EP2125131A1

EP2125131A1 - Construction set

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Publication number: EP2125131A1
Application number: EP07731561A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Philip Norman
Original assignee: Robosynthesis Ltd
Current assignee: Robosynthesis Ltd
Priority date: 2007-02-01
Filing date: 2007-02-01
Publication date: 2009-12-02
Anticipated expiration: 2027-02-01
Also published as: DE602007008951D1; JP5657893B2; BRPI0721319A2; KR101362460B1; WO2008093028A1; BRPI0721319B1; CN101636208B; KR20100014879A; US20100144235A1; AU2007345989B2; US8568187B2; RU2416451C1; EP2125131B1; ATE479481T1; IL199990A0; IL199990A; ES2352591T3; DK2125131T3; AU2007345989A1; JP2010517609A

Abstract

The invention relates to a construction set made of a plurality of different members interacting together for assembly, characterised in that one so-called connector member (100) among said members has an essentially cylindrical body with a cylindrical surface (110) that is preformed in order to interact for assembly with the correspondingly preformed bases (120, 130) of other connector members (100'). The construction set includes a plurality of other constitutive members.

Description

CONSTRUCTION GAME FIELD OF APPLICATION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the field of construction games and particularly to adaptations to increase the possibilities of assembly of the components of such a building set. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

The Applicant has found that the prior art construction sets have the disadvantage of requiring a plurality of specific building elements apart from the basic building elements to allow the realization of two and three dimensional configurations of shapes. relatively complex volumes. This disadvantage has the consequence that a game box only allows the realization of a limited number of configurations if not one.

In addition, the building sets of the prior art, by the geometry of their constituent elements, have no possibility of adjusting the angular positioning of a construction element relative to the other without implementation of a complete pivot connection. This necessity reduces the possibilities of possible forms with the basic elements, requires the presence of specific elements and makes more complex and expensive the realization of such forms. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

On the basis of this fact, the applicant has conducted research which led to the design of a construction game which, based on a particularly innovative basic element, allows in combination with other basic elements or other building elements, to solve the disadvantages of building sets of the prior art.

The construction set of the invention is constituted by a plurality of different elements cooperating with each other for assembly purposes and is remarkable in that one of said connector element elements adopts a body of substantially cylindrical whose cylindrical surface is preformed to cooperate for assembly with the bases preformed for this purpose other connectors.

This characteristic of the invention is particularly advantageous in that it proposes, with a base element, a circular profile assembly surface which makes it possible to offer a wide choice of possibilities of adjustable angular connections around the cylinder axis. These angular adjustable assemblies constitute a technological effect not known from the prior art. In addition, this connector is preformed to provide angular connections of the cylindrical surface with the base of other connector elements. The connector element of the invention therefore constitutes a basic element of the building set that can be used as a basic assembly for producing complex volume shapes and offering kinematic possibilities.

According to another particularly advantageous feature of the invention, the cylindrical surface of said connector element comprises at least one radially cylindrical projecting projection cooperating for assembly purposes with at least one adapted-shaped groove formed in each base of the connector elements. According to this characteristic, the cylindrical surface thus comprises male shapes on which the female shapes formed in the base of the cylinder are joined. More specifically, to provide more rigidity and precision in the connection, the cylindrical surface of said connector element comprises two projections radially cylindrical projection and two bases each having at least two grooves. According to the invention, the radial cylindrical projection is preformed with slots angularly distributed around the axis of the cylinder formed by the connector element.

The characteristics described above provide a solution in the orthogonal assembly (cylinder base) of connecting elements between them. The axial assembly is, for its part, solved by the following characteristics.

According to another particularly advantageous feature of the invention, one of the elements, said adapter element, is constituted by a body with two ends, each end being preformed axially to cooperate for assembly with adapted shaped zones formed axially in each base of the connector element. More specifically, said adapter element adopts a body of substantially cylindrical shape having at its two bases, a projecting shaft capable of cooperating for assembly with recessed cylindrical zones of adapted shape formed axially in each base of the connector element. The game of the invention thus provides both the orthogonal assembly and the axial assembly of the base elements called connector elements offering a wide range of assembly possibilities. The presence of this adapter element allows the production of elongated cylindrical shapes consisting of a plurality of assembled connector elements each of which can accommodate on its cylindrical surface a plurality of connector elements. The axial connection has been studied by the applicant who designed the connector and the adapter according to other particularly advantageous characteristics. Thus, for example, the assembly made between the shaft of the adapter element and the axial hollow cylindrical zones formed in the bases of the connector element constitutes a connection of the sliding pivot type allowing a reversible assembly. The axial connection between two connector elements or between a connector element and an adapter element thus allows the pivoting thus giving kinematic possibilities of rotation to the assemblies created by these two elements.

In addition, the length of the preforms involved in the axial assembly between two connector elements by means of an adapter element is such that the two elements - AT -

connectors are substantially adjacent. In addition, the dimensions of the connector element and those of the adapter element are such that once two connector elements assembled axially, the spacing between the two radial cylindrical projections of the same connector is equal to the spacing of the two radial cylindrical projections adjacent two different connectors assembled by the adapter element. Thus, the base of a connector element can come together orthogonally to a single connector element or two assembled connector elements. This feature contributes to the wide choice of mounting possibilities provided by the building set of the invention.

Another element of the construction set of the invention, called panel element adopts a planar shaped body of which at least one face is preformed with projecting and recessed volumes for receiving for assembly purposes the cylindrical surface of said connector element.

This panel is thus useful for associating with the cylindrical surface of the connector element, a flat surface. The elongated cylindrical shapes composed of connectors assembled axially can therefore be associated with four faces formed by panel elements to produce a parallelepipedal volume. In addition, as for the orthogonal assembly of the connector element with one or more other connector elements, one or more panel elements can be associated over the entire periphery of the cylinder formed by one or more connector elements. According to the invention, this panel element is also preformed, of projecting and recessed shapes for receiving for assembly purposes the ends of said adapter element which allows axial mounting of the connectors on the panel.

Another element of the construction set referred to as the 45 ° connector element adopts the same shapes as a connector element but to which part of its volume has been removed along a 45 ° dihedral so that eight 45 ° connector elements can be used. assemble to the cylindrical surface of a same connector element. While a connector element could receive only a limited number of conventional connector elements on its cylindrical surface, this removal of material thus allows to offer more possibilities of adjustable angular mounting on the cylindrical surface of the connector element.

Another element of the construction set referred to as the expandable adapter element adopts a shaft length greater than the shaft length of the base adapter element (that is, the one described above) to offer the possibility of dismissing the elements he associates. This element thus provides an extension of the links between the various elements of the game that an adapter element can bind, while allowing a return to a folded position. This feature allows the creation of configurations with adjustable dimensions which avoids providing a range of parts with predefined fixed dimensions. It allows in particular to adjust the distance between nodes or between the centers formed by the connector elements.

Another element of the construction set referred to as the extensor connector element adopts the same volumes as a connector element and accommodates on at least one of its bases the extensor arms, one end of which is connected to the base of the connector and whose other end comprises forms capable of cooperating with the body of an adapter element or an extensible adapter element.

This extensor connector element can thus perform coaxial assemblies as well as cooperate with the body of the adapter element or the extensible adapter element in order to facilitate their handling during the assembly and disassembly phases.

Another element of the building set said expandable panel member adopts the form of two elements panels associated by one of their ends to form a slide in the plane constituted by said panels. According to another particularly advantageous characteristic of the invention, this extensible panel element composed of two identical pieces whose end of a first piece adopts a shape complementary to the end of the second piece, preformed ends so as to form a slide. Another element of the construction set of the invention, said sphere element, adopts a spherical shape whose surface has been preformed to receive, for purposes of angularly adjustable assembly, the ends of the adapter elements and extensible adapter elements. Of course, other game elements can be designed to come together with the elements described above and create new interactions.

According to a characteristic that may concern all the elements of the building set of the invention, the latter are made of plastic and are made by molding. In addition, the adjustments between the elements and the elasticity of the material that the assemblies, unless a mechanical obstacle, are all removable and allow both sliding and rotation making the reversible connections.

Of course, the invention is not limited to particular dimensions from the moment when the proportions and shapes cooperating for assembly purposes are respected. The applicant nevertheless developed a particularly innovative concept by imagining additional parts to the basic elements described above. According to the invention, the game is furthermore constituted by a plurality of additional pieces taking on a substantially different scale, the same functions and the same proportions as said elements, the dimensions of said additional pieces being established so that said additional pieces cooperate for the purpose of assembling them as well as with different ladder elements. Thus, from parts of the same shape and function, the applicant proposes not only additional parts capable of cooperating with each other in accordance with the above mentioned characteristics of the invention (according to a different scale), but also to cooperate with the elements of different scale. This feature increases the number of assembly possibilities offered by the game of the invention.

The basic concepts of the invention having been described above in their most elementary form, other details and characteristics will emerge more clearly on reading the description which follows and with reference to the appended drawings, giving non-limiting example, an embodiment of a building set according to the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing of a perspective view of an embodiment of a connector element according to the invention;

FIG. 1a is a schematic drawing of a perspective view of an orthogonal assembly of two connector elements. FIG. 1b is a schematic drawing of a perspective view of a second embodiment of a connector element according to FIG. the invention,

FIG. 2 is a schematic drawing of a perspective view of an embodiment of an adapter element according to the invention,

FIG. 2a is a schematic drawing of a perspective view illustrating the correspondence of the shapes between the adapter element and the connector element,

FIG. 2b illustrates the axial assembly before assembly. FIG. 2c illustrates the axial assembly once assembled,

FIG. 3 is a schematic drawing of a perspective view of an embodiment of a panel element according to the invention on which the shapes of the adapter element correspond. Figure 3a illustrates the axial assembly with a connector element by means of an adapter element

FIG. 3b illustrates an orthogonal assembly between the panel element and the connector element. FIG. 3c illustrates a connection between panel elements implemented by an adapter.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a 45 ° connector element with its mapping to a connector element; FIG. 4a illustrates the orthogonal mounting of several 45 ° connector elements on a connector,

FIG. 5 is a schematic drawing of a perspective view of an embodiment of an expandable adapter element facing a connector element; FIG. 5a illustrates the axial assembly by means of an element extensible adapter before assembly,

FIG. 5b illustrates the axial mounting of two connector elements by means of an expandable adapter element after mounting but in the retracted position. FIG. 5c illustrates the axial mounting of two connector elements by means of an extensible adapter element after mounting but in the deployed position. ,

FIGS. 6a and 6b are diagrammatic drawings in perspective view of an embodiment of a stent connector element according to the invention,

Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of an expandable panel member.

FIG. 8 is a schematic drawing in perspective view of an embodiment of a sphere element according to the invention on which two extensible adapter elements are assembled,

Figure 9 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of additional parts reproducing the functions and shape of the base connector element. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The building set consists of a plurality of building elements whose forms, specificities and interactions will be developed below. As illustrated in the drawing of FIG. 1, one of the elements of the construction set referred to as referenced connector member 100 adopts a body of substantially cylindrical shape whose cylindrical surface 110 is preformed to cooperate for assembly with the bases 120. and 130 preformed for this purpose other connector elements 100 'as shown in the drawing of Figure la.

According to the invention and according to the illustrated embodiment, the cylindrical surface 110 of said connector element 100 comprises two radial cylindrical projection projections 111 and 112 and two bases 120 and 130 each each having at least two grooves, only the grooves 131 and 132 appearing on the mounting slam of the radial projections 111 'and 112' of the connector 100 'in the grooves 131 and 132 of the connector 100 is illustrated in FIG. This orthogonal assembly allows the sliding of the radial projections inside the grooves to provide an angularly adjustable connection around the axis of the cylinder formed by the connector 100 '. As illustrated, each connector 100 or 100 'can receive a plurality of connectors on its cylindrical periphery.

In order to facilitate this connection which, while ensuring the assembly allows angular sliding around the axis of the cylinder, the grooves for example 131 and 132, are advantageously preformed with the profile and according to the radius of the radial cylindrical projections for example 111 'and 112 '. This frictional assembly associating cylindrical or curved surfaces with flat surfaces optimizes the connection between the various elements, which connection allows the sliding of the base of the connectors on the cylindrical periphery of another connector. In accordance with the invention and according to the illustrated embodiment, the cylindrical radial cylindrical projections _111/112, 111 'and 112' are preformed slots 113 and 113 'distributed angularly about the axis of the cylinder formed by the connector member . The assembly function of these slots 113 and 113 'will appear in the description of the panel element. Another function lies in the visual cue they propose to guide the fixtures to the desired angle. According to the nonlimiting embodiment illustrated, the slots are arranged at an angular distance equal to forty-five degrees. The fixing of the angular gaps ensures without limitation the predefinition of the angular orientation of the elements between them.

In addition, as illustrated, some protruding or recessed volumes do not have direct functionality for assembly, but are provided by the applicant to provide optimized elasticity and rigidity while using the least amount of material possible.

According to the illustrated embodiment, the connector element 100 adopts symmetrical volume shapes both in a plane passing through the axis of the cylinder that it forms as in a plane perpendicular to said axis and passing through the center of the connector 100.

As illustrated and in accordance with the principles of a construction game, the assembly responds to a unit of interval allowing the assembly of other elements. Thus, the connectors have a nominal height and diameter which are enlarged or reduced radial grooves or projections preforming respectively the bases and the cylindrical periphery. The applicant has designed the connector elements so that once assembled, and the recessed volumes are completed by the protruding volumes, the nominal height of the connector equals the nominal diameter of the connector.

This correspondence between the height and the diameter of the basic element of the construction set of the invention makes it possible to propose, despite the cylindrical shape, a unit of base of construction almost equivalent to that of a cube by offering the possibilities of angular positioning that can not propose a cubic base element.

According to an embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1b where only the base 130 '' of the connector 100 '' appears, the base of the connector element is preformed with two pairs of grooves 132 '', 131 '' and 133 '' and 134 ''. '' arranged ninety degrees from each other to provide two assembly angles for the radial projections 112 and 111. The axial connection of the connectors between them is implemented thanks to another element of the As illustrated in the drawing of FIGS. 2, 2a 2b, 2c, one of said elements referenced adapter member 200 is constituted by a body with two ends 210 and 220, each end being preformed axially to cooperate for assembly with areas of adapted form 133 formed axially in each base 120 and 130 of the connector element 100.

According to the invention and as illustrated, said adapter element 200 adopts a body of substantially cylindrical shape having at its two bases 210 and 220, a projecting shaft capable of cooperating for assembly with cylindrical zones 133 in FIG. adapted shrinkage formed axially in each base 120 and 130 of the connector element 100. The assembly formed between the shaft 210 or 220 of the adapter element 200 and the hollow axial cylindrical zones 133 formed in the bases 120 and 130 of the connector element 100, constitutes a connection of the sliding pivot type. When the adapter 200 is not associated with these recessed cylindrical zones 133, the latter remain free for other assemblies such as the orthogonal assembly with the radial projections of another connector 100.

The assembly between two connector elements 100 and 100 'implemented by the adapter 200 is illustrated in FIGS. 2b and 2c where it appears that the length of the preforms participating in the axial assembly between two elements connectors 100 and 100 'by means of an adapter element 200 is such that the two connector elements 100 and 100' are substantially adjacent. It appears in particular in FIG. 2c that the dimensions of the connector element 100 and 100 'and those of the adapter element 200 are such that once two connector elements 100 and 100' are assembled axially, the spacing between the two cylindrical protrusions radial 111 and 112 or 111 'and 112' of the same connector 100 or 100 'is equal to the spacing of the two adjacent radial cylindrical projections 111 and 112' of the two different connectors 100 and 100 'assembled by the adapter member 200 which appears at the grooves 131 and 132 formed in the bases of the connectors.

According to a particularly advantageous characteristic of the invention, the male elements constituting the adapter element 200 are preformed with longitudinal grooves 230 which contribute to the elasticity of the connection and avoids any compression of air in the hollow zone in which it is placed. for assembly purposes. The adapter element 200 further comprises, associated with said shafts, at least one and here coaxial flanges 240 and 250 whose cylindrical surfaces cooperate with hollow cylinders formed in the bases of the connectors to provide an optimized assembly associating not only the cylindrical penetration of the shafts in the hollow cylinders of the bases of the connectors but also the cylindrical penetration of at least one flange into a hollow cylinder preformed for this purpose also in the base.

According to another particularly advantageous characteristic, said flanges are two in number and are spaced along the body of the adapter so as to have a peripheral hollow zone 260 facilitating the handling of the adapter 200 for its assembly and disassembly. The building board is constituted by another element called panel element which is illustrated by FIGS. 3, 3a, 3b. This referenced panel member 300 adopts a flat-shaped body of which at least one face 310 is preformed with protruding volumes 311 and recessed 312 for receiving for assembly purposes the cylindrical surface 110 of said connector element 100.

According to a particularly advantageous characteristic of the invention not appearing in said figures, said panel element 300 is preformed on its two faces 310 and 320. More specifically, said panel element 300 is preformed with protruding ribs 311 substantially perpendicular to the plane and of thickness and height suitable for assembly purposes, at the depth of the slots 113 formed in the radial projections 111 and 112 of the connector elements 100. These projections 311 and these slots 113 participate in the assembly illustrated in Figure 3b. In addition, according to another particularly advantageous characteristic, the thickness of the panel member 300 and the width of the slots 113 formed in the radial projections of the connector elements 100 correspond to allow an assembly of the connector 100 on the thickness of the element. panel 300 so that the axis of the connector 100 is coplanar with the plane formed by the panel member 300.

The projecting forms equipping said panel 300 also allow assembly with the radial projections of the connector elements without participation of said slots which allows a variable angular positioning mounting. In addition, the axial assembly of two (or more) connectors respecting a regular spacing between the radial cylindrical projections, the panel element is also preformed to accommodate the radial projections of a single connector that a connector assembly.

According to the invention, said panel member 300 is preformed with projecting shapes 313 and recessed 314 to receive for assembly purposes the ends 210 or 220 of said adapter member 200 as shown in the drawing of FIG. Figure 3. Thus, said panel member is preformed with at least one hollow cylindrical perpendicular projection 313 whose recessed shape 314 accommodates for assembly purposes the projecting shaft 210 or 220 defining each end of the adapter member.

The possibility of an axial fixation of the adapter elements 200 allows the axial attachment of a connector element 100 as illustrated in FIG. 3a.

The possibility of fixing the adapter elements 200 also allows the attachment of two panel members 300 to each other parallel to each other by stacking in the same direction or perpendicularly. This possibility is multiplied by the fact that the panel element is preformed on both sides. In addition, as illustrated in the drawing of Figure 3c, the adapter member 200 fills the panels 300 and 300 'together. For this purpose, the flanges of the panels are preformed with projecting half-forms 313 and hollow 314 with which the projecting and recessed elements of the adapters 200 cooperate.

Thus preformed, the panel elements can be assembled end-to-end, face-to-face, back-to-back, face-to-back, aligned axially and transversely, which offers a plurality of assembly possibilities to the user. In addition, according to the illustrated embodiment and according to the invention, the edges of the panel members 300 are not completely bordered with projecting shapes so that a rotating assembly sliding with the radial cylindrical projection or projections of an element connector, is possible.

Another element of the construction set referred to as the 45 ° connector element referenced 400 is illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 4a and adopts the same shapes as a connector element 100 but to which part of its volume has been removed along a 45 ° dihedral. so that eight connector elements at 45 ° can be assembled to the cylindrical surface of the same connector element 100 according to the arrangement shown in FIG. 4a.

The dihedron is defined by two planes intersecting along a line defined by the axis of the cylinder of the connector 100 on which is installed the 45 degree connector 400.

Another element of the construction set referred to as the expandable adapter element referenced 500 is illustrated by the drawings of FIGS. 5, 5a, 5b, and 5c and adopts a shaft length 510 greater than the shaft length of the adapter element 200 of base in order to offer the possibility of spreading the elements that it associates while offering the possibility of a pivot link.

The possibilities offered by this new element 500 are numerous and one is illustrated by the drawings of FIGS. 5a, 5b, 5c in the context of an axial assembly of two connectors 100 and 100 '.

Thus, as illustrated, the shaft 510 has on a side of the element 500 a much larger length on which the connector element 100 'can slide to move from a folded position illustrated in FIG. 5b to an illustrated deployed position. in Figure 5c. Thus, the extensible adapter 500 can have the same functions as those of the adapter 200. The elements constituting the building set of the invention can therefore interchange or provide the function of an element which does not is no longer available.

As for the base adapter element, the male elements constituting the extensible adapter element 500 are preformed with longitudinal grooves 520 which contribute to the elasticity of the connection and avoids any compression of air in the hollow zone in which it is placed. for assembly purposes.

Similarly, the adapter element 500 further comprises associated with said shaft 520 coaxial flanges 530 and 540 whose cylindrical surfaces cooperate with hollow cylinders formed in the bases of the connectors 100 in order to offer an optimized assembly associating not only the cylindrical penetration of the shaft in the hollow cylinders of the bases of the connectors 100 but also the cylindrical penetration of at least one flange 540 into a hollow cylinder preformed for this purpose also in the base.

According to another particularly advantageous feature, said flanges 530 and 540 are two in number and are spaced along the body of the extensible adapter so as to have a peripheral hollow zone 550 facilitating the handling of the extensible adapter 500 for mounting it and its disassembly.

FIGS. 6a and 6b illustrate another element of the building set referred to as referenced connector element 600 which adopts the same volumes as a connector element 100 and accommodates on at least one of its bases the extender arms 610 and 620, one end of which is linked at the base of the connector and whose other end has shapes 611 and 621 capable of cooperating for coaxial assembly purposes to the connector with the body of an adapter element 200 or an extensible adapter element 500.

As illustrated, the protruding forms 611 and 621 are introduced into the peripheral hollow zone of which the adapter 200 and the extensible adapter 500 elements are equipped. FIG. 7 shows another element of the construction set referred to as the expandable panel element 700 which adopts the form of two panel elements associated by one of their ends so as to form a slide 710 in the plane constituted by said panels. As illustrated, this expandable panel member consists of two identical parts 700 'and 700''whose end of a first piece adopts a shape complementary to the end of the second piece, ends preformed to form a slide. FIG. 8 shows another element of the building set of the invention referred to as sphere element referenced 800 which adopts a spherical shape and whose surface has been preformed to receive for angularly adjustable assembling ends of the adapter elements 200 and / or as illustrated, extensible adapter elements 500. The sphere 500 is thus preformed with three orthogonal circular grooves 810 in which have just introduced the ends of the shafts of the extensible adapter elements. According to the illustrated embodiment, a first groove is equatorial and the other two constitute two meridians arranged at ninety degrees from one another.

In order to optimize this assembly, the body of the extensible adapter element 500 whose rim consists of a flange adopts a hemispherical recessed shape in order to fit the sphere 800 when the short end of the shaft 510 comes into contact. place in groove 810.

FIG. 8 illustrates, for the connector element 100, the characteristic imagined by the applicant according to which the construction clearance is remarkable in that it consists of a plurality of additional parts taking on a substantially different scale the same functions and the same proportions. that said elements, the dimensions of said additional parts being established so that said additional parts cooperate for assembly between them and with different scale elements.

Thus, the connector element 100a takes the form and functions of the base connector element 100 but on a smaller scale. This connector element 100a has the shapes and proportions necessary for assemblies provided for the basic connector element with elements (connector or other) of the same scale. This connector element 100a is further defined so that it can cooperate for assembly purposes with the base connector element 100. The same is true of the relationship between the base connector element 100 and the base connector element 100. connector element 100b which presents the same shapes and proportions as the base connector member 100 but on a larger scale.

Apart from the axial assemblies, the possibilities of radial assemblies are numerous. For example, the distance separating the inner cheeks of the radial projections of a connector element is in adequacy with the distance separating the outer cheeks from the immediately smaller scale connector element so as to allow the assembly. It is the same with regard to the thickness of said radial projections of a connector element which is in line with the distance separating the inner cheeks of the radial projections from an immediately lower scale connector element to allow the assembly .

It is understood that the construction game, which has just been described above and shown, has been for the purpose of disclosure rather than limitation. Of course, various arrangements, modifications and improvements may be made to the example above, without departing from the scope of the invention. For example, it is envisaged to motorize certain joints proposed by the components of the game. The connector can thus accommodate in its hollow core the body of an electric motor whose hollow motor axis coaxial with the axis of the connector can accommodate the trees of other elements or any other interesting part to articulate.

Claims

1. Construction set consisting of a plurality of different elements cooperating with each other for assembly purposes, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT one of said connector element elements (100) adopts a substantially cylindrical shaped body whose cylindrical surface ( 110) is preformed to cooperate for assembly with the bases (120 and 130) preformed for this purpose by other connector elements (100 ') the cylindrical surface (110) of said connector member (100) having at least one projection radial cylindrical projection (111 and 112) cooperating for assembly with at least one groove (131 and 132) of adapted shape formed in each base (120 and 130) of the connector elements (100).

2. Building set according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT the cylindrical surface (110) of said connector element (100) comprises two radially cylindrical projection projections (111 and 112) and two bases (120 and 130), each comprising at least two grooves (131 and 132).

3. Set of building according to claim 1 and 2 _f CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT the cylindrical radial cylindrical projection _(111/112, 111 'and 112') is pre-formed slots (113 and 113 ') distributed angularly around the axis of the cylinder formed by the connector element (100, 100 ').

4. Set of construction according to claim 2, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT the base (130 '') of the connector element (100 '') is preformed with two pairs of grooves (131 '', 132 '', 133 ' ', 134' ') arranged at ninety degrees from each other.

5. Building set according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT the connector elements (100) are designed so that once assembled, and that the recessed volumes are completed by the protruding volumes, the nominal height of the connector (100) equals the nominal diameter of the connector (200).

6. Set of construction according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT one of the elements said adapter element (200) is constituted by a body with two ends (210 and 220), each end being preformed axially to cooperate for purposes of assembly with suitably shaped areas (133) axially formed in each base (120 and 130) of the connector member (100).

7. Building set according to claim 6, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT said adapter element (200) adopts a body of substantially cylindrical shape having at its two bases (210 and 220), a projecting shaft capable of cooperating with for assembly purposes with recessed cylindrical recesses (133) of suitable shape arranged axially in each base (120 and 130) of the connector element (100).

8. Set of construction according to claim 7, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT the assembly made between the shaft (210 and 220) of the adapter element (200) and the axial hollow cylindrical zones (133) formed in the bases ( 120 and 130) of the connector element (100) constitutes a connection of the sliding pivot type.

9. Building set according to claim 6, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT the length of the preforms participating in the axial assembly between two connector elements (100 and 100 ') by means of an adapter element (200) is such that both elements (100 and 100 ') are substantially adjacent.

10. Set of construction according to claims 1 and 6, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT the adapter element (200) comprises, associated with said shafts at least one coaxial flange (240 and 250) whose cylindrical surfaces cooperate with hollow cylinders formed in the bases of the connectors.

11. Set of construction according to claim 6, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT said flanges (240 and 250) are two in number and are spaced along the body of The adapter (200) so as to have a peripheral hollow area (260) facilitating handling of the adapter (200) for mounting and disassembly thereof.

12. Building set according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT one of said panel element (300) adopts a planar body of which at least one face (310) is preformed with projecting volumes (311) and hollow (312) for receiving for assembly purposes the cylindrical surface (110) of said connector member (100).

13. Building set according to claim 11, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT said panel member (300) is preformed on both sides (310 and 320).

14. Building set according to claims 12 and 3, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT said panel member (300) is preformed with protruding ribs (311) substantially perpendicular in thickness and height suitable for assembly purposes, at the depth of the slots (113) formed in the radial projections (111 and 112) of the connector elements (100).

15. Set of construction according to claims 12 and 6, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT said panel member (300) is preformed with projecting (313) and recessed (314) shapes to receive the ends (210) for assembly purposes. and 220) of said adapter member (200).

16. Building set according to claims 12 and 7, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT said panel member (300) is preformed with at least one hollow cylindrical perpendicular projection (313) whose recessed shape (314) accommodates for assembling the projecting shaft (210 and 220) defining each end of the adapter member (200).

17. Set of construction according to claims 12 and 6,

CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT the edges of the panels are preformed half protruding shapes and recesses with which cooperate the protruding elements and recessed adapters.

18. Building set according to claims 12 and 1, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT the flanges of the panel elements (300) are not completely bordered with projecting shapes so that a rotating assembly sliding with the cylindrical projection or projections (111). and 112) radial of a connector element (100) is possible.

19. Building set according to claim 1, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT another element referred to as a 45 ° connector element (400) adopts the same shapes as a connector element but to which part of its volume has been removed along a dihedron at 45 ° so that eight 45 ° connector elements can be assembled to the cylindrical surface (110) of the same connector element (100).

20. Building set according to claims 1 and 6, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT another element referred to as an expandable adapter element (500) adopts a shaft length greater than the shaft length (510) of the adapter element ( 200) to offer the possibility of dismissing the elements it associates.

21. Building set according to claims 1, 6 and 20, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT another element called the expander connector element (600) adopts the same volumes as a connector element (100) and accommodates on at least one of its bases of the extensor arms (610 and 620), one end of which is connected to the base of the connector and the other end of which has shapes (611 and 621) capable of cooperating for assembly with the body of an adapter element (200) or an expandable adapter member (500).

22. Building set according to claims 1 and 12, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT another element said expandable panel member (700) takes the form of two panel elements associated by one of their ends so as to form a slide in the plane constituted by said panels.

23. Building set according to claims 1, 6 and 20, CHARACTERIZED BY the fact that another element called sphere (800), adopts a spherical shape whose surface has been preformed to receive for angularly adjustable assembly purposes the ends of the adapter elements (200) and extensible adapter elements (500).

24. Building set according to any one of claims 1 to 23, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT it is constituted by a plurality of additional pieces (100a and 100b) taking on a substantially different scale the same functions and the same proportions as said elements (100), the dimensions of said additional pieces (100a and 100b) being set so that said additional pieces cooperate for assembly with each other as well as with different ladder elements.

25. Building set according to claims 3 and 12, CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT THAT the thickness of the panel member (300) and the width of the slots (113) formed in the radial projections of the connector elements (100) correspond to allow an assembly of the connector (100) on the thickness of the panel member (300).