JPH0347375B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Object of the Invention) This invention provides the following features:
This invention relates to a block for constructing a planar body for the purpose of constructing a planar body of a desired size.

Hitherto, blocks that can be movably fitted and connected to any of the four sides of a rectangular base have not been known, and a desired planar body can be constructed by fitting and connecting a large number of blocks. I couldn't do it.

(Structure of the Invention) However, in this invention, fitting grooves are provided along two sides of a planar rectangular base, and fitting protrusions that fit into the fitting grooves are provided along the other two sides. ,
It is possible to arbitrarily fit and connect to any of the four sides of the base, and it can also be moved, thus solving the problems of the prior art.

(Industrial Application Field) A plane body constructed from the plane body construction block of the present invention can be used not only as an ordinary board (for example, a box material, a Go board, etc.), but also as a carpet, a table cloth, etc. Can be used for rugs, wall hangings, etc. Furthermore, depending on the structure of the fitting projection, it can be made into a flexible plate, so it can be used as a curtain, shutter, belt, or game board. The size can be appropriately selected from about 5 mm square to about 1 m square or more depending on the purpose of use.

Embodiment 1 The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 consists of three square plates 1, 1a,
1b are arranged vertically at predetermined intervals via the side plates 2, 2a to constitute the base 3, and the side plates 2, 2a
The fitting plates 5 and 5a are rotatably connected to each other via a connecting pin 4 to form a block A for constructing a planar body.

In the above, the lower edge of the side plate 2 is connected to one side edge of the vertically central square plate 1a, and the upper edge of the side plate 2a is connected to the adjacent one side edge, and the side plate 2a is connected to the upper edge of the side plate 2a. One side edge of the upper square plate 1 is connected to the upper edge, and one side edge of the lower square plate 1b is connected to the lower edge of the side plate 2a. Fitting grooves 6 and 6a are formed between the square plates 1a and 1b. Moreover, the square plate 1,
The edges of 1b facing the side plates 2, 2a are bent inward of the fitting grooves 6, 6a, respectively, to form the latching protrusions 7,
7a.

On the other hand, the fitting plates 5, 5a have fitting protrusions 8, 8a that are large enough to fit into the fitting grooves 6, 6a of the base.
, and the latching protrusion 7 on the side connected to the fitting plate.
There are formed locking grooves 9, 9a into which the lock 7a locks.
In the figure, reference numerals 10 and 10a are stoppers that are hooked into recesses provided in the hook grooves 9 and 9a.

The planar body construction block A shown in the above embodiment is as follows:
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the fitting convex portion 8,
8a is fitted into the fitting grooves 6, 6a of adjacent blocks to form a planar body 11.

According to this embodiment, the base 3 and the fitting protrusions 8, 8
Since the planar body 11 is made a separate body and rotatably connected, the planar body 11 can be freely bent. Therefore,
By appropriately selecting the material and size, it can be used for curtains, shutters, belts, etc.

In the above embodiment, both fitting convex portions 8, 8
a are rotatably connected to the base 3, but depending on the application (for example, a shutter), it may be sufficient to rotatably connect only one fitting convex portion.

Next, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the base plate 3 and the fitting protrusions 8, 8a are integrally formed by press forming a metal plate. In this embodiment, the latching protrusions 7, 7a and the latching grooves 9, 9a are provided in both the upper and lower directions.

In this embodiment as well, a plurality of blocks A are fitted and connected to form a planar body, which is the same as in the previous embodiment, but a hard facepiece is obtained instead of a flexible facepiece. However, the flat body constructed according to this embodiment can be used as a component for boxes, Go boards, etc., or for carpets, tablecloths, wall hangings, games, etc.

In this embodiment as well, if the convex portion is fitted into the fitting groove with some play, it is possible to obtain some rocking.

Embodiment 2 Next, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, two square plates 1 and 1a are connected at a predetermined interval via a fitting plate 5, and both sides of the fitting plate 5 have fitting convexes. Part 8, 8a
The space between the square plates 1 and 1a is the fitting groove 6, 6.
It becomes a. 13, 13a, 13b, 1 in the figure
3c and 14, 14a are through holes for inserting fixing pins.

Block A shown in this embodiment is used as a fixing plate by sequentially fitting and connecting a large number of blocks as shown in FIG. 7, and by passing fixing pins through the through holes 13 and 14. In addition, the through holes 14, 14a
Alternatively, a small protrusion can be provided, in which case the pin is not required since it is fixed by the concave-convex latching.

Embodiment 3 Next, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, a cross-shaped latching groove 16 is provided in the fitting plate 5 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 16
A latching convex shape 17 is provided to be latched to. In the figure, 21 is a stopper.

The blocks A shown in this embodiment are connected to form a planar body as shown in FIG. Here, the latching protrusion 17 and the latching groove 16 are the ninth
Since it is locked only in the bold line part (indicated by reference numeral 18) in the figure, if it is moved by half a pitch in the direction of arrow 19 and the left and right blocks A are aligned, it can be moved in the direction of arrow 20. I can do it.

Next, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, the contact surfaces of the latching groove 16 and the latching protrusion 17 in the embodiment of FIG. It is. In this embodiment, the rectangular board 1a is not essential when used for tabletop games or the like.

Embodiment 4 Next, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, square plates 1 and 1a are arranged in series at a predetermined interval, and four grooves 23 are provided in a lattice pattern on the opposing surfaces of each square plate. The base plate 3 is constructed with a mating plate 5 on two sides.
It is a block that is removably fitted.

The fitting plate 5 is constructed by connecting fitting rods 24, 24a with a connecting rod 25, which are large enough to fit into the groove 23. There is.

The block A of this embodiment forms a planar body by fitting the fitting rod 24 into the groove 23 of the adjacent block, and can move back and forth and left and right as in the above embodiments. It is. In addition, when fixing, the stopper 26 may be passed through the through holes 27 and 28.

In addition, if a groove (dashed line) is provided at the center of the block periphery in FIG. 11, the fitting plate can be swung.

FIG. 14 shows another embodiment of the fitting disk, in which disks 45 and 45a for fitting are connected by a connecting rod 25. In the embodiment of FIG. 14, the block A cannot be rotated. can. Furthermore, the disk 4
A stopper 46 is provided on one side of 5 and on both sides of 45a to restrict movement.

Embodiment 5 Next, the embodiment shown in FIG. 15 is obtained by cutting out the four corners of the base plate 3 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 11. According to this embodiment, when a planar body is constructed as shown in FIG.
30 is formed, so if a rectangular piece is fitted into this part, the movement of block A will be prevented.

Embodiment 6 Next, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 26, fitting grooves 6, 6a are provided on two adjacent sides of the base 3, and fitting plates 5, 5
a are arranged in series, and fitting grooves 6 are provided in the fitting plates 5 and 5a, respectively.
b and 6c are provided to form block A.

The blocks of this embodiment have fitting convex portions 8, 8a, 8b, 8c of the fitting disk that fit into the fitting grooves of adjacent blocks.
Insert and connect as appropriate.

Next, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 27, fitting grooves 6, 6a are provided on two adjacent sides of the base plate 3, and fitting plates 5, 5a are provided in series on the other two sides. Grooves 60 are provided in the fitting convex portions 8, 8a to enable movement of the blocks in the fitted state.

Next, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 28, fitting grooves 6, 6a are provided on two adjacent sides of the base 3, and fitting protrusions 8, 8a are provided in succession on the other two sides, and the fitting protrusions The latching protrusions 7, 7a are fitted into the fitting grooves 6, 6a.

Next, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 29, the fitting grooves 6, 6a of the embodiment shown in FIG. 28 are vertically shifted.

Application Example 1 According to the structure in which the fitting convex portion is removably fixed to the base as shown in Figs. 11 to 16 above, the base can also be made into an equilateral triangle in front as shown in Fig. 17. .

Block B shown in FIG. 17 is an equilateral triangular plate 3
1 and 31a facing each other at a predetermined interval, fitting grooves 32 parallel to the three sides are provided on the opposing surfaces, and relief grooves 33 are provided at the three corners.
It is used in combination with the connector shown in Figure 3 and elsewhere.

That is, the fitting plate 5 is inserted into the fitting groove 32 of the block B.
and insert the fitting rod 2 along the three sides of block B.
4, and each fitting rod 24 is fitted and connected to the fitting groove 32 of the adjacent block B to form a plane. 1st
They fit together at the thick line portion indicated by reference numeral 18 in Figure 9. In this case, if the fitting disk is fixed to the block shown by reference numeral a in FIG. 19, the fitting disks are not required for the blocks shown by b, c, and d. and b, c, d
Blocks e, f, g, adjacent to the block shown in
It is necessary to fix the fitting plate to h, i, and j.

In the planar body constructed as described above, each block can be moved in any direction indicated by arrows 37, 38, and 39. Note that since the relief groove 33 is provided, the sliding movement of the fitting rod 24 is not hindered. Even if it is not an equilateral triangle, if it is a triangle obtained by bisecting a parallelogram along the diagonal,
A similar movement is obtained.

Application Example 2 Next, FIG. 20 shows a sphere formed by fitting and connecting curved blocks of a predetermined shape using any of the connection structures shown in the above drawings.

In the example shown in FIG. 20, lines 61, 61a, 62, 63 dividing the sphere 60 into eight equal parts,
Lines 63, 63a, 63b, which almost equally divide 62,
Each section defined by 63c, 63d, and 63e is considered as one block, and blocks indicated by the same reference numerals in the figure have the same shape and size. However, if a predetermined block group is rotated by 90 degrees, the relative positions before and after the rotation will be the same, so the block group can be arbitrarily rotated in units of 90 degrees. Therefore, by painting each block with a predetermined color or drawing a figure, it can be used as a color matching toy or a puzzle. In addition, if it is fixed at a predetermined location if necessary, there is no possibility that the fitting portion will shift during use.

Application example 3 Next, an example of configuring a sphere is shown in Figure 21 and Figure 2.
This will be explained based on Figure 2. Each block C constituting the sphere consists of an upper plate 47 and a lower plate 48, and a groove 50 into which a connecting plate 49 fits is provided between the upper and lower plates 47 and 48, and a groove 50 is provided on the lower surface of the upper plate 47. A fitting groove 51 is provided at a predetermined position, and a protrusion 52 is provided at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the connecting plate 49. The positions of the protrusions 52 and the fitting grooves 51 are determined so that each block can move in all directions. Furthermore, the 21st
In the 1/8 sphere shown in the figure, fitting grooves 51 and protrusions 52 are essential on the blocks and connecting plates at the periphery, but are not essential at the center. Moreover, the block C of one pole of the sphere and the connecting plate cannot be connected by the fitting groove and the convex part (the four blocks C1 to
C4 are interconnected and cannot move freely).
Therefore, since there is a possibility that the relative positions of the connecting plates may shift, only one block (for example, C1) is fixed to the connecting plate (the shaded area in FIG. 21) to prevent the connecting plates from shifting.

Although the above structure can prevent displacement of the connecting plates in the directions of arrows 53 and 54 in FIG. 22, it cannot prevent displacement of the connecting plates in the direction of arrow 55, and there is a risk that the rotation of the blocks will be supported. Therefore, a wart-like protrusion 56 is provided on the connecting plate 49 at one corner, and 24 blocks (e in FIG.
A locking hole is provided in the block shown in Fig. 5 to restrict movement in the direction of arrow 55. In the figure, reference numeral 57 denotes an auxiliary plate for preventing lateral displacement, and 58 denotes a central plate that prevents lateral displacement and serves as a restraint against force from above.

Note that the division of blocks is not limited to 1/8 of the sphere as a basis, but can also be divided into one block across the equator line 59 as shown in FIG. However, the number of blocks is 8,
26 pieces...144 pieces, etc. can be set as appropriate.

In the example shown in FIG. 23, the lower plate of the block indicated by the symbol a protrudes in three directions, and the protruding portion 60 is fitted into the groove between the upper and lower plates of adjacent blocks b and c. The protrusions provided on the portion 60 fit into fitting grooves provided in the groove walls of the blocks indicated by b and c. That is, the 22nd
The connecting plate shown in the figure is not used.

Application Example 4 Next, in FIGS. 24 and 25, a regular hexahedron is constructed by making the surface shape of the blocks in the example shown in FIG. 23 square, and in this regular hexahedron, each block can be rotated and moved as appropriate. In FIGS. 23 and 24, blocks designated by the same reference numerals correspond to each other.

It should be noted that a polyhedron can also be constructed by the combination shown in FIG. A polyhedron can be obtained. In addition to a regular hexahedron, the polyhedron can also be a regular octahedron (Fig. 27).

(Effects of the Invention) That is, according to the present invention, fitting grooves are provided along two sides of the rectangular base, and fitting convex portions are provided along the other two sides, so that a large number of pieces can be fitted and connected. By doing so, a planar body of a desired size can be constructed. Further, even after the planar body is constructed, each block can be moved in any direction, front and rear, left and right.

However, by color-coding each block, it is possible to obtain a flat body with a desired color-coded pattern, and the pattern can be changed as appropriate. It also has effects such as being suitable for color matching games.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the invention, FIG. 2 is a front view in use, FIG. 3 is a side view, FIG. 4 is a plan view, and FIG. 5 is a second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the third embodiment, FIG. 7 is a plan view of the used state, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment.
10 is a perspective view of the fifth embodiment, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the sixth embodiment, FIG. 12 is a plan sectional view, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the fitting plate, FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the seventh embodiment, FIG. 16 is a plan view of the working state, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of an example in which the block is an equilateral triangle.
Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 17, Figure 19 is a plan view of the state in use, Figure 20 is a perspective view of an example configured as a sphere, and Figures 21 and 22 are partially enlarged explanations. Figure 23 is a perspective view of an example with different division positions, Figure 24 is a perspective view of an example configured as a cube, Figure 25 is an enlarged partial sectional view of Figure 24,
26 to 29 are perspective views of another embodiment of the invention. 1, 1a, 1b... square plate, 2, 2a... side plate, 3... base, 4... connecting pin, 6, 6a...
Fitting groove, 7, 7a... Latching protrusion, 8, 8a... Fitting protrusion, 9, 9a... Latching groove, A... Block.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A fitting groove is provided along two sides of a planar rectangular base, and a fitting convex portion that can be slidably fitted into the fitting groove is provided along the other two sides. A block for constructing a plane body. 2. The block for constructing a planar body according to claim 1, wherein the base is constructed by two or three plates arranged in series at a predetermined interval. 3. The block for configuring a planar body according to claim 1, wherein the fitting groove is located between the opposing plates. 4. The planar body according to claim 1, wherein the fitting groove has a latching protrusion that latches with a latching groove provided in the fitting convex portion and can slide parallel to the side edge of the latching groove. Configuration block. 5. The block for configuring a planar body according to claim 1, wherein the fitting convex portion is connected to the base via a connecting pin. 6. The block for configuring a planar body according to claim 1, wherein the base and the fitting convex portion have a through hole for inserting a fixing pin.