JP2000334179A - Intellectual developing and training toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to obtain an intellectual developing or training effect while infants and children using toys enjoy the fun as the toys. SOLUTION: This toy includes moving trucks 1, 2 and 3 on which at least one or more of blocks including building blocks and numeral blocks can be placed, symbol trucks 4 and 41 on which symbol blocks 5 and 51 are placed and an equality sign truck 6 on which an equality sign block 7 is placed. The moving trucks 1, 2 and 3 are connected to the equality sign truck 6 across this truck or the moving trucks 1, 2 and 3, and the symbol trucks 4 and 41 are connected across the equality sign truck 6. Arrangement is so made that the connected trucks begin to move or/and make operation to emit suitable light or sounds when the required number of the blocks or the numeral blocks are placed on the moving trucks 1, 2 and 3, and the number of pieces of the blocks on the moving trucks 1, 2 and 3 or the displayed number holds as equality.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toy which enables infants, children, and the like to learn the concept of numbers and very basic arithmetic while enjoying play using blocks and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, intellectual training toys and training devices have been provided that allow elementary arithmetic, that is, addition and subtraction, to be learned while playing and playing with equipment. Toys are known.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to such a conventional educational or educational toy, which incorporates a novel feature not found in the conventional product, so that infants and children using the toy can use the toy as a toy. While enjoying the fun, it is possible to obtain educational or educational effects almost unknowingly, especially to understand the connection between the concept of number and quantity in substance and the concept of mathematics. It is an object to provide a toy that can be used.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, is to provide a plurality of building blocks having a required shape, or a predetermined shape having a required shape. , A movable trolley formed so that at least one of the above blocks can be mounted thereon, and a symbol block displaying four arithmetic symbols such as plus and minus. , A movable symbol trolley on which is mounted, a movable equal trolley on which is mounted an equal sign block displaying an equal sign,
The equal trolley is connected to the movable trolley with the trolley interposed therebetween, or the equal trolley is connected to the movable trolley, the symbol trolley and the movable trolley connected with the trolley interposed therebetween, and The required number of blocks on a mobile trolley sandwiching the trolley, or
Place the block on which the required number is displayed, and if the number of blocks or the number displayed on the movable trolley sandwiching the equal trolley is established as an equation, the connected trolley starts to move, or The main feature is that it is formed so as to emit an appropriate light or sound together with or independently of the operation.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of an example in which the toy of the present invention is configured in the form of a freight train, FIGS. 2 to 14 are side views of first to thirteenth examples of the use mode of the freight train in FIG. 1, respectively. FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 are conceptual diagrams showing configuration examples of different forms of the toy of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a first movable carriage formed so that a plurality of blocks having a required form described later, specifically, about 1 to 10 building blocks, are placed side by side. It is formed in a wagon shape. Reference numeral 2 denotes a second mobile trolley, reference numeral 3 denotes a third mobile trolley, and both trolleys 2 and 3 have substantially the same configuration as the first mobile trolley 1 described above. Here, the movement function of each of the carts 1 to 3 is exerted by wheels (not shown) provided below the carts. In addition, each of the carts 1 to 3,
In some cases, the same ones are connected and used.

[0007] Reference numeral 4 denotes a symbol block 5 in which a plus sign is described among the plus or minus four arithmetic calculation symbols.
, 41 is a symbol trolley on which a minus sign block 51 is mounted, 6 is an equality trolley on which an equality block 7 on which an equal sign is described, and these symbol trolleys 4 or 41 and an equality trolley. Numeral 6 is connected between the movable carts 1, 2, 3 as shown in FIG. 1 as an example. 8 is each trolley 1
The locomotive 1 is connected to the head of the locomotive 6 so that each of the bogies 1 to 6 is combined with the locomotive 8 to form an example of the toy of the present invention in the form of a freight train as a whole. Have been. The wheels (no symbols) provided for the trucks 4, 41, 6 and the locomotive also have a moving function. Each of these carts 1-4, 41, 6 is usually
Connected as in FIG. 1 and used in the form illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 14, two trolleys 1 to 3 are connected with an equal trolley 6 interposed therebetween, and the modes of FIGS. 1 to 3 are used. There are various connection modes, such as the case of using the above, but some examples among them will be described sequentially with reference to FIGS. Note that FIG.
In FIG. 14 to FIG. 14, the display of the wheels of each truck is omitted.

FIG. 2 shows a truck 1 and a truck 2 connected to each other by an equal truck 6. The truck 1 is provided with two building blocks B ₁ and B ₂ .
Learn to put another two building blocks block B _3, B ₄ to carriage 2 in both bogie 1,2 sandwiching the equality carriage 6, the number of the block B ₁ .about.B ₄ which carries are the same Shows a situation where That is, the left and right terms sandwiching the equal sign (equal sign) displayed in the equal sign block 7 learn that the number of blocks is equal.

FIG. 3 shows that the truck 1 has three building blocks B ₁ to B ₁ .
Place the B _3, by placing the numbers block N ₃ which describes the number "3" to the carriage 2 which is connected after the equal sign carriage 6, before the equal sign blocks 7 carrying the equality carriage 6, later, block
This shows a situation in which it is learned that the number of B _{1 to} B ₃ and the number “3” described in the number block N ₃ are equivalent. this is,
This is an example of a mode of learning that the quantity of three blocks on the entity is equal to the abstract number "3". In addition,
As the number block, here, blocks N _{1 to} N ₁₀ of about “1” to “10” may be prepared, but “0” and “1”
There may be a number block displaying a numerical value of 1 or more.

FIG. 4 shows that the carts 1 and 2 carrying a number block N ₃ on which the number “3” is written are connected to the equal carts 6 with the cart 6 interposed therebetween, and the carts 1 and 2 are mounted. Number block
The number listed in N ₃ shows a situation in which learning is equal by equal sign block 7 which carries an equal sign carriage 6.

In FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, a professor or an assistant puts a required building block B ₁ to a required block B ₁ or a numeral block N ₁ on one of the carts 1 or 2, and, for example, a child It said block B ₁ number of - placed on the one carriage, or, (is equivalent) commensurate with the number displayed N ₁ - the building blocks blocks B ₁ -, or, by placing the ~ digit blocks N ₁ To learn the concept of numbers and numbers. In addition, if the child freely loads the blocks B ₁ to B onto the carts ₁ to 3, 4, 41, and 6 and the left and right terms become equivalent by chance, an adult or the like by aside teaches the quantity. Alternatively, it can be used in the form of learning the concept of numbers.

FIGS. 5 to 14 show learning of simple addition (subtraction) and subtraction (subtraction) using the symbol trolley 4 or 41 in addition to the trolleys 1 and 2 and the equal trolley 6 described above. , Respectively, are illustrated while understanding the concepts of quantity and number. That is, FIG. 5 shows, for example, two blocks B ₁ , B ₂ mounted on the trolley 1 and three blocks B ₃ , B ₄ ,
And B _5, when added by the presence of carriage 4 plus sign block 5, as the answer to that is five, the correct answer if Nosere five blocks B ₆ .about.B ₁₁ to cart 3 It is. Figure 6 is the right side of the carriage 3 of equality carriage 6, a number block N ₅ showing the total number of blocks B ₁ .about.B ₅ placed on the left side of the truck 1 and 2 show an example in which mounted.

FIG. 7 to FIG. 9 show a combination of a number block N ₁ and a building block B ₁ , which are mounted on trolleys 1 to 3 and connected with a symbol trolley 4 and an equal trolley 6 for addition. The examples used for acquisition, FIGS. 10 to 14,
An example in which a subtraction (subtraction) is acquired by using a trolley 3, a symbol trolley 4, an equality trolley 6, and using a number block N ₁ -and a building block B _1- together or separately. ing. In the present invention, the mode of connection between the carts 1 to 3 on which the blocks N ₁ to B ₁ to be connected with the equal car 6 interposed therebetween and the symbol cart 4 is not limited to the above illustrated example. , The contents of the left and right sections sandwiching the equal sign of the equal trolley 6 correspond to the symbols of the blocks N _1- , B _1- mounted on the connected trolleys 1-3 and the symbol trolley 4 connected between them. When you take it into consideration,
What kind of connection contents are arbitrary as long as they are mathematically equivalent.

In each of the above examples, each of the blocks N ₁ to B ₁ and B ₁
In the illustrated example, a substantially cubic block is used in the illustrated example, but the outer shape of each of the blocks N ₁ to B ₁ is other shapes, for example, another three-dimensional shape such as a columnar shape, or It may be a plant such as a vegetable or a fruit, an appropriate animal, an insect, a mineral, or the like as it is, or a suitably modified form thereof. Although not shown, a container having one or more balls or the like in a transparent box-shaped container or the like can be used as the number block N ₁ or the building block B ₁ . Further, as shown in FIG.
Are connected via a coupler or a coupling structure 9, and the building block B ₁ 、, the number block N ₁ 、, the symbol block 5, the equality block 7, It is also possible to adopt a form in which they are arranged as appropriate. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 16, the carts 1 to 3 are of the type of one long cart 10 that does not take a connected form, and the above-described blocks are arranged and used on the cart 10. Sometimes. The locomotive block 8 in these cases can be in the form of a tractor in a trailer truck.

Further, in the above-mentioned use mode, it is determined whether or not the contents of the left and right sides of the equal trolley 6 (the left term and the right term in the mathematical formula) are equal, that is, whether there is no mistake or not. If the person playing is unable to judge, the concept of quantity or number, or addition or subtraction will not be learned.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and FIGS.
In the example, the numbers and the numbers of the blocks B ₁ to N ₁ placed on the carts 1 to 3 on the left and right sides of the equality cart 6 are the symbol blocks 5.
In consideration of the fact that the mathematical contents match, for example, the entire freight train shown in FIG. 1 starts running, or performs an operation such as emitting sound or light in conjunction with this operation or separately. Can be configured. The following can be considered as a configuration example for this purpose.

First, the number of building blocks B ₁ -or the number blocks N ₁ -of the number placed on the carriage 1 to the carriage 3 connected to the left and right of the equal carriage 6 (or the number blocks N _{1-, respectively).} ) Is taken into each of the trucks 1 to 3 located on the left and right of the equal truck 6, respectively.
A function of adding or subtracting electric signals from any two of the carts 1 to 3 on the side where the symbol cart 4 or 41 for addition or subtraction is inserted is provided. The electric signal A processed as described above and the signal truck 4 or
The electric signal B from the remaining one of the carriages 1 to 3 on the side where the 41 is not inserted is compared with the electric signal B. If the two signals A and B match, for example, the motor on of the locomotive 8 Or,
It is preferable to provide a control circuit configured to output a signal for turning on the power supply circuit of sound or light, and to perform a function of displaying (sound or light) if the two signals A and B do not match. The electric signals A and B in this case are digital values,
Any of analog values may be used.

When each of the blocks B ₁ -or N ₁ -is mounted on one of the trucks 1 to 3, an electric signal corresponding to the number or the number of the loaded blocks is transmitted from these trucks 1 to 3. As a configuration for detection, as an example, each of the connected carts 1 to 3 is electrically and mechanically connected to each of the carts 1 to 3.
A weak current is caused to flow through the surface of the block 3, and as an example, the resistance value of the current flowing through each carriage is equal to or less than the block N ₁ or B ₁ .
May be made to change by placing the. In this case, the resistance values of the building blocks B ₁ to B ₁ may be uniform, but the resistance values of the number blocks N ₁ to are the resistance values proportional to the number and represent the lowest resistance “1” of the number. value must be set equal to the building blocks block B ₁ block one resistance value at ~. Note that this example is merely an example, and it is optional to employ another appropriate electrical method in the present invention. In addition, the above operation mode is shown in FIG.
Of course, the present invention can be applied to the toy of the present invention illustrated in FIG.

[0019]

The present invention is as described above. As an example, a plurality of building blocks having a required shape or a number block having a required shape and displaying a predetermined number are provided. A movable movable carriage formed so as to be able to carry at least one or more of any one of the blocks, a movable movable carriage having a symbol block displaying four arithmetic symbols such as plus and minus, etc. A toy body for education or training is formed by providing a movable toy truck on which an equality block displaying a number is placed, and the movable bogie or the movable bogie is symbolized by sandwiching the equalty bogie. Connect the trolley, the required number of building blocks on the movable trolley sandwiching the equal trolley, or put the number block on which the required number is displayed, the number of blocks on the movable trolley sandwiching the equal trolley or number By learning whether or not the equation is established, or by forming the connected bogie to start moving when the equation is established, or by performing an operation of emitting appropriate light or sound, Since it is possible to learn the concept of numbers and quantities and to learn simple addition and subtraction while playing, it is extremely useful as an educational or educational toy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an example in which the toy of the present invention is configured in the form of a freight train.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a first example of a use mode of the freight train of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a second example of the mode of use of the freight train in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a third example of the mode of use of the freight train in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view of a fourth example of the mode of use of the freight train in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side view of a fifth example of use of the freight train in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a side view of a sixth example of the mode of use of the freight train in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a side view of a seventh example of the mode of use of the freight train in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a side view of an eighth example of the mode of use of the freight train in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a side view of a ninth example of the mode of use of the freight train in FIG. 1.

11 is a side view of a tenth example of use of the freight train in FIG. 1.

FIG. 12 is a side view of an eleventh example of use of the freight train in FIG. 1.

13 is a side view of a twelfth example of the mode of use of the freight train in FIG. 1.

FIG. 14 is a side view of a thirteenth example of the mode of use of the freight train in FIG. 1.

FIG. 15 is a side view showing another embodiment of the toy of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a side view showing another embodiment of the toy of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 first moving carriage 2 second moving cart 3 third mobile carriage 4 and 41 symbols carriage 5 and 51 symbol block 6 equal bogie 7 equals block 8 locomotive 9 coupler or coupling structure 10 elongated carriages B ₁ ~ building blocks Block N ₁ -Number block

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of building blocks to which a required form is provided, or a number block to which a required form is provided and a predetermined number is displayed, and at least one of the above-mentioned blocks. Movable carts formed so as to be able to move, movable symbol carts carrying symbol blocks displaying four arithmetic symbols such as plus and minus, and movable carts carrying an equality block displaying an equal sign Equipped with an equal carriage, the equal carriage, the movable carriage is connected to sandwich the carriage, or to the equal carriage,
By connecting the mobile trolley, the symbol trolley, and the mobile trolley that are connected with this trolley in between, and placing the required number of blocks or blocks on which the required numbers are displayed on the mobile trolley with the equal trolley in between, etc. An educational toy or training toy characterized in that it can be used to determine whether or not the number of blocks or the number displayed on the movable trolley sandwiching the trolley is satisfied as an equation. 2. A plurality of building blocks to which a required form is provided, or a number block to which a required form is provided and a predetermined number is displayed, and at least one of the above blocks is placed. Movable carts formed so as to be able to move, movable symbol carts carrying symbol blocks displaying four arithmetic symbols such as plus and minus, and movable carts carrying an equality block displaying an equal sign Equipped with an equal carriage, the equal carriage, the movable carriage is connected to sandwich the carriage, or to the equal carriage,
A mobile trolley, a symbol trolley, and a mobile trolley connected with the trolley interposed therebetween, and the required number of blocks or blocks on which the required numbers are displayed are placed on the mobile trolley with the equal trolley sandwiched therebetween, and so on. When the number of blocks or the displayed number on the movable trolley sandwiching the trolley is established as an equation, the coupled trolley starts to move, or an appropriate light or sound together or independently of this operation. An educational toy and training toy characterized by being formed so as to emit a motion. 3. A trolley and two or more movable trolleys are connected to each other without using a symbol trolley and an equal trolley, and each of the trolleys includes one or more of a building block, a number block, or both of the blocks. 3. The educational and training toy according to claim 1, wherein the blocks and the equality blocks are placed in an appropriate arrangement. 4. The educational toy and training toy according to claim 3, wherein the movable trolley is formed in one long form which is not connected with the trolleys. 5. The educational toy and training toy according to claim 1, wherein the number block is formed by a container in which spheres or the like which can be counted in an appropriate container are stored by a number indicating an arbitrary number. 6. The educational and training toy according to claim 1, wherein the symbol block includes a block displaying a calculation symbol of multiplication or division in addition to plus and minus.