SYSTEM OF A TOY ASSEMBLY LINE FOR A TOY, TOY ASSEMBLY LINE AND TOY

Abstract

The system of a toy assembly line for a toy comprising: an assembly line box and a toy that can be assembled on the said assembly line box, wherein said toy comprises a main part of the toy and one or more auxiliary parts of the toy, wherein said main part of the toy has one or more indents in particular positions on which corresponding auxiliary part of the toy is detachably attached, wherein auxiliary part of the toy is fastened to the main part of the toy by purely translatory motion; and said assembly line box comprises one or more sub-assembly stations comprising a slot on the top for a transport device, resting plate on the bottom and one or more linking devices for attachment of the auxiliary parts of the toy on the main part of the toy.

Claims

1. System of a toy assembly line for a toy comprising: an assembly line box and a toy that can be assembled on the said assembly line box, wherein said toy comprises a main part of the toy and one or more auxiliary parts of the toy, wherein said main part of the toy has one or more positional markers on which corresponding auxiliary part of the toy is detachably attached, wherein the auxiliary part of the toy is fastened to the main part of the toy by purely translatory motion; and said assembly line box comprises one or more sub-assembly stations comprising resting plate on the bottom for resting main component of the toy, one or more linking devices for attachment of the auxiliary parts of the toy on the main part of the toy, wherein for more than one sub-assembly stations, the assembly line box has a slot on the top for a transport device for moving the main part of the toy from one sub-assembly station to other sub-assembly station.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the auxiliary part of the toy is detchably attached to the main part of the toy by magnets, electro-magnets, snapping means, buttons, buckles, clip fitting, the stud and tube assembly, locks or combination thereof.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the main part of the toy has indents at the positional markers.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the slot on top has positional markers that mark where the transport device is stopped for particular sub-assembly station.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the resting plate comprises of slots and indents such that the main device rests on particular position on the resting plate.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the linking device comprises of an actuator, a connector and an attachment plate.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the transport device consists of an actuator, a spring, a support and an attachment plate.

8. An assembly line box of the system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said assembly line box comprises one or more sub-assembly stations comprising resting plate on the bottom for resting main component of the toy and one or more linking devices for attachment of the auxiliary parts of the toy on the main part of the toy, wherein for more than one sub-assembly stations, the assembly line box has a slot on the top for a transport device for moving the main part of the toy from one sub-assembly station to other sub-assembly station.

9. The assembly line box as claimed in claim 8 wherein the slot on top has positional markers that mark where the transport device is stopped for particular sub-assembly station.

10. The assembly line box as claimed in claim 8 wherein the resting plate comprises of slots and indents such that the main device rests on particular position on the resting plate.

11. The assembly line box as claimed in claim 8 wherein the linking device comprises of an actuator, a connector and an attachment plate.

12. The assembly line box as claimed in claim 8 wherein the transport device consists of an actuator, a spring, a support and an attachment plate.

13. A toy of the system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the toy comprises a main part of the toy and one or more auxiliary parts of the toy, wherein said main part of the toy has one or more positional markers on which corresponding auxiliary part of the toy is detachably attached, wherein auxiliary part of the toy is fastened to the main part of the toy by purely translatory motion.

14. The toy as claimed in claim 13 wherein the auxiliary part of the toy is detchably attached to the main part of the toy by magnets, electro-magnets, snapping means, buttons, buckles, clip fitting, the stud and tube assembly, locks or combination thereof.

15. The toy as claimed in claim 13 wherein the main part of the toy has indents at the positional markers.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS

[0016] FIG. 1 discloses an assembled system of a toy assembly line for a toy;

[0017] FIG. 2 discloses an exploded view of the system;

[0018] FIG. 3 discloses an exploded view of the assembly line;

[0019] FIG. 4 discloses an exploded view of the toy;

[0020] FIG. 5 discloses transport device, also known as collection and delivery device; and

[0021] FIG. 6 discloses an embodiment of linking device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The invention is a new kind of toy. It loosely resembles a DIY, or Do-It-Yourself toy, the similarity being unassembled components of a finished toy are made available to the consumer. However, in this product, a part of the toy itself is dedicated to assembling the components, instead of the consumer assembling them by hand.

[0023] The system comprises of two main components: an assembly line box and a toy that can be assembled on the said assembly line box.

[0024] The toy comprises of various parts. The toy comprises of a main body of the toy and one or more auxiliary parts of the toy. The auxiliary parts of the toy are detachably attached or fastened to the main part of the toy. The location of the auxiliary parts of the toy is fixed. The main part of the toy has particular positions on which the auxiliary parts of the toy are detachably attached or fastened.

[0025] One characteristic feature of said auxiliary parts is that the auxiliary part are detachably attached or fastened to the main part of the toy by purely translatory force.

[0026] This feature is achieved by the use of magnets, electro-magnets, snapping means, buttons, buckles, clip fitting, the stud and tube assembly, locks or combination thereof.

[0027] The main part of the toy comprises one or more positional markers on which corresponding auxiliary parts of the toy are detachably attached by the assembly line.

[0028] In an embodiment, these positional markers are indented for better fastening of the auxiliary part of the toy to the main part of the toy.

[0029] The assembly line of the toy comprises primarily of an assembly line box. This assembly line comprises of one or more sub-assembly stations. The said sub-assembly stations can be linearly placed or placed in a grid like structure. One embodiment of the invention consists of the sub-assembly stations in a branched pattern wherein the main part of the toy is moved to different paths such that different types of auxiliary parts get detachably attached to the main part. At the end of every path, as different auxiliary parts are detachably attached to the main part, the assembled toy is different.

[0030] The resting plate comprises of slots and indents. The slots and indents are designed such that when transport device stops at the specified marker, the main device rests on particular position on the resting plate. This prevents the movement of the main part of the toy so that the auxiliary parts are attached at the correct position.

[0031] The linking device comprises of an actuator, a connector and an attachment plate. Every auxiliary part of the toy has its respective linking device on a particular sub-assembly station by which said auxiliary part of the toy gets detachably attached to the main part of the toy on particular position.

[0032] The actuator is a button shaped device that can be grabbed by hands and moved in two directions of one axis. The movement of actuator is limited by length of slots on the sub-assembly station where the linking device is positioned.

[0033] The actuator is attached to the connector such that the actuator moves in one axis and purely translatory force is applied to the connector. The connector is in turn attached to the attachment plate which moves in the same axis to that of the actuator. The distance covered by the attachment plate is equal to the distance covered by the actuator. The connector can be of different shapes and sizes depending upon the auxiliary part of the toy for which it is used.

[0034] The attachment plate is the device that assembles the auxiliary part of the toy from the assembly line to the main part of the toy.

[0035] When more than one sub-assembly stations are employed, the sub-assembly stations comprise a slot on the top for a transport device, resting plate on the bottom for resting main component of the toy and one or more linking devices for attachment of the auxiliary parts of the toy on the main part of the toy.

[0036] The slot on the top optionally has positional markers that mark where the transport device is stopped for particular sub-assembly station.

[0037] The main part of the toy is moved from one sub-assembly station to other sub-assembly station using the transport device. This device picks up the main part of the toy from the particular sub-assembly station and moves along the slots on the top of the assembly line. It stops on the positional marker on other sub-assembly station and puts down the main part of the toy on the resting plate of the other sub-assembly station.

[0038] The transport device is also known as collection and delivery device. It consists of an actuator, a spring, a support and an attachment plate. The attachment plate attaches to the main part of the toy and spring picks up the main part to be transported. The device uses press mechanism to pick up or put down the main part of the toy. The attachment plate attaches to the main part of the toy through magnets. In one embodiment, it is electromagnets.

[0039] In this device, the main part of the toy also needs to be held down in its position at each subassembly station, to facilitate the assembly process. To achieve this, a clip is preferably added to the mechanism. As long as the clip is engaged, it keeps the spring compressed and the main part of the toy in position. When the subassembly is complete, the clip is to be disengaged, and the spring will return to its natural length, elevating the assembly from its position, allowing it to be transported to the next station.

[0040] The toy is assembled by stopping on various sub-assembly stations where one or more auxiliary parts of the toy are detachably attached to the main part of the toy.

[0041] Many modifications may readily be contemplated by those skilled in the art to which the invention relates. Many further modifications may readily be contemplated. The description set out above is particularly applicable to high rate clarification applications. However, in conventional clarification where the upstream or downstream processes herein described are not used, the teachings according to the invention may have considerable merit and are also applicable. The specific embodiments described, therefore, should be taken as illustrative of the invention only and not as limiting its scope as defined herein.

TABLE-US-00001 Components LIST: Part Number Part Name 1 Cap 2 Actuator 3 Connector 4 Attachment Plate 5a Actuator Attachment 5b Support 5c Connecting Rod 5d Spring 5e Plate 6 Top Plate 7 Resting Plate 8 Linking Device (type 1, wheel link) 9 Side plate 10 Base Plate 11 Linking Device (type 2, glass link) 12 Linking Device (type 3, bumper link, present for both front and rear bumpers)