TW201431596A - Electrically connected building blocks with contact conductivity - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses electrically connected building blocks with contact conductivity, comprising a base, a plurality of power connection posts, and a top cover. The bottom part of the base is formed with a plurality of wedge holes, and the top is provided with a circuit board. The circuit board is formed with a first and a second connection lines, and is provided with an electronic element connected with the first and second connection lines. Each of the power connection posts is inserted on the circuit board, and includes an outer sleeve member and an inner post disposed within the outer sleeve member and electrically insulated from the outer sleeve member. The outer sleeve member and inner post are made of conductive material, and formed respectively with a contact portion, and the contact portion of the inner post penetrates out of the outer sleeve member. The contact portions of the outer sleeve and the inner post are respectively contactingly connected with the first and second connection lines on the circuit board. The top cover is coveringly disposed to the base. Accordingly, soldering between the power connection posts and the circuit board is unnecessary, thereby simplifying elements of the power connection posts, simplifying the assembly complexity and reducing the required man-hours.

Description

Contact conductive electrical connection blocks

The invention relates to an electrical connecting building block, in particular to a contact type electrically conductive connecting building block, which can reduce the number of assembled parts and eliminate the welding step.

The combination of building blocks is a fairly common toy, which allows the player to combine multiple building blocks into various shapes according to his own imagination and creativity. The gameplay is quite diverse. Therefore, the combination building blocks have always maintained a popular trend in the market. The utility model relates to an electrical connecting building block, wherein an electronic component (such as an LED lamp or a broadcasting component) and a charging post are arranged inside the building block, and when a plurality of electrical connecting blocks are combined with each other, the electronic components inside the plurality of electrically connected building blocks are connected through the charging post. The electrical connection is such that after the power is turned on, all the electrical connecting blocks are illuminated together or the sound is played (the electronic components disposed therein are operated), and various entertainment effects are provided, and the playing method is more interesting.

Referring to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , an example of the illuminating building block in the electrical connecting block is as follows. The conventional illuminating building block includes: a base 50 having a plurality of wedge holes 51 at the bottom and a circuit board 52 at the top. The circuit board 52 is provided with a lamp body 53 (the building block for playing sounds is provided with a sounding component), and forms a set of connection lines (not shown) connected to the lamp body 53; a plurality of electrical posts 60 are inserted therein Base 50 on circuit board 52, and The power receiving post 60 is provided with a positive electrical component 61 and a negative electrical component 62. The positive and negative electrical components 61 and 62 each have a metal lead 611, 621, and the metal leads 611 and 621 are soldered to the circuit. The board 52 is connected to the lamp body 53 through a connecting line on the circuit board 52. A top cover 70 is hollow and transparent, and is disposed on the top of the base 50, so that the power receiving post 60 is located in the top cover 70. The top of the cover 70 is further formed with a hollow wedge column 71 connected to the inside of the top cover 70 corresponding to the top of the power receiving post 60.

When the electrical connecting blocks are inserted into the wedge holes 51 of the other electrically connected building block base 50 by the hollow insertion wedges 71 of the top cover 70, the positive and negative electrical components 61 of the internal electrical connecting posts 60 of the electrical connecting blocks are electrically connected. 62, corresponding to the contact connection, can make the electrical connection of the lamp body 53 of the building circuit board to form a parallel electrical relationship; however, in the existing electrical connection building block, the positive and negative connection of the charging post 60 The components required for the electrical component are quite complicated. Please refer to FIG. 11 for further reference. The positive electrical component 61 includes two contact pins 63 and a compression spring 64. The two contact pins 63 are respectively disposed on the top and bottom of the power receiving column 60. The compression spring 64 is disposed in the charging post 60 and abuts between the two contact pins 63, so that the two contact pins 63 respectively protrude from the top and bottom of the charging post 60, and the compression spring 64 is provided with a positive electrical component. The metal lead 611 of the 61; the negative electrical component 62 includes a funnel spring 65 and a metal connecting wire 66 connecting the funnel spring 65. The funnel spring 65 is sleeved on the top of the charging post 60, and is located at the contact pin 63. Around the metal connecting line 66 is set on the power receiving column 6 0, and a bent portion 67 is formed at the bottom of the corresponding power receiving post 60, and the last portion of the metal connecting wire 66 serves as the metal lead 621 of the negative power receiving component 62; when the two connecting posts 60 are in contact with each other, The contact pin 63 at the bottom of the electric post 60 and the contact pin 63 at the top of the other post 60 The contact connection is made, and the bent portion 67 of the metal connecting wire 66 in the negative electrical component 62 is in contact with the funnel-shaped spring 65 of the negative electrical connection component 62 of the other electrical post 60, so that the positive electrical component 61 is connected and the negative connection is made. Electrical components 62 are connected.

Due to the description of the above positive and negative electrical components, the number of components is large and complicated, assembly is not easy and time-consuming, and the metal leads of the positive and negative electrical components are also soldered to the circuit board by the spot welding step, which is labor-intensive. Moreover, the process will pollute the environment and other shortcomings, so the power receiving column needs to be improved.

In view of the fact that the metal leads of the electrical connecting blocks of various existing electrical connecting blocks need to be welded, labor and environmental pollution are caused, and the electrical connecting columns have technical defects of components, assembly, and labor, the main object of the present invention is to provide a contact. Electrically conductive building blocks.

The main technical means for achieving the above purpose is that the contact-type conductive electrical connecting block comprises: a base, a plurality of wedge holes are formed at the bottom thereof, and a circuit board is arranged on the top, and a first surface is formed on the surface of the circuit board. Connecting the circuit and a second connecting line, and providing an electronic component connected to the first and second connecting lines; the plurality of connecting posts are inserted on the circuit board, and the bottom is disposed in the corresponding wedge hole, and each is connected The electric column includes an outer sleeve and an inner column that is erected in the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve and the inner column are electrically conductive materials, and each of the top portions forms a first plug portion, and each of the bottom portions forms a matching first plug. a second plug portion of the portion, the outer sleeve is formed with a contact portion and a through hole at a surface of the corresponding circuit board, and the contact portion abuts on the first connecting line of the surface of the circuit board, the inner column and the outer sleeve An insulator is arranged to electrically insulate the inner column from the outer sleeve, and the inner column is formed with a contact portion through which the contact portion of the inner column passes. The perforation of the outer sleeve abuts against the second connecting line on the surface of the circuit board; a top cover is hollow and transparent, and is disposed on the top of the base, and the top of the top cover respectively forms a plurality of connections corresponding to the tops of the plurality of electric poles respectively The hollow wedge column inside the top cover is abutted against the corresponding hollow wedge column at the top of each of the power posts.

The power-carrying column is electrically connected to the electronic components on the circuit board by the outer and inner columns of the outer and inner columns, and the electrical components of the circuit board are electrically connected, which eliminates the need for a soldering step and saves assembly labor. To avoid environmental pollution caused by soldering; in addition, the kit and the inner column of the power receiving column directly serve as electrical connecting components between the electrical connecting blocks, which greatly reduces the number of components of the power receiving post, simplifies assembly steps, and reduces assembly work. Time.

10‧‧‧Base

11‧‧‧ wedge hole

12‧‧‧ boards

121‧‧‧First connection line

122‧‧‧Second connection line

123‧‧‧ jack

124‧‧‧

13‧‧‧Electronic components

14‧‧‧ transverse ribs

20‧‧‧Connected column

21‧‧‧Outer kit

211‧‧‧First plug-in

212‧‧‧Second plug-in

2121‧‧‧Long slot

213‧‧‧ Connecting column

214‧‧‧Reminder board

22‧‧‧ inner column

221‧‧‧First plug-in

222‧‧‧Second plug-in

23‧‧‧Contacts

24‧‧‧Perforation

25‧‧‧Insulator

26‧‧‧Contacts

30‧‧‧Top cover

31‧‧‧ hollow wedge

311‧‧‧Resist ring

32‧‧‧ card slot

50‧‧‧Base

51‧‧‧ wedge hole

52‧‧‧ boards

53‧‧‧Light body

60‧‧‧Connected column

61‧‧‧ Positively connected components

62‧‧‧Negative power components

611, 621‧‧‧ metal leads

63‧‧‧Contact needle

64‧‧‧Compression spring

65‧‧‧Funnel spring

66‧‧‧Metal cable

67‧‧‧Bends

70‧‧‧Top cover

71‧‧‧ hollow wedges

Figure 1 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the electrical connecting block of the present invention.

2A is a cross-sectional view of the circuit board and the charging post of FIG. 1 taken in a plan view.

2B is a cross-sectional view showing a perspective view of a circuit board and a charging post in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the electrical column of FIG. 1. FIG.

Figure 3B is an exploded view of the post of Figure 3A.

Figure 3C is a cross-sectional view of the electrical post of Figure 3A.

4A is a side plan view of a power receiving post according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4B is a cross-sectional plan view of Figure 4A.

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a power receiving post and a circuit board according to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a combination of a plurality of electrical connecting blocks.

Figure 7 is another cross-sectional view of the combination of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is another cross-sectional view of the combination of Figure 1.

Figure 9 is a side plan view of a power receiving post in accordance with still another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10: An exploded view of the illuminated building blocks in the existing electrical connection blocks.

Figure 11 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 10.

Figure 12 is an exploded view of the electrical column of Figure 10.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2A , the contact-type conductive electrical connecting block of the present invention comprises: a base 10 having a plurality of wedge holes 11 formed at the bottom thereof, and a circuit board 12 is disposed on the top portion, and a surface of the circuit board 12 is formed on the circuit board 12 . a first connecting line 121, a second connecting line 122 and a plurality of jacks 123, and an electronic component 13 connected to the first and second connecting lines 121 and 122 (the lamp body is taken as an example); the plurality of connecting posts 20, is inserted into the jack 123 of the circuit board 12 of the base 10, and the bottom is disposed in the corresponding wedge hole 11, please further refer to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3C, each of the power posts 20 includes an outer kit 21 and a The inner post 22 is erected in the outer sleeve 21, and the outer sleeve 21 and the inner post 22 are electrically conductive materials, and a first plug portion 211, 221 is formed on the top portion, and each of the bottom portions forms a matching first plug. The second plug portions 212 and 222 of the portions 211 and 221 are formed with a contact portion at the surface of the corresponding circuit board 12. in In this embodiment, the contact portion of the outer sleeve 21 has a contact piece 23 and a through hole 24, and the contact piece 23 abuts against the first connecting line 121 on the surface of the circuit board 12, the inner column 22 and the outer sleeve An insulator 25 is disposed between the members 21 to electrically insulate the inner post 22 from the outer sleeve 21, and the inner post 22 is formed with a contact portion. In this embodiment, the contact portion of the inner column 22 has a contact piece 26, and the contact piece 26 passes through the through hole 24 of the outer sleeve 21 to abut the second connecting line 122 on the surface of the circuit board 12, In the embodiment, the outer sleeve 21 has a cylindrical shape, and has first and second plug portions 211 and 212 having a cylindrical shape at the top and the bottom, or as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the outer sleeve 21 includes There is a cylindrical first plug portion 211, a cylindrical second plug portion 212 and a connecting post 213, and the contact piece 23 of the outer sleeve 21 is formed on the connecting post 213, and the inner post 22 is topped. The first and second insertion portions 221 and 222 of the bottom portion are respectively disposed in the first and second insertion portions 211 and 212 of the outer sleeve 21, and the inner column 22 and the outer sleeve 21 are insulatedly insulated by the insulator 25. The contact piece 26 of the inner column 22 protrudes from the connecting post 213 of the outer sleeve 21 and protrudes from the outer sleeve 21, and the second plug portion 212 of the outer sleeve 21 is inserted into the corresponding insertion hole 123 of the circuit board 12, Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5 , the outer sleeve 21 forms a long slot 2121 in the second plug portion 212 , and the long slot 2121 of the second plug portion 212 of the jack 123 of the circuit board 12 is formed. An abutting piece 124 is disposed, and the second connecting line 122 extends to the abutting piece 124. When the second insertion part 212 of the corresponding outer sleeve 21 is inserted into the insertion hole 123 of the circuit board 12, the abutting piece 124 is slidably disposed. The long slot 2121 of the second plug portion 212 of the outer sleeve 21 abuts against the contact piece 26 of the inner post 22, so that the contact piece 26 of the inner post 22 abuts against the second connecting line 122 of the circuit board 12; As shown in FIG. 9, the contact portion of the outer sleeve 21 of the power post 20 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the outer sleeve 21 and is close to the outer surface thereof. At the bottom, there is a contact step portion 27 on the first connecting line 121 that abuts the surface of the circuit board 12. The contact portion of the inner post 22 of the charging post 20 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner post 22 near the bottom thereof, and has a contact step portion 28 on the second connecting line 122 that abuts the surface of the circuit board 12.

A top cover 30 is hollow and transparent, and is disposed on the top of the base 10. The top of the top cover 30 respectively forms a plurality of hollow wedge posts 31 connected to the inside of the top cover 30 corresponding to the tops of the plurality of power receiving posts 20, such as As shown in FIG. 6, the top of each of the posts 20 is placed against the corresponding hollow wedge 31.

The above electronic component 13 can be a lamp body, a sound emitting component or various wafers.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the first connection line 121 is formed in the center of the circuit board 12, and the second connection line 122 is surrounded by the periphery of the first connection line 121 without contact; the contact piece of the outer package 21 of each of the power posts 20 23 and the through hole 24 are formed on the wall surface on the opposite side of the outer sleeve 21, and the contact piece 23 of the set 21 other than each of the electric poles 20 faces the center of the circuit board 12, and abuts on the first connecting line 121, the inner column 22 The contact piece 26 faces the periphery of the circuit board 12 and abuts against the second connection line 122. As shown in FIG. 2B, the second connection line 122 is formed at the center of the circuit board 12, and the first connection line 121 is not in contact. Surrounding the periphery of the second connecting line 122; and each of the connecting posts 20 faces the center of the circuit board 12 with the contact piece 26 of the inner post 22, and abuts against the second connecting line 122, the contact piece 23 of the outer set 21 faces the circuit board. The periphery of 12 is on the first connection line 121.

In the above-mentioned charging post 20, the contact piece 23 of the outer sleeve 21 is perpendicular to the outer sleeve 21, the contact piece 26 of the inner column 22 is perpendicular to the inner column 22, and the outer piece 21 and the contact piece 23, 26 of the inner column 22 are in the same Water level to When the power receiving post 20 is inserted into the circuit board 12, the contact pieces 23, 26 of the outer sleeve 21 and the inner post 22 respectively abut against the first and second connecting lines 121, 122 of the circuit board 12, and are disposed on the The insulator 25 between the inner column 22 and the outer sleeve 21 is an insulating glue, and the insulating glue is preferably filled in the contact piece 26 of the inner column 22 corresponding to the through hole 24 of the outer sleeve 21 to fix the inner column 22 to the outer sleeve. In the piece 21, the contact piece 26 of the inner column 22 is separated from the outer sleeve 21 to ensure that the inner column 22 is electrically insulated from the outer sleeve 21.

The first and second plug portions 211 and 212 of the outer sleeve 21 are all cylindrical, and the first and second plug portions 221 and 222 of the inner column are located in the first and second plug portions 211 corresponding to the outer sleeve 21 . The center of the 212, the inner diameter of the first plug portion 211 of the outer sleeve 21 matches the outer diameter of the second plug portion 212, and the first plug portion 211 is inserted into the second plug portion 212 of the other outer sleeve. .

The first insertion portion 221 of the inner column 22 is preferably a post, the second insertion portion 222 is a socket, and the second insertion portion 222 is provided for the first insertion portion 221 of the other inner column 22 Alternatively, the first plug portion 221 is a socket, and the second plug portion 222 is a plug, and the first plug portion 221 is inserted into the second plug portion 222 of the other inner post. Assume.

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 6 and FIG. 8 , in the top cover 30 , a top ring inner surface of each hollow wedge stud 31 is formed with a resisting ring 311 for corresponding first plug portion of the top portion of the outer plug 21 of the power post 20 . The 211 is abutted against the abutting ring 311. The outer panel of the first post portion 211 of the first post portion 211 is formed with a resisting plate 214, and the hollow plug is inserted into the first plug portion 211. After the post 31, the abutting plate 214 abuts against the top surface of the top cover 30.

Moreover, the base 10 and the top cover 30 are as shown in FIG. 7, and a plurality of lateral ribs 14 are formed around the base 10, and the inner wall surfaces of the top cover 30 are respectively The plurality of lateral ribs 14 of the corresponding base 10 form a plurality of card slots 32 for the lateral ribs 14 to be locked in the corresponding card slots 32; or the base 10 and the top cover 30 can be ultrasonically welded.

The material of the outer sleeve 21 and the inner pillar 22 of the above-mentioned power receiving post 20 may preferably be a conductive plastic.

As shown in FIG. 3C, when the charging post 20 is assembled, the inner column 22 only needs to be disposed in the outer sleeve 21, and is filled with an insulating glue, and is filled in the outer sleeve 21 to isolate the inner column 22 from the outer sleeve. After the insulating glue is solidified, the inner column 22 is fixed in the outer sleeve 21; when the power receiving post 20 is assembled on the circuit board, as shown in FIG. 1, only the contact piece 23 of the outer sleeve 21 and the inner column 22 are contacted. The strips 26 are respectively arranged on the circuit board 12 by aligning the first and second connecting lines 121 and 122 of the circuit board 12, so that the outer sleeve 21 and the inner column 22 respectively serve as electrical connection structures for electrically connecting the building blocks, so that when A plurality of electrical connection bricks, that is, as shown in FIG. 6, when the electrical connection block is inserted into the wedge hole 11 of the other electrical connection block base 10 by the hollow insertion wedge 31 of the top cover 30, the power post 20 is jacketed. The second plug portion 212 at the bottom of the member 21 is inserted into the first plug portion 211 corresponding to the top of the outer connector 21 of the electrical connector block 20, and the first plug portion 221 at the top of the inner post 22 is inserted into the corresponding plug post. In the second plug portion 222 at the bottom of the inner column, the first and second connection lines 121 of the electrical circuit board 12 are electrically connected, The first and second connection lines 121 and 122 of the other electrical connection block circuit board 12 are electrically connected to each other through the contact connection of the power receiving post 20.

The electrical connecting post in the electrical connecting block is connected to the first and second connecting lines on the circuit board by a contact portion having a structure such as a contact piece, and does not need to be welded, thereby reducing pollution to the environment, and the power receiving column only needs to be An outer kit and an inner column can be completed, greatly reducing the number of parts required, simplifying the assembly steps and reducing the labor required for assembly.

10‧‧‧Base

11‧‧‧ wedge hole

12‧‧‧ boards

121‧‧‧First connection line

122‧‧‧Second connection line

123‧‧‧ jack

14‧‧‧ transverse ribs

20‧‧‧Connected column

21‧‧‧Outer kit

211‧‧‧First plug-in

212‧‧‧Second plug-in

214‧‧‧Reminder board

221‧‧‧First plug-in

23‧‧‧Contacts

26‧‧‧Contacts

30‧‧‧Top cover

31‧‧‧ hollow wedge

311‧‧‧Resist ring

Claims (10)

A contact type electrically conductive connecting building block comprises: a base, a plurality of wedge holes are formed at a bottom thereof, and a circuit board is arranged at the top, the circuit board is formed with a first connecting line and a second connecting line, and is provided with The first and second connecting lines are connected to the electronic component; the plurality of connecting posts are inserted on the circuit board, and the bottom is disposed in the corresponding wedge hole, and each of the connecting posts includes an outer sleeve and a outer sleeve The inner column, the outer sleeve and the inner column are made of a conductive material, and each of the top portions forms a first plug portion, and each of the bottom portions forms a second plug portion matching the first plug portion. Stopping on the first connecting line of the surface of the circuit board, an insulator is disposed between the inner column and the outer sleeve to electrically insulate the inner column from the outer sleeve, and the inner column is disposed on the second connecting line of the circuit board A top cover is hollow and transparent, and is disposed on the top of the base. The top of the top cover forms a plurality of hollow wedge columns, and the plurality of power posts are respectively disposed in the plurality of hollow wedge columns. The contact-conducting electrical connecting block according to claim 1, wherein the outer sleeve of each of the electrical posts forms a contact portion on the corresponding circuit board, and the contact portion abuts the first connecting line of the circuit board. The contact-conducting electrical connecting block of claim 1, wherein the inner post of each of the charging posts forms a contact portion, and the contact portion abuts against the second connecting line of the circuit board. The contact-type electrically conductive connecting block of claim 3, wherein the contact portion of the outer sleeve and the inner column is located at a same horizontal plane relative to the circuit board, so that when the power receiving post is inserted into the circuit board, The contact portions of the outer sleeve and the inner column respectively abut against the first and second connecting lines of the circuit board. The contact type electrically conductive connecting block according to claim 1, wherein the first plug portion of each of the inner columns of the power post is a plug, and the second plug portion is a socket. The contact type electrically conductive connecting block according to claim 1, wherein the first plug portion of each of the inner columns of the power post is a socket, and the second plug portion is a plug. The contact-type electrically conductive electrical building block according to any one of the items 1 to 5, wherein in the top cover, an inner ring surface of each of the hollow wedge columns is formed with a resisting ring, and the corresponding electrical plug outer sleeve is provided. The first plug portion abuts against the abutting ring. The contact-type conductive electrical connecting block according to any one of the items 1 to 5, wherein each of the electrical column outer sleeves forms an abutting plate on the outer wall surface adjacent to the first plug portion, and the first plug portion After being placed in the hollow wedge column, the plate is abutted against the top surface of the top cover. The contact-type electrically conductive connecting block according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a plurality of lateral ribs are formed around the base, and the inner wall surface of the top cover respectively forms a plurality of card slots corresponding to the plurality of lateral ribs of the base, and the base is The transverse ribs are fastened in the corresponding card slots to combine the base and the top cover. The contact-type electrically conductive electrical building block of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the base and the top cover are ultrasonically welded.