EP0500476B1 - Model footballplayer for table football game and table football game provided with this football player - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a figurine for table football and a table football equipped with this figurine.
- the foosball figurines are, generally, carried by horizontal bars themselves carried, with possibility of limited axial sliding, by the vertical vertical walls of a box whose rectangular bottom is supposed to represent a football field.
- Each bar is equipped, at one of its ends, with an operating handle making it possible to animate the figurines which it carries with movements of rotation and translation to allow one of them to strike a ball, which simulates the soccer ball, to send it into the opponent's goal cage or to a figurine belonging to the same team in order to make it a pass.
- each figurine is in one piece and has two transverse holes located substantially at the level of the abdomen and horizontal when the figurine is standing, namely a transverse hole oriented from one side to the other and same diameter as the bar, to allow its engagement on it, and a hole oriented from front to back and allowing the installation of a pin which also crosses a bore provided radially in the bar for its passage and which is, the more often, consisting of a bolt.
- This arrangement which gives all satisfaction in terms of operation has, however, the disadvantage of being a high cost price due to the relatively long assembly operations it requires.
- the visible ends of the bolts detract from the aesthetics of the figures.
- Document BE-A-852 821 discloses a figurine for table football in two elements which can be assembled end to end by wrapping, each, a half-section of the bar, one of these elements being equipped with a pin. projecting from its assembly face and being intended to be engaged in a hole passing radially through the bar and then in a blind hole provided for receiving it in the assembly face of the other element, after interposition of a helical spring between the bar and the second figurine element.
- the connection of the second element to the spindle is obtained by fitting a pin transversely traversing the second element and the pin segment housed in this second element, the compression of the helical spring housed in the second element ensuring the retention of this pin by the radial pressure it generates on it.
- each figurine is made up of two elements which can be assembled together by snap-fastening at the level of the abdomen, that is to say at the level of their housing on a bar, at least one of which has, at its assembly end, a recess in the form of a cylinder segment of the same radius as the bar, allowing it to engage thereon and at least one of which has a nipple oriented radially relative to the bar and which is intended to be engaged in a bore formed radially in the bar to receive it.
- the holding of the figurines on the bars depends, in large part, on the strength of the snap that holds them assembled. Consequently, it is hardly possible to envisage their frequent disassembly to exchange them with other figurines or even to modify their distribution on the bars without risking weakening the behavior of their assembly.
- the present invention aims to remedy all the drawbacks by providing a figurine for table football game of simple constitution, at low cost price, easy to disassemble and reassemble on a bar and having, however, excellent behavior.
- the shocks to which the latter is subjected have no effect on the strength of the assembly of the two elements together, only the rod must be able to resist them to prevent the rotation of the figurine around the bar and its axial displacement on it.
- the main element of the figurine whether in one or two pieces, on the one hand, has an axial well of the same diameter as the rod of the second element, the opening of which is oriented towards the assembly end of the second element, passing through the transverse hole and extending beyond it to serve as a housing for the rod of the second element, and on the other hand, the length of the rod is sufficient to allow it to pass through the bar right through and to engage in the extension of the aforementioned well, beyond the bar, this axial well serving as a support bearing, on either side of the bar , to the rod which serves as an axial connecting pin and in rotation from the figurine to the bar.
- the axial rod of the second element is conical with a slight slope and the well formed axially in the main element is of complementary shape.
- the end of the engagement of the axial rod of the second element in the axial well of the first causes the rod to jam in the well.
- This arrangement contributes to providing excellent solidity in the engagement of the two elements of each figurine, this arrangement can be provided in addition to the engagement of the bore of the terminal element on the neck of the main element or simply by replacement of this assembly, if the conical wedging of the axial rod of the second element in the axial well of the first is deemed sufficient.
- the rod of the second element or terminal element carries, in the vicinity of its free end, at least one radial lug and the bar has, in each of its segments capable of receiving a figurine, a longitudinal light capable of allowing the free end of the rod to pass and each lug with which it is provided, this terminal element being intended to be pivoted after passage, through the light above, of each lug of the rod, of an angle allowing each lug to leave the field of light to ensure the attachment of the second element to the bar.
- the angle of rotation of the second element to ensure its attachment to the bar is 90 ° .
- FIG. 1 shows a segment 2 of a table football bar capable of supporting four figurines and on which only two figurines 3 are mounted, each of which is supposed to represent one of the players of a football team.
- table football games include two teams, each of which includes eleven figurines 3 distributed over several bars 2, some of which are interspersed with similar bars supporting the figurines of the other team.
- the handles for operating the bars 2 supporting the players of the same team are arranged on the same longitudinal side of the box reconstituting the football field.
- Each figurine 3 must be rigidly fixed to the bar 2 which supports it so as to be able to withstand the shocks it undergoes when the bar 2 is suddenly rotated, in one direction or the other, to make it strike a ball supposed to represent the soccer ball, with a view to sending it into the opposing team's goal cage or directing it towards a figurine 3 of the same team to give it a pass.
- the bar 2 which supports them is moved axially abruptly, the end figurines 3 are subjected to relatively violent lateral impacts, despite the presence, in certain games, of damping devices.
- each of them consists of two elements, respectively a first element or main element 3a generally hollow and reconstituting almost the entire body of the figurine and a second element or terminal element 3b in the form of a spherical cap and reconstituting only one of the ends of the body of the figurine, that is to say say its head, as in the example illustrated in the drawing, or its feet, and which, in the example illustrated in the drawing, can be assembled to the first element by cylindrical wedging.
- This cylindrical jamming is obtained by engagement of a cylindrical bore 3'b opening into the lower part of the second element or head 3b of the figurine, on the upper end or neck 3'a of the main element 3, the bore 3'b having the same diameter as the neck 3'a of the main element 3a.
- terminal element or head 3b carries a rod 7 coaxial with its cylindrical part 3'b whose function will be described in detail later.
- the main element 3a of each figurine 3 is in one piece and, in this example, as is known per se, the main element 3a has a transverse hole 4 the crossing right through, from one side to the other, that is to say parallel to the plane of FIG. 2, and whose diameter is substantially equal to that of the bar 2.
- This through hole 4, which is therefore perpendicular to the axis 5 of the figurine 3, allows the mounting of the latter on a bar 2. After mounting of the figurine 3 on a bar 2, the hole 4 is obviously kept horizontally.
- the latter has as many through radial holes 6 as it is capable of supporting figurines 3.
- each figurine 3 on the bar 2 is carried out first by engagement of its main element 3a on this bar 2 until its longitudinal axis 5 is in coincidence with the drilling radial 6 of bar 2 corresponding to the location chosen for this figurine 3.
- the main element 3a After fitting the main element 3a, it suffices to engage the second element or head 3b on the neck 3'a of the element main 3a, which has the effect of making the cylindrical rod 7, integral with the second element 3b, penetrate inside the main element 3 and cause it to cross, in the manner of a pin, the bar 2 by the radial bore 6 chosen, as shown in FIG. 4.
- the rod 7 of the second element 3b must be provided with a length sufficient to allow it to pass right through the radial bore 6 of the bar 2 and protrude beyond the bar 2 relative to the second element 3b.
- the axis of the rod 7 is coincident with the axis 5 of the main element 3a.
- the second element or terminal element 3b reconstitutes the head of the figurine 3, that is to say the end which suffers the least impact since, generally, it is the other end of a figurine, that is to say the one corresponding to his feet, which is used to strike the ball.
- This choice has the advantage of further reducing the risks of disassembly of the elements 3a and 3b, since the assembly zone is not subjected to any constraint.
- This well 8 therefore crosses the transverse hole 4 and extends beyond.
- the cylindrical rod 7 As shown more particularly in FIG. 4, after assembly of the terminal element 3b with the main element 3a, the cylindrical rod 7 almost completely fills the well 8 by crossing, in passing, the bar 2 by the chosen hole 6 . In this way, the cylindrical rod 7 is perfectly held on either side of the bore 6 chosen from the bar 2. The rod 7 therefore, practically, does not work in bending, but, exclusively, in shearing.
- This arrangement therefore relieves it of a very appreciable fraction of the stresses to which it would be subjected in the absence of the well 8.
- This arrangement therefore makes it possible to produce the rod 7 like the whole of the terminal element 3b and of the main element 3a , economically such as, for example, a moldable and injectable plastic.
- the design of this figurine 3, its method of assembly and its method of attachment to the bar 2 therefore allows, obviously, to disassemble and remove it as many times as desired without ever harming the solidity of the assembly of the two elements.
- the axial rod 7 of the second element 3b is conical at a slight slope and the well 8 formed axially in the main element 3a is of complementary form. It follows that the end of the engagement of the rod 7 in the well 8 causes the first to be stuck in the second.
- This arrangement contributes to providing excellent solidity in the engagement of elements 3a and 3b of the figurine, this arrangement being able to be provided in addition to the engagement of the bore 3'b of the terminal element 3b on the neck 3 ' a of the main element 3a or simply to replace this assembly, the conical wedging of the rod 7 in the well 8 being deemed sufficient.
- FIG. 5 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention in the case of its application to a figurine 3, the main element 3a of which consists of two parts 31a and 31b reproducing, respectively, the bust and the pelvis and the legs, these parts being assembled to one another by snap-fastening at the level of the abdomen by engagement, on the bar 2, of the notch, respectively 32a, 32b, that each of them has at its assembly end.
- Each notch 32a and 32b has a semi-cylindrical bottom with the same radius as the bar.
- the length of the rod 71 secured to the terminal element 31b, constituting the head of the figurine 31, is sufficient to allow it to penetrate the bar 2 by passing through a longitudinal lumen 61 formed in the cylindrical wall of this bar, but insufficient for its free end 7a to reach the wall part of the bar 2 diametrically opposite to the lumen 61 and, on the other hand, the rod 7 is equipped, near its end free 7a, of two radial lugs 9 diametrically opposite and positioned so as to be substantially at the level of the internal face of the wall of the bar 2 surrounding the lumen 61, at the end of engagement of the terminal element 3b.
- the lumen 61 has a contour allowing passage of the free end 7a of the rod 7 and of its lugs 9, when the latter are oriented parallel to the axis 2a of the bar 2.
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La présente invention concerne une figurine pour baby-foot et un baby-foot équipé de cette figurine.The present invention relates to a figurine for table football and a table football equipped with this figurine.
Les figurines de baby-foot sont, généralement, portées par des barres horizontales elles-mêmes portées, avec possibilité de coulissement axial limité, par les parois verticales longitudinales d'un caisson dont le fond rectangulaire est sensé représenter un terrain de football.The foosball figurines are, generally, carried by horizontal bars themselves carried, with possibility of limited axial sliding, by the vertical vertical walls of a box whose rectangular bottom is supposed to represent a football field.
Chaque barre est équipée, à l'une de ses extrémités, d'une poignée de manoeuvre permettant d'animer les figurines qu'elle porte de mouvements de rotation et de translation pour permettre à l'une d'elles de frapper une bille, qui simule le ballon de football, pour l'envoyer dans la cage de but adverse ou vers une figurine appartenant à la même équipe en vue de lui faire une passe.Each bar is equipped, at one of its ends, with an operating handle making it possible to animate the figurines which it carries with movements of rotation and translation to allow one of them to strike a ball, which simulates the soccer ball, to send it into the opponent's goal cage or to a figurine belonging to the same team in order to make it a pass.
Une des difficultés de fabrication et d'entretien des jeux de baby-foot est d'assurer, à un coût raisonnable, une bonne tenue de chaque figurine sur la barre qui la supporte.One of the difficulties in manufacturing and maintaining table football games is to ensure, at a reasonable cost, that each figurine stays on the bar that supports it.
Dans certains jeux de baby-foot connus, chaque figurine est monobloc et présente deux trous transversaux situés sensiblement au niveau de l'abdomen et horizontaux lorsque la figurine est debout, à savoir un trou transversal orienté d'un côté à l'autre et de même diamètre que la barre, pour permettre son engagement sur elle, et un trou orienté d'avant en arrière et permettant la mise en place d'une goupille qui traverse aussi un perçage prévu radialement dans la barre pour son passage et qui est, le plus souvent, constituée par un boulon. Cette disposition qui donne toute satisfaction sur le plan du fonctionnement présente, cependant, l'inconvénient d'être d'un prix de revient élevé en raison des opérations de montage relativement longues qu'elle exige. En outre, les extrémités visibles des boulons nuisent à l'esthétique des figurines.In certain known foosball games, each figurine is in one piece and has two transverse holes located substantially at the level of the abdomen and horizontal when the figurine is standing, namely a transverse hole oriented from one side to the other and same diameter as the bar, to allow its engagement on it, and a hole oriented from front to back and allowing the installation of a pin which also crosses a bore provided radially in the bar for its passage and which is, the more often, consisting of a bolt. This arrangement which gives all satisfaction in terms of operation has, however, the disadvantage of being a high cost price due to the relatively long assembly operations it requires. In addition, the visible ends of the bolts detract from the aesthetics of the figures.
Par le document BE-A-852 821, on connaît une figurine pour baby-foot en deux éléments assemblables bout à bout en enveloppant, chacun, une demi-section de la barre, l'un de ces éléments étant équipé d'une broche faisant saillie sur sa face d'assemblage et étant destiné à être engagé dans un trou traversant radialement la barre puis dans un trou borgne prévu pour la recevoir dans la face d'assemblage de l'autre élément, après interposition d'un ressort hélicoïdal entre la barre et le second élément de figurine. Dans cette figurine, la liaison du second élément à la broche est obtenue par mise en place d'une goupille traversant, transversalement, le second élément et le segment de broche logé dans ce second élément, la compression du ressort hélicoïdal logé dans le second élément assurant la retenue de cette goupille par la pression radiale qu'il engendre sur elle.Document BE-A-852 821 discloses a figurine for table football in two elements which can be assembled end to end by wrapping, each, a half-section of the bar, one of these elements being equipped with a pin. projecting from its assembly face and being intended to be engaged in a hole passing radially through the bar and then in a blind hole provided for receiving it in the assembly face of the other element, after interposition of a helical spring between the bar and the second figurine element. In this figurine, the connection of the second element to the spindle is obtained by fitting a pin transversely traversing the second element and the pin segment housed in this second element, the compression of the helical spring housed in the second element ensuring the retention of this pin by the radial pressure it generates on it.
Bien que donnant satisfaction sur le plan du fonctionnement du jeu, et même si le démontage d'une figurine est relativement aisé, si l'on possède un outil longiligne apte à pénétrer dans les logements de la goupille, son montage sur une barre est particulièrement délicat. En effet, ce montage exige la mise en position coaxiale de trois perçages transversaux dont un est prévu dans la broche et deux autres dans le second élément de la figurine, de part et d'autre du trou borgne logeant l'extrémité correspondante de la broche ce qui ne peut se faire que par tâtonnement, car difficile à observer.Although satisfactory in terms of the operation of the game, and even if the dismantling of a figurine is relatively easy, if you have a long tool capable of penetrating into the housings of the pin, its mounting on a bar is particularly delicate. Indeed, this assembly requires the placing in coaxial position of three transverse holes, one of which is provided in the spindle and two others in the second element of the figurine, on either side of the blind hole housing the corresponding end of the spindle which can only be done by trial and error because it is difficult to observe.
Dans d'autres types connus de jeux de baby-foot, chaque figurine est constituée de deux éléments assemblables l'un à l'autre par encliquetage au niveau de l'abdomen, c'est-à-dire au niveau de leur logement sur une barre, dont au moins l'un présente, à son extrémité d'assemblage, un évidement en forme de segment de cylindre de même rayon que la barre, permettant son engagement sur elle et dont au moins l'un présente un téton orienté radialement par rapport à la barre et qui est destiné à être engagé dans un perçage ménagé radialement dans la barre pour le recevoir.In other known types of table football games, each figurine is made up of two elements which can be assembled together by snap-fastening at the level of the abdomen, that is to say at the level of their housing on a bar, at least one of which has, at its assembly end, a recess in the form of a cylinder segment of the same radius as the bar, allowing it to engage thereon and at least one of which has a nipple oriented radially relative to the bar and which is intended to be engaged in a bore formed radially in the bar to receive it.
Bien que donnant toute satisfaction quant à l'utilisation de ce jeu de baby-foot, la constitution des figurines, qui sont généralement en matière plastique, leur confère une certaine fragilité, notamment aux tétons, à moins de prévoir des inserts métalliques qui en augmentent le prix de revient.Although giving full satisfaction with the use of this game of table football, the constitution of the figurines, which are generally made of plastic, gives them a certain fragility, in particular to the nipples, unless there are metal inserts which increase the cost price.
En outre, la tenue des figurines sur les barres dépend, en grande partie, de la force de l'encliquetage qui les tient assemblées. En conséquence, il n'est guère envisageable de prévoir leur démontage fréquent pour les échanger avec d'autres figurines ou encore pour modifier leur répartition sur les barres sans risquer d'affaiblir la tenue de leur assemblage.In addition, the holding of the figurines on the bars depends, in large part, on the strength of the snap that holds them assembled. Consequently, it is hardly possible to envisage their frequent disassembly to exchange them with other figurines or even to modify their distribution on the bars without risking weakening the behavior of their assembly.
La présente invention vise à remédier à tous les inconvénients en fournissant une figurine pour jeu de baby-foot de constitution simple, à bas prix de revient, facile à démonter et remonter sur une barre et présentant, cependant, une excellente tenue.The present invention aims to remedy all the drawbacks by providing a figurine for table football game of simple constitution, at low cost price, easy to disassemble and reassemble on a bar and having, however, excellent behavior.
A cet effet, dans la figurine qu'elle concerne et qui est du type précité composé de deux éléments assemblables l'un à l'autre, dont l'un comporte un téton engageable dans un perçage radial d'une barre de jeu de baby-foot, d'une part, l'un des éléments, ou élément principal, constitue la presque totalité de son corps soit en une seule pièce et présente un trou transversal le traversant de part en part, d'un côté à l'autre et de même section transversale que la barre, soit en deux pièces assemblables l'une à l'autre par encliquetage sur la barre et engagement réciproque,et, d'autre part, le second élément, assemblable au premier élément par complémentarité de forme, constitue une partie terminale du corps de la figurine, telle que la tête ou les pieds et porte une tige axiale qui joue le rôle du téton précité et qui, à cet effet, est apte à être engagée axialement dans le premier élément, sa longueur étant suffisante pour lui permettre de traverser, au moins une fois, la paroi de la barre support, par l'un choisi des perçages radiaux de la barre.To this end, in the figurine which it relates to and which is of the aforementioned type composed of two elements which can be assembled to one another, one of which includes a nipple which can be engaged in a radial drilling of a baby play bar -foot, on the one hand, one of the elements, or main element, constitutes almost all of its body, either in one piece and has a transverse hole passing right through, from one side to the other and of the same cross section as the bar, is in two pieces which can be assembled to one another by snap-fastening on the bar and reciprocal engagement, and, on the other hand, the second element, which can be assembled to the first element by form complementarity, constitutes a terminal part of the body of the figurine, such as the head or the feet and carries an axial rod which plays the role of the aforementioned stud and which, for this purpose, is capable of being engaged axially in the first element, its length being sufficient to allow it to cross r, at least once, the wall of the support bar, by one chosen from the radial holes of the bar.
Ainsi, notamment, lorsque le second élément constitue la tête de la figurine, les chocs auxquels cette dernière est soumise sont sans effets sur la tenue de l'assemblage des deux éléments entre eux, seule la tige doit être en mesure de leur résister pour empêcher la rotation de la figurine autour de la barre et son déplacement axial sur elle.Thus, in particular, when the second element constitutes the head of the figurine, the shocks to which the latter is subjected have no effect on the strength of the assembly of the two elements together, only the rod must be able to resist them to prevent the rotation of the figurine around the bar and its axial displacement on it.
Suivant une première forme d'exécution de l'invention, que l'élément principal de la figurine, qu'il soit en une seule ou en deux pièces, d'une part, présente un puits axial de même diamètre que la tige du second élément, dont l'ouverture est orientée en direction de l'extrémité d'assemblage du second élément, traversant le trou transversal et se prolongeant au-delà pour servir de logement à la tige du second élément, et d'autre part, la longueur de la tige est suffisante pour lui permettre de traverser la barre de part en part et de s'engager dans le prolongement du puits précité, au-delà de la barre, ce puits axial servant de palier support, de part et d'autre de la barre, à la tige qui sert de goupille de liaison axiale et en rotation de la figurine à la barre.According to a first embodiment of the invention, the main element of the figurine, whether in one or two pieces, on the one hand, has an axial well of the same diameter as the rod of the second element, the opening of which is oriented towards the assembly end of the second element, passing through the transverse hole and extending beyond it to serve as a housing for the rod of the second element, and on the other hand, the length of the rod is sufficient to allow it to pass through the bar right through and to engage in the extension of the aforementioned well, beyond the bar, this axial well serving as a support bearing, on either side of the bar , to the rod which serves as an axial connecting pin and in rotation from the figurine to the bar.
Cette disposition améliore considérablement la tenue mécanique de la tige.This arrangement considerably improves the mechanical strength of the rod.
Suivant une variante d'exécution avantageuse de l'invention visant à améliorer l'assemblage des deux éléments de chaque figurine, la tige axiale du second élément est conique à faible pente et le puits ménagé axialement dans l'élément principal est de forme complémentaire. Il en résulte que la fin de l'engagement de la tige axiale du second élément dans le puits axial du premier provoque le coincement de la tige dans le puits. Cette disposition contribue à procurer une excellente solidité à l'engagement des deux éléments de chaque figurine, cette disposition pouvant être prévue en complément de l'engagement de l'alésage de l'élément terminal sur le cou de l'élément principal ou simplement en remplacement de cet assemblage, si le coincement conique de la tige axiale du second élément dans le puits axial du premier est jugé suffisant.According to an advantageous alternative embodiment of the invention aimed at improving the assembly of the two elements of each figurine, the axial rod of the second element is conical with a slight slope and the well formed axially in the main element is of complementary shape. As a result, the end of the engagement of the axial rod of the second element in the axial well of the first causes the rod to jam in the well. This arrangement contributes to providing excellent solidity in the engagement of the two elements of each figurine, this arrangement can be provided in addition to the engagement of the bore of the terminal element on the neck of the main element or simply by replacement of this assembly, if the conical wedging of the axial rod of the second element in the axial well of the first is deemed sufficient.
Suivant une autre variante d'exécution de l'invention, que l'élément principal soit en une ou deux pièces, la tige du second élément ou élément terminal, porte, au voisinage de son extrémité libre, au moins un ergot radial et la barre présente, dans chacun de ses segments susceptibles de recevoir une figurine, une lumière longitudinale apte à laisser passer l'extrémité libre de la tige et chaque ergot dont elle est pourvue, cet élément terminal étant destiné à être pivoté après passage, à travers la lumière précitée, de chaque ergot de la tige, d'un angle permettant à chaque ergot de sortir du champ de la lumière pour assurer l'accrochage du second élément à la barre.According to another alternative embodiment of the invention, whether the main element is in one or two pieces, the rod of the second element or terminal element, carries, in the vicinity of its free end, at least one radial lug and the bar has, in each of its segments capable of receiving a figurine, a longitudinal light capable of allowing the free end of the rod to pass and each lug with which it is provided, this terminal element being intended to be pivoted after passage, through the light above, of each lug of the rod, of an angle allowing each lug to leave the field of light to ensure the attachment of the second element to the bar.
Par cet accrochage du type à baïonnette, on obtient une liaison par obstacle qui assure une fixation rigoureuse de la figurine à la barre.By this attachment of the bayonet type, one obtains a connection by obstacle which ensures a rigorous fixing of the figurine to the bar.
De préférence, il est prévu, à l'extrémité libre de la tige du second élément, au moins deux ergots diamétralement opposés et, dans ce cas, l'angle de rotation du second élément pour assurer son accrochage à la barre est de 90°.Preferably, there is provided, at the free end of the rod of the second element, at least two diametrically opposite lugs and, in this case, the angle of rotation of the second element to ensure its attachment to the bar is 90 ° .
De toute façon, l'invention sera bien comprise à l'aide de la description qui suit, en référence au dessin schématique annexé représentant, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, une forme d'exécution de cette figurine pour jeu de baby-foot :
- figure 1 est une vue en perspective montrant un segment de barre sur laquelle sont montées deux figurines et qui est susceptible d'en supporter quatre, dans le cas où l'élément principal de cette figurine est en une seule pièce ;
- figure 2 est une vue de face en élévation montrant l'élément principal seul de la figurine de figure 1, c'est-à-dire celui qui est destiné à être engagé sur une barre support de figurines ;
- figure 3 est une vue en perspective éclatée montrant les deux éléments de la figurine des figures 1 et 2, vus en coupe axiale suivant III-III de figure 4 ;
- figure 4 est une vue en coupe axiale selon IV-IV de figure 3, montrant cette figurine selon figures 1 à 3 après son montage et son verrouillage sur sa barre support.
- figure 5 est une vue en perspective éclatée illustrant une variante d'exécution de l'invention.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a bar segment on which are mounted two figurines and which is capable of supporting four, in the case where the main element of this figurine is in one piece;
- Figure 2 is a front elevational view showing the main element alone of the figure of Figure 1, that is to say that which is intended to be engaged on a support bar figurines;
- Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the two elements of the figurine of Figures 1 and 2, seen in axial section along III-III of Figure 4;
- Figure 4 is an axial sectional view along IV-IV of Figure 3, showing this figurine according to Figures 1 to 3 after mounting and locking on its support bar.
- Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an alternative embodiment of the invention.
La figure 1 montre un segment 2 de barre de baby-foot susceptible de supporter quatre figurines et sur laquelle ne sont montées que deux figurines 3 dont chacune est sensée représenter l'un des joueurs d'une équipe de football.FIG. 1 shows a
D'une manière générale, les jeux de baby-foot comportent deux équipes dont chacune comprend onze figurines 3 réparties sur plusieurs barres 2 dont certaines sont intercalées avec des barres similaires supportant les figurines de l'autre équipe. Les poignées de manoeuvre des barres 2 supportant les joueurs d'une même équipe, sont disposées d'un même côté longitudinal du caisson reconstituant le terrain de football.Generally, table football games include two teams, each of which includes eleven
Chaque figurine 3 doit être fixée rigidement à la barre 2 qui la supporte de manière à pouvoir résister aux chocs qu'elle subit lorsque la barre 2 est pivotée brutalement, dans un sens ou dans l'autre, pour lui faire frapper une bille sensée représenter le ballon de football, en vue de l'envoyer dans la cage de but de l'équipe adverse ou de la diriger vers une figurine 3 de la même équipe pour lui faire une passe. En outre, lorsque la barre 2 qui les supporte est déplacée axialement avec brutalité, les figurines 3 d'extrémité sont, soumises à des chocs latéraux relativement violents, malgré la présence, dans certains jeux, de dispositifs amortisseurs. Comme le montre le dessin, selon l'invention, pour permettre le montage des figurines 3 sur une barre 2 et leur fixation rigide et solide à cette barre, chacune d'elles est constituée de deux éléments, respectivement un premier élément ou élément principal 3a d'une manière générale creux et reconstituant la presque totalité du corps de la figurine et un second élément ou élément terminal 3b en forme de calotte sphérique et ne reconstituant que l'une des extrémités du corps de la figurine, c'est-à-dire sa tête, comme dans l'exemple illustré sur le dessin, ou ses pieds, et qui, dans l'exemple illustré sur le dessin, est assemblable au premier élément par coincement cylindrique. Ce coincement cylindrique est obtenu par engagement d'un alésage cylindrique 3'b débouchant dans la partie inférieure du second élément ou tête 3b de la figurine, sur l'extrémité supérieure ou cou 3'a de l'élément principal 3, l'alésage 3'b ayant le même diamètre que le cou 3'a de l'élément principal 3a.Each
En outre, comme cela est plus particulièrement visible sur les figures 3 et 4, l'élément terminal ou tête 3b porte une tige 7 coaxiale à sa partie cylindrique 3'b dont la fonction sera décrite en détail ultérieurement.In addition, as is more particularly visible in FIGS. 3 and 4, the terminal element or
Dans l'exemple illustré par les figures 1 à 4, l'élément principal 3a de chaque figurine 3 est en une seule pièce et, dans cet exemple, comme cela est connu en soi, l'élément principal 3a présente un trou transversal 4 le traversant de part en part, d'un côté à l'autre, c'est-à-dire parallèlement au plan de la figure 2, et dont le diamètre est sensiblement égal à celui de la barre 2. Ce trou traversant 4, qui est donc perpendiculaire à l'axe 5 de la figurine 3, permet le montage de cette dernière sur une barre 2. Après montage de la figurine 3 sur une barre 2, le trou 4 est évidemment maintenu horizontalement.In the example illustrated by Figures 1 to 4, the
Pour permettre la liaison axiale et en rotation des figurines 3 à une barre 2, cette dernière comporte autant de perçages radiaux traversants 6 qu'elle est susceptible de supporter de figurines 3.To allow the axial and rotational connection of the
Comme le montre plus particulièrement la figure 2, la fixation de chaque figurine 3 sur la barre 2 est réalisée d'abord par engagement de son élément principal 3a sur cette barre 2 jusqu'à ce que son axe longitudinal 5 soit en coïncidence avec le perçage radial 6 de la barre 2 correspondant à l'emplacement choisi pour cette figurine 3. Après mise en place de l'élément principal 3a, il suffit alors d'engager le second élément ou tête 3b sur le cou 3'a de l'élément principal 3a, ce qui a pour effet de faire pénétrer la tige cylindrique 7, solidaire du second élément 3b, à l'intérieur de l'élément principal 3 et de lui faire traverser, à la manière d'une goupille, la barre 2 par le perçage radial 6 choisi, comme montré sur la figure 4. Naturellement, la tige 7 du second élément 3b doit être prévue avec une longueur suffisante pour lui permettre de traverser de part en part le perçage radial 6 de la barre 2 et de faire saillie au-delà de la barre 2 par rapport au second élément 3b. Après assemblage des deux éléments 3a,3b, l'axe de la tige 7 est confondu avec l'axe 5 de l'élément principal 3a.As shown more particularly in FIG. 2, the fixing of each
Dans l'exemple illustré sur le dessin, le second élément ou élément terminal 3b reconstitue la tête de la figurine 3, c'est-à-dire l'extrémité qui subit le moins de chocs puisque, généralement, c'est l'autre extrémité d'une figurine, c'est-à-dire celle correspondant à ses pieds, qui est utilisée pour frapper la bille. Ce choix présente l'avantage de diminuer encore les risques de désassemblage des éléments 3a et 3b, puisque la zone d'assemblage ne subit aucune contrainte.In the example illustrated in the drawing, the second element or
Pour améliorer la résistance à la rupture de la tige 7 de l'élément terminal 3b, il est avantageusement prévu, à l'intérieur de l'élément 3b, un puis 8 coaxial à l'axe 5, d'un diamètre sensiblement égal à celui de la tige 7 pour lui servir de palier. Ce puits 8 traverse donc le trou transversal 4 et se prolonge au-delà. Comme le montre plus particulièrement la figure 4, après l'assemblage de l'élément terminal 3b à l'élément principal 3a, la tige cylindrique 7 remplit presque totalement le puits 8 en traversant, au passage, la barre 2 par le perçage 6 choisi. De cette manière, la tige cylindrique 7 est parfaitement tenue de part et d'autre du perçage 6 choisi de la barre 2. La tige 7 ne travaille donc, pratiquement, pas à la flexion, mais, exclusivement, au cisaillement. Cette disposition la soulage donc d'une fraction très appréciable des contraintes auxquelles elle serait soumise en l'absence du puits 8. Cette disposition permet donc de réaliser la tige 7 comme la totalité de l'élément terminal 3b et de l'élément principal 3a, de manière économique telle que, par exemple, en une matière plastique moulable et injectable. La conception de cette figurine 3, son mode d'assemblage et son mode de fixation à la barre 2 permet donc, à l'évidence, de la démonter et de la retirer autant de fois qu'on le désire sans jamais nuire à la solidité de l'assemblage des deux éléments. Ce résultat est dû, notamment, au fait que les efforts auxquels la figurine 3 est soumise, sont supportés, essentiellement, au niveau du trou transversal 4 et dans la partie de son corps, qui s'étend de ce trou transversal 4 à sa partie terminale correspondant aux pieds, c'est-à-dire opposée au cou 3'a, alors que la zone d'assemblage des deux éléments 3a et 3b est située au niveau de l'extrémité supérieure du cou 3'a et se trouve, par conséquent, pratiquement, à l'abri des efforts précités.To improve the breaking strength of the rod 7 of the
Suivant une variante d'exécution de l'invention visant à améliorer l'assemblage des éléments 3a et 3b de chaque figurine, la tige axiale 7 du second élément 3b est conique à faible pente et le puits 8 ménagé axialement dans l'élément principal 3a est de forme complémentaire. Il en résulte que la fin de l'engagement de la tige 7 dans le puits 8 provoque le coincement de la première dans le second. Cette disposition contribue à procurer une excellente solidité à l'engagement des éléments 3a et 3b de la figurine, cette disposition pouvant être prévue en complément de l'engagement de l'alésage 3'b de l'élément terminal 3b sur le cou 3'a de l'élément principal 3a ou simplement en remplacement de cet assemblage, le coincement conique de la tige 7 dans le puits 8 étant jugé suffisant.According to an alternative embodiment of the invention aimed at improving the assembly of
La figure 5 illustre une variante d'exécution de l'invention dans le cas de son application à une figurine 3 dont l'élément principal 3a est constitué de deux pièces 31a et 31b reproduisant, respectivement, le buste et le bassin et les jambes, ces pièces étant assemblables l'une à l'autre par encliquetage au niveau de l'abdomen par engagement, sur la barre 2, de l'encoche, respectivement 32a, 32b, que chacune d'elles présente à son extrémité d'assemblage. Chaque encoche 32a et 32b possède un fond semi-cylindrique de même rayon que la barre.FIG. 5 illustrates an alternative embodiment of the invention in the case of its application to a
Dans cet exemple, d'une part, la longueur de la tige 71 solidaire de l'élément terminal 31b, constituant la tête de la figurine 31, est suffisante pour lui permettre de pénétrer dans la barre 2 en passant à travers une lumière longitudinale 61 ménagée dans la paroi cylindrique de cette barre, mais insuffisante pour que son extrémité libre 7a atteigne la partie de paroi de la barre 2 diamétralement opposée à la lumière 61 et, d'autre part, la tige 7 est équipée, au voisinage de son extrémité libre 7a, de deux ergots radiaux 9 diamétralement opposés et positionnés de manière à être sensiblement au niveau de la face interne de la paroi de la barre 2 entourant la lumière 61, en fin d'engagement de l'élément terminal 3b. En outre, la lumière 61 présente un contour autorisant le passage de l'extrémité libre 7a de la tige 7 et de ses ergots 9, lorsque ceux-ci sont orientés parallèlement à l'axe 2a de la barre 2.In this example, on the one hand, the length of the rod 71 secured to the terminal element 31b, constituting the head of the figurine 31, is sufficient to allow it to penetrate the
Grâce à cette disposition et après engagement total de l'élément terminal 3b dans l'élément principal 3a, pour réaliser l'assemblage rigide de la figurine 3 à la barre 2, il suffit de faire pivoter l'élément terminal 3b d'un quart de tour pour faire sortir les ergots 9 du champ de la lumière 61 et assurer, par un accrochage du type baïonnette, la liaison par obstacle de la tige 7 à la barre 2.Thanks to this arrangement and after total engagement of the
Naturellement, dans cette forme d'exécution de l'invention, il est inutile de prévoir, dans chaque segment de la barre 2 susceptible de recevoir une figurine 3, deux lumières 61 diamétralement opposées, puisqu'une seule suffit.Naturally, in this embodiment of the invention, there is no need to provide, in each segment of the
Claims (7)
- Figurine for a game of table football, game [sic] being composed of two elements (3a, 3b) which can be assembled together, one of which (3b) includes a stud which can be engaged in a radial drilling (6, 61) of a bar (2) of a game of table football in which, on the one hand, one of the elements (3a), or main element, constitutes almost all of its body, either as a single piece and in this case exhibits a transverse hole (4) passing right through it from one side to the other and of the same transverse section as the bar (2), or in two pieces (31a, 31b) which can be assembled together by snap fitting onto the bar (2) and mutual engagement and in which, on the other hand, the second element (3b) which can be assembled to the first element (3a) by means of complementary shapes, constitutes an end part of the body of the figurine (3), such as the head or the feet, and carries an axial shank (7) which fulfils the role of the aforementioned stud and which, for this purpose, is capable of being engaged axially into the first element (3a), its length being sufficient to allow it to pass, at least once, through the wall of the support bar (2), via a chosen one of the radial drillings (6) in the bar (2).
- Figurine according to Claim 1, characterized in that the main element (3a) of the figurine, whether this element is made of a single piece or of two pieces (31a, 31b), on the one hand, has an axial well (8) of the same diameter as the shank (7) of the second element (3b), the opening of which points in the direction of the assembly end of the second element (3b) passing through the transverse hole (4) and extending beyond in order to act as a housing for the shank (7) of the second element (3b) and, on the other hand, the length of the shank (7) is sufficient to allow it to pass right through the bar (2) and to engage in the extension of the aforementioned well (8) beyond the bar (2), this axial well (8) acting as a support bearing, on either side of the bar (2) for the shank (7) which acts as a dowel pin for the axial and rotational connection of the figurine (3) to the bar (2).
- Figurine according to Claim 2, characterized in that the axial shank (7) of the second element (3b) is conical with a slight taper and the well (8) formed axially in the main element (3a) is of complementary shape.
- Figurine according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that its two elements (3a, 3b) are made of a mouldable or injectable plastic.
- Game of table football equipped with figurines according to Claim 1, characterized in that with the main element (3a) being made as a single piece or in two pieces (31a, 31b), the shank (7) of the second element (3b) or end element, carries, in the vicinity of its free end (7a), at least one radial pin and the bar (2) exhibits, in each of its segments likely to receive a figurine (3), a longitudinal slot (61) capable of allowing the free end (7a) of the shank (7) and each pin (9) with which it is provided to pass, this end element (3b) being intended to be pivoted, after each pin (9) of the shank (7) has passed through the aforementioned slot (61), through an angle allowing each pin (9) to leave the field of the slot (61) in order to fasten the second element (3b) to the bar (2).
- Game of table football according to Claim 5, Claim 5 [sic] being characterized in that the free end (7a) of the shank (7) of the second element (3b) is provided with two diametrically opposite pins (9) and, in this case, the angle of rotation of the second element (3b) in order to fasten it to the bar (2) is 90°.
- Game of table football characterized in that it is equipped with figurines according to any one of Claims 1 to 4.
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