EP0183906B1 - Puzzle-Würfel - Google Patents

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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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Markus Vachek
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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
    • A63F9/12—Three-dimensional jig-saw puzzles
    • 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
    • A63F2250/00—Miscellaneous game characteristics
    • A63F2250/42—Miscellaneous game characteristics with a light-sensitive substance, e.g. photoluminescent
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S273/00—Amusement devices: games
    • Y10S273/24—Luminescent, phosphorescent

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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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EP85107697A 1984-12-05 1985-06-21 Puzzle-Würfel Expired EP0183906B1 (de)

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DE19848435632U DE8435632U1 (de) 1984-12-05 1984-12-05 Puzzle-wuerfel

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IL (1) IL77167A0 (xx)
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US4662638A (en) 1987-05-05
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BR8506105A (pt) 1986-08-19
DE8435632U1 (de) 1985-04-04
DK560285D0 (da) 1985-12-03
EP0183906A2 (de) 1986-06-11
ATE38474T1 (de) 1988-11-15
IL77167A0 (en) 1986-04-29
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