KR20140000959U - Assembly Type Block Toy - Google Patents

Abstract

A prefabricated block toy including unit blocks and a linker connecting the unit blocks to each other is disclosed. The prefabricated block toy of the present invention is assembled by the slide type coupling between the cylindrical pinhole provided in the unit block and the cylindrical coupling provided in the linker. The prefabricated block toys of the present invention are easy to combine and dismantle between unit blocks, and the combination is solid, thereby improving convenience and satisfaction in use.

Description

Prefabricated Block Toys {Assembly Type Block Toy}

The present invention relates to a prefabricated block toy, and more particularly, to a prefabricated block toy that can achieve a solid and easy coupling and disassembly horizontal and vertical between the unit blocks.

Prefabricated block toys are children's toys that unit blocks are combined with each other in a variety of forms to create a variety of structures, helping to improve children's creativity. Prefabricated block toys are a unit block having a coupling projection and a unit block having a coupling groove are coupled to each other, a unit block having a coupling groove is coupled by a linker, a unit block containing a magnet is coupled by a magnetic force And so on in a variety of ways.

Published Utility Model Publication No. 1998-060211 (published on November 05, 1998) discloses an assembly block and an assembly block set. The assembly block set of the present invention is a square block having three pinholes recessed on three outer sides and protruding pins protruding on one outer side, and two pinholes recessed on two outer sides and protruding pins protruding on one outer side It includes a triangle block having a. These blocks may be joined by themselves or by pins through which the pinholes formed therein are joined.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1058271 (2011. 08. 12. registration) discloses a slide block. The prefabricated toy according to this patent comprises a unit block formed by alternating a plurality of protruding slides and an inboard slide on four consecutive hexahedral surfaces. These unit blocks are coupled to each other by a protruding slide and an inboard slide.

Published Utility Model Publication No. 20-2010-0011328 discloses a set of prefabricated toy blocks for a vehicle. The prefabricated toy block set of this invention includes a main cylindrical block, a sub circular bar block, a sub square plate block, and the like. The main cylindrical block is a long cylindrical shape having a circular cross section, and a square through hole having a square cross-sectional shape is formed at a central portion thereof in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of small circular through holes are each formed at an interval along the circumferential direction at the outer edge portion thereof. Is formed to penetrate along the direction is a circular through hole is a part is opened to the outside. The sub square plate block is a circular bar coupled to a straight edge portion of a rectangular panel having a predetermined area, and the circular bar is inserted into and coupled to a circular through hole of the main cylindrical block.

The prefabricated block toy may be said to be assembled by a method in which unit blocks having coupling grooves are joined by a linker, and the coupling is performed by sliding the linker into the through hole of the unit block. By the way, this coupling method is not excellent in dimensional matching, the coupling is not perfect, in severe cases the coupling can be dismantled, resulting in inconvenience in use and deterioration of satisfaction. In addition, when the dimensional matching is excellent, it is possible to maintain a firm coupling, but the coupling and disassembly is a burden that is difficult for the child to perform, may not cause interest to the child, and the coupling may be loosened as used.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a prefabricated block toy that can achieve a rigid and easy combination of horizontal and vertical coupling and disassembly between unit blocks.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a prefabricated block toys that can be made in the three axial direction at the same time by the coupling direction between the unit blocks.

Prefabricated block toys of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a unit block and a linker connecting the unit blocks to each other. The unit block is formed of a polyhedron including two opposing faces, a cylindrical pinhole penetrating the two opposing faces, and a cylindrical pinhole connected to the cylindrical pinhole and exposed to a neighboring surface in common with the two opposing faces. It has at least two sliding engagement holes in slits in a cuboid space having a thickness smaller than the diameter of the hole. The linker connects the pair of cylindrical coupling parts and the cylindrical coupling parts, each of which is fitted in a sliding manner to the cylindrical pinholes in the unit blocks, to the slits of the coupling holes of the coupling unit blocks. It includes a connection to be fitted. The cylindrical coupling portions of the linker each have non-penetrating slit portions formed so as not to penetrate the coupling portion in the longitudinal direction of the coupling portion with respect to the coupling direction of the unit block, and the cylindrical coupling portions of the linker. At the ends of the through-hole slits formed through the coupling portion from both sides in the coupling direction of the unit block is formed, the opposite ends of the cylindrical coupling portion separated by the through-slit portion, respectively Protuberances are formed. In the linker, the length from the circular center of one cylindrical coupling portion to the circular center of the other coupling portion is smaller than the length from the center of one cylindrical pinhole to the center of the other cylindrical pinhole in the unit blocks to be coupled, so that the linker is coupled. When inserted into the coupling holes of the unit blocks, a force acts in the coupling direction of the unit blocks due to the difference in dimensions, and the unit blocks are firmly coupled by the force.

The cylindrical pinhole of the unit block is formed in a circular shape having a diameter larger than that of the central portion at the surface of the center and the opposing face to which the coupling portion of the linker is fitted and is formed in a circular shape equal to the diameter of the central portion below a predetermined thickness. It is preferred that the insertion guide portion having an inclined shape.

The length of the linker preferably matches the length of the central portion of the cylindrical pinhole.

Preferably, the connection part of the linker is elastically deformed so that the coupling parts of the linker can be simultaneously fitted into the cylindrical pinholes of the unit blocks to which the linker is coupled.

Preferably, the linking portion of the linker has an elliptical band shape with a hollow central portion, and the two elongated circumferential portions of the ellipse are respectively coupled to the coupling portions.

The unit block is formed of wood, the linker is preferably formed of a plastic material.

The unit block may be a unit block having coupling holes formed in at least two directions of a first axis (x-axis) direction, a second axis (y-axis) direction, and a third axis (z-axis) direction by a rectangular coordinate. .

The present invention also provides a prefabricated block toy linker for connecting the unit blocks to each other in the prefabricated block toys to achieve the above object. The prefabricated block toy linker according to the present invention includes a pair of cylindrical coupling parts and a connection part connecting the cylindrical coupling parts. The cylindrical coupling portions of the linker have non-penetrating slit portions formed so as not to penetrate the coupling portion in the longitudinal direction of the coupling portion with respect to the coupling direction with the connection portion, and the cylindrical coupling portions of the linker At the ends, through-type slits are formed through both sides of the coupling portion from both sides in the coupling direction with the connection portion, and protrusions are formed at opposite ends of the cylindrical coupling portion separated by the through-slit portion. Is formed. The linking portion of the linker is elastically deformed in the coupling direction between the cylindrical coupling portion and the connecting portion, and has an elliptical band shape with a central portion empty, and the two long circumferential portions of the ellipse are respectively coupled to the coupling portions. .

Prefabricated block toys according to the present invention is easy to combine and dismantle between unit blocks and the solidity of the combination is enhanced in convenience and satisfaction in use and also can be combined in three axial directions by the rectangular coordinates at the same time to build a variety of structures It can be built to support a variety of creative thinking of children.

1 is an exploded perspective view of two different unit blocks constituting the assembled block toy of the present invention before being joined by a linker.
2 is a perspective view showing a state in which two different unit blocks constituting the assembled block toy of the present invention are coupled by a linker.
3 is a plan view of two different unit blocks constituting the assembled block toy of the present invention are coupled by a linker.
4 is a diagram illustrating another unit block constituting the assembled block toy of the present invention.
5 is a view illustrating another unit block constituting the assembled block toy of the present invention.
6 is a view illustrating another unit block constituting the assembled block toy of the present invention.
7 is a view illustrating a linker constituting the assembled block toy of the present invention.

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

The present inventors filed a utility model registration application No. 20-2011-0010331 (not disclosed) for the prefabricated block toys. The present invention is a further improvement of the linker in this previous design.

As shown in the figure, the prefabricated block toy 10 of the present invention includes a unit block 100 of various shapes and a linker 200 for connecting the unit blocks with each other.

The unit block 100 is composed of a polyhedron including two opposing faces. In such a polyhedron, coupling holes 110 are formed through two opposing surfaces. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate a rectangular parallelepiped unit block and a pentagonal unit block formed by cutting a rectangular parallelepiped in a diagonal direction. The unit block of the rectangular parallelepiped has a first face 101 and a face facing it (not shown), a second face 102 and a face facing it (not shown) and a third face 103 and It has an opposing face (not shown), and is formed with three coupling holes 110 perpendicular to the first face 101 and the face opposing it, and also facing the second face 102 and it. Three coupling holes 110 are formed perpendicular to the plane. However, the coupling hole is not formed perpendicular to the third surface 103 and the surface opposite thereto. On the other hand, the unit block having a pentagonal shape has a first surface 101, a surface facing it (not shown), and three side surfaces contacting the first surface 101. The three sides do not have opposing faces. Thus, two coupling holes 110 are formed perpendicularly to the first surface 101 and the surface opposite thereto.

On the other hand, Figure 4 shows a cube-shaped unit block, which is the first surface 101 and the surface facing it, the second surface 102 and the surface facing it, and the third surface 103 and It has two coupling holes 110 formed perpendicular to the surface facing it. FIG. 5 shows a unit block having a cube shape, which has four coupling holes 110 formed perpendicular to only the first surface 101 and the surface opposite thereto. That is, the coupling hole is not formed perpendicular to the second surface 102 and the surface facing the third surface 103 and the surface facing the second surface 102 and the surface. FIG. 6 shows a unit block having a rectangular parallelepiped, which has four coupling holes 110 and a second surface 102 formed opposite to the first surface 101 and a surface opposite thereto. It has two coupling holes 110 formed perpendicular to the surface. And the coupling hole is not formed perpendicular to the third surface 103 and the surface facing it.

The unit block 100 has the coupling holes 110 formed in various directions as described above, so that one unit block 100 is not coupled in only one direction in a horizontal or vertical direction, but in two directions perpendicular to each other in an orthogonal coordinate. Or it can be combined in three directions at the same time to cope with the creation of a variety of structures.

The coupling hole 110 includes a cylindrical pinhole 120 penetrating two opposing surfaces and a slit 130 connected to the cylindrical pinhole 120 and exposed to a neighboring surface in common with the opposing two surfaces. As shown in FIG. 3, the slit 130 is a rectangular parallelepiped space whose thickness T is smaller than the diameter 2R of the cylindrical pinhole 120, preferably the radius R of the cylindrical pinhole 120. Is less than The coupling hole 110 may be referred to as a slide type coupling hole because the linker 200 is fitted in a slide manner, as will be described later. For continuous coupling of the unit blocks, at least two unit blocks 100 may be used. More than one sliding coupling hole 110 should be formed.

The unit blocks 100 configured as described above may be made of wood and plastic materials, but are preferably made of wood.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the linker 200 includes a pair of cylindrical coupling parts 210 and a connection part 220. The coupling parts 210 are fitted in a slide manner to the cylindrical pinholes 120 in the unit blocks 100, respectively. The connection part 220 connects the cylindrical coupling parts 210 and is fitted to the slits 130 of the coupling holes 110 of the unit blocks 100 to be coupled.

1 and 3, the length L ′ from the circle center of one cylindrical coupling portion 210 to the circle center of the other coupling portion 210 in the linker 200 is combined unit blocks. It is slightly less than the length L from the center of one cylindrical pinhole 120 to the center of the other cylindrical pinhole 120 at 100. This is due to the circle radius R 'of the coupling portion 210 cylinder of the linker 200 being smaller than the circle radius R of the cylindrical pinhole 120. In this case, the connection part 220 of the linker 200 is elastically deformed to be simultaneously fitted into the cylindrical pinholes 120 of the unit blocks 100 to which the coupling parts 210 of the linker 200 are coupled. That is, the connection part 220 of the linker 200 is elastically deformed when it is coupled to the unit blocks, so that the linker 200 may be deformed from the circle center of one cylindrical coupling part 210 to the circle center of the other coupling part 210. The length is increased by the dimension difference so that it matches the length from the center of one cylindrical pinhole 120 to the center of the other cylindrical pinhole 120 in the unit blocks to which it is joined.

Therefore, when the linker 200 is inserted into the coupling holes 110 of the unit blocks 100 to be coupled, a force acts in the coupling direction of the unit blocks due to the difference in dimensions. That is, the two unit blocks 100 to be coupled to each other pulls the coupling portion 210 of the linker 200 coupled to them toward each other, and the connection portion 220 of the linker 200 is a unit block by the restoring force To pull the field 100, such forces are balanced to remain engaged. Thus, by such a force, the unit blocks 100 are firmly coupled through the linker 200.

Unit block 100 having the coupling portion 210 of the linker 200 because the circular radius R 'of the coupling portion 210 of the linker 200 is smaller than the circular radius R of the cylindrical pinhole 120. In the case of only the cylindrical pinhole 120 of the unit block 100 and the linker 200 is easily separated by gravity or by applying a slight force due to the difference in size, but the two unit blocks by the linker 200 Combining the field 100, the elastic deformation force of the connection portion 220 of the linker 200 is acted so that they are not easily separated by gravity or a slight force.

In order for the connection portion 220 of the linker 200 to be firmly coupled to the coupling portion 210 of the linker 200 and at the same time effectively effect the elastic deformation, the connection portion 220 has an elliptical band shape with a hollow central portion, Two long circumferential portions are preferably coupled to the coupling portions 210, respectively. These forms are illustrated in the figures.

Meanwhile, the cylindrical coupling portions 210 of the linker 200 have non-penetrating slit portions 214 that do not penetrate the coupling portion 210 in the longitudinal direction of the coupling portion at both sides with respect to the coupling direction of the unit block 100. Is formed. These non-penetrating slit portions 214 provide a deformability to the coupling portion 210 so that the linker 200 and the unit blocks 100 are so tightly coupled that it is difficult to separate them with children's force. It is not to be. That is, the linker 200 is firmly coupled to the unit blocks 100 by the combination of the non-penetrating slit parts 214 and the connection part 220, while being able to be sufficiently separated by the children's power.

In addition, in order to more easily bind the linker to the unit blocks while the children are held firmly and also easy to dismantle, in the present invention at the ends of the cylindrical coupling portion 210 of the linker 200 Through-type slits 212 are formed through the coupling portion 210 from both sides with respect to the coupling direction with the unit blocks 100. The end of the cylindrical coupling portion 210 is separated by the through-type slit portion 212. The protrusions 216 are formed at the ends of the opposing coupling portions 210 thus separated. That is, eight protrusions 216 are formed in one linker 200. At this time, by additionally installing the projection 216, the circular diameter of the cylindrical coupling portion may be smaller than the diameter of the cylindrical pinhole 120 of the unit block 100. The protrusion 216 is preferably composed of a central edge portion of a predetermined length having the highest height of the center portion and inclined portions of which the slope is lowered from the center edge portion to the outer surface of the coupling portion 210 on both sides. The center edge portion of the protrusion 216 is formed perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the coupling portion 210, the length of the center edge portion is preferably larger than the thickness (T) of the slit 130 formed in the unit block 100. Therefore, the two protrusions 216 formed at the ends of the coupling part 210 are united in the cylindrical pinhole 120 when the linker 200 is coupled to the slide type coupling hole 110 of the unit block 100. It is in close contact with the block 100.

Thus, according to the separated ends of the coupling part 210, the ends of the coupling part 210 can be more easily inserted into the cylindrical pinhole 120 provided in the unit block 100. In addition, the coupling is well maintained by the action of the protrusions 216 formed at the separated ends of the coupling portion 210 and the separated ends of the coupling portion 210. At the same time, the child dismantles the coupling of the unit block 100 and the linker 200 at a level manipulated by the child.

The linker 200 thus constructed is made of a material that can be elastically deformed, in particular a plastic material.

Next, in the unit block 100, the cylindrical pinhole 120 of the coupling hole 110 is preferably divided into a central portion 122 and the insertion guide portion 124, as shown in Figs. Do. Of course, the cylindrical pinhole 120 may be made only in the shape of the central portion (122). The central portion 122 is in contact with the engaging portion 210 of the linker 200 is fitted. Insertion guide portion 124 is formed in a circular shape having a diameter larger than the central portion 122 on the surface of the opposing surfaces and has a sloped shape formed in the same circular shape as the diameter of the central portion 122 below a predetermined thickness. Thus, the coupling portion 210 of the linker 200 can be easily guided and inserted into the central portion 122 by the insertion guide portion 124. Even without the insertion guide portion 124, the coupling portion 210 of the linker 200 can be inserted into the cylindrical pinhole 120, but if there is an insertion guide portion 124, such an operation can be made easier. At this time, the length of the linker 200 preferably matches the length of the central portion 122 of the cylindrical pinhole 120.

10: prefabricated block toys 100: unit blocks
110: coupling hole 120: cylindrical pinhole
122: center portion 124: insertion guide portion
130: slit 200: linker
210: engaging portion 212: through-type slit portion
214: non-penetrating slit part 216: protrusion
220: connection

Claims (8)

In the prefabricated block toys comprising unit blocks and a linker connecting the unit blocks with each other,
The unit block is formed of a polyhedron including two opposing faces, a cylindrical pinhole penetrating the two opposing faces, and a cylindrical pinhole connected to the cylindrical pinhole and exposed to a neighboring surface in common with the two opposing faces. Having at least two sliding engagement holes in a slit of a cuboid space having a thickness less than the diameter of the hole,
The linker connects the pair of cylindrical coupling parts and the cylindrical coupling parts, each of which is fitted in a sliding manner to the cylindrical pinholes in the unit blocks, to the slits of the coupling holes of the coupling unit blocks. Includes a connection fitted,
The cylindrical coupling portions of the linker each have non-penetrating slit portions formed so as not to penetrate the coupling portion in the longitudinal direction of the coupling portion with respect to the coupling direction of the unit block, and the cylindrical coupling portions of the linker. At the ends of the through-hole slits formed through the coupling portion from both sides in the coupling direction of the unit block is formed, the opposite ends of the cylindrical coupling portion separated by the through-slit portion, respectively Protrusions are formed,
In the linker, the length from the circular center of one cylindrical coupling portion to the circular center of the other coupling portion is smaller than the length from the center of one cylindrical pinhole to the center of the other cylindrical pinhole in the unit blocks to be coupled, so that the linker is coupled. When inserted into the coupling holes of the unit blocks prefabricated block toys, characterized in that the force acts in the coupling direction of the unit blocks by the difference in dimensions and the unit blocks are firmly coupled by the force. The method of claim 1,
The cylindrical pinhole of the unit block is formed in a circular shape having a diameter larger than that of the central portion at the surface of the center and the opposing face to which the coupling portion of the linker is fitted and is formed in a circular shape equal to the diameter of the central portion below a predetermined thickness. Prefabricated block toys, characterized in that consisting of the insertion guide portion having an inclined shape. 3. The method of claim 2,
The length of the linker is prefabricated block toys, characterized in that the length of the central portion of the cylindrical pinhole. The method of claim 1,
The connecting portion of the linker prefabricated block toys, characterized in that the elastic deformation so that the coupling portion of the linker can be fitted into the cylindrical pinholes of the unit blocks to be coupled at the same time. 5. The method of claim 4,
And said connecting portion of said linker has an oval strip shape with an empty central portion, wherein said two elongated circumferential portions of said oval are respectively coupled to said engaging portions. The method of claim 1,
The unit block is formed of wood, the linker is a prefabricated block toys, characterized in that formed of plastic material. The method of claim 1,
The unit block may be a unit block having coupling holes formed in at least two directions of a first axis (x-axis) direction, a second axis (y-axis) direction, and a third axis (z-axis) direction by a rectangular coordinate. Prefabricated block toys. A linker for connecting unit blocks to each other in a prefabricated block toy,
The linker includes a pair of cylindrical coupling portions and a connection portion connecting the cylindrical coupling portions,
The cylindrical coupling portions of the linker have non-penetrating slit portions formed so as not to penetrate the coupling portion in the longitudinal direction of the coupling portion with respect to the coupling direction with the connection portion, and the cylindrical coupling portions of the linker At the ends, through-type slits are formed through both sides of the coupling portion from both sides in the coupling direction with the connection portion, and protrusions are formed at opposite ends of the cylindrical coupling portion separated by the through-slit portion. Is formed,
The linking portion of the linker is elastically deformed in the coupling direction of the cylindrical coupling portion and the connecting portion, the central portion has an empty oval strip shape, the two long circumferential portions of the oval are respectively coupled to the coupling portions A prefabricated block toy linker characterized by the above-mentioned.

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