JPS62502592A - Electronic spatial logic toy with movable and/or rotatable components - Google Patents

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Movable and/or rotatable configuration Broadcasting A3 Gono J Ryo Inspection 1.1% '31 Technical field The present invention relates to a spatial logic toy with movable and/or rotatable components. Ru.

Background technology Logic toys with different movable and/or rotatable components are the most popular. It is a well-known fact that Well-known theory with numbers and pictures comprising 15 constituent pieces In addition to logical toys, ivy space toys have recently become rapidly popular around the world. this International competitions are held for these toys. For this competition, each participant , order the jumbled pieces of the logic toy into their original positions in the shortest possible time. Compete to bring it correctly.

Therefore, the outcome of a competition depends not only on the logical ability of the participants, but also on the prepared system. It also depends on your level of proficiency in systematic arithmetic. However, logical ability When it comes to determining heat, the conventional method is to aim for the shortest time required for placement. The minimum number of steps required to move or rotate components to get them into the correct order It seems more realistic to aim for the number of operations. of the above format The winner of the competition is the person who moves the component pieces the least and places them within the given time. He is the one who can get it.

In order to actually conduct such a competition, the jury must pay close attention to the movements of the competitors. It is necessary to observe and preserve evidence. However, this method is tiring and Also, due to the many errors involved, such competitions have not become popular worldwide.

Disclosure of invention It is an object of the invention to automatically calculate and link component placement steps. A structure that allows for continuous recording and measurement of placement time. The goal is to develop logic toys that are equipped with characters and are suitable for competitive purposes.

The invention provides for a movable and/or rotatable component or components. With the help of sensors that are forced into physical connection with these components, electrical communication is possible. It is possible to generate a signal directly or indirectly and calculate the placement steps of the toy. It is based on the recognition that The above electrical signals are counted by an electrical counter. In addition, the electronic chronometer can be switched ON and OFF using electrical signals. FF? : It is possible to control and measure the time required for placement.

The invention therefore provides a spatial logic toy with movable and/or rotatable components. Regarding ingredients.

The gist of the invention is that for a movable and/or rotatable component or components , or maintain a forcefully connected state to its path of movement or axis of rotation. electrical, magnetic or optical switches as well as electrical A counter that is activated automatically is conveniently connected and is also phase-connected to the signaling device. Is Rukoto.

According to another embodiment of the logic toy according to the invention, in addition to the counter, the sensor is Connected to the chronometer measuring circuit, this circuit is in the initial state after zero setting Automatically activated upon change, ie, during placement step. Rubik's Cube (RU B I K’5Cube) (disclosed in HU-PS 170062) or similar As in the case of toys, the pieces of the original mechanical logic toy that act as a base are The invention is most efficient if rotatable components, such as plates, are formed. This can be achieved in a number of ways. In addition to the components forming the plate center, The stationary shaft of is also hollow.

It will probably be tubular, with a sensor inside it. In this case, it is suitable as an integrated circuit. The precisely formed chronometer measuring circuit and digital display are attached to the plate sensor. It is worth positioning it within the cavity of one component of the data. In addition, axially movable claws Insert a shaped component or a mechanical component with pitched curves or surface grooves. It may also be advantageous to activate the sensor accordingly.

Brief description of the drawing The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings as follows.

FIG. 1 is an electrical block diagram of the structure according to the invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are signal transmission A diagram showing the logical arrangement of transmitters.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing the internal tower structure of the electronic chronometer measurement circuit, and Figures 5 to 7 are , a diagram illustrating a preferred structure according to another embodiment for mechanically activating the sensor; FIG. 8 shows a possible embodiment of the invention.

Optimal mode of carrying out the invention In Figure 1, the output of signal transmitter 1 is can be applied or omitted, therefore, state register 5 and By intervening the charging detection circuit 4, one side is connected to the input of the counter 20. , the output of the color printer 2 is connected to the input of the display 6. display Another input is the digital chronometer 6 and electronic clock included depending on conditions. connected to the output of chronometer 6 (shown in dotted line), while electronic chronometer and The inputs of the counter 2 are configured as a common input. Cancel pushbutton ( The release key) 14 is the counter 2. State register 5 and electronic chronometer 6 zero setting input.

As shown in FIG. 2, the signal transmitter 1 consists of contacts 8 connected in parallel. One pole of point 8 is connected to the 10U supply voltage and the other pole is connected to the bounce-filter Via a circuit 9, the output of the signal transmitter 1 is formed.

The embodiment according to FIG. This human power conductor is connected to the +U and -U supply voltages while The output of is connected to the input of static level control bistable circuit (flip-flop) 11. One output of this circuit 11 then forms the output of the signal transmitter 1.

In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the electronic chronometer 6 is a digital stopwatch. It consists of a switch 12 and an output register 13. stopwatch 12 output The power and the inputs of the output register 13 are connected in phase. The output of the output register 13 is Forms the output of the electronic chronometer 6. The control input for the circuit is a digital stock It is connected to the start input of the watch 12 and the input of the output V register 16, and is connected to the input of the output V register 16. Control begging. A part of the circuit zero setting manual C is a digital stopwatch 1 Connected to the zero setting and stop inputs of 2, and also partially connected to the zero setting and stop inputs of output register 15. Connected to configuration input.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. A medium disposed within the contact piece 17 and provided with claw-shaped teeth and supported on the contact point. Spacer piece 152 rotation prevention restraint means 21. and a plate sensor with a claw end face. The upper end of the shaft supporting the motor 19 is disposed. fixed by the restraint means 21 The plate center component piece 18 is provided on the above-mentioned axis, and the plate center component piece 18 is provided on the axis. The hollow portion of the piece 18 holds the spring 20 and the locking nut 26.

As is clear from FIG. 6, each intermediate Component 15 has a contact point 8 consisting of a pair of inclined or staggered overlapping springs. It is supported against.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a tube formed in the middle part of the "Magic Cube" The following components are arranged in sequence within the shaft 22: Supports plate center 19 Intermediate component piece 1 fixed to the restraining means 21, with a claw end of the receiving shaft, provided with a double claw pin 6. An intermediate component piece 24 provided with a handle, one of the contacts 8 attached to the intermediate component piece 24 The half spring, the long spring 2'5, supports the plate center 25 and is attached to another restraining means 21. Therefore, the extended end of the hollow shaft fixed to the intermediate component piece 24 and connected to the hollow shaft the other half spring of contact 8.

The cam end of each intermediate component 15 is loosely connected to the switch contact 8.

FIG. 8 shows possible specific ratio embodiments. The electronic signal processing/display device 29 has a lid with a window. 30, and performs the function shown in FIG. Contact 8 is an electronic signal processing control/display device 29. Disposed within the hollow shaft 25 that supports the plate center. The closed contact 8 interposes an intermediate component 24 with a handle and a long spring 26. This forms a common point for the switches within the tubular shaft 22. switch active The contact point 8 is located between the inner wall of the tubular shaft 22 and the outer wall of the hollow shaft 25 that supports the plate center. and is connected to the electronic signal processing device 29.

The electronic spatial logic toy with movable components according to the invention operates as follows. .

The circuit arrangement according to FIG. 1 operates as follows.

In the simplest configuration of this mechanism, only the components shown in the actual record are involved in the operation.

That is, a single signal transmitter 1. Counter 2° Display 6 and Cancel pushbutton It is 14. By pressing the cancel pushbutton (cancellation key) 14 before the start of the action, The counter is set to zero. Then, at each placement step, the signal transmitter 1 Send a pulse to counter 2. This pulse is counted in counter 2 and the current The current digital value will be displayed on the display B, thus when the toy placement is complete. The total value of the step is displayed at the point. Trying to measure the time required for placement In this case, the circuit must include an electronic chronometer 6.

This chronometer 6 is set to zero by a cancel pushbutton (release key) 14. It can also be stopped and restarted from zero by the first counting pulse. can be done. Then, for each step, the chronometer returns to the first step. The elapsed time counted from to the most recent step is supplied to the output. electronic chronograph The configuration of the meter will be explained with reference to Figure 4. digital chronometer 7 is a further special device that displays the actual time on display 3. Ru. Display 3 can display the above numerical values at the same time, but it does not display them. A more economical display method is adopted by displaying the desired data using a selector switch. It is also possible to have a structure that uses Internal timing of digital chronometer 7 The clock signal is also used for the electronic chronometer 6, making the circuit structure simpler. be able to. This possibility is based on electronic chronometer 6 and digital chronometer 6. The signal conductors connecting the 7s to each other are indicated by dotted lines in FIG.

When using multiple signal transmitters 1, it is also necessary to provide a circuit 4 for detecting changes. . The action of the above circuit is that the signal level occurring on the input channel changes or is to supply each output pulse to the counter 2 when the output pulse occurs. statere If register 5 is also connected, the contents of this register, i.e. the bit samples, are “N-IJ type code, where a single logic signal “1” is the final Indicates the channel. When starting the signal transmitter alternately, the state register 5 The signal transmitter 1 changes with each step, but if this signal transmitter 1 is activated repeatedly, In this case, the contents of state register 5 will not change. At the start of the game, the state register The star 5 is set to zero by a cancel pushbutton (release key) 14. after that, Each time the contents of the state register 5 change, the circuit 4 that issues a change request is activated by a counter. 2 and electronic chronometer 6, each sending 2 pulses to the It can be seen that it started to work in the same way as described above. The only difference is that the same signal transmitter 1 Each time you repeatedly activate a component (no matter how many) belonging to This point is counted as a drop. Due to the nature of the game, game rules involving this counting method are This is important when rules need to be applied. Therefore, for example, the Rubik's cue It is possible to define counting rules for the Repeated rotations of the same plate are counted as one step. Signal transmitter 1 As a technical solution, it is suitable for detecting stepwise displacement or angular displacement. Small well-known sensors can be used, e.g. electronic contacts, as well as optical , sensors operating on magnetic, inductive, capacitive, etc. principles, or a combination of these. Logic mechanisms made up of sensors can be used. In practice, for this purpose It would be most economical to use a child type contact, but due to the design of the toy, Inductive filament) [with optical switch or with built-in movable ferromagnetic shunt A satisfactory solution can be achieved by using magnetic switches.

FIG. 2 shows a signal transmitter 1 comprising a plurality of electrical elements.

When the toy is at rest, each contact 8 is open, and during the placement step, each contact is briefly Close the interval, apply +U voltage to the input of bounce filter 9, and then apply it again. and shut off. In this way, the output of the bounce filter 9 is controlled by the counter 2. A normal rectangular pulse appears, suitable for control. According to FIG. 2, for example, +U supply When trying to realize logical connection '4 by optical switch instead of voltage , for example by using an electro-optical coupling element instead of the light source and bounce filter 9. can be done.

The embodiment of FIG. 3 works as follows.

+U supply by a series effect chain of cross switches 10 acting as sensors. The supply voltage is supplied to one input of the 7-lip-flop 11, and the -U supply voltage is supplied to another input. is guided by the input. In either placement step, the input of the flip-flop As a result of the +U and -U voltages being connected in phase, one cross switch 10 rotates in % When the robot turns, the counter 2 counts the turning movement.

The operation of the electronic chronometer 6 according to FIG. It is a numerical representation of the elapsed time between steps. At the start of the game, it is attached to input "C". The electric signal that is given and performs the zero setting is, in part, connected to a digital stopwatch 12. The contents of some output registers 13 are set to zero, and the function is stopped. Set. The electrical pulse indicating the placement step is different from the input rBJ. This kind of pal stop the function of the digital stopwatch 12, or If the As a result, the value on the stopwatch 12 is instantaneously taken. In this way, the output always includes the elapsed time until the most recent placement step. Can be read. If the system is equipped with a digital chronometer 7 reads the internal timing pulse and starts the digital stopwatch 12. As a result, its structure is simpler than that of commercially available digital If the Le Chronometer 7 has proper functions, it can be used as a stopwatch. can do.

In the case of the structure shown in Fig. 5, the rotation of the shaft supporting the plate center 19χ causes the plate to When the rate center component piece 18 is rotated by %, the intermediate piece 15 with teeth (its rotation is prevented by the restraining means 21) is displaced to the left and its protrusion The cam closes the contacts 8 of the center piece 17. When the above % rotation is completed, the contact point is Jump back and cut it off.

FIG. 6 shows a contact 8 that can be activated from two directions.

From the tilted (immediate), staggered polymerization state, either rXJ or rYJ It will be clear that the contacts 8 close regardless of the direction of displacement.

In the case of the embodiment of FIG. 7, the upper intermediate piece is moved in the 15vrZJ direction and the lower intermediate piece is When the piece 15' moves in the YJ direction, the lower contact 8 closes.

By means of an intermediate component 16 which is provided with double pawls and whose rotation is prevented by means of restraint 21. , rotate the shaft supporting the plate center 19 on the left side, or rotate the shaft supporting the plate center 19 on the right side. Center 25'lk: The supporting piece 24 is such that the lower contact 8 is already closed and the upper contact 8 is still open in the rXJ direction (rightward). But both axes In the case of simultaneous rotation, the degree of displacement of the intermediate component 24 with the handle is doubled. Ru. This results in the construction of a mechanical summation device and therefore also the upper contact 8 is closed.

Provides a mechanical solution according to FIGS. 5 to 7, and furthermore provides electronic components and displays By configuring the circuit as a small integrated circuit, the present invention It can be applied most economically and appropriately for continuous production of ``gic cube''. Ru.

In this case, the integrated circuit with electronic components is placed on the right side of the tubular shaft 22 according to FIG. , the plate center constituent piece connected to the hollow shaft supporting the plate center 25 18 is conveniently arranged in the hollow part of the contact 8, and the electrical contact of the co-rotating contact 8 is The problem can be solved in the simplest way. Therefore, the tubular shaft according to FIG. has a special role in the overall structure arrangement, and is the preferred main axis of the toy. You can do something like that.

Rotating any plate center component 18 (see FIG. 8) having a horizontal axis and the path formed in the shaft supporting the plate center 19 and the tubular shaft 22. , the shaft supporting the plate center 19 rotates in the axial direction and the opposite On the side.

Close the switch. The rotation of the shaft supported by the plate center 19χ is controlled by the restraint means 21. while the axial movement is regulated by the leaf spring 27 and simultaneously ensuring the necessary expansion to rotate the tube. Equipped with a horizontal axis according to Figure 8 The plate center component piece 18 is closed by a lid 31.

Rotate the upper component of the plate center component 18 with the vertical axis according to FIG. Then, the hollow shaft supporting the plate center 25 also rotates at the same time, so that the handle and the intermediate component 24 with the fixing screw 28 also rotates. Intermediate structure with double claws Influence of the forced path acting on the component piece 16 and the intermediate component piece 24 with the handle 8, the contact 8 performs a vertical movement as shown in FIG. 8 to achieve the desired connection. .

Rotating the lower plate center component 18 with its longitudinal axis according to FIG. The intermediate component 16 with heavy pawls also rotates and exerts its own forced pressing force and Due to the influence of the pressing force acting on the intermediate component 24, the intermediate component 24 with the handle ’& Lift up and close contact 8. In this case, the expansion required to rotate the vertical axis is A leaf spring provided in the lower plate center component 18 with a longitudinal axis according to FIG. 27 makes it certain.

An advantage of the invention is the use of relatively simple and small refining elements suitable for mass production. Accordingly, toys with movable and/or rotatable components are allowed to count steps. and precise measurement of placement time (to the nearest pigeon second) can be well resolved. to achieve an extremely high level and, as a result, meet the requirements for application to competitions. It is something that can be satisfied. A further additional feature is the digital By applying the barrel type chronometer 7, this toy can be used when not in use. , it can also be used as a digital table clock with an aesthetic appearance.

Above all, the present invention applies, for example, to the well-known Rubik's "Magic Cube" Mechanical toys composed of aesthetic units, such as cubes, and high-level Multiple 1 with the puzzle characteristics of Le Fig, 8 international search report

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. Forced connection of a component or group of components or a working path or its axis of rotation. Connect directly or via mechanical transmission means to a subsequent sensor, and thus e.g. one or two circuit switches suitable for opening and closing electrical, electromagnetic or optical signal paths. While the circuits of the sensors can be connected individually or in groups to a single signal transmitter ( 1) form one or more logic networks that act as connection to the electrical counter (2) via the connection element (4, 5, 9, 11). Logic toy with movable and/or rotatable components, characterized in that: Ingredients. 2. An electronic clock is connected to the sensor or the signal transmitter (1) containing the sensor. Logic toy according to claim 1, characterized in that a nometer (6) is also connected. Ingredients. 3. The counter (2) has an intervening circuit (4) for detecting changes and a permanently pre-positioned Definitively connected to the signal transmitter (1) via the state register (5) Logic toy according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: 4. For example, the component pieces are ``Magic'' Rubik's Cube, ``Magic Domino'', etc. A logic toy formed into a group of simultaneously rotatable components, namely HU-PS17006 2 or a toy based on a similar principle, in which one or more shafts of the toy are hollow or or tubular, the sensor and/or the conductor being inside the shaft and/or the plug. Claim 1, wherein the rate center component is disposed within a hollow portion of the rate center component. Logic toys listed in either Section or Section 3. 5. Counter (2) and permanently installed chronometer measuring circuit (6) and connections A connected display (3) is located within the hollow portion of one or more plate center components. 4. The logic toy according to claim 4, wherein the logic toy is arranged in a. 6. A single axis or plate center component (18) and the set actuated thereby. mechanical connection between sensors. Has a curved body with pitch-like characteristics or an end face with surface grooves. , i.e. the axially movable mechanical component (15,1 6, 19, 24) Logic toys listed in Section 5. 7. The toy includes a suitable main shaft, and a plate center member at each end of the main shaft has a , mechanical total structure (16, 19, 22), and one or more sensors. Claims 4 to 4, characterized in that the server is in a forced activated connection state with the server. Logic toys listed in any of the items in Section 6. 8. Consisting of a pair of contacts in an inclined or staggered overlapping state, with two or more vertical or claim characterized in that it incorporates a sensor contact (8) that can be activated from Logic toys listed in scope 6 or 7.