The present application is a national phase entry under 35 U.S.C ยง371 of International Application No. PCT/CN2015/075937 filed Apr. 7, 2015, which claims priority from Chinese Application No. 201410402506.5 filed Aug. 16, 2014, all of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to the field of toy, and in particular, to a toy gyro having a gyro ring that can be assembled at both sides.
A conventional toy gyro is basically formed by an axis, a cover, a gyro ring and a tip, and a gyro ejector is connected to the cover and ejects the gyro out for rotation. Because there is merely one mounting manner for the gyro ring and the axis body of the conventional gyro, that is, mounting can only be performed in a unified direction, and cannot be turned over, the gyro is in merely one shape and can implement merely one attack mode, the game mode is single and has little interestingness, so that such a gyro gradually loses novelty and has difficulty getting the favor of players for a long time.
An objective of the present invention is, directed to the above mentioned problems and defects, providing a toy gyro having a gyro ring that can be assembled at both sides, the gyro has a variable assembling manner, and a user can freely select different manners for assembling according to characteristics of gyros of opponents, so as to implement attack modes in different shapes or different centers of gravity, the game mode is diversified, the structure is simple and the mounting is easy.
The technical solution of the present invention is implemented as follows:
A toy gyro having a gyro ring that can be assembled at both sides according to the present invention includes an axis body, and a gyro ring, a tip and a cover that are disposed on the axis body, characterized in that a direction of mounting the gyro ring on the axis body may be turned over vertically, so that by turning over vertical orientations of the gyro ring on the axis body, gyros having different shapes or different heights of center of gravity may be formed.
In order that the gyro ring will not be separated from the axis body when the cover is removed and that the mounting is more convenient when the gyro ring is turned over and connected to the axis body, the gyro ring may be provided with a locking structure fitting the axis body, and the gyro ring is reliably connection to the axis body by means of the locking structure.
In order that in the present invention gyros having obviously different shapes and centers of gravity can be formed after the direction of the gyro ring is turned over, the structural shapes or center of gravity settings of the upper and lower sides of the gyro ring are different; or the locking structure is disposed at a non-middle height position of the gyro ring, so as to change the height of the center of gravity of the gyro before and after the turnover, this is especially suitable for a case that the structural shapes or center of gravity settings of the upper and lower sides of the gyro rings are the same. This is because the variation of the height of the center of gravity of the gyro is mainly influenced by: first, the height of design positions of a connection structure (locking structure) for connecting the gyro ring and the axis body; second, different centers of gravity of two sides due to structural differences between upper and lower sides of the gyro ring, so that the gyro formed after the gyro ring direction is turned over has a different overall shape and overall center of gravity from the original gyro.
In order that the gyro ring has a greater rotational inertia and that it is more convenient to closely fit and assemble the gyro ring and the axis body, the gyro ring includes an attack ring having a through hole in the middle, and a screw ring disposed fitting the through hole of the attack ring and used for implementing reliable connection of the attack ring and the axis body, and the locking structure is disposed on the screw ring. The attack ring is generally made of metal, and the screw ring is made of non-metallic material, such as plastomer or plastics. There is a circular hole in the middle of the attack ring, without any structure such as an integrally disposed connection hole and assistant radial ribs connected to the connection hole, so that the material and processing process of the attack ring is reduced, and more development space is left for the gyro; moreover, the major center of gravity of the attack ring having a large weight lies in the outer part, so the rotational inertia is large. In addition, the locking structure in the screw ring is directly used to lock the gyro ring to the axis body, so that when the cover is removed, the gyro ring is not separated from the axis body, and therefore, it may be conveniently used in a combined toy gyro.
Further, in order to form gyros having obviously different shapes and centers of gravity after the gyro ring is turned over, and in order that the appearance is more beautiful and the structure is more reliable, the screw ring includes upper and lower cover rings disposed fitting the through hole of the attack ring, the locking structure includes upper and lower flanges correspondingly disposed on inner walls of the upper and lower cover rings; when the axis body is sleeved in ring holes of the upper and lower cover rings, the upper and lower cover rings implement the reliable connection with the axis body by means of fitting and catching of the upper and lower flanges and a block structure disposed on the axis body. The upper and lower cover rings generally adopt mounting rings having different shapes or center of gravity settings.
In the present invention, a structure in which the direction of mounting the gyro ring on the axis body may be turned over vertically is adopted, in other words, the gyro ring may be mounted on the axis body with an upper side (a front side) facing upwards, or the gyro ring may be mounted on the axis body with a lower side (a reverse side) facing upwards, so that during playing of the present invention, gyros having different shapes or having different heights of center of gravity may be formed by assembling of the gyro ring on the axis body in different directions, for example, when the center of gravity is low, the gyro has a strong endurance; and when the center of gravity is high, the gyro can perform top attack, and therefore, embodied functions are different, so that a user can select a different manner according to a characteristic of a gyro of an opponent, the game mode is more diversified, thereby effectively solving the problems of the conventional gyro such as single structure and game mode and little interestingness. Moreover, the locking structure disposed on the gyro ring and can be fit and clamped with the axis body is used in the present invention, when the cover is removed, the gyro ring will not be separated from the axis body, the structure is reliable, and meanwhile, the mounting is more convenient when the gyro ring is turned over and then connected to the axis body. In the present invention, the structural shapes or centers of gravity of upper and lower sides of the gyro ring are set to be different or the locking structure is disposed in a non-middle height position of the gyro ring, so that two gyros mounted before and after the direction of the gyro ring is turned over are obviously different in shapes and functions. The present invention is skillful in design and reliable in structure, and can diversify the game mode, so that it is extremely entertaining during playing, and can be widely applied in various fields of gyros.
The present invention is further described through the following accompanying drawings.
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Although the present invention is described with reference to specific embodiments, the descriptions are not intended to limit the present invention. With reference to the descriptions of the present invention, other variations of the disclosed embodiments can be expected for a person skilled in the art, and such variations shall fall within the scope defined by the claims.
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