The present invention relates generally to the technical field of intelligence toys, and more particularly to an intelligence toy used with graph cards.
The applicant developed diversified intelligence toys before the application for the present invention, and obtained patents successively. However, none of previous intelligence toys was a game box with graph cards, but used question book to adjust the difficulty level. As the previous intelligence toy devices are presented in comparison to the question book, namely, the building blocks are assembled in the box after referring to the solution of question book, this is easy for the children above elementary school and adults to understand and operate, but difficult for the 3-6 years old children. Therefore, the topic of the present invention is to let the preschool children, especially 3-6 years old children, comprehend and handle intelligence toys, and to diversify the games, to enhance the entertaining quality, to make different difficulty levels, and to increase the learning interest.
The object of the present invention is to provide an intelligence toy used with graph cards for preschool children, especially children aged 3-6, and creating a puzzle game toy.
The technical scheme is an intelligence toy used with graph cards, comprising:
a base which is a quadrangular bottom plate, including three connected and upward vertical sidewalls on rear, left and right sides thereof, and a plurality of locating holes in a lower part of an inner wall of the three sidewalls;
a building block base which is a quadrangular top plate, including three connected and downward vertical sidewalls on rear, left and right sides thereof; wherein the building block base can be placed on the base and is enclosed by the three sidewalls of the base; the three sidewalls of the building block base are vertically placed on the bottom plate and retain a space between the top plate and bottom plate to form a holding space; the bottom plate and top plate form an opening disposed at front sides thereof; the three sidewalls of the building block base having an outer side is attached to an inner side of the three sidewalls of the base and the outer side of the three sidewalls includes a plurality of clamping blocks configured to fix into the locating holes; the top plate has a crosswise spread bracket, which forms twenty five perforations arrayed in square matrix;
a building block set being composed of six building blocks A˜F and each building block be composed of three to five block units, wherein the block units are horizontally and vertically combined, and every two block units are connected by a narrow neck; the building block set has twenty five units, which can be laid in the twenty five perforations of the building block base; the six building blocks A˜F include a lug on each outer wall of the block unit, which allows each block unit to fall into the perforations and be blocked by the bracket without falling off; and
at least one graph card which is a quadrangular card and is placed on the bottom plate in the holding space, including at least one mark printed on a surface thereof, wherein the mark corresponds to the perforation of the building block base above and is visible through the perforation.
More preferably, wherein the six building blocks A˜F include a building block A having three block units, which are unit A1˜unit A3, wherein the first unit A1 and the second unit A2 are connected on horizontal axis X; the first unit A1 and the third unit A3 are connected on vertical axis Y; the perpendicular intersection of X-axis and Y-axis is in the first unit A1;
a building block B having four block units, which are unit B1˜unit B4, wherein the first unit B1 to the third unit B3 are connected on vertical axis Y; the third unit B3 and the fourth unit B4 are connected on horizontal axis X; the perpendicular intersection of X-axis and Y-axis is in the third unit B3;
a building block C having four block units, which are unit C1˜unit C4, wherein the first unit C1 to the third unit C3 are connected on horizontal axis X; the second unit C2 and the fourth unit C4 are connected on vertical axis Y; the perpendicular intersection of X-axis and Y-axis is in the second unit C2;
a building block D has having block units, which are unit D1˜unit D5, wherein the first unit D1 to the third unit D3 are connected on a first vertical axis Y1; the fourth unit D4 and the fifth unit D5 are connected on a second vertical axis Y2; the second unit D2 and the fourth unit D4 are connected on a first horizontal axis X1; the third unit D3 and the fifth unit D5 are connected on a second horizontal axis X2; The first vertical axis Y1 is parallel to the second vertical axis Y2; the first horizontal axis X1 is parallel to the second horizontal axis X2;
a building block E having five block units, which are unit E1˜unit E5, wherein the first unit E1 and the second unit E2 are connected on the first vertical axis Y; the third unit E3 and the fourth unit E4 are connected on the second vertical axis Y2; the second unit E2 and the third unit E3 are connected on the first horizontal axis X1; the fourth unit E4 and the fifth unit E5 are connected on the second horizontal axis X2; the first vertical axis Y1 is parallel to the second vertical axis Y2; the first horizontal axis X1 is parallel to the second horizontal axis X2;
a building block F having four block units, which are unit F1˜unit F4, wherein the first unit F1 and the second unit F2 are connected on the first vertical axis Y1; the third unit F3 and the fourth unit F4 are connected on the second vertical axis Y2; the second unit F2 and the third unit F3 are connected on the horizontal axis X; the first vertical axis Y1 is parallel to the second vertical axis Y2.
The intelligence toy used with graph cards, including a top cover fitting the bottom plate for covering the building block base, a blocking plate extending downward from a front side of the top cover or shielding the opening, and pivots disposed at both ends of a rear side of the top cover, wherein the pivots are respectively pivotally connected with vertical pivot slots disposed at both ends of a rear side of the bottom plate.
More preferably, wherein the bottom plate of the base includes an open and backward extended gap disposed at the front side thereof, and recessed shallow slots disposed at right and left sides of the gap respectively; the blocking plate includes two stoppers disposed on an inner wall of a bottom edge thereof and configured to be fixed into the shallow slots, and a convex shifting block disposed on the inner wall of the bottom edge thereof, arranged between the two stoppers, and corresponding to and can be inserted into the gap.
More preferably, wherein the top cover includes a plurality of through holes disposed in a surface of the top cover for visually observing the six building blocks A˜F on the building block base.
More preferably, wherein the base includes undulating anti-slip walls disposed on an external surface of two sidewalls.
More preferably, wherein the three sidewalls of the base include small lugs disposed on the lower inner wall thereof and arranged between two locating holes; the three sidewalls of the building block base include small grooves disposed at the lower outer wall thereof and arranged between two clamping blocks; the small lugs correspond to and are fixed to the small grooves.
More preferably, wherein the base includes a hand grip disposed on the rear side thereof; both ends of the hand grip are integrated with the base.
More preferably, wherein the mark is one of the following: when in game, the mark is used as a color block, indicating the positions of the building blocks A˜F and being the same color as the building blocks; or the mark is used as a pattern, hindering the placement of the building blocks A˜F.
More preferably, wherein the graph card includes a symbol printed at a corner of a surface thereof, wherein the quantity of the symbol represents the degree of difficulty of the game; and a serial number printed on one side of the symbol for indicating the arrangement of the graph card.
In comparison to the existing technology, the functions and effects of the present invention are:
No. 1: the implementation of building blocks and graph cards of the present invention diversifies the game, there are different difficulty levels, especially easy for 3-6 years old preschool children to comprehend and handle, they will be interested in learning, so as to develop intelligence.
No. 2: the perforations in the building block base of the present invention are square holes arrayed in matrix, and there are 25 perforations. The building block set comprises 6 different building blocks, each building block comprises 3˜5 block units combined vertically and horizontally. The total number of units is exactly 25. There are 25 marks on the graph card, which are arranged in square matrix. The coordination of the perforations, building block units and marks leads to different arrangement modes of building block sets, so as to implement special and interesting brain development.
No. 3: the base and building block base of the present invention are clamped by their locating holes and clamping blocks, and the small lugs and small slots are clamped, implementing dual clamping and positioning, so as to prevent the two bases from moving or separating.
No. 4: the building block set of the present invention is placed on the building block base, which can be covered with top cover for protection, dust prevention and to avoid losses. Furthermore, there are multiple punch holes in the top cover, for the user to observe the 6 building blocks on the building block base as inspection.
The embodiments shown in the figures are elaborated below:
The base (1) is a quadrangular bottom plate (10), including connected and upward vertical sidewalls (101) on rear, left and right sides thereof, and a plurality of locating holes (12) in a lower part of an inner wall of the three sidewalls (101).
The building block base (2) is a quadrangular top plate (20), including connected and downward vertical sidewalls (201) on rear, left and right sides thereof. The building block base (2) can be placed on the base (1) and is enclosed by the three sidewalls (101). The three sidewalls (201) are vertically placed on the bottom plate (10) and retain a spacing between the top plate (20) and bottom plate (10) to form a holding space (23). The front sides of bottom plate (10) and top plate (20) form an opening (231). The outside of the three sidewalls (201) clings to the inside of the three sidewalls (101) of the base (1), and there are multiple clamping blocks (22 on the outer wall of three sidewalls (201), which can be fixed into the multiple locating holes 12. The plane of the top plate (20) has a crosswise spread bracket (25), which forms (25) perforations (21) arrayed in square matrix.
The building block set (3) is shown in
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The graph card (4) has at least one mark (41), and 25 at most. In
The combination of building block set (3) and different graph cards (4) can result in different plays and changes. In other words, a graph card (4) represents a play, 100 graph cards (4) represent different difficulty levels, so as to attract the user to accept the challenge, and the brain is developed. The play is further described in subsequent explanatory
The clamping block (22) corresponds to the locating hole (12), when the clamping block (22) is inserted in the locating hole (12), the building block base (2) and base (1) are combined steadily, and there will not be any displacement or separation.
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There is a convex shifting block (512) on the inner wall of bottom edge of the blocking plate (51) for the finger to push the top cover (5) up. The convex shifting block (512) is located between the two stoppers (511), corresponding to the gap (13). The convex shifting block (512) enables the user to push the top cover (5) easily. When the shifting block (512) is inserted in the gap (13), the top cover (5) is combined with base (1) tightly.
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The shapes of the building blocks (A˜F) are shown in
The building block A has 3 block units (30), which are unit A1˜unit A3. The first unit A1 and the second unit A2 are connected on horizontal axis X. The first unit A1 and the third unit A3 are connected on vertical axis Y. The perpendicular intersection of X-axis and Y-axis is in the first unit A1.
The building block B has 4 block units (30), which are unit B1˜unit B4. The first unit B1 to the third unit B3 are connected on vertical axis Y. The third unit B3 and the fourth unit B4 are connected on horizontal axis X. The perpendicular intersection of X-axis and Y-axis is in the third unit B3.
The building block C has 4 block units (30), which are unit C1˜unit C4. The first unit C1 to the third unit C3 are connected on horizontal axis X. The second unit C2 and the fourth unit C4 are connected on vertical axis Y. The perpendicular intersection of X-axis and Y-axis is in the second unit C2.
The building block D has 5 block units (30), which are unit D1˜unit D5. The first unit D1 to the third unit D3 are connected on the first vertical axis Y1. The fourth unit D4 and the fifth unit D5 are connected on the second vertical axis Y2. The second unit D2 and the fourth unit D4 are connected on the first horizontal axis X1. The third unit D3 and the fifth unit D5 are connected on the second horizontal axis X2. The first vertical axis Y1 is parallel to the second vertical axis Y2. The first horizontal axis X1 is parallel to the second horizontal axis X2.
The building block E has 5 block units (30), which are unit E1˜unit E5. The first unit E1 and the second unit E2 are connected on the first vertical axis Y1. The third unit E3 and the fourth unit E4 are connected on the second vertical axis Y2. The second unit E2 and the third unit E3 are connected on the first horizontal axis X1. The fourth unit E4 and the fifth unit E5 are connected on the second horizontal axis X2. The first vertical axis Y1 is parallel to the second vertical axis Y2. The first horizontal axis X1 is parallel to the second horizontal axis X2.
The building block F has 4 block units (30), which are unit F1˜unit F4. The first unit F1 and the second unit F2 are connected on the first vertical axis Y1. The third unit F3 and the fourth unit F4 are connected on the second vertical axis Y2. The second unit F2 and the third unit F3 are connected on the horizontal axis X. The first vertical axis Y1 is parallel to the second vertical axis Y2.
There are multiple play methods of the present invention, please see
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The above only describes some exemplary embodiments of the present invention. Those having ordinary skills in the art may also make many modifications and improvements without departing from the conception of the invention, which shall all fall within the protection scope of the invention.
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