Patents Assigned to Tomy Company Ltd.
  • SPINNING TOP LAUNCHING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180214783
    Abstract: A spinning top launching device includes a casing; an operation member; a driving wheel being configured to be rotated around a shaft thereof as a center by operating the operation member; a holder being configured outside the casing to hold releasably a spinning top; a power transmission mechanism including a power transmission element, being connected with both the driving wheel and the holder, and being configured to transmit a rotation of the driving wheel to the holder; and a rotation direction switching member being configured to switch a rotation direction of the holder between a first direction and a second direction being opposite to the first direction by moving the power transmission element between a first revolution position and a second revolution position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: TOMY Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji HORIKOSHI
  • COMBINED LAUNCHING DEVICE FOR LAUNCHING SPINNING TOPS
    Publication number: 20180193758
    Abstract: A combined launching device for launching spinning tops, includes a first launching unit and a second launching unit. Each launching unit includes a casing. The casing accommodates a spinning top holder for holding a spinning top and a spinning mechanism, wherein the spinning mechanism is operated to spin and launch the spinning top by linearly and manually moving an operating member in a predetermined operating direction, wherein the casing of the first launching unit has a first coupler, and the casing of the second launching unit has a second coupler removably combined with the first coupler, and wherein the first launching unit is combined with the second launching unit such that the first and second spinning top holders face in the same direction and the predetermined operating direction of the operating member is the same for the first and second launching units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Tomy Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiro SHINDO
  • Combined launching device for launching spinning tops
    Patent number: 9968860
    Abstract: A combined launching device for launching spinning tops, includes a first launching unit and a second launching unit. Each launching unit includes a casing. The casing accommodates a spinning top holder for holding a spinning top and a spinning mechanism, wherein the spinning mechanism is operated to spin and launch the spinning top by linearly and manually moving an operating member in a predetermined operating direction, wherein the casing of the first launching unit has a first coupler, and the casing of the second launching unit has a second coupler removably combined with the first coupler, and wherein the first launching unit is combined with the second launching unit such that the first and second spinning top holders face in the same direction and the predetermined operating direction of the operating member is the same for the first and second launching units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Shindo
  • Electrically-operated toy
    Patent number: 9950269
    Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide an electrically-operated toy that uses an electric double-layer capacitor as a main power source and yet can secure an operation duration time per charge that is long enough to fully satisfy the users who are infants, younger school children, etc. [Solution] Provided is an electrically-operated toy that includes: an electric double-layer capacitor acting as a main power source; a movable mechanism for realizing toy functions; an electric motive power source for operating the movable mechanism; and a chopper-type step-up DC/DC converter that boosts a voltage received from the electric double-layer capacitor and supplies the voltage as a power source to at least the electric motive power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Tomy Company Ltd.
    Inventors: Kimitaka Watanabe, Yoshio Suimon
  • TOY TOP
    Publication number: 20180104603
    Abstract: A toy top includes a body and a shaft unit. The body includes rotating components which are attached to be rotatable relative to each other. At least two of the rotating components include respective contact portions which come in contact with each other to regulate a rotation range between the two rotating components. The contact portions are configured such that contact between the contact portions gradually become loose as the contact portions repeatedly come in contact with each other due to relative rotation of the two rotating components, and capability of regulating rotation is eventually lost so that the rotation range is expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto MURAKI
  • TOY TOP
    Publication number: 20180104602
    Abstract: A toy top includes three components. A first component has a hole. A second component has an insertion unit which can be inserted in the hole to a first depth position, and the second component can be turned manually. A third component is prevented from moving in a depth direction in the hole when attached to the first component. A groove is provided with a guide section which makes the protrusion slide against an inner surface of a groove wall on one side to make the insertion unit rise to a second depth position and which prevents the insertion unit from falling out. The third component has a part which functions as a stopper that prevents the insertion unit from moving to a first depth position direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto MURAKI
  • MIST GENERATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180085677
    Abstract: A mist generating device including a vibrating plate which vibrates at a high frequency and a liquid supply mechanism for supplying a conductive liquid such as water to the vibrating plate and generating a mist by bringing the liquid supplied through the liquid supply mechanism into contact with the vibrating plate for atomization, the mist generating device further including liquid-contact detecting unit for detecting presence of contact of the liquid with the vibrating plate; and protective operation performing unit for performing a protective operation for preventing idle vibration of the vibrating plate when the liquid-contact detecting unit detects non-contact of the liquid with the vibrating plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Shima ATSUZAWA, Hiroshi SHINOHARA, Mamoru SUZUKI, Saburo WATANABE
  • Playing field for toy tops
    Patent number: 9901811
    Abstract: A playing field for moving toy tops includes a playing board, a plurality of turntables, a motor and a power transmission mechanism. The turntables are disposed on the playing board. The power transmission mechanism transmits power of the motor to rotate the turntables. The playing board is formed in a shape of a mortar having a diameter which becomes smaller toward a lower end. The turntables are disposed at points other than a center of the playing board such that upper surfaces incline along the playing board. Rotary shafts of the turntables incline in a direction toward the center of the playing board according to the inclination of the upper surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Shindo
  • Toy top set and launcher
    Patent number: 9849394
    Abstract: A toy top includes a pinion gear and a locking portion. A launcher includes a rack belt and a holder. The rack belt includes an elastically deformable belt portion on which rack teeth capable of intermeshing with the pinion gear are formed. The toy top is set to the holder by intermeshing the rack teeth with the pinion gear. A rotational force is then applied to the toy top by pulling the rack belt to rotate the pinion gear. A space is formed in the holder, which is disposed in a vicinity of an intermeshing portion of the rack teeth and the pinion gear. The space allows deformation of the belt portion so that the belt portion previously attached to the holder does not interrupt setting the toy top to the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Shindo
  • Toy top
    Patent number: 9849395
    Abstract: A toy top includes the following. A shaft unit has a shaft center with an axis that matches a rotational center. A shaft tip unit is provided at a lower end section of the shaft unit. The shaft tip unit includes a ring member provided in a movable manner centering around the axis and a member that comes in contact with a ground which is disposed at a center of the ring member and which protrudes downward than the ring member. The shaft unit includes a lower case which supports the shaft tip unit from below in a moveable manner and from which a lower end section of the shaft tip unit is exposed and an abutting member which abuts an upper side of the shaft tip unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Muraki
  • Toy top
    Patent number: 9849393
    Abstract: A toy top includes a body and a shaft unit. The shaft unit includes a spinning shaft which includes projections that extend downward at a lower end of the spinning shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Muraki
  • Playing surface for toy top
    Patent number: D806801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Shindo
  • Playing surface for toy top
    Patent number: D811487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukihiro Shindo
  • Data recorder
    Patent number: D816118
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Muraki
  • Launching apparatus for spinning top toy
    Patent number: D816781
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Horikoshi
  • Spinning top toy
    Patent number: D820919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Horikoshi
  • Spinning top toy
    Patent number: D825007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Muraki
  • Spinning top toy
    Patent number: D825670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Muraki, Hiroyuki Matsukawa
  • Spinning top toy
    Patent number: D825672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Muraki
  • Winder for launching apparatus for spinning top toy
    Patent number: D825675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: TOMY COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Teruo Kitamura