JP3168583U - Cube - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a novel cube that realizes various ways of playing. A vertical, horizontal, and depth block is composed of three, three, and three, and each surface is formed of one center piece, four corner pieces, and four edge pieces. The edge piece has a gear part 4 having a first tooth part and a support part 3 for supporting the gear part 4 in a rotatable manner, and the corner piece can be meshed with the first tooth part of the gear part 4. A second tooth portion is formed. After the first tooth portion and the second tooth portion have meshed, the edge piece having the gear component 4 on which the first tooth portion is formed is the same as the corner piece having the second tooth portion. The gear component 4 is configured to rotate by relative rotation about the axis. [Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cube, and to be more specific, it is a rotating cube joined through a gear.

  Known cubes mainly refer to three-stage cubes. This usually consists of many parallel moving cubes. For example, the three-stage cube invented by Hungarian Rubik in 1974 has 26 cube pieces, consisting of core parts, spherical cores, extension shafts, partitions, springs, lubrication pieces, propulsion slides, etc. Has been.

  The structure of the entire cube is complex, has many parts, and is difficult to produce and assemble. In addition, it is certain that the three-stage cube is an intelligent toy, but it has become familiar with how to play in the long history, so manufacturing a new cube is one of the problems to be solved in the industry. It was one.

  The object of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned defects and to provide a novel cube.

The invention of claim 1
It is configured to be able to take a basic shape to be a cube, has three axes that are perpendicular to each other through the center of the cube, and when viewed in the state of the cube, is located above the axis and is the center of each surface The center piece arranged at the corner, the corner piece defined by the three adjacent surfaces and extending across the three surfaces, and the two edges arranged at the edge defined by the two adjacent surfaces Each of the surfaces is constituted by one center piece, four corner pieces, and four edge pieces.
When the center piece, the edge piece, and the corner piece are arranged at respective positions on both ends in the axial direction of the axis, the center piece, the edge piece, and the corner piece are rotatable about the axis. In addition, in the cube configured to be able to rotate around the axis, the center piece and the edge piece existing in the middle sandwiched between the both ends in the axial direction,
At least one of the edge pieces includes a gear part having a first tooth portion, and a support part that supports the gear part in a rotatable manner.
At least one of the corner pieces is formed with a second tooth portion that can mesh with the first tooth portion of the gear part,
After the first tooth portion and the second tooth portion mesh with each other, the edge piece having the gear part in which the first tooth portion is formed, and the corner piece having the second tooth portion. And the gear parts are configured to rotate by rotating relative to each other about the same axis.

The invention of claim 2 is the cube of claim 1,
The plurality of edge pieces have the gear part and the support part, and the support part can mesh with the first tooth portion of the other gear part not supported by the support part. 3 teeth are formed,
After the first tooth portion and the third tooth portion mesh with each other, the edge piece having the gear part in which the first tooth portion is formed, and the third tooth portion is formed. The gear piece is configured to rotate by rotating relative to the edge piece having the support component about the same axis.

The invention of claim 3 is the cube of claim 1,
At least one edge piece that does not have the gear part and the support part is provided, and the edge piece is formed with a fourth tooth part that can mesh with the first tooth part of the gear part,
After the first tooth portion and the fourth tooth portion are engaged with each other, the edge piece having the gear part in which the first tooth portion is formed, and the fourth tooth portion is formed. The gear piece is configured to rotate by rotating relative to the edge piece about the same axis.

The invention of claim 4 is the cube of claim 1,
All edge pieces have the gear part and the support part,
The second tooth portion is formed on all the corner pieces.

The invention of claim 5 is the cube of claim 4,
The support component is formed with a fifth tooth portion that can mesh with the first tooth portion of the other gear component that is not supported by the support component.
After the first tooth portion and the fifth tooth portion are engaged with each other, the edge piece having the gear part in which the first tooth portion is formed, and the fifth tooth portion is formed. The gear piece is configured to rotate by rotating relative to the edge piece having the support component about the same axis.

  According to the cube of the present invention, a strange structure can be realized, various ways of playing can be realized, and the demand for new products in the market can be met.

It is a perspective view of the core piece structure of the cube of 1st Embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the edge piece structure of the cube of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the edge piece of the cube of a 1st embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view of the corner piece of the cube of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view after installing one gear in the core piece of the cube of a 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view after installing two gears in the core piece of the cube of a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows one surface of the whole structure of the cube of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view of the cube of a 2nd embodiment. It is a bottom view of the cube of a 2nd embodiment. It is a left view of the cube of 2nd Embodiment. It is a right view of the cube of 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view of the cube of a 2nd embodiment. It is a bottom view of the cube of a 2nd embodiment. It is a perspective view of the cube of a 2nd embodiment.

Details of specific embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The cube according to the first embodiment relates to a cube, and is composed of a core piece, a center piece, an edge piece (gear piece), and a corner piece.

As shown in FIG. 1, the core piece includes a center support frame 100. The center support frame 100 has three axes orthogonal to each other.
That is, the center support rack 100 has six connecting shafts 101 extending radially from the center. The six connecting shafts 101 form a set of two, and the two connecting shafts 101 constituting each set have the same axis extending in the opposite direction from the center, and the axes of each set are orthogonal to each other. Yes.
A fixed component (fixed cube) 1 is provided at the tip of each of the six connecting shafts 101. The fixed component 1 can rotate (spin) around the axis of the connecting shaft 101.

The fixed component 1 is provided with a convex bottom plate 2 at the center thereof. The periphery of the bottom plate 2 of the fixed component 1 is a sliding piece (sliding tank) extending inward. The fixed component 1 and the bottom plate 2 constitute a center piece.

There are twelve edge pieces shown in FIGS. Each edge piece includes a support component (gear cube) 3 and a gear component (gear) 4 supported by the support component 3.
The gear part 4 has a shape that spreads across two adjacent surfaces in a state where the cube is a cube.
The support component 3 supports the gear component 4 so that it can rotate. The support part 3 has a rotatable space 32, and the gear part 4 is attached to a vertical pole 31 in the space 32 and can be rotated around it. On both sides of the lower part of the support part 3, there are strip-like sliding pieces 34, the sliding pieces 34 extend from the upper part and the lower part, and there are also partitions 33 on the same side. The partition 33 constitutes a tooth part that can mesh with a tooth part of the gear part 4 supported by the other support part 3.
The partition 33 and the sliding piece 34 are connected to the fixing component 1 adjacent to each other. The width of the belt-like sliding piece 34 is narrower than the bottom surface of the support component 3, and only the support component 3 comes out from both sides. The bottom edge of the support part 3 is used to match the other support part 3 or the triangular support part 5 of the corner piece shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, there are eight corner pieces, and each corner piece includes a triangular support component (triangular cube) 5 and a corner component (corner cube) 6. The corner component 6 has a shape that spreads across three adjacent surfaces in a state where the cube is a cube. There is a triangular sliding piece (triangular sliding tank) 51 extending inward at the lower part of the triangular support part 5, and a platform connected to the corner part 6 at the upper part. This is joined to the bottom edge of the other three adjacent support parts 3 via a shrinking (recessed) middle part. At the edge of the corner part 6, a tooth part 61 that can mesh with the tooth part of the gear part 4 is formed.

With reference to the specific embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6, the 12 edge piece support parts 3 are respectively connected to the sliding pieces (sliding tubs) of the fixed part 1 at the tip of the connecting shaft 101 of the adjacent core piece. Articulated.
Further, a rotatable gear part 4 is installed on the support part 3.
Then, the eight corner piece triangular support parts 5 are joined to the three edge piece support parts 3 adjacent thereto. Further, the triangular support component 5 is connected to the corner component 6 again, thereby realizing a cube that rotates in conjunction with each other.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the cube can be a cube as a basic shape. Then, at least two colors (optimally six colors) or different illustrations are printed on the surface of the cube.

Next, how to use the cube will be described.
In use, the edge piece of the cube moves along the sliding piece of the fixed part 1 and rotates through a twisting operation. At that time, the tooth part 61 of the corner part 6 that rotates in conjunction with the edge piece rotates the adjacent gear part 4 under the joint with the tooth part 41 of the adjacent gear part 4. Then, the other gear part 4 changes its shape by revolving around the space 32 of the edge piece at the same time as revolving. This is a dream that changed the cube design philosophy.

Subsequently, the cube of the second embodiment will be described.
8 is a front view of a cube according to the second embodiment, FIG. 9 is a rear view of the cube according to the second embodiment, FIG. 10 is a left side view of the cube according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 11 is a second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a front view of the cube of the second embodiment, FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the cube of the second embodiment, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the cube of the second embodiment. is there.
The difference of this cube from the cube of the first embodiment is as follows.
That is, in the cube of the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of the 12 edge pieces is composed of the support component 3 and the gear component 4, and the gear component 4 has a tooth portion. Has been.
On the other hand, in the cube of the second embodiment, when viewed in a cube state, the edge piece 70 located in the middle between both ends of one of the three axes is a gear part. 4 is not provided. A tooth portion 71 that can mesh with the tooth portion of the gear part 4 is formed on the edge piece 70 itself. The edge piece 70 corresponds to the cube of the first embodiment in which the support member 3 and the gear part 4 are combined and integrated.
In other respects, the cube of the second embodiment has the same structure as the cube of the first embodiment. Therefore, detailed description of the cube of the second embodiment is omitted, and in the drawing, the same members as those of the cube of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

According to the cube of the second embodiment, the edge piece 70 does not have a tooth portion meshing with the tooth portion 61 of the corner piece, and therefore is not rotated by the corner piece. On the other hand, since the tooth portion 71 of the edge piece 70 meshes with the tooth portion of the gear part 4, it functions to rotate the gear part 4 by changing the meshing position.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this embodiment, and it cannot be overemphasized that a various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary.

For example, the edge piece (support part 3 or edge piece 70 itself) in the cube of the first embodiment and the second embodiment is formed with a tooth part that can mesh with the tooth part of the gear part 4, The tooth part which can mesh with the tooth part of the gear part 4 does not need to be formed. Moreover, the tooth | gear part which can mesh with the tooth | gear part of the gear component 4 may be formed only in the one part edge block.

Further, the corner pieces in the cubes of the first embodiment and the second embodiment are formed with teeth that can mesh with the teeth of the gear part 4, but some corner pieces have gear parts. There may be one in which a tooth portion that can mesh with the four tooth portions is not formed.

  Further, in the cube of the second embodiment, when viewed in a cube shape, the edge piece located in the middle between both ends of one of the three axes is the gear piece 4. Although not provided, the number and positions of the edge pieces that do not have the first gear part 4 may be different from those of the cube of the second embodiment. In short, it is sufficient that at least one gear part 4 exists.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fixed part 3 Support part 4 Gear part 6 Corner part 70 Edge piece 71 Tooth part

Claims (5)

It is configured to be able to take a basic shape to be a cube, has three axes that are perpendicular to each other through the center of the cube, and when viewed in the state of the cube, is located above the axis and is the center of each surface The center piece arranged at the corner, the corner piece defined by the three adjacent surfaces and extending across the three surfaces, and the two edges arranged at the edge defined by the two adjacent surfaces Each of the surfaces is constituted by one center piece, four corner pieces, and four edge pieces.
When the center piece, the edge piece, and the corner piece are arranged at respective positions on both ends in the axial direction of the axis, the center piece, the edge piece, and the corner piece are rotatable about the axis. In addition, in the cube configured to be able to rotate around the axis, the center piece and the edge piece existing in the middle sandwiched between the both ends in the axial direction,
At least one of the edge pieces includes a gear part having a first tooth portion, and a support part that supports the gear part in a rotatable manner.
At least one of the corner pieces is formed with a second tooth portion that can mesh with the first tooth portion of the gear part,
After the first tooth portion and the second tooth portion mesh with each other, the edge piece having the gear part in which the first tooth portion is formed, and the corner piece having the second tooth portion. And the gear parts are configured to rotate by rotating relative to each other about the same axis. The plurality of edge pieces have the gear part and the support part, and the support part can mesh with the first tooth portion of the other gear part not supported by the support part. 3 teeth are formed,
After the first tooth portion and the third tooth portion mesh with each other, the edge piece having the gear part in which the first tooth portion is formed, and the third tooth portion is formed. 2. The cube according to claim 1, wherein the gear piece is configured to rotate by rotating relative to the edge piece having the support component about the same axis. At least one edge piece that does not have the gear part and the support part is provided, and the edge piece is formed with a fourth tooth part that can mesh with the first tooth part of the gear part,
After the first tooth portion and the fourth tooth portion are engaged with each other, the edge piece having the gear part in which the first tooth portion is formed, and the fourth tooth portion is formed. 2. The cube according to claim 1, wherein the gear part is configured to rotate when the edge piece rotates relative to the same axis about the same axis. 3. All edge pieces have the gear part and the support part,
The cube according to claim 1, wherein the second tooth portion is formed on all corner pieces. The support component is formed with a fifth tooth portion that can mesh with the first tooth portion of the other gear component that is not supported by the support component.
After the first tooth portion and the fifth tooth portion are engaged with each other, the edge piece having the gear part in which the first tooth portion is formed, and the fifth tooth portion is formed. The cube according to claim 4, wherein the gear piece is configured to rotate by rotating relative to the edge piece having the support component about the same axis.

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