CN105007997A - Constructional toy - Google Patents

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CN105007997A
CN105007997A CN201480009997.5A CN201480009997A CN105007997A CN 105007997 A CN105007997 A CN 105007997A CN 201480009997 A CN201480009997 A CN 201480009997A CN 105007997 A CN105007997 A CN 105007997A
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科林·西蒙兹
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A63H33/086Building 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 primary projections fitting by friction in complementary spaces between secondary projections, e.g. sidewalls

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A constructional toy comprising a first element (10) and a second element (12). The first element (10) has a first engagement surface (14) and a first engagement feature (16) located adjacent the first engagement surface (14). The second element (12) has a second engagement surface (24) and a second engagement feature (26) located adjacent the first engagement surface (24). The engagement feature (16,26) are configured such that the act of urging the engagement feature (16,26) of one element (10,12) into engagement with the engagement feature (16,26) of the other element (10,12) biases the engagement surfaces (14,24) into frictional engagement with one another.

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Technical field
The disclosure relates to a kind of structure toy.
Especially, the disclosure relates to a kind of structure toy comprising the first element and the second element.
Background technology
The structure toy of the separative structure element of tool is known in the art.Such as UK Patent Application GB2224953 describes a kind of following structure toy, and this T-toy comprises multiple main structure element, and described multiple main structure element has wedge-shaped impression and wedge shape connecting elements.These main structure elements can in conjunction with to build shape thus for the amusement of children and education.That WO97/01383 describes one species but there is the substituting structure toy of the spline being set to engagement features.
This toy is made up of injection molded usually.The material property of the change of shrinkage factor and distortion is caused to make to be difficult to manufacture matched together well to keep its shape and the combination of the enough simple element of assembling and structure for children.Such as, if the excesssive gap between the spline of spill engagement features and the spline of convex engagement features is too small, the combination so between two features will be loose, and this can cause the part of toy too easily to separate.Alternatively, if the arbitrary spline over dimensioning in the spline of spill engagement features and the corresponding spline over dimensioning of convex engagement features, combination between the spline of so parts will be very tight, and may be difficult to matched together to children and/or take apart.
In addition, due to game element gratifying assembling and disassemble the CONTACT WITH FRICTION depended between all splines, any out-of-flatness on the surface of thus spline can cause element be difficult to assembling and disassemble.For this reason, can not be positioned on spline as usual or contiguous spline by the out-of-flatness for carrying the injection-molded injection point of plastics to introduce, and be usually located on the outside of brick shape part, this can be clumsy.
The part that as one man manufacturing tolerance scope is narrower is difficult to by the manufacture method of plastic material and routine.In addition, change due to the manufacture deviation of mould and instrument for identical parts or the different mould of like parts and the size of cutting tool.Therefore, the size different from the identical parts that mould combine by second and instrument obtain can be had with the mould of the first combination with the part that instrument obtains, combine identical design size nominally to be had with the size of the identical parts that instrument obtains by the second mould combined with first.In addition, the size of mould and instrument will because often using to such an extent as to parts depreciation and change and will change due to thermal cycle and mechanical cycles.These changes combined result in serious in problem.In addition, under mould or instrument become unacceptable situation, may must all scrap.
Therefore, the part of the suitable vast scale in manufacturing process can have excessive or too small engagement features.Therefore, or undesirable part may pay client and/or manufacturer must for the quality of part, the standard that do not meet the demands complete the discarded of element and process gives a thorough inspection, thus add for the manufacture of time and cost.Quality assurance inspection is complicated further due to the fact of change in after manufacturing step completes several hours of the size of plastics, and therefore, the parts meeting quality standard after just manufacturing may not meet standard after several hours.
Therefore, designing a kind of following structure toy is high expectations, this toy avoids these processing problems and manufacturing issue, thus makes processing and manufacture more simply and thus provide the product of the aesthetic appearance with reliable and consistent assembly and disassembly resistance and improvement.
Summary of the invention
According to the present invention, provide a kind of structure toy as set forth in claims and manufacture method.According to dependent claims and following description, other features of the present invention will be apparent.Can provide a kind of and build toy, this structure toy comprises: the first element and the second element; First element has the first composition surface and the first engagement features; Second element has the second composition surface and the second engagement features; Engagement features is configured so that the action forcing the engagement features of an element to engage with the engagement features of another element makes composition surface be biased into joint rubbing against one another.
First engagement features can comprise wall portion and the first spline, wherein, the recess that the below that this wall portion is limited to the first element engagement surface extends, this first spline extends across a part for recess from recess wall portion but does not extend across whole recess, this first spline has inner surface and outer surface, inner surface is towards in recess, and outer surface is towards outside recess; And the second engagement features comprises the second spline, this second spline extends above the second element engagement surface, and this second spline has inner surface and outer surface, and inner surface faces the second element engagement surface, and outer surface is the second element engagement surface dorsad; Make when the second spline to enter in recess and forces the inner surface of spline to be engaged with each other, the composition surface of the first element and the second element is biased into joint rubbing against one another.
First element engagement splines and the second element engagement splines can be configured to contacting with each other along the some place of their respective inner surfaces.
Before assembly, contact point on first element engagement splines can with the first element engagement surface at a distance of the first distance (x), and the contact point on the second element engagement splines and the second element engagement surface are at a distance of second distance (y), second distance (y) is less than the first distance (x).
At least one engagement features in engagement features can be microscler and extend along roughly straight line.
First element can comprise three spline substantially identical with the first spline, and the 3rd spline extends across a part for recess from recess wall portion towards the first spline but do not extend across whole recess; Second element can comprise four spline substantially identical with the second spline, and the 4th spline extends from the second element engagement surface along the direction away from the second spline; Make, when the 4th spline to enter in recess and forces the inner surface of spline to be engaged with each other, to make the first element engagement surface and the second element engagement surface joint rubbing against one another.
First engagement features can comprise the additional spline extended from the wall portion of recess.
Second engagement features can comprise the additional spline extended from the second element engagement surface.
First engagement features can comprise the additional spline extended from the wall portion of recess; Second engagement features can comprise the additional spline extended from the second element engagement surface; And the first element engagement features spline spacing distance can be larger than the width of the second element engagement features spline, make to enter in recess when the second element engagement splines, force the inner surface of some spline in the first element engagement splines to engage with the inner surface of some spline in the second element engagement splines, engage the second element engagement features spline separately substantially with the only spline contact in the first element engagement features spline, remaining second element engagement features spline and remaining first element engagement features spline spaced apart.
Building toy can be configured so that when the second element engagement features spline to enter in recess and forces the inner surface of some spline in the first element engagement splines to engage with the inner surface of some spline in the second element engagement splines, four splines at the most in second element engagement features spline separately substantially with the only spline contact in the first element engagement features spline, remaining second element engagement features spline and remaining first element engagement features spline spaced apart.
Building toy can be configured so that when the second element engagement features spline to enter in recess and forces the inner surface of some spline in the first element engagement splines to engage with the inner surface of some spline in the second element engagement splines, two splines at the most in second element engagement features spline separately substantially with the only spline contact in the first element engagement features spline, remaining second element engagement features spline and remaining first element engagement features spline spaced apart.
First element engagement features spline can be shorter than the second element engagement features spline.
The first element engagement features spline closest to the first element engagement surface can than short apart from the first element engagement surface the first element engagement features spline farthest.
The second element engagement features spline closest to the second element engagement surface can be longer and/or wide than distance the second element engagement surface the second element engagement features spline farthest.
The element building toy can have exterior wall, and composition surface is arranged in exterior wall.
First element engagement surface can be arranged on from the first engagement features spline of the first element extension; Second element engagement surface can be arranged on from the second element engagement splines of the second element extension; First element engagement features is arranged in the region between the first additional element engagement features spline; And the second element engagement features is the end extending the promotion spline in order to push the first element engagement features from the second element.
It can be the spline longer than the spline of restriction second element engagement surface that second element promotes spline.
The the first element engagement splines comprising the first element engagement surface can be longer and/or wide than the first additional element engagement features spline.
First element spline spacing distance can be larger than the width of the second element spline.
The first element engagement splines of the first engagement features spline than other in the region of the first element engagement surface comprising the first element engagement surface is wide, makes to force the action of the first element engagement splines between the second element engagement splines to make the composition surface of spline be biased into joint rubbing against one another.
Protuberance can extend above the second element engagement surface, and one or more second element engagement features spline extends from protuberance.
Recess and protuberance can be complementary in shape.
Recess can be recessed on cross section, and protuberance can be protruding on cross section.
Recess and protuberance can be arc on cross section.
Structure toy can also comprise the third element for engaging with the first element, and this third element comprises mandrel and multiple spline, and described multiple spline engages from described axle extension for at least one engagement features of the first element.
Can also provide a kind of method manufacturing structure toy of the present disclosure, the method comprises the steps: the injection molding of the element being configured to toy; Become to make the feature of the restriction spline of injection point this mould contiguous for the manufacture of material by this mold structure, to make in finished component, the base portion of the contiguous spline of injection point or substantially at the top place of spline.
In paragraph below, device of the present disclosure and manufacture method are described further.
Can also provide a kind of and build toy, this structure toy comprises: the first element and the second element; Each element in described element all has at least one composition surface and is positioned at least one engagement features near this at least one composition surface.Engagement features is configured so that the action forcing the engagement features of an element to engage with the engagement features of another element makes composition surface joint rubbing against one another.Therefore, provide a kind of structure toy, in this structure toy, compared with in the prior art, the performance of element is more insensitive to manufacturing tolerance.In order to realize the performance of this improvement, building toy and there are two kinds of engaged mode.First element together with the second element attachment and by the first element together with the side tractive of the second element, makes to form interference fit between the contact/composition surface of the contiguous engagement features of the first element and the second element by engagement features.
First engagement features can comprise wall portion and the first spline, the recess that the below that this wall portion is limited to the first element engagement surface extends; This first spline extends across a part for recess from the wall portion of recess but does not extend across whole recess; This first spline has inner surface and outer surface, and inner surface is towards in recess, and outer surface is towards outside recess; And the second engagement features comprises protuberance and the second spline, this protuberance extends above the second element engagement surface; This second spline extends from protuberance; Second spline has inner surface and outer surface, and this inner surface faces the second element engagement surface, and this outer surface is the second element engagement surface dorsad; Make, when protuberance to enter in recess and forces the inner surface of spline to be engaged with each other, to make the composition surface of the first element and the second element each other in the relation of being frictionally engaged.Therefore, the spline of engagement features is used for by the composition surface tractive of element together, makes to form interference fit between the contact/composition surface of the contiguous engagement features of element.
First spline and the second spline can be configured to contacting with each other along the some place of their respective inner surfaces.Before assembly, the contact point on the first spline and the first composition surface are at a distance of the first distance, and contact point on the second spline and the second contact surface second distance apart, this second distance is less than this first distance.
Recess and protuberance can be complementary in shape.Recess can be recessed on cross section, and protuberance can be protruding on cross section.Recess and protuberance can be arc (namely bending, have fixed or changed radius) on cross section.At least one engagement features in engagement features can be microscler and extend along roughly straight line.
First element can comprise three spline substantially identical with the first spline, and the 3rd spline extends across a part for recess from recess wall portion towards the first spline but do not extend across whole recess; Second element can comprise four spline substantially identical with the second spline, and the 4th spline extends from protuberance along the direction away from the second spline; Make when protuberance to enter in recess and forces the inner surface of spline to be engaged with each other, the composition surface of the first element and the second element is each other in friction/interference engagement relationship.
First engagement features can comprise the additional spline extended from the wall portion of recess.Second engagement features can comprise the additional spline extended from protuberance.
First engagement features can comprise the additional spline extended from the wall portion of recess; Second engagement features comprises the additional spline extended from protuberance; And the spacing distance of the first element spline is larger than the width of the second element spline, make when protuberance to enter in recess and forces the inner surface of spline to be engaged with each other, at least some spline in second element spline separately substantially with the only spline contact in the first element spline, remaining second element spline and remaining first element spline spaced apart.This provide following advantage: the composition surface of element by the spline tractive that just contacting together.Also allow not with another spline contact but the spline for being positioned together by element may be needed to be free to move past the size of the power needed for the element increasing assembly toy each other and not.
First element spline can be shorter than the second element spline.The spline closest to the first element engagement surface of the first element can than short apart from the second element engagement surface the first element spline farthest.The spline closest to the second element engagement surface of the second element can be longer and/or wide than distance the second element engagement surface the second element spline farthest.
Structure toy can also comprise the third element for engaging with the first element, and this third element comprises mandrel and multiple spline, and described multiple spline engages from described axle extension for at least one engagement features of the first element.This provide the manufacture advantage that the configuration due to engagement features of the present disclosure just may exist.
Can also provide a kind of and manufacture the method building toy as described above, the method comprises the steps: to build the injection molding for the element of toy; Become to make the feature of the restriction spline of injection point this mould contiguous for the manufacture of material by this mold structure, to make in finished component, the base portion of the contiguous spline of injection point or top.This provide following advantage: injection-molded point is hidden for User Part.Compared with the situation on the outer surface of the injection point such as in the manufacture method of prior art, this results in more smooth fineness, this concerning user aesthetically and all more desirable in ergonomics.
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Now with reference to accompanying drawing, example of the present disclosure is described, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 shows the structure toy with interlock feature;
Fig. 7 shows the structure toy of the present disclosure with the engagement features linked together by the element building toy;
Fig. 8 shows the alternative exemplary of the structure toy of the present disclosure with engagement features;
Fig. 9 shows the various examples of the adaptable geometry of feature of the present disclosure;
Figure 10 shows the first element had according to recessed engagement features of the present disclosure;
Figure 11 shows the second element had for the convex engagement features engaged with the engagement features of Figure 10;
Figure 12 show the first element of illustrating respectively in Figure 10 and Figure 11 and the second element being forced to engagement features when being engaged with each other;
Figure 13 shows the zoomed-in view of interlocking engagement features as shown in Figure 12;
Figure 14 shows the sectional view of the engagement features of the alternative exemplary of the example shown in Figure 13, for clarity sake eliminates some details;
Figure 15 shows the element of the structure toy linked together by substituting engagement features;
Figure 16 shows the zoomed-in view of the engagement features of the structure game element of Figure 15;
But Figure 17 shows the element of the structure toy like the structure toys from Figure 15 with different shapes;
Figure 18 and Figure 19 shows the stereogram of the structure toy shown in Figure 17;
Figure 20 shows the example of two the difform elements utilizing engagement features of the present disclosure to link together building toy;
Figure 21 shows substituting convex engagement features;
Figure 22 shows another the substituting element building toy;
Figure 23 shows the example of difform element by linking together according to engagement features of the present disclosure building toy; And
Figure 24 and Figure 25 shows the example according to injection-molded position of the present disclosure.
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Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 is provided as a setting in order to understand structure toy of the present disclosure, and will have the shortcoming of correlation technique when making.Fig. 1 shows passing through generally with the element 200,202 that the interlock feature shown in 204 combines of structure toy.Element 200,202 being toy brick shape part, all having for interlocking with the feature of other elements the feature engaged on each side.Described element has square-section.Figure 2 illustrates similar element 206,208.Show the zoomed-in view of interlock feature 204 in figs. 3 and 4.Interlock feature 204
Comprise the multiple splines 210 be arranged on the side 212 of an element and the multiple splines 214 be arranged on the side 216 of another element.As shown in Figure 4, when spline 210,214 slide together make their form interlock time, each spline in described spline and another spline are frictionally engaged, and other spline of some splines in described spline and two is frictionally engaged.Element keeps together by spline 210,214, makes the side/face 212,216 of element keep more loose contact relation and can relative to each other move freely.
Equally, in the example of Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, element 220 and element 224 are linked together by interlock 204, and this interlock 204 comprises the spline 226 on an element and the spline 228 on another element 224.For the same with previous accompanying drawing of the device that interlocks.When spline 226 enters in the gap be arranged between spline 228, spline 226 is limited substantially and element 220,224 keeps together due to the CONTACT WITH FRICTION between spline 226,228.Although the side/face 212,216 of element can contact, they only loosely/contact lightly.
That is, the spline of the example of Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 is sized to and makes when all splined engagement of two elements, and block keeps together by the CONTACT WITH FRICTION between spline.Do not exist between the surface/side of block and be frictionally engaged.
The example constructions of structure toy of the present disclosure described herein becomes to make the spline of different game elements to coordinate in a different manner and to interact, that is, there is the contact different from these and the correlation technique shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 6 and engagement relationship and mode.
Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 shows according to the example comprising the structure toy of the first element 10 and the second element 12 of the present disclosure.The common Reference numeral of similar characteristic use describes.First element and the second element are depicted as the cross section of roughly polygonal features.But the disclosure is not limited to these shapes.Shown in Fig. 9 is the adaptable difform multiple example of composition surface described herein and engagement features.Such as, according to element of the present disclosure can for general square shape and there is the shape of example " J ", " K ", " L ".Alternatively, element can be leg-of-mutton and comprise complementary elements, such as example " M " and example " Q ".Fig. 9 shows more examples of structure element of the present disclosure, and these examples will mentioned after a while and describe.In addition, forming element in forming element or more forming element can be circular, as shown in Figure 20, Figure 23, Figure 24, Figure 25.
Figure 10 shows the first element 10 building toy.Figure 11 shows the second element 12 of identical structure toy.Described element can fit together to form various three-dimensional structure.First element 10 has composition surface 14 and is positioned at the engagement features 16 near composition surface 14.Although do not illustrate in detail, the first element 10 also has other composition surface 14 and other engagement features 16 on the not ipsilateral of the first element 10.
Second element 12 has composition surface 24 and is positioned at the engagement features 26 near composition surface 24.As the first element, the second element 12 also has at least one other composition surface 24 and other engagement features 16.
In both cases, engagement features 16,26 both sides are composition surface 14,24.That is, all there is composition surface 14,24 in the either side of engagement features 16,26.In other words, each side of element 10,12 can exist at least two composition surfaces 14,24 be associated with each engagement features 16,26.Composition surface 14,24 can be general planar (i.e. plane).
First engagement features 16 comprises the wall portion 28 limiting recess 30, and recess 30 extends in the below of the plane (level) of the first element engagement surface 14.That is, the first engagement features 16 comprises groove, and this groove is formed in the wall portion of the periphery of restriction first element 10.In other words, the first engagement features 16 comprises groove, and this groove is arranged in the wall portion below the plane of composition surface 14 of the first element 10.First engagement features 16 also comprises the first spline 32, and this first spline 32 extends across a part for recess 30 but do not extend across whole recess 30 from the wall portion of recess 30.First spline 32 has inner surface 34 and outer surface 36, and inner surface 34 is towards in recess 30, and outer surface 36 is towards outside recess 30.
Second engagement features 26 comprises protuberance 40, and this protuberance 40 (that is, away from the second element engagement surface 24) above the second element engagement surface 24 extends.Second spline 42 extends from protuberance 40.This second spline 42 has inner surface 44 and outer surface 46, and inner surface 44 faces the second element engagement surface 24, and outer surface 46 is the second element engagement surface 24 dorsad.
As shown in Figures 10 and 11, recess 30 and protuberance 40 complementary in shape.In the illustrated example, recess 30 is recessed on cross section, and protuberance 40 is protruding on cross section.In addition, it is arc that recess 30 is shown on cross section, and protuberance 40 to be shown on cross section be arc.But these are only example, and recess and protuberance can have different shapes, and such as, in fact they can be polygonal.At least one in engagement features 16,26 is microscler and extends in the mode of roughly straight line.That is, as shown in Figures 10 and 11, recess and/or protuberance 26 can in the pages and/or to page extension.
As shown in Figures 10 and 11, the first element 10 and the second element 12 can comprise multiple additional spline.That is, each in the first element 10 and the second element 12 can comprise at least two splines.Such as, the first element 10 comprises three spline 50 substantially identical with the first spline 32, and wherein, the 3rd spline 50 extends across a part for recess 30 from the wall portion of recess 30 towards the first spline 32, instead of extends across whole recess 30.Second element 12 comprises four spline 52 substantially identical with the second spline 42 equally, and wherein, the 4th spline 52 extends from protuberance 40 along the direction away from the second spline 42.
First engagement features 10 comprises additional spline 54,56,58,60,62, and this additional spline 54,56,58,60,62 wall portion from recess 30 between the first spline 36 and the 3rd spline 50 extends.Second engagement features 26 comprises additional spline 64,66,68,70, and this additional spline 64,66,68,70 extends from protuberance 40 between the second spline 42 and the 4th spline 52.
The position of the spline on recess wall portion 28 and protuberance 40 only exemplarily illustrates.Such as, although the first spline 36 and the 3rd spline 50 are depicted as flush with composition surface 14, in fact they can be positioned to composition surface spaced apart, such as, be arranged in and position like the position class of spline 54,62.
It is required that the first element 10 and the second element 12 comprise at least one spline separately.Preferably, and as mentioned above, the first element 10 and the second element 12 comprise second spline roughly relative with the first spline in their respective engagement features.That is, preferably the first element 10 has the first spline 32 on the side of recess 30 and the additional spline 50 on the opposite side of recess 30.Correspondingly, preferably the second element is included in the first spline 42 on the side of protuberance 40 and the additional spline 52 roughly contrary with the first spline 42 on the opposite side of protuberance 40.
As shown in Figure 12, the first element 10 and the second element 12 are depicted as and are engaged with each other via their engagement features 16,26 respectively.Figure 13 illustrates the zoomed-in view of engagement features 16,26.
At least two splines---one is from element 10 or element 12---are configured to contacting with each other along the some place of their respective inner surfaces.Such as, as being clearly shown that in Figure 13, the spline 62 of the first element 10 is configured to the spline 70 of contact second element, and the spline 54 of the first element 10 is configured to the spline 64 of contact second element 12.In addition, the first spline 32 and the second spline 42 can be configured to contacting with each other along the some place of their respective inner surfaces.
Contact point on first element spline is represented by Reference numeral 38.Contact point on second element spline is represented by Reference numeral 48.Term " contact point " is intended to represent region or scope.Before assembly, the contact point 38 on the first element spline 62 is apart from the first composition surface 14 first distance " x 1", and the contact point 48 of the second element spline 70 is apart from the second contact surface 24 second distance " y 1".In addition and alternatively, before assembly, the contact point 38 on the first element spline 32 can apart from the first composition surface 14 first distance " x 2", and the contact point 48 on the second element spline 42 is apart from the second contact surface 24 second distance " y 2".
Second distance " y 1, y 2" be less than the first distance " x 1, x 2".
In the illustrated example, element be configured so that when protuberance 40 enter in recess 30, the 3rd spline 50 and the 4th spline 52 also there is contact point time, the position of the contact point on each spline is chosen to the composition surface CONTACT WITH FRICTION making their corresponding elements.Similarly, spline 54 and spline 64 and spline 62 and spline 70 also can have contact point, and the position of the contact point on each spline is chosen to the composition surface CONTACT WITH FRICTION making their corresponding elements.That is, at least two splines in the second element spline 42,52,64,70 separately substantially respectively with a spline contact in the first element spline 32,50,54,62.Spline be also configured so that remaining second element spline 66,68 respectively with the first element spline 56,58,60 spaced apart.In other words, at least some in second element spline and not all second element spline separately substantially with the first corresponding element spline contact, all the other splines of the second element spline are provided with space (or space) substantially between their the first corresponding element spline.In addition, the spline contacted with each other will only contact with each other at contact point/region 38,48 place, wherein, is substantially provided with space (or space or gap) between the outer surfaces of spline.That is, with the spline of another spline contact only with other a spline contact, and therefore with another spline contact at only side (but not both sides) place in the both sides of spline.
Therefore, and as shown in Figure 13, only some splines in spline can be forced to be engaged with each other.Example constructions in Figure 13 become to make four splines at the most in the second element spline (i.e. spline 42,52,64,70) separately substantially respectively with the only spline contact in the first element spline (i.e. spline 32,50,54,62), remaining second element spline and remaining first element spline spaced apart.
In alternative exemplary, spline and element be configured so that two splines at the most in the second element spline separately substantially with the only spline contact in the first element spline, remaining second element spline and remaining first element spline spaced apart, as shown in Figure 14.
Figure 14 shows the view similar with the view shown in Figure 13, just can observe in this example, and the spline 42,52 of the second element 12 contacts with the spline 32,50 of the first element 10 and other spline does not all contact with each other.But the interaction of the spline of contact makes composition surface 14,24 be biased into joint rubbing against one another.With the spline of another spline contact only with other a spline contact, and therefore contact only a side and another spline contact of each spline in spline.
First element spline 32,54,56,58,60,62 to the second element spline 42,52,64,66,68,70 short.That is, the distance of the peak/remote point the spline from the wall portion of recess 30 to the first element 10 is less than the distance of the peak/remote point the spline from the wall portion of protuberance 40 to the second element 12.The spline closest to the second element engagement surface of the second element is longer and/or wide than distance the second element engagement surface spline farthest.
Engagement features 16,26 be configured so that be forced to be engaged with each other time, force composition surface 14,24 each other in friction/interference engagement relationship.That is, when protuberance 26 to enter in recess 30 and forces the inner surface 34,44 (see Figure 10, Figure 11) of spline to be engaged with each other, make the composition surface 14 of the first element 10 and the composition surface 24 of the second element 12 each other in friction interference engagement relationship.
In other words, all spaced apart with the composition surface of the respective element the contacting spline certain distance of contact point of the contact spline of each element, make when spline is engaged with each other, the composition surface of element is forced to force together.
As shown in Figure 13 or Figure 14, middle spline, that is, any error in shape of spline 56,58,60 and spline 66,68 or change do not affect the Joint Properties of engagement features.Therefore, provide a kind of tractive fitting-type and arrange, wherein, tractive is together by the effect of the spline of engagement features for the composition surface of element 14,24.
Figure 15 to Figure 19 shows the alternative arrangements for being coupled to each other by structure game element 10,12.As observed in fig .15, each element includes the convex spline that the composition surface 14,24 away from element 10,12 extends, and comprises the female splines for receiving convex spline in recess 30.
Figure 16 shows the zoomed-in view of engaging zones.Recess 30 to be arranged in the composition surface 14 of the first element 10 and to comprise first element engagement splines 32a, 50a (with the spline 32 shown in Figure 10 to Figure 14,50 similar).Another spline 58a is arranged to stretch out from the wall portion of recess.Second element 12 is provided with spline 42a, 52a of extending from the composition surface 24 of the second element 12.Described spline and the second element engagement splines 42 shown in Figure 10 to Figure 14,52 similar.The size of engagement splines and spacing are configured so that the action forcing second element engagement splines 42a, 52a to engage with first element engagement splines 32a, 50a, 58a makes composition surface 14,24 be biased into against each other.That is, the spline sizing of the example shown in Figure 16, locate in time being configured so that together with they are pushed away, the surface 14,24 of element 10,12 is pulled together, and effectively forces surface 14,24 joints rubbing against one another.
Figure 17 shows the substituting forming element (leg-of-mutton) of the forming element shown in Figure 15, Figure 16.Figure 18 and Figure 19 shows the stereogram of the element shown in Figure 17.
Figure 20 shows another example according to structure toy of the present disclosure.First element 10 (being depicted as circular element in this example) is linked to the second element 12 (being depicted as polygon forming element in this example).Because the first element 10 is circular, thus its outer surface 14A will not contact with the outer surface 24 of the second element 12.Therefore, in this example, the first engagement features spline 54,62 extended from the first element 10 is provided with the first element engagement surface 71.The the second element engagement splines 64,70 extended from the second element 12 is provided with the second element engagement surface 73.The first element engagement features 75 is provided with in region between first additional combination of elements feature spline 56A, 58A, 60A.Second element engagement features 77 is set to the end promoting spline 66A, 68A, and this promotion spline 66A, 68A extend to push the first element engagement features 75 from the second element 12.
It is longer than the spline 64,70 of restriction second element engagement surface 73 that second element promotes spline 66A, 68A, and can than the spline 64 of restriction second element engagement surface 73,70 narrow.
The the first element engagement splines 54,62 comprising the first element engagement surface 71 is longer than first additional element engagement features spline 56A, 58A, 60A, and can be wider than first additional element engagement features spline 56A, 58A, 60A.
The distance at the first element spline 54,56A, 58A, 60A, 62 intervals than the second element spline 52,64,66A, 68A, 70, the width of 42 is large.
The the first element engagement splines 54,62 comprising the first element engagement surface 71 in the region of the first element engagement surface 71 can than the second element engagement splines 52,64, distance between 66A, 68A, 70,42 is wide.
The the first element engagement splines 54,62 comprising the first element engagement surface 71 can be wider than the first element engagement splines (56A, 58A, 60A) of other in suitable region (equivalent region) in the region of the first element surface 71.
Therefore, utilize this configuration, force the first element engagement splines 54,56A, 58A, 60A, 62 the second element engagement splines 52,64, action between 66A, 68A, 70,42 makes the composition surface 71 of spline 54,62 be biased into joint rubbing against one another with the composition surface 73 of spline 64,70.
In the example of Figure 20, longer spline 66A, 68A of the second element when they itself not with make the spline 64,70 of the second element 12 be biased into when the first element spline CONTACT WITH FRICTION to be frictionally engaged with the spline 54,62 of the first element 10.Therefore, first element engagement splines 54,62 and second element engagement splines 64,70 provides composition surface, and described composition surface is biased into joint rubbing against one another when engagement features 66A, the 68A (promoting spline 66A, 68A) of the first element push engagement features (recess between spline 56A, 58A, 60A of the first element) of the second element.
Figure 21 shows substituting forming element 70, and forming element 70 is compared with the composition surface 24 of the example of Figure 11 with the difference of the first element 10, and this composition surface 24 is truncated, and the design of spline and mode of operation are with previously described identical.
Figure 22 shows the third element 80 for engaging with the first element 10 and other this element with spill engagement features/recess 30.Figure 9 illustrates the side view (see example " A ", " B ", " C " " D ", " E ") of the different example of element 80.Third element 80 comprises mandrel 82 and multiple spline 84, and described multiple spline 84 extends for engaging with the engagement features of the first element 10 from axle 82.Third element shown in Figure 22 is columniform and in fact substantially as shown in Figure 22 in the page and to page extension.This third element 80 has the external diameter limited by the outermost point in the radial direction of spline 84.Tool configuration for machining shaft becomes to perform injection-molded operation to produce shape shaft.
Example shown in Figure 23 shows first element 10 and the second element 12A linked by the third element 80 as discussed with reference to Figure 22 of structure toy of the present disclosure.All splines 80 are substantially identical in design.But, spline sizing as described by with reference to Figure 20 and element 10,12 of the first element 10 and the second element 12A.That is, the engagement splines 54,62 of each element 10,12 is all long than additional spline 56A, 58A, 60A, and all can be wider than additional spline 56A, 58A, 60A.
Structure toy described herein injection-moldedly can be manufactured by as previously discussed.In injection-molded, structure limits the mould of the shape of parts to be formed.Injected molded port is provided with in mould.In the manufacture method of structure toy described herein, mold structure become to make for the manufacture of the feature of restriction spline of the contiguous mould of injection point of material, to make in finished component, the base portion of the contiguous spline of injection point 90 such as spline 58, as shown in Figure 24.In this article, " base portion " refers to spline and extends initial surface/substrate.Therefore, such as injection point can between two splines in spline, such as, between spline 58,60 and/or spline 66,68.
Alternatively, mould can be configured so that for the manufacture of the feature of restriction spline of the contiguous mould of injection point of material, to make in finished component, the top of injection point 90 towards spline or the top place at spline, as shown in Figure 25.In this article, " top " refers to the end of the base portion away from spline of spline.
As above about at least Figure 13, Figure 14 example described by, this some place can be positioned at by injection-molded, only make when assembly toy element Existential Space (space or gap) between described central spline because central spline (spline 66,68 shown in example and spline 58,60) constructs and is sized to.Therefore, any out-of-flatness in the surface of the material caused due to injection point is all adjusted.That is, in the example of the in operation joint not rubbing against one another in the surface of spline 58,60,66,68, on the surface of these splines, particularly the position of their base portion or the injection-molded vestige at top place will not hinder the operation of element.
Therefore, provide a kind of structure toy be made up of multiple elements, described multiple element easily can be assembled by user such as children, but described multiple element is also configured to keep together.That is, the plastic components building toy makes described element not slide or scatter being enough in the position of carrying out being frictionally engaged contact, but does not engage too securely and described element is stuck so that they can not easily separate by children.As mentioned above, in operation, some and the corresponding spline of not all spline contact in spline.Thus, when the quantity of this contact surface is few (compared with prior art), the error in manufacture is less on overall operability impact.In addition, owing to needing less spline for the joint of described element, thus the load of each spline all increases, and therefore each spline all may be tilted to such an extent as to bending/warpage, thus adapts to the change of manufacturing tolerance further.
With reference to width and the length of the relative dimensions such as spline of feature of the present disclosure, corresponding accompanying drawing may show difference dimensionally large, but in fact described difference is less.However, it is noted that although difference is very little, they have large practical significance.Feature of the present disclosure can not be measured or infer from accompanying drawing.
Although illustrate and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention (multiple embodiment), but those skilled in the art are it is to be appreciated that can make various modification when not departing from scope as defined in the claims of the present invention.

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1. build a toy, comprising:
First element (10) and the second element (12);
Described first element (10) has the first composition surface (14) and the first engagement features (16);
Described second element (12) has the second composition surface (24) and the second engagement features (26);
Described engagement features (16,26) is configured so that: the action forcing the described engagement features of an element (10,12) (16,26) to engage with the described engagement features (16,26) of another element (10,12) makes described composition surface (14,24) be biased into joint rubbing against one another.
2. structure toy according to claim 1, wherein,
Described first engagement features (16) comprising:
Wall portion (28), described wall portion (28) limits recess (30), and described recess (30) extends in the below of described first element engagement surface (14); And
First spline (32), described first spline (32) extends across a part for described recess (30) from described recess (30) wall portion but does not extend across whole described recess (30);
Described first spline (32) has inner surface (34) and outer surface (36), described inner surface (34) is towards in described recess (30), and described outer surface (36) towards described recess (30) outward; And
Described second engagement features (26) comprising:
Second spline (42), described second spline (42) extends in the top of described second element engagement surface (24);
Described second spline (42) has inner surface (44) and outer surface (46), described inner surface (44) faces described second element engagement surface (24), and described outer surface (46) is described second element engagement surface (24) dorsad;
Make when making described second spline (42) enter in described recess (30) and forcing the described inner surface of described spline (32,42) (34,44) to be engaged with each other, the described composition surface (14,24) of described first element (10) and described second element (12) is biased into joint rubbing against one another.
3. structure toy according to claim 2, wherein, described first element engagement splines (32) and described second element engagement splines (42) are configured to contacting with each other along point (38, the 48) place of their respective inner surfaces (34,44).
4. structure toy according to claim 3, wherein, before assembly, described contact point on described first element engagement splines (32) and described first element engagement surface (14) are at a distance of the first distance (x), and the described contact point on described second element engagement splines (42) and described second element engagement surface (24) are at a distance of second distance (y), described second distance (y) is less than described first distance (x).
5. the structure toy according to any one in aforementioned claim, wherein, at least one engagement features in described engagement features (16,26) is microscler and extends along roughly straight line.
6. the structure toy according to any one in claim 2 to 5, wherein:
Described first element (10) comprises three spline (50) substantially identical with described first spline (32), and described 3rd spline (50) extends across a part for described recess (30) from described recess wall portion towards described first spline (32) but do not extend across whole described recess (30);
Described second element (12) comprises four spline (52) substantially identical with described second spline (42), and described 4th spline (52) extends from described second element engagement surface (24) along the direction away from described second spline (42);
Make, when making described 4th spline (52) enter in described recess (30) and forcing the described inner surface of described spline to be engaged with each other, to make described first element engagement surface (14) and described second element engagement surface (24) joint rubbing against one another.
7. the structure toy according to any one in claim 2 to 7, wherein, described first engagement features (16) comprises the additional spline extended from the described wall portion of described recess (30).
8. according to the structure toy described in claim 2 to 6, wherein, described second engagement features (26) comprises the additional spline extended from described second element engagement surface (24).
9. the structure toy according to any one in claim 2 to 6, wherein,
Described first engagement features (16) comprises the additional spline extended from the described wall portion of described recess (30);
Described second engagement features (16) comprises the additional spline extended from described second element engagement surface (24); And
The distance at described first element engagement features spline interval is larger than the width of described second element engagement features spline, make: enter in described recess (30) when making described second element engagement splines, when forcing the described inner surface of some splines in described first element engagement splines to engage with the described inner surface of some splines in described second element engagement splines, engage described second element engagement features spline separately substantially with the only spline contact in described first element engagement features spline, remaining described second element engagement features spline and remaining described first element engagement features spline spaced apart.
10. structure toy according to claim 9, be configured so that: when to enter in described recess (30) when making described second element engagement features spline and force the described inner surface of some splines in described first element engagement splines to engage with the described inner surface of some splines in described second element engagement splines, four splines at the most in described second element engagement features spline separately substantially with the only spline contact in described first element engagement features spline, remaining described second element engagement features spline and remaining described first element engagement features spline spaced apart.
11. structure toys according to claim 9, be configured so that: when to enter in described recess (30) when making described second element engagement features spline and force the described inner surface of some splines in described first element engagement splines to engage with the described inner surface of some splines in described second element engagement splines, two splines at the most in described second element engagement features spline separately substantially with the only spline contact in described first element engagement features spline, remaining described second element engagement features spline and remaining described first element engagement features spline spaced apart.
12. structure toys according to any one in claim 2 to 11, wherein, described first element engagement features spline is shorter than described second element engagement features spline.
13. structure toys according to any one in claim 2 to 12, wherein, closest to the described first element engagement features spline of described first element engagement surface (14) than short apart from described first element engagement surface (14) described first element engagement features spline farthest.
14. according to claim 12 to the structure toy described in any one in 13, wherein, closest to the described second element engagement features spline of described second element engagement surface (24) than long and/or wide apart from described second element engagement surface (24) described second element engagement features spline farthest.
15. structure toys according to any one in aforementioned claim, wherein,
The described element of described structure toy has exterior wall; And
Described composition surface (14,24) is arranged in described exterior wall.
16. structure toys according to claim 1, wherein,
Described first element engagement surface (71) is arranged on the first engagement features spline (54,62) of extending from described first element (10);
Described second element engagement surface (73) is arranged on from the second element engagement splines (64,70) of described second element extension;
Described first element engagement features (75) is arranged in the region between the first additional element engagement features spline (56,58,60); And
Described second element engagement features (77) is for extend from described second element (12) and in order to the end of the promotion spline (66A, 68A) that pushes described first element engagement features (75).
17. structure toys according to claim 16, wherein, it is the spline longer than the described spline (64,70) limiting described second element engagement surface (73) that described second element promotes spline (66A, 68A).
18. according to claim 16 to the structure toy described in any one in 17, wherein, the described first element engagement splines (54,62) comprising described first element engagement surface (71) is longer and/or wide than described the first additional element engagement features spline (56A, 58A, 60A).
19. according to claim 16 to the structure toy described in any one in 18, wherein, the spacing distance of described first element spline (54,56,58,60,62) is larger than the width of described second element spline (52,64,66A, 68A, 70,42).
20. according to claim 16 to the structure toy described in any one in 19, wherein, comprise the described first engagement features spline (54 of described first element engagement surface (71), 62) in the region of described first element engagement surface (71) than other described first element engagement splines (56A, 58A, 60A) wide, make to force described first element engagement splines (54, 56A, 58A, 60A, 62) described second element engagement splines (52 is positioned at, 64, 66A, 68A, 70, 42) action between makes described spline (54, 62) described composition surface (71) and described spline (64, 70) described composition surface (73) is biased into joint rubbing against one another.
21. structure toys according to any one in aforementioned claim, wherein, protuberance (40) extends in the top of described second element engagement surface (24); And described second element engagement features spline extends from described protuberance (40).
22. structure toys according to claim 21, wherein, described recess (30) and described protuberance (40) are complementary in shape.
23. structure toys according to any one in claim 21 to 22, wherein, described recess (30) is recessed on cross section, and described protuberance (40) is protruding on cross section.
24. structure toys according to any one in claim 21 to 23, wherein, described recess (30) and described protuberance (40) are arc on cross section.
25. structure toys according to any one in aforementioned claim, also comprise the third element (80) for engaging with described first element (10), described third element (80) comprises mandrel (82) and multiple spline (84), described multiple spline (84) from described axle (82) extend for described first element (10) at least one described in engagement features (16) engage.
The method of the structure toy of 26. 1 kinds of manufactures according to any one in claim 2 to 25, described method comprises the steps:
Build the injection molding of the element being used for described toy;
Become to make the feature of the restriction spline of the contiguous described mould of injection point for the manufacture of material by described mold structure, to make in finished component, the base portion of the contiguous spline of described injection point or substantially at the top place of spline.
27. 1 kinds of structure toys substantially as described above and/or as shown in accompanying drawing 7 to accompanying drawing 25.
The method of the structure toy of 28. 1 kinds of manufactures substantially as described above and/or as shown in accompanying drawing 7 to accompanying drawing 25.
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