CN104383698A - Multi-surface electronic building block and electronic building block wheel - Google Patents

Multi-surface electronic building block and electronic building block wheel Download PDF

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CN104383698A
CN104383698A CN201410669373.8A CN201410669373A CN104383698A CN 104383698 A CN104383698 A CN 104383698A CN 201410669373 A CN201410669373 A CN 201410669373A CN 104383698 A CN104383698 A CN 104383698A
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The invention discloses a multi-surface electronic building block which comprises at least one butt joint surface. The butt joint surface is provided with a magnetic module and a contact terminal, the contact terminal comprises a male base terminal and/or a female base terminal, and the shape of the male base terminal is matched with the shape of the female base terminal. Therefore, the contact terminal can achieve the electric connection between two multi-surface electronic building blocks, the male base terminal on one multi-surface electronic building block can be respectively connected with the male base terminals on other multi-surface electronic building blocks or multiple groups of female base terminals, connecting modes are multiple, and the practicality and diversity of the electronic building block are enhanced.

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Multiaspect electronic building blocks and electronic building blocks wheel
Technical field
The present invention relates to electronic building blocks, particularly multiaspect electronic building blocks and electronic building blocks wheel.
Background technology
The side that the building blocks of prior art are typically employed in building blocks arranges concave structure, and opposite side arranges convex structure, and concave structure and convex structure can overlap and be changing into various moulding.But such building blocks not tool are functional, child plays several times and just can lose interest.Therefore just create some electronic building blocks with electronic component, but the usual annexation of this kind of building blocks is single, cannot changes multiple moulding and cannot excite the more interest of child and imagination equally.
Summary of the invention
The present invention supplies a kind ofly variablely to dissolve the multiaspect electronic building blocks of various moulding and the electronic building blocks wheel containing this multiaspect electronic building blocks, can realize the multiple annexation between each building block and does not lose functional.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide multiaspect electronic building blocks, comprise at least one interface, interface is provided with magnetic assembly and contact terminal, contact terminal comprises male seat terminal and/or female seat terminal, and the shape of male seat terminal and the matching form of female seat terminal close.Thus, contact terminal can realize the electrical connection between two pieces of multiaspect electronic building blocks, male seat terminal on one piece of multiaspect electronic building blocks can be connected respectively with the many groups female seat terminal on other multiaspect electronic building blocks, and connected mode variation, enhances practicality and the diversity of electronic building blocks.
In some embodiments, contact terminal is Rotational Symmetry distribution and the correspondence distribution in mirror image.Contact terminal on the identical interface of i.e. two pieces of different multiaspect electronic building blocks is that mirror should distribute, and mutually can be plugged in together, and still can carry out mutual grafting after rotating to an angle.Thus, then relatively rotate multiple angle between multiaspect electronic building blocks and all can realize conduction connection.
In some embodiments, male seat terminal is set to one group, and female seat terminal is set to 3 groups, and male seat terminal and female seat terminal are cross arrangement.Thus, change 4 angles can be realized between two pieces of multiaspect electronic building blocks to connect.
In some embodiments, often organize male seat terminal and comprise 3 protruding plugs, often organize the socket that female seat terminal comprises 3 indents.3 plugs of male seat terminal comprise an anode plug, a cathode plug and a data pin, and 3 jacks of female seat terminal comprise a positive pole socket, a negative pole socket and a data jack.Thus, the male seat terminal of one piece of multiaspect electronic building blocks and the female seat terminal of other multiaspect electronic building blocks match, and make to realize conduction between multiaspect electronic building blocks and connect and data cube computation.
In some embodiments, also comprise PCBA board, described PCBA board and contact terminal are electrically connected.Thus, PCBA board and printed wiring board can realize the functional of multiaspect electronic building blocks and electric conductivity.
In some embodiments, magnetic assembly comprises magnet and magnetic metal, magnet and magnetic metal are multiple, magnet and magnetic metal are spaced and are positioned at on the intersection point of male seat terminal and the female seat terminal place straight line circle that is the center of circle, distance between adjacent two blocks of magnet is equal, and the distance between adjacent two blocks of magnetic metals is equal.Thus, two pieces of multiaspect electronic building blocks closely connect by magnetic assembly, and magnetic assembly is corresponding with contact terminal, make then to relatively rotate between multiaspect electronic building blocks multiple angle and all can conduct electricity connection, connected mode variation, enhances practicality and the diversity of electronic building blocks.
In some embodiments, magnet is set to 4, and magnetic metal is set to 4.Thus, change 4 angles can be realized between two pieces of multiaspect electronic building blocks to connect.
In some embodiments, interface is provided with magnet installing hole, and magnet is arranged in magnet installing hole, and magnetic metal protrudes interface surface, and the matching form that the shape of magnet installing hole and magnetic metal protrude the part on interface surface closes.Thus, magnet installing hole coordinates with magnetic Metal Phase, can make to connect between two pieces of multiaspect electronic building blocks tightr, prevent dislocation from connecting.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide electronic building blocks wheel, comprise the multiaspect electronic building blocks described in claim 1 ~ 7.
In some embodiments, also comprise electro-motor, gear shift, wheel body and wheel shaft, wheel shaft is fixed on wheel body center, the roller end of electro-motor engages with gear shift, gear shift is fixedly connected with wheel shaft and drives wheel shaft to rotate, and multiaspect electronic building blocks is fixed on wheel body side.Multiaspect electronic building blocks can be the conduction that electronic building blocks wheel provides conduction and data-signal.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows: by the ingehious design to the magnetic assembly on interface and contact terminal, make the annexation that can realize multiple change between multiaspect electronic building block, and the Electricity Federation conducting between building block and data conducting can also be kept, make building block change multiple moulding while can also realize various function, such as, can realize distant control function, music playback function etc. when building blocks being spliced into automobile.Substantially increase interest and the practicality of electronic building blocks, be conducive to creativity and the imagination of developing child.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the multiaspect electronic building blocks of an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the decomposition texture schematic diagram of the electronic building blocks of multiaspect shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the contact terminal of the electronic building blocks of multiaspect shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 invents the structural representation of the male seat terminal of the multiaspect electronic building blocks of another embodiment;
Fig. 5 invents the structural representation of the female seat terminal of the multiaspect electronic building blocks of another embodiment;
Fig. 6 invents the structural representation of the male seat terminal of the multiaspect electronic building blocks of another embodiment;
Fig. 7 invents the structural representation of the female seat terminal of the multiaspect electronic building blocks of another embodiment;
Fig. 8 invents the structural representation of the male seat terminal of the multiaspect electronic building blocks of another embodiment;
Fig. 9 invents the structural representation of the female seat terminal of the multiaspect electronic building blocks of another embodiment;
Figure 10 is the structural representation of the electronic building blocks wheel of an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 11 is the decomposition texture schematic diagram of the wheel of electronic building blocks shown in Figure 10.
Detailed description of the invention
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, invention is described in further detail.
Fig. 1 ~ Fig. 6 show schematically show the multiaspect electronic building blocks according to one embodiment of the present invention.
With reference to Fig. 1 ~ Fig. 6, multiaspect electronic building blocks is regular hexahedron, comprises 5 interfaces 1 and an operating surface 8.Each interface 1 is provided with magnetic assembly 2 and contact terminal 3, contact terminal 3 arrangement and mirror image is corresponding in Rotational Symmetry, namely to overturn the position of rear contact terminal 3 corresponding with the position overturning front contact terminal 3 for interface 1.Contact terminal 3 comprises male seat terminal 31 and/or female seat terminal 32, and the shape of male seat terminal 31 and the matching form of female seat terminal 32 close.Multiaspect electronic building blocks inside is provided with PCBA board 10, and contact terminal 3 is connected with PCBA board 10.Operating surface 8 is provided with function button or sensor, and to realize specific operation or specific function, function button and sensor are all connected with PCBA board 10.Sensor can be range sensor, temperature control sensor, optical inductor, sound inductor etc., and function button can be switch key or regulating key, and these all depend on actual need and increase.
Embodiment 1
With reference to Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, contact terminal 3 comprises one group of male seat terminal 31 and three groups of female seat terminals 32, and male seat terminal 31 and often group female seat terminal 32 are aligned respectively, and all straight uniform arrange and intersect at a point in cross arrangement.Therefore, the female seat terminal 32 of the multiaspect electronic building blocks that the male seat terminal 31 of one piece of multiaspect electronic building blocks can be identical with another block structure carries out grafting, and two pieces of multiaspect electronic building blocks are interconnected, and while realization is electrically connected, can fix again.And be many groups due to female seat terminal 32 and arrange in Rotational Symmetry with the male seat terminal 31 on same interface 1, therefore, one piece of multiaspect electronic building blocks can rotate to different angles relative to another block multiaspect electronic building blocks, male seat terminal 31 on it is connected respectively with the female seat terminal 32 on another block multiaspect electronic building blocks, two pieces of multiaspect electronic building blocks connections in different angles can be realized, make connected mode variation.
In order to the polyhedral needs of satisfied difference, more groups of female seat terminals 32 can be set, such as, 7 groups of female seat terminals 32 be set and male seat terminal 31 and female seat terminal 32 are arranged in M shape etc.Often organize male seat terminal 31 and comprise 3 protruding plugs, be respectively anode plug 311, cathode plug 312 and data pin 313.Often organize the socket that female seat terminal 32 comprises 3 indents, be respectively positive pole socket 321, negative pole socket 322 and data jack 323.
Multiaspect electronic building blocks also comprises skeleton 9, and skeleton 9 comprises 12 prisms 91 and connecting plate 92.Prism 91 mutually overlap joint forms 12 limits of regular hexahedron, and connecting plate 92 is connected with prism 91 and extends internally.Connecting plate 92 has bayonet socket 921, the back side of interface 1 is fixed with grab 14, and bayonet socket 921 matches with grab 14 and interface 1 can be made to be fixed on outside connecting plate 92.
Be provided with PCBA board 10 between operating surface 8 and connecting plate 92, PCBA board 10 is fixed on the back side of operating surface 8 with screw.The positive pole socket 321 of the anode plug 311 of PCBA board 10 and male seat terminal 31, cathode plug 312, data pin 313 and female seat terminal 32, negative pole socket 322, data jack 323 are electric connection.
Magnetic assembly 2 comprises magnet 21 and magnetic metal 22, magnet 21 and magnetic metal 22 all can be set to multiple, magnet 21 and magnetic metal 22 are spaced and are positioned at on the intersection point of male seat terminal 31 and the female seat terminal 32 place straight line circle that is the center of circle, distance between adjacent two blocks of magnet 21 is equal, and the distance between adjacent two blocks of magnetic metals 22 is equal.
Magnet 21 and the magnetic metal 22 of the present embodiment are all set to 4.When connecting for enabling the interface 1 between two pieces of multiaspect electronic building blocks, four limits overlap, and the line of the mid point on line two limits relative to interface 1 between adjacent two blocks of magnet 21 and magnetic metal 22 line that is vertical or two summits relative to interface 1 is vertical.
Interface 1 is provided with magnet installing hole 11, magnetic metallic vias 12 and contact terminal via hole 13.Magnetic metallic vias 12 and contact terminal via hole 13 can be three-legged structure or circular configuration.Magnet 21 is arranged in magnet installing hole 11, and magnetic metal 22 one end is installed in magnetic metallic vias 12, and the other end protrudes interface 1 surface.The matching form that the shape of magnet installing hole 11 and magnetic metal 22 protrude the part on interface 1 surface closes.Male seat terminal 31 passes contact terminal via hole 13 and protrudes interface 1 surface, and female seat terminal 32 is positioned at contact terminal via hole 13.
Embodiment 2
With reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the contact terminal 3 of the present embodiment only includes male seat terminal 31 or only includes female seat terminal 32.Male seat terminal 31 comprises anode plug 311, cathode plug 312 and data pin 313.Female seat terminal 32 positive pole socket 321, negative pole socket 322 and data jack 323.The data pin 313 of male seat terminal 31 is set to a round dot, and cathode plug 312 is an annulus concentric with data pin 313, and anode plug 311 is arranged to four plugs and is laid respectively on foursquare four end points concentric with data pin 313.The arrangement of female seat terminal 32 is identical with male seat terminal 31.The structure of other each parts is identical with embodiment 1.
Embodiment 3
With reference to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, the contact terminal 3 of the present embodiment only includes male seat terminal 31 or only includes female seat terminal 32.Male seat terminal 31 comprises anode plug 311, cathode plug 312 and data pin 313.Female seat terminal 32 comprises positive pole socket 321, negative pole socket 322 and data jack 323.Anode plug 311 data pin 313 of male seat terminal 31 is set to a round dot, and cathode plug 312 and data pin 313 are respectively concentric with anode plug 311 but the annulus of different radii.The arrangement of female seat terminal 32 is identical with male seat terminal 31.The structure of other each parts is identical with embodiment 1.
Embodiment 4
With reference to Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, the contact terminal 3 of the present embodiment only includes male seat terminal 31 or only includes female seat terminal 32.Male seat terminal 31 comprises anode plug 311, cathode plug 312 and data pin 313.Female seat terminal 32 comprises positive pole socket 321, negative pole socket 322 and data jack 323.The data pin 313 of male seat terminal 31 is set to a round dot, and anode plug 311 is an annulus concentric with data pin 313, and cathode plug 312 is arranged to eight plugs and is uniformly distributed on the foursquare circle concentric with data pin 313.The arrangement of female seat terminal 32 is identical with male seat terminal 31.The structure of other each parts is identical with embodiment 1.
Embodiment 5
Figure 10 and Figure 11 show schematically show the electronic building blocks wheel according to one embodiment of the present invention.
With reference to Figure 10 and Figure 11, electronic building blocks wheel comprises multiaspect electronic building blocks, electro-motor 4, gear shift 5 and wheel body 6 and wheel shaft 7, wheel shaft 7 is fixed on wheel body 6 center, the roller end of electro-motor 4 engages with gear shift 5, gear shift 5 is connected with wheel shaft 7 and drives wheel shaft 7 to rotate, multiaspect electronic building blocks is fixed on wheel body 6 side, multiaspect electronic building blocks comprises an operating surface 1, magnetic assembly 2 and contact terminal 3, and operating surface 1, magnetic assembly 2 are identical with embodiment 1 with the structure of contact terminal 3.
Above-described is only some embodiments of the present invention.For the person of ordinary skill of the art, without departing from the concept of the premise of the invention, can also make some distortion and improvement, these all belong to the protection domain of invention.

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1. multiaspect electronic building blocks, it is characterized in that: comprise at least one interface (1), described interface is provided with magnetic assembly (2) and contact terminal (3), described contact terminal (3) comprises male seat terminal (31) and/or female seat terminal (32), and the shape of described male seat terminal (31) and the matching form of female seat terminal (32) close.
2. multiaspect electronic building blocks according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described contact terminal (3) arranges in Rotational Symmetry and mirror image is corresponding.
3. multiaspect electronic building blocks according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: described male seat terminal (31) is set to one group, described female seat terminal (32) is set to 3 groups, and described male seat terminal (31) and female seat terminal (32) are in cross arrangement.
4. multiaspect electronic building blocks according to claim 3, is characterized in that: often organize described male seat terminal (31) and comprise 3 protruding plugs, often organize the socket that described female seat terminal (32) comprises 3 indents.
5. multiaspect electronic building blocks according to claim 1, is characterized in that: also comprise PCBA board (10), and described PCBA board (10) and contact terminal (3) are electrically connected.
6. multiaspect electronic building blocks according to claims 1 to 5, it is characterized in that: described magnetic assembly (2) comprises magnet (21) and magnetic metal (22), described magnet (21) and magnetic metal (22) are multiple, described magnet (21) and magnetic metal (22) be spaced and be positioned at the intersection point of male seat terminal (31) and female seat terminal (32) place straight line be the center of circle circle on and the distribution in mirror image, distance between adjacent two pieces of magnet (21) is equal, and the distance between adjacent two pieces of magnetic metals (22) is equal.
7. multiaspect electronic building blocks according to claim 6, is characterized in that: described magnet (21) is set to 4, and described magnetic metal (22) is set to 4.
8. multiaspect electronic building blocks according to claim 6, it is characterized in that: described interface (1) is provided with magnet installing hole (11), described magnet (21) is arranged in magnet installing hole (11), described magnetic metal (22) protrudes interface (1) surface, and the matching form that the shape of described magnet installing hole (11) and magnetic metal (22) protrude the part on interface (1) surface closes.
9. electronic building blocks wheel, is characterized in that: comprise the multiaspect electronic building blocks described in any one of claim 1 ~ 8.
10. electronic building blocks wheel according to claim 9, it is characterized in that: also comprise electro-motor (4), gear shift (5), wheel body (6) and wheel shaft (7), described wheel shaft (7) is fixed on wheel body (6) center, the roller end of described electro-motor (4) engages with gear shift (5), described gear shift (5) is fixedly connected with wheel shaft (7) and drives wheel shaft (7) to rotate, and described multiaspect electronic building blocks is fixed on wheel body (6) side.
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