CN2402370Y - Connecting structure of toy member - Google Patents

Abstract

A connection structure of building toy components, the connection structure includes at least one connecting portion on each component, so that each component can be exchangeably connected to at least one other component. Each connecting portion is made of a material selected from a material group consisting of magnetic materials and non-magnetic materials. The connection structure includes a first connection part made of magnetic material and shaped as a spherical element protruding from the surface of the component, a second connection part assembled with the first connection part by magnetic force, and a on the third link. Each component has at least one connecting portion among the first, second and third connecting portions.

Description

Connection structure of toy components

The utility model relates to a toy which is assembled into a whole with several components, more specifically, relates to a component connection structure of an assembled toy, which can make the components detachably connected to each other to form the required Shaped toys.

As we all know, the components of an assembled toy have a specific shape and can be detachably connected to each other, and at least some of these components can be assembled to form something of another shape. In this kind of building toy, each component has a connecting mechanism, so that the components can be detachably connected. A connection mechanism of this type is known, for example, by an iron spherical protrusion formed on one of the two members and protruding from the member, an accommodating recess formed on the other member and receiving the spherical protrusion, and It consists of a magnet arranged in the receiving recess. The spherical protrusions of each component are attracted by magnets provided in the accommodating recesses of the components connected thereto, so that several components can be selectively and detachably connected to each other as required. This connection mechanism allows for a quick detachable interconnection, and the spherical protrusions, attracted by magnets, can be rotated in all directions.

The conventional connection between the spherical protrusion and the receiving recess changes according to the magnitude of the magnetic force of the magnet. Therefore, the weakening of the magnetic force of the magnet will not maintain the positional relationship between the components, so that the assembled toy cannot maintain its shape. In order to ensure the firm assembly of the spherical protrusion and the receiving recess, the magnetic force of the magnet must be enhanced, but this will increase the cost of the toy. Also, increasing the magnetic force of the magnets does not give the same enhancement to the assembly due to the attractive force of the magnets.

The utility model is developed in consideration of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art.

Therefore, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a connection structure of toy components, which can make the components fit together securely without compromising the advantages of magnetic connection.

The utility model provides a connection structure of toy components. The connection structure can selectively connect and assemble the components to each other, so that the toy has a required shape. The connecting structure includes at least one connecting portion on each component such that each component can be exchangeably connected to at least one other component. Each connecting portion is made of a material selected from a material group consisting of magnetic materials and non-magnetic materials. The connection part includes a first connection part made of magnetic material and shaped as a spherical element protruding from the surface of the component, a second connection part assembled with the first connection part by magnetic force, and a on the third link. Each component has at least one connecting portion among the first, second and third connecting portions.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the structure of the third connecting part is elastic, its shape is concave, and it can be sleeved on the first connecting part.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the components include components whose shape mimics the limbs of a thing selected from the group consisting of animals and dolls, and components whose shape mimics the body of the thing. The connection part is provided on the joint part of the thing.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the components include a main component constituting a main part of a specific shape, and an auxiliary component attached to the main component. There is at least one third connecting portion on the main component.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connecting structure further includes an engaging device disposed near the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, so that the components can engage with each other when they are assembled together.

After the utility model is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, the purpose and many other advantages of the utility model will become clearer and thus easy to understand. In the attached picture:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an assembled toy that the embodiment of the connection structure of the present invention is applicable to;

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the toy shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3A is a side view showing the main part of the third connection part of the body part of the toy shown in Fig. 1 and forming a part of the connection structure of the present invention;

Figure 3B is a plan view illustrating the connection of the body part shown in Figure 3A to another member;

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a portion of the toy shown in Figure 1; a shoulder member;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of an assembled toy to which another embodiment of the connection structure of the present invention is applicable;

Figure 6 is a partially exploded side view of the toy shown in Figure 5;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a toy model formed by properly selecting and assembling the components of the toy shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing another toy shape constructed by appropriately selecting and assembling the components of the toy shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 5 .

The connection structure of the toy component of the present utility model is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 and Figure 2 show an embodiment of the component connection structure of the assembling toy of the present invention. Assembled toys are assembled from several components. More specifically, the assembled toy adopting the connecting structure of this embodiment, as shown in Figure 2, has a head part 1, a body part 2, a shoulder part 3, a leg part 4, and a wing part 5, which are Components of toys. These components are selectively connected together with the connecting structure of the present embodiment and assembled to form a bird-like toy.

Each component includes at least one connecting portion such that the component can be assembled with another component. In this embodiment, the connecting parts are of three types. One type is the first connecting part a, which is made of magnetic material, such as iron, etc., and can be attracted by magnets, and its form is protruding from the surface of each head part 1, shoulder part 3, leg part 4, and wing part 5 Out of the spherical element 6. The other type is the second connection part b, which is arranged on each surface of each shoulder part 3 and assembled with the first connection part a or the spherical element 6 by magnetic force. Another type is the third connection part c, which is arranged on each specific part of the body part 2 . The third connection part c is used to be crimped on the spherical element 6 of the first connection part a, so as to be assembled thereon. The third connecting part c is made of non-magnetic material.

The first connecting portion a is formed integrally with one end of a shaft portion 7 protruding from the neck portion of each head member 1, one end of each leg member 4 base, and one surface of each shoulder member 3, And the base of each wing member 5. The shaft part 7 can be fixed on each of the head part 1 , leg part 4 , shoulder part 3 , and wing part 5 . Alternatively, it can also be rotatably mounted on the body of each part 2 to 5 . The first connection part a of the head part 1 is rotatably connected to the head body 1 a of the head part 1, and the first connection part a of the leg part 4 is then vertically and rotatably connected to the legs of the leg part 4. Part body 4a. In addition, each leg member 4 further includes a leg portion 4b and a toe portion 4c. The toe portion 4c is vertically and rotatably connected to the foot portion 4b.

The second connecting portion b is in the form of a recess provided on five surfaces of each shoulder member 3, respectively. There is a magnet 8 at the bottom of the recess. Each shoulder member 3 is a parallelepiped. Thus, it should be noted that each surface of the shoulder member 3 either has a first connecting portion a or a second connecting portion b.

The third connecting portion c is formed in the circular openings on both sides and the front end of the body part 2 . The third connecting portion c is in the shape of a cylindrical recess 9 with a diameter slightly smaller than that of the spherical element 6 . The third connecting portion c, as shown in FIG. 3A , has notches 10 at regular intervals on the periphery of its opening. Setting the opening portion 10 in this way can allow the middle portion 11 between every two adjacent notches 10 of the third connecting portion c to be deflected and displaced, so that the third connecting portion c exhibits elasticity. The front end of the intermediate portion 11 of each third connecting portion c has a claw 12 bent inward.

The first connection part a is connected to the second connection part b by magnetic force. The connection between the first connection part a and the third connection part c is to press the first connection part a into the third connection part c.

An engaging device is provided at the parts of the components close to the first connecting portion a and the second connecting portion b, so that the components can engage with each other when they are assembled together. More specifically, each shoulder member 3 is provided with four engaging claws 13 near the first connecting portion a, which are equidistantly spaced from each other, as shown in FIG. 3B and FIG. 4 . Similarly, as shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , eight engagement grooves 14 are provided at the portion of the body part 2 close to the third connecting portion c, and there are equidistant intervals therebetween.

Next, the process of assembling components into the bird-shaped toy shown in FIG. 1 using the connection structure of the above-mentioned embodiment will be described. Firstly, the first connection part a or the spherical element 6 of each shoulder part 3 is crimped into the third connection part c of the body part 2, so that the shoulder parts 3 and the body part 2 are assembled. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3B , the engaging claws 13 of the shoulder member 3 are engaged with the engaging grooves 14 of the body member 2 . Then, the first connecting portion a of the leg member 4 and the wing member 5 is magnetically connected to the second connecting portion b of the shoulder member 3 . Finally, the first connection part a of the head part 1 is crimped into the third connection part c of the front end of the body part 2, so that the parts 1 and 2 are assembled together.

In this way, the shoulder part 3 can be connected to the body part 2 through the first connection part a and the third connection part c by using the connection structure of this embodiment. This assembling is realized by crimping each first connection part a to each third connection part c. In this case, when the first connecting part a is plugged into the third connecting part c, the peripheral edge of the hemispherical part of its spherical element 6 is pressed against the inner surface of the cylindrical recess 9 of the third connecting part c. This increases the frictional force between the first connection part a and the third connection part c. In this way, the joining force of the mutual connection between the body part 2 and the shoulder part 3 can also be increased compared to magnetic forces. When the wing part 5 and the leg part 4 are connected to the shoulder part 3, the firm connection between the shoulder part 3 and the body part 2 effectively prevents the shoulder part 3 from swaying or sagging on the body part 2 due to the weight of other parts , because the shoulder part 3 is firmly connected to the body part 2. The shape of the toy assembled in this way can be satisfactorily maintained.

In addition, the first connection part a, the second connection part b, and the third connection part c do not constitute the molding parts of the body parts 2 and the shoulder parts 3 . On the contrary, these joints also interfere and spoil the styling. In this regard, the structure of the above-mentioned embodiment makes the connecting parts tightly crimped to each other, allowing the components 2 and 3 to be very close. In this way, the connecting portion cannot be seen, so that the appearance of the assembled toy is improved.

The crimping of the first connection part a and the third connection part c makes the body parts 2 and the shoulder parts 3 very close to each other or connected to each other, so that the engaging claws 13 of the first connection parts a of each shoulder part 3 can be connected with the body. The engaging groove 14 of the third connecting portion c of the component 2 is engaged. This effectively prevents rotation of the shoulder part 3 relative to the body part 2 . As mentioned above, the claw 12 is provided on the third connecting part c, and its function is to prevent the first connecting part a or the spherical element 6 from easily detaching from the third connecting part c after the connecting parts a and c are connected.

Further, as mentioned above, the first connection part a is arranged at the joints of each head part 1, shoulder part 3 and leg part 4, so the head part, leg part and wing part can move freely according to needs, and constitutes each the desired shape.

Figure 5 and Figure 6 show another embodiment of the connection structure of the assembly toy components of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 5, the building toy adopting this embodiment generally includes a head part 15, a front body part 16, a rear body part 17 and rear leg parts 18, which are all components of the toy. These components are selectively combined with each other and can be assembled to form a quadruped-like animal, such as a leopard.

Each component has at least one connecting portion, so that the component can be connected to another component through the connecting portion. The connecting portion of the component includes a first connecting portion a, a second connecting portion b, and a third connecting portion c, which is the same as the above-mentioned embodiment, and also connects the rear end of the front half body part 16 and the front end of the rear half body part 17 The connection part 19. The structure of the first connecting part a, the second connecting part b, and the third connecting part c can be basically the same as that of the above-mentioned embodiment. The components of the assembled toy are interchangeable. Therefore, the components of the building toy in the above two embodiments can be properly combined to form various desired shapes that are different from the original shape of the building toy.

For example, in order to obtain the shape shown in Figure 7, the first connection part a and the second connection part b of the two shoulder parts 3 of the bird-shaped toy can be vertically connected to each other to obtain a body formed by the vertical connection of the shoulder parts 3 , connect the first connection part a of the head part 15 of the animal-shaped toy with the second connection part b of the above-mentioned vertically connected shoulder part 3, connect the first connection part a of the leg part 4 of the bird-shaped toy with the animal The first connecting portion a of the rear leg part 18 of the toy is connected to the second connecting part b of the above-mentioned vertically connected shoulder part 3 . Similarly, a body is formed by connecting the first connecting part a of the rear body part 17 of the animal-shaped toy to the second connecting part b of the shoulder part 3 of the bird-shaped toy, and connecting the first connecting part a of the head part 15 of the animal-shaped toy. Part a is connected to the second connecting part b of the rear half body part 17, and the first connecting part a of the rear leg part 18 of the animal-shaped toy is connected to the second connecting part b of the above-mentioned shoulder part 3, and Fig. 8 can be obtained The shape shown.

Each of the above shapes is formed by connecting the first connection part a to the second connection part b. Similarly, various other shapes can be obtained by connecting the first connecting portion a and the third connecting portion c of any other properly selected member. In general, as described above, the components that make up a building toy of a bird, animal, doll, robot, etc. include a main component forming a central part of the figure, and several subsidiary or auxiliary components. Many of these auxiliary components are mainly installed or connected to the main component, so it is preferred that the main component has at least one third connecting portion c as described above.

In this way, each component has at least one first connecting portion a, second connecting portion b and third connecting portion c. The more the number of connection parts on each component, the more the combination changes between components.

As can be seen from the above description, the connection structure of the utility model enables the components of the assembled toy to be connected through the magnetic engagement of the first connecting part and the second connecting part, so that the detachable connection between the components is greatly facilitated up. In addition, there is another connection between the components, that is, the crimping of the first connection part and the third connection part. In this case, the periphery of the hemispherical portion of the spherical member constituting the first connection part is in press contact with the inner surface of the third connection part, which increases the frictional force between them compared with the above-mentioned magnetic force. This effectively prevents one component from shaking due to the weight of the other component when the two components are horizontally connected to each other, so that the two connected components can maintain a predetermined positional relationship.

In addition, the connection itself does not constitute the shape of the component. On the contrary, the joint may also spoil the styling. However, the structure of the present invention allows the connecting parts to be crimped and engaged with each other, thereby allowing the components to be very close to each other. This makes the joints invisible, improving the appearance of the assembled toy.

In addition, in the connection structure of the present invention, the structure of the third connection part can exhibit elasticity, adopt the form of a concave part, and connect with the first connection part. This structure of the third connecting part effectively prevents the third connecting part from being damaged when the first connecting part is connected to the third connecting part.

In addition, the member may include a member whose shape imitates the limbs of a thing selected from the group consisting of animals and dolls, and a member whose shape resembling the body of the thing, and the connection part is provided at the joint part of the thing. Such a structure can make the head part, leg parts and wing parts move freely as required to form any desired shape.

Furthermore, the component may include a main component constituting a main part of a specific shape, and an accessory component attached to the main component, and the main component has at least one third connecting portion. This allows the required accessory components to be securely attached to the primary component.

In addition, the connecting structure of the present invention also includes an engaging device disposed near the first connecting portion and the third connecting portion, so that the components can engage with each other when they are assembled together. This greatly improves the fastness of the connection between the components.

The above is the description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, with a certain degree of particularity, but it is obvious that various modifications and changes can be made according to the above-mentioned concept. Therefore, it should be clear that the utility model can also be implemented in ways other than those specified above.

Claims (5)

1. A connecting structure of toy components, which can selectively connect and assemble the components to each other, so that the toy has the required shape, and its characteristics are: The connecting structure includes at least one connecting portion on each component, so that each of the above components can be exchangeably connected to at least one other component; Each of the above connecting parts is made of a material selected from the material group consisting of magnetic materials and non-magnetic materials; The connection structure includes a first connection part made of magnetic material and shaped as a spherical element protruding from the surface of the above-mentioned member, a second connection part that is assembled with the first connection part by magnetic force, and can be crimped on the above-mentioned first connection part. a third connecting portion on the first connecting portion; Each of the above-mentioned components has at least one connecting portion among the first, second and third connecting portions. 2. The connecting structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the structure of the third connecting part is elastic, its shape is concave, and it can be sleeved on the first connecting part. 3. The connecting structure according to claim 1, wherein said members include members whose shape imitates limbs of a kind of thing selected from the group consisting of animals and dolls, and members whose shape imitates the body of said thing, The above-mentioned connection part is provided on the joint part of the above-mentioned thing. 4. The connection structure according to claim 1, characterized in that said components include a main component constituting a main part of a specific shape, and auxiliary components attached to said main component, and said main component has at least one said third connection department. 5. The connecting structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting structure further comprises an engaging device disposed near the first connecting portion and the third connecting portion, so that the components can engage with each other when they are assembled together.

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