JPH08215424A - Jigsaw puzzle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To display a jigsaw puzzle illustratively or represent acoustically when all pieces of the puzzle are fitted completely. CONSTITUTION: A jigsaw puzzle 1 includes a frame 2 and necessary pieces 4 of a panel such as picture, photo, etc., and each piece 4 is equipped with an electroconductive path 5a so that an overall series connection is accomplished when the pieces 4 are fitted to complete the intended panel of picture, photo, etc. The frame 2 is equipped with a notifier 8 to be electrically connected with the series connection circuitry of two-terminal elements according to the electroconductive paths 5a, and the series circuitry is connected with a power supply 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a jigsaw puzzle.

[0002] A jigsaw puzzle is one in which a panel such as a picture or a landscape picture or a piece of a panel such as a photograph is arranged in a predetermined arrangement and fitted in a predetermined direction to form a panel for a picture or the like. When this is achieved, it is the experience of the learner to feel satisfied. When the jigsaw puzzle is solved, that is, when the required fitting of all the fragments is completed, it will be more pleasing and intriguing if it is displayed graphically. The same applies when the completion of fitting the jigsaw puzzle piece is expressed as a sound.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Up to now, the realization of these has not been solved yet.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a jigsaw puzzle which can be graphically displayed or sounded when the fitting of a jigsaw puzzle piece is completed.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following constitution.

In a jigsaw puzzle comprising a frame and disassembled pieces of panels for pictures, photos, etc., when a panel for pictures, photographs, etc. is completed by fitting them into each of the pieces in a required arrangement, A conductive path for serial connection is provided for the entire collection of fragments, and an alarm is provided on the frame body for electrically connecting to a circuit for serial connection of the two-terminal elements by the conductive path, and the two-terminal elements are connected in series. A jigsaw puzzle characterized in that the circuit is designed to be connected to a power supply.

In a jigsaw puzzle including a frame and a disjointed fragment of a panel of a picture, a photograph, etc., when a panel of a picture, a photograph, etc. is completed by fitting each of the fragments with a required arrangement, In addition to providing a conductive path that is connected in series as a whole group of fragments, some of the fragments are equipped with a light-emitting alarm that electrically connects to the middle of the two-terminal element by the conductive path. A jigsaw puzzle characterized in that the circuit for connecting the two-terminal elements in series through the alarm is connected to the power supply.

In a jigsaw puzzle including a frame body and a disjointed piece of a panel such as a picture or a photograph, each piece has a predetermined number of pieces for each unit of each of the four rounds of the panel. When the fitting for one turn is completed with the arrangement, a conductive path that is connected in series as a whole turn is provided, and an indicator electrically connected to each of the circuits that are connected in series with the two-terminal element by the conductive path of each unit A jigsaw puzzle, characterized in that each of the circuits is adapted to be connected to a power supply.

In the above construction and the third aspect corresponding thereto, the term "fragment" for "each turn" of the panel that goes around four rounds is not only a literal turn, that is, a "fragment" at the turn that goes around four rounds of the panel. When a constituent element such as a picture or a photograph in the central part of the panel is composed of one piece, the one “piece” is also referred to.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a jigsaw puzzle according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Throughout all drawings,
The same reference numerals indicate the same parts.

An embodiment of the present invention according to claim 1 is shown in FIG.
It is shown in FIG. The jigsaw puzzle is generally denoted by reference numeral 1.

The jigsaw puzzle 1 includes a frame body 2 and a disassembled fragment 4 of a panel such as a picture or a photograph as constituent elements. Each piece 4 has a constituent element such as a picture or a photograph described later on the surface.

Each piece 4 is provided with a conductive path 5a which becomes a serial connection as a whole group of the pieces 4 when they are fitted in a required arrangement to complete a panel of a picture, a photograph, etc. In each fragment 4, the conductive path 5a forms a two-terminal element for forming a series circuit. Terminals 5a 'and 5a' are formed at both ends of each piece 4.

When the pieces 4 are fitted into the frame body 2 in a desired arrangement, the pieces 4 as a whole are connected to the terminals 6a and 6b of the series circuit formed by connecting the two-terminal elements. 7 is provided. Into the circuit 7, one or a plurality of electrical alarms 9 and a power source 8 are inserted. In the illustrated case, the alarm 9 is filled with a lamp and the power source 8 uses a battery. However, the former may be replaced with a light emitting diode, a speaker or the like, and the latter may be replaced with an external power source (power source not shown). .

In FIGS. 1 and 2, when all the pieces 4 are fitted in the frame body 2 in a desired arrangement to complete a panel for pictures, photographs, etc., a series of two-terminal elements consisting of the conductive paths 5a is formed. The connection forms a two-terminal series circuit, and the alarm 9 on the circuit 7 connected thereto is activated.

A window 10 is provided in the frame 2 at a position facing the alarm device 9. The window 10 may have any shape and pattern, for example, as shown in FIG.

The mode of installation of the alarm 9 is shown schematically in FIGS. 1 and 2 and detailed in FIG. In FIG. 4, 8 is a battery,
Reference numeral 11 represents a reflector.

In this way, the completion of the required fitting of the jigsaw puzzle piece 4 can be displayed as an illustration or as a sound.

An embodiment of the present invention according to claim 2 is shown in FIG.
6 is shown. In this, some of all the fragments 4 are replaced by the first two-terminal element 5 by the two-terminal element due to its conductive path 5a.
-1 and the second two-terminal element 5-2, and the alarm 9 is inserted and connected between them. Other fragment 4
Has the same configuration as that described with reference to FIGS.
Therefore, the latter fragment 4 is not shown. The alarm 9 is installed in a recess 13 formed on the upper surface of a required portion of the fragment 4. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 15 is a constituent element such as a picture or photograph of the surface of the fragment 4.

The circuit in which the two-terminal element by the conductive path 5a of the latter fragment 4 and the first and second two-terminal elements 5-1 and 5-2 are connected in series is the same as that described with reference to the embodiment examples of FIGS. Connected to the power supply with various specifications.

In FIGS. 5 and 6, when each piece 4 is fitted in a required arrangement to complete a panel for pictures, photographs, etc., a two-terminal element made of a conductive path (not shown) and an alarm 9 are provided. A series circuit is formed by the series connection of the first and second two-terminal elements 5-1 and 5-2 of the intervention, and the alarm 9 is activated, thereby displaying the completion of fitting of all the fragments 4 in an illustration manner. Represent as a sound.

The fragment 4 including the alarm 9 can be filled with a desired word / phrase, for example, at a position corresponding to a component of a dot pattern expressing the word / phrase shown in FIG.
In this case, the alarm 9 is filled with a light emitting device such as a lamp or a light emitting diode.

In the embodiments of the present invention according to claims 1 and 2, the two terminal elements can be connected to each other in a form as shown in FIG. 1, that is, at a portion bent along the end face of the fragment 4. Alternatively, it can also be carried out in the form as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, that is, through the conductor 5c provided at a required portion of the panel 3 which is the main body of the frame body 2. In the connection form shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a magnet (not shown) is attached to either the upper surface of the panel 3 or the lower surface of the piece 4, and a magnetic body facing the magnet is attached to the other surface of the panel 3 to allow adjacent conductive paths 5b, The connection between 5b and the conductor 5c may be improved.

An embodiment of the present invention according to claim 3 is shown in FIG.
Shown in 10. One of the typical specifications to complete a piece of jigsaw puzzle on a panel such as a picture, the picture of the jigsaw puzzle,
There is a method to insert a piece from the outside of a panel such as a photograph to the inside in a single turn. The method of FIGS. 9 and 10 is suitable for this method.

In FIGS. 9 and 10, all the fragments 4, 4, ... Are made up of a unit of one turn around each of the four rounds of the panel for paintings, photographs and the like, and each segment is fitted with the segment 4 once in a predetermined arrangement. When completed, a conductive path 5d is formed which becomes a serial connection as a whole of the circuit, and the conductive path 5d of the fragment 4 is formed in each unit.
Form a two-terminal element for forming a series circuit.
In each unit, in the fragment 4 corresponding to the terminal element of the series circuit, the conductive path 5d is divided into two elements 5d-1 and 5d-2,
These elements are used as external connection terminals. Conductors 5e and 5e are formed on the frame body panel 3 so as to face the elements 5d-1 and 5d-2 forming the external connection terminals. Conductor 5e,
5e is connected to an alarm device (not shown) similar to the one described above via wirings 7'and 7 '. When the picture or photograph component in the central portion of the panel such as picture or photograph is composed of one piece 4, the end of the conductive path 5d of the piece 4 is connected to an alarm (not shown). 9 and 10, the alarms can be arranged at locations corresponding to the windows 10, 10 ... Shown in FIG. With that arrangement, the window 10 ... the central window 1 of the row
An indicator at a position corresponding to 0 is for the fragment 4 in the central portion, and an indicator at a position corresponding to another window 10 is
Each one is for a piece of each of the panels in one turn unit.

The circuit in which the two-terminal elements are connected in series by the conductive path of each unit may be connected to an external (not shown) power source. This connection itself may follow a known method.

In FIGS. 9 and 10, each time when each of the pieces 4, 4 of one round of the panel completes the fitting, the two-terminal elements are connected in series by the conductive path 5d of the piece 4 of each round. Then, a series circuit is formed and the alarm operates. One piece in the central part works as an alarm by fitting it in the required position. In this way, each time one cycle of the fragment fitting is completed, the completion can be illustrated or displayed as a sound.

[0028]

As described above, according to the jigsaw puzzle of the present invention, when the fitting of the jigsaw puzzle piece is completed, it can be displayed as an illustration or as a sound.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a cross-sectional front view showing an embodiment of the present invention according to claim 1. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the jigsaw puzzle shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partial plan view of a frame body of the jigsaw puzzle of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a jigsaw puzzle with an alarm in an embodiment of the present invention according to claim 2.

6 is a plan view showing an example of a dot pattern character on a lamp, a light emitting diode or the like as an alarm shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the connection form of the conductive paths of the fragments.

8 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a frame panel having conductors for connecting conductive paths shown in FIG. 7. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention according to claim 3;

FIG. 10 is a partially omitted view of a vertical plane of line BB in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Jigsaw Puzzle 2 Frame 3 Frame Panel 4 Fragments 5a, 5b, 5d, Conductive Paths 5c, 5e Conductor 8 Power Supply 9 Alarm

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A jigsaw puzzle comprising a frame and disassembled pieces of panels for pictures, photographs, etc., and a panel for pictures, photographs, etc. is completed by fitting each of the pieces in a required arrangement. At this time, a conductive path for serially connecting the entire collection of fragments is provided, and an alarm for electrically connecting to a circuit for serially connecting the two-terminal elements by the conductive path is provided in the frame body, and the serial connection of the two-terminal elements is provided. The jigsaw puzzle is characterized in that the circuit is designed to be connected to the power supply. 2. A jigsaw puzzle comprising a frame and disjointed pieces of panels for pictures, photos, etc., wherein a panel for pictures, photographs, etc. is completed by fitting each of the pieces in a required arrangement. At this time, a conductive path that is connected in series as a whole of the fragments is provided, and some of the fragments are provided with a light emitting type alarm that is electrically connected in the middle of the two-terminal element by the conductive path. A jigsaw puzzle characterized in that a circuit in which a device and a two-terminal device intervening an alarm are connected in series is connected to a power supply. 3. A jigsaw puzzle comprising a frame and disjointed pieces of a panel such as a picture, a photograph, etc., wherein each piece is a unit of each orbit of the section around the four circumferences of the panel. When the completion of the fitting of one turn with a predetermined arrangement, a conductive path which becomes a serial connection as a whole of the turn is provided, and electrically connected to each circuit which becomes a series connection of two-terminal elements by the conductive path of each unit. A jigsaw puzzle comprising an alarm and each of the circuits being adapted to be connected to a power supply.