TWI465670B - Illuminable building block - Google Patents

Description

Combinable illuminator

The present invention relates to a combinable illuminator, and more particularly to a combinable illuminator having a light sensing member.

Generally, the objects that can be combined, such as: building blocks, can only be combined to form different three-dimensional shapes, and the building blocks themselves have no other additional effects, such as: lighting or vocalization, which is slightly insufficient in entertainment, so when used Familiar with the assembly of the building blocks and the combination of all the building blocks, the user will naturally lose the attraction of such building blocks.

In order to increase the entertainment of the composite block, the prior art has disclosed a technique of putting a light-emitting element into a building block. However, the illumination of the light-emitting elements in such building blocks can only be turned on and off with the power supply alone, and cannot be individually controlled, and there is still room for improvement in entertainment.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new combined building block to solve the problem in the prior art that the light-emitting elements in the building blocks cannot be individually controlled, and at the same time increase the entertainment of the combined building blocks.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a combinable illuminator having a light sensing member.

To achieve the above object, the combinable illuminator of the present invention comprises a housing, at least one circuit board, at least one illuminating member, at least one light sensing member, at least one control circuit module, and at least one set of joints. The housing forms a receiving space, wherein the housing comprises a first surface and a second surface; the light emitting member and the light sensing member are disposed on the circuit board in the receiving space. The at least one light-emitting component is disposed on an inner surface of the circuit board; the at least one light-sensing component is disposed on an outer surface of the circuit board, wherein each of the light sensing components corresponds to the at least one light-emitting component. The at least one control circuit module is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the at least one light emitting component and the at least one light sensing component, and the at least one control circuit module is configured to control each light sensing component according to each light sensing component. The illuminating part is bright. The assembly portion is disposed on the surface of the housing to allow a plurality of combinable illuminators to be combined.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the assembly has a polarity and is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the area other than the assembly has a polarity different from that of the assembly and is electrically connected to the circuit board.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, when any of the light sensing members is in a state of not receiving light, at least one control circuit module turns on or off the light emitting member corresponding to the light sensing member.

According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the housing is a light transmissive material.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the combinable illuminator of the present invention further comprises a visor disposed in the accommodating space and adjacent to the second surface.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the combinable illuminator of the present invention further includes a power supply unit electrically connected to the circuit board.

In order to enable the reviewing committee to better understand the technical contents of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are described below.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 for a first embodiment of the combinable illuminator of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the first embodiment of the combinable illuminator of the present invention; A perspective view of the bottom surface of the first embodiment of the combinable illuminator; FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the combinable illuminator of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the combinable illuminator 1 of the present invention comprises: a housing 10, at least one circuit board 30, at least one illuminating member 40, at least one light sensing member 50, and at least one control circuit module 60. And the assembly portion 20.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the housing 10 defines a receiving space 15 , and the housing 10 includes a first surface 11 and a second surface 12 , and the first surface 11 and the second surface 12 are two upper and lower opposite surfaces; In one embodiment of the invention, the housing 10 is made of a light transmissive material such as acryl, glass, or PDM to visualize the light emitted by the illuminating member 40. In addition, the material of the casing 10 may be a polymer material, an organic crucible or the like, and the casing 10 may also be printed with a pattern or a character to increase the entertainment of the present invention and to enhance the user's willingness to play.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the first surface 11 and the second surface 12 of the casing 10 are provided with a joint portion 20, and the first surface 11 and the second surface 12 correspond to each other. In addition, the assembly 20 can be a cassette, a devil felt, a magnetic element electrically connected to the circuit board 30, or an element different in polarity from the magnetic element, or a conductive substance that can be adsorbed by the polarity.

In this embodiment, the assembly portion 20 includes at least one first magnetic component 21 and at least one second magnetic component 22, wherein the number of the first magnetic components 21 is four, and the first magnetic component 21 is located on the circuit board. 30 above.

At least one second magnetic element 22 is disposed on the second surface 12 of the housing 10, and the second polarity magnetic element 22 is electrically connected to the circuit board 30. In the embodiment, the number of the second polarity magnetic elements 22 is four. And the second polarity magnetic element 22 is located below the light shielding plate 90. It should be noted here that the first polarity magnetic element 21 and the second polarity magnetic element 22 correspond to each other, and A magnetic element 21 is magnetically opposite to the second magnetic element 22. When the first polarity magnet magnetic element 21 is N pole, the second polarity magnet magnetic element 22 is S pole and vice versa.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the circuit board 30 is disposed in the accommodating space 15 and adjacent to the first surface 11. The circuit board 30 includes an outer surface 31 and an inner surface 32, and the circuit board 30 is disposed in the accommodating space. 15. The outer surface 31 is closer to the first surface 11 than the inner surface 32. The light-emitting component 40 is disposed on the inner surface 32 of the circuit board 30; the light-sensing component 50 is disposed on the outer surface 31 of the circuit board 30, wherein each of the light-sensing components 50 corresponds to at least one light-emitting component 40. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the number of the plurality of light-emitting members 40 is four, and the four light-emitting members 40 are all LEDs, and the four light-emitting members 40 are respectively disposed on the circuit board 30. The inner surface 32, and the light sensing member 50 corresponds to the light emitting member 40, so the number of the plurality of light sensing members 50 is also four, and the four light sensing members 50 are respectively disposed on the outer surface of the circuit board 30. 31, and the four photo sensing members 50 are all photoresistors, and each photoresistor corresponds to one LED.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 2 , at least one control circuit module 60 is disposed on the circuit board 30 and electrically connected to the light emitting component 40 and the light sensing component 50 . The at least one control circuit module 60 controls whether the light-emitting members 40 corresponding to the light-sensing members 50 are bright or not illuminated according to whether the light-sensing members 50 receive light. In the embodiment, the control circuit module 60 is a circuit circuit switch, and one control circuit module 60 can control one light-emitting component 40 and the light-sensing component 50 corresponding to the light-emitting component 40, but the invention is not limited thereto. The control circuit module 60 is also in other suitable types to control the opening or closing of the illuminating member 40, such as a physical switch.

In addition, the single control circuit module 60 can also control one or several light emitting members 40 and the light sensing members 50 corresponding to the light emitting members 40 respectively. When the light sensing component 50 is in the state of not receiving light, the control circuit module 60 turns on the light emitting component 40 corresponding to the light sensing component 50 that does not receive light, and causes the light emitting component 40 to emit light. On the contrary, when any of the light sensing components 50 is in the state of receiving light, at least one control circuit module 60 turns off the light emitting component 40 corresponding to the light sensing component 50, and the corresponding light emitting component 40 does not emit light.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the combinable illuminator 1 of the present invention further includes a first conductive region 71, a second conductive region 72, and a third conductive region 73, wherein the first conductive region 71 is disposed on the first surface 11 The second conductive region 72 is disposed on the second surface 12, and the first conductive region 71 and the second conductive region 72 are electrically connected to the circuit board 30. The first conductive region 71 and the second conductive region 72 are both first. Electrode. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the first surface 11 of the combinable illuminator 1 of the present invention further includes a first outer surface 111, and the second surface 12 of the combinable illuminator 1 further includes a second outer surface. 121, the first conductive region 71 is disposed on the first outer surface 111, and the second conductive region 72 is disposed on the second outer surface 121.

It should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the first polarity is an electrical negative electrode, and the first conductive region 71 is disposed on the periphery of the first outer surface 111, and the second conductive The zone 72 is disposed on the periphery of the second outer surface 121. The electrode laying method can be laid by printing. The electrical connection between the first conductive region 71 and the second conductive region 72 and the circuit board 30 can be completed through a conductive film, a metal wire, a conductive adhesive, or a conductive material such as copper or aluminum foil.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the embodiment, a third conductive region 73 is disposed between the four first magnetic components 21 and the four second magnetic components 22, wherein the third conductive region 73 is The second electrode is different from the first electrode; if the first electrode is an electric negative electrode, the second electrode is an electric positive electrode, and vice versa. In this embodiment, the first polarity is set to be an electrical negative electrode, so the second polarity of the embodiment is an electrical positive electrode. The two third conductive regions 73 can also be connected through a conductive material, a metal wire, a conductive adhesive, or a conductive material such as copper or aluminum foil, and the electrode laying manner can be laid by printing.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the combinable illuminator 1 of the present invention further includes a visor 90, and the visor 90 is disposed in the accommodating space 15, and the visor 90 is adjacent to the second surface 12, in this embodiment, The visor 90 is located above the second magnetic element 22.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 together to understand the use state when a plurality of combinable illuminators 1 of the present invention are combined with each other, wherein FIG. 4 is a plurality of the present invention. A schematic diagram of a combination of a first embodiment of a combined illuminator; FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of a combination of a first embodiment of a combinable illuminator of the present invention and a second embodiment of a combinable illuminator of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the user combines a plurality of combinable illuminators 1 of the present invention with each other, the first surface 11 of the combinable illuminator 1 cannot be combined with the illuminable body because of the magnetic repulsion. The first surface 11 of 1a or 1b is in contact. Therefore, the combinable illuminator 1 of the present invention can only be in contact with the second surface 12 of the combinable illuminants 1a and 1b by the first surface 11 of the combinable illuminator 1, and the characteristics of the heteromagnetic attraction can be utilized. The combined illuminator 1 is combined with the combinable illuminators 1a and 1b to form a state as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the combinable illuminants 1, 1a and 1b are combined to form a similar trophy shape in the manner shown in FIG. 4, and the visor 90 of the combined illuminator 1 at the top is respectively covered underneath. A part of the light sensing members 50 of the illuminants 1a and 1b are combined. At this time, the light sensing member 50 that is hidden in the combined luminous bodies 1a and 1b is in a state where light is not received. When the light-sensing member 50 that is blocked in the combined illuminators 1a and 1b is in a state of not receiving light, the control control circuit modules 60 of the combined illuminators 1a and 1b are separately turned on. The illuminating member 40 corresponding to the occluded light sensing member 50 is caused to illuminate the illuminating member 40 corresponding to the occluded light sensing member 50 (as shown in FIG. 4). The illuminating member 40 of the combined illuminator 1 and the illuminating members 1a and 1b of the combined illuminators 1 and 1b are not closed, that is, the illuminating member 40 corresponds to the illuminating member 40. The light sensing member 50 is not illuminated by the light shielding plate 90.

As shown in FIG. 4 , in order to provide the power required for the operation of the control circuit module 60 , the light sensing component 50 , and the light emitting component 40 , the combinable light emitter 1 further includes a power supply unit 80 , and the power supply unit 80 and the circuit board 30 . Electrical connection. It should be noted here that the power supply unit 80 only needs to be installed in one of the combined light-emitting bodies 1, and it is not necessary to provide the power supply unit 80 for each of the combined light-emitting bodies 1.

When the combined illuminator 1 is in contact with the combined illuminators 1a and 1b, the second surface 12 of the combined illuminator 1 is in contact with the first surface 11 of the combined illuminators 1a and 1b, respectively, and is disposed at the combined illuminator 1 at this time. The first conductive region 71 around the first outer surface 111 is electrically connected to the second conductive region 72 of the combined illuminators 1a and 1b. At the same time, the third conductive region 73 of the first magnetic element 21 of the combined illuminators 1a and 1b is electrically connected to the third conductive region 73 of the second magnetic element 22 of the upper combined illuminator 1, whereby the combined illuminating A parallel circuit is formed between the bodies 1, 1a and 1b, so that only one power supply unit 80 is required to supply power. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the power supply unit 80 is only installed in the combinable illuminator 1b, and the power supply required for the combination of the illuminants 1 and 1a can be connected to the power supply of the combinable illuminator 1b through the parallel circuit. The power supply of the department 80.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a schematic diagram of a combination of a first embodiment of a combinable illuminator of the present invention and a second embodiment of the combinable illuminator of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the power supply required for the combinable illuminator 1c of the present invention can be supplied through an external power supply 100 (which can be an external power supply or plug-in, etc.). In this embodiment, the power supply is provided. The 100 series is electrically connected to the circuit board 30 through a power cord 101, thereby providing the power required for the combinable illuminator 1c of the present invention. Similarly, the power supply 100 only needs to be directly connected to a combinable illuminator 1c. The design of the different conductive regions of the present invention allows the power supply 100 to pass through the parallel circuit for other direct connections to the power supply 100. The illuminators 1 and 1a can be combined to provide a power source.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a front view of a third embodiment of the combinable illuminator of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the second surface 12 of the housing 10a of the combinable illuminator 1d of the present invention is made of an opaque material, thereby replacing the visor 90 of the previous embodiment. When a plurality of combinable illuminants 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, or 1d are used, the opaque material of the second surface 12 is directly used to cover the light sensing of the combined combinable illuminators 11, 1a, 1b, 1c. Item 50.

It should be noted that the control circuit module 60 may also be plural, and the number of the control circuit module 60 may be the same as that of the light emitting component 40 and the light sensing component 50. For convenience of description, please refer to FIG. 7 , wherein FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of controlling a single illuminating member and a photo sensing member according to an embodiment of the control circuit module of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, in this embodiment, a control circuit module 60 controls a light emitting member 40 and a light sensing member 50. When the light sensing member 50 is hidden, because of the circuit characteristics of the bipolar transistor Q, the light emitting member 40 can be electrically turned on, so that the light emitting member 40 emits light, and the circuit characteristics of the bipolar transistor Q are generally known in the art. I know, so I won’t go into details. While the circuit switches of the bipolar transistor Q are merely illustrative, any control element that can be used to control the illuminator 40 is suitable for use in the present invention.

To sum up, the present invention, regardless of its purpose, means and efficacy, shows its distinctive features of the prior art. You are requested to review the examination and express the patent as soon as possible. It should be noted that the various embodiments described above are merely illustrative for ease of explanation, and the scope of the invention is intended to be limited by the scope of the claims.

1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d‧‧‧ combinable illuminants

10, 10a‧‧‧ shell

11‧‧‧ first surface

111‧‧‧First outer surface

12‧‧‧ second surface

21‧‧‧First magnetic component

121‧‧‧Second outer surface

90‧‧ ‧ visor

15‧‧‧Accommodation space

20‧‧‧Team

22‧‧‧Second magnetic component

30‧‧‧ boards

31‧‧‧ outer surface

32‧‧‧ inner surface

40‧‧‧Lighting parts

50‧‧‧Light sensing parts

60‧‧‧Control circuit module

71‧‧‧First conductive area

72‧‧‧Second conductive area

73‧‧‧ Third conductive zone

80‧‧‧Power Department

R‧‧‧resistance

100‧‧‧Power supply

101‧‧‧Power cord

Q‧‧‧Bipolar transistor

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a first embodiment of a combinable illuminator of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of the bottom surface of the first embodiment of the combinable illuminator of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the combinable illuminator of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of a combination of a plurality of first embodiment of combinable illuminators of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a combination of a first embodiment of a combinable illuminator of the present invention and a second embodiment of a combinable illuminator of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of the combinable illuminator of the present invention.

7 is a circuit diagram of an embodiment of a control circuit module of the present invention for controlling a single illuminating member and a photo sensing member.

1‧‧‧ combinable illuminators

10‧‧‧shell

11‧‧‧ first surface

111‧‧‧First outer surface

20‧‧‧Team

12‧‧‧ second surface

21‧‧‧First magnetic component

22‧‧‧Second magnetic component

15‧‧‧Accommodation space

30‧‧‧ boards

31‧‧‧ outer surface

32‧‧‧ inner surface

40‧‧‧Lighting parts

50‧‧‧Light sensing parts

60‧‧‧Control circuit module

71‧‧‧First conductive area

72‧‧‧Second conductive area

73‧‧‧ Third conductive zone

90‧‧ ‧ visor

Claims (9)

A combinable illuminator, comprising: a housing, the housing forming a receiving space, wherein the housing comprises a first surface and a second surface; at least one circuit board is disposed in the receiving space and adjacent to the first a surface, wherein the circuit board includes a first surface and a second surface, the outer surface is closer to the first surface than the inner surface; at least one illuminating member is disposed on the inner surface of the circuit board; at least one light sensation The test component is disposed on the outer surface of the circuit board, wherein the at least one light sensing component corresponds to at least one light emitting component; at least one control circuit module is disposed on the circuit board and the at least one light emitting component and the at least The at least one control circuit module is configured to control the illuminating of the illuminating members corresponding to the respective light sensing components; at least one set of the connecting portions is disposed on the surface of the housing. The combinable illuminator of claim 1, wherein the set has a polarity and is electrically connected to the circuit board, and the area other than the set has a polarity different from the set. And electrically connected to the circuit board. The combinable illuminator of claim 1, wherein the assemblage is a magnetic component electrically connected to the circuit board or a component different from the polarity of the magnetic component, or can be adsorbed by the polarity Conductive substance. The combinable illuminator of claim 3, wherein the assembly comprises at least one first magnetic element and at least one second magnetic element, wherein the at least one first magnetic element is disposed on the first surface, The at least one first magnetic component is electrically connected to the circuit board; the at least one second polarity magnet is disposed on the second surface, and the at least one second magnetic component is electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the at least one The first magnetic element is magnetically opposite the at least one second magnetic element. The at least one control circuit module turns on the light-emitting member corresponding to the light-sensing member or the light-emitting member corresponding to the light-sensing member shut down. The combinable illuminator of claim 1, wherein the housing is a light permeable material such as acryl, glass, PDMS. The combinable illuminator according to claim 1, wherein the material of the casing is a polymer material, an organic hydrazine or the like. The combinable illuminator of claim 1, further comprising a visor disposed in the accommodating space and adjacent to the second surface. The combinable illuminator of claim 1, wherein the assemblage portion can combine a plurality of combinable illuminators, and any one of the combinable illuminators can include a power supply portion connected to the circuit board. The plurality of combinable illuminators are combined to provide power for illumination.