TWM449620U - Four-order magic block - Google Patents

Description

Fourth-order magic square

This creation is a fourth-order magic square, especially a fourth-order magic square that enhances the user's smooth operation during the game.

At present, there are a lot of educational toys on the market. Among them, the best for young and old, and the most popular among adults and children is the magic square. The magic square is covered with second-order, third-order and fourth-order (including) and above. A central pivoting element and a plurality of pivotable complex combination blocks are combined to form a cube, and each surface is provided with a different pattern or color, so that the operator can challenge each surface pattern and color inconsistency for a period of time. The magic square turns into the original correct appearance.

With the above puzzle game, the operator's care and patience can be cultivated, and the ability to solve problems can be trained. Although the magic square has existed for decades, its composition has been continuously improved to enable the magic square to It is smoother in the operation process. However, for a competitor, any resistance may affect the outcome of the game, especially the fourth-order magic square. Because of its composition, the overall number of parts is too large, resulting in operation. The mutual interference resistance between the parts will be too large and affect the overall operational flexibility.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a fourth-order magic square, which is created to improve the number of parts of the current fourth-order magic square, resulting in the lack of smooth operation.

In order to achieve the pre-existing purpose, the fourth-order magic system proposed by the present invention includes a center component, four facets, four side blocks, eight corner blocks, and twelve hidden blocks, all of which have a display surface, and each of the four face pieces is respectively disposed outside the center component, and the side blocks are grouped in two groups, respectively disposed on the outer side of the center component and located at the periphery of each group of face pieces. The corner blocks are respectively disposed between the edge blocks arranged in a row, and the hidden block distribution group is disposed around the center component, and the face block, the side block and the corner block provide a limit function toward the end of the center component to form a fourth order. a magic square, wherein: the center assembly has a central shaft and six shafts, the central shaft includes a base portion respectively protruding from the six axial directions and extending from the end portion to form a three-dimensional cross body, the extension Each of the ends has a fixing hole, and the shaft has a hollow rod and an outer ring body disposed at one end of the hollow rod and a cup-shaped outward supporting seat, the outer ring body facing the side of the supporting seat a curved surface, the other side of the outer ring body is provided with an axial extension a hollow cylinder, wherein the shaft has a hollow cylinder corresponding to the outer side of the fixing hole, and a spring is inserted into the support seat and the hollow rod by a fixed rod, and is assembled in the fixing hole, thereby connecting the shaft And the face block comprises a square face body and a limit body disposed at an inner surface of the corner body and curved, the limit body being opposite to the other end of the face body a limiting portion is disposed, the limiting portion is correspondingly attached to the outer ring body of the shaft, and a concave curved surface is formed on a diagonal of the surface body relative to the limiting body, and the surface body can be inside The concave curved surface abuts against the support seat of the coaxial rod, and the four face pieces are arranged in two rows and two columns in a set of four facets, and a concave curved surface is formed to form a support seat. The continuous arc surface, wherein the four blocks of the face piece can be rotated by the shaft as a central axis Surrounding the support base; the hidden block has an arc-shaped connecting body, a first curved protrusion, a second curved protrusion and two curved fins, and the first and second curved protrusions are two ends The two arcuate fins are disposed on the inner and outer edges of the arcuate connecting body, and the two arcuate fins are disposed on the two sides of the arcuate connecting body and adjacent to the first arcuate protruding block. The two ends of the first and second curved protrusions respectively extend into two sides of the outer ring body of the two-phase vertical shaft, so that the first curved protrusions are disposed at the extended end of the outer ring body and the central axis. And the movement path of the limiting portion of the dough block is restrictedly located outside the outer ring body and inside the second curved protrusion; the corner blocks each include a corner body and a connecting body disposed on the corner body. The horn is a positive cube having a three display surface and a concave fillet formed at an inner surface of one corner of the corner body, and the connecting body is disposed at an angle extending outward at a 45 degree angle. The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged at intervals along the other end of the corner body, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are arranged at intervals along the other end of the corner body. The two sets of joints are all triangular with a concave curved surface. The second set of joints are adjacent to the corner body and slightly larger than the first set of joints, and the first and second sets of joints are adjacent to each other. Forming a reserved space; the edge blocks each include a side body and a protrusion disposed on the side body, the side body being a positive cube having two display surfaces and a concave curved surface, the concave curved surface Formed at one side edge of the side body, the side blocks are respectively installed on two sides of the corner block in two groups, and the protrusions can correspondingly extend into the first and second groups of the corner block. In the space reserved for the side, the protrusion of the two-sided block reserves a space in which the limit body of the face block is disposed toward the end of the face block.

It can be known from the above that the fourth-order magic cube of the present invention sets the hidden block between the two vertical axes and is three vertical and adjacent to each other. The three hidden blocks disposed on the shaft are a group, and the first group of the corner blocks and the protrusions of the side blocks are disposed on the arcuate fins of the hidden block. In the inner space, in addition, a space is reserved between the second curved protrusion of the hidden block and the second set of the corner block, so that the protrusion of the side block protrudes into the shaft and the shaft is the central axis Rotatingly disposed between the curved fin and the second set of joints, the limiting portion of the noodle block is on the moving path, and is constrained to be located inside the second curved protrusion of the hidden block, This is to form a fourth-order magic square.

Furthermore, the fourth-order magic block of the present creation, through the hierarchy of four corner blocks, eight side blocks, and four face blocks, together with the four hidden blocks that are combined with the corner block and the side block. Rotating about the shaft surrounded by the noodle block; the stratum consisting of the eight noodle blocks and the four side blocks can be centered on the shaft surrounded by the noodle block and the side block Rotate. Through the above structure, the creation can be combined with a small number of parts to form a fourth-order magic square, thereby improving the overall operational flexibility.

The fourth-order magic square of the present invention comprises a center component, four facets, four side blocks, eight corner blocks, and twelve hidden blocks, each of which has a display surface, and Each of the four face pieces is respectively disposed outside the center component, and the side blocks are grouped in two groups, respectively disposed on the outer side of the center component and located at the periphery of each group of face blocks, respectively. Arranged between the edge blocks arranged one above another, the hidden block is disposed around the center component and is combined with the end block, the side block and the corner block toward the end of the center component to form a fourth-order magic square, and the following is further The detailed construction of the center component, the face block, the side block, the corner block and the hidden block are described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the center assembly 10 has a central shaft 11 and six shafts, and the shaft is divided into three rotatable shafts 12a and three positioning shafts 12b.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the central shaft 11 includes a base portion 111 which protrudes from the six axial directions and extends from the end portion 112 to form a three-dimensional cross-shaped body. The extended end portions 112 each have a Fix the hole.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the fixing hole of the central shaft 11 can be divided into three adjacent and mutually perpendicular first fixing holes 113a, and three adjacent and mutually perpendicular second fixing holes 113b. The first fixing hole 113a is a circular hole, and the second fixing hole 113b has a symmetrical coupling groove 114 therein.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the rotatable shaft 12a and the positioning shaft 12b each have a hollow rod 121 and an outer ring body 122 disposed at one end of the hollow rod 121. The outer support body 123 has a curved surface toward the side of the support base 123, and the other side of the outer ring body 122 is provided with an axially extending hollow cylinder 124.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 9 , the rotatable shaft 12 a can be correspondingly abutted against the outer side of the first fixing hole 113 a , and the sleeve 63 is inserted into the supporting seat 123 by a fixing rod 60 . And the hollow rod 121 is assembled in the first fixing hole 113a, so that the rotatable shaft 12a is pivotally disposed on the extended end portion 112 of the central shaft 11 with the hollow cylinder being rotated 360 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 9 , the positioning shaft 12b has a hollow cylinder 124 corresponding to the outer side of the second fixing hole 113b, and a spring 63 is inserted into the support seat 123 by a fixing rod 60. The hollow rod 121 is assembled in the second fixing hole 113b, and the hollow cylinder 124 of the positioning shaft 12b is provided with a boss 125 extending axially and corresponding to the assembling groove 114, so that The positioning shaft 12b is not rotatable in which the hollow cylinders 124 are assembled on the extended end portion 112 of the center shaft 11.

As shown in FIG. 9 , the fixing rod 60 has a screw 61 and an abutting portion 62 disposed at one end of the screw 61 . The fixing rod 60 has one end of the abutting portion 62 protruding from the inner bottom surface of the supporting base 123 . The spring 63 disposed outside the fixing rod 60 abuts between the supporting seat 123 and the abutting portion 62 of the fixing rod 60 at two ends thereof, so that the rotatable shaft 12a and the positioning shaft 12b can be self-centered. The ends of the shaft 11 are elastically moved axially.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the face piece 20 includes a square face body 21 and a limiting body 23 disposed at an inner surface of a corner portion of the face body 21 and curved, and the limiting body 23 is opposite to the surface. The other end of the body 21 is provided with a limiting portion 231. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 10, the limiting portion 231 can be correspondingly attached to the outer ring body 122 of the shaft, and the surface body 21 is opposite to the limiting body. A concave arcuate curved surface 22 is formed on the opposite corner of the 23, and the dough body 21 can be abutted against the support seat 123 of the coaxial rod by the concave curved surface 22.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the hidden block 50 has an arc-shaped connecting body 51 , a first curved protrusion 52 , a second curved protrusion 53 , and two curved fins 54 . The first and second The arcuate projections 52 and 53 are disposed at the inner and outer edges of the arcuate connecting body 51 at the two ends. The two arcuate fins 54 and the arcuate connecting body 51 are disposed on the opposite sides of the arcuate connecting body 51. And adjacent to the first curved protrusion 52.

As shown in FIG. 12, the dough piece 20 is formed by two rows and two rows of four facets 20, and a concave arc surface into which the support seat 123 is placed is formed by the concave curved surface 22, the four A set of noodle blocks 20 may be rotatably surrounding the support base 123 with the shaft as a central axis.

As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 11 , the hidden block 50 extends into the two-phase vertical rotatable shaft 12a or the positioning shaft 12b at the two ends of the first and second curved protrusions 52 and 53 respectively. The two sides of the outer ring body 122 are disposed between the outer ring body 122 and the extended end portion 112 of the central shaft 11 and the movement path of the limiting portion 231 of the dough piece 20 is affected by The ground is located outside the outer ring body 122 and inside the second curved protrusion 53.

As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 , the corner blocks 40 each include a corner body 41 and a connecting body 42 disposed on the corner body 41 . The corner body 41 has a three display surface and a concave corner 411 . a positive cube, the concave corner 411 is formed at an inner corner of a corner 41 of the corner body 41, and the connecting body 42 is extended outward at a 45 degree angle to the inner corner of the corner body 41, the connecting body 42 with respect to the other end of the corner body 41, having a first set of joints 421 and a second set of joints 422 arranged at intervals, the first and second sets of joints 421, 422 are all having a concave curved surface The second set of joints 422 is adjacent to the corner body 41 and slightly larger than the first set of joints 421. The first and second sets of joints 421, 422 are formed with a reserved side. space.

As shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 , the side blocks 30 each include a side body 31 and a protrusion 32 disposed on the side body 31. The side body 31 has two display surfaces and a concave curved surface 311. a positive cube, the concave curved surface 311 is formed at one side edge of the side body 31, and the side blocks 30 are respectively disposed on two sides of the corner block 40 in two groups, and the protruding body 32 can be correspondingly extended. In the space reserved for the first and second sets of the joints 421 and 422 of the corner block 40, the protrusion 32 of the two-sided block 30 faces the end of the face block 20 and reserves a spare block 20 The limit body 23 is provided with a space therein.

As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the outer ring body 122 of the positioning shaft 12b is respectively formed with an arc-shaped protrusion 126 extending at an acute angle on both sides; as shown in FIG. 10, the limiting portion 231 has One can correspond to the arcuate groove 232 of the arcuate protrusion 126.

As shown in FIG. 12, the arcuate protrusions 126 of the three positioning type shafts 12b are adjacent to each other and the virtual lines connecting the center points thereof form an equilateral triangle, so that the eight plane bodies 21 and four are included. In the stratum of the side body 30, if the arcuate groove 232 of the two face bodies 21 is simultaneously fitted to the arcuate protrusion 126, it can be used as a positioning level, and three directions can be formed in three directions. The hierarchy enables the operator to have a basis for exerting force when rotating the remaining three parallel-arranged classes. Furthermore, it is also possible to prevent the hierarchy from gradually deviating from its central component 10 after the creation of the creation for a period of time. The initial relative position affects the smoothness of the subsequent magic block operation.

For the implementation of the fourth-order magic square of the present creation, as shown in FIG. 15 to FIG. 16, the hidden block 50 is disposed between the two-phase vertical rotatable shaft 12a or the positioning shaft 12b, and The three hidden blocks 50 disposed on three mutually perpendicular and adjacent shafts are a set, and the first set of joints 421 of the corner blocks 40 and the protrusions 32 of the side blocks 30 are disposed on the In the inner space partitioned by the arcuate fins 54 of the hidden block 50, a space is reserved between the second arcuate projection 53 of the hidden block 50 and the second set of joints 422 of the corner block 40. The protrusions 32 of the side blocks 30 extend between the curved fins 54 of the hidden block 50 and the second set of joints 422 of the corner blocks 40. The limiting portion 231 of the face block 20 Then, they are respectively disposed in the lower side space of the second curved protrusion 53 of the hidden block 50, thereby forming a fourth-order magic square.

As shown in FIG. 17 to FIG. 19, the layers formed by the four corner blocks 40, the eight side blocks 30, and the four surface blocks 20 can be combined with the corner blocks 40 and the side blocks 30. The four hidden blocks 50 are rotated about the rotatable shaft 12a or the positioning shaft 12b surrounded by the dough piece 20; and are composed of eight dough pieces 20 and four side blocks 30. The level, in addition to the three positioning levels, can be rotated about the pivot axis 12a or the positioning shaft 12b surrounded by the face block 20 and the side block 30.

In addition, by the cooperation of the fixing rod 60 and the spring 63, the combination of the various levels can extend the rotatable shaft 12a or the positioning shaft 12b outward through the surface block 50, thereby assisting the operator in fast Under the rotating magic square, even if the various levels have not been flattened to produce a slight angular drop, the shaft can be stretched outward by the spring 63 and smoothly rotated in the horizontal direction.

Through the above structure, the creation can be combined with a small number of parts to form a fourth-order magic square, thereby improving the overall operational flexibility of the fourth-order magic square.

The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way. Anyone having ordinary skill in the art can use the present invention without departing from the technical features proposed by the present invention. Equivalent embodiments of the local changes or modifications made by the technical content disclosed herein are still within the scope of the features of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Center components

11‧‧‧ center axis

111‧‧‧ base

112‧‧‧Extended end

113a‧‧‧First fixing hole

113b‧‧‧Second fixing hole

114‧‧‧Setting groove

115‧‧‧Setting groove

12a‧‧‧Rotary shaft

12b‧‧‧ Positioning shaft

121‧‧‧ hollow rod

122‧‧‧Outer ring

123‧‧‧ support

124‧‧‧ hollow cylinder

125‧‧‧Bump

126‧‧‧Arc-shaped protrusion

20‧‧‧ face block

21‧‧‧ Face

22‧‧‧ concave curved surface

23‧‧‧Limited body

231‧‧‧Limited

232‧‧‧arc groove

30‧‧‧Edge block

31‧‧‧Border

311‧‧‧ concave curved surface

32‧‧‧Bud

40‧‧‧ corner block

41‧‧‧Corner

411‧‧‧ concave fillet

42‧‧‧Connector

421‧‧‧The first set of joints

422‧‧‧Second group of joints

50‧‧‧Hidden blocks

51‧‧‧Arc connector

52‧‧‧First curved protrusion

53‧‧‧Second curved projection

54‧‧‧Arc fins

60‧‧‧ fixed rod

61‧‧‧ screw

62‧‧‧Resistance

63‧‧‧ Spring

1 is a perspective view of a central assembly of the preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic square of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view showing the center assembly shown in FIG. 1 rotated by a certain angle.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the central axis of the center assembly shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing another viewing angle of the central axis shown in Figure 3.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the rotatable shaft in the preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic square of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the positioning shaft in the preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic square of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a face block in a preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic block of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a hidden block in the preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic square of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective exploded view of the fixed rod, the spring, the positioning shaft, the hidden block and the central axis in the preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic square of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the combination of the face block and the positioning shaft in the preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic block of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the combination of a hidden block and a center component in the preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic block of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective exploded view of each of the face blocks, the center component, and the hidden block in the preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic block of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a flow chart showing the combination of the face block, the side block and the corner block in the preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic block of the present invention.

Figure 14 is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic square of the present creation. The edge block and the corner block form a partial stereoscopic exploded view of one of the levels.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart (1) of a stereo combination of a corner block and a side block combined with a center component in a preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic block of the present invention.

Figure 16 is a flow chart (2) of the stereo combination of the corner block and the edge block combined with the center component in the preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic block of the present invention.

17 is a partial exploded view of a corner block, a side block, and a face block and a center component in the preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic block of the present invention.

Figure 18 is a partially exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic square of the present invention.

Figure 19 is a perspective view of a stereoscopic appearance of a preferred embodiment of the fourth-order magic square of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Center components

12b‧‧‧ Positioning shaft

123‧‧‧ support

20‧‧‧ face block

21‧‧‧ Face

22‧‧‧ concave curved surface

23‧‧‧Limited body

231‧‧‧Limited

232‧‧‧arc groove

30‧‧‧Edge block

31‧‧‧Border

311‧‧‧ concave curved surface

32‧‧‧Bud

40‧‧‧ corner block

41‧‧‧Corner

411‧‧‧ concave fillet

42‧‧‧Connector

421‧‧‧The first set of joints

422‧‧‧Second group of joints

50‧‧‧Hidden blocks

Claims (4)

A fourth-order magic block includes a center component, four facets, four side blocks, eight corner blocks, and twelve hidden blocks, each of which has a display surface and is four per The face blocks are respectively disposed on the outer side of the center component, and the side blocks are grouped in two groups, respectively disposed on the outer side of the center component and located at the periphery of each group of face pieces, and the corner blocks are respectively disposed at intervals Between the arranged edge blocks, the hidden block distribution group is disposed at the periphery of the center component, and the edge block, the edge block and the corner block provide a limit function toward the end of the center component to form a fourth-order magic square, wherein: The central assembly has a central shaft and six shafts. The central shaft includes a base portion extending from the six axial directions and extending from the six axial directions to form a three-dimensional cross body, and the extending end portions each have a fixed portion. a hole, the shaft has a hollow rod and an outer ring body disposed at one end of the hollow rod and a cup-shaped outwardly facing support seat, the outer ring body being a curved surface toward the side of the support seat, the outer The other side of the ring body is provided with an axially extending hollow cylinder body. The shaft rod can be correspondingly abutted against the outer side of the fixing hole, and a spring is inserted into the support seat and the hollow rod by a fixed rod, and is assembled in the fixing hole, thereby connecting the shaft rod to the extending end portion. The face block includes a square face body and a limit body disposed at an inner surface of one of the corners of the face body and curved, and the limit body is provided with a limiting portion at the other end of the face body. The limiting portion can be correspondingly attached to the outer ring body of the shaft, and a concave curved surface is formed on the diagonal of the surface body relative to the limiting body, and the surface body can be abutted against the concave curved surface thereof. On the support base of the coaxial rod, the four facets are arranged in two rows and two columns in a row of four facets, and a continuous concave arc surface is formed to form a continuous supportable seat. An arc surface, the four sets of face pieces may have a shaft pivotally surrounding the support base; the hidden block has an arc-shaped connecting body, a first curved protrusion, and a second curved protrusion And the first and second curved protrusions are respectively disposed at the inner and outer edges of the arc-shaped connecting body at two ends, and the two curved fins and the curved connecting body are cross-shaped On the two sides of the curved connecting body and adjacent to the first curved protruding block, the hidden block protrudes into the two sides of the outer ring body of the two-phase vertical shaft with the two ends of the first and second curved protrusions respectively. The first curved protrusion is disposed between the outer ring body and the extended end of the central axis, and the moving path of the limiting portion of the noodle block is restrictedly located outside the outer ring body and the second curved protrusion The inner corner; the corner block comprises a corner body and a connecting body disposed on the corner body, the corner body is a positive cube having three display faces and a concave fillet, wherein the inner corner fillet is formed in the corner body At the inner surface of the corner portion, the connecting body is disposed outwardly at a 45-degree angle on the concave fillet of the corner body, and the connecting body is opposite to the other end of the corner body The first group and the second group are arranged in a spaced apart manner, and the first group and the second group are all triangular with a concave curved surface, and the second group is adjacent to the first group Forming a reserved space on both sides of the first and second sets of joints; the side blocks each comprise a side body and a protrusion disposed on the side body The edge body is a positive cube having two display surfaces and a concave curved surface formed on one side edge of the side body, and the side blocks are respectively installed in the corner block in groups of two The two sides, and the protrusions thereof can correspond to the space reserved for the two sides of the first and second groups of the corner blocks, and the protrusions of the two side blocks are reserved for the end of the face block. The block of the block is set in the space. a fourth-order magic square as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixed The rod has a screw and an abutting portion provided at one end of the screw. The fixing rod has one end of the abutting portion protruding from the inner bottom surface of the supporting seat, and the spring sleeved on the outer side of the fixing rod abuts the supporting portion at the two ends thereof respectively Between the seat and the abutting portion of the fixed rod, the shaft can be elastically axially moved from each end of the central shaft. The fourth-order magic square according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fixing hole of the central axis is divided into three adjacent and mutually perpendicular first fixing holes, and three adjacent and mutually perpendicular second fixing holes. The first fixing hole is a circular hole, and the second fixing hole has a symmetrical connecting groove; the shaft is divided into three rotatable shafts and three positioning shafts, The rotary shaft is rotatably pivoted on the extended end of the central shaft, wherein the hollow cylinder of the positioning shaft is provided with a column extending axially and corresponding to the groove The positioning shaft can be rotated without the hollow cylinder being disposed on the extended end of the central shaft. The fourth-order magic square according to claim 3, wherein the outer ring body of the positioning shaft respectively forms an arc-shaped protrusion with two sides extending at an acute angle, the arc-shaped protrusions being adjacent to each other and The virtual connection formed by the center point forms an equilateral triangle; the limiting portion of the noodle block has an arcuate groove corresponding to the arcuate protrusion.