RU107959U1 - GAME BLOCK CONSISTING OF ELEMENTS WITH 50 EDGES AND GAME KIT CONSISTING OF SUCH BLOCKS - Google Patents

Abstract

 1. A game block from a set of game blocks, characterized in that it consists of at least one element containing 50 adjacent faces arranged in seven rows, wherein the first row includes a hexagonal face located horizontally as the upper part of the block element; the underlying second row includes six adjacent pentagonal faces; the underlying third row includes twelve adjacent pentagonal faces, which are grouped into six symmetric pairs; the underlying fourth row includes twelve adjacent hexagonal faces; the underlying fifth row includes twelve adjacent pentagonal faces that are grouped into six symmetric pairs and are located symmetrically to the faces of the third row; the underlying sixth row includes six adjacent pentagonal faces located symmetrically to the faces of the second row; and the underlying seventh row includes one hexagonal face located horizontally as the bottom of the block element. ! 2. The game block according to claim 1, characterized in that each face of the second and sixth rows is inclined at an angle of 35.25 ° to the horizontal plane; each face of the third and fifth rows is inclined at an angle of 62 ° to the horizontal plane; and each face of the fourth row is perpendicular to the horizontal plane; the faces of the second and sixth rows are identical and are intended primarily for contact with the face of another game block; each face of the second and sixth rows has two internal angles equal to 115.24 ° and formed by an edge to which the face of the first row is attached, and with its side edge, two inside

Description

The technical field to which the utility model relates.

The invention relates to a game block consisting of polyhedral block elements, each of which has 50 faces, and to a game kit consisting of such game blocks.

State of the art

Traditional game blocks for assembling various objects usually have a square, triangular or other geometric shape. However, the many items that can be collected are often limited to the shapes of the game blocks. In order to improve the design, some game blocks are made up of individual spherical elements or a plurality of spherical elements. Spherical elements allow the user to collect more complex objects, but since the contact surface of the spherical element will be smaller than that of an element of another shape, the assembled object can easily fall apart. To hold such game blocks, an additional game stand is used, which has many recesses to accommodate the elements of the block, but this increases the space required for the game.

The main objective of the utility model is to create a game block that can stand firmly on a flat surface.

In addition, the above spherical surface may become slippery if the user's fingers are wet, which makes it difficult to hold the game unit. Thus, another objective of the utility model is to create a game block that can be reliably held with wet fingers.

Known models with different game rules, such as, for example, are described in document US 6220919 "Assembled block for the formation of various geometric shapes with angles of 60 °, 90 ° and 120 °." This document (figure 1) presents a game kit having 18 assembled parts, each of which is formed of spherical elements in an amount of from 3 to 6 pieces. Since each element connects to the other element horizontally or vertically, when assembling the pyramid, they can only form a pyramid with the square base shown in Figs. 16-19, and you cannot assemble a triangular pyramid from them.

In the document US 2010/0237561 "Set of game blocks for puzzles" a game kit is described that includes 11 parts, each of which is formed of spherical elements in an amount of 3 to 6 pieces. This game introduces a new concept by limiting the number of parts that can only be inserted diagonally at an angle of 45 °; however, the game cannot be used to form any spatial figure.

Document TW M372207, entitled “A Set of Game Blocks Constructed from 54 Elements”, describes a game kit including 12 parts having 54 cubic block elements. On Fig-21 shows a triangular pyramid having 21 elements in the base and 6 elements in height, which can be formed from the above 12 parts; however, to obtain the pyramids, 56 elements are required, therefore, to complete the assembly, a game stand having 19 recesses must be provided.

In addition, the document US 7140612 "Puzzle from assembled cubes and support structure" describes an intellectual game with cubic blocks from which you can assemble a spatial figure (Fig. 19), but you cannot assemble a pyramid.

Thus, another objective of the utility model is to create a new intellectual game that will allow the user to assemble a stable triangular pyramid even without a supporting structure.

Utility Model Disclosure

These tasks are solved in the game block, which consists of at least one element. Each block element contains 50 adjacent faces located in 7 rows, while the first row includes a hexagonal face located horizontally as the upper part of the block element; the underlying second row includes six adjacent pentagonal faces; the underlying third row includes twelve adjacent pentagonal faces, which are grouped into six symmetric pairs; the underlying fourth row includes twelve adjacent hexagonal faces; the underlying fifth row includes twelve adjacent pentagonal faces that are grouped into six symmetric pairs and are located symmetrically to the faces of the third row; the underlying sixth row includes six adjacent pentagonal faces located symmetrically to the faces of the second row; and the underlying seventh row includes one hexagonal face located horizontally as the bottom of the block element.

For an intellectual game, a set of 12 game blocks is used, each of which consists of the elements described above, while 12 game blocks are assembled to form a triangular pyramid, on each side of the base of which, as well as the height of the pyramid, there are 6 elements. A set of game blocks includes 8 game blocks, consisting of 5 elements, and 4 game blocks, consisting of 4 elements, which in total is 56 elements. Each element in the block is connected to another element by means of a connecting element.

In addition to the triangular pyramid, the first seven game blocks of the kit with a total of 35 elements can be assembled to form another smaller pyramid with a triangular base, on each side of which and along the height of the pyramid there are 5 elements. Both pyramids can be assembled on the respective game stands. Each game stand has many recesses, the number of which corresponds to the number of elements in the base of the pyramid. These recesses are located along the outer and inner triangles. The outer triangle is located near the edge of the game stand, and the inner triangle is located in the center of the outer triangle. Both triangles are equilateral.

Each recess has 19 faces located in 3 rows, which are mated from the first to third or seventh to fifth rows of a block element.

The first row includes a hexagonal face arranged horizontally as the bottom of the notch, the second row includes six adjacent pentagonal faces, and the third row includes twelve adjacent pentagonal faces.

The following describes in detail preferred embodiments of the utility model with reference to the drawings.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Figure 1 shows all 12 blocks of the game kit, a perspective view;

figure 2 - all game blocks, consisting of 5 elements;

figure 3 - all game blocks, consisting of 4 elements;

figure 4 - block I, shown in figure 1, views in perspective and top;

figure 5 is a block element with the shown faces of each row;

Fig.6 is a triangular pyramid assembled from 12 game blocks, and the first game stand to hold the base of the pyramid, a perspective view;

Fig.7 is a game stand shown in Fig.6, a top view;

in Fig.8 is a pyramid shown in Fig.6, mounted on the first gaming stand, a perspective view;

figure 9 and 10 are two possible solutions for the assembly of the pyramid shown in Fig.6;

11 - a triangular pyramid assembled from 7 game blocks, and the first game stand to hold the base of the pyramid, a perspective view;

in Fig.12 is a pyramid shown in Fig.11, installed on the first gaming stand, a perspective view;

in Fig.13 and 14 are two possible solutions for assembling the pyramid shown in Fig.11;

in Fig.15 is a pyramid shown in Fig.11, and the second game stand to hold the base of the pyramid, a perspective view;

in Fig.16 - game stand shown in Fig.15, a top view;

in Fig.17 - the pyramid shown in Fig.11, mounted on the second gaming stand, a perspective view;

on Fig - pyramid and game stand shown in Fig.17, a partial view in section;

on Fig - the location of the game blocks, a top view;

in Fig.20 - a pyramid and a game stand shown in Fig.17, while the block element is mounted on the game stand with a slope, a partial sectional view.

Utility Model Implementation

Figure 1-4 shows a game kit containing 12 game blocks, indicated in alphabetical order from A to L, with each game block consisting of 4 or 5 elements 10 connected to each other by means of connecting elements 11.

12 game blocks A-L are assembled to form a triangular pyramid, the base of which on each side contains 6 elements 10, and 6 elements 10 are located along the height of the pyramid. The set of game blocks includes 8 game blocks AH, consisting of 5 elements, and 4 game blocks I-L, consisting of 4 elements, which total 56 elements 10. The forms of all 12 blocks A-L are described below.

Game block A is formed by five elements a1-a5. Elements a1-a3 from the first to the third are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element a4 is located on the top left of the first element a1, forming an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal plane, and the fifth element a5 is located under the second and third elements a2 and a3, forming an equilateral triangle with them.

Game block B is formed by 5 elements b1-b5. The first to third elements b1-b3 are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element b4 is located on the upper left of the first element b1; the fifth element b5 is located on the upper left of the second element b2, while both elements b4 and b5 form an angle of 60 ° with a horizontal plane, respectively.

Game block C is formed by 5 elements c1-c5. Elements c1-c3 from the first to the third are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth and fifth elements c4 and c5 are located at the top right of the third element c3, forming an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal plane.

Game block D is formed by 5 elements dl-d5. Elements dl-d4 from the first to the fourth are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fifth element d5 is located above the third and fourth elements d3 and d4, forming an equilateral triangle with them.

Game block E is formed by 5 elements e1-e5. The first to third elements e1-e3 are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element e4 is located above the first and second elements e1 and e2, forming an equilateral triangle with them, and the fifth element e5 is located above the second and third elements e2 and e3, forming another equilateral triangle with them.

Game block F is formed by 5 elements f1-f5. Elements f1-f4 from first to fourth are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fifth element f5 is located above the second and third elements f2 and f3 forming an equilateral triangle with them.

Game block G is formed by 5 elements g1-g5. Elements g1-g3 from the first to the third are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element g4 is located above the first and second elements g1 and g2, forming an equilateral triangle with them, and the fifth element g5 is located at the top right of the third element g3, forming an angle of 60 ° with a horizontal plane.

Game block H is formed by 5 elements h1-h5. Elements h1-h3 from the first to the third are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth and fifth elements h4 and h5 are located on the top left of the third element h3, forming an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal plane.

Game block I is formed by 4 elements i1-i4. Elements i1-i3 from the first to the third are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element i4 is located at the top right of the third element i3, forming an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal plane.

Game block J is formed by 4 elements j1-j4. The first and second elements j1 and j2 are located in the horizontal plane in the order from left to right, and the third and fourth elements j3 and j4 are located in another horizontal plane in the same order, with the third element j3 located on the upper right of the second element j2, forming an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal plane of the first and second elements j1 and j2.

Game block K is formed by 4 elements k1-k4. The first and second elements k1 and k2 are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the third element k3 is located on the upper right of the first element, the fourth element k4 is located on the upper right of the second element k2, and both elements k3 and k4 form an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal plane of the first and second elements k1 and k2.

Game block L is formed by 4 elements l1-l4. Elements l1-l3 from the first to the third are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element l4 is located above the second and third elements l2 and l3, forming an equilateral triangle with them.

Preferably, all the elements 10 of the block are made of plastic. In order to avoid burrs resulting from the molding process, and to facilitate the assembly or disassembly of game blocks, the allowable size error is set as a value that is either 1% larger or 2% less than the outer diameter of the block element 10. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer diameter S2 of the block element is equal to the distance S1 between the centers of the two elements. If the outer diameter S2 is 10 mm, and the radius of each element 10 is reduced by 0.1 mm, a gap of 0.2 mm is formed between the two elements, which represents a size error. During manufacture, the size error should preferably be maintained in the range of 0.1-0.2 mm, which can be achieved using the connecting element 11.

As shown in figure 5, each element 10 of the block contains 50 adjacent faces located in 7 rows, while the faces of the various rows have the following shapes:

- the first row includes one hexagonal face located horizontally as the upper face of a block element;

- the underlying second row includes six adjacent pentagonal faces;

- the underlying third row includes twelve adjacent pentagonal faces grouped in six symmetrical pairs;

- the underlying fourth row includes twelve adjacent hexagonal faces;

- the underlying fifth row includes twelve adjacent pentagonal faces that are grouped into six symmetric pairs and are located symmetrically to the faces of the third row;

- the underlying sixth row includes six adjacent pentagonal faces located symmetrically to the faces of the second row;

- the underlying seventh row includes one hexagonal face located horizontally as the lower face of the block element.

The faces of the first and seventh rows are regular hexagons, and each of its internal angles δ1-δ6 is 120 °.

Each face of the second and sixth rows is inclined at an angle θ1 = 35.25 ° to the horizontal plane; each face of the third and fifth rows is inclined at an angle θ2 = 62 ° to the horizontal plane, and each face of the fourth row is inclined at an angle θ3 = 90 ° to the horizontal plane.

The second and sixth rows are identical and are intended primarily for contact with the edge of another game block. Each face of both rows has two internal angles α1, α2, equal to 115.24 ° and formed by an edge to which the face of the first row is attached, and its side edge; two internal angles α3, α4 equal to 92.99 ° and formed by two ribs to which adjacent faces of the same row are attached, and ribs to which the edges of the third row are attached; and an internal angle α5 equal to 123.53 ° and formed by two ribs to which the faces of the third row are attached.

Each face of the fourth row has two internal angles γ1, γ6 equal to 128.09 ° and formed by two edges of two faces of the third row and two edges of two faces of the fifth row; four internal angles γ2-γ5 equal to 115.96 and formed by two side ribs and two ribs to which the faces of the third row and fifth row are attached.

The third and fifth rows are identical and each face of both rows has an internal angle β1 of 79.16 ° and is formed by an edge to which the face of the second row is attached and a side edge to which an adjacent face of the same row is attached; an internal angle β2 of 115.18 ° and formed by an edge to which a face of the second row is attached, and another lateral rib to which an adjacent face of the same row is attached; two internal angles β3, (34 equal to 112.55 ° and formed by two side ribs and two ribs to which the faces of the fourth row are attached; and an internal angle β5 of 120.57 ° and formed by two ribs to which the faces of the fourth row are attached .

The correct tetrahedron assembled from 12 game blocks A-L is shown in FIGS. 6-8, and FIGS. 9 and 10 show the number of elements 10 for composing each row:

First row (top): 1 element. Second row: 3 elements. Third row: 6 elements. Fourth row: 10 elements. Fifth row: 15 elements. Sixth row (bottom): 21 elements.

Total: 56 items.

For quick and reliable assembly, a pyramid formed of 12 game blocks can be mounted on the first game stand 20a, as shown in FIG. 7. The stand 20a has 21 recesses 21 to accommodate 21 elements of the lower row of the pyramid. 15 recesses 21 are located along the outer triangle 23 closer to the edge of the game stand 20a, and 6 recesses 21 are located along the inner triangle 22 located in the center of the outer triangle 23. Triangles 23 and 22 are equilateral, with 6 on each side of the outer triangle 23 recesses 21, and on each side of the inner triangle 23 there are 3 recesses 21.

Each recess 21 has 19 faces located in 3 rows, which are mated from the first to third or seventh to fifth rows of a block element.

The first row includes a hexagonal face located horizontally as the bottom of the recess, the second row includes six adjacent pentagonal faces, and the third row includes twelve adjacent pentagonal faces.

Figures 9 and 10 in section show two possible solutions for assembling a triangular pyramid. The letter in the center of each element indicates the corresponding game block. Other alternative methods may be used to form the pyramid, and the solution should not be limited to the examples described here.

The 12 game blocks A-L can be divided into two groups: the first group 10a includes blocks A-G, and the second group 10b includes blocks H-I. Five game blocks of the first group 10a can be assembled to form a smaller pyramid, on each side of the base of which 5 block elements are located, and with a height of 5 block elements.

A pyramid assembled from blocks of the first group 10a is shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the number of elements 10 of the block for composing each row is as follows:

First row (top): 1 element. Second row: 3 elements. Third row: 6 elements. Fourth row: 10 elements. Sixth row (bottom): 21 elements.

Total: 35 items.

In Figs. 13 and 14, two possible solutions for assembling a triangular pyramid are shown in section. The letter in the center of each element indicates the corresponding game block. Other alternative methods may be used to form the pyramid, and the solution should not be limited to the examples described here.

Both pyramids can be assembled on the first game stand 20a, as shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 11 and 12, however, a smaller second game stand 20b can be used to hold the pyramid assembled from the blocks of the first group 10a.

On Fig-17 shows a second gaming stand 20b, which has 15 recesses 21 for accommodating blocks of the first group 10A. Similarly, the first game stand 20a 12 of 15 recesses 21 form an outer triangle 25 closer to the edge of the game stand 20b, and 3 recesses 21 form an inner triangle 24 located in the center of the outer triangle. Triangles 25 and 24 are equilateral, with 5 recesses 21 located on each side of the outer triangle 25, and 2 recesses 21 located on each side of the inner triangle 24.

Each recess 21 of the second game stand 20b has the same shape as the recesses on the first game stand 20a, so no further description is required.

FIG. 18 shows, on an enlarged scale, the arrangement of game blocks that differ from known blocks typically in contact with each other at a point. 50 faces formed on the surface of the block element increase the contact area in the assembled structure, ensuring the stability of the pyramid without using a game stand.

As shown in FIG. 19, during the assembly of the pyramid, each element 10 of the upper row will be supported by at least two elements 10 of the lower row, thereby increasing the stability of the pyramid. On Fig shows the element of the game block mounted in the recess 21 with an inclination. This position cannot be obtained if the element has a spherical shape. The design of the element, which can fix the position of the game block, is useful if you want to install the game block with a slope.

The advantages and differences of the utility model from known solutions are listed in the following tables.

Comparison with a regular block element:

Normal block element True utility model The form Spherical Multifaceted Surface Smooth with curvature 50 faces Contact with another item At the point On the brink Build Stability Easy to fall apart Stable Slip resistance Bad Good Appearance Normal Attractive Recognition No Yes Novelty No Yes

Comparison with another polyhedral block element:

The number of faces of each block element Advantage / Disadvantage More than 50 Low stability, high manufacturing cost fifty High stability, cost-effective manufacturing, attractiveness Less than 50 Low stability, build complexity, lack of appeal

Comparison with the assembly described in US 7140612:

Document US 7140612 True utility model Item shape Cubic Multifaceted Element Angle 90 ° 60 ° Total number of items 54 56 Number of holes on the game stand 19 21 Assembly location Horizontal / vertical Diagonal Game without a game stand You cannot assemble a pyramid You can build a pyramid Another spatial form No 36-element triangular pyramid

Claims (4)

1. A game block from a set of game blocks, characterized in that it consists of at least one element containing 50 adjacent faces arranged in seven rows, wherein the first row includes a hexagonal face located horizontally as the upper part of the block element; the underlying second row includes six adjacent pentagonal faces; the underlying third row includes twelve adjacent pentagonal faces, which are grouped into six symmetric pairs; the underlying fourth row includes twelve adjacent hexagonal faces; the underlying fifth row includes twelve adjacent pentagonal faces that are grouped into six symmetric pairs and are located symmetrically to the faces of the third row; the underlying sixth row includes six adjacent pentagonal faces located symmetrically to the faces of the second row; and the underlying seventh row includes one hexagonal face located horizontally as the bottom of the block element. 2. The game block according to claim 1, characterized in that each face of the second and sixth rows is inclined at an angle of 35.25 ° to the horizontal plane; each face of the third and fifth rows is inclined at an angle of 62 ° to the horizontal plane; and each face of the fourth row is perpendicular to the horizontal plane; the faces of the second and sixth rows are identical and are intended primarily for contact with the face of another game block; each face of the second and sixth rows has two internal angles equal to 115.24 ° and formed by an edge to which the face of the first row is attached, and with its side edge, two internal angles equal to 92.99 ° and formed by two edges to which adjacent faces of the same row, and with ribs to which the faces of the third row are attached, and an internal angle equal to 123.53 ° and formed by two ribs to which the faces of the third row are attached; each face of the fourth row has two internal angles equal to 128.09 ° and formed by two edges of two faces of the third row and two edges of two faces of the fifth row, four internal angles equal to 115.96 ° and formed by its two side edges and two edges, to to which the faces of the third row and the fifth row are attached; the faces of the third row and the fifth row are identical, and each face has an internal angle of 79.16 ° and is formed by an edge to which the face of the second row is attached and a side edge to which an adjacent face of the same row is attached, an internal angle of 115 , 18 ° and formed by an edge to which the face of the second row is attached, and another side edge to which an adjacent face of the same row is attached, two internal angles equal to 112.55 ° and formed by two side edges and two edges to which the faces are attached fourth row a, and an inner angle equal to 120,57 ° and formed by two ribs, which are attached to the verge of the fourth row. 3. A game set of game blocks containing 12 game blocks according to claim 1, indicated in alphabetical order from A to L, characterized in that 12 game blocks are made with the possibility of assembling a triangular pyramid from them, on each side of the base of which, as well as the height of the pyramid is 6 elements of the block; wherein the set of game blocks includes 8 game blocks, consisting of 5 elements, and 4 game blocks, consisting of 4 elements, so that in total the set contains 56 block elements; moreover, each element of the block is connected to another element of the block by means of a connecting element, moreover: block A is formed by five elements, the first to third elements are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element is located on the top left of the first element, forming an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal plane, and the fifth element is located under the second and third elements forming an equilateral triangle with them; block B is composed of 5 elements, the first to third elements being located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element is located on the upper left of the first element, and the fifth element is located on the upper left of the second element, and both elements form an angle of 60 ° with a horizontal plane; block C is composed of 5 elements, the first to third elements being located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth and fifth elements are located on the top right of the third element, forming an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal plane; block D is formed by 5 elements, the first to fourth elements being located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fifth element is located above the third and fourth elements, forming an equilateral triangle with them; block E is formed by 5 elements, the first to third elements being located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element is located above the first and second elements, forming an equilateral triangle with them, and the fifth element is located above the second and third elements, forming another equilateral triangle with them; block F is formed by 5 elements, the first to fourth elements being located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fifth element is located above the second and third elements, forming an equilateral triangle with them; block G is formed by 5 elements, the first to third elements being located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element is located above the first and second elements, forming an equilateral triangle with them, and the fifth element is located on the upper right of the third element, forming an angle of 60 ° with a horizontal plane; block H is formed by 5 elements, while the first to third elements are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth and fifth elements are located on the upper left of the third element, forming an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal plane; block I is formed by 4 elements, the first to third elements are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element is located on the upper right of the third element, forming an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal plane; block J is formed by 4 elements, the first and second elements are located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, and the third and fourth elements are located in another horizontal plane in the same order, while the third element is located at the top right of the second element, forming an angle of 60 ° with the horizontal plane of the first and second elements; block K is formed by 4 elements, the first and second elements being located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the third element is located on the upper right of the first element, and the fourth element is located on the upper right of the second element, and both elements form an angle of 60 ° with a horizontal plane; block L is formed by 4 elements, the first to third elements being located in the horizontal plane in order from left to right, while the fourth element is located above the second and third elements, forming an equilateral triangle with them. 4. The game kit according to claim 3, characterized in that the AG blocks have a total of 35 elements for forming a triangular pyramid from them, on each side of the base of which, as well as along the height of the pyramid, are 5 elements of the block.