KR101137670B1 - Assemblable block - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an assembly block that can be used for making teaching materials, play equipment, or sculptures, the body having any one of a triangle, a quadrangle, and a tetrahedron; Spherical connecting balls formed at each vertex of the body; Recessed grooves are formed in each of the corners of the body is connected to the connection ball is formed and the crater for connection is provided with two or more restraining projections along the edge of the recessed grooves.

Assembly block, triangle, square, tetrahedron, cross-shaped, connecting ball, recessed groove, restraint protrusion, connecting crater

Description

Assembly Block {Assemblable block}

The present invention relates to an assembly block that can be used for teaching materials, play equipment, or sculptures.

Various kinds of assembly blocks are known, and such as lego can be representative, and various kinds of assembly blocks are usually provided as a set to combine them to make various three-dimensional objects.

In most assembly blocks, the connection method between adjacent assembly blocks has many male and female coupling methods, and also uses auxiliary connecting means.

The present invention is an assembly block, but unlike those known in the art, it is possible to continuously connect and produce a variety of coupling forms with only one assembly block of the same shape. The present invention relates to an assembly block that can be assembled into more various shapes.

The present invention is to provide a new type of assembly block that can be freely connected and various modifications can be made to escape the conventional assembly block.

The present invention for achieving the problem as set forth, the body is made of any one of the shape of a triangle, a square, a tetrahedron, the body is formed with a third punched hole perforated around the center or the center; Spherical connecting balls formed at each vertex of the body; A concave groove is formed at each corner of the body, and a concave groove into which a connection ball is fitted is formed and two or more restraining protrusions are provided along an edge of the concave groove.

And the present invention and the cross-shaped body which is formed with a third drilling hole which is punched around the center or the center; Spherical connecting balls formed at both ends in any one axial direction of the body; It proposes an assembling block including a; crater for the connection ball is formed in the second axial direction of the body is formed and the connection crater is provided with two or more restraining projections along the edge of the recessed groove. .

Preferably, the connection ball, the assembly block, characterized in that the first drilling hole is formed to be drilled toward the center of the body and the outer surface of the connection ball is formed with a plurality of incision cut to reach the first drilling hole Suggest.

Preferably, the crater proposes an assembling block, characterized in that a second drilling hole is formed to be drilled toward the center of the body.

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Preferably, the assembling block proposes an assembling block characterized in that an auxiliary crater, in which a connecting ball is fitted, is formed at the center of the body in the vertical axis direction when the body is a flat triangle or a quadrangle.

Preferably, in the cutout of the connection ball, the assembly block is characterized in that it can be connected to the other neighboring assembly block by inserting a plate-shaped auxiliary connector.

Preferably, the assembling block proposes an assembling block, which can be continuously assembled by combining ones having the same body shape or those having different body shapes.

Preferably, the assembly block proposes an assembly block, characterized in that the craters can be connected to each other.

Preferably, the assembling block proposes an assembling block, characterized in that the connecting ball coupled to the crater can move to allow rotation and change at various angles.

Preferably, the assembly block is characterized in that the first or second hole, the third hole and the third hole is fitted with a rigid or flexible circular tube can connect a plurality of assembly blocks in a row.

More preferably, the assembling block, an auxiliary block that can connect the connection ball and the connection ball, one side is connected to the connection ball and another side can be coupled to the connection crater, one side is connected to the crater for connection. It proposes an assembly block characterized in that it is provided with an auxiliary block that can be.

The assembly block according to the present invention can form a variety of three-dimensional solid through the continuous coupling only with the assembly block of the same shape without a separate connection means, the connection portion between the assembly blocks can be freely rotated or moved within a certain angle It has the effect of making creative three-dimensional objects.

In addition, the assembling block of the present invention can be mutually coupled between the assembly blocks having different bodies, such as triangle, square, cross, etc., and can be continuously assembled by inserting a circular tube into a drilling hole formed in the body and incision to the connection ball In addition, it is possible to assemble the plate-like body and the like, there is an effect that the coupling with other connecting means is also good.

And the assembly block of the present invention has the effect that it can be used in the production of various teaching materials, play equipment or art or sculpture.

Hereinafter, the assembly block according to the present invention will be described in more detail, and reference will be made to related drawings according to a preferred embodiment as a means of understanding the technical idea of the present invention. However, it is to be understood that the drawings presented are examples showing one possible implementation by the technical idea of the present invention, such as a simple modified embodiment by another person is included in the technical scope of the present invention.

The assembly block according to the present invention basically has a triangular, square, tetrahedron or cross-shaped body, and in the case of each vertex or cross body of the body, a spherical connecting ball is formed at each end of one of two axes intersected. . And in the case of the corner portion or the cross body of the body is provided with a crater for connecting the connection ball can be fitted to the other end of one axis of the two axes.

And the crater for the connection is formed with a recessed groove that can accommodate the connection ball is provided with two or more protruding restraint projections along the edge of the recessed groove. Assembly blocks having the same shape or different shape of the body can be constrained by the connection ball is inserted into the crater for connection, it can be rotated or moved within a certain range to implement various types of three-dimensional.

In addition to the assembly block of the present invention, such as auxiliary craters and perforation holes may be formed to increase the variety of assembly, it will be described in more detail through a preferred embodiment.

First Embodiment

1 is a schematic perspective view of an assembly block according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a state diagram showing various coupling methods using the assembly blocks according to the first embodiment.

In the first embodiment, it has a triangular body 100 and spherical connecting balls 200 are formed at three vertices of the body 100. And the crater 300 for connecting the connection ball 200 is formed one by one to the corner portion (meaning three side portions) of the body 100 is formed. The connecting crater 300 is partially wrapped around the connection ball 200 to maintain a coupled state concave recessed recessed groove 310 is formed and at least two or more restraints along the edge of the recessed groove 310 Protrusion 320 is formed to protrude.

In connecting the assembly blocks having the same shape, if the connection ball 200 of the other block is pushed into the connection crater 300, it becomes a restrained state and is not separated unless an external force is applied. The connection ball 200 is partially inserted into the recessed groove 310 of the connection crater 300 and at the same time, the constraining protrusions 320 hold the connection ball 200 so that the connection state can be maintained. And since the spherical connection ball 200 is coupled to the crater 300 for connection, the assembly block can be rotated and changed at various angles.

As shown, if a plurality of assembly blocks of the present embodiment are used, they can be connected continuously and their coupling forms are also various. Representatively, the connection balls 200 of the other assembly blocks may be coupled to one connection crater 300 between neighboring assembly blocks, and the connection craters 300 may be connected to each other in a cross shape. . In addition, after assembling a plurality of assembling blocks, as shown in (e) of FIG. 2, when the assembling blocks are folded at a predetermined angle as shown in FIG.

Two restraining protrusions 320 are placed at the edge of the recessed groove 310 constituting the crater 300 for connection, and the outer surface of the edge of the recessed recess 310 in the vertical direction in which the restraining protrusion 320 is not formed is convex. The convex surface 330 of the curved shape is to be placed. That is, the convex surface 330 is formed in a direction intersecting with the constraining protrusion 320, and as mentioned, the constraining protrusions 320 are convex surfaces of other assembly blocks when the connection between the craters 300 is made. 330 is formed to wrap around to form a combination.

More preferably, in the assembling block according to the present invention, the connection ball 200 may be provided with a first drilling hole H1 bored toward the center of the body 100, and the outer surface of the connection ball 200 may be formed of the first hole. A plurality of cutouts 210 cut to reach one hole H1 may be provided. In this embodiment, as shown, the four incisions 210 are formed at an angle of 90 degrees to the outer surface of the connection ball 200. The first drilling hole (H1) is formed for each of the three connection ball 200 toward the center of the body 100, and the first drilling hole (H1) in the center of the body 100 is connected to each other.

In addition, the second crater hole H2 which is drilled toward the center of the body 100 may also be formed in the connection crater 300 formed at each corner portion of the body 100.

Furthermore, the body 100 may be configured such that a third drilling hole H3 is formed to be drilled up and down around the center or the center of the body in the vertical axis direction. In this embodiment, the body 100 may be formed up and down at the center of the body 100. The third hole to be drilled (H3) to be placed. When the above-described first drilling hole (H1), the second drilling hole (H2) and the third drilling hole (H3) is formed at the same time in one body 100, they are connected to each other at the center of the body 100 To have.

In the cutout portion 210 provided in the connection ball 200, a thin plate-shaped auxiliary connector 400 is inserted as shown in FIG. 2 to be connected to the other assembly block, and also as shown in FIG. H1), the second drilling hole (H2), the third drilling hole (H3) by inserting a rigid or flexible circular pipe 500 may be connected to a plurality of assembly blocks in a row.

Second Embodiment

Next, the assembly block according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the assembly block according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 4 shows a use state diagram showing various coupling forms.

In the present embodiment, the shape of the body 100 is a rectangular shape and one of the spherical connecting balls 200 is formed at each vertex of the square body 100. In addition, four craters 300 are formed at four corners of the body 100, and the crater 300 is connected to the recessed groove 310 and the recessed groove 310 into which the connection ball 200 can be fitted. Two or more restraining protrusions 320 are provided along the edge.

As in the first embodiment, the first drilling hole H1, the second drilling hole H2, and the third drilling hole H3 may be formed. In particular, the auxiliary crater 300a is located at the center of the body 100. May be further provided. More specifically, the auxiliary crater 300a has a recessed groove 310 into which the connection ball 200 can be fitted at the top and bottom centers of the body 100 in the vertical axis direction, and four restraints are formed at the edge of the recessed groove 310. Projections 320 are provided. The assembly block according to the present embodiment can also be combined to form a three-dimensional shape.

Third Embodiment

Next, the assembly block according to the third embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the assembly block according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a use state diagram showing a coupling relationship.

As shown, the assembly block of the present embodiment is a basic shape of the body 100 has a skeleton of a tetrahedron, one connecting ball 200 is formed at each vertex of the body 100. A connection crater 300 to which the connection ball 200 may be fitted is formed at the corner of the body 100, and the connection crater 300 includes a recessed groove 310 and a constraining protrusion 320. Unlike other embodiments, the recessed groove 310 of the present embodiment is partially cut as shown.

In addition, the lower connection crater 300b is preferably formed in the bottom center of the body of the tetrahedral skeleton to be coupled to the connection ball 200, as shown, the lower connection crater 300b is a recessed groove It is formed in three divided forms and is provided with a restraining protrusion.

In addition, the connection ball 200 is formed with a first drilling hole (H1) to be bored toward the center of the body 100, a plurality of cutouts 210 from the outer surface of each connection ball 200 to the first drilling hole (H1) Is prepared.

The coupling form using the assembly block according to the third embodiment may also be connected in various forms as shown in the accompanying drawings, and in particular, when the two assembly blocks are cross-coupled to provide a cubic shape. The description of matters common to other embodiments will be omitted.

<Fourth Embodiment>

Next, the assembly block according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the assembly block according to the present invention, and FIG. 8 corresponds to a use state diagram showing various coupling forms.

As shown in the present embodiment, the shape of the body 100 has a cross shape, and spherical connecting balls 200 are formed at both ends in any first axial direction of the body 100. In addition, a connection crater 300 is formed in the second axis direction of the body 100, and the connection crater 300 is fitted into the connection crater 300, and a recessed groove 310 is provided for this purpose. Two restriction protrusions 320 are formed along the edge of the recessed groove 310. In addition, a portion of the outer surface of the crater 300 for connection other than the confinement protrusion 320 is formed with a convex curved surface 330 so that the coupling between the craters can be coupled by the confinement protrusion.

In addition, the connecting ball 200 is formed with a first drilling hole (H1) to be drilled toward the center of the body 100, the two connecting balls 200 are located on the same axis of the first drilling hole (H1) Are in communication with each other. And the outer surface of the connection ball 200 is provided with a plurality of cutouts 210 cut to reach the first drilling hole (H1).

In addition, the connection crater 300 may also be formed with a second drilling hole (H2) to be drilled toward the center of the body 100, the third drilling to be drilled up and down in the center of the body 100 in the vertical direction The hole H3 may be formed.

The assembling block having a cruciform body can also be assembled in various forms using assembling blocks having the same shape.

And in all the above-described embodiment in common in the connection ball 200 is formed in the incision 210, the first drilling hole, the second drilling hole, the third drilling hole is provided with a plate-shaped auxiliary connector 400 B can be assembled using a circular tube (500).

In addition, it may be provided with various auxiliary connectors for connecting the assembly block.

In addition, the assembling blocks according to various embodiments may be assembled by only assembling blocks having the same shape, and various combinations of assembling blocks having different body shapes may be made.

9 is an example of an auxiliary block provided with the above-described assembling blocks to further increase the diversity of assembling. As shown in FIG. One side of the connection ball may be provided on the other side auxiliary block 600 that can be coupled to the connection craters or the auxiliary block 600 to connect the connection craters and the connection craters with each other.

Auxiliary block 600 for connecting the connection ball and the connection ball is provided with a crater for the connection ball is fitted into the recess and the confinement projections on both sides. On the other hand, the other auxiliary block is formed on one side of the connection ball is connected to the other side is formed craters for connecting the neighboring assembly blocks to each other. In addition, the auxiliary blocks having connecting balls formed at both ends may be connected to each other.

On the other hand, in the assembling block according to the invention more preferably the distance between the neighboring connecting balls as shown in Figure 10 is 3A and the distance between the connecting crater and any connection ball formed between the two connecting balls is 3A which is half of 3A / 2 * A Here, A means the diameter of the connection ball, the depression of the connection crater also assumes the virtual diameter A. In addition, it is preferable that the convex surface forming the outer surface of the connecting crater also has a virtual diameter A.

The assembly block according to the present invention, unlike a plurality of assembly blocks known in the art, the assembly block having the same shape can make a creative three-dimensional object through a variety of coupling forms and can be assembled with a combination of assembly blocks having different body shapes. In addition, there is an advantage that the coupling part can move freely, so it can be used to make a textbook, a play equipment, or a work of art.

1 is a schematic perspective view of an assembly block according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a use state diagram showing various coupling methods using the assembling blocks according to the first embodiment.

3 is a perspective view of an assembly block according to a second embodiment;

4 is a use state diagram showing various coupling forms.

5 is a perspective view of an assembly block according to a third embodiment;

6 is a use state diagram showing a coupling relationship.

7 is a perspective view of an assembly block according to a fourth embodiment;

8 is a use state diagram showing various coupling forms.

9 is an exemplary view of an auxiliary block provided with the assembly blocks to further increase the diversity of the assembly.

Figure 10 is an exemplary view showing the positional relationship between the connection ball and the crater for the assembly block.

<Description of Major Symbols Used in Drawings>

100: body 200: connecting ball

210: incision 300: connection crater

310: recessed groove 320: restraint protrusion

330: convex surface 300a: auxiliary crater

400: auxiliary connector 500: round tube

H1: 1st drilling hole H2: 2nd drilling hole

H3: 3rd drilling hole 600: auxiliary block

300b: Crater for bottom connection

Claims (14)

A body made of any one of a triangle, a quadrangle, and a tetrahedron, and having a third drilling hole formed around the center or the center; Spherical connecting balls formed at each vertex of the body; Concave grooves are formed in each of the corners of the body is connected to the connection ball is inserted into the crater for two or more restraining projections are provided along the edge of the recessed groove. A cruciform body having a third drilling hole formed in the center or around the center; Spherical connecting balls formed at both ends in any one axial direction of the body; And a connection crater having a recessed groove into which the connection ball is fitted in the second axial direction of the body and having two or more restraining protrusions along an edge of the recessed groove. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The connecting ball, A first block is formed to be drilled toward the center of the body and the assembly block, characterized in that the outer surface of the connection ball is formed with a plurality of incision cut to reach the first hole. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The crater is, Assembly block, characterized in that the second drilling hole is formed to be bored toward the center of the body. delete The method of claim 1, The assembly block is a triangle or a quadrangular body, Assembly block, characterized in that the auxiliary craters are formed in the center of the body in the vertical axis to which the connecting ball can be fitted. The method of claim 3, In the cutout of the connecting ball, Assembling block characterized in that it can be connected to the other neighboring assembly block by inserting the auxiliary connector on the plate. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The assembly block, An assembling block, characterized in that it can be assembled continuously by combining ones having the same body shape or those having different body shape. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The assembly block, Assembly block, characterized in that the craters can be connected to each other. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The assembly block, The assembly block is characterized in that the coupling ball coupled to the crater can be moved to rotate and change at various angles. The method of claim 3, In the first drilling hole, Assembly block, characterized in that the rigid or flexible circular tube can be inserted to connect a plurality of assembly blocks in a row. 5. The method of claim 4, In the second drilling hole, Assembly block, characterized in that the rigid or flexible circular tube can be inserted to connect a plurality of assembly blocks in a row. The method of claim 1, In the third hole, Assembly block, characterized in that the rigid or flexible circular tube can be inserted to connect a plurality of assembly blocks in a row. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The assembly block, Auxiliary block for connecting the connection ball and the connection ball, one side is provided with the auxiliary block that can be connected to the connecting ball and the other side to the connecting crater, the connecting crater and the connecting crater to each other Assembly block characterized in that.

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