EP1803492B1 - Construction game for young children - Google Patents

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EP1803492B1
EP1803492B1 EP06292005A EP06292005A EP1803492B1 EP 1803492 B1 EP1803492 B1 EP 1803492B1 EP 06292005 A EP06292005 A EP 06292005A EP 06292005 A EP06292005 A EP 06292005A EP 1803492 B1 EP1803492 B1 EP 1803492B1
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  • the invention relates to an assembly set comprising at least one screw, a nut, and a set of modules, each screw having a head and a threaded shaft adapted to receive a nut provided with a thread, each nut comprising a stop extended by a sleeve, and each module having at least one assembly opening allowing the introduction of a screw for assembling it to at least one other module to form a stack defined between the head of this screw and the nut, once this nut engaged on the barrel of this screw.
  • the invention instead aims to provide a simple assembly game, well suited to young and very young children.
  • the set of the invention is essentially characterized in that the sleeve of each nut has, opposite the stop, the less a first elastic outer peripheral bead, in that each assembly opening of each module is sized to receive the sleeve of the nut, and in that the first bead, after insertion of the sleeve of the nut into the aligned orifices stacking less formed of a first and a last modules, borders the assembly hole of the last module by adopting a radial expansion configuration, and axially compresses the stack to maintain cohesion even before the introduction of the screw in the nut, this game is intended for young children.
  • the young child can achieve an assembly by having in hand, at each moment of the assembly, that a maximum of two elements of the final assembly.
  • each assembly orifice of each module comprises at least one counterbore dimensioned to receive the abutment of the nut, this countersink bordering this assembly hole and blocking in rotation the abutment of the nut engaged thereto.
  • the abutment and the sleeve of the nut are very advantageously made of an elastically deformable material, the tapping of the nut then being formed by a rigid insert embedded at least in the abutment of this nut.
  • the sleeve of the nut and the thickness of the modules may also be dimensioned so that the screw, once tightened on the nut, rests on the sleeve of this nut by compressing axially and radially expanding the first bead. peripheral, without relying directly on the stack of modules, this arrangement to prevent the inadvertent tightening or loosening of the screw by relative pivoting of the assembled modules.
  • the sleeve of the nut has, near the stop, at least a second elastic outer peripheral bead, and that the second bead, after insertion of the sleeve of the nut into the assembly port of a module, borders this assembly hole by adopting a radial expansion configuration.
  • Each module may have at least two assembly orifices and the sleeve of the nut and the thickness of the modules may be sized to form stacks of two modules.
  • the invention relates to a set of assemblies of the type including those including screws such as the screw 1, nuts such as the nut 2, and modules such as modules 3 and 4.
  • Each nut is provided with a tapping 22, and each screw 1 has a head 10 and a threaded shaft 11 adapted to receive the tapping 22 of a nut 2.
  • Each of the modules such as 3 and 4 has one or more assembly orifices, for example two orifices such as 31 and 32 for the module 3, and 41, 42 for the module 4.
  • each nut 2 comprises a stop 20 extended by a sleeve 21, this sleeve having one or more elastic outer peripheral beads, for example 211 and 212.
  • the first bead 211 is formed at a distance from the abutment 20, while the second bead 212 is formed near this stop.
  • the assembly orifices such as 31, 32 and 41, 42, are dimensioned to receive without play the sleeve 21 of a nut 2.
  • the figures 1 and 2 show an assembly, in progress, of two modules 3 and 4 by means of the nut 2 and the screw 1.
  • the bead 212 is compressed radially during passage through the orifice 31, this deformation being for example made possible by producing the hollow sleeve 21 of the nut 2 in an elastically deformable material.
  • the bead 212 which has returned to its original shape, borders the upper part of the orifice 31 by adopting its maximum radial expansion configuration and remains integral with the module 3, so that this module and the nut 2 together form one and the same piece.
  • the sleeve 21 of the nut 2, linked to the module 3 is then introduced into this orifice 41.
  • the bead 211 is compressed radially during the passage through the orifice 41, this deformation being made possible again thanks for example to the elasticity of the hollow sleeve 21 of the nut 2.
  • the bead 211 which has returned to its original shape, borders the upper part of the orifice 41 by adopting its maximum radial expansion configuration, and remains integral with the module 4, so that the nut 2, the module 3, and this module 4 together form one and the same piece.
  • the sleeve 21 of the nut 2, the thickness of the countersink, and the thickness E of the modules 3 and 4 are just dimensioned so that the bead 211 exerts a slight axial traction on the edge of the orifice 41, so a slight axial compression on the stack of the two modules 3 and 4, when the stop 20 is supported in the bottom of the countersink 500 bordering the orifice 31 at its lower part.
  • the abutment 20 and the sleeve 21 of the nut 2 can be made by molding in the same material, and very advantageously in an elastically deformable material.
  • the tapping 22 of the nut 2 can then be formed by a rigid insert 221, for example polypropylene, embedded in the thickness of the abutment 20 of the nut.
  • the screw 1 can be made by a two-material molding, and comprise a polypropylene core forming the shaft 11 and a central portion of the head 10, this central portion being covered with an elastomer providing a great comfort to the touch and the same type as that used to make the sleeve 21 of the nut 2.

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The game has modules (3, 4) with assembling orifices (31, 32, 41, 42) for introducing a screw (1) for assembling the modules to form a module stack between a head (10) of the screw and a nut (2). The nut has a stop (20) extended through a hollow sleeve (21) including an elastic external peripheral bead (211). The orifices are dimensioned to receive the sleeve. The bead surrounds the orifice (41) by adopting a radial expansion configuration after the sleeve is introduced in the orifices (31, 41) and axially compresses the stack for maintaining cohesion before the screw is introduced in the nut.

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L'invention concerne, de façon générale, le domaine des jouets éducatifs et d'éveil.The invention relates generally to the field of educational and waking toys.

Plus précisément, l'invention concerne un jeu d'assemblage comportant au moins une vis, un écrou, et un ensemble de modules, chaque vis présentant une tête et un fût fileté propre à recevoir un écrou muni d'un taraudage, chaque écrou comportant une butée prolongée par un manchon, et chaque module présentant au moins un orifice d'assemblage permettant l'introduction d'une vis destinée à l'assembler à au moins un autre module pour former un empilement défini entre la tête de cette vis et l'écrou, une fois cet écrou engagé sur le fût de cette vis.More specifically, the invention relates to an assembly set comprising at least one screw, a nut, and a set of modules, each screw having a head and a threaded shaft adapted to receive a nut provided with a thread, each nut comprising a stop extended by a sleeve, and each module having at least one assembly opening allowing the introduction of a screw for assembling it to at least one other module to form a stack defined between the head of this screw and the nut, once this nut engaged on the barrel of this screw.

Bien que beaucoup de jeux de ce type soient connus depuis longtemps comme le montre notamment le brevet US 3 645 036 , ces jeux sont généralement destinés à des enfants d'âge scolaire et particulièrement intéressés à réaliser des constructions relativement élaborées.Although many games of this type have been known for a long time as shown in particular U.S. Patent 3,645,036 these games are generally intended for school-aged children and are particularly interested in making relatively elaborate constructions.

L'invention a au contraire pour but de proposer un jeu d'assemblage simple, bien adapté aux jeunes et très jeunes enfants.The invention instead aims to provide a simple assembly game, well suited to young and very young children.

A cette fin, le jeu de l'invention, par ailleurs conforme à la définition générique qu'en donne le préambule ci-dessus, est essentiellement caractérisé en ce que le manchon de chaque écrou présente, à l'opposé de la butée, au moins un premier bourrelet périphérique externe élastique, en ce que chaque orifice d'assemblage de chaque module est dimensionné pour recevoir le manchon de l'écrou, et en ce que le premier bourrelet, après introduction du manchon de l'écrou dans les orifices alignés d'un empilement au moins formé d'un premier et d'un dernier modules, borde l'orifice d'assemblage du dernier module en adoptant une configuration d'expansion radiale, et comprime axialement cet empilement pour en maintenir la cohésion avant même l'introduction de la vis dans l'écrou, ce jeu étant destiné aux jeunes enfants.To this end, the set of the invention, moreover in accordance with the generic definition given in the preamble above, is essentially characterized in that the sleeve of each nut has, opposite the stop, the less a first elastic outer peripheral bead, in that each assembly opening of each module is sized to receive the sleeve of the nut, and in that the first bead, after insertion of the sleeve of the nut into the aligned orifices stacking less formed of a first and a last modules, borders the assembly hole of the last module by adopting a radial expansion configuration, and axially compresses the stack to maintain cohesion even before the introduction of the screw in the nut, this game is intended for young children.

Grâce à cet agencement, le jeune enfant peut réaliser un assemblage en n'ayant en mains, à chaque instant du montage, qu'au maximum deux éléments de l'assemblage final.Thanks to this arrangement, the young child can achieve an assembly by having in hand, at each moment of the assembly, that a maximum of two elements of the final assembly.

De préférence, chaque orifice d'assemblage de chaque module comprend au moins un lamage dimensionné pour recevoir la butée de l'écrou, ce lamage bordant cet orifice d'assemblage et bloquant en rotation la butée de l'écrou qui y est engagée.Preferably, each assembly orifice of each module comprises at least one counterbore dimensioned to receive the abutment of the nut, this countersink bordering this assembly hole and blocking in rotation the abutment of the nut engaged thereto.

La butée et le manchon de l'écrou sont très avantageusement réalisés dans un matériau élastiquement déformable, le taraudage de l'écrou étant alors formé par un insert rigide noyé au moins dans la butée de cet écrou.The abutment and the sleeve of the nut are very advantageously made of an elastically deformable material, the tapping of the nut then being formed by a rigid insert embedded at least in the abutment of this nut.

Le manchon de l'écrou et l'épaisseur des modules peuvent en outre être dimensionnés de manière que la vis, une fois serrée sur l'écrou, s'appuie sur le manchon de cet écrou en comprimant axialement et en dilatant radialement le premier bourrelet périphérique, sans s'appuyer directement sur l'empilement de modules, cette disposition permettant d'éviter le serrage ou le desserrage intempestifs de la vis par pivotement relatif des modules assemblés.The sleeve of the nut and the thickness of the modules may also be dimensioned so that the screw, once tightened on the nut, rests on the sleeve of this nut by compressing axially and radially expanding the first bead. peripheral, without relying directly on the stack of modules, this arrangement to prevent the inadvertent tightening or loosening of the screw by relative pivoting of the assembled modules.

Il peut en outre être judicieux de prévoir que le manchon de l'écrou présente, à proximité de la butée, au moins un second bourrelet périphérique externe élastique, et que ce second bourrelet, après introduction du manchon de l'écrou dans l'orifice d'assemblage d'un module, borde cet orifice d'assemblage en adoptant une configuration d'expansion radiale.It may also be wise to provide that the sleeve of the nut has, near the stop, at least a second elastic outer peripheral bead, and that the second bead, after insertion of the sleeve of the nut into the assembly port of a module, borders this assembly hole by adopting a radial expansion configuration.

Chaque module peut présenter au moins deux orifices d'assemblage et le manchon de l'écrou et l'épaisseur des modules peuvent être dimensionnés pour former des empilements de deux modules.Each module may have at least two assembly orifices and the sleeve of the nut and the thickness of the modules may be sized to form stacks of two modules.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront clairement de la description qui en est faite ci-après, à titre indicatif et nullement limitatif, en référence aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue éclatée en perspective d'un exemple d'assemblage susceptible d'être réalisé avec un jeu conforme à l'invention;
  • la figure 2 est une vue éclatée en coupe de l'assemblage illustré à la figure 1;
  • la figure 3 est une vue de dessus agrandie d'un écrou utilisé dans l'assemblage illustré aux figures 1 et 2; et
  • la figure 4 est une vue en coupe agrandie du détail repéré par la référence IV sur la figure 2.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge clearly from the description which is given hereinafter, by way of indication and in no way limitative, with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of an assembly example that can be made with a set according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is an exploded sectional view of the assembly shown in FIG. figure 1 ;
  • the figure 3 is an enlarged top view of a nut used in the assembly illustrated in FIGS. figures 1 and 2 ; and
  • the figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the detail indicated by reference IV on the figure 2 .

Comme annoncé précédemment, l'invention concerne un jeu d'assemblage du type de ceux qui comprennent notamment des vis telles que la vis 1, des écrous tels que l'écrou 2, et des modules tels que les modules 3 et 4.As previously announced, the invention relates to a set of assemblies of the type including those including screws such as the screw 1, nuts such as the nut 2, and modules such as modules 3 and 4.

Chaque écrou est muni d'un taraudage 22, et chaque vis 1 présente une tête 10 et un fût fileté 11 propre à recevoir le taraudage 22 d'un écrou 2.Each nut is provided with a tapping 22, and each screw 1 has a head 10 and a threaded shaft 11 adapted to receive the tapping 22 of a nut 2.

Chacun des modules tels que 3 et 4 présente un ou plusieurs orifices d'assemblage, par exemple deux orifices tels que 31 et 32 pour le module 3, et 41, 42 pour le module 4.Each of the modules such as 3 and 4 has one or more assembly orifices, for example two orifices such as 31 and 32 for the module 3, and 41, 42 for the module 4.

Chaque orifice tel que 31 permet l'introduction d'une vis 1 qui permet d'assembler le module 3 correspondant à par exemple un autre module 4, et de former ainsi un empilement de ces modules après engagement d'un écrou 2 sur le fût 11 de cette vis 1.Each orifice such as 31 allows the introduction of a screw 1 which makes it possible to assemble the module 3 corresponding to, for example, another module 4, and thus to form a stack of these modules after engagement of a nut 2 on the barrel 11 of this screw 1.

Selon l'invention, chaque écrou 2 comporte une butée 20 prolongée par un manchon 21, ce manchon présentant un ou plusieurs bourrelets périphériques externes élastiques, par exemple 211 et 212. Le premier bourrelet 211 est formé à distance de la butée 20, tandis que le deuxième bourrelet 212 est formé à proximité de cette butée.According to the invention, each nut 2 comprises a stop 20 extended by a sleeve 21, this sleeve having one or more elastic outer peripheral beads, for example 211 and 212. The first bead 211 is formed at a distance from the abutment 20, while the second bead 212 is formed near this stop.

Par ailleurs, les orifices d'assemblage, tels que 31, 32 et 41, 42, sont dimensionnés pour recevoir sans jeu le manchon 21 d'un écrou 2.Moreover, the assembly orifices, such as 31, 32 and 41, 42, are dimensioned to receive without play the sleeve 21 of a nut 2.

Les figures 1 et 2 montrent un assemblage, en cours de réalisation, de deux modules 3 et 4 au moyen de l'écrou 2 et de la vis 1.The figures 1 and 2 show an assembly, in progress, of two modules 3 and 4 by means of the nut 2 and the screw 1.

Dans cet exemple, et de façon chronologique, le manchon 21 de l'écrou 2 est d'abord introduit dans l'orifice 31 du module 3 jusqu'à ce que la butée 20 s'inscrive dans le lamage 500 bordant la partie inférieure de l'orifice 31.In this example, and chronologically, the sleeve 21 of the nut 2 is first introduced into the orifice 31 of the module 3 until the abutment 20 fits into the countersink 500 bordering the lower part of the the orifice 31.

Pendant cette opération, le bourrelet 212 est comprimé radialement lors du passage à travers l'orifice 31, cette déformation étant par exemple rendue possible en réalisant le manchon creux 21 de l'écrou 2 dans un matériau élastiquement déformable.During this operation, the bead 212 is compressed radially during passage through the orifice 31, this deformation being for example made possible by producing the hollow sleeve 21 of the nut 2 in an elastically deformable material.

A la fin de cette première opération, le bourrelet 212, qui a repris sa forme originelle, borde la partie supérieure de l'orifice 31 en adoptant sa configuration d'expansion radiale maximale et reste solidaire du module 3, de sorte que ce module et l'écrou 2 ne forment ensemble qu'une seule et même pièce.At the end of this first operation, the bead 212, which has returned to its original shape, borders the upper part of the orifice 31 by adopting its maximum radial expansion configuration and remains integral with the module 3, so that this module and the nut 2 together form one and the same piece.

Après alignement de l'orifice 41 du module 4 avec l'orifice 31 du module 3, le manchon 21 de l'écrou 2, lié au module 3, est alors introduit dans cet orifice 41.After alignment of the orifice 41 of the module 4 with the orifice 31 of the module 3, the sleeve 21 of the nut 2, linked to the module 3, is then introduced into this orifice 41.

Pendant cette opération, le bourrelet 211 est comprimé radialement lors du passage à travers l'orifice 41, cette déformation étant à nouveau rendue possible grâce par exemple à l'élasticité du manchon creux 21 de l'écrou 2.During this operation, the bead 211 is compressed radially during the passage through the orifice 41, this deformation being made possible again thanks for example to the elasticity of the hollow sleeve 21 of the nut 2.

A la fin de cette deuxième première opération, le bourrelet 211, qui a repris sa forme originelle, borde la partie supérieure de l'orifice 41 en adoptant sa configuration d'expansion radiale maximale, et reste solidaire du module 4, de sorte que l'écrou 2, le module 3, et ce module 4 ne forment ensemble qu'une seule et même pièce.At the end of this second first operation, the bead 211, which has returned to its original shape, borders the upper part of the orifice 41 by adopting its maximum radial expansion configuration, and remains integral with the module 4, so that the nut 2, the module 3, and this module 4 together form one and the same piece.

Dans l'exemple illustré, le manchon 21 de l'écrou 2, l'épaisseur des lamages, et l'épaisseur E des modules 3 et 4 sont juste dimensionnés pour que le bourrelet 211 exerce une légère traction axiale sur le bord de l'orifice 41, donc une légère compression axiale sur l'empilement des deux modules 3 et 4, lorsque la butée 20 est en appui dans le fond du lamage 500 bordant l'orifice 31 à sa partie inférieure.In the illustrated example, the sleeve 21 of the nut 2, the thickness of the countersink, and the thickness E of the modules 3 and 4 are just dimensioned so that the bead 211 exerts a slight axial traction on the edge of the orifice 41, so a slight axial compression on the stack of the two modules 3 and 4, when the stop 20 is supported in the bottom of the countersink 500 bordering the orifice 31 at its lower part.

La cohésion de l'empilement des modules 3 et 4 réalisé par l'écrou 2 étant ainsi assurée, l'enfant peut introduire la vis 1 dans l'écrou 2 et la serrer, toujours en ne tenant que deux pièces entre ses mains.The cohesion of the stack of modules 3 and 4 made by the nut 2 thus being ensured, the child can introduce the screw 1 into the nut 2 and tighten, still holding only two pieces between his hands.

Lors du serrage de la vis 1 dans l'écrou 2, la base 100 de la tête 10 de cette vis vient porter sur l'extrémité 200 de l'écrou 2 sans toucher le module 4, c'est-à-dire sans appuyer directement sur l'empilement formé par les modules 3 et 4.When tightening the screw 1 in the nut 2, the base 100 of the head 10 of this screw comes to bear on the end 200 of the nut 2 without touching the module 4, that is to say without pressing directly on the stack formed by modules 3 and 4.

Grâce à cet agencement, le pivotement relatif des modules 3 et 4 autour de l'axe de la vis 1 ne peut conduire ni à serrer cette vis, ni à la desserrer.Thanks to this arrangement, the relative pivoting of the modules 3 and 4 around the axis of the screw 1 can lead neither to tighten this screw, nor to loosen it.

Une fois complètement serrée sur l'écrou 2, la vis 1, en s'appuyant sur l'extrémité 200 de l'écrou 2, comprime axialement le bourrelet périphérique 211 du manchon 21 et dilate radialement ce bourrelet, provoquant un serrage doux de l'empilement des modules 3 et 4.Once completely tightened on the nut 2, the screw 1, resting on the end 200 of the nut 2, axially compresses the peripheral bead 211 of the sleeve 21 and radially expands the bead, causing a gentle tightening of the stacking modules 3 and 4.

Comme le montrent les figures 2 et 4, la butée 20 et le manchon 21 de l'écrou 2 peuvent être réalisés par moulage dans le même matériau, et très avantageusement dans un matériau élastiquement déformable.As shown by Figures 2 and 4 , the abutment 20 and the sleeve 21 of the nut 2 can be made by molding in the same material, and very advantageously in an elastically deformable material.

Dans ce cas, le taraudage 22 de l'écrou 2 peut alors être formé par un insert rigide 221, par exemple en polypropylène, noyé dans l'épaisseur de la butée 20 de cet écrou.In this case, the tapping 22 of the nut 2 can then be formed by a rigid insert 221, for example polypropylene, embedded in the thickness of the abutment 20 of the nut.

De même, la vis 1 peut être réalisée par un moulage bi-matière, et comprendre un noyau de polypropylène formant le fût 11 et une partie centrale de la tête 10, cette partie centrale étant recouverte d'un élastomère offrant un grand confort au toucher et du même type que celui utilisé pour réaliser le manchon 21 de l'écrou 2.Similarly, the screw 1 can be made by a two-material molding, and comprise a polypropylene core forming the shaft 11 and a central portion of the head 10, this central portion being covered with an elastomer providing a great comfort to the touch and the same type as that used to make the sleeve 21 of the nut 2.

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  1. Assembly game comprising at least one screw (1), a nut (2) and a set of modules (3, 4), each screw (1) having a head (10) and a threaded barrel (11) able to receive a nut (2) provided with a female thread (22), each nut comprising a stop (20) extended by a sleeve (21), and each module (3, 4) having at least one assembly orifice (31, 32; 41, 42) allowing the introduction of a screw (1) intended to connect it to at least one other module (4, 3) in order to form a stack defined between the head (10) of this screw (1) and the nut (2), once this nut (2) is engaged on the barrel (11) of this screw (1), characterised in that the sleeve (21) of each nut (2) has, opposite the stop (20), at least a first elastic external peripheral protrusion (211), in that each assembly orifice (31, 32; 41, 42) of each module (3, 4) is sized so as to receive the sleeve (21) of the nut (2), and in that the first protrusion (211), after introduction of the sleeve (21) of the nut (2) in the aligned orifices (31, 41) of a stack at least formed by a first and last module (3, 4), borders the assembly orifice (41) of the last module (4) while adopting a radial expansion configuration, and axially compresses this stack (3, 4) in order to maintain the cohesion thereof even before the introduction of the screw (1) into the nut (2), this game being intended for young children.
  2. Assembly game according to claim 1, characterised in that each assembly orifice (31, 32; 41, 42) of each module (3, 4) comprises at least one countersink (500) sized so as to receive the stop (20) of the nut (2), this countersink (500) bordering this assembly orifice (31, 32; 41, 42) and rotationally locking the stop (20) of the nut (2) that is engaged therein.
  3. Assembly game according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the stop (20) and the sleeve (21) of the nut (2) are produced from an elastically deformable material and in that the female thread (22) on the nut (2) is formed by a rigid insert (221) embedded at least in the stop (20) of this nut.
  4. Assembly game according to claim 3, characterised in that the sleeve (21) of the nut (2) and the thickness (E) of the modules (3, 4) are sized so that the screw (1), once clamped on the nut (2), bears on the sleeve (21) of this nut (2) while axially compressing the first peripheral protrusion (211) and expanding it radially, without bearing directly on the stack of modules (3, 4).
  5. Assembly game according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the sleeve (21) of the nut (2) has, close to the stop (20), at least one second elastic external peripheral protrusion (212), and in that this second protrusion (212), after introduction of the sleeve (21) of the nut (2) in the assembly orifice (31) of a module (3), borders this assembly orifice (31) while adopting a radial expansion configuration.
  6. Assembly game according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that each module (3, 4) has at least two assembly orifices (31, 32; 41, 42) and in that the sleeve (21) of the nut (2) and the thickness (E) of the modules (3, 4) are sized so as to form stacks of two modules.
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