CA2039410A1 - Solid puzzle device-logical toy - Google Patents
Solid puzzle device-logical toyInfo
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
- A63F9/06—Patience; Other games for self-amusement
- A63F9/08—Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other
- A63F9/0826—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube
- A63F9/0838—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube with an element, e.g. invisible core, staying permanently in a central position having the function of central retaining spider and with groups of elements rotatable about at least three axes intersecting in one point
Abstract
A b s t r a c t Solid puzzle device - logical toy -Solid puzzle device - logical toy - with a regular main body, built up as an integral whole from figures as sign-supporters; this main body is built up from a central member and from figures that can be divided into three different groups - but in each group with identical shaping - and the figures can be rotated about the spatial co-ordinate axles, as the main directions of rotation, the co-ordinate axles passing through the geometrical centre of the main body.
In a preferred embodiment of the logical toy according to the invention, the main body (1) is a globe;
this spherical main body (1) consists of a central member (2) containing the fictive centre of the main body as well as the main directions of rotation; of footings (19, 40) of cone-frustum type with an asymmetrical, curved component provided with a hole (15, 41) for putting up the shanks (3) of the central member (2); furthermore of fixed figures (10, 39) formed of an arched-triangle collared head-piece (20 ,42); among the fixed figures (10, 39) there are shaped-figures (5, 44) connected to the fixed figures (10, 39) by shaped connection, forming two groups, the shaped-figures (5, 44) belonging to the first group - consisting of a footing (21) of cone-frustum type - with an asymmetrical curved component and of a head-piece (22) having an arched-triangle surface connected to the-footing (21); and the shaped-figures (8, 49) belonging to the second group consisting of a footing (23) of cone-frustum type with a curved component and of an arched-square collared head-piece (24) connected to the footing (23).
In another preferred embodiment the main body (1) is a globe, built up from shaped-figures (26, 27, 28) provided with self-closing extensions (29, 32) being hindered in their radial move, connected to each other by self-closing connection, or with grooves (30) receiving these extensions (29, 32).
(Figs 1 and 14)
In a preferred embodiment of the logical toy according to the invention, the main body (1) is a globe;
this spherical main body (1) consists of a central member (2) containing the fictive centre of the main body as well as the main directions of rotation; of footings (19, 40) of cone-frustum type with an asymmetrical, curved component provided with a hole (15, 41) for putting up the shanks (3) of the central member (2); furthermore of fixed figures (10, 39) formed of an arched-triangle collared head-piece (20 ,42); among the fixed figures (10, 39) there are shaped-figures (5, 44) connected to the fixed figures (10, 39) by shaped connection, forming two groups, the shaped-figures (5, 44) belonging to the first group - consisting of a footing (21) of cone-frustum type - with an asymmetrical curved component and of a head-piece (22) having an arched-triangle surface connected to the-footing (21); and the shaped-figures (8, 49) belonging to the second group consisting of a footing (23) of cone-frustum type with a curved component and of an arched-square collared head-piece (24) connected to the footing (23).
In another preferred embodiment the main body (1) is a globe, built up from shaped-figures (26, 27, 28) provided with self-closing extensions (29, 32) being hindered in their radial move, connected to each other by self-closing connection, or with grooves (30) receiving these extensions (29, 32).
(Figs 1 and 14)
Description
2039~1C) SOLID PUZZIæ DEVIC~ - IOGIC~L ~OY -~echnical Field The present invention relates to a solid puzzle device - a logical toy - with a regul æ main body, built up as an integral whole from figures as sign-supporters3 this main body is buil-t up from a central member and from figures that can be divided into three different groups -but in each group with identical shaping - and the figures can be rotated about the spatial co-ordinate axles, as the main directions of rotation, the co-ordinate axles passing through the geometrical centrum of the main bodyO
ackp;round Art ~ ots of solid puzzle devices - logical toys - are known which purpose is the rearrangement by turning round of the elements composing the toy, along the given co-ordinate axles of the space. ~he best known among these toys is the so]ution described in HU-~S 170.062. In this toy ~ puzzle device, a main cube, in the inside of which there is a small cube which has a flexible pin in the direction of each axle passing through the cube. ~he main cube is composed of 27 spatial figures - minor cubes - the form of each of these figures corresponds with the form of the main cube. ~he rearrangement of the minor cubes can be perforrned by rotating about axes being ortogonally related.
Another solid ~ogical toy - puzzle device - is described in the HU-PS 180.385. l`he solid logical toy described in -this patent specification is built up of a main body which has a form of an octahedron and of eleMents which can be divided into three different groups - but in each group with identical shaping - which ~0394~0 elements are practically derived from the octahedron-form. ~he rearrangement of the elements is effected by rotating about the four co-ordinate axles of the spaceO
The disadvantage of this well-known toy is that the regular main body - in the present case the octahedron -is surrounded by planes thus the rearrangement of the sign-supporters is effected practically by the replacement of the planes.
It is a principal object of the present invention -to provide a new solid logical toy - puzzle device - which on the one hand widens the scope of the already existing solid logical toys of the similar kind and on the other hand, in which the joining and moving of the figures forming the main body can be solved more simply and better, compared to the solutions known so far. By a preferred embodiment of the invention it is possible that besides the rearrangement of the figures forming the main body, sign-supporter rearrangement also can be effected on the surface of the main body.
Disclosure of the Invention A solid puzzle device - a logical toy - in accordance with the present invention comprises the assernbling of a main body - a spherical main body - is formed of a central member con-taining the fic-tive centre of the main body as well as the main directions of rotation; of a fooring of cone-frus-tum -type with an asymmetrial, curved component provided with a hole for putting up the shanks of the central member; furthermore of fixed ~igures formed of an arched-triangle collared 3 head-piece attached -to the footing, among the fixed figures there are further shaped-figures; attached to the fixed figures by shaped connection, forming two groups, the shaped figures belonging to the first group consisting 3 Z03g4~0 of a footing of cone-frustum type, with an asymmetrical curved component, and of a headpiece having a surface of an arched-triangle, connected to the footing, while the shaped-figures belonging to the second group consisting of a footing of cone-frustum type, with a curved hinde~d~n component and of a head-piece of an arched-s~uare collared form, connec-ted wi.th the footing.
In another embodiment of the present invention the main body is a globe, buil-t up from shaped-figures provided with self-closing extensions being hind their radial move, connected with each other by self-closing connection, or with grooves receiving these extensionsO
In ~1 ad.vantageous form of the solid puzzle device -logical toy - according to the present invention, the central member of the main body is formed of two congruent elements, the shanks of which close with each other an angle of .^v 109.5 degrees, and -the shanks of the central member end in the head of cone-frustum type and are provided with axial slots.
In another advantageous form of the solid puzzle device - logical toy - in accordance with the present invention, the movable shaped-figures, arranged among the fixed figures of the main body are di.vided i.nto -two different groups; the ones belonging -to the ~irs-t group consisting of a footing shaped of cone-frustum type with an asymmetrical, curved component provided with an axial hole and of' a covering having an arched~triangle f'ormed surface provided with a pin projecting into the hole of the footing; while the figures belonging to the second group attached to the adjacent figures by shaped connection are formed of two parts: of an internal part with a footing of cone-frustum type with a'curved component and of a covering provided with a pin projecting - 4 - Z 0~ 9 ~ 0 into the hole of the footing of the internal part.
In a further preferable embodiment the shaped-fi.gure is formed of a footing of cone-frustum type with a curved component provided with extensions and of a head-piece of an arched-triangle form, attached to the footing forming together a common unit; the symmetry-axle of the shaped-figure being c~ncidental with the axles determining the main directions of rotation~ the shaped-figure is provided between the footing and the head-piece with a groove, receiving the e-xtension of the connecting shaped-fi~ures, and there are further shaped-figures forming two different groups provided with extensions assuring self-closing connection, attached to the groove of the shaped-figure connec-ted with the shaped-figure having a symmetry-axle common with the axles determining the main direc-tions of rota-tion; the shaped-figures belonging to the first group are formed of a head-piece having an arched-triangle type and of a footing forming a common unit with the head-piece, this footing is provided with an extension attached to the adjacent figure; while the shaped-figures belonging to the other group are formed of a head-piece of an arched-s~uare type and of a footing provided with an extension attached to the connecting figures, the head-piece and the footing 25 .forming together a common unit.
In ano-ther preferred embodiment, the ou-tside surface of the shaped-figures - sign-supporters - forming the surface of the main-body i.s provided with distinguishing signs, such as colours and/or numbers and/or letters and/or pictures and/or other signs.
In a further preferred embodiment, on the head-piece of the shaped-figures forming the main body there are path-sections forming the spherical shell surrounding the main body, for moving of the sign-supporters along the 5- ;~039~
surf~ce of the main body, intersecting each other, forming a whole guide path and when laying in a plane, the centre lines of the pathways formed on the surface of the shell close with each other an angle of 60 degrees.
In another preferred embodiment, both the surface of the main body and that of the shell are provided with twelve points of intersection and along the equatorial circle, including one of the main directions of rotation, of the main-body - globe - there are six points of inter-section in alternating direction - under and above of the equatorial circle respectively - while along the other three main direc-tions o~ rotation there are six further points of intersection also in alternating direction, and in each point of intersection a fixed sign-supporter is arranged and the further sign-supporters on the surface of the main body can be moved along the fixed sign-supporters. ~he sign-supporters are preferably of disk-form and are provided with extensions of l-shape, attaching into the pathw~s - grooves - formed on the surface of the main body, and on their outside surface they are povided with colours and/or numbers and/or letters and/or with other distinguishing signs.
In a further preferred embodiment, on the pathways on the surface of the shell surrolmding the main body, the sign-supporters axe placed like petals in a way that from the eighteen sign-supporters having -the same diameter size, arranged on the shell-part surrounding the equatorial circle of the main body - globe - every 3 third sign-supporter forms the central element of a petal, while these sign-suppor-ters are surrounded with six further sign-supporters all the six and also the central sign-supporters having the same diameter-size and the six sign-supporters being in contact with the central sign-supporter; all the sign-supporters arranged 6~
along the main directions of rotation can be freely moved while the sign-supporters which centre is situated on the circles parallel with the circles of the main directions of rotation and which form each the centre of petal are placed on the fix points of intersection of the main body and the relation among these sign-supporters remain unchanged during the rearrangement.
Brief Descri~tion of the Drawin~s ~he invention is described in detail in the following, with reference to the accompanying drawings showing some preferable ~mbodiments of the solid puzzle device, where FIG~ 1 is a sectional view along the plane including the equatorial circle of the solid puzzle device ~ logical toy - ;
FIG~ 2 is a side view of a half of the central member of the device of ~IG~ 1;
FIG ~ 3 is a top view of a half of the central member of the device of FIG~ 1;
0 FIG~ 4 is a top view of the fixed shaped-figure of the device of FIG~ 1;
FIG~ 5 is a front view o~ the fixed shaped-figure of FIG~ 4;
FIG~ 6 is a side view of the fixed shaped-figure of l~IG~ 4;
FIG~ 7 is a top view of a movable shaped-figure of -the dev:ice of FIG~ 1;
FIG~ 8 is a front view of the movable shaped-fi.gure of FIG~ 7;
0 FIG~ 9 is a side view of the movable shaped-figure of FIGo 7;
- 7 - Z0394~0 Fig. 10 is a top view of an other movable shaped-figure of the device of FIG. l;
Fig. 11 is a top view of the movable shaped-figure of FIG. 10;
5 FIGo 12 is a side view of the movable shaped-figure of FIG. 10;
FIG. 13 is the scheme showing the rearrangement of the solid puzzle device according to the present invention provided with sign supporters arranged like petals;
FIGo 14 is a sectional view along the plane including the equatorial circle of another preferred embodimerlt of -the solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to the present inverltion;
5 FIG. 15 is a top view of a shaped-figure, belonging -to the first group, with common symmetry axle with the coordinate axles of the device of FIG. 14;
FIG. 16 is a front view of the shaped-figure of FIG. 15;
FIG. 17 is a side view of the shaped-figure of FIGo 15;
FIG. 18 is a top view of a shaped-figure from the second group of the device of FIG. 14;
FIG. 19 is a front view of the shape(l-fi~re of FIG. 1~;
FIG. 20 is a side vlew of the shaped-figw e of FIG. 18;
FIG. 21 is a top view of a shaped-figure belonging to the third group of the device of FIG. 14;
FIG. 22 is a front view of the shaped-figure of FIG. 21;
FIG. 23 is a side view of the shaped-figure of FIG. 21;
FIG. 24 is a top view of the f'ixed shaped-figure connected to the cen-tral member of the main body in a further preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Z0394~0 ~ 8 --FIG~ 25 is a sectional view along line A-A in FIG~ 24 7 FIG~ 26 is a top view of an inside element-part of one of the movable figures of the main body, attached to the figure of FIG. 24;
FIG. 27 is a sectional view along line B-B in FIG. 26;
FIG. 28 is a sectional view of the outside covering closing the internal figure-par-t in ~IG. 26~
~IG. 29 is a top view of the inside part of the movable figure forming the main body attached to the figure in ~IG. 2~;
~IG~ 30 is a sectional view along line C-C in ~IG~ 29;
~IG~ 31 is a sectional view along line D-D in ~IG~ 29;
~IG. 32 is a top view of the covering closing the internal part in ~IGo 29;
FIG~ 33 is a sectional view along line ~-~ in FIG~ 32;
FIG~ 34 is a sectional view along line ~-~ in FIG~ 32;
Best Mode of ~arryin~ out the Invention ~ ig. 1 illustrates the sectional view along the plane including the equatorial circle of the main body 1 ~ globe - of the solid puzzle device according to the present invention. ~IG~ 1 shows the central member 2 building up the main body 1 determining the co-ordinate axles cross:ing the geometrica~ centre of the main body 1, determining at the same time the main directions of rotation; the figures 10 fixed to the central member 2;
the relation and the connection of the movable shaped-figures 5 arranged among the fixed figures 10; as well as the surface of the fixed figures 10 and that of the movable shaped-figures 5 thus the surface of the main body 1 as well as the shell-surface 18 surrounding the main body 1.
2039~0 g It should be noted, that the movable shaped-figures S forming the main body 1, arranged among the fixed figures 10 cannot be seen in ~IG. 1. In the shell-surface 18 can be found the pathwa~s assuring the movement of the sign-supporters 16. The sign-supporters 16 are of disk-form and on their lower part they are provided with extensions of ~-shape 17, which extensions 17 are placed in the slits formed on the fixed figures 10 building-up the main body 1 and on the shaped-figure 5 as well as the shaped-figure 8, the slits serving for promoting the guiding of the sign-supporters 16.
In ~lG. 2 there is illustrated a side view of the half of the central member 2 of the solid puzzle device -logical toy - shown in ~IG. 1. r~he central member 2 arranged in the inside of the main body 1, having shanks 3 lying in the direction appropriate with the main directions of rotation is built up practically of -two congruent element-halves. r~he two element-halves are connected to a groove 38 formed along the axle 55 crossing 20 the intersection point of the axles of the shanks 3; the two congruen~t elemen-t-halves of the same shape are fixed to each other with the aim of the fixing-element placed in a bore 37 having a common axle with the axle 55 and the other element-half. r~he shanks 3 of the central 25 member 2 close with each other an angle of ~J 109.5 degrees.
r~he shanks 3 oi' the centra:L memker 2 end in a head-piece 5L~ of a cone-frustum type and are provided with axial slots L~ starting from the head-piece. lhis 3 establishment of the shanks 3 of the central member 2 assures the fixation of the shaped-figures attached to the central member 2, i.e. -the shanks 3 of the central member 2 can be simply snapped into the shaped-figures.
r~he connecting figures abut against the shoulder 56 ~0394~0 formed. in the sh~ 3 of the central member 2.
FIG~ 3 illustrates a top view of the central me~ber 2 of ~IG~ 2, showing the arrangement of the groove 38 receiving the connecting figure-half as well as the bore 37 receiving the fixing-element, fixing the element-halves.
FIG~ 4- illustrates a top view of the shaped-figure 10 building-up the main body 1 of the solid puzzle device according to the present invention as well as a lo part of the surface of the shell 18 surrounding the main body 1 fixed to the central member 2. ~he surface of the fixed figure 10 - which is at the same time the main body 1 as well as a part surface of the shell 18 surrounding the-main body ]. - has a form of an arched-triangle and is provided with slots 12 guiding the sign-supporters 160 FIGo 5 illustrates a front view of the fixed figure 10. As we have already mentioned the fixed figure 10 is connected to the central member 2, thus its footing 19 of cone-frustum type with a curved compone~t is provided with a hole 15 receiving the shank 3 of the central member 2. ~he collared head-piece 20 assuring the movement of the sign supporters 16, including a section of the pathw~ 25 is connected to the footi.ng 19 and they form together a common ~nit. The ~'ixed fi.gure 10 has an asYmmetric :Eormation~ I~ is well shown in ~IG. 6 a,s o~e side of -the footing 19 closes an angle of 12.526 degrees, while the same s:ide of the head-piece 20 closes an angle of 190471 degrees with the symrnetry-axle 11 of the hole 15~
~ IG. 7 illustrates a top view of the movable shaped-figure 5 arranged between the fixed figure 10 and connected to this fixed figure 10. The surface of the movable shaped-figure 5 - as well as a part of the surface of the shell 18 surrounding tbe main body 1 -which is at the SarLe time the main body 1, has a form of arched-triangle and includes a part of the path 7 serving for the movement of the sign-supporters 16.
FIG. 8 illustrates a front view of the movable shaped-figure 5 in FIG. 7. The movable shaped-figure 5 is forrned fundamentally of a footing 21 of cone-frustum type, with a curved component, and of a head-piece 22 provided wi-th slots 12 guiding the sign-supporters 16, connected to the footing 21, forming together with it a whole unit.
The movable shaped figure 5 is also asymmetrical which is well shown in a side-view (see ~IG. 9) as on the one side the symmetrg-axle closes with the footing 21 an angle of 47.353 degrees, while it closes with the head-piece 22 an angle of' 19.471 degrees compared to the symmetry-axle.
FIGo 10 illustrates a top view of the figure 10 fixed to the central member 2 and the movable shaped-figure 8 arranged among the movable shaped-figures 5.
The movable shaped-figure 8 surrounding the rnain body 1 and ibS surface forming the surface-part of the shell 18 are of arched-square type and this surface of the movable shaped-figure 8 includes also a part of the pathways serving for the rnovement of the sign-supporters 16.
~ IG. 1] illustrates a front view of the movable sh~ped-figure in FIG. 10. The movable shaped-figure 8 is formed of a footing 23 of cone-frustum type with a 3 curved component and of a collared head-piece 24 provided with slots 12, guiding the sign-supporters 16, this head-piece is connected with the footing 23, forming together a common unit.
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The side view of the movable shaped-figure 8 is illustrated in FIG. 12.
In case of a solid puzzle device built up from the elements mentioned above, when lying in a plane, the centre lines of the pathways formed on the surface of the shell 18 close with each other an angle of 60 degrees ~see FIG. 13) and both the surface of the main body 1 and that of the shell 18 are provided with twelve connection intersection - points. ~he relation of these points of connection is as follows: there are six points of intersection in alternating direction - under and above resp. - on the equatorial circle of the main body 1 - globe -, including one (I) of the main directions of rotation (II, III, IV) there are six further points of intersection also in alternating direction, in which points of intersection a fix sign-supporter 16a is arranged and the further sign-supporters 16 on the surface of the shell 18 surrounding the main body 1 can be moved along these fix sign-supporters 16b.
~he movable and fix sign-supporters 16, 16a are of disk-form and on their lower part they are provided with extensions of ~-shape 17 attached into the slots 12 on the head-piece situated on the shaped-figures forming the surface of -the shell 18 surrounding the main body 1. ~he surface of -the sign-supporters 16, 16a is provided with dis-tinguishing signs such as colours and~o~ numbers and/or letters and/or other signs.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sign-supporters 16 are arranged on the pathwaYS on 30 the surface of the shell 18 surrounding the main body 1 like petals, in a way that on the axial circle of the main body 1 - situated in the main direction of rotation I - there are eighteen sign-supporters with the same diameter, from the sign-supporters 16 every third sign-supporter 16b forms the central element of a petal.
~hese sign-supporters 16b are surrounded with six further sign-supporters 16 all the six and also the central sign-supporter having the same diameter and the latter six sign-supporters being in contact with the central sign-supporter 16b. ~he sign-supporters 16 and 16b si-tuated along the main directions of rotation I, II, III, IV can be freely moved, while -the sign-supporters 16a being situated on the circles parallel with the main directions of rotation I, II, III, IV forming the central element of a petal are arranged in the eighteen points of intersection formed on -the surface of the she~
18 and these sign-supporters 16a remain in their place during the rearrangement (see FIG. 13). ~he distinguishing sign - e.g. colour - of the sign-supporters 16a is in each case identical with the colour of the shell 18.
~ he aim of -the toy according to the invention is that in case of sign-supporters 16, 16a and 16b provid~
~.g. with colours, petals of the same colour should be created. This is effected on the following manner: the sign-supporters 16 should be moved along the main directions of rotation I, II, III and IV and should be rotated resp. about the sign-supporters 16a arranged in the fix intersection points. ~his operation should be continued as long as the desired purpose has been achieved e.g. until all the petals are of' the same colour.
~ his embodiment of the invention ensures the possibility of a number of rearrangement methods. For example in case of sign-suppor-ters 16 provided with letters, the toy can be practically considered as a spatial cross-word puzzle and the aim of the toy may be to form words, sentences along the main directions of rotation I,II, III and IV and that the petals should Z03941[) also include words with meaning.
It is to be noted that in case of an embodiment without shell-surface, the rearrangement is effected by rotating the shaped-figures 5, 8, 10, 26, 27, 33, 39, 44 and 49 forming the main body 1 in the main directions of rotation I, II, III and IV.
FIG. 14 illustrates a sectional view along a plane including the equatorial circle of the main body 1 of another possible embodiment of the solid puzzle device -logical toy - according to the present invention. In case of this embodiment the toy does not have any central member, thus compared with the embodiment in FIG. l,it cannot be disassembled. ~he logical toy in ~IG. 14 is a]so built up from shaped-figures, the characteristic of the shaping of these figures is that the elements cannot move in radial direction and at the same time they are self-closing. ~IG. 14 shows the connection of shaped-figures 26 and 27 to each other. In case of this embodiment, the function of shaped-figure 26 is practically the same as the function of the shaped-figure 10 of the embodiment illustrated in ~IG. 1, but compared with the shaped-figure 10, the shaped-figure 26 is not fixed. ~he symmetry-axle of the shaped-figure 26 is coincidental with the main rota-tion axles. On -the footing 28 of the shaped-figure 2~ -there is a guiding extension 29 and be-tween the footing 28 and -the head-piece 31 - which consist practically of one piece - there is a groove 300 ~he extension 32 of the connecting figure 27 streches into this groove 30, -the groove 30 and the ex-tension 32 are constructed self`-closingly. ~he shell 18 appropriate for the moving O:r the sign-supporters 16 explained in details above and the path~s formed in the shell 18 on the head-piece of the shaped figures resp.
can be find in this embodiment as well.
~ 0 3 9 4 ~ 0 It should be noted, however, that the toy even without this shell-part 18 assures an enjoyable leisure time. In this case the outside surface of the shaped-figures forming the main body serves as sign-supporter surface and is provided with distinguishing signs. ~he points of intersection - altogether twelve - referred to above, are also present here and the rearrangement of the sign-supporters is effected along these points of intersection.
~he embodiment of the toy in FI~. 14 is different from -the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 thus the form of the shaped-figures constituting the main body of the toy is also different from several points of view. ~he form of these shaped-figures can be shown in FIGS. 15 to 23.
FIG. 15 illustrates a top view of the shaped-figure 26 together with the pathW~s 25 arranged on the shell 18 surrounding the main body 1.
FIG. 16 illustrates a front view of the shaped-figure 26. Also the shaped-figure 26 consists practicaI~
of a footing 28 and of a head-piece 31, forming together with the footing 28 a common unit.
~ he footing 28 is provided with a guiding ex-tension 29 while between the footing 28 and the head-piece 31 there is a groove 30 receiving the e~tension o~ the connecting shaped-figure.
FIG. 17 illustrates a side view of the shaped-figure 26, showing the asymmetrical form of the shaped-figure 26. The ratio of the asymmetry is equal with the ratio of the figure illustrated in FIG. 6.
FIG. 18 illustra-tes a top view of the shaped-figure 27, showing the form of the pathway ~5 of the path arranged on the shell 18.
- 16 - ~0~410 FIG. 19 illustrates the shaped-figure in FIGo 18 together with the extension 32 protruding into the groove 30 of the shaped-figure 26 as well as the form of the head-piece 35 of the shaped-figure 27.
FIG. 20 illustrates a side view of the shaped-figure 27 in FIG. 18, the shaped-figure 27 also having an asymmetrical form~
Finally, FIGS. 21 to 23 illustrate the form of the shaped-figure 33 forming the third group, FIG. 21 is a top-view of the shaped-figure ~3, FIG. 22 is a front-view of the same, while FIGo 23 is a side-view of the shaped-figure 33 with the form of the head-piece 35 as well as that of the extension 34 connected to the other shaped~
figure.
~he operation of -the toy illustrated in FIG. 14 is identical with that of the -toy shown in FIG. 1 and described in details, thus its description is not necessary.
FIG. 24 illustrates a top view of the shaped-figure 20 39 connected to the central member 2 of a further possible embodiment of the logical toy according to the present invention.
~ he form of the shaped-figure 39 can be seen ln FIG. 25 which is a sectiona:L view along line A-A in 25 FIG. 24.
~ he shaped-figure 39 shown in FIG. 25 consists practically of a footing 40 of cone-frustum type with an asymmetrical, curved component provided with a hole 41 receiving the shank 3 of -the central member 2 and of an 30 arched-triangle collared head-piece 42 connected to the footing 40, forming together a common piece. FIG. 25 shows well that the hole 41 receiving the shar~ 3 of the cen-tral member 2 ends in a groove 43 formed in the shaped - 17 - Z03941.0 figure 39 ad~ acent to the collar 42. ~he function of the groove 43 is very important, as the head 54 of the shank 3 of the central member 2 introduced into the hole 41 snaps into the groove 38 thus fixing the shaped-figure 5 39 to the central member 2.
FIG. 26 illustrates a top view of the shaped-figure 44 formed to be movable, attached to the shaped-figure 39, while FIG. 27 shows a sectional view along line B-:B
in FIG. 26. ~he shaped-figure 44 is formed practically 10 of two parts: of an internal figure-part shown in FIG.
27 and of a covering 46 shown in. FIG. 28 closing that internal figure-part from the top - from the surface of the main body 1.
rlhe internal figure-part of shaped-figure 44 consists 15 of a footing 45 of cone-frustum type with an a~mmetrical, curved component, provided with a hole 47 of axial direction, the pin 48 of the covering 46 having a surface of arched-triangle form can be introduced into the hole 47 of the footing. ~he solid connection among the parts 20 of shaped-figure 44 is realized by stric-t fi-tting and sticking, respectively.
FIG. 29 illustrates a top view of the internal part of shaped-figure 49 connected to shaped-figure 39 and shaped figure 44 respectively.
FIG. 30 illustrates a sectiorlal view along line a-c, while FIG. 31 illustra-tes the same alon.g line D-D
in FIG. 29.
Like the shaped-figure 44, the shaped-figure 49 is also forn~ed of two parts: of an internal part with a footing 50 of cone-frustum type, with a curved component and of a covering 53 closing the internal figure-part from the surface of the main body 1. Irhe form of the internal part of the shaped-figure 49 can be shown in 203941C) ~IG. 30 and 31. ~he footing 50 of the shaped-figure 49 is provided with a bore 51 receiving the pin 52 of the covering 53.
~ he form of the covering 53 closing the internal part of the shaped-figure 49 can be shown in FIGS. 32 to 34.
FIG. 32 illustrating a top view of the covering 53, while FIG. 33 shows a sectional view along line E-~ in FIG. 32 and FIG. 34 illustrates the same along line F-F. ~he solid connection between the internal part and the covering 53 of shaped-figure 49 is assured by the strict fitting and sticking of the bore 51 respectively, formed in the internal part and the pin 52 of the covering 53.
~ he operation - application - of the solid puzzle device - logical toy - built up from the shaped-figures shown in FIGS,32 to 34 will be explained as specified herebelow.
By way of introduction it should be noted that in case of the present embodiment the pathway-system formed on the surface of the main body and the further elements moved on this pathway-system are superfluous, thus the toy can be realized solely by rotating the elements building up the main body along the main directions of rotation with the aid of the points of intersection.
On the surface-parts of the figures forrning the 25 m~ b~y,, in the corners of the head-piece of the '' figures, there are different distinguishing signs -preferably colour-signs - in an arranged form, and these colour-signs are situated around a circle on the surface of the main body. ~he aim of the toy is to rearrange these distingui,shing signs from a disordered situation into another, a prefectly ordered one, by rotating them along the main directions of rotation.
~ he advantage of the solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to the present invention is that it develops the logical ability of its user and assures an enjoyeable leisure time for everybody.
Another advantage of the solid puzzle device -logical toy - in accordance with the present invention lies in that it is suitable for playing various games with different complexity.
ackp;round Art ~ ots of solid puzzle devices - logical toys - are known which purpose is the rearrangement by turning round of the elements composing the toy, along the given co-ordinate axles of the space. ~he best known among these toys is the so]ution described in HU-~S 170.062. In this toy ~ puzzle device, a main cube, in the inside of which there is a small cube which has a flexible pin in the direction of each axle passing through the cube. ~he main cube is composed of 27 spatial figures - minor cubes - the form of each of these figures corresponds with the form of the main cube. ~he rearrangement of the minor cubes can be perforrned by rotating about axes being ortogonally related.
Another solid ~ogical toy - puzzle device - is described in the HU-PS 180.385. l`he solid logical toy described in -this patent specification is built up of a main body which has a form of an octahedron and of eleMents which can be divided into three different groups - but in each group with identical shaping - which ~0394~0 elements are practically derived from the octahedron-form. ~he rearrangement of the elements is effected by rotating about the four co-ordinate axles of the spaceO
The disadvantage of this well-known toy is that the regular main body - in the present case the octahedron -is surrounded by planes thus the rearrangement of the sign-supporters is effected practically by the replacement of the planes.
It is a principal object of the present invention -to provide a new solid logical toy - puzzle device - which on the one hand widens the scope of the already existing solid logical toys of the similar kind and on the other hand, in which the joining and moving of the figures forming the main body can be solved more simply and better, compared to the solutions known so far. By a preferred embodiment of the invention it is possible that besides the rearrangement of the figures forming the main body, sign-supporter rearrangement also can be effected on the surface of the main body.
Disclosure of the Invention A solid puzzle device - a logical toy - in accordance with the present invention comprises the assernbling of a main body - a spherical main body - is formed of a central member con-taining the fic-tive centre of the main body as well as the main directions of rotation; of a fooring of cone-frus-tum -type with an asymmetrial, curved component provided with a hole for putting up the shanks of the central member; furthermore of fixed ~igures formed of an arched-triangle collared 3 head-piece attached -to the footing, among the fixed figures there are further shaped-figures; attached to the fixed figures by shaped connection, forming two groups, the shaped figures belonging to the first group consisting 3 Z03g4~0 of a footing of cone-frustum type, with an asymmetrical curved component, and of a headpiece having a surface of an arched-triangle, connected to the footing, while the shaped-figures belonging to the second group consisting of a footing of cone-frustum type, with a curved hinde~d~n component and of a head-piece of an arched-s~uare collared form, connec-ted wi.th the footing.
In another embodiment of the present invention the main body is a globe, buil-t up from shaped-figures provided with self-closing extensions being hind their radial move, connected with each other by self-closing connection, or with grooves receiving these extensionsO
In ~1 ad.vantageous form of the solid puzzle device -logical toy - according to the present invention, the central member of the main body is formed of two congruent elements, the shanks of which close with each other an angle of .^v 109.5 degrees, and -the shanks of the central member end in the head of cone-frustum type and are provided with axial slots.
In another advantageous form of the solid puzzle device - logical toy - in accordance with the present invention, the movable shaped-figures, arranged among the fixed figures of the main body are di.vided i.nto -two different groups; the ones belonging -to the ~irs-t group consisting of a footing shaped of cone-frustum type with an asymmetrical, curved component provided with an axial hole and of' a covering having an arched~triangle f'ormed surface provided with a pin projecting into the hole of the footing; while the figures belonging to the second group attached to the adjacent figures by shaped connection are formed of two parts: of an internal part with a footing of cone-frustum type with a'curved component and of a covering provided with a pin projecting - 4 - Z 0~ 9 ~ 0 into the hole of the footing of the internal part.
In a further preferable embodiment the shaped-fi.gure is formed of a footing of cone-frustum type with a curved component provided with extensions and of a head-piece of an arched-triangle form, attached to the footing forming together a common unit; the symmetry-axle of the shaped-figure being c~ncidental with the axles determining the main directions of rotation~ the shaped-figure is provided between the footing and the head-piece with a groove, receiving the e-xtension of the connecting shaped-fi~ures, and there are further shaped-figures forming two different groups provided with extensions assuring self-closing connection, attached to the groove of the shaped-figure connec-ted with the shaped-figure having a symmetry-axle common with the axles determining the main direc-tions of rota-tion; the shaped-figures belonging to the first group are formed of a head-piece having an arched-triangle type and of a footing forming a common unit with the head-piece, this footing is provided with an extension attached to the adjacent figure; while the shaped-figures belonging to the other group are formed of a head-piece of an arched-s~uare type and of a footing provided with an extension attached to the connecting figures, the head-piece and the footing 25 .forming together a common unit.
In ano-ther preferred embodiment, the ou-tside surface of the shaped-figures - sign-supporters - forming the surface of the main-body i.s provided with distinguishing signs, such as colours and/or numbers and/or letters and/or pictures and/or other signs.
In a further preferred embodiment, on the head-piece of the shaped-figures forming the main body there are path-sections forming the spherical shell surrounding the main body, for moving of the sign-supporters along the 5- ;~039~
surf~ce of the main body, intersecting each other, forming a whole guide path and when laying in a plane, the centre lines of the pathways formed on the surface of the shell close with each other an angle of 60 degrees.
In another preferred embodiment, both the surface of the main body and that of the shell are provided with twelve points of intersection and along the equatorial circle, including one of the main directions of rotation, of the main-body - globe - there are six points of inter-section in alternating direction - under and above of the equatorial circle respectively - while along the other three main direc-tions o~ rotation there are six further points of intersection also in alternating direction, and in each point of intersection a fixed sign-supporter is arranged and the further sign-supporters on the surface of the main body can be moved along the fixed sign-supporters. ~he sign-supporters are preferably of disk-form and are provided with extensions of l-shape, attaching into the pathw~s - grooves - formed on the surface of the main body, and on their outside surface they are povided with colours and/or numbers and/or letters and/or with other distinguishing signs.
In a further preferred embodiment, on the pathways on the surface of the shell surrolmding the main body, the sign-supporters axe placed like petals in a way that from the eighteen sign-supporters having -the same diameter size, arranged on the shell-part surrounding the equatorial circle of the main body - globe - every 3 third sign-supporter forms the central element of a petal, while these sign-suppor-ters are surrounded with six further sign-supporters all the six and also the central sign-supporters having the same diameter-size and the six sign-supporters being in contact with the central sign-supporter; all the sign-supporters arranged 6~
along the main directions of rotation can be freely moved while the sign-supporters which centre is situated on the circles parallel with the circles of the main directions of rotation and which form each the centre of petal are placed on the fix points of intersection of the main body and the relation among these sign-supporters remain unchanged during the rearrangement.
Brief Descri~tion of the Drawin~s ~he invention is described in detail in the following, with reference to the accompanying drawings showing some preferable ~mbodiments of the solid puzzle device, where FIG~ 1 is a sectional view along the plane including the equatorial circle of the solid puzzle device ~ logical toy - ;
FIG~ 2 is a side view of a half of the central member of the device of ~IG~ 1;
FIG ~ 3 is a top view of a half of the central member of the device of FIG~ 1;
0 FIG~ 4 is a top view of the fixed shaped-figure of the device of FIG~ 1;
FIG~ 5 is a front view o~ the fixed shaped-figure of FIG~ 4;
FIG~ 6 is a side view of the fixed shaped-figure of l~IG~ 4;
FIG~ 7 is a top view of a movable shaped-figure of -the dev:ice of FIG~ 1;
FIG~ 8 is a front view of the movable shaped-fi.gure of FIG~ 7;
0 FIG~ 9 is a side view of the movable shaped-figure of FIGo 7;
- 7 - Z0394~0 Fig. 10 is a top view of an other movable shaped-figure of the device of FIG. l;
Fig. 11 is a top view of the movable shaped-figure of FIG. 10;
5 FIGo 12 is a side view of the movable shaped-figure of FIG. 10;
FIG. 13 is the scheme showing the rearrangement of the solid puzzle device according to the present invention provided with sign supporters arranged like petals;
FIGo 14 is a sectional view along the plane including the equatorial circle of another preferred embodimerlt of -the solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to the present inverltion;
5 FIG. 15 is a top view of a shaped-figure, belonging -to the first group, with common symmetry axle with the coordinate axles of the device of FIG. 14;
FIG. 16 is a front view of the shaped-figure of FIG. 15;
FIG. 17 is a side view of the shaped-figure of FIGo 15;
FIG. 18 is a top view of a shaped-figure from the second group of the device of FIG. 14;
FIG. 19 is a front view of the shape(l-fi~re of FIG. 1~;
FIG. 20 is a side vlew of the shaped-figw e of FIG. 18;
FIG. 21 is a top view of a shaped-figure belonging to the third group of the device of FIG. 14;
FIG. 22 is a front view of the shaped-figure of FIG. 21;
FIG. 23 is a side view of the shaped-figure of FIG. 21;
FIG. 24 is a top view of the f'ixed shaped-figure connected to the cen-tral member of the main body in a further preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Z0394~0 ~ 8 --FIG~ 25 is a sectional view along line A-A in FIG~ 24 7 FIG~ 26 is a top view of an inside element-part of one of the movable figures of the main body, attached to the figure of FIG. 24;
FIG. 27 is a sectional view along line B-B in FIG. 26;
FIG. 28 is a sectional view of the outside covering closing the internal figure-par-t in ~IG. 26~
~IG. 29 is a top view of the inside part of the movable figure forming the main body attached to the figure in ~IG. 2~;
~IG~ 30 is a sectional view along line C-C in ~IG~ 29;
~IG~ 31 is a sectional view along line D-D in ~IG~ 29;
~IG. 32 is a top view of the covering closing the internal part in ~IGo 29;
FIG~ 33 is a sectional view along line ~-~ in FIG~ 32;
FIG~ 34 is a sectional view along line ~-~ in FIG~ 32;
Best Mode of ~arryin~ out the Invention ~ ig. 1 illustrates the sectional view along the plane including the equatorial circle of the main body 1 ~ globe - of the solid puzzle device according to the present invention. ~IG~ 1 shows the central member 2 building up the main body 1 determining the co-ordinate axles cross:ing the geometrica~ centre of the main body 1, determining at the same time the main directions of rotation; the figures 10 fixed to the central member 2;
the relation and the connection of the movable shaped-figures 5 arranged among the fixed figures 10; as well as the surface of the fixed figures 10 and that of the movable shaped-figures 5 thus the surface of the main body 1 as well as the shell-surface 18 surrounding the main body 1.
2039~0 g It should be noted, that the movable shaped-figures S forming the main body 1, arranged among the fixed figures 10 cannot be seen in ~IG. 1. In the shell-surface 18 can be found the pathwa~s assuring the movement of the sign-supporters 16. The sign-supporters 16 are of disk-form and on their lower part they are provided with extensions of ~-shape 17, which extensions 17 are placed in the slits formed on the fixed figures 10 building-up the main body 1 and on the shaped-figure 5 as well as the shaped-figure 8, the slits serving for promoting the guiding of the sign-supporters 16.
In ~lG. 2 there is illustrated a side view of the half of the central member 2 of the solid puzzle device -logical toy - shown in ~IG. 1. r~he central member 2 arranged in the inside of the main body 1, having shanks 3 lying in the direction appropriate with the main directions of rotation is built up practically of -two congruent element-halves. r~he two element-halves are connected to a groove 38 formed along the axle 55 crossing 20 the intersection point of the axles of the shanks 3; the two congruen~t elemen-t-halves of the same shape are fixed to each other with the aim of the fixing-element placed in a bore 37 having a common axle with the axle 55 and the other element-half. r~he shanks 3 of the central 25 member 2 close with each other an angle of ~J 109.5 degrees.
r~he shanks 3 oi' the centra:L memker 2 end in a head-piece 5L~ of a cone-frustum type and are provided with axial slots L~ starting from the head-piece. lhis 3 establishment of the shanks 3 of the central member 2 assures the fixation of the shaped-figures attached to the central member 2, i.e. -the shanks 3 of the central member 2 can be simply snapped into the shaped-figures.
r~he connecting figures abut against the shoulder 56 ~0394~0 formed. in the sh~ 3 of the central member 2.
FIG~ 3 illustrates a top view of the central me~ber 2 of ~IG~ 2, showing the arrangement of the groove 38 receiving the connecting figure-half as well as the bore 37 receiving the fixing-element, fixing the element-halves.
FIG~ 4- illustrates a top view of the shaped-figure 10 building-up the main body 1 of the solid puzzle device according to the present invention as well as a lo part of the surface of the shell 18 surrounding the main body 1 fixed to the central member 2. ~he surface of the fixed figure 10 - which is at the same time the main body 1 as well as a part surface of the shell 18 surrounding the-main body ]. - has a form of an arched-triangle and is provided with slots 12 guiding the sign-supporters 160 FIGo 5 illustrates a front view of the fixed figure 10. As we have already mentioned the fixed figure 10 is connected to the central member 2, thus its footing 19 of cone-frustum type with a curved compone~t is provided with a hole 15 receiving the shank 3 of the central member 2. ~he collared head-piece 20 assuring the movement of the sign supporters 16, including a section of the pathw~ 25 is connected to the footi.ng 19 and they form together a common ~nit. The ~'ixed fi.gure 10 has an asYmmetric :Eormation~ I~ is well shown in ~IG. 6 a,s o~e side of -the footing 19 closes an angle of 12.526 degrees, while the same s:ide of the head-piece 20 closes an angle of 190471 degrees with the symrnetry-axle 11 of the hole 15~
~ IG. 7 illustrates a top view of the movable shaped-figure 5 arranged between the fixed figure 10 and connected to this fixed figure 10. The surface of the movable shaped-figure 5 - as well as a part of the surface of the shell 18 surrounding tbe main body 1 -which is at the SarLe time the main body 1, has a form of arched-triangle and includes a part of the path 7 serving for the movement of the sign-supporters 16.
FIG. 8 illustrates a front view of the movable shaped-figure 5 in FIG. 7. The movable shaped-figure 5 is forrned fundamentally of a footing 21 of cone-frustum type, with a curved component, and of a head-piece 22 provided wi-th slots 12 guiding the sign-supporters 16, connected to the footing 21, forming together with it a whole unit.
The movable shaped figure 5 is also asymmetrical which is well shown in a side-view (see ~IG. 9) as on the one side the symmetrg-axle closes with the footing 21 an angle of 47.353 degrees, while it closes with the head-piece 22 an angle of' 19.471 degrees compared to the symmetry-axle.
FIGo 10 illustrates a top view of the figure 10 fixed to the central member 2 and the movable shaped-figure 8 arranged among the movable shaped-figures 5.
The movable shaped-figure 8 surrounding the rnain body 1 and ibS surface forming the surface-part of the shell 18 are of arched-square type and this surface of the movable shaped-figure 8 includes also a part of the pathways serving for the rnovement of the sign-supporters 16.
~ IG. 1] illustrates a front view of the movable sh~ped-figure in FIG. 10. The movable shaped-figure 8 is formed of a footing 23 of cone-frustum type with a 3 curved component and of a collared head-piece 24 provided with slots 12, guiding the sign-supporters 16, this head-piece is connected with the footing 23, forming together a common unit.
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The side view of the movable shaped-figure 8 is illustrated in FIG. 12.
In case of a solid puzzle device built up from the elements mentioned above, when lying in a plane, the centre lines of the pathways formed on the surface of the shell 18 close with each other an angle of 60 degrees ~see FIG. 13) and both the surface of the main body 1 and that of the shell 18 are provided with twelve connection intersection - points. ~he relation of these points of connection is as follows: there are six points of intersection in alternating direction - under and above resp. - on the equatorial circle of the main body 1 - globe -, including one (I) of the main directions of rotation (II, III, IV) there are six further points of intersection also in alternating direction, in which points of intersection a fix sign-supporter 16a is arranged and the further sign-supporters 16 on the surface of the shell 18 surrounding the main body 1 can be moved along these fix sign-supporters 16b.
~he movable and fix sign-supporters 16, 16a are of disk-form and on their lower part they are provided with extensions of ~-shape 17 attached into the slots 12 on the head-piece situated on the shaped-figures forming the surface of -the shell 18 surrounding the main body 1. ~he surface of -the sign-supporters 16, 16a is provided with dis-tinguishing signs such as colours and~o~ numbers and/or letters and/or other signs.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sign-supporters 16 are arranged on the pathwaYS on 30 the surface of the shell 18 surrounding the main body 1 like petals, in a way that on the axial circle of the main body 1 - situated in the main direction of rotation I - there are eighteen sign-supporters with the same diameter, from the sign-supporters 16 every third sign-supporter 16b forms the central element of a petal.
~hese sign-supporters 16b are surrounded with six further sign-supporters 16 all the six and also the central sign-supporter having the same diameter and the latter six sign-supporters being in contact with the central sign-supporter 16b. ~he sign-supporters 16 and 16b si-tuated along the main directions of rotation I, II, III, IV can be freely moved, while -the sign-supporters 16a being situated on the circles parallel with the main directions of rotation I, II, III, IV forming the central element of a petal are arranged in the eighteen points of intersection formed on -the surface of the she~
18 and these sign-supporters 16a remain in their place during the rearrangement (see FIG. 13). ~he distinguishing sign - e.g. colour - of the sign-supporters 16a is in each case identical with the colour of the shell 18.
~ he aim of -the toy according to the invention is that in case of sign-supporters 16, 16a and 16b provid~
~.g. with colours, petals of the same colour should be created. This is effected on the following manner: the sign-supporters 16 should be moved along the main directions of rotation I, II, III and IV and should be rotated resp. about the sign-supporters 16a arranged in the fix intersection points. ~his operation should be continued as long as the desired purpose has been achieved e.g. until all the petals are of' the same colour.
~ his embodiment of the invention ensures the possibility of a number of rearrangement methods. For example in case of sign-suppor-ters 16 provided with letters, the toy can be practically considered as a spatial cross-word puzzle and the aim of the toy may be to form words, sentences along the main directions of rotation I,II, III and IV and that the petals should Z03941[) also include words with meaning.
It is to be noted that in case of an embodiment without shell-surface, the rearrangement is effected by rotating the shaped-figures 5, 8, 10, 26, 27, 33, 39, 44 and 49 forming the main body 1 in the main directions of rotation I, II, III and IV.
FIG. 14 illustrates a sectional view along a plane including the equatorial circle of the main body 1 of another possible embodiment of the solid puzzle device -logical toy - according to the present invention. In case of this embodiment the toy does not have any central member, thus compared with the embodiment in FIG. l,it cannot be disassembled. ~he logical toy in ~IG. 14 is a]so built up from shaped-figures, the characteristic of the shaping of these figures is that the elements cannot move in radial direction and at the same time they are self-closing. ~IG. 14 shows the connection of shaped-figures 26 and 27 to each other. In case of this embodiment, the function of shaped-figure 26 is practically the same as the function of the shaped-figure 10 of the embodiment illustrated in ~IG. 1, but compared with the shaped-figure 10, the shaped-figure 26 is not fixed. ~he symmetry-axle of the shaped-figure 26 is coincidental with the main rota-tion axles. On -the footing 28 of the shaped-figure 2~ -there is a guiding extension 29 and be-tween the footing 28 and -the head-piece 31 - which consist practically of one piece - there is a groove 300 ~he extension 32 of the connecting figure 27 streches into this groove 30, -the groove 30 and the ex-tension 32 are constructed self`-closingly. ~he shell 18 appropriate for the moving O:r the sign-supporters 16 explained in details above and the path~s formed in the shell 18 on the head-piece of the shaped figures resp.
can be find in this embodiment as well.
~ 0 3 9 4 ~ 0 It should be noted, however, that the toy even without this shell-part 18 assures an enjoyable leisure time. In this case the outside surface of the shaped-figures forming the main body serves as sign-supporter surface and is provided with distinguishing signs. ~he points of intersection - altogether twelve - referred to above, are also present here and the rearrangement of the sign-supporters is effected along these points of intersection.
~he embodiment of the toy in FI~. 14 is different from -the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 thus the form of the shaped-figures constituting the main body of the toy is also different from several points of view. ~he form of these shaped-figures can be shown in FIGS. 15 to 23.
FIG. 15 illustrates a top view of the shaped-figure 26 together with the pathW~s 25 arranged on the shell 18 surrounding the main body 1.
FIG. 16 illustrates a front view of the shaped-figure 26. Also the shaped-figure 26 consists practicaI~
of a footing 28 and of a head-piece 31, forming together with the footing 28 a common unit.
~ he footing 28 is provided with a guiding ex-tension 29 while between the footing 28 and the head-piece 31 there is a groove 30 receiving the e~tension o~ the connecting shaped-figure.
FIG. 17 illustrates a side view of the shaped-figure 26, showing the asymmetrical form of the shaped-figure 26. The ratio of the asymmetry is equal with the ratio of the figure illustrated in FIG. 6.
FIG. 18 illustra-tes a top view of the shaped-figure 27, showing the form of the pathway ~5 of the path arranged on the shell 18.
- 16 - ~0~410 FIG. 19 illustrates the shaped-figure in FIGo 18 together with the extension 32 protruding into the groove 30 of the shaped-figure 26 as well as the form of the head-piece 35 of the shaped-figure 27.
FIG. 20 illustrates a side view of the shaped-figure 27 in FIG. 18, the shaped-figure 27 also having an asymmetrical form~
Finally, FIGS. 21 to 23 illustrate the form of the shaped-figure 33 forming the third group, FIG. 21 is a top-view of the shaped-figure ~3, FIG. 22 is a front-view of the same, while FIGo 23 is a side-view of the shaped-figure 33 with the form of the head-piece 35 as well as that of the extension 34 connected to the other shaped~
figure.
~he operation of -the toy illustrated in FIG. 14 is identical with that of the -toy shown in FIG. 1 and described in details, thus its description is not necessary.
FIG. 24 illustrates a top view of the shaped-figure 20 39 connected to the central member 2 of a further possible embodiment of the logical toy according to the present invention.
~ he form of the shaped-figure 39 can be seen ln FIG. 25 which is a sectiona:L view along line A-A in 25 FIG. 24.
~ he shaped-figure 39 shown in FIG. 25 consists practically of a footing 40 of cone-frustum type with an asymmetrical, curved component provided with a hole 41 receiving the shank 3 of -the central member 2 and of an 30 arched-triangle collared head-piece 42 connected to the footing 40, forming together a common piece. FIG. 25 shows well that the hole 41 receiving the shar~ 3 of the cen-tral member 2 ends in a groove 43 formed in the shaped - 17 - Z03941.0 figure 39 ad~ acent to the collar 42. ~he function of the groove 43 is very important, as the head 54 of the shank 3 of the central member 2 introduced into the hole 41 snaps into the groove 38 thus fixing the shaped-figure 5 39 to the central member 2.
FIG. 26 illustrates a top view of the shaped-figure 44 formed to be movable, attached to the shaped-figure 39, while FIG. 27 shows a sectional view along line B-:B
in FIG. 26. ~he shaped-figure 44 is formed practically 10 of two parts: of an internal figure-part shown in FIG.
27 and of a covering 46 shown in. FIG. 28 closing that internal figure-part from the top - from the surface of the main body 1.
rlhe internal figure-part of shaped-figure 44 consists 15 of a footing 45 of cone-frustum type with an a~mmetrical, curved component, provided with a hole 47 of axial direction, the pin 48 of the covering 46 having a surface of arched-triangle form can be introduced into the hole 47 of the footing. ~he solid connection among the parts 20 of shaped-figure 44 is realized by stric-t fi-tting and sticking, respectively.
FIG. 29 illustrates a top view of the internal part of shaped-figure 49 connected to shaped-figure 39 and shaped figure 44 respectively.
FIG. 30 illustrates a sectiorlal view along line a-c, while FIG. 31 illustra-tes the same alon.g line D-D
in FIG. 29.
Like the shaped-figure 44, the shaped-figure 49 is also forn~ed of two parts: of an internal part with a footing 50 of cone-frustum type, with a curved component and of a covering 53 closing the internal figure-part from the surface of the main body 1. Irhe form of the internal part of the shaped-figure 49 can be shown in 203941C) ~IG. 30 and 31. ~he footing 50 of the shaped-figure 49 is provided with a bore 51 receiving the pin 52 of the covering 53.
~ he form of the covering 53 closing the internal part of the shaped-figure 49 can be shown in FIGS. 32 to 34.
FIG. 32 illustrating a top view of the covering 53, while FIG. 33 shows a sectional view along line E-~ in FIG. 32 and FIG. 34 illustrates the same along line F-F. ~he solid connection between the internal part and the covering 53 of shaped-figure 49 is assured by the strict fitting and sticking of the bore 51 respectively, formed in the internal part and the pin 52 of the covering 53.
~ he operation - application - of the solid puzzle device - logical toy - built up from the shaped-figures shown in FIGS,32 to 34 will be explained as specified herebelow.
By way of introduction it should be noted that in case of the present embodiment the pathway-system formed on the surface of the main body and the further elements moved on this pathway-system are superfluous, thus the toy can be realized solely by rotating the elements building up the main body along the main directions of rotation with the aid of the points of intersection.
On the surface-parts of the figures forrning the 25 m~ b~y,, in the corners of the head-piece of the '' figures, there are different distinguishing signs -preferably colour-signs - in an arranged form, and these colour-signs are situated around a circle on the surface of the main body. ~he aim of the toy is to rearrange these distingui,shing signs from a disordered situation into another, a prefectly ordered one, by rotating them along the main directions of rotation.
~ he advantage of the solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to the present invention is that it develops the logical ability of its user and assures an enjoyeable leisure time for everybody.
Another advantage of the solid puzzle device -logical toy - in accordance with the present invention lies in that it is suitable for playing various games with different complexity.
Claims (17)
1. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - with a main body, built up as an integral whole from figures, as sign-supporters; this main body is built-up from a central member and from figures that can be divided into three different groups - but in each group with identical shaping - and the figures can be rotated about the spatial co-ordinate axles, as the main directions of rotation, the co-ordinate axles passing through the geometrical centrum of the main body, characterised in that the main body (1) is a globe, which spherical main body (1) consists of a central member (2) containing the fictive centre of the main body as well as the main directions of rotation; of a footing (19, 40) of cone-frustum type with an asymmetrical, curved component provided with a hole (15, 41) for putting up the shanks (3) of the central member (2), furthermore of fixed figures (10, 39) formed of an arched-triangle collared head-piece (20, 42) connected to the footing (19, 40), among the fixed figures (10, 39) there are further shaped-figures (5, 44) connected to the fixed figures (10, 39) toy shaped connection, forming two groups, the shaped figures (5, 44) belonging to the first group, consisting of a footing (21) of cone-frustum type, with an asymmetrical, curved component and of a head-piece (22) having an arched-triangle surface, connected to the footing (21) and the shaped-figures (8, 49) belonging to the second group consisting of a footing (23) of cone-frustum type, with a curved component and of an arched-square collared head-piece (24) connected with the footing (23).
(Priority: March 30, 1990)
(Priority: March 30, 1990)
2. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - with a regular main body, built up as an integral whole from figures as sign-supporters; this main body is built up from figures that can be divided into three different groups - but in each group with identical shaping - and the figures can be rotated about the spatial co-ordinate axles 5 as the main directions of rotation, the co-ordinate axles passing through the geometrical centre of the main body, characterized in that the main body is a globe (1) built up from shaped-figures (26, 279 28) provided with self-closing extensions (29, 32) being hindered in their axial move, connected to each other by self-closing connection, or with grooves (30) receiving the above extensions (29, 32).
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
3. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to claim 1, wherein the central member (2) of the main body (1) contains two congruent elements, the shanks (3) of which close with each other an angle of ? 109.5 degrees.
(Priority: March 30, 1990)
(Priority: March 30, 1990)
4. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to claims 1 or 3 wherein the shanks (3) of the centrel member (2) of the main body (1) end in a head (54) of cone-frustum type and are provided with an axial slot (4).
(Priority: March 30, 1990)
(Priority: March 30, 1990)
5. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to one of claims 1, 3 or 4 wherein the movable shaped-figures (44) placed among the fixed figures (39) of the main body (1), belonging to the first group are formed of two parts (45, 46): of a footing (45) shaped of cone-frustum type with an asymmetrical curved component provided with an axial hole (47) as well as of a covering (46) having a surface of an arched-triangle, provided with a pin (48) projecting in-to the hole (47) of the footing (45).
(Priority: March 30, 1990)
(Priority: March 30, 1990)
6. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to one of claims 1, 3 or 4 wherein the shaped-figures (49) connected to the movable adjacent figures (39, 44) - forming the second group - placed among the fixed figures (39) of the main body (1), are formed of two parts: of an internal part having a footing (50) of cone-frustum type with a curved component and of a covering (53) provided with a pin (52) projecting into the hole (51) of the footing (50) of the internal part.
(Priority: March 30, 1990)
(Priority: March 30, 1990)
7. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to claim 2 or 4- wherein the shaped-figure (26) is formed of a footing (28) of cone-frustum type with a curved component, provided with extensions (29) the symmetry-axle of which is coincidental with the axles determining the main directions of rotation and of a head-piece (31) of arched-triangle form connected with the footing (28), forming together a common unit, the shaped-figure (26) being provided between its head-piece (31) and footing (28) with a groove (30) receiving the extensions (32, 34) of the connecting shaped-figures (27, 33).
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
8. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to claim 2 or 7, wherein there are further shaped-figures (27, 33) connected with the shaped-figures (26) the symmetry-axle of which is coincidental with the axles determining the main directions of rotation, provided with extensions (32, 34) formed in a way assuring self-closing connection and connected to the groove (30) of the shaped-figure (26); further there are shaped-figures (27) forming two different groups, the shaped-figures (27) belonging to the first group consisting of a head piece (35) having a form of an arched-triangle and of a footing (32) provided with an extension connected to the adjacent figure; the head-piece (35) and the footing forming a common unit; while the shaped-figures (33) belonging to the other group, consist of a head-piece (36) of an arched-square type and of a footing, provided with an extension (34) connected to the attached figures, the footing and the head-piece (36) forming together a common unit.
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
9. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to anyone of claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 8, wherein on the head-pieces (20, 22, 24, 31, 35, 36) of the shaped-figures (5, 8, 10, 26, 27, 33) forming the main body (1) there are path-sections (25) intersecting each other, forming the guide path (7, 13, 14) creating the spherical shell (18) of the main body (1), for moving of further sign-supporters (16) along the surface of the main body.
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
10. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to anyone of claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 9, characterized in that when laying in a plane, the centre lines of the pathways (7, 13, 14) formed on the surface of the shell (18) close with each other an angle of 60 degrees.
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
11. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 10,wherein both the surface of the main body (1) and that of the shell (18) are provided with twelve points of intersection.
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
12. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to anyone of claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 11, wherein along the equatorial circle including one of the main directions of rotation (I) of the main body (1) globe - there are six points of intersection in alternating direction - under and above of the equatorial circle respectively -, while along the other three main directions of rotation (II, III, IV) there are six further points of intersection, also in alternating direction, in each points of intersection a fixed sign-supporter (16a) is arranged and the further sign-supporters (16) on the surface of the main body (1) can be moved along these fixed sign-supporters (16a).
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
13. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to anyone of claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 12, wherein the sign-supporters (16, 16a, 16b) are of disk-form.
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
14. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to anyone of claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 13, wherein the sign-supporters (16) are provided with extensions of T-shape (17) attached into the pathways (7, 13, 14) - grooves - formed on the surface of the main-body (1).
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
15. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to anyone of claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 14, wherein the surface of the sign-supporters (16, 16a, 16b) is provided with distinguishing signs such as colours and/or numbers and/or letters and/or other signs.
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
16. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to anyone of claims 1 to 4 and 7 to 15, wherein on the pathways (7, 13, 14) on the surface of the shell (18) surrounding the main body (1) the sign-supporters (16, 16a, 16b) are placed like petals in a way that from the eighteen sign-supporters (16, 16a, 16b) having the same diameter size arranged on the shell-part (18) surrounding the equatorial circle of the main body (1) - globe -every third sign-supporter (16b) form the central element of a petal, while these sign-supporters (16b) are surrounded with six further sign-supporters (16) all the six and also the central sign-supporters (16b) having the same diameter-size and the six sign-supporters (16) being in contact with the central sign-supporter (16b);
all the sign-supporters (16b) arranged along the main directions of rotation (I, II, III, IV) can be freely moved while the sign-supporters (16a) which centre is placed on the circles parallel with the circles of the main directions of rotation (I, II, III, IV) and which form each the centre of a petal are placed on the fix points of intersection of the main body (1) and the relation among these sign-supporters (16a) remains unchanged during the rearrangement.
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
all the sign-supporters (16b) arranged along the main directions of rotation (I, II, III, IV) can be freely moved while the sign-supporters (16a) which centre is placed on the circles parallel with the circles of the main directions of rotation (I, II, III, IV) and which form each the centre of a petal are placed on the fix points of intersection of the main body (1) and the relation among these sign-supporters (16a) remains unchanged during the rearrangement.
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
17. Solid puzzle device - logical toy - according to anyone of claims 1 to 16, wherein the outside surface of the shaped-figures (5, 8, 10, 26, 27, 33, 39, 44, 49) forming the surface of the main body (1) is provided with distinguishing signs, preferably with colours and/or numbers and/or letters and/or pictures and/or other similar signs.
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
(Priority: September 6, 1989)
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