JP2013103115A - Assembly toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem of an assembly toy made from a hard material and including irregularities at a joint in which a player is not completely satisfied with the expression of the concreteness of an object being formed due to restrictions on the combining direction and position of parts in assembling.SOLUTION: The assembly toy includes a part including a cylindrical shaft formed by covering a soft and light material such as sponge or cotton with a cloth attachable to and detachable from a hook and loop fastener, and hook and loop fasteners at both ends thereof as joining means. Thus, both ends of the shaft can be joined at an optional position of the shaft, and the concreteness of the object can be freely and easily expressed. Further, since the shaft of the part is free from irregularities such as a fastener, an extremely smart object with good appearance can be formed.

Description

    The present invention relates to an assembled toy made of a lightweight and soft material that can form a free and complex shape by assembling a plurality of or two types of simple parts.

Technical background

    There are various types of assembled toys. Each has its own characteristics, and there are those that carefully select the types of parts, set parts according to interests and preferences, and those that form free objects with many parts. Most of the assembled toys are formed by providing an uneven portion on a part as a joint and fitting the portions together.

    Originally, all assembled toys require a certain amount of parts due to their nature. For this reason, both the bulk and weight increase depending on the material, and a certain amount of space is required at the place of use, and it is not of a nature that can be easily taken when an infant or the like goes out. In addition, if the material of the hard material is dropped by mistake when modeling it, an impact sound is generated, etc., or in consideration of acts such as `` throwing and playing '' in the development stage of infants, injury, There is also a risk of damage to furniture.

    In addition, many assembled toys having a concavo-convex portion at the joint are made of a hard material, and the parts themselves are non-deformable solids. For this reason, when modeling an assembled toy, joining is limited to joining parts such as uneven parts existing at fixed positions of hard parts, and it was difficult to form while freely selecting the direction to join. In order to compensate for this, there are parts with various shapes, parts as connecting tools for changing directions, and parts with many irregularities to be joined. There are other types that use magnets at the joints, those that cover the entire surface with surface fasteners, and blocks that do not require joints.

    The inventor of the present application can easily carry it anywhere, such as when an infant goes out or at home, and can be used safely and cleanly. He has invented a lightweight and soft material assembly toy that can build various shaped objects using only shaped parts, and has a patent application (see Patent Document 1). In order to enable assembly in any direction without the need for a connector, the first shaft (see FIG. 2) and the second shaft (see FIG. 4) of the present invention were devised. In addition, as a joining means, either male or female fasteners are provided at both ends of the support shaft, which is a joint, and the fasteners are fitted and shaped. However, there were two problems with the assembly work.

    First, when the male or female fasteners provided at both ends of the second shaft are fitted, the convex portion of the male fastener hits the belly of the fingertip due to the shape of the second shaft, and feels somewhat uncomfortable. Was that. Various types of fasteners have been tried to get rid of the sense of incongruity, but not yet improved dramatically.

    Secondly, in order to make it possible to form various shapes such as triangular cones, quadrangular columns, and circles, there are two types of parts, the first axis and the second axis. There were two types of variations in the way to attach the fasteners, and it was necessary to have three parts in total. Then, when assembling both the first and second axes, the support shafts were used to fit the fasteners. Since it is necessary to determine which part has male and female fasteners at both ends, especially on the second axis, it will be necessary to check or sort the two types of spindles that are similar at first glance. It was a difficulty in assembly lubrication. The invention of the present application is the same as the shape of the assembled toy of the invention of the prior application, the first axis, and the second axis, and the joining means is different from "fitting male and female fasteners", These two difficulties are solved at once, making it easier to perform modeling work.

    In addition, the assembled toy of the invention of the prior application was soft and deformable, so it was possible to form various shapes and enjoyable enough, but more complicated or embodied shapes that emerged at that time When trying to satisfy the desire for construction, there was a part that became a stumbling block that the assembly was limited to the fitting part (both end parts of the shaft provided with the fastener). This can be solved by providing male and female fasteners not only at both ends of the spindle, but also at the center, but it is not aesthetically pleasing and requires considerable effort from the production process. In mass production, it was difficult to say realistic.

    In the meaning that the parts can be joined at an arbitrary position and direction, there is one in which a hook-and-loop fastener is used as a joining means (see Patent Document 2). This part is a rigid figure, and one side of those various solids, a part of the surface of a sphere, or a plate-like circular, polygonal peripheral wall such as a male-female tape The other surface is covered with either a male or female sheet-shaped surface fastener. Then, an object is formed by joining the graphic body in an arbitrary position and direction. This is because the range of joints is widened, so the degree of freedom of assembly is increased and the enjoyment is also expanded, but the part shape is a variety of graphic bodies and they can not be deformed themselves, and the support of flexible material This is different from the present invention in which the shaft is a part. In addition, when the entire surface of the support shaft of the assembled toy of the present invention is covered with a surface fastener, inconvenience arises in bending the support shaft from the surface of the thickness and hardness of the surface fastener itself. It seems difficult to make use of the characteristics of the assembled toy. In addition, since the basic shape of the support shaft of the assembled toy according to the present invention is all cylindrical, when arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction, the friction surface increases and the parts are likely to stick to each other, and there is a concern that it takes time to assemble.

    In addition, if a concrete object is to be pursued, some parts have a characteristic that the part itself is deformed (see Patent Document 3). This part is composed of a core material that can be plastically deformed and a soft film covered with a covering fabric, and is different from the material of the present invention. This is very interesting in terms of freely deformable surfaces, but the parts are joined only by the concave and convex fitting portions located at both ends of the parts.

    For this reason, the conventional assembled toy may be unsatisfactory when trying to construct a more specific shape, including the prior invention of the present inventor. Each person enjoys how to enjoy assembled toys. However, this time, when it was decided that the best purpose of enjoying toys, the best part of it, would be to create the creations that were freely envisioned by each person, the assembled toy of the present invention met that requirement with a considerable probability. It became a thing. Moreover, the assembly work will be simplified and each person will be able to concentrate on imagination, making the work more enjoyable. The present invention not only overcomes the above-mentioned two difficulties but also improves the constructability and concreteness of the creation in assembling, while maintaining the advantages of the light weight and flexibility of the prior invention. This is an assembled toy, and this is newly applied for as the present invention.

JP 2006-230989 A Santo No.3088771 Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 07-313741

Means for solving the problem

    The assembled toy according to the present invention is composed of a lightweight and flexible material such as sponge and cotton, and the inside of the support shaft is covered with a male and female surface fastener and a covering fabric having a function of attaching / detaching and is cylindrical. This is a part in which both male and female hook-and-loop fasteners are provided at both ends as a joint part. There are two types of parts with different shapes at both ends of the shaft. The present invention uses a plurality or two of these two types of support shafts to form an object.

Effect of the invention

    The assembled toy of the present invention uses a cylindrical support shaft filled with lightweight and flexible cotton or sponge on a coated fabric with male and female mixed surface fasteners and detachable parts. It will be soft and bendable. Moreover, the male and female mixed surface fastener used as a joining means are provided in the both ends of the spindle which is parts. This is a mixture of hooks and loops on one side. By attaching them to both ends of the support shaft, there is no concern that the support shaft will become male-female and female-to-female when assembled with other shafts. Any part of the other shaft can be joined freely without worrying about the part. Furthermore, the covering fabric of the support shaft has a property of being attached to and detached from a male and female mixed surface fastener. As a result, both ends of the support shaft can be joined not only at the end of the other shaft but also at any portion. Alternatively, one type of support shaft can be bent or rounded so that one end of the support shaft can be bonded to an arbitrary location on the support shaft itself, and the support shaft itself can be deformed to maintain its shape. It becomes. Of course, it goes without saying that the support shaft can be joined to an arbitrary place on the other shaft. These make it possible to form a wide variety of objects with great ease. In addition, the support shaft, which is a part, has no unevenness due to fasteners as a joint, so it looks really smart, and the created object can be handled like a stuffed animal with a light weight, which is also aesthetically pleasing. It will be.

    The assembled toy according to the present invention is formed by combining two or more types of two types of simple shapes. FIG. 1 is one of the examples assembled by using a plurality of them, and an “elephant” is formed. The parts of the present invention will be described below.

First, there is a first axis A as a first type of part. As shown in FIGS. 2 (a), 2 (b), and 2 (c), the first shaft A is made of a lightweight and flexible material such as sponge or cotton constituting the support shaft interior 3a, and a male and female mixed surface fastener. It is covered with a covering fabric 4a having detachability to form a cylindrical support shaft. The surface fastener 1a of both male and female is sewn to the surfaces at both ends. The first shaft A is a support shaft 2a having male and female mixed surface fasteners 1a attached at two locations.

    As shown in FIG. 3 (a), the first shafts A are basically joined to each other by mixing male and female hook-and-loop fasteners 1a and extending the support shaft in the longitudinal direction. It is possible. Further, the male and female mixed surface fasteners 1a at both end portions of the first shaft A are bonded to any portion covered with the covering fabric 4a of the other first shaft A as shown in FIG. I can do it. That is, it is possible to join all the parts of the other shaft 2a.

    Next, there is a second axis B as a second type of part. Similarly to the first shaft A, the second shaft B is coated with a lightweight and flexible material such as sponge or cotton constituting the inside of the support shaft with a male and female mixed surface fastener and a detachable cloth. Axis. As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the second shaft B is flattened by crushing both ends of the support shaft from above and below, and both the male and female are mixed on the front and back surfaces of the flat portion. The hook-and-loop fastener 1b is sewn. Thereby, the 2nd axis | shaft B becomes the spindle 2b with which the male and female mixed surface fastener 1b is attached in four places. The joining of the second shafts B is basically by superimposing male and female surface fasteners 1b as shown in FIG.

    At that time, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the second shafts B are joined to each other by overlapping the male and female surface fasteners 1b at one end of the support shafts 2b at various angles. The support shaft 2b can be joined in any direction. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B, it is possible to join the male and female surface fasteners 1b at both ends of the support shaft 2b so that the support shaft 2b is exactly overlapped as shown in FIG. Of course, both end portions of the second axis B can be joined to any other portion of the second axis B, like the first axis A.

    Further, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the second shaft B is formed by bending the support shaft 2b into two and changing the male and female mixed surface fastener 1b at one end into a male and female mixed surface fastener 1b at the other end. Bonding or bending the support shaft in two as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the male and female mixed surface fastener 1b at one end is adhered to the coated fabric 4b having adhesiveness with the male and female mixed surface fastener on the same surface. It is possible to make it. Further, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the second shaft B is formed into a ring shape, and the male and female mixed surface fastener 1b at one end is bonded to the male and female mixed surface fastener 1b at the back of the other end. As shown in FIG. 8 (b), the male and female mixed surface fastener 1b at one end of the second shaft B is wound from the end to the coated fabric 4b having adhesiveness with the male and female mixed surface fastener on the back surface. It is possible to adhere. In other words, by bending or winding the second shaft B, not only the other shaft but also any part of its own shaft can be bonded, and the support shaft 2b itself can be deformed and its shape can be maintained. That's it.

    Of course, needless to say, the first axis A and the second axis B can be joined. The joint between the male and female surface fasteners 1a, 1b at both ends of the first axis A and the second axis B enables easy three-dimensional assembly as shown in FIG.

    Also, in the formation of the cone, since the joining means is changed from the male and female fasteners to the male and female mixed surface fastener 1b, there is no need to worry about the fitting of the fasteners, and only the second axis B is easy. It became a thing that can be shaped.

    The 2nd axis | shaft B brings about three effects by making the junction part which provided the male and female mixed surface fastener 1b of both ends flat, and has become one of the big characteristics of the assembly toy of this invention. The first is that the hook-and-loop fastener portion is flat, so that the force of the fingers can be easily transmitted and the support shafts can be firmly joined together. Second, by flattening the joint surface, the thickness of the joined part is taken and the shape of the creation is stabilized. This brings about the same effect not only when the male and female mixed surface fasteners are joined to each other but also when joining with the covering fabric portion. It has the effect of stabilizing the joint surface, further reducing the unevenness of the joint portion, and making the structure look more beautiful. Third, because of its thinness, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), it is possible to overlap one end portions of the plurality of support shafts 2b at one place. Thereby, it is expectable that the variation of modeling objects, such as cone modeling, will spread. The second axis B changes the joining surface of the first axis A and the support shaft, and further makes the surface flat, thereby enabling joining and modeling that cannot be compensated only by the first axis A. Furthermore, by combining the male and female hook-and-loop fasteners and the covering fabric that makes use of the characteristics of the support shaft in the invention of the present application, a toy that produces a synergistic effect and can be shaped freely is obtained.

    10 to 13 are examples of a modeled object using the first axis A and the second axis B. FIG. The assembled toy of the present invention has a soft support shaft as described above, and the end of the support shaft can be joined to an arbitrary place of its own shaft or another shaft, so only two types of support shafts are used. Such various shapes can be formed. FIG. 10 is a model of “Snail”. This uses two second axes B. The first second shaft B is wound from one end, and at the end of winding, a male and female mixed surface fastener 1b located at the other end is bonded and the shape is fixed to form a snail shell portion. The second has a second shaft B shorter than the first one, one end of which is bent and a male and female mixed surface fastener 1b is joined to an arbitrary place of the support shaft 2b, and the bent portion is the snail head, straight portion Is the abdomen. The male and female mixed surface fastener 1b at the winding end portion of the first circular spindle 2b is joined to an arbitrary place on the second spindle 2b to form a "snail".

    The “snail” in FIG. 10 and the “elephant” in FIG. 1 are examples, and various “snail” and “elephant” are formed by each person. However, all of them are worthy of objects, like handicrafts, because there are no irregularities in the joints, and they can be used like stuffed animals because of their light and gentle touch.

    FIG. 11 shows a case where a cube is formed by four first axes A and eight medium-sized second axes B, and then a slope is formed by two long second axes B and one short second axis B. This is a “slide” in which a staircase portion is formed by two second axes B having a length of about two and two second axes B having a short length. The assembled toy according to the present invention can be easily formed by anyone with a shape like a “ladder” as shown in FIG. 12 without providing a joint such as a plurality of male and female fasteners on the part. . Also, the joining portion between the base and the inclined surface is firmly joined because the end of the second axis B is flat, and has a stable shape as a “slide”. It is also possible to freely make “swings” and play dolls using hand-held dolls.

    FIG. 13 is a “grape” as if it were really regarded as a bunch with two first axes A and a second axis B as a ring. This is also a shape that can be realized because the second shaft B can be formed into a ring shape and can be joined to an arbitrary place on the first shaft A. In this assembled toy according to the invention of the prior application in which the joining locations are limited to only both ends of the support shaft, the shaping is difficult. It is also possible to play as it is by taking the “fruit” from the bunch.

    In the assembled toy according to the present invention, the basic shapes of all parts are cylindrical support shafts. And in order to enable the assembly of the column-shaped support shaft in all directions, the shape of both ends of the support shaft, which is a joint portion, was changed into two types of parts. The assembled toy of the present invention has the same shape as that of the prior application invention, but has overcome all the difficulties of the prior application invention by improving the material and joining means of the support shaft. First, all the joints are male and female surface fasteners (surface fasteners that have both male and female functions on one side), so there are only two types of parts: one type of first shaft and one type of second shaft. In addition, it is no longer necessary to check the male and female joints of parts during assembly. In addition, by using a covering material for the support shaft as a support material for the support shaft, it is possible to join to any part of the support shaft. In other words, by joining both ends of a part to any part of the part, anyone can easily and safely form a free shape, from infants to the elderly, with the sensation of extending the line. It became possible to do. You can change anything with one person's imagination, from plants, animals, structures, figures, ornaments such as hats and glasses, without limiting the field to the object you create. Also, you can play with the creatures and enjoy decorating them as if they were stuffed animals. In terms of safety, the fact that both male and female hook-and-loop fasteners are sewn can be further improved by eliminating the possibility of the fasteners falling off. Also, in the production process, it is not necessary to attach a large number of fasteners. This will greatly simplify and improve productivity.

    The assembled toy of the present invention may be Free Magic (registered trademark) as a male and female mixed surface fastener, and Toycloth (registered trademark) as a covering fabric having a function of attaching and detaching to a male and female mixed surface fastener. Not a thing. Further, the thickness and length of the support shaft and the softness, color, and pattern of the support shaft are not particularly limited. There can be various things. In particular, for long parts, a plastically deformable core material, such as a handcraft wire, is placed in the center of the support shaft to increase the strength of the shaft and maintain the deformed shape. It seems that the limit of the shaped object can be expanded further.

The perspective view showing the example "elephant" using the assembly toy of this invention (A) Cross-sectional view of the first axis A (B) Top view of the first axis A (C) Side view of the first axis A (A) Elevation view representing an example of joining between the first axes A (b) Elevation view representing an example of joining between the first axes A (B) Elevated view of second axis B (b) Top view of second axis B Elevation view showing an example of joining the second axes B (B) Top view showing a joining example of the second axes B (b) Elevation view showing a joining example of the second axes B (A) Elevation view showing a modification of the second axis B (b) Elevation view showing a modification of the second axis B (A) Elevation view showing a modification of the second axis B (b) Elevation view showing a modification of the second axis B The perspective view showing the example of joining of the 1st axis | shaft A and the 2nd axis | shaft B The perspective view showing the example "snail" using the assembly toy of the present invention The perspective view showing the example "slide" using the assembly toy of the present invention Top view showing an embodiment "ladder" using the assembled toy of the present invention The perspective view showing the embodiment "grape" using the assembly toy of this invention

1. 1. Male and female mixed surface fasteners 3. Support shaft 3. Inside the spindle Cover fabric A 1st axis B 2nd axis

Claims (2)

(A) A male / female mixed surface is formed on both ends of a cylindrical spindle that is composed of a lightweight and soft material and has a male / female mixed surface fastener and a covering fabric having a detachable function. A first toy assembly toy with a zipper.
(B) The inside of the spindle is made of a lightweight and soft material, and both ends of the cylindrical spindle covered with a male and female mixed surface fastener and a covering fabric having a detachable function are made flat, and the flat shape A second-axis assembled toy with both male and female surface fasteners attached to the front and back surfaces of both ends.
An assembled toy that forms a variety of objects by using a plurality of or many of the first and second axes shown in (A) and (B) above. An assembled toy that is a shaft in which a plastically deformable core material is further inserted in the longitudinal direction inside the first shaft and the second shaft of claim 1.

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