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Assembly toy

a technology of assembly and toy, which is applied in the field of assembly toy, can solve the problems of not being able to accurately recognize the direction of the other molded member, not being able to provide a plurality of projections, and not being able to attract the interest of users, and achieves the effect of high interest and easy assembly of the toy

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-06-06
BANDAI CO LTD
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is about a toy that is very interesting and easy to assemble. The technical effect of this invention is that it allows for the creation of a highly interesting and easy-to-assemble toy.

Problems solved by technology

Therefore, there has not been any design to attract the interest of a user on inner surfaces of the molded members even if the user has been attracted the shape of outer surfaces of the molded members at the time of assembly of the assembly toy.
There has been a difficulty, in some cases, in providing a plurality of pairs of projections in, for example, a relatively small space.
When the user tries to join the other molded member to one molded member, there is also a problem that correct recognition of the direction of the other molded member is not easy for the user unless the user recognizes the shape of the outer surface.
Therefore, there has also been a problem that two molded members constituting, for example, the head section are not easily specified unless the user recognizes the shape of the outer surfaces of the molded members.

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first embodiment

[0025]FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which an assembly toy of the present invention has been assembled. FIG. 8 illustrates a doll which is made of, for example, a resin molded material. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the doll includes a head section 10, a body section 20, a pair of arm sections 30 and 40 and a pair of leg sections 50 and 60.

[0026]The head section 10, the body section 20, the pair of arm sections 30 and 40 and the pair of leg sections 50 and 60 of the doll are manufactured separately and, at the time of assembly, the head section 10, the pair of arm sections 30 and 40 and the pair of leg sections 50 and 60 are attached (joined), for example, to the body section 20.

[0027]Each of the head section 10, the body section 20, the pair of arm sections 30 and 40 and the pair of leg sections 50 and 60 consists of, for example, a first molded member and a second molded member which are joined to each other. For example, the first molded member is illustrated on...

second embodiment

[0054]FIGS. 5 and 6 are configuration diagrams illustrating another embodiment of the assembly toy of the present invention. FIG. 5 corresponds to FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 corresponds to FIG. 2.

[0055]In FIGS. 5 and 6, configurations different from those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are in first projections 10Q and 20Q and in second projections 10P and 20P. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the cross-sectional shape of the second projection 10P formed in a second head section molded member 10b is defined as a crescent and, for example, two second projections 10P are provided. The number of the second projection 10P may be one. However, if two or more fitting portions at which the first projection 10Q and the second projection 10P fit each other are provided, there are advantageous effects that a joint between the first molded member 10a and the second molded member 10b may be enhanced and that the directions of the first molded member 10a and the second molded member 10b may be easily specified by the second p...

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[0060]In the first and second embodiments, the shape (i.e., the outer peripheral shape) of the second projection 10P is, as examples, the star, the rectangular, the crescent and the hexagon. However, the shape (i.e., the outer peripheral shape) of the second projection 10P is not limited to these shapes and other shapes, but other than a circle, may be employed. For example, the outer peripheral shape of the second projection 10P is defined to the any shape other than a circle and, it is only necessary that rotation of the second projection 10P about the central axis is regulated when the second projection 10P is inserted and fit in the first projection 10Q (an inner peripheral shape of the first projection 10Q corresponds to the shape of the second projection 10P).

[0061]FIGS. 7A to 7E illustrate some other examples of the shape (i.e., the outer peripheral shape) of the second projection 10P. The inner peripheral shape of the first projection 10Q is a similar to that of the second p...

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Abstract

Provided is an assembly toy which includes a first molded member and a second molded member which are aligned with and face each other, wherein: a projection is formed in the first molded member on a surface which faces the second molded member; a hole in which the projection is fit is formed in the second molded member on a surface which faces the first molded member; an outer peripheral shape of the projection along a cross-section perpendicular to the direction in which the projection projects is other than a circle; a peripheral shape of the hole on a surface which faces the first molded member corresponds to the outer peripheral shape of the projection; and the projection fits in the hole without rotating about the central axis thereof.

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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present invention contains subject matter related to Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-190236 filed in the Japan Patent Office on Aug. 27, 2010, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to an assembly toy.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]An assembly toy, such as a plastic model, consists of sections including, in a case of, for example, a doll, a head section, a body section, arm sections and leg sections, which are assembled by fitting together. Each of these sections, e.g., the head section and the body section, is formed into a desired three-dimensional shape by joining, for example, two molded members to each other in a mutually facing manner. The molded members are molded into desirable shape.[0006]In this case, a projection (hereafter, referred to as a first projection and a second projection) is...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63H33/00
CPCA63H3/16A63H33/088A63H33/00
Inventor YAMANAKA, NOBUHIROFUKUCHI, HIDEKI
Owner BANDAI CO LTD