The present disclosure relates to a block toy coupled to other block toys to create various shapes and obtaining learning effect and enjoying play with a toy.
The present disclosure relates to a connection member of a self-assembly toy, and more particularly, to a connection member of a self-assembly toy capable of walking.
As toys for intellectual development of toddlers or children, self-assembly block toy sets including a plurality of blocks of various shapes that may be assembled to make any type of artifact are being widely used. Such a self-assembly block toy set allows a child to assemble an artifact of various shapes according to imagination, and may be repeatedly used, that is, disassembling the artifact and making another type of artifact, and the self-assembly block toy set helps brain activity and intellectual development of children by stimulating creativity and imaginative power of children. Blocks mostly have a connection member. The connection member may have various shapes according to an engaging structure or an assembling location.
In addition, connection members are provided in various shapes, and thus, children may assemble the blocks in various shapes or may assemble toys delicately. Toys of various shapes may be manufactured according to how to use which kinds of connection members, and imaginary power of the children may be improved.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a block toy is able to creatively generate various shapes by coupling to other block toys.
Provided is a block toy capable of creating various shapes that are movable through coupling to a block toy including a motor.
According to the present disclosure, various shapes that are movable may be created through coupling between block toys including a motor.
According to the present disclosure, children may assembly blocks in various shapes by coupling block toys of various shapes and may fabricate toys delicately.
As an embodiment of the present disclosure, a connection member of an assembly toy, the connection member includes: a body formed as a solid figure similar to a rectangular parallelepiped, and including a circular opening in a center of an upper surface and openings of oval shapes in a left side surface and a right side surface; a leg protruding out of the body through the openings of the oval shapes in the left and right side surfaces of the body; and foot models respectively connected to left and right end portions of the leg,
a circular protruding connector is a cylindrical connector inserted into the body, wherein an end of the circular protruding connector protrudes from the opening in the center of the upper surface of the body and an opposite end of the circular protruding connector is coupled to a walk controlling art in the body, wherein the walk controlling arm is coupled to the leg.
Preferably, the walk controlling arm may include a hooking step of a circular shape and three arms provided in a ‘⊏’-shape and connected to the hooking step of the circular shape, wherein a surface of the hooking step of the circular shape is coupled to the circular protruding connector, one of the three arms is connected to a side of an opposite surface of the hooking step, and the one arm and the other arms are directly or indirectly connected to the leg, and when the circular protruding connector rotates, the hooking step of the circular shape may rotate, and accordingly, a location of the arm coupled to the hooking step of the circular shape is changed, and a location of the leg connected to the arm and another arm may be changed.
Preferably, when the circular protruding connector rotates, a shape of the walk controlling arm coupled to the circular protruding connector may vary, and when the shape of the walk controlling arm varies, the leg coupled to the walk controlling arm may move to walk.
Preferably, each of the foot models may include a wheel in a bottom surface, the wheel including protrusions on a surface thereof, and the wheel provided in the bottom of the foot may move in a direction, when the wheel is about to move in a different direction, the protrusions on the surface of the wheel may be hooked by a stopper provided in the foot model to restrict the movement of the wheel.
Preferably, each of the foot models may include a wheel in a bottom and a circular protrusion that protrudes from the bottom to a height of the wheel for balancing, the wheel including protrusions on a surface thereof, and when the wheel moves forward, a driving axis of the wheel may move to a rear surface of a hooking step in the foot model, in which the driving axis is inserted, to move the wheel, and when the wheel moves backward, the driving axis of the wheel may be moved to a front surface of the hooking step in the foot model, and the protrusions on the surface of the wheel are hooked by a stopper provided in the foot model to restrict the movement of the wheel.
Hereinafter, one or more embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings. The embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art. As the present disclosure allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present disclosure to particular modes of practice, and it is to be appreciated that all modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives that do not depart from the spirit and technical scope are encompassed in the present disclosure. When describing the drawings, like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements. In the accompanying drawings, sizes of components in the drawings may be exaggerated or reduced for clearing the present disclosure.
The terms used in the present specification are merely used to describe particular embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. An expression used in the singular encompasses the expression of the plural, unless it has a clearly different meaning in the context. In the present specification, it is to be understood that the terms such as “including,” “having,” and “comprising” are intended to indicate the existence of the features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof disclosed in the specification, and are not intended to preclude the possibility that one or more other features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof may exist or may be added.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Such terms as those defined in a generally used dictionary are to be interpreted to have the meanings equal to the contextual meanings in the relevant field of art, and are not to be interpreted to have ideal or excessively formal meanings unless clearly defined in the present disclosure.
Hereinafter, a block toy according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings. For convenience of description, a block toy of a circular shape is described, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, that is, the block toy may be provided in various shapes, e.g., a triangular shape, a polygonal shape, a fan shape, a trapezoidal shape, etc.
The assembly connection member 100 includes a body, in which an upper body 124 and a lower body 110 are coupled to each other, legs 150 and 151, and foot models 160 and 161.
The body 124 and 134 is a cubic figure similar to a rectangular parallelepiped, an opening 123 of a circular shape is formed in a center of an upper surface of the upper body 124, and triangular protrusions are arranged around a circumference of the opening 123. When another block toy or a motor is coupled to the circular protruding connector 130, the triangular protrusions may prevent the coupling from being difficult or prevent easy detachment along a surface of the circular protruding connector 130.
The body 124 and 134 includes square protrusions (120 of
The body 124 and 134 includes openings 113 of an oval shape in a left side surface (not shown) and a right side surface, and the legs 150 and 151 protrude from the body through the openings 113 of the oval shape formed in the left side surface (not shown) and the right side surface. Also, the foot models 160 and 161 are provided at lower ends of the legs 150 and 151 at left and right sides.
The legs 150 and 151 are shown to be separated from each other in
Referring to
The walk controlling arm 140 includes the circular hooking steps 141 and 142, and three arms connected to a lower end of the circular hooking step 141 in a ‘ E’-s h ape, that is, the first arm 143, a second arm 144, and a third arm 145. The third arm 145 is inserted to a circular step 114 of the leg.
When the circular protruding connector 130 rotates, the circular hooking steps 141 and 142 also rotate, and accordingly, a location of the first arm 143 coupled to the circular hooking step 141 is changed. Accordingly, locations of the second arm 144 and the third arm 145 inserted to the circular step 114 of the leg 150 are changed, and thus, locations of the legs 150 and 151 directly or indirectly connected to the first arm 143 and the third arm 145 and locations of the foot models 160 and 161 are changed.
The foot model includes upper surfaces 160 and 161 of a dome shape, wheels 170 and 171, driving axes 176 and 177 of the wheels, and bottom surfaces 180 and 181 in which grooves are formed. The bottom surfaces 180 and 181 include a circular protrusion 182 that protrudes to a height of the wheels, and connection hinges 172, 173, 174, and 175 as shown in
The wheels 170 and 171 are inserted in the recesses of the bottom surfaces 180 and 181, and the driving axes 176 and 177 of the wheels 170 and 171 are inserted to hooking steps S192 in the foot models. Protrusions are provided on a surface of the wheels.
While one or more embodiments have been described with reference to the figures, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope as defined by the following claims.
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