解:由题意,得$AB = A_1B_1 = A_2B_2 = 6,$$AA_1 = A_1A_2 = B_1B_2 = 5,$
所以$A_2B_1 = A_1B_1 - A_1A_2 = 1,$
所以$AB_1 = AA_1 + A_1A_2 + A_2B_1 = 5 + 5 + 1 = 5×1 + 6,$
$AB_2 = AA_1 + A_1A_2 + A_2B_2 = 5 + 5 + 6 = 5×2 + 6,$
……
所以$AB_n = 5n + 6。$
因为$AB_n = 696,$所以$5n + 6 = 696,$解得$n = 138。$