CN103418148B - a splicing piece - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a splicing piece which comprises a plurality of splicing blocks, wherein the splicing blocks are cubic, six surfaces of each splicing block are respectively provided with the same magnetic suction assembly, and any two surfaces of any two splicing blocks can be spliced in an adsorbing way through the four sides of the magnetic suction assemblies in a superposition way. The splice of this scheme adopts piecing together the piece of square, all sets up magnetism subassembly on every, and six of piecing together the piece wantonly can all externally carry out the magnetism of arbitrary direction and inhale the concatenation, and the concatenation mode is abundant various, can splice and change out endless concatenation shape, and magnetism inhale the mode and make the concatenation lighter, and is interesting stronger. The scheme brings unprecedented innovation to the field of splices and has a profound market prospect.

Description

a splicing piece

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of splicing pieces, especially toy splicing pieces, such as plastic building blocks, electronic building blocks, etc. Of course, this technology is also widely applicable to non-toy application technical fields of quick assembly and disassembly and various splicing.

Background technique

The current splicing parts are mainly used in children's toys in large quantities, such as plastic building blocks, electronic building blocks, etc. They have a common feature, that is, they can be installed and disassembled quickly and easily, and can be spliced into various shapes. On the market, disassembly and assembly are mainly realized by the connection and occlusion of mechanical structures. The connection method between the splicing parts of this prior art is relatively primitive, most of the splicing is laborious and the splicing stability is not good, it is impossible to create more splicing methods, and it is impossible to splice rich graphics. This is a splicing building block. The bottleneck of practicality and fun.

In addition, with the development of electronic technology and the promotion of electronic building blocks in the field of education and entertainment in recent years, there are many kinds of splicing pieces with electronic components and circuit teaching functions. However, the current electronic splicing pieces are usually provided with connectors on one or both sides (mainly composed of spring probe POGO PIN), the connection method between the connecting blocks is relatively simple, and it is impossible to create more splicing methods , and it is impossible to splicing out rich graphics, which is also the practical and interesting bottleneck of electronic building blocks.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide a splicing piece which has cube blocks and any face of any block can be quickly and easily spliced together with any face of other blocks. The present invention also provides three different magnetic attraction structures, so that any surface between the two splicing blocks can be spliced arbitrarily. In addition, the present invention also provides a splicing piece with three contact points on each surface of the three splicing blocks, which can realize arbitrary splicing of any surface between two splicing blocks and realize mutual conduction of the three contact points.

In order to achieve this technical purpose, the solution of the present invention is: a splicing piece, including a plurality of pieces of the same size, the pieces are all six-sided cubes, and the six faces of each piece are provided with the same As for the magnetic component, any two sides of any two pieces can be spliced together through adsorption where the four sides of the magnetic component overlap.

As a preference, the magnetic assembly is composed of four magnetic blocks and four magnetic metals arranged at intervals in sequence; each magnetic block and magnetic metal are not placed on the center line of the square surface of the piece, The central points where the magnetic block and the magnetic metal are placed are connected in turn to form an octagon concentric with the square surface of the block. The octagon has four sides that are spaced apart from each other and are parallel to the four sides of the square surface. Two adjacent magnetic blocks Or the connection between two adjacent magnetic metals and the central point of the square surface of the block forms an included angle of 90°; the polarity and setting position of the four magnetic blocks on each surface of each block are the same towards the surface where they are located.

As a further improvement, a circuit board and electronic components are installed inside the block, and electrical connectors connected to the circuit board are provided on each surface; the electrical connectors on each face of the same block are connected in parallel, The electrical connection can be used to transmit current, signal or data.

As a further improvement, the electrical connector is composed of three contact points concentric with the square surface of the block, wherein the first contact point is a spring probe or shrapnel arranged at the center of the square surface of the block; the second The second contact point is an annular contact shrapnel around the first contact point, and the bottom of the shrapnel is provided with a tension spring; the third contact point is a ring-shaped hardware connecting four magnetic blocks and four magnetic metals.

As a further improvement, each face of the block is also provided with a fool-proof structure, the fool-proof structure is a round convex covering the magnetic block and a round concave with a built-in magnetic metal, the round convex is inserted into the round concave for positioning and magnetic The block is attracted to the magnetically attractive metal.

As a preference, the magnetic attraction assembly includes a fool-proof structure and a radially magnetized ring magnet arranged concentrically with the square surface of the block. The ring magnet can rotate around the center and is built into a plastic watch cover. In the cavity, the plastic watch cover is installed on the square surface of the block; the fool-proof structure is used to make the four sides of the joint surface of the block coincide with each other.

As a further improvement, a circuit board and electronic components are installed inside the block, and electrical connectors connected to the circuit board are provided on each surface; the electrical connectors on each face of the same block are connected in parallel, The electrical connection can be used to transmit current, signal or data.

As a further improvement, the electrical connector consists of three contact points set concentrically with the square surface where it is located, wherein the first contact point is a spring probe or shrapnel set at the center of the square surface of the piece; the second contact point In order to set an annular contact elastic piece around the first contact point, the bottom of the elastic piece is provided with a tension spring; the third contact point is a ring-shaped non-magnetic metal cover arranged on the ring-shaped magnet.

As a further improvement, the fool-proof structure is composed of mutually matching grooves and protrusions arranged at intervals in sequence; the total number of grooves and protrusions is a multiple of eight, and the center line of each groove and protrusion can Pointing to the center point of the surface of the block square, the center points of the placed grooves and protrusions are evenly distributed on a circle centered on the center point of the surface of the block square, and the grooves and protrusions are not in the block square On the centerline and diagonal of the face; grooves and bumps are placed in the same position on each face of each block.

As a further improvement, the fool-proof structure surrounds the plastic cover around the ring magnet, and the grooves and protrusions are triangular or circular.

As a preference, the magnetic assembly is composed of four magnetic blocks and a magnetic metal ring; the center points of the four magnetic blocks are evenly distributed on a circle centered on the center point of the surface of the block square, None of the magnetic blocks can be located on the centerline and diagonal of the square surface of the block; the magnetic metal ring covers the four magnetic blocks; the four magnetic blocks on each face of each block face the poles on the surface The direction and setting position are the same.

As a further improvement, a circuit board and electronic components are installed inside the block, and electrical connectors connected to the circuit board are provided on each surface; the electrical connectors on each face of the same block are connected in parallel, The electrical connection can be used to transmit current, signal and data.

As a further improvement, the electrical connector consists of three contact points set concentrically with the square surface where it is located, wherein the first contact point is a spring probe or shrapnel set at the center of the square surface; the second contact point is a surrounding A set of protruding elastic pieces arranged around the first contact point; the third contact point is a magnetically attractive metal ring piece covering the four magnetic blocks.

As a further improvement, a fool-proof structure is also provided on the surface of the block, and the fool-proof structure is composed of matching grooves and protrusions arranged at intervals in sequence, and the center line of each groove and protrusion is equal to Can point to the center point of the square surface of the block; the grooves and protrusions on each face of each block are set in the same position.

As a further improvement, the fool-proof structure surrounds the magnetic metal ring, and the grooves and protrusions are triangular or circular.

As a further improvement, each groove and protrusion is not on the center line of the block square, and the center points where each groove and protrusion are placed are sequentially connected to form an octagon concentric with the surface of the block square, The octagon has four sides which are spaced apart and are respectively parallel to the four sides of the square surface, and the connection between two adjacent grooves or two adjacent protrusions and the central point of the block square surface forms an included angle of 90°.

Preferably, a part or each surface of the block is provided with functional holes, and the functional holes are used for functional display or external connection of electronic components.

As a further improvement, the electronic components are LED light sources, and the functional holes are light source release holes.

As a further improvement, the electronic components may be small speakers, small motors, distance sensors, temperature control sensors, light sensors, sound sensors, and function keys.

The splicing pieces of this scheme adopt cube blocks, and each surface is equipped with a magnetic attraction component. The six sides of any block can be magnetically spliced in any direction. The splicing methods are rich and varied, and endless splicing can be transformed Shape, and the magnetic suction method makes splicing easier and more interesting. This scheme brings unprecedented innovation to the field of splicing parts and has far-reaching market prospects.

The invention also introduces electrical connectors and electronic components to realize the function of electronic building blocks, especially the electrical connectors installed on each side of the block adopt the method of 3 contact points, which can not only conduct current, but also transmit Data or signals, etc., the structure of the electrical connector ensures that the blocks can be stably conducted when they are adsorbed on different sides and at different angles. This solution not only greatly enriches the diversity of splicing shapes of electronic building blocks, but also provides a circuit basis for the diversity of its function display or use, which belongs to the comprehensive innovation of electronic building blocks.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the exploded view of the structure of the block of the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the three-dimensional view of the puzzle piece of embodiment one of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the use state of Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the exploded view of the structure of the block of the second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the three-dimensional view of the puzzle piece of embodiment 2 of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the use state of Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is the exploded view of the structure of the block of the third embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is the perspective view of the block of the third embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the use state of Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of the placement of the magnetic block and the magnetic metal in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of placement of magnetic blocks in Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of the fool-proof structure 1 in the second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of the second fool-proof structure in the second embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The splicing piece of the present invention includes several independent pieces, each of which is a six-sided cube of the same size, and the six faces of each piece are provided with the same magnetic assembly, and any two Any two sides of the block can be spliced through the adsorption of the four sides of the magnetic attraction assembly. This splicing piece can be used as a traditional plastic building block, or it can be used as a new type of electronic building block by adding electronic components and electrical connectors on the block, or it is suitable for quick assembly and disassembly, and various Non-toy application fields of splicing.

The present invention provides three specific embodiments according to different structures of magnetic components, which will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1, as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3. In this embodiment, the splicing piece includes several independent identical cube blocks 1, and the magnetic components on each surface of the block 1 are composed of four magnetic blocks 101 and four magnetic metals 102 arranged at intervals in sequence. One of the preferred layout methods is shown in Figure 10: the placement of each magnetic block 101 and magnetic metal 102 is not on the centerline of the square surface 12 of the block (this ensures that the principle of mirror image can be used correctly to achieve different combinations) The mutual matching of the magnetic block and the magnetic metal on the block surface), the center point where each magnetic block 101 and the magnetic metal 102 are placed is sequentially connected to form an octagon concentric with the square surface 12 of the block (including but not limited to regular octagon, and other octagons that meet the conditions are also achievable), the octagon has four sides spaced apart from each other and the four sides of the square surface 12 are parallel to each other, any adjacent two magnetic blocks 101 and the block square surface 12 The line connecting the central points forms an included angle of 90°. Similarly, the connecting line between any adjacent two magnetic metals 102 and the center point of the square surface of the block forms an included angle of 90°; The polarity and setting position of the magnetic block 101 towards the surface 12 are the same, for example, all the magnetic blocks 101 are N poles facing outside the surface of the block, and S poles are facing the inside of the block; all magnetic blocks 101 are S poles facing the block Outside the surface, the N pole is facing inward of the block. This ensures that when the two pieces are spliced together, the magnetic piece of one piece can be attracted by the magnetic metal of the other piece, and the mutual repulsion between the magnetic piece and the magnetic piece ensures that there is no gap between the surfaces. At angles where the four sides do not overlap, they cannot be adsorbed together, and have the functions of positioning and foolproofing.

In order to realize the function of electronic building blocks, the internal device of the block 1 includes a circuit board 13 and electronic components (not shown in the figure), and the electronic components can be LED light sources, small speakers, small motors, distance sensors, temperature control sensors , light sensors, sound sensors, function buttons, etc., a part or each surface of the block is provided with a function hole, which is used for function display or external connection of electronic components. On each face of the block, there are electrical connectors connected to the circuit board 13; in order to make the electrical connectors on different faces have the same conduction performance, it is required that the electrical connectors on each face are connected to the circuit board and each The electrical connectors on the two sides are connected in parallel with each other. The electrical connectors on each side of the same block are connected in parallel, and the electrical connectors can be used to transmit current, signal or data.

In a preferred solution, the electrical connector consists of three contact points that are concentric with the square surface of the block, wherein the first contact point is a spring probe or shrapnel 141 arranged at the center of the square surface 12; The contact point is to set an annular contact shrapnel 142 around the first contact point, and the bottom of the shrapnel is provided with a tension spring 1421 to ensure that the shrapnel will protrude on the square surface of the block; the third contact point is to connect four magnetic blocks and four A ring-shaped hardware 143 of a magnetic metal, the hardware 143 locks four magnetic metals and four magnetic blocks from the inside.

In order to make the contact between the blocks more stable and the positioning more accurate, a fool-proof structure is also provided on the surface of the block 1. The round recess 121 and the round protrusion 122 are inserted into the round recess 121 for positioning and the magnetic block is attracted to the magnetic metal.

In order to facilitate processing and manufacturing, the six square surfaces 12 of the block are processed and manufactured independently, and then the surfaces are fixed to the frame 11 of the block by screws 123 .

When in use, it can be stacked arbitrarily as shown in Figure 3.

Embodiment 2, as shown in Figures 4, 5 and 6. In this embodiment, the splicing piece includes several independent identical cube blocks 2, and the magnetic attraction assembly on each face of the block 2 includes a fool-proof structure and a radial filling that is concentrically arranged with the square surface of the block. Magnetic ring magnet 20, after the ring magnet 20 is radially magnetized, the magnetism on its surface is S-N relationship. Installed on the square surface of the block 2; when the two faces of the two blocks are close together, as if the side is an N-S pole, the ring magnet 20 is mutually repulsive, and at this time the ring magnet 20 will be on the plastic cover 22 Rotate in the cavity 24, self-adjust to the position where the magnetic poles attract each other.

The fool-proof structure is to prevent the phenomenon that the four sides of the blocks do not overlap during the stacking process. The optimal design of the fool-proof structure is shown in Figures 12 and 13. The fool-proof structure surrounds the plastic cover 22 on the periphery of the ring magnet 20 On the upper part, it consists of mutually matching grooves 221 and protrusions 222 arranged at intervals in sequence, and the grooves 221 and protrusions 222 may be triangular structures, circular structures or other structures. In order to ensure stacking at any angle on each face, the total number of grooves 221 and protrusions 222 is a multiple of eight, such as 8, 16, 32, etc.; the centerline of each groove 221 and protrusion 222 can point to The center point of the square surface of the block where it is located, the center points of the placed grooves 221 and protrusions 222 are evenly distributed on a circle with the center point of the surface of the square block as the center, and the grooves 221 and protrusions 222 are not in the center of the circle. The center line of the square surface of the block to ensure a mirror image relationship; the grooves and protrusions on each face of each block are set in the same position.

In order to realize the function of the electronic building blocks, the internal device of the block 2 has a circuit board and electronic components (not shown in the figure), and the electronic components can be LED light sources, small speakers, small motors, distance sensors, temperature control sensors, Light sensors, sound sensors, function buttons, etc., are provided with function holes on part or each surface of the block, which are used for function display or external connection of electronic components. Electrical connectors connected to the circuit board are provided on each face of the block; in order to make the electrical connectors on different faces consistent in conduction performance, it is required that the electrical connectors on each face are connected to the circuit board and each The electrical connectors on each surface are connected in parallel, and the electrical connectors on each surface of the same block are connected in parallel. The electrical connectors can be used to transmit current, signal or data.

In a preferred solution, the electrical connector consists of three contact points that are concentric with the square surface of the block, wherein the first contact point is a spring probe or shrapnel 231 arranged at the center of the square surface; the second contact point The point is to set an annular contact shrapnel 232 around the first contact point, and the bottom of the shrapnel is provided with a tension spring 2321 to ensure that the shrapnel will protrude on the square surface of the block; the third contact point is set on the ring magnet 20 An annular non-magnetic metal cover 233, the cover can not be absorbed by the ring magnet 20, otherwise it will affect the rotation of the ring magnet.

In order to facilitate processing and manufacturing, the frame structure of the block 2 is divided into two parts, the upper shell 211 and the lower shell 212. The upper and lower shells are fastened together by screws or ultrasonic welding to form a regular cube. The first surface and the plastic watch cover 22 are integrated, and the four plastic watch covers 22 on the four sides of the block are fixed by the upper and lower shell structures.

When in use, it can be stacked arbitrarily as shown in Figure 6.

Embodiment three, as shown in Figures 7, 8 and 9. In this embodiment, the splicing piece includes several independently identical cube blocks 3, and the magnetic assembly on each face of the block 3 is composed of four magnetic blocks 30 and a magnetic metal ring sheet 343; The central points of the pieces 30 are evenly distributed on a circle with the central point of the square surface 32 of the block as the center, as shown in Figure 11, the magnetic blocks 30 cannot be located on the center line and the diagonal of the square surface 32 of the block (This ensures that the mirror image principle can be used correctly to prevent the correspondence between the magnetic blocks and the magnetic blocks). The polarity and setting position of the four magnetic blocks on each side of each block are the same towards the surface where they are located. For example, all magnetic blocks The N poles of all the blocks 30 face outside the block surface, and the S poles face inside the block; or, all the magnetic blocks 30 have S poles facing outside the block surface, and N poles face inside the block. When the two pieces are spliced together, the mutual repulsion between the magnetic blocks and the magnetic blocks ensures that the surfaces cannot be adsorbed together at the angles where the four sides do not overlap, and have the functions of positioning and foolproofing; the magnetic attraction The metal ring piece 343 is covered on the four magnetic blocks 30, and serves not only as a contact point, but also as a magnetic metal equivalent to the first embodiment for the magnetic blocks to be attracted when the pieces are spliced.

In order to realize the function of electronic building blocks, the internal device of the block 3 has a circuit board 33 and electronic components (not shown in the figure), and the electronic components can be LED light sources, small speakers, small motors, distance sensors, temperature control sensors , light sensors, sound sensors, function buttons, etc., a part or each surface of the block is provided with a function hole, which is used for function display or external connection of electronic components. An electrical connector connected to the circuit board 33 is provided on each face of the block; in order to make the electrical connectors on different faces have the same conduction performance, it is required that the electrical connectors on each face are connected to the circuit board and each The electrical connectors on each surface are in parallel relationship, and the electrical connectors on each surface of the same block are in parallel relationship, and the electrical connectors can be used to transmit current, signal or data.

In a preferred solution, the electrical connector consists of three contact points that are concentric with the square surface of the block, wherein the first contact point is the spring probe 341 arranged at the center of the square surface 32; the second contact point A group of protruding elastic pieces 342 arranged around the first contact point; the third contact point is a magnetic metal ring piece 343 covering the four magnetic blocks, which is usually stamped and punched by a piece of hardware, and has a set of hardware The feet are installed outside to inside, and are tightly adsorbed on the 4 magnetic blocks, and the hardware feet are bent and fastened on the square surface of the block inside, forming a contact point when the blocks touch.

In order to make the contact between the pieces more stable, the positioning more accurate, and to prevent the pieces from sliding when they are stacked, the surface of the piece 3 is also provided with a fool-proof structure, which consists of matching grooves 321 and protrusions 322 are arranged at intervals in sequence, and the center line of each groove and protrusion can point to the center point of the square surface of the block where it is located; the groove and protrusion on each face of each block are located at They are all the same, the groove 321 and the protrusion 322 are triangular or circular or other structures. Each groove and protrusion are not on the center line of the block square, and the center points of each groove 321 and protrusion 322 are connected successively to form an octagon concentric with the surface 32 of the block square, the eight The side shape has four sides spaced apart from each other and parallel to the four sides of the square surface 32, and two adjacent grooves or two adjacent protrusions form an angle of 90° with the line connecting the central points of the square surface 32 of the piece. This arrangement is similar to In the embodiment, a layout method of a magnetic block and a magnetic metal is provided.

In order to facilitate manufacturing, the six square surfaces 32 of the block are processed and manufactured independently, and then the surfaces are fixed to the block frame 31 by screws 323 or by ultrasonic welding.

When in use, it can be stacked arbitrarily as shown in Figure 9.

In the present invention, in order to realize the function of the blocks used in electronic building block toys, it is necessary to reflect the functions of different electronic components on different blocks, and the built-in circuit board can design circuits with different functions according to application requirements. The circuit board itself can be a fiberboard or a flexible circuit board; electronic components can be different components, such as LED light sources of different colors, small speakers, small motors, small speakers, function buttons, distance sensors, temperature control sensors, light Sensors, sound sensors, etc., these are all increased according to specific needs. In order to connect or display functions, one or each face of the block is provided with functional holes for the display or connection of functions of electronic components. Specifically, for example, if the electronic component is an LED light source, then the functional hole is set as a light source release hole, and light can be diffused from the hole.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any minor modifications, equivalent replacements and improvements made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention shall be included in the technical aspects of the present invention. within the scope of protection of the program.

Claims (7)

1. a splice, including the piece that a plurality of sizes are identical, described piece is hexahedro Square, six faces of each piece are provided with identical magnetic assembly, and any two is spelled Any two sides of block all can be spliced by the absorption that described magnetic assembly four limit overlaps；Described magnetic Assembly is arranged the most separately constituted by four magnetic piece and four magnetic metal；

Each magnetic piece and magnetic metal are all not placed on the centrage of piece square surface, often It is one and piece square surface that the central point that individual magnetic piece and magnetic metal are placed is sequentially connected with Concentric octagon, this octagon have four edges separately respectively with square surface four limit Be parallel to each other, adjacent two magnetic piece or adjacent two magnetic metals and piece square surface central point it Line angle in 90 °；

On each piece, four magnetic piece of each towards the polarity on surface, place and arrange position The most identical.

Splice the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the internal dress of described piece It is equipped with circuit board and electronic devices and components, each is provided with the electrical connection being connected with circuit board Part；The electrical connector that same piece is each is relation parallel with one another, and described electrical connector can be used In transmitting electric current, signal or data.

Splice the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: described electrical connector by Three contact points arranged with place piece square surface isocenter are constituted, wherein,

First make contact is spring probe or the shell fragment being arranged on piece square surface center；

Second contact point is the circular contact spring slice being arranged on around first make contact, this shell fragment Bottom be provided with tension spring；

3rd contact point is to connect four magnetic piece and a ring-like handware of four magnetic metals.

Splice the most according to any one of claim 1 to 3, it is characterised in that: institute State and be additionally provided with error-proof structure on each of piece, this error-proof structure be parcel magnetic piece boss and The circle of built-in magnetic metal is recessed, and boss inserts the recessed middle location of circle and magnetic piece is attracting with magnetic metal Attached.

Splice the most according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: the part of described piece Or be provided with functional hole on each, described functional hole for electronic devices and components function show or External.

Splice the most according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: described electronic devices and components For LED light source, described functional hole is light source release aperture.

Splice the most according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: described electronic devices and components For Herba Cladoniae verticillatae, fractional motor, range sensor, temperature control sensor, optical inductor, sound sensing Device or function button.