TWI704007B - LED block device - Google Patents

Abstract

An LED building block device, which is an LED building block comprising a housing, a female connector, a male connector, and an LED lamp; wherein the housing is provided with a chamber, and the female and male connectors have one end set to each other in the chamber. The female and male ends of the electrical connection, the end of the female connector that is not exposed from the shell is a female plug end, the end of the male connector that is exposed from the shell is a male plug end, and the LED light is installed on the shell and is electrically connected to the female and male plugs Therefore, the number of LED building blocks are connected in series with each other through the female and male connector ends, and then the power is turned on to make the LED light glow. Since the male connector end is exposed outside the shell, the female connector end is not exposed. The shapes of the players are very different and easy to identify, so the combination is easy and fast.

Description

LED building block device

The present invention relates to an LED building block device, which relates to teaching aids, and uses LED building blocks to learn how to use LED lights.

At present, in order to increase students' learning concentration, the school will arrange robot experience, such as learning Lego bricks combined with robots, which can make learning have the creative fun of hands-on work and increase confidence, and let beginners learn the operation of LED lights. It is an introductory course. For example, the certificate No. I507233 "Light-emitting building block with electrical connection structure" patent case (hereinafter referred to as the previous case), which mainly includes a hollow building block, the building block has a top and a bottom, the top is formed with There are more than two upwardly protruding ring-shaped plug-in wedge parts, and more than two wedge holes are formed at the bottom of the wedge holes, and these wedge holes correspond to the wedge-plug part at the top; and there are more than two power connection modules in the building block. , The power connection module is mainly divided into a positive conductive element and a negative conductive element by a fixed post, more than one light-emitting element is arranged between the positive and negative conductive elements, and the two ends between the positive and negative conductive elements The first and second positive electrode contact parts and the first and second negative electrode contact parts are respectively formed. The positive and negative electrode contact parts are respectively located inside the wedge part and the wedge hole on the building block. After the wedge and the wedge hole are inserted into each other, they simultaneously form a power connection and can light up the internal light-emitting elements.

The reference to the previous case provides the luminous effect of the building blocks, but its utility is limited to the stacking and assembly of the building blocks. After stacking, the entire building block has a luminous effect. The lighting design of the building blocks does not have the effect of continuous change, so it is difficult to exert greater creativity.

As for another popular Arduino (microprocessor, mini computer), Arduino is an Open Source circuit board. Developers can use this board to control some electronic devices, such as turning on and off lights, and even You can install the sensor on the Arduino, and then do the processing according to the sensor data! The Arduino project started in 2003 with a low-cost method to build a device actuator that uses electronic components to interact with the environment. For example, it is applied to simple robots and motion detectors. However, the Arduino method is more complicated to make. In the process of installing the LED, it is easy to confuse the positive and negative poles of the LED, which will take more time for the assembly.

Therefore, the present invention mainly provides an LED building block device. The building block itself combines the LED and the male and female connectors that are electrically connected to the LED. It can be easily and quickly assembled under the condition that the positive and negative electrodes are not confused. Illuminated LED building blocks.

Another main purpose of the present invention is to provide an LED building block device, which is mainly an LED building block, which can be matched with a building block connection board. The LED building block, control chip, signal connector, etc. can be electrically connected through the building block connection board, so that the LED building block has a gorgeous lighting arrangement Changing lighting control effects.

The LED building block device of the present invention, an LED building block, includes:

A shell, the shell is provided with a through-through chamber inside;

A female connector, one end of which forms a female connection end for power supply connection, and the other end is a female connector end for plugging to form an electrical connection, and the female connector end is exposed outside the chamber;

A male connector, one end of which forms a male end that can be connected to the female end for power supply, and the other end is for plugging in the female end to form a male end for electrical connection. The male end is exposed to the container. Outside the room

An LED lamp, which is installed on the housing and is electrically connected to the female plug end and the male plug end; whereby the LED building blocks are electrically connected to the power source through the female and male plug ends, and can be used for the LED lights glow.

A building block connecting board matched with an LED building block device includes a connecting mother board and a connecting daughter board. The connecting mother board is provided with a power connector for connecting a power source and a signal connector for receiving external control signals. The connecting daughter board is electrically connected with a digital female connector and a digital control chip, the female connector is connected to the LED building block with power supply, and the control chip is installed between the connecting daughter board and the connecting mother board.

The effects achieved by the present invention are as follows:

1. The LED building block of the present invention not only has the function of stacking and connecting the building blocks in series, especially the design of a male and female connector that are electrically connected to each other, so that the male and female connectors are connected in different shapes. , The male connector end exposes the outer shell, while the female connector end is not exposed. The two forms are highly recognizable. Therefore, when assembling, the connection of the positive and negative poles is clear and easy to assemble.

2. The LED building block of the present invention can be matched with the LED building block connection board, and the LED building block connection board is electrically connected to the LED building block, and the LED building block connection board is provided with a control chip, a power connector, and a signal connector, so the signal connector can be used for external control The signal is transmitted to the control chip to control the opening and closing of the power connector by the control chip. Therefore, the LED lights that control some of the LED blocks emit light, and some of the LED lights do not emit light. It provides the design of the changing position of the light, allowing learners to understand LED lighting design learning is more variable.

10, 101, 102‧‧‧LED building blocks

15‧‧‧LED Block Group

20‧‧‧Shell

21‧‧‧Pedestal

22‧‧‧Housing

221‧‧‧Opening

24‧‧‧Room

30‧‧‧Female connector

31‧‧‧Female connector

32‧‧‧Female connector

40‧‧‧Male connector

41‧‧‧Male connector

42‧‧‧Male connector

50‧‧‧LED light

60‧‧‧Building block connecting board

61‧‧‧Connect to motherboard

62‧‧‧Power Connector

63‧‧‧Signal connector

65‧‧‧control chip

66‧‧‧Connect the daughter board

67‧‧‧Female connector

671‧‧‧Female connector

The first figure is a perspective view of the present invention.

The second figure is an exploded view of the three-dimensional element of the present invention.

The third figure is a three-dimensional exploded view of the LED blocks of the present invention that are not connected in series.

The fourth figure is a three-dimensional exploded view of the LED building block and the LED building block connection board of the present invention.

The fifth figure is a combined perspective view of the LED building block and the LED building block connecting board of the present invention.

According to an LED building block device of the present invention, as shown in the first and second figures, the LED building block 10 includes a housing 20, which is electrically connected to each other by a female connector 30, a male connector 40, and an LED lamp 50 to form a A light-emitting building block, wherein; the housing 20 includes a base 21, a cover 22, the cover 22 is provided with an opening 221 therethrough, between the cover 22 and the base 21, a front and rear through The female connector 30 is formed at one end with a female connection end 31 for power supply connection, and the other end is for plugging to form a female connector end 32 for electrical connection; the male connector 40 is formed at one end A male terminal 41 for power supply connection, and the other end is a male connector terminal 42 for plugging to form an electrical connection; during assembly, the LED lamp 50 extends from the bottom side of the housing 22 toward the opening 221 for the LED lamp The bottom of 50 is left in the chamber 24, and the female and male ends 31, 41 of the female and male connectors 30, 40 are placed in the housing 22, and the female connector end 32 is covered by the housing 22 and the base 21 in the housing. In the chamber 24, the male connector end 42 is exposed outside the cover 22, so the LED lamp 50, the male connector end 41 of the male connector 40, and the female connector end 31 of the female connector 30 are electrically connected. Secondly, the base 21 and the cover 22 are joined and fixed to form the LED lamp 50, the male connection end 41 of the male connector 40, and the female connection end 31 of the female connector 30 are accommodated in the chamber 24, and the female and male plug-in ends 32 and 42 are exposed Outside the chamber 24, an LED building block 10 is formed.

Therefore, as shown in the third figure, the LED building block 10 is electrically connected by the male plug end 42 of its male connector 40 to the female plug connector 32 of the LED building block 101 to form an electrical connection. Similarly, the LED building block 101 is connected by its male connector. The male plug end 42 of the 40 is connected to the female plug connector 32 of the LED block 102 to form an electrical connection. In this way, the LED blocks 10, 101, 102 can be joined. When the LED block 102 is connected to the power socket, the It can provide power to make each LED lamp 50 of the LED building blocks 10, 101, 102 emit bright light to achieve the effect of the building blocks. Since the male connector end 42 is exposed from the housing 20, the female connector end 32 is flush with the end surface of the housing 20, In the chamber 24, the male and female connectors 40 and 30 of the LED blocks 10 are very recognizable High, clear at a glance, quick combination.

In the present invention, the LED building block 10 can be matched with a building block connecting board 60 to achieve the effect of controlling light changes; please refer to the fourth and fifth figures, the building block connecting board 60 includes a connecting mother board 61 and a connecting daughter board 66, which are connected The motherboard 61 is provided with a power connector 62 and a signal connector 63 for connecting power. The power connector 62 receives power, and the signal connector 63 receives external control signals (such as a computer or mobile phone or a PLC programmable control device). The number of electrical connections on the daughter board 66 can be the same as the female connector 67 of the female connector 30 of the LED building block 10 and the control chip 65, wherein the female connector 67 is provided with a female plug terminal 671, and the female connector 67 and the control chip 65 are both electrically connected The connection mother board 61 and the control chip 65 can be installed between the connection daughter board 66 and the connection mother board 61.

During use and implementation, the signal connector 63 is used to receive external control signals and deliver the control signals to the control chip 65. The control chip 65 controls the power supply of the female connector 67 connected to the daughter board 66. At this time, the number of LED blocks 10 has been connected in series. The LED building block group 15 is electrically connected by the male plug terminal 42 of the male connector 40 and the male plug connector 67 of the connecting daughter board 66. The female plug terminal 671 is provided with electricity to light the LED building block 10 group. 15 of the LED lamp 50; the present invention can further transmit the external signal received by the signal connector 63 to the control chip 65, and the control chip 65 controls the power on or off of the female connector 67, such as the female connector in those positions after design planning 67 has a power supply condition, so that the LED lamp 50 that is electrically connected to the female connector 67 with a power source will light up. The female connector 67 that has not been set with a power source by the control chip 65 will not light up the plugged LED lamp 50, so it has changed The lighting status of the LED lights 50 of the LED building block group 15 at each position can be controlled to control the number or pattern of the LED building block group 15 as a whole, or the pattern shape that the LED lights 50 of the LED building blocks 10 at certain intervals are illuminated. Learn to control the variability of the lighting design of the LED lamp 50, so the simple assembly method of the present invention can make the LED building blocks 10 be connected in groups in series, and display gorgeous and neat lighting effects through signal control.

In summary, the whole disclosed by the present invention has real industrial applicability and innovative benefits, and its composition has not been seen in books and periodicals or publicly used, and sincerely meets the requirements of an invention patent application. I sincerely ask Jun Bureau to approve the patent as soon as possible. .

If you need to clarify, the above are the specific embodiments of the present invention and the technical principles used. If changes are made according to the concept of the present invention, the resulting functional effects are still not beyond the scope of the description and drawings. In spirit, they should all fall within the scope of the present invention and should be stated.

10‧‧‧LED Building Blocks

20‧‧‧Shell

21‧‧‧Pedestal

22‧‧‧Housing

24‧‧‧Room

30‧‧‧Female connector

40‧‧‧Male connector

50‧‧‧LED light

Claims (2)

An LED building block device, which includes: an LED building block, which has a housing, inside the housing is provided with a through-through chamber; the chamber has a female connector, one end of which forms a female connection terminal for power supply, and One end is a female connector end for plugging to form an electrical connection. The female connector end is not exposed from the housing and is placed in the chamber; the chamber also has a male connector, one end of which forms a power supply connection to the female connector The male end of one end, the other end is for plugging in the female connector end to form a male connector end for electrical connection, the male connector end is exposed outside the housing and the chamber; an LED lamp is installed on the housing And electrically connected to the female connector end and the male connector end; a building block connection board, which includes a connection mother board and a connection daughter board, the connection mother board is provided with a power connector for connecting power, and a A signal connector for receiving external control signals. The connecting daughter board is electrically connected to a digital female connector and a digital control chip. The female connector is connected to the LED building block with power supply. The control chip is installed between the connecting daughter board and the connecting mother board. Meanwhile, the LED building blocks are electrically connected to the building block connecting board through the female and male plug-in terminals. According to the first item of the scope of patent application, the LED building block device, wherein the housing includes a base and a cover, and an opening for the LED lamp to be exposed is provided through the cover at a suitable place, and the cover and The containing chamber is formed between the bases.

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