JPH01192379A - Jigsaw puzzle for traveling path of travelling toy and its manufacture - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a jigsaw puzzle without a possibility to generate a damage and rupture and with an excellent durability by forming a guide groove between an adjoining puzzle small pieces so that the travelling toy can travel along a guide groove 4. CONSTITUTION:A guide groove 4, in which a guide pin B1 of a travelling toy B freely slides, is formed between mutual sections of adjoining puzzle small pieces 2 so that the travelling toy B to build in the driving mechanism can travel along the guide groove 4. Prescribed puzzle small pieces 2 are bonded to a recessed part 1a as a fixed puzzle small piece 3 beforehand. For the manufacture, first, a release agent 15 is applied at the prescribed position of a bottom paper 12 surface and adhesives 16 are applied to the surface whole. On this, an intermediate paper 11 to bond a cover 10 is bonded, and the puzzle small pieces 2 and a cut-out line 14 for a guide groove 4 are provided by a suitable cutter at the cover 10 and the intermediate paper 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention mainly relates to a track jigsaw puzzle of a running toy suitable as an educational toy for young children and a method for manufacturing the same.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as this type of jigsaw puzzle, for example, a picture puzzle with a driving toy described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 103194/1983 has been proposed by the applicant of the present invention. This has rail grooves that form several running circuits,
A running track board that is combined with each other to form a single circuit board;
The driving toy is self-propelled along the rail groove, and the running roadbed is movable within a space surrounded by a connecting running roadbed having fitting joints that can be freely fitted and removed from each other, and the connecting running roadbed, and It consists of a movable running roadbed that changes the running circuit, and the rail grooves are arranged to cross the running roadbed in all directions.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in these jigsaw puzzles, the rail grooves are arranged so as to cross the running track bed in all directions, so the strength of the running road board itself decreases and the jigsaw puzzles cannot be used repeatedly. During this time, there was a risk that the running base could break, be damaged, or break in the rail groove area. In addition, when installing rail grooves on the running roadbed, the rail grooves should be placed at approximately right angles to the periphery of the running roadbed, taking into consideration the durability of both sides of the rail groove ends. Therefore, the rail grooves that can be formed on the one-piece running base are difficult to construct with complex compound curves, and the overall shape of the rail grooves is relatively simple, making it uninteresting. there were. In addition, if a rail groove consisting of a complex compound curve is provided on one side of the trackbed, the dimensions of the one piece of the trackbed itself will become large, and the number of trackbeds will be limited, making it less interesting as a jigsaw puzzle. There were some drawbacks, such as the lack of quality.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, the present invention provides a jigsaw puzzle A for a running toy.
In a jigsaw puzzle A made up of appropriately laminated paper materials, between two predetermined adjacent puzzle pieces,
By forming a guide groove 4 in which the guide pin B1 of the traveling toy B can freely slide, and by forming the traveling toy B with a built-in drive mechanism to be able to run along this guide groove 4, the above-mentioned I was able to resolve the difficulties.

In addition, as a method that is most suitable for manufacturing the track jigsaw puzzle A, a release agent 15 is applied to a predetermined position on the surface of the bottom paper 12 where the puzzle pieces 2 and the guide grooves 4 are arranged, and an adhesive is applied to the surface of the bottom paper 12. 16, and on top of this, cover 10
The inner paper 11 to which is pasted is glued, and cut lines 14 are provided appropriately on the cover 10 and the inner paper 11 to form puzzle pieces 2, and guide grooves 4 are formed between predetermined adjacent puzzle pieces 2. By adopting a means for forming a track jigsaw puzzle A, it is possible to easily and simply manufacture the track jigsaw puzzle A.

(Function) According to the jigsaw puzzle A of the present invention, the guide groove 4 is formed between the adjacent predetermined puzzle pieces 2 and has a shape in which the outer peripheral edge portions of the plurality of predetermined puzzle pieces 2 are appropriately combined. will be formed along the

Moreover, according to the manufacturing method of the track jigsaw puzzle A of the present invention, the cover 10 and the inner paper 11 that are adhered are connected to the bottom paper 12.
It is adhered to via an adhesive 16 and cut along the score line 14 as appropriate. Of the cut cover 10 and inner paper 11,
The portions constituting the puzzle pieces 2 and the portions constituting the guide grooves 4 are not adhered to the bottom paper 12 by a release agent 15 applied to the bottom paper 12 in advance.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to illustrated examples.

A in the figure shows a jigsaw puzzle of the present invention, and this jigsaw puzzle A consists of paper materials (cover 10, inner paper 11, bottom paper 12).
The puzzle base 1 has a concave part 1a for inserting the puzzle pieces 2 in the center part, leaving the peripheral part, and a puzzle base 1 that is fitted into the concave part 1a of the puzzle base 1. It consists of a plurality of puzzle pieces 2. Then, the running toy B is placed between two predetermined adjacent puzzle pieces.
A guide groove 4 is formed in which the guide pin B1 is slidable, and a traveling toy B having a built-in drive mechanism can run along this guide groove 4. Moreover,
A pattern is appropriately drawn on the surface of the jigsaw puzzle A.

The puzzle pieces 2 constituting the jigsaw puzzle A have several different shapes, and each of them has a joint protrusion 5, a joint recess 6, or both at appropriate positions on its side edges. The puzzle pieces 2 are connected to each other by fitting the joint protrusions 5 and joint recesses 6 of adjacent puzzle pieces 2 together.

In addition, these puzzle pieces 2 are attached to the concave portion 1a of the puzzle base 1.
The puzzle piece 2 is connected to the puzzle base 1 by fitting into the joint recess 6 or the joint protrusion 5 provided on the peripheral edge of the puzzle piece 2 (see FIG. 1).

By the way, when the guide groove 4 is formed in an endless annular shape on the jigsaw puzzle A, the small pieces of puzzle 2 in the part surrounded by the guide groove 4 will move within the recess 1a of the puzzle base 1, and the guide groove 4 will not fit properly. It becomes impossible to maintain the quality.

Therefore, a predetermined puzzle piece 2 is formed so as to be bonded in advance to the recess 1a as a fixed puzzle piece 3 (see FIG. 2). Incidentally, the joint recess 6 is provided as much as possible at the peripheral edge of the recess 1a of the fixed puzzle piece 3 and the puzzle base 1. Because, fixed puzzle piece 3
When the joint protrusion 5 is provided at the peripheral edge of the recess 1a of the puzzle base 1, the liquid pipe area between the joint protrusion 5 and the mount (bottom paper 12) is small, and the connection between the joint protrusion 5 and the joint recess 6 is small. As the fitting and removal are repeated, the joint protrusion 5 tends to peel off from the backing paper (bottom paper 12), and the base of the joint protrusion 5 tends to bend (
However, when the joint recess 6 is provided, there is no such risk at all.

Further, the guide groove 4 may be formed by cutting the upper part of the periphery of the puzzle piece 2 into an angular shape, as shown in FIG. 4. When formed in this way, the fixed puzzle piece 3 is unnecessary. becomes.

Furthermore, by setting the peripheral shape of the puzzle piece 2 and the positions of the joint protrusion 5 and the joint recess 6 provided on the puzzle piece 2 at fixed positions, and giving compatibility between the puzzle pieces 2, , the number of combinations of the puzzle pieces 2 can be increased to make the play more complex.

In the illustrated example, the puzzle base 1 of the jigsaw puzzle A is formed by adhering the inner paper 11 and the cover 10 to the periphery of the bottom paper 12 forming the bottom, and the puzzle pieces 2
(Fixed puzzle piece 3) is formed of a cover 10 and inner paper 11, but it is not limited to these, and for example, the number of paper materials stacked as jigsaw puzzle A can be increased or decreased. It is.

The traveling toy B has a guide pin B1 protruding from its lower part,
The guide pin B1 is configured to slide within the guide groove 4 and run over the jigsaw puzzle A along the guide groove 4 by an appropriate built-in drive mechanism. The shape of the traveling toy B may be a car other than the train shown in the illustrated example, a motorcycle, an animal, a popular character 1, or any other shape. By the way, the drive mechanism of the traveling toy B may be of a spring type that can store and apply rotational force using a wind-up knob, or may be of a type using a motor using a dry battery or the like as the driving force.

By the way, the specific shape, dimensions, and material of the puzzle base 1, the specific shape, dimensions, and dimensions of the recess 1a, the specific shape, dimensions, and number of the puzzle pieces 2, the specific shape, and arrangement state of the guide grooves 4, etc.
It is not limited to the illustrated example and can be freely set as appropriate.

On the other hand, the method for manufacturing track jigsaw puzzle A of the present invention is as follows:
First, a release agent 15 such as varnish is applied to predetermined positions on the surface of the bottom paper 12 where the puzzle pieces 2 and the guide grooves 4 are to be arranged. Then, an adhesive 16 such as glue is applied to the front surface of the bottom paper 12.

Then, on top of this, the inner cover 10, to which the cover 10 has been adhered in advance, is glued. After that, cut lines 14 for the puzzle pieces 2 and the guide grooves 4 are provided on the cover 10 and the inner paper 11 using a cutter as appropriate to form the puzzle pieces 2.
A guide groove 4 is formed between predetermined adjacent puzzle pieces 2. The guide groove 4 is formed by removing the cover 10 and inner paper 11 of this part, forming the guide groove 4 with the bottom paper 12 as the bottom part of the jigsaw puzzle A, and removing each of the puzzle pieces 2 from the bottom paper 12. be done. At this time, the cover 10 and inner paper 11 in the guide groove 4 portion, and the puzzle piece 2 are separated from the release material 15 by the adhesive 16 applied on the release agent 15 such as varnish applied to the surface of the bottom paper 12. Once it is done, it can be removed from the bottom paper 12. Furthermore, portions to which the release agent 15 is not applied, such as the peripheral portion of the puzzle base 1 and the fixed puzzle pieces 3, are reliably adhered to the bottom paper 12 via the adhesive 16.

By the way, when applying the release agent 15 such as varnish to a predetermined position on the surface of the bottom paper 12, this is automatically done by appropriate printing means, but it can also be done manually or by other appropriate means. .

Moreover, the materials for the release agent 15, adhesive 16, etc. are not limited to those mentioned above, and various materials can be used. Furthermore, the paper materials to be stacked as the jigsaw puzzle A are not limited to the three-layer structure as shown in the illustrated example, but may have a two-layer structure, four-layer structure, or more, and the depth of the cut line 14 may also vary. It can be set freely as appropriate.

(Effects of the Invention) Therefore, in the track jigsaw puzzle A of the present invention, in the jigsaw puzzle A constructed by appropriately laminating paper materials, the guide pin of the running toy B is inserted between two predetermined adjacent puzzle pieces. B1 forms a slidable guide groove 4, and the traveling toy B with a built-in drive mechanism is formed so that it can run along this guide groove 4, so the guide groove 4 is arranged in the puzzle piece 2. Unlike the case where the puzzle pieces 2 and the puzzle base 1 are used together, the strength of the puzzle pieces 2 and the puzzle base 1 is not impaired, and these pieces form a highly durable jigsaw puzzle A that is free from the risk of being bent, damaged, or broken by repeated use. can.

Therefore, even if a child handles it somewhat roughly, it will not be easily damaged, making it ideal as an educational material for young children.

In particular, guide grooves 4 between predetermined adjacent puzzle pieces 2
As a result, the guide groove 4 can be configured along a compound curve formed by suitably combining the outer peripheral edge portions of a plurality of predetermined puzzle pieces 2, and the overall shape of the guide groove 4 becomes relatively complex, making it more interesting. It becomes possible to provide a jigsaw puzzle A for a running track of a running toy B, and there is no possibility that the appropriate pattern drawn on the surface of the puzzle piece 2 will be damaged by the guide groove 4. Furthermore, the smaller the size of the puzzle piece 2 itself, the more complex the guide groove 4 can be constructed, and the more the jigsaw puzzle A can be constructed with a large number of puzzle pieces 2, the more interesting the jigsaw puzzle A is. becomes. The guide pin B1 will now slide smoothly in the guide groove 4, and the traveling toy B can be expected to run smoothly.

In addition, since the jigsaw puzzle A is formed by laminating paper materials, it is easy to form the guide groove 4, making it possible to provide the jigsaw puzzle A at an extremely low cost, and it can be handled safely even by young people. Moreover, it becomes possible to easily apply a pattern that the child likes using a variety of printing methods.

In addition, when the guide groove 4 is formed in an endless ring shape on the jigsaw puzzle A by gluing the fixed puzzle pieces 3 to the four parts 1a of the puzzle base 1, the puzzle pieces 2 in the part surrounded by the guide groove 4 are There is no movement within the four parts 1a of the puzzle base 1, and the guide groove 4 can be secured reliably.

Moreover, the fixed puzzle piece 3 and the fourth part 1a of the puzzle base 1
By providing only the joint recessed portion 6 at the peripheral edge portion of , it becomes difficult for these portions to peel off from the bottom paper 12 .

Further, the method for manufacturing the track jigsaw puzzle A of the present invention includes:
A release agent 15 is applied to a predetermined position on the surface of the bottom paper 12 where the puzzle pieces 2 and the guide grooves 4 are arranged, an adhesive 16 is applied to the surface of the bottom paper 12, and a cover 10 is adhered thereon. The inner paper 11 is glued and appropriate score lines 14 are provided on the cover 10 and the inner paper 11 to form the puzzle pieces 2, and guide grooves 4 are formed between predetermined adjacent puzzle pieces 2. The puzzle base 1, the plurality of puzzle pieces 2, and the guide grooves 4 for jigsaw puzzle A can be easily produced, and manufacturing efficiency can be improved, making it suitable for mass production and inexpensive, making this type of track jigsaw puzzle A This is the most suitable manufacturing method for manufacturing.

Moreover, the adhesive 16 applied on the release agent 15 such as varnish applied to the surface of the bottom paper 12 is easily removed from the release material 15 on the cover 10 and inner paper 11 in the guide groove 4 portion, and on the puzzle pieces 2. It comes to be peeled off and can be reliably and easily removed from the bottom paper 12. Further, the cover 10, the inner paper 11, and the fixed puzzle pieces 3 at the peripheral part of the puzzle base 1, which are the parts where the release agent 15 is not applied, are reliably adhered to the bottom paper 12 via the adhesive 16. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings illustrate the present invention; Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the puzzle base part showing the state in use, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the state before the jigsaw puzzle is assembled, and Fig. 3 shows the manufacturing process of the jigsaw puzzle. Cross-sectional view, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view in another embodiment. A... Jigsaw puzzle, 1... Puzzle base, 1a... Recess, 2... Puzzle piece, 3... Fixed puzzle piece, 4... Guide groove, 5
...Joint convex part, 6...Joint concave part, 10...Cover page,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11... Inner paper, 12... Bottom paper, 14... Cut line, 15... Release agent, 16... Adhesive, B... Traveling toy, B1... Guide pin. Patent applicant Sumida Shiko Co., Ltd. Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a jigsaw puzzle constructed by appropriately laminating paper materials, a guide groove in which a guide pin of a traveling toy can freely slide is formed between predetermined adjacent pieces of the puzzle, A jigsaw puzzle for a track for a running toy, characterized in that it is formed so that a running toy with a built-in drive mechanism can run along the guide groove. 2. Apply a release agent to the predetermined positions on the surface of the bottom paper where the puzzle pieces and guide grooves will be placed, apply adhesive to the surface of this bottom paper, and glue the inner paper to which the cover is glued on top. A method for producing a jigsaw puzzle for a runway, characterized in that the cover and the inner paper are appropriately provided with score lines to form puzzle pieces, and guide grooves are formed between predetermined adjacent puzzle pieces.