JPH0215520Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a block toy consisting of a plurality of block elements each having a fitting protrusion and a fitting receiving part that fit into each other, and a storage box for these block elements. .

(Prior art and its problems) Conventional block toys are made by combining block elements on an assembly base, and then stacking and connecting other block elements to these block elements to assemble one object (block body). It is designed to be played with. After playing, they are stored in a suitable storage box, but since other toys are often stored together in such storage boxes, when you want to play assembling again, you have to turn the storage box over. They have to be separated from other toys, and this sorting is troublesome. In addition, in normal cases, the storage box for block elements is not large enough to accommodate the assembly board, so the assembly board must be stored separately from the block element, and other block elements must be connected to some extent. However, since the block elements connected to the assembly base must be removed one by one before being placed in the storage box, handling is troublesome. Also, since the block element is small, it is easy to lose it.

(Technical problem of the invention) The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, and in particular, by providing the storage box itself with the function of a block element assembly base, it is easy to handle, easy to store after playing with it, and more. The technical problem is to provide a block toy that can be manufactured at low cost.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, a block toy according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a plurality of block elements having the following configuration and a storage box for the block elements.

(a) The block element shall be provided with an appropriate number of fitting convex portions and fitting receiving portions that fit into each other.

(b) The lid of the storage box and/or the inner surface of the box body must be
A large number of fitting protrusions having the same dimensions as the fitting protrusions of the block element are integrally formed so as to fit with the fitting receiving parts of each of the block elements.

(Operations and effects of the invention) As described above, since fitting projections are formed on the inner surface of the lid and/or the box body of the storage box, it is possible to fit the block element into these fitting projections. One block body can be constructed by fitting and combining the receiving parts, and then fitting other block elements thereon. Therefore, since the storage box can be used as an assembly base, there is no need to prepare a separate assembly base as in the past, and there is no need to form the assembly base separately from the storage box, so the structure can be improved. It is easy to manufacture and can be manufactured at low cost. Furthermore, when storing block elements, the block elements fitted into the fitting convex portions on the inner surface of the lid and/or the box body can be inserted into the storage box without being removed. Since it can be accommodated, handling is very easy and the block element is also easy to store.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, symbols 1a, 1b, and 1c are block elements. These block elements 1a, 1b, 1
c... is made of synthetic resin, and storage box 2 is also made of synthetic resin.
is housed in. For example, this storage box 2 is
The block elements 1a, 1 housed in this housing box 2 are constructed as small and handy devices measuring 70 m/m, width 90 m/m, and height 15 m/m.
b, 1c... are also configured to be very small (for example, the size of 1a is about 6 mm square). The block elements 1a, 1b, 1c... are made by hanging side walls 11 from the four peripheries of a square or rectangular upper plate 10 from transparent or colored synthetic resin as required, and form a basic mold using the upper plate of this basic mold. An appropriate number of fitting protrusions 12 are provided on the upper part of the holder 10, and a fitting receiving part 14 is provided inside the fitting receiving part 14.
are formed between the side walls and/or the baffle walls by an appropriate number of cylindrical baffle walls 13 formed at the lower part of the upper plate 10. For example, code 1a has a fitting protrusion of 0, 1b has a fitting protrusion 12. 8 pieces, 1c has 0 obstructing walls, and
1d is an example in which the baffle walls 13 are three block elements. These block elements 1a, 1b, 1c...
One of the block elements 1b arbitrarily selected as seen in the combination of block elements 1b and 1d.
By fitting the fitting protrusion 12 into the side wall 11 and the baffle wall 13 of the other block element 1d or into the fitting receptacle 14 formed between the baffle walls 13 and 13, an arbitrary shape can be formed by combining the block elements. Block body A can be created.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, among the above-mentioned block elements, an L-shaped stepped portion 15 is formed at the upper peripheral edge of the block element 1e having the fitting convex portion 12. Therefore, when another block element 1f is coupled onto the block element 1e, a groove 16 into which a toe can fit is formed between the side walls 11 of the block elements 1e and 1f by the stepped portion 15. . Therefore, when disassembling the combined block elements, the toe can be hooked into this groove 16 to remove the fitting. This is particularly effective when each block element is configured to be very small as in this embodiment. Note that the retraction width t of the stepped portion 15 is
is smaller than the wall thickness T of the block element.

The storage box 2 is a box body 3 with a lid 4 that can be opened and closed via a hinge part 5, and as mentioned above, it is small and compact.
It is constructed to be handy, and the bottom surface of the box body 3 is integrally formed with fitting protrusions 12, 12, . . . having the same dimensions as the fitting protrusions 12 of the block element. Therefore, the block elements 1a, 1b, 1c...
2, 12, etc., the block body A can be assembled and constructed directly on the bottom surface, so that the storage box 2 itself can be used as an assembly base. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, when housing the block elements 1s, 1t, etc. in the housing box 2, the lowest block element is directly fitted into the fitting protrusions 12, 12, etc. on the bottom of the housing box. Can be accommodated. Therefore, when carrying the block element 1 in the storage box 2.
a, 1b, 1c, etc. do not move and make noise, and can be housed compactly. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the side walls of the box body 3 are designed so that the blocking elements 1a, 1b, 1c, etc. fitted to the fitting projections 12, 12, etc. on the bottom surface can be easily removed when the lid is opened. Forming a recess 6 in a part of 3a,
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 1, it is preferable that the box body 3 is formed into a flat plate shape, while the lid 4 is formed into a box shape.

Since the storage box 2 is configured as described above,
Open the lid 4, take out the block elements housed in the box body 3, use the housing box 2 as an assembly base, and assemble the block elements continuously on the housing box 2 itself to form a block body as shown in Fig. 1. can be assembled. The figure shows an example in which the block elements are assembled in a house and a garden.

Note that the storage box does not necessarily have to have a box main body and a lid that are separate bodies, and may have separate configurations, and the fitting convex portion of the storage box may be provided on the inner surface of the box body and/or the lid. However, it is not necessarily limited to being provided on the bottom of the box body. If the lid of the storage box is made transparent, the colorful block elements inside can be seen through, and patterns can be expressed by combining the stored blocks, so it is possible to omit special printing etc. on the lid. is also possible. Furthermore, the bottom surface 3b of the box body 3 of the storage box 2 and the side wall 3a may be integrally formed via a thin hinge portion 5', and the structure may be such that the box body 3 of the storage box 2 is opened and closed via the hinge portion 5'. In this case, the area of the base can be increased by expanding it into the box body 3 itself. Conversely, the lid body may have a similar configuration.

As explained in detail above, according to the block toy, the fitting protrusions 12 are formed on the inner surface of the lid 4 and/or the box body 3 of the storage box 2, so that these fitting protrusions One block body A can be constructed by fitting the fitting receiving portion 14 of the block element into the block element 12 and combining them, and then fitting another block element thereon. Therefore, the storage box 2 can be used as an assembly base, so there is no need to prepare a separate assembly base and there is no need to form the assembly base separately from the storage box 2, as in the past. Therefore, the structure is simple and can be manufactured at low cost, and furthermore, even when storing the block elements, the block elements fitted into the fitting projections 12 on the inner surface of the lid 4 and/or the box body 3 can be removed as they are. Since the block element can be stored in the storage box 2 without any problems, handling is very easy and storage of the block element is also easy.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a block toy according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a partially enlarged view of the block element, Figures 3 and 4 are partial cross-sectional views of the storage box and the block element in the housing state, and Figure 5 is a side view of another example of the box body. be. Code A...Block, 1a, 1b, 1c...
Block element, 2... Storage box, 3... Box body, 3
a, 11...Side wall, 3b...Bottom surface, 4...Lid, 5
... Hinge part, 6 ... Recessed part, 10 ... Top plate, 12
...Fitting convex portion, 13...Baffle wall, 14...Fitting receiving portion, 15...Step portion, 16...Groove.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A block toy characterized by comprising a plurality of block elements having the following configuration and a storage box for the block elements. (a) The block element shall be provided with an appropriate number of fitting convex portions and fitting receiving portions that fit into each other. (b) The lid of the storage box and/or the inner surface of the box body must be
A large number of fitting protrusions having the same dimensions as the fitting protrusions of the block element are integrally formed so as to fit with the fitting receiving parts of each of the block elements.