EP0333996B1 - Spielbauelement mit einem Verbindungszapfen - Google Patents

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EP0333996B1
EP0333996B1 EP89101251A EP89101251A EP0333996B1 EP 0333996 B1 EP0333996 B1 EP 0333996B1 EP 89101251 A EP89101251 A EP 89101251A EP 89101251 A EP89101251 A EP 89101251A EP 0333996 B1 EP0333996 B1 EP 0333996B1
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Eugen Blickle
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Fischerwerke Artur Fischer GmbH and Co KG
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H33/00—Other toys
    • A63H33/04—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts
    • A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
    • A63H33/08—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails

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  • the invention relates to a toy component with a connecting pin according to the preamble of the main claim.
  • a toy building element which is a building block of a toy building set.
  • This known toy component has a connecting pin on one end face, which can be inserted into a substantially rectangular opening of an adjacent component and can be locked by turning through 90 °.
  • the toy component itself likewise has openings of this type on two longitudinal sides, into which a connecting pin can be inserted.
  • the connecting pin has at its protruding end two mutually opposite projections which secure the connecting pin against slipping out of the opening after insertion into an elongated opening and after being rotated through 90 °.
  • the shaft length up to the base of the projections can be slightly smaller than the wall thickness of the adjacent component to be connected in the region of its opening in order to achieve a certain clamping effect.
  • Such a clamping effect can be obtained in particular in the case of plastic toy building blocks due to its elasticity, but this clamping effect often represents insufficient protection against unintentional twisting.
  • the invention has for its object to provide an anti-rotation device for toy components in the area of the connecting pin.
  • a protrusion against rotation is obtained by a protrusion slightly protruding on the outer surface next to the connecting pin, which can be detachably latched into the opening of an adjacent component.
  • the elongated openings are namely on Shaft, which has a substantially circular cross section, laterally over, so that after the connecting pin is rotated by 90 °, the elevation engages in the protruding or free part of the opening.
  • the elevation is preferably designed as a surface whose shape is adapted to the projecting opening part. The elevation thus fits exactly into the free opening part and thus forms a correspondingly precise anti-rotation device.
  • the elevations are preferably raised surfaces arranged symmetrically on both sides of the shaft, but other elevations are also suitable. A good anti-twist protection was achieved with raised surfaces that protruded 0.2 to 0.4 mm from the outer surface.
  • the projections which give the connecting pin a T-shape, preferably merge into the shaft over an inclined surface.
  • the inclined surface has the advantage that the desired clamping effect between the connecting pin and the adjacent component occurs at the base of the inclined surface and thus existing manufacturing tolerances are less problematic with regard to the clamping forces that occur.
  • the toy component shown in FIG. 1 has on its upper outer surface 1 a vertically projecting connecting pin 2 with lateral projections 3, 4.
  • the projections 3, 4 pass over inclined surfaces 5, 6 into the shaft 7, the cross section of which is essentially circular.
  • a flat elevation 8 is formed on both sides of the shaft 7, which engages in an elongated opening 9 of an adjacent toy component 10.
  • the opening 9 has the shape of the opening 11 as it is provided on the visible end face of the toy component 12.
  • the top view according to FIG. 3 shows that the elevation 8 is a rectangular surface which is adapted to the contour of the openings 9, 11.
  • the elevation 8 thus engages exactly in the opening areas of the opening 9 which are left free on the pin 7 and which correspond to the opening areas 13, 14 of the opening 11.
  • the position of the flat elevations 8 is offset by 90 ° with respect to the longitudinal axis 15, which forms the common center line of the projections 3, 4.
  • the surface 8 only snaps into the areas 13, 14 after the connecting pin 2 has been inserted into an opening 9 and then rotated through 90 °.

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  • Snaps, Bayonet Connections, Set Pins, And Snap Rings (AREA)
EP89101251A 1988-03-24 1989-01-25 Spielbauelement mit einem Verbindungszapfen Expired - Lifetime EP0333996B1 (de)

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AT89101251T ATE75628T1 (de) 1988-03-24 1989-01-25 Spielbauelement mit einem verbindungszapfen.

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DE3809922A DE3809922A1 (de) 1988-03-24 1988-03-24 Spielbauelement mit einem verbindungszapfen
DE3809922 1988-03-24

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EP0333996A2 EP0333996A2 (de) 1989-09-27
EP0333996A3 EP0333996A3 (en) 1990-08-01
EP0333996B1 true EP0333996B1 (de) 1992-05-06

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US (1) US4932916A (da)
EP (1) EP0333996B1 (da)
JP (1) JPH01310686A (da)
AT (1) ATE75628T1 (da)
DE (1) DE3809922A1 (da)
DK (1) DK168106B1 (da)

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JPH01310686A (ja) 1989-12-14
EP0333996A2 (de) 1989-09-27
DK100789A (da) 1989-09-25
EP0333996A3 (en) 1990-08-01
DE3809922A1 (de) 1989-10-05
ATE75628T1 (de) 1992-05-15
US4932916A (en) 1990-06-12
DK100789D0 (da) 1989-03-02
DK168106B1 (da) 1994-02-14
JPH045477B2 (da) 1992-01-31

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