The present application relates to a field of object connection, and in particular, relates to a basic connecting block and a connecting block group.
There are multiply superposition means of connecting blocks, for example, stacking up connecting blocks together by connectors or by plug connections between columns and holes. However, the upper and lower connecting blocks must be aligned whether they are stacked up by connectors or by plug connections between columns and holes, and the upper and lower connecting blocks cannot be stacked up if they are not aligned. The connecting blocks can also be stacked up relying entirely on the gravity thereof, but the connection between two connecting blocks is very unstable. Once an external force is applied on the connecting blocks, the upper connecting block is very easy to slip off.
In order to stack up connecting blocks more stably and conveniently, the present application provides a basic connecting block and a connecting block group.
The present application provides a basic connecting block as described below.
In a first aspect, the present application provides a basic connecting block, the technical solution of which will be described below.
A basic connecting block, comprising: a connecting block body, wherein at least one protrusion corner is provided on one side of the connecting block body and same number of inward recesses as the protrusion corner are provided on an opposite side of the connecting block body, and wherein a surface contour of the protrusion corner is consistent with that of the inward recess, the protrusion corners are connected with each other and the inward recesses are communicated with each other.
With the above technical solution, when stacking up the basic connecting blocks, the protrusion corner of the lower basic connecting block is in the inward recess of the upper basic connecting block and the surface of the protrusion corner is abutted to the surface of the inward recess. Due to the same surface contours of the protrusion corner and the inward recess, the upper basic connecting block can be placed on the lower basic connecting block stably.
In an embodiment, a plurality of the protrusion corners are rotationally symmetrically arranged about a central axis of the connecting block body, and a plurality of the inward recesses are rotationally symmetrically arranged about the central axis of the connecting block body.
With the above technical solution, when the protrusion corner of the upper basic connecting block is not aligned to the inward recess of the lower basic connecting block and the upper and lower basic connecting blocks contacts with each other, the upper basic connecting block can be deviated and rotated so that the protrusion corner of the upper basic connecting block is aligned to the inward recess of the lower basic connecting block and finally the upper and lower basic connecting blocks can be abutted and stacked up. The upper and lower basic connecting blocks can be automatically aligned when stacking together, which is convenient and fast.
In an embodiment, a projection of the protrusion corners on the connecting block body completely coincides with a projection of the inward recesses on the connecting block body.
With the above technical solution, because the projection of the protrusion corner and the projection of the inward recess are entirely coincided on the connecting block body, the stacked upper and lower basic connecting blocks can be completely aligned, so that centers of gravity of the stacked basic connecting blocks are on the same line, which makes the basic connecting blocks not easy to overturn and a plurality of the basic connecting blocks can be stacked up to a very large height.
In an embodiment, the protrusion corner is provided with a first arris edge that is located at a position where a distance from the protrusion corner to the connecting block body is farthest, the connecting block body is provided with a second arris edge in the inward recess that is located at a position where a distance from the inward recess to a surface of the connecting block body provided with the inward recess is farthest, and projections of the first arris edge and the second arris edge are intersected on a side of the connecting block body provided with the protrusion corner.
With the above technical solution, because the projections of the first arris edge and the second arris edge are intersected, the basic connecting blocks may be staggered stacked in a certain angle.
In an embodiment, a first transition surface is provided between adjacent protrusion corners, and a second transition surface is provided between adjacent inward recesses.
With the above technical solution, because the upper and lower basic connecting blocks may be rotated and deviated during stacking, the first and second transition surfaces may reduce a friction strength during rotation and deviation, so as to reduce an abrasion.
In an embodiment, an outer plane is provided at a junction of the plurality of protrusion corners, and an inner plane is provided at a junction of the plurality of inward recesses, and wherein shape of the inner plane is the same as the outer plane.
With the above technical solution, the inner plane of the upper basic connecting block can be abutted to the outer plane of the lower basic connecting block when stacking up the upper and lower basic connecting blocks. Compared to the point contact, the stacked upper and lower basic connecting blocks can be placed more stably by the plane contacting of the internal and outer planes, so that the basic connecting block is not easy to slide when it is pushed from the side.
In an embodiment, the basic connecting block comprises a plurality of the connecting block bodies that are fixedly connected with each other, and side surfaces of the connecting blocks bodies provided with protrusion corners are coplanar.
With the above technical solution, the basic connecting block with multiply connecting block bodies is placed at the bottom so as to improve the stability of the whole structure when stacking up the basic connecting blocks.
In an embodiment, the plurality of connecting block bodies have the same volume and different densities.
With the above technical solution, by setting different densities of the interconnected connecting block bodies may change the center of the gravity of the basic connecting block, so that the whole structure is more stable and not easy to slide when stacking up basic connecting blocks.
In an embodiment, the basic connecting block is used as a block toy.
With the above technical solution, when the basic connecting blocks are as block toys, multiple basic connecting blocks can be stacked up in different shapes and heights, which improves the interestingness of toys.
In an embodiment, the basic connecting block is applied in an architecture field.
With the above technical solution, when stacking up the basic connecting blocks, adhesives can be applied between the basic connecting blocks to form a simple wall.
In a second aspect, the present application provides a connecting block group, the technical solution of which will be described below.
A connecting block group includes the above mentioned basic connecting block and an expansion connecting block, wherein the expansion connecting block is provided with at least one expansion protrusion corner on each of two opposite sides thereof, and the expansion protrusion corners are interconnected with each other.
In the above technical solution, as a block toy, the expansion connecting block can be used together with the basic connecting block to improve the interestingness.
In a third aspect, the present application provides a connecting block group, the technical solution of which will be described below.
A connecting block group includes the above mentioned basic connecting block and an expansion connecting block, wherein the expansion connecting block is provided with at least one expansion inward recess on each of two opposite sides thereof, and the expansion inward recesses are communicated with each other.
In the above technical solution, as a block toy, the expansion connecting block can be used together with the basic connecting block to improve the interestingness.
In summary, the present application can bring at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. the protrusion corner and the inward recess are provided with same contours, so that the upper basic connecting block can be stably placed on the lower basic connecting block;
2. the protrusion corners are rotationally symmetrically arranged about the central axis of the connecting block body, so that the upper and lower basic connecting blocks can be automatically aligned when stacking together, which is convenient and fast;
3. a projection of the protrusion corner and a projection of the inward recess are entirely coincided on the connecting block body, so that centers of gravity of the stacked basic connecting blocks are on the same line, which makes the basic connecting block not easy to overturn and a plurality of the basic connecting blocks can be stacked up to a very large height; and
4. the projections of the first arris edge and the second arris edge are intersected, so that the basic connecting blocks may be staggered stacked in a certain angle.
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A basic connecting block is provided according to embodiments of the present application.
A plurality of basic connecting blocks according to the present application may be applied to block toys that can stack up structures with different shapes and heights, so as to enhance the interestingness of block toys. The basic connecting blocks according to the present application may also be applied to bricks for construction that can build temporary walls. The basic connecting block can be made of different materials according to different use scenarios. For example, the basic connecting blocks as block toys may be made of wood or plastic, while the basic connecting blocks as bricks may be made of metal or cement.
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The implementation principle of embodiment 1 will be described below. When a plurality of basic connecting blocks are stacked up, a protrusion corner 110 of connecting block body 100 fits with an inward recess 120 of an adjacent connecting block body 100 in the up-and-down direction. When the upper and lower adjacent basic connecting blocks are abutted and stacked up, the protrusion corner 110 of the lower basic connecting block is placed in the inward recess 120 of the upper basic connecting block, and the surface of the protrusion corner 110 is fitted in with the surface of the inward recess 120, so that the upper basic connecting block can be stably placed on the lower basic connecting block. Referring to
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The implementation principle of the embodiment 2 will be described below. A plurality of basic connecting blocks can be stacked up. When a protrusion corner 110 of an upper basic connecting block is completely aligned to an inward recess 120 of a lower basic connecting block, the upper and lower basic connecting blocks are engaged with each other and stacked up. With being stacked up, the second transition surface 121 of the upper basic connecting block is abutted to the first transition surface 111 of the lower basic connecting block, and the inner plane 122 of the upper basic connecting block is abutted to the outer plane 112 of the lower basic connecting block.
If the protrusion corner 110 of the upper basic connecting block is not aligned to the inward recess 120 of the lower basic connecting block, during a falling process of the upper basic connecting block, upon the upper and lower basic connecting blocks contact with each other, the upper basic connecting block may be deviated and rotated, so that the central axes of the two basic connecting blocks are on a line and the protrusion corner 110 of the upper basic connecting block is aligned to the inward recess 120 of the lower basic connecting block. Finally, the upper and lower basic blocks can be abutted and stacked up. The upper and lower basic connecting blocks can be automatically aligned when they are stacked together, which is convenient and fast.
In addition, when the upper and lower basic connecting blocks are stacked up, the upper basic connecting block is equivalent to four weights that are arranged at four corners rotationally symmetrically about the central axis of the connecting block body 100. The four weights have a tendency to pull down the upper basic connecting block. With such design, four vertical tensile forces are evenly applied at an equal distance on a contacting surface of the outer plane 112 and the inner plane 122, so as to reduce shaking between the upper and lower basic connecting blocks.
The basic connecting block according to this embodiment can be applied in the architecture field. In stacking up of multiple basic connecting blocks, the basic connecting blocks can be directly coated with adhesives, so as to quickly pile up simple walls, and the walls are not easy to collapse.
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When connecting a plurality of basic connecting blocks, a protrusion corner 110 of a connecting block body 100 is placed correspondingly in an inward recess 120 of an adjacent connecting block body 100 in the up-and-down direction. When the upper and lower adjacent basic connecting blocks are abutted and stacked up, the protrusion corner 110 of the lower basic connecting block is placed in the inward recess 120 of the upper basic connecting block, so that the upper basic connecting block can be stably placed on the lower basic connecting block and the upper basic connecting block can freely rotate around the center axis thereof.
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The implementation principle of embodiment 7 will be described below. When connecting a plurality of basic connecting blocks, a protrusion corner 110 of a connecting block body 100 is placed correspondingly in an inward recess 120 of an adjacent connecting block body 100 in the up-and-down direction. When the upper and lower adjacent basic connecting blocks are abutted and stacked up, the protrusion corner 110 of the lower basic connecting block is placed in the inward recess 120 of the upper basic connecting block, so that the upper basic connecting block can be stably placed on the lower basic connecting block. After the upper basic connecting block rotates by a certain angle, it can still be stably placed on the lower basic connecting block, which can improve the interestingness when the basic connecting blocks are used as block toys.
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The included angle of the first arris edge 113 and the second arris edge 123 on the horizonal plane can be set to different angles in a range of 0-90 degrees, so that the upper and lower basic connecting blocks can be staggered and stacked in different angles, which can improve the interestingness when the basic connecting blocks are used as block toys.
The present application also provides a connecting block group.
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The expansion connecting block in this embodiment can be used together with the basic connecting block in the embodiments 2-5 and 8-9, which can improve the interestingness when the basic connecting blocks are used as block toys.
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The expansion connecting block in this embodiment can be used together with the basic connecting blocks in the embodiments 2-5 and 8-9, which can improve the interestingness when the basic connecting blocks are used as block toys.
The above are the preferred embodiments of the present application, which are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the present application should fall within the protection scope of the present application.
List of reference signs: 100, connecting block body; 110, protrusion corner; 111, first transition surface; 112, outer plane; 113, first arris edge; 120, inward recess; 121, second transition surface; 122, inner plane; 123, second arris edge; 200, expansion connecting block; 210, expansion protrusion corner; 220, expansion inward recess.
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