EP3238796A1 - Kit de jouets - Google Patents

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EP3238796A1
EP3238796A1 EP17165123.5A EP17165123A EP3238796A1 EP 3238796 A1 EP3238796 A1 EP 3238796A1 EP 17165123 A EP17165123 A EP 17165123A EP 3238796 A1 EP3238796 A1 EP 3238796A1
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Kerstin Rudat
Anissa Wagner
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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
    • A63H33/042—Mechanical, electrical, optical, pneumatic or hydraulic arrangements; Motors
    • 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 invention relates to a toy set with a plurality of components, which are releasably connected to each other so that a figure can be displayed.
  • toy sets which comprise various building blocks, which can be assembled according to predetermined construction plans or the imagination of the child using the toy set to corresponding figures or models, in particular such that disassembly is possible to other figures or To assemble models.
  • Blocks of such toy sets are made for example of wood or plastic. The blocks are often clamped together, less often by magnetic force. In some cases, the building blocks are arranged on building boards or basic bodies.
  • the child using such a toy set usually receives no feedback during assembly of the building blocks to a figure selected from existing building plans as to whether the building blocks have been correctly joined and can assess the scheduled assembly only after completion of the assembly. Furthermore, such known toy sets provide no additional entertainment during the Add the building blocks to a figure. In addition, evaluations regarding the assembly are not possible.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a toy set of the type mentioned, which provides a perceptible to the user feedback during a construction progress, the construction progress is documented.
  • At least one component comprises at least one sensor coupled to an evaluation circuit, wherein the evaluation circuit is connected to an output device.
  • the evaluation circuit can be completely or partially associated with a coupled computer device or integrated in at least one of the components or in all or in each of the components. It is not necessary to assign sensors to all components of the toy set. It is possible to assign different components sensors with different functionalities, which are designed for example as optical sensors, magnetic field sensors, temperature sensors or the like.
  • the evaluation circuit supplies sensor-related information, which it evaluates beforehand on the basis of predetermined criteria, to the output device, which outputs any optically or acoustically or haptically / tactually perceptible signals.
  • At least one LED connected to the evaluation circuit or a connected to a sound generator of the evaluation circuit speaker or beeper or controllable with the evaluation vibration motor can be provided and either arranged on the component or associated with a component computer device.
  • an optional monitoring of the construction period in particular with an equipment of the evaluation circuit with a time recording module, as well as a monitoring of the sequence of the juxtaposition of components and, where appropriate, their location, both absolutely in a room as well as relative to a connected component, possible.
  • information regarding the use of the components can also be evaluated and displayed.
  • the different acquisition and evaluation options are of interest to the child user as well as therapeutically.
  • the evaluation circuit can be designed in such a way that it can buffer one, that is to say, for example, enable buffering of acquired data, so that there need not be a permanent connection to a computer installation.
  • the sensors are designed to detect components and / or changes in position and / or accelerations and / or location data and / or magnetic fields.
  • nominal sensor data are present at the evaluation circuit, and when the nominal sensor data match the actual sensor data, the output device can be actuated to output a signal perceptible to a user.
  • the components are associated with sensor elements, wherein the sensor elements are in a functional relationship with at least certain sensors, that is of these are particularly detectable, preferably are clearly detectable.
  • the sensors may be any known from the prior art sensors that are particularly useful for detecting positions, such as induction loops, light barriers, proximity sensors or sensors that are suitable for determining position data. RFID or NFC sensors can also be used.
  • the sensor elements are adapted to the sensors or their detection technology, so that they can be detected relatively simply and accurately by means of the interaction of the sensors with the sensor elements actual sensor data. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that depending on the design and choice of materials of the components and the sensors not necessarily cooperating with the sensors sensor elements are required. Rather, it is possible to directly detect the components and, where appropriate, their position relative to other components.
  • At the matched to the sensors and the actual sensor data evaluation are data that are related to the figure to be created, for example, different figures can be selected based on the evaluation circuit. The selection can be made for example by means of mechanical switching devices, for. B.
  • dip-switch or one can be coupled to the evaluation computer device, in particular by means of shaking pattern, buttons, audio input / speech recognition done. If the desired sensor data match the actual sensor data, the positioning of the components is fulfilled in accordance with the specifications and a desired construction progress of the figure to be created is given, which indicates to the user, who may be a child in particular, by a signal becomes.
  • the sensors are designed as magnetic field sensors and the sensor elements as magnets which interact with magnetic components associated with the components.
  • the magnetic field sensors may, for example, be Hall sensors which detect not only the presence of a magnetic field but also a position of two components coupled to one another relative to one another.
  • the sensors may also be reed contacts that are simply actuable by the magnet in the associated device.
  • the magnets or sensor elements are assigned in particular in any number in different positions of the components, so that the magnets of a component with the magnetic elements of other components in different Alignments of the individual components are connected relative to each other.
  • one of the components which may also be referred to as a central module
  • a central module can be detachably fastened to it for the purpose of inputting desired sensor data with a computer device since further components, which can also be referred to as add-on elements, can be detachably fastened to it.
  • Sensor data can be selected based on a graphical representation on a screen associated with the computer device.
  • the so-called central module comprises the electronic evaluation circuit and at least one sensor connected to the evaluation circuit, which detects the attachment elements, for example their presence, their position relative to the central module and the like, and makes the corresponding sensor signals available to the evaluation device for further processing.
  • the graphical representation can be selected by a user from different stored representations, the representations corresponding to the figure to be created with the components.
  • the screen may, for example, be a touchscreen that is part of a computer device designed as a smartphone, phablet or tablet computer. If the user can not read, one or more figures are displayed on the screen, which the user selects in a known manner by operating the screen, that is, by touching the desired figure, whereafter corresponding data sets, which in particular also include desired sensor data, to the one or more components, or their included computer device, which is usually part of the evaluation, are transmitted, in particular in a corresponding memory of the evaluation.
  • a so-called app also relatively easy to develop new characters or from a global network, such as the Internet, load and transmit the corresponding target sensor data to the evaluation or the components, preferably the central module.
  • Other data relating to the toy set may also be loaded and transferred, in particular new interactions, stories, songs, etc.
  • a source of electrical energy in particular a voltage / current source integrated.
  • the voltage / current source can be designed as a battery or a rechargeable battery, the charging of which takes place, for example, contactlessly by means of induction or via a charging interface provided in the component, preferably the central module, which is preferably a component of a USB connection.
  • the voltage / current source serves as a voltage / power supply to all electrical / electronic components present in or on the component serving as the central module. It is also possible to obtain required electric energy by solar cells, induction by shaking, charging on a warm heater, etc.
  • a computer Via the USB interface, a computer can also be connected in a known manner to data exchange with the evaluation circuit.
  • the components may each have relatively simple geometries, for example, be cuboid shaped.
  • the material used for the components may be wood or a plastic, for example.
  • a user selects a figure to be created on one of the components, for example, a central module or a coupled computing device, assembles components corresponding to a representation of the figure, releasably attaches attachments to the body Central module or with each other, the evaluation circuit compares target sensor data with actual sensor data and in the match of individual target sensor data with actual sensor data is perceived by the user intermediate signal and in the agreement of all target sensor data with the actual sensor data user-visible completion signal.
  • the evaluation circuit compares target sensor data with actual sensor data and in the match of individual target sensor data with actual sensor data is perceived by the user intermediate signal and in the agreement of all target sensor data with the actual sensor data user-visible completion signal.
  • the intermediate signals may, for example, be animal voices, preferably the voice of the animal to be created. So if, for example, the figure representing a dog are to be built, a barking sounds.
  • the user receives when attaching a component, in particular an add-on element, to a further component, in particular a central module, an indication of whether the procedure, ie the assembly, is correct or not.
  • the completion signal can be a longer sequence of notes, for example, a song or a narrative of a story.
  • the entire creation of the figure can be accompanied by songs or stories, which can be selected in particular on one of the components, in particular the central module, and / or the computer device, by appropriately processing or reproducing corresponding sound files on the part of the computer device or the central module, what the computer device and / or the central module of course also have speakers.
  • the computer device is designed as a tablet computer, a smartphone or the like, wherein the figure is selected and displayed on a screen.
  • the users of the toy set are usually familiar with handling such a computer device, even if they can not read.
  • a toy set comprises components 1, 2, 3, 16 which according to the present embodiment can be made primarily from a wood material.
  • the first component 1 is designed substantially as a cuboid with a rectangular base 7.
  • This first component 1 has in its interior two magnets 8, which are arranged on the one hand in a peripheral side formed by an end face 4 and a longitudinal side 5 corner region 6 and the other approximately centrally between the two longitudinal sides 5 in the region of the opposite end face 4. If the magnets 8 are not located centrally between the two base surfaces 7, then it may be necessary to arrange a total of at least four magnets 8, with two magnets 8 being spaced apart from each other. It is also conceivable to provide first components 1 with a mirror-image arrangement of the magnets 8. It is of course also possible to provide 6 magnets 8 at least in all corners.
  • a toy set may include, for example, four first attachment parts 1, which mount as legs 9 or a head part 10 of a figure 11 and can be referred to as attachment elements, for example.
  • the second component 2 is essentially a cube which has a centrally oriented magnet 8 in the region of at least one cube surface 12.
  • the second component 2 is present in duplicate in a toy set, for example for use as legs 9 or head part 10 of FIG.
  • each of the cube surfaces 12 may be associated with a magnet 8, so that the second component 2 is equipped in total with six magnets 8.
  • the third component 3 has a rectangular base surface 13 and its thickness substantially corresponds to the thickness of the first component 1 and / or a fourth component 16.
  • the third component 3 is formed unequal and each of its legs 14 is in the region of its free end face 15 with equipped with a magnet 8. If the magnets 8 are not located centrally between the two base surfaces 13, then it may be necessary to arrange at least four magnets 8 at least in total, with two magnets 8 spaced from each other.
  • the magnets 8 in the present embodiment sensor elements 31, which cooperate with sensors 23.
  • the components 1, 2 and / or 3 are each composed of two plates which are provided on the inside with openings for the magnets 8, wherein the openings adapted in size to the size of the magnets 8 to be accommodated and are not open to the outside, so that the magnets 8 are not visually perceptible to a user.
  • the congruent aligned plates are firmly connected to each other, in particular glued together, and the components 1, 2 and / or 3 provided with circumferential radii.
  • the magnets 8 may also be fixed in the associated openings, for example by means of an adhesive.
  • the toy set comprises a fourth component 16, which may be referred to as a central module and to which previously explained components 1, 2 and / or 3 are to be releasably secured, and which is used in each of the figures 11 to be created.
  • the fourth component 16 comprises a source 18 of electrical energy embodied as an accumulator 17, which is coupled to an interface 19 for charging, wherein the interface 19 is assigned to a USB, which is connected to a computer-controlled evaluation circuit 20, which in turn comprises a memory device 21 includes.
  • target sensor data can be stored, which can be transmitted to the evaluation circuit 20, for example via a computer device 22.
  • the desired sensor data are stored in the computer device 22 comprising the memory device 21 of the computer components, interfaces and the like and via the evaluation circuit 20 only actual data or actual states are transmitted by sensors 23 which are in the fourth component 16, the Central module, are installed and interact with the sensor elements 31.
  • the evaluation circuit 20 is connected to an output device 24, wherein the output device 24 associated speakers 33 and / or display elements 35 both the fourth component 16 as well as the computer device 22 may be assigned.
  • LEDs can be arranged on the fourth component 16 or a screen 30 of the computer device 22 designed for example as a smartphone, tablet or phablet or the like can be used for the optically detectable output of signals.
  • a loudspeaker 33 or a loudspeaker 33 of the computer device 22 arranged in the fourth component 16 is used.
  • a vibration motor of the central module 16 or the computer device 22 can be used.
  • the evaluation circuit 20 is associated with a corresponding transmitting / receiving device 29, the coupling and communication takes place, for example, in the WLAN or the so-called Bluetooth standard, with other transmission standards are not excluded.
  • the sensors 23 are designed as magnetic field sensors 32, in particular as reed sensors or Hall sensors, and detect the magnets 8 arranged in the attached components 1, 2, 3 as soon as they are in the reception range of the magnetic field sensors 32.
  • the fourth component 16 is assigned magnetic plates formed as magnetic inserts 25, which are placed together with the magnetic field sensors 32.
  • the central module located on the mutually parallel base surfaces 26 four rectangular mutually aligned sensors 23 adjacent to the narrow end faces 27 are arranged.
  • the two narrow end faces 27 are each approximately in the middle of a Sensor 23 and the longitudinal sides 28 each have two sensors 23 in the region adjacent to the narrow end faces 27.
  • each of the base surfaces 26 is assigned a magnetic field sensor 32 in each case in the center.
  • the fourth component 16 comprises a total of sixteen magnetic field sensors 23 and correspondingly sixteen serving as magnetic inserts steel plate 25 which are arranged between the surface of the fourth component 16 and the respectively associated magnetic field sensor 32.
  • this is composed of two plates, which are provided on the inside with cavities for the various items, the cavities adapted in size to the size of the male items and not opened to the outside are so that the components are not visually perceptible to a user.
  • the plates aligned congruently with one another are firmly connected to one another, and the fourth component 16 is provided with circumferential radii.
  • the two plates of the fourth component 16 may be releasably connected to each other.
  • a user For playing with the toy set, a user selects a representation of a figure 11 on the screen 30 formed as a touch screen of the computer device 22 by a corresponding touch that results in a switching signal, the target sensor data and data relating to tones and Images and the like are assigned.
  • the user should now join the corresponding components 1, 2, 3, 16 corresponding to the representation, wherein it is possible by means of one of the evaluation circuit 20 and / or the computer device 22 associated timer 34 different times, for example single assembly steps or the total time required for the assembly to determine and make available for further evaluation.
  • corresponding magnetic field sensors 32 determine an occupancy in accordance with the setpoint sensor data
  • corresponding actual sensor data are present at the evaluation circuit 22, which indicate an advance of the assembly, whereby the progress of the assembly can be evaluated logically, for example at the evaluation circuit 20 or a corresponding memory device 21 and / or the corresponding interfaces, computer modules and the like comprehensive computer device 22 with its memory device 21.
  • Each attachment of one of the components 1, 2, 3 or 16 as shown, ie at each assembly step, is a perceptible for the user intermediate signal. If, for example, a dog corresponding figure 11 after Fig. 1 are mounted, a tone sequence corresponding to a bark is perceptible. In a duck ( Fig. 2 ) a croaking, in a horse ( Fig.
  • a terminating signal perceptible to the user results from a correspondence of the setpoint sensor data with the actual sensor data. Furthermore, a story or a song can be played along with the montage or the completion of the montage.
  • the supplementation of representations and assigned data is possible, for example, via a network, in particular the Internet.
  • special sensors 23 or magnetic field sensors 32 can be arranged in a specific shape / geometry, which can recognize the individual components 1, 2, 3 or 16.
  • the components 1, 2, 3, 16 sensors 23 can be assigned, for the detection of components 1, 2, 3, 16 and / or changes in position and / or detect accelerations and / or location data and / or the like and abut, for example, the evaluation circuit 20, wherein in particular the sensors 1, 2, 3 and, for example, wirelessly communicating sensors 23 are not absolutely necessary, but the functionality, in particular also with regard to the readability of the assembly, increase.
  • the number of the components 1, 2, 3 associated magnets 8 and / or the number of the fourth component 16 associated, designed as magnetic deposits, steel plate 25 and / or the number of magnetic field sensors 32 is essentially dependent on the figures to be constructed and / or the possible position of the components 1, 2, 3, 16 to each other and put in the discretion of the skilled person.
  • reference numeral 1 first component 19th interface Second second component 20th evaluation Third third component 21st memory device 4th Front side of 1 22nd computer equipment 5th Long side of 1 23rd sensor 6th Corner of 1 24th output device 7th Footprint of 1 25th steel plates 8th.

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CN104096366A (zh) * 2014-07-31 2014-10-15 深圳市智慧郎数码科技有限公司 一种智能积木系统及智能积木的控制方法
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