TWI788261B - Maze toy with pivoting wall - Google Patents

Abstract

A maze toy with pivoting wall is disclosed. The maze toy comprises: a base; and a plurality of walls with a plurality of shapes pivotly disposed on the base, wherein the maze toy changes a plurality of orientations of the walls by pivoting so that the walls change from jointly forming a first maze solution route to jointly forming a second maze solution route.

Description

Maze toy with pivoting walls

The present invention relates to a toy, in particular to a maze toy with pivoting walls.

Traditional maze toys allow players to manipulate a ball to move in a complexly designed channel, and gain fun and a sense of accomplishment in the process of trying the correct path to reach the end. However, the previous maze toy has a fixed path, and its playability and diversity are limited. After several games, because the route has been memorized, the freshness and challenge of the game will be lost, which will easily lead to the lack of interest in this maze game.

In view of the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a maze toy with a pivoting wall, which can change the route of the maze by rotating the wall, thereby improving playability and diversity.

To achieve the aforementioned purpose, the present invention proposes a maze toy with a pivoting wall, comprising: a base; and a plurality of walls with a plurality of shapes, pivotally arranged on the base, wherein the maze toy The multiple orientations of the walls are changed by pivoting, so that the walls are changed from jointly forming a first maze-solving route to jointly forming a second maze-solving route.

Wherein, each of these walls includes one or more partitions and a pivot shaft, the partition or these partitions are connected to the pivot shaft, and the wall systems are pivoted by these pivot shafts set on the base.

Wherein, the pivot shafts of the adjacent walls are respectively spaced apart from each other by a distance, and the distance is substantially greater than the length of the partition or the partitions.

Wherein, the wall systems are freely pivotally arranged on the base, so as to allow users to manually adjust the orientations of the walls.

The maze toy with pivoting walls of the present invention further includes at least one driving element, and the driving element is used to pivot the orientations of the walls.

The maze toy with pivoting walls of the present invention further includes a plurality of driving elements, and the driving elements are respectively pivoted to the orientations of the walls.

Wherein, the driving element pivots the orientations of the walls in a time mode. (can be rotated regularly)

Wherein, the time mode is a fixed time interval or a non-fixed time interval.

Wherein, the pivoting angles of the walls are selected from the group consisting of 0 degrees, 90 degrees and 180 degrees.

Wherein, the moldings of the walls are respectively cross-shaped, straight-shaped, L-shaped or T-shaped.

Based on the above, according to the maze toy with pivoting walls of the present invention, it can have one or more of the following advantages:

(1) The wall of the maze toy can be rotated, so that the maze toy can change its route, improving playability and diversity.

(2) By rotating the wall of the maze toy, maze paths of different complexity can be provided.

(3) When it is used for rehabilitation or as a senior toy, the caregiver can change the path complexity of the maze toy according to the attributes of the user.

(4) It can also be applied to games or competitions to increase the variety of games.

Herein, in order to make Jun Shen have a further understanding and understanding of the technical characteristics of the present invention and the technical effects that can be achieved, the preferred embodiment and detailed description are as follows.

100: Maze toys

10: base

12: Entrance

14: Export

20: Wall

22: Partition

24: Pivot axis

30: drive element

40: sphere

50: top cover

R1: The first route to solve the maze

R2: The second route to solve the maze

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Fig. 1 is a top view of a maze toy with pivoting walls according to the present invention, wherein the wall system constitutes a first maze-solving route.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the maze toy with pivoting walls of the present invention, wherein the wall system constitutes a second maze solution route.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view obtained along the section line I-I' of Fig. 1, wherein the maze toy has an upper cover covering the wall and the base.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view obtained along the section line I-I' of Fig. 2, wherein the maze toy has an upper cover covering the wall and the base.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention, wherein part of the upper cover of the maze toy is transparent, and the rest of the upper cover is opaque.

Fig. 6 is the upper view of the wall body of the maze toy with the pivotable wall body of the present invention, wherein the body of wall shown in 6 (A) is a cross, and the body of wall shown in Fig. 6 (B) is a straight line, The body of wall shown in Figure 6 (C) is L-shaped, and the body of wall shown in Figure 6 (D) is T-shaped.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the technical features, content and advantages of this creation and the effects it can achieve, this creation is hereby combined with the drawings and described in detail in the form of embodiments as follows, and the ideas used in it are only for the purpose of For the purpose of illustration and auxiliary instructions, it may not be the true proportion and precise configuration of this creation after its implementation. Therefore, the scale and configuration relationship of the attached drawings should not be interpreted or limited to the scope of rights of this creation in actual implementation. In addition, for ease of understanding, the same elements in the following embodiments are described with the same symbols.

In addition, the terms used in the entire specification and patent claims generally have the ordinary meanings of each term used in this field, in the disclosed content and in the special content, unless otherwise specified. Certain terms used to describe the invention are discussed below or elsewhere in this specification to provide those skilled in the art with additional guidance in describing the invention.

The use of "first" and "second" in this document does not specifically refer to a sequence or order, nor is it used to limit the invention, but is only used to distinguish components or operations described with the same technical terms.

Secondly, if the words "comprising", "including", "having", "containing" etc. are used in this article, they are all open terms, meaning including but not limited to.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 4 together. Figure 1 is a top view of a maze toy with a pivoting wall of the present invention, wherein the wall system constitutes the first maze solution route; Figure 2 is a maze toy with a pivoting wall of the present invention The upper view of the maze toy of body, wherein the wall system constitutes the second maze-solving route; Fig. 3 is a sectional view obtained along the section line II' of Fig. 1, wherein the maze toy has an upper cover covering the wall and the base; Fig. 4 is a sectional view obtained along the section line II' of Fig. 2, wherein the maze toy has an upper cover covering the wall and the base.

The maze toy 100 with pivoting wall of the present invention comprises: a base 10; The pivoting changes the multiple orientations of the walls 20, so that the walls 20 are changed from jointly forming a first maze-solving route to jointly forming a second maze-solving route. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, by rotating the wall body 20 (the rotated wall body 20 is represented by a gray background in Figure 2), the first maze-solving route R1 originally shown in Figure 1 can be transformed into The second maze-solving route R2 shown in FIG. 2 . Among them, the difficulty (such as path length or path distribution) of the first maze-solving route R1 and the second maze-solving route R2 is preferably different, so as to improve the playability and diversity.

In the present invention, the walls 20 can be rotatably installed on the base 10 in various ways such as, but not limited to, shaft connection, magnetic suction, ring connection or abutment. For example, each wall 20 may include one or a plurality of partitions 22 and a pivot shaft 24, the partitions 22 are connected to the pivot shaft 24, and the wall 20 is pivoted by the pivot shaft 24. Set on the base 10. Wherein, the pivot shafts 24 of the adjacent walls 20 are respectively spaced apart from each other by a distance, and the distance is substantially greater than the length of the partition board 22 . Therefore, when the wall body 20 is rotated, it will not collide with the adjacent wall body 20 .

The wall 20 can be freely pivotally disposed on the base 10 , so that the user can manually adjust the orientation of the wall 20 . For example, a user can manually adjust the orientation of the wall 20 to challenge another user. Therefore, the present invention enables a single maze toy to have multiple maze-solving routes. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the maze toy with pivoting walls of the present invention may further include at least one driving element 30 , and the driving element 30 is to pivot the orientation of the wall 20 . For example, the driving element 30 can pivot the orientation of the wall body 20 at the same time or at different times, and can make the wall body 20 have different or the same pivoting degree, whereby the present invention can automatically make a single maze toy have A variety of maze-solving routes, and the maze toy will change the maze-solving route when the user is solving the maze, so the difficulty and interest can be improved sex. The user can rotate specific or all of the walls 20 by manipulating the driving element 30 , so as to change the orientation of the walls 20 . In one embodiment, the number of the driving element 30 is one, and all the walls 20 are controlled. In another embodiment, the number of driving elements 30 is plural, which are used to control a plurality of walls 20 respectively, that is, each driving element 30 can control whether a single wall 20 rotates, and is used for the user to turn a specific The wall rotates through the corresponding driving element 30 . The drive element 30 is, for example, a servo motor. Taking each driving element 30 as an example to control a single wall 20, the rotation shaft of the servo motor is directly connected to the pivot shaft 24 of the wall 20, or indirectly connected to the pivot shaft 24 of the wall 20 via a connecting rod, so as to pivot Turn the wall 20. Similarly, taking a single driving element 30 controlling multiple walls 20 as an example, the rotation shaft of the servo motor is connected to the pivot shaft 24 of the wall 20 via a connecting rod, so as to pivot the wall 20 . Since a person with common knowledge should know how to use the connecting rod to make the rotating shaft of the servo motor pivot to the pivoting shaft 24 of the wall 20 , so no further description is given.

In addition, the driving element 30 can pivot the orientations of the walls 20 in a time pattern, for example. For example, the time pattern may be, for example, a fixed time interval (eg, every 3 seconds) or a non-fixed time interval (eg, every 3, 5 or 10 seconds). The present invention can change the maze-solving route at fixed time intervals or irregular time intervals by adopting a fixed time interval method (that is, rotating once every few seconds) or a non-fixed time interval method (that is, rotating once every few seconds). , to increase the difficulty, challenge and fun of the game. In other words, the present invention can make different driving elements 30 pivot their corresponding wall bodies 20 at the same time point or at different time points. The above-mentioned time mode control can be achieved, for example, by a control element (not shown) such as a controller. This control element can be built in, for example, in the above-mentioned driving element 30 (servo motor), so that the present invention can make these driving elements 30 pivot after the maze toy is started and after the above-mentioned fixed time interval or after a non-fixed time interval. The orientations of the walls 20 . In other words, the orientations of the walls 20 can be pivoted at the same time or at different times, This increases the variability of the game. In the present invention, the number of times the driving elements 30 pivot the walls 20 is not limited, and can be any feasible value.

In the present invention, the pivoting angles of the walls 20 can be selected from the group consisting of 0 degrees, 90 degrees and 180 degrees. In addition, the pivoting angle can range from 0° to 360°, and can be any feasible value therein. For example, all the walls 20 can be pivoted at the same pivot angle, or they can pivot at different pivot angles, for example, one wall 20 can rotate 90 degrees, while the other wall 20 can rotate It can be rotated 180 degrees, but not limited thereto. The present invention allows multiple or even all walls 20 to rotate at the same or different rotation angles at the same time point or different time points, which can greatly improve the variability of the game.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , the maze toy 100 of the present invention may optionally include an upper cover 50, wherein the upper cover 50 may be fixed or detachable to cover the base 10, and the upper cover 50 is preferably detachable. Covered on the base 10. The upper cover 50 can be made of a transparent material to reveal the wall 20 and/or the base 10 , so the user can observe the arrangement of the wall 20 where the ball 40 is located through the upper cover 50 , so as to explore the maze-solving route. Or, as shown in FIG. 5 , a part of the upper cover 50 can be made of a transparent material and reveal the wall 20 and/or the base 10 so that the user can view the sphere 40 through the upper cover 50 , while another part of the upper cover 50 is opaque. Material (net bottom area as shown in Figure 5) and cover body of wall 20 and/or base 10, so when user rolls sphere 40 to these covered body of wall 20 and/or base 10, just can Know the true pattern of body of wall 20 here. In other words, the present invention can also increase game components that test memory or luck, so it can improve the durability and diversity of the game.

In addition, the walls 20 of the maze toy 100 of the present invention have multiple styles, and the walls 20 with different styles are not limited to fixed positions on the base 10 . That is to say, the body of wall 20 of the present invention is preferably detachable and located on the base 10, so the present invention can also change the structure of the body of wall 20 with different styles. Set the location, so it can improve the playability and diversity. The molding or style of the body of wall 20 of the present invention can for example be cross ((A) among Fig. 6), straight ((B) among Fig. 6), L font ((C) among Fig. 6) or T font ((D) in FIG. 6 ), but not limited thereto, for example, the wall body 20 can also be longer than (B) in FIG. 6 .

When playing games, the user can drop the ball 40 from the entrance 12 of the maze toy 100, and slightly adjust the inclination of the base 10, such as forward, backward, left or right, so that the ball 40 can be subjected to gravity. And rolling between the walls 20, the walking route is corrected through multiple collisions, and finally the ball 40 can be rolled out from the exit 14 through the first maze-solving route R1 or the second maze-solving route R2, so as to achieve the fun of solving the maze.

To sum up, according to the maze toy with pivoting wall of the present invention, it can have one or more of the following advantages: (1) The wall of the maze toy can be rotated, so that the maze toy can change its route and improve the durability of playing. degree and diversity. (2) By rotating the wall of the maze toy, maze paths of different complexity can be provided. (3) When it is used for rehabilitation or as a senior toy, the caregiver can change the path complexity of the maze toy according to the attributes of the user. (4) It can also be applied to games or competitions to increase the variety of games.

The above descriptions are illustrative only, not restrictive. Any equivalent modification or change made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention shall be included in the scope of the appended patent application.

100: Maze toys

10: Base

12: Entrance

14: Export

20: Wall

22: Partition

24: Pivot axis

30: drive element

40: sphere

R1: The first route to solve the maze

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Claims (9)

A maze toy with a pivoting wall, comprising: a base; a plurality of walls with a plurality of shapes pivotally arranged on the base, wherein the shapes of the walls are ten Shaped, straight, L-shaped, or T-shaped, wherein the maze toy changes the multiple orientations of the walls by pivoting, and changes the orientation of the walls by being detachably mounted on the base. a plurality of installation positions, so that the walls are changed from jointly constituting a first maze-solving route to jointly constituting a second maze-solving route; and an upper cover is detachably covered on the base, and a part of the upper cover is transparent Material, the other part of the upper cover is made of opaque material to cover the walls and/or the base, wherein the base can be adjusted inclination so that the ball rolls between the walls under gravity, through multiple Correct the walking route for each collision. A maze toy with pivoting walls as described in claim 1, wherein each of the walls includes one or more partitions and a pivot shaft, and the partition or partitions are connected to the pivot shaft and the wall systems are pivotally arranged on the base by the pivot shafts. The maze toy with pivoting walls as described in claim 2, wherein the pivoting shafts of the adjacent walls are respectively spaced apart from each other at a distance which is substantially larger than the partition or the partitions The length of the board. The maze toy with pivoting walls as described in claim 1, wherein the walls are freely pivoted on the base so that users can manually adjust the orientations of the walls. The maze toy with pivoting walls as claimed in Claim 1 further comprises at least one driving element for pivoting the orientations of the walls. The maze toy with pivoting walls as described in claim 1 further includes a plurality of driving elements, and the driving elements are respectively pivoted to the orientations of the walls. The maze toy with pivoting walls as claimed in claim 5 or 6, wherein the driving element pivots the orientations of the walls in a time pattern. The maze toy with a pivoting wall according to Claim 7, wherein the time pattern is a fixed time interval or a non-fixed time interval. The maze toy with pivoting walls as claimed in claim 8, wherein the pivoting angles of the walls are selected from the group consisting of 0 degrees, 90 degrees and 180 degrees.

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