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EP0045963A1
EP0045963A1 EP81106221A EP81106221A EP0045963A1 EP 0045963 A1 EP0045963 A1 EP 0045963A1 EP 81106221 A EP81106221 A EP 81106221A EP 81106221 A EP81106221 A EP 81106221A EP 0045963 A1 EP0045963 A1 EP 0045963A1
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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
    • 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
    • A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
    • A63H33/08—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails
    • A63H33/088—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements provided with complementary holes, grooves, or protuberances, e.g. dovetails with holes

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  • the invention relates to a plug-in module insert according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Plastic plug-in modules usually have nub elements on one of their surfaces and clamping receptacles for these nub elements on another, usually opposite surface. The assembly of two plug-in modules takes place by pressing the knob elements of one plug-in module into the terminal receptacles of the other plug-in module.
  • Plug-in modules generally consist of a relatively hard and smooth plastic material, as a result of which liability problems arise and playing with the modules is accompanied by a constant rattle. It is uncomfortable when you step bare-footed on the mostly scattered blocks, especially since the known plug-in blocks are mostly angular. Plug-in modules of the type described with rounded module corners for e.g. Round buildings are shown in JA-PS 25 92 61 and 54 15 39.
  • Plug-in modules made of soft plastic have also become known, but these are either of fundamentally different structures or are deficient in terms of stability and dimensional stability.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a plug-in module made of plastic plug-in modules that not only allows extremely versatile construction in just a few basic shapes, but is also comfortable in the hand, is dimensionally stable and ensures secure adhesion between assembled stones.
  • the plug-in module insert according to the invention allows, because of the rounding of the module corners, pivoting together of assembled plug-in modules, so that extremely versatile constructions can be created. Walls can converge at any angle. Round constructions such as impellers, gears, towers etc. are possible. Individual blocks or entire groups of blocks can still be swiveled during the construction, which gives the impression that the material is kneadable. This impression is reinforced by the use of a soft plastic. High-pressure polyethylene (soft PE) of type PE-M-20-200-00 (according to DIN 16 776) is advantageously used. This building block material lies comfortably and comfortably in the hand. It is abrasion-resistant, dimensionally stable and safe under food law. It also ensures good adhesion between assembled blocks. On the one hand, by rounding off the corners of the building blocks and, on the other hand, by using a soft plastic, even a small child cannot hurt the building blocks.
  • Soft PE high-pressure polyethylene
  • the knob element of one plug-in module not only adheres well in the terminal receptacle of the other plug-in module, but also well during a pivoting movement leads, the knob element is designed with a relatively large web height.
  • a web height of about a quarter to a half and preferably about a third of the clamping receptacle height of the module has proven favorable.
  • the clamping receptacle for the knob element is a sleeve-shaped wall part on which the knob element sits coaxially. With its cylindrical outer surface, the sleeve-shaped wall part forms the rounded corner blocks. Insofar as the sleeve-shaped wall part comes to lie within the module in the case of a multi-element module, it forms a stiffening wall which gives the module sufficient dimensional stability.
  • the cylindrical wall parts of the sleeve-shaped clamping receptacles in the interior of the Blocks are designed with a reduced wall thickness compared to the wall thickness in the area of the outside of the block.
  • the top wall connecting the sleeve-shaped clamping receptacles with the knob elements and the boss elements themselves are advantageously designed with a reduced wall thickness.
  • the cylindrical inner wall parts of adjacent sleeve-shaped clamping receptacles also leave a space in the area of the greatest approximation, which is advantageously approximately equal to the wall thickness of the sleeve-shaped clamping receptacles in the area of the block corners is.
  • "pinching" during injection molding is largely avoided, which ensures precise parallelism of adjacent clamping receptacles and knob elements.
  • the plug-in modules are easy to plug in and nevertheless adhere well to one another. Because of the space between adjacent clamping receptacles, the injection mold can be designed with increased stability, which results in a long service life.
  • the knob elements have a conically tapering end face, which facilitates insertion into the sleeve-shaped clamping receptacles.
  • a circular opening provided concentrically in the end face of the knob elements prevents an air cushion from being trapped inside the sleeve-shaped clamping receptacles when the modules are plugged together, which makes it difficult to plug them together.
  • This opening can advantageously be used to insert and push through a rod, which can serve to stiffen the construction or as an axis of rotation. The opening brings an additional effect by making the plug-in module a whistle. This also results in additional effects when using the (floating) plug-in modules in water.
  • a plug-in module consists of a cylindrical or sleeve-shaped clamping receptacle 1, on which a knob element 2 is placed coaxially.
  • the inside diameter d of the clamping receptacle 1 has the same nominal width as the outside diameter D of the knob element 2, whereby tolerances must be ensured during manufacture that, on the one hand, the knob element 2 of the one plug-in module can be pressed into the sleeve-shaped clamp receptacle 1 of another plug-in module without great effort, but on the other hand, a good adhesive bond between the two is possible.
  • a well adhering fit of the knob element 2 in the sleeve-shaped clamping receptacle 1 is further supported by the use of a soft plastic and by the fact that the knob element is designed with a relatively large web height h.
  • the web height h is approximately one third of the clamping receptacle height H. This ensures a large contact or adhesive surface between the clamping receptacle 1 and the stud element 2 of plug-in modules which are plugged together.
  • the end face 3 of the neck element 2 tapers conically at an angle of approximately 45 °.
  • a circular-cylindrical opening 4 is provided concentrically in the middle of the end face 3, the peripheral wall 5 of which extends essentially parallel to the building axis. Because of this opening 4, the plug-in module can be combined with a rod 6 ′, which can serve as a stiffening element for larger structures or as an axis element for rotatable and pivotable structures.
  • the diameter dimensions of opening 4 and rod 6 are matched to one another in such a way that a clamping between the two is achieved, which clamping is greater or smaller due to the taper of the end face 3, depending on which side of the rod 6 ′ into the opening 4 is inserted.
  • the single-element plug-in module described advantageously has a size such that it is of children playing put in the mouth but cannot be swallowed.
  • the size is also appropriately chosen so that reasonable constructions can be built with just a few parts and the building blocks are not easily lost, even when playing outdoors.
  • the clamping receptacle height H which is expediently equal to the outer diameter of the clamping receptacle, in order to also be able to create modules with knob elements arranged perpendicular to one another, is advantageously between 18 and 20 mm.
  • the block wall thickness has proven to be favorable about 1.5 mm.
  • the inner diameter d of the clamping receptacle 1 and the outer diameter D of the knob element 2 are thus approximately 15 to 17 mm.
  • the web height h-of the knob element 2 is advantageously 6 to 7 mm.
  • the inside diameter of the opening 4 or the outside diameter of the rod 6 ' is approximately 6 mm.
  • multi-element plug-in modules are simply formed by lining up single-element plug-in modules according to FIG. 1.
  • the clamp receptacles 1 of adjacent plug-in module elements are connected by additional side wall webs 7 and top wall webs 8.
  • the clamping receptacle walls running inside the plug-in module give the multi-element plug-in module good rigidity.
  • the stiffening walls 6 in the inner region of the plug-in module have a smaller wall thickness than the clamping receiving walls in the region of the roundings 9 and than the side walls 7. Because of this reduced wall thickness of the stiffening walls 6, there is an interspace s in the area of their largest Approach. As shown, this space s is approximately equal to that Wall thickness of the clamping receptacle 1 in the area of the roundings 9 and the side walls 7. It follows from this that since the center distance e of the plug-in module elements is equal to the outer diameter H 'of the clamping receptacle, the wall thickness of the stiffening walls 6 is approximately half the wall thickness of the roundings 9 and side walls 7.
  • knob elements 2 and the top wall 8 of the plug-in module are also made with a reduced wall thickness compared to the rounded portions 9 and the side walls 7, expediently approximately the same wall thickness as the stiffening walls 6.
  • Multi-element plug-in modules with three or more elements are designed in a corresponding manner.
  • the knob element spacing e is equal to the outer diameter H 'of the sleeve-shaped clamping receptacle 1.
  • the plug-in modules lie closely together with their outer surfaces, which results in additional adhesion between the individual plug-in modules. Because of the unavoidable tolerances in the spacing of the stud elements, the more elements there are, the better the adhesion between the plug-in modules. To ensure that the effort required when plugging and unplugging multi-element plug-in modules is not so great, the spacing of the knob elements must be carried out within correspondingly narrow tolerances.
  • the one, two and three-element plug-in modules shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are generally sufficient as basic modules for carrying out numerous constructions. It goes without saying that numerous further block variants are possible. For example, double-row blocks of four or six or even slabs can be produced. Blocks in an angle or L-shape are also possible. As before As mentioned above, knob elements can also be formed on a block on mutually perpendicular clamping receiving surfaces, in order to enable building in mutually perpendicular directions. Reverse modules are also conceivable in which knob elements are arranged on opposite block sides or on one block side a knob element together with a clamping receptacle.
  • a particularly simple reversing stone is a plug-in module in the form of a clamping receptacle that is open on both sides and has the dimensions of a normal plug-in module, whereby, as with normal plug-in modules, multi-element sleeve modules are also possible.
  • Such a multi-element sleeve stone is shown in FIG. 4.
  • Keystones for completing a construction are also possible, which keystones have a smooth top wall instead of the knob elements.
  • Other final building blocks are those with partly sharp and partly rounded corners.
  • FIG. 5 A plug-in module with knob elements on mutually perpendicular surfaces is shown in FIG. 5. 1, one, two, three or, as shown, four knob elements 2 'are molded onto the sleeve-shaped clamping receptacle of a single-element plug-in component according to FIG. 1, but for manufacturing reasons, but without an end face. So that the plug-in modules plugged onto these knob elements 2 ', shown in broken lines in FIG. 5, lie snugly against the clamping sleeve 1, this can advantageously be provided with a ring collar (not shown) with a flat contact surface. Concentrically within the knob elements 2 ', smaller plug-in sleeves 11 for inserting and pushing through rods 6' are formed on the clamping sleeve 1.

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DE19803030659 DE3030659A1 (de) 1980-08-13 1980-08-13 Steckbaustein
DE19818104704 DE8104704U1 (de) 1981-02-20 1981-02-20 Steckbausteinsatz
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JP (1) JPS6058878B2 (fr)
DE (1) DE3171121D1 (fr)
DK (1) DK157661C (fr)
FI (1) FI70799C (fr)
HK (1) HK52086A (fr)
HU (1) HU183639B (fr)
MY (1) MY8800053A (fr)
SG (1) SG96185G (fr)
WO (1) WO1982000595A1 (fr)
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DE3502159A1 (de) * 1984-01-31 1985-08-01 Anton 8070 Ingolstadt Meyer Figuren-steckbaustein
DE3502146A1 (de) * 1984-01-31 1985-08-01 Anton 8070 Ingolstadt Meyer Steckbaustein
FR2626495A1 (fr) * 1988-01-30 1989-08-04 Hesse Kurt Jeu de construction
WO1996009869A1 (fr) * 1994-09-29 1996-04-04 Lego A/S Jeu de cubes empilables
DE102009005094A1 (de) 2009-01-19 2010-08-05 Poly-M Spielwaren Gmbh Spielzeugbaustein

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US2826906A (en) * 1954-07-07 1958-03-18 William A Rice Wall of building blocks
FR1232715A (fr) * 1959-08-07 1960-10-11 élément en matière plastique souple pour jeu de construction
DE1478616A1 (de) * 1962-02-09 1969-09-18 Berco Lux Nv Spielzeugbauelement
DE1603573A1 (de) * 1966-08-12 1970-06-04 Erwin Seckelmann Bauspielzeug
US3518786A (en) * 1968-04-30 1970-07-07 Dolly Toy Co Block with resilient foam core and plastic cover
GB1269755A (en) * 1970-05-27 1972-04-06 Lion Ind Company Ltd Improvements in or relating to toy building bricks
FR2144996A5 (fr) * 1971-07-06 1973-02-16 Kiddicraft France

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DE1478342A1 (de) * 1961-05-18 1969-02-20 Josef Dehm Steckbaukasten zur Herstellung von Modellbauten
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US2826906A (en) * 1954-07-07 1958-03-18 William A Rice Wall of building blocks
FR1232715A (fr) * 1959-08-07 1960-10-11 élément en matière plastique souple pour jeu de construction
DE1478616A1 (de) * 1962-02-09 1969-09-18 Berco Lux Nv Spielzeugbauelement
DE1603573A1 (de) * 1966-08-12 1970-06-04 Erwin Seckelmann Bauspielzeug
US3518786A (en) * 1968-04-30 1970-07-07 Dolly Toy Co Block with resilient foam core and plastic cover
GB1269755A (en) * 1970-05-27 1972-04-06 Lion Ind Company Ltd Improvements in or relating to toy building bricks
FR2144996A5 (fr) * 1971-07-06 1973-02-16 Kiddicraft France

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DE3502159A1 (de) * 1984-01-31 1985-08-01 Anton 8070 Ingolstadt Meyer Figuren-steckbaustein
DE3502146A1 (de) * 1984-01-31 1985-08-01 Anton 8070 Ingolstadt Meyer Steckbaustein
FR2626495A1 (fr) * 1988-01-30 1989-08-04 Hesse Kurt Jeu de construction
WO1996009869A1 (fr) * 1994-09-29 1996-04-04 Lego A/S Jeu de cubes empilables
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DE102009005094A1 (de) 2009-01-19 2010-08-05 Poly-M Spielwaren Gmbh Spielzeugbaustein

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YU195581A (en) 1983-10-31
SG96185G (en) 1988-07-15
JPS57501269A (fr) 1982-07-22
YU42417B (en) 1988-08-31
JPS6058878B2 (ja) 1985-12-21
EP0045963B1 (fr) 1985-06-26
DK157661B (da) 1990-02-05
FI821294L (fi) 1982-04-13
WO1982000595A1 (fr) 1982-03-04
HK52086A (en) 1986-07-11
FI70799C (fi) 1987-12-30
FI821294A0 (fi) 1982-04-13
DK141982A (da) 1982-03-29
MY8800053A (en) 1988-12-31
FI70799B (fi) 1986-07-18
HU183639B (en) 1984-05-28

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