IL31471A

IL31471A - Box of bricks for toy models

Info

Publication number: IL31471A
Application number: IL31471A
Authority: IL
Original assignee: Fischer Artur
Priority date: 1968-01-24
Filing date: 1969-01-23
Publication date: 1973-04-30
Also published as: FR1592383A; IE32942B1; BE727134A; IE32942L; CH484685A; RO58074A; AT313128B; DE1678334B2; NL156607B; YU4269A; GB1243847A; DE1678334A1; DK125310B; YU31564B; ES362813A1; NL6808250A; IL31471A0; US3576936A; NO125428B

Description

Building elements including eleotrio components for toy building sets ARTUR FISCHER s invention relates to toy building of the kind in which the elements are designed for interconnection by undercut Toy building sets are known in which some or all of the elements contain electric or electronic components the sake of brevity the electronic components will hereafter be deemed to be included in the term and provision made for electric conduction from element to One such toy building described in the French Patent Specification comprises studs corresponding holes as connecting elements and requires the provision of a base element for assembling the other and some or all of the studs as well par or the whole of the surface of the elements are made electrically conductive by the application of a conductive This ment is applicable to a very specific type of elements By another disclosed in the German Patent Specificatio are provided on at least two surfaces permanent magnets and contact for magnetically securing the elements to one another and at the same time establishing electric contact between This is a complicated and costly arrangement which is not applicable to the type of building elements connectable by the cohesion of the elements provided by the magnets weak and does not withstand mechanical stress exerted on the structures thus The present invention has the object to provide a type of electric connection which is applicable to building sets designed for joints and which enables building elements bearing electric components to be with or without the interposition of other so as to form a circuit within the the invention consists in a toy set whose elements are designed interconnection by groove joints and which comprises at least one element bearing an component wherein conductors are which can be lodged the grooves of the joints so as to connect each element with at least one and wherein those elements which bear electrics components have contact members disposed to in assembled the e componen w the In a preferred embodiment of invention each is a strip having a bead or welt alon at least one longitudinal edge whose profiles match those of the jointing grooves of the elements o the wets a toy building set according to the invention may on the one elements that merel serve the purpose of building a structure on the other elements which are provided with components of electric or electronic For example components may comprise resistors or combinations The elements with these components can be connected with the other elements through the undercut grooves and may be inserted into the structure at any depending on the function thiiy have to and at the same time help to set up the static the Electric connection between these elements is effected by the conductors which are inserted into the undercut grooves where they get in touch with the contacts are connected with the electric components arranged la the The conductors ca be designed in such a way that they are fully received in the grooves and are not visible from gives the model a pleasant example for the application of the invention the assembly of an electric bell circuit may An electric bell circuit one or two coils which act on a spring elemen carrying the clapper that strikes against a bell to produce the ringing In its initial position the spring element connected an electric contact is connected to one pole of a source of A wire including a switch leads from the other pole to the Another wire goes from the to the spring its position of is in touch with the electric In the spring element is electrically with the electric contact via a By means set of elements according to the Invention such a bell circuit can be by mechanically and electrically connecting a building element provided with an electric coil with the other elements which contain the condenser and Mechanical connection of the elements can be effected by conductors according to the One of the building elements may spring element and while another element carries the As stated the conductors according to the invention can serve to connect the building elements to one another both electrically and helps to reduce number of connecting pieces required and to standardize whereby manufacturing cost of such toy sets is According to feature of the invention the two contacts of a building associated with the electric component of that may be arranged in one single Jointing In this case the conductor to consist of two parts separated by an electrically insulating In the groove the current or if it ie permanently connected in parallel with other According to a further optional feature of the invention the contacts in the grooves may he arranged at opposite of a jointing staggered in the longitudinal direction of the This design permits the connection of the electric contained in the elements both in series and in parallel to each For parallel connection of the components the re pushed into the grooves to a point where both contacts are covered by the conductor For connection two conductors are inserted into the groove from the two ends thereof up to a point where only one contact is in touch with the respective As it is not always possible to connect the individual elements containing electric components through such the according to of the be provided with terminals or the for the connection of wires or yet another eature of the the elements ing electric components may be designed as boxes with lids and the components may be arranged on the inner side of the lids in such positions that when the lid is put on the box the component ie electrically connected with the contacts in the If the grooves continue along the lid the contacts may also arranged in the parts of the grooves extending into the The building set include several such elements with several lids carrying different electric It is thue possible to fit element in the assembled structure with the electric component for the particular circuit to be It is Of the elements which carry electric components can also be used as regular building elements the electric Component is not required as The invention is illustrated by way of example in accompanying in 1 and 2 are perspective views a lid carrying an electric component and of corresponding building 3 ie a fragmentary perspective view of an electric conductor according to the The element 1 shown in 2 has undercut grooves 2 and 3 at three and an jointing tongue 4 in the fourth The cavity 5 of the element 1 can be closed by the lid shown in In three of its this lid has undercut Jointing grooves 7 and 8 when the lid is put on the box form extensions of grooves 2 and in its middle the carries an electric in this case a condenser The shape he lid matches that of the element When the lid is placed on the element 1 the condenser 9 in encloeed in the cavity The condenser is connected through two wires 12 with contacts The groove 3 of the element 1 has two slots with which the contacts 14 engage when the lid la on the The shape and size of the contacts is such that when the lid on the they project into the groove For the electric connection the electric component ed in this element with the electric components contained in other a conductor 17 shown 3 is inserted groove 3 until it bears against the contacts The conductor is a strip consisting of two superposed the conductor form beads or reinforces eac of which matches a Jointing groove 2 so that two adjoining elements 1 can be interconnected by a conductor 17 both electrically and Of the conductor may be arranged Thus it conslet of one strip have bead or welt along one edge in which latter case it does not serve for the mechanical connection elements but can serve for the electric connectio of superposed insufficientOCRQuality

Claims

1. CLAIMS - Ί. A to buildin set whose elements are designed for interconnection by tongue-and-groove joints and which comprises at least one element bearin an electric component, wherein conductors are provided which can be lodged in the grooves of the joints eo as to connect each element with at leas one other one, and wherein those elements which bear electric components have contact members disposed to connect, in the assembled state, the electric component with the conductors.

2. A building set according to Claim 1, wherein the conductor is a strip having along at least one longitudinal edge a bead or welt whose profile matches that of the jointing grooves of the set.

3. A building set according to Claim 2, wherein the conductor is composed of two superposed conducting b njds between which an electric insulator is sandwiched.

4. A building set according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the walls defining at least one of the jointing grooves of a building element have slots for the insertion of control elements connected to the electric component carried by that element,

5. A building set according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, wherein the electric components are disposed on lids matching building elements of box-like design.

6. Building elements carrying electric components, and connectors for such elements, substantially as described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.