KR101915939B1 - Smart block for child - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a smart block for a child, which is coupled to an assembly block toy that has been invented by the applicant to provide more creative play and education and form experience, play, and sensitivity education contents connected to a childcare and education process of the Education Ministry in Korea. Therefore, various teaching aids can be supplied to educational institutions such as an elementary school, a kindergarten, a day care center, or the like.

Description

[0001] SMART BLOCK FOR CHILD [0002]

The present invention relates to a smart block for a child, and more particularly, to a smart block having various response type sensors and functions, and an application capable of controlling blocks, as well as providing SW education contents, And to provide a service for a baby smart block.

The block play toy is a toy that can be enjoyed while completing shapes, shapes and the like by connecting or arranging several pieces of various three-dimensional shapes such as a longitudinal direction and a cylindrical shape by fitting them together, It is possible to improve intelligence and creativity by giving various educational effects to students and assembling various models. There are various types of block toys ranging from a one-dimensional combination to a three-dimensional combination depending on the type of the toy. In general, there is a block body having a tubular shape with one side open and a face corresponding to the opening of the block body And includes a plurality of engaging projections formed to protrude. Also, the block body is manufactured in various sizes and colors, and the block body can be freely combined and stacked to have a desired shape.

These blocks play toys develop children's development of small muscles and develop sensory and cognitive abilities while they are in contact with building blocks. Also, their constituents are the ability of children to observe objects naturally, Memory, expressive power, imagination, creativity, etc., and it is possible to grow problem analysis ability and solution ability through assembly process.

However, the above-mentioned conventional block toy can not only develop children's creativity through repetitive processes of assembling and stacking the block bodies, but also has the effect of improving intelligence through the development of creativity, There is a limitation in that the children can easily play the block play toys simply by combining and stacking the play toys so that the children are not interested in the block play easily and have to buy the new block play toys again.

In order to solve the above problems, the applicants and inventors of the present invention have developed a prefabricated block toy disclosed in Patent Document 3 below.

The Patent Document 3 discloses a method for maximizing the development of creativity, not only attracting interest to children, but also constantly attracting attention to children, It is about toys.

The present applicant has combined with the assembled blocks disclosed in Patent Document 3 to enable more creative play and education and to construct experience, play, and emotional education contents linked with the Nursery Process of the Ministry of Education to provide a variety of educational programs such as kindergartens and children's houses We developed smart block that can provide parish.

Published patent publication No. 10-2012-0091715 (title of invention: electronic smart block kit publication date: August 20, 2012) Open No. 10-2018-0051182 (title of the invention: Smart block assembly, published on May 16, 2018) Registered Patent Registration No. 10-1521194 (Name of the invention: prefabricated block toy. Registration date: May 12, 2015)

An object of the present invention is to provide a smart block for infants which can realize creative play and emotional education of young and infants by constructing a central control block which can mount various response type sensors and functions in a general block and control the same .

Another object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent smart smartphone which can implement a software education diary and service by developing a smart block equipped with a variety of responsive sensors and functions, educational contents, and an application capable of controlling and controlling the brock Block.

The smart block for a child according to the present invention comprises a plurality of toy blocks each having a polygonal shape, and on both sides of the toy block, a fastening groove portion having an opening with an open top is formed, and inside the fastening groove portion, A front face coupling protrusion is formed on a front face of the toy block, and an upper face of the upper face of the upper face of the toy block has at least one insertion portion formed along the peripheral face, At least one female coupling protrusion is formed and the insertion portion of the side arm coupling protrusion or the insertion portion of the upper surface arm coupling protrusion or the front face coupling protrusion portion is integrally formed with a clay block having a cable shape Wherein the toy block is provided with a distance measuring sensor A proximity sensor block mounted with a module and sensing a certain distance and an obstacle, a touch sensor block mounted with a touch sensor module inside the toy block and sensing a touch, a motor motor module mounted on the inside of the toy block, An LED block mounted in the toy block and capable of expressing light through light; and a sound reproducing module mounted in the inside of the toy block, A sound block for outputting sounds, and a central control block having a communication module and firmware installed in the toy block, receiving a certain signal from each of the blocks, and transmitting and controlling an activity command.

The present invention is advantageous in that interactive play and creative education can be performed by stimulating interest and imagination by stimulating the sight, touch, and hearing of young children. In addition, it is possible to design a new toy with a block directly with a friend or with a parent by making the toy 100% compatible with the assembled block toy developed by the present applicant, thereby helping to improve the creativity, Of course, by expanding the constraints of analog blocks, young children can take a sense of accomplishment that they have never felt in their existing toys.

The present invention is made up of various blocks, and it is possible to make various objects desired by the young and infant, and in the process of making various objects while playing, it is possible to improve infinite imagination, observation power, expressive power and creativity.

The present invention can learn the concept of robotics of advanced science and technology together with play through a combination of circuit blocks such as a power motor block, various sensor blocks, and a central control block, and observe, plan, and make various forms of objects As a result, the cognitive ability improvement effect can be seen through play.

Figs. 1 and 2 show the technical construction of a conventional assembled block toy. Fig.
3 is a view showing a technical configuration of a smart block for a child according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing a technical configuration of a central control block according to the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing a technical configuration of a communication module installed in a central control block according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description, one exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in order to accomplish the above-mentioned technical problems. And other embodiments which may be presented by the present invention are replaced by descriptions in the constitution of the present invention.

In the present invention, in combination with the prefabricated block toys developed by the present applicant, the present invention provides more creative play and education, and constitutes experience, play, and emotional education contents linked with the Ministry of Education's Nursery Course to provide various educational institutions such as elementary school, kindergarten, We want to implement smart block for infant which can supply parish.

To this end, it is necessary to specifically disclose smart block and SW training contents equipped with various reaction type sensors and functions, and applications capable of controlling and controlling the blocks. Hereinafter, a description will be made in detail of a technology configuration of a child smart block according to the present invention with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of a block used in the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

1 and 2 are diagrams showing the technical construction of a prefabricated block toy. 1 and 2, the prefabricated block toy is made up of a plurality of toys blocks 100 and a clay block 50, the toys block 100 having a square shape in plan view And the space 11 is formed in the lower end thereof in the opened state. A fastening groove 10 is formed on at least one of the left and right sides of the circumference of the toy block 100 and the fastening groove 10 is provided with a side arm engaging projection 12. The side arm engagement protrusions 12 are formed with three insertion portions 14 along the circumferential surface thereof and the insertion portions 14 of the side arm engagement protrusions 12 are formed in the left and right horizontal directions The front face coupling protrusion 18 protruding from the front face of the other toy block 100 to be assembled into the toy block 100 is inserted in a forced fit manner and the two toy blocks 100 are assembled in the left and right horizontal directions. The upper end of the fastening groove 10 of the toy block 100 in which the side arm engaging protrusion 12 is formed is cut so as to form an opening portion 16 and the opening portion 16 is formed in the side arm engaging protrusion 12, When the front wall coupling protrusion 18 of the opposite toy block 100 inserted into the insertion portion 14 of the toy block 100 is to be removed, the toy block 100 having the front wall coupling protrusion 18 is lifted up The front face coupling protrusions 18 easily escape from the inserting portions 14 of the side arm engaging protrusions 12 so that the two toy blocks 100 assembled with each other can be easily separated by a smaller force .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a technical configuration of a smart block for a child according to an embodiment of the present invention. The smart block of the present invention includes various types of sensor modules mounted inside the plurality of toy blocks 100 shown above. That is, the smart block for a child according to the present invention comprises a central control block, a proximity sensor block, a touch sensor block, a power motor block, an LED block and a sound reproduction block, All the blocks connected to the periphery should be connected immediately, and a hardware-oriented smart block is provided as a technical feature by providing various types of functions such as a sensor module, that is, a power supply and a communication module in a platform form.

Referring to FIG. 3, the central control block includes a PCB, a Bluetooth communication module, a sensor input and output signal, a command processing firmware, and a connection port. The central control block receives a predetermined signal from a sensor installed in each block, This is the block that controls the command. That is, when the power switch is turned on as shown in FIG. 4, the central control block senses input / output blocks connected to the audio jacks and stores the positions and the shapes of the connected blocks. At this time, The motor is stopped and the steering motor is centered after the origin check. Also, when no block is connected, the effect sound is generated once. When the touch sensor block is connected, the effect sound is generated twice. When the proximity sensor block is connected, the effect sound is generated three times. When both the touch sensor block and the proximity sensor block are connected, the sound effect occurs four times. When the LED block is connected, the light emission pattern is generated. The driving control range of the central control block periodically checks whether or not the remote controller, the sound sensor, and the touch sensor are detected. When the forward signal of the remote controller is inputted in the stop state, the driving wheel starts driving forward by one step. The designated pattern operates once, and the effect sound also outputs the same sound effect. When the reverse signal of the remote control comes in the stop state, the driving wheel starts to drive backward by one step. When the LED block is mounted, the designated pattern operates once, and the effect sound also outputs the same effect sound. When the acoustic signal or the touch signal is inputted in the stop state, the driving wheel starts the forward driving of the first stage. When the LED block is mounted, the designated pattern operates once, and the effect sound also outputs the same effect sound. When the remote control forward signal is input in the forward driving state, the acceleration forward state enters the deceleration forward state when the backward signal is inputted. When the reverse signal of the remote controller is inputted in the reverse driving state, do. Meanwhile, the central control block is equipped with a battery module and a charging module, and a driving module for manually and automatically operating the assembled toy block. As shown in FIG. 5, the central control block preferably uses a Bluetooth communication module and an Android communication module.

The proximity sensor block according to the present invention is equipped with a sensor module capable of sensing an obstacle and measuring the distance as an input block. The touch sensor block is an input block, which is equipped with a module that detects when touching a general block and transmits the signal to the central control block, and consists of a port for connection with the central control block. The power motor block is an output block that receives commands from the central control block to control the movement. A power motor is installed in the block and a port for connection to the central control block. A drive wheel is mounted on the outer surface of the block. The LED block and the sound reproduction block are output block, which receives the command from the central control block and controls lighting and sound. Inside each block, LED module and sound reproduction module are installed respectively. Port. At this time, the LED installed in the LED block is composed of LEDs (red, blue, green) of the world, and by adjusting the brightness of the three LEDs, it is possible to produce a desired color by mixing the colors. It is controlled by the amount of power of the LED, and the amount of power can be adjusted by using the program function of the controller. In addition, the sound reproduction block is equipped with a sound reproduction module, that is, a microphone and a speaker. The microphone implements a high sound detection function, the speaker uses only a beep sound, and the sound is variable in a small width according to the PWM control.

In the meantime, the present invention further includes a mobile application for interworking with a smart block and educational contents, wherein the application is a module capable of directly controlling a central control block, and the education contents include play education contents, experiential education contents, . The play education content is content that learns the working principle and the moving ways by raising the interest in the moving objects in the daily life through the model moving in various directions (that is, the block model). The experiential learning contents are contents that increase the interest of the surrounding sounds while performing various related activities such as listening to the sounds of the animals, shaking, etc. and performing quizzes. The emotional education content is contents that learn about light and color surrounding the surroundings while directly seeing and feeling the colors produced by various lights in daily life and nature such as street lamps, candles, and fireflies.

Claims (1)

A plurality of toy blocks 100 having a polygonal shape are formed on both sides of the toy block 100. A locking groove 10 having an opening 16 with an open top is formed on both sides of the toy block 100, A front male coupling protrusion 18 protrudes from a front surface of the toy block 100 and a front male coupling protrusion 18 protrudes from the front side of the toy block 100, At least one upper arm coupling protrusion 30 having at least one insertion portion 32 formed to be recessed along the peripheral surface is formed at the upper end of the toy block 100, A smart block for a child comprising an insertion portion (14) or an insertion portion (32) of the upper surface mount coupling protrusion (30) or a front closure coupling protrusion (18)
A proximity sensor block in which a distance measuring sensor module is installed in one of the toy blocks selected from the toy blocks 100 and detects a certain distance and an obstacle;
A touch sensor module mounted in a toy block selected from the toy blocks 100 and sensing a touch;
A power motor block mounted on the inside of any one of the toy blocks selected from the toy block 100 and rotating and advancing by a driving force of the motor;
An LED lighting module mounted on an inside of a toy block selected from the toy block 100 and capable of expressing various colors through light;
A sound reproducing block in which a sound reproducing module is mounted in one of the toy blocks selected from the toy blocks 100 and outputs various sounds;
And a central control block to which a communication module and firmware are installed in one of the toy blocks selected from the toy blocks 100 and transmits and controls an activity command according to a predetermined signal from each of the blocks. Smart block for infants.

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