JP7047155B1 - Assembled toys - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mechanism for suitably enhancing the interest of an assembly process in, for example, an assembly toy. SOLUTION: This assembled toy has a first assembly part assembled from a plurality of parts whose assembly method is not shown in the assembly manual of the assembly toy, and an assembly method is shown in the assembly manual. A second assembly part assembled from a plurality of parts is provided, the assembly manual includes hint information for assembling the first assembly part, and the first assembly part corresponds to the hint information. Shape is included. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2

Description

The present invention relates to an assembled toy.

Assembled toys that can be easily assembled even by beginners and young people are known. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an assembled toy in which two adjacent main parts without a runner are connected by a gate, and the toy is almost completed only by bending the gate. Since it is not necessary to separate and assemble from the runner, it is not necessary to know which part the separated part is, and it can be easily assembled.

Further, Patent Document 2 proposes an assembled toy in which a plurality of constituent members that can be arranged in a straight line are stacked and a rod-shaped support member is inserted into each through hole for assembly. In this assembled toy, each component can be locked by inserting a support member and rotating the support member around the axis. Therefore, assembling toys that can be easily assembled even by young people, are safe, fun, and can be used for educational play are provided.

Jitsufuku No. 8-7915 Gazette Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-148172

Although it is easy to assemble with the above-mentioned conventional technique, it is difficult to make people interested in assembling a plurality of parts, and it is difficult to give a desire to assemble more complicated parts. For example, in Patent Document 1, two main parts arranged adjacent to each other are almost completed only by bending a gate connected to each other. This makes it easy to assemble because there is no need to separate the parts, but it is too easy to assemble and it is difficult to get interested in the assembly itself. On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, each part can be locked by stacking a plurality of parts and inserting a rod-shaped support member, and an interesting educational toy is provided. However, each part is assembled at once by inserting a support member, and the fun and sense of accomplishment of the process of assembling multiple parts cannot be felt, giving the motivation to challenge even more difficult assembled toys. I can't. With such a conventional technique, it is not possible to know the joy of the assembly process of a plastic model or the like and obtain a sales promotion effect for the next toy. In addition, the assembly work may be boring for young people and the like, and the assembly process itself may not be enjoyable just by assembling according to the assembly instructions.

An object of the present invention is, for example, to provide a mechanism for suitably enhancing the interest of an assembly process in an assembly toy.

The present invention is, for example, a first assembly part assembled from a plurality of parts, which is an assembly toy and the assembly method is not shown in the assembly manual of the assembly toy, and the assembly method is shown in the assembly manual. The assembly manual includes hint information for assembling the first assembly part, and the first assembly part includes the hint information. It is characterized in that the shape corresponding to is included.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism for suitably enhancing the interest of the assembly process in an assembly toy.

The figure which shows an example of the appearance front of the assembled toy which concerns on one Embodiment. Exploded view of the whole assembled toy according to one embodiment. The figure which shows a part of the package of the assembly toy which concerns on one Embodiment. An assembly drawing and an exploded view of a mystery-solving assembly part in an assembly toy according to an embodiment. The figure which shows the state which used a part of the package of the assembly toy which concerns on one Embodiment. The figure which shows the state which the puzzle-solving assembly part in the assembly toy which concerns on one Embodiment is attached to the back member.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the invention. Two or more of the plurality of features described in the embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. In addition, the same or similar configuration will be given the same reference number, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

<Appearance of assembled toys>
First, with reference to FIG. 1, an example of the appearance configuration of the assembled toy 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 shows the front view of the appearance of the assembled toy 100. The up / down, left / right, and front / back arrows indicate the orientation of the assembled toy in the figure, and the same applies to the other drawings.

The assembled toy (doll toy) 100 shows the final assembled product after assembly. The assembly toy 100 is composed of a plurality of assembly parts, and includes, for example, a right arm 102a, a left arm 102b, a body portion 103, and a right leg portion 104a and a left leg portion 104b. The assembly part according to the present embodiment means one part of the assembly toy 100 composed of a plurality of parts. Further, in the present embodiment, these assembled parts are illustrated in order to explain an example of a human assembled toy, but the assembled toy according to the present invention is not limited to a human and can be modeled on various objects. It is a thing, and various objects are included in the assembly parts.

<Overall assembly configuration>
Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the assembly configuration of the entire assembly toy 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 shows an exploded perspective view of the assembled toy 100 from the front right.

The assembly toy 100 includes an assembly part 203 composed of a plurality of parts and assembly parts 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207 composed of one or more parts. The assembly part 203 corresponds to the first assembly part, and is a mystery-solving assembly part in which the assembly method is not shown in the assembly manual described later, but hint information suggesting the assembly method is shown instead. Details of the assembly manual will be described later. On the other hand, the assembly parts 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, and 207 correspond to the second assembly parts, and the assembly method for the assembly parts composed of a plurality of parts is described in the assembly manual described later. .. The assembly part 205 is composed of one part.

The assembly part 201 corresponds to the head 101 of the assembly toy 100. The assembly part 202 corresponds to a part of the chest of the body portion 103 of the assembly toy 100. The assembly part 204 corresponds to the front surface of the body portion 103 and the right arm portion 102a. The assembly part 205 corresponds to the back surface of the body portion 103 and the right arm portion 102a. The assembly part 206 corresponds to the left arm 102b of the assembly toy 100. The assembly part 207 corresponds to the lower body portion of the assembly toy 100 (including a part of the body portion 103, the right leg 104a and the left leg 104b).

In FIG. 2, the assembly part 203 is shown as being disassembled into a plurality of parts as shown by the dotted line frame. When these plurality of parts are correctly assembled, it functions as a connecting portion for connecting one or more other assembled parts (second assembled parts). That is, if the assembly part 203 is not assembled accurately, the assembly toy 100 cannot be completed. Therefore, the assembly user needs to accurately assemble the assembly part 203 by using the hint information described later described in the assembly manual as a clue.

<Part of the assembly manual>
Next, a part of the assembly manual of the assembly toy 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a part of an assembly manual containing information about the assembly part 203. As for the other assembly parts 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, the assembly method of each part is shown as in the normal plastic model, and the illustration is omitted.

Reference numeral 300 denotes a part of the assembly manual, and the assembly method for assembling the assembly part 203 is not directly shown, but hint information is shown. The assembly manual 300 includes characters 302, 303, 304, puzzle solving information 305, 306, 307 corresponding to each character, an assembly area 308, and hint information 309a to 309f.

The characters 302, 303, and 304 together form information about the assembled toy 100, and here, as an example, correspond to each character of the model name "coin" of the assembled toy 100. The character 302 corresponds to "ko", the character 303 corresponds to "i", and the character 304 corresponds to "n". The mystery solving information 305 and 306 indicate the mystery solving corresponding to the characters 302 and 303, respectively. Further, hints about the mystery solving 305 and 306 are shown in the hint information 309a.

The puzzle-solving information 305 and 306 indicate dials, and hint information 309a suggests that the letters 302 "ko" and the letters 303 "i" are linked to the numbers on each dial. That is, here, it is shown that "ko" corresponds to "5" and "a" corresponds to "1". Therefore, the assembly user can assemble "5" and "1" as clues when assembling the assembly part 203. Details of the actual assembly will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

Further, the mystery solving information 307 indicates a compass, and the hint information 309b suggests that the compass is upside down and a part of the compass is broken. From this, it can be seen that the broken portion is the portion of "N", and "N" is located in the downward direction as compared with the normal compass. Therefore, when assembling the assembly part 203, the assembly user can assemble the assembly part 203 by using the "N" located further below as a clue in addition to the above "5" and "1".

The assembly area 308 is an area for assembling the assembly part 203 as shown in the hint information 309c, and shows the outer shape of the assembly part 203 when assembled accurately. That is, the accurately assembled assembly part 203 has a shape (or a shape that fits) in the assembly area 308. Therefore, the assembly user can assemble the assembly part 203 using the frame that is the outer shape of the assembly area 308 as a hint.

Further, the assembly manual 300 shows further hint information 309d to 309f, and the assembly user can assemble the assembly part 203 using these hint information as a clue. In this way, by solving the mystery and assembling the assembly part 203 accurately, a sense of accomplishment can be obtained, and the interest in the assembly process can be improved. In addition, these hint information may be presented as contents that make it easier to derive an answer step by step. Therefore, it is desirable that these hints be written in different positions so that not all hints can be confirmed at first glance. For example, in the assembly manual 300, each hint information is described on a different page or a different surface when it is described on a paper medium, and each hint is described on a different surface when it is described on a box of a product package. It is desirable to be done. As a result, the assembly user can obtain a higher sense of accomplishment if the mystery can be solved with fewer hints. Further, assuming that the mystery cannot be solved, the answer and the assembly method of the assembly part 203 may be directly described as a final hint. Thereby, even if the mystery cannot be solved, it is possible to support the completion of the assembled toy 100.

Here, as information on the assembled toy, the name of the model targeted by the assembled toy 100 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the information about the assembled toy may include symbols, figures, patterns, and the like related to the model instead of the character string indicating the model. The information regarding these assembled toys may be any information that can be recognized by the assembly user. Further, although the details will be described later, the information about these models includes at least a part of each character in each part of the assembly part 203. Therefore, the assembly user can accurately combine the assembly parts 203 by combining the information obtained by solving the mystery by combining the plurality of parts, here, by combining them so that "5", "6", and "N" are formed. Can be assembled.

<Mystery solving assembly parts>
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the assembly configuration of the assembly component 203, which is the puzzle-solving assembly component according to the present embodiment, will be described. 4 (a) is a perspective view of the assembled part 203 after assembly, FIG. 4 (b) is an exploded view from the front, and FIG. 4 (c) is an exploded view from below.

As shown in FIGS. 4 (b) and 4 (c), the assembly part 203 is composed of parts 401, 402 and 403. As described above, these parts 401 to 403 are configured to include at least a part of "5", "1", and "N" obtained by solving the mystery of the assembly manual 300. For example, the part 401 includes the upper half of each of the characters "5" and "1". Further, the part 402 includes the lower half of the character "5" and the left half of the character "N". Further, the part 403 includes the lower half of the character "1" and the right half of the character "N". As described above, each part is composed of at least a part of each character of the information about the assembled toy obtained by solving the mystery, and when they are accurately combined, as shown in FIG. 4 (a). Information corresponding to the hint information, here each character indicating information about the assembled toy is formed. As shown in FIG. 4C, the part 403 is separately formed with the letter “N” at the lower portion. This suggests that when the assembly parts 203 are connected to other assembly parts, the N is combined so as to face downward.

Further, the parts 401 to 403 can be assembled so as to fit the shape of the frame by using the assembly area 308 of the above-mentioned assembly manual 300. As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to support the assembly of the assembly component 203 in addition to the hint information. As shown in FIG. 5, when the parts 401 to 403 are assembled accurately, they can be assembled so as to fit in the frame of the assembly area 308. As described above, if the assembly can be performed so as to fit in the assembly area 308, the assembly user can determine that the assembly part 203 can be assembled accurately, and the subsequent assembly can be easily performed.

<Installation of mystery-solving assembly parts>
Next, the mounting of the assembly component 203 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing how the assembly part 203 is mounted on the assembly part 205, and FIG. 6B is a front view of the assembly part 203.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the assembled assembly part 203 is attached to the assembly part 205 which is a back member of the assembly toy 100. Here, as shown in FIG. 6B, an arrow 601 is formed downward in the assembly part 205, and an “N” formed in the lower part of the assembly part 203 is formed so as to correspond to the position. Has been done. The downward arrow 601 may be emphasized in a color different from that of the other parts of the assembly component 205 so that the assembly user can easily recognize the arrow 601. Further, it is desirable that it is formed in the same color as "N" formed in the lower part of the assembly part 203. As a result, the assembly user can easily perform the assembly so as to match the parts of the same color.

As described above, the assembled toy according to the present embodiment includes a first assembled part assembled from a plurality of parts whose assembly method is not shown in the assembly manual of the assembled toy, and an assembly method described in the assembly manual. The assembly instructions include hint information for assembling the first assembly, wherein the assembly instructions include a second assembly that is assembled from a plurality of parts. A shape corresponding to the hint information is included. In this way, the assembly user can assemble the assembled parts whose assembly method is not directly described in the assembly manual from the hint information, and can obtain a more sense of accomplishment. Further, the hint information is, for example, hint information for solving a mystery, and the assembly user can perform the assembly process while solving the mystery, and can improve the interest of the assembly process.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist of the invention. The shape of the assembled toy is not particularly limited, and includes various shapes such as humans, animals, robots, insects, and dinosaurs.

100: Assembled toy, 101: Head, 102a: Right arm, 102b: Left arm, 103: Torso, 104a: Right leg, 104b: Left leg

Claims (10)

It ’s an assembled toy,
The first assembly part assembled from a plurality of parts, the assembly method of which is not shown in the assembly manual of the assembly toy, and
It is equipped with a second assembly part that can be assembled from one or more parts whose assembly method is described in the assembly manual.
The assembly instructions include hint information for assembling the first assembly.
An assembly toy characterized in that the first assembly part includes a shape corresponding to the hint information. The assembly toy according to claim 1, wherein the first assembly part functions as a connecting portion to which one or more of the second assembly parts are connected when a plurality of parts are accurately assembled. The assembled toy according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hint information is a puzzle solving. The third aspect of claim 3, wherein the shape corresponding to the hint information formed when a plurality of parts are accurately assembled in the first assembled part indicates information obtained by solving the mystery. Assembled toys. The assembled toy according to claim 4, wherein the shape corresponding to the hint information includes at least one of a character, a symbol, a figure, and a pattern. The assembled toy according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the information obtained by solving the mystery is information about the assembled toy. The assembled toy according to claim 6, wherein the information regarding the assembled toy is the name of a model targeted by the assembled toy. The assembly toy according to claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of parts included in the first assembly part has a shape corresponding to at least a part of at least one character of the name. The assembled toy according to claim 8, wherein the assembly manual includes the hint information for each character of the name. In the assembly manual, a frame showing an outer shape to be used when assembling the first assembly part is described.
The assembly toy according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the first assembly part has a shape that fits into the outer shape when a plurality of parts are accurately assembled.

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