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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 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.

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1. A transformable toy reversibly transformed between a first form and a second form, comprising: a toy main body which changes a form to form the first form and the second form;a restricting mechanism which restricts the form change of the toy main body from the first form to the second form; anda

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A transformable toy reversibly transformed between a first form and a second form, comprising: a toy main body which changes a form to form the first form and the second form;a restricting mechanism which restricts the form change of the toy main body from the first form to the second form; anda transformation activating body for detecting physical stimulation from outside and releasing the restriction by the restricting mechanism;wherein 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,wherein the display body is formed to have a drum shape and has a plurality of pieces of the visual information provided on a circumferential surface thereof along a circumferential direction, andwherein the display body is disposed in the toy main body so that, in the first form, the display body is rotatable in a front-back direction while the circumferential surface of the display body is in contact with a supporting surface, on which the transformable toy is placed, and so that, in the second form, one of the plurality of pieces of the visual information on the circumferential surface of the display body is visible. 2. The transformable toy according to claim 1, wherein the transformation activating body is supported to slide back and forth by the toy main body in the first form; the toy main body includes a body portion for supporting the transformation activating body and a base body for supporting the body portion to be turnable in a vertical direction, and when the body portion is turned downward, the toy main body forms the first form of the transformable toy;when the transformation activating body slides backward, the restriction by the restricting mechanism is released, the body portion turns upward relative to the base body and becomes in an upright state with respect to the base body, so that the toy main body forms the second form of the transformable toy; andwhen the body portion turns upward, the display body is positioned in a front surface of the toy main body which can be seen by looking down upon it. 3. The transformable toy according to claim 2, wherein the base body includes an engaging portion that is disengageably engaged with the display body to prevent rotation of the display body in the second form, so that when the engaging portion of the base body is engaged with the display body, the one piece of visual information is made visible. 4. The transformable toy according to claim 3, wherein the circumferential surface of the display body is divided into a plurality of areas in the circumferential direction, each of the areas having a respective one of the plurality pieces of visual information; and the display body includes a polygonal engaging plate that has a number of sides corresponding to the number of the plurality of areas and that is provided on a side surface of the display body, so that the engaging portion of the base body is engaged with one of the sides of the engaging plate to prevent rotation of the display body and specify the one piece of visual information to be made visible. 5. The transformable toy according to claim 2, wherein the restricting mechanism includes an engaging projection formed on the base body, a latch releasing member on which a hook engageable with the engaging projection of the base body is formed and which is coupled with the transformation activating body, and a spring for biasing the latch releasing member to engage the hook of the latch releasing member with the engaging projection of the base body; and when the transformation activating body slides backward, the hook of the latch releasing member is disengaged from the engaging projection of the base body so as to release the restriction by the restricting mechanism. 6. The transformable toy according to claim 5, wherein the transformable toy is a running toy in the first form and is a robot toy in the second form; the transformation activating body and the toy main body form a hood and a body of the running toy, respectively, in the first form;the latch releasing member and the transformation activating body are coupled with each other and biased by another spring so that the transformation activating body turns upward relative to the latch releasing member;the body portion includes a head portion formed thereon, the head portion having a latching member engageable with the transformation activating body;in the first form, the latching member is engaged with the transformation activating body, the head portion being positioned in the transformation activating body; andwhen the transformation activating body is disengaged from the latching member of the head portion, the transformation activating body turns upward due to it being biased by the other spring, so that the head portion is exposed to constitute a head of the robot toy in the second form. 7. The transformable toy according to claim 6, wherein the toy main body includes a cover member that constitutes a cab in the first form and a pair of side covers having rear wheels, each of the side covers being supported to be turnable in a lateral direction at a front end thereof by the cover member and being detachably fixed to the base body at a rear end thereof; and in the robot toy of the second form, the base body forms leg portions of the robot toy, and the pair of side covers constitute arm portions of the robot toy with the rear ends thereof being detached from the base body. 8. The transformable toy according to claim 2, wherein the transformable toy is a running toy in the first form and is a robot toy in the second form. 9. The transformable toy according to claim 1, wherein the base body includes an engaging portion that is disengageably engaged with the display body to prevent rotation of the display body in the second form, so that when the engaging portion of the base body is engaged with the display body, the one piece of visual information is made visible. 10. The transformable toy according to claim 9, wherein the circumferential surface of the display body is divided into a plurality of areas in the circumferential direction, each of the areas having a respective one of the plurality pieces of visual information; and the display body includes a polygonal engaging plate that has a number of sides corresponding to the number of the plurality of areas and that is provided on a side surface of the display body, so that the engaging portion of the base body is engaged with one of the sides of the engaging plate to prevent rotation of the display body and specify the one piece of visual information to be made visible. 11. The transformable toy according to claim 1, wherein the transformable toy is a running toy in the first form and is a robot toy in the second form. 12. The transformable toy according to claim 1, wherein the visual information is selected from colors and pictures. 13. The transformer toy according to claim 1, further comprising a second one of the toy and, when the two toys contact each other while in the first form, the restricting mechanism is released and each toy moves into the second form. 14. The transformer toy according to claim 13, wherein the visible indicia of the respective toys are compared in the game playing. 15. The transformer toy according to claim 1, wherein the toy moves from the first form to the second form in response to a remote signal detected by the toy. 16. A toy movable between a first form and a second form, comprising: a toy main body which moves between the first form and the second form;a restricting mechanism which selectively restricts the toy main body from moving between the first form and the second form; anda transformation activating body for releasing the restriction by the restricting mechanism;wherein the toy main body includes a display body having game playing indicia formed thereon, and being disposed so that the indicia is invisible to a user of the toy in the first form but visible to the user in the second form,wherein the display body has a drum shape and a plurality of the indicia on a circumferential surface thereof, andwherein the display body is rotatable and, in the second form, one of the plurality of the indicia is visible. 17. The toy according to claim 16, wherein the transformation activating body can move backward and forward in the first form; the toy main body includes a body portion for supporting the transformation activating body and a base body for supporting the body portion to be movable in a first direction and a second direction, and when the body portion is moved in the first direction, the toy main body forms the first form of the toy;when the transformation activating body moves backward, the restriction by the restricting mechanism is released, and the body portion moves in the second direction, so that the toy main body forms the second form of the toy; andwhen the body portion moves in the second direction, the display body is visible. 18. The toy according to claim 17, wherein the base body includes an engaging portion that is disengageably engaged with the display body to prevent rotation of the display body in the second form, so that when the engaging portion of the base body is engaged with the display body, said one of the plurality of the indicia is visible. 19. The toy according to claim 18, wherein the circumferential surface of the display body is divided into a plurality of areas, each of the areas having a respective said one of the plurality of the indicia; and the display body includes an engaging plate that has a number of sides corresponding to the number of the plurality of areas and that is provided on a side surface of the display body, so that the engaging portion of the base body is engaged with one of the sides of the engaging plate to prevent rotation of the display body and specify said one of the plurality of the indicia to be made visible. 20. The toy according to claim 17, wherein the restricting mechanism includes an engaging projection formed on the base body, a latch releasing member on which a hook engageable with the engaging projection of the base body is formed and which is coupled with the transformation activating body, and a first spring for biasing the latch releasing member to engage the hook of the latch releasing member with the engaging projection of the base body; and when the transformation activating body moves backward, the hook of the latch releasing member is disengaged from the engaging projection of the base body so as to release the restriction by the restricting mechanism. 21. The toy according to claim 20, wherein the toy is a running toy in the first form and is a robot toy in the second form; the transformation activating body and the toy main body form a hood and a body of the running toy, respectively, in the first form;the latch releasing member and the transformation activating body are coupled with each other and a second spring biases the transformation activating body relative to the latch releasing member;the body portion includes a head portion having a latching member engageable with the transformation activating body;in the first form, the latching member is engaged with the transformation activating body, the head portion being positioned in the transformation activating body; andwhen the transformation activating body is disengaged from the latching member of the head portion, the transformation activating body moves in the second direction due to being biased by the second spring, so that the head portion is exposed to constitute a head of the robot toy in the second form. 22. The transformable toy according to claim 21, wherein the toy main body includes a cover member that constitutes a cab in the first form and a pair of side covers having rear wheels, each of the side covers being supported to be movable by the cover member and being detachably fixed to the base body at one end thereof; andin the robot toy of the second form, the base body forms leg portions of the robot toy, and the pair of side covers constitutes arm portions of the robot toy with ends thereof being detached from the base body. 23. The toy according to claim 17, wherein the toy is a running toy in the first form and is a robot toy in the second form. 24. The toy according to claim 16, wherein the base body includes an engaging portion that is disengageably engaged with the display body to prevent rotation of the display body in the second form, so that when the engaging portion of the base body is engaged with the display body, said one of the plurality of the indicia is visible. 25. The toy according to claim 24, wherein the circumferential surface of the display body is divided into a plurality of areas, each of the areas having a respective said one of the plurality of the indicia; and the display body includes an engaging plate that has a number of sides corresponding to the number of the plurality of areas and that is provided on a side surface of the display body, so that the engaging portion of the base body is engaged with one of the sides of the engaging plate to prevent rotation of the display body and specify said one of the plurality of the indicia to be made visible. 26. The toy according to claim 16, wherein the toy is a running toy in the first form and is a robot toy in the second form. 27. The toy according to claim 16, wherein the indicia is selected from colors and pictures. 28. The toy according to claim 16, further comprising a second one of the toy and, when the two toys contact each other while in the first form, the restricting mechanism is released and each toy moves into the second form. 29. The toy according to claim 28, wherein the visible indicia of the respective toys are compared in the game playing. 30. The toy according to claim 16, wherein the toy moves from the first form to the second form in response to a remote signal detected by the toy. 31. A toy movable between a first form and a second form, comprising: a toy main body which moves between the first form and the second form;a restricting mechanism which selectively restricts the toy main body from moving between the first form and the second form; anda transformation activating body for releasing the restriction by the restricting mechanism;wherein the toy main body includes a display body having game playing indicia formed thereon, and being disposed so that the indicia is invisible to a user of the toy in the first form but visible to the user in the second form,wherein the transformation activating body can move backward and forward in the first form,wherein the toy main body includes a body portion for supporting the transformation activating body and a base body for supporting the body portion to be movable in a first direction and a second direction, and when the body portion is moved in the first direction, the toy main body forms the first form of the toy,when the transformation activating body moves backward, the restriction by the restricting mechanism is released, and the body portion moves in the second direction, so that the toy main body forms the second form of the toy and, when the body portion moves in the second direction, the display body is visible,wherein the display body has a drum shape and a plurality of the indicia thereon; andthe display body is rotatable, and, in the second form, one of the plurality of the indicia is visible. 32. The toy according to claim 31, wherein the indicia is selected from colors and pictures. 33. The toy according to claim 31, further comprising a second one of the toy and, when the two toys contact each other while in the first form, the restricting mechanism is released and each toy moves into the second form. 34. The toy according to claim 33, wherein the visible indicia of the respective toys are compared in the game playing. 35. The toy according to claim 31, wherein the toy moves from the first form to the second form in response to a remote signal detected by the toy.