EP0505550B1 - Bauteil für spielfahrbahn - Google Patents

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EP0505550B1
EP0505550B1 EP91919354A EP91919354A EP0505550B1 EP 0505550 B1 EP0505550 B1 EP 0505550B1 EP 91919354 A EP91919354 A EP 91919354A EP 91919354 A EP91919354 A EP 91919354A EP 0505550 B1 EP0505550 B1 EP 0505550B1
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Sebastiano Restuccia
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H18/00—Highways or trackways for toys; Propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track
    • A63H18/02—Construction or arrangement of the trackway

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  • the present invention concerns a unidirectional element which, united to a certain number of other identical elements, allows a toy road track to be realised.
  • modules suitable for forming a toy road track already exist on the market, generally consisting of rectilinear and curved pieces, in addition to other accessories which allow the realisation of variable routes giving free rein to children's creativity.
  • Said elements however have some inconveniences for example the constraint of a determined linear direction of the track as a function of the size of the modular components and the method of coupling between these which in time, after a certain number of assemblies, no longer guarantees the perfect continuity of the track compromising its use.
  • Document EP-A-0176669 discloses a toy road track comprising a plurality of modules joined together allowing horizontal and vertical movement of the modules with respect to one another, each of the said modules comprising a shaped flat part provided with a male and female joint portion, and two lateral cylinders with protruding coupling tabs, said male joint portion being constituted by an elongated part with a round end integral with a protruding part of a running floor of the said shaped flat part, the said female joint portion comprising a round central eye into which the said round end of the male joint is inserted.
  • a toy road track comprising a plurality of modules joined together allowing horizontal and vertical movement of the modules with respect to one another, each of the said modules comprising a shaped flat part provided with a male and female joint portion, and two lateral cylinders with protruding coupling tabs, said male joint portion being constituted by an elongated part with a round end integral with a protruding part of a running floor of the said shaped flat part, the said female joint portion comprising a round central eye into which the said round end of the male joint is inserted, two lateral tabs extending and opening out from either side of the said round central eye, said tabs defining the degree of rotation of adjoining modules.
  • the present invention allows toy road tracks to be realised with very easy assembly and great horizontal and vertical stability, without the use of any type of tool and without paying particular attention to a precise coordination between one element and another, since they are unidirectional and self-aligning.
  • the unidirectional module 1 in question comprises a shaped flat part 2 forming the running floor 3 and two lateral cylinders 4, partially rounded off in the vertical direction, forming the lateral containment of the track.
  • the shaped flat part 2 has a profiled edge 5 with two symmetrical slightly rounded off points 6 forming the areas which interact with each other after assembly, to form the running floor of the track, provided with knurled areas 19 to improve the adherence of the toy cars or other vehicles which run on it.
  • One shaped side of the module 1 comprises a female flexible joint portion 7, while the opposite shaped side comprises a male joint portion 8.
  • the female joint portion 7 as is well demonstrated in the cited drawings, comprises a round central eye 9, linked to two elongated and relatively flexible lateral tabs 10, opened out at the sides into a V form.
  • the male joint portion 8 consequently comprises an elongated part 11 with round end 12, integral with a protruding part 13 of running floor 3 of the track.
  • Each lateral cylinder 4 cited previously include a coupling tab 16 and an enclosed cut out 17 having an equal section; this allows the coupling between the tab 16 of a module and the cut out 17 of the adjoining ones, in order to form a continuous barrier 18, formed by a succession of many modules, practically imitating the horizontal motorway gard rails.
  • the internal barrier 18 will have all the coupling tabs 16 compacted in their respective cut outs 17 while the outside of each module and corresponding coupling tabs will be opened out without however losing the continuity between the lateral cylinders 4 of each module.
  • the present module 1 also allows the formation of a vertical sinusoidal movement of the track while always maintaining the previously cited structural stability unaltered.

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  1. Spielzeug-Fahrspur mit einer Vielzahl einander verbundener, untereinander eine horizontale und vertikale Beweglichkeit ermöglichender Module, wobei jeder Modul einen flächenförmigen Teil (2) aufweist, versehen mit einem positiven (8) und einem negativen (7) Verbindungselement, sowie zwei seitliche Zylinder (4) mit vorspringenden Kupplungszungen (16), wobei das positive Verbindungselement (8) einen verlängerten Teil (11) mit einem abgerundeten Ende (12) aufweist und dieses mit einem auskragendem Teil (13) der Lauffläche (3) des flächenförmigen Teils (2) integriert ist, und wobei das negative Verbindungselement (7) ein rundes, zentrales Auge (9) aufweist, in welches das runde Ende (12) des positiven Verbindungselementes (8) einsteckbar ist, und von welchem zwei seitliche Zungen (10) vorstehen, die sich von jeder Seite des runden zentralen Auges (9) nach außen öffnen, wobei die Zungen (10) das Ausmaß einer Drehung eines daran angrenzenden Moduls begrenzen.
  2. Spielzeug-Fahrspur nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Ecke (5) der Lauffläche (3) profiliert und als geringfügig abgerundete Spitze (6) ausgebildet ist, um der Lauffläche (3) genügend Kontinuität auch im Falle eines gekrümmten Verlaufs der Fahrspur zu verleihen.
  3. Spielzeug-Fahrspur nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Lauffläche (3) gerändelte Bereiche (19) aufweist, die geeignet sind, die Griffigkeit von Spielzeug-Fahrzeugen beim Befahren derselben zu erhöhen.
  4. Spielzeug-Fahrspur nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die auskragenden Teile (13) der positiv/negativen Verbindungselemente (7, 8) als Glieder eines Drehgelenkes wirken, die es einer Serie von Modulen ermöglichen, Kurven der Fahrspur zu bilden.
  5. Spielzeug-Fahrspur nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der flächenförmige Teil (2) zwei flache vorspringende Teile (14) aufweist, welche zur strukturellen Torsions-Stabilität der Fahrspur beitragen, indem sie mit den profilierten Ecken (5) der Lauffläche (3) zusammenwirken.
  6. Spielzeug-Fahrspur nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die seitlichen Zylinder (4) Ausnehmungen (17) zur Aufnahme und zum Zusammenwirken mit den Kupplungszungen (16) unter Ausbildung eines ununterbrochenen Sicherheits-Geländers (18) an den Seiten der Fahrspur aufweisen.
  7. Spielzeug-Fahrspur nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kupplungszungen (16) gegen die damit korrespondierenden Ausnehmungen (17) zu auslaufen, und zwar im Kontakt entsprechend der Begrenzung der Verschwenkbarkeit.
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IT02170690A IT1247893B (it) 1990-10-11 1990-10-11 Elemento modulare per pista da gioco
IT2170690 1990-10-11
PCT/EP1991/001920 WO1992006757A1 (en) 1990-10-11 1991-10-08 Toy road track module

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US7051948B2 (en) * 2002-10-08 2006-05-30 Battat Incorporated Flexible track for a toy vehicle
DE102011108719B4 (de) * 2011-07-28 2017-12-07 Rainer Andreas Czak Streckenführungselement
US9682328B2 (en) * 2014-09-11 2017-06-20 Honor Metro Limited Toy vehicle track
US20200254356A1 (en) * 2017-07-28 2020-08-13 Innokind, Inc. Steering system for vehicles on grooved tracks
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WO1992006757A1 (en) 1992-04-30
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