JPH05501215A - assembly blocks - Google Patents

Abstract

A building block (10) is in the shape of a right-angled isosceles triangular prism. The block has male hinge elements (22, 24) on one edge and female hinge elements (25, 26) on another edge such that two blocks (10) can not only be hingedly attached but also joined at both respective hinge element carrying edges to form a cube. Male (31) and female (30) face connection elements are provided to allow face to face connection.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Name of invention: Assembly block This invention relates to assembly blocks. Especially, but not exclusively, for children of all ages. Concerning educational toys for teaching various aspects of science.

According to this invention, a plurality of shapes can be created by combining a large number of assembly blocks. A multi-faceted building block is supplied that is suitable for assembly for removal. Each block is It has the following configuration.

placed on one or more edges, and a pair of building blocks are at least one of the blocks; and at least one of the blocks. A surface joining means arranged on the surface of the surface of the building block to enable surface-to-surface joining of a pair of assembly blocks.

The building block may be in the shape of a triangular prism, preferably an isosceles triangle. The prism is preferably a right isosceles triangular prism. this The prism preferably has a square face between the short sides of two triangular faces. stomach.

The hinge coupling means includes a male hinge means disposed on the first edge and the first edge. and female hinge means disposed on a second edge parallel to and adjacent to the edge. Good too. This allows the male hinge means of the two blocks to be connected to the female hinge means of the two blocks. You can connect two blocks to each other by connecting them to the Ru.

According to another aspect of the invention, by combining a large number of the blocks, a plurality of Assembly blocks are supplied that are suitable for assembly to create the shape of. Each assembly block The rack is equipped with a right isosceles triangular prism. The above block is one of the hypotenuses. The edge defining one end has a male hinge means, and the edge defining the other end of the oblique side has a male hinge means. It has a female pin means. This allows the two blocks to become one block. By coupling the male hinge means of the block to the female hinge means of the other block, the blocks are hinged to each other. It can also be firmly connected to each other using double hinge means to stand upright. Can form a square.

The building block has a female on one side forming one of the equal sides of an isosceles triangle. having a surface joining means, on the other surface forming the other of the equal sides of the isosceles triangle; It may also have male surface coupling means.

Preferably, the axis of the hinge is parallel to the edges defining the hypotenuse.

The male hinge means may include a pair of protrusions extending in opposite directions, and the female hinge means may include a pair of protrusions extending in opposite directions. The coupling means have respective protrusions arranged in opposite directions adapted to snap-fit together. A pair of recesses extending in the direction may be provided. Each protrusion extends opposite each other. Alternatively, the recesses may open in directions away from each other.

As an embodiment, a specific example of a block according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this drawing, FIG. 1 is a side view of the assembly block; FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the assembly block shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the block. , Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 3, and Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the details of the snap connection. FIG. 6 shows a pair of hinge means connected to each other by the combination of two pairs of hinge means. It is a sectional view showing a block of.

Assembly block 10 is constructed from plastic material, but other materials may be used. . The assembly block 10 is shaped like a right triangular prism. Assembly Bro A pair of essentially square faces 11.12 form the hypotenuse of a right triangle. It has a rectangular surface 13. The general shape of the assembly block is an isosceles right angle. It has two triangular end faces 14 and 15.

The block 10 is attached to one edge defining the hypotenuse of the face 14.15 of the right triangle. The other side is provided with hinge means 20 and defines the hypotenuse of the right triangular face 14.15. It is provided with female hinge means 21 at the edge thereof. The male hinge means 20 includes a pair of nibs 2 Consists of 2. A space 23 extends between the pair of nibs 22. From each nib , conical projections 24 project opposite each other.

The female hinge means 21 consists of a rib 25 having conical recesses 26 on both end faces.

The female pin means 20 of the first block and the female hinge means 21 of the second block. are connected to each other, the rib 25 of the second block is connected to the first block. is pushed into the space 23 of the first block, and the conical protrusion 24 of the first block is pushed into the space 23 of the first block. It is fitted into the conical recess 26 of the second block. In this way, two blogs The hooks are hinged together.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the male and female hinge means of the first block are The two blocks 10 are coupled to the female and male hinge means of the lock, respectively. The shape of the blocks and the male and female hinges mean that the blocks are joined together to form a cube. The positions of 20 and 21 have been determined. In the state shown in Figure 6, each The rectangular surfaces 13 face each other. Each rectangular surface 13 is male, Ensures that the female hinge means does not create any hindrance when joined Therefore, it is very slightly concave.

In addition to the hinge means, the block 10 is provided with surface coupling means. The surface coupling means is A socket 30 provided on the square surface 11 and a plug protruding from the square surface 12. 31. The plug of one block 10 is connected to the plug of the other block 10. It can be snap-fitted to the socket 30. P The geometry for the coupling of lug 31 and socket 30 is shown in more detail in FIG. There is. As shown in FIG. 5, the plug 30 is basically cylindrical, but near its tip It has an annular connecting rim 32 next to it. The socket 30 has an annular shape that projects inside. The annular rib 33 of the socket 30 has a coupling rib 33, and the annular rib 33 of the plug 31 is attached to the annular rib 33 of the socket 30. A shaped rim 32 connects with a snap fit. As clearly shown in Figure 5, the annular rim 3 2 and the annular rib 33 both have a chamfered shape. This allows the plug The plug can be easily inserted into the socket as well as the plug from the socket It can be easily removed. Moreover, blocks can be inserted and removed relatively easily. Despite being designed to .

When two blocks are shaped together as shown in Figure 6, a cube is formed. It will be done. This cube has two flat sides and two sides with protruding plugs 31. and two surfaces including the socket 30. formed by two blocks 10 The cube shown in Figure 6 has block 10 under our trademark MULTILINKJ. and allow it to become part of a structure with real cubes available.

The cube has a socket on each side with a shape similar to the socket 30 of the block 10. It also has a plug with a similar shape to the plug 31 of the block 10. . In this way, the block 10 essentially forms an rMULTILINKJ cube. Provides greater flexibility and flexibility. Block 10 connects with a real cube and when two blocks 10 are joined by a hinge, one hinge A cube is formed when the connection is made or, alternatively, when both hinge connections are made. Because it will be done. It can be seen that in this way many types of structures are possible. Probably.

The foregoing description is merely an example and variations and substitutions may be made within the scope of this invention. It will turn out to be a good thing.

abstract A cube can be formed by Male face coupling element (31) and female The surface coupling element (30) enables surface-to-plane coupling.

June 15, 1992

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. For assembly to create multiple shapes by combining multiple blocks Adapted multi-sided building blocks. The above block has the following: placed on one or more edges, at which a pair of building blocks hinged coupling means arranged on at least one side to enable the hinged coupling to be carried out; A surface joining means that enables surface-to-surface joining of a pair of blocks. 2. 2. The assembly block of claim 1, wherein said assembly block is in the shape of a triangular prism. 3. The assembly block according to claim 2, wherein the triangular prism is an isosceles triangular prism. 4. The set of claim 3, wherein the isosceles triangular prism is a right-angled isosceles triangular prism. Standing block. 5. Claim wherein the prism has a square face between the short sides of two triangular faces. 4 building blocks. 6. A hinge coupling means is provided between the male hinge means disposed on the first edge and the first edge. and a female hinge means disposed on a second edge parallel to and adjacent to the hinge. , the male hinge means of the two blocks are connected to the female hinge means of the two blocks. By connecting each block, two blocks can be firmly connected to each other. The assembly block according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the assembly block is functional. 7. For assembly to create multiple shapes by combining multiple blocks Adapted building blocks. Each block is equipped with a right isosceles triangular prism, The block has a male hinge means on an edge defining one end of the hypotenuse, and the other end of the hypotenuse has male hinge means. A female hinge means is provided at the edge defining the end. Two blocks are one block By connecting the male hinge means of one block to the female hinge means of the other block, Can be hinged together. The above two blocks use both pairs of hinge means. and are tightly connected to each other to form a cube. 8. The above building block forms one of the equal sides of an isosceles triangle. having female surface coupling means on the surface of the other side forming the other of the equal sides of the isosceles triangle. 8. The assembly block of claim 7, further comprising male surface coupling means on one side. 9. Claim 7 or 8, wherein the axis of the hinge is parallel to an edge defining the hypotenuse. building blocks. 10. Claim: wherein the male hinge means includes a pair of protrusions extending in opposite directions. Any building block from 6 to 9. 11. The female hinge means extend in opposite directions, and the protrusion has a snap fit. 11. The assembly block of claim 10, further comprising a recess adapted to connect the parts. 12. The protrusions extend toward each other, and the recesses extend away from each other at Sekiguchi. The assembly block according to claim 11.