EP0712649B1 - Appareil récréatif didactique a habilité multicombinable - Google Patents

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EP0712649B1
EP0712649B1 EP94500184A EP94500184A EP0712649B1 EP 0712649 B1 EP0712649 B1 EP 0712649B1 EP 94500184 A EP94500184 A EP 94500184A EP 94500184 A EP94500184 A EP 94500184A EP 0712649 B1 EP0712649 B1 EP 0712649B1
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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
    • A63F9/08—Puzzles provided with elements movable in relation, i.e. movably connected, to each other
    • A63F9/0826—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube
    • A63F9/0838—Three-dimensional puzzles with slidable or rotatable elements or groups of elements, the main configuration remaining unchanged, e.g. Rubik's cube with an element, e.g. invisible core, staying permanently in a central position having the function of central retaining spider and with groups of elements rotatable about at least three axes intersecting in one point

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  • the invention relates to a TRAINING APPARATUS WITH MULTI-COMBINABLE SKILLS, from type integrated by a regular dihedral body, preferably, a spherical or hexahedral block subdivided into fractions multiples that can move - move, by the action of hands around it, following the development of its coordinate axes, and independently of each of the planes of under division of the sphere or hexahedron.
  • the object of the invention is the simplification of the internal structure of the toy harmonizing a series of parts which invariably will be the same for different external expressions or manifestations of the toy. Indeed, all the interior parts of the set are unchangeable, and therefore only parts of covering, showing the visible side of the toy, will designed and molded with one part of the "puzzle or break - heads "configuring the assembly, depending on the version of the whole, character, animal or thing reproduced.
  • these covering parts showing the visible side of the toy, will necessarily have a exact base portion, proportional to the spherical volume or hexahedral of the whole, more precisely one eighth of this one, with an equal and compulsory basic drawing, and, also necessarily, with the same means of support or anchoring in all cases.
  • the essential foundation of the invention is based on the PCT / ES92 / 00066, subsequently converted to EP 92918614.6, with international application number of WO 94/04235.
  • a recreational apparatus didactic, which consists of a nucleus (14) on which structure and assemble a set of eight pieces which include a base equivalent to one octant of sphere, seven of the pieces (22) being mobile and a fixed (28), all comprising means to receive eight cover pieces (11) forming the volume circumscribed at the nucleus (14), and defining a set reproducing a specific object, this device being characterized by the fact that the nucleus (14) is subdivided by three planes orthogonal to each other, and which define six equidistant points forming housings (17), six guide (19) fixing to the points forming housings (17); eight support pieces (22, 28), seven of which are movable (22) and a fixed (28), which are guided and held by the members guide (19) and its provided with male means (27, 32) for assembly, with eight external cover parts (11) each equivalent to one octant of the
  • the starting point is the same concept: a nucleus internal spherical, with six shoring or fixing points, orthogonally perpendicular to each other.
  • a set of six identical pieces supported in the six The above points serve as a guide for the support pieces.
  • a set of eight equal support pieces composed of an exact portion of body subdivision (spherical - hexahedral) of the whole.
  • the fractionation of the portions, proportional to the shape and volume of the nucleus, will be basically in shape and proportions equal to this.
  • nucleus which, while respecting the original spherical format, has a much lighter structure is either conditioned for allow - on the one hand - to admit the means of shoring up guide parts, and, on the other, at various points, for the mounting of the support parts acting as a pivot for the rotation of the other support parts.
  • Another idea of the invention is that the organs of guide for moving the moving support parts are supported by elastic shock absorbers, thus providing these parts with a mounting in conditions floating thus facilitating rotational movement and now guiding the parts in question, preventing them from get out of its corridors or runways.
  • the fixed support pieces or pivoting can be immobilized in one of the sub octants division of the nucleus.
  • Another idea of the invention is to provide the nucleus in one of the octants (more precisely, the opposite or antagonistic at the front) of a wedge provided with retracting means for stopper and guide for sliding the supporting parts moving.
  • each of the movable (seven) and fixed (one) supports include means male studs for covering parts and formation of the external body of the whole, while being these in turn provided with female means adjustable to pressure and bayonet in such assembly means.
  • nucleus mentioned is a body semi-hollow, light, subdivided orthogonally into six coordinated planes, perpendicular to each other, combined by groups of two, parallel and equidistant from each other, and delimiting six diametrically entering prismatic housings shoring opposites and eight triangle - spherical sectors (octants) with eight dead hollow spaces between them.
  • the six housings (females) prismatic - shoring entrants are partially filled, have a square section slightly truncated towards the bottom to which a blind hole has been provided for support, for example, of a screw, button o similar, threaded for fixing of said points of the guide members for the parts support frames.
  • a characteristic of said guide members is that it these are "T" pieces with square base and profile adjustable spherical to the surface of the nucleus and prismatic shaft cashable at the female prismatic points of the nucleus and axially fitted with a staggered through auger for housing a button that will attach from the far bottom to the hole blind of each prismatic housing of the nucleus.
  • buttons or attachment means guide members has a mixed profile ending in a mechanized (threaded) point for fixing to the plugged prismatic housing button and a seat between the head and this point for housing a spring acting in shock absorber so that the square head of the guide member walking on the skids (bases) of moving parts without make it more difficult or prevent his movements (sliding).
  • a feature of moving support parts is that they are constituted by a mixed one-piece body, having an equivalent triangle or spherical base or support to an eighth part of the sphere (hexahedron), hence (equicenter) projects a cylindrical pier with diameter decreasing staggered and provided with tangential nerves Equidistant generators acting as pins or recessed studs for mounting the outer cover parts.
  • the support piece fixed holding the role of rotary pivot is made up equally of the moving support parts, the difference being that the bottom plane of the base or skate support does not have radial channels or lowering, but, on the other hand, a concentric salient with equal format and dimension as the triangular hollows of the nucleus and encrusted in one of them of immobilized form, constituting in organ pivot around which the other seven parts move moving support.
  • FIG. 1 Another aspect specific to the invention is the incorporation of a retractable conditions buffer or retractable, located in an antagonically opposite point to the pivot or fixed support part, also located and cashed in the triangular hollow of the respective nucleus.
  • This stopper allows the moving part to be stopped support in its displacement. But a slight pressure from push allows to go beyond the bumper which is hidden or retracts and emerges or rises when the pressure rises.
  • a characteristic detail of the stopper is the fact that it found constituted by a ball which undergoes the pressure of a spring and is housed in an auger with a flared mouth fitted with a small heel or wedge which has a format triangular and which adjusts to pressure in one of the hollows triangular of the nucleus, more precisely in the hollow antagonistic to the pivot of rotation.
  • the pressure of the spring which is located below the ball and contained in said triangular hollow of the nucleus, permanently pushes the ball which, due to the flared mouth of its housing, a small spherical helmet emerges or comes out,
  • Another aspect which is specific to the invention is that eight external cover pieces are arranged or fixed by casing, by socket assembly (at bayonet or other) in the male piers of the seven pieces and the fixed support. These eight pieces include a octant of the whole body and, each, a portion proportional, regular or irregular, of the object reproduced or represented.
  • cover pieces mentioned are integrated by a shield triangular (hexahedral) of the toy), provided inside and axially of a cylindrical hoop suitably reinforced with a shaped female cut of star assembly with the profile of the male pier of moving parts - fixed support.
  • the outer part of the shield presents the portion, suitably decorated, drawn or represented, of the estimated reproduction of the set, what whatever the object that it manifests.
  • the spherical nucleus is generally indicated with (1); the guide member ( Figure 5) for the moving parts of support, and is flagged with (2); these moving parts (figure 6) with (3); the fixed support part / (FIG. 7) with (4); the heel or wedge for the retractable buffer with (5); a piece external cover (figure 9) with (6) and the fixing the guide members (2) (figure 10) with (7).
  • the nucleus (1) (figure 4) constituting the central organ for the development of the toy body is composed by a semi-hollow spherical body ballast of mass, subdivided by three parallel and equidistant double planes (10 - 10a - 10b) distributed orthogonally along their axes of coordinates, and configuring six prismatic housings (11) to support the guide members (2) (Figure 5); eight videos or hollow triangle - spherical (12) which serve as accommodation, at least, for the fixed support piece (4) ( Figure 7) and the bumper heel or wedge (5) (figure 8) and eight spaces dead (13) in the intersection of others and others to allow decrease in body mass.
  • the prismatic housings (11) have a depth medium, and, at the bottom, a suitably threaded blind hole to allow the fixing of the button (7) (figure 10).
  • Said housings (11) count with the organs of guide (2) (figure 5) held by six buttons (7) (figure 10) and with the interposition of a spring (8) (figure 10) acting as a shock absorber according to Figure 2.
  • the guide member (2) ( Figure 5) is a whole piece in (T) of square plant, spherical arc (20) with arc sides concaves (21) and a vertical prismatic barrel (23) with cross-section - square for its housing in (11) with cylindrical interior hollow (24) finished in a smaller diameter auger (25) passing for passage of the button (7) (figure 10) and a upper mouth with seat (22) for the button head mentioned (7).
  • the four sides (21) with the square head or plant (20) support the coincident dots of an equal number of bases moving parts - fixed support (3-4) ( Figures 6-7), serving as guides to extend the movement of moving.
  • the eight moving support pieces - fixed (3-4) (figure 6-7) have a similar configuration, but a function different. Indeed, the seven moving parts (3) slide or move by manual action on the six planes moving of the sphere, and the remaining part (4) remains fixed, serving as an eccentric pivot for rotation to others.
  • the seven moving support parts (3) are composed by a one-piece mixed body, base or support of equilateral triangle support (30) with convex sides (31) of bevelling in the chanfrain plane (36) descending or leaving towards the lower shot.
  • the fixed support piece (4) offers parts identical (40 - 41 - 43 - 44 45 and 46) to the parts respective analogs (30 - 31 - 33 -34 -35 and 36) of the part anterior (3).
  • This heel (5) is composed of a simple equilateral triangle piece (50) with arc-convex sides (51) chamfer plane bevel (52) entering or running inward, wedge-shaped, to adjust to the triangle-spherical hollow (12) of the core (1) being provided with a central hole (equicentric) (53) , with an upper mouth (54) bevelling in a chanfrain plan flared outwards.
  • This hole is used for housing the ball (9) which undergoes the spring pressure (90).
  • the ball partially emerges in a portion equivalent to a spherical helmet by the flared ball (54).
  • the male jetties (33) of the seven moving moving parts (3) and the male jetty (43) of the fixed support piece (4) are used to mount the eight external cover parts (6) (figure 9) which will conform the external body of the assembly or the body of the toy itself.
  • the outer cover pieces (6) are basically equal. They are all composed of triangle - spherical fragments (60) corresponding to a octant of the external development of the (spherical) body of the toy. With its arc - convex sides (61) and the edges of this in beveled chamfer entering (62) and provided inside and centrally of an appendage (63) radially reinforced with 120 ° ribs (64) and internally provided a female notch (65) also with 120 ° grooves for assembly of the support pieces (3 and 4) at the jetties (33 - 43) ( Figures 6 and 7). It is ultimately an assembly connected to bayonet.
  • the outer part of the part (6) comprises a portion external (66) of the object represented by the assembly. This shows the "ear” of an animal head, reproduced by all.
  • the button (7) (figure 10) serving as fixing for the guide member (2) ( Figure 5) consists of a outgoing fitted with head (70) is finished in a blocked area mechanized (71), and between one and the other forms a neck (73) delimited by the head (70) and a seat (72) where a spring (8) (figure 10 - E) serving as cushioning for the head (20) of the guide member (2).
  • the whole unit is armed with the nucleus structure (1), the volume of the assembly can have the same spherical shape of the nucleus (1) or another equivalent polyhedral geometrically.
  • the housings (11) are used for mounting the six guidance (2) using buttons (7) with incorporation of spring (8) (figure 2).
  • Each side (21) of the head (20) of the organ in question walk simultaneously on two summits contiguous bases (30 - 40) of the supports (3 - 4) moving and fixed.
  • the seven moving supports (3) are mounted on the surface of the nucleus (1) allowing movement by action manual.
  • One of the triangular hollows of the spherical nucleus is used for mounting of your fixed support piece (4) irremovably.
  • the antagonic hollow (12) used for mounting the heel or door wedge - retractable stopper (5) with ball (9) and spring (90).

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EP94500184A EP0712649B1 (fr) 1994-11-18 1994-11-18 Appareil récréatif didactique a habilité multicombinable
DK94500184T DK0712649T3 (da) 1994-11-18 1994-11-18 Multikombinerbar færdighedsindlærende og rekreativ indretning
ES94500184T ES2133515T3 (es) 1994-11-18 1994-11-18 Aparato recreativo didactico de habilidad multicombinable.
AT94500184T ATE179627T1 (de) 1994-11-18 1994-11-18 Didaktisches geschicklichkeitsspiel mit mehrfachen kombinationen
DE69418333T DE69418333T2 (de) 1994-11-18 1994-11-18 Didaktisches Geschicklichkeitsspiel mit mehrfachen Kombinationen

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