Assembly toy

Abstract

The present invention provides a mechanism for supporting a user's assembly work by suitably forming information about the assembly process or the assembly toy on assembly parts, for example. The assembly toy includes a first assembly component assembled from a plurality of parts and a second assembly component to which the first assembly component is joined. When the plurality of parts of the first assembly component are accurately assembled, information related to the assembly toy or the assembly process is formed at the joint where the first assembly component is joined to the second assembly component.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an assembled toy.

Background Art

[0002] There are known assembled toys that can be easily assembled even by beginners or children. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an assembled toy in which two adjacent main parts without runners are connected by a gate and can be almost completed by simply bending the gate. Since there is no need to separate and assemble from the runner, there is no need to grasp which part of the separated parts, and it can be easily assembled.

[0003] Also, Patent Document 2 proposes an assembled toy in which a plurality of components that can be arranged in a straight line are stacked, and a rod-shaped support member is inserted into each through-hole for assembly. In this assembled toy, each component can be locked by inserting the support member and rotating it around the axis center. Therefore, an assembled toy that can be easily assembled even by children, is safe, fun, and also serves as an educational play is provided.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] In the above prior art, if the number of parts is small, it can be easily assembled. However, as the number of parts increases, the assembly process becomes more complicated, and it is difficult for young people to judge from instructions or the like, such as the assembly order and which part of the whole the assembled parts correspond to at the intermediate stage of assembly. For example, in the assembly process of assembling a plurality of parts for each of the left leg and the right leg and connecting them to the body part, it is difficult for young people to judge whether the part of interest is a part of the left leg or the right leg during the assembly, or which leg the part at the intermediate stage of assembly belongs to, and it is also difficult to judge the connection destination of each part. In addition, it is difficult to judge whether the assembly process up to that point has been carried out without problems during the assembly. If the assembly proceeds while making mistakes, it may get stuck later, and the assembly user will feel annoyed with the assembly process. When falling into such a situation, the fun and sense of accomplishment of the process of assembling and creating a plurality of parts cannot be felt, and the motivation to challenge more difficult assembly toys cannot be given. In such prior art, the fun of the assembly process of a plastic model or the like cannot be known, and the effect of promoting the sales of the next toy cannot be obtained.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide, for example, a mechanism in which information related to an assembly process and information related to the assembly toy are preferably formed on an assembly part to support a user's assembly work.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0007] The present invention is, for example, an assembly toy including a first assembly part assembled from a plurality of parts and a second assembly part to which the first assembly part is joined. In the first assembly part, when the plurality of parts are accurately assembled, information related to the assembly toy or the assembly process is formed at a joint portion connected to the second assembly part. The present invention is, for example, an assembly toy including a first assembly part assembled from a plurality of parts and a second assembly part to which the first assembly part is joined. In the first assembly part, when the plurality of parts are accurately assembled, a predetermined shape indicating information related to the assembly toy or the assembly process is formed at a joint portion connected to the second assembly partThe information regarding the assembly toy is information regarding the model targeted by the assembly toy. It is characterized by the following. Furthermore, the present invention is, for example, an assembly toy including a first assembly part assembled from a plurality of parts and a second assembly part to which the first assembly part is joined. In the first assembly part, when the plurality of parts are accurately assembled, a predetermined shape indicating information regarding the assembly toy or the assembly process is formed at a joint part connected to the second assembly part. The information regarding the assembly process is information indicating to which part of the assembly toy the first assembly part corresponds.

Advantages of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, during the assembly process of assembling a plurality of parts, information related to the assembly process and information related to the assembled toy can be suitably formed on the assembled parts, and a mechanism for assisting the user's assembly work can be provided.

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of the features described in the embodiments are essential for the invention. Two or more of the plurality of features described in the embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. Also, the same or similar configurations are given the same reference numerals, and duplicate descriptions are omitted.

[0011] <Appearance of the Assembled Toy> First, referring to FIG. 1, an example of the external configuration of the assembled toy 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 shows the front view of the external appearance of the assembled toy 100. Note that the arrows indicating up and down, left and right, front and back indicate the orientation of the assembled toy in the figure, and the same applies to other drawings.

[0012] The assembled toy (doll toy) 100 represents the final assembled product after assembly. The assembled toy 100 is composed of a plurality of assembled parts, and includes, for example, a right arm 102a, a left arm 102b, a torso 103, and a right leg 104a and a left leg 104b. As shown in FIG. 1, the right leg 104a and the left leg 104b are in a form covered by the pants parts included in the torso 103. The assembled parts according to the present embodiment refer to a part of the assembled toy 100 composed of a plurality of parts. In addition, in the present embodiment, since a human assembled toy is taken as an example to describe these assembled parts, these assembled parts are exemplified. However, the assembled toy according to the present invention is not limited to humans, and can model various objects, and various objects are included in the assembled parts.

[0013] <Assembly configuration of the face part> Next, referring to FIG. 2, the assembly configuration of the face part 101 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2(a) shows an exploded perspective view from the front, and FIG. 2(b) shows an exploded perspective view from the back.

[0014] The face part 101 is composed of face members 201, 203 and an assembled part 202. The face members 201, 203 are composed of one part. On the other hand, the assembled part 202 is composed of a plurality of parts. Details will be described later with reference to FIG. 3. The face member 201 forms the back of the head, and the face member 203 forms the face surface. The assembled part 202 is fitted from the back of the face member 203 on the face surface to form a part of the face surface, for example, the eye part. Further, the face member 201 of the back of the head is attached from the back of the assembled part 202 to form the face part 101.

[0015] On the front surface of the assembled part 202, a fitting part 204, which is a protruding rib, is formed. The fitting part 204 is fitted into a recess 205 provided on the back surface of the face member 203. Thereby, the assembled part 202 is joined to the face member 203. Further, information regarding the assembled toy is formed on the part of the fitting part 204 that is fitted into the recess 205. The fitting part is an example of a joining part described later.

[0016] Here, the information regarding the assembled toy is information regarding the model targeted by the assembled toy 100, and includes, for example, the name of the model, a character string indicating the model, symbols, figures, and patterns. The information regarding the assembled toy only needs to be information recognizable by the assembling user. If it is information recognizable by the assembling user, it can be recognized that the previous assembling process has been accurately performed at the stage when the information is formed. In the example of FIG. 2, a character string "Colon" is formed on the fitting part 204 as the name indicating the model. Note that, as shown in FIG. 2(b), the information regarding the assembled toy may be formed so as to be confirmable from the back surface of the fitting part 204. Further, here, an example is shown in which information regarding the assembled toy is formed on the fitting part 204, but information regarding the assembling process may be formed. Details of the information regarding the assembling process will be described later.

[0017] <Assembly configuration of the face part> Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the assembly configuration of the assembled part 202 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3(a) shows an exploded perspective view of the assembled part 202 from the front, and FIG. 3(b) shows the state of the assembled part 202 from the front after assembly.

[0018] The assembled part 202 corresponds to the first assembled part and is composed of a plurality of parts 301 to 303. As shown in Fig. 3(a), part 302 is assembled to part 301, and further part 303 is assembled to them. Thus, the assembled part 202 is completed, and on its front surface, information regarding the assembled toy, here the name of the model of the assembled toy 100, "Colon", is formed. The assembling user can confirm that the previous assembling process, particularly the assembling of the assembled part 202, has been accurately performed by the formation of the name of the model targeted by the assembled toy 100. On the other hand, if the plurality of parts 301 to 303 are not accurately assembled, the information regarding the assembled toy is not formed, and as described above, it cannot be accurately fitted into the face member 203. In this case, the assembling user can recognize that the assembling of the assembled part 202 is incorrect.

[0019] In this way, the information regarding the assembled toy is formed when the assembled part 202 is accurately assembled, while it does not appear if it is not accurately assembled. Therefore, for the assembling user assembling the assembled toy 100, when the above information regarding the assembled toy is formed at an intermediate stage of the assembling process, the user can recognize that the previous assembling process has been accurately performed. Furthermore, for young people, etc., a sense of accomplishment can be obtained at an intermediate stage of the assembling process, and an interest in the assembling process can be aroused. Note that in this embodiment, a plurality of such assembled parts may be provided. Thereby, even for an assembled toy that is more complex and includes many parts, the assembling user can easily complete the assembled toy by repeating the combination of a small number of parts.

[0020] <Assembly structure of the legs> Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the assembly configuration of the right leg portion 104a and the left leg portion 104b according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 4(a) is an exploded perspective view from the front of the leg portion, and FIG. 4(b) is an exploded perspective view from below the leg portion. Here, the trouser parts of the body portion 103 shown in FIG. 1 are omitted from the illustration. That is, although the right leg portion 104a and the left leg portion 104b shown in FIG. 4 are joined near the waist of the body portion 103 as will be described later, as shown in FIG. 1, they are further configured to be covered with the trouser parts of the body portion 103.

[0021] The right leg portion 104a and the left leg portion 104b are each configured to include assembly parts 401a, 401b corresponding to the thigh portion and the lower leg portion, and assembly parts 403a, 403b corresponding to the foot portion. In the description of FIG. 4, the assembly parts 401a, 401b correspond to the first assembly parts, and the assembly parts 403a, 403b correspond to the second assembly parts. That is, the right leg portion 104a is constituted by the assembly part 401a and the assembly part 403a, and the left leg portion 104b is constituted by the assembly part 401b and the assembly part 403b. The assembly parts 401a, 401b are each constituted by a plurality of parts. The assembly parts 401a, 401b assembled from a plurality of parts each form a joint portion 402a, 402b to be joined to the body portion 103.

[0022] An enlarged view of each of the joint portions 402a, 402b is shown in the balloon indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 4(a). In the joint portion 402a, a "mouth (くち)" corresponding to the radical of the character "right" is formed, and in the joint portion 402b, an "e" corresponding to the radical of the character "left" is formed. Thereby, the assembling user can recognize that the assembly part 401a is a part of the right leg portion 104a and that the assembly part 401b is a part of the left leg portion 104b.

[0023] Here, instead of forming the complete characters "right" and "left", only the radicals are formed, but this is not intended to limit the present invention, and complete characters may be formed. However, since it is not possible to secure a formable space here, only the radicals are formed. Therefore, when only the radicals are formed and information regarding the assembly process is formed, it is desirable to describe this fact in, for example, the product package or the instruction manual so that the assembly user can recognize it. For example, it is desirable to publish an explanatory text stating that when assembling a plurality of parts, the symbol "mouth" appears on the right-side assembled parts such as the right foot part and the right arm part, and the symbol "E" appears on the left-side assembled parts such as the left foot part and the left arm part. Also, here the radicals "mouth" and "E" are used, but this is not intended to limit the present invention, and various characters such as, for example, using "〇" for the right and "×" for the left, or using "A" for the right and "B" for the left, as well as numbers, symbols, figures, etc. may be used.

[0024] Also, as shown in FIG. 4(b), joining parts 404a and 404b are further formed on the right foot part 104a and the left foot part 104b, respectively. The joining part 404a is joined to the assembled part 403a corresponding to the right foot, and the joining part 404b is joined to the assembled part 403b corresponding to the left foot. Also, a "ロ" corresponding to the radical of the character "right" is formed on the joining part 404a, and an "エ" corresponding to the radical of the character "left" is formed on the joining part 404b. Thereby, the user can recognize whether the assembled parts 401a and 401b are parts on the left or right side.

[0025] <Detailed Configuration of Right Foot and Left Foot> Next, with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the detailed assembly configuration of the assembled parts 403a and 403b corresponding to the right foot and the left foot according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 shows (a) an exploded perspective view, (b) an assembly view, and (C) a rear view of the toe part of the assembled part 403a of the right foot. FIG. 6 shows (a) an exploded perspective view, (b) an assembly view, and (C) a rear view of the toe part of the assembled part 403b of the left foot.

[0026] First, the detailed configuration of the right foot will be described with reference to FIG. 5. The assembled part 403a is composed of a plurality of parts 501a to 505a. In the parts 501a and 503a, portions 506a and 507a for forming information related to the assembly process are formed as shown by dotted lines, respectively. 506a is formed as a protruding rib indicating the "mouth" corresponding to the radical of the character "right", and 507a indicates the "na" part of the character "right". As shown in FIG. 5(a), the "na" portion 507a may not be formed as a protruding rib and may be formed by being drawn on the part. Of course, the "na" portion 507a may be formed as a protruding rib. Thus, at least a part of the joint portion according to the present embodiment that is fitted into another part may be formed as a protruding rib. The state where the parts 501a and 503a are combined with respect to 502a from both the left and right sides is shown in FIG. 5(b).

[0027] As shown in 508a of FIG. 5(b), when the parts 501a and 503a are combined, the portion 506a corresponding to "ro" and the portion 507a corresponding to "na" are combined to form the character "right". This "right" serves as a fitting portion (rib) and is fitted into the part 504a. By confirming the character "right", the assembly user can recognize that the previous assembly of the assembled part 403a has been accurately performed, and further recognize that the assembled part 403a is the assembled part on the right side. In the example of FIG. 5(b), before the part 504a is fitted, the part 505a corresponding to the toe has already been combined, but there is no particular intention to limit the present invention, and the part 505a may be finally combined after the part 504a is combined.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 5(c), part 505a corresponding to the toe of the right foot contains part 509a that forms information about the assembly process. Part 509a shows the letter "R," which is the initial letter of "Right." This allows an assembly user to easily recognize whether part 505a is a part of the right foot or a part of the left foot. Part 509a also functions as a fitting portion (rib) when fitting part 505a into assembled parts 501a to 504a.

[0029] Next, the detailed configuration of the left foot will be described with reference to FIG. 6. The assembly part 403b is composed of a plurality of parts 501b to 505b. As shown by dotted lines, parts 506b and 507b for forming information on the assembly process are formed on the parts 501b and 503b, respectively. 506b is formed as a protruding rib representing "e", which corresponds to the radical of the character "left", and 507b represents the "na" part of the character "left". As shown in FIG. 6(a), the "na" part 507b may not be formed as a protruding rib, but may be drawn and formed on the part. Of course, the "na" part 507b may be formed as a protruding rib. In this way, the joint according to this embodiment may be formed as a protruding rib, at least a part of which is fitted into another part. FIG. 6(b) shows a state in which the parts 501b and 503b are assembled to the part 502b from both the left and right sides.

[0030] As shown in 508b in FIG. 6(b), by combining the parts 501b and 503b, the part 506b corresponding to "e" and the part 507b corresponding to "na" are combined to form the character "left". This "left" is a fitting portion (rib) and is fitted into the part 504b. By checking the character "left", the assembly user can recognize that the assembly of the assembly part 403b has been performed correctly up to this point, and further recognize that the assembly part 403b is the assembly part on the left side. In the example of FIG. 6(b), the part 505b corresponding to the toe has already been assembled before the part 504b is fitted, but this is not intended to limit the present invention, and the part 505b may be finally assembled after the part 504b is assembled.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 6(c), part 505b corresponding to the toe of the left foot contains part 509b that forms information about the assembly process. Part 509b shows the letter "L" which is the initial letter of "Left". This allows the assembly user to easily recognize whether part 505b is a part of the right foot or the left foot. Part 509b also functions as a fitting portion (rib) when fitting into combined parts 501b to 504b.

[0032] <Chest assembly configuration> Next, the assembly configuration of a part of the chest will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Fig. 7(a) is a perspective view from the front of the chest, Fig. 7(b) is a perspective view from the back of the legs, and Fig. 7(c) is an exploded perspective view from the back of the chest.

[0033] Parts 701 and 702 form a part of the chest. Part 702 is a member that represents a bow tie. As shown in Fig. 7(c), part 702 is provided with a joint 703 that is joined to part 701. Joint 703 is key-shaped and functions as a fitting part that fits into key-shaped hole 704 formed in part 701.

[0034] Thus, according to this embodiment, the joint of one part that is fitted into another part may be a concrete representation of a predetermined object. Here, a key-shaped figure is used as an example, but other shapes such as letters, symbols, and patterns may also be used. This allows the assembly user to work as if solving a puzzle to determine in which direction the part should be fitted, thereby improving the interest of the assembly process. Also, by searching for part 701 having a similar shape to joint 703, it is possible to easily find parts to be combined.

[0035] As described above, the assembly toy according to this embodiment includes a first assembly part assembled from a plurality of parts, and a second assembly part to which the first assembly part is joined. In addition, when the first assembly part is accurately assembled, information related to the assembly toy or the assembly process is formed at the joint portion connected to the second assembly part. Therefore, the user does not assemble the assembly toy 100, which is the final assembly product, from the beginning, but can assemble it while being aware of smaller assembly parts, and can feel a sense of accomplishment each time information about the assembly toy is formed and can easily perform the assembly work. In addition, when information about the assembly process is formed, information suggesting the joint destination of the first assembly part is formed at the joint portion, so that the user can feel a sense of accomplishment by accurately assembling a model of a predetermined part for the user to an incorrect joint destination, and can confirm that the assembly process so far has been performed accurately. In this way, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a mechanism that allows easy assembly and further increases the interest of the assembly process.

[0036] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the invention. The shape of the assembly toy is not particularly limited, and includes various shapes such as people, animals, robots, insects, dinosaurs, etc. [Explanation of symbols]

[0037] 100: Assembly toy, 101: Head, 102a: Right arm, 102b: Left arm, 103: Torso, 104a: Right leg, 104b: Left leg

Claims

1. An assembled toy, a first assembled part assembled from a plurality of parts, and a second assembled part to which the first assembled part is joined and comprising: In the first assembled part, when the plurality of parts are accurately assembled, a predetermined shape indicating information on the assembled toy or the assembly process is formed at a joint portion connected to the second assembled part, The information on the assembled toy is information on a model targeted by the assembled toy, characterized in that it is an assembled toy.

2. An assembled toy, a first assembled part assembled from a plurality of parts, and a second assembled part to which the first assembled part is joined and comprising: In the first assembled part, when the plurality of parts are accurately assembled, a predetermined shape indicating information on the assembled toy or the assembly process is formed at a joint portion connected to the second assembled part, The information on the assembly process is information indicating which part of the assembled toy the first assembled part corresponds to, characterized in that it is an assembled toy.

3. The information on the assembled toy or the assembly process formed at the joint portion forms a fitting portion fitted into the second assembled part, characterized in that it is the assembled toy according to claim 1 or 2.

4. If the plurality of parts are not accurately assembled, the information on the assembled toy or the assembly process is not formed, characterized in that it is the assembled toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. The first assembled part does not function as a part of the assembled toy if the information on the assembled toy or the assembly process is not formed, characterized in that it is the assembled toy according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The assembled toy according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the information regarding the assembly process is information suggesting the destination to which the first assembled part is joined.

7. The assembled toy according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a part having the predetermined shape formed therein.

8. The assembled toy according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the predetermined shape is represented by at least one of a figure, a character, a symbol, and a pattern.

9. The assembled toy according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the second assembled part is one part or is assembled from a plurality of parts.

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