JP7177192B2 - assembly toy - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to construction toys.

Building toys that can be easily assembled by beginners and young children are known. For example, Patent Literature 1 proposes an assembly toy in which two adjacent main parts without runners are connected by a gate, and which is almost completed simply by folding the gate. Since there is no need to separate the parts from the runner and assemble them, there is no need to know which part the separated parts belong to, making it easy to assemble.

Further, Patent Document 2 proposes an assembly toy that is assembled by stacking a plurality of structural members that can be arranged in a straight line and inserting a rod-shaped support member into each through-hole. In this assembly toy, each constituent member can be locked by inserting the supporting member and rotating it around the axis. Therefore, there is provided an assembly toy that can be easily assembled even by young children, is safe, enjoyable, and serves as an educational toy.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 8-7915 JP 2012-148172 A

With the above-described prior art, although it is possible to assemble easily, it is difficult to arouse interest in assembling a plurality of parts itself, and it is difficult to give a desire to assemble more complicated parts. For example, in Patent Document 1, the two main parts arranged adjacent to each other are almost completed only by folding the gates that are connected to each other. In this case, it is possible to easily assemble because there is no need to separate the parts, but it is too easy to assemble and it is difficult to arouse interest in the assembling itself. On the other hand, Patent Literature 2 provides an interesting educational toy in which a plurality of parts are stacked and each part can be locked by inserting a rod-like support member. However, since each part is assembled together by inserting a support member, it is not possible to feel the enjoyment and sense of accomplishment of the process of assembling a plurality of parts, and it gives motivation to challenge a more difficult assembly toy. I can't. With such prior art, it is not possible to know the enjoyment of the process of assembling a plastic model or the like and obtain the effect of promoting sales of the next toy.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention, for example, to provide a mechanism that can be easily assembled and that further enhances the interest of the assembly process.

The present invention is, for example, an assembly toy, comprising a primary assembly that is assembled from a plurality of parts and that is one part of the assembly toy, and an assembly that is combined with the primary assembly to form a final assembly of the assembly toy. and the primary assembly is characterized in that the primary assembly forms a model of a given object when the plurality of parts are correctly assembled.
In addition, the present invention is, for example, an assembly toy, and includes a primary assembly that is assembled from a plurality of parts and that is one part of the assembly toy, and a final assembly of the assembly toy that is combined with the primary assembly. said assembly member having a first surface and a second surface different from said first surface, said first surface having said assembly member when said plurality of parts are accurately assembled; A part of the appearance of the toy is formed, and a model of a predetermined object different from the assembly toy is formed on the second surface without forming a part of the appearance of the assembly toy.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism that can be easily assembled and further enhances the interest of the assembly process.

The figure which shows an example of (a) exterior front and (b) exterior side of the assembly toy which concerns on one Embodiment. 1 is an exploded view of a waist part of an assembly toy according to one embodiment; FIG. (a) rear view and (b) rear view of the primary assembly in the assembly toy according to one embodiment. 1 is an exploded view of a primary assembly in an assembly toy according to one embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 illustrates how the primary assembly is covered by the housing of the final assembly according to one embodiment. The figure which shows the modification of a final completion part.

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 features described in the embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. Also, the same or similar configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations are omitted.

<Appearance of assembly toy>
First, with reference to FIG. 1, an example of the external configuration of an assembly toy 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. 1(a) shows the front appearance of the assembly toy 100, and FIG. 1(b) shows the side appearance of the assembly toy 100. FIG. The vertical, horizontal, and forward/backward arrows indicate the orientation of the assembly toy in the drawings, and the same applies to other drawings.

Construction toy (toy doll) 100 shows the final assembly after assembly. The assembly toy 100 is composed of a body portion 101, and the body portion 101 includes left and right eyes 102a and 102b, a mouth 103, and left and right cheeks 104a and 104b. As shown in the external side view of FIG. 1B, the main body 101 is configured by combining a front member 101a as a first assembly member and a rear member 101b as a second assembly member. In addition, in this embodiment, an example in which the housing of the assembly toy 100 and the like are configured by two assembly members will be described, but there is no intention to limit the present invention. For example, an assembly toy may be constructed by combining one assembly member with a primary assembly 200 described later, or an assembly toy may be constructed by combining more assembly members with the primary assembly 200 described later. may be configured.

Also, as shown in FIG. 1A, eyes 102a and 102b, a mouth 103, and cheeks 104a and 104b can be seen on the surface of the front member 101a. However, the front member 101a itself only has openings along the contours of the eyes 102a, 102b, mouth 103, and cheeks 104a, 104b, and other parts are fitted into the respective openings. Eyes 102a, 102b, a mouth 103, and cheeks 104a, 104b are formed by being glued together. In addition, those other parts that can be visually recognized from the respective openings are part of the primary assembly 200 described later, and are fitted from the inside of the front member 101a and covered with the front member 101a and the rear member 101b. It cannot be confirmed.

<Assembly configuration of the final assembly>
Next, with reference to FIG. 2, an assembly configuration of the assembly toy 100 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of construction toy 100. As shown in FIG.

Openings 112a, 112b, 113, 114a, and 114b are formed in the front member 101a. Reference numeral 200 denotes a primary assembly, and protrusions (not shown) are fitted into corresponding holes of the front member 101a along dotted lines. With the primary assembly 200 fitted, the eyes 102a, 102b, the mouth 103, and the cheeks 104a, 104b are assembled with portions of the primary assembly 200 exposed through the openings 112a, 112b, 113, 114a, 114b. It becomes visible from the front of the toy 100. - 特許庁The primary assembly 200 is the parts that are assembled in the first stage when assembling the assembly toy 100, which is the final assembly. Thus, the assembly toy 100 according to this embodiment includes the primary assembly 200 as a component. If the primary assembly 200 is not assembled correctly, the constructional toy 100 cannot be assembled accurately either. The details of the primary assembly 200 will be described later with reference to FIG. 3, and the assembly configuration thereof will be described later with reference to FIG.

<Appearance of primary assembly>
Next, the external configuration of the primary assembly 200 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3( a ) shows the rear appearance of the primary assembly 200 , and FIG. 3( b ) shows the front appearance of the primary assembly 200 .

As shown in FIG. 3 (a), on the back of the primary assembly 200 after assembly, the opening of the opening 122a, 112B, 113, 114a, and 114B shown in FIG. 124b is provided. Further, the rear surface of the primary assembly 200 is provided with protrusions 125a, 125b, and 125c for being assembled to the front member 101a. When the primary assembly 200 is combined with the front member 101a, the members 122a, 122b, 123, 124a, 124b are exposed to the front of the constructional toy 100 through the openings 112a, 112b, 113, 114a, 114b, respectively. Exposed members 122a, 122b form left and right eyes 102a, 102b, respectively, of construction toy 100, member 123 forms mouth 103 of construction toy 100, and members 124a, 124b form left and right cheeks 104a, 104b of construction toy 100. to form As described above, according to the present embodiment, a part of the primary assembly 200 constitutes a part of the assembly toy, and the primary assembly 200 composed of a plurality of parts must be correctly assembled. A portion of the primary assembly 200 is also not precisely formed and exposed through each opening. In other words, the assembly toy 100 cannot be assembled accurately.

As shown in FIG. 3B, models 201 to 205 of predetermined objects are formed on the front surface of the primary assembly 200 after assembly. Here, the "predetermined object model" is a materialization of a specific design, for example, an object, figure, character, symbol, pattern, or the like that can be identified by the assembly user. In other words, the model of the predetermined object according to the present embodiment is a component made up of a plurality of parts that are assembled during the assembly of the assembly toy, but does not include, for example, the waist and joints of the doll body, which have no meaning in themselves. It is different and embodies a predetermined object completed by itself. In this embodiment, these models show tomato 201, candy 202, hard candy 203, apple 204, and rice ball 205, for example. These models 201 to 205 are examples showing models of predetermined objects and are not particularly limited, and various other objects may be represented. These models 201-205 of predetermined objects are formed when the primary assembly 200 is correctly assembled, ie, they do not appear unless they are correctly assembled. Therefore, when the models 201 to 205 of the predetermined object are formed, the user who is assembling the assembly toy 100 can recognize that the assembling process has been accurately performed so far. A person can get a sense of accomplishment in the middle of the assembly process, and can be interested in the assembly process. In this embodiment, an example in which only one such primary assembly is provided will be described, but a plurality of primary assemblies may be provided. As a result, even if the assembly toy is more complicated and includes many parts, the assembly user can easily complete the assembly toy by repeatedly combining a small number of parts.

<Assembly configuration of primary assembly>
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the assembly configuration of the primary assembly 200 according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of primary assembly 200 .

As shown in FIG. 4, primary assembly 200 is made up of a plurality of parts 401-404. A plurality of parts 401 to 404 are combined in the directions of dotted arrows. Each part includes a part of the models 201 to 205 of the predetermined object described using FIG. In other words, the models 201 to 205 of the predetermined object are formed only by assembling the plurality of parts 401 to 404 accurately. As a result, the user does not have to be conscious of the assembly toy 100 from the beginning when assembling, but can be conscious of the models 201 to 205 of smaller scales and can easily perform the assembling work.

<Relationship between primary assembly and final assembly>
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the relationship between the primary assembly 200 according to this embodiment and the assembly toy 100 as the final assembly will be described. FIG. 5(a) shows the final assembly process of the constructional toy 100, and FIG. 5(b) shows the external back surface of the constructional toy 100 after assembly.

As shown in FIG. 5(a), projections 125a, 125b, and 125c provided on the rear surface of the primary assembly 200 are first fitted into the corresponding holes from the inside of the front member 101a, thereby combining both parts. In this state, the front surface of the primary assembly 200 is exposed because it is not in contact with the rear surface of the front member 101a. After that, the rear member 101b is finally combined with the front member 101a while the primary assembly 200 is fitted in the front member 101a. This completes the final assembly of the assembly toy 100 as shown in FIG. In addition, in this embodiment, the front member 101a and the back member 101b are combined to form the body of a spherical assembly toy. At least a part of the spherical main body is hollow, and the front of the primary assembly 200, that is, the models 201 to 205 of the predetermined objects are exposed in the hollow. However, as shown in FIG. 5(b), in the assembly toy 100 after assembly, the primary assembly 200 is covered with the front member 101a and the back member 101b, and cannot be confirmed from the outside. In this way, since the primary assembly 200 is included inside the assembly toy 100, even if a model of a predetermined object unrelated to the assembly toy 100 is formed, the final assembly of the assembly toy 100 will not give a sense of discomfort. There is no

As described above, the constructional toy according to the present embodiment includes a primary assembly that is one part of the constructional toy assembled from a plurality of parts, and a final assembly of the constructional toy that is combined with the primary assembly. The primary assembly forms a model of the desired object when the parts are correctly assembled. Moreover, if the plurality of parts are not assembled accurately, the model of the predetermined portion is not accurately formed, and furthermore, it does not function as one part of the assembly toy. Therefore, the user can assemble the primary assembly 200 of a smaller scale rather than assembling the assembly toy 100, which is the final assembly, from the beginning, thereby facilitating the assembly work. In addition, the user can obtain a sense of accomplishment by correctly assembling the model of the predetermined part, and can confirm that the assembling process up to this point has been accurately performed. As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a mechanism that facilitates assembly and further enhances interest in the assembly process.

<Modification>
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist of the invention. In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the primary assembly 200 is completely hidden by being covered with the front member 101a and the rear member 101b has been described. On the other hand, a young person may desire to reconfirm the primary assembly 200 assembled in the process after finally assembling the assembly toy. In order to satisfy such a demand, a viewing hole may be provided in a portion of the housing of the constructional toy. Details will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6(a) shows a modification of an assembly toy provided with a peep hole. A viewing hole 601 is provided in a portion of the back member 600 as shown. The shape and size of the peephole 601 are not intended to be particularly limited, and any shape or size may be applied. By looking into the assembly toy through the peephole 601, the user can confirm the front of the primary assembly 200, that is, the models 201 to 205 of the predetermined objects.

On the other hand, FIG. 6(b) shows a modification in which a part of the member is made of a transparent member instead of the peep hole 601. As shown in FIG. As shown, the back member 610 is made of a transparent member (or a semi-transparent member) so that the front of the primary assembly 200, that is, the models 201 to 205 of the predetermined object can be seen. Although an example in which the entire back surface member 610 is formed of a transparent member is shown, there is no intention of limiting the present invention, and for example, only a portion thereof may be formed of a transparent member.

In this way, by providing a peep hole in a part of the back member or by molding at least a part of the back member with a transparent member, the primary assembly 200 completed during the assembly process can be used even after the assembly toy is assembled. can be confirmed.

Also, the shape of the assembly toy is not particularly limited, and includes various shapes such as people, animals, robots, insects, and dinosaurs.

100: assembly toy, 101a: front member, 101b: back member, 102a, 102b: eyes, 103: mouth, 104: cheek, 200: primary assembly

Claims (10)

is an assembly toy,
a primary assembly that is assembled from a plurality of parts and that is one part of the assembly toy;
assembly members that combine with said primary assembly to form a final assembly of said construction toy;
The primary assembly includes:
having a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface;
When the plurality of parts are assembled accurately, a part of the appearance of the assembly toy is formed on the first surface, and a part of the appearance of the assembly toy is not formed on the second surface. An assembly toy characterized by forming a model of a predetermined object different from the assembly toy. 2. The assembly toy according to claim 1, wherein the model of the predetermined object is not formed unless the plurality of parts are assembled correctly. 3. The constructional toy according to claim 1, wherein the primary assembly does not function as one part of the constructional toy unless the model of the predetermined object is correctly assembled. the assembly members include at least a first assembly member and a second assembly member;
The assembly is performed by combining the first assembly member and the second assembly member so as to cover the second surface of the primary assembly member in a state in which the primary assembly member is fitted from the inside of the first assembly member. 4. A constructional toy as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, which forms a final toy assembly. 5. A constructional toy according to claim 4, wherein a portion of said primary assembly formed on said first surface is exposed through an opening formed in a portion of said first assembly member. 6. An assembly toy according to claim 4, wherein a part of said second assembly member is provided with a peephole through which said model of said predetermined object of said primary assembly can be viewed. 6. An assembly toy according to claim 4 or 5 , wherein a part of said second assembly member is molded from a transparent member that allows the model of said predetermined object of said primary assembly to be visually recognized. 8. A part of the primary assembly formed on the first surface is provided on the back surface of the model of the predetermined object formed on the second surface. The building toy described in . Each of the plurality of parts has a portion on the same side as the first surface and a portion on the same side as the second surface, according to any one of claims 1 to 8. assembly toy. 10. The assembly toy according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the model of the predetermined object includes a plurality of predetermined objects.

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