Polymorphic components

Abstract

A polymorphic component comprised of a plurality of telescopic beams 110 , each telescopic beam connects between two ends, the first end is a controller end 120 , and the second end is a free end 130 , the controller ends are arranged in a circle around a central point 140 . Said telescopic beams can be rotated horizontally and/or vertically about the controller ends, and can be protracted or retracted to move the free ends to get closer to/further from the central point. Each three of the free ends can be covered with a covering triangle to form an object's shape. When the telescopic beams are moved the free ends relocate their positions and the covering triangles change their shapes transforming the object's shape into other various shapes.

1 . A polymorphic component that is able to transform the shape of an object into other shapes, where said polymorphic component is comprised of; 
 a) a plurality of telescopic beams  110  where each one of said telescopic beams connects between two points, which means two ends, the first point is a controller end  120  that has a position that can not be changed, and the second point is a free end  130  that has a position that can be changed, where said controller ends are arranged in a circle around a central point  140 , and said telescopic beam is able to rotate horizontally and/or vertically about said controller end, and is able to protract or retract to change its span.    b) a plurality of covering triangles that form the shape of said object, where each one of said covering triangles is a surface that covers a formed triangle of any three of said free ends.    Where rotating, protracting, or retracting said telescopic beams changes the positions of said free ends which changes the shape of said covering triangles and transforms said object's shape into other shapes.    
   
   
       2 . The polymorphic component of  claim 1  whereas; said telescopic beam is a telescopic structural beam  190  that is comprised of a plurality of telescopically-interconnected members  250  that can protract and retract, said central point is a column  200  supports said telescopic structural beams, and said controller end is a spherical joint  210  enables said telescopic structural beam to rotate horizontally and/or vertically.  
   
   
       3 . The polymorphic component of  claim 1  whereas said polymorphic component is a virtual polymorphic component on a computer display, and said object is a virtual object on the computer display, where the computer user can drag, which means move, any of said free ends parallel to the xy-plane or perpendicularly to the xy-plane to change the shape of said covering triangles that changes the shape of said object on the computer display.  
   
   
       4 . The polymorphic component of  claim 1  whereas said free ends are divided into groups, where each one of said groups includes a number of said free ends, where said free ends of each group move similarly relative to said central point.  
   
   
       5 . The polymorphic component of  claim 1  whereas a plurality of said polymorphic component are utilized to transform the shape of a building into other shapes, where each one of said polymorphic components forms one space of said building, where changing the shapes of said polymorphic components changes the shapes of said spaces and transforms the building's shape into other shapes.  
   
   
       6 . The polymorphic component of  claim 1  further said free end is connected to three columns  430  by three wires  440  where changing the lengths of said three wires changes the position of said free end.  
   
   
       7 . The polymorphic component of  claim 1  whereas said covering triangles are made of elastic sheets.  
   
   
       8 . The polymorphic component of  claim 2  whereas said spherical joint is a horizontal joint  380  and a vertical joint  390  connected to each other by a U-shape connection  410 , where said horizontal joint enables said telescopic structural beam to be rotated horizontally, and said vertical joint enables said telescopic structural beam to be rotated vertically.  
   
   
       9 . The polymorphic component of  claim 2  whereas said telescopic structural beam is comprised of; 
 (a) plurality of interconnected cylindrical members  250  that slide inside each other telescopically to change the span of said telescopic structural beam.    (b) an interior wire  260  running along the insides of said interconnected cylindrical members to connect between said free end of the outer cylindrical member and a pulley which controls the retraction of said telescopic structural beam by dragging the wire to a specific limit.    (c) a spring  270  inside each of said interconnected cylindrical members except the outer one to control the protraction of said telescopic structural beam, when the wire is relieved.    (d) two vertical wires  290  connecting the top outer surface of the innermost cylindrical member to two pulleys, so that when the two wires are pulled, said telescopic structural beam rotates vertically anti-clockwise, and when the two wires are relieved gradually, said telescopic structural beam rotates vertically clockwise.    (f) two horizontal wires  300  connecting the outer side surface of the innermost cylindrical member to two other pulleys, so that the two pulleys control the horizontal rotation of said telescopic structural beam, when one of the wires is pulled and the other is relieved; said telescopic structural beam rotates in the direction of the pulled wire.    
   
   
       10 . The polymorphic component of  claim 3  further a plurality of said virtual polymorphic component are repeated on the computer display where changing the shape of one of said virtual polymorphic component changes the shape of said plurality of virtual polymorphic components on the computer display.  
   
   
       11 . The polymorphic component of  claim 4  further said virtual polymorphic component is initiated when means created on the computer display by specifying the number of said free ends, the number of the groups that includes said free ends, and the number of said free ends in each one of said groups, then identifying each three free ends that will be covered with a covering triangle.  
   
   
       12 . The polymorphic component of  claim 5  further sensors are utilized to detect specific data from surrounding environment; though some program; the suitable movement is calculated to make said building respond toward the detected data.  
   
   
       13 . The polymorphic component of  claim 5  whereas one or more of said covering triangles functions as interior or exterior opening for said building.  
   
   
       14 . The polymorphic component of  claim 5  whereas said covering triangles are dismantled before changing the shape of said object, and reassembled after changing the shape of said object.  
   
   
       15 . The polymorphic component of  claim 9  further a plurality of said vertical or horizontal wires are connected to a collective cylinder  370  that is fixed near the top of said column.  
   
   
       16 . The polymorphic component of  claim 9  further a housing base fixed near the top of said column where said housing base includes a number of sockets  310  where each one of said sockets houses one of said spherical joints.  
   
   
       17 . The polymorphic component of  claim 9  whereas said pulleys are connected to gears that are rotated electrically.  
   
   
       18 . The polymorphic component of  claim 15  whereas said collective cylinder is moved vertically which means slides on said column to rotate said telescopic structural beams vertically.  
   
   
       19 . The polymorphic component of  claim 15  whereas said collective cylinder is rotated horizontally about said column to rotate said telescopic structural beams horizontally.  
   
   
       20 . The polymorphic component of  claim 16  wherein said housing base is comprised of two symmetrical halves to ease opening it to fit or remove said spherical joints.