KR20050005077A - Multi-directionally hingeable cubic block assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is a cube block assembly capable of changing configuration of a cube which is rotated in multi-directions, thereby displaying a different image upon a specified combination. CONSTITUTION: A unit block is comprised of one or more cubes. The cube is able to rotate in multi-directions so as to form two dimensional or three dimensional arrangement. Upon combination of the block, various different images are displaced on a cube block assembly. The connection of the cubes is attained by a flexible adhesive tape. The cube block units are arranged on a predetermined display frame. A predetermined image is printed or attached to the whole surface of the cube. The cube block assembly is able to be adapted to a computer game, based upon an algorithm.

Description

Cube block assembly with self-shape change {MULTI-DIRECTIONALLY HINGEABLE CUBIC BLOCK ASSEMBLY}

The present invention relates to a cube block assembly, and more particularly, to a multi-directional turnable capable of combining a single cube block having a cube shape and a unit poly cube block connecting a predetermined number of single cubes to each other to produce a predetermined shape or a predetermined image. Relates to a cube block assembly.

Conventionally, block assemblies, which can be used for children's and adults' intelligent development or play, and advertisement of a specific image, mainly draw a block onto a two-dimensional planar array structure of the entire block to fit the particular image of the entire block. A two-dimensional puzzle type assembly of a play function; A three dimensional block stack assembly to achieve a three dimensional shape arrangement of the blocks; There is a puzzle and block stacking function combination three-dimensional block assembly of these assemblies.

The two-dimensional puzzle-type blocks have a function of only a simple flat pattern or a picture to be easily worn by users, and are generally thin. Puzzle pieces that are made thin are likely to be lost or lost. There is a problem that the pattern can not be completed.

In addition, the three-dimensional block stacking block or combination block is generally composed of a cube-shaped standardized assembly. As a kind of such block assembly, a picture puzzle 100 'of US Pat. No. 6,422,560 is shown in FIG.

As shown, the picture puzzle 100 'is an assembly of cubes consisting of longitudinal unit blocks 100a, 100b, 100c; 100a', 100b ', 100c' consisting of three single cubes 10 '. In this case, a predetermined picture is completed when a specific arrangement or combination is completed through rotational deformation of the unit block.

However, although the picture puzzle is used to complete a specific combination by deforming the arrangement of the deformable unit blocks, it is difficult to continuously induce interest after mastering the method of completing the specific combination through the repeated operation.

In addition, these conventional block assemblies are monotonous because they complete a specific combination as a single block itself, and even if a unit block composed of several single blocks is used, only a modification of a block unit is possible, not a variation of individual units. Assembly shape that is simple and complete operation is also limited to the specific image according to its shape.

An object of the present invention is to configure a plurality of unit blocks consisting of one or more single blocks, to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and to configure a single or a plurality of cubes constituting these unit blocks to be rotationally deformable in multiple directions Thus, to provide a cube block assembly capable of two-dimensional and three-dimensional arrangement of various shapes.

It is another object of the present invention to construct a plurality of unit blocks consisting of one or more single blocks on which partial images are printed so that different images are produced according to a specific combination, and the single or multiple cubes constituting these unit blocks are multi-directional. It is configured to enable rotational deformation, to provide a cube block assembly that can produce a variety of images according to the combination of the blocks.

1 to 10 are perspective views each showing an arrangement example of a tetramino cube having four cube blocks as a unit block in the cube block assembly according to the present invention;

11 to 20 are plan views showing deformable combinations of the respective tetramino cubes shown in FIGS. 1 to 10;

FIG. 21 shows a combination of shapes that can be derived except for overlapping portions of the combination of shapes derivable from each tetramino cube; FIG.

22 to 26 illustrate embodiments of an overall shape that can be represented by a combination of shapes derivable from the cube block unit of the present invention;

27 shows the key differences between the prior art and the present invention when the cube block unit is a trimino cube;

FIG. 28 shows the key differences between the prior art and the present invention when the cube block unit is a tetramino cube; FIG. And

29 is a perspective view illustrating a picture puzzle according to the prior art.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100: Cube block unit

10a, 10b, 10c, 10d: cube of the first cube block unit

a, b, c, d: individual cubes

a￣b, b￣c, c￣d: shared edge

T: connecting tape film

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a cube block assembly that can be modified in its own shape,

It has 2 to n various number of cubes as unit blocks and has N cube block units that can change their shape. The cube block units are mutually combined by changing their shape, and the cubes of the unit block of the cube block unit are combined. They are arranged side by side such that adjacent cubes and shared edges are correspondingly connected via a flexible, planar adhesive film to enable self-shaping, and in the connection between adjacent cubes, the connection between adjacent cubes is such that the adjacent cube is connected to any of the eight edges of the cube. When sharing one and connecting three or more cubes, adjacent cubes provide a cube block assembly, characterized in that connected to share one of the remaining seven edges except the shared edge.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cube block assembly is characterized in that it further comprises a Monomino Cube block unit consisting of a single cube with n = 1.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cube block unit is characterized in that it comprises a Domino cube (nmino Cube) n = 2.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the cube block unit is characterized in that it comprises a Trimino Cube (n).

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cube block unit is characterized in that it comprises a Tetramino Cube (n = 4).

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cube block unit is characterized in that it comprises a Pentomino Cube (n = 5).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cube block unit is characterized in that it comprises a hexmino cube (nexomino cube) of n = 6.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cube block unit is characterized in that it comprises a Heptomino Cube (n = 7) (Heptomino Cube).

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cube block unit is characterized in that it comprises an octomino cube (n = 8) (Octomino Cube).

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the cube block unit is characterized in that it comprises a nonomino cube (Nonomino Cube) of n = 9.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cube block unit is characterized in that it comprises a Decomino Cube (n = 10).

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cube block unit is characterized in that arranged in a predetermined display frame to be arranged in a predetermined shape as a whole by combining a variety of shapes that can be derived according to the connection method between adjacent cubes.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cube block assembly is a combination of cube block units of various shapes that can be derived according to the connection method between adjacent cubes to form a whole pattern of the cube according to various combinations to produce a predetermined pattern or image. A predetermined image is printed or attached to the surface.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the cube block assembly selects a predetermined cube block unit, determines a connection state between cubes of the selected cube block unit, calculates a deformable shape derivable according to the connection state between cubes, In addition, the method may be applied to a computer game based on an algorithm configured to selectably control the calculated deformation shape according to a user's intention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The cube block assembly according to the present invention is composed of N cube block units having 1 to n various numbers of interconnected cubes as unit blocks, and in the present invention, the number of cubes forming a unit block is not limited. The number of is not limited, either.

The cube block unit is based on the number of cubes that make up a unit block.Monomino Cube (N = 1), Domino Cube (n = 2), Trimino Cube (n = 3), and Tetramino Cube (Tetramino Cube; n = 4), Pentomino Cube (n = 5), Hexmino Cube (n = 6), Heptomino Cube (n = 7), Octomino Cube (Octomino Cube; n = 8), Nonnomino Cube (n = 9), Decomino Cube (n = 10), ... and so on.

The cube block assembly of the present invention includes such various types of cube block units, and will be mainly described based on tetramino cubes for convenience of description.

1 to 10 are perspective views showing an arrangement of tetramino cubes that can be expressed according to the connection method between the cubes, and FIGS. 11 to 20 are various shapes that can be produced in the arrangement of each tetramino cube of FIGS. 1 to 10. It is the top view shown.

Tetramino cube is composed of four cube cubes (10a; 10b; 10c; 10d) interconnected in various ways (10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100). Symbols A, B, C, and D are marked on each cube to facilitate identification of the cube.

Referring to Figure 1, the connection method of the tetramino cube, it can be seen that the critical difference between the connection method of the present invention and the conventional cube assembly. That is, unlike the related art, in the present invention, the cubes are connected plane to plane so as to share one edge.

The connection between the first to the fourth cube is a second cube is connected to the first cube so that the second cube 10b share any one of the eight edges (a ￣b) of the first cube 10a, the second cube The third cube 10c receives the second cube 10c so that the third cube 10c shares any one of the edges of the cube 10b except the shared edge a 공유 b with the first cube b￣c. The fourth cube 10d so as to be connected to the cube and share one of the edges of the third cube 10c with the second cube except for the shared edge b￣c with the fourth cube 10d. The cube is done in such a way that it is connected to the third cube.

This connection usually uses an adhesive tape film (T) which is laminated or UV coated on a PVC-based or PP-based film.

Therefore, the first cube can be connected to the second cube for any of the eight edges, and the remaining connection cube can be connected to the remaining seven edges except for the shared edge shared when connecting to the previous cube.

From the connection between these cubes, the interconnected cubes can be rotated 180 ° in the direction of the arrow with respect to the connection plane, thereby allowing various types of cube combinations. For example, if the connecting tape film T of the tetramino cube is glued with respect to the horizontal or vertical edge of each cube, the connecting cubes can be pivoted in the vertical or horizontal direction with respect to each other (ie horizontal sharing). With an edge, both cubes are pivoted in a vertical direction about the shared edge; in the case of a vertical shared edge, it is pivoted horizontally).

In this case, when the cube block unit has a symmetrical structure, the connection tape film can be attached to the film in a corresponding connection manner on the opposite side, and the connection produces the same arrangement or combination of shapes, although the directions are reversed.

2 to 10 are diagrams illustrating cube block units 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80.90; 100 of different arrangements different from those of the first to fourth cubes. In addition, the vertical or horizontal edges are shared between the cubes in different ways to form different types of combinations, and the combinations of the connections are similar to each other, including FIG. 1.

Various types of combinations that can be obtained from the variations of the cube block units of FIGS. 1 to 10 are shown correspondingly to FIGS. 11 to 20, respectively.

The solid hatching shown in the drawing represents the connecting tape film T which is seen in plan view, and the dotted hatching shows the connecting tape film on the back side which is invisible to the naked eye, and the portions indicated by the solid line, the bending solid line and the arrow in the straight line are respectively connected tape films. The cross section, the bent section and the cross section of the state folded in the direction of the arrow are shown.

For example, referring to FIG. 11, which is a combination of shapes obtained from the cube block unit of FIG. 1, each cube 10a; 10b; 10c; 10d of the cube block unit 10 of FIG. 1 may include a first cube and a second cube. And the third cube shares a horizontal edge (a￣b; b￣c), and the third and fourth cubes share a vertical edge (c￣d), whereby the seven combinations have different shapes as shown. An array of is obtained.

This combination of shapes is only shown when viewed in a planar view, and more various combinations are possible when a 3-D stereoscopic image is shown.

12 to 20 are diagrams illustrating a deformable combination of the cube block units 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100 of FIGS. 2 to 10, and as in FIG. Although only possible combinations of phases are shown, more variations are possible by including a 3-D stereoscopic image.

Referring to FIG. 21, as described above, referring to FIGS. 11 to 20 obtained from the cube block units 10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100 of FIGS. 1 to 10. The combination of the shapes that can be represented by the tetramino cube according to an embodiment of the present invention can be understood that, for example, 17 types of combinations can be performed except for the shapes that can be overlapped with each other.

Combinations of these various shapes can produce a number of sub-combinations capable of corresponding coupling to each other, these sub-combinations can be combined to form a single predetermined combination.

For example, combinations that can be expressed using the cube block units of various shapes shown in FIG. 21 are shown in FIGS. 22 to 26.

Each of these figures represents an example of a combination that can be represented using 24-20, 16, 12-9, 6-5, and 4-3 of the cube block units of various shapes represented in FIG. 21, respectively. have.

Although the foregoing, the combinations of shapes shown in these figures represent two-dimensional shapes that appear planar, but it should be noted that including an array of three-dimensional shapes, the combinations can be produced indefinitely.

FIG. 27 and FIG. 28 are views showing the key differences between the present invention and the prior art. FIG. 27 is a view showing differences for the trimino cube among the cube block units, and FIG. 28 is a view showing differences for the tetramino cube.

In the case of the trimono cube, in the conventional case (a), since each cube (a '; b'; c ') must be interviewed with each other, only two types of arrangements can be obtained, but in the case of the present invention ((b) ), When the connecting tape film T is attached as shown for each cube (a; b; c; d), a combination of four shapes can be obtained, sharing only one edge even if not in surface contact. Even if the cube block unit can be formed, it is possible to express various shapes such as being spaced apart without being in surface contact with each other.

In the case of the tetramino cube, since the cubes (a '; b'; c '; d') have to be interviewed with each other in the related art (a), only five types of arrangements can be obtained. (b)), when the connecting tape film (T) is attached as shown for each cube (a; b; c; d), a combination of 17 or more shapes can be obtained, even if not in surface contact. Since the cube block unit can be formed even by sharing only the edges, it is possible to express various shapes such as being spaced apart without being in surface contact with each other.

As described above, the cube block assembly of the present invention can be arranged in a variety of units and shape combination, based on this, a variety of applications are possible.

For example, each of these shapes can be used to fit together various geometric shapes, as in the so-called 'Tetris' game, and the same applies to both two and three dimensions.

In addition, for example, various types of shape combinations, such as those shown as an example in FIGS. 22 to 26, are planned, and various respective images including predetermined patterns, letters, or pictures on each cube face of each of the predetermined combinations. By printing or attaching, it is possible to complete the picture puzzle together with the shape fitting.

Cube block unit of the present invention can be changed to a variety of shapes because the individual cube block or a plurality of cube blocks can be rotated by itself depending on the connection method between each other, and therefore, according to the intention of the planner, two-dimensional and Since three-dimensional combination is possible, the range of application using the cube block assembly of the present invention is infinite.

The cube assembly according to the invention may be intended to be arranged in a display frame of a certain size, but may be intended to be created in free form in free space without such a frame.

In addition, the cube block assembly of the present invention, which can be arranged in a combination of various shapes, may be implemented as a program by applying a virtual arrangement in a virtual space in a computer game as well as a manner in which real objects are arranged in an actual space.

In the implementation manner, the cube block assembly selects a predetermined cube block unit (eg, an arrangement of the tetramino cubes of FIGS. 1 to 10), determines a connection state between cubes of the selected cube block unit, and determines a cube. It is applicable to a computer game based on an algorithm consisting of calculating a deformable shape that can be derived according to the connection state between the two, and selectively controlling the calculated deformation shape according to a user's intention.

Since the user's control algorithm and the shape change algorithm of the cube block unit are performed in the central processing unit of the computer, it is possible to implement a specific combination of arrangements according to the user's intention through a computer game.

In the above, the configuration and operation of the present invention have been described based on the preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in particular, the unit of the cube block unit is composed of various numbers of cubes ranging from 1 to n. As such, the combination may vary, and it should be noted that the attachment of the connecting tape film connecting the adjacent cubes is also not limited to adjacent pairs of cubes, but can be continuously attached to a plurality of adjacent cubes.

According to the above-described configuration, the present invention constitutes a plurality of unit blocks consisting of one or more single blocks, and a single or a plurality of cubes constituting these unit blocks are configured to be rotationally deformable in multiple directions. It provides a cube block assembly that can be dimensionally and three-dimensionally arranged, and also constitutes a plurality of unit blocks consisting of one or more single blocks on which partial images are printed so that different images are produced according to a specific combination. By configuring a single or a plurality of cubes to be rotationally deformable in multiple directions, to provide a cube block assembly that can produce a variety of images according to the combination of the blocks.

Claims (14)

Self-deformed cube block assembly, It has 2 to n various number of cubes as unit blocks and has N cube block units that can change their shape. The cube block units are mutually combined by changing their shape, and the cubes of the unit block of the cube block unit are combined. They are arranged side by side such that adjacent cubes and shared edges are correspondingly connected via a flexible, planar adhesive film to enable self-shaping, and in the connection between adjacent cubes, the connection between adjacent cubes is such that the adjacent cube is connected to any of the eight edges of the cube. And sharing three or more cubes, wherein adjacent cubes are connected to share one of the seven remaining edges except for the shared edge. The cube block assembly of claim 1, wherein the cube block assembly further comprises a Monomino Cube block unit consisting of a single cube. The cube block assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein the cube block unit comprises a Domino cube where n = 2. 3. The cube block assembly of claim 1, wherein the cube block unit comprises a Trimino Cube with n = 3. 4. The cube block assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein the cube block unit comprises a Tetramino Cube with n = 4. The cube block assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein the cube block unit comprises a Pentomino Cube where n = 5. The cube block assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein the cube block unit comprises a hexmino cube with n = 6. 3. The cube block assembly of claim 1, wherein the cube block unit comprises a Heptomino Cube with n = 7. 4. The cube block assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cube block unit comprises an octomino cube with n = 8. The cube block assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cube block unit comprises a nonomino cube with n = 9. The cube block assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein the cube block unit comprises a Decomino Cube with n = 10. The cube block unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cube block unit is arranged in a predetermined display frame such that the cube block units are arranged in a predetermined shape as a whole by combining various shapes that can be derived according to a connection method between adjacent cubes. Block assembly. The cube block assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cube block assembly is a combination of cube block units of various shapes that can be derived according to the connection method between adjacent cubes, so that a predetermined pattern or image can be produced according to various combinations of cubes. Cube block assembly, characterized in that a predetermined image is printed or attached to the entire surface. The cube block assembly of claim 1 or 2, wherein the cube block assembly selects a predetermined cube block unit, determines a connection state between cubes of the selected cube block unit, and calculates a deformable shape that can be derived according to the connection state between cubes. And selectably control the calculated deformation shape according to a user's intention. The cube block assembly may be applied to a computer game.