JP2016002366A - Block toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a block toy which a user not only plays by stacking and uses for decoration, but also uses by carrying as an accessory.SOLUTION: A block toy 10 includes: a block body 20; and a connection part 30 connecting the block body and another block body. The connection part 30 includes: a protrusion part 31 formed on an upper face 21 of the block body 20; and a recess part 32 formed on a bottom face 22 of the block body 20. The block toys 10 can be connected with one another by fitting the protrusion part 31 with the recess part 32 of another block toy 10. The protrusion part 31 includes an open hole 31a for passing a ball chain B therethrough as an example of a portable string-like body. By passing the ball chain B through the protrusion part 31, the block toy 10 can be easily carried and used as an accessory.

Description

  The present invention relates to a block toy in which block main bodies can be connected by a connecting portion.

A block toy is a toy that can be played by connecting several to make it longer or larger. Various types of block toys are known.
For example, in Patent Document 1, a regular hexagonal column-shaped concave portion that is formed in a hexagonal column shape and can be fitted with a hexagonal column-shaped projection (protruding portion) on one bottom surface, and a hexagonal columnar projection is formed on the side surface. Or the block toy unit of description in which the recessed part was formed and the sound output apparatus was accommodated in the block main body is described.

  Further, Patent Document 2 includes a plurality of boxes that can be connected to each other, each box having a fitting recess and a fitting protrusion (protruding portion) that allow connection to another box, and a musical sound. A signal generating means; an operation switch for activating the musical tone signal generating means; an input means for inputting a signal for activating the musical tone signal generating means provided in the fitting recess (recess); There is described an educational toy provided with output means for outputting a signal indicating the end of generation of a musical sound signal by the signal generation means.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-43397 JP 63-163389 A

Since the block toy is such that the projecting portion and the recess are fitted and stacked to play, the conventional block toys described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 simply connect each other.
However, some block toys have a desire to be used as an accessory by being stacked and displayed, or carried alone or connected to each other.
The conventional block toys described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 can be stacked and decorated, but are unsuitable for carrying.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a block toy that can be used not only for stacking and playing, but also for carrying as an accessory.

  The block toy of the present invention includes a block main body, and a connecting portion that connects the block main body and another block main body, and the connecting portion includes a projecting portion formed on one surface of the block main body, and the block It is formed from the recessed part fitted in the said protruding part formed in the other surface of the main body, The through-hole which lets a portable string-like body pass is formed in the said protruding part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. .

  According to the block toy of the present invention, the protrusions formed on one surface of the block main body are connected to each other by fitting into the concave portion formed on the other surface of the block main body of the other block toy. be able to. Since the through hole is formed in the protruding portion, the string-like body can be passed through the protruding portion. By passing the string-like body through the projecting portion, it becomes easy to hold and attach to a bag etc., so it is easy to carry.

  When the projecting portion is formed in an arc shape, it is difficult to catch on the clothes or the hand, so that the projecting portion is not easily broken and the hand is hardly damaged.

  If a sound generator built in the block body and a push button switch for activating the sound generator are provided, it is possible not only to play by stacking but also to give the block toy a high function. .

  If the operation surface of the push button switch is disposed at a position recessed from the surface of the block main body, the push button switch becomes difficult to press, and the user is prevented from accidentally pressing the push button switch. can do.

  If the speaker emitting sound from the sound generator is arranged on one side of the block main body and the other side, the speaker is blocked by another block toy even when the block toys are stacked. Can be prevented. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the sound emitted from the speaker from being muffled and to emit sound clearly.

  The block toy according to the present invention can pass the string-like body through the projecting portion, so that it becomes easy to hold and pass easily to the bag etc. by passing the string-like body through the projecting portion. Therefore, the block toy of the present invention can be used not only for playing and decorating but also carrying as an accessory.

It is a figure which shows the block toy which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (A) is the perspective view seen from the front side, (B) is the perspective view seen from the back side. It is a bottom view of the block toy shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the inside of a block toy shown in FIG. 1, and a connection state.

A block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B and FIG. 2, the block toy 10 includes a block main body 20 and a connecting portion 30.
The block body 20 is a box made of resin and formed in a cubic shape.
The connecting portion 30 is formed by a protruding portion 31 formed on the upper surface 21 that is one surface of the block body 20 and a concave portion 32 formed on the bottom surface 22 that is the other surface opposite to the one surface. Has been.

The projecting portion 31 is formed in a circular arc shape and is disposed at the center of the upper surface 21. In the present embodiment, the protruding portion 31 is formed in a substantially semicircular shape. A semicircular through hole 31 a is formed in the protruding portion 31.
The recess 32 is disposed at the center of the bottom surface 22. The concave portion 32 is an insertion hole into which the protruding portion 31 of another block toy is fitted. In the present embodiment, the recess 32 is formed as an elongated hole, but it may be a recessed hole.

  The width of the recess 32 is formed to be slightly wider than the thickness of the protruding portion 31. The length of the concave portion 32 is such that the inner side surfaces 32a at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the concave portion 32 are protruding so that the block main bodies 20 are not easily separated when the protruding portion 31 of another block toy is inserted. The base 31 is formed to have a length in contact with the outer side surface of the base end portion 31 b of the portion 31.

A push button switch 40 is disposed on the front surface 23 of the block body 20. This push button switch 40 has a circular operation surface 41. The operation surface 41 is disposed at a position recessed from the surface 23 a of the block body 20. In the present embodiment, the operation surface 41 is disposed at a position slightly recessed from the surface of the block body 20 by about 0.1 mm.
On the back surface 24 of the block main body 20, sound emitting holes 24 a for speakers described later are arranged concentrically.

A sound generator 50 is built in the block body 20.
The sound generator 50 includes a generation circuit member 51, a battery 52, and a speaker 53. The generation circuit member 51 includes a DA converter that converts digital data serving as a sound source into an analog sound signal, and an amplifier that amplifies the sound signal. The battery 52 is a button battery that serves as a power source for the generation circuit member 51. The battery 52 is attached to the substrate 52a. The substrate 52a is fitted into the block body 20.
The speaker 53 is attached to the back surface 24 of the block body 20. The speaker 53 emits sound based on the sound signal from the generation circuit member 51.

  The operation and use state of the block toy according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

When connecting the block toy 10, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the protruding portion 31 of one block toy 10 is inserted into the recess 32 of the other block toy 10.
Since the inner side surfaces 32a at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the concave portion 32 are formed so as to be in contact with the outer side surfaces of the base end portion 31b of the projecting portion 31, the projecting portion 31 is deeper to the base end portion 31b. When inserted into the recess 32, the outer surface of the base end portion 31 b comes into contact with the inner surfaces 32 a at both ends of the recess 32, and the projecting portion 31 is fitted into the recess 32. Therefore, in the block toy 10, the block main bodies 20 are not easily separated from each other when the protruding portion 31 of another block toy is inserted.
In this way, the block toys 10 can be connected and stacked.

Next, the operation of the sound generator 50 will be described with reference to FIG.
When the user presses down the push button switch 40, the generator circuit member 51 is activated in response to power from the battery 52. When the generation circuit member 51 is activated, the digital data serving as a sound source is DA-converted into an analog sound signal, and the sound signal is amplified and output to the speaker 53. Then, sound is emitted from the speaker 53 based on the sound signal.
The digital data used as the sound source can be various sounds. For example, it can be music or voice, or natural or artificial sound.

  Since the sound generator 50 is built in the block toy 10 as described above, the block toy 10 can have a high function as well as simply stacking and playing.

When the block toy 10 is carried and used as an accessory, a string-like body can be passed through the through hole 31a of the protruding portion 31 as shown in FIG.
The user can use the block toy 10 as a key holder by passing the string-like body through the through hole 31a of the protruding portion 31. Moreover, the user can attach the block toy 10 to a bag. Moreover, since the whole length becomes long by letting a string-like body pass through the through-hole 31a of the protruding portion 31, the block toy 10 is hardly lost.

In the block toy 10 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1A, the ball chain B formed as a string-like body is passed through the through hole 31a of the protruding portion 31, and the ball chain B is formed in an annular shape. .
In addition to the ball chain B, the string-like body can be a chain connected with a ring, a wire, or a fiber string.
The string-like body can be tied to the protruding portion 31 by a moist knot, a lid knot or the like in addition to an annular shape. Further, after passing the leading end portion of the string-like body through the through hole 31a of the protruding portion 31, the leading end portion may be overlapped with the string-like body and the overlapped portion may be fixed by a caulking member.

  Thus, since the through hole 31a is formed in the protruding portion 31, the block toy 10 according to the present embodiment can pass the ball chain B. Therefore, the block toy 10 is easy to hold and easy to attach to a bag or the like, so it is easy to carry. Therefore, the block toy 10 can be carried and used as an accessory as well as being played and decorated.

  Further, since the projecting portion 31 is formed in a substantially semicircular shape with no corners, it is difficult for the protruding portion 31 to be caught on the fabric even when the block toy 10 is in a pocket. Further, even if the user searches for the block toy 10 in the pocket by hand, the protruding portion 31 is not easily caught by the hand. Therefore, the block toy 10 is hard to break the protruding portion and hardly scratches the hand.

  Furthermore, since the operation surface 41 of the push button switch 40 is disposed at a position recessed from the surface 23a of the block body 20, the push button switch 40 is difficult to push. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user from pressing the push button switch 40 by mistake.

  In addition, since the speaker 53 is formed on a surface other than the top surface 21 and the bottom surface 22 where the projecting portion 31 and the recessed portion 32 are formed, sound is emitted by the other block toys 10 even when the block toys 10 are stacked. It is possible to prevent the use hole 24a from being blocked. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the sound emitted from the speaker 53 from being muffled and to emit sound clearly.

The block toy of the present invention is
It is suitable for.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Block toy 20 Block main body 21 Upper surface 22 Bottom surface 23 Front surface 23a Surface 24 Back surface 24a Sound emission hole 30 Connection part 31 Projection part 31a Through-hole 31b Base end part 32 Recessed part 32a Inner side surface of both ends 40 Pushbutton switch 41 Operation surface 50 Sound generator 51 Generating circuit member 52 Battery 52a Substrate 53 Speaker B Ball chain

Claims (5)

A block body, and a connecting portion that connects the block body and another block body;
The connecting portion is formed by a protruding portion formed on one surface of the block main body and a concave portion into which the protruding portion formed on the other surface of the block main body is fitted.
A block toy in which the projecting portion has a through-hole through which a portable string-like body is passed.   The block toy according to claim 1, wherein the projecting portion is formed in a circular arc shape.   The block toy according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a sound generating device built in the block main body and a switch for activating the sound generating device. The switch is formed by a push button switch,
The block toy according to claim 3, wherein an operation surface of the push button switch is disposed at a position recessed from a surface of the block main body.   The block toy according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the speaker emitting sound from the sound generator is disposed on a surface other than the one surface and the other surface of the block body.

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