EP1093834A2 - Système d'éléments modulaires pour jouet de construction - Google Patents

Système d'éléments modulaires pour jouet de construction Download PDF

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EP1093834A2
EP1093834A2 EP99203412A EP99203412A EP1093834A2 EP 1093834 A2 EP1093834 A2 EP 1093834A2 EP 99203412 A EP99203412 A EP 99203412A EP 99203412 A EP99203412 A EP 99203412A EP 1093834 A2 EP1093834 A2 EP 1093834A2
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Domenico Alberico
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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

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  • the present invention relates to a novel system of modular components in the form of symmetrical or unsymmetrical bricks, cylinders, pyramids and so forth, made of any kind of materials.
  • the modular nature of these components allows children to build toy constructions such as houses, bridges, castles and the like as well as stylized figures of persons, animals, objects by the mere juxtaposition of a very limited number of different modules. Therefore the common feature of the modular constructions presently available on the market is overcome, requiring means for connecting, fixing, coupling, joining, inserting the components one another.
  • the modular components of the system according to the present invention are of two basic types, which will be hereinafter referred to as active module (A type) and passive module (B type).
  • the type A module is provided with one or more magnets of any shape, arranged inside or along its lateral surfaces. These magnets are made with any suitable means, for instance little magnetic pieces of cylindrical or prismatic shape, magnetic flakes, chips, wire, or magnetized gums, paints, lacquers, foils, applied on the surfaces of the module.
  • Each module can be provided with one or more magnets.
  • each magnet is arranged so as to have either one or both the poles pointing to the outher surface of the module.
  • the type B module also made of any desired shape and material, consists of a simple piece of non magnetized material, that however must be metallic or semimetallic so as to be attracted by the magnets.
  • the operation of the system according to the present invention is extremely simple, as no connecting, fixing, coupling, joining, inserting or any other similar operation is required.
  • the type A modules when juxtaposed will be mutually attracted and adhesion to one another will occur along the alignment axes of the magnets.
  • the modules may be provided with poles facing one or more lateral surfaces and this will give the possibility to connect the modules in various ways and along different planes.
  • the connection can be effected so as to obtain an unlimited sequence of type A modules, or an alternate sequence of type A and B modules.
  • the alternate arrangement of the poles allows to align the components and a type A module may be overturned, upturned, reversed so as to choose the poles to be connected to those of another type A module and obtain the arrangement in the desired direction and/or orientation.
  • the type B modules have the function of being added to or placed between type A modules so as to decrease the cost of a construction and/or to allow curvature of the construction by making them with particular curved shapes.
  • the type B modules however may also be of the same shape of the type A modules but without magnetization.
  • the type B modules connected on one side to a magnetized type A module have also the important function of creating an opposite side adapted to be connected either to another module of type B or to a type A module that can be juxtaposed in any desired orientation, because in this case the orientation of its magnetic supports of the adjacent surface is irrelevant.
  • the modules have also a decoration function. For instance they may be placed at any point of the facade of a building, when made in the form of roses, windows, balconies, tiles and the like. In the same way the modules could be shaped as parts of the human body, animals or any desired object, thus increasing unlimitedly the possibility of constructions that can be made with said modules.
  • This embodiment comprises an outer envelope or housing 40 preferably made of plastics. Said housing is practically hollow and this inner cavity is the place where a magazine 42 is inserted, said magazine being of various shapes and having a number of seats 44 in which one or more magnets may be inserted according to the requirements.
  • a magazine 42 is inserted inside a type A module in a working position only at the required location, so as to need only a very limited number of little magnets.
  • a type B module must be made, instead of magnets single pieces of magnetizable iron will be inserted into said seats 44 or the entire magazine may be made of magnetizable iron or iron alloy.
  • Fig. 8 shows a module 50 with non parallel lateral surfaces 52 arranged with an incident angle Y.
  • This module may be provided with a projection or fin 54 having the purpose of concealing misalignism in the junction with modules of a different shape.

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EP99203412A 1998-10-20 1999-10-18 Système d'éléments modulaires pour jouet de construction Withdrawn EP1093834A3 (fr)

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FR2850296A1 (fr) * 2003-01-23 2004-07-30 Bernard Vuarnesson Jeu de construction
WO2005102489A1 (fr) * 2004-04-27 2005-11-03 Claudio Vicentelli Systeme de construction modulaire a armature magnetique amovible
EP1587595A4 (fr) * 2003-01-14 2006-10-11 Orda Korea Co Ltd Element de jointure comprenant un aimant rotatif et jouet de type integre pourvu de ce dernier
WO2008043537A1 (fr) * 2006-10-12 2008-04-17 Claudio Vicentelli Ensemble de blocs pour jeu de construction
WO2008142487A1 (fr) * 2007-05-22 2008-11-27 Yipi Pte Ltd Jouets à panneaux magnétiques
WO2011089228A1 (fr) 2010-01-25 2011-07-28 Claudio Vicentelli Dispositif à éléments d'assemblage magnétiques pour ensemble de type jouet modulaire

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US1236234A (en) * 1917-03-30 1917-08-07 Oscar R Troje Toy building-block.
DE1805544U (de) * 1959-10-06 1960-02-04 Werner Wilczek Magnet-bausteine.
FR2301279A1 (fr) * 1975-02-18 1976-09-17 Bosonnet Maurice Jeu de construction
EP0728506B1 (fr) * 1995-01-25 1999-05-19 Stuff Co., Ltd. Jeu de construction

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Cited By (10)

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EP1587595A4 (fr) * 2003-01-14 2006-10-11 Orda Korea Co Ltd Element de jointure comprenant un aimant rotatif et jouet de type integre pourvu de ce dernier
US7320633B2 (en) 2003-01-14 2008-01-22 Orda Korea Co., Ltd. Joining apparatus with rotatable magnet therein and built-up type toy with the same
FR2850296A1 (fr) * 2003-01-23 2004-07-30 Bernard Vuarnesson Jeu de construction
WO2005102489A1 (fr) * 2004-04-27 2005-11-03 Claudio Vicentelli Systeme de construction modulaire a armature magnetique amovible
RU2367493C2 (ru) * 2004-04-27 2009-09-20 Клаудио ВИЧЕНТЕЛЛИ Конструкционная модульная система с разъемным магнитным каркасом
US7892065B2 (en) 2004-04-27 2011-02-22 Claudio Vicentelli Constructional modular system with removable magnetic framework
AU2005234854B2 (en) * 2004-04-27 2011-03-03 Claudio Vicentelli Constructional modular system with removable magnetic framework
WO2008043537A1 (fr) * 2006-10-12 2008-04-17 Claudio Vicentelli Ensemble de blocs pour jeu de construction
WO2008142487A1 (fr) * 2007-05-22 2008-11-27 Yipi Pte Ltd Jouets à panneaux magnétiques
WO2011089228A1 (fr) 2010-01-25 2011-07-28 Claudio Vicentelli Dispositif à éléments d'assemblage magnétiques pour ensemble de type jouet modulaire

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