Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
  • A63H33/00—Other toys
  • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
  • A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
  • A63H33/08—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails
  • A63H33/084—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails with grooves
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
  • A63F9/26—Balancing games, i.e. bringing elements into or out of balance
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
  • A63F9/0073—Games for obtaining a particular arrangement of playing pieces in a plane or space
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
  • A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
  • A63F9/12—Three-dimensional [3D] jig-saw puzzles
  • A63F9/1204—Puzzles consisting of non-interlocking identical blocks, e.g. children's block puzzles

Definitions

• an object of the present invention is to provide a building block that can be assembled into a failing shape while using a piece having a simple configuration.
• a feature of the building block according to the present invention is to provide a flat surface and a groove provided with both surfaces symmetrically inclined with respect to a reference surface orthogonal to the plane including the flat surface.
• a first kind of piece having a bottom parallel to the flat surface; and at least one corner formed at a right angle in a longitudinal direction of the groove capable of fitting into the groove, and at least one of the corners.
• the corner A of the second kind piece P2 is formed in a V-shaped groove (ditch or groove) of the first kind piece P1. Since the second type piece P2 is fitted to G, the second type piece P2 is inclined relatively to the first type piece P1. This tilt creates a delicate balance between the two pieces and creates a complex shape as a whole.
• the center of the flat surface and the widths W S and WG of the grooves are aligned with the reference surface H.
• both sides of the corner may substantially contact the groove.
• the other surface of the corner may have a cylindrical surface substantially in line contact with the groove.
• the cylindrical surface A r can be used for assembly, resulting in a variety of assembly variations.
• FIGS. 12 and 14 (a) are compared with other configurations.
• the figure shows a combination of pieces P 1 and P 2 according to the present invention, in which a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped piece 1 A is placed above a triangular piece 4.
• the groove width WG is narrower than the width WS of the flat surface S, these blocks collapse not at the bottom but at the joint Jg with the groove.
• the flat surface S width WS 'of the first piece 1 is approximately the same as the groove width WG. ,,, It becomes easy to collapse, and it becomes a very normal configuration.
• FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the groove showing a state where the second type piece P2 is inclined with respect to the first type piece P1.
• the point on the second type piece P2 that is in contact with the corner L1 of the first type piece P1 is at a distance.
• the corner A of the second kind piece P2 moves a distance d2 from the bottom Gb. Since frictional resistance is generated in the process of moving by these distances d 1 and d 2, the corner portion A of the triangular piece 4 is restrained from moving and leaving the groove G.
• FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the groove showing a state where the second type piece P2 is inclined with respect to the first type piece P1.
• the trapezoid piece 4, (P 2 ′) is free to move just by touching the first type piece P 1 at the point L 3, and the trapezoid piece 4 ′ No restraining force acts on the inclination of.
• the groove width WG is made narrower than the flat surface width WS to promote collapse at the fitting part Jg, while on the other hand, a frictional force is generated by the fitting between the groove G and the corner part A, and as a result, Collapse at the fitting Jg is suppressed. Since the frictional resistance increases as the load increases, the higher the piece is loaded, the stronger the connection of the fitting portion Jg.
• a functional model with the same structure is shown in Fig. 14 (d).
• the fitting portion Jg is indicated by a V mark
• the laminated portion Jf of the flat surface S is indicated by a circle
• the direction of the groove is indicated by the symbol OL1.
• floor 0 is also a functional component and is treated as base piece P 0.
• the base piece P 0 may correspond to another piece.
• the first set G1 of floor 0, cubic piece 1, and triangular piece 4 is one unit for displaying the present invention.
• the first and second pieces P l and P 2 are both cubic pieces. Further, the flat surface S of the first piece P1 is supported by gravity relative to the bottom surface 41 of the triangular piece 4 which is the base piece P0, and as a result, the posture of the second piece P2 is maintained. ing.
• the second set G2 including the triangular piece 4 and the two cubic pieces 1 is one unit for displaying the present invention in a form inverted from the first set.
• Figure 17 shows a more complex example of the use of a piece. Unlike the third and fourth groups G3 and 4, the fifth group G5 is upside down.
• the groove directions OL 1 and OL 2 are different between the third group G 3 and the fourth group, and variations are provided.
• a compressive force acts between the base piece P0 and the second piece P2 due to gravity or a load from another piece.
• the action occurs.
• Each group has both the constraint by the groove G and the degree of freedom of the flat surface S. It has a degree of freedom in the plane direction that the direction of the stacked surface SOL1 and OL2 of the flat surface S can be switched.
• the groove G absorbs errors that may be accumulated due to the accumulation of the flat surface S by the above-mentioned fine adjustment. It has both a degree of freedom. There is no building block between these three pieces that has a strong and organic function.
• FIG. 18 (a) shows a basic part B showing the most basic shape of the first piece P1.
• the center line CL between the groove width WG and the flat surface width WS is matched.
• the shape may be given a variation.
• a variation using a cube 1 in FIG. (B) or a half pipe piece 3 in FIG. (C) may be provided. That can make a difference.
• a triangular piece 4 or the like can be placed in the middle. In this case, the upper surface 12 of the cube 1 is also used.
• the ridgeline Ab of the corner that comes into contact with the flat surface be parallel to the longitudinal direction line Gb of the groove.
• the second type piece P 2 can be fitted into the groove G in a state where the piece is inclined, so that it is possible to assemble into a strange shape with a delicate balance. it can.
• the pair of surfaces at a pair of corners of the second type piece may be parallel to each other, and may face the same side of the second type piece.
• the grooves 0, G of the first type pieces Pl, UR1 different from each other can be fitted to the pair of corners A1, A1, respectively. it can.
• Fig. 10 (c) it is also possible to bridge a second-type piece P2 between two first-type pieces P1 and P1, so that the building It will also spread in the direction.
• the second type piece may be composed of two pieces that are substantially perpendicular by joining two substantially 45-degree corners. According to the same configuration, as shown in FIG. 9 (d), it is sufficient to match pieces having a corner portion A3 of approximately 45 degrees, and it is possible to use various shapes for the second type piece P2. Yes, you can expand the range of combinations.
• the second piece may have the flat surface and the groove. According to this configuration, for example, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), the first type piece P1 combined with the groove can be further used as the second type piece P2. Then, as shown in the vertical rectangular parallelepiped piece 1A in Fig. 10 (c), another small triangular piece 4 is further inserted into the groove G of the vertical rectangular parallelepiped piece 1A fitted into the groove G of the half circular pipe piece 3. When A is fitted, a chain of fitting occurs, and various combinations are possible with few pieces.
• the basic shape of the first type piece is a cube, a rectangular parallelepiped, and / or a cylinder. According to the same configuration, by providing a groove G in the conventional building block shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, for example, as shown in FIGS. Combinations of different shapes using the corners can be made.
• the first type piece may have a basic shape of a half-tubular body, and the groove may be formed at the top of a curved surface along the axial direction of the circular pipe. Good. According to the same configuration, by adding a piece different from the conventional basic shape as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the assembling shown in FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (c) becomes possible, so that more stacking than the conventional stacking is possible. There will be variations in assembly.
• the basic shape of the second type piece is an isosceles triangle. According to this configuration, the right-angled corner can be fitted into the groove, and as a result, assembling in an inverted state, which could not be done conventionally, as shown in FIG.
• the following effects can be obtained while forming the groove in the first kind piece at a low cost with a simple process. It became.
• the intermediate portion between the groove and the flat surface has a degree of freedom in design. Therefore, by adopting various shapes in the intermediate portion, a variation can be visually provided.
• the direction of stacking on a flat surface is free, while the direction of groove fitting is fixed. Therefore, by stacking on a flat surface so that the directions of the grooves match, the balance in a plane perpendicular to the grooves is balanced, and stacking on a flat surface so that the directions of the grooves are different. By doing so, the direction of balance can be developed in three dimensions, and the change can be enjoyed.
• FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a stored state of a building block according to the present invention.
• FIG. 2 (a) is a perspective view of a cubic piece, (b) is a perspective view of a rectangular parallelepiped piece having a height twice that of (a), and (c) is a perspective view of a cubic piece having a height twice that of (a).
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a rectangular parallelepiped piece having a front and rear thickness.
• FIG. 3A is a perspective view of a cylindrical piece
• FIG. 3B is a perspective view of a cylindrical piece having a height twice that of FIG.
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a semicircular piece with a notch.
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a triangular piece.
• FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a triangular piece with a notch.
• FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a hollow cylindrical piece.
• FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a usage example.
• 9 (a) to 9 (d) are front views showing other examples of use.
• 10 (a) to 10 (c) are front views showing still another usage example.
• FIG. 11 is a front view showing still another usage example.
• FIG. 12 is a front view for explaining a combined state of the pieces.
• FIG. 13 (a) is a front view for explaining another combination state of pieces, and
• FIG. 13 (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 13 (a).
• Fig. 14 (a) is a combination of building blocks according to the present invention, (b) is a combination using pieces having approximately the same width between the groove and the bottom surface, and (c) is a combination state of building blocks without grooves. (D) is a functional model of (a).
• Fig. 15 (a) is an enlarged front view of the main part for explaining the action at the time of relative movement between the groove and the corner
• Fig. 15 (b) is an enlarged front view of the main part in a combination of blocks without grooves.
• Figure 16 (a) is a front view of a combination where the flat surface and the groove are upside down
• (b) is the functional model of (a).
• Figure 17 (a) is a front view of a more complex use of the piece, (b) is the side of (a) Figure (c) is the functional model of (a).
• FIG. 18 (a) is a front view showing the basic form of the first kind piece, and (b) and (c) are front views showing a modification of (a).
• a plurality of building blocks according to the present invention are combined and stored in a box 100 as shown in FIG. 1 so as to have the same thickness.
• This building block contains pieces as shown in Figs. Further, each piece has substantially the same thickness and regularity of approximately an aspect ratio of 1: 2.
• the reference dimension is 35 rmn
• the reference double dimension is 7 Omm.
• the types of blocks include a first type piece P1 having a groove G described later and a second type piece P2 fitted into the groove G.
• this type is relative, and a first type piece P1 having a groove G as shown in FIG. 13 (a) may be used as a second type piece P2.
• the first kind piece P 1 and the second kind piece P 2 are sequentially assembled on the floor 0.
• the cubic piece 1 shown in Fig. 2 (a) has a cubic shape with one side of the reference dimension, and a V-shaped groove 13 is formed at the center of the upper surface 1 2 parallel to the bottom surface 1 1 forming the flat surface S. It is engraved across the direction. Since the upper surface and the lower surface are parallel and have the same shape, a groove 13 is formed in the center of the upper surface 12 so that the flat surface S and the width G of the groove G, WS and WG, as shown in FIG. Can be made to coincide with the reference plane H, and this point is the same for other pieces having the same upper surface and lower surface.
• the triangular piece 4 shown in FIG. 5 has a triangular prism shape as a whole, a bottom surface 4 1 forming a flat surface S, a slope 4 2 of the plane A f, and a right-angled equiangular shape having one side of the slope 4 2 equal to two sides. It is formed into a triangular shape and consists of front and rear surfaces 45, 45 of a plane Af parallel to each other.
• front and rear surfaces 45, 45 Two equal sides of the front and rear surfaces 45, 45 are the reference double dimensions, respectively, and the front and rear thicknesses are the reference dimensions.
• the side formed by the bottom surface 41 and the slope 42 forms a 45-degree triangular corner A3, and the other side forms a right-angled linear corner A1.
• the cubic piece 1 and the triangular piece 4 can be assembled by fitting the groove G of the cubic piece 1 and the straight corner A1 of the triangular piece 4 as shown in FIG.
• the cubic piece 1 is used as a first type piece P1
• the triangular piece 4 is used as a second type piece P2.
• the groove G provided in the cubic piece 1 is composed of a groove surface G a and a groove bottom G b.
• the groove surface G a is a plane that is inclined symmetrically with respect to a reference plane H orthogonal to the flat surface S so that the inclination angle C 1 is about 45 degrees.
• the groove bottom G b is formed so that the groove angle C 2 formed by the groove surfaces G a and G a is about 90 degrees, and is parallel to the flat surface S and the ridge line A b of the straight corner adjacent to the flat surface S.
• Eggplant The depth of the groove G is 6 mm with respect to the direction perpendicular to the upper surface, and the same applies hereinafter.
• the straight corner A 1 of the triangular piece 4 is fitted into the groove G.
• the planes A f, A f forming the straight corner A 1 are in surface contact with the groove surfaces G a, G a. Then, the weight of the triangular piece 4 is uniformly weighted on both sides of the groove surfaces G a and G a, and it is possible to assemble in a balanced state.
• the vertical rectangular parallelepiped piece 1A shown in Fig. 2 (b) is a rectangular parallelepiped that is twice as high as the cube piece 1, and the bottom surface 1 1A and the upper surface 1 2A are the same as the bottom surface 11 and top surface 12 of the cube 1 Having.
• a groove 13A having the same shape as the groove 13 is formed substantially in the center of the upper surface 12A in the front-rear thickness direction.
• One side of the bottom surface 11A and the top surface 12A is a reference dimension, and the height is a reference double dimension.
• the thick rectangular parallelepiped piece 1B shown in FIG. 2 (c) is a rectangular parallelepiped having a thickness that is twice the thickness of the cubic piece 1 in the longitudinal direction of the groove Gb, and the front and rear surfaces 15 and 1 of the cubic piece 1 are shown. It has front and rear surfaces 15B and 15B, which are combined with 5, a bottom surface 11B and a top surface 12B.
• a groove 13B having the same shape as the groove 13 is formed substantially in the center of the upper surface 12B over the thickness direction.
• the side between the bottom surface 11B and the top surface 12B is a reference dimension, and the thickness of the groove Gb in the longitudinal direction is a reference double dimension.
• Each side of the vertically elongated rectangular parallelepiped piece 1 A and the thick rectangular parallelepiped piece 1 B forms a right-angled linear corner A 1, and a linear angle adjacent to the bottom 11 A, 11 B and the bottom 11 A, 11 B
• the ridgeline Ab of the section is parallel to the groove bottom Gb. Further, a pair of opposing surfaces A f are parallel to each other.
• the cylindrical piece 2 shown in Fig. 3 (a) has a cylindrical shape as a whole, a bottom surface 21 forming a flat surface S, an upper surface 22 parallel to the bottom surface 21 and a side surface 24 formed on the cylindrical surface Ar. It consists of A groove 23 is engraved along the diameter of the upper surface 22. The height and the diameter of the bottom surface 21 and the top surface 22 are both reference dimensions.
• the side formed by the plane A f and the cylindrical surface A r forms a right-angled arc corner A 2.
• the half-circle pipe piece 3 shown in FIG. 4 has a half-circle tubular shape as a whole, and has a bottom surface 31 forming a flat surface S, an upper surface 34 formed on a cylindrical surface Ar thereon, and a semi-circle. It is formed on the plane A ⁇ of the shape, and includes front and rear surfaces 35 and 35 parallel to each other.
• a groove 33 is formed at the top of the upper surface 34 along the axial direction of the half-circle tube, and a semi-cylindrical shape is formed along the axial direction of the half-circle tube at the center of the bottom surface 3.1 in the width direction.
• a notch 36 is provided.
• the thickness with respect to the longitudinal direction of the groove Gb and the diameter of the notch portion 36 are reference dimensions, and the width of the bottom surface 31 is a reference double dimension.
• the side formed by the planes A f, A f forms a right-angled linear corner A 1.
• the side formed by the plane A f and the cylindrical surface A r forms a right-angled arc corner A 2.
• the ridge Ab of the arc corner A2 is parallel to the groove bottom Gb.
• the cylindrical piece 2 and the half circular pipe piece 3 can be assembled as shown in Fig. 13 (a).
• the half-circular pipe piece 3 is used as a first type piece P 1 and the cylindrical piece 2 is used as a second type piece P 2.
• the groove G provided in the half-circular pipe piece 3 has the same configuration as the groove G of the cubic piece 1 described above, and the groove surface G a is symmetrically inclined with respect to the reference surface H orthogonal to the flat surface S. Angle C 1 to be about 45 degrees Plane.
• a groove G having a groove angle C2 of about 90 degrees is formed.
• the groove bottom G b is formed by the groove surfaces G a and G a so that the groove angle C 2 is approximately 90 degrees, and is parallel to the flat surface S and the ridge line A b of the circular arc corner portion adjacent to the flat surface S.
• FIG. 3 (b) has a height twice that of the cylindrical piece 2, and has a bottom surface 2 1 A and a top surface 2 2 A which are combined with the bottom surface 2 1 and the top surface 22 of the cylindrical piece 2. And a side surface 24 formed on the cylindrical surface A f.
• a groove 23A having the same shape as the groove 23 is formed along the diameter of the upper surface 22A.
• the side formed by the plane A f and the cylindrical surface A r forms a right-angled arc corner A 2.
• the height is a reference double size.
• the triangular piece 5 with a notch shown in FIG. 6 has a triangular prism shape having almost the same shape and dimensions as the above-mentioned triangular piece 4, and has a bottom surface 5 1 forming a flat surface S and a slope 5 2 of a plane A f. It is formed as a right-angled isosceles triangle with one side equal to two sides, and consists of the front and rear surfaces 55, 55 of a plane A f parallel to each other. A notch 56 is provided at the center of the front and rear surfaces 55, 55 in the thickness direction. The notch 56 is formed in a right-angled isosceles triangle, and a corner of another piece can be fitted.
• the width of the notch 56 is a reference dimension, and two equal sides forming the notch 56 are 36 mm each.
• the side formed by the bottom surface 51 and the top surface 52 forms a 45-degree triangular portion A3, and the side formed by the slopes 52, 52 and the front and rear surfaces 55, 55 are at right angles. To form a straight corner A1.
• the cylindrical piece 6 shown in FIG. 7 has a hollow cylindrical shape, and has a bottom surface 61 forming a flat surface S, an upper surface 62 parallel to the bottom surface 61, and a side surface 64 of the cylindrical surface Ar.
• Part Has a cylindrical through-hole 66.
• Two grooves 63, 63 are formed on the upper surface 62 so as to be orthogonal to each other along the diameter of the upper surface 62.
• the diameter of the bottom surface 61 and the upper surface 62 is the reference double size, and the height is the reference size.
• the diameter of the through hole 66 is 36 mm, and the cylindrical piece 2 and the vertically long cylindrical piece 2A can be inserted.
• the side formed by the plane ⁇ ⁇ and the cylindrical surface Ar forms a right-angled arc corner A 2.
• the small triangle piece 4A has a similar shape to the triangle piece 4 in which the ratio of each side is 1: 2.
• the middle triangular piece 4B has an isosceles triangular shape obtained by bisecting the triangular piece 4 vertically from a right-angled vertex.
• the arrow-shaped piece 7 has an arrow shape in which a cutout of an isosceles triangular shape having substantially the same shape as the small triangular piece 4A is provided from the straight corner A1 of the triangular piece 4.
• the half cylinder piece 8 has a half cylinder shape obtained by dividing a cylinder having the same dimensions as the cylinder piece 2 into two in the height direction.
• the triangular piece 4 and the small triangular piece 4A are used as the second kind of piece P2, but the other pieces are combined with the first kind of piece P1 or the second kind of piece P2. Used as piece P2.
• the thick rectangular parallelepiped piece 1B is placed on a horizontal surface such as a desk, and the straight corner A1 of the cube 1 is placed in front of the groove 13B, and a triangle is placed in the rear of the groove 13B. Fit the vertical rectangular parallelepiped piece 1 A of piece 4 respectively.
• the thick rectangular parallelepiped piece 1B is used as a first type piece P1
• the cubic piece 1 and the triangular piece 4 are used as a second type piece P2.
• the straight corner A1 of the cubic piece 1 that becomes the second kind P2 is inserted into the groove 13A of the vertically elongated rectangular piece 1A that becomes the first kind P1.
• Mate. Cube piece 1 is tilted 45 degrees, and straight corner A 1 that fits into groove 13 A and straight corner A 1 that faces the top are the vertices.
• the usage example shown in Fig. 9 (b) The groove 33 of the half-circular pipe piece 3 which is the first kind piece P 1 is fitted to the straight corner portion A l, in the example.
• a triangular corner A 3 of two triangular pieces 5 with notches are overlapped to form a second type piece P 2 having a corner of approximately 90 degrees.
• the corner is fitted into the groove 33 of the half-circular pipe piece 3 which is the first type piece P1 placed on the horizontal plane S.
• the half-circular pipe piece 3 is fitted into the upper facing corner of approximately 90 degrees and assembled. That is, the groove G also has the effect of joining the other second type pieces 5, 5 to each other.
• the straight corner A1 of the triangular piece 5 with the cutout may be assembled by fitting the groove 33 of the half-circular pipe piece 3 into the groove.
• a vertically elongated rectangular parallelepiped piece 1A which is a second type piece P2 is placed on a horizontal surface S, and a pair of straight corners A1, A1
• two half-pipe pieces 3, 3 are fitted into the grooves 33, 33, respectively, as the first kind of piece P1.
• a triangular piece 5 with a notch so that the bottom surface 3 1 and the notch 5 6 are in surface contact.
• the force that causes the half-circular pipe piece 3 to deviate from the straight corner portion A1 is evenly symmetrically applied to the notch portion 56, so that it is possible to maintain the balance and assemble.
• the half pipe piece 3 is placed upside down on the horizontal plane S '.
• the half-circular pipe piece 3 is supported by a pair of support portions F, F formed by the upper surface 34 and the groove surface Ga.
• the cubic piece 1 is placed on the left and right bottom surfaces 3 1 so as to be symmetrical with respect to the groove bottom G b, and the small triangular piece 4 A is fitted to the cubic piece 1.
• the weights of the cubic piece 1 and the small triangular piece 4 A placed on the left and right At the same time, it hangs on a pair of support parts F, F, so that the left-right balance is maintained and stacking is possible.
• the cubic pieces 1 and 1 are used as a first type piece P1
• the small triangular pieces 4A and 4A are used as a second type piece P2.
• two triangular pieces 4, 4 are arranged on a horizontal plane S ', and a half pipe piece 3, which becomes a first kind piece P 1 on a slope 42, is used. 3 is supported, and a pair of straight corners A 1, A 1 of the bottom surface 11 A of the vertically elongated rectangular parallelepiped piece 1 A to be the second kind piece P 2 are fitted into the grooves 33, 33.
• a small triangular piece 4 A which is the first type piece P 1, is fitted to the vertically elongated rectangular parallelepiped piece 1 A, and triangular pieces 4 are further stacked.
• the cylindrical pieces 2, 2 are fitted to a pair of vertically elongated rectangular parallelepiped pieces 1A, 1A arranged at appropriate intervals, respectively.
• the opposing groove surfaces G a, G a of the cylindrical piece 2 are parallel to each other, and the other groove surface G a, 0 & is parallel to the horizontal plane 3 ′.
• the triangular portion A3 of the triangular piece 4 is mounted on the groove surfaces Ga, Ga parallel to the horizontal plane S, so as to abut the other groove surface Ga.
• the half circular pipe piece 3 is fitted to the straight corner A1 of the triangular piece 4.
• the bottom surface 2 1 of the plane A f of the cylindrical piece 2 makes surface contact with the groove surface G a, while the side surface 24 of the cylindrical surface Ar makes contact with the groove surface G a.
• the weights of the mounted pieces can be evenly applied to the left and right pieces to maintain the balance as a whole, and can be conventionally assembled in a bridge shape.
• a pair of vertical rectangular parallelepiped The pieces 1 A, 1 A and the half-circle pipe piece 3 are used as a first type piece P 1, and the cylindrical pieces 2, 2 and the triangular piece 4 are used as a second type piece P 2.
• each piece can be made of any material that can maintain the strength of the groove, such as wood, plastic, Conorek, and sponge.
• the pieces used for the first type piece P1 and the second type piece P2 are determined. It is only necessary to appropriately combine the first type piece P1 and the second type piece P2 having at least one corner, and in addition to the above-described use examples, it is also possible to assemble while maintaining various balances. it can. There, it is only necessary that at least one groove and one corner are fitted, and there are innumerable patterns of structures.
• the depth of the groove is 6 mm, and the width WG of the groove is about 1/3 of one side.
• the depth is not limited to 6 nun.
• the balance when assembling the pieces can be easily obtained by increasing the width (depth) of the groove, and becomes difficult to obtain by reducing the width.
• the principle can be changed according to the application and purpose according to the principle of Fig. 15 (a). .
• the building block according to the present invention was configured as shown in FIG.
• the number and type of the first type piece Pl and the second type piece P2 can be arbitrarily selected.
• a plurality of pieces having the same shape as the cubic piece 1 and having no groove may be included as the second type piece P2.
• each piece had a regularity of approximately an aspect ratio of 1: 2.
• a piece having a regularity of an integer multiple of 1: 3 may be used, and a half-split piece of 1: 0.5 may be used.
• the groove bottom Gb of the groove and the ridgeline Ab of the corner A may be formed substantially at right angles, as long as the fitting of the groove and the corner is not hindered. You may give roundness.
• the building blocks according to the present invention can be used for, for example, educational toys for children, prevention of dementia of the elderly, rehabilitation of fingers of persons with disabilities, and the like. Furthermore, it can be used as an object whose shape can be freely changed.

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