Spinning top game board

Abstract

To provide a spinning top game board that can be made into a compact form when not in use. [Solution] A spinning top game board comprising a floor plate that forms a field on which spinning tops run around, and a fence that stands upright relative to the floor plate to prevent the tops from flying off the floor plate, The floorboard is composed of a plurality of floorboard portions that can be linked and unlinked, and the plurality of floorboard portions are configured to form the floorboard by linking and to be able to overlap each other in the thickness direction of the floorboard portions by unlinking. The fence is composed of a plurality of fence portions that can be linked and unlinked, and the plurality of fence portions are configured to form the fence by linking and to be able to overlap the plurality of floorboard portions in a face-down state by unlinking.

Description

Technical Field

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[0005]

[0001] The present invention relates to a piece-playing board.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, as a piece-playing board used in combination with pieces or the like, the playing board disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known.

Prior Art Document

Patent Document

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] This piece-playing board includes a floor board on which a field for a rotating-biased piece to run around is formed, and a fence surrounding the floor board. And, in order to reduce the packaging volume of the piece, the fence is composed of a plurality of fence parts, and when in use, the plurality of fence parts are joined to the edge of the chassis (floor board), and the fence can be removed from the chassis when necessary. However, in a piece-playing board, not only the fence but also the floor board occupies a large area, so it would be convenient for carrying and storage if the floor board could also be made smaller. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a piece-playing board that can be in a compact form when not in use. [[ID=4L]]

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The first means is a piece-playing board including a floor board on which a field for a rotating-biased piece to run around is formed, and a fence standing up with respect to the floor board to prevent the piece from flying out of the floor board, The floorboard is composed of multiple floorboard sections that can be linked and unlinked. The aforementioned multiple floorboard portions are configured to form the floorboard by being linked together, and by disengaging the linkage, they can be overlapped with each other in the thickness direction. The fence is composed of multiple fence sections that can be linked together and unlinked. The aforementioned multiple fence sections are configured to form the fence through linkage, and are configured to be able to be overlapped in a face-down position relative to the aforementioned multiple floorboard sections by releasing the linkage. This is a spinning top game board characterized by the following features.

[0006] The second means is the first means, characterized in that the plurality of floorboard portions are stacked by folding them together through the release of the linkage.

[0007] The third means is the second means, characterized in that the floorboard is composed of two floorboard portions, and the two floorboard portions are folded in half in a direction that brings their back surfaces closer together when the linkage is released, thereby overlapping them.

[0008] The fourth means is the second means, characterized in that the plurality of fence portions constitute one or more sets, and the fence portions constituting each set are overlapped by folding them.

[0009] The fifth means is the third means, The aforementioned multiple fence sections form sets corresponding to each of the two floorboard sections. Each of the fence sections constituting each set is configured to be foldable, and each folded fence section is further configured to be foldable to the corresponding floorboard section. It is characterized by the following:

[0010] The sixth means is the fifth means, The aforementioned fence has a rectangular shape when viewed from above in an upright position. Each of the aforementioned sets comprises a pair of first fence sections parallel to and facing each other at the folds of the floorboards, and a pair of second fence sections perpendicular to and facing each other at the folds. In each of the above sets, the second fence portion is foldably connected to the first fence portion. It is characterized by the following:

[0011] The seventh means is the sixth means, characterized in that the second fence portion is configured such that its free end can be connected to another set of the first fence portions.

[0012] The eighth means is the seventh means, characterized in that the two floorboard portions are folded and the first fence portion is folded into the floorboard portion, and the first fence portions are configured to be connectable to each other.

[0013] The ninth means is the eighth means, The first fence portion has bent sections formed at each end in the longitudinal direction, which are bent in a direction perpendicular to the fold. When the first fence portion is folded relative to the floorboard portion, the bent portion of one of the first fence portions and the bent portion of the other first fence portion come into contact with each other. It is characterized by the following:

[0014] The tenth means is any of the means from the sixth to the ninth, The two floorboard sections are connected so as to be foldable by hinges provided on the underside. The hinge has a first grounding portion that makes contact with the ground when the spinning top game board is installed. The first fence portion is characterized by having a second ground contact portion formed therein, which is grounded when the spinning top game board is installed. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] According to the present invention, the floor board is composed of a plurality of floor board parts, and these plurality of floor board parts are configured to be able to cooperate and release the connection. The floor board parts are configured to be able to overlap each other in the thickness direction of the floor board part by releasing the connection. Also, the fence is composed of a plurality of fence parts that can be connected and disconnected. By disconnecting the connection, it is configured to be able to overlap in a state of lying on the plurality of overlapping floor board parts. Therefore, the koma game board can be easily carried and stored.

Brief Explanation of the Drawings

[0016] [Figure 1] It is a perspective view of the koma game board according to the embodiment. [Figure 2] It is an exploded perspective view of the koma game board. [Figure 3] It is an exploded perspective view of the koma game board seen from the bottom side. [Figure 4] It is a bottom view of the koma game board. [Figure 5] It is a front view of the koma game board. [Figure 6] It is a perspective view of the hinge seen from below. [Figure 7] It is a front view showing the structure of the locking part. [Figure 8] ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Figure 1 is a perspective view of the spinning top game board 100 according to an embodiment. The spinning top game board 100 is made of plastic, for example, and has a floor plate 20 on which a field 20a is formed where the spinning tops 10 run around.

[0019] (Floorboard 20) Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the spinning top game board 100, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the spinning top game board 100 from the bottom side. The floor plate 20 is, for example, square in plan view, and a roughly circular field 20a is formed in the center of its upper surface, with a size that is inscribed within the outer edge of the square floor plate 20. The field 20a has a round, concave surface, which is deeper in the center and higher at the edges. There is a step at the edge of the field 20a, and an acceleration rail 21 made of racks is provided at the step. The acceleration rail 21 restricts the range in which the spinning top 10 moves and accelerates the movement of the spinning top 10 when it comes into contact with the rail. Furthermore, the floorboard 20 has triangular pockets 22 formed at its four corners when viewed from above. These pockets 22 are configured so that the pieces 10 that are ejected from the field 20a by the piece battle can enter them.

[0020] Figure 4 is a bottom view of the spinning top game board 100. The underside of the floorboard 20 has a shape complementary to the upper surface of the floorboard 20. That is, the underside of the floorboard 20 has convex parts corresponding to the concave parts of the upper surface, and concave parts corresponding to the convex parts of the upper surface. However, the floorboard 20 does not necessarily have to have a shape complementary to the upper surface of the floorboard 20.

[0021] The floorboard 20 is composed of two rectangular floorboard sections 23a, 23a in plan view. These two floorboard sections 23a, 23a are connected to each other by two hinges 24, 24 provided on the underside of the floorboard 20. The two hinges 24, 24 are attached to the underside of the floorboard 20 via a base so that they are flush with each other. The floorboard sections 23a, 23a can be folded in half by these hinges 24 so that their bottom surfaces move closer together. However, the floorboard 20 may also be configured to be foldable by connecting the floorboard sections 23a, 23a to each other by hinges provided on the edges. Alternatively, the floorboard 20 may be composed of three or more floorboard sections, configured to be foldable like a wicker basket, and configured to be linked together when unfolded to form a field. The acceleration rail 21 is also divided in two corresponding to the floorboard sections 23a, 23a.

[0022] (Wall 30) The outer edge of the floorboard 20 is a wall 30 that hangs downwards around its entire circumference. The wall 30 is composed of two wall sections 31a, 31a, which correspond to the two floorboard sections 23a, 23a of the floorboard 20. Figure 5 is a front view of the spinning top game board 100. The lower end of the wall 30 (wall sections 31a, 31a) is at the same height as the lower end of the field 20a. The floor sections 23a, 23a are connected to each other via two hinges 24 located below the lower end of the wall 30. As shown in Figure 6, each hinge 24 has a fan-shaped ground contact portion 24a attached to one of its wings 24b. At the mounting locations for the hinges 24 on the underside of each floor plate 23a, although not shown in the diagram, there are bosses for screwing in the hinges 24 and a base frame surrounding the bosses from all sides on which the hinges 24 are seated, so that the hinge pins of the two hinges 24 are aligned in the same line below the lower end of the wall 30. When the floor plate portion 23a is folded, the ground contact portion 24a is housed in the base frame on the wing 24c side. The grounding portion 24a is used when installing the spinning top game board 100. The function of this grounding portion 24a will be described later.

[0023] (Fence 40) The fence 40 is designed to prevent the pieces 10 from flying out, and when it is standing upright relative to the floorboard 20, it is approximately the same shape as the floorboard 20 in a plan view. In other words, the fence 40 is approximately square in a plan view. Specifically, as shown in Figure 2, the fence 40 is composed of a pair of fence sections 41a, 41a that are parallel to the fold of the floorboard 20 and face each other across the field 20a, and a pair of fence sections 41b, 41b that are perpendicular to the fold and face each other across the floorboard 20. Then, by linking the pair of fence sections 41a, 41a and the pair of fence sections 41b, 41b, a fence 40 is formed, and the fence 40 surrounds the field 20a of the floorboard 20.

[0024] Each fence section 41a has a bent portion 410a formed at each end in the longitudinal direction, which is bent inward. In other words, each fence section 41a as a whole is formed in a U-shape when viewed from above. Furthermore, one end (base end) of the fence section 41a in the longitudinal direction is connected to one end of the fence section 41b via a pin 42. The fence section 41b is foldable relative to the inner surface of the connected fence section 41a.

[0025] Each of the pair of fence sections 41a, 41a corresponds to an individual floorboard section 23a, and the lower end of the bent section 410a is connected to the side (short side wall 30) of the wall section 31a of the floorboard section 23a via a pin 43 (see Figure 2). Each fence section 41a is configured to be able to be raised and lowered relative to the corresponding floorboard section 23a by rotating around the pin 43.

[0026] When the fence portion 41a is erected relative to the corresponding floor plate portion 23a, as shown in Figure 5, its base portion protrudes below the corresponding floor plate portion 23a and makes contact with the ground, functioning as a stand to maintain the floor plate portion 23a at a constant height. In Figure 5, reference numeral 411a indicates the ground contact portion formed on the underside of each longitudinal end of the fence portion 41a. In other words, ground contact portions 411a are provided at the four corners of the underside of the spinning top game board 100. The spinning top game board 100 is properly installed when these four corner ground contact portions 411a are simultaneously grounded. When the spinning top game board 100 is properly installed, the ground contact portion 24a of the hinge 24 may also be grounded.

[0027] Furthermore, when the corresponding fence portion 41a is folded inward and the fence portion 41b is laid down (face down) against the surface of the corresponding floor portion 23a, the fence portion 41a folds into the floor portion 23a. At this time, the inner surfaces of the bent portions 410a at each end of each fence portion 41a abut against the outer surface of the short-side wall 30 of the corresponding floor portion 23a.

[0028] Each of the fence sections 41a has two locking parts 44 positioned vertically on the outside of the bent part 410a at the other end in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, each of the fence sections 41a, 41a has two locking parts 45 on the outside of the bent part 410a at one end in the longitudinal direction, corresponding to the two locking parts 44 (see Figure 2). Also, the free end of the fence section 41b has one locking part 45 corresponding to the upper locking part 44 (see Figure 2). When connecting the free end of the fence section 41b to the fence section 41a to unfold the spinning top game board 100 (use state), the locking part 45 provided at the free end of the fence section 41b corresponds to the locking part 44. When connecting two fence sections 41a to retract the spinning top game board 100, the locking part 45 provided at one end of the fence section 41a corresponds to the locking part 44. In other words, the locking portion 44 provided on the other end of the fence portion 41a can be shared with the locking portion 45 provided on one end of the fence portion 41a and the free end of the fence portion 41b, respectively.

[0029] Figure 7 is a front view showing the structure of the locking portion 44. The locking portion 44 includes a guide rail 46a that extends in the vertical direction. A locking slider 46b with a C-shaped cross-section engages with the guide rail 46a, and the locking slider 46b is movable within a predetermined range along the guide rail 46a that extends in the vertical direction. A notch 46d is formed in the direction in which the guide rail 46a extends, by removing a portion of the guide rail 46a. A stopper 46e is provided below the notch 46d to stop the movement of the locking slider 46b.

[0030] Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the locking structure between the locking portion 44 and the locked portion 45. The locking portion 45 is formed in a hook shape (L shape). This locking portion 45 fits into the notch 46d. Then, by moving the locking slider 46b along the guide rail 46a to the position of the notch 46d, the locking portion 45 is locked. In this embodiment, the locking portion 45 fits into the notch 46d when connecting the free end of the fence portion 41b to the fence portion 41a to unfold the spinning top game board 100 (in use state), and when connecting the fence portions 41a together to retract the spinning top game board 100.

[0031] As shown in Figure 4, a handle 50 is attached to the underside of one of the floorboard portions 23a via a pin 50a. The handle 50 can be pulled out to the outside of the floorboard portion 23a by rotating it around the pin 50a (see Figure 13). The thickness of the handle 50 should preferably be such that it does not protrude below the wall 30 or the ground contact portion 411a or ground contact portion 24a when the spinning top game board 100 is deployed and stored under the floorboard 20.

[0032] (Folding method) Next, we will explain one example of how to fold the 100 spinning top game board. First, the locking slider 46b of the upper locking part 44 of the spinning top game board 100, which is in use (as shown in Figure 1), is moved to the unlocked position, thereby releasing the locking of the locked part 45 of the fence part 41b by the locking part 44. Then, as shown in Figure 9, the fence part 41b is folded toward the inner surface of the corresponding fence part 41a. This folded state is shown in Figure 10. Next, as shown in Figure 11, the fence parts 41a, 41a are folded toward the surface of the floorboard 20.

[0033] Next, as shown in Figure 12, the floorboard 20 is folded in half so that the bottom surfaces of the floorboard sections 23a, 23a come closer together. At this time, the handle 50 is pulled out from the back of the floorboard 20. After folding it in half, the two locking parts 44, 44 of the fence section 41a are engaged with the two locking parts 45, 45 of the other fence section 41a, and then the whole thing is turned upside down. As a result, the spinning top game board 100 is transformed into the shape of a case, as shown in Figure 13.

[0034] (Deformation due to use) In this case, the procedure is generally the reverse of the folding procedure described above. However, the order is not limited to this. The key point is that the ground contact points 411a of each of the pair of fence sections 41a are grounded simultaneously, and that the fence section 41a and the fence section 41b are linked together. When the spinning top game board 100 is placed on the floor in the state shown in Figure 10 and the fence portion 41a is to be raised, it is preferable that the contact portion 24a of the hinge 24 protrudes downward and makes contact with the ground at least at the end of the raising of the fence portion 41a, and it is even more preferable that the inner ends of the floor plate portions 23a, 23a are split apart. With this configuration, the contact portion 24a of the hinge 24 protrudes downward, so that the contact portion 24a of the hinge 24 and only one of the contact portions 411a of the pair of fence portions 41a make unstable contact with the ground unless the pair of fence portions 41a are raised all the way and both of their contact portions 411a make contact with the ground. As a result, the spinning top game board 100 cannot be used unless the pair of fence portions 41a are raised all the way. Furthermore, at the end of the upright positioning of the fence portion 41a, the inner ends of the floorboard portions 23a, 23a will split, and the floorboard portions 23a, 23a will tilt, making it physically difficult to play with and unusable as a spinning top game board 100. In addition, the risk of accidental launch is easily noticeable visually, and accidental launch of the spinning top 10 in that state can be effectively prevented. Furthermore, when setting up the spinning top game board 100 in the state shown in Figure 10 and attempting to raise the fence portion 41a, the fence portion 41a may be configured to fall against the surface of the floor plate portion 23a due to its own weight or biasing force unless the fence portion 41a is raised all the way up.

[0035] (Effects of the embodiment)

[0036] Since the two floorboard sections 23a, 23a can be folded and the fence sections 41a, 41b can be superimposed on the floorboard section 23a, the spinning top game board 100 can be easily carried and put away.

[0037] Since the overlapping fence sections 41a and 41b fold relative to the surface of the floorboard section 23a, deformation can be performed very easily.

[0038] Since the base end of the fence section 41b is connected to the fence section 41a in such a way that it can be folded relative to the fence section 41a, and the free end is configured to be connectable to other fence sections 41a, a fence 40 with high strength is obtained.

[0039] Each end of the fence section 41a has a bent portion 410a formed in the longitudinal direction, which bends in a direction perpendicular to the fold. When the fence section 41a is folded against the surface of the floorboard section 23a, the bent portion 410a of one fence section 41a and the bent portion 410a of the other fence section 41a are connected to each other, making it easy to handle when the fence section is reduced in size.

[0040] (modified version) In the above embodiment, the spinning top game board 100 is designed to be foldable without disassembly, but the fence may be designed to be removable from the floorboard. In this case, the removed fence may be designed to be foldable, or it may be designed to be disassembled into several parts. In this case, although not particularly limited, it is preferable that the disassembled fence parts be designed to be able to overlap.

[0041] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, when the floorboard 20 is folded, the fence 40 is folded to the outside of the floorboard portion 23a. However, a space may be formed inside the floorboard portion 23a, allowing the fence to be folded inside the floorboard portion 23a. In this case, the fence may be detachable from the floorboard, and the detached fence may be configured to be foldable or disassembled, with the folded or disassembled fence being stored in the space.

[0042] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the fence portion 41b is folded into the fence portion 41a and then configured to be folded against the floorboard 20. However, the fence portion 41b may be connected to the floorboard 20 by a hinge, allowing the fence portion 41b to be folded directly against the floorboard 20. In this case, when the fence portion 41b is raised, it is preferable to engage the fence portion 41b with the adjacent fence portion 41a or fence portion 41b using, for example, a fitting structure with protrusions and recesses, or an engagement structure similar to that in the embodiment.

[0043] Furthermore, although the fence 40 is made of plastic board material in the above embodiment, it may also be a structure in which a net made of synthetic resin or the like is stretched over multiple support posts. In this case, the net may be detachable from the support posts and the support posts may be folded relative to the floorboard, or the net may be detachable from the floorboard together with the support posts. Moreover, the net and support posts may be detachable separately. Alternatively, only the fence portion 41b perpendicular to the fold may be used as a net.

[0044] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a bent portion 410a is provided on each side of the fence portion 41a, and the bent portions 410a of the pair of fence portions 41a come into contact when the floorboard 20 is folded and the fence portion 41a is folded relative to the floorboard 20. However, it is not necessary to provide the bent portions 410a. In this case, the pair of fence portions 41a in the retracted state may be connected by a hook or by a band.

[0045] Furthermore, although the hinge 24 is provided on the underside of the floorboard 20 in the above embodiment, the floorboard portions 23a may be connected to each other in a foldable manner by a pin provided on one wall 30 of the floorboard portion 23a.

[0046] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the fence portion 41a is manually raised relative to the floorboard 20 when it is put into use. However, the fence portion 41a may be biased in the upright direction by a spring, and when folding it, the fence portion 41a may be operated against that biasing force. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0047] 10 frames 20 floorboards 20a Field 21 Accelerating Rails 22 pockets 23a Floor plate part 24 Hinge 30 walls 31a Wall section 40 Fence 41a, 41b Fence section 42 pins 43 pins 44 Locking part 45 Locked part 46a Guide rail 46b Locking slider 46d Notch 50 handles 100-piece game board 410a Bend section

Claims

1. A spinning top game board comprising a floor plate that forms a field on which spinning tops run around, and a fence that stands upright relative to the floor plate to prevent the tops from flying off the floor plate, The floorboard is composed of multiple floorboard sections that can be linked and unlinked. The aforementioned multiple floorboard portions are configured to form the floorboard by being linked together, and by disengaging the linkage, they can be overlapped with each other in the thickness direction. The fence is composed of multiple fence sections that can be linked together and unlinked. The aforementioned multiple fence sections are configured to form the fence through linkage, and are configured to be able to be overlapped in a face-down position relative to the aforementioned multiple floorboard sections by releasing the linkage. A spinning top game board characterized by the following features.

2. The spinning top game board according to claim 1, characterized in that the aforementioned multiple floorboard sections are stacked together by folding them when the linkage is released.

3. The spinning top game board according to claim 2, characterized in that the floorboard is composed of two floorboard parts, and the two floorboard parts are folded in half in a direction that brings their back surfaces closer together when the linkage is released.

4. The spinning top game board according to claim 2, characterized in that the plurality of fence sections constitute one or more sets, and the fence sections constituting each set are stacked by folding them.

5. The aforementioned multiple fence sections form sets corresponding to each of the two floorboard sections. Each of the fence sections constituting each set is configured to be foldable, and each folded fence section is further configured to be foldable to the corresponding floorboard section. The spinning top game board according to feature 3.

6. The aforementioned fence has a rectangular shape when viewed from above in an upright position. Each of the aforementioned sets comprises a pair of first fence sections parallel to and facing each other at the folds of the floorboards, and a pair of second fence sections perpendicular to and facing each other at the folds. In each of the above sets, the second fence portion is foldably connected to the first fence portion. The spinning top game board according to feature 5.

7. The spinning top game board according to claim 6, characterized in that the second fence portion is configured such that its free end can be connected to the first fence portion of another set.

8. The spinning top game board according to claim 7, characterized in that the two floorboard sections are folded and the first fence section is folded into the floorboard section, and the first fence sections are configured to be connectable to each other.

9. The first fence portion has bent sections formed at each end in the longitudinal direction, which are bent in a direction perpendicular to the fold. When the first fence portion is folded relative to the floorboard portion, the bent portion of one of the first fence portions and the bent portion of the other first fence portion come into contact with each other. The spinning top game board according to feature 8.

10. The two floorboard sections are connected so as to be foldable by hinges provided on the underside. The hinge has a first grounding portion that makes contact with the ground when the spinning top game board is installed. The spinning top game board according to any one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that the first fence portion has a second grounding portion that is grounded when the spinning top game board is installed.

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