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EP0327988A2 - Dispositif d'accouplement pour éléments polygonaux pour la réalisation de structures tridimensionnelles, en particulier de structures de jouets polyédriques - Google Patents

Dispositif d'accouplement pour éléments polygonaux pour la réalisation de structures tridimensionnelles, en particulier de structures de jouets polyédriques Download PDF

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EP0327988A2
EP0327988A2 EP89101873A EP89101873A EP0327988A2 EP 0327988 A2 EP0327988 A2 EP 0327988A2 EP 89101873 A EP89101873 A EP 89101873A EP 89101873 A EP89101873 A EP 89101873A EP 0327988 A2 EP0327988 A2 EP 0327988A2
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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
    • A63H33/06—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

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  • the present invention relates to a coupling device for polygonal parts for the formation of spatial structures, in particular polygonal toys, wherein a polygonal part in the area of each of its sides has a coupling device which is intended to provide the part itself with an identical or different polygonal part To connect part which is provided with a complementary coupling device such that a multi-surface, spatial structure is formed with a plurality of such polygonal parts.
  • the object of the present invention is to propose a coupling device designed in this way for polygonal parts that each part can be rotated relative to the other into a position in which further parts can be connected, so that spatially open or closed, precisely defined spatial structures are formed can be.
  • this object is achieved, starting from a coupling device of the type described in the introduction, in that it has at least one groove-like recess and at least one spring-like projection along each side of a polygonal part is complementary to at least one coupling device of further polygonal parts, each recess on at least one of the sides parallel to the insertion direction of the projection of a complementary coupling device having an elastically flexible undercut and the projection having an undercut complementary to the undercut of the recess, the undercuts with one another on a common one Align the axis in such a way that mutual pivoting between two coupled, polygonal parts is permitted.
  • a coupling device is thus designed for polygonal parts to form spatial structures, in particular versatile toys.
  • a polygonal part in the area of each of its sides has a coupling device for connecting the part itself to an identical or different polygonal part, which is provided with a complementary coupling device such that a multifaceted, spatial structure is formed with a large number of such polygonal parts can.
  • a triangular part As can be seen from FIG. 1, a triangular part, generally designated by the reference number 10, has a coupling device on each side.
  • the coupling device has a recess 11 and a projection 12.
  • the recess 11 is groove-like complementary to the spring-like projection 12.
  • an elastically flexible nose 13 projects from the same edge of the recess 11.
  • the nose 13 is located on the side opposite the edge 15 of the recess 11 which is common to the projection 12.
  • On the edge 15 of the projection 12 facing away from the edge 13 a recess 14 complementary to the nose is incorporated.
  • an incision 16 is incorporated in the projection 12, which relieves the material in such a way that the depression 14 is elastically flexible in the direction of the nose 13.
  • the recess 11 and the projection 12 are arranged on each side of each polygonal part in the same order, so that polygonal parts which are provided with the same coupling devices can be coupled to one another in a snap when they are rotated relative to one another by 180 ° in the plane.
  • FIG. 3 shows an example of three polygonal parts, one of which has a square shape 17, one of a triangular shape 18 and one of a pentagonal shape.
  • Each part can advantageously be coupled to the other in any position pivoted about the axis formed by the nose 13 and the recess 14. It is thus possible to form a spatial structure with a multitude of possible combinations.
  • a coupling device according to the invention is shown in a further embodiment in FIGS.
  • Two projections 20 and 21 and two recesses or receptacles 22 and 23 are provided.
  • the distance between the projections 20 and 21 is equal to the distance from the pair of recesses 22 and 23.
  • Each projection 20, 21 is formed by a substantially spherical head which is connected to the polygonal part 24 by means of an elastic tab 25 which is pivotable about the side of the polygonal part 24.
  • Each projection 20, 21 shaped in this way can moreover be inserted in a complementary manner into the recesses 22 and 23 of a further part, which is provided with the same coupling device. This is indicated in the figures by dashed lines with a spherical undercut 26.
  • Each head belonging to the projection 20, 21 preferably has an incision 27 in a direction parallel to the insertion direction of the spherical projection 20, 21 in the recesses 22, 23. This further ensures the elasticity of the material for the mutual assembly of different polygonal parts. It should be noted that in this case too, as already described with reference to the first embodiment, it is possible to obtain a large number of spatial, multifaceted structures by also using different polygonal parts.
  • the individual polygonal parts could also be provided with circular receptacles 28 with undercuts 29 which accommodate the connecting parts 30.
  • Each connecting part 30 is provided at each end with a spherical head 31 and 32 which is complementary to the receptacles 28.
  • the spherical heads 31 and 32 could be provided with incisions (not shown further), which make the heads themselves resilient.
  • each individual polygonal part can be any. It is only important that the individual coupling devices have sufficient elasticity to be able to be coupled to one another in a snap.
  • the coupling devices described for the polygonal parts described are particularly suitable for didactic, spatial toys.

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EP89101873A 1988-02-11 1989-02-03 Dispositif d'accouplement pour éléments polygonaux pour la réalisation de structures tridimensionnelles, en particulier de structures de jouets polyédriques Expired - Lifetime EP0327988B1 (fr)

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IT04808/88A IT1220418B (it) 1988-02-11 1988-02-11 Dispositivo di accoppiamento per elementi poligonali destinati a formare strutture spaziali,in particolare giocattoli poliedrici
IT480888 1988-02-11

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EP0327988A2 true EP0327988A2 (fr) 1989-08-16
EP0327988A3 EP0327988A3 (en) 1990-08-22
EP0327988B1 EP0327988B1 (fr) 1994-07-20

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EP (1) EP0327988B1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE108684T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE58908053D1 (fr)
ES (1) ES2058353T3 (fr)
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