JP2006000619A - Three-dimensional maze forming toy - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interesting three-dimensional maze forming toy by which creativity is heightened. <P>SOLUTION: This toy is equipped with a plurality of blocks 2 having a plurality of moving passages 2A, 2B to make a plurality of entrances 2b, 2c communicate with each other to discharge a rolling body 3 received in the inside of the toy through an entrance 2a to the outside from direction other than the entrance 2a. Above the plurality of blocks 2 arranged in the horizontal direction without intervals, other blocks 2 are piled up to make the rolling body 3 received in an above positioned specific block 2 be received in another specific block 2 neighboring in the horizontal or vertical direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  In the present invention, a plurality of blocks are arranged in the horizontal direction without gaps, or arranged with a little gap therebetween, and other blocks are stacked above the arranged blocks to form a minimum of four blocks. The present invention relates to a three-dimensional maze forming toy that can move a rolling element from a specific block located above or below to a specific block located below or above by forming a solid maze with a block body. The gap is a gap enough to pass the rolling elements. Further, the three-dimensional maze forming toy may be one in which a plurality of blocks are connected using a connecting member. In this case, the gap between the blocks can be changed depending on the length of the connecting member.

For example, by moving a large number of blocks (actually 16 blocks) in which a movement path for receiving and moving marbles is arranged in the base with the upper part opened in the horizontal direction without any gaps, the movement path can be changed. A board-type labyrinth toy that can move to a predetermined block while a marble placed in a specific block moves adjacent blocks has already been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Utility Model Registration No.3088881

  According to the board type labyrinth toy of the above-mentioned patent document 1, since the movement path of the marble can only be changed in the horizontal direction (two-dimensional direction), the movement path becomes simple, and a player who wants to play an advanced game For me, I couldn't improve my creativity, and it wasn't an interesting toy.

  In view of the above-mentioned situation, the present invention is to provide an interesting toy for forming a solid maze that can enhance creativity.

In the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, a moving path is formed for communicating the rolling elements received inside through the doorway with a plurality of other doorways for discharging the rolling element from the direction different from the doorway. A rolling element that is received by a specific block located above by arranging a plurality of blocks and arranging the plurality of blocks in a horizontal direction with almost no gap and stacking other blocks above the arranged blocks. Can be transferred to another specific block adjacent in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction.
As described above, a plurality of blocks formed with three or more doorways are arranged in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, and are constituted by a block body in which at least four blocks are stacked. In addition, it can be changed in the vertical direction, and a complicated movement path can be formed. Further, by configuring the block and the casing from a transparent or translucent material, even if the moving path is forgotten, it can be confirmed immediately, and the game can be concentrated.

  The block and the casing may be made of a transparent or translucent material so that the movement path of the block is visible from the outside.

  You may comprise the said block from a cube or a polyhedron.

  A first entrance / exit is formed on one surface of the cube, and rolling elements received inside through the first entrance / exit are formed on a parallel other surface facing the horizontal horizontal side and the horizontal horizontal side. A second movement that forms a first movement path that communicates with the second doorway, and that communicates between an intermediate portion of the first movement path and a third doorway formed on one other surface excluding the two surfaces. A path may be formed to form a substantially T-shaped movement path in the cube.

  In the state where the third doorway is located on the upper surface and the first doorway and the second doorway are located in the horizontal direction, a recess capable of temporarily holding the rolling element received from the third doorway is provided. You may form in a 1st movement path | route.

  A first movement path that communicates between a first doorway formed on one surface and a second doorway formed on another parallel surface facing the surface of the rolling element received therein through the first doorway; A cube formed by forming a substantially T-shaped movement path comprising a second movement path communicating with an intermediate portion of the movement path and a third entrance / exit formed on one other surface excluding the two faces. A plurality of cubes are arranged in the horizontal direction with almost no gaps, and another cube is stacked on top of the arranged cubes so that the rolling elements received in a specific cube located above are horizontally arranged. Alternatively, a casing is provided that can be transferred to another cube that is adjacent in the vertical direction, and can accommodate a large number of cubes arranged as described above, and the cube and the case can be visually recognized from the outside. The casing is made of a transparent or translucent material, and the casing is formed of a substantially rectangular bottom plate portion and two vertical plate portions raised upward from specific two or three sides of the four sides of the bottom plate portion. Or you may comprise from three vertical board parts.

  A cover member for closing two or three openings of the casing is provided, and a locking guide means for closing the opening of the casing by sliding the cover member in a state where the cover member is locked to the casing. The cover member may be provided.

  At least one of the cover member and the casing may be formed with an opening for delivering the rolling element to a cubic door provided in the casing or for moving the rolling element from the casing to the outside.

  A plurality of blocks each having a movement path for communicating a plurality of rolling elements received inside through the doorway with a plurality of other doorways for discharging the rolling element from a direction different from the doorway to the outside; An internal solid open passage connecting member for fitting and connecting the blocks to the entrances and exits of the block in a state where the rolling elements can be delivered, and an internal solid member for fitting and connecting the entrances and exits of the other blocks A connecting member for closing may be provided to constitute a three-dimensional maze forming toy.

  By arranging multiple blocks in the horizontal direction with almost no gap and stacking other blocks above the arranged multiple blocks, the movement path can be changed in the three-dimensional direction, making it a toy that changes in the two-dimensional direction In comparison, an interesting toy for forming a three-dimensional maze that can enhance creativity can be provided.

  By constructing the block from transparent or translucent material, even if you forget the moving path during the maze formation work, you can immediately check it, and also predict the moving path during the maze escape game of rolling elements Therefore, there is no such thing as being unable to concentrate on the game, and it can be made an optimal toy for playing.

  By configuring the block from a cube, the degree of freedom in moving path design can be increased. Moreover, the stability when stacked is good, and it is possible to suppress the collapse of a large number of stacked blocks as long as no external force is applied. The block may be a polyhedron instead of a cube. This polyhedron is a solid surrounded by four or more plane polygons, a triangular pyramid with three triangular faces, a quadrangular pyramid with a quadrilateral base and four triangular faces, and four equilateral triangular faces There are a regular tetrahedron, a regular hexahedron (cube) having six square faces, and a dodecahedron having 12 regular pentagonal faces.

  A first movement is formed in which a first doorway is formed on one surface of a cube, and a rolling element received inside through the first doorway communicates with a second doorway formed on a parallel other surface opposite to one surface. Forming a path, forming a second movement path that communicates with an intermediate portion of the first movement path and a third doorway formed on one other surface excluding the two faces, and is substantially T-shaped in a cube By forming the movement path, it is possible not only to perform the entrance / exit formation work more quickly, but also to form the movement path in a cross shape, for example, as compared with the case where the entrance / exit of four or more faces exceeding half of the six faces is formed. In this case, there is an advantage that it is possible to avoid that the rolling element moves in too many directions and the playability is deteriorated.

In the state where the third doorway is located on the upper surface and the first doorway and the second doorway are located in the horizontal direction, a recess that can temporarily hold the rolling elements received from the third doorway is provided in the first movement path. In this way, the rolling elements that have moved to the first movement path can be reliably discharged from the doorway on the side of the first movement path that is desired to be discharged out of the two doorways that are formed. Can be executed.
Also, by providing a casing, it is possible (free) to handle the toy for forming a three-dimensional maze, such as tilting, reversing, etc. Useful for sophistication. Moreover, the convenience of play, such as taking in and out the block and changing the orientation of the casing, can be improved. In addition, the delicate motion control required for the movement of the rolling elements can be expected to be effective as a body function recovery training tool.

  A cover member for closing two or three openings of the casing is provided, and the casing and the cover member are provided with locking guide means for closing the casing opening by sliding the cover member in a state where the cover member is locked to the casing. Thus, the cover member can be easily and quickly closed with respect to the casing.

  The playability is further improved by forming the opening for moving the rolling element from the inside of the casing to the outside in at least one of the cover member and the casing. Can do.

  Provide a plurality of blocks with a movement path to communicate the rolling elements received inside through the doorway with a plurality of other doorways for discharging to the outside from a direction different from the doorway. An internal hollow open passage connecting member for fitting and connecting to the block entrances in a state in which the rolling elements can be delivered, and an internal solid closing connection for fitting and connecting to the other block entrances When a member is provided to construct a toy for forming a three-dimensional maze, there are advantages that the stacked blocks are not collapsed, not only can be concentrated on the game, but also a casing or the like becomes unnecessary.

  1 and 2 show a toy for forming a solid maze (hereinafter simply referred to as a toy). This toy includes a casing 1, eight blocks 2 stacked and housed in the casing 1, and rolling elements 3 for moving a movement path 2 </ b> C (described later) formed in each of these blocks 2. . First, the four blocks 2 positioned on the lower side are arranged in the horizontal direction, and then the remaining four blocks 2 are stacked on top of each other. The moving path for guiding the rolling elements 3 in all the blocks 2 by arranging the blocks 2 and 2 adjacent to each other or considering the connection state of the entrances and exits of the blocks 2 and 2 adjacent in the horizontal direction (see FIG. 2, the portion with dots is the moving path of the rolling element 3). The number of blocks 2 is set to any number such as 8, 12, 12, 18, 27 shown in FIG. 4 (a), 64 shown in FIG. 4 (b), and the like. However, as the number increases, the degree of freedom of the movement route can be increased. 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a cover member for closing the two openings 1E and 1F of the casing 1 in order to prevent the block 2 from jumping out of the casing 1, and is a rectangular plate-like shape. The members 4A and 4B are L-shaped. However, other shapes may be used and may be omitted in some cases. The cover member 4 may be provided with a releasable locking means that is locked and fixed to the casing 1 by covering the openings 1E and 1F of the casing 1 with each other. Here, the blocks 2 are arranged with no gap between them, but the blocks 2 can be arranged side by side with a gap in a state where there is no problem in the delivery of the rolling elements 3.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the casing 1 and the cover member 4 may be configured. That is, the casing 1 is raised upward from two sides of the bottom plate portion 1A having a rectangular shape (which is square in the figure but may be rectangular) and the bottom plate portion 1A. It consists of two rectangular vertical plate portions 1B and 1C. In addition, the cover member 4 has a rectangular top plate portion 4A and a lower side from two adjacent sides of the top plate portion 4A in order to close the openings 1E, 1F, 1G formed in the three directions of the casing 1. And a pair of vertical plate portions 4B and 4C.
Further, the upper ends of the vertical plate portions 1B and 1C constituting the casing 1 are slid downward in a state where the lower ends of the vertical plate portions 4B and 4C constituting the cover member 4 are engaged with the upper ends of the vertical plate portions 1B and 1C. , 1G is provided on the casing 1 and the cover member 4 for closing the 1G. The locking guide means 11 is a vertically long projecting portion (a cross-sectional shape is a square shape) that is formed so as to project substantially over the entire vertical direction on the end surfaces along the vertical direction of the vertical plate portions 4B and 4C of the cover member 4. (It may be a round shape or a triangle shape) 11A and the free end portions of the vertical plate portions 1B and 1C of the casing 1 to be slidably fitted to the projecting portions 11A and 11A. It is comprised from the vertically long groove part 11B (it can change with the shape of the protrusion part 11A) formed in this. Therefore, from the state shown in FIG. 15, the cover member 4 is slid downward after the protrusions 11 </ b> A and 11 </ b> A at the lower ends thereof engage with the upper ends of the grooves 11 </ b> B and 11 </ b> B of the casing 1, thereby covering the casing 1. The closing operation 4 can be performed easily and quickly. Further, projecting portions 4b and 4c having a length over almost the entire width of the longitudinal plate portion projecting downward are formed on the lower end surfaces of the longitudinal plate portions 1B and 1C of the cover member 4, and the projecting portions 4b and 4c are formed. In order to enter and lock and hold the cover member 4, horizontally long grooves 1 b and 1 c are formed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge on the inner surface (upper surface) of the bottom plate portion 1 A of the casing 1, and the cover member 4 in a closed state from the casing 1. However, it may be omitted.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the rolling element 3 is transferred to the cover member 4 to the entrances 2 a and 2 b of the cube 2 provided in the casing 1, and the rolling element 3 is moved from the casing 1 to the outside. Although the opening 4K for making it form is formed, it is not necessary. The number and size of the openings 4K (which are formed to be larger than the size through which the rolling elements 3 can pass) can be freely changed. For example, the opening 4K of the cover member 4 closed in the casing 1 and the entrance / exit 2a of one block 2 are configured to be at the same position, but a large opening communicating with the entrance / exit of the plurality of blocks 2 is provided as a cover member. 4 can also be formed. Although the figure shows a case where the opening 4K is formed in the cover member 4, the opening can also be formed in the casing 1, or the opening can be formed in both the cover member 4 and the casing 1. You can also

  As shown in FIGS. 17 (a) and 17 (b), the interior for fitting and connecting a large number of blocks 2 to and from the entrances and exits of the blocks in a state where the rolling elements 3 can be delivered is hollow (rolled to the inner surface). A toy for forming a three-dimensional maze may be configured by providing a cylindrical open passage connecting member 12 (with a movement path 12A of the moving body 3 formed). In this case, the block 2 can be connected from any direction by forming six doorways 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f. The number of doorways is shown in the figure. It may be other than the number. As shown in FIG. 18 (d), 13 shown in FIG. 18 (a) and FIG. 17 (a) is an internal solid closed (passage) connecting member that is not hollow (no moving path). It is. This closed (passage) path connecting member 13 is positioned between the insertion portions 13a and 13a provided at both ends for insertion into the entrance and the insertion portions 13a and 13a, and has an outer diameter larger than that of the insertion portions 13a and 13a. However, the insertion portions 13a and 13a and the main body 13b may be cylindrical bodies having the same diameter. Further, 14 shown in FIG. 17 (a) is a closing member for simply closing the doorway so that the rolling element 3 does not come out as shown in FIG. 18 (b). Although it consists of the cylindrical part 14b and the disk part 14a provided so that it may have a larger diameter than the cylindrical part 14b at the end of this cylindrical part 14b, another structure may be sufficient. As shown in FIG. 18 (c), the opening passage connecting member 12 is provided between the insertion portions 12a and 12a provided at both ends for insertion into the doorway, and the insertion portion 12a and 12a. You may comprise from the main-body part 12b whose outer diameter is larger than 12a and 12a. By changing the length of the two connecting members 12 and 13, the gap (interval) between the blocks 2 and 2 can be changed.

  The block 2 is made of a transparent (may be translucent as long as the inside is visible), for example, a colorless (may be colored) transparent acrylic resin (may be other various transparent resins), As shown in FIG. 3, a cube (also referred to as a regular hexahedron) is formed, and a substantially circular shape (which may be a square shape or a triangle shape) is formed at substantially the center of two opposite faces of the six faces of the cube 2. 1 entrance / exit 2a and 2nd entrance / exit 2b are formed, and the linear 1st movement path | route 2A which connects these 2 entrances / exits 2a, 2b is formed, and the other one surface except the said 2 surface is substantially A third entrance / exit 2c is formed at the center, and a linear second movement path 2B that communicates with the third entrance / exit 2c and the substantially central portion of the first movement path 2A is formed. A moving path 2C is configured. In FIG. 3, the second movement path 2B is formed so as to be orthogonal to the first movement path 2A. However, the second movement path 2B is formed so as to intersect the first movement path 2A. Also good. Further, in addition to forming the first moving path 2A and the second moving path 2B in a straight line, the first moving path 2A and the second moving path 2B may be formed in a curved line so that the moving speed of the rolling element 3 becomes slow. Further, the first moving path 2A and the second moving path 2B may be formed by cutting after forming the solid (solid) cube 2, or may be formed by injection molding or the like. The manufacturing process may be reduced by forming the cube 2 formed with the movement path 2B all at once.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the casing 1 is made of a transparent material (may be translucent as long as the inside is visible), for example, colorless and transparent (may be colored), as with the block 2. A bottom plate portion 1A having a rectangular shape (which may be a square in the figure but may be a rectangle) and four sides of the bottom plate portion 1A. The three vertical plate portions 1B, 1C, and 1D that are raised upward from the three specific sides are configured. Therefore, the blocks 2 can be easily arranged and stacked from the opened openings 1E and 1F on the upper side of the casing 1 and one side of the horizontal side. Further, it is possible to easily take out only a specific block 2 and change the direction (direction) of the block 2 and return it again. Since the casing 1 and the block 2 are transparent, for example, even if the moving path is forgotten during play, it is not necessary to take out all the blocks 2 one by one and check the internal moving path 2C. However, the casing 1 and the block 2 can be made of an opaque material. The casing 1 may be composed of two rectangular vertical plate portions 1B and 1C (shown in FIG. 15) raised upward from two adjacent sides of the four sides of the bottom plate portion 1A. In this case, the cover member may be constructed from the same one as the casing 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the casing 1 and the cover member 4 may be formed of substantially U-shaped members each including three members 1A, 1B, 1C and 4A, 4B, 4C.

  FIG. 5 shows a state where 27 blocks 2 are being stacked. In FIG. 5, the nine blocks 2 positioned at the lower stage are arranged, and then the first block 2 at the second stage is stacked on the lower block 2 positioned at the right end on the back side. In order to deliver the rolling elements 3 to the entrance 2c formed on the upper surface of the side block 2, the upper block 2 is stacked so that the entrance 2c formed on the lower surface of the upper block 2 is in communication. Next, the second block 2 (not shown) is stacked on the left end surface of the first block 2 in the second stage so as to communicate with the entrance 2b formed, and this is repeated to repeat the second stage. Nine blocks 2 are stacked. Subsequently, when the third block 2 indicated by the two-dot chain line is stacked and the nine blocks 2 are stacked on the third step, the game up to the stage of creating the solid maze is completed, and the rolling element 3 can be inserted from the entrance / exit 2c of the specific block 2 in the third stage and moved to the block 2 on the lower side of FIG. In addition, when stacking of the 27 blocks 2 is completed, when confirming the moving path of the rolling element 3, for example, a state where a thread is inserted into the entrance / exit serving as the exit and the entrance / exit serving as the entrance of the rolling element 3 is used. By sucking using a suction device or the like, the thread inserted into the outlet may be pulled out to the inlet and confirmed.

The rolling element 3 may be composed of a marble, a metal or resin ball (spherical body), or a polygon that is difficult to roll.
As shown in FIG. 6, a recess 2 </ b> S capable of temporarily holding the rolling element 3 received from the third entrance 2 c may be formed in the longitudinal center of the first movement path 2 </ b> A of the block 2. By forming such a recess 2S, as shown in FIG. 6, the third doorway 2c is located on the upper surface, and the first doorway 2a and the second doorway (not shown) are located in the horizontal direction. In this state, a part of the rolling element 3 received from the third doorway 2c can enter the recess 2S to temporarily hold the rolling element 3, so that the rolling element 3 moved to the first movement path 2A can be retained. However, there is an advantage that the two outlets 2a and 2b formed at both ends of the first moving path 2A can be surely discharged from the inlet / outlet on the side to be discharged.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the casing 1 can be omitted by configuring the blocks 2 and 2 adjacent in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction to be connected and fixed. Specifically, the locking holes 2K are formed in the four corners of the six surfaces of each block 2, and the four pins 5 that can be inserted into the locking holes 2K are provided. Alternatively, a part of the passage (movement path) may be diverted to the locking hole. For example, in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, four doorways 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d are formed, and two doorways 2a, 2b formed on opposing surfaces of the doorways 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d are provided. A linear first movement path 2A that communicates, and a second movement path 2B and a third movement path 2D that communicate each of the remaining entrances 2c and 2d from substantially the center of the first movement path 2A. A block 2 is shown, and a hollow part 10A capable of moving and guiding the rolling element 3 into the solid cylindrical member 9 or the inside of the block 2 having the same configuration arranged with no gap in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction with respect to the block 2 is provided. It forms so that it can connect using the formed cylindrical member 10. FIG. 12 and 13, the cylindrical member 10 is formed by forming a groove 2m for increasing the diameter of the moving path by a predetermined length from the entrance / exit only in the thickness of the cylindrical member 10. In addition to being able to regulate the insertion amount of the cylindrical member 10 at the step portion 2H, there is an advantage that the moving surface of the moving path can be made flush, but there is no straight groove 2m. It may be a simple movement route. FIG. 11 shows the block 2 in which the entrances 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, and 2e are formed on five of the six surfaces, and two sets of entrances 2a formed on the two opposing positions. , 2b, 2c, and 2e are formed, and a straight first moving path 2A and a second moving path 2B that intersect at the center are formed, and the center of these moving paths 2A and 2B and the remaining entrance / exit 2d are connected. A third movement path 2D is formed. FIG. 14 shows the block 2 in which the entrance / exit 2a, 2b, 2c is formed on 3 out of the 6 sides, and the center of the block 2 communicates with the entrance / exit 2a, 2b, 2c in the XYZ direction. A first moving path 2A, a second moving path 2B, and a third moving path 2D that are formed so as to extend respectively include a formed 2D. Thus, in the case of the block 2 made of a cube, it is possible to carry out by providing a maximum of 5 out of 6 sides. In addition, the moving path of the rolling element 3 is configured by only one type of the block 2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 14, and the moving path of the rolling element 3 is configured by combining two or more types (two or more types) of the blocks 2. You can also.

You may comprise the said block 2 in a polyhedron as shown to Fig.8 (a), (b), (c). That is, FIG. 8A shows a triangular pyramid (regular tetrahedron) formed, and the entrances 2a, 2b, and 2c are formed on three of the four surfaces. In FIG. 8B, by forming the three entrances 2a, 2b, and 2c in a square shape at the end of the block 2 made of a cube, a part of the two movement paths 2A and 2B is exposed to the outside. Shows things. FIG. 8C shows a cubic block 2 in which three sides are cut out, and the straight first movement path 2A is divided into two. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, when no hole is provided in the interior, the molding die can be simplified, which is advantageous in terms of the molding surface. The block 2 can also be implemented by forming various polyhedrons (for example, a quadrangular pyramid, a regular dodecahedron, etc.) other than the polyhedron shown in the drawing.
Further, as shown in FIG. 19A, it is a triangular prism block 2 (although the entrances 2a to 2e are formed on all five surfaces, the entrances and exits may be formed only on specific surfaces). May be. The triangular prism block 2 can be stacked in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction as shown in FIG. In this case, as shown in the figure, the blocks 2 are stacked in an obliquely upward right direction, so that the three vertical plate portions 1B extending upward with respect to the outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate portion 1A constituting the casing 1 are provided. 1C and 1D are configured as shown in FIG. Similarly, the cover member 4 has a connecting angle of two members 4A and 4B of 90 degrees or more in accordance with the block 2.
Further, as shown in FIG. 20, a large number of the triangular prism blocks 2 may be connected using the connecting members 12 and 13 to form a three-dimensional maze forming toy. In FIG. 20, the connection is shown in the middle, and the opening / closing ports 2 a to 2 e vacated by the closing member 14 are closed.

  You may comprise the said toy as shown in FIG.9 and FIG.10. That is, the four plate portions 1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D constituting the casing 1 are provided with a total of 16 types of guide members 6, 7, and 8 having different cross-sectional shapes extending in the horizontal direction. In order to make the block slidable on four specific guide members 6, 7, 8 out of 7, 8, guide grooves 2 </ b> M are formed by cutting out 12 sides of the block. By assembling the 27 blocks 2 using the guide members 6, 7, and 8 in this way, there is no trouble that the specific block 2 collapses during the game, and the specific block during the game. Even when 2 is rearranged, it is only necessary to take out only the blocks 2 in a part of the rows, and the rearrangement of the blocks 2 can be performed quickly. In addition to integrally forming the guide members 6, 7, 8 on the casing 1 by injection molding or the like, the guide members 6, 7, 8 formed separately may be provided on the casing 1 by an adhesive, heat welding, or the like. Further, the guide members 6, 7, and 8 are made of a transparent material (may be translucent as long as the inside is visible), for example, acrylic resin (other various transparent resins), like the block 2. Preferably). Moreover, although the number of the guide members 6, 7, and 8 is set so as to guide the three blocks 2, the number of the guide members 6, 7, and 8 can be freely changed.

It is a perspective view of a toy. It is a perspective view of a part of the toy omitted for easy understanding of the moving path of the rolling elements. It is a perspective view which shows the state just before arranging a block in a casing. It is a perspective view of a part of omission of toys with different numbers of blocks, (a) is a case where the number of blocks is 27, (b) is a case where the number of blocks is 64. It is a perspective view of the omission of a part of the toy showing a state in the middle of stacking blocks on the casing. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows another block. It is a perspective view of two blocks which show the composition which made block connectable. (A), (b), (c) is a perspective view which shows another block. It is a perspective view which shows the casing of the toy of another structure. FIG. 10 is a longitudinal front view in which blocks are arranged in the casing illustrated in FIG. 9. It is a perspective view which shows another block. It is a perspective view which shows the state just before connecting three of another block. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which connected three blocks shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows another block. It is a perspective view of the toy of another composition. It is an expansion perspective view of the principal part of the toy shown in FIG. The toy of another structure is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is sectional drawing of the principal part. The perspective view of the various components of the toy shown in FIG. 17 is shown, (a) is a block, (b) is a closing member, and (c) and (d) are connecting members. (A) is a perspective view of the block of a triangular prism, (b) is a perspective view which shows the state which accumulated many of the blocks of (a). It is a perspective view of the toy of another composition. It is a perspective view which shows another casing and a cover member.

Explanation of symbols

1 casing 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D plate 1E, 1F, 1G opening 2M guide groove 2 block (cube)
2K Locking hole 2m Groove 2H Step 2S Recess 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e Entrance / exit 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D Moving path 3 Rolling element 4 Cover member 4A, 4B Member 4K Opening 5 Pins 6, 7, 8 Guide Member 9 Columnar member 10 Cylindrical member 10A Hollow part 11 Locking guide means 11A Projection part 11B Groove part 12, 13 Connecting member 12a, 13a Insertion part 12b, 13b Body part 14b Column part 14a Disc part 14 Closure member

Claims (9)

  Provided with a plurality of blocks formed with a movement path for communicating the rolling elements received inside through the doorway with a plurality of other doorways for discharging the rolling element to the outside from a direction different from the doorway, By arranging other blocks in the horizontal direction with almost no gap and stacking other blocks above the arranged blocks, the rolling elements received in the specific block located above are specified in the horizontal direction or in other vertical directions. 3D maze forming toy that is configured to be able to be transferred to a block.   The toy for forming a three-dimensional maze according to claim 1, wherein the block is made of a transparent or translucent material so that the movement path of the block is visible from the outside.   The toy for forming a solid maze according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the block is a cube or a polyhedron.   A first movement is formed in which a first doorway is formed on one surface of the cube, and a rolling element received inside through the first doorway communicates with a second doorway formed on another parallel surface facing the surface. Forming a path, forming a second movement path that communicates with an intermediate portion of the first movement path and a third doorway formed on the other surface excluding the two surfaces, The toy for forming a three-dimensional maze according to claim 3, which is formed by forming a T-shaped movement path.   In the state where the third doorway is located on the upper surface and the first doorway and the second doorway are located in the horizontal direction, a recess capable of temporarily holding the rolling element received from the third doorway is provided. The toy for forming a three-dimensional maze according to claim 4, wherein the toy is formed on a first movement path.   A first movement path that connects a first doorway formed on one surface and a second doorway formed on a parallel other surface facing the one surface with a rolling element received therein through the first doorway; and the first movement path And a plurality of cubes formed with a substantially T-shaped movement path comprising a second movement path that communicates with the intermediate part of the second path and a third entrance / exit formed on the other surface excluding the two faces. The plurality of cubes are arranged in the horizontal direction with almost no gap, and another cube is stacked above the arranged plurality of cubes, so that the rolling elements received in a specific cube located above can be horizontally or vertically A casing that can accommodate a large number of cubes arranged as described above is provided so as to be able to be transferred to another cube adjacent in the direction, and the cube and the case are arranged so that the moving path can be visually recognized from the outside. The casing is made of a transparent or translucent material, and the casing is formed of a substantially rectangular bottom plate portion and two vertical plate portions raised upward from specific two or three sides of the four sides of the bottom plate portion. Or the toy for three-dimensional maze formation comprised from three vertical board parts.   A cover member for closing two or three openings of the casing is provided, and a locking guide means for closing the opening of the casing by sliding the cover member in a state where the cover member is locked to the casing. The toy for forming a solid maze according to claim 6, which is provided in a cover member.   8. The cover member and the casing are formed with at least one of an opening for transferring the rolling element to a cubic door provided in the casing and for moving the rolling element from the casing to the outside. The toy for forming a three-dimensional maze as described. A plurality of blocks each having a movement path for communicating a plurality of rolling elements received inside through the doorway with a plurality of other doorways for discharging the rolling element from a direction different from the doorway to the outside; An internal solid open passage connecting member for fitting and connecting the blocks to the entrances and exits of the block in a state where the rolling elements can be delivered, and an internal solid member for fitting and connecting the entrances and exits of the other blocks A toy for forming a solid maze, which is provided with a connecting member for closing.

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