US 12,447,415 B2
Two part toy figurine and a toy system
René Christensen Wellejus, Billund (DK); Troels Nobert, Billund (DK); Henning Kirk, Billund (DK); and Bjarke Holt Pedersen, Billund (DK)
Assigned to LEGO A/S, Billund (DK)
Appl. No. 17/793,001
Filed by LEGO A/S, Billund (DK)
PCT Filed Jan. 29, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/052062
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/152062, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 5, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. PA202070056 (DK), filed on Jan. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0067137 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A63H 3/16 (2006.01); A63H 3/00 (2006.01); A63H 3/28 (2006.01); A63H 3/36 (2006.01)
CPC A63H 3/16 (2013.01) [A63H 3/006 (2013.01); A63H 3/28 (2013.01); A63H 3/365 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toy figurine comprising:
a toy figurine first part resembling an upper body of a character extending between a distal top surface and a proximal bottom surface, the toy figurine first part comprising:
connecting protrusions on the proximal bottom surface; and a reader for detecting markers in a proximity of the toy figurine;
a toy figurine second part resembling a lower body part of the character and forming a shell having an inner space configured for receiving the toy figurine first part, the toy figurine second part defining complementary openings to the connecting protrusions of the toy figurine first part, the toy figurine first part and the toy figurine second part together forming a complete character of the toy figurine when connected to each other; and
a switch system comprising:
an array of switches formed in the toy figurine first part,
an array of contact pegs in the inner space configured for alignment with the array of switches, the quantity of contact pegs equating to the quantity of switches, the array of contact pegs including at least one peg with a cut-off profile such that when the toy figurine first and second parts are connected to each other via the connecting protrusions and complementary openings, the peg with the cut-off profile fails to contact a switch to form a pattern of switch engagement; and
a processor comprising a memory in which a number of character behaviour patterns are stored, the processor electronically connected to at least one electronic output component, the reader and to the array of switches, wherein the processor, depending on the pattern of switch engagement and depending on which marker is detected by the reader, is configured to: select a character behaviour pattern; and use the character behaviour pattern to determine sound or visual outputs from the at least one electronic output component,
wherein the reader is formed in the proximal bottom surface of the toy figurine first part between the connecting protrusions so that the connecting protrusions protect the reader from contact with the marker, and wherein an opening is defined by a bottom wall of the shell of the toy figurine second part so that the opening aligns with a field of view of the reader so that when the marker is placed in front of the opening, the reader is configured to read said marker.