JP2007275431A - Connecting block - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide connecting blocks capable of being engaged with arbitrary connecting blocks by forming engaging parts provided on back faces of connecting blocks into wall shapes surrounding squares with elastic plate-like pieces. <P>SOLUTION: The connecting blocks capable of engaging each other have functions as a toy or a storing box, and can be engaged with plurality of connecting blocks having different connecting structure. A plurality of plate-like projection pieces are formed in a width slightly smaller than that of cylindrical projections provided on the surface of another connecting block so that the projection pieces stand adjacently like an almost square continuous wall so as to be used as the engaging part arranged on a back face of the connecting block. Each end part of plate-like projection pieces of four sides of the almost square continuous walls has a gap so as not to contact to each other. A plurality of squares formed by surrounding plate-like projection pieces are arranged at a position displaced by 45 degree angles with respect to sides of a connecting block body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a construction-type connection block that can be connected or stacked in various shapes to enjoy compact storage or various shapes, and in particular, a flexible that can also be engaged with a plurality of other connection blocks having different connection forms or structures. Relates to a connecting block having a unique structure.

  Conventionally, toys using a connecting block or block body are widely known. In particular, Lego (registered trademark) block and diamond block (registered trademark) of LEGO are generally well-known block toys, and various shapes can be created by combining them. It has been advertised as a toy that enhances thinking ability, and has been recognized and useful.

The connecting blocks of each company are formed with slightly different connecting shapes. For example, a LEGO (registered trademark) block and a diamond block (registered trademark) could not be combined with each other. Each block has a plurality of circular protrusions arranged on the upper surface, and a concave shape formed on the lower part so as to engage with the protrusions arranged on the upper surface. The protrusions formed on the surface of the block manufactured by each company differ slightly from manufacturer to manufacturer, and it was impossible to combine blocks manufactured by different companies. There are various systems and shapes for joining blocks, and various types of blocks are sold. However, since the engaging parts of the blocks are different, they must be assembled using only one type of block. When a specific block is purchased, there is a problem that the options for purchasing the product are limited because the other blocks cannot be connected.
Therefore, development of a connecting block that can be engaged with products of a plurality of companies or any block toy has been awaited.
Special table 2002-534240

  In order to solve the above problems, the connection block of the present invention uses any connection block by forming an engagement portion provided on the back surface of the connection block in a four-sided wall shape with an elastic plate-like piece. It is an object of the present invention to provide a connecting block that can be engaged even if it is engaged.

  In order to achieve the above object, the connection block according to the present invention can be engaged with a plurality of connection blocks having different connection structures in a mutually engaging connection block having a function as a toy or a storage box. As described above, as the engaging portion disposed on the back surface of the connecting block, a plurality of plate-like projecting pieces have a width slightly smaller than the width of the cylindrical projection provided on the surface of another connecting block, like a substantially rectangular continuous wall. 4 are formed so as to stand next to each other, and are provided with gaps at the four corners so that the ends of the plate-like protrusions on each of the four sides of the substantially quadrangular continuous wall are not joined to each other, and surrounded by the plate-like protrusions 4 A plurality of squares are arranged at positions displaced by 45 degrees from the sides of the connecting block main body.

  Moreover, it is a mutually connectable connection block which has a function as a toy or a storage box body, Comprising: The engaging part provided in the front surface and a back surface can engage with several connection blocks from which a connection structure differs. The plurality of engaging portions arranged on the back surface of the connecting block are formed by standing up the plate-like projecting pieces in a quadrangular shape, and at the four corners so that the ends of the plate-like projecting pieces on each of the four sides are not joined to each other. In addition to providing a gap, the plate-like projecting piece of the engaging portion is disposed at a position displaced by 45 degrees from the side of the connecting block main body, and each engaging portion is arranged in a line at intervals of approximately 16 mm from the center of the engaging portion. A plurality of engaging portions are arranged so as to form another row at a position that is about 8 mm in the horizontal direction and about 8 mm in the vertical direction so as to form a pattern.

Further, the engaging protrusion provided on the block surface is a cylindrical protrusion having a diameter of approximately 5.07 mm and a height of approximately 1.7 mm, and is cylindrical so that it can be engaged with an engaging portion on the back surface of another connecting block. A configuration in which the intervals between the protrusions are arranged in a row at intervals of about 16 mm in the vertical and horizontal directions from the center, and are arranged in a row at positions moved about 8 mm in the horizontal direction and about 8 mm in the horizontal direction so as to be arranged in a checkered pattern. But there is.
Furthermore, the plate-like protruding piece of the engaging portion provided on the back surface has a configuration in which a fitting foot portion formed of one or a plurality of semi-cylindrical protrusions is provided on the outer surface thereof so as to protrude in the vertical direction where the protruding piece stands. But there is.

Since the connection block of the present invention is configured as described in detail above, the following effects are obtained.
1. The engaging part formed on the back of the connecting block is not a concave part, but a plate-like protruding piece with elasticity, which is adjacently erected. It became possible to hold and hold.
2. Since the engaging portion formed on the back surface of the connecting block has a plate-like protruding piece with elastic force protruding in the shape of a wall at four corners, it is possible to reliably hold the connecting block having any protrusion. It has become possible.
3. Due to the shape and arrangement of the protrusions formed on the surface of the connection block, it is possible to reliably engage the back surface of any connection block.
4). Since the plate-like projecting piece is provided with a semi-cylindrical projection (kamaboko-shaped), there is an advantage that it is easy to fit even a projecting part having a slightly different standard.

Hereinafter, a connecting block according to the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the connection block of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the back surface of the connection block. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an upper surface of the connecting block, and FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state where the engaging portion engages with the engaging portion. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which a semicylindrical shape protrudes from the plate-like protruding piece.
The connection block 10 of the present invention is a mutually-engageable connection block having a function as a toy or a storage box, and includes a connection block body 20, an engagement portion 30, and a protrusion 40. A connection block is the structure which fits and connects the protrusion provided in the surface to the some engaging part erected on the back surface of the other block.

  In this embodiment, the connecting block main body 20 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped box shape, and an engaging portion 30 is formed on the back surface. Further, a protrusion 40 is formed on the upper surface to be held by the engaging portion. The rectangular parallelepiped box shape can be used as a container for storing articles. The small box can also be used as a magnetic disk storage box. In this invention, it is devised so that it can be engaged with other connecting blocks having different structures and pitches (intervals).

  The engaging part of the connecting block according to the present invention is such that the engaging part arranged on the back surface of the connecting block is formed by a plurality of plate-like projecting pieces, and another connecting block between adjacent plate-like projecting pieces. Standing next to the plate-shaped projecting piece that constitutes the adjacent rectangular continuous wall with a width slightly smaller than the width of the locking projection on the block surface so as to sandwich the cylindrical projection provided on the surface of the block Is formed.

A plurality of engaging portions 30 are arranged on the back surface of the connection block, and a plurality of plate-like projecting pieces 32 are erected in a quadrangular wall shape and arranged so that the end portions do not contact each other to form a square shape. Forming. The material of the plate-like protruding piece 32 is preferably flexible, but the material is not particularly limited. There is no problem as long as the resin is used as a material for this kind of block.
As shown in FIG. 2, the side 20a of the connecting block main body 20 and the plate-like projecting piece 32 are arranged at positions displaced by 45 degrees. The plate-like projecting piece 32 is a thin plate-like member, and its end face is cut off and formed into a flat trapezoid. The end face need not be cut off. The end portions of the plate-like projecting pieces 32 are arranged so as not to be joined to the end portions of the adjacent plate-like projecting pieces 32.

Four plate-like projecting pieces 32 form a quadrangular wall shape so as to surround the four surfaces. The quadrangular shape surrounded by the four plate-like projecting pieces 32 is open with the gaps provided at the four corners because the end portions of the plate-like projecting pieces 32 are not joined. As a result, the plate-like projecting piece can be flexed more freely than the state in which it is joined to the adjacent plate-like projecting piece, and any standard projection of the block can be fitted or fitted and sandwiched. It becomes possible.
Further, the engaging protrusions of the other connecting blocks to be engaged are not fitted into the four-sided wall shape, but are sandwiched between one side of the adjacent four-walled wall shape.

An equidistant space is provided between the engaging portion 30 that forms the quadrangular wall shape and the engaging portion that forms the adjacent quadrangular wall shape, and the pitch of the engaging portion 30 forms the quadrangular wall shape. It is set in a row at an interval of approximately 16 mm in the vertical or horizontal direction from the center of the four corners of the formed engaging portion. Further, a plurality of separate rows are arranged at positions moved about 8 mm in the horizontal direction and further moved about 8 mm in the vertical direction from the center of the engagement portion forming the quadrangular wall shape so as to form a substantially checkered pattern. It is the structure which has arrange | positioned the engaging part at the same space | interval.
By adopting this structure, any connecting block sold can be fitted into any engaging portion and engaged.

The protrusion 40 is a protrusion that is sandwiched between one side of the engaging portion that forms the quadrangular wall shape and one side of the engaging portion that forms the adjacent quadrangular wall shape. Formed on top. In this embodiment, the engagement is as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, a cylindrical projection having a diameter of approximately 5.07 mm and a height of approximately 1.7 mm is formed. Since there are some differences depending on the block manufacturer, the radius and height of the surface projection cylinder are not limited to this.
As shown in FIG. 2, the distance between the cylindrical protrusions is approximately 16 mm in the vertical direction from the center of the engaging portion formed by the cylindrical protrusions so that it can be engaged with the back surface of the other connecting block. It is provided at an interval of approximately 16 mm, and approximately 8 mm laterally from the center of the engagement portion formed in a quadrangular wall shape so as to be arranged in a substantially checkered pattern in the gap where the engagement portion is not provided. This is a structure in which engaging portions of the same size are arranged in a line at a position moved about 8 mm in the vertical direction from the shifted position. The protrusion 40 having this structure can be engaged with any connecting block. Further, since the protrusions are arranged in a checkered pattern, any connection block sold in general can be engaged, and another connection block can be connected to another connection block. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, one or a plurality of fitting legs 36 each having a thin kamaboko-like ridge are provided on the outer surface of the plate-like projecting piece constituting the quadrangular wall-like engaging portion. The fitting foot 36 is a semi-cylindrical convex shape, and the fitting foot comprising the protrusion 40 as an engaging portion is projected in the vertical direction in which the protruding piece stands, and ensures the engagement to be firm. It is a configuration.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state where the connecting block of the present invention is engaged. As shown in the drawing, the protrusion 40 formed on the upper surface is fitted and sandwiched between the plate-like projecting piece 32d and the plate-like projecting piece 32f of the engaging portion formed on the back surface of another connecting block. It has a configuration.

  The engaging portion 30 is composed of four plate-like projecting pieces 32a to 32d, and each plate-like projecting piece is slightly elastic because the four corners of the end portions are not joined. Therefore, when the projection 40 slightly larger than between the engaging portion 30 and the engaging portion 30 enters, the plate-like protruding piece 32d and the plate-like protruding piece 32f of the adjacent engaging portion are pushed to both sides. It can be securely fitted. Further, since the plate-like projecting piece 32 of this embodiment is formed in a tapered cross section as shown in the drawing, it is possible to fit the projection 40 of any size and height.

  Further, the connection block body 20 of this embodiment is slightly recessed in the upper periphery of the surface so that the connection block bodies 20 can be securely fitted even if there is some error, and no gap is generated between the connection blocks. In contrast, the peripheral edge of the back surface is convex, and the connecting block main bodies are securely fitted and in contact with each other.

  With the connection block of the present invention, a connection block that has not been combined conventionally can also be combined through the connection block of the present invention. Furthermore, it is also possible to provide a box that is connected in combination by enlarging the shape of the connecting block and making the inside a box.

It is a side view of the connection block of this invention. 3 is and FIG. 4 is Lower plan view showing the back of the connecting block Top view showing the upper surface of the connecting block Plan sectional view of the state where the protrusion and the engaging part are engaged Plan view of a state in which a semi-cylindrical shape protrudes from a plate-shaped protruding piece

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Connection block 20 Connection block main body 20a Block body side surface 30 Engagement part 32 Plate-shaped protrusion 36 Fitting leg part 40 Protrusion

Claims (4)

  As an engaging portion arranged on the back surface of the connecting block so that it can be engaged with different connecting blocks having a plurality of connecting structures in a connecting block that can be engaged with each other and has a function as a toy or a storage box. A plurality of plate-like projecting pieces are formed by standing next to each other like a substantially quadrangular continuous wall with a width slightly smaller than the width of a cylindrical projection provided on the surface of another connecting block. A gap is provided at each of the four corners so that the ends of the four plate-like projecting pieces are not joined to each other, and a plurality of quadrangles surrounded by the plate-like projecting pieces are disposed at positions displaced by 45 degrees from the sides of the connecting block main body. Connected block characterized in that   In the mutually connectable connecting block having a function as a toy or a storage box, the connecting portion of the connecting block can be engaged with a plurality of connecting blocks having different connecting structures. A plurality of engaging portions arranged on the back surface are formed by standing plate-like protrusions in a square shape in the shape of a wall, and gaps are formed at the four corners so that the ends of the plate-like protrusion pieces on each of the four sides are not joined to each other. And a plate-like protruding piece of the engaging portion is disposed at a position displaced by 45 degrees from the side of the connecting block main body, and each engaging portion is arranged in a line at an interval of approximately 16 mm from the center of the engaging portion, and a checkered pattern A plurality of engaging portions are arranged so as to form another row at a position that is approximately 8 mm in the horizontal direction and moved approximately 8 mm in the vertical direction from the center of the engaging portion so as to constitute block   The engaging protrusion provided on the front surface is a cylindrical protrusion having a diameter of approximately 5.07 mm and a height of approximately 1.7 mm. The engaging protrusion on the back surface of another connecting block can be engaged with the engaging protrusion on the cylindrical protrusion. It is characterized by being arranged in a line at a position moved about 8 mm in the horizontal direction and about 8 mm in the horizontal direction so as to be arranged in a row at intervals of about 16 mm in the vertical and horizontal directions from the center. The connecting block according to claim 1.   The engaging protrusion provided on the back surface has a fitting foot portion formed of one or a plurality of semi-cylindrical protrusions protruding in the vertical direction in which the protruding piece stands upright on the outer surface of the plate-like protruding piece. The connection block according to claim 1, wherein

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