HEXAGONAL PRISMATIC PACKING PUZZLE

Abstract

A hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle is provided, which includes 18 different shapes of puzzles. Each of the puzzles is composed of a plurality of unit components and the puzzles can be pieced together into a hexagonal prism. The unit components are selected from a group consisting of a first unit component and a second unit component. The volume of the first unit component is larger than that of the second unit component. The packing puzzle does not have an only solution or a specific solution. A user may develop and improve the sense of space and the cognitive of geometric figures thereof. Further, the user may train ability to think in multiple ways and achieve edutainment in the process of thinking.

Claims

1. A hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle, comprising: a plurality of puzzles which are able to be pieced into a hexagonal prism, wherein: each of the plurality of puzzles is an integrated puzzle or a puzzle being able to be disassembled composed of a plurality of unit components, the shapes of the plurality of the unit components are selected from a group consisting of a first unit component and a second unit component, the first unit component and the second unit component are formed by division along a section formed by three vertices of a triangular prism, a volume of the first unit component is larger than a volume of the second unit component, and a height of the triangular prism is equal to half of a side length of the triangular prism.

2. The hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle of claim 1, wherein the plurality of the puzzles comprises 18 different shapes, and the number of the plurality of puzzles is 21.

3. The hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle of claim 2, wherein the plurality of the puzzles comprising 18 different shapes comprises: a first puzzle composed of two pieces of the second unit components; a second puzzle composed of two pieces of the first unit components; a third puzzle composed of one piece of the first unit component and one piece of the second unit component; a fourth puzzle composed of one piece of the first unit component and one piece of the second unit component, wherein a configuration of the plurality of unit components of the fourth puzzle is different from a configuration of the third puzzle; a fifth puzzle composed of one piece of the first unit component and one piece of the second unit component, wherein a configuration of the plurality of unit components of the fifth puzzle is different from the configurations of the plurality of unit components of the third puzzle and the fourth puzzle; a sixth puzzle composed of one piece of the first unit component and one piece of the second unit component, wherein a configuration of the plurality of unit components of the sixth puzzle is different from the configurations of the plurality of unit components of the third puzzle, the fourth puzzle and the fifth puzzle; a seventh puzzle composed of one piece of the first unit component and two pieces of the second unit components; a eighth puzzle composed of two pieces of the first unit components and one piece of the second unit component; a ninth puzzle composed of two pieces of the third puzzles; a tenth puzzle composed of two pieces of the third puzzles, wherein a configuration of the two pieces of the third puzzles of the tenth puzzle is different from the configuration of the plurality of unit components of the ninth puzzle; an eleventh puzzle composed of two pieces of the fourth puzzles; a twelfth puzzle composed of one piece of the fifth puzzle and one piece of the sixth puzzle; a thirteenth puzzle composed of two pieces of the fourth puzzles, wherein a configuration of the two fourth puzzle of the thirteenth puzzle is different from a the configuration of the plurality of unit components of the eleventh puzzle; a fourteenth puzzle composed of one piece of the first unit component, one piece of the second unit component and one piece of the third puzzle; a fifteenth puzzle composed of two pieces of the second unit component and one piece of the third puzzle; a sixteenth puzzle composed of two pieces of the first unit components and one piece of the third puzzle; a seventeenth puzzle composed on two pieces of the second unit components and two pieces of the third puzzles; and a eighteenth puzzle composed of two pieces of the first unit components and two pieces of the third puzzles.

4. The hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle of claim 3, wherein the numbers of the seventh puzzle, the eighth puzzle and the fourteenth puzzle are 2.

5. The hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle of claim 1, wherein the plurality of the puzzle comprises a plurality of arrangements for piecing together into a hexagonal prism.

6. The hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle of claim 1, further comprising a puzzle frame, wherein: the puzzle frame comprises an upper cover, a lower cover and two side plates, the upper cover and the lower cover have a plurality of grooves individually, the two side plates insert into the plurality of grooves to form an accommodating space corresponding to the hexagonal prism.

7. The hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle of claim 6, wherein: the plurality of the grooves are disposed with a slope angle; and a side slope angle of the hexagonal prismatic within the accommodating space is adjusted by the slope angle.

8. The hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle of claim 8, wherein the slope angle is 30.

9. The hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle of claim 6, wherein: an separation groove is disposed at the upper cover and the lower cover; and an separation plate is inserted into the separation groove to adjust a volume of the accommodating space.

10. The hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle of claim 9, wherein the volume of the accommodating space is equal to of a volume of the hexagonal prism.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] FIG. 1 is the schematic scheme of the unit component of the present creation.

[0020] FIG. 2 is the schematic scheme of the puzzles having various shapes of the present creation.

[0021] FIG. 3 is a schematic scheme of the combination of the first puzzle and the third puzzle.

[0022] FIGS. 4A to 4R are each the stereo-gram and three-view drawing of the first puzzles to the eighteenth puzzles of the present creation.

[0023] FIG. 5 is the schematic scheme of the puzzle frame of the present creation.

[0024] FIG. 6 is the schematic scheme of the first embodiment of the configuration of the puzzles of the present creation.

[0025] FIG. 7 is the schematic scheme of the second embodiment of the configuration of the puzzles of the present creation.

[0026] FIG. 8 is the schematic scheme of the third embodiment of the configuration of the puzzles of the present creation.

[0027] FIG. 9 is the schematic scheme of the fourth embodiment of the configuration of the puzzles of the present creation.

[0028] FIG. 10 is the schematic scheme of the fifth embodiment of the configuration of the puzzles of the present creation.

[0029] FIG. 11 is the schematic scheme of the sixth embodiment of the configuration of the puzzles of the present creation.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0030] For ease of explaining the technical features, contents and advantages of the present creation to the Examiner, the present creation will be described hereinafter by embodiment taken in conjunction with the appended drawings. The mentioned drawings are only for demonstrating and supporting this specification but are not exactly the real ratio and accurate configuration upon implementation. Hence, the creation shall not be realized only depending on the ratios and configurations shown in the drawings, and shall not be limited upon practice.

[0031] Please refer to FIG. 1, which is the schematic scheme of the unit element of the present creation. As shown in the figure, each of the puzzles of the hexagonal prismatic packing puzzle is composed of two or more unit components. Wherein, the unit component is selected form the group consisting of a first unit component and a second unit component which have different volumes. In the present embodiment, the first unit component may be a big unit component BU, and the second unit component may be a small unit component SU, but the present creation is not limited thereto. The big unit component BU is constructed together with the small unit component SU. In particular, the construction process is to dispose a triangular prism A of which the height h is equal to half of the side length s of the triangle. The triangular prism A is divided into two parts along the section CS formed by three vertices a, b and c, wherein the smaller part is the small unit component SU and the larger part is the big unit component BU.

[0032] In order to describe the small unit component SU and the big unit component BU more clearly to be beneficial in the description of puzzles. The shapes of big unit component BU and small unit component SU are described by coordinated vertices defined in a three-dimension coordinate system. For example, the coordinates of the four vertices of small unit component SU and the five vertices of big unit component BU are shown in Table 1.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Unit Component Vertex Coordinate Small Unit Component SU (0, 0, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (0, 0, 2) Big Unit Component BU (0, 0, 2), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 2), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 2)

[0033] Hereinafter, the puzzles will be described with the same ratios as the unit components in Table 1. The values in the table are only for describing the shape of the unit components but not for limiting the substantial length of the puzzles.

[0034] Herein, various puzzles composed of the big unit components BU and small unit components SU will be described. Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic scheme of the puzzles having various shapes of the present creation. As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the puzzles are classified into 18 shapes comprising the first puzzle b01 to the eighteenth puzzle b18. Each puzzle is a convex polyhedron composed of two or more unit components, and may be an integrated puzzle or a puzzle being able to be disassembled. Similarly, each of the puzzles is labeled according to the said three-dimension coordinate system. Corresponding to FIG. 2, the vertex coordinates of the 18 shapes of puzzles, that is, first puzzle b01 to the eighteenth puzzle b18 are shown in Table 2.

TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Unit Component Vertex Coordinate The First Puzzle b01 (2, 0, 0), (2, 0, 0), (0, 4, 0), (0, 2, 2{square root over (3)}) The Second Puzzle b02 (2, 2, 0), (2, 2, 0), (2, 2, 0), (2, 2, 0), (0, 0, 2{square root over (3)}) The Third Puzzle b03 (2, 0, 0), (2, 0, 0), (0, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 0, 2), (2, 0, 2), (0, 2{square root over (3)}, 2) The Fourth Puzzle b04 (2, 0, 0), (2, 0, 0), (0, 4, 0), (2, 1, {square root over (3)}), (2, 1, {square root over (3)}), (0, 5, {square root over (3)}) The Fifth Puzzle b05 (4, 0, 0), (0, 0, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 2), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 2) The Sixth Puzzle b06 (4, 0, 0), (0, 0, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 2), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 2) The Seventh Puzzle b07 (4, 0, 0), (4, 0, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 2), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 2) The Eighth Puzzle b08 (4, 0, 0), (4, 0, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (4, 0, 2), (4, 0, 2) The Ninth Puzzle b09 (2, 0, 0), (2, 0, 0), (0, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 0, 4), (2, 0, 4), (0, 2{square root over (3)}, 4) The Tenth Puzzle b10 (4, 0, 0), (0, 0, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (4, 0, 2), (0, 0, 2), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 2), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 2) The Eleventh Puzzle b11 (2, 0, 0), (2, 0, 0), (4, 0, 0), (2, 2, 2{square root over (3)}), (2, 2, 2{square root over (3)}), (0, 6, 2{square root over (3)}) The Twelfth Puzzle b12 (4, 0, 0), (0, 0, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (4, 1, {square root over (3)}), (0, 1, {square root over (3)}), (2, 5, {square root over (3)}), (2, 5, {square root over (3)}) The Thirteenth Puzzle b13 (0, 0, 0), (2, 4, 0), (2, 4, 0), (0, 8, 0), (0, 1, {square root over (3)}), (2, 5, {square root over (3)}), (2, 5, {square root over (3)}), (0, 9, {square root over (3)}) The Fourteenth Puzzle b14 (0, 0, 0), (4, 0, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 0), (0, 0, 2), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 2), (2, 2{square root over (3)}, 4) The Fifteenth Puzzle b15 (2, 4, 0), (2, 0, 0), (0, 4, 0), (4, 0, 0), (0, 2, 2{square root over (3)}), (2, 2, 2{square root over (3)}) The Sixteenth Puzzle b16 (4, 4, 0), (2, 0, 0), (2, 4, 0), (4, 0, 0), (0, 2, 2{square root over (3)}), (2, 2, 2{square root over (3)}) The Seventeenth Puzzle b17 (2, 4, 0), (4, 0, 0), (2, 4, 0), (4, 0, 0), (2, 2, 2{square root over (3)}), (2, 2, 2{square root over (3)}) The Eighteenth Puzzle b18 (4, 4, 0), (4, 0, 0), (4, 4, 0), (4, 0, 0), (2, 2, 2{square root over (3)}), (2, 2, 2{square root over (3)})

[0035] In the aforementioned 18 shapes of the puzzles, the seventh puzzle b07, the eighth puzzle b08 and the fourteenth puzzle b14 may be composed of two repeated puzzles. Hence, the piece number of the puzzles of the present embodiment may be 21. A hexagonal prism may be pieced by these 21 shapes of puzzles, and a hexagonal prism having smaller size or different slope angles may also be pieced by picking up appropriate puzzles. The detail of the piecing configurations will be explained below taken in conjunction with a puzzle frame.

[0036] Please refer to FIG. 3, which is the schematic scheme of the combination of the first puzzle and the third puzzle. As described above, the puzzles of the present creation have 18 different shapes, which are composed of two to six unit components (big unit component BU or small unit component SU). For instance, as shown in FIG. 3, the first puzzle b01 is composed of two small unit components SU and the third puzzle b03 is composed of one big unit component BU and one small unit component SU. The configurations of other puzzles of the present embodiment are listed in Table 3.

TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Unit Component Composition The First Puzzle b01 small unit component SU + small unit component SU The Second Puzzle b02 big unit component BU + big unit component BU The Third Puzzle b03 small unit component SU + big unit component BU The Fourth Puzzle b04 small unit component SU + big unit component BU The Fifth Puzzle b05 small unit component SU + big unit component BU The Sixth Puzzle b06 small unit component SU + big unit component BU The Seventh Puzzle b07 small unit component SU + big unit component BU + small unit component SU The Eighth Puzzle b08 big unit component BU + small unit component SU + big unit component BU The Ninth Puzzle b09 third puzzle b03 + third puzzle b03 The Tenth Puzzle b10 third puzzle b03 + third puzzle b03 The Eleventh Puzzle b11 fourth puzzle b04 + fourth puzzle b04 The Twelfth Puzzle b12 fifth puzzle b05 + sixth puzzle b06 The Thirteenth Puzzle b13 fourth puzzle b04 + fourth puzzle b04 The Fourteenth Puzzle b14 small unit component SU + third puzzle b03 + big unit component BU The Fifteenth Puzzle b15 small unit component SU + third puzzle b03 + small unit component SU The Sixteenth Puzzle b16 big unit component BU + third puzzle b03 + big unit component BU The Seventeenth Puzzle b17 small unit component SU+ third puzzle b03 + third puzzle b03 + small unit component SU The Eighteenth Puzzle b18 big unit component BU + third puzzle b03 + third puzzle b03 + big unit component BU

[0037] In Table 3, although the third puzzle b03 to the sixth puzzle b06 are composed of one big unit component BU and one small unit component SU, the configurations of the big unit component BU and the small unit component SU therein are different. Hence, the said four kinds of puzzle have different shapes, which can be referred to the drawings and the coordinate listed in Table 2. The same as above, the shapes are also different from each other between the ninth puzzle b09 and the tenth puzzle b10, and the eleventh puzzle b11 and the thirteenth puzzle b13. Further, the arrangement and configuration of the unit components thereof are also different, so that the shapes of these 18 kinds of puzzle are different.

[0038] Please refer to FIGS. 4A to 4R, which are each the stereogram and three-view drawing of the first puzzles to the eighteenth puzzles of the present creation. As shown in the figures, in FIG. 4A, the first puzzle b01 is represented by stereograms FIG. b01C, front view FIG. b01F, right view FIG. b01R and upper view b01T. Similarly, the second puzzle b02 to the eighteenth puzzle b18 are represented in FIGS. 4B to 4R by the four views same as above.

[0039] Please refer to FIG. 5, which is the schematic scheme of the puzzle frame of the present creation. As shown in the figure, the puzzle frame F includes a lower cover 19a, an upper cover 19b and two side plates 20. The lower cover 19a and the upper cover 19b both have a groove 21 corresponding thereto for insertion of the side plates 20 and forming a hexagonal prismatic accommodating space 22. The aforementioned 18 different puzzles (21 pieces) may exactly fill into the accommodating space 22 and accomplish a complete hexagonal prismatic structure. The lower cover 19a and the upper cover 19b may have the same and symmetrical structures, that is, an user may alternatively accomplish the packing puzzle by the support of the accommodating space 22 formed by the side plate 20 and lower cover 19a or the side plate 20 and the upper cover 19b, and cover the packing puzzle with another cover for easy carrying. Besides, the slope angle or interval distance of the groove of the puzzle frame F may be set to make the packing puzzle more changeable and improve diversity upon operation.

[0040] Please refer to FIG. 6, which is the schematic scheme of the first embodiment of the configuration of the puzzles of the present creation. As shown in the figure, the lower cover 19a and the side plates 20 of the puzzle frame F forms a hexagonal prismatic accommodating space and all of the puzzles are arranged as in the figure to exactly fill into the accommodating space. The arrangement of the present embodiment is only for demonstration. The hexagonal prism may also be accomplished by changing angles or arrangement. Hence, there may exist many kinds of solutions.

[0041] Please refer to FIGS. 7 and 8, which are the schematic scheme of the second and third embodiments of the configuration of the puzzles of the present creation respectively. As shown in FIG. 7, the groove 21 of the lower cover 19a is set at a slope angle so that the side plate 20 at the right side may provide a 30 angle between the side plate and the surface of the hexagonal prism when inserted, and another type of hexagonal prismatic accommodating space will be obtained. Since the shape of the complete structure is changed, the configuration of the puzzles may be different from the aforementioned embodiment. In the present embodiment, the puzzles may be configured as shown in FIG. 7, i.e. filling into a puzzle frame. Similarly, in FIG. 8, another groove 21 of the lower cover 19a may also be set at a slope angle so that the side plate 20 at the left side may provide a 30 between the side plate and the surface of the hexagonal prism when inserted, and yet another type of hexagonal prismatic accommodating space will be obtained. The puzzles may be filled into the puzzle frame as shown in the figures to accomplish the packing puzzle of the present embodiment.

[0042] Please refer to FIG. 9, which is the schematic scheme of the fourth embodiment of the configuration of the puzzles of the present creation. As shown in the figure, the side plates 20 may be inserted as separation side plates into the separation groove 21a at the middle so that the length is shortened to of original and the volume of the hexagonal prism is decreased to original. Since the volume is changed, not all of the puzzles should be used to accomplish the packing puzzle but only 12 to 16 pieces. Similarly, the packing puzzle also has various solutions. The exemplary solution is shown in FIG. 9.

[0043] Please refer to FIGS. 10 and 11, which are the schematic scheme of the fifth and sixth embodiment of the configuration of the puzzles of the present creation respectively. As shown in the figures, when the side plates 20 are inserted into the separation groove 21a, the slope angle of the plate 20 may also be adjusted to obtain various complete structure of the packing puzzle. FIG. 10 is an aspect that the side plate 20 at the right side is set obliquely and the exemplary solution thereof. FIG. 11 is an aspect that the side plates 20 at two sides are all set obliquely and the exemplary solution thereof. Similarly, the solution of the packing puzzle of the present embodiment is not only limited to one.

[0044] The aforementioned descriptions are only for demonstration but not for limiting the scope of the present creation. A person skilled in the art is able to understand the core concept of the present invention after reading the content of above, and to modify the embodiment depending on requirements. In other words, the embodiment described above are not intended to limit the present invention. The scope protected by the present invention is defined by the appended claims.