JP6165954B1 - Toy assembly parts - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a toy assembly part in which the blocks are closely connected and the assembly process is easy. A part body includes at least one first connecting member and / or at least one second connecting member provided on the part body. The first connecting member 20 includes a connecting board 21 and a connecting column 22 provided on the connecting board 21. An accommodation groove 40 for inserting the first connection member 20 is provided in the second connection member 30, and the accommodation groove 40 accommodates a disk groove 41 for accommodating the connection board 21 and the connection column 22. A column groove 42 is provided. The connecting column 22 is provided with a position limiting locking groove 51 or a position limiting locking projection. Correspondingly, the column groove 42 is provided with a position limiting locking projection or a position limiting locking groove. The groove and the position restriction locking projection engage with each other. [Selection] Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to the field of building toys, and in particular to toy assembly parts.

  Currently, building toys are widely preferred as educational toys to bring out children's imagination and creativity. In the existing building toys, the connection between the two building blocks is realized mainly by the locking connection between the protruding column of one building block and the receiving groove of another building block. Since the connection by such a locking method is not sufficiently close, the building blocks tend to fall off each other, affecting the user experience and enjoyment. In some building toys, two building blocks are connected by a dedicated bolt assembly, so that the connection between the building blocks is tight. However, such a connection method complicates the assembly process between building blocks, increases the difficulty of assembly, and requires a specific disassembly tool in the assembly and / or disassembly process, which affects the user experience and enjoyment. give.

  The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a toy assembly part for the disadvantage that the connection between building blocks of existing building toys is not sufficiently tight or the assembly process is complicated.

  The technical means employed by the present invention to solve the above problems are the following toy assembly parts. The toy assembly part includes a part main body and at least one first connecting member and / or at least one second connecting member provided on the part main body, and the first connecting member includes a connecting plate, and the connecting member. And a receiving groove for inserting the first connecting member is provided in the second connecting member, and the receiving groove is a disk groove for receiving the connecting plate. And a column groove for receiving the connecting column, the connecting column being provided with a position limiting locking groove or a position limiting locking projection, and correspondingly, the column groove is provided with a position limiting latch. A stop protrusion or a position limit locking groove is provided, and the position limit locking groove and the position limit locking protrusion engage with each other.

 Preferably, the connection body includes a bottom plate, an upper plate, a left side plate, a right side plate and a rear side plate provided to have a hexagonal structure, and inner walls of the bottom plate, the upper plate, the left side plate, the right side plate and the rear side plate are mutually connected. Together, the range of the disk groove is determined, and the upper plate is provided with the column groove.

 Preferably, the upper plate includes an upper plate left portion, an upper plate rear portion, and an upper plate right portion, and inner walls of the upper plate left portion, the upper plate rear portion, and the upper plate right portion are within the range of the column grooves. A pair of the position limiting locking projections or the position limiting locking grooves are provided at opposing positions on the inner wall of the upper plate left part and the upper plate right part, and the connection The column is provided with at least one set of the position limiting locking groove or the position limiting locking projection arranged in the opposite direction.

 Preferably, each of the upper plate left portion and the upper plate right portion is provided with one strip groove, and the strip groove is parallel to a direction in which the first connecting member is inserted into the receiving groove. And provided at a position close to the position limiting locking protrusion or the position limiting locking groove.

  Preferably, the position limiting locking grooves or the position limiting locking protrusions are evenly distributed on the connecting column, and each of the position limiting locking grooves or the position limiting locking protrusions is arranged on each side of the connecting plate. It is provided corresponding to the midpoint.

  Preferably, a distance from the position limit locking protrusion or the position limit locking groove between the upper plate left portion and the upper plate right portion to the rear side plate is half of a side length of the left side plate or the right side plate. is there.

  Preferably, a first chamfer is provided at one end of the connecting column adjacent to the connecting plate, and an edge of an inner wall of the upper plate left part, upper plate rear part, and upper plate right part is provided with the first chamfer. A second chamfer is provided that is compatible with the first chamfer.

  Preferably, at least one fastening rib is provided on each of the inner walls of the bottom plate, the upper plate, the left plate, and the right plate, and the fastening rib is parallel to a direction in which the first connecting member is inserted into the receiving groove. It is.

  Preferably, a corner chamfer is provided at one end of the fastening rib away from the rear plate.

  Preferably, an orientation mark is provided on the upper surface of the connection board.

  The present invention is superior to the prior art in the following points. The toy assembly part according to the present invention is provided with a first connection member and a second connection member, and when assembling two toy assembly parts, the first connection member of one toy assembly part is another toy assembly part. The second connecting member is inserted into the receiving groove. The assembly process is simple and convenient and does not require the use of specific assembly tools. The connection column of the first connecting member is provided with a position limiting locking groove or a position limiting locking projection, and the column groove of the second connecting member is provided with a corresponding position limiting locking projection or position limiting locking groove. The position limiting locking groove and the position limiting locking projection mesh with each other to achieve a tight coupling between the first connecting member and the second connecting member, thereby ensuring the tightness of the connection between the two toy assembly parts, The two toy assembly parts are prevented from falling out of each other in the toy assembly process.

The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.
It is a front view of the toy assembly part of Example 1 of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the toy assembly part of Example 2 of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view of the toy assembly part shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the toy assembly part shown in FIG. 2. It is sectional drawing of CC line of FIG. It is a perspective view of the toy assembly part of Example 3 of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a front view of the toy assembly part shown in FIG. 6.

  For a clearer understanding of the technical features, objects, and advantages of the present invention, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The assembly part according to the present invention includes a part main body 10 and at least one first connecting member 20 and / or at least one second connecting member 30 provided in the part main body 10. FIG. 1 shows a toy assembly part according to the first embodiment. The toy assembly part includes a part main body 10 and a first connecting member 20 provided on the part main body 10. 2 to 5 show a toy assembly part of the second embodiment. The toy assembly part includes a part main body 10 and a second connecting member 30 provided on the part main body 10. 6 and 7 show a toy assembly part of Example 3. FIG. The toy assembly part includes a part main body 10 and a first connecting member 20 and a second connecting member 30 provided on the part main body 10. The first connecting member 20 of one toy assembly part and the second connecting member 30 of the other toy assembly part are combined with each other, thereby realizing close coupling of the two toy assembly parts and completing the toy assembly process. it can. The toy assembly part is injection-molded using hard plastic.

  In addition, although the shape of the part main body 10 of Examples 1-3 contains a square, a rectangle, L shape, and U shape, it is not limited to these, You may design according to the design requirements of a building toy. For example, according to the part main body 10 adopting a U-shape, joint members such as a shoulder part and an elbow part of a humanoid robot can be assembled together using other toy assembly parts. Moreover, the position of the 1st connection member 20 and / or the 2nd connection member 30 in the parts main body 10 may also be determined according to design requirements.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 6, and 7, the first connecting member 20 includes a connecting plate 21 and a connecting column 22 provided on the connecting plate 21, and the connecting column 22 is provided on the part body 10. In addition, although the connection board 21 may employ | adopt various shapes, it is preferable to employ | adopt square design. A square makes it easier to identify orientation than a circular design. In addition, since the length of each side of the square matches that of a rectangular or other shape design, the square has the same structure in the four directions, and thus is not limited to the direction combined with the first connecting member 20. The connecting column 22 may be a cylinder or a square column. In the first and third embodiments, the connecting plate 21 and the connecting column 22 are coaxial and are arranged to be T-shaped.

  As shown in FIG. 6, several orientation signs are provided on the upper surface of the connection board 21, and when it is necessary to assemble a plurality of toy assembly parts according to a specific direction, the direction is determined based on the orientation signs. Can do. In the third embodiment, the connection board 21 is provided with symbols such as Δ, □, ☆, and ○ that represent the four directions of the connection board 21. The four directions of the connecting board 21 may be represented by characters such as E, W, N, and S.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 7, the second connecting member 30 is provided with a receiving groove 40 for inserting the first connecting member 20. Specifically, the second connecting member 30 includes a left side plate 31, a right side plate 32, a rear side plate 33, a bottom plate 34, and an upper plate 35 that are arranged to have a hexagonal structure. It should be understood that the left side plate 31, the right side plate 32, the rear side plate 33, the bottom plate 34, or the upper portion of the second connecting member 30 may be provided in the part body 10 according to the design requirements of the building toy. The left side plate 31, the right side plate 32, the rear side plate 33, the bottom plate 34, and the upper plate 35 are combined with each other to determine the range of the accommodation groove 40 for inserting the first connecting member 20. Note that an opening of the accommodation groove 40 is provided on the surface facing the rear side plate 33 of the second connecting member 30. In the second and third embodiments, the bottom plate 34 and the upper plate 35 are provided so as to have a square shape. When the plurality of toy assembly parts are assembled, the toy assembly is affected by the mismatch of the lengths of the sides. Avoid giving and help improve the user experience. Furthermore, the curved design of the edges of the four corners makes the shape of the second connecting member 30 smooth and beautiful.

  Specifically, the accommodation groove 40 includes a disk groove 41 for accommodating the connection board 21 and a column groove 42 for accommodating the connection pillar 22 and is provided to have an inverted T-shape. In order to ensure the tightness of the connection, the size of the plate groove 41 and the size of the connection plate 21 are adapted to each other, and the size of the column groove 42 and the size of the column groove 42 are adapted to each other. The inner walls of the bottom plate 34, the upper plate 35, the left side plate 31, the right side plate 32, and the rear side plate 33 are combined with each other to determine the range of the plate groove 41 for accommodating the connecting plate 21. A column groove 42 is provided in the upper plate 35. Further, the upper plate 35 includes an upper plate left portion 351, an upper plate rear portion 353, and an upper plate right portion 352 that are integrally formed, and inner walls of the upper plate left portion 351, the upper plate rear portion 353, and the upper plate right portion 352. Determines the range of the column groove 42 for accommodating the connecting column 22. In the second and third embodiments, the distance between the upper plate left portion 351 and the upper plate right portion 352 matches the diameter of the columnar connecting column 22, and the column groove 42 and the connecting column 22 are further coupled. Close and hard to fall off.

  When assembling two toy assembly parts, the first connection member 20 of one toy assembly part is inserted into the receiving groove 40 of the second connection member 30 of another toy assembly part. The assembly process is simple and convenient and does not require the use of specific assembly tools. In order to ensure the tightness of the connection of the two toy assembly parts, the first connection member 20 and the second connection member 30 are provided with a locking assembly. The locking assembly includes a position limiting locking groove 51 and a position limiting locking protrusion 52, and the position limiting locking groove 51 and the position limiting locking protrusion 52 are formed on the first connecting member 20 and the second connecting member 30, respectively. Provided. The position limiting locking groove 51 and the position limiting locking projection 52 mesh with each other to ensure a tight coupling between the first connecting member 20 and the second connecting member 30, and the two toy assembly parts fall out from each other in the toy assembly process. Avoid that.

  In addition, when assembling two toy assembly parts, by applying forces in two opposite directions to the first connection member 20 of one toy assembly part and the second connection member 30 of another toy assembly part. The position limit locking groove 51 and the position limit locking projection 52 may be engaged with each other. When disassembling two toy assembly parts, by applying forces in two opposite directions to the first connection member 20 of one toy assembly part and the second connection member 30 of another toy assembly part. The position limit locking projection 52 may be detached from the position limit locking groove 51. The assembly and disassembly process is simple and does not require the use of specific tools.

  In the first to third embodiments, the connecting column 22 of the first connecting member 20 is provided with a position limiting locking groove 51, and the column limiting groove 42 of the second connecting member 30 correspondingly has a position limiting locking groove. Position limiting locking projections 52 that engage with 51 are provided. Specifically, the connection column 22 of the first connection member 20 is provided with at least one set of position restriction locking grooves 51 arranged in the opposite direction, and the upper plate left portion 351 and the upper side of the second connection member 30. A set of position restriction locking projections 52 is provided at a position facing the inner wall of the plate right part 352. Position restriction locking provided so as to face the upper plate left part 351 and the upper plate right part 352 of the second connection member 30 when the first connection member 20 is inserted into the receiving groove 40 of the second connection member 30. The protrusion 52 is inserted into the position restricting locking groove 51 of the connecting column 22 of the first connecting member 20 to realize a tight coupling between the first connecting member 20 and the second connecting member 30 and avoid falling off.

  Furthermore, four position restriction locking grooves 51 are evenly distributed in the connection column 22 of the first connection member 20, and each position restriction locking groove 51 corresponds to the midpoint of each side of the square connection board 21. Provided. The two position restricting locking grooves 51 in the opposite directions are located on the same diameter of the cylindrical connecting pillar 22. The distance from the position restricting projection 52 of the upper plate left part 351 and the upper plate right part 352 to the rear side plate 33 is half of the side length of the left side plate 31 or the left side plate 31, thereby the first connecting member 20. Is located in the center of the second connecting member 30 when inserted into the second connecting member 30, and facilitates coupling with other toy assembly parts.

  In addition, the position limiting locking protrusion 52 may be provided on the connecting column 22 of the first connecting member 20, and the position limiting locking protrusion 52 and the column groove 42 of the second connecting member 30 are correspondingly provided. A meshing position limiting locking groove 51 (not shown) is provided. Specifically, the connection column 22 of the first connection member 20 is provided with at least one set of position restriction locking protrusions 52 disposed in the opposite direction, and the upper plate left portion 351 and the upper side of the second connection member 30. A set of position limiting locking grooves 51 is provided at a position facing the inner wall of the plate right part 352. When the first connecting member 20 is inserted into the receiving groove 40 of the second connecting member 30, the position restricting locking protrusion 52 in the connecting member of the first connecting member 20 is above the upper plate left portion 351 of the second connecting member 30. It is inserted into the position restriction locking groove 51 provided so as to face the plate right part 352, and the first connecting member 20 and the second connecting member 30 are tightly coupled to avoid falling off.

  Further, four position limit locking projections 52 are evenly distributed on the connection column 22 of the first connection member 20, and each position limit locking projection 52 corresponds to the midpoint of each side of the square connection board 21. Provided. The two position limit locking projections 52 in the opposite directions are located on the same diameter of the columnar connecting column 22. The distance from the position limiting locking groove 51 between the upper plate left part 351 and the upper plate right part 352 to the rear side plate 33 is half of the side length of the left side plate 31 or the left side plate 31, thereby the first connecting member 20. Is located in the center of the second connecting member 30 when inserted into the second connecting member 30, and facilitates coupling with other toy assembly parts.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, each of the upper plate left part 351 and the upper plate right part 352 is provided with one strip-like groove 36. The strip-shaped groove 36 is provided in a position parallel to the direction in which the first connecting member 20 is inserted into the housing groove 40 and close to the position limiting locking protrusion 52 or the position limiting locking groove 51. As a result, a deformed thin wall 361 is formed between the strip-shaped groove 36 and the position limiting locking protrusion 52 or the position limiting locking groove 51. When the first connecting member 20 and the second connecting member 30 are assembled or disassembled, a certain amount of deformation occurs between the deformation thin walls 361, and the position limiting locking projection 52 is inserted into the position limiting locking groove 51 or positioned. The limiting locking projection 52 is separated from the position limiting locking groove 51.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, at least one fastening rib 37 is provided on each of the inner walls of the bottom plate 34, the upper plate 35, the left side plate 31, and the right side plate 32. The fastening ribs 37 are parallel to the direction in which the first connecting member 20 is inserted into the receiving groove 40, thereby ensuring the tightness of the connection between the connecting plate 21 and the receiving groove 40, and the toy assembly part in the assembling process. To avoid dropping out and affecting the user experience. In the second and third embodiments, the bottom plate 34 is provided with two fastening ribs 37 at an interval, while the inner wall of the upper plate left portion 351, the upper plate right portion 352, the left plate 31, the right plate 32 and the rear plate 33. Each is provided with one clamping rib 37. The fastening ribs 37 between the upper plate left part 351 and the upper plate right part 352 are located inside the deformed thin wall 361. In addition, in order to satisfy the demand with respect to the height of the 2nd connection member 30, you may install in the height of the two clamping ribs 37 of the baseplate 34 according to a demand.

  In order to ensure the tightness of the connection between the first connecting member 20 and the second connecting member 30, the distance from the tightening rib 37 of the bottom plate 34 to the tightening rib 37 of the upper plate 35 is the connecting plate of the first connecting member 20. The distance between the fastening rib 37 of the left side plate 31 and the fastening rib 37 of the right side plate 32 matches the side length of the square connecting board 21. Due to the linear contact between the fastening ribs 37 and the connecting plate 21, the plate groove 41 and the connecting plate 21 are more tightly coupled and are difficult to come off.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a corner chamfer 371 is provided at one end away from the rear plate 33 of the fastening rib 37. That is, a corner chamfer 371 is provided at one end of the tightening rib 37 close to the opening of the receiving groove 40 to facilitate insertion of the first connecting member 20 into the receiving groove 40. Further, a round chamfer 355 is provided at a position close to the opening of the column groove 42 between the upper plate left portion 351 and the upper plate right portion 352 to facilitate the insertion of the connecting column 22 into the column groove 42.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 7, a first chamfer 221 is provided at one end of the connecting column 22 close to the connecting plate 21. Correspondingly, a second chamfer 354 matching the first chamfer 221 is provided at the edge of the inner wall of the upper plate left part 351, the upper plate rear part 353 and the upper plate right part 352 (FIGS. 3 and 5). As shown). When the first chamfer 221 and the second chamfer 354 are matched, the tightness of the connection between the first connecting member 20 and the second connecting member 30 is enhanced.

  Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above specific embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention can be modified or equivalently replaced without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is understandable. In addition, various modifications may be made to the invention for a particular case or specific situation without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited to the specific examples disclosed, but is to be construed as including all embodiments that fall within the scope of the claims of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Parts main body 20 1st connection member 21 Connection board 22 Connection pillar 221 1st chamfer 30 2nd connection member 31 Left side plate 32 Right side plate 33 Rear side plate 34 Bottom plate 35 Top plate 351 Top plate left part 352 Top plate right part 353 Top plate Rear portion 354 Second chamfer 355 Round chamfer 36 Strip groove 361 Deformation thin wall 37 Tightening rib 371 Square chamfer 40 Storage groove 41 Disc groove 42 Column groove 51 Position limit locking groove 52 Position limit locking protrusion

Claims (10)

A toy assembly part comprising a parts body (10), at least one first connecting member (20) and / or at least one second connecting member (30) provided in the parts body (10),
The first connecting member (20) includes a connecting plate (21) and a connecting column (22) provided on the connecting plate (21).
The second connecting member (30) has a hexagonal structure, and an accommodation groove (40) for inserting the first connecting member (20) is provided in the second connecting member (30).
The housing groove (40) houses a disk groove (41) for housing the connection board (21) and the connection column (22) provided on one surface of the second connection member (30). A pillar groove (42) for
An opening of the receiving groove (40) is provided on the other surface adjacent to the one surface of the second connecting member (30) where the column groove (42) is provided,
The connecting column (22) is provided with a position limiting locking groove (51) or a position limiting locking projection (52), and correspondingly, the column groove (42) has a position limiting locking projection ( 52) or a position limiting locking groove (51) is provided, and the position limiting locking groove (51) and the position limiting locking projection (52) mesh with each other.   The second connecting member (30) includes a bottom plate (34), an upper plate (35), a left side plate (31), a right side plate (32), and a rear side plate (33) provided to have a hexagonal structure, The inner walls of the bottom plate (34), the top plate (35), the left side plate (31), the right side plate (32) and the rear side plate (33) are joined together to determine the range of the plate groove (41). The toy assembly part according to claim 1, wherein the plate (35) is provided with the pillar groove (42).   The upper plate (35) includes an upper plate left portion (351), an upper plate rear portion (353), and an upper plate right portion (352). The upper plate left portion (351) and the upper plate rear portion (353). ) And the inner wall of the upper plate right part (352) determine the range of the column groove (42), and the inner wall of the upper plate left part (351) and the upper plate right part (352) A set of the position limiting locking projections (52) or the position limiting locking grooves (51) are provided at opposing positions, and the connecting pillar (22) is disposed in at least one pair of opposite directions. The toy assembly part according to claim 2, wherein the position limiting locking groove (51) or the position limiting locking projection (52) is provided.   Each of the upper plate left part (351) and the upper plate right part (352) is provided with one strip-shaped groove (36), and the strip-shaped groove (36) is connected to the first connecting member (20). Is provided in a position parallel to the direction of insertion into the receiving groove (40) and close to the position limit locking projection (52) or the position limit locking groove (51). Toy assembly parts.   The connecting plate (21) has a square shape, and the position limiting locking grooves (51) or the position limiting locking protrusions (52) are evenly distributed on the connecting column (22). The toy assembly part according to claim 3, wherein the locking groove (51) or the position restriction locking projection (52) is provided corresponding to a midpoint of each side of the connecting board (21).   The distance from the position limit locking projection (52) or the position limit locking groove (51) to the rear side plate (33) between the upper plate left part (351) and the upper plate right part (352) is The toy assembly part according to claim 3, which is half the side length of the left side plate (31) or the right side plate (32).   A first chamfer (221) is provided at one end of the connecting column (22) close to the connecting plate (21), and the upper plate left portion (351), the upper plate rear portion (353), and the upper plate. The toy assembly part according to claim 3, wherein a second chamfer (354) adapted to the first chamfer (221) is provided at an edge of the inner wall of the right part (352).   At least one fastening rib (37) is provided on the inner wall of each of the bottom plate (34), the top plate (35), the left side plate (31), and the right side plate (32), and the fastening rib (37) The toy assembly part according to claim 2, wherein the first connecting member (20) is parallel to a direction in which the first connecting member (20) is inserted into the receiving groove (40).   The toy assembly part according to claim 8, wherein a square chamfer (371) is provided at one end of the fastening rib (37) away from the rear plate (33).   The toy assembly part according to claim 1, wherein an orientation mark is provided on an upper surface of the connection board.