JPH07631A - Toy for intellectual training - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a toy for intellectual training forming a display of a desired character or a figure with a combination of pin heads by providing it with multiple mutually connected grooves designed into a desired pattern and multiple pins slidable along the grooves. CONSTITUTION: This spherical toy 10 formed into a terrestrial globe is provided with an outer shell structure 12 and an inner core main body 14, and Y-grooves are formed at the portions located at the North Pole and the South Pole. The grooves are inclinatorily extended downward by about 45 deg. against the vertical axis connecting the North Pole and the South Pole. Triangular sections formed by the grooves are connected to each other, and small island-like unit pieces (islets) 20 divided by six zigzag grooves 18A-18F surrounding the toy 10 and erected movably are formed. The toy 10 is provided with multiple pins 24 each constituted of a head section and a shaft section, and the pins 24 are made slidable along the Y-grooves and the grooves 18A-18F.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

The present invention relates to a playground equipment for intellectual training,
In particular, it relates to a ball play equipment having a plurality of grooves designed in a predetermined manner to accommodate a slidable pin head. The groove is designed in a predetermined manner and is sized to control the sliding movement of the pin head from one part of the ball play equipment to another.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Gaming equipment that allows a portion of its surface to move from one position to another has generally been cubic. Also, the movable surface portion was generally square.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since it is a cube,
Even when moving, the movement is divided into 6 planes and is not performed smoothly. Moreover, since the moving surface is also square, it is not possible to expect much change in the mode formed by the movement, and many modes cannot be obtained. , Was unsuitable for intelligent training. It is an object of the present invention to provide a substantially spherical play equipment in which the pin head can be slidably positioned to form a surface with the desired pin head.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a plurality of interconnected grooves (16,1) designed in a desired pattern are provided.
8) and a play device for intellectual training, which is a substantially spherical body composed of a plurality of pins slidable along the groove. In the preferred embodiment, the plaything is a sphere. The play equipment has two Y-shaped grooves connected to each other, which are provided to face each other in the diametrical direction of the sphere. A plurality of slidable pins are inserted in the groove. The exposed pin outer surface is defined to derive the desired visual boundaries. An island-shaped unit piece "eyelet" formed by the above-mentioned interconnected grooves is fixed to the core body in the ball play equipment.

In another aspect of the invention, a plaything has a web of interconnected grooves substantially over the surface, the surface intersecting at least one partial free surface area. And at least one groove connecting the webs of interconnected grooves.

[0006]

[Action] On the spherical surface, the pin is moved to the desired position in the groove regulated by the eyelet and set, or the pin head is used to form an indication such as a desired character figure, thereby performing intellectual training. To do.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order that the present invention may be more clearly understood, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 and 3, there is shown a ball play equipment (10) having an outer shell structure (12) and an inner core body (14). For the purpose of expressing the present invention only, the spherical play equipment is shown divided by a conventional method of geographically dividing the globe into strips. The north and south poles of the ball play equipment are provided with Y-shaped grooves (16), and the arms and legs of these grooves are equidistantly spaced apart from each other {Fig. 3 (A)
See}. The groove (16) extends downwardly at an angle of approximately 45 ° with respect to the vertical axis connecting the North Pole and the South Pole {Fig. 3
See (B)}. In another example of the groove, the groove may extend downward at an acute angle with respect to the vertical axis connecting the north pole and the south pole. In another embodiment, the North Pole or South Pole region, or both regions, may be a partially free surface with only one groove connecting the interconnecting groove webs.

The triangular sections formed by the grooves at the North and South Pole are six zigzag grooves (18A-18F) that connect to each other and surround the ball play equipment (10). The bending angles of the zigzag groove are equal to each other.
From the drawings, it is clear that when the grooves are connected by the above-mentioned method, "a unit piece such as a freely erected island (referred to as" eyelet "in the present specification)" (20) is formed. The size and shape is uniform throughout the ball play equipment, it can be seen that on one side there is a series of parallel columns of five hexahedral eyelets between the upper and lower triangular sections.

The area bounded by adjacent zigzag grooves contains 15 eyelets. Therefore, the ball play equipment includes at least 45 eyelets arranged in a predetermined order as described above. Desired complexity, and /
Alternatively, another number of eyelets may be adopted for designing as an intelligent game. Eyelets forming triangular sections and spheres are spaced and formed in place by suitable means. In this example, the triangular section and eyelet are secured to the core body by pins (22) (FIGS. 4 and 5). Alternatively, the triangular sections and eyelets may be interconnected below them by suitable connecting means to separate them from the groove.

It is to be understood that the spherical play equipment consisting of the core body and the eyelets, when assembled, is a smooth sphere, with each eyelet arranged along the same spherical surface. The present invention further comprises a plurality of slidable pins (24), as shown in FIGS. The pin (24) is housed in the groove and slides along it. Each pin (24)
Comprises a head portion (26) and a shaft portion (28) fixed to the lower side thereof. The pin (24) further comprises a biasing surface (30) and biasing means (32). Pin (24)
Preferably comprises a restraining member (34) for fixing the biasing means (32) and the biasing surface (30) in place. In order to facilitate this sliding movement, the lower side of the pin head is convex and the upper surface of the biasing surface (30) is also convex. The biasing means is preferably a coil spring.

Alternatively, the sliding pin may include a head portion (26) having a shaft portion for tightly fitting the resilient lower grip portion. In order to facilitate the sliding movement of the pin, the lower grip is hemispherical or convex and the spacing between the lower surface of the pin head and the uppermost surface of the lower grip is such that it provides a good but slidable grip on the groove. It can be of any size.

In another embodiment of the invention, a slidable pin (24) is inserted into the groove and slides along all grooves, including the north and south pole Y-shaped grooves of the transverse groove sphere. It is free to move.

[0014]

According to the present invention, a plurality of interconnected grooves designed in a desired pattern as described above and a plurality of pins slidable along the grooves are used for intellectual training. Thus, by positioning the pin head slidably, it is possible to provide a substantially spherical play equipment whose surface can be formed with a desired pin head.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a ball play equipment including a pin head in an assembled state.

FIG. 2 is a view in which a pin head is removed from a side portion of the spherical play equipment of FIG. 1 so as to clearly show a groove.

FIG. 3 (A) is a plan view (bottom view corresponds to this) of the spherical play equipment of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 (B) is a schematic vertical sectional view of the spherical play equipment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view in which a pin head is removed from a ball play equipment.

5A and 5B show an eyelet forming a part of a spherical play equipment fixed to a core body. FIG. 5A is a plan view and FIG.
Is a side view and FIG. 6C is a perspective view.

6A is a diagram showing the pin head in an assembled state, and FIG. 6B is an exploded side view of the pin.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14 core body 16 groove (connected to each other) 18 (polygonal) groove 20 eyelet 24 pin 26 pin head 28 shaft 30 biasing surface 32 biasing means

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. Intelligent training as a substantially spherical body comprising a plurality of interconnected grooves (16, 18) designed in a desired pattern and a plurality of pins (24) slidable along the grooves. Playground equipment. 2. A plurality of interconnected grooves (16) between one transverse groove at at least one end of the diametrical axis of the device and the transverse groove and the other portion of the generally spherical body. 2. A polygonal groove (18) according to claim 1, wherein the transverse groove and the polygonal groove are connected to each other to form a continuous groove. Playground equipment. 3. The transverse groove (16) at one end of the diametrical axis of the device is Y-shaped or X-shaped or elliptical connecting the two points of the interconnected groove. A playground equipment for intellectual training according to claim 2. 4. The polygonal groove (18) comprises 3, 4, 5
3. A groove having 6 sides, or a section of a groove having 3, 4, 5 or 6 sides.
Playground equipment for the described intellectual training. 5. The pin (24) is an upper pin head (2).
6), shaft (28), biasing surface (30) and biasing means (32), said interconnected grooves (16, 18).
The playground equipment for intellectual training according to claim 1, wherein the playground equipment is slidable along. 6. The upper pin head (2) of the pin (24).
6), having a shaft (28) and a lower grip, the spacing between the lower surface of the pin head and the uppermost surface of the lower grip being good but slidable on the interconnected grooves (16, 18). The play equipment for intellectual training according to claim 1, wherein the play equipment is formed in a size that allows gripping. 7. The pin head has a desired two-dimensional shape or three-dimensional shape.
The play equipment for intellectual training according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the play equipment has a dimensional shape and is defined so as to have a desired visual display mode. 8. The sphere surrounds the core body (14),
The play equipment for intellectual training according to claim 1, wherein an eyelet (20) formed by the interconnected grooves is fixed on the core body (14). 9. The playground equipment for intellectual training according to claim 8, wherein the size and shape of the eyelet are uniform or nonuniform, or a combination of uniform and nonuniform. 10. The playground equipment according to claim 8, wherein the number of the eyelets (20) is at least 45.