CN215841537U - Magic cube - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a magic cube which comprises a central shaft, a central block structure, an angle block structure and a ridge block structure, wherein the central shaft is connected with the central block structure, the central block structure is respectively matched and connected with the angle block structure and the ridge block structure, and at least one angle block in the angle block structure or at least one ridge block in the ridge block structure is connected with a fixed block. The magic cube improves the restoration difficulty, increases the playability, and has the advantages of more stable rotation and more accurate positioning.

Description

Magic cube

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the field of intelligence toys, and particularly relates to a magic cube.

Background

The magic cube is a popular educational toy, generally comprises a plurality of unit blocks and a multi-dimensional connecting shaft, and each layer of the magic cube can freely rotate based on the rotating characteristic of the three-dimensional connecting shaft, so that different color block combinations are generated, and the curiosity and the exploration spirit of people for restoring the magic cube are stimulated.

At present, the magic cube circulated in the market is mostly a traditional three-order magic cube, and the molding change is single, and the object to be played is not high to because the relative rotation of hornblock and arris piece leads to the location inaccurate easily, influences the pivoted efficiency of magic cube.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to solve the technical problems and provides a magic cube which is higher in restoration difficulty, stronger in playability, more stable in rotation and more accurate in positioning.

In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model provides a magic cube which comprises a central shaft, a central block structure, an angle block structure and a prism block structure, wherein the central shaft is connected with the central block structure, the central block structure is respectively matched and connected with the angle block structure and the prism block structure, and at least one angle block in the angle block structure or at least one prism block in the prism block structure is connected with a fixed block.

According to the magic cube, the corner block comprises a corner block inner shell and a corner block cover plate, and the corner block inner shell is connected with the fixing block.

According to the magic cube, the connection mode of the corner block inner shell and the fixing block is in buckle connection.

According to the magic cube, the edge block comprises an edge block inner shell and an edge block cover plate, and the edge block inner shell is connected with the fixing block.

According to the magic cube, the connection mode of the inner prism block shell and the fixed block is in buckle connection.

According to the puzzle cube of the present invention, the prism structure comprises four prisms and the corner block structure comprises eight corner blocks.

According to the puzzle cube of the utility model, the central block structure comprises six central blocks.

According to the magic cube, the center block is in a round corner rectangle, and four side faces of the center block are respectively provided with the grooves.

According to the puzzle cube of the utility model, the prism blocks have protrusions corresponding to the grooves.

According to the puzzle cube of the utility model, one of the corner block and the prism block has a magnet.

Compared with the existing magic cube, the magic cube improves the restoration difficulty, increases the playability, and has the advantages of more stable rotation and more accurate positioning.

Drawings

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a puzzle according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention without a cover plate installed.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the puzzle according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention without the cover plate installed.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a puzzle cube with a cover plate installed in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 shows the connection structure on the corner block and the edge block for connecting the fixing block.

Fig. 5 shows the anchor block and corner block prior to connection.

Fig. 6 shows the fixing block and the corner block after connection.

Fig. 7 shows the fixing block and the prism block after the connection.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of the structure of the central shaft.

Fig. 9 is an exploded view of the central shaft.

Figure 10 shows a configuration where the central shaft is fitted with four corner blocks and two edge blocks, each with a fixed block attached (at the lower level).

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural view of the center block.

Fig. 12 is a side view of a prism block.

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the positioning engagement of the center block with the prism block.

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the positioning engagement of a center block with four prism blocks.

Fig. 15 is a schematic view of a prism block.

Fig. 16 is an exploded view of the prism block.

Fig. 17 is a schematic view of the structure of the corner block.

Fig. 18 is an exploded view of the corner block.

Detailed Description

To better illustrate the objects, aspects and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

It is noted that some conventional technical procedures, reagents and apparatuses are not described in detail in the following examples for the sake of brevity and clarity, but it is understood that the conventional technical procedures, reagents and apparatuses are obvious to those skilled in the art if not specifically stated.

The magic cube comprises a central shaft, a central block structure, an angle block structure and a prism block structure, wherein the central shaft is connected with the central block structure, the central block structure is respectively connected with the angle block structure and the prism block structure in a matched mode, and at least one angle block in the angle block structure or at least one prism block in the prism block structure is connected with a fixing block.

As shown in figures 1 to 3, is a preferred embodiment of the puzzle cube of the utility model in which the block structure comprises four blocks, the block structure comprises eight blocks and the block structure comprises six blocks. Namely, the central axis of the magic cube is connected with six central blocks which are respectively positioned on different surfaces, eight corner blocks are respectively positioned at the end corners of the magic cube, and four edge blocks are respectively positioned between two layers of corner blocks, so that a 2 x 3 magic cube model is formed. Each of the four corner blocks and the two edge blocks positioned on the same side (for example, the right side) is respectively connected with a fixed block, and the total number of the four corner blocks and the two edge blocks is six fixed blocks, so that a 2X 3 magic cube model is formed. The fixed block is fixed to one face of the corner block or the edge block to which it is attached and moves as it moves.

Fig. 4 to 7 show the connection mode of the edge block or the corner block and the fixing block. Preferably, the corner block comprises a corner block inner shell and a corner block cover plate, and is connected with the fixing block through the corner block inner shell. Another possibility is that the corner block is connected to the fixing block by a corner block cover plate. Preferably, the prism comprises a prism inner shell and a prism cover plate, and is connected with the fixing block through the prism inner shell. Another possible way is that the edge block is connected with the fixing block through an edge block cover plate. The connection may be an adhesive or snap connection, or any other suitable connection known to those skilled in the art.

As shown in fig. 4, preferably, each of the four corner blocks and the two corner blocks located on the same side has a buckle 23 and a positioning column 24 on the surface, and a fixing block connected to the corresponding corner block or corner block may have a buckle hole 25 corresponding to the buckle 23 and a positioning slot 26 corresponding to the positioning column 24. Fig. 5 shows a connection structure of the corner block and the fixing block, and fig. 6 shows the corner block and the fixing block which are connected. Fig. 7 shows the connected edge piece and fixing piece. The fixing blocks can be in different shapes according to different connected edge blocks and corner blocks, or according to the specific design requirements of technicians. The puzzle of the preferred embodiment of figure 1 resembles a 2 x 3 puzzle in appearance, but differs from a conventional 2 x 3 puzzle in its actual structure, which comprises two movable layers and a fixed layer (i.e. a layer consisting of fixed blocks), the internal structure of which can be seen in figure 10.

Figure 8 shows the central shaft and central block structure after connection. Figure 9 is a schematic illustration of the connection of the central shaft to the central block structure. As shown, the center block structure includes six center blocks 17, and the center blocks 17 are opposite to each other two by two and vertically mounted and fixed on a center shaft 18 by screws 15 and springs 16.

Figure 10 shows a configuration where the central shaft is fitted with four corner blocks and two edge blocks, each with a fixed block attached (on the bottom layer). The four corner blocks and two corner blocks of the top layer are omitted from the figure for easy viewing of the central axis and central block structure of the interior, however, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the four corner blocks and two corner blocks of the top layer are arranged in the same manner as the four corner blocks and two corner blocks of the middle layer. Therefore, the axis of the magic cube does not coincide with the center of the magic cube, so that the disordered magic cube is in an irregular shape, the restoring difficulty is improved in the restoring process, the requirement on the space imagination of a restorer is higher, and the playability of the magic cube is stronger.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 11, the central block is a rounded rectangle, that is, four corners of the central block are rounded corners 22, and the design of the rounded corners 22 can improve the tolerance of the magic cube when the magic cube is rotated. And four side surfaces of the central block are respectively provided with a groove 2. As shown in fig. 12, the prism block has protrusions 3 corresponding to the grooves 2. Fig. 13 shows the positioning cooperation of the center block and the edge block to form a positioning block, so that the assembly is more convenient. The positioning center block and the non-positioning center block are fused, so that the cost is saved, and a better positioning effect can be realized. FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the positioning engagement of a center block with four prism blocks.

As shown in fig. 15 and 16, the prism block includes a prism block inner shell 4 and a prism block cover plate 6. The inner prism block shell 4 is detachably connected with the prism block cover plate 6, the connection mode can adopt a column hole matching assembly mode, the positioning column 7 on the inner side of the prism block cover plate 6 is assembled with the positioning hole 8 on the inner prism block shell 4, the falling is not easy, and the structure is simple and easy to process.

The side of the inner housing 4 of the prism block (i.e. the side facing the corner block) may be provided with at least one magnet positioning hole 9, in which magnet positioning hole 9 a magnet 10 is placed. Through magnet locate mode, can be favorable to the location of arris piece and hornblock, make the rotational positioning effect of magic cube more accurate, feel better.

The edge block has a rounded internal fillet 21 above the catch. The internal rounded corners 21 of the prism blocks make the magic cube more fault-tolerant, and the homing can be realized even under the condition of high-speed rotation and staggered layers.

Also, the outer rounded corners 20 of the prism make the cube more fault tolerant, enabling homing even at high rotational speeds in the case of staggered layers. Meanwhile, the appearance of the magic cube is closer to that of the traditional three-order magic cube, and the appearance is easier to distinguish.

As shown in fig. 17 and 18, the corner block includes a corner block inner shell 14 and a corner block cover plate 11. The corner block inner shell 14 and the corner block cover plate 11 are detachably connected, the connection mode can adopt a column hole matching assembly mode, the positioning column 12 on the inner side of the corner block cover plate 11 and the positioning hole 13 on the corner block inner shell are assembled together and are not easy to fall off, and the structure is simple and easy to process.

The side of the inner housing 14 (i.e., the side facing the prism) may be provided with at least one magnet positioning hole 9, in which magnet positioning hole 9 a magnet 10 is placed. Through magnet locate mode, can be favorable to the location of arris piece and hornblock, make the rotational positioning effect of magic cube more accurate, feel better.

The outer edge of the clamping foot 19 of the corner block is in a round corner shape formed by round curves. The inner corner block clamping foot round corner enables the fault tolerance of the magic cube to be better, and the magic cube can be reset even under the condition of high-speed rotation and staggered floor.

Also, the outer rounded corners 18 of the corner blocks allow the cube to be more fault tolerant, enabling homing even at high rotational speeds in the case of staggered layers. Meanwhile, the appearance of the magic cube is closer to that of the traditional three-order magic cube, and the appearance is easier to distinguish.

Compared with the existing magic cube, the magic cube improves the restoration difficulty, increases the playability, and has the advantages of more stable rotation and more accurate positioning.

The above embodiments are merely exemplary and do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and that such changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a magic cube, includes center pin, central block structure, angle piece structure and arris piece structure, the center pin with central block structural connection, central block structure respectively with angle piece structure with arris piece structural connection, its characterized in that, at least one angle piece in the angle piece structure or at least one arris piece in the arris piece structure is connected with the fixed block.

2. A puzzle cube according to claim 1, wherein the corner pieces comprise an inner corner piece housing and a corner piece cover plate, and are connected to the securing blocks by the inner corner piece housing.

3. A puzzle cube according to claim 2, wherein the connection between the inner housing of the corner block and the securing block is a snap connection.

4. A puzzle cube according to claim 1, wherein the prism blocks include an inner prism block housing and a cover prism block housing, and are connected to the securing block via the inner prism block housing.

5. A puzzle cube according to claim 4, wherein the inner prism shell is connected to the securing block by a snap connection.

6. A puzzle cube according to claim 1, wherein the block structure comprises four blocks and the corner block structure comprises eight corner blocks.

7. A puzzle cube according to claim 1, wherein the central block structure comprises six central blocks.

8. A puzzle cube according to claim 7, wherein the central piece is rounded rectangular and has recesses in each of its four sides.

9. A puzzle cube according to claim 8, wherein the prism blocks have projections corresponding to the recesses.

10. A puzzle cube according to claim 1, wherein one of the corner blocks and the prism blocks has a magnet.

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