Modular reconfigurable puzzle

By combining modularly designed building blocks and ball bearings, diverse ball rolling paths are created, solving the problem of fixed structures in traditional educational toys and ball track toys. This achieves reconfigurability and playability of the toy, stimulating users' creativity and sustained interest.

CN224462231UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-07CHINA OPEN UNIV PRESS CO LTD
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Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
CHINA OPEN UNIV PRESS CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-07-15
Publication Date
2026-07-07

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Traditional educational toys have limited functions and gameplay modes, which can easily lead to user boredom. Existing ball track toys have fixed structures and lack creative designs, making it difficult to continuously stimulate users' creativity and imagination.

Method used

Design a modular and reconfigurable educational toy, including building blocks and marbles. The modular combination of building blocks forms diverse paths for the marbles to roll, and combined with a circular track for storing the marbles, the toy's reconfigurability and playability are enhanced.

Benefits of technology

Through modular design, users can freely combine and reconstruct building block puzzles to create diverse rolling paths for the balls, continuously stimulating their interest in exploration and creativity, avoiding boredom caused by monotonous gameplay, and increasing the fun and challenge of the toy.

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Abstract

This utility model discloses a modular and reconfigurable educational toy, including a puzzle A, four puzzles B, four puzzles C, four puzzles D, four puzzles E, and four puzzles F, as well as a ball bearing. The top surfaces of puzzles A, B, C, D, E, and F are respectively provided with a four-way groove A, a right-angled groove, a three-way groove A, a three-way groove B, a four-way groove B, and a three-way groove C. This utility model relates to the field of toy technology. This modular and reconfigurable educational toy, by setting up puzzle A and surrounding it with four puzzles B, C, D, E, and F, forms a regular octagonal panel structure. The top surfaces of each puzzle have grooves of different shapes that connect and interlock, forming a path for the ball bearing to roll. Users can freely combine and reconfigure the puzzle pieces.
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