EP0377440A1 - Jeu d'éléments de construction avec éléments de panneaux et éléments de support - Google Patents

Jeu d'éléments de construction avec éléments de panneaux et éléments de support Download PDF

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EP0377440A1
EP0377440A1 EP90100033A EP90100033A EP0377440A1 EP 0377440 A1 EP0377440 A1 EP 0377440A1 EP 90100033 A EP90100033 A EP 90100033A EP 90100033 A EP90100033 A EP 90100033A EP 0377440 A1 EP0377440 A1 EP 0377440A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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  • the invention relates to a plug-in toy kit with plate elements and with add-on elements, the plate elements being formed with recesses and the add-on elements with connecting elements which can be inserted into the recesses.
  • a plug-in toy kit of the type mentioned at the outset is known, for example, from US 41 64 091 and EP 048 560 B1, which is parallel thereto.
  • the recesses are designed as cylindrical depressions which have a circular cross-sectional profile.
  • the recesses are slit-shaped with a semicircular profile, with those to be arranged adjacent to one another Plate elements can be connected to one another by means of sleeve-shaped connecting members.
  • the simple cylindrical recesses in the plate elements result in an uneven surface. If, for example, a toy vehicle is moved over such a surface, an often undesirable bouncing movement of the toy vehicle results.
  • a toy kit which contains at least one plate made of wood, in which plastic push-in sockets are fastened. Further components can be detachably inserted into the plug-in sleeves, which are designed with plug-in pins for this purpose. With such a toy kit, it is possible, for example, buildings, vehicles or the like. assemble. From DE 30 30 659 or from EP 045 963 B1, which is parallel to this, a plug-in kit made of plastic is known, which is formed on at least one of its surfaces with at least two knob elements, and on another of its surfaces, a corresponding number of clamping receptacles for the knob elements having. At least some of the corners of the plug-in modules are rounded, the radius of the roundings being equal to half the center distance of the knob elements. With such a plug-in module, it is possible to allow versatile construction with just a few basic shapes.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a plug-in toy kit of the type mentioned, with which a variety of design options for the production of buildings, toy vehicles or the like. is given, in particular.
  • the plate elements can also be used as a base for toy vehicles without them Toy vehicles make noticeable jump movements when moving over this surface.
  • the add-on elements have at least one sleeve-shaped connecting element, and in that the recesses are designed as slot-shaped depressions adapted to the sleeve-shaped connecting elements.
  • the design of the plate elements with slot-shaped depressions results in a quasi-flat design of the plate elements, at least on the side from which the slot-shaped depressions originate, so that unwanted or undesirable jumping movements of a toy vehicle moved over this surface are avoided.
  • the slot-shaped recesses are adapted with their cross-sectional profile to the cross-sectional profile of the sleeve-shaped connecting elements of the attachment elements, it is possible to connect the attachment elements mechanically firmly by inserting their at least one sleeve-shaped connecting element into one of the slot-shaped depressions with the corresponding plate element.
  • the plate elements and the add-on elements it is possible to be creative, so that not only the play instinct of a child is promoted, but also its creative properties.
  • the slot-shaped depressions are preferably open to a main surface of the plate element.
  • the result is a comparatively simple manufacture Panel elements without significantly restricting the design options of the toy plug-in kit.
  • the slot-shaped depressions in the / each plate element preferably have an annular cross-sectional profile. This makes it possible to be able to rotate the add-on elements in relation to the plate elements. However, it is also possible for the slot-shaped depressions to have a square, regularly polygonal or any other cross-sectional profile. The only thing that matters is the fact that the depressions are not simply hollow cylindrical but slit-shaped.
  • Each slot-shaped depression is preferably surrounded by a shoulder on the opposite second main surface of the plate element and / or a central depression is formed.
  • the add-on element is preferably designed as a column, each of which has a connecting element at its end sections facing away from one another, the one connecting element having cross-sectional dimensions adapted to the / each slot-shaped recess.
  • the cross-sectional dimensions of the second connecting element are preferably adapted to the shoulder surrounding the slot-shaped depression or to the central depression.
  • the sleeve-shaped connecting element of the attachment element and / or the / each central depression in the plate element can be designed with clamping ribs.
  • clamping ribs By means of such clamping ribs, it is possible to tolerances in the manufacture of Plate elements, ie in particular their central depressions, and in the manufacture of the add-on elements, ie in particular their sleeve-shaped connecting members.
  • the attachment element can also have a flat base area and at least one hole which opens into the base area, and the sleeve-shaped connecting element can be arranged in such a way in a removable manner in the hole that an end section projects beyond the base area of the attachment element.
  • Such an add-on element which has a flat base, can easily be placed on a base with good stability if the sleeve-shaped connecting element is removed from the corresponding hole in the add-on element for this purpose.
  • the sleeve-shaped connecting element is arranged in the corresponding hole of the add-on element so that it protrudes with an end section over the base of the attachment element, it is possible to connect the attachment element with the aid of the protruding end portion of the sleeve-shaped connecting element, for example to the plate element described above, by inserting the end portion of the connection element into one of the slot-shaped depressions of the plate element .
  • the / each hole can be designed as a through hole or as a blind hole. If the attachment element is designed with at least one through hole, it can be combined with a sleeve-shaped connecting element which corresponds in terms of shape to the column-shaped attachment element described above. If the attachment element is designed with at least one blind hole, the blind hole simultaneously forms a stop for the sleeve-shaped connecting element which at the same time also defines the axial longitudinal extent of the end section of the sleeve-shaped connecting element projecting beyond the base of the attachment element.
  • the above-described add-on element with a flat base area and at least one hole can have a cover surface opposite the base area, which is formed with at least one slot-shaped depression for receiving the projecting end section of a connecting element of an adjacent add-on element.
  • the / each slot-shaped recess has a cross-sectional profile corresponding to the end section of the / each sleeve-shaped connecting element projecting beyond the base of the attachment element and a depth that is greater or at most the same size as the axial longitudinal extent of the projecting end section of the corresponding connecting element.
  • the adaptation of the cross-sectional profile of the end section of the sleeve-shaped connecting element and the slot-shaped recess is such that the parts to be connected can be connected to one another with a not too great effort, whereby the connection can also be broken again with a certain, not too great effort, so that such a plug-in toy kit is also suitable for small children.
  • the add-on element of the type described above can or the like as a wall element, as a gate element, as a mountain, as a fantasy figure, as a replica of an animal. be trained.
  • the attachment element can have a smooth surface or a suitable surface structure.
  • the add-on element preferably consists of a plastic material with a small specific weight. Such add-on elements with a specific weight of less than 1 g / cm 3 can also be handled by small children without any problems, thereby promoting the play instinct of a small child.
  • the add-on elements consist, for example, of a porous, hardened foam material with relatively small pores.
  • the attachment element can also consist of a soft, resilient material, whereby the advantage is achieved that a risk of injury to a child caused by such an attachment element is excluded.
  • Such an add-on element can in particular also be produced from a soft, resilient material, because the sleeve-shaped connecting element, which protrudes with an end section over the base area of the add-on element, does not have to consist of the same material as the add-on element, that is to say preferably from one in comparison to soft, resilient material of the attachment element can be dimensionally stable material, so that even when using a soft, resilient material for the / each attachment element, a secure connection of attachment elements to one another or an attachment element with a plate element described above is simple and easy.
  • the attachment element can also have the shape of a flat structure which has at least two surface parts which are connected to one another by means of a hinge, at least one of the surface parts having at least one sleeve-shaped connecting element on its underside.
  • the hinge can be a so-called film hinge if the add-on element is made of plastic material.
  • the slot-shaped depressions are preferably provided in the plate element in a square grid. Such a plate element is easy to manufacture and handle.
  • FIG. 1 shows a plate element 10 which has a square base shape and which has slot-shaped depressions 12 which are arranged in a square grid.
  • the square grid is represented by thin dash-dotted lines 14 and 16.
  • the slot-shaped depressions 12 have relatively small radial Width dimensions so that the upper main surface 18 of the plate element 10 visible in FIG. 1 is, as it were, flat. This is also clearly evident from Fig. 2.
  • This figure not only shows the quasi-flat upper main surface 18 of the plate element 10, but also a slot-shaped depression 12 which is open to the upper main surface 18.
  • the / each slot-shaped depression 12 is surrounded concentrically by an extension 20.
  • a depression 22 is formed in the central region of the / each slot-shaped depression 12.
  • the depressions 22 are open towards the underside 24 of the plate element 10.
  • Each depression 22 is formed with clamping ribs 26 which, as can be seen in FIG. 3, are evenly distributed along the circumference of each depression 22.
  • a collar-shaped collar 28 runs along the outer circumference of the plate element 10, which not only results in stiffening of the plate element 10 but also protects the lugs 12 surrounding the slot-shaped depressions 12 against damage.
  • the individual lugs 20 are connected to one another by stiffening ribs 30. Connecting ribs 32 are provided between the collar-shaped collar 28 and the shoulders 20 adjacent to the collar-shaped collar 28.
  • FIG. 7 shows the inner contour of a depression 22 on one side on a greatly enlarged scale.
  • the clamping ribs 26 protruding into the center of the depression 22 can be seen from this figure.
  • FIG. 5 shows in a longitudinal section a columnar attachment element 34 in a longitudinal section, each of which at its end sections 36 and 38 facing away from one another has a connecting member.
  • the connecting member 40 provided at the end section 36 is sleeve-shaped, its cross-sectional profile being adapted to the cross-sectional dimensions of the slot-shaped depressions 12 of the plate element 10.
  • the connecting element 40 has clamping ribs 42 which are provided evenly distributed along the circumference of the connecting element 40 and which are radially inward.
  • the end section 38 of the column-shaped attachment element 34 is designed as a cap-shaped extension 44, the outer dimensions of which are adapted to the clear inner dimensions of the depressions 22 of the plate element 10.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 show another add-on element 46, which has a flat structure with two flat parts 48 and 50.
  • the two surface parts 48 and 50 are pivotally connected to one another by means of a film hinge 52.
  • the surface part 48 is formed with two edge boundaries 54 pointing in the same direction.
  • the surface part 50 has at least one sleeve-shaped connecting element 56, the radial and axial dimensions of which correspond to those of the sleeve-shaped connecting element 40 at the end section 36 of the columnar attachment element 34 (see FIG. 5). It is thus possible to connect the attachment element 46 to the plate element 10 in that the sleeve-shaped connecting element 56 is inserted into a slot-shaped depression 12 of the plate element 10.
  • FIG. 10 shows a sectional view of an add-on element 58 drawn in sections, which is cuboid with a flat base surface 60, a flat cover surface 62 parallel to the base surface 60 and a circumferential outer surface 64.
  • the lateral surface 64 can be formed with a surface structuring at least along a partial section.
  • the attachment element 58 has at least one through hole 66, in which a hat-shaped element 68 is fastened in such a way that its outer end face 70 is flush with the top surface 62 of the attachment element 58. Through the hat-shaped element 68 in the through hole 66, a slot-shaped depression 12 is defined in the attachment element 58.
  • a sleeve-shaped connecting element 40 Arranged in the through hole 66 is a sleeve-shaped connecting element 40 which projects with an end section 36 beyond the flat base surface 60 of the attachment element 58 when it abuts the hat-shaped element 68 forming a stop, as can be seen from FIG. 10.
  • the sleeve-shaped connecting element 40 is fitted into the through-hole 66 or adapted to the hat-shaped element 68 in such a way that the connecting element 40 is securely and captively fixed in the attachment element 58, but that it is also possible, if desired, to remove the sleeve-shaped connecting element 40 without too much remove large force from the add-on element 58 if necessary.
  • the end section 36 of the sleeve-shaped connecting member 40 projecting over the flat base surface 60 and the slot-shaped depression 12 are adapted to one another in such a way that it is possible to insert the end section 36 of one attachment element 58 into the slot-shaped depression 12 of another attachment element 58 by two To connect add-on elements 58.
  • the add-on element 58 can be made, for example, of a small specific weight, hardened plastic foam material, of a soft, resilient material, of wood, or the like. consist.
  • the / each sleeve-shaped connecting element 40 preferably consists of a dimensionally stable material, which can correspond to the material for the attachment element 58.
  • the / each sleeve-shaped connecting element 40 consists of a plastic material.
  • an attachment element 58 is drawn in sections in a sectional view, in which the / each through hole 66 extends from the base surface 60 to the cover surface 62, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, but the sleeve-shaped connecting element 40 compared to The connecting element shown in FIG. 10 is itself intended to form both the slot-shaped recess 12 and the end section 36 projecting beyond the flat base surface 60, if the connecting element 40 is inserted into the through hole 66 in such a way that the end face 70 of its hat-shaped End section 72 is flush with the flat top surface 62 of the extension element 58.
  • the sleeve-shaped connecting member 40 can be removed from the attachment element 58 in order to be able to set up the attachment element 58 with its flat base surface 60 on a base in a stable manner.
  • FIG. 12 shows a further embodiment of the add-on element 58 drawn in sections in longitudinal section, which is formed with a blind hole 74 starting from the flat base surface 60 and with a slot-shaped depression 12 starting from the top surface 62.
  • a connecting member 40 is removably arranged, the one has such an axial longitudinal extent that it projects with a sleeve-shaped end section 36 over the flat base surface 60.
  • the sleeve-shaped end section 36 of the connecting member 40 is adapted to the slot-shaped recess 12 in such a way that add-on elements 58 can be connected to one another.

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CH446155A (de) * 1962-06-09 1967-10-31 Nat Hasel Heinz Dr Rer Spielzeugbauelement in Form eines kastenförmigen Hohlkörpers
GB1225394A (fr) * 1968-08-23 1971-03-17
DE2105568A1 (de) * 1971-02-06 1972-08-10 Andris, Raimund, 7731 Pfaffenweiler Modellbaustein
DE2728792A1 (de) * 1976-06-29 1978-01-05 Lego As Verschieb- und drehbare vorrichtung zum aufhaengen einer mit reihenweise angeordneten kupplungszapfen versehenen platte
US4164091A (en) * 1978-03-30 1979-08-14 Lin Wen Ping Building blocks set
EP0048560A1 (fr) * 1980-09-15 1982-03-31 Genius Toy Taiwan Co. Limited Jeu d'éléments pour jeu de construction
GB2160114A (en) * 1984-06-15 1985-12-18 Fantasy Toys Inc Interlocking toy building blocks

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CH446155A (de) * 1962-06-09 1967-10-31 Nat Hasel Heinz Dr Rer Spielzeugbauelement in Form eines kastenförmigen Hohlkörpers
GB1225394A (fr) * 1968-08-23 1971-03-17
DE2105568A1 (de) * 1971-02-06 1972-08-10 Andris, Raimund, 7731 Pfaffenweiler Modellbaustein
DE2728792A1 (de) * 1976-06-29 1978-01-05 Lego As Verschieb- und drehbare vorrichtung zum aufhaengen einer mit reihenweise angeordneten kupplungszapfen versehenen platte
US4164091A (en) * 1978-03-30 1979-08-14 Lin Wen Ping Building blocks set
EP0048560A1 (fr) * 1980-09-15 1982-03-31 Genius Toy Taiwan Co. Limited Jeu d'éléments pour jeu de construction
GB2160114A (en) * 1984-06-15 1985-12-18 Fantasy Toys Inc Interlocking toy building blocks

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