Moving toy and controller thereof

[Technical Field to which the Invention Affected] The present invention relates to a floating toy that operates a floating body by a magnetic force, and more particularly to a floating toy in which the floating body makes an interesting movement.

[0002] A floating toy that operates a floating body by a magnetic force, for example, a disk in which a magnet is installed under the floor is provided, and the floating body on the floor is operated by rotating the disk. was there.

[0003] [Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, there is a problem that the movement of the floating body becomes extremely monotonous only by rotating the disk, which is not interesting. The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a floating toy capable of causing a floating body to perform an interesting movement.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The floating toy according to claim 1 has a floating body having a first magnetic body and a second magnetic body that causes a magnetic force to act on the first magnetic body. In a floating toy provided with a driving means for operating the floating body by its magnetic force, the driving means has a winding transmission mechanism, and the winding member of the winding transmission mechanism is provided with the second magnetic body. It is characterized in that a swinging means for swinging the wound body of the winding transmission mechanism is provided. Here, the "winding transmission mechanism" is a wound body such as a belt, a rope chain, rubber, etc., which can resist only tensile force and has a flexible winding member (transmission node) attached to a plurality of shafts. A mechanism that wraps around a (car) to transmit power. According to this floating toy, the floating body can be operated in an arbitrary direction depending on how the plurality of wound bodies are arranged. Further, according to this floating toy, since the wound body swings, the floating body moves in a complicated manner.

[0005] The floating toy according to claim 2 is the floating toy according to claim 1, wherein the driving means has a forward / reverse motor as a driving source of the winding transmission mechanism. According to this floating toy, since the winding transmission mechanism is operated by the forward / reverse motor, the winding member rotates in the forward and reverse directions, and the operation of the floating body can be changed.

[0006] The floating toy according to claim 3 is the floating toy according to claim 2, wherein the second magnetic body is rotatably provided on the winding member of the winding transmission mechanism, and the second magnetic body is rotatably provided. The magnetic material is characterized in that it is configured to rotate and change its direction according to the rotation direction of the winding member. According to this floating toy, since the second magnetic body changes its direction according to the rotation direction of the winding member, the floating body also changes its direction according to the rotation direction of the winding member.

[0008] The floating toy according to claim 4 is the floating toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a shaft is arranged on the main body of the floating body, and wheels are inclined and installed on the shaft. It is characterized by that. According to this floating body, since the wheels are inclined with respect to the shaft, the main body swings left and right as the wheels roll. Since the swing of the main body is realized by the rolling of the wheels in this way, the swing of the main body is smoothly performed.

[0009] The floating toy according to claim 5 is the floating toy according to claim 4, wherein the first magnetic body is a magnet, which is incorporated in the wheel and installed so that the north and south poles are arranged side by side. The second magnetic material is a magnet, characterized in that the north and south poles are provided side by side. According to this floating toy, if the polarities of the wheel magnet and the underfloor magnet are reversed and the direction of the underfloor magnet is reversed, the direction of the floating body is also reversed accordingly.

[0010] The floating toy according to claim 6 is the floating toy according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a part of the main body constitutes a rotating portion, and the rotating portion has a predetermined axis with respect to the other portion. It is characterized in that it is configured to be rotatable left and right around the center. According to this floating toy, when the floating body moves, the main body swings and the rotating portion rotates left and right.

[0011] The floating toy according to claim 7 is the floating toy according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the floating body is formed to imitate an aquatic animal. According to this floating toy, since the floating body runs while swaying, the movement of an aquatic animal can be reproduced well.

[Embodiments of the Invention] Hereinafter, the floating toy of the present invention will be described based on the embodiment shown in the drawings. In this embodiment, as a floating toy, a floating toy in which a floating body imitating a fish operates in a water tank is shown.

[0013] This floating toy includes a water tank 10, a floating body 20, and a driving device 30 for operating the floating body 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, the water tank 10 is defined in the upper space 12 and the lower space 13 with the diagonally installed ground plate (floor plate) 11 as a boundary. The upper space 12 is a space in which the floating body 20 is operated, and is defined by a transparent cover 14. The cover 14 has an opening 14a in a part thereof. Further, the lower space 13 is a space for accommodating the driving device 30, and is defined by an opaque side wall 13a and a bottom wall 13b. Then, on the upper surface of the ground plate 11, ornaments 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d imitating aquatic plants, rocks, etc. are arranged at appropriate places, and the ornament 15a among them is used as a nest.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the floating body 20, the main body 21 constituting the outer shell has a portion 21a forming a head, a portion (rotating portion) 21b forming a body portion, and a buttock portion. It is formed by being divided into a constituent portion (rotating portion) 21c, and they are oscillatingly connected to each other by shafts 22a and 22b arranged in the vertical direction (vertical direction). Then, as shown in FIG. 3, a shaft 23 is arranged in the lateral direction (horizontal direction) in the portion 21a forming the head, and the wheel 24 is arranged on the shaft 23 with respect to the plane perpendicular to the axis. It is fixed in a slightly tilted state. The wheel 24 is composed of magnets, and one of the left and right wheels has an S pole 24a and the other has an N pole 24b. Further, in the floating body 20, tongue pieces (swinging protrusions) 25 and 25 corresponding to fins, whiskers, etc. are planted on the outer surface of the portion 21a forming the head, and the portion 21c constituting the buttock portion. A tongue piece (swinging protrusion) 26 corresponding to the caudal fin is planted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the drive device 30 includes a drive pulley 31, a driven pulley 32, and a belt 33 wound around them. A worm gear 34 is attached to the drive pulley 31, and the gear 34 is linked to the forward / reverse motor 36 via the worm 35. Further, the driven pulley 32 is swingably connected to the drive pulley 31 by the arm 37. The arm 37 includes a positioning means 38 for setting a swing angle, and the positioning means 38 includes a link 39a having one end connected to the arm 37, a link 39b connected to the other end of the link 39a, and the link 39b. It is composed of a forward / reverse motor 40 and the like connected to the other end of the link 39b. Further, protrusions 33a, 33b, 33c are formed on the outer surface of the belt 33, and a magnet 41 is swingably installed on the central protrusion 33b. The magnet 41 is arranged side by side so that the S pole 41a and the N pole 41b both face upward.

[0017] In the floating toy configured as described above, the drive device 30 is housed in the lower space 13 of the water tank 10 so that the magnet 41 of the belt 33 is in contact with the lower surface of the ground plate 11 of the water tank 10.

Then, water is put into the upper space 12 of the water tank 10, and the floating body 20 is put there to prepare for it.

[0019] When the motor 36 is driven, the drive pulley 31 is rotated via the worm 35 and the worm gear 34, and the belt 33 is rotated accordingly. Therefore, the magnet 41 installed on the belt 33 is also rotated, and as the magnet 41 moves, the floating body 20 is moved by the magnetic force thereof.

At that time, since the magnet 41 is provided with rubber (not shown) that rubs against the ground plate 11, frictional resistance with the ground plate 11 causes the belt 33 to swing backward in the traveling direction, for example, FIG. The S pole 41a is located outside the belt 33 with respect to the N pole 41b as shown in. Therefore, in the wheel 24 of the floating body 20, the magnetic poles 24b and 24a are positioned corresponding to the magnetic poles 41a and 41b of the magnet 41, whereby the posture of the floating body 20 is determined. It is positioned so that it faces forward in the direction of travel of 33. Further, since the wheels 24 of the floating body 20 are arranged in an inclined state with respect to the shaft 23, as shown in FIG. 5, the floating body 20 reciprocates in the left-right direction as the wheels 24 rotate. To do. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the portion 21a constituting the head of the floating body 20 swings in the left-right direction, and the other portions 21b and 21c also follow accordingly. In this case, the other portions 21b and 21c move more slowly and loosely than the portions 21a constituting the head due to the resistance of water. In addition, the tongue pieces 25 and 26 also sway as the main body 21 of the floating body 20 moves.

[0021] Here, when the motor 36 is driven in the reverse direction, the belt 33 is moved in the opposite direction. Then, the magnet 41 swings backward in the traveling direction of the belt 33 due to the frictional resistance with the ground plate 11, so that the N pole 41b is located on the outside. Therefore, in order for the magnetic poles 24a, 24b of the wheels 24 of the floating body 20 to correspond to the magnetic poles 41b, 41a of the magnet 41 of the belt 33, the floating body 20 rotates half a turn to form the head portion 21a of the floating body 20. Faces forward in the direction of travel of the belt 33.

[0022] In this way, the floating body 20 moves while swinging in response to the movement of the magnet 41 of the belt 33, and the head of the floating body 20 moves forward in the traveling direction of the belt 33. To do.

[0023] Further, the locus of the magnet 41 is determined by the drive pulley 31 and the driven pulley 32, but the positioning means 38 can take an arbitrary locus around the drive pulley 31. That is, by driving the motor 40 in the forward and reverse directions to swing the arm 37, it can be arbitrarily set as in the course A shown by the dotted line and the course B shown by the alternate long and short dash line in the water tank 10 of FIG. ..

[0024] Further, as shown in the water tank 10 of FIG. 1, another floating body 20a can be installed near the courses A and B, and the other floating body 20a can be oscillated by the magnet 41 of the belt 33.

[0025] As shown in FIG. 7, in the floating body 20a, the floating body 20a is installed so as to be movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction of the belt 33, and the magnet 27 is installed on the floating body 20a. , And one of the magnetic poles 27a and 27b is positioned so as to face the belt 33 (S pole 27a in FIG. 7). In the case of this floating body 20a, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the belt 33 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the floating body 20a is attracted to the north pole 41b of the magnet 41 of the belt 33, and the figure shows. As shown in 7 (b), when the belt 33 is reversed, it is pulled apart by the S pole 41a of the magnet 41.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the drive device 30 detects a microphone 50 installed at an appropriate position in the water tank 10, an optical sensor 51, and a floating body 20 installed at an appropriate position on the courses A and B. Based on the signals of the positioning sensors 52, 53, 54, 55, etc., the CPU 56 controls the forward / reverse rotation, rotation speed, etc. of the motors 36, 40, and the LED 57 installed at an appropriate position in the water tank 10 is turned on and off, and the water tank is further turned on and off. Sound is generated from the speakers 58 installed at 10 appropriate positions.

[0027] For example, the optical sensor 51 is used to detect a person approaching the water tank 10, and the movement and sound of the floating body 10 can be changed according to the time when the person approaches or the number of times the person approaches. In addition, the light, sound, etc. of the light bulb are detected indoors to return the floating body 20 to the nest 15a, and the positioning sensors 52,53,54,55 detect the floating body 20 to determine the traveling direction of the floating body 20. You can change it, turn on or blink the LED 57, or generate sound from the speaker 58, depending on the combination of those requirements.

[0028] In the above embodiment, the example in which the rocking body 20 is placed in the water tank 10 has been shown, but it goes without saying that the rocking body 20 may be operated in a general container instead of the water tank 10.

[0029] Further, in the above-described embodiment, the driven pulley 32 is configured to swing with respect to the fixed drive pulley 31 when the driven pulley 32 is held swingably by the drive pulley 31 via the arm 37. However, the driven pulley 32 may be fixed and the drive pulley 31 side may be swung.

Further, the driven pulley 32 is oscillatingly held by the drive pulley 31 via the arm 37, but as shown in FIG. 9, one of the drive pulley 31 and the driven pulley 32 is motorized without the arm 37. M may be used as a drive source so as to be swingable with respect to the other by the link mechanism 60a and the guide groove 60b, or as shown in FIG. 10, both the drive pulley 31 and the driven pulley 32 are motors M. It may be configured to swing by the link mechanisms 61a and 62a and the guide grooves 61b and 62b using M as a drive source. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a tension pulley 63 is provided in addition to the drive pulley 31 and the driven pulley 32, and at least one of the drive pulley 31 and the driven pulley 32 is configured to be able to reciprocate in the direction of the arrow X and is driven. The pulley 31 and the driven pulley 32 are urged in the direction in which they are separated from each other, while the tension pulley 63 is configured to be able to reciprocate in the direction in which the winding member 64 is tense or loosened, for example, in the direction of arrow Y. At least one of the drive pulley 31 and the driven pulley 32 may be operated by the operation of 63.

[Effect of the Invention] The floating toy according to claim 1 has a floating body having a first magnetic body and a second magnetic body that causes a magnetic force to act on the first magnetic body, and the magnetic force thereof causes the floating toy. In a floating toy provided with a driving means for operating the floating body, the driving means has a winding transmission mechanism, and the winding member of the winding transmission mechanism is provided with the second magnetic body. , The floating body can be made to move in any direction, and a highly interesting floating toy can be realized. Further, since the swinging means for swinging the wound body of the winding transmission mechanism is provided, the floating body moves in a more complicated manner, which is more interesting.

[0032] In the floating toy according to claim 2, since the driving means has a forward / reverse motor as a driving source of the winding transmission mechanism, the operation of the floating body can be changed, and the floating toy becomes more interesting. ..

[0033] In the floating toy according to claim 3, the second magnetic body is rotatably provided on the winding member of the winding transmission mechanism, and the second magnetic body is a rotation of the winding member. Since it is configured to rotate according to the direction and change the direction, the floating body also changes the direction according to the rotation direction of the winding member, which is more interesting.

[0035] In the floating toy according to claim 4, a shaft is arranged on the main body of the floating body, and the wheels are installed on the shaft so as to be inclined. Therefore, as the wheels roll, the main body becomes It will swing from side to side, making it even more interesting.

[0036] In the floating toy according to claim 5, the first magnetic body is a magnet, which is incorporated in the wheel and installed so that the north and south poles are arranged side by side, and the second magnetic body is a magnet. However, since the north and south poles are provided side by side, if the direction of the magnet under the floor is reversed, the direction of the floating body will be reversed accordingly, which is even more interesting. It becomes a thing.

[0037] In the floating toy according to claim 6, a part of the main body constitutes a rotating portion, and the rotating portion is configured to be rotatable left and right about a predetermined axis with respect to the other portion. Therefore, when the floating body moves, the main body swings and the rotating portion rotates left and right, which is more interesting.

[0038] The floating toy according to claim 7 is the floating toy according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the floating body is formed to imitate an aquatic animal, so that the movement of the aquatic animal can be reproduced well. , It will be even more interesting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [FIG. 1] FIG. 1 is a conceptual perspective view showing a water tank of a floating toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual perspective view showing a floating body of a floating toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing an installed state of wheels of the floating body shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view conceptually showing a driving device for a floating toy according to the present invention.

5 is a front view for explaining the movement of the floating body shown in FIG. 2. FIG.

6 is a plan view showing an operation mode of the floating body shown in FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing an operation mode of another floating body of the floating toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a control device for a floating toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing another example of a drive device for a floating toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing still another example of the drive device for the floating toy according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing still another example of the drive device for the floating toy according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols] 11 Ground plate (floor) 20,20a Floating body 21 Main body 21b, 21c Part (rotating part) 23 Axis 24 Wheel 24a S pole 24b N pole 25,26 Tongue piece (swing protrusion) 27 Magnet 27a S pole 27b N pole 30 Drive unit 31 Drive pulley 32 Driven pulley 33 Belt 36 Forward / reverse motor 37 Arm 40 Forward / reverse motor 41 Magnet 41a S pole 41b N pole