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US 10,773,152 · App. 16/272,832 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Intelligent magic cube, and sensing shaft center structure and timing method used thereby

Inventors: Ziming Su (Foshan, CN); Juncheng Zhou (Foshan, CN); Changping Li (Foshan, CN)
Assignee: FS GIIKER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
A63F9/0838A63F9/08A63F9/24A63F2009/2447A63F2009/2485
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Patent No.
US 10,773,152
App. No.
16/272,832
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An intelligent magic cube, and a sensing shaft center structure and a timing method used thereby. The sensing shaft center structure comprises a main body; the main body comprises a core ( 1 ) having an internal cavity, and several tubular shafts ( 2 ) communicated with the core ( 1 ). An internal central control module ( 3 ) is provided inside the cavity, and comprises a state obtaining unit. Each tubular shaft ( 2 ) is provided with a state signal sending set ( 4 ). The state signal sending set ( 4 ) comprises a signal selector and multiple signal exciters. The signal selector may be paired with any signal exciter, and generate a corresponding state signal. The state obtaining unit is configured to be able to receive the state signal sent from the state signal sending set ( 4 ).

Claims (33)

1. A sensing shaft center structure for an intelligent magic cube, comprising:

a core having an internal cavity; and

a plurality of tubular shafts connected to the core,

wherein the cavity is provided with an internal central control module comprising a state obtaining unit,

wherein each of the tubular shafts is provided with at least one state signal sending set comprising a signal selector and at least two signal exciters, and

wherein the signal selector is pairable with any one of the signal exciters to generate a corresponding state signal, and the state obtaining unit is configured to receive a state signal sent from the state signal sending set,

wherein the central control module further comprises a signal sending unit configured to send the state signal received by the state obtaining unit to a signal receiving device of a peripheral device wirelessly.

2. The sensing shaft center structure of claim 1 , wherein the central control module further comprises:

a signal receiving unit configured to receive feedback data from a processing device of the peripheral device; and

an first output unit connected to the signal receiving unit.

3. The sensing shaft center structure claim 2 , wherein the central control module further comprises:

a processing unit configured to process the state signal provided by the state obtaining unit; and

an second output unit connected to the processing unit.

4. An intelligent magic cube, comprising a sensing shaft center structure of claim 1 , and center blocks, wherein the number of the center blocks corresponds to the number of the tubular shafts, each of the center blocks is rotatably connected to an end of a corresponding tubular shaft, and each of the center blocks is fixedly connected to the signal selector or the signal exciter of a corresponding state signal sending set.

5. A timing method used in the intelligent magic cube of claim 4 , comprising:

rotating the magic cube;

detecting a change in the state signal sent by the state signal sending set;

obtaining, by the state obtaining unit of the central control module, the changed state signal;

starting timing by the central control module;

detecting, by the central control module, a real-time state of the magic cube;

detecting, by the central control module, that the real-time state of the magic cube is restored to an original state of the magic cube; and

terminating the timing by the central control module.

6. An intelligent magic cube, comprising:

a sensing shaft center structure for an intelligent magic cube, comprising:

a core having an internal cavity; and

a plurality of tubular shafts connected to the core,

wherein the cavity is provided with an internal central control module comprising a state obtaining unit,

wherein each of the tubular shafts is provided with at least one state signal sending set comprising a signal selector and at least two signal exciters, and wherein the signal selector is pairable with any one of the signal exciters to generate

a corresponding state signal, and the state obtaining unit is configured to receive a state signal sent from the state signal sending set; and

center blocks, wherein the number of the center blocks corresponds to the number of the tubular shafts, each of the center blocks is rotatably connected to an end of a corresponding tubular shaft, and each of the center blocks is fixedly connected to the signal selector or the signal exciter of a corresponding state signal sending set,

wherein the intelligent magic cube is an odd-order magic cube with a fifth or higher order, and the number of the state signal sending sets on each tubular shaft is a half of a value obtained by subtracting one from the order number of the intelligent magic cube.

7. The intelligent magic cube of claim 6 , wherein the intelligent magic cube further comprises a rotating ring rotatably connected to the tubular shaft and fixedly connected to the signal selector or the signal exciter of a corresponding state signal sending set, and the rotating ring drives a face block and a prism block on a same plane to rotate around the tubular shaft.

8. The intelligent magic cube of claim 6 , further comprising an activating device comprising an acceleration sensor, wherein the activating device is connected to the central control module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2019
From: SU, ZIMING; ZHOU, JUNCHENG; LI, CHANGPING
To: FS GIIKER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048309/0583 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 0664325 · Aug 12, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2016104810 · Nov 7, 2016
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