Model flexible unit

By combining flexible components and skeleton wires, the problems of shaping and processing complexities of simulated flexible components in existing models are solved, enabling the maintenance of dynamic posture and low-cost production.

CN223602004UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-28罗俊明
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Application Number
CN202520309024.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-25
Publication Date
2025-11-28
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-25

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Technical Problem

The materials used in existing models to simulate flexible components lack the ability to be autonomously shaped, resulting in the inability to maintain dynamic posture for a long time. Furthermore, traditional materials are complex to process and costly, making it difficult to meet the requirements of lightweighting and low cost.

Method used

By employing a combination design of flexible components, skeleton wires, and connecting particles, the flexible components can achieve various shape transformations and posture maintenance through snap-fit ​​engagement and the deformation of the skeleton wires, simplifying the assembly process and reducing production costs.

Benefits of technology

It enables autonomous shaping and dynamic expression of flexible parts, simplifies the assembly process, reduces production costs, and is suitable for simulated flexible parts in model figurines and building block toys.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a model flexible unit, which comprises a flexible part, a skeleton wire and a plurality of connecting particles, the connecting particles and the flexible part form clamping fit, and the connecting particles are provided with through holes for the skeleton wire to pass through. The flexible parts and the framework wires are adopted and matched with the connecting particles to form the flexible units, so that the flexible parts can obtain corresponding ductility and toughness through the framework wires, and the flexible parts can change forms at will according to needs and can also be maintained in specific postures through various deformation modes of bending, folding, twisting and the like of the framework wires. The problems of collapse, stiffness and the like of existing cloth, injection molding materials and the like are solved, and dynamic expression scenes of imitated flexible parts in model handpieces and building block toys are perfectly adapted.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of assembled model, and relates to a model flexible unit. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the field of model hand, building block toys and the like, the plasticity, deformability and shaping ability of product components are the key to improving user experience.

[0003] In the prior art, the material for making flexible components (such as doll costumes, flags, ribbons and the like) in a model is usually injection molding material or traditional cloth combined with an embedded skeleton, however, these materials still have defects, among which, the cloth or textile used for the costume of the existing model doll has softness, but lacks self-shaping ability, and the cloth needs to rely on an embedded skeleton or glue to assist in shaping, which easily leads to loose or collapsed modeling, cannot maintain a dynamic posture for a long time, and the embedded skeleton technology relies on complex molds and multiple processing, and is difficult to adapt to lightweight and low-cost requirements; although the injection molding material (such as PVC, ABS) can provide a stable structure, it sacrifices adjustability and limits the creative expression of dynamic scenes. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] The utility model discloses in order to overcome the insufficient prior art, provide a model flexible unit.

[0005] In order to realize the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] A model flexible unit, comprising a flexible piece, a skeleton wire and a plurality of connecting particles, the connecting particles are formed with the flexible piece The clamping cooperation, the connecting particle is provided with the perforation for the skeleton wire to set up and set up.

[0007] Further, the connecting particle includes a threading part, the perforation is opened on the threading part, and the connecting end is arranged on one side of the threading part. The connecting end is provided with a convex cap, the flexible piece is provided with a mounting groove for clamping the connecting end, and the bottom of the mounting groove is provided with a jack for the convex cap to pass through.

[0008] Further, the mounting groove is arranged on the outer periphery of the flexible piece.

[0009] Further, the middle part of the flexible piece is provided with a second mounting groove for clamping cooperation with the connecting end, and the second mounting groove is provided with a through hole for passing through the threading part on one side.

[0010] Further, the end of the convex cap is radially protruded to form a flange, and the flange abuts against the surface of the flexible piece.

[0011] Further, the threading part is further provided with a stop edge protruding therefrom, and the stop edge is opposite to the connecting end and forms a clamping groove for clamping the edge of the flexible piece.

[0012] Further, the connecting particle is provided with a universal connecting structure.

[0013] Further, the connecting particle is provided with two connecting ends, and the two connecting ends are connected to the two flexible pieces respectively.

[0014] Therefore, the utility model has the advantages that:

[0015] The utility model discloses a flexible unit formed by flexible piece, skeleton wire and connecting particle, and the flexible piece can obtain corresponding ductility and toughness through the skeleton wire, and the flexible piece can change shape at will or maintain a specific posture through the bending, folding and twisting of the skeleton wire, so that the problems of collapse and rigidity of the existing cloth and injection molding material are solved, the dynamic expression scene of the flexible component in the model hand and the building block toy is perfectly adapted, the assembly process is greatly simplified, each part can be produced separately, and the production cost is greatly reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the flexible unit.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic view of the flexible unit. Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the flexible unit.

[0018] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the flexible unit. Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the flexible piece.

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of the flexible unit. Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the connecting particle.

[0020] Figure 5 It is a structure schematic view of the flexible unit. Figure 4 It is a structure schematic view of the flexible unit.

[0021] Figure 6 It is a structure schematic view of the connecting particle provided with two connecting ends.

[0022] Figure 7 It is a structure schematic view of the connecting particle. Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the connecting particle.

[0023] Figure 8 It is a structure schematic view of the second installation groove in another embodiment.

[0024] Figure 9 For Figure 8 Structure diagram in another view.

[0025] Identified in the figure: 1, flexible piece; 11, mounting groove; 12, jack; 13, second mounting groove; 14, through hole; 2, connecting particle; 21, threading part; 22, connecting end; 221, abutting surface; 23, convex cap; 24, retaining edge; 241, clamping groove; 25, through hole; 3, skeleton wire. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The implementation of the present application will be described in detail through specific examples. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present application from the disclosure. The present application can also be implemented or applied in different specific embodiments, and various modifications or changes can be made based on different views and applications without departing from the spirit of the present application. It should be noted that the following examples and features in the examples can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0027] It should be noted that the diagrams provided in the following examples only illustrate the basic concept of the present application in a schematic manner, and only show the components related to the present application in the diagrams, not the number, shape and size of the components when actually implemented. The shape, number and proportion of each component can be changed arbitrarily during actual implementation, and the component layout pattern can also be more complex.

[0028] All directional indications in the embodiments of the present application (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, transverse, longitudinal, etc.) are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indications also change accordingly.

[0029] Due to installation errors and other reasons, the parallel relationship referred to in the embodiments of the present application may actually be an approximate parallel relationship, and the perpendicular relationship may actually be an approximate perpendicular relationship.

[0030] The present application provides a model flexible unit, which can be used in assembling hand model, building block toy and other products, as a flexible movable connection between one or more components and another one or more components, or as a flexible movable connection between a combination of one or more components and a combination of another one or more components.

[0031] The flexible unit comprises a flexible piece 1, connecting particles 2 and skeleton wires 3. The flexible piece 1 is in a sheet structure, including but not limited to a circular shape, a rectangular shape, a polygonal shape and other irregular shapes. Any shape with regular edges to enable one or more connecting particles 2 to be arranged falls within the scope of the present application. The flexible piece 1 is made of materials including but not limited to rubber, TPU, synthetic fibers and the like, so as to have soft deformation performance and can be arbitrarily deformed to a desired shape.

[0032] The edges on the outer periphery of the flexible piece 1 are provided with a plurality of mounting grooves 11 for arranging the connecting particles 2, so that the connecting particles 2 are clamped and fixed with the flexible piece 1. The flexible piece 1 should have regular edges to enable a plurality of connecting particles 2 to be arranged in a set array or arrangement. As preferred, the flexible piece 1 is in a rectangular structure, and its length can be set to be in a strip shape. A plurality of mounting grooves 11 are arranged on the two side edges of the flexible piece 1 in the length direction, or are arranged in other arrangement rules. Figure 3

[0033] The mounting groove 11 is recessed on one side of the flexible piece 1 to form a bottom surface and an inner peripheral surface of the mounting groove 11. The mounting groove 11 is connected to the edge of the flexible piece 1. In the present embodiment, the mounting groove 11 is in a U-shaped structure and forms an opening at the edge of the flexible piece 1. A jack 12 is arranged on the bottom surface of the mounting groove 11. Preferably, the jack 12 is arranged through the flexible piece 1.

[0034] Referring to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the connecting particle 2 comprises a threading part 21, and a connecting end 22 is arranged on one side of the threading part 21. An abutting surface 221 is arranged on the connecting end 22. The abutting surface 221 is preferably in a planar form. The connecting end 22 is used to form a cooperative connection with the mounting groove 11, so that the abutting surface 221 cooperatively abuts against the bottom surface of the mounting groove 11. The outer periphery of the connecting end 22 cooperatively abuts against the inner peripheral surface of the mounting groove 11. Further, a convex cap 23 is protrusively arranged on the abutting surface 221. The convex cap 23 is used to be arranged in the jack 12. The end of the convex cap 23 protrudes radially to form a flange. The diameter of the flange is greater than the inner diameter of the jack 12. Therefore, the convex cap 23 is extruded when passing through the jack 12. The flange abuts against the other side of the flexible piece 1 after passing through the jack 12, so as to form the mounting and fixing of the connecting particle 2 and the flexible piece 1. Referring to Figure 7 , the tight fit of the convex cap 23 and the jack 12 enables a certain connection strength between the connecting particle 2 and the flexible piece 1.

[0035] ​The connecting end 22 further comprises a stop edge 24 protruding from the threading part 21, the stop edge 24 is opposite to the abutting surface 221 and forms a clamping groove 241 with a set thickness between the stop edge 24 and the abutting surface 221, the clamping groove 241 is used to clamp with the edge of the opening of the mounting groove 11, that is, to clamp with the edge of the flexible piece 1, the thickness between the bottom surface of the mounting groove 11 and the other side surface of the flexible piece 1 is equal to or slightly greater than the thickness of the clamping groove 241, so that when the connecting particle 2 and the flexible piece 1 are mounted and fixed, the edge of the flexible piece 1 is clamped in the clamping groove 241, and the stop edge 24 abuts against the other side surface of the flexible piece 1, further strengthening the stable connection relationship between the connecting particle 2 and the flexible piece 1.

[0036] The threading part 21 is provided with a through hole 25 for threading the framework wire 3, the through direction of the through hole 25 is set to be the same direction or tend to be the same direction as the edge direction corresponding to the installation position of the connecting particle 2 on the flexible piece 1, and the connecting direction of the plurality of through holes 25 on the plurality of connecting particles 2 on the same side of the flexible piece 1 is also set to be the same direction or tend to be the same direction as the edge distribution direction of the flexible piece 1, as preferred, in the embodiment, the flexible piece 1 is in a rectangular structure, the through direction of the through hole 25 is parallel to the edge direction of the installation side of the flexible piece 1, and the connecting direction of the plurality of through holes 25 on the same side is also parallel to the edge direction of the installation side.

[0037] The framework wire 3 is in a filament structure with uniform diameter, including but not limited to steel wire, copper wire, aluminum wire, alloy wire, and other metal wires with set uniform thickness, and has required ductility and toughness, refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 The framework wire 3 is simultaneously threaded on the plurality of connecting particles 2 on the same side edge, connecting the plurality of connecting particles 2 on the same side edge in series, thereby forming a support framework on the side of the flexible piece 1, so that the flexible piece 1 can obtain corresponding ductility and toughness through the framework wire 3, and the flexible piece 1 can be arbitrarily transformed as needed through various deformation modes such as bending, folding, and twisting of the framework wire 3, and can also be maintained in a specific form.

[0038] In other embodiments, the connecting particle 2 can also be arranged at the middle part of the flexible member 1, specifically, a second mounting groove 13 is arranged at the middle surface of the flexible member 1, the connecting end 22 of the connecting particle 2 is embedded and clamped in the second mounting groove 13, the abutting surface 221 of the connecting end 22 is matched and abuts against the bottom surface of the second mounting groove 13, the outer periphery of the connecting end 22 is matched and abuts against the inner peripheral surface of the second mounting groove 13, the bottom surface of the second mounting groove 13 is provided with the insertion hole 12 for inserting the convex cap 23 of the connecting end 22; further, one side of the bottom surface of the second mounting groove 13 is provided with the through hole 14, the waist part is formed between the connecting end 22 and the threading part 21, when the connecting end 22 is arranged in the second mounting groove 13, the threading part 21 passes through the through hole 14 and is clamped with the waist part and the through hole 14, the outer periphery of the connecting particle 2 is limited through the through hole 14, the connecting particle 2 and the flexible member 1 are more integrated, when the connecting particle 2 and the second mounting groove 13 are arranged in place, the threading part 21 protrudes from the surface of the flexible member 1, the skeleton wire 3 can smoothly pass through the through hole 25, the skeleton wire 3 is arranged close to the surface of the flexible member 1, and the skeleton wire 3 and the flexible member 1 are more integrated.

[0039] The connecting particle 2 is also provided with a universal connecting structure, the universal connecting structure can adopt the connecting structure of parts commonly used in existing hand models and building blocks, including but not limited to a column hole plug-in structure, a buckle connecting structure, a male-female joint connecting structure and the like, so that the connecting particle 2 can be connected with other parts, so that the flexible unit can be connected to parts at different positions as an intermediate connecting member, the flexible unit can be connected to parts at different positions and poses through the flexible deformation capacity, and can be used as a connecting member at some movable parts on the model to provide support and connection while enabling the parts to move.

[0040] Referring to Figure 6 In some cases, the threading part 21 is provided with two connecting ends 22, the two connecting ends 22 on the two sides are connected with different flexible members 1 respectively, so that a plurality of flexible members 1 are connected in series to form a flexible connecting structure.

[0041] Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor should belong to the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A model flexibility unit, characterized by, The flexible piece (1), the skeleton wire (3) and a plurality of connecting particles (2) are included, the connecting particles (2) are in clasp fitting with the flexible piece (1), and the connecting particles (2) are provided with through holes (25) for the skeleton wire (3) to pass through.

2. A model flexibility unit according to claim 1, characterized in that The connecting particles (2) include threading parts (21), the through holes (25) are arranged on the threading parts (21), one side of the threading parts (21) is provided with connecting ends (22), the connecting ends (22) are provided with convex caps (23), the flexible piece (1) is provided with mounting grooves (11) for clasp fitting with the connecting ends (22), and the bottoms of the mounting grooves (11) are provided with insertion holes (12) for the convex caps (23) to pass through.

3. A model flexibility unit according to claim 2, wherein, The mounting grooves (11) are arranged on the outer periphery of the flexible piece (1).

4. A model flexibility unit according to claim 2 or 3, characterised in that, The middle part of the flexible piece (1) is provided with a second mounting groove (13) for clasp fitting with the connecting ends (22), one side of the second mounting groove (13) is provided with through holes (14) for the threading parts (21) to pass through.

5. A model flexibility unit according to claim 2, wherein, The end of the convex cap (23) is radially protruded to form a flange, and the flange abuts against the surface of the flexible piece (1).

6. A model flexibility unit according to claim 2, wherein, The threading part (21) is further provided with a stop edge (24), and the stop edge (24) is opposite to the connecting end (22) to form a clasp groove (241) for clasp fitting with the edge of the flexible piece (1).

7. A model flexibility unit according to claim 1, wherein, The connecting particles (2) are provided with universal connecting structures.

8. A model flexibility unit according to claim 2 or 3, characterised in that, The connecting particles (2) are provided with two connecting ends (22), and the two connecting ends (22) are connected to two flexible pieces (1) respectively.

9. A model flexibility unit according to claim 1, wherein, The skeleton wire (3) is one of a steel wire, a copper wire, an aluminum wire and an alloy wire.