DE102006037086A1 - Toy building set for use by children, has cubical, trapezoidal or rhombic-shaped stackable units comprising one or two closed surfaces and remaining cut surfaces, where cut surfaces include movable curtain or sliding door - Google Patents

Abstract

The set has two cubical, trapezoidal or rhombic-shaped stackable units, where each stackable unit has one or two closed surfaces and remaining cut surfaces. The stackable units have closed and/or rhombical or trapezoidal-shaped deck and base surfaces. The stackable units have holes in the deck surface and are made of wood. The cut surfaces of the stackable unit are provided with a movable curtain or sliding door. Each stackable unit is provided with an inner lying coiled stair. The units can be used as a decorative shelf.

Description

The The present invention relates to a toy building kit for ever again new shapes and assembling toy houses or Dollhouses, wherein the toy building kit of at least two stackable elements with characteristic recesses in the outer surfaces, which is such when stacking can be combined with each other that doorways, window openings as well as stairway openings arise.

There are various types of toy houses known, which must be composed in part of many items over a long period of time, such as toy houses of LEGO ^® .

Other Toy houses can, however, be faster by putting together roof and Assemble the base plate and four outer walls, on the other hand have the disadvantage that you are basically only put together in one mold and not to other house forms can be transformed as desired.

children However, a toy house is relatively quickly assembled and to be disassembled again and, above all, to the childlike creativity to meet, with a few simple basic building blocks, one always to assemble another toy house again.

Consequently Object of the present invention is a toy building kit to provide, with which quickly and easily many different Types of toy houses let reach which door, Window and stairs openings as well as terraces.

According to the invention this Task by a toy building kit with specially designed Stackable elements according to the main claim of solved present invention. Further advantageous embodiments of the present invention result from the description, the appended claims and the figures.

Of the Toy foundation kit includes at least two of these stackable ones Elements and preferably three, four or five. With supplementary kits are the possibilities for different construction variants elevated. Complementary kits included in each case preferably only one element.

These two or more preferably cuboid stackable elements be used to assemble one or more toy houses, dollhouses or site huts used by the stackable elements face-to-face or be juxtaposed.

For example can be with 6 stackable elements two toy houses three rooms each, or a toy house with two and a toy house with four or, for example, a single toy house with 6 rooms put together and even while simply regroup and rearrange the game.

The Stackable elements are preferably made of wood and have a characteristic area division the side surfaces on. The thickness of the wooden walls is preferably 6 to 15 mm.

essential to the invention is also that in particular the cuboid or trapezoidal or rhomboid stackable elements no base and no top surface with four walls but rather six equivalent surfaces with preferably different area distribution, these Elements can be arranged arbitrarily, i. each of the 6 surfaces can as a base area as well as deck area as well as side surface serve. Each of the stackable elements symbolizes a room of Toy house, where each of these rooms are rotated arbitrarily can and in a structure of the toy house the top surface of a Room is now a side wall or a side wall to the base area.

There the stackable elements arbitrarily rotated or put together can be juxtaposed and characteristic area recesses or surface openings exhibit arise by the juxtaposition of two walls of two stackable elements determine geometric patterns, i. certain Recesses or openings in the form of doorways, window openings or staircase openings, on which later will be discussed in more detail.

Characteristic are also the individual areas of the stackable element. These surfaces can be closed on the one hand be, i. there is an area without openings or recesses before.

each stackable element has one or two closed surfaces, where in the case of two closed surfaces these surfaces are not adjoin one another, i. lie opposite. In the case of stackable Elements with two opposite massive surfaces the two closed surfaces are preferred as a top surface or Roof and floor area or soil and also used so, with this use is not mandatory.

moreover is preferred if each stackable element is a completely open one area has convenient to other toys in the room of the toy house to be able to place.

The remaining three to five surfaces a stackable element, which is now not open or closed are designed to follow a strict geometric pattern the area distribution.

Basically, the surfaces be designed both rectangular and square, so that as a cuboid stackable elements to a cuboid, i. a rectangular column with six rectangular areas as well as dice with 6 square surfaces result. in principle However, the invention is not limited to these simple body, so that under the term stackable elements here also hexahedral body with a ground and top surface in the form of a rhombus (preferably 60 ° / 120 ° / 60 ° / 120 °) or in the form of a trapezoid (preferably 60 ° / 120 ° / 120 ° / 60 °) or in shape of a parallelogram or in the form of a dragon, these being body then four side surfaces in the form of a square or in the form of a rectangle. Prefers from these basic bodies are cuboid, square, rhombus and trapezoid, being cuboid and square more preferred and especially preferred is the square.

Of the Includes toy building kit at least two cuboidal or at least two trapezoidal ones or at least two diamond-shaped stackable elements, wherein the space bounding surfaces of a each of the cuboid or trapezoidal or rhomboid Stackable elements have one or two closed surfaces and the remaining areas follow the strict geometrical patterns a) to l), as under described. Naturally The toy building set can also be 3, 4, 5 or 6 or more of these cuboid or trapezoidal or diamond-shaped Contain elements as well as combinations of these geometric shapes, e.g. two cuboid (unlike cube-shaped) and two cube-shaped and a trapezoidal element.

The space-limiting surfaces The individual stackable elements are in different ways left out or z.T. completely omitted. This way, passages, windows, stairways as well as the necessary access to the rooms created. The recesses follow a module measure, so that when composing the elements the windows and passages also between the elements with great Overlap probability and thus create connections between the elements. The Elements are characterized by a reduced design language and a consistent Pitch (e.g. 1/3 of the page length) for the open and closed areas out.

The characteristic area division by the thinning or the ninth of the total area is in 1 and 2 reproduced, wherein 1 on a square and 2 refers to a rectangular area. This division can be easily transferred to trapezoidal or rhombic surfaces.

The Numbers 1 to 9 characterize the nine equal partial areas of one area of the stackable element. The numbers 1-4-7 denote the vertical left third of the total area, the numbers 2-5-8 the vertical middle third and the numbers 3-6-9 the vertical right third the total area.

The Number 1 denotes the upper left ninth, the number 2 the upper one middle ninth, the number 3 the top right ninth, the number 4 the middle left ninth, the number 5 the middle ninth, the Number 6 the middle right ninth, the number 7 the lower left Ninth, the number 8 the lower middle ninth and the number 9 the Lower right ninth of the total area of one of the six faces of the stackable element.

3 shows the mold patterns used for the 3 to 5 surfaces of the stackable element, which are not completely open or completely closed.

at the area 3A, only the right vertical third (faces 3, 6 and 9) is closed and the middle and left thirds of the surface (faces 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8) cut out.

at the area 3B, only the left vertical third (faces 1, 4 and 7) is closed and the middle and right third of the surface (faces 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8) cut out.

at the area 3C, the middle vertical third (sub-areas 2, 5, and 8) is cut out and the right and the left third of the surface (partial surfaces 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9) closed.

at the area 3D is the top middle and top right ninths (faces 2 and 3) and the middle and right middle ninths of the surface (faces 5 and 6) cut out.

at the area 3E is the upper middle and upper left ninth (faces 1 and 2) as well as the middle and left middle ninth of the surface (partial surfaces 4 and 5) cut out.

For face 3F, the top middle and top right ninths (faces 2 and 3) and the middle and right middle ninths of the face (Sections 5 and 6) and the lower middle ninth of the surface (sub-area 8) cut out.

at the area 3G is the upper middle and upper left ninth (patches 1 and 2) as well as the middle and left middle ninth of the surface (partial surfaces 4 and 5) as well as the lower middle ninth of the surface (partial surface 8) cut out.

at the area 3H, the right vertical third (faces 3, 6 and 9) is cut out.

at the area 3I, the left vertical third (faces 1, 4 and 7) is cut out.

at the area 3J is the upper middle and upper right ninth (patches 2 and 3) 3) and the middle and right middle ninths of the surface (faces 5 and 6) and the lower right ninth of the surface (partial surface 9) cut out.

at the area 3K is the upper middle and upper left ninth (patches 1 and 2) as well as the middle and left middle ninth of the surface (partial surfaces 4 and 5) as well as the lower left ninth of the surface (partial surface 7) cut out.

• a) das vertikale mittlere (2, 5, 8) und vertikale linke Drittel (1, 4, 7) der Fläche ist ausgeschnitten,
• b) das vertikale mittlere (2, 5, 8) und vertikale rechte Drittel (3, 6, 9) der Fläche ist ausgeschnitten,
• c) das vertikale mittlere Drittel (2, 5, 8) der Fläche ist ausgeschnitten,
• d) das mittlere obere Neuntel (2) sowie das rechte obere Neuntel (3) sowie das mittlere Neuntel (5) als auch das mittlere rechte Neuntel (6) sind ausgeschnitten,
• e) das mittlere obere Neuntel (2) sowie das linke obere Neuntel (1) sowie das mittlere Neuntel (5) als auch das mittlere linke Neuntel (4) sind ausgeschnitten,
• f) das vertikale mittlere Drittel (2, 5, 8) sowie das rechte obere Neuntel (3) als auch das rechte mittlere Neuntel (6) sind ausgeschnitten,
• g) das vertikale mittlere Drittel (2, 5, 8) sowie das linke obere Neuntel (1) als auch das linke mittlere Neuntel (4) sind ausgeschnitten,
• h) das vertikale rechte Drittel (3, 6, 9) ist ausgeschnitten,
• i) das vertikale linke Drittel (1, 4, 7) ist ausgeschnitten,
• j) das vertikale rechte Drittel (3, 6, 9) sowie das mittlere obere Neuntel (2) als auch das mittlere Neuntel (5) sind ausgeschnitten,
• k) das vertikale linke Drittel (1, 4, 7) sowie das mittlere obere Neuntel (2) als auch das mittlere Neuntel (5) sind ausgeschnitten,
• l) die gesamte Fläche (1–9) ist offen,

wobei bei dem Stapeln zweier stapelbarer Elemente an zwei ungleich ausgeschnittenen Flächen a) bis k) eines der Formmuster c) bis k) oder ein Formmuster entsteht, bei dem das obere rechte Neuntel (Teilfläche 3) und das mittlere rechte Neuntel (Teilfläche 6) oder bei dem das obere mittlere Neuntel (Teilfläche 2) und das mittlere Neuntel (Teilfläche 5) oder bei dem das obere linke Neuntel (Teilfläche 1) und das mittlere linke Neuntel (Teilfläche 4) ausgeschnitten sind.According to the invention, a stackable element has a solid, ie a closed surface and optionally a further solid, ie closed surface and / or an open surface and the remaining 3 to 5 surfaces have a strict geometric shape pattern as in 3 shown, selected from the shape patterns

• a) the vertical middle (2, 5, 8) and vertical left thirds (1, 4, 7) of the surface are cut out,
• b) the vertical middle (2, 5, 8) and vertical right thirds (3, 6, 9) of the surface are cut out,
• c) the vertical middle third (2, 5, 8) of the surface is cut out,
• d) the middle upper ninth (2) and the right upper ninth (3) as well as the middle ninth (5) and the middle right ninth (6) are cut out,
• e) the middle upper ninth (2) and the left upper ninth (1) as well as the middle ninth (5) and the middle left ninth (4) are cut out,
• f) the vertical middle third (2, 5, 8) and the right upper ninth (3) as well as the right middle ninth (6) are cut out,
• g) the vertical middle third (2, 5, 8) and the upper left ninth (1) as well as the left middle ninth (4) are cut out,
• h) the vertical right third (3, 6, 9) is cut out,
• i) the vertical left third (1, 4, 7) is cut out,
• j) the vertical right third (3, 6, 9) and the middle upper ninth (2) as well as the middle ninth (5) are cut out,
• k) the vertical left third (1, 4, 7) and the middle upper ninth (2) as well as the middle ninth (5) are cut out,
• l) the entire surface (1-9) is open,

wherein in the stacking of two stackable elements on two unevenly cut surfaces a) to k) one of the shape patterns c) to k) or a shape pattern is formed in which the upper right ninth (part 3) and the middle right ninth (part 6) or in which the upper middle ninth (partial area 2) and the middle ninth (partial area 5) or in which the upper left ninth (partial area 1) and the middle left ninth (partial area 4) are cut out.

Of the Term "cut out" as used herein means that this part of the surface is open, i. from the closed area has been separated, although it may well be possible that the open part is closed by a sliding door, a front door or a curtain can be. Thus, "cut out" means that part no longer to the closed area heard the side wall. The term "solid" means "closed", meaning no opening or Cut in this area.

Consequently see the stackable elements in a preferred embodiment a fastening means (e.g., a spring steel strap) for a curtain or a sliding door or door over an aperture; Recess before, which is used for fastening the sliding door, front door and / or curtain, which the opening or recess can be closed.

Further is in a preferred embodiment a stackable element a spiral staircase located in the room interior provided with a corresponding recess in the ceiling surface, where the Spiral staircase ends.

There the recesses in the surfaces the cuboid stackable elements follow a consistent grid, also arise when composing two surfaces of two stackable elements certain geometric shapes for the overlapping opening in Form of passages or door, Window or stair openings.

In particular, the shape patterns are obtained as overlapping openings 3C to 3K or there is a window opening in which the upper right ninth (partial area 3) and the middle right ninth (partial area 6) or in which the upper middle ninth (partial area 2) and the middle ninth (partial area 5) or in the upper left ninth (part 1) and the middle left ninth (part che 4) are open.

Puts for example, a side surface of the Embodiment 3B with 3F to each other, so there is a passage in the form of 3C. If you put the surfaces 3G and 3H together, This creates a small window due to the opening in the area of the surface 2 and 5, whereas when assembling both surfaces also a large window according to 3D arise can, provided one of the elements by 180 ° parallel to the other element rotates.

The really interesting variants result in a staggered Stringing or stacking by one-third measure of side length or any intermediate measure. Then new passage patterns and sizes, galleries, balconies and Eaves.

provides you two stackable elements each on their open side together, is formed from two elements a large space with access through the remaining sufficiently large Cutouts.

Of the Toy building kit according to the invention offers the advantage of having few easy to produce stackable Elements of creativity of a child is addressed as toy houses or dollhouses in more diverse Already made three or four of these elements in great different ways Let diversity be put together.

going Assume that each stackable item is made up of 5 different ones faces is made and the kit consists of 4 of these elements, so There are already several hundred ways to stack these 4 Element to each other and / or to each other.

Thereby reserves The toy has its charm for a long time, because you can always have new toy houses with it can create which windows, stairs, terraces and doors at different Have bodies.

In a further preferred embodiment, the stackable elements are suitable, for example for Barbie ^® dolls manufacturer Mattel or similar to build a dollhouse. The compatibility with toys of the Barbie doll series requires no special adaptation or design of the stackable elements, but only a certain edge length of the surfaces of 30 cm to 40 cm, preferably of about 35 cm.

The stackable elements forming the individual rooms of the toy house, can in individually equipped and furnished with other toy items.

According to the invention are suitable the stackable elements due to their shape and stability (stiffness) as wall-hung Shelving system especially when puppetry is playing with age subsides.

figure description

1 and 2 show the strict division of area by nicking the area;

3 shows the possible shape patterns a) to k);

4 shows a cube-shaped element with side surfaces according to shape patterns a), c) d) with two closed and one open surface.

5 shows a cube-shaped element with side surfaces according to shape patterns a), c) e) with two closed and one open surface.

6 shows a cube-shaped element with side surfaces according to the shape pattern a), b) h) with a closed and an open surface.

7 shows a cube-shaped element with side surfaces according to shape patterns b), e) f) with two closed and one open surface.

8th - 11 show trapezoidal elements with different shape patterns.

12 - 15 show cuboidal (not cubic) elements with different shape patterns.

Examples

Example 1: toy foundation kit A (Cube type)

Of the Toy building set consists of the following 4 cube-shaped stackable elements. The description of the outer surfaces refers in the following each on the outside view.

Element 1 has a closed base and a closed cover plate. Side face I has the shape according to 3D , Side surface II has the shape according to 3C , Side surface III has the shape according to 3B and side surface IV is open.

element 2 is like element 1, but side surfaces I and III are reversed.

Element 3 has a closed base plate and a cover plate of the form according to 3H , Side face I has the shape according to 3B , Side surface II has the shape according to 3B , Side surface III has the shape according to 3A and side surface IV has the form according to 3B , where in the interior of the room is a double spiral staircase, which ends in the recess of the cover plate.

Element 4 has in the base plate according to a recess 3H , The cover plate is closed. Side face I has the shape according to 3B , Side surface II has the shape according to 3B , Side surface III has the shape according to 3E and side surface IV has the shape according to 3F ,

In The stackable elements 1 to 4 each 4-sided below the cover plate at a distance of approx. 8 mm spring steel wires (d = 2.5 mm). They serve as a holder for the enclosed in the kit Fabric blinds in different colors and patterns. All elements are made of pre-cut wood parts through glued joints assemble.

The stackable elements 1 to 4 are with fittings or holes in the cover plates provided, which allow easy wall mounting. The stackable elements can so as a decorative wall-hung Shelves are used.

Example 2: toy building set B (diamond type)

The toy building set (rug type) has the same elements as toy box A (dice type), but in element 1, 2 and 4, the base and cover plate are not square, but diamond-shaped in the shape of a regular rhombus (interior angle 60 ° / 120 ° / 60 ° / 120 °). The side surfaces are exactly as in Example 1. The recess in the base plate of element 4 has the shape of a parallelogram. The situation is analogous 3H in the right third of the base plate.

element 3 has a spiral staircase as in example 1 but has base plate and cover plate a Trapezfrom (internal angle 60 ° / 120 ° / 120 ° / 60 °). The stairwell in The cover plate has the congruent shape to the recess of the base plate from element 4.

Accessories and fittings are as stated in Example 1.

Example 3: toy building set C (cuboid type)

Of the Toy building set (cuboid type) has the same elements as toy box A (dice type), however are at element 1-4 the side lengths changed so that the side surfaces I and III shortened by 1/3 of the lateral length and the side surfaces II and IV by 1/3 of the lateral length be enlarged, where the height the side surfaces not changed. This results in cuboids with the dimensions I X b X h of 22 cm X 44th cm X 33 cm.

In ninth division according to 3 the outer surface changes proportionally according to 2 so that the recesses change proportionally with the stairs as well.

Claims (10)

Toy building set consisting of at least two cuboid or two trapezoidal or two diamond-shaped stackable elements, wherein the space bounding surfaces of a each of the cuboid or trapezoidal or diamond-shaped Stackable elements have one or two closed surfaces and the remaining areas follow strict geometrical patterns, selected from the shape patterns a) the vertical middle and vertical left Third of the area is cut out, b) the vertical middle and vertical right third of the area is cut out, c) is the vertical middle third of the area cut, d) the middle upper ninth and the right one upper ninth and the middle ninth as well as the middle right Ninths are cut out, e) the middle upper ninth as well as the upper left ninth and the middle ninth as well the middle left ninth are cut out, f) the vertical one middle third as well as the right upper ninth as well as the right middle ninths are cut out, g) the vertical middle one Third as well as the left upper ninth and the left middle Ninths are cut out, h) the vertical right third is cut out, i) the vertical left third is cut out, j) the vertical right third as well as the middle upper ninth as also the middle ninth are cut out, k) the vertical one left third as well as the middle upper ninth as well as the middle one Ninths are cut out, l) the entire surface is open, wherein in the stacking of two stackable elements two unevenly cut surfaces a) to k) of one of the mold patterns c) to k) or a shape pattern is created in which the upper right Ninth and the middle right ninth or the upper middle one Ninth and middle ninth, or the top left ninth and the middle left ninth are cut out. Toy building kit according to claim 1, wherein the top surface and floor area the stackable elements designed closed and / or diamond-shaped or trapezoidal are. Toy building kit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein The stackable elements are made of wood. Toy building kit according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the toy building kit of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 stackable elements consists. Toy building kit according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the cut-out areas a stackable element with a movable curtain or one sliding door are provided. Toy building kit according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one stackable element with an inner coiled Staircase is provided. Toy building kit according to one of the preceding claims, wherein it is in the cuboid stackable elements around cubic stackable Elements acts. A toy building set according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the stackable elements are dimensionally compatible with Mattel's ^Barbie® toy. Use of stackable elements for construction a toy house. Use of stackable elements as decorative wall-mounted Shelving system.