KR101309278B1 - Jigsaw puzzle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A jigsaw puzzle is provided to allow a user to find questions and answers described on tools and pieces while assembling puzzles. CONSTITUTION: A jigsaw puzzle (100) includes pieces (1) which are printed with an image and a hint tool for providing information on an assembly location. The images of the pieces are the same. A question is displayed on one of either the hint tool or the pieces. An answer is displayed on the other of either the hint tool or the pieces. Two or more pieces with the same images have shape similarity and have a discrepant section. The length of the discrepant section is 8-15% against the total length. The area of the discrepant section is 0.5-2% against the total area.

Description

Jigsaw puzzle

The present invention relates to a jigsaw puzzle that can expect an educational effect.

A jigsaw puzzle is a play equipment that assembles a plurality of pieces that can be connected to each other and usually forms one large picture. Pieces sometimes have a similar shape which confuses the user and allows the user to connect the pieces in the right position by hinting at the shape of the figure printed on the surface of the piece and the characteristics of the shape of the piece.

Jigsaw puzzles are divided into those provided with the base plate on which the pieces are assembled and those that do not. Jigsaw puzzles that provide the bottom plate are generally marketed for children with those having a small number of pieces. On the other hand, jigsaw puzzles without bottom plates are often equipped with 500, 1000, or more than 2000 pieces.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0080041 (2010.07.08)

The present invention is to provide a jigsaw puzzle that can learn a variety of information described in the text during the process of assembling the puzzle piece, to achieve the effect of education with the fun of matching the puzzle.

Specifically, it provides pieces that can force the user to look for hints organized by text during the assembly of the pieces.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is an embodiment, comprising a plurality of pieces with an image printed on the surface, and a hint tool for providing information on the position where the pieces are assembled, at least one of the pieces At least two of the surfaces have the same level of similarity in which the assembled positions are not replaced with each other, while the image of each surface is the same, and the problem is described on any one of the hint tool and the back of the piece, and the rest on the problem. Present the jigsaw puzzle with the corresponding answer.

Here, when the appearance similarity overlaps the pieces corresponding to each other up and down, there is a discrimination section that is inconsistent in appearance, and the discrimination section appears at 8% to 15% of the entire length of the circumference of any one piece, The area of the section may occupy 0.5% to 2% of the total area of the piece.

In addition, a plurality of pieces having an image having the same level of image similarity as the level where the respective assembled positions are not replaced with each other form a set, and the set may be provided with a plurality of different images.

Further, the hint tool is provided in at least one or more sheets in which the answer or problem corresponding to the problem or answer described on the back side of the piece is described, and the answer or problem described in the sheet is the above described answer or problem. The pieces may be distributed on the sheet corresponding to the position at which the pieces are assembled with the other pieces.

Furthermore, the answer or problem described in the sheet may be reduced or enlarged and distributed on the sheet according to the positional relationship in which the pieces in which the answer or problem are described are assembled with the other pieces.

In addition, the hint tool may be a bottom plate on which a guide part indicating an assembly position of each piece is formed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing a plurality of pieces having an appearance similarity and having the same image, the user is referred to the hint tool, thereby forcing the jigsaw puzzle to find the problems and answers described in the hint tool and the piece. . It is possible to effectively obtain the educational effect of these questions and answers.

The hint tool, which is provided as a separate sheet, can be enlarged as much as the section is selected, compared to the back side of the piece having a limited area, so that a long sentence problem, answer, or commentary can be written. Furthermore, by displaying the arrangement column and the description column separately on the sheet, it is possible to describe the problem of a long sentence and the like without limitation of space. As such, since the problem may be described in a long sentence, it is possible to raise a problem with expertise or a complicated difficulty, and to increase the depth of knowledge that can be delivered to a user.

By providing a plurality of sets of pieces having the same appearance similarity and having the same image, it is possible to distribute problems and answers in a jigsaw puzzle. In addition, since the area of the same image that can be implemented in the assembled jigsaw puzzle increases, it is possible to produce a variety of pictures or photos, thereby increasing the aesthetic effect.

The effects of the present invention will be clearly understood and understood by those skilled in the art, either through the specific details described below, or during the course of practicing the present invention.

1 is a view schematically showing a jigsaw puzzle according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a piece employed in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, in which (a) and (b) are plan views of pieces having a similar relationship, and (c) is shown in (a) and (b). Plan view showing overlapped two pieces.
3 shows a bottom plate and pieces employed in the first embodiment shown in FIG.
4 schematically illustrates a jigsaw puzzle according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 relates to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4, wherein (a) shows the divisional relationship of the jigsaw puzzle, (b) is an enlarged view of section 1, and (c) corresponds to section 1 Drawing showing a hint tool.
Figure 6 relates to a third embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a plan view of a part of a jigsaw puzzle, (b) is a plan view showing a hint tool corresponding to (a).

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the configuration, function and operation of the jigsaw puzzle according to the present invention. It should be noted, however, that the same reference numerals will be used for the same or similar components throughout the embodiments.

In the following description, terms such as 'first', 'second', and the like are used to distinguish constituent elements whose technical meaning is within the same range for convenience. That is, any one configuration may be arbitrarily referred to as a 'first configuration' or a 'second configuration'.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, therefore, are not to be construed as limiting the technical spirit of the invention. It is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited by any of the details of the description to those skilled in the art from the standpoint of a person skilled in the art that any or all of the drawings shown in the drawings are not necessarily the shape,

In the present invention, the jigsaw puzzle includes a plurality of pieces, which are pieces of a puzzle, and a hint tool for providing information about a position at which the pieces are placed.

Each piece is assembled in a two-dimensional plane, and can be manufactured by cutting a thick sheet of paper or a resin sheet according to a pattern having a specific curve. Alternatively, pieces can be blocks that can be combined in three dimensions. In the following description, the piece is limited to being assembled in a two-dimensional plane.

An image is printed on the surface of each piece. This image occupies part of any picture or photograph presented when completing the jigsaw puzzle. Thus, when each piece is assembled correctly, the image of each piece forms one large picture or photograph.

The appearance of some pieces in the present invention is very similar. However, if each piece is misassembled in place of another piece rather than in the correct position, then the subsequent piece is not assembled and the assembly of the entire jigsaw puzzle is impossible. That is, some of the pieces have an appearance similarity level at which the assembled positions are not replaced with each other. The appearance similarity will be described later in detail.

In addition, the images printed on the pieces having similar appearances at the level of appearance similarity described above are the same. Therefore, the distinction of the pieces with similar appearance cannot be made only by the identification of the image. Here, the image is composed of colors, colors, repetitive arrangements of patterns or figures.

Pieces having the image similarity and the same image are provided in plural to form a set. These sets can be plural. In this case, sets are distinguished by different appearances or different images. In addition, sets can be distinguished by different appearances and images.

In one jigsaw puzzle, there is at least one set as described above. But not all pieces necessarily belong to any set. Some of the pieces may not belong to any set.

On the other hand, the hint tool is a member that provides information on the position where the pieces with the same image and similar appearance are assembled. In addition, the hint tool forces the user to solve the problem and find an answer to provide the piece in place. In some embodiments, the hint tool may be a bottom plate on which the piece rises, or a manual provided as a separate sheet or booklet. Such bottom plates and sheets will be described later in more detail.

The problem or answer is written on the back of the piece, and the hint tool describes the answer or problem corresponding to the problem or answer on the back of the piece. The hint tool also contains information about the two-dimensional assembly position of the piece, so that the user can know which piece should be assembled at which position by answering the piece's answer to the problem of the hint tool. The format of these questions and answers is not limited to those areas such as common sense, quiz, and mathematical arithmetic problems.

1 to 3 relate to a jigsaw puzzle according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The jigsaw puzzle 100 according to the first embodiment uses the bottom plate 2 as a hint tool to provide information on at least two or more pieces 1 having an appearance similarity and an assembly position of the pieces 1. Include.

Referring to FIG. 1, the assembled jigsaw puzzle 100 shows hills, trees, clouds, and a background. The hills, pillars of trees, leaves, and clouds form a uniform image. For example, if an image consists of only one color, the area of the hill is made up of a plurality of puzzles painted in solid green, and the area of the leaves, the area of the clouds, the area of the pillars of the tree and the area of the background are dark. It consists of solid colors of green, grey, brown and light blue. Each area represents a plurality of puzzles assembled. Thus, except for a piece that borders another area in one area, the pieces in one area have the same image. Here, the pieces constituting the boundary between neighboring regions are printed in two colors, and can be independently recognized only by the image.

1 and 2 show two pieces that are very similar in appearance, making up the hill area. Here, it is noted that the parenthesis shown in FIG. 1 represents the back side of the piece. In FIG. 2, the piece shown in (a) (hereinafter referred to as 'first piece') and the piece shown in (b) (hereinafter referred to as 'second piece') are similar in appearance.

The first piece 1a and the second piece 1b have the same circumferential shape except for four minute discrimination sections indicated by A to D. FIG. These differentiation sections are formed by changing the curvature slightly in a part of the circumference of the piece, and since the area formed by the discrimination section is relatively small compared to the total area of the piece, it is difficult for the user to visually distinguish them.

However, if the second piece 1b is placed in the position where the first piece 1a is to be combined in the jigsaw puzzle due to the existence of the discrimination section, the left and right sides of the first piece are disposed due to the discrimination section of A to C or D. Still other pieces to be connected cannot be joined.

Unlike the jigsaw puzzle according to the prior art, the user cannot effectively distinguish between the first piece 1a and the second piece 1b only by the difference in appearance. That is, the user recognizes the discrimination section with the naked eye, so that the user hardly knows the difference between the first piece 1a and the second piece 1b.

In addition, since the first piece 1a and the second piece 1b both belong to the cloud area, and the image of the surface thereof is the same in gray, the first piece 1a and the second piece are based on the printed image. The piece 1b cannot be distinguished.

As a result, the user is forced to use a hint tool that provides information about the assembly position of the first piece 1a and the second piece 1b.

Referring to Figure 2 will be described in more detail the external similarity of the first piece and the second piece.

In FIG. 2C, the first and second pieces are piled up and down. As described above, the first and second pieces coincide with each other except for the discrimination section indicated by A to D.

The total sum of the circumferential lengths in which the discrimination intervals appear with respect to the total length of the circumference of one piece is 8% to 15%. That is, 85% to 92% of the circumferential lengths of the first and second pieces are the same, and there is a difference in the remaining 8% to 15%. This difference in the circumferential length is mainly caused by the change in the curvature of the curve forming the circumference of the piece.

In addition, the area of the discrimination section is in the range of 0.5% to 2% of the total area of any one piece.

Using 50 adult men and women as experimenters, three pieces of the mixed first piece and three pieces of the second piece were tested to separate the same ones.

If the length of the discriminating section of the first and second pieces exceeds 15% of the total circumferential length of any one piece, and the area of the discriminating section is configured to exceed 2% of the total area of any one piece, the experimenter The successful separation of one piece and the second piece began to surge.

On the other hand, when the length of the discriminating section of the first piece and the second piece is less than 8% of the circumferential length of any one piece and the area of the discriminating section is less than 0.5% of any one piece, Even when the position was changed, there was a problem that the assembly of the entire jigsaw puzzle was possible. This is considered to be a problem caused by the manufacturing error of the piece is formed larger than the discrimination section.

Based on the experimental results, the user can not successfully distinguish the first piece and the second piece due to the similarity of the appearance, and the appearance similarity of the level where the assembled positions are not replaced with each other, the length of the discrimination section is It can be seen that it is 8% to 15% of the total length of the circumference of the piece, and the area of the discriminating section occupies 0.5% to 2% of the total area of the piece.

3 shows the bottom plate 2 as a hint tool of the first embodiment. In addition, (a) of Figure 3 shows some pieces corresponding to the area of the cloud, (c) shows a few pieces corresponding to the leaf area.

First, looking at the bottom plate 2, the bottom plate 2 includes a plate 21, the jigsaw rises, and a jaw member 22 protruding along the edge of the plate. The jaw member 22 that is assembled to form the edge of the puzzle can be omitted.

The board | plate material 21 is provided with the guide part 211 which shows the assembly position of each piece. The guide portion 211 is a groove formed by recessing the surface of the plate according to the outer shape of each piece, or a curve drawn on the surface of the plate along the outer shape of each piece. The guide part 211 may be omitted.

The plate 21 describes the problem or answer corresponding to the position in which the piece is to be assembled. In FIG. 3C, 'WINE' and '6 × 9' are described in the upper left portion (cloud area) of the bottom plate 2. The user can distinguish the two pieces of (a) of FIG. 3, which are confused where the correct position is, through the description of GRAPH associated with WINE and the description of 54, which is a 6 × 9 answer. .

Since the problem or answer described in the sheet corresponds to the position at which the piece is joined, the user can find information about where the piece will be assembled during the process of matching the problem described in the sheet and the piece.

In the figure, a problem or answer is described in two pieces 1a and 1b of the pieces constituting the area of the cloud. Alternatively, the number of pieces that need to refer to the hint tool may be two or more plural due to the appearance similarity and the same image.

Furthermore, a problem or answer may be written on the back of every piece constituting the jigsaw puzzle, and the answer or problem may be described on the bottom plate.

On the other hand, a plurality of pieces having the same image with the same degree of appearance similarity that each of the assembled position is not replaced with each other forms a set, the number of such sets may be a plurality.

In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, two pieces having a gray image of a cloud area, and having a similarity in appearance form the first set C1, and a dark green image in the leaf area, and 6 having an appearance similarity. Pieces form the second set C2.

The first set C1 and the second set C2 are distinguished from each other by different images, but pieces belonging to each set and similar in appearance have the same image. In addition, in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, similar pieces may form a set not only in the cloud area and the leaf area but also in the background area, the pillar area and the hill area of the tree.

By providing a plurality of sets in one jigsaw puzzle, the user can collect similar pieces for each set while diversifying the pictures or photos implemented by the assembled jigsaw puzzles.

4 to 5 are views related to the jigsaw puzzle according to the second embodiment.

The jigsaw puzzle 100 according to the second embodiment includes a plurality of pieces and at least one sheet 3 as a hint tool. Two or more pieces of the pieces have similar shapes by the above-mentioned appearance similarity and have the same image, the pieces and the hint tool have problems and answers described, and the piece where the hint tool is confused with the assembly position. The point of providing information on the first assembling position of these parts is the same as the above-mentioned embodiment within the range which does not conflict with what is demonstrated below.

Referring to FIG. 4, it can be seen that the area of the completed jigsaw puzzle is increased by providing a greater number of pieces than the jigsaw puzzle of the first embodiment. The jigsaw puzzle completed in the second embodiment represents the moon, clouds and two mountain ranges. Of course, the picture or photo of the completed jigsaw puzzle can be changed in various ways.

In FIG. 5A, the entire jigsaw puzzle is divided into eight sections and divided into eight sections S. FIG. The size of these sections S may be smaller or larger depending on the intention of the manufacturer, as described below.

FIG. 5B is an enlarged view of section 1 S1 located at the top left of the sections S partitioned in FIG. 5A. In the drawings, the phrases described in the pieces are written on the back, so that they are originally invisible when assembled in a jigsaw puzzle, but are shown for clarity.

5C is a sheet 3 of which a question or answer is described as a hint tool corresponding to section 1 (S1). At this time, the position of the problem or answer described in the sheet 3 is matched one-to-one with each assembly position of the pieces whose appearance is similar and have the same image. That is, the arrangement of the problems described in the sheet corresponds to the assembly position of the pieces in which the answer or problem corresponding to the problem or answer is described on the back side.

With reference to the sheet 3 described in section 1, the user is able to find the assembly position of the piece with the appearance similarity and the same image by matching the piece's answer with the problem of the sheet 3.

This sheet 3 is provided for each section, whereby a plurality of sheets together with the pieces are provided to the user.

However, depending on the author's choice, the piece-specific questions or answers may all appear on one large sheet. Alternatively, the plurality of sheets may be bundled together and provided in a book form.

According to the second embodiment, the smaller the size to be divided into sections S, the longer the problem or answer can be written on the sheet having a certain standard.

For example, in FIG. 5, one sheet may describe a question or answer about 35 pieces (5 pieces by 7 pieces). Given that the area of the sheet is the same, setting the section smaller (for example, 4 pieces horizontally and 5 pieces vertically) can give more space to write a question or answer on the sheet. This allows additional explanations or comments on questions requiring long explanations or answers needed for educational purposes. The effectiveness of education can be increased by adding sufficient explanations of difficult questions and answers.

6 are diagrams related to a jigsaw puzzle according to a third embodiment.

The jigsaw puzzle according to the third embodiment includes a plurality of pieces and at least one sheet as a hint tool. Further, the point in which two or more pieces of the pieces have the same image as the appearance similarity and the like are the same as the above-described embodiments within the scope not conflicted with the following description.

6A is a part of the entire jigsaw puzzle similarly to FIG. 5B. The sheet 3 shown in Fig. 6B is a hint tool according to the third embodiment.

The sheet 3 according to the third embodiment includes a description column 31 in which answers are listed with questions listed through the delimiter F such as Q1, Q2, Q3, and the like. The sheet also includes an arrangement field 32 in which the separators are arranged in a reduced or enlarged manner according to the correct assembly position relationship of the pieces with similar appearances and identical images. As an omission, a section guide column 33 indicating which section is indicated may be further included.

The delimiter (F) represents any one of the questions or answers described in the sheet, and the delimiter (F) may be variously changed into a pattern, a symbol, etc. in addition to the character.

The arrangement of the separators F described in the arrangement column 32 is made according to the assembly position relationship of the actual pieces paired with the problem or answer indicated by the separator F. That is, the separator F of the arrangement column 32 matches the problem of the base column 31 and the piece (the answer described on the back of the piece).

The relative position of the pieces in which the answer is described corresponds to the positional relationship of the separators F described in the arrangement column 32. The accumulation relationship of the section S and the placement column 32 applies equally to the arrangement of the separators described in the arrangement column and the actual arrangement between the pieces in which the answers are described.

When the user cannot know the assembly position of the piece due to the similarity of the appearance and the same image during the assembly process of the piece, the user finds the separator (F) by looking at the arrangement field (32) of the sheet, and identifies the problem that the separator (F) points to. You will be able to select the piece whose answer is listed.

The sheet 3 according to the third embodiment includes the base column 31 separately from the arrangement column 32, so that there is virtually no restriction on the length of the problem or the answer described in the base column. In addition, comments and additional explanations can be written long enough to answer questions or answers, thereby increasing the effectiveness of education on specialized and complex topics.

In another embodiment, not shown, one sheet may be filled with batch columns, and the other sheet may be filled with only base sheets.

100: Jigsaw Puzzle
1: piece
1a: first piece 1b: second piece C1: first set C2: second set
A, B, C, D: Discrimination S: Section S1: Section 1
2: bottom plate
21: plate 211: guide portion 22: jaw member
3: sheet
31: Field 32: Arrangement 33: Section Guide Field F: Separator

Claims (6)

A plurality of pieces having an image printed on the surface thereof, and a hint tool for providing information on a position where the plurality of pieces are assembled;
Two or more of the plurality of pieces have the same image on the surface,
The problem is described in any one of the hint tool and the back of the piece, and in the rest, the answer corresponding to the problem is described.

Two or more of the plurality of pieces having the same image have an appearance similarity level at which each of the assembled positions is not replaced with each other,
The appearance similarity has a discrimination section which is inconsistent in appearance when the pieces are piled up and down,
The discrimination section appears at 8% to 15% of the total length of the perimeter of any one piece,
Jigsaw puzzle of the discrimination section occupies 0.5% to 2% of the total area of any one piece. delete In claim 1,
A plurality of pieces having the same image form a set,
The set is a jigsaw puzzle is provided with a plurality of different images. The method according to claim 1 or 3,
The hint tool
Provided in at least one sheet describing the answer or problem corresponding to the problem or answer described on the back of each piece,

The answer or problem described in the sheet,
A jigsaw puzzle in which the pieces in which a problem or answer is described are distributed down or enlarged on the sheet corresponding to the correct assembly position. The method according to claim 1 or 3,
The hint tool
Provided in at least one sheet describing an answer or problem corresponding to the problem or answer described on the back of the piece,

On the sheet
The arrangement in which the separators are listed in correspondence with the correct assembly position of the pieces in which the problem or answer is described,
A jigsaw puzzle, listed by the delimiter, comprising a description column describing an answer or question associated with a piece associated with each of the delimiters. delete

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