CN110139696A - building block toy - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a building block toy that requires light operating force and is less likely to malfunction. A rotating portion (30) rotatably supported on a base portion (20) has at least a portion of its surface (34) facing the base portion (20) separated from the base portion (20). Therefore, when the rotating portion (30) rotates, no friction is generated between the rotating portion (30) and the base portion (20), thereby providing a building block toy that requires light operating force and is less likely to malfunction.

Description

wooden block

technical field

The invention relates to a building block toy.

Background technique

Conventionally, there is known a building block toy for children to play with by combining a plurality of block-shaped members to assemble various toys such as animals and vehicles.

In addition, in recent years, as a building block toy assembled on a base plate, a building block toy including a base and a gear in which the gear is rotatable with respect to the base has been proposed. In the case of such a building block toy including a pedestal and a gear, it is desired that the rotational resistance of the gear relative to the pedestal is small so that malfunctions are less likely to occur.

In response to such a demand, a gear toy in which a magnetic body is incorporated into a shaft has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

The gear toy described in Patent Document 1 has a plurality of gear bodies meshing with each other, and a rotating shaft member provided at the rotation center of each gear body to rotatably support the gear body. The rotating shaft member is magnetically adsorbed on the magnetically adsorbable surface and installed on the magnetically adsorbable surface, and the magnetically adsorbable surface is a magnetic body that can be magnetically adsorbed by a magnet.

Thereby, the gear main body can be arranged in an arbitrary position by magnetically attracting the rotating shaft member to the planar magnetic body.

prior art literature

patent documents

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-110119

Contents of the invention

The problem to be solved by the invention

However, in the case of the gear toy described in Patent Document 1, the rotating shaft member is fixed to the planar magnetic body by magnetic force, so it can be installed at any position, but it lacks position retention, and there are also problems with the rotating shaft member being inclined. Movement becomes unstable.

In addition, since the tip of the rotating shaft member is in point contact with a spherical surface, there is a problem that it is easy to incline and an operation force is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a building block toy that is light in operation force and less prone to malfunction.

solutions to problems

The building block toy of the present invention is characterized in that it includes: a pedestal part; and a rotating part connected to the pedestal part, the rotating part can rotate relative to the pedestal part, and At least a portion of the opposing facing surface is separated from the seat portion.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, the rotating portion may be rotatable relative to the base with a line along a connection direction between the base and the rotating portion as a rotation center.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, the pedestal portion may have a shaft protruding along the rotation center, the rotation portion may have an engaging portion engaged with the shaft, and the The top end of the engaging portion is in contact with the seat portion.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, an end portion of the rotating portion and the vicinity of the end portion may be separated from the base portion.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, the rotating portion may be inclined with respect to the pedestal portion as it goes from the end portion toward the vicinity of the end portion.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, the rotating portion may be rotatable in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction with respect to the pedestal portion.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, the rotating portion may be swingable in a direction of separation with respect to the base portion.

Furthermore, in the building block toy of the present invention, an opening may be formed in at least a part of the surface facing the pedestal part of the rotating part.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, the rotating part may have a main body and a plurality of protruding parts radially formed from the peripheral surface of the main body, and the opening edge of the main body may be aligned with the main body. contact with the pedestal, and the opening edge of the protruding portion is separated from the pedestal.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, the outer edge of the main body of the rotating portion may be located on the base, and the tip of the protruding portion may be located outside on the base.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, the plane of the protruding portion opposite to the pedestal may be inclined relative to the pedestal as it goes from the vicinity of the tip end toward the tip end.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, the pedestal may have an engaging concave portion provided on the opposite side to the rotating portion, and the engaging concave portion may be engaged with an engaging recess provided on another building block toy. The convex part engages.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, the rotating part may have an engaging convex part provided on the side opposite to the pedestal part, and the engaging convex part may be connected with a part provided on another building block toy. The engaging recess is engaged.

Furthermore, in the building block toy of the present invention, the engaging concave portion and the engaging convex portion may have corresponding shapes and sizes.

In addition, in the building block toy of the present invention, a mark may be provided on the side opposite to the base portion of the rotating portion.

The effect of the invention

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a building block toy which is light in operating force and less prone to malfunction.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a game using a building block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a building block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the building block toy according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view at position IV-IV in Fig. 3 .

5(A) is a bottom view of the rotating part of the building block toy according to the embodiment of the present invention viewed from below, and FIG. 5(B) is a perspective view of the rotating part seen from obliquely below.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the shape of the tip of the protruding portion of the rotating portion.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the building block toy according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of the building block toy according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a building block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a base plate.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the building block toy and the base plate according to the embodiment of the present invention are connected and engaged in the vertical direction.

Detailed ways

[Embodiment of the present invention]

FIG. 1 shows an example of a playground 100 using a building block toy 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this playground 100 , a plurality of building block toys 10 are assembled on the base plate 101 to form, for example, a playground in which a windmill 102 rotates or a Ferris wheel 103 rotates.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the building block toy 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a pedestal 20 assembled to the bottom plate 101 , and a rotating portion 30 connected to the pedestal 20 so as to be rotatable. In addition, in the following description, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotation part 30 side is described as "upper", and the pedestal part 20 side is described as "lower".

The pedestal portion 20 has a cubic box shape, has an upper plate 21 and four side walls 22 extending downward from the peripheral portion of the upper plate 21 , and is opened downward. And, as shown in FIG. 4 , below the upper plate 21 of the pedestal portion 20 and inside the side wall 22, there are formed protrusions 104 (indicated by two-dot chain lines in FIG. The engaging recessed part 23 which engages with the engaging convex part 36 (refer FIG. 7) of another building block toy.

When mounting to the base plate 101 , the entire inside of the base portion 20 is used as the engaging recess 23 , and the four corners of the base portion 20 are brought into contact with the convex portions 104 of the base plate 101 , thereby installing the building block toy 10 on the base plate 101 .

Thereby, the building block toy 10 is detachably attached to the base plate 101 (refer FIG. 9).

In addition, a cylindrical shaft portion 24 protruding upward is provided at the center of the upper plate 21 of the pedestal portion 20 .

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the rotating unit 30 has a circular main body 31 in plan view and a plurality of protrusions 32 formed radially from the peripheral surface of the main body 31 . An engagement space 37 into which the protrusions 32 are fitted is formed between adjacent protrusions 32 . As for the rotating part 30, the outer edge part 311 of the main body part 31 can be located inside the inscribed circle R of the pedestal part 20 in planar view (on the pedestal part 20), and the tip part 321 of the protruding part 32 can be located in this inscribed circle. The outer side of R (the outer side on the pedestal part 20). A mark 35 is provided on the upper surface of the rotating part 30 near the outer edge part 311 of the main body part 31 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , the main body portion 31 has a rotation centerline (rotation center) CL at the center, and has a cylindrical portion 33 (engagement portion 33 ) protruding downward along the rotation centerline CL. The cylinder part 33 (engagement part 33) has the step part 331 near the upper end part, and has the internal space of T shape as a whole. The cylindrical portion 33 (engagement portion 33 ) is fitted over the shaft portion 24 provided on the upper surface of the pedestal portion 20 , and is attached by screwing the screw 25 into the shaft portion 24 .

At this time, the lower end surface (tip end surface) 332 of the cylindrical portion 33 (engagement portion 33 ) is in contact with the upper plate 21 of the pedestal portion 20 , and the stepped portion 331 is located below the upper end surface 241 of the shaft portion 24 . Therefore, even if the screw 25 is tightened, the screw 25 does not come into contact with the stepped portion 331 . In addition, a narrow gap S that expands downward is provided between the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 24 and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 33 (engaging portion 33 ).

Thus, after the screw 25 is screwed into the shaft portion 24 , the rotating portion 30 is mounted so as to be rotatable in clockwise and counterclockwise directions with respect to the base portion 20 without falling off.

In addition, since the cylindrical portion 33 (engagement portion 33 ) moves in the gap S, the minute gap between the stepped portion 331 and the screw 25 , the rotating portion 30 is supported so that the opposing surface 34 facing the pedestal portion 20 can be maintained. At least a part of it swings slightly in the direction of separation with respect to the pedestal part 20 in a state of being separated from the pedestal part 20 .

As shown in FIG. 6 , the lower surface of the rotating part 30 , that is, the facing surface 34 facing the base part 20 is closer to the tip part 342 on the side opposite to the side of the rotation center line CL than the base end part 341 on the side of the rotation center line CL. Separated from the pedestal part 20 . That is, the lower surface of the main body portion 31 approaches or contacts the pedestal portion 20 , and the lower surface of the protruding portion 32 moves away from the upper surface of the pedestal portion 20 toward the tip. Here, the lower surface of the protruding portion 32 is inclined (angle θ1) so as to be linearly separated from the upper surface of the pedestal portion 20 toward the tip.

In addition, the plane of the protruding portion 32 on the side opposite to the pedestal portion 20 , that is, the upper surface 324 may go from the base end portion 325 on the side of the main body portion 31 toward the front end portion on the side opposite to the side of the main body portion 31 . 326 (from the vicinity of the tip end of the protruding portion 32 toward the tip end) is inclined (angle θ2) with respect to the pedestal portion 20 . As a result, the upper surface 324 of the protruding portion 32 approaches the seat portion 20 as it goes toward the tip.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the relationship between the angle θ1 and the angle θ2 is θ1>θ2. By configuring the rotating part 30 in such a manner as to maintain such a relationship, as shown in FIG. The area where the protruding portions of the rotator engage, and make it difficult to generate frictional force between the rotating portion 30 and the seat portion 20 .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the rotating portion 30 has an opening formed in at least a part of the facing surface 34 facing the pedestal portion 20 . Here, a main body opening 313 is provided inside the main body 31 between the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 33 (engaging portion 33 ) and the main body opening edge 312 provided along the outer edge 311 of the main body 31 . In addition, a protrusion opening 323 is provided inside the protrusion 32 and inside the protrusion opening edge 322 provided downward along the outer shape of the protrusion 32 . The opening edge 312 of the main body part can be in contact with the upper surface of the pedestal part 20 , and the opening edge 322 of the protrusion part is separated from the upper surface of the pedestal part 20 .

Next, a modified example of the building block toy 10 of this embodiment will be described. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the part common to the above-mentioned building block toy 10, and overlapping description is abbreviate|omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 , in the building block toy 11 of the modified example, an engaging convex portion 36 is provided on the upper surface of the rotating portion 30 opposite to the base portion 20 . The engaging convex portion 36 has a shape and size corresponding to the engaging concave portion 23 provided in another building block toy, and can engage with the engaging concave portion 23 provided in another building block toy.

For example, here, the engaging convex portion 36 has a shape of a regular hexagon, and is provided on the main body portion 31 around the rotation center line CL of the rotation portion 30 . Furthermore, an engaging portion 27 having a shape and a size to fit into the engaging convex portion 36 is provided in the engaging concave portion 23 of the pedestal portion 20 . Accordingly, the engaging convex portion 36 can be fitted and connected to the engaging portion 27 .

As shown in FIG. 9 , the building block toys 10 and 11 are detachably attached by fitting the engaging recessed portion 23 formed inside the base portion 20 with the convex portion 104 of the bottom plate 101 . When the building block toys 10 and 11 are attached to the bottom plate 101, the side walls 22 of the pedestals 20 of the adjacent building block toys 10 and 11 are attached so that they are slightly in contact with each other or are separated by a slight gap.

And the protruding part 32 of one of the rotating part 30 of each building block toy 10,11 is made to enter the meshing space 37 of the other. Thereby, when one building block toy 10, 11 rotates, the other building block toy 11, 10 also rotates.

Also, as shown in FIG. 10 , building block toys 10 , 11 attached to base plate 101 can be arranged in a direction perpendicular to base plate 101 so that both building block toys 10 , 11 can be meshed. In this case, a member perpendicular to the bottom plate 101 and having the convex portion 104 is required, for example, a member such as the wall member 105 shown in FIG. 1 .

As shown in FIG. 1 , a playground 100 is assembled by disposing a plurality of building block toys 10 , 11 engaged on a base plate 101 , and engaging the building block toys 10 , 11 provided on a windmill 102 and a Ferris wheel 103 . Afterwards, when the handle 106 is turned, the rotating part 30 of each building block toy 10, 11 rotates, and the windmill 102 and the Ferris wheel 103 can be rotated.

In the building block toy 10 of the present embodiment described above, at least a part of the opposing surface 34 of the rotating portion 30 rotatably supported by the base portion 20 and the base portion 20 is separated from the base portion 20 .

Therefore, no frictional force is generated between the rotating part 30 and the pedestal part 20 when the rotating part 30 is rotated, so that it is possible to provide a building block toy that is light in operation force and less prone to malfunction.

In addition, in the building block toy 10 of this embodiment, the shaft portion 24 provided on the base portion 20 and the cylindrical portion 33 (engagement portion 33 ) of the rotation portion 30 are engaged in a nested shape so as to protrude along the rotation center line CL. close, and the rotating part 30 is rotatably attached to the base part 20. At this time, the lower end surface 332 of the cylindrical portion 33 (the engaging portion 33 ) is in contact with the seat portion 20 .

Therefore, the parts of the rotating part 30 other than the cylindrical part 33 (engaging part 33 ) can be separated from the base part 20 .

In addition, in the building block toy 10 of the present embodiment, the base end 342 of the rotation part 30 on the opposite side to the rotation center line CL than the base end 341 on the rotation center line CL side is separated from the base part 20 .

Therefore, no frictional force is generated between the rotating part 30 and the pedestal part 20 when the rotating part 30 is rotated, so that it is possible to provide a building block toy that is light in operation force and less prone to malfunction.

And, in the building block toy 10 of this embodiment, the rotating part 30 is inclined relative to the base part 20 as it goes from the base end part 341 to the tip part 342 (from the vicinity of the tip part of the protruding part 32 to the tip part). 20 apart.

Therefore, no frictional force is generated between the rotating part 30 and the pedestal part 20 when the rotating part 30 is rotated, so that it is possible to provide a building block toy that is light in operation force and less prone to malfunction.

Furthermore, in the building block toy 10 of this embodiment, the rotating part 30 is rotatable in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction with respect to the base part 20 .

In addition, in the building block toy 10 of the present embodiment, the rotating part 30 can rotate while maintaining at least a part of the facing surface 34 in a state separated from the pedestal part 20 . In addition, the cylinder part 33 (engagement part 33) moves in the gap S, the slight gap between the step part 331 and the screw 25, so that it can swing in the direction of separation with respect to the seat part 20, so it is difficult to be tight like a child, for example. A person who arranges the building block toy properly can also enjoy the building block toy 10 by rotating the rotating part 30 within the swingable range.

Furthermore, in the building block toy 10 of this embodiment, the rotating part 30 has an opening formed in at least a part of the facing surface 34 facing the pedestal part 20 .

Therefore, weight reduction and cost reduction of the rotating part 30 can be achieved, and the frictional surface with the pedestal part 20 can be reduced to reduce sliding resistance.

In addition, in the building block toy 10 of this embodiment, the main body opening edge 312 of the main body 31 of the rotating part 30 can contact the base part 20, so the rotating part 30 can be rotatably supported.

Moreover, since the protrusion opening edge 322 of the protrusion part 32 is separated from the pedestal part 20, the sliding resistance at the time of rotation can be reduced.

Furthermore, in the building block toy 10 of the present embodiment, the rotating portion 30 may be such that the outer edge portion 311 of the main body portion 31 is located inside the inscribed circle R of the base portion 20 in plan view (on the base portion 20 ), The tip end portion 321 of the protruding portion 32 is located outside the inscribed circle R (outside the seat portion 20 ).

Therefore, when the building block toys 10 are mounted adjacently, the rotating parts 30 can be engaged with each other.

In addition, in the building block toy 10 of this embodiment, the upper surface 324 of the protruding portion 32 on the side opposite to the pedestal portion 20 goes from the base end portion 325 on the side of the body portion 31 toward the side opposite to the side of the body portion 31 . The tip end portion 326 of the protruding portion 32 is inclined relative to the pedestal portion 20 (from the vicinity of the tip end portion of the protruding portion 32 toward the tip end portion).

Therefore, when another building block toy is stacked and connected to the building block toy 10, friction can be reduced and smooth engagement can be achieved.

And, in the building block toy 10 of this embodiment, the pedestal part 20 has the engaging concave part 23 provided on the opposite side to the rotating part 30, and the engaging concave part 23 can be provided with the engaging convex part 36 provided on the other building block toy 10. Snap.

Therefore, the building block toy 10 and a building block toy of another shape having an engaging convex portion corresponding to the engaging convex portion 36 can be stacked and connected in the vertical direction.

Furthermore, in the building block toy 11 of this embodiment, the rotation part 30 is provided with the engaging convex part 36 engageable with the engaging recessed part 23 provided in the other building block toys 10 and 11 on the side opposite to the pedestal part 20 .

Therefore, the building block toys 10 , 11 , and building block toys of other shapes having engaging recesses corresponding to the engaging recesses 23 can be stacked and connected.

In addition, in the building block toys 10 and 11 of the present embodiment, the engaging concave portion 23 and the engaging convex portion 36 have corresponding shapes and dimensions.

Therefore, the building block toys 10, 11 can be stacked and connected.

Furthermore, in the building block toy 10 of this embodiment, the rotation part 30 is provided with the mark 35 on the side opposite to the base part 20. As shown in FIG.

Therefore, it is possible to easily visually recognize the rotating state of the rotating portion 30 .

The building block toy 10 of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and appropriate deformation, improvement, etc. can be made.

Explanation of reference signs

10, 11, building block toy; 20, pedestal part; 23, engaging concave part; 24, shaft part; 26, boundary surface; 30, rotating part; 31, main part; 311, outer edge part; (the opening edge of the main body); 32, the protrusion; 321, the top end; 322, the opening edge of the protrusion (the opening edge of the protrusion); 325, the base end; 326, the top end; 332, lower end face (top end face); 34, opposite face; 35, mark; 36, engaging convex part; CL, rotation center line (rotation center); P, intersection point; R, inscribed circle.

Claims (15)

1. A building block toy, wherein, This building block toy includes: the pedestal; and a rotating part, which is connected to the pedestal part, The rotating part is rotatable relative to the base part, and at least a part of an opposing surface of the rotating part facing the base part is separated from the base part. 2. The building block toy according to claim 1, wherein, The rotating part is rotatable relative to the base part about a line along a connection direction between the base part and the rotating part as a rotation center. 3. The building block toy according to claim 2, wherein, the pedestal portion has a shaft portion protruding along the rotation center, The rotating portion has an engaging portion that engages with the shaft portion, and a tip end portion of the engaging portion is in contact with the seat portion. 4. The building block toy according to claim 2 or 3, wherein, An end portion of the rotating portion and the vicinity of the end portion are separated from the base portion. 5. The building block toy according to claim 4, wherein, The rotating portion is inclined relative to the seat portion as it goes from the end portion toward the vicinity of the end portion. 6. The building block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The rotating part is rotatable in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction relative to the pedestal part. 7. The building block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: The rotating portion is capable of swinging in a direction of separation relative to the base portion. 8. The building block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: An opening is formed in at least a part of a surface of the rotating portion facing the pedestal portion. 9. The building block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: The rotating part has a main body and a plurality of protruding parts radially formed from the peripheral surface of the main body, The opening edge of the main body part can be in contact with the pedestal part, The opening edge of the protruding portion is separated from the pedestal portion. 10. The building block toy of claim 9, wherein: An outer edge portion of the main body portion of the rotating portion may be located on the base portion, and a tip end portion of the protruding portion may be located outside on the base portion. 11. A building block toy according to claim 9 or 10, wherein: A plane on a side opposite to the seat portion of the protruding portion is inclined relative to the seat portion as it goes from the vicinity of the tip end toward the tip end. 12. The building block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein, The pedestal part has an engaging recess provided on a side opposite to the rotating part, The engaging concave portion can be engaged with an engaging convex portion provided on another building block toy. 13. The building block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein, The rotating part has an engaging convex part provided on a side opposite to the pedestal part, The engaging convex portion can engage with engaging concave portions provided on other building block toys. 14. The building block toy of claim 13, wherein: The engaging concave portion and the engaging convex portion have corresponding shapes and sizes. 15. The building block toy according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein: The rotation part is provided with a mark on a side opposite to the pedestal part.