TOY GUN

Abstract

A toy gun includes a gun body, a magazine, and a gun elastic member. The gun body includes one of a retractable latch and a convex edge. The magazine is slidably mounted at the gun body and includes another one of the latch and the convex edge. The latch is configured to abut against the convex edge to stop the magazine from sliding relative to the gun body. The gun elastic member is configured to be compressed when the latch abuts against the convex edge and drive the magazine to slide relative to the gun body when the latch is separated from the convex edge.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2017/119067, filed Dec. 27, 2017, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to toy technology field and, more particularly, to a toy gun.

BACKGROUND

In the related technology, the magazine and gun body of a toy gun are generally connected to each other through a buckle and a slot. When the magazine is being dismounted, the buckle is removed from the slot and the magazine is manually pulled out. When the magazine is being mounted, the buckle is set in the slot. The mounting and dismounting of the toy gun magazine are not convenient, the efficiency is low, and the user experience is poor.

SUMMARY

In accordance with the disclosure, there is provided a toy gun including a gun body, a magazine, and a gun elastic member. The gun body includes one of a retractable latch and a convex edge. The magazine is slidably mounted at the gun body and includes another one of the latch and the convex edge. The latch is configured to abut against the convex edge to stop the magazine from sliding relative to the gun body. The gun elastic member is configured to be compressed when the latch abuts against the convex edge and drive the magazine to slide relative to the gun body when the latch is separated from the convex edge.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a toy gun according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram showing a magazine separated from a gun body according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is another schematic structural diagram showing the magazine separated from the gun body according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a toy gun magazine and a toy gun operation mechanism according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is another schematic structural diagram of the toy gun magazine and the toy gun operation mechanism according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 is another schematic structural diagram of the toy gun magazine and the toy gun operation mechanism according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of the toy gun operation mechanism according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of the toy gun magazine according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the toy gun magazine along line B-B in FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is another schematic plan view of the toy gun magazine according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 11 is another schematic plan view of the toy gun magazine according to another embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of a toy gun body according to an embodiment of the disclosure

Reference numerals for major components:

• Toy gun 100, operation mechanism 110, button 112, pressing block 1122, button groove 1124, connection member 114, bar-shaped protrusion 1142, pillar 1144, receiving groove 116, pressing surface 1162, through hole 1164, button elastic member 118, latch 10, first vertical plane 12, gun body 20, gun body slide groove 24, stopper 26, inlet 28, gun elastic member 30, magazine 40, bullet blocking member 41, outlet 44, convex edge 42, second vertical plane 14.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described, and the examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings. The same or similar reference numerals indicate the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The described embodiments are merely illustrative through the drawings, which are used to explain the present disclosure and cannot be considered to limit the present disclosure.

In the description of the present disclosure, the terms such as center, longitudinal, lateral, length, width, thickness, up, down, front, rear, left, right, vertical, horizontal, top, bottom, inside, outside, clockwise, counterclockwise, etc., are used to indicate location or position relationship based on the location or position relationship as shown in the drawings, which are merely to facilitate description of the present disclosure and to simplify descriptions, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the present disclosure. The terms first and second are merely used for description purpose and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features. The features associated with “first” and “second” may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present disclosure, the meaning of “plurality” is two or more, unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present disclosure, the terms “mounting,” “connection,” or “connected” should be understood in a broad sense, unless it is specifically stated and limited. For example, the terms may indicate a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection. The terms may also mean a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or mutual communication, may also mean a direct connection or an indirect connection via a medium therebetween, or may also mean a communication between inner spaces of two components or the interaction relationship of two components. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand the specific meaning of the terms in the present disclosure according to a specific condition.

In the present disclosure, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, a first feature being above or below a second feature may include a direct contact of the first and second features or a contact through another feature therebetween such that the first and second features do not contact each other directly. The first feature being above, over, or on top of the second feature includes the first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature is higher in vertical direction than the second feature. The first feature being below, lower than, or under the second feature includes the first feature being directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only indicates that the first feature is lower in vertical direction than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different implementations or examples for implementing different structures of the present disclosure. To simplify the description of the present disclosure, the components and settings of specific examples are described below. They are merely examples and are not intended to limit the disclosure. In different examples of the disclosure reference numerals and/or reference letters may be repeated and such repetition is for the sake of simplicity and clarity and does not indicate the relationship between the discussed various embodiments and/or settings. The present disclosure provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but those of ordinary skill in the art may be aware of the application of other processes and/or the use of other materials.

As shown in FIG. 1-FIG. 9, the present disclosure provides a toy gun 100. The toy gun 100 includes a retractable latch 10, a gun body 20, a gun elastic member 30, and a magazine 40 slidably mounted at the gun body 20. One of the gun body 20 and the magazine 40 includes the latch 10, and the other one of the gun body 20 and the magazine 40 is formed with a convex edge 42. The latch 10 abuts against the convex edge 42 to stop the magazine 40 from sliding relative to the gun body 20. When the latch 10 abuts against the convex edge 42, the gun elastic member 30 is compressed. When the latch is separated from the convex edge 42, the gun elastic member 30 drives the magazine 40 to slide out relative to the gun body 20.

In the embodiment, the magazine 40 of the toy gun 100 can be quickly slid into the gun body 20 after pressing against the latch 10, and the latch 10 can abut against the convex edge 42 to block the magazine 40. When the latch 10 is retracted, the gun elastic member 30 can quickly separate the magazine 40 from the gun body 20, so that the magazine 40 of the toy gun 100 is easy to be mounted and dismounted with a high efficiency and good user experience.

The latch 10 is a structure that can be operated to extend or retract to perform a fixing function. The latch 10 may be provided at one of the gun body 20 and the magazine 40. The convex edge 42 may be provided at the other one of the gun body 20 and the magazine 40. For example, the latch 10 is provided at the gun body 20, and the convex edge 42 is provided at the magazine 40. When the magazine 40 is being slidably mounted to the gun body 20, the magazine 40 presses against the latch 10 to cause the latch 10 to retract. After the magazine 40 is mounted at the gun body 20, the latch 10 extends and abuts against the convex edge 42 to stop the magazine 40 from sliding relative to the gun body 20.

The extension and retraction of the latch 10 can be realized with various structures. For example, the latch 10 can be connected to a screw, and the screw can be manually or electrically driven to rotate, so that the latch 10 can extend and retract. For another example, the latch 10 can be connected to a convex block, which is pressed by a cam to move up and down so as to cause the latch 10 to extend and retract. For another example, the latch 10 can be connected to a rack, and the rack can be manually or electrically driven up and down to drive the latch 10 to extend and retract. For another example, the latch 10 can be connected to a button 112. The button 112 can be pressed to retract the latch 10, and the latch 10 extends and maintains in an extended status when the button 112 is not pressed.

The gun elastic member 30 may be provided at the gun body 20 or the magazine 40. When the latch 10 abuts against the convex edge 42, the gun elastic member 30 is compressed. That is, when the magazine 40 is mounted at the gun body 20, the gun elastic member 30 is in a compressed status. When the latch 10 is operated, the latch 10 is retracted and separated from the convex edge 42, and the gun elastic member 30 extends to drive the magazine 40 to slide relative to the gun body 20.

In some embodiments, one, two, or more latches 10 may be provided. The one or more latches 10 can be provided on one or both sides of the toy gun 100. The number and position of the one or more latches 10 are not restricted and can be set according to actual needs.

In some embodiments, the gun body 20 includes the latch 10, the magazine 40 includes the convex edge 42, and the gun elastic member 30 is provided at the magazine 40.

In this way, the toy gun 100 is easy to operate and the gun body 20 and the magazine 40 can be easily disassembled.

When the magazine 40 slides into the gun body 20, the convex edge 42 of the magazine 40 abuts against the latch 10 to retract the latch 10. When the magazine 40 slides into the gun body 20, the gun elastic member 30 is gradually compressed. After the convex edge 42 slides over the top of the latch 10, the latch 10 of the gun body 20 extends to abut against the convex edge 42 to stop the magazine 40 from sliding relative to the gun body 20. The gun elastic member 30 is in a compressed status in the magazine 40.

As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 12, in some embodiments, the gun body 20 includes a gun body slide groove 24. The gun body slide groove 24 and the convex edge 42 cooperate with each other. When the magazine 40 is mounted at the gun body 20, the convex edge 42 is engaged in the gun body slide groove 24.

In this way, through the cooperation of the gun body slide groove 24 and the convex edge 42, the magazine 40 can be easily mounted at the gun body 20.

In an example, the gun body slide groove 24 may be a square groove, and the convex edge 42 is correspondingly a square protrusion that cooperates with the gun body slide groove 24. In another example, the gun body slide groove 24 may be a V-shaped groove, and the convex edge 42 is correspondingly a V-shaped protrusion that cooperates with the gun body slide groove 24. The shapes of the gun body slide groove 24 and the convex edge 42 can be designed correspondingly into other shapes according to actual needs and are not restricted here.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 12, in some embodiments, the latch 10 is retractably located at the gun body slide groove 24. The latch 10 is formed with a first vertical surface 12, and an end surface of the convex edge 42 is a second vertical surface 14. When the magazine 40 is mounted at the gun body 20, the first vertical surface 12 abuts against the second vertical surface 14 to stop the magazine 40 from sliding relative to the gun body 20.

In this way, the first vertical surface 12 and the second vertical surface 14 abut against each other to stop the magazine 40 from sliding relative to the gun body 20, so that the magazine 40 sliding into the gun body 20 is short. It is beneficial for the latch 10 to maintain with a small structure, and the magazine 40 is more easily stuck at the gun body 20.

Since opposing areas of the first vertical surface 12 and the second vertical surface 14 are relatively large, the force when they abut against each other is relatively large, so that when the magazine 40 is mounted at the gun body 20, the magazine 40 can be limited to slide relative to the gun body 20 and is not easily separated from the gun body 20.

As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, in some embodiments, the toy gun 100 includes an operation mechanism 110. The operation mechanism 110 includes a button 112 and a connection member 114. The button 112 includes a pressing block 1122. The latch 10 is fixed to the connection member 114. A receiving groove 116 is formed on a side of the connection member 114 and the receiving groove 116 includes a pressing surface 1162. When the button 112 is operated, the button 112 presses the pressing surface 1162 through the pressing block 1122 to drive the connection member 114 and the latch 10 to retract.

When the button 112 is operated, the latch 10 can be controlled to retract quickly through the pressing block 1122 and the pressing surface 1162, and the structure is simple.

When the latch 10 is provided at the magazine 40, the operation mechanism 110 is provided at the magazine 40, and when the latch 10 is provided at the gun body 20, the operation mechanism 110 is provided at the gun body 20.

When the button 112 is not pressed, at least part of the pressing block 1122 is at the receiving groove 116 and contacts the pressing surface 1162. When the button 112 is pressed, the pressing block 1122 extends into the receiving groove 116 and the pressing block 1122 abuts against the pressing surface 1162 to drive the connection member 114 and the latch 10 to retract. When the button 112 is pressed, there is no false position. The user experience is good.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 5, a through hole 1164 is provided a surface of the receiving groove 116 opposite to the pressing block 1122. The through hole 1164 is in communication with the receiving groove 116. When the button 112 is operated, the pressing block 1122 is at least partially located in the through hole 1164.

As shown in FIG. 6, with the through hole 1164 being provided at the surface of the receiving groove 116 opposite to the pressing block 1122, the thickness of the connection member 114 is reduced.

Since the surface of the receiving groove 116 opposite to the pressing block 1122 includes the through hole 1164, after the pressing block 1122 presses against the pressing surface 1162, the pressing block 112 can extend into the through hole 1164. As such, the entire thickness of the connection member 114 can be reduced while the pressing block 1122 is ensured to have enough moving space.

In some embodiments, one, two, or more through holes 1164 may be provided, and accordingly, one, two, or more pressing blocks 1122 may be provided. The area of the through hole 1164 is larger than the area of the pressing block 1122. In the embodiment shown in the figure, the numbers of the through holes 1164 and the pressing blocks 1122 are both two.

As shown in FIG. 7, in some embodiments, the connection member 114 is formed with a bar-shaped protrusion 1142, and the button 112 is formed with a button groove 1124. When the button 112 is operated, the bar-shaped protrusion 1142 is engaged with the button groove 1124 to guide the sliding of the pressed button 112.

With the sliding of the pressed button 112 being guided by the engagement of the bar-shaped protrusion 1142 and the button groove 1124, the operation of the button 112 is smoother and getting stuck can be avoided.

The bar-shaped protrusion 1142 and the button groove 1124 cooperate with each other, so that when the button 112 is pressed, the bar-shaped protrusion 1142 can be partially or completely engaged in the button groove 1124. The bar-shaped protrusions 1142 can be provided at the receiving groove 116, so that the overall thickness of the operation mechanism 110 can be reduced, and hence the overall weight of the toy gun 100 can be reduced.

As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, in some embodiments, the gun body 20 includes the operation mechanism 110. The operation mechanism 110 includes a button elastic member 118. One end of the button elastic member 118 abuts against the bottom end of the connection member 114. The other end of the button elastic member 118 abuts inside the gun body 20. The button elastic member 118 is configured to be compressed when the button 112 is operated and to drive the latch 10 to extend out of the gun body 20 or maintain the extended status of the latch 10 when the button 112 is not operated.

The button elastic member 118 can be compressed when the button 112 is operated and quickly drive the latch 10 to extend out of the gun body 20 or maintain the latch 10 in the extended status when the button 112 is not operated, and the structure is simple.

In some embodiments, the button elastic member 118 can be a spring or an elastic member with a good elastic deformation ability.

In some embodiments, when the button 112 is operated, the latch 10 moves down so that the bottom end of the connection member 114 is pressed against the button elastic member 118 to compress the button elastic member 118 to generate a corresponding elastic deformation. When the button 112 is not operated, the button elastic member 118 drives the latch 10 to extend out of the gun body 20 or maintains the latch 10 in the extended status with the elastic force.

As shown in FIGS. 4-7, in some embodiments, the connection member 114 includes a pillar 1144, and the button elastic member 118 is at least partially sleeved on the pillar 1144.

In this way, the pillar 1144 can maintain the shape of the button elastic member 118, so that the button elastic member 118 does not easily displace radially when the latch 10 is retracted, and hence the lifetime of the button elastic member 118 and the stability of the retraction of the latch 10 can be improved.

The pillar 1144 can be provided at the bottom end of the connection member 114, and the pillar 1144 and the latch 10 can be provided along the same center axis, so that an elastic force generated by the button elastic member 118 for the latch 10 can be enhanced. The pillar 1144 may be provided at an end side of the connection member 114 or at other positions of the connection member 114 according to actual needs.

The pillar 1144 can have a length according to a size requirement of a space in the gun body 20. The pillar 1144 can be configured as a hollow structure, which can reduce the weight of the toy gun 100. In the embodiment, the pillar 1144, the connection member 114, and the latch 10 are an integral structure.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 11, in some embodiments, the magazine 40 includes a retractable bullet blocking member 41 and an outlet 44. The bullet blocking member 41 is connected to the gun elastic member 30, and the gun body 20 includes a stopper 26 and an inlet 28. When the magazine 40 is separated from the gun body 20, the bullet blocking member 41 closes the outlet 44, and when the magazine 40 is mounted at the gun body 20, the stopper 26 abuts against the bullet blocking member 41 to retract the bullet blocking member 41 and open the outlet 44, so that the outlet 44 is connected to the inlet 28.

In this way, when the magazine 40 is separated from the gun body 20, the bullet blocking member 41 closes the outlet 44 to prevent the bullets from dropping out of the magazine 40. When the magazine 40 is mounted at the gun body 20, the stopper 26 abuts against the bullet blocking member 41 to retract the bullet blocking member 41 and open the outlet 44, so that the bullets in the magazine 40 can enter the gun body 20 through the outlet 44 and the inlet 28, and the structure is simple.

The gun elastic member 30 is provided at the magazine 40. In this way, when the magazine 40 slides into the gun body 20, the outlet 44 can quickly be opened by retracting the bullet blocking member 41, so that the bullet can quickly fall into the gun body 20 through the inlet 28.

In some embodiments, the bullet blocking member 41 may be a sheet shape, and the end of the bullet blocking member 41 is connected to the gun elastic member 30. When the magazine 40 slides into the gun body 20 with a certain distance, the bullet blocking member 41 will be blocked by the stopper 26. As the magazine 40 continues to slide in, the bullet blocking member 41 is retracted backward to compress the gun elastic member 30 until the magazine 40 is stuck by the latch 10. When the latch 10 is retracted, the magazine 40 is not stuck by the latch 10, the gun elastic member 30 pushes the bullet blocking member 41 to extend, the magazine 40 is ejected, and the bullet blocking member 41 closes the outlet 44.

In the specification, the description with reference to the terms of “one embodiment,” “some embodiments,” “exemplary embodiments,” “examples,” “specific examples,” or “some examples,” etc., indicate that in combination with specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in the embodiments or examples are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. In the specification, the schematic expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same example or embodiment. The described specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined appropriately in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Although the embodiments of the disclosure are shown and described in detail, one of ordinary skill in the art should understand that various modifications, changes, replacements, or deformations can be made to the implementation methods without departing the principles and purposes of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A toy gun comprising:

a gun body includes one of a retractable latch and a convex edge;

a magazine slidably mounted at the gun body and includes another one of the latch and the convex edge, the latch being configured to abut against the convex edge to stop the magazine from sliding relative to the gun body; and

a gun elastic member configured to: be compressed when the latch abuts against the convex edge; and drive the magazine to slide relative to the gun body when the latch is separated from the convex edge.

2. The toy gun of claim 1, wherein:

the gun body includes the latch;

the magazine includes the convex edge; and

the gun elastic member is provided at the magazine.

3. The toy gun of claim 2, wherein:

the gun body includes a gun body slide groove configured to cooperate the convex edge; and

the convex edge is engaged in the gun body slide groove when the magazine is mounted at the gun body.

4. The toy gun of claim 3, wherein:

the latch is retractably located at the gun body slide groove and includes a first vertical surface; and

an end surface of the convex edge is a second vertical surface configured to abut against the first vertical surface to stop the magazine from sliding relative to the gun body when the magazine is mounted at the gun body.

5. The toy gun of claim 3, wherein a shape of a cross-section of the gun body slide groove includes a square shape or a V-shape.

6. The toy gun of claim 1, further comprising:

a screw connected to the latch and configured to rotate to drive the latch to extend and retract.

7. The toy gun of claim 1, further comprising:

a convex block connected to the latch; and

a cam connected to the convex block and configured to press the convex block to drive the convex block to move up and down, so as to cause the latch to extend and retract.

8. The toy gun of claim 1, further comprising;

a rack connected to the latch and configured to move up and down to drive the latch to extend and retract.

9. The toy gun of claim 1, further comprising:

an operation mechanism including: a button including a pressing block; and a connection member including a receiving groove formed at a side of the connection member and including a pressing surface;

wherein: the latch is fixed at a top end of the connection member; and the button is configured to, when being operated, drive the connection member and the latch to retract through the pressing block abutting against the pressing surface.

10. The toy gun of claim 9, wherein the latch and the operation mechanism are both provided at the magazine or both provided at the gun body.

11. The toy gun of claim 9, wherein:

the receiving groove includes a through hole formed at a surface of the receiving groove that is opposite to the pressing block;

the through hole is in communication with the receiving groove; and

the pressing block is at least partially located in the through hole when the button is operated.

12. The toy gun of claim 9, wherein:

the connection member includes a bar-shaped protrusion;

the button includes a button groove; and

the bar-shaped protrusion is engaged in the button groove to guide the pressed button when the button is operated.

13. The toy gun of claim 9, wherein:

the operation mechanism is provided at the gun body and includes a button elastic member, one end of the button elastic member abutting against a bottom end of the connection member, and another end of the button elastic member abutting inside the gun body; and

the button elastic member is configured to: be compressed when the button is operated; and drive the latch to extend out of the gun body or maintain the latch in an extended status when the button is not operated.

14. The toy gun of claim 13, wherein the connection member includes a pillar, and the button elastic member is at least partially sleeved at the pillar.

15. The toy gun of claim 1, wherein:

the magazine includes: an outlet; and a retractable bullet blocking member connected to the gun elastic member and configured to close the outlet when the magazine is separated from the gun body; and

the gun body includes: an inlet; and a stopper configured to abut against the bullet blocking member to retract the bullet blocking member to open the outlet when the magazine is mounted at the gun body, so that the outlet is connected to the inlet.