[go: up one dir, main page]

WO2006112636A1 - Instrument of education for children which can be used as architectural space game and system furniture - Google Patents

Instrument of education for children which can be used as architectural space game and system furniture Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2006112636A1
WO2006112636A1 PCT/KR2006/001399 KR2006001399W WO2006112636A1 WO 2006112636 A1 WO2006112636 A1 WO 2006112636A1 KR 2006001399 W KR2006001399 W KR 2006001399W WO 2006112636 A1 WO2006112636 A1 WO 2006112636A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
rectangular
cube
inner space
education
rectangular parallelepipeds
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Ceased
Application number
PCT/KR2006/001399
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Jin Wook Sung
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Publication of WO2006112636A1 publication Critical patent/WO2006112636A1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09BEDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B1/00Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways
    • G09B1/02Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways and having a support carrying or adapted to carry the elements
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09BEDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B25/00Models for purposes not provided for in G09B23/00, e.g. full-sized devices for demonstration purposes
    • G09B25/04Models for purposes not provided for in G09B23/00, e.g. full-sized devices for demonstration purposes of buildings
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09BEDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B1/00Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways
    • G09B1/32Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways comprising elements to be used without a special support
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09BEDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B1/00Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways
    • G09B1/32Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways comprising elements to be used without a special support
    • G09B1/34Manually or mechanically operated educational appliances using elements forming, or bearing, symbols, signs, pictures, or the like which are arranged or adapted to be arranged in one or more particular ways comprising elements to be used without a special support the elements to be placed loosely in adjacent relationship
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63HTOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00Other toys
    • A63H33/04Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/06Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
    • A63H33/08Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails
    • A63H33/088Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails with holes

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an education instrument (e.g., Gabe) for children
  • Th2 which having an architectural space game function and a system furniture function.
  • e present invention relates more particularly to an invention of a multi-purpose furniture
  • Gabe one of education instruments used for development of sense, in
  • the system furniture is just used as a drawer, a book
  • existing playing instruments generally includes a slide or a small hou
  • the present invention is designed to solve the limits and problems of the prior ar
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a space education
  • instrument composed of various kinds of hexahedrons with various sizes, which include s a basic hexahedron having a hollow therein and a plurality of hexahedrons divisionally filling the hollow of the basic hexahedron so that such divisional relation may be succe ssively applied.
  • This space education instrument may be freely assembled and dissembled, and s
  • the present invention may give infinite scalability using repetition by
  • the present invention is intended to give a space, which may endow developme nt of sense, emotional stability and space perception ability of children beyond a functiono
  • n of a drawer, a desk or a chair n of a drawer, a desk or a chair.
  • the present invention is intended to give functions of creativity, artistr
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an education instrument, w
  • hich may be utilized for greatly developing intelligence and emotion of children by deve
  • nvention has the following structural features.
  • the education instrument of the present invention includes a combination of: a fi rst rectangular parallelepiped, a plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds having id entical or different shapes, ..., and a plurality of N-l th rectangular parallelepipeds having
  • N th rectangular parallelepipeds respectively have sizes corresponding to individual spa ces divided from an inner space of one of a plurality of N-l th rectangular parallelepipeds
  • N is an integer not less than 2.
  • the education instrument may include a combination of: a first cube, ..., and a plurality of N-l th cubes, which have a cubic inner space; and a plurality of N th
  • rectangular parallelepipeds having at least two kinds of different shapes.
  • the education instrument may include a first cube having a cubic inn
  • the education instrument of the present invention provides v
  • the opened portions preferably have various geometri
  • etric shapes, hexahedrons may be combined in more various shapes with connecting thei
  • At least one side of at least one of the first rectangular parallelepiped, the plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds, ..., and the plurality of N th rectangu lar parallelepipeds preferably has a plurality of holes formed therein, and the plurality of
  • holes formed in the side of the rectangular parallelepiped are preferably arranged in a p
  • the education instrument may further include a plurality of square pi ece plates having protrusions capable of being inserted into the plurality of holes.
  • various colors and images are painted on the plurality of piece plates so that a pr
  • edetermined shape is formed when the piece plates are combined and then inserted into t
  • a puzzle game such as a puzzle game, a mathematic game or a board game.
  • the education instrument of the present invention is characterized in that at least one side of at least one of the first rectangular parallelepiped, the plurality of
  • eds is formed to be partially or entirely opened and shut. Since the side of the rectangu lar parallelepiped may be opened or closed like a door, the rectangular parallelepiped ma
  • the education instrument of the present invention is characterized in that the sides of the rectangular parallelepipeds of the education instrument are capable of being assembled or dissembled to/from each other. Accordingly, the education instr
  • FIG. 1 shows a combination of a first cube, a second cube and a third rectangular
  • FIGs. 2a and 2b show proportion ratios between the first cube and the second cu be and between the second cube and the third rectangular parallelepiped according to on
  • FIG. 3 shows a structure of a cube in which a plurality of holes is formed in at Ie
  • FIG. 4 shows a piece plate according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGs. 5 a and 5b show an example of utilizing the piece plate according to one e
  • FIGs. 6a and 6b show structures of the first cube and the second cube having diff
  • FIGs. 7a and 7b shows an example of utilizing an education instrument accordin
  • An education instrument of the present invention preferably has a combination o
  • the education instrument of the present invention is comprised of a combination of a first rectangular parallelepiped, a plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds ha
  • the plurality of N th rectangular parallelepipeds respectively have size
  • N is an integer not less than 2. That is to say, the e
  • ducation instrument of the present invention may have at least one successive relation in
  • n inner space of a big rectangular parallelepiped may be infinitely formed in theory.
  • the rectangular parallelepiped preferably has a rectangular inner space.
  • small rectangular parallelepipeds formed by dividing an inner space of a big rectan gular parallelepiped may preferably fill the inner space of the big rectangular parallelepi
  • the plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds, ..., and N th rectangular parall elepipeds may have identical or different shapes. That is to say, as explained later, if a big rectangular parallelepiped is divided at the same proportion, small rectangular parall elepipeds (or, cubes) having the same shape may be formed, while, if divided at differen
  • small rectangular parallelepipeds or, cubes having different shapes may be formed.
  • T hat is to say, length, width and height of the N th rectangular parallelepiped becomes 1/L N
  • L N , L' N and L" N may be numbers not 1
  • L N , L' N and L" N may be variou
  • N are all the same, a cube is formed, while, in case at least one of L N , L' N and L"N is dif
  • division proportions 1/L N , 1/L' N and 1/L" N may be different at each dividing stage. That is to say, L 1 , L' i and L"i may be respectively different from L 2 , L' 2 and L" 2 .
  • the second rectangular parallelepiped may be a cube formed b y dividing length, width and height of the first cube in 1/2 respectively, and the third rectid
  • angular parallelepiped may be a rectangular parallelepiped formed by dividing length, w
  • arallelepiped are cubes having the same size or rectangular parallelepipeds having differ ent shapes, in case small rectangular parallelepipeds are combined to fill an inner space
  • the education instrument of the present invention preferably satisfy the relation of filling the inner space compactly. It is because the sm
  • FIG. 1 shows a combination of a first cube IA, second cubes 2 A and third rectan gular parallelepipeds 3 A according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGs. 1 shows a combination of a first cube IA, second cubes 2 A and third rectan gular parallelepipeds 3 A according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the education instrument according to this embodiment is c
  • the first cube IA and the second cube 2 A have a cub
  • the biggest first cube IA preferably has a size which infants or children may ent er in the inner space, and the first cube IA is preferably prepared so that its one side has
  • one side of the first cube IA is divided into two parts so tha t it may be opened or closed like a door.
  • other rectangular parallelepipeds may b
  • Such an opening structure mentioned above may be applied to other rectangular parallelepipeds, and it may apply to at least two sides of one rectangular parallelepiped.
  • the second cube 2A has length, width and height obtained by dividing length, width and height of the inner space of the first cube in 1/2.
  • the sec ond cube 2A preferably has a length of about 70 cm to 120 cm in its one side.
  • 3Ac have length and width obtained by dividing length and width of the inner space of t
  • ponents may be all combined in one first cube, so they may be conveniently stored.
  • e third rectangular parallelepipeds may be cubes with the same size, or rectangular parallelepipeds having more than three kinds of shap
  • the third rectangular parallelepipeds 3A may be open in a shape of circle, semicircle
  • an o pen side may be more than one.
  • an o pen side may be more than one.
  • one side may be entirely or partially opened, and the opened shape may be variously f
  • the opened shape preferably has various geometric patterns.
  • the education instrument of the present invention forms ope ned sides in various shapes and configurations, thereby allowing each rectangular parall elepiped to be combined in more various structures and shapes.
  • the small rectangular parallelepipeds 2A, 3A may be inserted and assembled in t
  • FIG. 3 shows cubes having a plurality of holes formed in at least one side accord
  • a plurality of holes h are formed in at least one side of the se
  • ed in the side are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns at regular intervals.
  • the holes may be arranged in 10 rows and 10 columns, in 10 rows and 5
  • a piece plate described later may be inserted into the plurality of holes formed in the side of the second cube so that the education instrument of the present invention ma y be utilized for puzzle game, mathematic game or board game.
  • FIG. 4 shows piece plates according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGs. 5a and 5b show examples utilizing the piece plates.
  • th shows piece plates according to one embodiment of the present invention
  • e piece plates Ti to T 5 have a square shape, and they have protrusions that may be insert
  • nd shapes are printed on the piece plates Ti to T 5 .
  • the piece plates Ti to T 5 are inserted into the plurality of ho
  • FIG. 5b shows an exam
  • the piece plates and the rectangular parallelepip ed having holes may also be utilized for various educations and plays such as puzzle ga
  • FIG. 6a shows a first cube IB having a different shape according to one embodi ment of the present invention
  • FIG. 6b shows four second cubes 2B (or, four N t h cub es) having sizes obtained by dividing an inner space of the first cube IB into four parts.
  • the cation instrument of the present invention may be produced in various shapes.
  • the education instrument of the present invention is preferably configured so that si
  • a n education effect may be provided using assembling or dissembling, and the education instrument of the present invention may be stored in a small receiving area.
  • the education instrument of the present invention is preferably made of natural material such as wood not harmful to human body.
  • FIGs. 7a and 7b show a utilizing example of the education instrument according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • nvention may not only give a basic intelligence development education such as compreh ension of various shapes or spatial structures and numerical concepts using a plurality of
  • he present invention may be utilized in various ways such as a bookcase, a desk, a box-t
  • FIG. 7a shows an example that the education instrument of the present invention is made into a studying room. As shown in FIG. 7a, various living structures may be made using the education instrument of the present invention. In addition, infants and
  • the education instrument of the present invention may give a habit
  • FIG. 7b shows an example of a structure configured by using several sets of the e ducation instrument of the present invention having various shapes.
  • severa 1 sets of the education instruments of the present invention are used to connect inside an
  • y is made. If several sets of the education instrument of the present invention are used as mentioned above, they may be interestingly used in an infant or child playroom havin g any size.
  • the education instrument of the present invention may give f unctions of space Gabe, system furniture and architectural playing house for infants and

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Educational Administration (AREA)
  • Educational Technology (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)

Abstract

An education instrument includes a combination of a first rectangular parallelepi ped, a plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds having identical or different shapes , ..., and a plurality of N- 1th rectangular parallelepipeds having identical or different sha pes, which have a rectangular inner space; and a plurality of Nth rectangular parallelepip eds having identical or different shapes. The plurality of Nth rectangular parallelepiped s respectively have sizes corresponding to individual spaces divided from an inner space of one of a plurality of N-lth rectangular parallelepipeds. At least one side of at least one of the first rectangular parallelepiped, the plurality of second rectangular parallelepi peds, ..., and the plurality of Nth rectangular parallelepipeds is partially or entirely opene d. N is an integer not less than 2.

Description

RECORD COPY
INSTRUMENT OF EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WHICH CAN BE USED AS ARCHITECTURAL SPACE GAME AND SYSTEM FURNITURE
[Technical Field]
The present invention relates to an education instrument (e.g., Gabe) for children
, which having an architectural space game function and a system furniture function. Th
e present invention relates more particularly to an invention of a multi-purpose furniture
-type space structure having functions of a freely assembled and dissembled system furn
iture and an architectural play instrument freely fabricated so that users may play therein , which may be used as a 3-dimensional space education instrument for synthetic intellig
ence development of infants or children.
[Background Art]
Generally, Gabe, one of education instruments used for development of sense, in
telligence and sensibility of infants or children, is created at the instance of Froebel, a G erman scholar. Gabe is utilized all over the world for synthetic intelligence developme
nt of infants or children in a way of recognizing and architecturally piling up small woo
d pieces.
However, 2nd to 6th Gabes of Froebel, which are wood piling-up instruments, are
utilized only by infants due to their simplicity, not by children. In addition, they has a 1 imit in developing space perception ability since they have no extensity. Thus, they ca nnot meet demands of a child who likes his/her own small space, namely likes limiting a
physical space. In addition, there is also system furniture for children, but it has no infinite scala bility obtained by repetition, and it does not give various combinations according to an i
ntension of the user. Accordingly, the system furniture is just used as a drawer, a book
stand or a desk, and it is not used for multi purposes.
In addition, existing playing instruments generally includes a slide or a small hou
se, which are made of plastic or the like unfamiliar to the nature, but their uses are alrea
dy determined. Thus, such playing instruments have no multi purposes or scalability u
sing free combinations for development of creativity or artistry of children.
As a result, because various kinds of conventional Gabes have less extensity and the existing system furniture or playing instruments do not have scalability using various
combinations, they are not suitable as an instrument for developing creativity of childre
n, which allows the children to arrange matters and spaces using voluntary and free idea
s of the children on the basis of the principle of disassembly and assembly where geome
try is immanent.
[Disclosure of Invention]
The present invention is designed to solve the limits and problems of the prior ar
t, and therefore it is an object of the invention to provide a space education instrument c
omposed of hexahedrons with various sizes, which may be geometrically assembled and
dissembled.
In more detail, an object of the present invention is to provide a space education
instrument composed of various kinds of hexahedrons with various sizes, which include s a basic hexahedron having a hollow therein and a plurality of hexahedrons divisionally filling the hollow of the basic hexahedron so that such divisional relation may be succe ssively applied.
This space education instrument may be freely assembled and dissembled, and s
uch assembling and dissembling may geometrically have a countless number of cases, s
o it is intended to enable development of various education methods using the above ins trument. When various education methods using the space education instrument of the
present invention are utilized, it would be possible to improve space perception ability and develop intelligence and sense. In addition, by using the nature of children preferri
ng a physical limit, it is also intended to develop sensitivity and creativity of children. In addition, the present invention may give infinite scalability using repetition by
overcoming drawbacks of the conventional system furniture, and also give the variabili
ty and multi purpose allowing children to assemble and dissemble freely and variously a
nd to utilize the instrument as a bookstand, a chair, a desk, a bed or a small space. In p articular, the present invention is intended to give a space, which may endow developme nt of sense, emotional stability and space perception ability of children beyond a functio
n of a drawer, a desk or a chair.
Moreover, the present invention is intended to give functions of creativity, artistr
y and amusement by utilizing multi purpose, alterability and module-based scalability as
a space education instrument. Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide an education instrument, w
hich may be utilized for greatly developing intelligence and emotion of children by deve
loping creativity and aesthetic feeling used for arranging matters and spaces using volun tary and free ideas based on the principle of disassembly and assembly where geometry i s immanent.
In order to accomplish the above object, an education instrument of the present i
nvention has the following structural features.
The education instrument of the present invention includes a combination of: a fi rst rectangular parallelepiped, a plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds having id entical or different shapes, ..., and a plurality of N-lth rectangular parallelepipeds having
identical or different shapes, which have a rectangular inner space; and a plurality of N1
h rectangular parallelepipeds having identical or different shapes, wherein the plurality o
f Nth rectangular parallelepipeds respectively have sizes corresponding to individual spa ces divided from an inner space of one of a plurality of N-lth rectangular parallelepipeds
, wherein at least one side of at least one of the first rectangular parallelepiped, the plura
lity of second rectangular parallelepipeds, ..., and the plurality of Nth rectangular paralle
lepipeds is partially or entirely opened, and wherein N is an integer not less than 2.
In addition, the education instrument may include a combination of: a first cube, ..., and a plurality of N-lth cubes, which have a cubic inner space; and a plurality of Nth
rectangular parallelepipeds having at least two kinds of different shapes.
In addition, the education instrument may include a first cube having a cubic inn
er space; 8 second cubes having sizes corresponding to individual inner spaces obtained
by dividing the inner space of the first cube into eight parts and also having cubic inner s
paces; and 8 third rectangular parallelepipeds comprising 2 rectangular parallelepipeds h
aving a length corresponding to 1/2 of a length of the inner space of the second cube, a width corresponding to 1/2 of a width of the inner space of the second cube, and a heigh
t corresponding to 1/3 of a height of the inner space of the second cube; 4 cubes having a length corresponding to 1/2 of a length of the inner space of the second cube, a width c orresponding to 1/2 of a width of the inner space of the second cube, and a height corres ponding to 1/2 of a height of the inner space of the second cube; and 2 rectangular parall
elepipeds having a length corresponding to 1/2 of the length of the inner space of the sec
ond cube, a width corresponding to 1/2 of the width of the inner space of the second cub e, and a height corresponding to 2/3 of the height of the inner space of the second cube.
As described above, the education instrument of the present invention provides v
arious kinds of rectangular parallelepipeds that may be geometrically assembled in vario
us ways, by means of configuring small rectangular parallelepipeds having sizes obtaine d by dividing an inner space of a big rectangular parallelepiped at various proportions, h
ereby capable of developing various education methods.
In addition, in case sides of the rectangular parallelepipeds are partially opened i
n the above education instrument, the opened portions preferably have various geometri
c shapes. Since the sides of the rectangular parallelepipeds are opened in various geom
etric shapes, hexahedrons may be combined in more various shapes with connecting thei
r inside and outside, thereby allowing assembly of an architectural space game unit or sy
stem furniture.
In addition, at least one side of at least one of the first rectangular parallelepiped, the plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds, ..., and the plurality of Nth rectangu lar parallelepipeds preferably has a plurality of holes formed therein, and the plurality of
holes formed in the side of the rectangular parallelepiped are preferably arranged in a p
lurality of rows and columns at regular intervals.
In addition, the education instrument may further include a plurality of square pi ece plates having protrusions capable of being inserted into the plurality of holes. Pref erably, various colors and images are painted on the plurality of piece plates so that a pr
edetermined shape is formed when the piece plates are combined and then inserted into t
he plurality of holes.
By utilizing the plurality of holes formed in a side of the rectangular parallelepip
ed and the piece plates inserted therein, it is possible to give various playing educations
such as a puzzle game, a mathematic game or a board game.
In addition, the education instrument of the present invention is characterized in that at least one side of at least one of the first rectangular parallelepiped, the plurality of
second rectangular parallelepipeds, ..., and the plurality of Nth rectangular parallelepip
eds is formed to be partially or entirely opened and shut. Since the side of the rectangu lar parallelepiped may be opened or closed like a door, the rectangular parallelepiped ma
y receive other smaller rectangular parallelepipeds, and children may directly enter the r
ectangular parallelepiped and play therein. In addition, the education instrument of the present invention is characterized in that the sides of the rectangular parallelepipeds of the education instrument are capable of being assembled or dissembled to/from each other. Accordingly, the education instr
ument of the present invention may give an education effect using assembling or dissem
bling, and it may also be stored in a small receiving area. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a multi-functional ed
ucation instrument, which firstly may help intelligence development and emotional stabi
lity by developing aesthetic sense, space perception ability, creativity and recognizing ab
ility of children, and secondarily overcome spatial limitation and cost problem since it m ay be used as a space Gabe, a system furniture and an architectural playing house togeth er.
[Description of Drawings]
FIG. 1 shows a combination of a first cube, a second cube and a third rectangular
parallelepiped according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIGs. 2a and 2b show proportion ratios between the first cube and the second cu be and between the second cube and the third rectangular parallelepiped according to on
e embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 shows a structure of a cube in which a plurality of holes is formed in at Ie
ast one side according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 shows a piece plate according to one embodiment of the present invention
FIGs. 5 a and 5b show an example of utilizing the piece plate according to one e
mbodiment of the present invention;
FIGs. 6a and 6b show structures of the first cube and the second cube having diff
erent shapes according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIGs. 7a and 7b shows an example of utilizing an education instrument accordin
g to one embodiment of the present invention.
[Best Mode]
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in
detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same referen ce numeral indicates the same component having the same function.
The following embodiments are just optimal examples of the present invention, and various modifications implementing the spirit of the present invention may be realiz ed, which are all included in the scope of the present invention. An education instrument of the present invention preferably has a combination o
f rectangular parallelepipeds configured as below.
The education instrument of the present invention is comprised of a combination of a first rectangular parallelepiped, a plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds ha
ving identical or different shapes, ..., and a plurality of N-lth rectangular parallelepipeds
having identical or different shapes, which have a rectangular inner space; and a plurali
ty of Nth rectangular parallelepipeds having identical or different shapes.
In addition, the plurality of Nth rectangular parallelepipeds respectively have size
s corresponding to individual spaces divided from an inner space of one of a plurality of N-lth rectangular parallelepipeds. N is an integer not less than 2. That is to say, the e
ducation instrument of the present invention may have at least one successive relation in
which an inner space of a big rectangular parallelepiped is divided to form small rectan
gular parallelepipeds. In other words, rectangular parallelepipeds formed by dividing a
n inner space of a big rectangular parallelepiped may be infinitely formed in theory.
The rectangular parallelepiped preferably has a rectangular inner space. In this
case, small rectangular parallelepipeds formed by dividing an inner space of a big rectan gular parallelepiped may preferably fill the inner space of the big rectangular parallelepi
ped compactly.
The plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds, ..., and Nth rectangular parall elepipeds may have identical or different shapes. That is to say, as explained later, if a big rectangular parallelepiped is divided at the same proportion, small rectangular parall elepipeds (or, cubes) having the same shape may be formed, while, if divided at differen
t proportions, small rectangular parallelepipeds (or, cubes) having different shapes may be formed.
Small rectangular parallelepipeds are formed by dividing length, width and heigh
ts of an inner space of a big rectangular parallelepiped at predetermined proportions. T hat is to say, length, width and height of the Nth rectangular parallelepiped becomes 1/LN
of a length of an inner space of the N-lth rectangular parallelepiped, 1/L'N of a width of
the inner space of the N-lth rectangular parallelepiped, and 1/L"N of a height of the inn er space of the N-lth rectangular parallelepiped. LN, L'N and L"N may be numbers not 1
ess than 1, and they may not be integers. That is to say, LN, L'N and L"N may be variou
s proportions such as 2/3, 3/4 and 2/5 as well as 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4. In case LN, L'N and L
"N are all the same, a cube is formed, while, in case at least one of LN, L'N and L"N is dif
ferent, a rectangular parallelepiped is formed.
In addition, division proportions 1/LN, 1/L'N and 1/L"N may be different at each dividing stage. That is to say, L1, L' i and L"i may be respectively different from L2, L' 2 and L"2. For example, the second rectangular parallelepiped may be a cube formed b y dividing length, width and height of the first cube in 1/2 respectively, and the third rect
angular parallelepiped may be a rectangular parallelepiped formed by dividing length, w
idth and height of the second rectangular parallelepiped in 1/2, 1/2 and 1/3 respectively. Though small rectangular parallelepipeds formed by dividing a big rectangular p
arallelepiped are cubes having the same size or rectangular parallelepipeds having differ ent shapes, in case small rectangular parallelepipeds are combined to fill an inner space
of the bag rectangular parallelepiped, the education instrument of the present invention preferably satisfy the relation of filling the inner space compactly. It is because the sm
all rectangular parallelepipeds have sizes corresponding to individual spaces formed by
dividing the inner space of the big rectangular parallelepiped.
Hereinafter, an education instrument produced based on the above structural feat
ures according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 shows a combination of a first cube IA, second cubes 2 A and third rectan gular parallelepipeds 3 A according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIGs.
2a and 2b show proportion ratios between the first cube IA and the second cube 2A and
between the second cube 2A and the third rectangular parallelepiped 3A according to on e embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the education instrument according to this embodiment is c
omposed of a combination of a first cube IA having a biggest size, 8 second cubes 2A h aving sizes corresponding to individual inner spaces obtained by dividing the inner spac e of the first cube into eight parts at the same proportion, and 8 third rectangular parallel
epipeds 3A having three kinds of shapes obtained by dividing an inner space of the seco nd cube at different proportions. The first cube IA and the second cube 2 A have a cub
ic inner space.
The biggest first cube IA preferably has a size which infants or children may ent er in the inner space, and the first cube IA is preferably prepared so that its one side has
a length of 140 cm to 240 cm.
As shown in FIG. 1, one side of the first cube IA is divided into two parts so tha t it may be opened or closed like a door. Thus, other rectangular parallelepipeds may b
e easily put into the first cube, and infants and children may enter and play therein.
Such an opening structure mentioned above may be applied to other rectangular parallelepipeds, and it may apply to at least two sides of one rectangular parallelepiped.
As shown in FIG. 2a, the second cube 2A has length, width and height obtained by dividing length, width and height of the inner space of the first cube in 1/2. The sec ond cube 2A preferably has a length of about 70 cm to 120 cm in its one side.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2b, the third rectangular parallelepipeds 3Aa, 3Ab,
3Ac have length and width obtained by dividing length and width of the inner space of t
he second cube 2A in 1/2, and their heights are obtained by dividing height of the inner
space of the second cube in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 respectively.
When the third rectangular parallelepipeds 3Aa, 3Ab, 3Ac are put into the secon d cube 2A, they may fill the inner space of the second cube compactly, and also the seco nd cubes 2A may fill the inner space of the first cube compactly. Thus, one set of com
ponents may be all combined in one first cube, so they may be conveniently stored. Th
e third rectangular parallelepipeds (or, the Nth rectangular parallelepipeds) may be cubes with the same size, or rectangular parallelepipeds having more than three kinds of shap
es, differently from this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, at least one side of the first cube IA, the second cubes 2A a
nd the third rectangular parallelepipeds 3A may be open in a shape of circle, semicircle
or quarter-circle. Like the second rectangular parallelepiped 2A shown in FIG. 1, an o pen side may be more than one. In the rectangular parallelepipeds having the same sha
pe, it is preferred that the number and shapes of open sides are set variously. In additio n, one side may be entirely or partially opened, and the opened shape may be variously f
ormed. In particular, the opened shape preferably has various geometric patterns.
As described above, the education instrument of the present invention forms ope ned sides in various shapes and configurations, thereby allowing each rectangular parall elepiped to be combined in more various structures and shapes.
The small rectangular parallelepipeds 2A, 3A may be inserted and assembled in t
he big rectangular parallelepiped IA with exchanging their positions up and down, or di
ssembled and taken out there from, and substantially countless kinds of inner spaces ma
y be made. In addition, children may create a new space when being tired of an existin g one. In addition, when the rectangular parallelepiped is dissembled, a user may show
the interior of the subject so as to draw an attention for the components of the present i
nvention.
FIG. 3 shows cubes having a plurality of holes formed in at least one side accord
ing to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of holes h are formed in at least one side of the se
cond cubes 2A-1, 2A-2, 2A-3, 2A-4 of this embodiment. The plurality of holes h form
ed in the side are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns at regular intervals. As s
hown in FIG. 3, the holes may be arranged in 10 rows and 10 columns, in 10 rows and 5
columns, or in 5 rows and 5 columns. In this embodiment, it is shown that the plurality of holes is formed in the secon
d cube, but such a plurality of holes may also be formed in other rectangular parallelepip
eds. A piece plate described later may be inserted into the plurality of holes formed in the side of the second cube so that the education instrument of the present invention ma y be utilized for puzzle game, mathematic game or board game.
FIG. 4 shows piece plates according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIGs. 5a and 5b show examples utilizing the piece plates. As shown in FIG. 4, th
e piece plates Ti to T5 have a square shape, and they have protrusions that may be insert
ed into the holes formed in the side of the rectangular parallelepipeds. Various colors a
nd shapes are printed on the piece plates Ti to T5.
As shown in FIG. 5a, the piece plates Ti to T5 are inserted into the plurality of ho
les h formed in a side of the second cube 2A of this embodiment, and may be used for v
arious educations or plays. If the piece plates having various colors and shapes printed thereon are inserted into the plurality of holes in a suitable combination as shown in (a),
(b) and (c) of FIG. 5b, various patterns may be formed, (a) and (b) of FIG. 5b show ex
amples that a heart shape and a fish shape are formed, and (c) of FIG. 5b shows an exam
pie that a maze is formed. In addition, the piece plates and the rectangular parallelepip ed having holes may also be utilized for various educations and plays such as puzzle ga
me, abacus game or mathematic game etc..
FIG. 6a shows a first cube IB having a different shape according to one embodi ment of the present invention, and FIG. 6b shows four second cubes 2B (or, four Nth cub es) having sizes obtained by dividing an inner space of the first cube IB into four parts.
As shown in FIGs. 6a and 6b, the rectangular parallelepipeds composing the edu
cation instrument of the present invention may be produced in various shapes. In addit ion, the education instrument of the present invention is preferably configured so that si
des of the rectangular parallelepipeds may be assembled or dissembled. Accordingly, a n education effect may be provided using assembling or dissembling, and the education instrument of the present invention may be stored in a small receiving area. In addition
, the education instrument of the present invention is preferably made of natural material such as wood not harmful to human body.
FIGs. 7a and 7b show a utilizing example of the education instrument according to one embodiment of the present invention. The education instrument of the present i
nvention may not only give a basic intelligence development education such as compreh ension of various shapes or spatial structures and numerical concepts using a plurality of
parts, but also allow to configure substantially countless kinds of structures or gives a f
unction of system furniture by assembling or dissembling components of the education i nstrument according to the present invention. In addition, the education instrument of t
he present invention may be utilized in various ways such as a bookcase, a desk, a box-t
ype chair and a stairway.
FIG. 7a shows an example that the education instrument of the present invention is made into a studying room. As shown in FIG. 7a, various living structures may be made using the education instrument of the present invention. In addition, infants and
children may make various behaviors in the structure like sitting down or standing up. Thus, an infant or child may experience a spatial structure made by him/her and also mo
ve in the space, thereby facilitating physical development in addition to creativity develo
pment. In addition, the education instrument of the present invention may give a habit
of arrangement together with comprehensive and creative ability by allowing infants or
children to make various structures or beautiful shapes.
FIG. 7b shows an example of a structure configured by using several sets of the e ducation instrument of the present invention having various shapes. In FIG. 7b, severa 1 sets of the education instruments of the present invention are used to connect inside an
d outside of big cubes in various ways so that various horizontal and vertical passages ar e formed therein. Several rooms are configured in one or two stories so that a small cit
y is made. If several sets of the education instrument of the present invention are used as mentioned above, they may be interestingly used in an infant or child playroom havin g any size.
As described above, if the education instrument of the present invention is used,
it is possible that infants experience objects by playing, desires of infants to know inside
of an object or destroy and rebuild a structure are satisfied, and intelligence, creativity
and aesthetic feeling may be developed by means of comprehension of design and assem bly.
The optimal embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail.
Though specific terms are used herein, they are just for illustrating the present inventio n, not for specially limiting the meaning or scope of the present invention defined in the
appended claims. Thus, it should be understood that various changes and modification s can be made within the spirit and scope of the invention. The sincere technical scope of the present invention to be protected should be defined by the appended claims.
[INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY]
As described above, the education instrument of the present invention may give f unctions of space Gabe, system furniture and architectural playing house for infants and
children by using only one space structure.

Claims

[CLAIMS]
[Claim 1]
An education instrument, comprising a combination of:
a first rectangular parallelepiped, a plurality of second rectangular parallelepiped
s having identical or different shapes, ..., and a plurality of N-lth rectangular parallelepi
peds having identical or different shapes, which have a rectangular inner space; and
a plurality of Nth rectangular parallelepipeds having identical or different shapes,
wherein the plurality of Nth rectangular parallelepipeds respectively have sizes co rresponding to individual spaces divided from an inner space of one of a plurality of N-I
' rectangular parallelepipeds, wherein at least one side of at least one of the first rectangular parallelepiped, the
plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds, ..., and the plurality of Nth rectangular
parallelepipeds is partially or entirely opened, and
wherein N is an integer not less than 2.
[Claim 2]
The education instrument according to claim 1, wherein the education instrumen
t includes a combination of: a first cube, ..., and a plurality of N-lth cubes, which have a cubic inner space; a nd a plurality of Nth rectangular parallelepipeds having at least two kinds of differen
t shapes.
[Claim 3]
The education instrument according to claim 2, wherein the education instrumen t includes combination of: a first cube having a cubic inner space;
8 second cubes having sizes corresponding to individual inner spaces obtained b
y dividing the inner space of the first cube into eight parts and also having cubic inner sp aces; and
8 third rectangular parallelepipeds comprising 2 rectangular parallelepipeds havi ng a length corresponding to 1/2 of a length of the inner space of the second cube, a widt h corresponding to 1/2 of a width of the inner space of the second cube, and a height cor
responding to 1/3 of a height of the inner space of the second cube; 4 cubes having a len gth corresponding to 1/2 of a length of the inner space of the second cube, a width corre
sponding to 1/2 of a width of the inner space of the second cube, and a height correspon
ding to 1/2 of a height of the inner space of the second cube; and 2 rectangular parallele
pipeds having a length corresponding to 1/2 of the length of the inner space of the secon
d cube, a width corresponding to 1/2 of the width of the inner space of the cube, and a h
eight corresponding to 2/3 of the height of the inner space of the second cube.
[Claim 4]
The education instrument according to claim 1, wherein, in case sides of the rectangular parallelepipeds are partially opened, the
opened portions have various geometric shapes.
[Claim 5]
The education instrument according to claim 1, wherein at least one side of at least one of the first rectangular parallelepiped, the
plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds, ..., and the plurality of Nth rectangular parallelepipeds has a plurality of holes formed therein.
[Claim 6]
The education instrument according to claim 5,
wherein the plurality of holes formed in the side of the rectangular parallelepiped
are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns at regular intervals.
[Claim 7]
The education instrument according to claim 5, wherein the education instrument further includes a plurality of square piece plat
es having protrusions capable of being inserted into the plurality of holes.
[Claim 8]
The education instrument according to claim 7, wherein various colors and images are painted on the plurality of piece plates so
that a predetermined shape is formed when the piece plates are combined and then insert
ed into the plurality of holes.
[Claim 9]
The education instrument according to claim 1, wherein at least one side of at least one of the first rectangular parallelepiped, the
plurality of second rectangular parallelepipeds, ..., and the plurality of Nth rectangular
parallelepipeds is formed to be entirely or partially opened and shut.
[Claim 10]
The education instrument according to claim 1, wherein the sides of the rectangular parallelepipeds of the education instrument a
re capable of being assembled or dissembled to/from each other.
PCT/KR2006/001399 2005-04-16 2006-04-17 Instrument of education for children which can be used as architectural space game and system furniture Ceased WO2006112636A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
KR10-2005-0031703 2005-04-16
KR1020050031703 2005-04-16

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2006112636A1 true WO2006112636A1 (en) 2006-10-26

Family

ID=37115323

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/KR2006/001399 Ceased WO2006112636A1 (en) 2005-04-16 2006-04-17 Instrument of education for children which can be used as architectural space game and system furniture

Country Status (2)

Country Link
KR (2) KR20080038244A (en)
WO (1) WO2006112636A1 (en)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN107752491A (en) * 2017-11-03 2018-03-06 沈阳建筑大学 Hilbert three-dimensional curve Multifunctional combined furnitures
USD900928S1 (en) * 2018-12-13 2020-11-03 Erika Cimino Alphabet block set

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20140322685A1 (en) * 2013-04-29 2014-10-30 Lumos Labs, Inc. Systems and methods for enhancing cognition via a physically intuitive spatial visualization task
US9116509B2 (en) 2013-06-03 2015-08-25 Lumos Labs, Inc. Rhythm brain fitness processes and systems
US20150031004A1 (en) 2013-07-24 2015-01-29 Lumos Labs, Inc. Physically intuitive, real-time, multiple object tracking, planning and divided attention task for enhancing cognition
US20150278740A1 (en) 2014-03-26 2015-10-01 Lumos Labs, Inc. System and method for multiple timer management task for enhanced cognition
KR20160083671A (en) 2015-01-02 2016-07-12 김태춘 Three-dimensional shape playing and learning tool

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
RU2015722C1 (en) * 1991-03-13 1994-07-15 Игорь Серафимович Иванов Puzzle
US6161832A (en) * 1999-01-29 2000-12-19 Irwin Toy Limited Stacking block game
US20020175472A1 (en) * 2001-05-25 2002-11-28 Ioan Boeru Cube insertion game

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR200205590Y1 (en) * 2000-07-13 2000-12-01 주식회사일렉스 A toy bloc
KR200205591Y1 (en) * 2000-07-13 2000-12-01 주식회사일렉스 A toy panel

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
RU2015722C1 (en) * 1991-03-13 1994-07-15 Игорь Серафимович Иванов Puzzle
US6161832A (en) * 1999-01-29 2000-12-19 Irwin Toy Limited Stacking block game
US20020175472A1 (en) * 2001-05-25 2002-11-28 Ioan Boeru Cube insertion game

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN107752491A (en) * 2017-11-03 2018-03-06 沈阳建筑大学 Hilbert three-dimensional curve Multifunctional combined furnitures
USD900928S1 (en) * 2018-12-13 2020-11-03 Erika Cimino Alphabet block set

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
KR100864936B1 (en) 2008-10-22
KR20070121493A (en) 2007-12-27
KR20080038244A (en) 2008-05-02

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US5873762A (en) Playing structure and modules therefor
US10213680B2 (en) Multi-dimensional puzzle
US20050191932A1 (en) Building block
Wells Hidden Connections and Double Meanings: A Mathematical Exploration
US1087207A (en) Designing apparatus.
US6533277B1 (en) Composite cubical maze puzzle
WO2006112636A1 (en) Instrument of education for children which can be used as architectural space game and system furniture
Bruce The whole child
KR200468095Y1 (en) Teaching Tools for a Little Child
USD520570S1 (en) Board game
US6152740A (en) Learning block chair
KR101302538B1 (en) Puzzle for language education
JP3181308U (en) Building blocks
KR101292056B1 (en) Game of combining letters and letter combinations to form words
KR100376418B1 (en) Utensil for Study of Vocabulary
JP3164368U (en) Puzzle block assembly
KR200394277Y1 (en) Space Gabe for Children which can be used as architectural space game and system furniture
KR200260817Y1 (en) Assembly educational tools for kids
RU27251U1 (en) PSYCHOLOGIST'S EDUCATIONAL AREA
JP2002153681A (en) Rectangular parallelopiped building block representing size of number by height
JP3124609U (en) Educational toys
KR200430634Y1 (en) Magic amusement parish
KR20030030606A (en) Assembly educational tools for kids
JP2007330523A (en) Assembly frame structure
KR101110705B1 (en) Roly-poly puzzle play table

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 1020067024425

Country of ref document: KR

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: RU

32PN Ep: public notification in the ep bulletin as address of the adressee cannot be established

Free format text: COMMUNICATION NOT DELIVERED. NOTING OF LOSS OF RIGHTS PURSUANT TO RULE 69(1) EPC (EPO FORM 1205A DATED 17.05.2008)

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 06732861

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1