Moving toy

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a moving toy.

2. Description of Related Art

Conventionally, as a moving toy which is capable of changing a figure thereof, a robot toy and other toys have been known.

However, a movement of a conventional robot toy or the like is predictable and lacks an element of surprise, because only a part of the toy such as arms and legs moves with respect to a main body.

The present invention has been achieved in view of the above point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a moving toy which is unpredictable and extremely humorous.

In order to achieve the above object, a moving toy according to a first aspect of the invention includes: a shell body including a plurality of shell pieces placed side by side adjacent shell pieces of which are connected with each other to be capable of bending and stretching, the shell body being configured so as to capable of being both in a shrinking state in which the shell body curls up and in a unfolding state in which the shell body is released by bending and stretching; and a forcing member to allow the shell body to be in the shrinking state by an urging force, wherein the shell body includes an unfolding member on one surface side of the shell body, and the unfolding member is configured to push the shell body from the one surface side against the urging force by the forcing member to allow the shell body to be temporary and intermittently in the unfolding state.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the appended drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not intended as a definition of the limits of the present invention, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a moving toy in which a shell body is in a shrinking state;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the moving toy in which the shell body is in an unfolding state;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of a power transmission mechanism;

FIG. 4 is a view showing a main part of an unfolding member;

FIG. 5A is a view showing an intermittent mechanism in the unfolding member in FIG. 4;

FIG. 5B is a view showing an intermittent mechanism in the unfolding member in FIG. 4;

FIG. 5C is a view showing an intermittent mechanism in the unfolding member in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a view showing a movement of the shell body; and

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a main part of a rolling member.

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