SPINNING TOP TOY

Abstract

A spinning top toy arranged to spin around an axis thereof includes a main part including a body main part, a shaft part detachably attached to the main part, where the shaft part being configured to be in contact with a floor when spinning, and first and second overhanging portions configured on the main part. The first overhanging portion is configured to be non-rotatable with respect to the body main part. The second overhanging portion is configured to be rotatable around the axis with respect to the body main part, and is configured to be engageable with the body main part at a first rotation position and a second rotation position being different from the first rotation position.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-029955, filed on Feb. 21, 2017. The contents of this application are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to a spinning top toy.

Description of the Related Art

[0003] 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.

[0004] In such spinning top toys, it is designed to change between using an offensive power and using a defense power. For example, an attachment having an overhanging portion which is formed in a shape to be capable of changing between using the offensive power and using the defense power is mounted on the toy body as described in, for example, Japanese Registered Utility Model Application Publication No. 3083443.

[0005] In the case of the attachment described in Japanese Registered Utility Model Application Publication No. 3083443, it is designed to change between using the offensive power and using 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 between using the offensive power and using the defense power, once, it is necessary to remove the attachment from the toy body to reverse the front side and the back side of the attachment. And then, the attachment is mounted on the toy body again.

[0006] The description herein of advantages and disadvantages of various features, embodiments, methods, and apparatus disclosed in other publications is in no way intended to limit the present invention. For example, certain features of the preferred described embodiments of the invention may be capable of overcoming certain disadvantages and/or providing certain advantages, such as, e.g., disadvantages and/or advantages discussed herein, while retaining some or all of the features, embodiments, methods, and apparatus disclosed therein.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0007] The disclosed embodiments of the present invention have been developed in view of the above-mentioned and/or other problems in the related art. The disclosed embodiments of the present invention can significantly improve upon existing methods and/or apparatuses.

[0008] 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 using an offensive power and a defense power.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a spinning top toy arranged to spin around an axis thereof includes a main part including a body main part; a shaft part detachably attached to the main part, the shaft part being configured to be in contact with a floor when spinning; and first and second overhanging portions being configured on the main part, the first overhanging portion being configured to be non-rotatable with respect to the body main part, the second overhanging portion being configured to be rotatable around the axis with respect to the body main part, and being configured to be engageable with the body main part at a first rotation position and a second rotation position being different from the first rotation position.

[0010] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, in the spinning top toy as recited above, the main part includes a rotation body being rotatable around the axis with respect to the body main part, and the second overhanging portion is configured on the rotation body.

[0011] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, in the spinning top toy as recited above, the first overhanging portion includes a first collision face at which the spinning top is arranged to collide with an opponent spinning top toy, the first collision face has a first shape, the second overhanging portion includes a second collision face at which the spinning top toy is arranged to collide with the opponent spinning top toy, and the second collision surface has a second shape being different from the first shape.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the spinning top toy as recited above includes a third overhanging portion being configured on the main part and non-rotatable with respect to the body main part, wherein the first rotation position is next to the first overhanging portion, and the second rotation position is next to the third overhanging portion.

[0013] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the spinning top toy as recited above includes non-rotatable overhanging portions and rotatable overhanging portions being configured on the main part, wherein the non-rotatable overhanging portions are configured to be non-rotatable with respect to the body main part and include the first and third overhanging portions, and include a fifth overhanging portion, the rotatable overhanging portions are configured to be rotatable with respect to the body main part, and include the second and fourth overhanging portions, a number of the rotatable overhanging portions and a number of the non-rotatable overhanging portions are equal, and a distance between the first overhanging portion and the third overhanging portion is equal to a distance between the third overhanging portion and the fifth overhanging portion.

[0014] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, in the spinning top toy as recited above, the first collision face is inclined downward towards a first front end thereof in a rotation direction of the spinning top toy, and the second collision face is inclined upward toward a second front end thereof in the rotation direction.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, in the spinning top toy as recited above, the first rotation position is at a first side of and next to the first overhanging portion, the second rotation position is at a second side of and next to the first overhanging portion, and the first side is opposite to the second side across the first overhanging portion.

[0016] The above and/or other aspects, features and/or advantages of various embodiments will be further appreciated in view of the following description in conjunction with the accompanying figures. Various embodiments can include and/or exclude different aspects, features and/or advantages where applicable. In addition, various embodiments can combine one or more aspect or feature of other embodiments where applicable. The descriptions of aspects, features and/or advantages of particular embodiments should not be construed as limiting other embodiments or the claims. In the drawings, the size and relative sizes of layers and regions may be exaggerated for clarity. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items and may be abbreviated as "/". It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. Unless indicated otherwise, these terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first object could be termed a second object, and, similarly, a second object could be termed a first object without departing from the teachings of the disclosure. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," or "includes" and/or "including" when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "coupled" to or "on" another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to or on the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly coupled" to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., "between" versus "directly between," "adjacent" versus "directly adjacent," etc.). However, the term "contact," as used herein refers to direct contact (i.e., touching) unless the context indicates otherwise. Terms such as "same," "planar," or "coplanar," as used herein when referring to orientation, layout, location, shapes, sizes, amounts, or other measures do not necessarily mean an exactly identical orientation, layout, location, shape, size, amount, or other measure, but are intended to encompass nearly identical orientation, layout, location, shapes, sizes, amounts, or other measures within acceptable variations that may occur, for example, due to manufacturing processes. The term "substantially" may be used herein to reflect this meaning. Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and/or the present application, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a spinning top launcher which rotationally drive a spinning top toy according to an embodiment;

[0018] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the spinning top toy according to the embodiment;

[0019] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an explanation how to play with the spinning top toy of the present embodiment;

[0020] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the spinning top toy according to the present embodiment with a half cross-sectional surface;

[0021] FIG. 5 is an exploded cross-sectional perspective view showing the spinning top toy according to the present embodiment;

[0022] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a body part of the spinning top toy according to the present embodiment;

[0023] FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a top plate of the spinning top toy according to the present embodiment when viewed from the lower side;

[0024] FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a lower plate of the spinning top toy according to the present embodiment when viewed from the upper side;

[0025] FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a ring according to the present embodiment when viewed from the upper side;

[0026] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a locking member of an engaging means of the spinning top toy according to the present embodiment;

[0027] FIG. 11(A) is a plane view showing the engaging means of the spinning top toy according to the present embodiment in the first rotation position;

[0028] FIG. 11(B) is a plane view showing the engaging means of the spinning top toy according to the present embodiment in the second rotation position;

[0029] FIG. 12(A) is an explanatory diagram showing the effect of the spinning top toy according to the present embodiment; and

[0030] FIG. 12(B) is an explanatory diagram showing the effect of the spinning top toy according to the present embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In the following paragraphs, some embodiments of the invention will be described by way of example and not limitation. It should be understood based on this disclosure that various other modifications can be made by those in the art based on these illustrated embodiments.

[0032] Hereinafter, embodiments of a spinning top toy of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0033] FIGS. 1 and 2 show a toy set which includes a spinning top toy 1 and a spinning top launching toy 60 according to the present embodiment.

[0034] 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 collide to each other, so that the spinning top toy 1 of the opponent is disassembled by the impact force as shown in FIG. 3.

[0035] The spinning top toy 1 is provided with a shaft part 10, a flywheel 30, and a body part 40 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. In FIGS. 4 and 5, 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. 5.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 5, 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.

[0037] Among them, 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 in two sections at the front and the back of the column body 14 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 tip 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.

[0038] In the flange 12 and the cylindrical body 13, a hole 15 is formed in two sections at the front and the back 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 in two sections at the left and the right. The outer surface of each projection part 16 becomes flush with the outer peripheral surface of the flange 12.

[0039] 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 in two sections at the front and the back.

[0040] As shown in FIG. 5, 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 allow 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.

[0041] In the upper surface of the urging member 18, a protruding strip (projection) 20, which extends in the radial direction, is formed in two sections at the left and the right.

[0042] 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 in two sections at the left and the right. 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.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 6, the body part 40 is provided with a top plate 41, a lower plate 42, and a ring 43.

[0044] FIG. 7 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 opposite 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.

[0045] Further, in the inner surface of the annular wall 41b, in the upper position than the hook 41c, a protrusion 41e is formed in two sections at the left and the right. The protrusions 41e are used for mounting the cylindrical shaped decoration part 44 as shown in FIG. 5. That is, in the present embodiment, the decoration part 44 is used so as to distinguish one 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 in 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.

[0046] Further, in the upper wall of the top plate 41, an arcuate slit 41f through which the tongue-piece part 33 of the flywheel 30 is inserted from the lower side is formed in two sections at the left and the right. 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.

[0047] Further, in the lower side of the top plate 41, a cylindrical shaped boss 41g at each of two sections opposite 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.

[0048] In the outermost circumference of the top plate 41, an outside annular wall 41h, which hangs downward, is formed.

[0049] FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a lower plate 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.

[0050] 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 in two sections at the front and the back in a manner of stretching out to the radial direction outward and being raised. The overhanging portion 42f is in 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 towards the front end of rotation direction of the spinning top toy 1. In the outer periphery 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.

[0051] 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. 5 and 10. 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 periphery of the cylindrical body 13 and keeps in a state of projecting above the flange part 42e.

[0052] FIG. 9 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 periphery 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.

[0053] 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 towards the rotation direction of the front end of the spinning top toy 1.

[0054] Further, a recessed part 43c is formed on 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 one of the first rotation position and the second rotation position.

[0055] The first rotation position is the rotation position where the ring 43 is rotated in a direction opposite 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. 12(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. 12(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.

[0056] 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.

[0057] Next, the engaging means 50 of the ring 43 will be described.

[0058] The engaging means 50 is provided with the locking member 45. On the other hand, in the ring 43, the recessed parts 50a, 50b are formed to correspond to the two rotation positions.

[0059] By the engaging means 50, as shown in FIGS. 11(A) and 11(B), the ring 43 is engaged at any of the recessed parts 50a, 50b, so as to be engaged at the first rotation position and the second rotation position.

[0060] A plurality of the engaging means 50 may be provided.

[0061] Next, the assembly method of the spinning top toy 1 will be described.

[0062] 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. 5.

[0063] 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, 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 removed 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, 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.

[0064] Next, an example of how to play with the spinning top toy 1 will be described.

[0065] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a launcher for rotating and driving the spinning top toy 1.

[0066] 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.

[0067] 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.

[0068] The spinning top toy 1 which is launched in such manner, is rotated in a predetermined direction in a predetermined field. When it collides 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. 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.

[0069] 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 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. 3, the spinning top toy 1 is disassembled.

[0070] In the spinning top toy 1, as shown in FIG. 11(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 collides 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.

[0071] Further, as shown in FIG. 11(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 collides 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.

[0072] 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.

[0073] For example, the collision face of the overhanging portion 43b is formed by the tilting face 430 which is inclined downward towards 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 towards the front end of the rotation direction, but the shape of the collision faces may be different from each other.

[0074] 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.

[0075] 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.

[0076] 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 the 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 the 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.

[0077] Further, in the aforementioned embodiments, the overhanging portion 43b is 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 engaged 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.

[0078] Further, the shapes of the engaged side overhanging portion and the movable side overhanging portion or the shapes of the collision faces may be reversed, and the shapes of the engaged side overhanging portion and the movable side overhanging portion or the shapes of the collision faces are not limited to the aforementioned shapes.

[0079] The terms and descriptions used herein are used only for explanatory purposes and the present invention is not limited to them. Accordingly, the present invention allows various design-changes falling within the claimed scope of the present invention.

[0080] While the present invention may be embodied in many different forms, a number of illustrative embodiments are described herein with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as providing examples of the principles of the invention and such examples are not intended to limit the invention to preferred embodiments described herein and/or illustrated herein.

[0081] While illustrative embodiments of the invention have been described herein, the present invention is not limited to the various preferred embodiments described herein, but includes any and all embodiments having equivalent elements, modifications, omissions, combinations (e.g., of aspects across various embodiments), adaptations and/or alterations as would be appreciated by those in the art based on the present disclosure. The limitations in the claims are to be interpreted broadly based on the language employed in the claims and not limited to examples described in the present specification or during the prosecution of the application, which examples are to be construed as non-exclusive. For example, in the present disclosure, the term "preferably" is non-exclusive and means "preferably, but not limited to." In this disclosure and during the prosecution of this application, the terminology "present invention" or "invention" is meant as a non-specific, general reference and may be used as a reference to one or more aspects within the present disclosure. The language present invention or invention should not be improperly interpreted as an identification of criticality, should not be improperly interpreted as applying across all aspects or embodiments (i.e., it should be understood that the present invention has a number of aspects and embodiments), and should not be improperly interpreted as limiting the scope of the application or claims. In this disclosure and during the prosecution of this application, the terminology "embodiment" can be used to describe any aspect, feature, process or step, any combination thereof, and/or any portion thereof, etc. In some examples, various embodiments may include overlapping features.

[Effect]

[0082] According to the aforementioned spinning top toy, the position relationship of the overhanging portion can be changed by simply rotating the overhanging portion.

[0083] According to the aforementioned spinning top toy, the position relationship of the overhanging portion can be changed by rotating the rotation body.

[0084] According to the aforementioned spinning top toy, 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.

[0085] According to the aforementioned spinning top toy, 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.

[0086] According to the aforementioned spinning top toy, the attacking function can be changed to attack the spinning top toy of the opponent from the upper side or the lower side, etc.

Claims

1. A spinning top toy arranged to spin around an axis thereof, comprising: a main part including a body main part; a shaft part detachably attached to the main part, the shaft part being configured to be in contact with a floor when spinning; and first and second overhanging portions configured on the main part, the first overhanging portion being configured to be non-rotatable with respect to the body main part, the second overhanging portion being configured to be rotatable around the axis with respect to the body main part, and being configured to be engageable with the body main part at a first rotation position and a second rotation position being different from the first rotation position.

2. The spinning top toy according to claim 1, wherein the main part includes a rotation body being rotatable around the axis with respect to the body main part, and the second overhanging portion is configured on the rotation body.

3. The spinning top toy according to claim 2, wherein the first overhanging portion includes a first collision face at which the spinning top is arranged to collide with an opponent spinning top toy, the first collision face has a first shape, the second overhanging portion includes a second collision face at which the spinning top toy is arranged to collide with the opponent spinning top toy, and the second collision surface has a second shape being different from the first shape.

4. The spinning top toy according to claim 2, further comprising a third overhanging portion being configured on the main part and non-rotatable with respect to the body main part, the first rotation position is next to the first overhanging portion, and the second rotation position is next to the third overhanging portion.

5. The spinning top toy according to claim 4, further comprising non-rotatable overhanging portions and rotatable overhanging portions being configured on the main part, wherein the non-rotatable overhanging portions are configured to be non-rotatable with respect to the body main part and include the first and third overhanging portions, and include a fifth overhanging portion, the rotatable overhanging portions are configured to be rotatable with respect to the body main part, and include the second and fourth overhanging portions, a number of the rotatable overhanging portions and a number of the non-rotatable overhanging portions are equal, and a distance between the first overhanging portion and the third overhanging portion is equal to a distance between the third overhanging portion and the fifth overhanging portion.

6. The spinning top toy according to claim 3, wherein the first collision face is inclined downward towards a first front end thereof in a rotation direction of the spinning top toy, and the second collision face is inclined upward towards a second front end thereof in the rotation direction.

7. The spinning top toy according to claim 1, wherein the first rotation position is at a first side of and next to the first overhanging portion, the second rotation position is at a second side of and next to the first overhanging portion, and the first side is opposite to the second side across the first overhanging portion.

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