JPH039753B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a recombinable block toy composed of a plurality of block elements each having a robot shape.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, this type of recombinable block toy disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 192581/1981 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 83687/1983) has been proposed and implemented. It consisted of a plurality of block elements, each having a robot shape, but because the body was made of metal, it was heavy and expensive. In addition, since the block elements themselves do not change much, there are not many variations in how they can be combined with other block toys of the same configuration, and this has the disadvantage that the types of assemblies that can be obtained by recombination are limited. .

(Technical Problem of the Invention) It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to propose a recombinable block toy that is lightweight, inexpensive, and can be recombined into various variations.

(Means for Solving the Problems) As a means for solving the above problems, the present invention is characterized by comprising block elements having a plurality of the following requirements.

(a) The block element must have a robot shape, and the legs must be supported by bearings so that they can be bent approximately 180 degrees relative to the body.

(b) The entire block element shall be formed into a cube shape when folded.

(c) The block element has the above-mentioned cube shape and has fitting recesses and protrusions formed on six sides thereof.

(Operations and Effects of the Invention) As described above, in the present invention, each block element is formed by bending into a cube shape having six faces, and in this shape, each face has a fitting recess and a protrusion. Because of its shape, it can be combined and combined with other block toys in a wide variety of ways. Therefore, the variety of recombination is greatly increased, and it is possible to enjoy extremely varied recombination play.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral A indicates a block element constituting a recombinable block toy. This block element A is made of synthetic resin, has a robot shape in its normal form, and has a head 20 at the top of a body 10, legs 30, 30 on both left and right sides, and legs 40, 40 at the bottom. Each of the block elements A is rotatably provided, and a convex portion P or a concave portion Q that fit into each other is formed on each surface of the block element A. That is, in the body part 10, two horizontal rectangular recesses Q, Q are formed in the upper front surface, a circular recess Q is formed in the lower front surface, and a circular protrusion P is formed in the rear surface. head 2
0 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the body portion 10, and is itself configured as a circular convex portion P. Next, arm part 3
0 has a circular recess Q formed on the outer surface of the shoulder portion. Two square convex portions P, P are formed horizontally on the front surface of the leg, and a circular concave portion Q is formed in the center of the rear surface.
However, a circular convex portion P and a circular concave portion Q are formed at the upper and lower portions of both side surfaces, respectively, and furthermore, three circular concave portions Q, Q, and Q are continuously formed on the bottom surface. As described above, in the robot shape, circular convex portions P and concave portions Q or rectangular convex portions P and concave portions Q that fit into each other are formed on six sides of the front and rear surfaces, upper and lower surfaces, and both side surfaces.

In addition, the inner width of the raised parts 31, 31 of the shoulder parts on both sides is set equal to the width of the lower ends of the legs 40, 40, and the dimensions of each part, such as the location of the convex part P and the concave part Q, are as described above. It shall be as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 58-192581.

Next, the legs 40, 40 are supported on the body 10 by a rotation shaft 50 so as to be bendable approximately 180 degrees. Furthermore, two fitting circular convex portions P1, P1 are formed at the base end portions of the legs 40, 40 in the longitudinal direction thereof. The distance between these circular convex portions P1, P1 is equal to the distance between the circular concave portions Q, Q on both sides of the bottom surface of the leg. At the lower part of the body part 30, there is a housing receiving part 11 for the circular convex parts P1, P1.
is formed. Furthermore, the body part 30 and the head part 2
The length of the leg portions 40, 40 is approximately equal to the length of the leg portions 40, 40. For this reason, the legs 40, 40
When it is bent to the maximum extent, the whole can change into a cube-like form, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. In this state, the legs 40, 4
The circular protrusions P1, P1 at the base end of the block element A appear on the lower surface of the block element A. Therefore, even when the block element A is in a cube state, fitting concave and convex portions are formed on each of the six sides.

As mentioned above, the block element A can be played with by rotating the arms 30, 30 and the legs 40, 40 in the robot shape, and in this state, there are fitting convexes on both the front, rear, left, right, and upper and lower surfaces. In addition to forming portions P1, P1 and recesses Q, when the folded state is changed, fitting protrusions P and recesses Q are formed on all six sides, so it can be used in a wide variety of ways as shown below. Recombination is possible. In addition,
An example of recombination in a robot shape has already been shown in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application No. 192581/1982, so here an example of recombination in a cube shape will be explained.

First, in the vertical direction, as shown in FIG. It may be fitted into the recesses Q, Q, or it may be turned upside down like the block element A3, and the head P20 of one may be fitted into the central recess Q of the bottom of the other leg 40.

In the lateral direction, a circular recess Q in one shoulder 30 of block elements A1 and A4 and on each side of the leg 40
and the circular convex portion P on the side of the other leg portion 40 and the shoulder portion 3.
It can be coupled by fitting into the circular convex part P and the concave part Q of 0.

In the front-rear direction, as shown in FIG. It can be combined by inserting

In this way, in the cube state, the block elements can be connected in a planar manner by being connected in any direction, vertically and horizontally, or front and rear.

Next, a block element can connect other block elements across the previous and subsequent block elements. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when another block element A6 is connected to the middle upper part (the same applies to the lower part) of the front and rear block elements A1 and A5, the center part of the bottom surface of the leg parts 40 and 40 of the block element A1 is The head 20 of another block element A6 may be fitted into the circular recess Q. In this case, the circular convex portion P1 at the base end of the legs 40, 40 of the block element A1 is replaced by the circular concave portion Q at the bottom of the legs 40, 40 of the block element A6.
It may be inserted into. In addition, when connecting other block elements to the intermediate side part, the circular convex part P of the leg part 40 of the front and rear block elements A1 and the block element A
The circular recess Q on the side of the arm 30 of another block element A7 and the circular protrusion P of the leg 40 may be fitted into the circular recess Q on the side of the arm 30 of block element A7, respectively, as shown by the arrows.

As mentioned above, when changed to the bent state,
Since fitting protrusions P, P1 and recesses Q are formed on all six sides of the connector, various rearrangements are possible. Moreover, since the above-mentioned cube state and robot state can be combined and combined, it is possible to rearrange them in various ways to create any desired form.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1a and b are perspective views of the block element according to the present invention, Figure c is a bottom view, Figure 2 is a side view of the block element, and Figures 3a and b are perspective views of the block element in a cube state. Figures 4a and 4b are perspective views of how block elements in a cube state are connected in the vertical and horizontal directions, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of still another way of connection. Numbers A, A1 to A7...Block elements, P, P
1...Convex part, Q...Concave part, 10...Body part, 20
...head, 30...arms, 40...legs.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A recombinable block toy characterized by comprising block elements that meet a plurality of the following requirements. (a) The block element must have a robot shape, and the legs must be supported by bearings so that they can be bent approximately 180 degrees relative to the body. (b) The entire block element shall be formed into a cube shape when folded. (c) The block element has the above-mentioned cube shape and has fitting recesses and protrusions formed on six sides thereof.