JP2011110100A - House toy for young children - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a house toy for giving a great attraction to young children and developing their independence while organizing a room optimally. <P>SOLUTION: The house toy 1 for the young children includes a framework 2 which is comprised to provide an upper story room A2 and a lower story room A1 divided by pipes 11 and joints 12, a storing box 21 provided in the lower room A1, a play part S provided in the upper room A2 as a play area for the children, and stairs 51 for the children to go up to and down from the playing part S. The periphery of the play part S is screened by a tent 3. Thus, a special room (a place to stay) only for the children for developing their independence can be provided as the play part S on a higher place the children like. Furthermore, the children can put away and keep their belongings in the storing box 21 in the lower room A1 by themselves. The storing box 21 can also be used to store things, such as compact toys, to be stored. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an infant house play equipment.

  As a conventional house play equipment for infants, for example, one described in Patent Document 1 is known. In this infant house play equipment, a constituent body is formed by a sheet surrounded by a frame portion (frame body) formed of an air sac, and a plurality of the constituent bodies are connected to form an infant play space. A game part is formed. And the entrance / exit for an infant to enter / exit a game part is provided in the structure.

Utility Model Registration No. 3010222

  Here, there is a strong demand for a house play equipment for infants in recent years that not only has a high appeal to infants but also can promote (nurture) the infant's independence. In particular, in the above-mentioned children's house play equipment, there is a fact that it is used by an infant who is about two years old (hereinafter simply referred to as “two-year-old child”). What promotes is particularly desirable. On the other hand, from the standpoint of parents and the like, there is a need to house small toys that are easily scattered in the room and to keep the room properly organized.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an infant house play equipment that can promote the self-reliance of the infant while giving high attractiveness to the infant and that can appropriately organize the room.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an infant playground equipment according to the present invention includes a frame portion configured such that a plurality of floor spaces are provided by a plurality of pipe members and a plurality of joint members, and a plurality of floor spaces. An amusement park for infants that is provided in one space portion of the space and is provided in a storage space for storing objects to be stored and in another space portion located on the upper floor of the space space in the plurality of floors. The game part and a raising / lowering part for an infant to go up and down to the game part are provided, and the game part has a shielding body that shields at least a part of the periphery thereof.

  In the infant house play equipment according to the present invention, a play portion whose periphery is shielded by a shield is provided in a space on the upper floor as an amusement park for infants. Therefore, it is possible to provide a special room (location) only for the infant that supports the infant's independence in a high place preferred by the infant. At the same time, since the storage section is provided in the space section on the lower floor, the infant can clean up his / her own things in the storage section, or put important things in the storage section. Therefore, it is possible to promote the infant's independence while giving the infant high appeal. In addition, the storage unit can be used as a storage unit for storing a to-be-stored object such as a small toy, and the room can be appropriately arranged. Furthermore, in the present invention, since the skeleton part is constituted by a plurality of pipe members and a plurality of joint members, the tare can be reduced, and handling at the time of manufacture and sale can be facilitated. .

  In addition, the game part further includes a plurality of floor panel panels laid as the floor panel, and the floor panel panel is constructed between the plurality of pipe members and has a common outer shape, and the floor panel panel The outer edge portion is uneven so that adjacent floor panel panels enter each other when viewed from above, and includes an engaging portion that engages with the pipe member so as to restrict the displacement of the pipe member in the horizontal direction. Is preferred.

  In this case, the floor panel can be spread as a floor panel of the game part without any gap. At the same time, the pipe member can be suitably held by the floor board panel, and the frame portion can be prevented from being distorted. As a result, for example, loosening between the joint member and the pipe member can be suppressed. Furthermore, since a plurality of floor panel panels are made common and the floor panel of the game part is constituted by these floor panel panels, the tare can be further reduced.

  According to the present invention, the child's independence can be promoted while being highly attractive to the infant, and the room can be appropriately organized. At the same time, the tare can be made small, and handling at the time of manufacture and sale can be facilitated.

It is the perspective view which looked at the infant playground equipment concerning one embodiment of the present invention from the front upper part. It is the perspective view which looked at the house play equipment for children of FIG. 2 from the upper right side. It is a perspective view of the skeleton in the children's house playground equipment of FIG. It is a top view of the infant playground equipment of FIG. It is a top view of the floor board panel in the house play equipment for children of FIG. (A) is a front view of the floor board panel in the house play equipment for infants of FIG. 1, (b) is a side view of the floor board panel in the house play equipment for infants of FIG. It is a perspective view of the stairs in the children's house play equipment of FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same or equivalent elements will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted. In addition, the words “up”, “down”, “left”, “right”, “front”, and “rear” correspond to the up / down direction, left / right direction, and front / rear direction of the house play equipment for infants.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an infant playground equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the front upper side, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the infant playground equipment of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the infant playground equipment 1 of the present embodiment is a house for a two-year-old child who is an infant (child) who is placed in a room such as a living room and is about two years old. A play equipment of the type. This infant playground equipment 1 is an assembly type that is assembled and used by a consumer, and includes a skeleton (frame part) 2 and a tent (shield) 3.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 2 of the skeleton in the infant playground equipment of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the skeleton 2 secures the rigidity of the infant playground equipment 1 and maintains the posture, and has a so-called ramen structure. That is, the skeleton 2 includes a plurality of cylindrical pipes (pipe members) 11 and a plurality of joints (joint members) 12 that detachably connect these pipes 11 to each other.

  The pipe 11 is a paper tube made of paper. The outer surface of the pipe 11 is covered with a polypropylene (PP) film, thereby protecting the pipe 11. The joint 12 is made of polypropylene. The joint 12 is inserted and fitted into each of the end portions of the at least two pipes 11 to rigidly join the pipes 11 to each other.

  Specifically, in the framework 2, for example, lower column pipes 13 a to 13 l that are erected on a floor 25 such as a living room and extend in the vertical direction, and horizontally extend at a height position that abuts the floor 25. The lower beam pipe 14a and the middle beam pipe 14b extending horizontally from the floor 25 at a predetermined height position are joined by a joint 12. At the same time, the upper column pipes 15 a to 15 d extending in the vertical direction are joined to the lower column pipes 13 a, 13 d, 13 i, and 13 l at the four corners by the joint 12. Thereby, the lower floor space A1 is defined by the space between the lower beam pipe 14a and the middle beam pipe 14b, and the upper floor space A2 is defined by the space above the middle beam pipe 14b.

  Further, an upper column pipe 16 extending in the vertical direction is joined by a joint 12 to a lower column pipe 13b adjacent to the lower column pipe 13a at the left end on the front side. An upper beam pipe 14 c extending in the horizontal direction is joined to the upper ends of the upper column pipes 15 a and 16 by a joint 12. Thereby, the door frame in the door part 35 mentioned later is comprised.

  A cap C that closes the inside of the pipe 11 is attached to the end of the pipe 11 where the joint 12 is not provided. The cap C is made larger than the diameter of the pipe 11 in a state where it is attached to the pipe 11 (that is, swells radially outward with respect to the pipe 11). As a result, the sleeve V (see FIG. 1) of the tent 3 inserted through the pipe 11 does not easily come out of the pipe 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a storage box (storage unit) 21 is arranged in the space 5 between the lower column pipes 13b and 13c and the space 6 between the lower column pipes 13c and 13d in the lower floor space A1. Has been. The storage box 21 is formed of paper, resin, or the like and has a rectangular parallelepiped outer shape. An opening 21a is formed as a storage port on the upper side of the storage box 21 here.

  On the other hand, the upper floor space A2 is provided with a play section S as a playground for infants. In other words, at least a part of the upper floor space part A2 is a game part S that is a place where an infant stays. The game part S is laid as the floor board, and has a plurality of floor board panels 41 (details will be described later) made of polypropylene.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tent 3 constitutes an outer periphery of the game unit S and shields at least a part of the periphery of the game unit S. That is, the tent 3 functions as a curtain constituting the wall portion of the game portion S. The tent 3 includes a front surface portion 31, a rear surface portion 32, a side surface portion 33, a roof portion 34, and a door portion 35.

  Each of the front surface portion 31, the rear surface portion 32, the side surface portion 33, the roof portion 34, and the door portion 35 is provided with a metal wire 37 on the outer edge of a light-shielding sheet 36 made of polyethylene (PE). It is configured to be foldable into a shape, and the tare when not expanded is small. Each of these parts 31 to 35 is attached by inserting the pipe 11 through the sleeve V or by binding the string to other constituent elements and binding them.

  The front surface portion 31 and the rear surface portion 32 have a substantially rectangular shape whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction. The vertical width of the front surface portion 31 is set to such a size that the infant can be hidden from the outside while the infant is sitting on the game part S. Further, the rear surface portion 32 has a larger vertical width than the front surface portion 31. The side surface portion 33 has a substantially triangular frustum shape in which the front upper edge is inclined. The side surface 33 is provided with a window 38 made of mesh. The roof portion 34 has a substantially rectangular shape with the left-right direction as the longitudinal direction, and is connected to the front surface portion 31, the rear surface portion 32, and the side surface portion 33 so as to be horizontal.

  The door part 35 is exhibiting the substantially rectangular shape which makes an up-down direction a longitudinal direction. This door part 35 comprises the entrance / exit of the game part S, and the support pipes 13b and 16 (refer FIG. 2) are penetrated and attached to the sleeve 35a. The door portion 35 is provided with a hook-and-loop fastener 35b such as a magic tape (registered trademark) that is detachably fixed to the side surface portion 33. Thereby, the door part 35 can be opened and closed by using the sleeve 35a as a hinge. 1 shows the closed state of the door part 35, and FIG. 2 shows the open state of the door part 35.

  In the tent 3 configured as described above, an opening 39 is formed such that the front upper side is notched in a state of being attached to the pipe 11. That is, in the game part S, the front upper side is covered with the tent 3 so as to communicate with the external space, and the inside of the game part S is visible from the outside through the opening 39.

  4 is a plan view of the toy house play equipment of FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a plan view of a floor panel in the toy house play equipment of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) are in the toy house play equipment of FIG. It is the front view and side view of a floorboard panel. As shown in FIG. 4, in the children's house play equipment 1, a plurality of floor panel panels 41 are laid as floor boards of the game section S inside the tent 3, and stairs for ascending and descending to the game section S are provided. (Elevating part) 51 is provided close to the inside of the door part 35.

  The floor panel 41 has a common outer shape, and has a substantially square plate shape. The floor panel 41 is bridged between the middle beam pipes 14b so as to close the regions other than the upper part of the stairs 51 among the regions surrounded by the four adjacent middle beam pipes 14b. ing). Specifically, the floor panel 41 is configured as follows.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when viewed from above, four edge portions of the floor panel 41 are formed with concave portions 42 that are recessed inward and convex portions 43 that protrude outward. . And in the state laid, the convex part 43 of the other floor board panel 41b has approached into the recessed part 42 of one floor board panel 41a among the adjacent floor board panels 41a and 41b. That is, the outer edge part of the floor board panel 41 is made uneven so that the floor board panels 41a and 41b adjacent to each other when viewed from above are inserted into each other.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the lower surface 45 side of the convex portion 43 is assumed to be engaged with the pipe 11 in the horizontal direction, and has a circular cross section corresponding to the outer shape of the pipe 11. A concave engaging portion 44 is provided. Specifically, the engaging portion 44 provided on the lower surface side of the convex portion 43 is fitted on the upper side of the middle beam pipe 14b extending in a direction orthogonal to the protruding direction of the convex portion 43. Thereby, the convex part 43 engages at least with the middle beam pipe 14b in the direction along the protruding direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, in the floor panel 41 installed between the middle beam pipes 14b, the middle beam pipes 14b are held (held) in the horizontal direction, and the middle beam pipes in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction are retained. The displacement of 14b will be regulated.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, a retaining portion 46 for preventing the floor panel 41 from coming off from the middle beam pipe 14b is formed at the left and right ends on the lower surface 45 side of the floor panel 41. Has been. The retaining portion 46 includes an arm 46x projecting downward and a claw 46y provided at the lower end of the arm 46x, and abuts and engages with the outer peripheral surface of the intermediate beam pipe 14b.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a side panel 48 is detachably attached in the recess 42 on the non-adjacent side (outer edge side of the game portion S) in the laid floor panel 41. Thereby, the edge part of the non-adjacent side of the floor board panel 41 is flush.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view of stairs in the infant house play equipment of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 7, the infant playground equipment 1 includes a stair 51 as a part of the skeleton 2. The staircase 51 has a pair of stair pipes 52 joined in the middle of the lower column pipes 13e and 13f by the joint 12 and extending in the front-rear direction, and a joint 12 joined in the middle of the lower beam pipe 14a by the joint 12 and extends in the vertical direction. A pair of stair pipes 53, 53, a stair pipe 54 extending in the left-right direction, and a stair pipe 55 joined in the middle of the lower column pipes 13e, 13f by the joint 12 and extending in the left-right direction are provided. is doing. In the stairs 51, the stairs pipes 52 to 54 are joined via the joint 12.

  When the infant playground equipment 1 configured as described above is used for an infant, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, first, the door part 35 is opened and enters the game part S through the stairs 51. Is done. And in this game part S, for example, a toy is spread and played, it sleeps, and a candy is eaten.

  Here, in this embodiment, the periphery of the game part S is shielded by the tent 3, and the consciousness that the game part S is a space (room) only for oneself for an infant is raised. Furthermore, this game part S is highly attractive because it is provided in a high position that an infant likes, that is, in the upper floor space part A2. In other words, in the present embodiment, a special room (location) for the infant that can support the infant's self-management ability and self-reliance can be provided at a high place preferred by the infant, giving the infant high appeal. However, it is possible to promote the infant's independence (to cultivate the desire to do it by themselves).

  At the same time, since the storage box 21 is disposed in the lower floor space A1, the infant can clean up his / her own things in the storage box 21 or put important things in the storage box 21. The above-described effect of promoting the infant's independence becomes remarkable. In addition, the storage box 21 can be used to store other toys and the like, for example, and the interior of the room is suitably arranged by parents and the like (including older family members such as grandparents; the same applies hereinafter). It is also possible. As a result, it is possible to prevent the living room from being scattered with various toys.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the skeleton 2 is composed of a plurality of pipes 11 and joints 12, the tare that is the appearance of the product (packaging container) at the time of manufacture and sale can be reduced.

  As described above, according to the infant playground equipment 1 of the present embodiment, not only is it highly attractive to infants, but it can promote the infant's independence (use as an independence promotion playground equipment), and properly organize the room. It becomes possible. That is, it can be said that the infant playground equipment 1 of the present embodiment is an “infant room” that can be “played indoors” and “tied up indoors”. At the same time, in the present embodiment, the tare can be reduced, and handling at the time of manufacture and sale can be enhanced to facilitate handling.

  It should be noted that the improvement in the attractiveness of the game part S by providing the game part S at a high position is particularly effective for a two-year-old child who begins to become curious. Furthermore, generally, when a child is a two-year-old child, the habit of buying toys is weakened, and parents and others often wonder what to give as toys. In this respect, the present embodiment can be said to be particularly special as a playground equipment for a two-year-old child and as a child room for an infant of a two-year-old child.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the recessed part 42 and the convex part 43 are provided in the outer edge part of the floor board panel 41 and the floor board panels 41a and 41b have entered into each other as mentioned above, the floor board panel 41 is made into the game part S. Can be spread as a floorboard without any gaps. At this time, since the engaging portion 44 on the lower surface side of the convex portion 43 is engaged with the intermediate beam pipe 14b and the intermediate beam pipe 14b is prevented from being displaced in the horizontal direction, it is only necessary to spread the floor panel 41. The intermediate beam pipe 14b can be suitably held.

  As a result, for example, when an infant plays in the play section S, the interval between the pipes 11 and 11 is increased or decreased (the ends of the pipes 11 and 11 are opened or closed), and the skeleton 2 is distorted and the pipe 11 is deformed. It is possible to suppress the loosening of the joint 12 and the deformation of the infant play apparatus 1 for infants. Such an effect is particularly effective when the infant playground equipment 1 is an assembly type as in the present embodiment, because the pipe 11 and the joint 12 are easily loosened.

  Furthermore, since the floor board of the game part S is comprised by the several floor board panel 41, ie, the floor board of the game part S is made into multiple panels, a tare can be made still smaller. Further, since the floor panel 41 is shared, it is possible to improve productivity and reduce costs.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the opening 39 is formed on the upper front side of the tent 3. Therefore, parents and the like can easily see and confirm the infant in the game part S, and can stay in the room together with the infant with peace of mind. Furthermore, parents and the like can talk with an infant playing in the game part S while facing each other through the opening 39 while sitting on a sofa, for example.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, as mentioned above, the stair 51 for ascending / descending to the game part S is comprised of a part of the framework 2. Therefore, it is not necessary to install a separate lifting unit. Therefore, the tare can be further reduced and the cost can be reduced. In addition, by configuring the staircase 51 with a part of the skeleton 2, it is possible to increase the rigidity of the skeleton 2 accordingly. In addition, since this staircase 51 is provided in the tent 3 (inside the door part 35), the said consciousness that the play part S is a space only for oneself is further heightened.

  Incidentally, it is of course possible to further use the space 7 between the lower column pipes 13e to 13l as the storage portion in the lower floor space portion A1. Since this space 7 is in a deep position, it is preferably used by an infant as a hidden place.

Here, a monitor survey was conducted on the infant playground equipment 1 of the present embodiment. Specifically, the children's house play equipment 1 was used for a 2-year-old child, and a usage report was received from the parents of the 2-year-old child. The survey results are shown in Table 1 below. As shown in Table 1 below, according to the monitor survey, it was possible to confirm the above-mentioned effect of promoting the independence of the infant while giving the infant high appeal.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the infant playground equipment according to the present invention is not limited to the infant playground equipment 1 according to the embodiment, and the gist described in each claim is changed. It may be modified within the range not applied, or applied to other things.

  For example, although the said embodiment is provided with the staircase 51 as an raising / lowering part, it may replace with this, for example, may be provided with a ladder, a slide, or a slope. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the game part S is covered with the tent 3 so that the opening 39 may be formed, it is not limited to this, A game is performed so that at least a part around the game part is shielded. The part should just be covered with the shielding member.

  Moreover, although the house play equipment 1 for infants of the said embodiment is an assembly type which a consumer assembles himself, it may be assembled beforehand at the time of manufacture or sale, or what is called a folding type, reduction / expansion type, unfolding / It may be retractable.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the framework 2 is comprised so that space part A1, A2 of the upper and lower 2nd floor may be laid, it is comprised so that the space part of all the 3rd floor or more may be laid. As long as there are spaces on multiple floors. In this case, a storage part is provided in one space part, and a game part is provided in the space part of the upper floor of this one space part.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the side panel 48 is attached in the recessed part 42 of the side which is not adjacent in the some laid floor board 41, the side panel 48 does not need to be attached depending on the case.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... House play equipment for infants, 2 ... Skeleton (frame part), 3 ... Tent (shield), 11 ... Pipe (pipe member), 12 ... Joint (joint member), 13a-13j ... Lower column support pipe (pipe member) 14a ... Lower beam pipe (pipe member), 14b ... Middle beam pipe (pipe member), 14c ... Upper beam pipe (pipe member), 15a to 15d, 16 ... Upper column pipe (pipe member), 21 ... Storage box ( Storage part), 41, 41a, 42b ... floor panel, 44 ... engagement part, 51 ... staircase (lifting part), 52-54 ... stair pipe (lifting part, pipe member), A1 ... lower floor space part (one Space part), A2 ... upper space part (other space part), S ... game part.

Claims (2)

A frame part configured such that a plurality of floor spaces are provided by a plurality of pipe members and a plurality of joint members;
A storage part that is provided in one of the space parts of the plurality of floors and stores a storage object;
Provided in the other space part located on the upper floor of the one space part among the space parts of the plurality of floors,
An elevating part for raising and lowering the infant to the game part,
The said play part has a shielding body which shields at least one part of the circumference | surroundings, The house play equipment for infants characterized by the above-mentioned. The play section further includes a plurality of floor panel panels laid as the floor board,
The floor panel is laid between the plurality of pipe members and exhibits a common outer shape,
The outer edge portion of the floor panel is uneven so that adjacent floor panels enter each other when viewed from above, and engages with the pipe member so as to restrict the horizontal displacement of the pipe member. The infant playground equipment according to claim 1, further comprising an engaging portion.

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