WO2017142337A1

WO2017142337A1 - Polyhedral block toy

Info

Publication number: WO2017142337A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/001739
Authority: WO
Inventors: 황종철
Original assignee: 황종철
Priority date: 2016-02-18
Filing date: 2017-02-16
Publication date: 2017-08-24
Also published as: KR101679366B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a polyhedral block toy. The polyhedral block toy according to the present invention comprises: a polyhedron having a plurality of contact surfaces and a magnet member disposed on the contact surfaces, wherein the polyhedron further includes an auxiliary contact surface formed on a vertex portion where the edges of the contact surfaces are converged, and is formed in a structure surrounded by the contact surfaces and the auxiliary contact surface. Accordingly, since it is possible to easily assemble the polyhedral block toy without having to consider the poles of a magnet, infants who are inexperienced in handling the polyhedral block toy could easily assemble the polyhedral block toy, and an opportunity can be provided for a more profound geometric exploration than block toys which are based on conventional simple shapes.

Description

Polyhedral block toys

The present invention relates to a polyhedral block toy, and more specifically, it is possible to acquire mathematical concepts, including various properties, symmetry and transformation of figures, and in-depth geometric exploration through assembly activities that fill the entire three-dimensional space. It is about a block toy that can be expected to synergistic learning effect.

Blocks are toys that can help children develop various intelligence such as creativity and spatial perception, and various products are sold on the market. Conventionally, blocks having a convex protrusion on an upper surface of a triangular prism or a square pole and a concave insertion groove on a lower surface of the triangular prism or a square pillar have been mainly used. Toys that have been combined using have been developed and enjoy a lot of popularity.

For example, according to the conventional magnetic block toy of FIG. 1, a three-dimensional solid structure is made by combining a plurality of unit blocks having a two-dimensional plane shape. Combination of unit blocks takes the form of connecting the edges of the 2D plane to each other by the magnetic force acting between the magnets present at the edges. There is a problem in that it is not robust and is easily deformed or broken.

On the other hand, the conventional block toys, including the magnetic block toys shown in Figure 1 is based on simple figures such as squares, triangles, etc. There is a lack in providing a more in-depth geometric exploration opportunities.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the problems of the block toys according to the prior art described above, and an object thereof is to provide a polyhedral block toy that can fill the entire three-dimensional space by combining in various directions.

Polyhedral block toys according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a polyhedral block toy, Polyhedron having a plurality of contact surfaces; And a magnet member disposed on the contact surface, wherein the polyhedron further includes an auxiliary contact surface formed at a vertex portion where the edges of the contact surfaces converge to form a structure surrounded by the contact surface and the auxiliary contact surface.

In addition, a polyhedral block toy according to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a polyhedral block toy, a polyhedron having a plurality of contact surfaces; And a magnet member disposed on the contact surface, wherein the polyhedron further has an auxiliary contact surface formed at a vertex portion of which the edges of the contact surfaces converge, and the contact surface is formed in a structure surrounded by the contact surface and the auxiliary contact surface. As a structure formed in a hexagonal shape, eight are arranged in succession, and each of the contact surfaces is disposed in a form in which three corners of the six corners share a corner with an adjacent contact surface, and the auxiliary contact surface is a structure formed in a square shape. It is arranged in dogs, characterized in that the four corners are arranged in the form of sharing the corner with the adjacent contact surface.

In addition, the magnet member may be disposed such that the N pole or the S pole faces outward, and the magnetic poles having different polarities may be disposed on the adjacent contact surfaces.

In addition, the magnet member is disposed so that the north pole or the south pole is facing out, the adjacent contact surface is disposed so that the different polarity of the magnetic poles, the contact surface is inserted into the magnet insertion groove for insertion of the magnet member , Can be formed.

On the other hand, a polyhedral block toy according to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a polyhedron having a plurality of contact surfaces; And a connection portion formed on the contact surface, wherein the polyhedron further includes an auxiliary contact surface formed at a vertex portion where the edges of the contact surfaces converge, and the contact surface is formed by a structure surrounded by the auxiliary contact surface. As the structure formed in each shape, eight are arranged in succession, each of the contact surface is arranged in the form that the three corners of the six corners share the corner with the adjacent contact surface, the auxiliary contact surface is formed in a square shape to six Arranged, characterized in that the four corners are configured to share the corner with the adjacent contact surface.

In this case, the connecting portion may be composed of a protrusion formed on the contact surface and the fitting groove into which the protrusion is inserted, or a fitting groove formed on the contact surface, and a connection piece inserted into the fitting groove.

As described above, according to the magnetic block toy according to the present invention, it is possible to acquire mathematical concepts including various properties and symmetry and transformation of figures through an assembly activity that fills the entire three-dimensional space, and provides an in-depth geometric inquiry. It is possible to significantly increase the learning effect.

In addition, according to the magnetic block toys according to the present invention, it is possible to easily combine a plurality of polyhedral blocks through a magnet arrangement suitable for the polyhedron, so that it is possible to learn various properties of the figure and mathematical concepts including symmetry and transformation more conveniently. It can improve the play function.

1 is a view showing the form of a conventional magnetic block toy,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a polyhedral block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a polyhedral block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a perspective view showing an example of a three-dimensional solid structure formed by assembling a polyhedral block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is an example of an exploded view showing a shape that appears when the polyhedral block toy is developed according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a perspective view showing a polyhedral block toy according to another embodiment of the present invention, and

Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a modification of the polyhedral block toys according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same elements in the drawings and redundant descriptions of the same elements will be omitted.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a polyhedral block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a polyhedral block toy according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a polyhedron block according to an embodiment of the present invention A perspective view showing an example of a three-dimensional solid structure formed by assembling toys.

2 to 4, a polyhedral block toy B according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a polyhedron 1 having a plurality of contact surfaces 11 and a contact surface 11 of the polyhedron 1. It consists of the magnet member 2 arrange | positioned.

The polyhedron 1 is a three-dimensional structure of a structure surrounded by a plurality of contact surfaces 11 and an auxiliary contact surface 12 formed at a vertex portion where the edges 13 of the contact surfaces 11 converge, and the contact surface 11 is a meat. It is formed in each shape, and the auxiliary contact surface 12 is formed in the square shape.

More specifically, the polyhedral 1 has three contact surfaces 11 having regular hexagonal shapes arranged in succession, and three contact surfaces 11 adjacent to three of the six edges 13 provided on the contact surfaces 11 are adjacent to each other. ) And the corners are shared one by one, and the remaining three corners 13 are disposed in the form of sharing corners one by one with three adjacent auxiliary contact surfaces 11.

Four edges provided are arranged in the form of sharing the edge 13 and the adjacent contact surface (11). Since one auxiliary contact surface 12 is formed to be adjacent to the four contact surfaces 11, four corners 13 constituting the auxiliary contact surface 12 have four corners adjacent to each of the four adjacent contact surfaces 11. 13) to share.

As such, by providing the auxiliary contact surface 12, a plurality of polyhedrons 1 are coupled to each other to allow tessellation to fill all three-dimensional spaces, thereby providing more depth of internal summation, symmetry, and transformation of figures. Provide opportunities for geometric exploration.

On the other hand, the magnet member 2 is a component provided for binding with the adjacent polyhedral block toys (B) in the process of making a three-dimensional solid structure using a plurality of polyhedral block toys (B), a magnetic force acting between the magnets It is configured to be combined using.

The magnet member 2 is a permanent magnet in which the north pole or the south pole is directed outward, and it is very important that the magnet members 2 disposed on the adjacent contact surfaces 11 are disposed so that magnetic poles having different polarities are located. Do.

The reason for this will be described in more detail. In the case where permanent magnets having different polarities are not disposed between adjacent magnet members 2, adjacent polyhedral block toys B are formed during assembly to form a three-dimensional solid structure. The magnet members 2 having the same polarity as the magnet members 2 disposed in the are faced to each other and the repulsive force is acted on them so that the assembly itself is impossible. To solve this problem, the magnet members 2 are disposed on the adjacent contact surfaces 11. The magnet member 2 is to be positioned with different polarities.

On the other hand, the magnet member 2 is disposed only on the contact surface 11, not disposed on the auxiliary contact surface 12, which has a great meaning in assembling a plurality of polyhedrons 1. In more detail, the newly coupled polyhedron 1 shares three faces with the conventionally coupled polyhedron 1, one of which is an auxiliary contact surface 12, and two surfaces are It corresponds to the contact surface 11. In this case, since the two contact surfaces 11 are necessarily adjacent to each other, magnets having different polarities are disposed on the contact surfaces 11. Therefore, when the newly coupled polyhedron 1 approaches, the coupling direction is easily determined due to the attraction force, so that it can be easily assembled without special consideration of the pole, so that even infants who are inexperienced in operation can be easily coupled.

Looking at an example in which the magnet member 2 is installed, a magnet insertion groove 14 is formed in each contact surface 11 of the polyhedron 1, and the magnet member 2 is inserted into the magnet insertion groove 14. It is fixedly installed by bonding or the like. Here, the magnet member 2 is composed of a circular permanent magnet, the magnet insertion groove 14 is formed of a circular groove recessed to a depth corresponding to the thickness of the magnet member (2).

In addition, the magnet member 2 may be formed with display means 21 and 21 ′ for displaying polarity on the part exposed to the outside in consideration of ease of assembly. For example, the display means 21, 21 'may be configured by attaching stickers of different colors as shown in FIG. 3, but various characters to easily recognize the N pole 21 and the S pole 21'. Or a pattern integrally formed with the magnet member.

On the other hand, Figure 3 shows an example in which the magnet member 2 is installed to be exposed to the outside, the polyhedral block toy (B) according to the present invention can be easily coupled without considering the pole on the magnet arrangement as described above Since there is a characteristic to cover the magnet member 2 may be installed so that the magnet is not visible from the outside. Through this, the aesthetics of the block toys can be improved and manufactured to have a stylish appearance.

And, as shown in Figure 3, the magnet member 2 may be configured in such a way that the magnet member 2 is post-bonded to the magnet insertion groove 14, the contact surface 11 in the forming process of the polyhedron 1 It can also be configured to be integrally embedded in the interior.

5 shows an example of an exploded view showing a shape that appears when the polyhedral block toy B is developed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the polyhedron 1 is connected and arranged along the transverse direction such that the six contact surfaces 11 are raised up and down in the deployed state, and the auxiliary contact surface 12 of the six contact surfaces 11 is connected. One contact surface 11 which serves as a closing lid when assembled to the upper edge and the lower edge of any one contact surface 11 which is not connected is arranged so that the contact surface is arranged, and a total of eight contact surfaces 11 are provided.

The auxiliary contact surface 12 is connected to the upper and lower edges 13 of the contact surface 11 up and down, but is arranged in a deployed structure in which the auxiliary contact surface 12 is recessed in a reverse direction with respect to the direction of the contact surface 11.

On the other hand, the developed view shown in Figure 5 is an example of the developed view to help explain the shape of the polyhedron 1, in addition to the shape shown in Figure 5 can be represented in the development of the various forms of the same shape of the assembled result is a matter of course. .

As described above, when the flattened body is folded and fixed based on the edge 13, the polyhedral block toys of the shape shown in FIG. 2 may be assembled, and thus, the present invention may be manufactured in addition to the injection molding method.

Hereinafter, the effect of the polyhedral block toy (B) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described.

First, as described above, the polyhedron 1 having the eight contact surfaces 11 and the six auxiliary contact surfaces 12 is molded by injection molding or assembled by a planar body manufactured in the form of a developed view. And prepare the magnet member 2 into the magnet insertion groove 14 of the polyhedron 1 to fix it. At this time, it is important that the magnet member 2 disposed on the adjacent contact surface 11 is installed so that magnetic poles of different polarities are located.

By using a plurality of polyhedral block toys B prepared in the above-described manner, the user can assemble the structure into various shapes desired by the user. For example, as shown in Fig. 4, the user holds the polyhedral block toy B and the magnet member 2 disposed so that the N pole faces outward and the S pole of the other polyhedral block toy faces outward. When the member 2 is placed in close proximity, the attraction force between each other acts to bind each other. At this time, the contact surfaces 11 of both polyhedrons 1 are bonded to each other, and the auxiliary contact surfaces 12 are bonded to each other while the auxiliary contact surfaces 12 are bonded to each other, thereby forming a plurality of polyhedral block toys B in this manner. While assembling, it is possible to assemble the structure of the desired shape conveniently and quickly.

In particular, as described above, the polyhedral block toys (B) according to an embodiment of the present invention can be easily combined without special consideration of the pole of the magnet when combined, compared to the block toys based on the conventional simple figure Can provide deeper geometric inquiry and understanding.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the present invention will be described, but components similar to those shown in the above-described embodiment will be omitted and detailed descriptions will be given based on components having differences. In addition, in the following other embodiments, if the structure shown in the embodiment can be selectively applied to the components shown in each other, the detailed description or drawings are omitted.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a polyhedral block toy according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6, the polyhedral block toy B 'according to another embodiment of the present invention is a polyhedron 1 having a plurality of contact surfaces 11 and a connection portion formed on the contact surface 11 of the polyhedron 1; It consists of (3).

The polyhedron 1 further includes an auxiliary contact surface 12 formed at a vertex portion where the edges 13 of the contact surfaces 11 converge as in the above-described embodiment, and the contact surface 11 and the auxiliary contact surface 12 It is formed into a structure surrounded by. At this time, the contact surface 11 is a structure formed in a regular hexagon shape and eight are arranged in succession, each of the contact surface 11 is disposed in the form of sharing a corner with the contact surface 11 adjacent the three corners of the six corners, The auxiliary contact surface 12 is formed in a square shape and is arranged in six, but four corners are configured to share the corner with the adjacent contact surface (11).

On the other hand, the connection part 3 is comprised from the projection part 31 formed in the contact surface 11, and the fitting groove 32 recessed in the contact surface 11 so that this projection part 31 may be inserted.

In addition, although the protrusions 31 may be formed in various shapes, in the present embodiment, the protrusions 31 are formed as circular protrusions.

The fitting groove 32 is not particularly limited in shape as long as it can be inserted into the protrusions 31 and maintains a stable fixed state in a state where they are coupled to each other. . At this time, the distance between the inner surface of the fitting groove 32 and the outer diameter of the protrusion 31 coincide with each other, and the gap between the depth of the fitting groove 32 and the protrusion length of the protrusion 31 coincide with each other. Do not form.

On the other hand, the polyhedral block toys (B ') according to another embodiment of the present invention can be assembled into a structure of various shapes desired by the user using a plurality of polyhedral block toys, as in the above-described embodiment, Since the process is performed only by the connection part 3 consisting of the fitting groove 32 and the protrusion 31 without using the magnet member, a detailed description of the effect is omitted.

Referring to FIG. 7, a polyhedral block toy B 'according to a modification of another embodiment of the present invention is formed on a polyhedron 1 having a plurality of contact surfaces 11 and on a contact surface 11 of the polyhedron 1. Consists of a connecting portion 3, the connecting portion 3 is composed of a fitting groove 32 formed in the contact surface 11, and a connecting piece 31 'inserted into the fitting groove (32).

More specifically, in the connection part 3 according to the modification, only the fitting groove 32 is formed in each contact surface 11 of the polyhedron 1, and the connecting piece 31 ′ which is a member fitted into the fitting groove 32. ) Has a major difference as compared with the structure shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, since the connecting piece 31 ′ is configured as an independent structure, the user inserts the connecting piece 31 ′ into the fitting groove 32 as necessary in the process of assembling the polyhedral block toy B ′, Can be assembled while fixed, so that the assembly process can be carried out more colorful. As a result, the user may understand and acquire more various mathematical concepts, and the play function may be doubled.

What has been described above is just one embodiment for carrying out the polyhedral block toys according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and as claimed in the following claims, the gist of the present invention Any person with ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the scope of the present invention will have the technical idea of the present invention to the extent that various modifications can be made.

The terminology used in the above embodiments is only used to describe specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

McFormus, the most widely sold magnetic block toy, is a method of assembling a three-dimensional object by attaching magnets to corners based on a planar polygon. If you make a three-dimensional sculpture with a flat polygon as a base piece, it is not strong and has a disadvantage of being easily broken.

In addition, the Manetico block made by attaching a magnet to the surface using a rectangular parallelepiped is made similar to Lego, but there is a limit to the three-dimensional sculpture that can be made because it must be assembled in one direction.

The present invention has the advantage that can be firmly assembled three-dimensional as a magnetic block toy that is assembled with the base piece of the octahedron, and the octahedron is closer to the spherical than the cuboid can improve the aesthetics of the three-dimensional object when assembled. In addition, if the three-dimensional sculptures are made of the same number of blocks as the LEGO or Manettico blocks, it can be said that the industrial availability is high because there is an advantage of making a much softer sculpture.

Claims

In the polyhedral block toys,

A polyhedron having a plurality of contact surfaces and an auxiliary contact surface formed at a vertex portion of which the edges of the contact surfaces converge, the polyhedron being surrounded by the contact surface and the auxiliary contact surface; And

And a magnet member in which the N pole (⊙) or the S pole (◎) is alternatively facing outwardly on only the contact surface of the contact surface and the auxiliary contact surface.

The contact surface has a structure formed in a regular hexagon shape and eight are arranged in succession, each of the contact surface is disposed in a form in which three of the six corners share a corner with the adjacent contact surface,

The auxiliary contact surface has a structure formed in a square shape and is arranged in six, four corners are configured to share the corner with the adjacent contact surface,

The magnet member is disposed such that magnetic poles of different polarities face the adjacent contact surfaces.

The magnet member is a polyhedral block toys, characterized in that the cover is installed so that it is not visible from the outside.
The method of claim 2,

The polyhedral block toy, characterized in that the magnet insertion groove is recessed, formed in the contact surface for the insertion of the magnet member.