JPH0548712B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Technical Field) The present invention relates to a combination toy that includes a plurality of pieces that exhibit a predetermined shape when assembled in relation to each other.

(Prior art) Combination toys include those that include a plurality of flat pieces that can be arranged to represent a certain form two-dimensionally, such as a jigsaw puzzle, and those that include a plurality of flat pieces that represent a certain form three-dimensionally. Some contain multiple pieces that can be assembled in a similar manner.

One of the fun parts of assembling toys is figuring out how to connect multiple pieces to each other and combining them correctly to complete a given form.
However, conventional combination toys in which the pieces are related to each other in one way have the disadvantage that they quickly lose their interest once the mutual relationship of the pieces becomes well known.

(Object of the Invention) An object of the present invention is to provide a combination toy that can be enjoyed by using these pieces even after the mutual relationship of the pieces necessary for completing the combination toy is well understood. be.

(Structure of the Invention) The combination toy according to the present invention is a plurality of flat pieces that can be arranged to express one form two-dimensionally, or can be assembled to express one form three-dimensionally. Can contain multiple pieces.

At least one of the pieces has a portion to be removed, and a mark indicating the range of the removed portion is provided on either the front or back surface of the piece, and one portion of the piece is The removed piece and the remaining pieces can be arranged so as to represent another form on a plane.

Further, the pieces that three-dimensionally represent one form have at least one part to be removed and are marked with a mark indicating the range of the removed part, and can be considered as a piece from which a part has been removed. The remaining pieces can be assembled to express other forms three-dimensionally.

(Operations and Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, in addition to the work of combining a plurality of pieces to complete one form, a part of one or more pieces is removed according to marks written on the pieces. It is possible to play in which the pieces that have been partially removed by this removal work are combined with other pieces to complete another form. Therefore, infants and children who are familiar with the interrelationship of the pieces necessary to complete a form can be provided with unknown play and enjoyment using these pieces.

In addition, the work of whittling or cutting a piece and removing a part of it gives children and children an interest in crafting, improves their manual dexterity, and also teaches them how to handle the tools used to perform the work. It will help you become familiar with.

(Embodiments) The features of the present invention will become clearer from the following description of the illustrated embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1, the combination toy 10 according to the present invention includes a plurality of flat pieces 12-18. These pieces 12-18 are shaped together to represent a two-dimensional "automobile" (one form), and are arranged in relation to each other.

The piece 12 and the piece 14 in contact with the piece represent the roof part of the body of the "automobile", the front and rear parts and the door part of the body of the "automobile", respectively, and the pair of pieces 16 and 18 represent the wheels and the spare part. Each represents a tire.

To emphasize the car-like character, piece 12,
14 and the surface of the pair of pieces 16,
Engravings or engravings 12a, 14a, 16a reminiscent of windows, door handles and wheel covers
are applied to each. The piece 14 is further provided with an engraving or engraving 14b reminiscent of the mouth of a "frog" to be described later.

At least one of the pieces, in the illustrated example the piece 12, has a portion 20 to be removed, and a mark 22 such as an engraved line indicating the range of the removed portion 20 is provided on the back surface of the piece 12. . Although this mark can be provided on the front surface of the piece 12, it is desirable for aesthetic reasons to provide it on the back surface as shown.

A portion 20 of piece 12, as shown in FIG.
The piece 12' obtained by removing 12' and the remaining pieces 14 to 18 can be arranged so as to two-dimensionally represent another predetermined form of the animal "frog".

Pieces 12', 14, 1 that make up the "frog"
6 represents the torso, face, and eyes of a "frog", respectively, while maintaining the same arrangement relationship as the pieces 12, 14, and 16 in FIG. 18 are separated from each other, spaced apart from each other and abutting the lower part of the piece 12', representing the legs of the "frog". In addition, in Figure 1, there is a carving or engraving 14 representing an assistant on the door of a car.
In Figure 2, a represents the nose of a frog.

The mutual relationship between pieces 12 to 18 to complete the "car" shown in Figure 1 and the mutual relationship between pieces 12' to 18 to complete the "frog" shown in Figure 2 are based on the above. Obviously, different from each other. From this, the form of "automobile" and
For young children and children who are familiar with the interrelationship of pieces 12 to 18 related to "automobiles", learn about the new planar form of "frog" and piece 1 related to "frog".
The interrelationship between 2' and 18 arouses unknown interest and interest, and also provides fun for completing the form.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the pieces can be arranged in recesses provided on both the front and back sides of one plate 24. The recess 25 on the surface side of the plate 24 has the same contour as the planar shape of the "automobile", and
The recess 26 on the back side of has the same contour as the planar shape of the frog. It is desirable that the depth of each recess is less than or equal to the thickness dimension of the piece. Of course, the recesses 25 and 26 can each be formed in two plates. Furthermore, in place of this example, one or two mounts (not shown) on which the same outlines as the planar forms of "car" and "frog" are drawn are prepared, and the outlines of the mounts are The pieces can be arranged inside the .

The pieces may be constructed of soft plastic material or wood. According to this, piece 1
A portion 20 of 2 can be cut off using a cutting tool such as a knife or scissors. The use of the cutlery not only gives infants and children the pleasure of crafting, but also helps them practice handling the cutlery.

The piece may also be composed of a solid drawing tool made of the same ingredients as crayons (including resin-filled crayons) and pastels. especially,
In the case of the combination toys 27 and 28 in which all the pieces have removable parts as illustrated in Figures 5a to 6 and Figures 7 to 8, these pieces are composed of solid drawing tools. That's good. moreover,
It is desirable that each piece has a different color from each other. According to this, it is possible to use each piece as a painting tool, and through its use, a part of each piece can be worn away according to a predetermined mark and removed. In order to make the removed portions of each piece more clear, a large number of dots have been added to the removed portions for convenience in drawing.

Referring to Figure 5a, a plurality of pieces 30-4
The 0's are shaped and arranged so as to jointly represent a "dinosaur" (form of 1) in a two-dimensional manner. Piece 3 that makes up the head and neck of the “dinosaur”
0 can be provided with engravings or engravings 30a, 30b and 30c representing both eyes, a nose and a mouth, respectively, and a pair of pieces 32 and 36 constituting a pair of feet of the "dinosaur" can be provided with claws. Engravings or engravings 32a and 36a, respectively, can be provided.

30 pieces arranged to represent "dinosaurs"
Referring to FIG. 5b, which shows the reverse side of pieces 30 to 40, each of the pieces 30 to 40 is engraved with a mark consisting of an engraved line indicating the extent of the portion to be removed. Pieces 30' to 40' obtained by removing portions according to the marks are, as shown in FIG. ni'' (other forms) can be arranged so as to represent them two-dimensionally.

To explain the mark in more detail,
Two marks 42a and 42b are applied to the piece 30 forming the head and neck of the "dinosaur" to obtain a piece 30' forming the head of the "crocodile". Piece 30 may further be carved or carved with engravings 30d and 30e representing the eyes and nose of an "crocodile", respectively.

Piece 32 that makes up the front legs of the "dinosaur" includes:
Two marks 44a and 44b are made to obtain the piece 32' which constitutes the hind leg of the "crocodile". Furthermore, the piece 32 can be provided with an engraving or engraving 32b representing a "crocodile" claw.

The piece 34 that makes up the body of the “dinosaur” includes:
Four marks 46a to 46d are made to obtain the piece 34' that constitutes the front legs of the "crocodile".
Furthermore, the piece 34 can be provided with an engraving or engraving 34a representing a "crocodile" claw.

Pieces 36, 38, and 40 that make up the hind legs, tail, and back of the "dinosaur" include pieces 36', 38', and 40 that make up the belly, tail, and back of the "crocodile."
One U-shaped mark 48a to obtain 0';
Two marks 50a, 50b and one mark 52a are each provided.

In the example shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, like the example shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. , are the surfaces of a plurality of pieces 54' to 64' that planarly represent another form of "bird".

The constituent pieces of each part of the "cat" can be used as constituent pieces of each part of the "bird" as follows by removing a portion of each part. That is,
The component piece 54 of the head of the "cat" is connected to the component piece 54' of one wing of the "bird", the component piece 56 of the "cat" face is connected to the component piece 56' of the "bird" face, and the component piece 54 of the "cat" The front leg component piece 58 is the "bird" tail feather component piece 58', and the "cat" body component piece 6
0 is a component piece 60' of the body of the "bird", a component piece 62 of the hind legs of the "cat" is a component piece 62' of the other wing of the "bird", and a component piece 64 of the tail of the "cat" is is used for the constituent piece 64' of the "bird" beak.

As in the previous example, the pieces 54 to 64 are provided with marks consisting of carved lines that define the range of the portions to be removed. That is, pieces 54' to 6
4', piece 54 has three marks 66a to 66c, piece 56 has one mark 68a, piece 58 has two marks 70a,
70b, but the piece 60 has three marks 72a~
72c, but piece 62 has one mark 74a
However, there is one mark 76a on the piece 64.
are provided for each. Also, piece 54,
58 and 62 are provided with engravings or engravings 54a, 58a, and 62a to emphasize the wings of the "bird",
Furthermore, the piece 64 is provided with an engraving or engraving 64a for emphasizing the beak of the bird. Furthermore, the piece 56 is provided with engravings or engravings 56a representing "cat" eyes and "bird" eyes.

Note that in order to form the "dinosaur", "crocodile", "cat", and "bird", a plate or mount having recesses in which the pieces are arranged can be prepared. Needless to say, the outline of the recess and the outline drawn on the mount are similar to the "dinosaur",
An outline of a ``crocodile,''``cat,'' or ``bird.''

Next, in FIGS. 9a to 9c, a plurality of pieces 80 to 86 are assembled in relation to each other and three-dimensionally express an "airplane" (one form) in the illustrated example.
78 is shown.

The pieces 80 that make up the fuselage of the "airplane" include:
Four laterally penetrating insertion holes 88 to 94 are provided at the front, middle, and rear portions of the housing.
In addition, a pair of pieces 82 that constitute the propeller of the "airplane," a pair of pieces 84 that constitute the main wing, and a pair of pieces 86 that constitute the tail wing include protrusions 96 that can fit into the insertion holes 88, 90, and 94;
98 and 100 are provided, respectively. Pieces 80-86 are assembled into an "airplane" by the interengagement of the through holes and the protrusions.
Note that, instead of the insertion hole, two insertion recesses for the pair of projections can be formed. Further, the means for connecting the pieces to each other is not limited to the mutual engagement of recesses and protrusions as in the illustrated example, but can be arbitrarily selected.

A mark 102 like an engraved line indicating the removal range is provided on the front part of the piece 80.

As shown in Figures 10a to 10c, a piece 80' obtained by removing the front part of piece 80 along mark 102 and remaining piece 8
2 to 86 are three-dimensional representations of animal "dogs" that are assembled into other forms. Piece 8 of each pair
2, 84, 86, these protrusions form piece 80'
are inserted into the insertion holes 92, 90, and 94, respectively. Piece 80' represents the head and body of a "dog", and each pair of pieces 82, 84, 86:
Represents the front paws, hind paws, and both ears of a "dog".

Engraving or engraving representing the eyes and mouth of a “dog” 8
It is desirable to provide the pieces 0a and 80b on the piece 80 in advance. In addition, in the illustrated example, one piece 8
Although only 0 is marked, it can be set to mark other pieces as well and remove some of them. For example, as shown in FIG. 9b, the size of the pair of pieces 84 representing the main wing is set in advance as shown by the imaginary line, and the portion from the imaginary line to the solid line showing the outline of the piece 84 shown in the figure is removed. be able to.

The pieces 80 to 86 can be formed of the same material as the plate-shaped piece that expresses the form in a two-dimensional manner, and a part of the piece 80 can be removed in the same manner as in the plate-shaped piece. I can do it.

Note that the form in which the plurality of pieces described above are expressed two-dimensionally or three-dimensionally can be arbitrarily selected other than the illustrated example.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a combination toy that is an example of a combination toy according to the present invention and has a plurality of pieces that express one form in a two-dimensional manner, and FIG.
A plan view of a combination toy that flatly expresses another form obtained using the plurality of pieces shown in the figure.
3 and 4 are perspective views of a plate having recesses in which a plurality of pieces of the combination toy shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are arranged, and FIGS.
Figure b is a plan view and back view of another example of a combination toy that expresses the first form in a two-dimensional manner, and Figure 6 is a
Figures 7 and 8 are plan views of a combination toy that uses multiple pieces of the combination toy shown in Figures a and 5b to express other forms in a two-dimensional manner, and Figures 7 and 8 show one form and another form. Plan views of other examples of combination toys that express flatly, Figures 9a and 9b
Figures 9 and 9c are front views of a combination toy having a plurality of pieces that three-dimensionally express one form;
The plan view, left side view, Figures 10a, 10b, and 10c are three-dimensional representations of other forms assembled using multiple pieces of the combination toy shown in Figures 9a to 9c. They are a front view, a top view, and a left side view of the combination toy. 10, 27, 28: Combination toys that express shapes two-dimensionally, 12-18, 30-40, 54-
64: Flat piece, 12', 30' to 40',
54' to 64: flat piece with a portion removed, 24: plate, 25, 26: recess provided in plate, 78: combination toy that expresses form three-dimensionally, 80 to 86: piece, 80': Partially removed piece, 88-94: Insertion hole, 96-100: Projection.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A combination toy including a plurality of flat pieces that can be arranged so as to express one form in a plane, and at least one of the pieces is removed. The piece has a mark indicating the range of the removed part on either the front or back side, and the piece from which a part has been removed and the remaining pieces are designed to represent other forms in a two-dimensional manner. Combination toys that can be arranged. 2. The combination toy according to claim 1, further comprising a plate in which a recess having the same outline as the one form is formed. 3. The combination toy according to claim 1, further comprising a plate in which a recess having the same outline as the other form is formed. 4. The combination toy according to claim 1, further comprising a mount on which the same outline as the outline of the first form is drawn. 5. The combination toy according to claim 1, further comprising a mount on which the same outline as the other form is drawn. 6. The combination toy according to claim 1, wherein each piece is a solid drawing tool. 7. The combination toy according to claim 1, wherein the pieces have mutually different colors. 8 A combination toy that includes a plurality of pieces that can be assembled to three-dimensionally express one form, and at least one of the pieces has a part to be removed and indicates the range of the part to be removed. Marks are applied, and the piece with a portion removed and the remaining pieces can be assembled three-dimensionally to express another form three-dimensionally.
Combination toys. 9. The combination toy according to claim 8, wherein the piece consists of one piece provided with a plurality of holes and a plurality of pieces each having a protrusion inserted into the hole. 10. The combination toy according to claim 8, wherein each piece is a solid drawing tool. 11. The pieces have different colors,
The combination toy set forth in claim 8.