JP2003199968A - Electronic exchange puzzle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new and varietiful regular polyhedron puzzle. <P>SOLUTION: The whole surfaces of a regular polyhedron are constituted of each surface for emitting lights in colors and a switch is attached to each vertex existing in the polyhedron. The surfaces are exchanged by adopting the whole surfaces sharing a one optional vertex as one group and then, rotating and moving the emission light of only one surface with the vertex as a center whenever the vertex switch operation is performed once. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a swapping puzzle using an electronic circuit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional regular polyhedron puzzle is a game in which faces constituting a solid are mechanically exchanged, and is represented by a regular hexahedron, a rubic cube, in which a plurality of pieces are colored in a plurality of colors. The three-dimensionally aggregated arrangement is rotatably coupled. The player moves the piece in fixed blocks to complete a predetermined color arrangement.

Further, Japanese Patent No. 2689293 and the like have been proposed for regular octahedron and higher regular polyhedron puzzles, and each has a unique mechanism for replacing pieces.

[0004]

In the conventional regular polyhedron puzzle, the mechanism becomes complicated as the total number of faces increases, so there is a limit to new innovations. A number of problems have arisen in carrying out the processing and assembly.

It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems in all regular polyhedrons and to provide a new and more versatile puzzle.

[0006]

In the puzzle of the present invention, in five kinds of regular polyhedrons, all the faces are constituted by faces capable of emitting light of a plurality of colors, and the faces are exchanged by a machine. This is not done on a regular basis, but by replacing the colors that are emitting light.

Total number of vertices in a regular polyhedron, and part 1
The total number of faces shared by two vertices is determined for each regular polyhedron. The faces can be exchanged by setting all faces shared by any one vertex as one set, and switching each time the switch operation is performed once. This is performed by rotating and moving the color of light emitted by one surface clockwise or counterclockwise around the apex.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram in the case of a regular dodecahedron, in which faces 5a, 5b and 5c shared by arbitrary vertices 4 are set as a set, and the vertices 4 are the center and are rotated clockwise by one face. It shows a state of rotating and moving.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a regular icosahedron, and faces 7a, 7b, 7c and 7d shared by arbitrary vertices 6 are shown.
And 7e are set as one set, and a state in which the surface is rotated clockwise by one surface about the vertex 6 is shown.

The exchange of faces is controlled by an electronic circuit by a switch operation, and the switch is attached to every vertex where the regular polyhedron exists. This makes it possible to perform replacement operations on all surfaces under the same conditions,
It is possible to move an arbitrary surface to any position according to the order of the switch operation at each vertex.

Further, shock absorbing bands made of rubber resin are attached to all the ridge lines constituting the regular polyhedron to improve the operation feeling and the gripping feeling of the switch, and also to prevent damage due to dropping or the like.

The above-mentioned characteristic of the present invention, that is, how the surfaces are exchanged and the positions of the switches are effective not only for the regular polyhedron but also for three regular polygons which can be flat by arranging vertices in a two-dimensional plane. Is. In this case, regular polygons can be arranged infinitely on any side, so it is necessary to arrange them taking into consideration the difficulty level and whether or not they can be established as a puzzle, and as a minimum constraint, share the maximum number of sides. It is necessary to have one or more vertices on each face.

The vertices sharing the maximum number of faces are vertices that share 6 faces in a plane formed by an equilateral triangle, and vertices that share 4 faces in a plane formed by a regular quadrangle,
Furthermore, in a regular hexagon, it is a vertex that shares three faces.
By having one or more of all the faces having this apex, it becomes possible to replace all the faces forming the plane.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of a dodecahedron. The size of the puzzle is such that it fits in the palm of both hands, the total number of faces is 12, and the total number of vertices is 20,
The total number of faces shared by one vertex is three. For all surfaces, the number of colors that the surface itself can emit is 4
Each surface can emit light at the same time, and each surface has three surfaces. The puzzle body has a structure that can be divided into two or more parts, and has an electronic circuit for controlling the color of light emitted and a rechargeable power source inside,
Install switches on all vertices and shock absorption zones on all ridges.

FIG. 2 shows the state of the apex switch attached with the shock absorbing band removed from the external view shown in FIG. For all 20 switches, if you press (click) any one switch once, the 3 faces shared by the vertices will be set as a set, and the color will rotate right by 1 face around the vertex, and The function is assigned so that it will rotate to the left in the same way when pressed twice (double click). Furthermore, it also has other functions, such as turning on / off the power by holding down one specific switch for several seconds, or randomly shuffling the color of light emitted by pressing down another specific switch for several seconds. To assign the function.

When the power is turned on, all surfaces emit light in the initial color arrangement. In the case of a regular dodecahedron, one set is a state where three faces shared by one vertex have the same color, and four sets are formed. After randomly arranging the surface colors with the shuffle switch, the game starts. Click the apex switch anywhere to aim for the initial state,
Alternatively, by repeating double-clicking, the colors of the surfaces are changed by rotating and moving, and the initial state is completed.

FIG. 5 is an external view of a regular triangle,
If the total number of faces is 22, and the numbers are arranged in the figure, the total number of vertex switches is 6. The total number of colors is 4 and the vertices 2a and 2
Since b and 2c share 6 faces each,
The six faces are set as one set and are made the same color and three colors are assigned, and the remaining one color is assigned to four faces 1d, 1e, 1f and 1g. This state is the initial state.

FIG. 6 shows an external view of a square.
If the total number of faces is 16, and the figures are arranged, the total number of vertex switches is 9. The total number of colors is 4 and the vertices 2a and 2b
Since there are four faces shared by each of 2 and 2c and 2d, the four faces are set as the same color and the four colors are assigned.
This state is the initial state.

FIG. 7 is an external view of a regular hexahedron,
If the total number of faces is 10, and the figures are arranged, the total number of vertex switches is 6. The total number of colors is 4 and the vertices 2a and 2
Since b and 2c share three faces each,
The three faces are set as one set, are made the same color, and three colors are assigned, and the remaining one color is assigned to the face of d. This state is the initial state.

[0020]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention eliminates mechanical restrictions, increases the types and number of surfaces to be handled, and increases the number of combinations of colors, making it more difficult and more game-friendly. We can provide rich puzzles. However, since the rules and operations are simple and easy to understand, many people can enjoy the game regardless of their age.

Above all, since the operation feeling is good, the game can be smoothly progressed, and when the player notices that the surface replacement is wrong, he / she can instantly return to the previous state, and the intuitive operation is possible. Is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of a regular dodecahedron according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a shock absorbing zone removed from the embodiment shown in FIG.
It is an external view showing an attached state of the switch.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a regular dodecahedron having three vertices shared by three vertices.
It is a conceptual diagram which showed a mode that two surfaces were made into one set and it rotated in the clockwise direction by one surface.

FIG. 4 is a icosahedron with 5 points shared by one vertex.
It is a conceptual diagram which showed a mode that two surfaces were made into one set and it rotated in the clockwise direction by one surface.

FIG. 5 is an external view showing an example of an equilateral triangle.

FIG. 6 is an external view showing an example of a square shape.

FIG. 7 is an external view showing an example of a regular hexagon.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Faces constituting the puzzle body 2 Vertex switches attached to all vertices of a regular polyhedron or all vertices sharing the maximum number of faces of a regular polygon 3 Shock absorption band 4 attached to all ridges 4 regular dodecahedron Arbitrary vertices 5 in 5 the surface shared by the vertices 6 arbitrary vertices 7 in the icosahedron 7 the surface shared by the vertices 6

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. In five types of regular polyhedrons, all of the faces are composed of faces capable of emitting light of a plurality of colors, or faces capable of displaying all numbers and symbols, and Of which all 1 faces shared by any one vertex
An electronic swapping puzzle characterized in that, as a set, the colors that emit light, or the numbers and symbols are rotated and moved by one surface about the apex each time the switch is operated once. 2. There are three types of regular polygons in which regular polygons of the same shape can be arranged by arranging their vertices in abutment to form a plane. In a plane that is specified and configured by the regular polygon, all the planes themselves are the planes themselves. Is a surface that can emit light in multiple colors or a surface that can display all numbers and symbols, and among all the vertices that share the maximum number of faces, all the faces that are shared by any one vertex An electronic swapping puzzle in which the luminescent colors, numbers, or symbols rotate as a set, and each time the switch operation is performed, the surface is rotated and moved by one surface about the apex. 3. A switch is attached to all vertices of a regular polyhedron, or to all vertices sharing a maximum number of faces in a plane defined and arranged by a regular polygon. The electronic replacement puzzle according to claim 2. 4. The electronic replacement according to claim 1, wherein all the ridge lines of the regular polyhedron or all the ridge lines of a plane that is specified and configured by a regular polygon are fitted with shock absorbing bands. puzzle.