EP3162420B1 - Modularer block und elektronisches blocksystem - Google Patents

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EP3162420B1
EP3162420B1 EP15810972.8A EP15810972A EP3162420B1 EP 3162420 B1 EP3162420 B1 EP 3162420B1 EP 15810972 A EP15810972 A EP 15810972A EP 3162420 B1 EP3162420 B1 EP 3162420B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/042—Mechanical, electrical, optical, pneumatic or hydraulic arrangements; Motors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/046—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts comprising magnetic interaction means, e.g. holding together by magnetic attraction
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/10—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled by means of additional non-adhesive elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/26—Magnetic or electric toys

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  • the present invention relates to an electronic block, and more particularly to a modular block and an electronic block system applied to teaching of experiments and electronic block toys.
  • a traditional electronic block system for teaching of experiments or electronic block toys usually includes a complete circuit board and various functional devices. Designated lines and installation holes are provided on the circuit board. In use, the required functional devices are installed on the circuit board to achieve specific functions.
  • a common circuit board or functional device is an undetachable integrity. Such a product is limited to a few single functions and thus has poor flexibility. For a user who likes to manually detach or splice a toy, he/she cannot learn the structures and functions of various functional modules in this product and thus it is of a low interesting.
  • Chinese patent CN203108212U discloses a magnetically attractive electronic block system, which includes a plurality of connected electronic block modules.
  • Each electronic block module includes a circuit board, a plug connector and a socket connector.
  • the circuit board is provided with three groups of signal lines, i.e., a positive power line, a data signal line and a negative power line.
  • the plug connector and the socket connector include an insulating body and three conductive terminals.
  • the insulating body is provided with a plurality of accommodating grooves where a permanent magnet is installed.
  • the three conductive terminals are respectively connected to corresponding signal lines on the circuit board.
  • One of the plurality of electronic block modules includes a power and signal generation module for providing a power source and a signal source.
  • the other plurality of electronic block modules cascade with the power and signal generation module successively.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a modular block and an electronic block system to solve one or more of the above problems.
  • a modular block which comprises a circuit board, a functional circuit disposed on the circuit board, an input connector and an output connector.
  • the input connector and the output connector are both provided with a plurality of conductive terminals connected to the circuit board.
  • the plurality of conductive terminals are a positive power conductive terminal, a negative power conductive terminal and a data signal conductive terminal respectively.
  • At least one of the input connector and the output connector is provided with a plurality of the data signal conductive terminals, characterized in that the number of data signal conductive terminals of the input connector is different from a number of data signal conductive terminals of the output connector, so that data signals input to and output from the modular block can be done through a different number of wires.
  • a data signal may be input via one wire and output via a plurality of wires and it may also be input via a plurality of wires and output via one wire.
  • a data signal may also be input via a plurality of wires and output via a plurality of wires.
  • the input connector and the output connector of the modular block can be provided with one or more data signal conductive terminals according to actual needs. Thus, data signal lines can be expanded for use and the modular block will have more functions and applications.
  • the conductive terminals are probes and conductive elements matching the probes.
  • One of the probes and the conductive elements is provided at the input connector and the other is provided at the output connector. In this way, a plurality of modular blocks may achieve conductive connections through the matching of the probes and the conductive elements.
  • the input connector and the output connector both include a main body and a rear cover which are both made of an insulating material.
  • the rear cover is detachably mounted on the main body.
  • the main body or the rear cover has a cavity and an attraction element is provided in the cavity.
  • the attraction element can be a magnet or a magnetically attractive metal.
  • the cavity is provided in the middle of the main body or the rear cover.
  • a plurality of the conductive terminals are arranged at the outer circumference of the cavity in a way of not side by side. In this way, the input connector or the output connector is merely provided with one magnet or one magnetically attractive metal. Thus, the placement requirements on the magnet's pole are lowered and the space is saved.
  • the plurality of conductive terminals are provided in a stagger way, which lowers the requirements to the space.
  • the modular block further includes a fool-proofing bump and a fool-proofing notch.
  • One of the fool-proofing bump and the fool-proofing notch is provided at the connector and the other is provided at the output connector and the shape and size of the fool-proofing bump and the fool-proofing notch are mating with each other. In this way, the provision of the fool-proofing structure ensures a precise and stable coupling of the input connectors and the output connectors of two modular blocks.
  • the present invention also provides an electronic block system including the above modular block.
  • This electronic block system further includes a power and signal generation module block cascading with the modular block.
  • the functional circuit of the modular block includes a function execution device.
  • the power and signal generation module block is provided with a power circuit and a signal source circuit.
  • the power circuit and the signal source circuit are electrically connected to the input connector of the modular block.
  • the functional circuit of at least one of the plurality of modular blocks includes a relay connection unit.
  • the connection of modular blocks has a changeover function, which can achieve the splicing of a plurality of modular blocks.
  • the modular block in this embodiment comprises a circuit board 1 and a functional circuit 2 disposed on the circuit board 1.
  • An input connector 3 and an output connector 4 are connected to the circuit board 1.
  • the input connector 3 and the output connector 4 are both provided with a plurality of conductive terminals 5 connected to the circuit board 1.
  • the plurality of conductive terminals 5 are a positive power conductive terminal, a negative power conductive terminal and a data signal conductive terminal, respectively.
  • the input connector 3 and the output connector 4 both comprise a main body 31 and a rear cover 32.
  • the rear cover 32 is detachably mounted on the main body 31.
  • the main body 31 and the rear cover 32 are both made of an insulating material, in particular, a plastic material.
  • the main body 31 or the rear cover 32 has a cavity 33.
  • An attraction element 34 is provided in the cavity 33.
  • the attraction element 34 is a magnet or a magnetically attractive metal.
  • the attraction elements 34 of the input connector 3 and the output connector 4 may all be magnets or the attraction element 34 of one of the two connectors is a magnetically attractive metal. If the attraction element 34 of one of the input connector 3 and the output connector 4 is a magnetically attractive metal, the attraction element 34 of the other connector is a magnet. In this way, the input connector 3 and the output connector 4 can achieve coupling to each other.
  • the plurality of conductive terminals 5 are arranged at the outer circumference of the cavity 33 in a way of not side by side but around the cavity 33.
  • the cavity 33 is provided in the middle of the main body 31.
  • the modular block further includes a fool-proofing bump 35 and a fool-proofing notch 36 provided on the main body 31.
  • the shape and size of the fool-proofing bump 35 and the fool-proofing notch 36 are matching with each other.
  • the fool-proofing bump 35 is provided at the input connector 3 and the fool-proofing notch 36 is provided at the output connector 4.
  • the conductive terminals 5 are probes and conductive elements matching the probes.
  • the probes can be inserted into the conductive elements with the shapes thereof matching each other. End portions 51 of the probes and the conductive terminals extend to the circuit board 1 and are electrically connected to the wires of the circuit board 1.
  • the probes are spring probes. In this embodiment, the probes are provided in the input connector 3.
  • the conductive elements are provided in the output connector 4.
  • the conductive terminals 5 are supported by the main body 31.
  • One of the input connector 3 and the output connector 4 has one data signal conductive terminal and the other has a plurality of the data signal conductive terminals.
  • the input connector 3 and the output connector 4 can all have a plurality of data signal conductive terminals.
  • the input connector 3 has one data signal conductive terminal and the output connector 4 have two data signal conductive terminals.
  • the data signal conductive terminals of the input connector 3 and the output connector 4 may be set as required. For example, in some cases, only one data signal conductive terminal is needed on the input connector 3 of some modular blocks and a plurality of data signal lines branch out from the output thereof, which makes the output connector 4 have a plurality of data signal conductive terminals.
  • the modular block in this embodiment is substantially the same as that in embodiment 1. Their differences lie in that the circuit board 1 of the modular block in this embodiment is connected to one input connector 3 and a plurality of output connectors 4 and the functional circuit 2 has the function of power source and signal conduction.
  • the electronic block system in this embodiment comprises a power and signal generation module block and a plurality of the modular blocks.
  • the plurality of modular blocks cascade with the power and signal generation module block.
  • cascading means that the modular blocks are electrically connected to the power and signal generation module block for current delivery and signal transmission.
  • the power and signal generation module block has a power circuit and a signal source circuit which are electrically connected to the input connector 3 of the modular block.
  • the functional circuit 2 of the modular block is a function execution device.
  • the modular block in embodiment 1 may be adopted.
  • the function execution device can be selected according to user's demand, such as LED light, beeper, loudspeaker, vibrator, motor, switch, display screen, etc.
  • the input connector 3 and the output connector 4 of the modular block can be provided with one or more data signal conductive terminals according to actual needs.
  • the positive power wire connectors, the negative power conductive terminals and one data signal conductive terminal of a plurality of modular blocks are fixed at the input connector 3 and the output connector 4 so that the common conductive terminals 5 can be connected one by one correspondingly when one modular block is spliced with another modular block.
  • the electronic block system in this embodiment is added with a modular block having a plurality of output connectors 4, as compared to the embodiment 3.
  • the functional circuit 2 of this modular block includes a relay connection unit which has functions of power source and signal conduction.
  • the input connector 3 and the plurality of output connectors 4 of the modular block can be provided with one or more data signal conductive terminals according to actual needs.

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  1. Modularer Block, umfassend eine Leiterplatte (1), eine auf der Leiterplatte (1) angeordnete Funktionsschaltung (2), einen Eingangsverbinder (3) und einen Ausgangsverbinder (4), wobei der Eingangsverbinder (3) und der Ausgangsverbinder (4) beide mit mehreren leitenden Anschlüssen (5) versehen sind, die mit der Leiterplatte (1) verbunden sind, wobei die mehreren leitenden Anschlüsse (5) jeweils ein positiver stromleitender Anschluss, ein negativer stromleitender Anschluss und ein datensignalleitender Anschluss sind, und wobei mindestens einer des Eingangsverbinders (3) und des Ausgangsverbinders (4) mit einer Vielzahl der Datensignalleitenden Anschlüsse versehen ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die Anzahl der datensignalleitenden Anschlüsse des Eingangsanschlusses von der Anzahl der datensignalleitenden Anschlüsse des Ausgangsanschlusses verschieden ist, so dass die Eingabe und Ausgabe von Datensignalen zu und von dem modularen Block durch eine unterschiedliche Anzahl von Drähten erfolgen kann.
  2. Modularer Block nach Anspruch 1, wobei die leitfähigen Anschlüsse (5) Sonden und leitende Elemente sind, die zu den Sonden passen, wobei eine der Sonden und der leitfähigen Elemente am Eingangsverbinder (3) vorgesehen sind und die anderen am Ausgangsverbinder (4) vorgesehen sind.
  3. Modularer Block nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Eingangsverbinder (3) und der Ausgangsverbinder (4) beide einen Hauptkörper (31) und eine hintere Abdeckung (32) aufweisen, wobei der Hauptkörper (31) und die hintere Abdeckung (32) beide aus einem isolierenden Material bestehen, die hintere Abdeckung (32) lösbar an dem Hauptkörper (31) angebracht ist, der Hauptkörper (31) oder die hintere Abdeckung (32) einen Hohlraum (33) aufweist, und ein Anziehungselement (34) in dem Hohlraum (33) vorgesehen ist.
  4. Modularer Block nach Anspruch 3, wobei der Hohlraum (33) in der Mitte des Hauptkörpers (31) oder der hinteren Abdeckung (32) vorgesehen ist und die mehreren leitfähigen Anschlüsse (5) am Außenumfang des Hohlraums (33) so angeordnet sind, dass sie nicht nebeneinander liegen.
  5. Modularer Block nach Anspruch 3, wobei er ferner eine narrensichere Erhebung (35) und eine narrensichere Kerbe (36) umfasst, wobei eine davon am Verbinder (3) vorgesehen ist und die andere am Ausgangsverbinder (4) vorgesehen ist, wobei die Form und Größe der narrensicheren Erhebung (35) und der narrensicheren Kerbe (36) aneinander angepasst sind.
  6. Elektronisches Blocksystem mit einem modularen Block nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, wobei es ferner einen Energie- und Signalerzeugungsmodulblock umfasst, der mit dem modularen Block kaskadiert ist, wobei die Funktionsschaltung (2) des modularen Blocks eine Funktionsausführungsvorrichtung umfasst, wobei der Energie- und Signalerzeugungsmodulblock mit einer Leistungsschaltung und einer Signalquellenschaltung versehen ist, wobei sowohl die Leistungsschaltung als auch die Signalquellenschaltung elektrisch mit dem Eingangsverbinder (3) des modularen Blocks verbunden sind.
  7. Elektronisches Blocksystem nach Anspruch 6, wobei es mehrere der modularen Blöcke umfasst und die Funktionsschaltung (2) mindestens eines der modularen Blöcke eine Relaisverbindungseinheit umfasst.
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