CN109464817B - Building block - Google Patents

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CN109464817B
CN109464817B CN201811259552.9A CN201811259552A CN109464817B CN 109464817 B CN109464817 B CN 109464817B CN 201811259552 A CN201811259552 A CN 201811259552A CN 109464817 B CN109464817 B CN 109464817B
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刘晨璐
肖建飞
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
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    • HELECTRICITY
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    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/665Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/665Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
    • H01R13/6683Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit with built-in sensor
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/665Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
    • H01R13/6691Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit with built-in signalling means
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H01ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01RELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/02Intermediate parts for distributing energy to two or more circuits in parallel, e.g. splitter

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Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a first cordwood piece, includes: the building block comprises a first building block element body and a second building block element body, wherein the first building block element body comprises at least two first building block plug connectors, and each first building block plug connector is provided with a first opening; at least two first connectors, each first connector is respectively arranged on one of the first building block plug connectors, each first connector comprises two first electrical pins (A1, A2), the two first electrical pins (A1, A2) are exposed to the first opening, at least one first connector is a power connector, at least one first connector is a signal connector, the two first electrical pins (A1, A2) of the power connector transmit power, the two first electrical pins (A1, A2) of the signal connector transmit signals, and the first building block piece is used for enabling the connection between an electronic element and a power supply unit to be attractive and safe.

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Building block
Technical Field
The embodiment of the application relates to a toy, in particular to a building block piece.
Background
Today technological advances penetrate into various fields, such as building blocks. Traditional building blocks can only provide amusement for children through setting up different molding, and now make building blocks realize that the edutainment receives more and more attention in happy through setting up building blocks, for example peg graft controlling means and functional device as an organic whole through the building blocks spare to make controlling means control function device carry out corresponding function.
But the control device and the function device need to be connected by a wire to transmit a control signal, and the wire is incompatible with the structure of the existing building block piece, so that the wire often independently extends out of the building block piece, and the wire is plugged by another connector structure, usually a standard connector, such as USB, Type C, RJ11, and the like, and a specially customized connector is also provided, but generally the wire connection can not be avoided, namely the building block pieces are plugged with each other, and the other connector structures of the load wire are plugged with each other, thereby affecting the interest of plugging, and making the building of the building block pieces more complicated because of the relationship of the wire.
Therefore, there is a need to develop a building block to solve the above problems in the prior art.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the present application provides a building block for making a connection between an electronic component and a power supply unit beautiful and safe.
The embodiment of the application provides a first building block piece, first building block piece includes:
the building block comprises a first building block element body and a second building block element body, wherein the first building block element body comprises at least two first building block plug connectors, and each first building block plug connector is provided with a first opening;
at least two first connectors, each first connector is respectively arranged on one of the first building block connectors, each first connector comprises two first electrical pins (A1, A2), the two first electrical pins (A1, A2) are exposed to the first opening, at least one first connector is a power connector, at least one first connector is a signal connector, the two first electrical pins (A1, A2) of the power connector transmit power, and the two first electrical pins (A1, A2) of the signal connector transmit signals.
Optionally, the first block element is adapted to be plugged with a second block element having a second block plug, the second block plug is adapted to the first block plug, wherein the second block plug has a second opening, the second block element further comprises a second connector, the second connector comprises two second electrical pins (B1, B2) exposed at the second opening, when the first block plug is plugged with the second block plug, the two first electrical pins (a1, a2) of the first connector are electrically connected with the two second electrical pins (B1, B2) of the second connector, so as to transmit power and/or signals between the first connector and the second connector;
each first connector further comprises two third electrical pins (C1, C2), wherein the first electrical pin (a1) is electrically connected with the third electrical pin (C1), the first electrical pin (a2) is electrically connected with the third electrical pin (C2), at least two third electrical pins (C1, C2) of the first connector are respectively electrically connected with a power supply and a control device, the power supply is used for providing electric energy, and the control device is used for sending or receiving the signal;
each said second connector further comprises two fourth electrical pins (D1, D2), wherein said second electrical pin (B1) is electrically connected to said fourth electrical pin (D1), said second electrical pin (B2) is electrically connected to said fourth electrical pin (D2), and said two fourth electrical pins (D1, D2) are electrically connected to function means for receiving said electrical energy or sending or receiving said signal and executing corresponding functions.
Optionally, the signals transmitted by the first electrical pins (a1, a2) of the signal connector include one of the following signals: the signal pair comprises SCL and SDA, CAN _ H and CAN _ L, UART _ TX and UART _ RX, GPIO1 and GPIO 2.
Optionally, the number of the first building block connectors and the number of the first connectors are at least four, at least two of the first connectors are power connectors, the other two of the first connectors are signal connectors, and the first electrical pins (a1, a2) of each signal connector are respectively used for transmitting the following signals: a pair of signals consisting of SCL and SDA and a pair of signals consisting of GPIO1 and GPIO 2.
Optionally, the number of the first building block connectors and the number of the first connectors are at least four, at least one of the first connectors is a power connector, the other three first connectors are signal connectors, and the two first electrical pins (a1, a2) of each signal connector are respectively used for transmitting the following signals: the pair signal composed of SCL and SDA, the pair signal composed of UART _ TX and UART _ RX, and the pair signal composed of GPIO1 and GPIO 2.
Optionally, the first building block body further comprises:
at least two second building block plug connectors, the second building block plug connectors having two third openings; and
at least two second connectors, each provided at the third opening;
when the first building block piece is spliced with other building block pieces with first connectors, the second connectors are spliced with the first connectors of the other building block pieces.
Optionally, the first connector is fixed to a first fixing seat, the first fixing seat is disposed in the first opening, the second connector is fixed to a second fixing seat, and the second fixing seat is disposed in the second opening; the first electrical pin (A2) and the third electrical pin (C2) are connected through a lead and fixed on the first fixing seat, the fourth electrical pin (D2) and the second electrical pin (B2) are connected through a lead and fixed on the second fixing seat, and when the first building block plug is plugged with the second building block plug, the second electrical pin (B2) is in contact with the first electrical pin (A2) to form electrical connection.
Optionally, the second electrical pin (B1) and the fourth electrical pin (D1) form a first conductor having a first groove, and the third electrical pin (C1) and the first electrical pin (a1) form a first conductive protrusion for being inserted into the first groove of the first conductor, so that the first connector and the second connector form an electrical connection.
Optionally, a first extending portion is disposed on the first fixing base, and extends from the first fixing base in a direction away from the first fixing base to form an upper surface (E), a first inner cavity is formed inside the first extending portion, the first conductive protrusion is disposed in the first inner cavity, and a distance between an upper end of the first electrical pin (a1) and the upper surface (E) of the first extending portion is L, where L is greater than 0.
Optionally, the second electrical pin (B1) and the fourth electrical pin (D1) form a second conductive protrusion, the third electrical pin (C1) and the first electrical pin (a1) form a second conductive body of a second groove, and the second conductive protrusion is inserted into the second groove of the second conductive body, so that the first connector and the second connector form an electrical connection.
Optionally, the second electrical pin (B1) and the fourth electrical pin (D1) form a third electrical conductor, the third electrical pin (C1) and the first electrical pin (a1) form a fourth electrical conductor, and when the first building plug is plugged with the second building plug, the third electrical conductor and the fourth electrical conductor contact to form an electrical connection.
Optionally, a second extension portion is disposed on the second fixing base, and extends from the second fixing base in a direction away from the second fixing base, and a second inner cavity is formed inside the second extension portion;
the first fixing seat is provided with a first extending part which extends from the first fixing seat to the direction far away from the first fixing seat, a first inner cavity is formed in the first fixing seat, and the first conductor/the second conductor are arranged in the first inner cavity;
the third extending portion is adapted to the second extending portion, and is used for being inserted into the second cavity, so that the third extending portion and the second extending portion are mutually embedded, and further the second electrical pin (B1) is electrically connected with the first electrical pin (a1), and the second electrical pin (B2) is electrically connected with the first electrical pin (a 2).
In another embodiment of the present application, at least one third building block is further disposed between the first building block and the second building block, the third building block having:
the third building block body is provided with at least two third building block inserting connectors and at least two fourth building block inserting connectors, the at least two third building block inserting connectors are provided with fourth openings, and the at least two fourth building block inserting connectors are provided with fifth openings; the third building block plug connector is matched with the first building block plug connector, and the fourth building block plug connector is matched with the second building block plug connector;
a third connector having first (A1, A2) and second (B1, B2) electrical pins, said first electrical pins (A1, A2) being exposed to said fourth opening;
a fourth connector having third electrical pins (C1, C2) and fourth electrical pins (D1, D2), the fourth electrical pins (D1, D2) being electrically connected to the first electrical pins (a1, a2), respectively, the third electrical pins (C1, C2) being exposed to the fifth opening;
the third building block plug connector and the fourth building block plug connector are respectively used for being plugged with a first building block plug connector and a second building block plug connector in other building block pieces, so that the third electrical pins (C1 and C2) of the fourth connector are electrically connected with the first electrical pins (A1 and A2) in the other building block pieces, and the first electrical pins (A1 and A2) of the third connector are electrically connected with the third electrical pins (C1 and C2) in the other building block pieces.
It can be seen from the above technical solutions that, in the embodiment of the present application, at least two first building block connectors with first openings are arranged in a first building block piece, and at least two first connectors are respectively arranged in the first openings, and each first opening exposes two first electrical pins (a1, a2), so that the first connectors can transmit power and signals through the two first electrical pins (a1, a2), thereby avoiding exposing wires to the outside of the building block piece, increasing the safety of building block piece splicing, and simplifying the structure of the whole set of building block piece.
Secondly, through the design of the electric pins, at least two second openings are arranged in the second building block piece, at least one second connector is respectively arranged at the second openings, and by the joint of the first building block piece and the second building block piece, the two first electric pins (A1 and A2) of the first connector and the two second electric pins (B1 and B2) of the second connector realize electric connection, so that the power supply and/or the control device and the functional device transmit power supply and/or control signals, the functional device works, and the electric connection between the pins is more stable and reliable.
Thirdly, still can set up at least one third cordwood piece between first cordwood piece and the second cordwood piece, be equipped with the third electrical property connecting piece similar with first connector structure and the fourth electrical property connecting piece similar with second connector structure in every third cordwood piece respectively, when third cordwood piece is pegged graft with other third cordwood pieces respectively, these third cordwood pieces just form two circuits, play the effect of wire, thereby avoid the wire to expose to the outside of cordwood piece, the security of cordwood piece concatenation has been increased.
Of course, implementing any aspect of the embodiments of the present application does not necessarily require achieving all of the above advantages at the same time.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments described in the embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art according to the drawings.
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of an embodiment of a first building block of the present application;
FIG. 1B is a top view of the embodiment of the first building block of the present application shown in FIG. 1A;
FIG. 2A is a perspective view of another embodiment of a first building block of the present application;
FIG. 2B is a top view of another embodiment of the first building block of the present application as shown in FIG. 2A;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the embodiment of the first building block of the present application shown in FIGS. 1A-1B;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a second building block of the present application;
FIGS. 5A-5D are schematic diagrams of embodiments of signal transmission between a first building block and a second building block according to the present application;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of signal transmission between a first building block and a second building block of the present application;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of yet another embodiment of the present application for signal transmission between a first building block and a second building block;
fig. 8A to 10B are a cross-sectional view and a perspective view of three embodiments of a first connector and a second connector of the present application, respectively.
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A first building block 100; a first building block body 101; a first building block connector 102; a first opening 103; a first electrical pin (A1, A2); a power supply connector 104 a; a signal connector 104 b; a third electrical pin (C1); an accommodating space 107; an inner wall 108; a second building block 200; a second building block connector 201; a second opening 202; second electrical pins (B1, B2); a second connector (203a,203 b); a fourth electrical pin (D1, D2); a functional device 204; a power supply and control device integrated structure 105; a third opening 109; a fourth opening 110; a first fixing base 1009; a second fixing seat 2009; a first recess 3001; a first electrical conductor 3002; a first conductive bump 3003; a first extension 1010; a first lumen 1011; an upper surface (E); a second conductive bump 4001; a second groove 4002; a second conductor 4003; the second extension 2010; a second internal cavity 2011; a third extension 2022; a third inner cavity 2023; a third electrical conductor 5001; a fourth electrical conductor 5002.
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In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application shall fall within the scope of the protection of the embodiments in the present application.
The following further describes specific implementations of embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present application.
Please refer to fig. 1A-3, which are perspective, top, and perspective views, respectively, of an embodiment of a first building block. In one embodiment of the present application, a first building block 100 is provided, the first building block 100 comprising:
a first building block body 101 comprising at least two first building block plugs 102, each first building block plug 102 having a first opening 103;
at least two first connectors (104a, 104b), each of the first connectors being disposed on one of the first building plug connectors 102, each of the first connectors including two first electrical pins (a1, a2), the two first electrical pins (a1, a2) being exposed to the first opening 103, at least one of the first connectors being a power connector 104a, at least one of the first connectors being a signal connector 104b, the two first electrical pins (a1, a2) of the power connector 104a transmitting power, the two first electrical pins (a1, a2) of the signal connector 104b transmitting signals.
The first block connector 102 may be a male block connector or a female block connector. The first building block element shown in fig. 1A and 1B includes two first building plugs 102, and the first building block element shown in fig. 2A and 2B includes four first building plugs 102, which are only exemplary, and the number of first building plugs 102 included in the first building block element is not limited, and may be an odd number or an even number.
Referring to fig. 3, in an embodiment of the present application, each of the first connectors 104 further includes two third electrical pins (C1, C2), wherein the first electrical pin (a1) is electrically connected to the third electrical pin (C1), the first electrical pin (a2) is electrically connected to the third electrical pin (C2), at least two of the third electrical pins (C1, C2) of the first connector are electrically connected to a power source and a control device, respectively, the power source is used for providing power, and the control device is used for sending or receiving the signal. As shown in fig. 3, the power supply and the control device may also be an integrated structure (power supply and control device integrated structure 105) which respectively transmits power and signals through at least two sets of electrical pins, wherein the power supply may work alone, or may transmit power to two of the third electrical pins (C1, C2) and simultaneously supply power to the control device, and then the control device actively transmits or receives signals to the other two third electrical pins (C1, C2).
The first building block body 101 may further have a receiving space 107, the receiving space 107 is in communication with the first opening 103, and the power supply and control device may be disposed in the receiving space 107.
Referring to fig. 3, in an embodiment of the present application, the first building block body 101 has an inner wall 108 inside, the inner wall 108 forms the accommodating space 107, and when the first building block plug 102 is a female building block head, the first building block plug 102 includes at least one protrusion (not shown in the figure), the at least one protrusion is disposed on the inner wall 108 and extends along the inner wall 108; when the first building block connector 102 is a male building block connector, the first building block connector 102 is disposed on an outer surface of the first building block body 101 and extends outward along the outer surface, and the outer circumference of the first building block connector 102 is suitable for being embedded with the at least one projection of the female building block connector of another building block. The shape of the building block male head is not limited to the annular bulge, and the building block male head can also be of any other existing male head structure. The shape of the building block female head is not limited to a convex block, and the building block female head can also be of any other existing female head structure.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a second building block. The second piece 200 may have the same building block structure as the first piece 100, so that it may be plugged into other pieces as well. The second building block 200 has one or more second building plug 201, in this embodiment the second building block 200 has two second building plugs 201. The second building block plug 201 is adapted to and pluggable into the first building block plug 102, wherein the second building block plug 201 has a second opening 202, and the second openings 202 of two or more second building block plugs 201 can be communicated with each other.
The second building block 200 further comprises at least one second connector, in one embodiment of the present application, the second building block 200 comprises two second connectors (203a,203B), and the second connectors (203a,203B) comprise two second electrical pins (B1, B2) exposed to the second opening 202, when the first building plug 102 is plugged into the second building plug 201, the two first electrical pins (a1, a2) of the first connector 104 are electrically connected to the two second electrical pins (B1, B2) of the second connector (203a,203B), so as to transmit power and/or signals between the first connector and the second connector (203a, 203B).
Each of the second connectors (203a,203B) may further include two fourth electrical pins (D1, D2), wherein the second electrical pin (B1) is electrically connected to the fourth electrical pin (D1), the second electrical pin (B2) is electrically connected to the fourth electrical pin (D2), and the second fourth electrical pin (D1, D2) is electrically connected to the functional device 204 for receiving the electrical energy or sending or receiving the signal and performing a corresponding function. The functions that the function device 204 can implement include, but are not limited to: ultrasonic sensor, infrared distance measurement sensor, gravity acceleration sensor, button or touch module, colour recognition module, speech recognition module, LED display array board, bluetooth module etc. not so as the limit, can be used to expand various functions, increase the object for appreciation nature of building blocks.
The first building block body 101 may further include: at least two second building block connectors 201, the second building block connectors 201 having two third openings 109, two or more third openings 109 being capable of communicating with each other; and at least two second connectors (not shown) each provided in the third opening 109; wherein the second connector is mated with the first connector of the other building block when the first building block 100 is mated with the other building block having the first connector. Similarly, the second building block element 200 may further comprise at least two first building plugs 102, the first building plugs 102 having two fourth openings 110, and at least two first connectors (not shown) each provided in the fourth openings 110; wherein when the second building block piece 200 is plugged with other building block pieces having second connectors, the first connector is plugged with the second connectors of the other building block pieces.
Please refer to fig. 5A to 5D, which are schematic diagrams of signal transmission between a first building block and a second building block according to an embodiment of the present application. The number of the first building block connectors and the number of the first connectors are at least two, at least one of the first connectors is a power connector, the other one of the first connectors is a signal connector, and the signals transmitted by the first electrical pins (a1, a2) of the signal connector 104b include one of the following signals: the circuit comprises a pair of signals consisting of SCL and SDA, a pair of signals consisting of CAN _ H and CAN _ L, a pair of signals consisting of UART _ TX and UART _ RX and a pair of signals consisting of GPIO1 and GPIO2, wherein VDD and GND respectively represent the positive pole and the negative pole of a power supply.
Please refer to fig. 6, which is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of signal transmission between a first building block and a second building block according to the present application. Wherein the number of the first building block connectors and the number of the first connectors are at least four (please refer to fig. 2A and 2B), at least two of the first connectors are power connectors, the other two of the first connectors are signal connectors, and the first electrical pins (a1, a2) of each signal connector are respectively used for transmitting the following signals: and a pair of signals consisting of SCL and SDA and a pair of signals consisting of GPIO1 and GPIO2, wherein VDD and GND respectively represent the positive pole and the negative pole of the power supply.
Please refer to fig. 7, which is a schematic diagram of a signal transmission between a first building block and a second building block according to another embodiment of the present application. Wherein the number of the first building block connectors and the number of the first connectors are at least four (please refer to fig. 2A and 2B), at least one of the first connectors is a power connector, the other three first connectors are signal connectors, and the two first electrical pins (a1, a2) of each signal connector are respectively used for transmitting the following signals: the pair signal composed of SCL and SDA, the pair signal composed of UART _ TX and UART _ RX, and the pair signal composed of GPIO1 and GPIO 2.
Referring to fig. 8A to 10B, which are a cross-sectional view and a perspective view of three embodiments of the first connector and the second connector of the present application, in an embodiment of the present application, the first connector (104a, 104B) is fixed to a first fixing base 1009, the first fixing base 1009 is disposed in the first opening 103, the second connector (203a,203B) is fixed to a second fixing base 2009, and the second fixing base 2009 is disposed in the second opening 202. The first fixing seat 1009 and the second fixing seat 2009 are detachably fixed to the first opening 103 and the second opening 202, respectively.
The first electrical pin (a2) and the third electrical pin (C2) are connected by a wire and fixed on the first fixing base 1009, the fourth electrical pin (D2) and the second electrical pin (B2) are connected by a wire and fixed on the second fixing base 2009, when the first building block connector 102 and the second building block connector 201 are connected, the second electrical pin (B2) contacts with the first electrical pin (a2), forming an electrical connection.
Referring to fig. 8A-8B, in the present embodiment, the second electrical pin (B1) and the fourth electrical pin (D1) form a first conductor 3002 having a first groove 3001, the third electrical pin (C1) and the first electrical pin (a1) form a first conductive protrusion 3003, and the first conductive protrusion 3003 is inserted into the first groove 3001 of the first conductor 3002, so that the first connector (104a, 104B) and the second connector (203a,203B) form an electrical connection. The shapes of the first conductor 3002 and the first conductive bump 3003 are not limited to those shown in fig. 8A, and may be any other shapes that satisfy the above characteristics.
In another embodiment of the present application, a first extending portion 1010 is disposed on the first fixing base 1009, and extends from the first fixing base 1009 to a direction away from the first fixing base 1009 to form an upper surface (E), a first inner cavity 1011 is formed inside the first extending portion 1010, the first conductive protrusion 3003 is disposed in the first inner cavity 1011, and a distance between an upper end of the first electrical pin (a1) and the upper surface (E) of the first extending portion 1010 is L, where L is greater than 0.
In this embodiment, the first connector (104a, 104b) and the second connector (203a,203b) can be electrically connected to each other more firmly by the first conductive body 3002 being inserted into the first conductive protrusion 3003.
Referring to fig. 9A-9B, in this embodiment, the second electrical pin (B1) and the fourth electrical pin (D1) form a second conductive protrusion 4001, the third electrical pin (C1) and the first electrical pin (a1) form a second conductor 4003 of a second groove 4002, and the second conductive protrusion 4001 is inserted into the second groove 4002 of the second conductor 4003, so that the first connector (104a, 104B) and the second connector (203a,203B) form an electrical connection.
A second extension 2010 is disposed on the second fixing seat 2009, and extends from the second fixing seat 2009 in a direction away from the second fixing seat 2009, and a second inner cavity 2011 is formed inside the second extension 2010;
a third extending portion 2022 (i.e., the first extending portion 1010) is disposed on the first fixing base 1009, and extends from the first fixing base 1009 to a direction away from the first fixing base 1009, a third inner cavity 2023 is formed inside the first fixing base 1009, and the second conductor 4003 is disposed in the third inner cavity 2023;
the third extension portion 2022 is adapted to the second extension portion 2010, and is configured to be inserted into the second inner cavity 2011, so that the third extension portion 2022 and the second extension portion 2010 are embedded with each other, and further the second electrical pin (B1) is electrically connected to the first electrical pin (a1), and the second electrical pin (B2) is electrically connected to the first electrical pin (a 2).
In this embodiment, the first connector (104a, 104b) and the second connector (203a,203b) can be inserted into the second groove 4002 of the second conductor 4003 through the second conductive protrusion 4001, so that the electrical connection between the first connector (104a, 104b) and the second connector (203a,203b) is more secure. The mutual engagement between the third extension portion 2022 and the second extension portion 2010 further increases the firmness of the electrical connection between the first connectors (104a, 104b) and the second connectors (203a,203 b).
Referring to fig. 10A-10B, in the present embodiment, the second electrical pin (B1) and the fourth electrical pin (D1) form a third electrical conductor 5001, the third electrical pin (C1) and the first electrical pin (a1) form a fourth electrical conductor 5002, and when the first building plug 102 is engaged with the second building plug 201, the third electrical conductor 5001 and the fourth electrical conductor 5002 are in contact to form an electrical connection.
A second extension 2010 is disposed on the second fixing seat 2009, and extends from the second fixing seat 2009 in a direction away from the second fixing seat 2009, and a second inner cavity 2011 is formed inside the second extension 2010;
a third extending portion 2022 is disposed on the first fixing base 1009, and extends from the first fixing base 1009 in a direction away from the first fixing base 1009, a third inner cavity 2023 is formed inside the third extending portion 2022, and the fourth conductor 5002 is disposed in the third inner cavity 2023;
the third extension portion 2022 is adapted to the second extension portion 2010, and is configured to be inserted into the second inner cavity 2011, so that the third extension portion 2022 and the second extension portion 2010 are embedded with each other, and further the second electrical pin (B1) is electrically connected to the first electrical pin (a1), and the second electrical pin (B2) is electrically connected to the first electrical pin (a 2).
In this embodiment, the first connector (104a, 104b) and the second connector (203a,203b) can be electrically connected by the third conductor 5001 and the fourth conductor 5002, and the third extension portion 2022 and the second extension portion 2010 are engaged with each other to further increase the firmness of the electrical connection between the first connector (104a, 104b) and the second connector (203a,203 b).
In another embodiment of the present invention, at least one third building block (not shown) is disposed between the first building block 100 and the second building block 200, and the third building block comprises:
the third building block body is provided with at least two third building block inserting connectors and at least two fourth building block inserting connectors, the at least two third building block inserting connectors are provided with fourth openings, and the at least two fourth building block inserting connectors are provided with fifth openings; the third building block plug connector is matched with the first building block plug connector, and the fourth building block plug connector is matched with the second building block plug connector;
a third connector having first (A1, A2) and second (B1, B2) electrical pins, said first electrical pins (A1, A2) being exposed to said fourth opening;
a fourth connector having third electrical pins (C1, C2) and fourth electrical pins (D1, D2), the fourth electrical pins (D1, D2) being electrically connected to the first electrical pins (a1, a2), respectively, the third electrical pins (C1, C2) being exposed to the fifth opening;
the third building block plug connector and the fourth building block plug connector are respectively used for being plugged with a first building block plug connector and a second building block plug connector in other building block pieces, so that the third electrical pins (C1 and C2) of the fourth connector are electrically connected with the first electrical pins (A1 and A2) in the other building block pieces, and the first electrical pins (A1 and A2) of the third connector are electrically connected with the third electrical pins (C1 and C2) in the other building block pieces.
The third connector corresponds to the first connector 100 and the fourth connector corresponds to the second connector 200, i.e., the first connector 100 and the second connector 200 are integrated into the same block (third block), and the block shape of the third block may be the same as or different from that of the first block and the second block.
It can be seen from the above technical solutions that, in the embodiment of the present application, at least two first building block connectors with first openings are arranged in a first building block piece, and at least two first connectors are respectively arranged in the first openings, and each first opening exposes two first electrical pins (a1, a2), so that the first connectors can transmit power and signals through the two first electrical pins (a1, a2), thereby avoiding exposing wires to the outside of the building block piece, increasing the safety of building block piece splicing, and simplifying the structure of the whole set of building block piece.
Secondly, through the design of the electric pins, at least two second openings are arranged in the second building block piece, at least one second connector is respectively arranged at the second openings, and by the joint of the first building block piece and the second building block piece, the two first electric pins (A1 and A2) of the first connector and the two second electric pins (B1 and B2) of the second connector realize electric connection, so that the power supply and/or the control device and the functional device transmit power supply and/or control signals, the functional device works, and the electric connection between the pins is more stable and reliable.
Thirdly, still can set up at least one third cordwood piece between first cordwood piece and the second cordwood piece, be equipped with the third electrical property connecting piece similar with first connector structure and the fourth electrical property connecting piece similar with second connector structure in every third cordwood piece respectively, when third cordwood piece is pegged graft with other third cordwood pieces respectively, these third cordwood pieces just form two circuits, play the effect of wire, thereby avoid the wire to expose to the outside of cordwood piece, the security of cordwood piece concatenation has been increased.
Of course, implementing any aspect of the embodiments of the present application does not necessarily require achieving all of the above advantages at the same time.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and are not limited thereto; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application.

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1. A first building block comprising:
the building block comprises a first building block element body and a second building block element body, wherein the first building block element body comprises at least two first building block plug connectors, and each first building block plug connector is provided with a first opening;
at least two first connectors, each first connector being disposed on one of the first building block connectors, each first connector including two first electrical pins (a1, a2), the two first electrical pins (a1, a2) being exposed to the first opening, at least one first connector being a power connector, at least one first connector being a signal connector, the two first electrical pins (a1, a2) of the power connector transmitting power, the two first electrical pins (a1, a2) of the signal connector transmitting signals;
the first building block element is suitable for being plugged with a second building block element with a second building block plug, the second building block plug is matched with the first building block plug, the second building block plug is provided with a second opening, the second building block element further comprises a second connector, the second connector comprises two second electrical pins (B1, B2) exposed in the second opening, and when the first building block plug is plugged with the second building block plug, the two first electrical pins (A1, A2) of the first connector are electrically connected with the two second electrical pins (B1, B2) of the second connector, so that power and/or signals can be transmitted between the first connector and the second connector;
each first connector further comprises two third electrical pins (C1, C2), wherein the first electrical pin (a1) is electrically connected with the third electrical pin (C1), the first electrical pin (a2) is electrically connected with the third electrical pin (C2), at least two third electrical pins (C1, C2) of the first connector are respectively electrically connected with a power supply and a control device, the power supply is used for providing electric energy, and the control device is used for sending or receiving the signal;
each second connector further comprises two fourth electrical pins (D1, D2), wherein the second electrical pin (B1) is electrically connected to the fourth electrical pin (D1), the second electrical pin (B2) is electrically connected to the fourth electrical pin (D2), and the two fourth electrical pins (D1, D2) are electrically connected to a functional device for receiving the electrical energy or sending or receiving the signal and performing corresponding functions;
the second electrical pin (B1) and the fourth electrical pin (D1) form a first conductor with a first groove, the third electrical pin (C1) and the first electrical pin (A1) form a first conductive protrusion, and the first conductive protrusion is inserted into the first groove of the first conductor, so that the first connector and the second connector form an electrical connection;
the first connector is fixed on a first fixing seat, the second connector is fixed on a second fixing seat, a first extending portion is arranged on the first fixing seat and extends from the first fixing seat to the direction far away from the first fixing seat to form an upper surface (E), a first inner cavity is formed inside the first extending portion, the first conductive protrusion is arranged in the first inner cavity, the distance between the upper end of the first electrical pin (A1) and the upper surface (E) of the first extending portion is L, and L is larger than 0.
2. The first building block of claim 1, wherein the signal transmitted by the first electrical pin (a1, a2) of the signal connector comprises one of: the signal pair comprises SCL and SDA, CAN _ H and CAN _ L, UART _ TX and UART _ RX, GPIO1 and GPIO 2.
3. The first building block element of claim 1, wherein the first building block connector and the first connectors are at least four, wherein at least two of the first connectors are power connectors and two other of the first connectors are signal connectors, and wherein the first electrical pins (a1, a2) of each signal connector are respectively used for transmitting the following signals: a pair of signals consisting of SCL and SDA and a pair of signals consisting of GPIO1 and GPIO 2.
4. The first building block element of claim 1, wherein the first building block connector and the first connectors are at least four, wherein at least one of the first connectors is a power connector and the other three of the first connectors are signal connectors, the first electrical pins (a1, a2) of each signal connector being adapted to transmit: the pair signal composed of SCL and SDA, the pair signal composed of UART _ TX and UART _ RX, and the pair signal composed of GPIO1 and GPIO 2.
5. The first building block of claim 1, the first building block body further comprising:
at least two second building block plug connectors, the second building block plug connectors having two third openings; and
at least two second connectors, each provided at the third opening;
when the first building block piece is spliced with other building block pieces with first connectors, the second connectors are spliced with the first connectors of the other building block pieces.
6. The first building block of claim 1 wherein the first anchor is positioned in the first opening and the second anchor is positioned in the second opening; the first electrical pin (A2) and the third electrical pin (C2) are connected through a lead and fixed on the first fixing seat, the fourth electrical pin (D2) and the second electrical pin (B2) are connected through a lead and fixed on the second fixing seat, and when the first building block plug is plugged with the second building block plug, the second electrical pin (B2) is in contact with the first electrical pin (A2) to form electrical connection.
7. The first block of claim 6, wherein the second electrical pin (B1) and the fourth electrical pin (D1) form a second conductive protrusion, the third electrical pin (C1) and the first electrical pin (A1) form a second conductor of a second groove, and the second conductive protrusion is adapted to be inserted into the second groove of the second conductor, such that the first connector and the second connector form an electrical connection.
8. The first building block of claim 7, wherein the second mounting block has a second extension extending away from the second mounting block and defining a second cavity therein;
the first fixing seat is provided with a first extending part which extends from the first fixing seat to the direction far away from the first fixing seat, a first inner cavity is formed inside the first fixing seat, and the first conductor is arranged in the first inner cavity;
the third extending portion is adapted to the second extending portion, and is used for being inserted into the second cavity, so that the third extending portion and the second extending portion are mutually embedded, and further the second electrical pin (B1) is electrically connected with the first electrical pin (a1), and the second electrical pin (B2) is electrically connected with the first electrical pin (a 2).
9. The first building block of claim 6, wherein the second electrical pin (B1) and the fourth electrical pin (D1) form a third electrical conductor, the third electrical pin (C1) and the first electrical pin (A1) form a fourth electrical conductor, and the third electrical conductor and the fourth electrical conductor contact to form an electrical connection when the first building plug and the second building plug are plugged together.
10. The first building block of claim 9, wherein the second mounting block has a second extension extending from the second mounting block in a direction away from the second mounting block, the second extension defining a second interior cavity therein;
the first fixing seat is provided with a first extending part which extends from the first fixing seat to the direction far away from the first fixing seat, a first inner cavity is formed inside the first fixing seat, and the first conductor is arranged in the first inner cavity;
the third extending portion is adapted to the second extending portion, and is used for being inserted into the second cavity, so that the third extending portion and the second extending portion are mutually embedded, and further the second electrical pin (B1) is electrically connected with the first electrical pin (a1), and the second electrical pin (B2) is electrically connected with the first electrical pin (a 2).
11. The first building block of claim 1 further comprising at least one third building block disposed between the first and second building blocks, the third building block comprising:
the third building block body is provided with at least two third building block inserting connectors and at least two fourth building block inserting connectors, the at least two third building block inserting connectors are provided with fourth openings, and the at least two fourth building block inserting connectors are provided with fifth openings; the third building block plug connector is matched with the first building block plug connector, and the fourth building block plug connector is matched with the second building block plug connector;
a third connector having first (A1, A2) and second (B1, B2) electrical pins, said first electrical pins (A1, A2) being exposed to said fourth opening;
a fourth connector having third electrical pins (C1, C2) and fourth electrical pins (D1, D2), the fourth electrical pins (D1, D2) being electrically connected to the first electrical pins (a1, a2), respectively, the third electrical pins (C1, C2) being exposed to the fifth opening;
the third building block plug connector and the fourth building block plug connector are respectively used for being plugged with a first building block plug connector and a second building block plug connector in other building block pieces, so that the third electrical pins (C1 and C2) of the fourth connector are electrically connected with the first electrical pins (A1 and A2) in the other building block pieces, and the first electrical pins (A1 and A2) of the third connector are electrically connected with the third electrical pins (C1 and C2) in the other building block pieces.
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