Educational toys

Abstract

To provide an educational toy that enables a child to efficiently learn information such as character strings. [Solution] The educational toy 100 comprises a rectangular parallelepiped rod-shaped member 110 and a mounting base 120 on which the rod-shaped member 110 can be placed at different angles. The rod-shaped member 110 has first and second information written on its first and second faces, and the mounting base 120 has a first groove and a second groove for placing the rod-shaped member 110. The second groove is formed inside the first groove, and when the rod-shaped member 110 is placed on the first groove, the first information faces upward, and when the rod-shaped member 110 is placed on the second groove, the first information and the second information can be seen from above. When checking whether the first information has been memorized, the rod-shaped member 110 is placed in the second groove, and the first information and the second information can be compared and checked. The information written on the rod-shaped member 110 can be efficiently memorized.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an educational toy that allows children to efficiently learn information such as character strings. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a rod-shaped member puzzle that allows people to become familiar with the Heart Sutra has been known as an educational toy (see Patent Document 1). The rod-shaped member puzzle disclosed in Patent Document 1 allows people to compose the entire text of the Heart Sutra by arranging dice-shaped rod-shaped members on which each character of the Heart Sutra is written. This makes it possible for more people to easily become familiar with the Heart Sutra. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3192802 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, while general educational toys such as that disclosed in Patent Document 1 can easily familiarize more people with the Heart Sutra, they do not incorporate any special features in terms of memorizing the Heart Sutra, and there is room for improvement. There is also a demand for educational toys that can memorize information such as other character strings in addition to the Heart Sutra.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of such problems, and has as its object to provide an educational toy that allows a child to efficiently learn information such as character strings. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, there is provided an educational toy comprising a rectangular rod-shaped member and a base on which the rod-shaped member can be placed at different angles, wherein the rod-shaped member has first information and second information written on at least two sides thereof, the base is formed with a first groove and a second groove for placing the rod-shaped member, the second groove is formed inside the first groove, and when the rod-shaped member is placed on the first groove, the first information faces upward, and when the rod-shaped member is placed on the second groove, the first information and the second information can be seen from above.

[0007] According to this configuration, it is possible to write related information as the first information and the second information. When one wishes to memorize the information written on the rod-shaped member, one first places the rod-shaped member in the first groove and checks the first information written on the top surface. When one wishes to check whether one has memorized the first information, one places the rod-shaped member in the second groove, allowing one to compare the first information with the second information. In this way, one can efficiently memorize the information written on the rod-shaped member.

[0008] The present invention can be applied in various ways. The following application examples can be combined in various ways. For example, the width of the first groove may be the same as the width of the rod-shaped member, and the second groove may be a 45-degree V-shaped groove. With this configuration, the rod-shaped member can be stably placed on the placement table.

[0009] Furthermore, when the rod-shaped member is placed in the second groove, the rod-shaped member may contact an edge of the first groove. With this configuration, the rod-shaped member can be placed on the placement table more stably and has an excellent design. Effect of the Invention

[0010] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an educational toy that allows an efficient learning of information such as character strings. Other effects of the present invention will be described in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic overall configuration of an educational toy 100. FIG. [Diagram 2] 1 is a diagram showing a rod-shaped member 110, where (a) shows a first surface 110a and a second surface 110b, and (b) shows a third surface 110c and a fourth surface 110d. [Diagram 3] 2 is a diagram showing a groove 122 formed in a mounting table 120. FIG. [Figure 4] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing the state in which a rod-shaped member 110 is placed in a groove 122 of a mounting table 120, where (a) shows the state in which the rod-shaped member 110 is placed in a first groove 122a, and (b) shows the state in which the rod-shaped member 110 is placed in a second groove 122b. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configurations are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[0013] An embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, the configuration of an educational toy 100 of this embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 3. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic overall configuration of the educational toy 100. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a rod-shaped member 110. Fig. 3 is a view showing a groove 122 formed in a mounting base 120.

[0014] 1 to 3, the educational toy 100 according to this embodiment comprises a rectangular parallelepiped rod-shaped member 110 and a mounting base 120 on which the rod-shaped member 110 can be placed at different angles. The rod-shaped member 110 has first and second information printed on at least two side surfaces, and the mounting base 120 has a groove 122 for placing the rod-shaped member 110. Each component will be described in detail below.

[0015] (Rod-shaped member 110) The educational toy 100 includes several tens of rod-shaped members 110. The entire text of the Heart Sutra can be displayed using several tens of rod-shaped members 110. The structure of the rod-shaped members 110 will be described with reference to FIG.

[0016] 2, the rod-shaped member 110 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. First information and second information are written on two side surfaces of the rod-shaped member 110. For ease of explanation, the four side surfaces are referred to as a first surface 110a, a second surface 110b, a third surface 110c, and a fourth surface 110d in clockwise order.

[0017] As shown in Fig. 2(a), the first side 110a has "Avalokitesvara in Self-Presence" written in black letters on a white background. The second side 110b has "001 Kan 002 Ji 003 Zai 004 Bo 005 Satsu" written in black letters on a white background, which is information supplementing "Avalokitesvara." The supplementary information on the second side 110b makes it easier for the user to remember the information on the first side 110a.

[0018] 2(b), the third and fourth faces 110c and 110d have information in white letters on a black background (white-out letters) that is similar to that on the first and second faces 110a and 110b. That is, the third face 110c has "Kan Jizai Bodhisattva" in white letters on a black background. The fourth face 110d has "001Kan 002Ji 003Zai 004Bo 005Satsu" in white letters on a black background, which is information that supplements "Kan Jizai Bodhisattva".

[0019] Any information can be provided on the top surface 110e and bottom surface 110f of the rod-shaped member 110. In the example shown in Fig. 2, a column number "1" is provided on the top surface 110e of the rod-shaped member 110 to indicate the order of the rod-shaped member 110. Any information can be provided on the bottom surface 110f of the rod-shaped member 110. For example, various information can be embedded in the form of a two-dimensional code.

[0020] In Japan, the Heart Sutra has 262 characters as standard in the field of Buddhist studies, and 266 characters for the general public. The entire text of the Heart Sutra can be composed by providing multiple rod-shaped members 110. The number of characters in each rod-shaped member 110 is arbitrary, and there may be rod-shaped members 110 with different numbers of characters. There may also be a rod-shaped member 110 with one character, in which case the rod-shaped member may be a cube.

[0021] (Placement table 120) 1, the mounting base 120 is for mounting the rod-shaped members 110. The mounting base 120 is formed with grooves 122 for mounting the rod-shaped members 110, and can accommodate enough rod-shaped members 110 to constitute the entire text of the Heart Sutra.

[0022] The configuration of the groove 122, which is characteristic of this embodiment, will be described with reference to Fig. 3. The groove 122 is made up of a first groove 122a and a second groove 122b. The second groove 122b is formed inside the first groove 122a.

[0023] 3, the width of the first groove 122a is the same as the width of the rod-shaped member 110. The second groove 122b is a 45-degree V-shaped groove. When the rod-shaped member 110 is placed in the second groove 122b, the rod-shaped member 110 comes into contact with the edge of the first groove 122a. The action of the first groove 122a and the second groove 122b allows the rod-shaped member 110 to be placed at different angles.

[0024] Above, a description has been given of the configuration of the educational toy 100. Next, an example of how to use the educational toy 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing how to use the educational toy 100.

[0025] The user of the educational toy 100 places the rod-shaped member 110 in the first groove 122a as shown in Fig. 4(a). At this time, the first information "Consider yourself as a Bodhisattva" of the rod-shaped member 110 faces upward. The user looks at and memorizes only the first information.

[0026] When the user wants to check whether or not the first information has been memorized, he or she places the rod-shaped member 110 in the second groove 122b as shown in Fig. 4(b). At this time, the rod-shaped member can visually recognize from above the first information, as well as the second information that supplements the first information, "001 kan 002 ji 003 zai 004 bo 005 tsu".

[0027] This method of use makes it easy for the user to memorize the Heart Sutra. Once the user has memorized it sufficiently, they can place it so that the third and fourth sides face upwards, changing from black characters on a white background (see FIG. 2(a)) to white characters on a black background (see FIG. 2(b)), which allows the user to distinguish between characters that have been memorized and characters that have not been memorized, and thus allows the user to effectively memorize the Heart Sutra. However, there are various ways to enjoy the educational toy 100, and it goes without saying that it can be enjoyed in other ways as well.

[0028] (Effects of this embodiment) As described above, according to the educational toy 100 of this embodiment, it is possible to write related information as the first information and the second information. When it is desired to memorize the information written on the rod-shaped member 110, the rod-shaped member 110 is first placed in the first groove 122a and the first information written on the upper surface is checked. When it is desired to check whether the first information has been memorized, the rod-shaped member is placed in the second groove 122b, whereby the first information and the second information can be compared and checked. In this way, it is possible to efficiently memorize the information written on the rod-shaped member 110.

[0029] Furthermore, by making the width of the first groove 122a the same as that of the rod-shaped member 110 and making the second groove 122b a 45-degree V-shaped groove, the rod-shaped member 110 can be placed on the placement table 120 stably.

[0030] Furthermore, by making the rod-shaped member 110 contact the edge of the first groove 122a when the rod-shaped member 110 is placed in the second groove 122b, the rod-shaped member 110 can be placed on the mounting base 120 more stably and has an excellent design.

[0031] Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to such an example. It is obvious that a person skilled in the art can think of various modified or altered examples within the scope of the claims of the utility model registration, and it is understood that such examples also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

[0032] For example, in the above embodiment, the width of the first groove 122a is the same as the width of the rod-shaped member 110, and the second groove 122b is a 45-degree V-shaped groove, but the present invention is not limited to this. The width of the first groove may be greater than the width of the rod-shaped member, and the second groove may not be a 45-degree V-shaped groove.

[0033] In the above embodiment, the rod-shaped member 110 contacts the edge of the first groove 122a when placed in the second groove 122b, but the present invention is not limited to this. The stability of the rod-shaped member 110 is better in the example shown in the above embodiment, but it is not necessarily required to be configured in this way.

[0034] Furthermore, the information written on each surface of the rod-shaped member may be any information. The first and second surfaces do not have to be the Heart Sutra. The third, fourth, top and bottom surfaces may also be any other information, and there may be surfaces on which no information is written. [Industrial Applicability]

[0035] The present invention can be used in educational toys that allow children to efficiently learn information such as character strings. [Explanation of symbols]

[0036] 100 Educational Toys 110 Rod-shaped member 110a 1st page 110b 2nd side 110c 3rd page 110d 4th side 110e top 110f bottom 120 Placement table 122 Groove 122a First groove 122b Second groove

Claims

1. A rectangular rod-shaped member; a mounting table on which the rod-shaped member can be mounted at different angles; An educational toy comprising: the rod-shaped member has first marking and second marking on at least two side surfaces; the mounting base is formed with a first groove and a second groove for mounting the rod-shaped member, the second groove being formed inside the first groove; This educational toy is characterized in that when the rod-shaped member is placed in the first groove, the first information faces upward, and when the rod-shaped member is placed in the second groove, the first information and the second information can be seen from above.

2. The width of the first groove is the same as the width of the rod-shaped member, The educational toy according to claim 1 , wherein the second groove is a 45 degree V-groove.

3. 3. The educational toy according to claim 2, wherein the rod-shaped member is in contact with an edge of the first groove when the rod-shaped member is placed in the second groove.

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