JP3761521B6 - Amusement puzzle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an entertainment puzzle.

  Puzzles (or polygons) are well known to be composed of multiple identical square puzzle pieces that, when combined, form different shapes and arrangements, and can form unique features and intriguing appearances. . The player can improve dexterity and adjustment ability while having fun during operation. The idea of "puzzle" suggests that when handling puzzle pieces by hand, some skill and experience is required to complete the desired picture, photo or form.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a new entertainment puzzle.

  According to the present invention, a plurality of substantially equilateral polygon puzzle pieces whose corners are connected to each other by a rotatable connecting portion, each connecting portion can be rotated with respect to the adjacent corner of the adjacent puzzle piece. A connected entertainment puzzle is provided. Each connecting portion comprises a substantially spherical first end and a substantially T-shaped second end. Or each connection part is provided with the substantially spherical edge part which mutually opposes. Each connecting portion of the former type is rotatably connected to an equilateral polygonal puzzle piece at its second end, is rotatable relative to an adjacent equilateral polygonal puzzle piece at the first end, and It is slidably connected. The connecting portions of the latter type are connected to both equilateral polygon puzzle pieces so as to be rotatable and slidable at both ends. For each equilateral polygonal puzzle piece, its two corners are each provided with a groove, and one of these grooves is used to be connected by one end of the connecting part. The other groove opens to the inside of the equilateral polygonal puzzle piece, thereby allowing the other end of the adjacent connecting portion to be inserted into the inside of the equilateral polygonal puzzle piece. Each groove has such a width as to enable rotation of the connecting portion, and at one corner, one side of two adjacent equilateral polygonal puzzle pieces can rotate and come into contact with each other. Yes.

  Preferably, a protrusion is provided at the inner center of each equilateral polygonal puzzle piece into which the connecting portion can be inserted. The protrusion forms a passage on the inner surface of the side of the puzzle piece so as to hold the connecting portion at the farthest position where the connecting portion can be inserted, thereby suppressing sliding of the connecting portion.

Preferably, the end portion that is rotatably and slidably connected to the inside of the adjacent equilateral polygonal puzzle piece is spherical, and is slightly larger than the groove of the equilateral polygonal puzzle piece.
The equilateral polygonal puzzle piece is preferably formed of a plastic material.
Furthermore, it is preferable that each equilateral polygonal puzzle piece has a cover that covers at least one main surface that is decorated. When a plurality of puzzle pieces are connected so as to be arranged close to each other, the decoration of each puzzle piece may constitute a unique form, a picture, or a photograph.

  With the above structure, the present invention can provide a puzzle for improving dexterity and entertainment.

1, 2 and 3 show a puzzle composed of equilateral triangle puzzle pieces.
As shown in FIG. 3, the puzzle generally has the same dimensions, that is, the puzzle pieces are composed of equilateral triangle puzzle pieces having the same shape. Each equilateral triangle puzzle piece is connected to one or two adjacent equilateral triangle puzzle pieces by a connecting portion, one end 19 of the connecting portion 12 is connected to the equilateral triangle puzzle piece, and the other end 18 is the other. It is connected to the regular triangle puzzle piece so as to be rotatable and slidable. For each equilateral triangle puzzle piece, its two corners are each provided with a groove 20, and one of these grooves is used to be connected by one end of the connecting part 12. The other groove 20 opens to the inside of the equilateral polygonal puzzle piece, so that the other end 18 of the other connecting portion 12 can be inserted into the inside of the equilateral polygonal puzzle piece. The size of each groove 20 is such that the connecting portion can be rotated up to 120 °. Thereby, the puzzle pieces close to each other can be relatively rotated up to 240 °. 1 and 2 show a process during an operation in which each connecting portion 12 connects two adjacent equilateral triangular puzzle pieces 10 and 11. Specifically, the connecting portion 12 extends the entire length of the groove 20 provided at one corner of each puzzle piece and connects two adjacent puzzle pieces. One end 19 of the connecting portion 12 is inserted into a groove 20 provided at one corner of the puzzle piece 10, and the other end 18 is inserted into a groove 20 provided at one corner of the puzzle piece 11, A rotatable and slidable connecting portion is formed. Two adjacent puzzle pieces 10, 11 can be rotated relative to each other by 240 ° between two adjacent arrangements. The two adjacent arrangements are the first adjacent arrangement shown in FIG. 2 in which the pair of sides 15 and 16 of the puzzle pieces 10 and 11 are in contact with each other, and the pair of sides 13 and 14 of the puzzle pieces 10 and 11. Is a second proximity arrangement (not shown) that abuts each other. In FIG. 1, the puzzle piece is in an open configuration, i.e., between the first and second proximity configurations.

The puzzle pieces 10 and 11 and the connecting part 12 are usually made of a suitable plastic material.
The first end 18 of each connecting portion 12 is substantially spherical, and the second end of the connecting portion is substantially T-shaped (not shown). Alternatively, as shown in the drawings, each connecting portion 12 has generally spherical ends 18 and 19 that face each other.

  The end 18 of the connecting portion 12 inserted inside the equilateral triangle puzzle piece is designed to be a solid sphere whose diameter is slightly larger than the width of the groove 20 provided at the corner of the triangle puzzle piece. The Due to the elastically deformable plastic, these puzzle pieces are easily connected and assembled, and the connecting portion 12 is inserted inside the triangular puzzle piece so that it is difficult to fall out during play and is easily disassembled for storage. The

  A V-shaped protrusion 17 is provided at the inner center of each equilateral triangle puzzle piece into which the connecting part can be inserted, and the protruding part 17 together with the inner surfaces of the sides 13 and 15 respectively suppress sliding of the connecting part. The connecting portion is held so that the two pieces are located in the first or second adjacent arrangement at the farthest position where the connecting portion can be inserted.

  FIG. 3 shows a puzzle consisting of 16 equilateral puzzle pieces arranged in this manner by connecting “continuous” puzzle pieces by connecting apexes (corners) with adjacent puzzle pieces. In practice, the arrangement shown in FIG. 3 shows the “question” answer that forms an equilateral triangle by a combination of consecutive puzzle pieces. As described above, the end 18 of each connecting portion 12 is held and elastically held with respect to one of the protrusions 17. This makes it possible to easily manipulate the combined triangles at each stage of assembly and when completed, i.e., when the puzzle piece has been rotated to the exact position of the final placement, respectively.

  Although the main upper surface of the puzzle piece is not shown in the drawing, the connecting portion 12 is not visible from the outside during normal use. Thereby, as the puzzle piece is rotated and arranged at the selected proximity position, the handling of the puzzle piece is determined in advance and it becomes difficult to start. This is because it is impossible to visually recognize which end of the connecting portion is rotated and which end is rotated and slid. Thus, in order to combine puzzle pieces to form different shapes, the degree of manual manipulation techniques required will need to be higher or at least learned through practice. Usually, each puzzle piece is decorated with multiple colors, or has a combined triangle or part of a combined triangle, so that it has an entire picture, a picture that makes up the picture, and parts of the picture It has a decorated front. The adjacent puzzle pieces can be rotated by the connecting portion 12 and can be arranged such that the front or rear surfaces of the puzzle pieces are connected side by side. Therefore, it is necessary to decorate both sides, and it is necessary to increase the number of forms, pictures, and photographs that are configured. In operation, you need to decide which puzzle pieces should be used to form a combined triangle or other shape, and which side should be raised on top to create the desired shape As a result, the difficulty of operation is increased and the entertainment is further enhanced.

  The connecting part 12 must be slidable to some extent so that the puzzle piece can be freely rotated as required, but each connecting part or several connections so that the range of movement of the puzzle piece is larger. It is desirable that both ends of the part can be connected to the puzzle piece so as to be rotatable and slidable.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the middle of formation of a puzzle having a structure and operation process similar to those of a regular triangle puzzle piece made of a square puzzle piece. The completed form is shown in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a process of forming a puzzle having a structure and operation process similar to those of a regular triangle puzzle piece, which is composed of a regular hexagonal puzzle piece. The completed form is shown in FIG.

The partial top view which shows two equilateral triangle puzzle pieces of the puzzle in an open state. The partial top view which shows two equilateral triangle puzzle pieces of the puzzle in a closed state. FIG. 5 is a partial plan view showing a plurality of equilateral triangle puzzle pieces in which all puzzle pieces are in a closed arrangement and an equilateral triangle is formed by combination. The top view of the puzzle which consists of a square puzzle piece in the state in which four pieces are in the middle of formation. The perspective view of the puzzle which consists of a square puzzle piece by the state by which the several puzzle piece was arrange | positioned correctly. The top view of the puzzle which consists of a hexagonal puzzle piece in the state in which four pieces are in the middle of formation. The top view of the puzzle which consists of a hexagonal puzzle piece by the state by which the several puzzle piece was arrange | positioned correctly.

Claims (6)

Composed of a plurality of substantially equilateral polygon puzzle pieces that connect corners and corners by a rotatable connecting portion, each connecting portion is rotatably connected to an adjacent corner of an adjacent puzzle piece, and each connecting portion is A substantially spherical first end and a substantially T-shaped second end, or a substantially spherical end facing each other, in the case of the former, each connecting portion is equilateral at its second end It is rotatably connected to the polygonal puzzle piece, and is connected to the equilateral polygonal puzzle piece adjacent to the first end part so as to be rotatable and slidable. In the latter case, each connecting part is At both ends, it is rotatably and slidably connected to each equilateral polygonal puzzle piece, and two corners of each equilateral polygon have a groove, and one of these grooves is a connecting portion. The other groove is inside the equilateral polygonal puzzle piece. The other end of the adjacent connecting portion that is opened to the inside can be inserted inside the equilateral polygonal puzzle piece, and one side of the equilateral polygonal puzzle piece that is adjacent at the corresponding corner rotates and abuts each other. An amusement puzzle according to claim 1, wherein each groove has a width that allows rotation of the connecting portion. At the inner center of each equilateral polygonal puzzle piece into which the connecting portion can be inserted, a protrusion is provided so that the connecting portion is held at the farthest position where the connecting portion can be inserted, and the protruding portion is the side of the puzzle piece The entertainment puzzle according to claim 1, wherein a passage is formed on an inner surface to suppress sliding of the connecting portion. The end connected to the inside of the adjacent equilateral polygonal puzzle piece so as to be rotatable and slidable is spherical, and is slightly larger than the groove of the equilateral polygonal puzzle piece. Or the entertaining puzzle of 2. Entertainment puzzle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it is formed by the equilateral polygon puzzle pieces Gapu plastic material. Entertainment puzzle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it is formed by the connecting portion Gapu plastic material. Each equilateral polygonal puzzle piece has a cover covering at least one major surface with decoration, and when the puzzle pieces are connected so as to be arranged close to each other, the decoration of each puzzle piece is unique. The recreational puzzle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a form, a picture, or a photograph can be formed.

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