Toy
By designing a multi-form game toy and using the combination and separation of multiple shell structures, the problem of insufficient flexibility in the existing game toy sales forms is solved, and the various forms of toys are converted and flexible sales forms are realized.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2023044284
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-03-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-03-20
AI Technical Summary
The sales format of existing game toys is not flexible enough to adapt to multiple sales methods, especially the combination of retail and retail sales cannot be achieved.
A multi-form game toy is designed, which can be converted from one form to another by changing the shell structure, with both supply and game forms. The toy consists of three different shell parts, and the combination and separation of these shell parts enables the transformation of the toy in multiple forms.
It realizes the flexible sales form of game toys, can adapt to the needs of retail and retail sales, and enhances the adaptability and flexibility of the market.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical field]
[0001] The present invention relates to toys. [Background technology]
[0002] Conventionally, there are portable game toys. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a portable mahjong tool that includes a mahjong tile stacking / arranging board made of a smooth, self-adhesive flexible synthetic resin and a discard board, mahjong tiles made of a hard synthetic resin, and a plate for holding the player's own tile made of a smooth, self-adhesive flexible synthetic resin. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 53-142884 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] In Patent Document 1, the game toy is merely described as portable, and its packaging structure is not specified. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, the sales format is based on normal store sales, and the current situation is that the sales format is not versatile.
[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a game toy that can take the form of an automatic vending machine such as an article supplying device by specifying the packaging form. [Means for solving the problem]
[0006] A toy according to one embodiment of the present invention is a toy that can be changed into a first form that can be supplied from an item supply device and a second form that can be played with, and has a main body including a first shell part, a second shell part, and a third shell part, the outer surfaces of the first shell part and the second shell part having the same shape, and the outer surface of the third shell part having a different shape from the outer surfaces of the first shell part and the second shell part. Effect of the Invention
[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a toy for a game that can take the form of an automatic vending machine such as an article supplying device. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first form of a toy according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a side view of the first embodiment shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] 2 is a perspective view of the toy shown in FIG. 1 in the middle of being disassembled. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the toy shown in FIG. 1 in an exploded state. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a plan view of the frame part shown in FIG. [Figure 6] 3A and 3B are perspective views of an auxiliary component, in which FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing the front side of the auxiliary component, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing the back side of the auxiliary component. [Figure 7] 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a storage structure of the base part of the toy shown in FIG. 1. [Figure 8] 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a connection structure of the pedestal portion shown in FIG. 7. [Figure 9] 10A and 10B are perspective views showing how to assemble the base portion, in which FIG. 10A is a perspective view during assembly, and FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a second form of the toy. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0009] Hereinafter, a toy 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the toy 1 in the first form 1F, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the toy 1 in the first form 1F.
[0010] As shown in Fig. 1, the toy 1 of the first form 1F has a spherical capsule shape in appearance. The toy 1 of the first form 1F includes two hemispherical first and second shell parts 12 (121, 122), a plurality of base parts 11 housed in the shell parts 12 to form the shells 10s of the first and second shell parts 12, and a plurality of disk-shaped frame parts 13 (third shell parts) provided between the first and second shell parts 12.
[0011] The main body 5 of the toy 1 (see Figs. 3 and 4) is composed of the spherical parts (main parts) of the base 11, the first and second outer shell parts 121, 122, and the frame part 13, and the sub-parts 30 (game tiles) described below. This main body 5 is made of synthetic resin. In the spherical first form 1F shown in Fig. 1, the toy itself is easily rollable, and can be supplied and sold from an article supply device. In the first form 1F, the toy is wrapped in a wrapping film 50 as necessary.
[0012] In the first form 1F, the first outer shell part 121, the second outer shell part 122, and the frame part 13 form a spherical outer shell 10s with a continuous outer surface as shown in the figure. Therefore, in the first form, the sub-part 30 is not exposed to the outside, does not form the outer shell 10s, and is provided in a state where it cannot be seen. The outer surfaces of the first outer shell part 121 and the second outer shell part 122 have the same shape, and the frame part 13 (third outer shell part) has a different shape from the outer surfaces of the first outer shell part 121 and the second outer shell part 122.
[0013] The toy 1 can also be disassembled and separated into a non-spherical form as a game toy different from the first form 1F. For example, the toy can be transformed into a second form 2F (see FIG. 10) in which the sub-parts 30 can be placed on the base 11 of the main part to be used as a game toy such as mahjong or donjara.
[0014] 3 is a perspective view of the toy 1 shown in FIG. 1 in the middle of being disassembled, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the toy 1 in the disassembled state. 3, a plurality of pedestal parts 11 are housed in a first part 121 on the upper side in the figure. One end and the other end of the housed plurality of pedestal parts 11 form a part of the shell 10s in the first form 1F. A second part 122 on the lower side in the figure has the same configuration as the first part 121 (the outer surface has the same shape), and the pedestal parts 11 housed in the second part 122 also have the same configuration.
[0015] The base 11 is formed by connecting three members, for example, at both ends and the middle part in the longitudinal direction (see FIG. 7). Therefore, the first and second outer parts 121 and 122 are divided into two parts, and four base parts 11 (11A, 11B, 11C, 11D) at both ends (four each) and four middle base parts 11E (two each) are housed in the first and second outer parts 121 and 122.
[0016] The frame part 13 is circular and flat, and is sandwiched between the upper and lower first and second shell parts 121 and 122 that house the base part 11, with eight pieces of the frame part 13 having substantially the same external shape being stacked. As shown in FIG. 4, the frame part 13 includes seven frame parts 13A with many auxiliary parts 30, and one holding frame part 13B. The holding frame part 13B includes a frame main body part 14a with an axis part 14b that is upright relative to the frame main body part 14a at the center. Meanwhile, the frame part 13A with the auxiliary part 30 includes a through hole 13h at its center. Therefore, the axis part 14b positions and holds the frame part 13A by penetrating the through hole 13h.
[0017] In addition, three small holes 13f are formed on the outer periphery of the frame parts 13A and 13B, and are configured to fit the shaft pins 12p provided on the first and second outer parts 121 and 122. This positions the frame parts 13A and 13B arranged on the first and second outer parts 121 and 122 sides. In addition, the shaft part 14b and the through hole 13h are not circular in cross section, but are configured to be, for example, half-shaped (see FIG. 5) as shown in the figure, so that the stacking direction of the frame parts 13A and 13B can be determined.
[0018] Fig. 5 is a plan view of the frame component 13. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the subsidiary component 30, where (a) is a perspective view showing the front side of the subsidiary component 30 and (b) is a perspective view showing the back side of the subsidiary component 30. As shown in FIG. 5, the frame part 13A holding the auxiliary parts 30 has, for example, three straight parts 13a arranged radially from the center toward the outer peripheral end 13c. The straight parts 13a hold a plurality of auxiliary parts 30 via connecting parts 13b arranged in the circumferential direction. The straight parts 13a and the connecting parts 13b form runners during injection molding. Each end of the connecting parts 13b forms a gate G of the mold into which the resin flows. Therefore, by cutting and separating the gate G, the auxiliary parts 30 can be taken out as shown in FIG. 6. As a result, the auxiliary parts 30 can be placed on the base part 11 and used in a game.
[0019] The auxiliary parts 30 constitute the tiles used in the game. As shown in Fig. 6(a), for example, a specific character 31 is drawn on one side 30a of the auxiliary parts 30. This character 31 is set so that there are multiple identical characters 31. As shown in Fig. 6(b), the rear side 30b of the auxiliary parts 30 is plain with no character 31 drawn or has the same pattern drawn on it.
[0020] Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the storage structure of the base part 11 in the toy 1. Fig. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of the connection structure of the base part 11 shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing how to assemble the base part 11, (a) being a perspective view during assembly, and (b) being a perspective view in the assembled state. Note that the first outer part 121 and the second outer part 122 have the same configuration for storing the base part 11, so a description of the second outer part 122 side will be omitted.
[0021] 7, the pedestal portions 11A, 11B, 11C, and 11D housed in the first part 121 are housed in a manner to close the first part 121 from above the two intermediate pedestal portions 11E while being connected by a connecting member 16 (see FIG. 4). One end portion 11i of each pedestal portion 11 closes a notch portion 12k of the first part 121 to form the outer shell 10s.
[0022] Here, as shown in Fig. 8, the connecting member 16 has a rectangular opening 16h at the center of a rectangular flat surface portion 16a. Four L-shaped protruding walls 16b are protruding from one side surface of the flat surface portion 16a in a plan view to correspond to the corners of the opening 16h, and a cross-shaped cross groove 16c is formed. Therefore, the four base portions 11A, 11B, 11C, and 11D are in contact with each other so that the corner protrusions 11d on the back sides of the base portions 11A, 11B, 11C, and 11D are fitted into the cross groove 16c in the side wall portion 11w. As a result, the base portions 11A, 11B, 11C, and 11D are fixed separably.
[0023] When assembling the base 11, as shown in Fig. 9(a), the connecting hooks 15b provided on the undersides of both ends of the middle base 11E are engaged with the side walls 11w of the bases 11A and 11B at both ends to connect them. This forms a vertically long base 11 as shown in Fig. 9(b). When playing a game, the auxiliary part 30 can be placed upright in the tile holding groove 11g formed on the front side of the base 11 (see Fig. 10).
[0024] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the second mode 2F of the toy 1. As shown in FIG. In the second form 2F, a game can be played using four base parts 11 and a large number of sub-components 30. Note that the first outer shell part 121, the second outer shell part 122, and the runner part of the frame part 13 are unused parts in the second form 2F.
[0025] As shown in Fig. 10, the assembled base 11 is arranged on the placement surface 60 so that the first base 111, the second base 112, the third base 113, and the fourth base 114 are spaced apart from one another to form a rectangular partitioned area DS. The auxiliary parts 30 are arranged upright in the tile holding groove 11g of the base 11 with multiple auxiliary parts 30 lined up in a row, with the characters 31 facing the player's side. The auxiliary parts 30 can be arranged within the partitioned area DS. A combination game can be played using multiple sets of characters 31.
[0026] As described above, the main body 5 in the first form 1F of the toy 1 of this embodiment has a spherical outer shell 10s, so it can roll and can be supplied from an article supplying device. Furthermore, the capsule-shaped toy 1 supplied from the article supplying device is configured to be changeable into a game toy using the parts constituting the capsule-shaped outer shell 10s and the sub-parts 30 contained inside the capsule, so that the game can be enjoyed casually.
[0027] In addition, in the toy 1 of this embodiment, the sub-component 30 on which the character 31 is formed is configured so as not to be visible from the outside in the first form 1F, so that it is fun to see it for the first time when it is disassembled.
[0028] In the toy 1 of this embodiment, the first outer shell part 121 and the second outer shell part 122, which are the main parts, are each configured so that multiple base parts 11 can be detachably attached, so that the base parts 11 can be securely held and stored when playing the game.
[0029] In addition, in the toy 1 of this embodiment, the first outer shell part 121 and the second outer shell part 122 are held in the first form 1F so that their respective multiple base portions 11 are in contact with each other, so that the outer surface of the outer shell 10s formed by both outer shell parts 121, 122 can be firmly fixed.
[0030] In addition, in the first form 1F, the first outer shell part 121, the second outer shell part 122, and the stacked frame parts 13 form a continuous outer surface of the outer shell 10s, so that the outer surface can be made into a continuous spherical shape and the internal secondary parts 30 can be protected.
[0031] In the toy 1 of this embodiment, each base portion 11 can form a rectangular partitioned area DS on the placement surface, making it possible to play games such as mahjong and donjara.
[0032] According to the toy 1 of this embodiment, the sub-component 30 has an image of a character displayed on at least one surface thereof, so that a game using the character can be enjoyed.
[0033] In the toy 1 of this embodiment, the auxiliary part 30 is held by the frame part 13 constituting the main body 5, and is therefore firmly fixed in the first form. Also, the frame part 13 is sandwiched between the first and second outer shell parts 121, 122 in the first form, and therefore does not move.
[0034] In the toy 1 of this embodiment, the multiple frame parts 13 have a through hole 13h formed in the center, so that in the first form 1F, the axis part 14b is inserted into the through hole 13h, making it possible to rotate relative to the first outer shell part 121 and the second outer shell part 122, making it easier to position the multiple parts and maintain the stacked state.
[0035] In the toy 1 of this embodiment, the frame part 13, in the first form 1F, has a plurality of straight portions 13a radially extending from the center toward the outer peripheral end, and since the straight portions 13a are provided with the sub-parts 30, the straight portions 13a can be used as runners during injection molding.
[0036] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope of its technical concept. For example, in the above embodiment, one base portion 11 is configured to be divided into three parts in the longitudinal direction, but this is not limited thereto, and it may be, for example, a two-part structure or even a non-divided structure.
[0037] As described above, the present specification discloses the following:
[0038] (1) A toy that can be changed into a first form that can be dispensed from an item dispenser and a second form that can be played with, A main body including a first shell part, a second shell part, and a third shell part, The outer surfaces of the first and second parts have the same shape, and the outer surface of the third part has a different shape from the outer surfaces of the first and second parts. toy.
[0039] (2) A toy according to (1), The main body is configured to be rollable in the first form, In the second embodiment, the roller is configured to be non-rollable. toy.
[0040] (3) A toy according to (2), In the first embodiment, the first and second parts form a part of the shell, In the first embodiment, the third shell part includes a sub-part that does not form part of the shell. toy.
[0041] (4) A toy according to (3), In the first form, the auxiliary part is configured so as not to be visible from the outside, and in the second form, the auxiliary part is configured so as to be visible from the outside. toy.
[0042] (5) A toy according to any one of (1) to (4), The third shell part further includes a frame part, In the first embodiment, the outer peripheral surface of the frame part forms a part of the outer shell. toy.
[0043] (6) A toy according to (5), In the first embodiment, the frame part is configured to be sandwiched between the first outer part and the second outer part. toy.
[0044] (7) A toy according to (3), In the first embodiment, the first shell part, the second shell part, and the frame part constitute a continuous outer surface of the shell. toy.
[0045] (8) A toy according to any one of (1) to (4), In the second embodiment, the first outer part, the second outer part, and the frame part constitute unused parts. toy.
[0046] (9) A toy according to (5), The main body portion includes a plurality of the frame parts having substantially the same external shape. toy.
[0047] (10) A toy according to (9), In the first embodiment, the frame parts are arranged in a stacked state. toy.
[0048] (11) A toy according to (10), The frame part has a through hole formed in a central portion, and in the first embodiment, the shaft part is inserted into the through hole to form the stacked state. toy.
[0049] (12) A toy according to (11), The frame part has a circular and flat shape, and in a first embodiment, is configured to be rotatable with respect to the first outer shell part and the second outer shell part. toy.
[0050] (13) A toy according to (12), In the first embodiment, the frame part is configured to hold a plurality of the sub-components radially from a central part toward an outer peripheral end part. toy. [Explanation of symbols]
[0051] 1 toy 1F 1st form 2F 2nd form 5 Main body 10s Shell 11 Pedestal 11i One end 12 Exterior parts 13 Frame parts 13a Straight section 13h Through hole 14b Shaft parts 30 Subparts 31 Characters 111 First Pedestal 112 Second Pedestal 113 Third Pedestal 114 4th Pedestal 121 First Exterior Part 122 Second outer shell part
Claims
1. A toy that can be changed into a first form that can be supplied from an item supply device and a second form that can be played with, a body including a first shell, a second shell, and a third shell; The outer surfaces of the first and second parts have the same shape, and the outer surface of the third part has a different shape from the outer surfaces of the first and second parts; The third part includes a plurality of circular and flat frame parts, each of which holds a sub-part and is thinner than the first part and the second part in a vertical direction, and is provided in a stacked state in the first embodiment. toy.
2. 2. The toy of claim 1, The main body is configured to be rollable in the first configuration, In the second form, the bearing is configured to be non-rollable. toy.
3. 3. The toy according to claim 2, The first shell part and the second shell part form a part of the shell in the first configuration, The third shell part includes a sub-part that does not form part of the shell in the first configuration. toy.
4. 4. The toy according to claim 3, The auxiliary component is configured so as not to be visible from the outside in the first form, and is configured so as to be visible from the outside in the second form. toy.
5. 5. A toy according to claim 3 or 4, In the first embodiment, the outer peripheral surface of the frame part forms a part of the outer shell. toy.
6. 6. The toy according to claim 5, In the first embodiment, the frame part is configured to be sandwiched between the first part and the second part. toy.
7. 4. The toy according to claim 3, In the first configuration, the first shell part, the second shell part, and the frame part constitute a continuous outer surface of the shell. toy.
8. The toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4, In the second embodiment, the first outer part, the second outer part, and the frame part constitute unused parts. toy.
9. 6. The toy according to claim 5, The main body portion includes a plurality of the frame parts having substantially the same external shape. toy.
10. 10. The toy of claim 9, The frame part has a through hole formed in a central portion, and in the first embodiment, the shaft part is inserted into the through hole to form the stacked state. toy.
11. 11. The toy of claim 10, In a first embodiment, the frame part is configured to be rotatable with respect to the first outer part and the second outer part. toy.
12. 12. The toy of claim 11, In the first embodiment, the frame part is configured to be able to hold a plurality of the sub-components radially from a central part toward an outer peripheral end part. toy.
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