embodiment, the revolving sleeve 33 is mounted rotatably to the rear housing 35.
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As the toy projectile launcher 91 operates, the launch unit 3 can switch between a first operation state and a second operation state.
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In this disclosure, the toy projectile launcher 91 can discharge three toy projectiles 92 in sequence. It is novel and exciting so young players may be attracted.
To sum up, by the arrangement of the guide member 2, the revolving sleeve 33, and the cam rail subunit 34, the gas passing through the second gas conduits 36 can discharge multiple toy projectiles 92 in sequence, which achieves the purpose of the present disclosure.
In the description above, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details have been set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiment. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that one or more other embodiments may be practiced without some of these specific details. It should also be appreciated that reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” an embodiment with an indication of an ordinal number and so forth means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic may be included in the practice of the disclosure. It should be further appreciated that in the description, various features are sometimes grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure and aiding in the understanding of various inventive aspects, and that one or more features or specific details from one embodiment may be practiced together with one or more features or specific details from another embodiment, where appropriate, in the practice of the disclosure.
While the disclosure has been described in connection with what is considered the exemplary embodiment, it is understood that this disclosure is not limited to the disclosed embodiment but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.
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