Technological Filed
[0001] The present invention relates to a spinning top toy.
Background Technology
[0002] As battle games using spinning top toys, by applying impact to the spinning top toys
each other, there are cases in which the rotation of the spinning top toy of an opponent
is stopped by the impact force; the spinning top toy of the opponent is flicked out
by the impact force; or the spinning top toy of the opponent is disassembled by the
impact force, etc.
[0003] In such spinning top toys, it is designed to change an offensive power or a defense
power. For example, an attachment having an overhanging portion which is formed in
a shape to be capable of changing the offensive power or the defense power is mounted
on the toy body (e.g., Patent Document 1).
[Prior Art Document]
[Patent Document]
[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Registered Utility Model Application Publication No.
3083443
Disclosure of the Invention
Problems to Be Solved by the Invention
[0005] In the case of the attachment described in Patent Document 1, it is designed to change
the offensive power or the defense power in the front side and the back side, so as
to turn over the attachment and mount it on the toy body. However, in this spinning
top toy, when changing the offensive power or the defense power, once, it is necessary
to remove the attachment from the toy body, and the front side and the back side of
the attachment is reversed, and then, the attachment is mounted on the toy body again.
[0006] The present invention was created considering the aforementioned conventional status.
An object is to provide a spinning top toy with new structure which performs a change
of an offensive power and a defense power.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0007] According to the first means, in a spinning top toy in which an overhanging portion
for attacking is formed in an outer circumference of a body part,
a plurality of the overhanging portions is provided in the body part, and at least
one of the plurality of the overhanging portions is configured to be rotatable around
an axis as a center with respect to a body main part, and is configured to be fixable
with respect to the body main part in a plurality of rotation positions where a position
relationship of the plurality of overhanging portions is different.
[0008] According to the second means, in the first means, the body part includes a rotation
body which is rotatable around the axis as the center with respect to the body main
part, and at least one of the overhanging portions is formed in the rotation body.
[0009] According to the third means, in the second means, as the overhanging portions, a
first overhanging portion and a second overhanging portion in which a shape of collision
faces is different from each other are provided, and the first overhanging portion
is formed in the body main part, and the second overhanging portion is formed in the
rotation body.
[0010] According to the fourth means, in the third means, the second overhanging portion
which is adjacent to the first overhanging portion is selectively fixed in the body
main part in the first rotation position and the second rotation position, and an
arrangement of the first overhanging portion and the second overhanging portion is
changed in the first rotation position and the second rotation position.
[0011] According to the fifth means, in the fourth means, a number of the first overhanging
portions and a number of the second overhanging portions are equal, and a plurality
of the first overhanging portions and the second overhanging portions are formed at
equal intervals in a circumference direction of the body part.
[0012] According to the sixth means, in the fourth means or the fifth means, a collision
face in one of the first overhanging portion and the second overhanging portion is
formed by a tilting face which is inclined downward toward a front end of rotation
direction of the spinning top toy, and a collision face of the other one of the overhanging
portions is formed by a tilting face which is inclined upward toward the front end
of the rotation direction.
Effect of the Invention
[0013] According to the first means, the position relationship of the overhanging portion
can be changed by simply rotating the overhanging portion.
[0014] According to the second means, the position relationship of the overhanging portion
can be changed by rotating the rotation body.
[0015] According to the third means, the rotation position of the first overhanging portion
is simply changed by rotating the rotation body, so that the position relationship
of the overhanging portion can be changed.
[0016] According to the fourth means and the fifth means, the arrangement of the first overhanging
portion and the second overhanging portion which are adjacent to each other is changed,
so as to occur the change of the attacking function.
[0017] According to the sixth means, the attacking function can be changed to attack the
spinning top toy of the opponent from the upper side or the lower side, etc.
Brief Description of the Drawings
[0018]
Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a spinning top toy and a spinning top launching
device according to an embodiment;
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an explanation how to play with the spinning
top toy of the present embodiment;
Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the spinning top toy according to the present
embodiment with a half cross-sectional surface;
Fig. 4 is a disassembled perspective view showing the spinning top toy according to
the present embodiment with a half cross-sectional surface;
Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a body part of the spinning top toy according
to the present embodiment;
Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a top plate of the spinning top toy according
to the present embodiment when viewed from the lower side;
Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a lower plate of the spinning top toy according
to the present embodiment when viewed from the upper side;
Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a ring according to the present embodiment when
viewed from the upper side;
Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a locking member of a fixing means of the spinning
top toy according to the present embodiment;
Fig. 10(A) is a plane view showing the fixing means of the spinning top toy according
to the present embodiment in the first rotation position;
Fig. 10(B) is a plane view showing the fixing means of the spinning top toy according
to the present embodiment in the second rotation position; and
Fig. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the effect of the spinning top toy according
to the present embodiment.
Preferred Embodiments of the Invention
[0019] Hereinafter, embodiments of a spinning top toy of the present invention will be described
with reference to the drawings.
[0020] Fig. 1 shows a toy set which includes a spinning top toy 1 and a spinning top launching
toy 60 according to the present embodiment.
[0021] In the toy set, the spinning top toy 1 is the spinning top toy which is capable of
being used for, so called, battle games. For example, the spinning top toy 1 is used
in battle games, and in such battle games, the spinning top toys 1 are collided to
each other, so that the spinning top toy 1 of the opponent is disassembled by the
impact force as shown in Fig. 2.
[0022] The spinning top toy 1 is provided with a shaft part 10, a flywheel 30, and a body
part 40 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. In Figs. 3 and 4, the spinning top toy 1 is shown
with the half cross-sectional surface, but the other half of the spinning top toy
1, which is not shown, becomes a shaft symmetry with respect to a shaft center X.
In this specification, the terms "top", "bottom", "left", "right", "front", and "back"
refer to the corresponding directions in Fig. 4.
[0023] As shown in Fig. 4, the shaft part 10 is provided with a rotating shaft 11 in the
bottom end part, a flange 12 in the vertical direction middle part, and a cylindrical
body 13 in the top end part.
[0024] Among the parts, the flange 12 and the cylindrical body 13 are integrally formed.
A column body 14 is provided in the shaft center of the cylindrical body 13. In the
top end part of the column body 14, a hook 17 is formed front and back in each of
two sections in a manner of stretching out to a radial direction outward. The column
body 14 is fixedly provided in a shaft lower part 10a. The diameter of the shaft lower
part 10a is reduced stepwise in a direction from the flange 12 side to the top end
of the rotating shaft 11, and it is formed in a substantially inverted conical shape
as a whole. The shaft lower part 10a is fixed to the flange 12 by a screw, etc., which
is not shown.
[0025] In the flange 12 and the cylindrical body 13, a hole 15 is formed front and back
in each of two sections across the flange 12 and the cylindrical body 13. Further,
in the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 13, a projection part 16 is
formed left and right in each of two sections. The outer surface of each projection
part 16 becomes flush with the outer peripheral surface of the flange 12.
[0026] A cylindrical shape of the shaft part 10 is provided with an urging member 18. The
urging member 18 is provided in a manner of surrounding the column body 14 inside
the cylindrical body 13. In the outer peripheral of the bottom end part of the urging
member 18, a leg part 18a, which extends outward to a radial direction, is formed
front and back in each of two sections.
[0027] As shown in Fig. 4, the urging member 18 with such structure is installed in a manner
in which each of the leg parts 18a is exposed from each of the holes 15. The holes
15 allows the movement of the leg parts 18a in the vertical direction, and however,
the upper edge of the holes 15 restricts the movement in the upward direction. Further,
the urging member 18 is energized in the upward direction by a spring 19, and in a
normal condition, the upper end surface of the urging member 18 is positioned in a
height approximately equal to the top end of the cylindrical body 13.
[0028] In the upper surface of the urging member 18, a protruding strip (projection) 20,
which extends in the radial direction, is formed left and right in each of two sections.
[0029] A flywheel 30 is formed in a ring shape. In the inner peripheral side of the bottom
surface of the flywheel 30, an annular step part 30a is formed so as to be capable
of accommodating the flange 12 of the shaft part 10 from a lower side. On the upper
surface of the flywheel 30, a projection part 31, which protrudes in an upper direction,
is formed left and right in each of two sections. In the lower side part of each of
the projection part 31, a recessed part 32 is formed so as to be capable of accommodating
the projection part 16 of the shaft part 10. Further, on the upper surface of the
flywheel 30, a tongue-piece part 33, which extends upward, is formed directly outside
each of the projection parts 31. The tongue-piece part 33 is projected more upward
than the projection part 31.
[0030] As shown in Fig. 5, the body part 40 is provided with a top plate 41, a lower plate
42, and a ring 43.
[0031] Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the top plate 41 when viewed from the lower
side. In the center of the top plate 41, a circular shaped hole 41a is formed. Further,
in the lower side of the top plate 41, an inner side annual wall 41b in which the
inner diameter is the same size as the diameter of the hole 41a is formed. In the
inner surface of the bottom end part of the annular wall 41b, a hook 41c is formed
at each of two sections opposed to each other across the shaft center so as to overhang
inside in a radial direction. Further, in the lower surface end of each of the hooks
41c, a raised part 41d, which meshes with the protruding strip 20 of the shaft part
10, is formed.
[0032] Further, in the inner surface of the annular wall 41b, in the upper position than
the hook 41c, a protrusion 41e is formed left and right in each of two sections. The
protrusions 41e are used for mounting the cylindrical shaped decoration part 44 as
shown in Fig. 4. That is, in the present embodiment, the decoration part 44 is used
so as to distinguish oneself from others of the spinning top toy 1. As the decoration
part 44, multiple types in which the shape and the color of the upper surface are
different are offered. The decoration part 44 is a columnar shape, and a groove 44a
in which the protrusions 41e are fitted into is formed in the outer peripheral surface.
After fitting the protrusions 41e with the engagement part (entrance) of the groove
44a in the vertical direction, the edge of the groove 44a and the protrusions 41e
are engaged by rotating the decoration part 44 in a predetermined direction, so that
the decoration part 44 is mounted on the top plate 41.
[0033] Further, in the upper wall of the top plate 41, an arcuate slit 41f which is capable
of inserting the tongue-piece part 33 of the flywheel 30 from the lower side is formed
left and right in each of two sections. The one end side of the width of each of the
slits 41f in the circumferential direction is wider and the other end side is narrower.
[0034] Further, in the lower side of the top plate 41, a cylindrical shaped boss 41g at
each of two sections opposed to each other across the shaft center is formed. A male
screw (not shown) is formed in the inner surface of the holes of the boss 41g.
[0035] In the outermost circumference of the top plate 41, an outside annular wall 41h,
which hangs downward, is formed.
[0036] Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a lower plat 42 when viewed from the upper side.
In the lower plate 42, a hole 42a, in which the annual wall 41b of the top plate 41
is inserted from the upper side, an arcuate slit 42b, which is positioned under each
of the slits 41f of the top plate 41, and a hole 42c, in which each of the bosses
41g of the top plate 41 is inserted from the upper side, are formed.
[0037] Further, a cylindrical erected wall 42d is formed in an upper surface outer peripheral
side of the lower plate 42. In the bottom end part outer surface of the erected wall
42d, a flange part 42e which stretches out to the radial direction outward is formed.
In the flange part 42e, an overhanging portion 42f is formed front and back in each
of two sections in a manner of stretching out to the radial direction outward and
being raised. The overhanging portion 42f is a nearly triangular shape when viewed
from the outward radial direction. The overhanging portion 42f is provided with the
first collision part. On the upper surface of the front side of the rotation direction
of the overhanging portion 42f, a collision face 420f is formed. The collision face
420f is formed as a tilting face which is inclined downward toward the front end of
rotation direction of the spinning top toy 1. In the outer peripheral of the erected
wall 42d, a plurality of protrusion parts 42i for positioning the ring 43 at the first
rotation position and the second rotation position is formed.
[0038] Further, a recessed part 42g is formed in the lower plate 42. The recessed part 42g
has an opening from the hole 42a of the center of the lower plate 42 to the flange
part 42e. A locking member 45 is arranged in the recessed part 42g as shown in Figs.
4 and 9. The locking member 45 is provided to be capable of reciprocally moving in
the radial direction of the lower plate 42 along the extending direction of the recessed
part 42g. A recessed part 45a is formed in the lower side of the base part of the
locking member 45. By engaging the recessed part 45a with a floor plate (not shown)
of the recessed part 42g, the stroke of the locking member 45 is adjusted. At the
outer end side of the locking member 45, a locking part 45b is formed. When the body
part 40 is mounted on the shaft part 10, the locking part 45b abuts to the outer peripheral
of the cylindrical body 13 and keeps in a state of projecting above the flange part
42e.
[0039] Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the ring 43 when viewed from the upper side.
The body of the ring 43 is formed in a cylindrical shape. In the bottom end part inner
peripheral of the ring 43, an annular flange part 43a which stretches out to the radial
direction inward is formed. When the top plate 41 and the lower plate 42 are assembled,
the annular flange part 43a is sit on the flange part 42e of the lower plate 42, and
it is held between the annular wall 41h of the top plate 41 and the flange part 42e
of the lower plate 42.
[0040] Further, in the ring 43, an overhanging portion 43b is formed in each of two sections,
which face each other across the shaft center, in a manner of stretching out to the
radial direction outward and being raised. The overhanging portion 43b is formed in
a nearly inverse triangular shape when viewed from the radial direction outward. The
overhanging portion 43b is provided with the second collision part. A collision face
430b is formed in the lower surface of the front side of the rotation direction of
the overhanging portion 43b. The collision face 430b is formed as a tilting face which
is inclined upward toward the rotation direction of the front end of the spinning
top toy 1.
[0041] Further, a recessed part 43c is formed in the inner peripheral surface of the flange
part 43a. When the ring 43 rotates with respect to the lower plate 42, the ring 43
is positioned by engaging one of the plurality of protrusion parts 42i. In the embodiment,
there are multiple protrusion parts 42i, and the ring 43 is positioned at any of the
first rotation position and the second rotation position.
[0042] The first rotation position is the rotation position where the ring 43 is rotated
in a direction opposing to the rotation direction of the spinning top toy 1 with respect
to the lower plate 42, and the tilting face of the overhanging portion 43b abuts to
the collision face 420f of the overhanging portion 42f (Fig. 11(A)). The second rotation
position is the rotation position where the ring 43 rotates to the rotation direction
of the spinning top toy 1 with respect to the lower plate 42, and the collision face
420f of the overhanging portion 42f abuts to the tilting face of the overhanging portion
43b (Fig. 11(B)). In the first rotation position, the collision face 420f of the overhanging
portion 42f is covered by the overhanging portion 43b, so that the collision face
430b of the overhanging portion 43b becomes only the new collision face. Further,
in the second rotation position, the collision face 430 of the overhanging portion
43b is covered by the overhanging portion 42f, so that the collision face 420f of
the overhanging portion 42f becomes only the new collision face.
[0043] Next, the structure for assembling the top plate 41, the lower plate 42, and the
ring 43 will be described. The annual wall 41b of the top plate 41 is inserted into
the hole 42a of the lower plate 42. The bosses 41g of the top plate 41 is inserted
into the holes 42c of the lower plate 42. In a state in which the flange part 43a
of the ring 43 is held by the annular wall 41h of the top plate 41 and the flange
part 42e of the lower plate 42, by screwing the male screws (not shown), which is
provided with washers, to the female screws of the bosses 41g from the lower side
of the lower plate 42, the top plate 41, the lower plate 42, and the ring 43 are assembled.
The top plate 41 and the lower plate 42 are configured as a body main part with respect
to the ring 43.
[0044] Next, the fixing means 50 of the ring 43 will be described.
[0045] The fixing means 50 is provided with the locking member 45. On the other hand, in
the ring 43, the recessed parts 50a, 50b are formed in response to the two rotation
positions.
[0046] By the fixing means 50, as shown in Figs. 10(A) and 10(B), the ring 43 is fixed at
any of the recessed parts 50a, 50b, so as to be fixed at the first rotation position
and the second rotation position.
[0047] A plurality of the fixing means 50 may be provided.
[0048] Next, the assembly method of the spinning top toy 1 will be described.
[0049] Here, it is assumed that the assembly of each of the shaft part 10 and the body part
40 has been already finished as shown in Fig. 4.
[0050] First, the shaft part 10 and the flywheel 30 are assembled to be a fitting state
by engaging the projection part 16 of the shaft part 10 to the recessed part 32 of
the flywheel 30 from the lower side. Next, this assembled body is brought close to
the body part 40 from the lower side. At this point, the tongue-piece parts 33 of
the flywheel 30 of the aforementioned assembled body are engaged with a predetermined
end of the arcuate slits 41f of the body part 40 through the slits 42b. In this state,
the hooks 17 of the shaft part 10 are not overlapped with the hooks 41c of the body
part 40 in the vertical direction. This is the disassembled state. After that, the
shaft part 10 of the aforementioned assembled body is pressed to the body part 40
side. Then, first, the flywheel 30 is pressed against the lower surface of the body
part 40. Further, the spring 19 inside the shaft part 10 is contracted and the urging
member 18 is lowered, so that the hooks 17 of the shaft part 10 are relatively pushed
more upward than the hooks 41c of the body part 40. The shaft part 10 is integrally
rotated with the flywheel 30 with respect to the body part 40 until the tongue-piece
part 33 moves to the end which is the opposite side of the predetermined end. And
then, it becomes the state in which the hooks 17 of the shaft part 10 and the hooks
41c of the body part 40 are vertically overlapped. When a hand is released from the
shaft part 10, the lower surface of the hooks 17 of the shaft part 10 and the upper
surface of the hooks 41c of the body part 40 are abutted by the urging force of the
spring 19 inside the shaft part 10. This state, that is, the state in which the lower
surface of the hooks 17 of the shaft part 10 and the upper surface of the hooks 41c
of the body part 40 are abutted is the assembled state. With such structure, the shaft
part 10, the flywheel 30, and the body part 40 are assembled, so that the spinning
top toy 1 is built.
[0051] Next, an example of how to play with the spinning top toy 1 will be described.
[0052] Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a launcher for rotating and driving
the spinning top toy 1.
[0053] In the example of how to play, by spinning the spinning top toy 1, a battle is performed
with the spinning top toy 1 of the opponent.
[0054] In this case, a charge of the spinning force of the spinning top toy 1 is performed
by the launcher 60. In the inside part, the launcher 60 is provided with a disk which
is not shown, and the disk is energized in one rotational direction by the power spring
which is not shown. When the string, which is not shown, wound around the disk is
pulled by a handle 61, the disk is rotated, and therefore, the spinning top holder
62 is rotated. The rotation of the spinning holder 62 is transmitted to the spinning
top 1 by the forks 63 projected downward, so that the spinning top toy 1 is rotated.
In this case, the forks 63 are inserted to the arcuate slits 41f of the body part
40. When the handle 61 of the launcher 60 is pulled to the end, the rotation of the
disk and the spinning top holder 62 is stopped, and on the other hand, the spinning
top toy 1 is rotated further by the inertia force, so that the spinning top toy 1
is released from the spinning top holder 62 in accordance with tilting faces 63a of
the forks 63.
[0055] The spinning top toy 1 which is launched in such manner, is rotated in a predetermined
direction in a predetermined field. When it is collided with the spinning top toy
1 of the opponent, by the impact fore of the collision, the opposite direction force,
which is opposite to the rotation direction of the shaft part 10 and the flywheel
30, is applied to the body part 40.
[0056] With this, the body part 40 is relatively rotated to the direction opposite to the
rotation direction of the shaft part 10 and the flywheel 30.
[0057] And then, the engagement position of the raised parts 41d of the lower surface of
the body part 40 and the protruding strips 20 is changed in accordance with the relative
rotation of the shaft part 10 with respect to the body part 40. When it reaches at
the locking releasing position, the hooks 41c of the body part 40 are removed from
the hooks 17 of the shaft part 10, so that the body part 40 is separated from the
shaft part 10 by the urging force of the spring 19 inside the shaft part 10. Therefore,
as shown in Fig. 2, the spinning top toy 1 is disassembled.
[0058] In the spinning top toy 1, as shown in Fig. 10(A), in an adjacent state, when the
overhanging portion 43b is positioned closer to the front side of the rotation direction
of the spinning top toy 1 than the overhanging portion 42f, only the collision face
430b functions as the collision face, so that when it is collided with the spinning
top toy 1 of the opponent, the spinning top toy 1 of the opponent is brought down
by the collision face 430b.
[0059] Further, as shown in Fig. 10(B), when the overhanging portion 42f is positioned closer
to the front side of the rotation direction of the spinning top toy 1 than the overhanging
portion 43b, only the collision face 420f functions as the collision face, so that
when it is collided with the spinning top toy 1 of the opponent, the spinning top
toy 1 of the opponent is brought up by the collision face 420f.
[0060] The embodiments of the present invention were described above, but the present invention
is not limited to the aforementioned embodiments, and needless to say, various modifications
may be made within the scope that does not depart from the essential point of the
present invention.
[0061] For example, the collision face of the overhanging portion 43b is formed by the tilting
face 430 which is inclined downward toward the front end of the rotation direction
of the spinning top toy 1, and on the other hand, the collision face 420f of the overhanging
portion 42f is formed by the tilting face which is inclined upward toward the front
end of the rotation direction, but the shape of the collision faces may be different
from each other.
[0062] Further, the two collision faces 420f, 430b which are different from each other are
provided, and only the collision face 430b is configured to rotate around the shaft
center as the center, but it may be more than or equal to three collision faces. Further,
in this case, the respective collision faces may be configured to rotate around the
shaft center as the center.
[0063] Further, the collision face 430b is formed in the ring 43, which is an example of
the rotation body and is provided with respect to the shaft center as the center,
and each of the overhanging portions 43b in which the collision face 430b is formed
may be provided in the body main part to be movable in the circumferential direction.
[0064] In the aforementioned embodiments, it discloses about the spinning top toy 1 which
is rotated in one direction, but it may be applied to the spinning top toy 1 which
is rotated in both directions. In this case, when a symmetrical shape in the front
and back of the overhanging portion in the rotation direction may be formed as the
overhanging portions 42f, 43b of the present embodiment, the same attaching function
at the time of the rotation in one direction and at the time of the rotation in the
other direction can be obtained. Needless to say, the shapes of the front and back
of the overhanging portions 42f, 43b in the rotation direction may be made different,
so that the different attacking functions at the time of the rotation in one direction
and at the time of the rotation in the other direction can be obtained.
[0065] Further, in the aforementioned embodiments, the overhanging portion 43bis moved to
the position where the overhanging portions 42f, 43b are adjacent to each other, but
if there is a case in which the attaching function, etc. may be changed by changing
the position relationship in the circumference direction of the overhanging portion
42f and the overhanging portion 43b, the overhanging portion 43b may be fixed in a
separate position between the overhanging portion 42f and the overhanging portion
43b. In this case, it is not particularly limited, but it is preferable not to demonstrate
the function of the collision face of the other overhanging portion by relatively
moving the particular overhanging portion.
[0066] Further, the shapes of the fixed side overhanging portion and the movable side overhanging
portion or the shapes of the collision faces may be reversed, and the shapes of the
fixed side overhanging portion and the movable side overhanging portion or the shapes
of the collision faces are not limited to the aforementioned shapes.
[Explanation of symbols]
[0067]
- 1
- spinning top toy
- 10
- shaft part
- 11
- rotating shaft
- 13
- cylindrical body
- 30
- flywheel
- 40
- body part
- 41
- top plate
- 42
- lower plate
- 42f
- overhanging portion
- 43
- ring (rotation body)
- 43b
- overhanging portion
- 45
- locking member
- 50
- fixing means
- 420f
- collision face
- 430f
- collision face