TRAVELING TOY

Abstract

A traveling toy includes: a traveling toy body including a wheel, the wheel being rotatable about a rotation shaft; an eccentric shaft provided on the wheel in a state of being parallel to and spaced apart from the rotation shaft; a swing member provided swingably and detachably on the traveling toy body by a shaft support structure, the swing member including a coupling shaft; and a link member coupling the eccentric shaft and the coupling shaft. The link member is detachably coupled to the coupling shaft.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is based on and claims priority under 35 USC 119 from Japanese Patent Application No. 2023-188187 filed on Nov. 2, 2023, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a traveling toy.

BACKGROUND ART

In the related art, there is provided a traveling toy that travels while a member attached to a traveling toy body moves. For example, JPH04-108596U describes a traveling toy including a traveling toy body imitating a fish provided with a caudal fin or pectoral fin, and capable of traveling while moving the caudal fin or pectoral fin.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

A relatively small child may forcibly operate a member attached to a traveling toy body by hand, resulting in damage to the member.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a traveling toy in which damage to a movable member attached to a traveling toy body is reduced.

A traveling toy according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a traveling toy body including a wheel, the wheel being rotatable about a rotation shaft; an eccentric shaft provided on the wheel in a state of being parallel to and spaced apart from the rotation shaft; a swing member provided swingably and detachably on the traveling toy body by a shaft support structure, the swing member including a coupling shaft; and a link member coupling the eccentric shaft and the coupling shaft, in which the link member is detachably coupled to the coupling shaft.

According to the above aspect, it is possible to provide a traveling toy in which damage to a movable member attached to the traveling toy body is reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The present disclosure will be described in detail based on the following without being limited thereto, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a traveling toy according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a swing member of the traveling toy according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, as viewed from below;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a periphery of a shaft support portion of the traveling toy according to the embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an axle, a rear wheel, and a link member of the traveling toy according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

An embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. A traveling toy 1 shown in FIG. 1 is formed in an image of an airship by providing a balloon part (not shown). The traveling toy 1 has a traveling toy body 10 formed imitating a shape of a ship. The traveling toy body 10 is of a three-wheeled type with one front wheel 11 and two rear wheels 12 (wheels). A mudguard 12a is provided above the rear wheel 12. Access to the rear wheel 12 by fingers is regulated by the mudguard 12a. The traveling toy body 10 is provided with a swing member 30 imitating a shape of a wing and configured to be swingable by a shaft support structure 20. Note that the shaft support structure 20 includes a support portion 21 (bearing portion 21a), a shaft support portion 22 (swing shaft 22a), and a projection 25, which will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 2, the swing member 30 has a substantially flat plate-like shape with a wing-shaped outer contour and includes a swing member body 31 having a wing shape (not shown) provided on an upper surface. A peripheral wall 31a in a shape of an annular wall is provided on an outer peripheral edge of the swing member body 31 so as to be erected downward. Two reinforcing ribs 32 having a wave shape are provided on a lower surface of the swing member body 31 so as to span the opposing peripheral wall 31a. The swing member body 31 is provided with an opening portion 33 penetrating in a substantially rectangular shape. The opening portion 33 is covered by a cover 34 attached from an upper surface side of the swing member body 31 using three boss holes 35. An outer edge of the opening portion 33 of the swing member body 31 is provided with a support plate 36 protruding downward in a mountain shape.

The opening portion 33 is provided with a coupling shaft 37. The coupling shaft 37 is provided between the support plate 36 and the peripheral wall 31a facing the support plate 36. A shaft center CL3 of the coupling shaft 37 is substantially parallel to a shaft center CLI of the axle 13 (rotation shaft) of the rear wheel 12 (see FIG. 4).

The peripheral wall 31a on the traveling toy body 10 side of the swing member body 31 is provided with two support portions 21 so as to protrude in a plate-like shape. Each support portion 21 is provided with a bearing portion 21a formed as a through-hole. The bearing portion 21a is configured to allow a swing shaft 22a (see FIG. 3) described below to be detachably fitted thereto and supports the swing shaft 22a so that the swing member 30 can swing freely around the shaft center CL2. In the present embodiment, the bearing portion 21a is formed as a through-hole, but may also be formed as a recessed portion formed on an outer surface of the support portion 21 (a surface facing the swing shaft 22a).

A projection 25 for entry regulation is provided between the two support portions 21. A slit 26 of a predetermined interval is formed between the projection 25 and the support portion 21. The projection 25 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape.

As shown in FIG. 3, two opposing shaft support portions 22 are provided protruding on a side surface 15 of the traveling toy body 10. The shaft support portion 22 is formed to be thicker than the support portion 21 provided on the swing member 30. Each shaft support portion 22 has a projection-shaped swing shaft 22a provided on an opposing surface 22a1 of each of the opposing shaft support portions 22. The swing shaft 22a has a tip end surface formed as a spherical surface shape.

The swing shaft 22a is fitted to the bearing portion 21a of the support portion 21 of the swing member 30. The support portion 21, in which the bearing portion 21a is provided, is formed in a plate shape, and the shaft support portion 22, on which the swing shaft 22a is provided, is formed with a thick thickness. Therefore, when the swing shaft 22a and the bearing portion 21a are fitted and detached, the support portion 21 flexes. In addition, when the swing member 30 is attached to the traveling toy body 10, the projection 25 serves to regulate entry of the foreign objects such as fingers or the like, reducing the risk of fingers or the like getting caught between the side surface 15 of the traveling toy body 10 and the swing member 30 (peripheral wall 31a).

Note that the support portion 21 and the shaft support portion 22 may be configured such that the support portion 21 is formed to be thicker than the shaft support portion 22, allowing the shaft support portion 22 to flex. In addition, the traveling toy body 10 side (axis support portion 22 side) may be configured as the bearing side, and the swing member 30 (support portion 21 side) may be configured as the shaft side.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rear wheel 12 is provided with an eccentric shaft 18 having a shaft center CL4 parallel to the shaft center CL1 of the axle 13 of the rear wheel 12 and spaced apart from the shaft center CL1 in a radial direction of the rear wheel 12. A link member 40 having a substantially elongated shape has one end 40a rotatably coupled to the eccentric shaft 18. Specifically, the eccentric shaft 18 is formed in a pin shape having a head portion 18a and is fixed to the rear wheel 12. One end 40a of the link member 40 has a hole that is rotatably engaged with a shaft portion of the pin-shaped eccentric shaft 18.

In addition, the other end 40b of the link member 40 is formed in a substantially C-shaped ring having a gap 41. The other end 40b is configured such that the coupling shaft 37 of the swing member 30 is pushed therein from the gap 41, thereby widening the gap 41 and allowing for a rotatable coupling with the coupling shaft 37, as shown in FIG. 1. The link member 40 couples the eccentric shaft 18 and the coupling shaft 37 provided on the swing member 30. The other end 40b of the link member 40 is detachably coupled to the coupling shaft 37.

When the rear wheel 12 is rotated by causing the traveling toy 1 to travel, the swing member 30 swings around the shaft center CL2 via the link member 40 along with the rotation of the eccentric shaft 18 around the axle 13. The swing members 30 are provided on both side surfaces 15 of the traveling toy body 10, respectively, so they operate as if the wings are moving.

Here, the traveling toy 1 is configured such that when the swing member 30 is pulled upward, the gap 41 of the other end 40b of the link member 40 widens, allowing for decoupling between the other end 40b and the coupling shaft 37. Accordingly, damage to the traveling toy body 10, the swing member 30 (coupling shaft 37), the link member 40, the rear wheel 12, and the like can be reduced.

In addition, when the swing member 30 is pushed downward, the coupling portion between the other end 40b of the link member 40 and the coupling shaft 37 becomes a support point, and the support portion 21 side is lifted, so that the fitting between the swing shaft 22a of the shaft support structure 20 and the bearing portion 21a is released. Accordingly, even when the swing member 30 is pushed downward, damage to the traveling toy body 10, the swing member 30 (coupling shaft 37), the link member 40, the rear wheel 12, and the like can be reduced.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure as described above, a traveling toy of the following aspects can be provided.

A traveling toy according to a first aspect of the present disclosure includes: a traveling toy body including a wheel, the wheel being rotatable about a rotation shaft; an eccentric shaft provided on the wheel in a state of being parallel to and spaced apart from the rotation shaft; a swing member provided swingably and detachably on the traveling toy body by a shaft support structure, the swing member including a coupling shaft; and a link member coupling the eccentric shaft and the coupling shaft, in which the link member is detachably coupled to the coupling shaft.

With this configuration, even when a force is forcibly applied in a swinging direction of the swinging member, the coupling portions of the shaft support structure, the coupling shaft, and the link member are released. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a traveling toy in which damage to a movable member attached to the traveling toy body is reduced.

In the traveling toy according to a second aspect, the shaft support structure includes: swing shafts provided on the traveling toy body, the swing shafts having a projection shape and opposing each other, and two support portions provided on the swing member, each of the two support portions having a plate shape and including a bearing portion detachably fitted to a corresponding one of the swing shafts.

With this configuration, when the swing member is forcibly pushed downward, the swing member is supported by the link member, and the support member easily flexes, releasing the fitting between the swing shaft and the bearing portion.

In the traveling toy according to a third aspect, a projection is provided between the two support portions, the projection being configured to regulate entry of a foreign matter into the shaft support structure.

With this configuration, the entry of the foreign matter such as fingers or the like into the shaft support structure can be reduced.

Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be variously changed without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A traveling toy comprising: a traveling toy body comprising a wheel, the wheel being rotatable about a rotation shaft;an eccentric shaft provided on the wheel in a state of being parallel to and spaced apart from the rotation shaft;a swing member provided swingably and detachably on the traveling toy body by a shaft support structure, the swing member comprising a coupling shaft; anda link member coupling the eccentric shaft and the coupling shaft,wherein the link member is detachably coupled to the coupling shaft.

2. The traveling toy according to claim 1, wherein the shaft support structure comprises: swing shafts provided on the traveling toy body, the swing shafts having a projection shape and opposing each other, andtwo support portions provided on the swing member, each of the two support portions having a plate shape and comprising a bearing portion detachably fitted to a corresponding one of the swing shafts.

3. The traveling toy according to claim 2, wherein a projection is provided between the two support portions, the projection being configured to regulate entry of a foreign matter into the shaft support structure.