JPH08155152A - Educational blocks - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide an educational block in which a plurality of blocks are arranged to create continuous figures and patterns. [Structure] It is composed of at least two types of cubic blocks A and B having the same shape and the same size, and each of the blocks A and B has one of two diagonal lines on each of its six faces. A pair of first patterns having the same color symmetrically arranged on the upper side and a second pattern having a color different from that of the first pattern are formed between the pair of first patterns. The side is positioned in a direction orthogonal to the pair of first patterns formed on the surface and has first and second patterns formed therein, and the first pattern has two corners that share one corner. In a region surrounded by three line segments that connect the midpoints of the sides and two line segments from the intersection of the two sides to the midpoint of each side, centering on one apex angle The first pattern on the three adjacent surfaces is continuous, and blocks A and B are the colors of the first and second patterns. An educational block characterized by the fact that they are set in reverse.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is an educational block for learning to develop intellectual creativity through education and training, and in particular to improve its stickiness by improving the creative expression of autistic children. Regarding educational blocks that can be useful for.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a block whose surface is colored or patterned. However, it was not possible to make a continuous figure by arranging these blocks, and the pattern did not change.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the present invention, various figures cannot be made using the conventional educational blocks,
Only by arranging and stacking the blocks, the range of use of the blocks was narrow and the change was poor.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an educational block in which a plurality of blocks can be arranged to create a continuous figure or a continuous pattern. is there.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention comprises at least two types of cubic blocks A and B having the same shape and the same size.
Each of the blocks A and B has a pair of first patterns of the same color symmetrically arranged on one of two diagonals on each of its six faces, and a pair of the first patterns. A second pattern having a color different from that of the first pattern is formed between the patterns, and the opposite surface side is located in a direction orthogonal to the pair of first patterns formed on the surface. The second pattern is formed, and the first pattern has two lines from the intersection of the two sides to the midpoint of each side, which connects the midpoints of the two sides sharing one corner. In a region surrounded by three line segments including a line segment, the first patterns of three adjacent faces centering on one apex angle are continuous, and blocks A and B are It is characterized in that the colors of the first and second patterns are set opposite to each other.

[0006]

According to the educational block having the above-mentioned structure, the first pattern and the second pattern are formed in each of the block (A) and the block (B), and these patterns are set in mutually opposite colors, Since the boundary between the first pattern and the second pattern is a line segment that connects the midpoints of the block sides, stacking a plurality of blocks (A) and (B) to create an overall pattern. become.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. This invention is composed of two blocks (A) and (B) in which the patterns are reversed, and one block (A) is shown in FIG.
Will be described with reference to.

This block (A) is a cube,
To explain each of the six surfaces with the top surface of the block shown in FIG. 1, the same shape is symmetrically arranged on one diagonal line (Y) of the two diagonal lines (X, Y). There is a pair of first patterns (1a, 1b) having the same color.

A second pattern (2) having a color or brightness different from that of the first pattern (1) is formed between the pair of first patterns (1a, 1b), and is formed on the opposite surface (lower surface). Is a position in a direction orthogonal to the pair of first patterns (1a, 1b) arranged on the surface, that is, in the same direction as the diagonal line (X), and similarly to the upper surface, the first and second patterns ( 1e, 1f) are formed.

Similarly, the first and second patterns are formed on one surface of the block side surface, and the other surface is formed with the first and second patterns at a position in the direction orthogonal to the one surface.

The first pattern (1b) has the midpoint (4a, 4) of two sides (3a, 3b) sharing one corner (θ).
b) connecting the line segment (5) and two line segments (7a, 7b) from the intersection (6) of the two sides (3a, 3b) to the midpoint (4a, 4b) of each side. It is a region (T1) surrounded by line segments (5, 7a, 7b).

The first pattern (1) has one apex angle (Z),
That is, the pattern (1b) on the upper surface and the pattern (1c, 1d) on the two sides adjacent to each other with the intersection (6) of the two sides (3a, 3b) as the center and the sides (3a, 3b, 3c) in common. Are arranged continuously.

A region (T2) other than the above-mentioned region (T1) is formed as a second pattern (2) on the upper surface, and the region (T1) is formed.
The first pattern (1) is arranged symmetrically on the cube around the apex angle (Z), and the second pattern (2) is continuous on the cube in six sides.

The first pattern (1) and the second pattern (2) are
The colors are different, for example, the first pattern (1) is blue and the second pattern (2) is yellow. Alternatively, the hues may be the same or different in lightness or saturation. For example, the first pattern (1) may be dark blue and the second pattern (2) may be light blue.

The shape of the first pattern (1) is a midpoint (4a, 4) of two sides (3a, 3b) sharing one corner (θ).
It is determined in the form of a line segment (5) connecting b), and when this line segment (5) is a straight line, it becomes a triangular shape as shown in FIG. 4, and when an arc is drawn around the intersection (6), It becomes fan-shaped as shown in Figure 2. What is shown in FIG. 6 is a modification of the line segment (5), which extends from the midpoint (4a, 4b) at a right angle to the side (3) and forms a concave portion midway.

The shape of the line segment (5) is not specified, and it may be a curved line, a straight line, or a bend in the middle of the line segment, and the line segments (5) and (1b) on the first pattern (1a) side.
The line shape of the side line segment (5) may be different.

As shown in FIG. 2, the block (B) is a cube having the same shape and size as the block (A), and the first pattern (1) and the second pattern (2) are reversed. I have to. For example, if the first pattern (1) of the block (A) is blue and the second pattern (2) is yellow, the block (B) is
Sets the first pattern (1) to yellow and the second pattern (2) to blue.

A state in which the blocks (A) and (B) are stacked is shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, and this state will be described.
1 to A3 are arranged in a horizontal direction, and B1 to B3 are arranged in a horizontal direction below the A1. In the A block row and the B block row, the colors of the first pattern (1) and the second pattern (2) are set to be reversed, and the first pattern (1) of the block A1 is set to the second pattern of the block B. Since it is the same as the pattern (2), the whole stack of the block A and the block B creates a continuous pattern.

This is because the boundary between the first pattern (1) and the second pattern (2) is a line segment (5) connecting the midpoints (4) of the sides (3) of the block. This is because, when the block (A) and the block (B) are arranged in parallel, the patterns are continuous by matching the same color.

The block is the block (A) in the above embodiment.
Although two types of the block and the block (B) have been described, a more complicated pattern can be created by preparing several types in which the line shape of the line segment (5) is different.

[0021]

As described above, the educational block of the present invention is composed of at least two types of block (A) and block (B), and the first pattern and the second pattern are formed in each block. , Set the colors opposite to each other, and the boundary between the first pattern and the second pattern is a line segment that connects the midpoints of the block sides, so stack a large number of blocks (A) and (B). This makes it possible to create an overall pattern.

By using this educational block, it is possible to train the creativity of the user as to how to stack and what kind of pattern can be made.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram (A) showing an embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a block (A) and a block (B).

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a state where a plurality of blocks (A) and blocks (B) are stacked.

FIG. 4 is a modification example of the first pattern and the second pattern of the block (A) and the block (B).

5 is a perspective view showing a state where the blocks shown in FIG. 4 are stacked.

FIG. 6 is a second modification of the first pattern and the second pattern of block (A) and block (B).

7 is a perspective view showing a state where the blocks shown in FIG. 6 are stacked.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 (1a, 1b) ... first pattern, 2 ... second pattern, 3
(3a, 3b, 3c) ... sides, 4 (4a, 4b) ... midpoint,
5 ... Line segment, 6 (Z) ... Vertex, 7 (7a, 7b) ... Line segment T
1 ... 1st pattern area, T2 ... 2nd pattern area.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cubic block A and a block B having the same shape and the same size, and at least two kinds of blocks,
Each of the blocks A and B has a pair of first patterns of the same color symmetrically arranged on one of two diagonals on each of its six faces, and a pair of the first patterns. A second pattern having a color different from that of the first pattern is formed between the patterns, and the opposite surface side is located in a direction orthogonal to the pair of first patterns formed on the surface. The second pattern is formed, and the first pattern has two lines from the intersection of the two sides to the midpoint of each side, which connects the midpoints of the two sides sharing one corner. In a region surrounded by three line segments including a line segment, the first patterns of three adjacent faces centering on one apex angle are continuous, and blocks A and B are An educational block characterized in that the colors of the first and second patterns are set opposite to each other.