EP1871500B1 - Jouet magnetique - Google Patents

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EP1871500B1
EP1871500B1 EP06707416A EP06707416A EP1871500B1 EP 1871500 B1 EP1871500 B1 EP 1871500B1 EP 06707416 A EP06707416 A EP 06707416A EP 06707416 A EP06707416 A EP 06707416A EP 1871500 B1 EP1871500 B1 EP 1871500B1
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Carsten Rosenbohm
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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
    • A63H33/046—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts comprising magnetic interaction means, e.g. holding together by magnetic attraction
    • 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
    • A63F11/00—Game accessories of general use, e.g. score counters, boxes
    • A63F11/0011—Chance selectors
    • 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
    • A63F9/001—Games or toys connected to, or combined with, other objects; Objects with a second use as a toy or game
    • A63F2009/002—Games or toys connected to, or combined with, other objects; Objects with a second use as a toy or game used as hanger or connected to a hanger; Ornaments or jewellery
    • 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
    • A63F5/00—Roulette games
    • A63F5/04—Disc roulettes; Dial roulettes; Teetotums; Dice-tops
    • A63F5/048—Disc roulettes; Dial roulettes; Teetotums; Dice-tops with symbols viewable through holes or windows
    • 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
    • A63F9/34—Games using magnetically moved or magnetically held pieces, not provided for in other subgroups of group A63F9/00

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  • the invention relates to a magnetic toy, comprising at least two game parts, wherein in each of the parts at least one magnet is arranged.
  • Various magnetic entertainment games are known in the art.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a game of entertainment or jewelry accessory, in which by the magnets two game parts are contracted into a single part and at the same time a random display appears in at least one window.
  • the object is achieved in a magnetic toy according to the preamble of the main claim, characterized in that at least one of the magnets arranged in a game part can move within a predetermined space, wherein an indicator is coupled to the movable magnet.
  • an indicator is coupled to the movable magnet.
  • At least one game part to a preferred axis has a symmetrical structure, for aesthetic reasons, both game parts have an identical structure.
  • at least one game part has a mounting area with a predetermined number of positions for releasably securing the fixed magnet.
  • a window is arranged on at least one game part, through which at least a portion of the indicator is visible.
  • At least one of the game parts has a projecting area and the other game part has a corresponding recessed receiving area.
  • the predetermined space in which the movable magnet can move is formed inside the projecting portion.
  • the specific space is advantageously formed in the shape of a cylinder.
  • An advantageous embodiment may provide that the movable magnet and the indicator are held in the space on a turntable.
  • the fixed magnet can be held in a receptacle which allows different detents of the fixed magnet within a movement space which corresponds to the dimensions of the specific space of the associated other game part. It is favorable that the game parts are formed substantially as a flat hollow body.
  • the game parts have at least two housing halves, which are in particular releasably assembled by means of a clamping or snap connection.
  • a cover is arranged, which is at least partially transparent and / or designed as a carrier of images.
  • the transparent region of the cover shell is preferably formed in the region of the window, whereas the area which is provided as a carrier of images is located above the window.
  • the illustrations can be any figurative or even advertising act. If the cover shell is completely transparent, then the support surface can be designed for imaging on the game part.
  • a magnifying lens is arranged on the window. This magnifying lens is advantageously fitted in the window.
  • the enlargement lens is arranged on the cover shell. This makes it possible to manufacture the magnifying lens as an integral part of the translucent in this area cover shell as a workpiece made of Bakelite or any transparent plastic.
  • the turntable is provided with a balancing weight. As a result, a slight rotation of the turntable is possible and avoids the risk of jamming or a preferred position.
  • a lifting lug is arranged in the region of the magnet.
  • the lifting eye is guided around the area of the fixed magnet.
  • the lifting lug can consist of a passageway through which a chain or a band can be pulled.
  • a waisting is formed between the region of the fixed magnet and the region of the movable magnet in at least one of the game parts.
  • the waist has advantageously such a radius that at least one recessed grip is formed by the transition between the two areas.
  • Fig. 1 is a side view of two SPiel parts 2 and 3 of a magnetic game 1 shown in a position shortly before their playing position.
  • the game parts 2 and 3 are configured identically and are tightened with proper arrangement by provided in the two game parts magnets.
  • the correct arrangement is effected by each formed on the game parts 2 and 3 voraturde areas 13 and correspondingly recessed receiving areas 14. In the illustrated position, both game parts are still at a distance from each other - in their final position, the projecting area 13 each enters the corresponding recessed receiving area 14.
  • Fig. 2a shows a view from the front of a game part 2 with a window 11.
  • the game part has a substantially oval shape with a longitudinal axis of symmetry 9. Through the window 11, a section 12 of an indicator 6 can be seen.
  • Fig. 2b shows a view from above of a game part 2.
  • the game part has a housing of two housing halves 17, 18.
  • the openings to be recognized on the front side are in a suspension device.
  • Fig. 3 shows a section along the line AA in Fig. 2a by a game part 2.
  • the housing half 18 defines in the illustrated embodiments in each case the outside half of the housing, whereas the housing half 17 represents the inside.
  • the window 11 In the outer side of the housing half is the window 11 and only a blind hole, which serves as a journal 22 '.
  • the two housing halves are connected to each other via a clamping or snap connection 19.
  • a movable magnet 4 is provided, which is held in a turntable 15 in the illustrated embodiment.
  • the turntable 15 is seated on a shaft 20 which is held in the bearings 22, 22 '.
  • the turntable 15 has a bearing surface 21 for the indicator 6 on a substantially flat edge of the plate.
  • the turntable is arranged in the housing so that a portion 12 of the indicator 6 through the window 11 is visible.
  • the turntable can rotate arbitrarily in the predetermined space 5, so that depending on the rotational position, another portion 12 of the indicator 6 through the window 11 is visible.
  • the predetermined space 5 has the shape of a cylinder in the illustrated embodiment.
  • a mounting portion 10 for releasably securing the fixed magnet 7 is shown in the upper part of the representation of the Fig. 3 .
  • the mounting portion is formed rosette-shaped, wherein the fixed magnet 7 is clamped between a retaining wall 23 and a central pin 24.
  • the rosette-shaped training creates a variety of receptacles 16, which make it possible to fix the fixed magnet 7 at different positions of the rosette.
  • the protruding area 13 is formed in the lower portion and a recessed receiving area 14 is formed in the upper portion.
  • the design of the protruding area as well as the recessed receiving area are formed congruent, so that the identical game parts 2 and 3 fit together exactly, if a voraturder area 13 is to be inserted into a recessed receiving area 14, as in Fig. 1 is shown.
  • Fig. 5 is a view of a housing part accordingly Fig. 3 shown from the direction of arrow B. It results from the chosen design a symmetrical and harmonious shape design
  • the respective magnets 4 and 7 are respectively disposed in their housings so as to attract each other when they are opposed to each other in the immediate vicinity. That is, all the fixed magnets 7 have their north pole towards the recess and the movable magnets have their south pole toward the projecting area. If the reverse arrangement is chosen for the fixed magnet 7, then the movable magnet 4 is accordingly different, namely to arrange the other way around.
  • the fixed magnet 7 attracts the movable magnet 4.
  • the movable magnet 4 drives by the magnetic force on the turntable 5 until the two magnets 4 and 7 are exactly congruent superimposed. In this way, a particular image appears in the viewing window of the respective game parts 2 and 3.
  • the fixed magnet 7 can be removed from its original position and clamped in the rosette in another position.
  • Fig. 6 an alternative embodiment of a game part is shown. Like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment characterized.
  • the essential difference from the previous embodiment is that the fixed and the movable magnets have exchanged their positions with respect to the protruding area and consequently also with respect to the recessed receiving area.
  • the turntable 15 is arranged in this embodiment, under the recessed receiving area, so that the associated window 11 is formed on the side facing away from the receiving portion 14 of the game part 2.
  • the turntable only has a shaft journal 25 which is held in a bearing 26 in the housing 18.
  • the plate is how out Fig. 7 recognizable, which is a view from the front of the housing part 17 of the embodiment Fig. 6 from the direction of the arrow C, equipped with a rosette-shaped retaining wall 23.
  • a retaining pin 24 is provided, so that a clamping bracket between the pin 24 and the rosette wall 23 is formed, in which the movable magnet 4 can be clamped.
  • the retaining wall 23 is dimensioned such that only a slight gap remains between its free outer edge and the rear wall of the recessed receiving region 14.
  • the solid magnet 7 is received in a rosette holder, which is substantially the holder, as in Fig. 4 represented, corresponds.
  • the housing half 8 has a transverse support bar 27 which is held so wide that it also engages over the fixed magnet 7 when it is in an outer rosette position.
  • recesses are provided, in which retaining pin 28 engage and additionally fix the housing in the lower area.
  • Fig. 8 shows a next embodiment of a magnetic toy 1, in which elements of the two above-described training examples are combined.
  • the fixed magnet 7 is arranged as in the first embodiment in the region of the receiving recess 14, and the turntable also as in the first embodiment in the region of the projection 13;
  • the turntable made comparable as in the embodiment accordingly Fig. 6 .
  • the embodiment of the described Turntable allows a large contact surface, since the entire plate bottom and not only the edge of the plate are available.
  • FIGS. 9-13 another embodiment is shown.
  • the same reference numerals have been used.
  • Fig. 9 the further embodiment is shown in side view, wherein the game parts 2 and 3 are designed so that their outlines at the front and the back are each in a plane, so that a game part 2 and 3 both on the front, ie Visible side, as well as on their respective inner side can lie substantially flat on a surface.
  • the protruding region 13 and the correspondingly recessed receiving region 14 are separated from one another by an incision 34.
  • Fig. 9-13 illustrated embodiment has between the region of the fixed magnet 7 and the region of the movable magnet 4 in at least one of the game parts 2 and 3, a sidecut 33.
  • the sidecut 33 is formed with a radius which is sufficiently large to form a grip recess at the transition between the two mentioned areas (see FIG. Fig. 10A) ,
  • Fig. 10B is a top view of a game part according to embodiment of the Fig. 9 shown.
  • the projecting region 13 is substantially cone-shaped and can enter a corresponding recess 14 of the opposite game part.
  • Fig. 11 shows a view on a cross section along the line A - A in 10A
  • the game part 2 is provided in this embodiment with a cover 29.
  • the cover 29 may be completely transparent, but it may also be provided with a support surface on which a pictorial representation or product advertising can be reproduced.
  • a magnifying lens 30 is formed in this embodiment, which is integrally connected in the present embodiment with the cover shell. Since the cover shell 29 is preferably made of transparent material, the magnifying lens 30 may be molded in situ.
  • the cover shell can be suitably attached to the outer housing half glued or clipped by means of a clip closure.
  • the magnifying lens 30 is adapted to be fitted in the window, so that it is optionally held in place even if the cover shell extends only over a portion of the game part.
  • a carrying eye 32 is formed as a channel which is guided around the area of the fixed magnet 7. In this way one obtains a fixed loop for a band or a chain and avoids additional measures for reinforcing a holder.
  • a balancing weight 31 is arranged opposite to the magnet 4, which effects a one-sided accumulation of weight on the turntable 15. As a result, the turntable 15 is given a substantially balanced rotational behavior.

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  1. Jouet magnétique (1) se composant d'au moins deux parties de jeu (2 ; 3), dans chaque partie au moins un aimant (4) étant disposé de sorte que les parties de jeu s'attirent respectivement par la force magnétique, caractérisé en ce que qu'au moins l'un des aimants (4) disposés dans une partie de jeu (2 ; 3) peut se déplacer à l'intérieur d'un espace prédéterminé (5) et en ce qu'un indicateur (6) est accouplé à l'aimant mobile (4).
  2. Jouet magnétique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les deux parties de jeu (2 ; 3) présentent aussi bien un aimant mobile (4) qu'un aimant fixe (7).
  3. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'aimant (7) (aimant fixe) associé à l'aimant mobile (4) est disposé fixement dans une autre partie de jeu (3 ; 2) dans la zone d'action magnétique fixe (8).
  4. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une partie de jeu (2 ; 3) présente une construction symétrique par rapport à un axe préféré (9).
  5. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les deux parties de jeu présente une construction identique.
  6. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une partie de jeu (2 ; 3) présente une zone de fixation (10) avec un nombre défini de positions pour une fixation amovible de l'aimant fixe (7).
  7. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que sur au moins une partie de jeu (2 ; 3) est disposée une fenêtre à travers laquelle on peut voir au moins une section partielle (12) de l'indicateur (6).
  8. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'une partie de jeu (2 ; 3) présente une zone avancée (13) et l'autre partie de jeu (3 ; 2) une zone de logement enfoncée correspondante (14).
  9. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'espace défini (5) est réalisé à l'intérieur de la zone avancée (13).
  10. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'espace défini (5) présente la forme d'un cylindre.
  11. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'aimant mobile (4) et l'indicateur (6) sont maintenus dans l'espace (5) sur un plateau rotatif (15).
  12. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'aimant fixe (7) est maintenu dans un logement (16) qui permet différents blocages de l'aimant fixe (7) à l'intérieur d'un espace de déplacement qui correspond aux dimensions de l'espace défini (5) de l'autre partie de jeu associée (2 ; 3).
  13. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les parties de jeu (2 ; 3) sont réalisées sensiblement en tant que corps creux surfacés.
  14. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les parties de jeu (2 ; 3) présentent au moins deux moitiés de boîtier (17 ; 18) qui sont assemblées en particulier de manière amovible au moyen d'une connexion par serrage ou encliquetage (19).
  15. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins sur la face visible d'une partie de jeu (2 ; 3) est disposée une coque de fermeture (29) qui est réalisée au moins partiellement visible et/ou en tant que support de reproductions.
  16. Jouet magnétique selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce qu'une lentille grossissante (30) est disposée sur la fenêtre (11).
  17. Jouet magnétique selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que la lentille grossissante (30) est ajustée dans la fenêtre (11).
  18. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la lentille grossissante (30) est disposée sur la coque de fermeture (29).
  19. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le plateau rotatif (15) est muni d'un poids d'équilibrage (31).
  20. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un oeillet porteur (32) est disposé dans la zone de l'aimant fixe (7).
  21. Jouet magnétique selon la revendication 19, caractérisé en ce que l'oeillet porteur (32) est guidé autour de la zone de l'aimant fixe (7).
  22. Jouet magnétique selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'une taille (33) est réalisée entre la zone de l'aimant fixe (7) et la zone de l'aimant mobile pour au moins une des parties de jeu (2 ; 3).
  23. Jouet magnétique selon la revendication 21, caractérisé en ce que la taille (33) présente un tel rayon de sorte qu'au moins une cavité de préhension est formée par la transition entre les deux zones.
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DE200520003855 DE202005003855U1 (de) 2005-03-07 2005-03-07 Magnetisches Spielzeug
DE202005007161U DE202005007161U1 (de) 2005-03-07 2005-05-02 Magnetisches Spielzeug
PCT/EP2006/001988 WO2006094726A2 (fr) 2005-03-07 2006-03-03 Jouet magnetique

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