KR101679366B1

KR101679366B1 - Polyhedron block toy

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Publication number: KR101679366B1
Application number: KR1020160019231A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 황종철
Original assignee: 황종철
Priority date: 2016-02-18
Filing date: 2016-02-18
Publication date: 2016-11-24
Also published as: WO2017142337A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a polyhedral block toy, wherein the polyhedral block toy according to the present invention comprises: a polyhedron having a plurality of contact surfaces; And a magnet member disposed on the contact surface, wherein the polyhedron further includes an auxiliary contact surface formed at a vertex where the edges of the contact surfaces converge, and is surrounded by the contact surface and the auxiliary contact surface.
In this way, it is possible to assemble easily without special consideration of the pole of the magnet, so that infants who are inexperienced can be easily assembled and provide more in-depth geometric exploration opportunities than the block toy based on the conventional simple shapes .

Description

Polyhedron Block Toys {POLYHEDRON BLOCK TOY}

The present invention relates to a polyhedron block toy, and more particularly, to a mathematical concept including various properties, symmetry and transformation of a graphic form through assembling activity filling the entire three-dimensional space, And a block toy that can expect a synergistic effect of the learning effect.

Blocks are a variety of products that are sold on the market as toys that can help develop various intelligences such as children's creativity and spatial perception. Conventionally, a block having a convex shape protrusion on the upper surface of a triangular column or a quadrangular column and a concave insertion groove on the lower surface and assembling the protrusion by inserting the protrusion into the insertion groove has been mainly made. In recent years, however, Have been developed and are becoming popular.

For example, according to the conventional magnetic block toy according to FIG. 1, a plurality of unit blocks of two-dimensional planar shapes are combined to form a three-dimensional solid structure. Since the combination of unit blocks takes the form of connecting the corners of the two-dimensional plane through the magnetic force acting between the magnets existing at the corners, it is possible to make the three-dimensional outer shape of the three-dimensional body, There is a problem that the shape is deformed or broken easily because it is not rigid.

Conventionally, a pole-shaped block toy of the fitting type is only capable of one-directional assembly. However, such a magnetical block toy can be connected to any direction and thus has a merit that a relatively various shape can be formed. However, since the method of connecting the corners of the two-dimensional plane is adopted, there is a limitation in that the entire three-dimensional space can not be filled and only the outer shape of the three-dimensional solid body can be formed.

Meanwhile, the conventional block toys, including the magnetic block toy shown in FIG. 1, are based on simple figures such as squares, triangles, and the like, and thus are insufficient to provide further in-depth geometric exploration opportunities.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1471335 "Magnetic Block Toys" Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1349152 "Magnetic Block Toys" Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0695293 "Magnetic Block Toys"

It is an object of the present invention to provide a polyhedral block toy which can be filled in a three-dimensional space in various ways by combining the above-mentioned prior art to solve the problem of the block toy.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a polyhedron block toy comprising: a polyhedron having a plurality of contact surfaces; And a magnet member disposed on the contact surface, wherein the polyhedron further includes an auxiliary contact surface formed at a vertex where the edges of the contact surfaces converge, and is surrounded by the contact surface and the auxiliary contact surface.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a polyhedron block toy comprising: a polyhedron having a plurality of contact surfaces; And a magnet member disposed on the contact surface, wherein the polyhedron further includes an auxiliary contact surface formed at a vertex portion where the edges of the contact surfaces converge, the contact surface being surrounded by the contact surface and the auxiliary contact surface, And eight corners of the six corners are arranged so as to share corners with the adjacent corners of the six corners, and the auxiliary contact surface is formed in a square shape And the four corners are disposed in such a manner as to share a corner with the adjacent contact surface.

The magnet member may be disposed so that the N pole or the S pole is directed to the outside, and the magnetic pole of mutually different polarity may be disposed on the adjacent contact surface.

The magnet member is disposed such that an N pole or an S pole is directed to the outside, and the adjacent contact surfaces are arranged so that magnetic poles of different polarities are disposed. The magnet insertion grooves are formed in the contact surface for insertion of the magnet member .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a polyhedron block toy comprising: a polyhedron having a plurality of contact surfaces; And a connection portion formed on the contact surface, wherein the polyhedron further comprises an auxiliary contact surface formed at a vertex portion where the edges of the contact surfaces are converged, the contact surface being surrounded by the contact surface and the auxiliary contact surface, And eight of the six contact surfaces are arranged in such a manner that three edges of the six edges share a corner with an adjacent contact surface, and the auxiliary contact surface has a square shape, six And four corners are formed in such a manner that the corners share edges with the adjacent contact surfaces.

At this time, the connection portion may be composed of a projection formed on the contact surface and a fitting groove into which the projection is inserted, or a fitting groove formed on the contact surface and a connecting piece inserted into the fitting groove.

As described above, according to the magnet block toy according to the present invention, it is possible to acquire mathematical concepts including various properties, symmetry and transformation of a graphic form through assembling activities filling the entire three-dimensional space, and an in-depth geometric inquiry So that the learning effect can be remarkably increased.

Further, according to the magnet block toy according to the present invention, it is possible to easily combine a plurality of polyhedron blocks through a magnet array suitable for a polyhedron, so that it is possible to acquire mathematical concepts including various properties, symmetry and conversion of a figure more conveniently , The play function can be improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view showing the shape of a conventional magnetic block toy;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a polyhedral block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
3 is an exploded perspective view of a polyhedral block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a three-dimensional three-dimensional structure formed by assembling a polyhedral block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an exploded view showing a shape of a polyhedral block toy developed according to an embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a perspective view illustrating a polyhedron block toy according to another embodiment of the present invention, and Fig.
7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a modification of the polyhedron block toy according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements in the drawings, and a duplicate description of the same constituent elements is omitted.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a polyhedron block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a polyhedron block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a polyhedron block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a three-dimensional three-dimensional structure formed by assembling a toy.

2 to 4, a polyhedral block toy B according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polyhedron 1 having a plurality of contact surfaces 11, And a magnet member 2 disposed thereon.

The polyhedron 1 is a solid body having a structure in which a plurality of contact surfaces 11 are surrounded by an auxiliary contact surface 12 formed at a vertex where the edges 13 of the contact surfaces 11 are converged, And the auxiliary contact surface 12 is formed in a square shape.

More specifically, in the polyhedron 1, eight hexagonal contact faces 11 are arranged successively, and three of the six corners 13 provided on each contact face 11 are adjacent to three contact faces 11 And the other three corners 13 are arranged so as to share one corner with the three adjoining auxiliary contact surfaces 11. In this case,

Six auxiliary auxiliary contact surfaces 12 are arranged in the form of four corners provided on each auxiliary contact surface 12 so as to share a corner 13 with adjacent contact surfaces 11. One auxiliary contact surface 12 is formed so as to adjoin four contact surfaces 11 so that the four edges 13 constituting the auxiliary contact surface 12 have four adjacent contact surfaces 11 and one edge 13).

Since the auxiliary contact surface 12 is provided, it is possible to tessellate the plurality of polyhedrons 1 to each other to fill the three-dimensional space, Thereby providing opportunities for geometric exploration.

On the other hand, the magnet member 2 is a component provided for binding with the adjacent polyhedral block toy B in the course of making a three-dimensional solid structure using a plurality of polyhedral block toys B, So as to be combined.

It is very important that the magnet member 2 is a permanent magnet disposed so that the N pole or S pole faces outward and that the magnet member 2 disposed on the adjacent contact surface 11 is positioned such that the poles of different polarities are positioned thereon Do.

The reason for this will be described in more detail. When the permanent magnets of different polarities are not disposed between the adjacent magnet members 2, the adjacent polyhedral block toys B are assembled in the assembly process for forming the three- The magnet member 2 having the same polarity as that of the magnet member 2 disposed on the outer circumferential surface of the magnet member 2 faces each other and the repulsive force acts thereon to make the assembly itself impossible. The magnet member 2 to be magnetized should have different polarities.

On the other hand, the magnet member 2 is disposed only on the contact surface 11 and is not disposed on the auxiliary contact surface 12, which is significant in assembling the plurality of polyhedrons 1. More specifically, the newly joined polyhedron 1 shares three faces with the conventional polyhedron 1, one of the three faces being the auxiliary contact face 12, Corresponds to the contact surface 11. At this time, since the two contact surfaces 11 are always adjacent to each other, magnets of mutually different polarities are disposed on each contact surface 11. Therefore, when the newly joined polyhedron 1 approaches, the direction of bonding is easily determined by the attractive force, so that it can be assembled easily without special consideration of the pole, so that infants who are inexperienced can easily join.

A magnet insertion groove 14 is formed in each contact surface 11 of the polyhedron 1 and a magnet member 2 is inserted into the magnet insertion groove 14 And they are fixed and installed by a method such as joining. Here, the magnet member 2 is formed of a circular permanent magnet, and the magnet insertion groove 14 is formed as a circular groove recessed at a depth corresponding to the thickness of the magnet member 2.

In addition, the magnet member 2 may be provided with display means 21, 21 'for displaying the polarity in a portion exposed to the outside in consideration of convenience in assembly. For example, the display means 21 and 21 'may be constructed by attaching stickers of different colors as shown in Fig. 3. However, in order to easily recognize the N-pole and the S-pole, , Or the like.

3 shows an example in which the magnet member 2 is installed so as to be exposed to the outside, the polyhedral block toy B according to the present invention can be easily assembled without considering the magnet arrangement pole as described above So that the magnet can be installed so as to cover the magnet member 2 so that the magnet can not be seen from the outside. This makes it possible to improve the aesthetics of the block toys and to have a sophisticated appearance.

3, the magnet member 2 may be configured in such a manner that the magnet member 2 is joined to the magnet insertion groove 14, but in the molding process of the polyhedral body 1, the contact surface 11 Or the like.

Next, FIG. 5 shows an example of a developed view showing a shape that appears when the polyhedral block toy B according to the embodiment of the present invention is developed.

Referring to FIG. 5, the polyhedron 1 is connected and arranged along the transverse direction so that six contact surfaces 11 are vertically extended and retracted in an unfolded state, and the auxiliary contact surface 12 among the six contact surfaces 11 is connected A total of eight contact surfaces 11 are provided in the upper and lower edges of one of the contact surfaces 11 which are not connected to each other so that one contact surface 11 serving as a covering lid is assembled and dismounted.

The auxiliary contact surface 12 is arranged in a deployed structure that is connected to the upper and lower edges 13 of the contact surface 11 so as to be projected upward and downward but projected and retreated in opposite directions with respect to the projecting and retreating direction of the contact surface 11.

Since the developed view shown in FIG. 5 is an example of a developed view for explaining the shape of the polyhedron 1, it is needless to say that the assembled result may be expressed in various developed views having the same shape .

When the flat body developed as described above is folded and fixed with respect to the edge 13, it is possible to assemble the polyhedral block toy of the type shown in FIG. 2, so that it can be manufactured by an assembly method other than the injection molding method.

Hereinafter, the action and effect of the polyhedral block toy B according to one embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described.

First, as described above, the polyhedron 1 is formed by molding the polyhedron 1 having eight contact surfaces 11 and six auxiliary contact surfaces 12 by an injection molding method or by assembling a planar body manufactured in the form of a developed view, And the magnet member 2 is inserted into the magnet insertion groove 14 of the polyhedron 1 and fixed. At this time, it is important to arrange the magnet member 2 disposed on the adjacent contact surface 11 such that magnetic poles having different polarities are positioned.

The user can assemble into a structure of various shapes desired by the user by using a plurality of polyhedral block toys B prepared in the above-described manner. For example, as shown in Fig. 4, the magnet member 2, which is held so that the user holds the polyhedral block toy B and the N pole is directed to the outside, and the magnets arranged so that the S pole of the other polyhedral block toy faces outward When the members 2 are positioned close to each other, an attractive force acts on them and they are bound to each other. At this time, the contact surfaces 11 of the both polyhedrons 1 are brought into contact with each other, and the auxiliary contact surfaces 12 are bound while the auxiliary contact surfaces 12 are matched with each other, The structure of a desired shape can be assembled conveniently and quickly while assembling.

Particularly, as described above, the polyhedral block toy (B) according to an embodiment of the present invention can be easily combined without special consideration of the poles of the magnet at the time of coupling, and compared with a block toy based on a simple simple figure Thereby providing more in-depth geometric exploration and understanding activities.

Hereinafter, other embodiments according to the present invention will be described, and a description of components similar to those of the above-described embodiments will be omitted, and components having differences will be mainly described. In addition, in the following other embodiments, a structure that can be selectively applied to the components shown in the embodiment can be selectively applied, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

6 is a perspective view illustrating a polyhedron block toy according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6, a polyhedron block toy B 'according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a polyhedron 1 having a plurality of contact surfaces 11 and a connecting portion 12 formed on a contact surface 11 of the polyhedron 1, (3).

The polyhedron 1 further includes an auxiliary contact surface 12 formed at a vertex of a corner where the edges 13 of the contact surfaces 11 are converged as in the above embodiment. The polyhedron 1 has a contact surface 11 and an auxiliary contact surface 12, As shown in FIG. At this time, the contact surfaces 11 are formed in a hexagonal shape, and eight contact surfaces 11 are arranged in such a manner that three of the six corners of the contact surface 11 share a corner with the adjacent contact surfaces 11, The auxiliary contact surfaces 12 are formed in a square shape so as to be arranged in six, and four corners are formed in such a shape as to share a corner with an adjacent contact surface 11.

On the other hand, the connection portion 3 is composed of a protruding portion 31 formed on the contact surface 11 and a fitting groove 32 formed on the contact surface 11 so that the protruding portion 31 is inserted.

The protrusion 31 may be formed in various shapes, but in the present embodiment, it is formed as a round protrusion.

The shape of the fitting groove 32 is not particularly limited as long as the protruding portion 31 can be inserted and the fixed state can be maintained in a state where the protrusion 31 is engaged with the fitting groove 32. In this embodiment, . At this time, the distance between the inner surface of the fitting groove 32 and the outer diameter of the protrusion 31 coincide with each other, and the depth of the fitting groove 32 and the protrusion length of the protrusion 31 coincide with each other. .

Meanwhile, the polyhedron block toy B 'according to another embodiment of the present invention can be assembled into a structure having various shapes desired by the user by using a plurality of polyhedron block toys as in the above-described embodiment, The process is performed by the connecting portion 3 composed of the fitting groove 32 and the protruding portion 31 without using the magnet member, so a detailed description of the operation effect will be omitted.

7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a modification of the polyhedron block toy according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7, the polyhedral block toy B 'according to the modification of the another embodiment of the present invention includes a polyhedron 1 having a plurality of contact surfaces 11 and a polyhedron 1 formed on the contact surface 11 of the polyhedron 1 The connecting portion 3 is formed of a fitting groove 32 formed in the contact surface 11 and a connecting piece 31 'inserted into the fitting groove 32. The connecting portion 3'

More specifically, the connecting portion 3 according to the modified example has only the fitting groove 32 on each contact surface 11 of the polyhedron 1, and the connecting piece 31 ', which is a member sandwiched by the fitting groove 32, ) Is configured to be detachable as an independent structure as compared with the structure shown in Fig.

Since the connecting piece 31 'is formed as an independent structure as shown in FIG. 7, when the user inserts the connecting piece 31' into the fitting groove 32 in the process of assembling the polyhedral block toy B ' It is possible to assemble while fixing, so that the assembling process can be performed more variously. This has the advantage that the user can understand and acquire more various mathematical concepts, and the play function is doubled.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

The terms used in the above embodiments are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

B, B ': polyhedral block toys
1: polyhedron
11: contact surface
12: auxiliary contact surface
13: Corner
2: magnet member
21, 21 ': display means
3: Connection
31:
31 ': Connection
32: Fitting groove

Claims

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In polyhedral block toys,
A polyhedron having a plurality of contact surfaces and an auxiliary contact surface formed at a vertex at which edges of the contact surfaces are converged, the polyhedron being surrounded by the contact surface and the auxiliary contact surface; And
And a magnet member disposed such that an N pole or an S pole alternately faces only the contact surface of the contact surface and the auxiliary contact surface,
Wherein the contact surfaces are arranged in the shape of a hexagonal shape, and eight of the contact surfaces are arranged in such a manner that three of the six corners thereof share a corner with the adjacent contact surfaces,
Wherein the auxiliary contact surfaces are formed in a square shape and are arranged in six, wherein four corners are configured to share a corner with the adjacent contact surfaces,
Wherein the magnet member is arranged such that magnetic poles of mutually different polarities are directed to the outside on the adjacent contact surfaces,
Wherein the magnet member is covered and installed so as not to be seen from the outside.

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3. The method of claim 2,
And a magnet insertion groove is formed on the contact surface to insert the magnet member.

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