| TOMY COMPANY, LTD. Patent applications |
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| 20120012664 | Jump ramp for toy car - Disclosed is a jump ramp for a toy car including a slope which slants obliquely upward, and the toy car which is running is made to fly upward along the slope and a tilting portion which is tiltable toward a back side of the slope is provided at a tip portion of the slope. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20110306270 | TOY DEVICE - A toy device that enables a transformable toy to be played individually and in combination with another transformable toy. The toy device includes a transformable toy with a form which can be reversibly changed by turning a plurality of pivotable members, and a base unit on which the transformable toy is mountable. The transformable toy includes a pivoting mechanism for turning the plurality of pivotable members and an actuator for actuating the pivoting mechanism. The base unit includes an actuating part to which the actuator is coupled and an operating part for externally operating the actuating part. When the operating part is operated, the actuator operates via the actuating part, and the pivoting mechanism is actuated to turn the plurality of pivotable members, thereby changing the form of the transformable toy. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110256796 | TOY TOP - A low cost toy top having a simple structure and capable of changing its operating characteristics upon collision with an opponent toy top. The toy top which is spun on a playing board to play a match with an opponent toy top by being collided with the latter includes a main body including collisional portions adapted to come into contact with the opponent toy top, wherein at least some of the collisional portions are provided with a friction member for converting a rotational force of the opponent toy top into a rotational force of the toy top at the time of collision. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110256795 | TOY TOP - A toy top capable of continuing to spin without its spinning being abruptly stopped by contacting a playing surface when the toy top wobbles with a reduction in rotational speed so as to spin longer than an opponent toy top. A toy top includes a shaft portion having a circular shape in cross-section and adapted to come into contact with a playing surface of the playing board for serving as a center of rotation when the toy top spins; a rotating plate having an insertion hole of an inner diameter greater than an outer diameter of the shaft portion, the rotating plate being attached to the shaft portion so as to freely rotate around the shaft portion while the shaft portion is inserted through the insertion hole; and an engagement for permitting the rotating plate to freely rotate and preventing the rotating plate from detaching from the shaft portion when the rotating plate is attached to the shaft portion. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110256794 | SPINNER FOR TOY TOP - A safe spinner for a toy top which ensures that a rack gear formed on a rack belt will not directly contact a user's body during a pulling operation of the rack belt is provided. A spinner for a toy top includes a rotation imparting mechanism for imparting rotation to a toy top, having a rack gear and a pinion gear. The rack gear is formed on one surface of a belt body of an elongated plate-shape in such a manner that teeth of the rack gear protrude from the surface of the belt body and are arrayed in a longitudinal direction of the belt body. The belt body includes a pair of protection plates which is disposed on the surface thereof so that the plates face each other across the teeth of the rack gear, the pair of protection plates each being formed to have a height from the surface of the belt body equal to or greater than a height of the teeth of the rack gear. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110177755 | AUTOMOBILE TOY - An automobile toy, including, a wing member; and a stay member attaching the wing member to the automobile body with the stay member put between the wing member and the automobile body, wherein the stay member includes a bent portion bent into a front and rear direction of the automobile body. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110177754 | AUTOMOBILE TOY - An automobile toy, including, a front wheel chassis for supporting a front wheel axle, and a rear wheel chassis for supporting a rear wheel axle, the rear wheel chassis including, two arms extending forward, an end portion of each of the two arms being coupled to the front wheel chassis with the two arms separated from each other in a vehicle width direction of the automobile toy. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110177750 | Spinner for toy top - A spinner capable of imparting clockwise and counterclockwise rotation to a toy top by pulling a string. The spinner includes a spinner body, a first gear with string wound therearound, a second gear meshing with the first gear, and first and second toy top holders that rotate interlockingly with the second gear. The string has one end attached to the first gear and the other end can be pulled from the outside. The holders each include a portion for holding the toy top. The holding portions protrude from upper and lower surfaces of the spinner body, respectively. The holders are adapted to rotate the toy top clockwise and counterclockwise according to rotation of the second gear by pulling the string. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110176861 | JOINT STRUCTURE FOR TOY - A joint structure for a toy, including, a male body including, two hemispherical sliding surfaces formed mutually concentrically and having a same central axis, and a female body, coupled to the male body with the male body and the female body rockable with each other, the female body including, a first female body having a hemispherical first surface to be slid complementary to one of the two sliding surfaces, and a second female body having a hemispherical second surface to be slid complementary to the other of the two sliding surfaces, wherein the first female body and the second female body nip the male body, with the one sliding surface and the first surface to be slid, slidable on each other, and with the other sliding surface and the second surface to be slid, slidable on each other. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110176054 | Image transmission system - The present invention is directed to enabling image display at a high resolution according to connection of an external device | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110171879 | RACING TOY - A racing toy including: at least one first running body; and at least one second running body which competes with the first running body for speed, wherein the first running body includes: a driving mechanism for automatic running; and a first obstructing signal transmitting section to transmit an obstructing signal at least forward and/or backward by radio, the obstructing signal which obstructs the running of the second running body, and the second running body includes: a driving mechanism for automatic running; an obstructing signal receiving section to receive the obstructing signal; and an obstruction control section to control an obstructing operation of the driving mechanism of the second running body according to the obstructing signal received at the obstructing signal receiving section. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110171878 | RACING TOY - A racing toy including: a running body including, a driving mechanism for automatic running, and a running control section to enhance running ability of the running body and to reduce running ability of a competing running body; a signal storing section to store a plurality of running control signals regarding the running ability of the running body; and a selection control section to randomly select a running control signal from among the running control signals stored in the signal storing section, wherein the running control section enhances the running ability of the running body and/or reduces the running ability of the competing running body according to the running control signal selected by the selection control section. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110171876 | Toy top - A novel toy top capable of changing the operation mode in the course of spinning without replacing a component member constituting the toy top and having a simple structure and a low cost is provided. A toy top to be spun on a playing board with a playing surface curved in a concave mirror shape includes a shaft portion adapted to contact the playing surface, wherein the shaft portion has a circumferential surface provided with a friction portion that exhibits a coefficient of friction larger than the shaft portion at the time of contacting the playing surface, and the shaft portion has a tip protruding lower than the friction portion. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110111672 | Transformable toy - A transformable toy which is transformed without any direct touching by a user, displays visual information that is invisible before the form of the toy is changed, and has a game element in addition to the form change is provided. A transformable toy reversibly transformed between a first form and a second form includes a toy main body which changes its form to form the first form and the second form, a restricting mechanism which restricts the form change of the toy main body, and a transformation activating body for detecting physical stimulation from outside and releasing the restriction by the restricting mechanism. The toy main body includes a display body having visual information thereon, and the display body is disposed at such a position that the visual information of the display body is invisible to a user in the first form while the visual information of the display body is visible to the user in the second form. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110086713 | GAME DEVICE - Disclosed is a game apparatus, including: a figurative object having a character identifying information; a reading section for reading a character information; a field section for freely moving the figurative object; a storage section for storing a plurality of display character identifying information; an identifying information reading section for reading the character identifying information from the figurative object at the reading section; a position reading section for reading position of the figurative object on the field; a display for displaying a character; and a controller for controlling the position of the character on the display, wherein when the figurative object is put on the field at a first time after the character identifying information has read by the identifying information reading section, the controller causes the display to display the character corresponding to the read character identifying information and controls the position of the character based on a read result of the position of the figurative object on the position reading section. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110070983 | CATCHING TOY - A catching toy having an excellent usability is provided. The catching toy catches a target by throwing a main body at the target with a top end of a string fastened to a hand of a player. The main body includes a reel to wind and extend the string, and a flat spiral spring. After the main body is thrown, the flat spiral spring rotates the reel in a predetermined direction to wind the string around the reel. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110006479 | Jumping toy top - A toy top that can repeatedly jump on a curved playing surface to attack an opponent toy top from above. The jumping toy top includes a toy main body, a spinning shaft body having a spinning shaft, and a shaft body supporting portion disposed on the toy main body to support the spinning shaft body. A distal end of the spinning shaft has one side projecting downward more than another diametrically opposite side to configure a portion to contact a playing surface of a playing board. When the jumping toy top spins on a central axis of the toy main body, the contact portion revolves around the central axis of the toy main body in a circular orbit. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100035511 | Model container car - The present invention is directed to improving the reality of a model container car that imitates the form of a real car. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20090305760 | Portable electronic game machine - Disclosed is a portable electronic game machine comprising: a chassis which can be in a basic configuration where each of a front plane, left plane, right plane, flat plane, bottom plane and rear plane is composed of a same number of blocks in vertical and horizontal directions and the chassis can change its configuration by rotating the block around three axis lines, wherein each block group provided aligned along each of the three axis lines is structured to be able to rotate around the axis line independently with respect to other block groups; part of the blocks is a game machine block; part of the remaining blocks is an information holding block to hold identification information; the game machine block includes an identification information detecting section; and the game section is structured to advance the game by reflecting a detected result by the identification information detecting section. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090277057 | Sound sensing toy - Disclosed is a sound sensing toy including: a plant model including a flower provided with a plurality of petals in a radial shape on a side circumferential face of a substantial circular board shaped center section; a sound sensing section to sense external sound; a control section to perform predetermined control according to sound sensed by the sound sensing section; and a light emitting section provided on the plant model and including a light emitting body and light guiding plate to perform predetermined light emission by control of the control section, wherein the light emitting section is structured so that a light from the light emitting body enters from a side face of the light guiding plate and exits from a front face side of the petal; and the control section controls the light emitting section to emit light in a predetermined light emitting pattern. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090253504 | Point managing device - A point managing device for increasing/decreasing the point possessed by a player based on the result of a competition in which toys actually compete against each other, and for encouraging games using the competing toys, is provided. A main body of the device is provided with a setting unit for setting a win/lose result, a memory unit for storing a cumulative total of points, a point information input/output unit for sending and receiving information on the points to and from a managing device of an opponent, and a control unit for determining a point(s) to be transferred based on the win/lose result. The control unit is configured so as to determine the transfer point based on the difference between the cumulative total of points of the opponent obtained via the point information input/output unit and that of one's own stored in the memory unit and the win/lose result set by the setting unit and update the cumulative total of points based on the determined transfer point. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090253350 | Moving toy - Disclosed is a moving toy including: 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. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090253349 | Toy vehicle launching apparatus - Disclosed is a toy vehicle accelerating apparatus of a traveling toy, the toy vehicle accelerating apparatus including: a vehicle body including a tunnel-like passage piercing the vehicle body in a front-back direction to allow a toy vehicle to pass through the passage; a drive roller, at least a part of which projects to the passage to press the toy vehicle passing through the passage; a roller driving section to give a rotative force for accelerating the toy vehicle to the drive roller; and a power source for the roller driving section, wherein the toy vehicle accelerating apparatus accelerates the toy vehicle entering the passage from one side thereof with the drive roller to discharge the toy vehicle from the other side of the passage. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090253348 | Joint structure of toy - Disclosed is a joint structure of a toy including: a first block and a second block to structure the toy; a ball joint including: a ball portion provided on the first block to be able to take a predetermined position close to the first block and a separated position separated from the first block; and a ball shaped bearing provided on the second block to engage to the ball portion; and an engaging section structured to be able to engage and release the first block and the ball joint by hand to hold the ball portion at the predetermined position when in an engaged state and to allow the ball portion to move to the separated position when in a released state. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090253346 | Toy cup and toy dispenser for simulating dispensing of beverage into the toy cup - A toy cup, and a toy dispenser for simulating the dispensing of a beverage therein, which are realistic because a liquid in the toy cup gradually goes out of sight when the toy cup is tilted, and returns when the toy cup is set on the toy dispenser and an operating member is operated, as if a drink were poured from a dispenser into a cup. The toy cup includes a hermetically closed container and a division plate dividing an interior of the container into upper and lower chambers. The division plate has a plurality of small holes at its periphery at predetermined intervals for communicating the chambers and permitting a liquid to flow, and an upwardly protruding vent tube provided at the center thereof to communicate the chambers with each other. Opening/closing of the vent tube is controlled by a control valve. The toy dispenser includes a placement base, on which the toy cup is placed, and a control device provided above the placement base for controlling opening/closing of the control valve. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090253345 | Spinner for toy top - A spinner for a toy top where a toy top can be spun by merely loading the toy top on the spinner and pulling a string. The spinner includes a spinner main body with a first gear having a string can be wound thereon, a second gear meshing with the first gear, and a toy top holder rotated according to rotation of the second gear. The first gear is linked with a member biasing the first gear in a winding direction of the string, one end of the string being attached to the first gear, and the other end thereof protruding from the spinner main body such that it can be pulled. The toy top holder includes a lower part protruded downwardly from a bottom face of the spinner main body and holding sections provided on a bottom face thereof for holding the toy top. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090253344 | Toy top - A toy top which is played against an opponent toy top on a playing board including an upper layer member for attacking an opponent toy top, an intermediate layer member for determining a height of the toy top, and a lower layer member for determining a manner of moving of the toy top on a playing board, the members being stacked. The upper layer member is formed with an opening through which a screw of a screw-like coupling member is inserted, the intermediate layer member is formed with a screw hole to receive the screw of the coupling member, and the upper layer member and the intermediate member are coupled by the coupling member. The lower layer member is fitted to a lower part of the intermediate layer member. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090253343 | Toy top playing apparatus - A toy top playing apparatus for one person to play a toy top spinning game. A main body of the apparatus is provided with a display portion for displaying a game point, a play stage for spinning a toy top thereon, a dummy toy top simulating a toy top and arranged on the play stage, a sensor for detecting contact between the toy top and the dummy toy top, and a control section for processing the game point displayed on the display portion when the sensor detects the contact. The dummy toy top rotates on its axis, and a rotational direction thereof is controlled. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090233519 | Transformable toy, and accommodating case for accommodating the transformable toy - A transformable toy which can be instantly transformed by merely reversibly changing its state between a horizontal state and a vertical state, without operating the toy with an intention to carry out transformation, and surprises and excites users; and an accommodating case for accommodating the transformable toy. The transformable toy includes weight members swingably disposed therein and is reversibly transformed between first and second configurations by using a movement of the center of gravity of the weight members. The transformable toy assumes the first configuration in the horizontal state and the second configuration in the vertical state. The accommodating case includes a fixing device, for fixing a bottom surface of the transformable toy to a bottom plate of the accommodating case when the transformable toy is in the first configuration, and an abutment portion, which abuts with a rear portion of the transformable toy. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090209168 | Transformable toy - A transformable toy which can be automatically transformed despite its appearance in which members are merely pivotably connected as in conventional transformable toys is provided. Front end portions of a first base member and a second base member, as well as rear end portions of the first and second base members, are pivotably connected by first and second link members, respectively. The second base member is urged by an elastic force of a first elastic member, provided on at least one connecting portion, to move forwardly with respect to the first base member. Figure members expressing states differing between first and second configurations are connected to the first base member and the first link member. Connecting portions of figure members have second elastic members acting against the elastic force of the first elastic member and having an elastic force set to be smaller than that of the first elastic member. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090209167 | Transformable toy - A transformable toy which can be automatically transformed despite the fact that members are merely pivotably connected as in conventional transformable toys is provided. The transformable toy, which is transformed from a box-like configuration to a robot configuration, is vertically and longitudinally divided into two parts, when in the box-like configuration, includes an upper front member, an upper rear member, a lower front member, and a lower rear member, and has a frame disposed therein for supporting the above members. The upper front member and the upper rear member are each pivotably connected to the frame directly, or through a link, and are foldably connected with each other. The connecting portion between the frame and the upper rear member has an elastic member for urging the upper front member and the upper rear member in a direction to be folded. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090156093 | Running toy system - A running toy system includes running toys and a running path on which the running toys run. The running path includes a first running path portion with a width allowing running of one running toy, a second running path portion with a width allowing parallel running of at least two running toys, and a third running path portion whose width increases from one end thereof toward the other end to connect the one end thereof to the first running path portion and the other end thereof to the second running path portion. A running lane changing member for forcibly changing a running lane of the running toy is provided on one or both of the second running path portion and the third running path portion, wherein, when a projecting member of the running toy is engaged with the running lane changing member, the running toy changes its running lane in a direction of separating it from the running lane changing | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090142987 | RADIO CONTROL TOY - Disclosed is a remote control toy including: a body a motion of which is controllable; a remote controller for transmitting control signal to the body; and a card for storing control data with regard to a predetermined motion of the body, wherein the remote controller includes: a card reading section for reading the control data from the card; and a transmitting section for transmitting the control signal corresponding to the control data read by the card reading section; and the body includes: a receiving section for receiving the control signal transmitted by the transmitting section; and a moving section for executing predetermined motion according to the control signal received by the receiving section. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090093188 | Steering Control device for running toy and running toy - Disclosed is a steering control device for a running toy including: light emitting sections mounted on the running toy to emit different types of infrared rays with different wavelengths in left and right directions diagonally ahead of the running toy, a light receiving section mounted on the running toy to receive the infrared rays emitted from the light emitting sections and reflected on an obstacle, and a control section mounted on the running toy to control a steering device of the running toy when the light receiving sections receive an infrared ray with a wavelength matching with at least one of the wavelengths of the infrared rays emitted from the light emitting sections so that the running toy is steered in a direction to avoid collision with the obstacle according to the matching wavelength of the received infrared ray. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20080318491 | Automobile toy - Disclosed is an automobile toy, including: a first chassis to support an axle of a front wheel; and a second chassis to support an axle of a rear wheel, wherein the first and second chassis are rotatably connected with each other by a rotating shaft that lies along a width direction of the automobile toy, and a spring for biasing the first and second chassis is arranged between the first and second chassis, so as to bias the front wheel and the rear wheel to an approaching direction to the ground. | 12-25-2008 |
