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EP0183906B1
EP0183906B1 EP85107697A EP85107697A EP0183906B1 EP 0183906 B1 EP0183906 B1 EP 0183906B1 EP 85107697 A EP85107697 A EP 85107697A EP 85107697 A EP85107697 A EP 85107697A EP 0183906 B1 EP0183906 B1 EP 0183906B1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the invention relates to a puzzle cube consisting of a plurality of spatially interlocking components which fill the volume of the cube and are detachable from one another.
  • a cube which consists of a small number of wooden building blocks, which can be joined together to form a cube in a spatially interpenetrating manner. Because of the small number of components, this cube quickly loses its play value and appeal, since it can be put together without difficulty once the basic principle has become known.
  • Rubik's Cube Another type of this cube has come to be known as Rubik's Cube.
  • the components are basically detachable from one another, but they are only shifted against one another in several planes in use in such a way that the surfaces of the components appearing on the outside change their positions on the different side surfaces of the overall cube.
  • the shifting of the differently colored outer surfaces can take place according to a mathematically formulable principle which, once known, makes the order of these surfaces a routine activity.
  • this cube only addresses the geometric sense of order on a surface, spatial imagination with regard to the shape and orientation of three-dimensional bodies is not necessary. The game value is therefore exhausted for many users after a short time.
  • a puzzle cube of the type mentioned at the outset is known from GB-A-2 109 251.
  • This publication describes a puzzle cuboid, which consists of a plurality of spatially interlocking components that fill and separate the volume of the cuboid, the volume of the cuboid being divided into several small cubes of the same size, so that thirteen geometrically different components are provided, of which each consists of several small cubes with their sides flush against each other and firmly connected.
  • the object on which the invention is based is to create a puzzle cube of the type mentioned at the outset which, when used in the manner of a three-dimensional puzzle, also appeals to the spatial imagination of the user with regard to the spatial orientation and shape of the individual components.
  • this object is achieved in that the volume of the cube is divided into sixty-four small cubes of equal size, that thirteen geometrically different components are provided, each of which consists of a plurality of small cubes which are flush with one another with their side faces and firmly connected, and in that at least two small cubes are placed in each of the components in each of three mutually perpendicular spatial directions.
  • This configuration ensures that the solution to the puzzle, namely the assembly of the cube from the components separated from one another, does not remain in the user's memory even after the user has already succeeded in putting the cube together. Rather, with each new attempt the user is confronted with the demanding task of comparing a gap in the construction of the cube with the other components present in a random orientation, checking the shape of the individual components and, if necessary, assigning the gap to be filled by means of a spatial spatial reorientation .
  • the difficulty of this task arises primarily from the fact that on the one hand a quite large number of components is provided, and on the other hand the components each consist of small cubes placed in all three spatial directions.
  • the recognizability of the shape of an arbitrarily oriented component is associated with considerable difficulties, which, even after a long period of practice, make assembly no routine work.
  • a particular advantage can also be seen in the fact that the individual components of the cube can also be put together to form other spatial-geometric bodies that deviate from a cube, so that the play value is retained for a long time and the spatial imagination of the user when thinking of new assembled bodies is repeated anew. is required.
  • the cube in a preferred embodiment of the cube according to the invention it is provided that twelve of the components consist of five small cubes, two small cubes each in two of three mutually perpendicular spatial directions and three small cubes in the third spatial direction, and that one of the components consists of four small cubes, whereby two small cubes are placed in each of the three spatial directions.
  • twelve of the components consist of five small cubes, two small cubes each in two of three mutually perpendicular spatial directions and three small cubes in the third spatial direction, and that one of the components consists of four small cubes, whereby two small cubes are placed in each of the three spatial directions.
  • each of the components consisting of five small cubes consists of twenty-two small cubic side faces, and that the surface of the four small cubes Component includes eighteen small cube faces.
  • the abutting edges of the small cubes held together in one component are made visible. This means that the adjacent edges of the small cubes of a component have the same appearance as the loosely adjacent edges of two adjacent components. With the assembled cube, it is therefore not possible to distinguish the butt joints of the individual components from each other from the butt joints of the small cubes within a component.
  • the components advantageously consist of a material whose surfaces have a high coefficient of friction against one another.
  • the components advantageously consist of a non-slip plastic.
  • a further preferred embodiment provides that a marking made of dye glowing in the dark is attached to each of the small cube side surfaces exposed on the surface of each component. This increases the attraction of the cube when playing.
  • These markings are preferably made in round recesses in the side surfaces of the small cubes, so that on the one hand there is a certain mechanical protection of the markings and on the other hand a mechanical tactile marking is also provided by the recesses.
  • Fig. 1 the puzzle cube is shown in perspective in the assembled state. As can be seen, it is composed of a total of sixty-four small cubes of equal size. These small cubes are combined into a total of thirteen components, of which components 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 are visible in the illustration in FIG. 1. The adjoining edges of the visible components are indicated in FIG. 1 by thick lines in order to make the shape of the individual components recognizable. In a practical embodiment of the cube, however, these abutting edges cannot be distinguished from the abutting edges of the small cubes firmly bonded together within a component.
  • the individual components 1 to 13 are shown in perspective. To facilitate the description, a coordinate system with the spatial directions X, Y and Z is shown in FIG. 2, the individual components 1 to 13 being oriented such that the edges of the small cubes forming the components run in or parallel to these spatial directions . As can be seen, the components 1 to 13 are shaped differently, so there are no two identical components.
  • the twelve components 1 to 5 and 7 to 13 each consist of five small cubes, two small cubes in two of three mutually perpendicular spatial directions and in the remaining one three small cubes are arranged in the third spatial direction.
  • the remaining component 6 consists of only four small cubes, two small cubes being placed next to each other in each of the three spatial directions.
  • the small cubes are each attached to the adjacent small cubes in such a way that the side surfaces sit flush with one another and the adjoining edges of the adjacent small cubes meet.
  • each of the components 1 to 5 and 7 to 13 consisting of five small cubes each consists of twenty-two side faces of small cubes, while the surface of the component 6 consisting of four small cubes comprises only eighteen side faces of small cubes.
  • the small cubes of each of the components 1 to 13 are firmly bonded to one another, for example by integrally molding the small cubes of each component together or the individual small cubes being adhesively connected to one another after individual production, for example by gluing or welding.
  • the material of the individual small cubes or the components is a non-slip plastic material or another material whose surface has a high coefficient of friction. This high coefficient of friction ensures that the components are not easily displaceable against one another when they are assembled, so that assembly is facilitated.
  • the component 8 is shown in detail in a perspective enlarged view.
  • the component 8 consists of the individual small cubes 08, 81, 82, 83 and 84, which are assembled in the manner specified above. As shown, all free edges 15 of the individual small cubes are somewhat rounded in this embodiment.
  • the edges 16 lying against one another within the component 8 form a groove or groove of approximately V-shaped cross section, which offers the same appearance as the free edges 15 of adjacent components placed against one another in the partially or completely assembled cube according to FIG. 1. This is achieved that the contours of the individual components 1 to 13 are not visible in the assembled cube. The user is therefore unable to remember the orientation and arrangement of the individual components based on a composite cube.
  • the free edges 15 of the individual small cubes could also be left with sharp edges.
  • the adjacent edges 16 of the small cubes held together in one component would only be indicated by a very narrow incision, so that a distinction between the edges 16 and the free edges 15 in the assembled cube is not possible.
  • a small round depression 14 is formed face-centered, in each of which a marking made of dye glowing in the dark is applied.
  • This arrangement of the marking in the depression ensures that the dye is not mechanically stressed in use.
  • the thirteen individual components 1 to 13 of the cube are pulled apart in perspective along the three spatial axes X, Y, Z to form a cuboid, indicated by dash-dotted lines.
  • the spatial orientation of the individual components corresponds to the arrangement in the assembled cube according to FIG. 1.
  • certain edges of the small cubes of the individual components are designated with small letters in circles, to aid in the successive assembly of the individual components
  • Edge of the neighboring block which is provided with the same letter, is to be aligned when joining together. So you start, for example, with the block 1 and place its edge a on the edge a of the block 2.
  • the edge b of the block 3 is added to the edge b of the block 2, etc., the edge pairs cc, dd to nn are produced and finally, for example, the module 13 is placed with its edge m on the edge m of the module 12 and with its edge n on the corresponding edge n of the module 2, so that the cube is completed as shown in FIG. 1.

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A puzzle cube consists of a plurality of components which in spatially interengaging manner fill out the volume of the cube and are one detachable from the other. The volume of the cube is subdivided into sixty-four equally large small cubes, wherein thirteen geometrically different components (1 to 13) are provided, each of which consists of several small cubes placed with their side surfaces flush one against the other and connected firmly one with the other. At least two small cubes are placed one against the other in each of three mutually perpendicular spatial directions in each of the components.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Puzzle-Würfel bestehend aus einer Vielzahl von räumlich ineinandergreifend das Volumen des Würfels ausfüllenden und voneinander lösbaren Bauteilen.The invention relates to a puzzle cube consisting of a plurality of spatially interlocking components which fill the volume of the cube and are detachable from one another.

Zum Zwecke des Spiels und der Unterhaltung sind bereits eine Vielzahl von derartigen Würfeln auf dem Markt bekanntgeworden. Beispielsweise ist ein Würfel bekannt, der aus einer geringen Anzahl von Holzbausteinen besteht, die einander räumlich durchsetzend zu einem Würfel zusammenfügbar sind. Wegen der geringen Zahl der Bauteile verliert dieser Würfel rasch an Spielwert und Reiz, da er ohne Mühe zusammensetzbar ist, nachdem das Grundprinzip erst einmal bekanntgeworden ist.A large number of such dice have already become known on the market for the purpose of gaming and entertainment. For example, a cube is known which consists of a small number of wooden building blocks, which can be joined together to form a cube in a spatially interpenetrating manner. Because of the small number of components, this cube quickly loses its play value and appeal, since it can be put together without difficulty once the basic principle has become known.

Eine weitere Art dieser Würfel ist als Rubik's Cube bekanntgeworden. Bei diesem Würfel sind die Bauteile zwar grundsätzlich voneinander lösbar, jedoch werden sie bei Gebrauch lediglich derart gegeneinander in mehreren Ebenen verschoben, daß die an der Außenseite erscheinenden Flächen der Bauteile an den verschiedenen Seitenflächen des Gesamtwürfels ihre Plätze verändern. Auf diese Weise ist es möglich, die unterschiedlich gefärbten Außenflächen der Bauteile nach Farben oder geometrischen Mustern auf den Seitenflächen des Gesamtwürfels zu ordnen. Die Verschiebung der unterschiedlich gefärbten Außenflächen kann dabei nach einem mathematisch formulierbaren Prinzip erfolgen, das, nachdem es einmal bekannt ist, die Ordnung dieser Flächen zu einer Routinetätigkeit werden läßt. Dieser Würfel spricht also beim Benutzer im Gebrauch lediglich den geometrischen Ordnungssinn auf einer Fläche an, räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen hinsichtlich der Gestalt und Orientierung dreidimensionaler Körper ist nicht erforderlich. Der Spielwert erschöpft sich daher bei vielen Benutzern nach kurzer Zeit.Another type of this cube has come to be known as Rubik's Cube. In this cube, the components are basically detachable from one another, but they are only shifted against one another in several planes in use in such a way that the surfaces of the components appearing on the outside change their positions on the different side surfaces of the overall cube. In this way it is possible to arrange the differently colored outer surfaces of the components according to colors or geometric patterns on the side surfaces of the overall cube. The shifting of the differently colored outer surfaces can take place according to a mathematically formulable principle which, once known, makes the order of these surfaces a routine activity. When used, this cube only addresses the geometric sense of order on a surface, spatial imagination with regard to the shape and orientation of three-dimensional bodies is not necessary. The game value is therefore exhausted for many users after a short time.

Ein Puzzle-Würfel der eingangs genannten Art ist aus der GB-A-2 109 251 bekannt. Diese Druckschrift beschreibt einen Puzzle-Quader, der aus einer Vielzahl von räumlich ineinandergreifend das Volumen des Quaders ausfüllenden und voneinander lösbaren Bauteilen besteht, wobei das Volumen des Quaders in mehrere gleich große Kleinwürfel unterteilt ist, so daß dreizehn geometrisch unterschiedliche Bauteile vorgesehen sind, von denen jedes aus mehreren, mit ihren Seitenflächen bündig aneinandergesetzten und fest miteinander verbundenen Kleinwürfeln besteht.A puzzle cube of the type mentioned at the outset is known from GB-A-2 109 251. This publication describes a puzzle cuboid, which consists of a plurality of spatially interlocking components that fill and separate the volume of the cuboid, the volume of the cuboid being divided into several small cubes of the same size, so that thirteen geometrically different components are provided, of which each consists of several small cubes with their sides flush against each other and firmly connected.

Die der Erfindung zugrundeliegende Aufgabe besteht darin, einen Puzzle-Würfel der eingangs genannten Gattung zu schaffen, der beim Gebrauch nach Art eines dreidimensionalen Puzzles das räumliche Vorstellungsvermögen des Benutzers auch hinsichtlich der räumlichen Orientierung und Gestalt der einzelnen Bauteile anspricht.The object on which the invention is based is to create a puzzle cube of the type mentioned at the outset which, when used in the manner of a three-dimensional puzzle, also appeals to the spatial imagination of the user with regard to the spatial orientation and shape of the individual components.

Gemäß der Erfindung wird diese Aufgabe dadurch gelöst, daß das Volumen des Würfels in vierundsechzig gleich große Kleinwürfel unterteilt ist, daß dreizehn geometrisch unterschiedliche Bauteile vorgesehen sind, von denen jedes aus mehreren, mit ihren Seitenflächen bündig aneinandergesetzten und fest miteinander verbundenen Kleinwürfeln besteht, und daß in jedem der Bauteile in jeder von drei zueinander senkrechten Raumrichtungen wenigstens zwei Kleinwürfel aneinandergesetzt sind.According to the invention, this object is achieved in that the volume of the cube is divided into sixty-four small cubes of equal size, that thirteen geometrically different components are provided, each of which consists of a plurality of small cubes which are flush with one another with their side faces and firmly connected, and in that at least two small cubes are placed in each of the components in each of three mutually perpendicular spatial directions.

Durch diese erfindungsgsgemäße Ausgestaltung wird erreicht, daß die Lösung des Puzzles, nämlich das Zusammensetzen des Würfeis aus den voneinander gelösten Bauteilen, auch dann nicht im Gedächtnis des Benutzers verbleibt, nachdem es dem Benutzer bereits einmal gelungen ist, den Würfel zusammenzusetzen. Vielmehr wird der Benutzer bei jedem neuen Versuch mit der anspruchsvollen Aufgabe konfrontiert, eine beim Aufbau des Würfels vorliegende Lücke mit den in zufälliger Orientierung vorliegenden übrigen Bauteilen zu vergleichen, die einzelnen Bauteile auf ihre Gestalt zu überprüfen und gegebenenfalls durch gedankliche räumliche Reorientierung der auszufüllenden Lücke zuzuordnen. Die Schwierigkeit dieser Aufgabe ergibt sich dabei vor allem dadurch, daß einerseits eine recht hohe Anzahl an Bauteilen vorgesehen ist, und daß andererseits die Bauteile jeweils aus in allen drei Raumrichtungen aneinandergesetzten Kleinwürfeln bestehen. Die Erkennbarkeit der Form eines willkürlich orientierten Bauteils ist dadurch mit erheblichen Schwierigkeiten verbunden, die auch nach langer Übungszeit das Zusammensetzen zu keiner Routinearbeit werden lassen.This configuration according to the invention ensures that the solution to the puzzle, namely the assembly of the cube from the components separated from one another, does not remain in the user's memory even after the user has already succeeded in putting the cube together. Rather, with each new attempt the user is confronted with the demanding task of comparing a gap in the construction of the cube with the other components present in a random orientation, checking the shape of the individual components and, if necessary, assigning the gap to be filled by means of a spatial spatial reorientation . The difficulty of this task arises primarily from the fact that on the one hand a quite large number of components is provided, and on the other hand the components each consist of small cubes placed in all three spatial directions. The recognizability of the shape of an arbitrarily oriented component is associated with considerable difficulties, which, even after a long period of practice, make assembly no routine work.

Ein besonderer Vorteil ist ferner darin zu sehen, daß sich die einzelnen Bauteile des Würfels auch zu von einem Würfel abweichenden anderen räumlich-geometrischen Körpern zusammensetzen lassen, so daß der Spielwert lange erhalten bleibt und das räumliche Vorstellungsvermögen des Benutzers beim Erdenken neuer zusammengesetzer Körper immer wieder aufs neue. gefordert wird.A particular advantage can also be seen in the fact that the individual components of the cube can also be put together to form other spatial-geometric bodies that deviate from a cube, so that the play value is retained for a long time and the spatial imagination of the user when thinking of new assembled bodies is repeated anew. is required.

Bei einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform des erfindungsgemäßen Würfels ist vorgesehen, daß zwölf der Bauteile aus fünf Kleinwürfeln bestehen, wobei jeweils in zwei von drei zueinander senkrechten Raumrichtungen zwei Kleinwürfel und in der dritten Raumrichtung drei Kleinwürfel vorliegen, und daß eines der Bauteile aus vier Kleinwürfeln besteht, wobei in jeder der drei Raumrichtungen zwei Kleinwürfel aneinandergesetzt sind. Bei einer derartigen Ausführungsform ist es besonders schwierig, die willkürlich und lose voneinander vorliegenden Bauteile ihrer Gestalt nach zu erkennen und entsprechend der aufzufüllenden Lücke in die räumlich passende Orientierung zum Vergleich zu bringen.In a preferred embodiment of the cube according to the invention it is provided that twelve of the components consist of five small cubes, two small cubes each in two of three mutually perpendicular spatial directions and three small cubes in the third spatial direction, and that one of the components consists of four small cubes, whereby two small cubes are placed in each of the three spatial directions. In the case of such an embodiment, it is particularly difficult to recognize the components which are arbitrarily and loosely present from one another in terms of their shape and to compare them in the spatially appropriate orientation according to the gap to be filled.

Bei dieser Ausführungsform ist vorgesehen, daß die Oberfläche jedes der aus fünf Kleinwürfeln bestehenden Bauteile aus zweiundzwanzig Kleinwürfel-Seitenflächen besteht, und daß die Oberfläche des aus vier Kleinwürfeln bestehenden Bauteils achtzehn Kleinwürfel-Seitenflächen umfaßt.In this embodiment it is provided that the surface of each of the components consisting of five small cubes consists of twenty-two small cubic side faces, and that the surface of the four small cubes Component includes eighteen small cube faces.

Besonders vorteilhaft ist es, wenn die aneinanderliegenden Kanten der in einem Bauteil zusammengehaltenen Kleinwürfel sichtbar gestaltet sind. Das heißt, daß die aneinanderliegenden Kanten der Kleinwürfel eines Bauteils das gleiche Aussehen haben, wie die lose aneinanderliegenden Kanten zweier aneinandergrenzender Bauteile. Beim zusammengebauten Würfel ist es also nicht möglich, die Stoßfugen der einzelnen Bauteile aneinander von den Stoßfugen der Kleinwürfel innerhalb eines Bauteils zu unterscheiden.It is particularly advantageous if the abutting edges of the small cubes held together in one component are made visible. This means that the adjacent edges of the small cubes of a component have the same appearance as the loosely adjacent edges of two adjacent components. With the assembled cube, it is therefore not possible to distinguish the butt joints of the individual components from each other from the butt joints of the small cubes within a component.

Vorteilhafterweise bestehen die Bauteile aus einem Material, dessen Oberflächen gegeneinander einen hohen Reibungskoeffizienten aufweisen. Vorteilhafterweise bestehen die Bauteile aus einem rutschfesten Kunststoff. Durch diese Maßnahmen wird der Zusammenbau des Würfels rein mechanisch erleichtert, da bereits zusammengefügte Bauteile nicht so leicht gegeneinander verrutschen können.The components advantageously consist of a material whose surfaces have a high coefficient of friction against one another. The components advantageously consist of a non-slip plastic. These measures simplify the assembly of the cube purely mechanically, since components which have already been joined together cannot move so easily against one another.

Eine weitere bevorzugte Ausgestaltung sieht vor, daß an jeder der an der Oberfläche jedes Bauteils freiliegenden Kleinwürfel-Seitenfläche eine Markierung aus in der Dunkelheit leuchtendem Farbstoff angebracht ist. Der Reiz des Würfels beim Spielen wird dadurch erhöht. Bevorzugt sind diese Markierungen in runden Vertiefungen in den Seitenflächen der Kleinwürfel angebracht, so daß einerseits ein gewisser mechanischer Schutz der Markierungen gegeben ist und andererseits durch die Vertiefungen auch eine mechanische Tast-Markierung geboten wird.A further preferred embodiment provides that a marking made of dye glowing in the dark is attached to each of the small cube side surfaces exposed on the surface of each component. This increases the attraction of the cube when playing. These markings are preferably made in round recesses in the side surfaces of the small cubes, so that on the one hand there is a certain mechanical protection of the markings and on the other hand a mechanical tactile marking is also provided by the recesses.

Die Erfindung wird im folgenden beispielsweise unter Bezugnahme auf die Zeichnung näher erläutert ; es zeigt :

  • Fig. 1 einen zusammengefügten Puzzle-Würfel in perspektivischer Darstellung ;
  • Fig. 2 perspektivische Ansichten der dreizehn Bauteile des Puzzle-Würfels ;
  • Fig. 3 eine perspektivisch auseinandergezogene Darstellung der Bauteile in korrekter Orientierung entsprechend dem zusammengefügten Würfel ; und
  • Fig. 4 eine perspektivische Ansicht eines Bauteils in vergrößertem Maßstab.
The invention is explained in more detail below, for example with reference to the drawing; it shows :
  • Figure 1 is an assembled puzzle cube in perspective.
  • 2 perspective views of the thirteen components of the puzzle cube;
  • Figure 3 is a perspective exploded view of the components in the correct orientation according to the assembled cube. and
  • Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a component on an enlarged scale.

In der Fig. 1 ist der Puzzle-Würfel im zusammengebauten Zustand perspektivisch gezeigt. Wie erkennbar, ist er aus insgesamt vierundsechzig gleich großen Kleinwürfeln zusammengesetzt. Diese Kleinwürfel sind zu insgesamt dreizehn Bauteilen zusammengefaßt, von denen in der Darstellung der Fig. 1 die Bauteile 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 und 13 sichtbar sind. Die aneinandergrenzenden Kanten der sichtbaren Bauteile sind in der Fig. 1 durch verdickte Linien angedeutet, um die Gestalt der einzelnen Bauteile erkennbar zu machen. Bei einer praktischen Ausführungsform des Würfels sind diese aneinanderstoßenden Kanten allerdings nicht von den aneinandergrenzenden Kanten der innerhalb eines Bauteils fest zusammenhaftend verbundenen Kleinwürfel unterscheidbar.In Fig. 1 the puzzle cube is shown in perspective in the assembled state. As can be seen, it is composed of a total of sixty-four small cubes of equal size. These small cubes are combined into a total of thirteen components, of which components 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 are visible in the illustration in FIG. 1. The adjoining edges of the visible components are indicated in FIG. 1 by thick lines in order to make the shape of the individual components recognizable. In a practical embodiment of the cube, however, these abutting edges cannot be distinguished from the abutting edges of the small cubes firmly bonded together within a component.

In der Fig. 2 sind die einzelnen Bauteile 1 bis 13 perspektivisch dargestellt. Zur Erleichterung der Beschreibung ist in der Fig. 2 ein Koordinatensystem mit den Raumrichtungen X, Y und Z eingezeichnet, wobei die einzelnen Bauteile 1 bis 13 jeweils derart orientiert sind, daß die Kanten der die Bauteile bildenden Kleinwürfel in bzw. parallel zu diesen Raumrichtungen verlaufen. Wie erkennbar ist, sind die Bauteile 1 bis 13 unterschiedlich geformt, es existieren also keine zwei gleichen Bauteile.2, the individual components 1 to 13 are shown in perspective. To facilitate the description, a coordinate system with the spatial directions X, Y and Z is shown in FIG. 2, the individual components 1 to 13 being oriented such that the edges of the small cubes forming the components run in or parallel to these spatial directions . As can be seen, the components 1 to 13 are shaped differently, so there are no two identical components.

Bei der folgenden Erläuterung der räumlichen Gestalt der einzelnen Bauteile wird jeweils davon ausgegangen, daß der Nullpunkt des Koordinatensystems jeweils in dem Mittelpunkt eines der Kleinwürfel angeordnet wird, wobei die Orientierung der Kanten der Kleinwürfel parallel zu den Koordinatenachsen entsprechend der in der Fig. 2 dargestellten Orientierung beibehalten wird :

  • Bauteil 1 : An den im Koordinatennullpunkt liegenden Kleinwürfel 01 schließt sich nach oben +Z-Richtung ein weiterer Kleinwürfel an, während sich in +Y-Richtung zwei weitere Kleinwürfel anschließen. An den ersten in +Y-Richtung anschließenden Kleinwürfel ist überdies in +X-Richtung ein weiterer Kleinwürfel angefügt.
  • Bauteil 2 : An den im Koordinatennullpunkt liegenden Kleinwürfel 02 schließt sich in +X-, +Y-und -X-Richtung jeweils ein Kleinwürfel an. Über dem +Y-Richtung angesetzten Kleinwürfel ist ein weiterer Kleinwürfel in +Z-Richtung angefügt.
  • Bauteil 3: An den im Koordinatennullpunkt liegenden Kleinwürfel 03 schließt sich jeweils in +Y-, -X-, -Y- und +Z-Richtung ein weiterer Kleinwürfel an.
  • Bauteil 4: An den im Koordinatennullpunkt liegenden Kleinwürfel 04 schließen sich in +X-, -X- und -Y-Richtung ein Kleinwürfel an. Zusätzlich ist über dem in +X-Richtung angefügten Kleinwürfel ein weiterer Kleinwürfel in +Z-Richtung aufgesetzt.
  • Bauteil 5 : An den Kleinwürfel 05 im Koordinatennullpunkt ist einerseits in +Z-Richtung ein Kleinwürfel aufgesetzt, an den sich in + Y-Rich- . tung ein weiterer Kleinwürfel anschließt, während am Kleinwürfel 05 überdies andererseits in -X-Richtung ein Kleinwürfel angesetzt ist, an den ein weiterer Kleinwürfel in -Y-Richtung angefügt ist.
  • Bauteil 6: An den im Koordinatennullpunkt liegenden Kleinwürfel 06 schließt sich jeweils ein weiterer Kleinwürfel in +Y-, -X- und -Z-Richtung an.
  • Bauteil 7 : An den Kleinwürfel 07 im Koordinatennullpunkt schließt sich einerseits in -Z-Richtung nach unten ein Kleinwürfel an, dem seinerseits in +X-Richtung ein Kleinwürfel angefügt ist, während andererseits am Kleinwürfel 07 in +Y-Richtung ein Kleinwürfel angesetzt ist, an dem in -X-Richtung ein weiterer Kleinwürfel angefügt ist.
  • Bauteil 8 : An den im Koordinatennullpunkt liegenden Kleinwürfel 08 ist einerseits in +Y-Richtung ein weiterer Kleinwürfel angefügt, an dem seinerseits in +Y-Richtung ein Kleinwürfel angesetzt ist, andererseits ist am Kleinwürfel 08 in -X-Richtung ein Kleinwürfel angesetzt, auf dem in +Z-Richtung der letzte Kleinwürfel des Bauteils 8 sitzt.
  • Bauteil 9: Ausgehend vom Kleinwürfel 09 im Koordinatennullpunkt schließt sich jeweils in -Y-, +Z- und -X-Richtung ein Kleinwürfel an, wobei an den letzteren in -Z-Richtung ein weiterer Kleinwürfel angefügt ist.
  • Bauteil 10 : An den Kleinwürfel 010 im Koordinatennullpunkt schließt sich sowohl in +X- als auch in -X-Richtung jeweils ein Kleinwürfel an, wobei an denjenigen in +X-Richtung ein weiterer Kleinwürfel in -Z-Richtung angesetzt ist, während an dem Kleinwürfel in -X-Richtung ein weiterer Kleinwürfel in +Y-Richtung angefügt ist.
  • Bauteil 11 : An den Kleinwürfel 011 im Koordinatennullpunkt schließen sich hintereinander in -Y-Richtung zwei Kleinwürfel an, während andererseits an den Kleinwürfel 011 auch in -X-Richtung ein weiterer Kleinwürfel angesetzt ist, an den sich nach unten in -Z-Richtung der letzte Kleinwürfel anschließt.
  • Bauteil 12 : An den Kleinwürfel 012 im Koordinatennullpunkt schließt sich jeweils in -Z-, -X-und γ-Richtung ein Kleinwürfel an, wobei dem zuletzt genannten Kleinwürfel in Y-Richtung ein weiterer Kleinwürfel in +X-Richtung angefügt ist.
  • Bauteil 13 : An den Kleinwürfel 013 im Koordinatennullpunkt ist sowohl in +X- als auch in +Y-Richtung jeweils ein Kleinwürfel angesetzt, während an den Kleinwürfel 013 in -Z-Richtung zwei hintereinanderfolgende Kleinwürfel angefügt sind.
In the following explanation of the spatial shape of the individual components, it is assumed that the zero point of the coordinate system is arranged in the center of one of the small cubes, the orientation of the edges of the small cubes parallel to the coordinate axes corresponding to the orientation shown in FIG. 2 is maintained:
  • Component 1: The small cube 01 at the coordinate zero point is followed by another small cube upwards + Z direction, while two further small cubes are connected in the + Y direction. A further small cube is also added to the first small cube in the + Y direction.
  • Component 2: A small cube is connected to the small cube 02 in the coordinate zero point in the + X-, + Y-and -X directions. Another small cube is added in the + Z direction above the + Y direction.
  • Component 3: The small cube 03 located at the coordinate zero point is followed by another small cube in the + Y-, -X-, -Y- and + Z directions.
  • Component 4: A small cube is connected in the + X-, -X- and -Y-direction to the small cube 04 in the coordinate zero point. In addition, another small cube in the + Z direction is placed over the small cube added in the + X direction.
  • Component 5: On the small cube 05 in the coordinate zero point, a small cube is placed on the one hand in the + Z direction, which is in the + Y-Rich-. Another small cube is connected, while on the other hand, a small cube is attached to the small cube 05 in the -X direction, to which another small cube is added in the -Y direction.
  • Component 6: The small cube 06 at the coordinate zero is followed by another small cube in the + Y-, -X- and -Z directions.
  • Component 7: The small cube 07 at the coordinate zero point is followed on the one hand by a small cube in the -Z direction downwards, to which a small cube is attached in the + X direction, while on the other hand a small cube is attached to the small cube 07 in the + Y direction, to which another small cube is added in the -X direction.
  • Component 8: On the one hand, a small cube is added to the small cube 08 lying in the coordinate zero point in the + Y direction, on which in turn a small cube is attached in the + Y direction, on the other hand is 08 in on the small cube -X direction, a small cube is placed on which the last small cube of component 8 sits in the + Z direction.
  • Component 9: Starting from the small cube 09 in the coordinate zero point, a small cube follows in the -Y-, + Z- and -X directions, with another small cube being added to the latter in the -Z direction.
  • Component 10: The small cube 010 in the coordinate zero point is followed by a small cube in both the + X- and -X directions, with another small cube in the -Z direction attached to the one in the + X direction, while the Small cube in the -X direction Another small cube in the + Y direction is added.
  • Component 11 on the small cube 011 in the coordinate zero point close one behind the other in the -Y direction, two small cubes, while on the other hand, a further small cube is attached to the Kleinwür f el 011 in the -X direction, the downward into -Z- In the direction of the last small cube.
  • Component 12: The small cube 012 in the coordinate zero point is followed by a small cube in the -Z-, -X- and γ-direction, with another small cube in the + X-direction added to the last-mentioned small cube in the Y direction.
  • Component 13: A small cube is attached to the small cube 013 in the coordinate zero point in both the + X- and + Y directions, while two small cube in a row are added to the small cube 013 in the -Z direction.

Aus der vorstehenden Beschreibung ergibt sich somit in Verbindung mit der Darstellung der Fig. '2, daß die zwölf Bauteile 1 bis 5 und 7 bis 13 jeweils aus fünf Kleinwürfeln bestehen, wobei jeweils in zwei von drei zueinander senkrechten Raumrichtungen zwei Kleinwürfel und in der verbleibenden dritten Raumrichtung drei Kleinwürfel angeordnet sind. Das verbleibende Bauteil 6 besteht nur aus vier Kleinwürfeln, wobei in jeder der drei Raumrichtungen zwei Kleinwürfel aneinandergesetzt sind. Die Kleinwürfel sind, wie dargestellt, jeweils derart an den benachbarten Kleinwürfel angefügt, daß die Seitenflächen fluchtend aufeinandersitzen und die aneinandergrenzenden Kanten der benachbarten Kleinwürfel zusammentreffen.From the above description it follows in connection with the representation of FIG. '2 that the twelve components 1 to 5 and 7 to 13 each consist of five small cubes, two small cubes in two of three mutually perpendicular spatial directions and in the remaining one three small cubes are arranged in the third spatial direction. The remaining component 6 consists of only four small cubes, two small cubes being placed next to each other in each of the three spatial directions. As shown, the small cubes are each attached to the adjacent small cubes in such a way that the side surfaces sit flush with one another and the adjoining edges of the adjacent small cubes meet.

Ferner ist ersichtlich, daß die Oberfläche jedes der aus fünf Kleinwürfeln bestehenden Bauteile 1 bis 5 und 7 bis 13 jeweils aus zweiundzwanzig Kleinwürfel-Seitenflächen besteht, während die Oberfläche des aus vier Kleinwürfeln bestehenden Bauteils 6 nur achtzehn Kleinwürfel-Seitenflächen umfaßt. Die Kleinwürfel jedes der Bauteile 1 bis 13 sind fest haftend miteinander verbunden, beispielsweise indem die Kleinwürfel jedes Bauteils einstückig miteinander geformt werden oder die einzelnen Kleinwürfel-nach der individuellen Herstellung haftend miteinander verbunden werden, beispielsweise durch Verkleben oder Verschweißen. Das Material der einzelnen Kleinwürfel bzw. der Bauteile ist ein rutschfestes Kunststoffmaterial, bzw. ein anderes Material, dessen Oberfläche einen hohen Reibungskoeffizienten besitzt. Durch diesen hohen Reibungskoeffizienten wird erreicht, daß die Bauteile beim Zusammenfügen nicht leicht gegeneinander verschiebbar sind, so daß das Zusammensetzen erleichtert wird.It can also be seen that the surface of each of the components 1 to 5 and 7 to 13 consisting of five small cubes each consists of twenty-two side faces of small cubes, while the surface of the component 6 consisting of four small cubes comprises only eighteen side faces of small cubes. The small cubes of each of the components 1 to 13 are firmly bonded to one another, for example by integrally molding the small cubes of each component together or the individual small cubes being adhesively connected to one another after individual production, for example by gluing or welding. The material of the individual small cubes or the components is a non-slip plastic material or another material whose surface has a high coefficient of friction. This high coefficient of friction ensures that the components are not easily displaceable against one another when they are assembled, so that assembly is facilitated.

In der Fig. 4 ist das Bauteil 8 im einzelnen in perspektivisch vergrößerter Darstellung gezeigt. Das Bauteil 8 besteht aus den einzelnen Kleinwürfeln 08, 81, 82, 83 und 84, die in der vorstehend angegebenen Weise zusammengefügt sind. Wie gezeigt, sind bei dieser Ausführungsform alle freien Kanten 15 der einzelnen Kleinwürfel etwas abgerundet. Die innerhalb des Bauteils 8 aneinanderliegenden Kanten 16 bilden eine im Querschnitt etwa V-förmige Rille bzw. Nut, die das gleiche Erscheinungsbild bietet, wie aneinandergesetzte freie Kanten 15 benachbarter Bauteile im teilweise oder vollständig zusammengesetzten Würfel gemäß Fig. 1. Auf diese Weise wird erreicht, daß im zusammengesetzten Würfel die Konturen der einzelnen Bauteile 1 bis 13 nicht sichtbar sind. Der Benutzer ist also nicht in der Lage, sich ausgehend von einem zusammengesetzt vorliegenden Würfel die Orientierung und Anordnung der einzelnen Bauteile zu merken.4, the component 8 is shown in detail in a perspective enlarged view. The component 8 consists of the individual small cubes 08, 81, 82, 83 and 84, which are assembled in the manner specified above. As shown, all free edges 15 of the individual small cubes are somewhat rounded in this embodiment. The edges 16 lying against one another within the component 8 form a groove or groove of approximately V-shaped cross section, which offers the same appearance as the free edges 15 of adjacent components placed against one another in the partially or completely assembled cube according to FIG. 1. This is achieved that the contours of the individual components 1 to 13 are not visible in the assembled cube. The user is therefore unable to remember the orientation and arrangement of the individual components based on a composite cube.

Alternativ hierzu könnten natürlich die freien Kanten 15 der einzelnen Kleinwürfel auch scharfkantig belassen werden. In diesem Fall würden die aneinanderliegenden Kanten 16 der in einem Bauteil zusammengehaltenen Kleinwürfel nur durch einen sehr schmalen Einschnitt angedeutet sein, damit eine Unterscheidung der Kanten 16 und der freien Kanten 15 im zusammengesetzten Würfel nicht möglich ist.Alternatively, of course, the free edges 15 of the individual small cubes could also be left with sharp edges. In this case, the adjacent edges 16 of the small cubes held together in one component would only be indicated by a very narrow incision, so that a distinction between the edges 16 and the free edges 15 in the assembled cube is not possible.

Bei der in der Fig. 4 gezeigten Ausführungsform ist ferner vorgesehen, daß in jeder der Seitenflächen der einzelnen Kleinwürfel des Bauteils 8 flächenzentrisch eine kleine runde Vertiefung 14 geformt ist, in welcher jeweils eine Markierung aus in der Dunkelheit leuchtendem Farbstoff angebracht ist.In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, it is further provided that in each of the side faces of the individual small cubes of the component 8, a small round depression 14 is formed face-centered, in each of which a marking made of dye glowing in the dark is applied.

Durch diese Anordnung der Markierung- in der Vertiefung wird erreicht, daß der Farbstoff im Gebrauch nicht mechanisch beansprucht wird.This arrangement of the marking in the depression ensures that the dye is not mechanically stressed in use.

In der Fig. 3 sind die dreizehn einzelnen Bauteile 1 bis 13 des Würfels perspektivisch entlang der drei Raumachsen X, Y, Z zu einem in strichpunktierten Linien angedeuteten Quader auseinandergezogen. Die räumliche Orientierung der einzelnen Bauteile entspricht dabei der Anordnung im zusammengefügten Würfel gemäß Fig. 1. Ferner sind in der Fig. 3 als Hilfe zum aufeinanderfolgenden Zusammenfügen der einzelnen Bauteile jeweils bestimmte Kanten der Kleinwürfel der einzelnen Bauteile mit in Kreisen eingesetzten Kleinbuchstaben bezeichnet, wobei diejenige Kante des benachbarten Bausteins, die mit dem gleichen Buchstaben versehen ist, beim Zusammenfügen fluchtend aneinanderzusetzen ist. Man beginnt also beispielsweise mit dem Baustein 1 und setzt dessen Kante a an die Kante a des Bausteins 2. Sodann wird die Kante b des Bausteins 3 an die Kante b des Bausteins 2 angefügt, usw., wobei jeweils die Kantenpaarungen c-c, d-d bis n-n hergestellt werden und zum Schluß beispielsweise der Baustein 13 mit seiner Kante m an die Kante m des Bausteins 12 und mit seiner Kante n an die entsprechende Kante n des Bausteins 2 angesetzt wird, so daß der Würfel gemäß der Darstellung der Fig. 1 vervollständigt ist.In FIG. 3, the thirteen individual components 1 to 13 of the cube are pulled apart in perspective along the three spatial axes X, Y, Z to form a cuboid, indicated by dash-dotted lines. The spatial orientation of the individual components corresponds to the arrangement in the assembled cube according to FIG. 1. Furthermore, in FIG. 3, certain edges of the small cubes of the individual components are designated with small letters in circles, to aid in the successive assembly of the individual components Edge of the neighboring block, which is provided with the same letter, is to be aligned when joining together. So you start, for example, with the block 1 and place its edge a on the edge a of the block 2. Then the edge b of the block 3 is added to the edge b of the block 2, etc., the edge pairs cc, dd to nn are produced and finally, for example, the module 13 is placed with its edge m on the edge m of the module 12 and with its edge n on the corresponding edge n of the module 2, so that the cube is completed as shown in FIG. 1.

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1. Puzzle cube consisting of a plurality of components which in spatially interengaging manner fill out the volume of the cube and are detachable from each other, characterised in that the volume of the cube is subdivided into sixty- four equally large small cubes (for example 08, 81 to 84), that thirteen geometrically different components (1 to 13) are provided, each of which consists of several small cubes (for example 08, 81 to 84), which are placed with their side surfaces flush against each other and which are firmly connected with each other, and that at least two small cubes (for example 08, 81 to 84) are placed against each other in each of three mutually perpendicular spatial directions (X, Y, Z) in each of the components (1 to 13).
2. Cube according to claim 1, characterised in that twelve of the components (1 to 5, 7 to 13) consist of five small cubes (for example 08, 81 to 84), wherein two small cubes (08, 83 ; 81, 82) are respectively provided in each of two spatial directions (Y, Z) of three mutually perpendicular spatial directions (X, Y, Z) and three small cubes (71, 08, 84) are provided in the third spatial direction (X), and that one of the components (6) consists of four small cubes, wherein two smali cubes are placed against each other in each of the tree spatial directions (X, Y, Z).
3. Cube according to claim 2, characterised in that the surface of each of the components (1 to 5, 7 to 13) consisting of five small cubes consists of twenty-two side surfaces of small cubes and that the surface of the component (6) consisting of four small cubes comprises eighteen side surfaces of small cubes.
4. Cube according to any of the claims 1 to 3, characterised in that those edges (16) of the small cubes (for example 08, 81 to 84) held together in one component, which lie against each the other at the external surface of a component, are structured to be visible.
5. Cube according to any of the claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the components (1 to 13) consist of a material, the surfaces of which have a high co-efficient of friction against each other.
6. Cube according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the components (1 to 13) consist of slip-resistant synthetic material.
7. Cube according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that a marking of colouring matter shining in the dark is applied at each of those side surfaces of small cubes, which lie free at the surface of each component (1 to 13).
8. Cube according to claim 7, characterised in that the markings are applied in round depressions (14).
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