Sundial spliced by building blocks
By designing a building block splicing sundial with adjustable elevation angle and angle judgment function, the problem of existing building block toys lacking scientific exploration elements is solved, and the effect of enhancing children's scientific interests and playability and intelligence of toys is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422073120.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-26
AI Technical Summary
The lack of existing building block toys can prompt children to explore scientific principles, resulting in insufficient scientific interest in children.
A sundial with block splicing is designed, including a sundial body with adjustable elevation angle and an angle piece used to judge the inclination angle of the sundial surface. The detachable assembly of the sundial is achieved through building blocks assembled.
The sundial assembled through building blocks not only provides the fun of assembling toys, but also promotes children's exploration of scientific laws such as light and shadow, time, and celestial bodies, increasing the playability and intelligence of toys.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the technical field of educational toys, and particularly to a sundial assembled with building blocks. Background Art
[0002] A sundial is an instrument for observing the time by the shadow of the sun, mainly composed of an index that projects the shadow of the sun, a dial surface that bears the projection of the index, and scale lines on the dial surface. It was a commonly used timekeeping instrument in ancient China. A common design is the garden sundial, which allows the sun shadow to project onto a plane marked with time. As the sun moves, the time indicated by the shadow will also change.
[0003] Building blocks were originally simple toys used to inspire the intelligence of infants and young children. Building blocks of various shapes can be assembled into different objects, which helps to enhance children's understanding of the structure of objects and promote brain development. However, the existing building block toys on the market are usually just simple object structure assemblies, lacking building block toys that can encourage children to further explore scientific principles and enhance children's scientific interest. Utility Model Content
[0004] The embodiments of this application provide a sundial assembled with building blocks to at least solve the technical problem in the related art of lacking building block toys that inspire children's scientific interest.
[0005] To achieve the above object, this application provides a sundial assembled with building blocks, including a base and a sundial main body disposed on the base. The sundial main body has a flat dial surface, and a protruding and extending gnomon is disposed at the center of the dial surface. The sundial main body is hinged to the base so that the dial surface can be adjusted to different elevation angles, and an angle member for judging the inclination angle of the dial surface is disposed on the base.
[0006] In some embodiments, an indicating member that can rotate following the rotation of the dial surface is connected to the sundial main body, and the indicating member cooperates with the angle member to indicate the inclination angle of the dial surface.
[0007] In some embodiments, the angle member is vertically disposed on the base, the hinge axis of the sundial main body hinged to the base is perpendicular to the angle member, and the indicating member is fixed at the hinge axis.
[0008] In some embodiments, the angle member has an indicating surface, the indicating member is disposed parallel to the dial surface and can rotate relative to the indicating surface, and the indicating member cooperates with the indicating surface to indicate the inclination angle of the dial surface.
[0009] In some embodiments, the indicating member has a rod-shaped structure and one end thereof is fixed at the hinge axis, and the indicating member is parallel to the indicating surface.
[0010] In some of these embodiments, the indicating member is disposed on one side of the base near the angle member.
[0011] In some of these embodiments, the angle member is an angle gear having 24 teeth with a 15-degree angle interval between the teeth.
[0012] In some of these embodiments, the base extends a connecting portion towards the direction of the sundial main body. The sundial main body is provided with a hinge member on a side away from the gnomon. One end of the hinge member is hinged to the connecting portion and the other end is connected to the sundial main body.
[0013] In some of these embodiments, the sundial main body is a disc-shaped structure having a flat sundial surface on one side and a building block plug-in structure on the other side. The gnomon is detachably vertically disposed at the center of the sundial surface. A connecting member fixed by building block plug-in is provided on a side away from the gnomon, and the hinge member is fixed to the connecting member.
[0014] In some of these embodiments, each component of the sundial is composed of detachable and assembled building blocks.
[0015] Based on the above, the beneficial effects of the technical solution of this application compared with the prior art are as follows: The sundial assembled by building blocks can not only provide children with the fun of assembling toys, but also promote children's exploration of scientific laws such as light and shadow, time, celestial bodies, and longitude and latitude, greatly increasing the playability and educational value. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of this application and form a part of this application. The illustrative embodiments of this application and their descriptions are used to explain this application and do not constitute an improper limitation to this application. In the drawings:
[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of this application;
[0018] Figure 2 is a side view of an embodiment of this application;
[0019] Figure 3 is a side view of an embodiment of this application;
[0020] Figure 4 is a rear view of an embodiment of this application.
[0021] Description of the reference numerals: base 1; connecting portion 1.1; fixing portion 1.2; sundial main body 2; sundial surface 2.1; gnomon 2.2; connecting member 2.3; hinge member 2.4; angle member 3; indicating member 4. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0022] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer and more understandable, the present application will be described and explained below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments provided in the present application without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present application. In addition, it can also be understood that although the efforts made in this development process may be complex and lengthy, for those of ordinary skill in the art related to the content disclosed in the present application, some design, manufacturing or production changes based on the technical content disclosed in the present application are only conventional technical means and should not be understood as the content disclosed in the present application being insufficient.
[0023] In the present application, the mention of "embodiment" means that the specific features, structures or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The phrase appears in various positions in the specification and does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. Those of ordinary skill in the art explicitly and implicitly understand that the embodiments described in the present application can be combined with other embodiments without conflict.
[0024] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms involved in the present application should be the ordinary meanings understood by those with ordinary skills in the technical field to which the present application belongs. The terms "a", "an", "one", "the" and similar words involved in the present application do not indicate a limitation in quantity and can represent a singular or plural number. The terms "including", "comprising", "having" and any variations thereof involved in the present application are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product or device including a series of steps or modules (units) is not limited to the listed steps or units, but may further include unlisted steps or units, or may further include other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products or devices. The terms "connected", "coupled" and similar words involved in the present application are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. The "plurality" involved in the present application means greater than or equal to two. "And / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects and indicates that three relationships may exist. For example, "A and / or B" may represent: A exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The terms "first", "second", "third", etc. involved in the present application are only used to distinguish similar objects and do not represent a specific order for the objects.
[0025] The present application provides a sundial assembled by building blocks, including a base and a sundial body disposed on the base. The sundial body forms a flat dial surface, and a gnomon protruding and extending is disposed at the center of the dial surface. The sundial body is hinged to the base so that the dial surface can be adjusted to different elevation angles, and an angle member for judging the inclination angle of the dial surface is disposed on the base.
[0026] For example, Figures 1 to 4 As shown, a sundial assembled by building blocks includes a base 1 assembled by building blocks and a sundial body 2 installed on the base 1 through a building block plug-in structure. The sundial body 2 has a disc-shaped structure, a flat dial surface 2.1 is provided on the side away from the base 1, and a building block plug-in structure for cooperating with the base 1 is provided on the side close to the base 1. The building block plug-in structure is specifically a common building block plug-in hole. A gnomon 2.2 perpendicular to the dial surface 2.1 and protruding and extending outward is detachably disposed at the center of the dial surface 2.1.
[0027] Further, a connecting portion 1.1 extends from the base 1 toward the sundial body 2, and the connecting portion 1.1 can be installed on the base 1 by building block plug-in. A connecting member 2.3 fixed to the sundial body 2 by building block plug-in is installed on the side of the sundial body 2 away from the gnomon 2.2. An articulated member 2.4 fixed to the connecting member 2.3 by building block plug-in is fixedly connected to the other end of the articulated member 2.4, and the other end of the articulated member 2.4 is hinged to the connecting portion 1.1, so that the sundial body 2 can adjust different pitching angles relative to the base 1.
[0028] Further, an angle member 3 for judging the inclination angle of the dial surface 2.1 after adjustment is vertically erected on one side of the base 1, and a fixing portion 1.2 for fixing the vertically erected angle member 3 is provided on the base 1.
[0029] Further, the angle member 3 has a circular structure and forms an indicating surface parallel to the plane of the rotation trend of the dial surface 2.1. The position of the hinge axis where the sundial body 2 is hinged to the base 1 corresponds to the position of the center of the indicating surface, and the hinge axis is perpendicular to the indicating surface of the angle member 3. A rod-shaped indicating member 4 that can rotate following the dial surface 2.1 is fixedly connected to the side of the hinge axis close to the angle member 3, and one end of the indicating member 4 is fixedly connected to the hinge axis. The indicating member 4 is parallel to both the dial surface 2.1 and the indicating surface at the same time. When the dial surface 2.1 rotates, the indicating member 4 rotates relative to the indicating surface with the center of the indicating surface as the axis, and the angle displayed by the cooperation of the indicating member 4 and the indicating surface is the inclination angle of the dial surface 2.1.
[0030] Specifically, the angle member 3 is an angle gear, the indicating surface is the end face of the angle gear, the angle gear is provided with 24 teeth, and the teeth are spaced 15 degrees apart. The inclination angle of the dial surface 2.1 can be simply observed through the teeth corresponding to the indicating member 4.
[0031] Further, the angle member 3 can also be in a fan shape or other shapes convenient for observing the inclination angle.
[0032] Further, the sundial body 2 can also be in the shape of a square plate or other shapes, as long as it has a dial face 2.1 that can cooperate with the projection of the gnomon 2.2.
[0033] Further, each component of the above sundial is composed of detachable and assembled building blocks and can be disassembled and assembled at will during use.
[0034] Further, the dial face 2.1 can be engraved with scales representing time.
[0035] Working method and principle: When in use, first assemble the building block sundial, and then place it in the sun or under a lamp. The projection of the gnomon 2.2 will be projected onto the dial face 2.1. By adjusting the elevation angle of the dial face 2.1 relative to the base 1, the time can be calibrated according to the different positions of the light source, so as to stimulate children's interest in science during the play process.
[0036] Those skilled in the art should understand that the technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope described in this specification.
[0037] The above-described embodiments only represent several implementation manners of the present application, and their descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, but they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several deformations and improvements can still be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.
Claims
1. A sundial made of building blocks, comprising a base and a sundial body arranged on the base, characterized in that: The sundial body is formed with a flat dial surface, a protruding and extending dial needle is arranged at the center of the dial surface, the sundial body is hinged to the base so that the dial surface can be adjusted to different elevation angles, and an angle piece for judging the inclination angle of the dial surface is arranged on the base.
2. A sundial made of building blocks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sundial body is connected with an indicator which can rotate along with the dial face, and the indicator cooperates with the angle member to indicate the inclination angle of the dial face.
3. A sundial made of building blocks according to claim 2, characterized in that: The angle piece is vertically arranged on the base, the hinge axis at which the sundial body is hinged to the base is perpendicular to the angle piece, and the indicator is fixed at the hinge axis.
4. A sundial made of building blocks according to claim 3, characterized in that: The angle piece is formed with an indication surface. The indication piece is arranged parallel to the dial surface and can rotate relative to the indication surface. The indication piece cooperates with the indication surface to indicate the inclination angle of the dial surface.
5. A sundial made of building blocks according to claim 4, characterized in that: The indicator is in a rod-shaped structure and one end of the indicator is fixed at the hinge shaft. The indicator is parallel to the indicator surface.
6. A sundial made of building blocks according to claim 3, characterized in that: The indicator is arranged on a side of the base close to the angle piece.
7. A sundial made of building blocks according to claim 3, characterized in that: The angle piece is an angle gear, and the angle gear is provided with 24 gear teeth, and the gear teeth are spaced at an angle of 15 degrees.
8. A sundial made of building blocks according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base has a connecting portion extending toward the sundial body. The sundial body is provided with a hinge at a side away from the gnomon. One end of the hinge is hinged to the connecting portion and the other end is connected to the sundial body.
9. A sundial made of building blocks according to claim 8, characterized in that: The sundial body is a disc-shaped structure with a flat dial surface on one side and a building block plug-in structure on the other side. The sundial needle is detachably arranged vertically at the center of the dial surface, and a connecting piece fixed by building block plug-in is arranged on the side away from the sundial needle, and the hinge is fixed on the connecting piece.
10. A sundial made of building blocks according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The sundial components are composed of detachable and assembled building blocks.