A magnetic assembly structure, an assembly toy, and a preparation method of the magnetic assembly structure

Abstract

The present invention is applicable to the technical field of assembling toys, and provides a magnetic assembling structure, an assembling toy, and a method for preparing a magnetic assembling structure. The magnetic assembling structure includes: a main body; the main body is made of a flexible material; an insert; the insert is a tubular body, and one end of the insert is provided with a closing end; the insert is embedded in the end of the main body; and a magnet is fixed in the insert. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has various combinations, the main body is made of a flexible material, and can be bent arbitrarily, which is interesting and increases the playability of the product. In addition, the magnet is not easy to fall off, has a long service life, is safe, stable, reliable, and is healthier.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of assembly toys, and in particular relates to a magnetic assembly structure, an assembly toy, and a preparation method of the magnetic assembly structure. Background Art

[0002] Compared with traditional toys, assembly toys have stronger interest and educational value. Users can connect various toy parts or toy components into a whole according to their own preferences. The operations involved in the use of assembly toys, such as arranging and combining, help to develop children's intelligence and spatial imagination. Therefore, assembly toys with diverse combination forms are often deeply loved by parents and children.

[0003] Currently, most assembly toys are made of hard plastics, or a combination of wooden materials and magnets, using injection molding processes. The resulting products cannot be bent arbitrarily and can only be assembled in a simple mechanical way. Even if some use soft materials, the magnets are inserted last and are prone to falling off, resulting in a short service life; moreover, the playability of traditional assembly toys is poor, the combination methods are single, and the plasticity is poor. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a magnetic assembly structure, aiming to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0005] The embodiments of the present invention are implemented as follows. A magnetic assembly structure, the magnetic assembly structure includes:

[0006] A main body; the material of the main body is a flexible material;

[0007] An insert; the insert is a tubular through-body, and one end of the insert is provided with a closed end; the insert is embedded in the end of the main body;

[0008] A magnet, fixedly arranged in the insert.

[0009] Preferably, the main body has a plurality of ends; there are multiple inserts, which are respectively embedded in the multiple ends of the main body; there are multiple magnets, which are respectively fixedly arranged in the multiple inserts.

[0010] Preferably, the main body has two ends; there are two inserts, which are respectively embedded in the two ends of the main body; there are two magnets, which are respectively fixedly arranged in the two inserts.

[0011] Preferably, the material of the main body is an extrudable and injectable flexible material.

[0012] Preferably, the material of the main body is TPR, TPE, silicone or rubber; the material of the insert is metal.

[0013] Preferably, through holes are provided in the circumferential direction of the insert, and the main body and the magnet are fixedly connected by silicone flowing into the through holes.

[0014] Preferably, the insert is in a frustum-shaped structure with one end larger and the other end smaller.

[0015] Preferably, the insert is in a frustum of a cone structure.

[0016] Another object of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a building toy, which includes at least one magnetic building structure described in any one of the above.

[0017] Another object of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a preparation method of a magnetic building structure, and the preparation method includes the following steps:

[0018] Stamping a pipe to form an insert;

[0019] Placing the insert in the lower mold for positioning, and pushing the magnet into the insert; the magnet is pushed in from the open end of the insert, and the closed end blocks the magnet;

[0020] Placing the silicone strip on the lower mold, pressing down the upper mold, and closing the mold;

[0021] Heating the mold to dissolve the silicone strip by heating, coating the insert, and connecting part of the silicone to the magnet through the through hole on the insert;

[0022] Opening the mold and taking out the semi-finished product;

[0023] Deburring and trimming the flash of the semi-finished product to obtain a magnetic building structure.

[0024] Preferably, the temperature for heating the mold is 120 - 230 °C, and the time is 4 - 5 min.

[0025] A magnetic building structure provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes: a main body; the main body is made of a flexible material; an insert; the insert is a tubular through-body, and one end of the insert is provided with a closed end; the insert is embedded in the end of the main body; a magnet, fixedly arranged in the insert; the main body is made of silicone; the insert is made of metal; through holes are provided in the circumferential direction of the insert, and the main body and the magnet are fixedly connected by silicone flowing into the through holes.

[0026] Compared with the prior art, the combination method of the present invention is diverse, the main body uses a flexible material, can be bent arbitrarily, has strong interest, and increases the playability of the product. Moreover, the magnet is not easy to fall off, has a long service life, is safe, stable and reliable, and is healthier. Description of the Drawings

[0027] Figure 1Schematic diagram of a magnetic assembly structure provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of an insert provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] In the drawings: 1, main body; 2, insert; 21, closed end; 22, open end; 3, through hole; 4, magnet. Detailed implementation manners

[0030] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0031] The following describes in detail the specific implementation of the present invention with reference to specific embodiments.

[0032] Embodiment 1

[0033] As shown in the attached Figure 1 and 2 figures, a magnetic assembly structure provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes:

[0034] Main body 1; the material of the main body 1 is a flexible material;

[0035] Insert 2; the insert 2 is a tubular through-body, and one end of the insert is provided with a closed end; the insert is embedded in the end of the main body 1;

[0036] Magnet 4, fixedly arranged in the insert 2.

[0037] In an embodiment of the present invention, the main body 1 can be a rod made of a flexible material, and the size of the main body 1 gradually decreases from the end to the middle. Since the size of the end of the main body 1 is larger than the size in the middle, the insert 2 can be firmly set at the end of the main body 1. The flexible material referred to here is relatively rigid material, and refers to a material with a certain degree of softness and flexibility, such as silicone, flexible resin, rubber, flexible plastic, etc. The magnet 4 enters the insert 2 through the open end 22 of the insert 2, is blocked by the closed end 21 of the insert 2, and is fixedly set in the insert 2. In this embodiment, there are many ways to fix the insert 2 and the magnet 4, such as gluing, mechanical fixing, etc. The above-mentioned magnetic assembly structure can be applied to a variety of assembly products, such as assembly toys, assembly tools, etc. When in use, the magnets 4 in the multiple magnetic assembly structures attract each other to form a complete assembly product. After use, the magnets 4 can be disassembled back to a single magnetic assembly structure by simply releasing the attraction. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has various combinations, the main body 1 is made of flexible material, can be bent arbitrarily, is interesting, and increases the playability of the product. In addition, the magnet 4 is not easy to fall off, has a long service life, is safe, stable, reliable, and is healthier.

[0038] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the main body 1 has multiple ends; the insert 2 has multiple pieces, which are respectively embedded in the multiple ends of the main body 1; the magnet 4 has multiple pieces, which are respectively fixed in the multiple inserts 2.

[0039] Specifically, the above content introduces a rod-shaped main body 1 and a magnetic assembly structure composed of the main body 1, but in actual production, a magnetic assembly structure with multiple magnetic ends can also be produced according to actual needs. For example, a magnetic assembly structure with three magnetic ends is composed of a main body 1, an insert 2 and a magnet 4. The main body 1 has three ends, and the size gradually decreases from the end to the middle. The insert 2 has three pieces, which are respectively embedded in the three ends of the main body 1, and the magnet 4 has three pieces, which are respectively fixed in the three inserts 2.

[0040] As attached Figure 1 As shown, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the main body 1 has two ends; the insert 2 is provided with two pieces, which are respectively embedded in the two ends of the main body 1; the magnet 4 is provided with two pieces, which are respectively fixed in the two inserts 2.

[0041] Specifically, this embodiment provides a magnetic assembly structure having only two magnetic ends, and in actual production, it is not limited to this embodiment. When in use, the magnetic assembly structure can be spliced ​​together by multiple magnetic ends to form a corresponding structure.

[0042] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the main body 1 is made of a flexible material that can be extruded and injection molded.

[0043] Specifically, in order to be able to prepare the main body 1 using the injection molding process, the material of the main body 1 should be selected as a flexible material that can be extruded and injection molded. The main body 1 prepared by the injection molding process has a short molding cycle, high precision, can be mass-produced with a set of molds, and the production process can be automatically controlled without consuming a large amount of manpower.

[0044] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the material of the main body 1 is TPR, TPE, silica gel or rubber; the material of the insert 2 is metal.

[0045] Specifically, although the main body 1 can be made of a variety of flexible materials that can be extruded and injection molded, according to actual manufacturing, it is found that the performance of using TPR, TPE, silica gel or rubber is the best. Taking silica gel as an example, the main body 1 made of silica gel can be bent arbitrarily compared with traditional wood and hard plastics, has better plasticity, various playing methods, and is more flexible. Moreover, silica gel has the advantages of being healthier and having a better hand feeling, which is the best choice. The insert 2 can be made of hardware materials such as stainless steel. The combination of silica gel and metal materials has a high flexibility and increases the playability of the product.

[0046] As shown in the attached Figure 1 and 2 As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown, a through hole 3 is provided in the circumferential direction of the insert 2, and the main body 1 and the magnet 4 are fixedly connected by silica gel flowing into the through hole 3.

[0047] Specifically, the through hole 3 on the insert 2 facilitates the silica gel to flow into the through hole 3 when heated and melted during the preparation of the magnetic assembly structure, so that the silica gel-based main body 1 and the magnet 4 are firmly combined together, further preventing the magnet 4 from falling off.

[0048] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the insert 2 is a frustum-shaped structure with one end large and the other end small.

[0049] Specifically, since the size of the main body 1 gradually decreases from the end to the middle, in order to closely combine with the main body 1, the insert 2 is set as a frustum-shaped structure according to the shape of the outer shell, and can be specifically set as a circular frustum, a prism frustum, etc. according to the different shapes of the main body 1. When the magnet 4 is inserted from the open end 22 and pushed towards the closed end 21, due to the smaller pipe diameter, the gap between the magnet 4 and the pipe wall is reduced until it is clamped and locked, realizing positioning and facilitating subsequent processes.

[0050] As shown in the attached Figure 2 As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the insert 2 is a circular frustum-shaped structure.

[0051] Specifically, in this embodiment, the insert 2 is a truncated cone structure with one end larger than the other. When the magnet 4 is inserted from the open end 22 and pushed toward the closed end 21, the gap between the magnet 4 and the tube wall is reduced by the reduction of the tube diameter until it is locked and positioned, which is convenient for the subsequent process.

[0052] Example 2

[0053] An embodiment of the present invention further provides an assembly toy, which includes at least one magnetic assembly structure described in any one of Embodiment 1.

[0054] Specifically, the assembly toy in Example 2 has all the advantages of the magnetic assembly structure in Example 1. Compared with traditional assembly toys, the main body 1 of the assembly toy is made of flexible material, can be bent arbitrarily, is interesting, and increases the playability of the product. In addition, the magnet 4 is not easy to fall off, has a long service life, is safe, stable, reliable, and is healthier.

[0055] Example 3

[0056] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for preparing a magnetic assembly structure, the method comprising the following steps:

[0057] Punching the tube to form the insert 2;

[0058] Place the insert 2 into the lower mold for positioning, and push the magnet 4 into the insert 2; the magnet 4 is pushed in from the open end 22 of the insert 2, and the closed end 21 blocks the magnet 4;

[0059] Place the silicone strip on the lower mold, press down the upper mold, and close the mold;

[0060] The mold is heated at a temperature of 120-230° C. for 4-5 minutes, so that the silicone strip is dissolved by the heat and covers the insert 2, and part of the silicone is connected to the magnet 4 through the through hole 3 on the insert 2;

[0061] Open the mold and take out the semi-finished product;

[0062] The semi-finished product is subjected to burr and flash treatment to obtain a magnetic assembly structure.

[0063] In the embodiment of the present invention, the stamped tube is made of metal. When the silicone melts, the through hole 3 on the insert 2 can fix the magnet 4 more tightly and with higher strength, so that the magnet 4 is not easy to fall off. When heating the mold, it is necessary to control the heating temperature and heating time. The temperature should not be too high and the time should not be too long to avoid overheating and coking of the silicone. After obtaining the semi-finished product, the burrs and flash are manually trimmed to make the product surface smooth. Burrs scratch and hurt children.

[0064] The obtained magnetic assembly structure can be bent arbitrarily, has strong interestingness, and increases the playability of the product. Moreover, the magnet 4 is not easy to fall off, has a long service life, is safe, stable and reliable, and is healthier.

[0065] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A magnetic assembly structure, characterized in that, The magnetic assembly structure comprises: a main body; the material of the main body is a flexible material; an insert; the insert is a tubular body, one end of the insert is provided with a closing end; the insert is embedded in the end of the main body; a magnet is fixedly arranged in the insert; The main body has two ends; the insert has two pieces, which are respectively embedded in the two ends of the main body; the magnet has two pieces, which are respectively fixed in the two inserts; The material of the main body is a flexible material that can be extruded and injection molded; The insert is provided with a through hole on its circumference, and the main body and the magnet are fixedly connected by silicone flowing into the through hole; The insert is a truncated cone-shaped structure with one end being larger and the other end being smaller; The preparation method of the magnetic assembly structure comprises the following steps: punching a pipe to form an insert; placing the insert into a lower mold for positioning, and pushing a magnet into the insert; placing a silicone strip on the lower mold, pressing down the upper mold, and closing the mold; heating the mold to dissolve the silicone strip and coat the insert, wherein part of the silicone is connected to the magnet through a through hole on the insert; opening the mold and taking out a semi-finished product; and trimming burrs and flash on the semi-finished product to obtain a magnetic assembly structure.

2. The magnetic assembly structure according to claim 1, wherein The mold is heated at a temperature of 120-230° C. for 4-5 minutes.

3. A assembled toy, characterized in that, The building block toy comprises at least one magnetic building block structure as described in any one of claims 1-2.

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