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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1993
Makoto Orii, Nagano, JP;
Katsuhiko Hayashi, Nagano, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo Seiki Seisakusho, Nagano, JP;
Abstract
A block unit for a block toy contains a block body having protrusions and recesses through which the block body is freely connectable to other block units; a rotary shaft rotatably supported in the block body in such a manner that the rotary shaft is extended in a block coupling direction in which the block unit is coupled to other block units through the protrusions and recesses thereof; and a rotation transmitting mechanism for transmitting the rotation of the rotary shaft to other block bodies coupled to the block unit body, the rotation transmitting mechanism provided at the ends of the rotary shaft, the rotation transmitting mechanism being freely connectable to rotation transmitting mechanism of other block units. The block unit may include a drive source such as an electric motor mounted therein.