WO2020008719A1

WO2020008719A1 - Toy blocks

Info

Publication number: WO2020008719A1
Application number: PCT/JP2019/018343
Authority: WO
Inventors: 優奥村
Original assignee: 株式会社バンダイ
Priority date: 2018-07-02
Filing date: 2019-05-08
Publication date: 2020-01-09
Also published as: JP7245292B2; CN115253322B; CN112312982A; CN112312982B; CN115253322A; JP2021166815A; JP6914893B2; JP2020005681A; JP2023060351A

Abstract

[Problem] To provide toy blocks capable of providing a gamer with other modes of enjoyment and fun in addition to that provided by mutual connection and disconnection. [Solution] These toy blocks 10 have a connecting part 12a and a connected part 13a for mutual connection and disconnection, and are provided with a presentation output part 14 which outputs a presentation either when mutually connected or when disconnected.

Description

Block toys

The present invention relates to a block toy capable of being interconnected and disconnected.

Patent Document 1 discloses a stacked block having a knob on the upper side and a hole on the lower side. The stacked blocks can be interconnected and stacked, for example, by fitting the other hole into one knob of the two stacked blocks.

However, since the above-mentioned stacking block mainly focuses on interconnecting and stacking two or more stacking blocks using knobs and holes, the fun and fun other than the interconnecting and uncoupling are played. It is difficult to provide to the people.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 10-506309

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a block toy that can provide a player with fun and fun other than interconnection and disconnection.

A block toy according to the present invention is a block toy having a connecting portion and a connected portion for interconnecting and disconnecting, and producing an effect in at least one of the time of the interconnecting and the time of the disconnecting. An output unit is provided.

According to the block toy according to the present invention, it is possible to provide the player with fun and fun other than the mutual connection and the disconnection.

1A is a front view of the block toy according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1B is a plan view of the block toy, FIG. 1C is a bottom view of the block toy, and FIG. D) is a plan view of the second main body in a state where the first main body is removed from the block toy shown in FIG. 1 (A), and FIG. 1 (E) is a second view from the block toy shown in FIG. FIG. 1 (F) is a plan view of the first main body in a state where the main body is removed and the first main body is rotated 180 ° left and right, and FIG. 1 (F) shows an operation unit and a power transmission unit in the block toy shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the positional relationship with. 2 (A) to 2 (E) are explanatory views of the operation of the block toy shown in FIG. 3A is a front view of a block toy according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3B is a plan view of the block toy, FIG. 3C is a bottom view of the block toy, and FIG. 3D is a plan view of the second main body in a state where the first main body is removed from the block toy shown in FIG. 3A, and FIG. 3E is a plan view of the second main body from the block toy shown in FIG. FIG. 3 (F) is a plan view of the first main body in a state where the main body is removed and the first main body is rotated left and right by 180 °, and FIG. 3 (F) shows an operation unit and a power transmission unit in the block toy shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the positional relationship with. 4 (A) to 4 (E) are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the block toy shown in FIG. 5A is a front view of the block toy according to the third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5B is a plan view of the block toy, FIG. 5C is a bottom view of the block toy, and FIG. 5D is a plan view of the second main body in a state where the first main body is removed from the block toy shown in FIG. 5A. FIG. 5E is a plan view of the second main body from the block toy shown in FIG. FIG. 5 (F) is a plan view of the first main body in a state where the main body is removed and the first main body is rotated 180 ° left and right, and FIG. 5 (F) is an operation unit and a power transmission unit in the block toy shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the positional relationship with. FIGS. 6A to 6C are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the block toy shown in FIG.

<< 1st Embodiment >>
1 and 2 show the configuration and operation of a block toy 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the front side of FIG. 1A is referred to as front, the back side as back, the left side as right, the right side as left, the upper side as upper, and the lower side as lower. The direction is described as follows.

First, the configuration of the block toy 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The block toy 10 includes a rectangular parallelepiped block main body 11 composed of a combination of an upper first main body 12 and a lower second main body 13, a connecting portion 12 a provided on an upper surface of the block main body 11, and a block main body. A connected portion 13a provided on the lower surface opposite to the upper surface of 11, an effect output portion 14 disposed on the front surface of the block body 11, and an effect output portion 14 partially disposed on the connected portion 13a. It has an operation unit 15, a power transmission unit 16 and an elastic member 17 arranged in the block main body 11. The block toy 10 is not limited to the rectangular parallelepiped shape, and its outer surface is constituted by a plurality of surfaces, provided that the connecting portion 12a and the connected portion 13a are provided on opposing surfaces of the block toy 10, respectively. Good. For example, in addition to the rectangular parallelepiped shape, the shape of the block toy 10 may be a cylindrical shape or a polygonal prism shape other than a rectangular parallelepiped.

As shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C, the connecting portion 12a is a convex shape, specifically, a columnar convex portion, and the connected portion 13a is capable of detachably fitting the connecting portion 12a. A concave shape, specifically, a cylindrical concave portion. The center of the connecting portion 12a in a top view and the center of the connected portion 13a in a bottom view preferably coincide with each other in the vertical direction. Further, the diameter and the vertical dimension of the connecting portion 12a are slightly smaller than the diameter and the vertical size of the connected portion 13a, and another block toy AB having the same connecting portion ABb and the connected portion ABc (FIG. 2A) ) Can be interconnected and disconnected.

As shown in FIGS. 1D and 1F, the second main body 13 has a cylindrical portion 13b surrounding the connected portion 13a, and an upper portion of the cylindrical portion 13b has a cross-shaped bottom view. A guide hole 13c for the operation unit 15 is provided. Further, on the upper surface of the front wall of the second main body 13, a shaft support 13 d for the effect output unit 14 having a rectangular shape in front view and a shaft support 13 e for the power transmission unit 16 having a rectangular shape in front view are provided. , Left and right. The vertical dimension of the shaft support 13e is larger than the vertical dimension of the shaft support 13d, and each upper surface is provided with a shaft support groove (reference numeral omitted) having a U-shaped front view. Furthermore, a descent restricting portion 13f that restricts the descent position of the operation portion 15 is provided substantially at the center of the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 13b. The guide hole 13c extends to the lowering limit portion 13f, and the guide hole 13c in the lowering limit portion 13f is open on the left side. Further, a shaft support 13g for the power transmission unit 16 is provided on the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 13b on the left side of the lowering limit portion 13f. The shaft support portion 13g has a vertical dimension larger than the lowering limit portion 13f, and a shaft support groove (reference number omitted) having a U-shaped front view is provided on the upper surface of the shaft support portion 13g.

1) As shown in FIGS. 1A to 1D, the effect output unit 14 is made of a disc-shaped rotatable component, and at least the surface (front surface) is exposed from the front surface of the block toy 10. Since the effect output unit 14 is a rotatable component about the center of the front view, a decorative unit 14a (for example, a model that simulates a propeller or a windmill) is provided on the front to make it easy to visually recognize the rotation. Has been. In addition, a cylindrical shaft 14b is provided at the center of the effect output unit 14 as viewed from the rear, and a gear 14c is provided at the rear of the shaft 14b. As shown in FIG. 1 (D), the intermediate portion of the shaft 14b of the effect output unit 14 is rotatably disposed in a shaft support groove (symbol omitted) of the shaft support 13d, and the gear 14c is provided on the rear side of the shaft support 13d. positioned. As described above, the effect output unit 14 is a rotatable component that rotates on a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the block toy 10. Note that an operating component such as a rotatable component that operates in a state exposed from the block body 11 is provided in a direction (a front direction) different from a direction (a vertical direction) in which the connecting portion 12a and the connected portion 13a are provided. In addition, the connection of the block toys 10 does not hinder the operation of the operation component, and the connection of the block toys 10 does not hinder the visual recognition of the operation of the operation component.

As shown in FIGS. 1 (C), 1 (D) and 1 (F), the operation unit 15 is provided with a rotation restricting portion 15a having a cross shape in a bottom view and a continuous upper end of the rotation restricting portion 15a. A flange portion 15b, and a column-shaped elevating guide portion 15c continuously provided on the upper surface of the flange portion 15b. The center of the rotation restricting portion 15a as viewed from below may coincide with the center of the elevation guide portion 15c as viewed from above, or may be slightly shifted in the vertical direction. A notch (not shown) is provided on the left side of the flange 15b so that the flange 15b does not interfere with the gear 16b of the power transmission unit 16 when the operation unit 15 moves up and down. Further, on the upper left side of the rotation restricting portion 15a, a rack 15a1 is provided which can mesh with the gear 16b of the power transmitting portion 16 when the operating portion 15 moves up and down. As shown in FIG. 1 (D), the rotation restricting portion 15a of the operation portion 15 is inserted into the guide hole 13c so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction, and when the block toy 10 is in the unconnected state, the flange portion 15b Is in contact with the lowering restricting portion 13f, the lower portion of the rotation restricting portion 15a is located at the connected portion 13a, and the rack 15a1 is not meshed with the gear 16b of the power transmitting portion 16.

As shown in FIGS. 1D and 1F, the power transmission unit 16 includes a cylindrical shaft 16a, a gear 16b provided at a rear portion of the shaft 16a, and a front portion of the shaft 16a. And a gear 16c provided. As shown in FIG. 1D, the rear end of the shaft 16a of the power transmission unit 16 is rotatably disposed in a shaft support groove (not shown) of the shaft support 13g, and the front end of the shaft 16a is a shaft support. 13e is rotatably disposed in a shaft support groove (symbol omitted), and when the block toy 20 is in an unconnected state, the gear 16c meshes with the gear 14c of the effect output unit 14, and FIG. ), The gear 16b is not meshed with the rack 15a1 of the operation unit 15.

As shown in FIGS. 1 (E) and 1 (F), a rectangular groove-shaped receiving portion for receiving the

shaft supporting portions

13d and 13e of the second main body 13 is provided on the lower surface of the front wall of the first main body 12.

Parts

12b and 12c are provided continuously right and left. At the center of the inner upper surface of the first main body 12, a guide hole 12 d having a circular shape when viewed from below, which receives the elevating guide portion 15 c of the operation portion 15 through an elastic member 17 (compression coil spring in the figure). In addition to the cylindrical portion 12e provided, a detachment preventing portion 12f that is in contact with or close to the upper surface of the shaft support portion 13g of the second main body 13 is provided.

That is, in a state where the first main body 12 is combined with the second main body 13 (see FIG. 1D), the receiving

portions

12b and 12c of the first main body 12 allow the shaft support 13d of the second main body 13 to be connected. The shaft support groove (symbol is omitted) and the shaft support groove (symbol is omitted) of the shaft support portion 13e are closed, and the shaft 14b of the effect output unit 14 and the shaft 16a of the power transmission unit 16 are prevented from coming off and being displaced. Further, in the same state, the shaft supporting groove (reference numeral is omitted) of the shaft supporting portion 13g of the second body portion 13 is closed by the removal preventing portion 12f of the first main body portion 12, and the shaft 16a of the power transmitting portion 16 is disengaged and displaced. Is prevented. Further, in the same state, the upper end of the elevating guide portion 15c of the operation portion 15 is received in the guide hole 12d via the elastic member 17, and the operation portion 15 is urged downward by the elastic member 17 so that the flange portion 15b is moved. It comes into contact with the upper surface of the lowering limit portion 13f of the second main body 13.

Although the symbols are omitted, the circles at the four corners shown in FIG. 1D and the circles at the four corners shown in FIG. 1E indicate that the first main body 12 and the second main body 13 are connected to each other. The figure shows an uneven fitting portion (one is a convex portion and the other is a concave portion) used when assembling. Of course, the first main body portion 12 and the second main body portion 13 may be provided with a screw connection portion (one is a screw insertion hole and the other is a screw hole) at a circle, and the two may be combined by screws.

Next, the operation of the block toy 10 will be described with reference to FIG. Incidentally, AB shown in FIG. 2A is another block toy having the same appearance and a different internal structure as the block toy 10, ABa is a block main body, ABb is a connecting portion, and ABc is a connected portion. The block toy AB is not particularly limited as long as it has the same connecting portion ABb and connected portion ABc, and may be the same as the block toy 10 or a block toy 20 described later (see FIG. 3). ) Or a block toy 30 described later (see FIG. 5).

As shown in FIG. 2A, when the block toy 10 is interconnected with another block toy AB, an operation M11 of fitting the connected portion 13a of the block toy 10 into the connection portion ABb of another block toy AB is performed. When the connection is released, an operation M12 of extracting the connected portion 13a of the block toy 10 from the connection portion ABb of another block toy AB is performed.

As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, in the operation M <b> 11, the operation unit 15 of the block toy 10 is pushed in by the connecting portion ABb of another block toy AB against the urging force of the elastic member 17. And displaced linearly. Incidentally, since the urging force of the elastic member 17 is smaller than the mutual coupling force between the block toy 10 and another block toy AB, the mutual coupling is not released by the upward displacement of the operation unit 15. As shown in FIG. 2B, in the process of raising and displacing the operation unit 15, the rack 15a1 of the operation unit 15 temporarily meshes with the gear 16b of the power transmission unit 16, and the operation unit 15 reaches the upper limit. Upon reaching, the engagement is released.

That is, in the operation M11, since the rack 15a1 of the operation unit 15 that is displaced upward temporarily meshes with the gear 16b of the power transmission unit 16, the power transmission unit 16 rotates clockwise in front view due to the temporary engagement. Then, rotational power is transmitted to the gear 14c of the effect output unit 14 meshing with the gear 16c of the power transmission unit 16, and the effect output unit 14 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from the front (FIG. 2C). See). As described above, when the operation unit 15 reaches the ascending limit, the engagement between the rack 15a1 and the gear 16b of the power transmission unit 16 is released, so that the rotation of the effect output unit 14 by the operation M11 causes the effect output unit 14 to rotate. Continue for a while until it stops due to rotational resistance. In other words, if the operation M11 is performed quickly, the rotation of the effect output unit 14 can be continued for a longer time.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2D and 2E, in the operation M12, the operation portion 15 of the block toy 10 is returned by the urging force of the elastic member 17 and linearly displaces downward. As shown in FIG. 2D, in the process of lowering the operation unit 15, the rack 15 a 1 of the operation unit 15 temporarily meshes with the gear 16 b of the power transmission unit 16, and the meshing is performed by the operation unit 15. It is released when the falling limit is reached.

That is, in the operation M12, since the rack 15a1 of the operation unit 15 that is displaced downward temporarily meshes with the gear 16b of the power transmission unit 16, the power transmission unit 16 rotates counterclockwise in front view due to the temporary engagement. Then, rotational power is transmitted to the gear 14c of the effect output unit 14 meshing with the gear 16c of the power transmission unit 16, and the effect output unit 14 rotates clockwise in front view (FIG. 2 (E)). See). As described above, when the operation unit 15 reaches the lowering limit, the engagement between the rack 15a1 and the gear 16b of the power transmission unit 16 is released, so that the rotation of the effect output unit 14 by the operation M12 causes the effect output unit 14 to rotate. Continue for a while until it stops due to rotational resistance. In other words, if the operation M12 is performed quickly, the rotation of the effect output unit 14 can be continued for a longer time.

Next, main functions and effects obtained by the block toy 10 will be described.

Since the block toy 10 can rotate the effect output unit 14 when interconnected with another block toy AB, and can also rotate the effect output unit 14 when disconnecting the effect, the effect output In addition to a visual effect by the rotation of the unit 14, an auditory effect by sound generated with the rotation can be provided to the player. That is, according to the block toy 10, it is possible to provide the player with the fun and fun by the interconnection and disconnection, and to provide the player with the fun and fun other than the interconnection and the disconnection by the effect. Can be.

The effect is performed by pushing the operation unit 15 arranged on the connected portion 13a of the block toy 10 by the operation M11 and releasing the pushing by the operation M12 to return the operation unit 15. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a special external operation to output the effect. In other words, the effect can be provided to the player in a manner that accompanies the same operation of performing the interconnection and the disconnection as before.

<< 2nd Embodiment >>
3 and 4 show the configuration and operation of the block toy 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the front side in FIG. 3A is referred to as front, the back side as back, the left side as right, the right side as left, the upper side as upper, and the lower side as lower. The direction is described as follows.

First, the configuration of the block toy 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The block toy 20 includes a rectangular parallelepiped block main body 21 composed of a combination of an upper first main body 22 and a lower second main body 23, a connecting portion 22 a provided on an upper surface of the block main body 21, and a block main body. A connected portion 23a provided on the lower surface opposite to the upper surface of 21, an effect output unit 24 arranged so that a part thereof is exposed on the front wall of the block main body 21, and a part thereof is connected to the connected portion 23a. It has an operation unit 25 for the effect output unit 24 arranged, a power transmission unit 26 and an elastic member 27 arranged in the block main body 21. The block toy 20 is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and its outer surface is constituted by a plurality of surfaces, provided that the connecting portion 22a and the connected portion 23a are provided on opposing surfaces of the block toy 20, respectively. Good. For example, in addition to the rectangular parallelepiped shape, the shape of the block toy 20 may be a cylindrical shape or a polygonal prism shape other than a rectangular parallelepiped.

As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, the connecting portion 22a is a convex shape, specifically, a columnar convex portion, and the connected portion 23a is capable of detachably fitting the connecting portion 22a. A concave shape, specifically, a cylindrical concave portion. The center of the connecting portion 22a in a top view and the center of the connected portion 23a in a bottom view preferably coincide with each other in the up-down direction. Further, the diameter and the vertical dimension of the connecting portion 22a are slightly smaller than the diameter and the vertical size of the connected portion 23a, and another block toy AB having the same connecting portion ABb and the connected portion ABc (FIG. 4A) ) Can be interconnected and disconnected.

As shown in FIGS. 3D and 3F, the second main body 23 has a cylindrical portion 23b surrounding the connected portion 23a, and an upper portion of the cylindrical portion 23b has a cross-shaped bottom view. A guide hole 23c for the operating section 25 is provided. In the front wall of the second main body 23, an exposure hole 23d for the effect output unit 24 having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front is provided. Further, on both the left and right sides of the exposed hole 23d on the upper surface of the front wall of the second main body 23, there are provided shaft support grooves 23e for the effect output unit 24, each of which has a U-shape in left and right views. On the upper surface of the left wall of the main body 23, a shaft support groove 23e for the power transmission unit 26, which is U-shaped when viewed from the right, is provided. Furthermore, a descent restricting portion 23f that restricts the descent position of the operation portion 25 is provided substantially at the center of the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 23b. The guide hole 23c extends to the lowering restriction portion 23f, and the guide hole 23c in the lowering restriction portion 23f is open on the front side. Further, a shaft support 23g for the power transmission unit 26 is provided on the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 23b in front of the descent restricting portion 23f. The shaft support 23g has a vertical dimension larger than the lowering limit portion 23f, and a shaft support groove (reference number omitted) having a U-shape when viewed from the left is provided on the upper surface of the shaft support 23g. Further, on both left and right sides of the exposed hole 23d on the front surface of the second main body 23, coating portions 23h are provided to cover lower portions on both sides of the exposed portion of the effect output portion 24 in a non-contact manner, as shown in FIG. Meanwhile, a cavity 23h1 that receives the lower part of the gear 24c of the effect output unit 24 in a non-contact manner is provided in the left covering part 23h.

演 As shown in FIGS. 3A to 3D, the effect output unit 24 is formed of a drum-shaped rotatable component, and a part of the outer peripheral surface is exposed from the front surface of the block toy 10. Since the effect output unit 24 is a rotatable component centered on the center of the front surface in left and right views, a plurality of marks 24a (for example, a geometrical shape such as a star) is used to visually recognize the rotation. Objects or characters imitating a character) are provided on the outer peripheral surface. The mark 24a is shown only in FIG. 3A, and is not shown in FIGS. 3B to 3D. In addition, a cylindrical shaft 24b is provided at the center of the front surface of the effect output unit 14 when viewed from the left and right sides, and a gear 24c is provided at the left part of the shaft 24b. As shown in FIG. 3D, the effect output portion 24 is disposed in the exposure hole 23d, and both ends of the shaft 24b are rotated by the two shaft support grooves 23e of the front wall of the second main body 23, respectively. The gear 24c is freely positioned, and the lower part of the gear 24c is located in the cavity 23h1 of the left cover 23h. As described above, the effect output unit 24 is a rotatable component that rotates on a rotation axis substantially parallel to the front surface of the block toy 20. Note that an operating component such as a rotatable component that operates in a state exposed from the block main body 11 is provided in a direction (a front direction) different from a direction (a vertical direction) in which the connecting portion 22a and the connected portion 23a are provided. In addition, the connection of the block toys 10 does not hinder the operation of the operation component, and the connection of the block toys 10 does not hinder the visual recognition of the operation of the operation component.

As shown in FIGS. 3 (C), 3 (D) and 3 (F), the operation unit 25 is provided with a rotation restricting portion 25a having a cross shape in a bottom view and a continuous upper end of the rotation restricting portion 25a. And a column-shaped elevating guide 25c continuously provided on the upper surface of the flange 25b. Incidentally, the center of the rotation restricting portion 25a in a bottom view and the center of the elevation guide portion 25c in a top view may coincide in the up-down direction or may be slightly shifted in the up-down direction. A notch (not shown) is provided on the front side of the flange 25b so that the flange 25b does not interfere with the gear 26b of the power transmission unit 26 when the operation unit 25 moves up and down. Further, a rack 25a1 is provided at the upper front side of the rotation restricting portion 25a so as to mesh with the gear 26b of the power transmitting portion 26 when the operating portion 25 moves up and down. As shown in FIG. 3 (D), the rotation restricting portion 25a of the operation portion 25 is inserted into the guide hole 23c so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction, and when the block toy 20 is in the unconnected state, the flange portion 25b Is in contact with the lowering restricting portion 23f, the lower portion of the rotation restricting portion 25a is located at the connected portion 23a, and the rack 25a1 is not meshed with the gear 26b of the power transmitting portion 26.

As shown in FIGS. 3D and 3F, the power transmission unit 26 includes a cylindrical shaft 26a, a gear 26b provided on a right portion of the shaft 26a, and a left portion of the shaft 26a. And a gear 26c provided on the front side. As shown in FIG. 3D, the right end of the shaft 26a of the power transmission unit 26 is rotatably disposed in a shaft support groove (not shown) of the shaft support 23g, and the left end of the shaft 26a is the second main body. When the block toy 20 is in a non-coupled state, the gear 26c meshes with the gear 24c of the effect output unit 24, and is rotatably disposed in the shaft support groove 23e of the left wall of the unit 23, as shown in FIG. As shown in F), the gear 26b is not meshed with the rack 25a1 of the operation unit 25.

ＥAs shown in FIGS. 3 (E) and 3 (F), the front wall of the first main body 22 is provided with an exposure hole 22b for the effect output unit 24 having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front. Further, on both left and right sides of the exposed hole 22b on the lower surface of the front wall of the first main body 22, a shaft supporting groove 22c for the effect output unit 24 having a U-shape in left and right views is provided. On the upper surface of the left wall of the portion 22, a shaft support groove 22c for the power transmission portion 26, which is U-shaped when viewed from the right, is provided. Further, in the center of the inner upper surface of the first main body 22, a guide hole 22 d having a circular shape when viewed from below, which receives the elevating guide 25 c of the operation unit 25 via an elastic member 27 (a compression coil spring in the figure). In addition to the provided cylindrical portion 22e, a detachment preventing portion 22f that is in contact with or close to the upper surface of the shaft support portion 23g of the second main body portion 23 is provided. Further, on both left and right sides of the exposure hole 22b on the front surface of the first main body 22, coating portions 22g are provided to cover upper portions on both sides of the exposed portion of the effect output portion 24 in a non-contact manner, as shown in FIG. Meanwhile, a cavity 22g1 that receives the upper part of the gear 24c of the effect output unit 24 in a non-contact manner is provided in the left covering part 22g.

That is, in a state where the first main body 22 is combined with the second main body 23 (see FIG. 3D), a total of three shaft support grooves 22c of the first main body 22 and a total of the second main body 23 are combined. The three shaft supporting grooves 23e are vertically overlapped and closed, so that the shaft 24b of the effect output unit 24 and the shaft 26a of the power transmission unit 26 are prevented from coming off and being displaced. In the same state, the shaft support groove (not shown) of the shaft support portion 23g of the second body portion 23 is closed by the removal prevention portion 22f of the first body portion 22, and the shaft 26a of the power transmission portion 26 comes off and is displaced. Is prevented. Further, in the same state, the upper end of the elevating guide portion 25c of the operating portion 25 is received in the guide hole 22d via the elastic member 27, and the operating portion 25 is urged downward by the elastic member 27, and the flange portion 25b is It contacts the upper surface of the descent restricting portion 23f of the second main body 23. Further, in the same state, each covering portion 22g of the first main body portion 22 and each covering portion 23f of the second main body portion 23 vertically overlap, and both sides of the exposed portion of the effect output portion 24 are covered in a non-contact manner.

Although the reference numerals are omitted, the circles at the four corners shown in FIG. 3D and the circles at the four corners shown in FIG. 3E indicate that the first main body 22 and the second main body 23 are connected. The figure shows an uneven fitting portion (one is a convex portion and the other is a concave portion) used when assembling. Of course, the first main body portion 22 and the second main body portion 23 may be provided with a screw connection portion (one is a screw insertion hole and the other is a screw hole) at a circle, and the two may be combined by screws.

Next, the operation of the block toy 20 will be described with reference to FIG. By the way, AB shown in FIG. 4A is another block toy having the same appearance and a different internal structure as the block toy 20, ABa is a block body, ABb is a connecting portion, and ABc is a connected portion. The block toy AB is not particularly limited as long as it has the same connecting portion ABb and the connected portion ABc. For example, the block toy AB may be the same as the block toy 20 or the block toy 10 (see FIG. 1). ) Or a block toy 30 described later (see FIG. 5).

As shown in FIG. 4A, when the block toy 20 is interconnected with another block toy AB, an operation M21 of fitting the connected portion 23a of the block toy 20 into the connection portion ABb of another block toy AB is performed. When releasing the connection, an operation M22 of extracting the connected portion 23a of the block toy 20 from the connection portion ABb of another block toy AB is performed.

As shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, in the operation M <b> 21, the operation unit 25 of the block toy 20 is pushed in by the connecting portion ABb of another block toy AB against the urging force of the elastic member 27. And displaced linearly. Incidentally, since the urging force of the elastic member 27 is smaller than the interconnection force between the block toy 20 and another block toy AB, the interconnection is not released by the upward displacement of the operation unit 25. As shown in FIG. 4B, in the process of raising and displacing the operation unit 25, the rack 25a1 of the operation unit 25 temporarily meshes with the gear 26b of the power transmission unit 26, and the operation unit 25 reaches the upper limit. Upon reaching, the engagement is released.

That is, in the operation M21, since the rack 25a1 of the operation unit 25 that is displaced upward temporarily meshes with the gear 26b of the power transmission unit 26, the power transmission unit 26 rotates counterclockwise in left view due to the temporary engagement. Then, the rotational power is transmitted to the gear 24c of the effect output unit 24 meshing with the gear 26c of the power transmission unit 26, and the effect output unit 24 rotates clockwise in left view (FIG. 4C). See). As described above, when the operation unit 25 reaches the ascending limit, the engagement between the rack 25a1 and the gear 26b of the power transmission unit 26 is released, so that the rotation of the effect output unit 24 by the operation M21 causes the effect output unit 24 to rotate. Continue for a while until it stops due to rotational resistance. In other words, if the operation M21 is performed quickly, it is possible to rotate the effect output unit 24 for a longer time.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4D and FIG. 4E, in the operation M22, the operation unit 25 of the block toy 20 is returned by the urging force of the elastic member 27 and linearly displaces downward. As shown in FIG. 4D, in the process of lowering the operation unit 25, the rack 25a1 of the operation unit 25 temporarily meshes with the gear 26b of the power transmission unit 26, and the meshing is performed by the operation unit 25. It is released when the falling limit is reached.

That is, in the operation M22, since the gear 26b of the power transmission unit 26 is temporarily meshed with the rack 25a1 of the operation unit 25 that is displaced downward, the temporary engagement causes the power transmission unit 26 to rotate clockwise in left view. Then, the rotational power is transmitted to the gear 24c of the effect output unit 24 meshing with the gear 26c of the power transmission unit 26, and the effect output unit 24 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from the left (FIG. 4E). See). As described above, when the operation unit 25 reaches the lowering limit, the engagement between the rack 25a1 and the gear 26b of the power transmission unit 26 is released, so that the rotation of the effect output unit 24 by the operation M22 causes the effect output unit 24 to rotate. Continue for a while until it stops due to rotational resistance. In other words, if the operation M22 is performed quickly, the rotation of the effect output unit 24 can be continued for a longer time.

Next, main functions and effects obtained by the above-described block toy 20 will be described.

Since the block toy 20 can rotate the effect output unit 24 when interconnecting with another block toy AB, and can also rotate the effect output unit 24 when disconnecting, the effect output In addition to a visual effect by the rotation of the unit 24, an auditory effect by sound generated by the rotation can be provided to the player. In other words, according to the block toy 20, it is possible to provide the player with the fun and fun by the interconnection and disconnection, and to provide the player with the fun and fun other than the interconnection and the disconnection by the effect. Can be.

The effect is performed by pushing the operation unit 25 arranged on the connected portion 23a of the block toy 20 by the operation M21 and releasing the pushing by the operation M22 to return the operation unit 25. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a special external operation to obtain the effect. In other words, the effect can be provided to the player in a manner that accompanies the same operation of performing the interconnection and the disconnection as before.

<< 3rd Embodiment >>
5 and 6 show the configuration and operation of the block toy 30 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the front side in FIG. 5A is referred to as front, the back side as back, the left side as right, the right side as left, the upper side as upper, and the lower side as lower. The direction is described as follows.

First, the configuration of the block toy 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The block toy 30 includes a rectangular parallelepiped block main body 31 composed of a combination of an upper first main body part 32 and a lower second main body part 33, a connecting part 32a provided on an upper surface of the block main body 31, and a block main body. Operation for the connected part 33a provided on the lower surface opposite to the upper surface of 31, the effect output part 34 arranged in the block main body 31, and the effect output part 34 part of which is arranged in the connected part 33a A power transmission section, a hitting section 37, and an elastic member disposed in the block body 31; The block toy 30 is not limited to the rectangular parallelepiped shape, and its outer surface is constituted by a plurality of surfaces, provided that the connecting portion 32a and the connected portion 33a are provided on opposing surfaces of the block toy 30, respectively. Good. For example, in addition to the rectangular parallelepiped shape, the shape of the block toy 30 may be a cylindrical shape or a polygonal prism shape other than a rectangular parallelepiped.

As shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C, the connecting portion 32a is a convex shape, specifically, a columnar convex portion, and the connected portion 33a is capable of detachably fitting the connecting portion 32a. A concave shape, specifically, a cylindrical concave portion. The center of the connecting portion 32a in a top view and the center of the connected portion 33a in a bottom view preferably coincide with each other in the vertical direction. In addition, the diameter and the vertical dimension of the connecting portion 32a are slightly smaller than the diameter and the vertical size of the connected portion 33a, and another block toy AB having the same connecting portion ABb and the connected portion ABc (FIG. 6A) ) Can be interconnected and disconnected.

As shown in FIGS. 5 (D) and 5 (F), the second main body 33 has a cylindrical portion 33b surrounding the connected portion 33a. A guide hole 33c for the operating portion 35 having a shape is provided. Further, on the upper surface of the right wall of the second main body portion 23, a shaft support portion 33d for the striking portion 37 having a rectangular shape in a right view is provided, and the upper surface of the shaft support portion 33d has a U-shape in a left view. A shaft support groove (not shown) having a shape is provided. Further, a descent restricting portion 33e that restricts the descent position of the operation portion 35 is provided at substantially the center of the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 33b. The guide hole 33c extends to the lowering limit portion 33e, and the guide hole 33c of the lowering limit portion 33e is open at the front side. Further, a pair of shaft supports 33f for the power transmission unit 36 is provided on the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 33b in front of the lowering limit portion 33e. Each of the shaft support portions 33f has a dimension in the vertical direction larger than that of the lowering limit portion 33e. A shaft support groove (reference number omitted) having a U-shape when viewed from the left is provided on the upper surface of each of the shaft support portions 33f. Further, on the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 33b, on the right side of the lowering limit portion 33e, a shaft support portion 33g for the hitting portion 37 is provided. The shaft support portion 33g has a dimension in the vertical direction larger than the lowering limit portion 33e, and a shaft support groove (reference number omitted) having a U-shape when viewed from the left is provided on the upper surface of the shaft support portion 33g.

As shown in FIGS. 5 (D) and 5 (E), the effect output unit 34 is composed of a soundable part such as an arm-shaped bell capable of generating a sound by hitting, and as shown in FIG. 5 (E). Are arranged at the corners in the first main body 32 and are covered and hidden by the block toy 30. Incidentally, the effect output unit 34 indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5 (D) represents a vertical positional relationship with the striking unit 37.

As shown in FIGS. 5 (C), 5 (D) and 5 (F), the operation unit 35 is provided with a rotation restricting portion 35a having a cross shape in a bottom view and a continuous upper end of the rotation restricting portion 35a. And a column-shaped elevating guide 35c provided continuously on the upper surface of the flange 35b. Incidentally, the center of the rotation restricting portion 35a in a bottom view and the center of the elevation guide portion 35c in a top view may coincide in the up-down direction or may be slightly shifted in the up-down direction. A notch (not shown) is provided at a front portion of the flange 35b so that the flange 35b does not interfere with the gear 36b of the power transmission unit 36 when the operation unit 35 moves up and down. Further, a rack 25a1 is provided on the upper front side of the rotation restricting portion 35a so as to mesh with the gear 23b of the power transmitting portion 36 when the operating portion 35 moves up and down. As shown in FIG. 5 (D), the rotation restricting portion 35a of the operation portion 35 is inserted into the guide hole 33c so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction, and when the block toy 30 is not connected, the flange portion 35b is formed. Is in contact with the lowering restricting portion 33e, the lower portion of the rotation restricting portion 35a is located at the connected portion 33a, and the rack 35a1 is not meshed with the gear 36b of the power transmitting portion 36.

As shown in FIGS. 5D and 5F, the power transmission unit 36 includes a cylindrical shaft 36a, a gear 36b provided on a left portion of the shaft 36a, and a right portion of the shaft 36a. And a gear 36c provided at the end. As shown in FIG. 5 (D), both side portions of the gear 36a of the shaft 36a of the power transmission unit 36 are rotatably disposed in the shaft supporting grooves (symbols omitted) of the pair of shaft supporting units 33f. As shown in FIG. 5 (F), the gear 36b is not meshed with the rack 35a1 of the operation unit 35 when the 30 is in the unconnected state.

As shown in FIG. 5D, the hitting portion 37 includes a cylindrical shaft 37a, a gear 37b provided on the left side of the shaft 37a, and a quadrangular prism provided on the right side of the shaft 37a. And an eccentric disk-shaped hammer 37d rotatably provided at an end of the arm 37c. As shown in FIG. 5 (D), the left end of the shaft 37a of the striking portion 37 is rotatably disposed in a shaft support groove (not shown) of the shaft support 33g, and the right end of the shaft 37a is formed of the shaft support 33d. The hammer 37d is rotatably disposed in a shaft support groove (symbols omitted), and the hammer 37d can hit the effect output unit 34 when the arm 37c rotates.

As shown in FIGS. 5 (E) and 5 (F), a rectangular groove-shaped receiving portion 32b for receiving the shaft support 33d of the second main body 33 is provided on the lower surface of the right wall of the first main body 32. Is provided. At the center of the inner upper surface of the first main body portion 32, a guide hole 32c having a circular shape when viewed from below, which receives the elevating guide portion 35c of the operation portion 35 via an elastic member 38 (compression coil spring in the figure). A second cylindrical portion 32d is provided, and a pair of disengagement prevention portions 32e that abut or approach the upper surfaces of the pair of shaft support portions 33f of the second main body portion 33 are provided. A detachment preventing portion 32f that is in contact with or close to the upper surface of the support portion 33g is provided.

That is, in a state where the first main body 32 is combined with the second main body 33 (see FIG. 5D), the receiving portion 32b of the first main body 32 supports the shaft support 33d of the second main body 33. The groove (symbol omitted) is closed, and the shaft 37a of the hitting portion 37 is prevented from coming off and being displaced. Further, in the same state, a pair of support grooves 33 f of the pair of support portions 33 f of the second body portion 33 are closed by the pair of removal prevention portions 32 e of the first body portion 32, and the shaft of the power transmission portion 36 is closed. 36a is prevented from slipping out and displaced, and the shaft-preventing portion 32f of the first main body 32 closes the shaft supporting groove (not shown) of the shaft supporting portion 33g of the second main body 33, and the shaft 37a of the striking portion 37 is closed. Dropout and displacement are prevented. Further, in the same state, the upper end of the elevating guide portion 35c of the operation portion 35 is received in the guide hole 32c via the elastic member 38, and the operation portion 35 is urged downward by the elastic member 38, so that the flange portion 35b is It contacts the upper surface of the lowering limit part 33e of the second main body part 33.

Although the symbols are omitted, the circles at the four corners shown in FIG. 5D and the circles at the four corners shown in FIG. 5E indicate that the first main body 32 and the second main body 33 are connected. The figure shows an uneven fitting portion (one is a convex portion and the other is a concave portion) used when assembling. Of course, the first main body part 32 and the second main body part 33 may be provided with a screw connection part (one is a screw insertion hole and the other is a screw hole) at a circle, and the two may be combined by screws.

Next, the operation of the block toy 30 will be described with reference to FIG. Incidentally, AB shown in FIG. 6A is another block toy having the same appearance and a different internal structure as the block toy 30, ABa is a block main body, ABb is a connecting portion, and ABc is a connected portion. The block toy AB is not particularly limited as long as it has the same connecting portion ABb and the connected portion ABc. For example, the block toy AB may be the same as the block toy 30 or the block toy 10 (see FIG. 1). ) Or the aforementioned block toy 20 (see FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 6A, when the block toy 30 is interconnected to another block toy AB, an operation M31 of fitting the connected portion 33a of the block toy 30 to the connection portion ABb of another block toy AB is performed. When the connection is released, an operation M32 of extracting the connected portion 33a of the block toy 30 from the connection portion ABb of another block toy AB is performed.

As shown in FIG. 6B, in the operation M31, the operating portion 35 of the block toy 30 is pushed in by the connecting portion ABb of another block toy AB against the urging force of the elastic member 38, and rises linearly. Displace. Incidentally, since the biasing force of the elastic member 38 is smaller than the mutual coupling force between the block toy 30 and another block toy AB, the mutual coupling is not released by the upward displacement of the operation unit 35. In the process of raising and displacing the operation unit 35, the rack 35a1 of the operation unit 35 temporarily meshes with the gear 36b of the power transmission unit 36, and when the operation unit 35 reaches the upper limit, the meshing is released.

That is, in the operation M31, since the rack 35a1 of the operation unit 35 which is displaced upward temporarily meshes with the gear 36b of the power transmission unit 36, the power transmission unit 26 rotates counterclockwise in the left view due to the temporary engagement. Then, the rotational power is transmitted to the gear 37b of the striking portion 37 meshing with the gear 26c of the power transmitting portion 26, and the striking portion 37 rotates clockwise as viewed from the left, and the arm 37c of the striking portion 37 is rotated. The hammer 37d strikes the effect output unit 34 every time the is rotated clockwise in the clockwise direction as viewed from the left, and a sound is generated from the effect output unit 34 by the hit. As described above, the hammer 37d is rotatably provided at the end of the arm 37c, and the center of rotation is eccentric, so that the hammer 37d can be retracted from the effect output unit 34 after hitting. Further, as described above, when the operation unit 35 reaches the ascending limit, the engagement between the rack 35a1 and the gear 36b of the power transmission unit 36 is released. Continues for a while until it stops due to rotational resistance. In other words, if the operation M31 is performed quickly, the sound generation from the effect output unit 34 can be continued for a longer time.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6B, in the operation M32, the operation unit 35 of the block toy 30 is returned by the urging force of the elastic member 38 and displaces linearly. In the process of lowering the operation unit 35, the rack 35a1 of the operation unit 35 temporarily meshes with the gear 36b of the power transmission unit 36, and the engagement is released when the operation unit 35 reaches the lowering limit.

That is, in the operation M32, since the rack 35a1 of the operation unit 35 that is displaced downward temporarily meshes with the gear 36b of the power transmission unit 36, the power transmission unit 36 rotates clockwise in left view due to the temporary engagement. The rotational power is transmitted to the gear 37b of the striking portion 37 meshing with the gear 36c of the power transmitting portion 36, and the striking portion 37 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from the left, and the arm 37c of the striking portion 37 The hammer 37d strikes the effect output unit 34 every time the camera rotates about 360 degrees in the counterclockwise direction as viewed from the left, and a sound is generated from the effect output unit 34 due to the hit. As described above, the hammer 37d is rotatably provided at the end of the arm 37c, and the center of rotation is eccentric, so that the hammer 37d can be retracted from the effect output unit 34 after hitting. Further, as described above, when the operation unit 35 reaches the ascending limit, the engagement between the rack 35a1 and the gear 36b of the power transmission unit 36 is released. Continues for a while until it stops due to rotational resistance. In other words, if the operation M32 is performed quickly, the sound generation from the effect output unit 34 can be continued for a longer time.

Next, main functions and effects obtained by the above-described block toy 30 will be described.

The block toy 30 can generate a sound from the effect output unit 34 when interconnected with another block toy AB, and can also generate a sound from the effect output unit 34 when disconnecting. Therefore, it is possible to provide the player with an audible effect due to the sound output of the effect output unit 35. That is, according to the block toy 30, it is possible to provide the player with the fun and fun by the mutual connection and disconnection, and to provide the player with the fun and fun other than the mutual connection and the disconnection by the effect. Can be.

The effect is performed by pushing the operation unit 35 arranged on the connected portion 33a of the block toy 30 by the operation M31 and releasing the pushing by the operation M32 to return the operation unit 35. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a special external operation to obtain the effect. In other words, the effect can be provided to the player in a manner that accompanies the same operation of performing the interconnection and the disconnection as before.

<< Other embodiments >>
(1) In the above-mentioned

block toys

10, 20, and 30, an effect is output both when the

operation units

15, 25, and 35 are displaced upward (when interconnected) and when displaced downward (when disengaged). Although the above-described configuration is shown, for example, when the

operation units

15, 25, and 35 are displaced upward by changing the

gears

16b, 26b, and 36b of the

power transmission units

16, 26, and 36 to one-way rotating gears ( It is also possible to output the effect only in one of the case of the mutual connection) and the case of the downward displacement (the case of the disconnection).

(2) In the

block toys

10, 20 and 30 described above, one connecting

portion

12a, 22a and 32a is provided on the upper surface of the block

main body

11, 21 and 31, and one

connected portion

13a, 23a is provided on the lower surface. And 33a are shown, but it is also possible to increase the size (for example, left-right dimension) of the

block bodies

11, 21 and 31 to provide two or more similar connecting parts and connected parts. It is. In this case, the operation unit may be arranged in one of the two or more connected units so that the effect can be output from a single effect output unit, or the operation unit may be arranged in each connected unit. The effect may be output from each of the same number of effect output units.

(3) In the

block toys

10 and 20 described above, the

effect output units

14 and 24 are shown as being composed of rotatable components. However, components that allow displacement other than rotation, for example, the elevation of the operation unit 25 are used. It is also possible to adopt a mechanism that performs linear displacement as the effect output unit. In the block toy 30 described above, the production output unit 34 is configured by a soundable component that generates a sound by hitting, but a component that can generate a sound other than by hitting, for example, the operation unit 35 is moved up and down. It is also possible to employ an electronic circuit that generates sound electrically by using as the effect output unit. Furthermore, it is also possible to employ a component capable of generating light, for example, an electronic circuit that electrically generates light using the elevation of the operation unit 35 as the effect output unit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Block toy (1st Embodiment), 11 ... Block main body, 12 ... First main body part, 13 ... Second main body part, 12a ... Connection part, 13a ... Connection part, 14 ... Direction output part, 15 ... Operation Part, 16 ... power transmission part, 17 ... elastic member, 20 ... block toy (second embodiment), 21 ... block body, 22 ... first body part, 23 ... second body part, 22a ... connecting part, 23a ... Connected part, 24 ... Production output part, 25 ... Operation part, 26 ... Power transmission part, 27 ... Elastic member, 30 ... Block toy (third embodiment), 31 ... Block body, 32 ... First body part, 33 ... Second main body part, 32a ... connecting part, 33a ... connected part, 34 ... effect output part, 35 ... operation part, 36 ... power transmission part, 37 ... hitting part, 38 ... elastic member.

Claims

A block toy having a connecting part and a connected part for interconnection and disconnection,
An effect output unit that outputs an effect in at least one of the time of the interconnection and the time of the disconnection,
Block toys.
The effect output unit is configured to output an effect at both the time of the interconnection and the time of the disconnection,
The block toy according to claim 1.
The effect is a visual effect or an auditory effect,
The block toy according to claim 1.
The block toy has an outer surface formed of a plurality of surfaces, and the connecting portion and the connected portion are provided on opposing surfaces of the block toy, respectively.
The block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The connecting portion is configured in a convex shape, and the connected portion is configured in a concave shape so that the connecting portion can be detachably fitted.
The block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
Further comprising an operation unit operable at the time of the interconnection and at the time of the disconnection,
The block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
At least a part of the operation unit is disposed on the connected unit,
A block toy according to claim 6.
The operation unit is disposed so as to be linearly displaceable on the connected unit.
The block toy according to claim 6.
The linear displacement of the operation unit is a pushing displacement and a returning displacement,
A block toy according to claim 8.
The pushing displacement and the return displacement are configured to be performed under the bias of an elastic member.
The block toy according to claim 9.
The effect output unit is composed of an operation component that operates in a state where at least a part is exposed from the block toy,
The operating component is provided in a direction different from the direction in which the connecting portion and the connected portion are provided,
The block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
The effect output unit is composed of rotatable parts provided at least partially exposed from the block toy,
The effect is due to the rotation of the rotatable component,
The block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
The rotatable component rotates around a rotation axis substantially perpendicular to the surface of the block toy,
The block toy according to claim 12.
The rotatable component rotates around a rotation axis substantially parallel to the surface of the block toy,
A block toy according to claim 13.
The rotatable component is configured to be rotatable by the operation of the operation unit,
The block toy according to any one of claims 7 to 14.
The effect output unit is composed of a soundable part covered by the block toy,
The effect is due to the generation of sound from the soundable component,
The block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
The soundable component is configured to generate a sound by the operation of the operation unit,
A block toy according to claim 16.