WO2020019887A1

WO2020019887A1 - Connectable block assembly

Info

Publication number: WO2020019887A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/090610
Authority: WO
Inventors: 肖建飞; 李斌; 曹一斌; 赵家亮
Original assignee: 上海葡萄纬度科技有限公司
Priority date: 2018-07-25
Filing date: 2019-06-11
Publication date: 2020-01-30
Also published as: CN108970146A; CN108970146B

Abstract

A connectable block assembly comprises a main control member block (1) and a starting member block. The main control member block (1) comprises a block main body (11), a switch module and a control circuit (4). The block main body (11) comprises a first insertion connection portion (111). The starting member block comprises a second insertion connection portion (2). When the first insertion connection portion (111) and the second insertion connection portion (2) are connected, the switch module of the main control member block (1) is triggered to drive operation of the control circuit (4).

Description

Assembly building block component

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of educational toys, in particular to an assembled building block component.

Background technique

Building block toys are an important category of children's toys. They are good for developing children's practical ability and spatial imagination, so they are popular with parents and children. At present, there are many products of building block toys, but most of their startup methods are designed as traditional switch modes. Some are set on the building block itself. When starting, you need to turn on the switch on the building block. The other part is controlled by the remote control. Start button, trigger the start button to start the building block toy. Therefore, the existing various building block toys are generally difficult to attract children's love because of their dullness, boringness and lack of fun, which will eventually cause the building block toys to lose their existing role and necessity.

Summary of the Invention

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above problems and deficiencies, and to provide an interesting and novel assembled building block assembly, which adopts a novel starting mode, and different starting modes correspond to starting different operating modes, and solves the problem of traditional building block toys. The shortcomings of dullness and boring meet the needs of fun.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention provides an assembled building block assembly, including a main control building block and a starting building block, wherein the main control building block includes a building block body, a switch module, and a control circuit, and the building block body includes a first A building block plug connector, the starting member building block includes a second building block plug connector, and when the first building block plug connector and the second building block plug connector are plugged in, a switch module of the main control member building block is triggered to drive the The control circuit runs.

Optionally, the switch module includes a switch structure, and the switch structure includes a button portion and a connection portion that are fixedly connected, the button portion is mounted on the building block main body by an elastic member, and is provided on the first building block insert. Connector, when the starting member building block is plugged with the main control building block member, the second plug connector of the starting member building block presses the button part while plugging the first building block plug connector to push the connection The control unit is in contact with the control circuit, and turns on the control circuit of the main control member building block.

Optionally, the switch module includes two switch structures, and closing one switch structure and closing two switch structures respectively activate different control modes.

Further optionally, the first building block plug connector includes four ring-shaped protrusions, the four ring-shaped protrusions are distributed in a square shape and are respectively located at four corners of the square, and the key portions of the two switch structures are located in adjacent two Inside the two annular protrusions, the second building block plug connector includes at least one of a first type second plug connector or a second type second plug connector, wherein the first type second plug connector includes a plug with the first building block The two bosses matched with the two annular protrusions arranged diagonally of the joint are adapted to be inserted into the annular protrusions of the plug connector of the first building block. When the first building block plug connector is connected, one of the bosses presses a button part of a switch structure in the switch module; the second type second plug connector includes four mating with four annular protrusions in the first building block plug connector. A boss adapted to be inserted into the annular protrusion of the first building block plug connector. When a second type second plug connector is connected to the first building block plug connector, two of the bosses are pressed simultaneously. Two in the switch module Key structure of the closed structure.

Optionally, the assembled building block assembly further includes a control module and a driving mechanism. When two switch structures are closed, the control module controls the driving mechanism to operate in a different mode than when one switch structure is closed.

Optionally, the driving mechanism includes two motors and two rotating shafts, each motor drives one rotating shaft to rotate, and the two motors form a differential motor.

Optionally, the main control member building block further includes a lighting module that can emit light when the starting member building block is connected to the switch module, wherein when the two switch structures are closed, the light color of the lighting module and the closed one The light color is different when the structure is switched.

Optionally, the lighting module is provided inside the main control member building block, and the first plug-in position of the main control member building block is made of transparent material, and the starting member building block is made of transparent material. When the starting member building block is connected to the switch module, the light emitted by the lighting module is conducted outward through the plug connector position of the main control member building block and the starting member block.

Optionally, the starting member building block is formed by splicing a plurality of building block elements.

Optionally, the starting member building block is a cube made of transparent material.

Optionally, the surface of the main control member building block further includes a plurality of third building block plug connectors, and the third building block plug connector has the same structure, size, and spacing as the first building block plug connector, and the starting building block member The second building block plug connector is adapted to be plugged into the third building block plug connector to form a building block construction form without triggering the switch module.

Optionally, the starting building block member further includes a fourth building block plug connector, which is provided at a center position of a plurality of bosses of the second building block plug connector, and when the first building block plug connector and the second building block plug When the connector is plugged in, the fourth building block plug connector is snapped between the four annular protrusions of the first building block plug connector.

Optionally, the main control member building block includes an RFID reader, the starting member building block includes an RFID tag, and when the starting member building block is connected to the main control member building block, the RFID reader reads the RFID tags, for different RFID tags, different modes are used to control the operation of the main control building block.

Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of the present invention has the following beneficial effects: The assembled building block assembly of the technical solution of the present invention includes a main control building block and a starter building block, wherein the main control building block includes a main body of a building block, a switch module, and a control circuit. The main body includes the first building block plug connector, and the starting component building block includes the second building block plug connector. When the first building block plug connector and the second building block plug connector are plugged in, the switch module driving control circuit of the main control building block is triggered to perform different operation modes. The technical solution of the present invention solves the shortcomings of dullness and boringness of traditional building block toys, and meets the demand for fun.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a main control component building block according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of an assembled building block assembly (not started) according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an assembled building block assembly (at startup) according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a front view of a switch structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a top view of a switch structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a perspective view of a switch structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a schematic structural diagram of a switch module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a schematic structural diagram of a first type of second plug connector according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a second type second plug connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

In the following, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The terms “first”, “second”, and the like in the description and claims of the present invention are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "including" and "having" and any of their variations are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, a process, method, system, product, or device that contains a series of steps or units need not be limited to a clear listing Instead, those steps or units may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products, or equipment.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the assembled building block assembly of the embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a main control building block 1 and a starting building block. The main control building block 1 includes a main body 11, a switch module, and a control circuit. The building block body 11 includes a first building block plug connector 111, and the starting member building block is a cube made of transparent material, or is formed by splicing a plurality of building blocks, and includes a second building block plug connector 2. Of course, in other embodiments, the building block of the starting member may also be made of opaque material, which is designed according to actual needs. Please refer to FIG. 2. When not started, the main control building block 1 and the starting building block are separated. Referring to FIG. 3, when starting, only the first building block plug connector 111 and the second building block plug connector are required. 2 plug, trigger the switch module of the main control component building block 1, and drive the control circuit to run.

Please refer to FIGS. 4 to 6. The switch module of this embodiment includes a switch structure 3. The switch structure 3 includes a button portion 31 and a connection portion 32. The button portion 31 is fixedly connected to the connection portion 32. The button portion 31 is mounted on the building block through a spring 34. The main body 11 is provided on the first building block plug connector 111. In other embodiments, other elastic members may be used to fix the key portion 31. When the starting member building block 2 and the main control building block member 1 are plugged in, the second plug connector of the starting member building block 2 presses the button portion 31 while plugging the first building block plug connector 111, and pushes the connecting portion 32 to contact the control circuit 4, The control circuit 4 of the main control building block 1 is switched on.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, the switch module of this embodiment includes two switch structures, specifically, left and right switch structures, where one switch structure is arbitrarily closed to start a control mode, and two switch structures are closed at the same time. Activate a different control mode.

Please refer to FIG. 7. The first plug connector 111 of the present embodiment includes four ring-shaped protrusions 7, which are distributed in a square shape and are respectively located at four corners of the square. The interior of the two annular protrusions 7.

As shown in FIG. 8, the second building block plug connector 2 of this embodiment includes at least one of a first type second plug connector 21 and a second type second plug connector 22, wherein the first type second plug connector 21 includes The two bosses 211 mated with the two annular protrusions 7 arranged diagonally in the first building block plug connector 111 are adapted to be inserted into the annular protrusions of the first building block plug connector 111. When the plug connector 21 is connected to the first building block plug connector 111, one of the bosses 211 presses a button part 31 of a switch structure in the switch module, and then pushes the connection part 32 to contact the control circuit 4, and connects the main control member building block 1 The control circuit 4 operates in a corresponding control mode. The purpose of the present invention is to design the first type of second plug connector into the above structure, so that the user does not need to pay special attention to the plugging direction of the building block component. No matter how the plugging is performed, the result is that it is pressed into the switch module Two of the ring-shaped protrusions, that is to say, no matter how they are plugged in, they operate in a control mode.

As shown in FIG. 9, the second type second plug connector 22 of the embodiment of the present invention includes four bosses 222 that cooperate with the four annular protrusions 7 in the switch module. When a building block plug connector 111 is connected, two of the bosses 222 simultaneously press the two button structures 31 of the switch structure in the switch module, and then push the two connection parts 32 to contact the control circuit 4, thereby turning on the main control building block. The control circuit 4 of 1 runs according to the corresponding control mode.

Therefore, the first type second plug connector 21 and the second type second plug connector 22 respectively correspond to a control mode. When in use, the user can select a favorite starting building block member according to his own preference, thereby selecting a favorite mode to open.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the surface of the main control member building block further includes a plurality of third building block plug connectors 112. The third building block plug connector has the same structure, size, and spacing as the first building block plug connector. The second building block plug connector is adapted to be plugged into the third building block plug connector to form a building block construction form without triggering the switch module. The third building block plug joint may be provided on the upper surface of the main control building block component, or on each side and bottom surface of the main control building block component.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the starting building block member further includes a fourth building block plug connector 113 provided at the center of the plurality of bosses of the second building block plug connector. When the first building block plug connector and the second building block plug connector are inserted, When connected, the fourth building block plug connector is clamped between the four annular protrusions of the first building block plug connector.

Further, the assembled building block assembly further includes a control module and a driving mechanism. When two switch structures are closed, the mode of controlling the driving mechanism by the control module is different from the mode of controlling the driving mechanism when one switch structure is closed. Among them, the driving mechanism includes two motors and two rotating shafts 5 (as shown in FIG. 1), each motor drives one rotating shaft to rotate, and the two motors are controlled independently to form a differential motor. By differently controlling the two motors, Different actions are formed, such as one turning at a faster speed and one turning at a slower speed, one turning in the forward direction and one turning in the reverse direction to form a rotation in place.

Please refer to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6. The main control component building block of this embodiment further includes a lighting module 6 that can emit light when the starting component building block 1 is connected to the switch module. When the two switch structures are closed, the light color of the lighting module 6 The color of the light is different from when a switch structure is closed.

The lighting module 6 is provided inside the main control member building block. The first block plug connector position of the main control member building block is transparent material, and the moving member building block is transparent material. When the starting member building block is connected to the switch module, the lighting module The emitted light is transmitted outward through the position of the first plug connector of the main control member building block and the starting member building block to form a feeling that the starting building block member emits light.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a signal activation mode is also provided. The main control building block of the technical solution includes an RFID reader, the starter building block includes an RFID tag, and when the starter building block is connected to the main control building block, Through the spatial channel, the RFID reader sends a command to the RFID tag, and the RFID tag responds after receiving the command from the RFID reader to achieve radio frequency identification. For different RFID tags, different modes are used to control the operation of the main control building block. .

The specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. It should be understood that those skilled in the art can make many modifications and changes according to the concept of the present invention without creative work. Therefore, any technical solution that can be obtained by a person skilled in the technical field based on the concept of the present invention through logic analysis, reasoning, or limited experiments based on the prior art should fall within the protection scope determined by the claims.

Claims

An assembled building block assembly, comprising a main control building block and a starting building block, wherein the main control building block includes a building block body, a switch module and a control circuit, the building block body includes a first building block plug connector, and the starting member The building block includes a second building block plug connector, and when the first building block plug connector and the second building block plug connector are plugged in, a switch module of the main control member building block is triggered to drive the control circuit to operate.
The assembled building block assembly according to claim 1, wherein the switch module includes a switch structure, and the switch structure includes a key portion and a connection portion that are fixedly connected, and the key portion is installed on the block body by an elastic member. And is provided on the first building block plug connector, when the starting member building block is plugged into the main control building block member, the second plug connector of the starting member building block is plugged into the first building block plug connector. Simultaneously press the button part, push the connection part to contact the control circuit, and turn on the control circuit of the main control member building block.
The assembled building block assembly according to claim 2, wherein the switch module includes two switch structures, and closing one switch structure and closing two switch structures respectively activate different control modes.
The assembled building block assembly according to claim 3, wherein the first building block plug joint includes four annular protrusions, the four annular protrusions are distributed in a square shape, and are respectively located at four corners of a square, and the two The key part of the switch structure is located inside two adjacent annular protrusions, and the second building block plug connector includes at least one of the first type second plug connector or the second type second plug connector, wherein the first type second The plug connector includes two bosses that cooperate with two annular protrusions disposed diagonally of the first building block plug connector, and is adapted to be inserted into the annular protrusion of the first building block plug connector. When the first type second plug connector is connected to the first building block plug connector, one of the bosses presses a key part of a switch structure in the switch module; the second type second plug connector includes the first type plug connector. Four bosses matched with four annular protrusions are adapted to be inserted into the annular protrusions of the first building block plug connector, and when the second type second plug connector and the first building block plug connector When connected, two of them are convex The platform simultaneously presses the button parts of two switch structures in the switch module.
The assembled building block assembly according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising a control module and a driving mechanism. When two switch structures are closed, the control module controls the mode in a different mode from that when one switch structure is closed. The drive mechanism runs.
The assembled building block assembly according to claim 5, wherein the driving mechanism comprises two motors and two rotating shafts, each motor drives one rotating shaft to rotate, and the two motors form a differential motor.
The assembled building block assembly according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the main control member building block further comprises a lighting module capable of emitting light when the starting member building block is connected to the switch module, wherein when two switches are closed In the structure, the light color of the lighting module is different from the light color when a switch structure is closed.
The assembled building block assembly according to claim 7, wherein the lighting module is provided inside the main control member building block, and the first plug insertion position of the main control member building block is transparent material, The starting member building block is a transparent material. When the starting member building block is connected to the switch module, the light emitted by the lighting module passes through the position and location of the first plug connector of the main control member building block. The starting member building block conducts outwards.
The assembled building block assembly according to claim 1, wherein the starting member building block is formed by splicing a plurality of building block elements.
The assembled building block assembly according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the main control member building block further comprises a plurality of third building block plug connectors, and the structure of the third building block plug connector and the first building block plug connector The same size and spacing, the second plug connector of the starting building block member is suitable for plugging into the third plug connector to form a building block configuration without triggering the switch module.
The assembled building block assembly according to claim 4, wherein the starting building block member further comprises a fourth building block plug connector provided at a center position of a plurality of bosses of the second building block plug connector. When a building block plug connector is plugged into the second building block plug connector, the fourth building block plug connector is snapped between the four annular protrusions of the first building block plug connector.
The assembled building block assembly according to claim 1, wherein the main control building block includes an RFID reader, the starter building block includes an RFID tag, and the starter building block is plugged into the main control building block. At that time, the RFID reader reads the RFID tag, and for different RFID tags, different modes are used to control the operation of the main control building block.