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EP0150698A2
EP0150698A2 EP84870182A EP84870182A EP0150698A2 EP 0150698 A2 EP0150698 A2 EP 0150698A2 EP 84870182 A EP84870182 A EP 84870182A EP 84870182 A EP84870182 A EP 84870182A EP 0150698 A2 EP0150698 A2 EP 0150698A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
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    • A63H33/062—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements with clip or snap mechanisms
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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  • the present invention relates to a construction system module making it possible to be assembled with other modules by simple interlocking and / or hooking to produce various assemblies.
  • Construction modules are known on the market comprising assembly means of the female type on their lower face and assembly means of the male type on their upper face so as to allow the assembly of several modules by interlocking the means d '' male and female assembly.
  • the side faces are smooth and therefore inactive, that is to say that they do not allow to be coupled with faces of other modules. This limits the possibilities of assembly and construction.
  • the subject of the invention is a construction system module which makes it possible to assemble several modules not only by simple interlocking but also by hanging on their lateral faces so as to diversify the assembly possibilities with excellent stability.
  • a construction module characterized in that at least one lateral face has a female assembly member intended to cooperate with an assembly stud provided on a another module and comprising a body terminated by a head wider than this body, the female assembly member consisting of a recessed area which has a first part wider than the head of the assembly stud and a second part which has a width smaller than that of the head of the nipple and at least as large as the width of the body of the nipple, the second part having internally a housing arranged to receive with tightness the head of the assembly nipple.
  • the construction module according to the invention thus makes it possible to hang a module on a lateral face of another module and to produce in this way more varied and more elaborate assemblies than do the known construction modules with inactive lateral faces. .
  • the construction module according to the invention can have any shape.
  • the attached drawings show an exemplary embodiment of cubic shape.
  • the module is hollow and its base is open.
  • This module is characterized by active side faces, that is to say, they are equipped with means of assembly i males or females. More particularly, the upper face 1 and two consecutive lateral faces 3 and 4 each have an assembly stud 7 which comprises a body 71 terminated by a flat head 72 wider than the body 71.
  • the head 72 is advantageously square or octagonal.
  • the two other lateral faces 5 and 6 each have a female assembly member 8. This consists of a hollowed out area having a wide part 81 and a narrow part 82. The width of the part 81 is large enough to allow passage of the head 72 of an assembly stud 7.
  • the width of the part 82 is smaller than that of the head 72 of a stud 7 and at least as large as that of the body 71 of the stud.
  • the part 82 is fitted internally with a housing 83 for tightly receiving the head 72 of the assembly stud 7.
  • This internal housing is formed here by two ribs 84 (FIGS. 1 and 3) intended to enclose the head of the stud 7.
  • the interior housing can also be for example formed by a groove which extends around the periphery of the narrow part 82. This groove could be formed with a means, for example a narrowing, to ensure the tightening and / or retain the head of the nipple who would be slipped there.
  • the edge of the narrow part 82 can also be formed with one or more male or female elements, for example one or more retaining notches, to cooperate with one or more complementary elements formed on the body 71 of the assembly stud 7, by example one or more ribs or projections, so as to retain the body of the stud 7 whose head 72 is housed in the housing 83. Thanks to these arrangements according to the invention, it is possible to hang a module on a side face of another module by simply sliding the head 72 of an assembly stud 7 in the housing 83 which the narrow part 82 presents internally of a female zone 8 of the other module, the body 71 of the stud 7 being received in the opening of the narrow part 82, possibly with adequate tightening.
  • FIG. 4 shows a module 10A hung on the left lateral face of the module 10B, the stud 7A of the module 10A being retained in the housing 83B of the module 10B, thus achieving a stable assembly.
  • the side faces can be arranged in any number and with any distribution of the male and female assembly members. Either the base of the module or the two bases can also be fitted with interlocking members.
  • the upper base 1 of the module carries an assembly stud 7 like the lateral faces 3 and 4.
  • One or the other base of the module can also be fitted with one or more female interlocking members intended to each receive the head of an assembly stud.
  • the module illustrated in the accompanying drawings, for example, is hollow with its lower base 2 open and in the interior cavity of the module is formed an arrangement which provides a hollow interlocking means 9, of generally prismatic shape.
  • This interlocking member is advantageously formed by lamellae such as lamellae 91-94, which delimit an interior opening 95 for receiving and fitting onto the head 72 of an assembly stud 7 of another module.
  • the opening 95 is preferably slightly smaller than the surface of the nipple head so that when the head of a nipple is inserted into this opening 95, the ends of the lamellae 91-94 separate from one another to enclose between them the head of the stud as seen in Figure 4 on which there is a module 10C which is fitted on the module 10B.
  • the opening 95C of the socket member of the module 10C covers the head of the upper stud 7B of the module 10B.
  • the outer edge 96 of the strips is advantageously profiled towards the inside of the opening 95 so as to facilitate insertion and ensure the retention of the head of the assembly stud.
  • the edge of the heads of the nipples 7 is also profiled or rounded.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates two examples of assembly for a moving part.
  • a wheel 20 adapted on one side of a module 10 according to the invention.
  • an adapter 21 having a face fitted with a female assembly member 8 according to the invention and having an opposite face carrying a stud 22 intended to be housed tightly in an opening d 'a hub 23 on which can be placed the wheel 20 capable of freely rotating around said hub.
  • modules do not necessarily have to have a prismatic shape with a square or rectangular base, this base being able to be triangular or even of any polygonal shape and neither must they have a pure geometric shape as long as they have at least a suitable side face.
  • some modules can be made in the form of a figurine or any subject or motif.
  • FIG. 7 shows for example a module having the shape of a figurine.
  • the figurine 30 has its lower part 10 of prismatic shape arranged according to the invention.
  • the lateral faces are fitted with fastening members according to the invention.
  • the example shows three faces, two of which have a stud 7 and the front face has a female assembly member 8 as described above.

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@ Au moins une face latérale (par exemple 5) présente un organe d'assemblage femelle (8) destiné à coopérer avec un téton d'assemblage (7) prévu sur un autre module et comportant un corps (71) terminé par une tête (72) plus large que ledit corps, l'organe d'assemblage femelle (8) consistant en une zone évidée ayant une première partie (81) plus large que la tête (72) du téton d'assemblage et une deuxième partie (82) ayant une largeur plus petite que celle de la tête du téton et au moins aussi grande que la largeur du corps du téton d'assemblage (7). La deuxième partie (82) de l'organe d'assemblage femelle (8) présente intérieurement un logement (83) aménagé pour recevoir avec serrement la tête (72) du téton d'assemblage. Dans un exemple d'exécution avantageux, le logement (83) précité est formé par deux nervures intérieures (84).

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@ At least one side face (for example 5) has a female assembly member (8) intended to cooperate with an assembly stud (7) provided on another module and comprising a body (71) terminated by a head ( 72) wider than said body, the female assembly member (8) consisting of a recessed area having a first part (81) wider than the head (72) of the assembly stud and a second part (82) having a width smaller than that of the head of the stud and at least as large as the width of the body of the connecting stud (7). The second part (82) of the female assembly member (8) has internally a housing (83) arranged to tightly receive the head (72) of the assembly stud. In an advantageous embodiment, the above-mentioned housing (83) is formed by two internal ribs (84).
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La présente invention concerne un module de système de construction permettant d'être assemblé avec d'autres modules par simple emboitement et/ou accrochage pour réaliser des ensembles variés.The present invention relates to a construction system module making it possible to be assembled with other modules by simple interlocking and / or hooking to produce various assemblies.

On connaît sur le marché des modules de construction comportant des moyens d'assemblage du type femelle sur leur face inférieure et des moyens d'assemblage du type mâle sur leur face supérieure de façon à permettre l'assemblage de plusieurs modules par emboitement des moyens d'assemblage mâles et femelles. Dans ces modules les faces latérales sont lisses et donc inactives, c'est-à-dire qu'elles ne permettent pas de se trouver accouplées avec des faces d'autres modules. Cela limite les possibilités d'assemblage et de construction.Construction modules are known on the market comprising assembly means of the female type on their lower face and assembly means of the male type on their upper face so as to allow the assembly of several modules by interlocking the means d '' male and female assembly. In these modules the side faces are smooth and therefore inactive, that is to say that they do not allow to be coupled with faces of other modules. This limits the possibilities of assembly and construction.

L'invention a pour objet un module de système de construction qui permet d'assembler plusieurs modules non seulement par simple emboitement mais également par accrochage sur leurs faces latérales de manière à diversifier les possibilités d'assemblage avec une excellente stabilité.The subject of the invention is a construction system module which makes it possible to assemble several modules not only by simple interlocking but also by hanging on their lateral faces so as to diversify the assembly possibilities with excellent stability.

Ce but est atteint suivant l'invention par un module de construction caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une face latérale présente un organe d'assemblage femelle destiné à coopérer avec un téton d'assemblage prévu sur un autre module et comportant un corps terminé par une tête plus large que ce corps, l'organe d'assemblage femelle consistant en une zone évidée qui a une première partie plus large que la tête du téton d'assemblage et une deuxième partie qui a une largeur plus petite que celle de la tête du téton et au moins aussi grande que la largeur du corps du téton, la deuxième partie présentant intérieurement un logement aménagé pour recevoir avec serrement la tête du téton d'assemblage.This object is achieved according to the invention by a construction module characterized in that at least one lateral face has a female assembly member intended to cooperate with an assembly stud provided on a another module and comprising a body terminated by a head wider than this body, the female assembly member consisting of a recessed area which has a first part wider than the head of the assembly stud and a second part which has a width smaller than that of the head of the nipple and at least as large as the width of the body of the nipple, the second part having internally a housing arranged to receive with tightness the head of the assembly nipple.

Le module de construction selon l'invention permet ainsi d'accrocher un module sur une face latérale d'un autre module et de réaliser de la sorte des ensembles plus variés et plus élaborés que ne le permettent les modules de construction connus à faces latérales inactives.The construction module according to the invention thus makes it possible to hang a module on a lateral face of another module and to produce in this way more varied and more elaborate assemblies than do the known construction modules with inactive lateral faces. .

L'invention est exposée en détails dans ce qui suit à l'aide d'un exemple d'exécution illustré sur les dessins ci-annexés:

  • . la figure 1 est une vue en élévation d'un exemple d'exécution cubique;
  • . la figure 2 montre une coupe verticale du module de la figure 1;
  • . la figure 3 est une vue de dessous du module de la figure 1;
  • . la figure 4 montre un assemblage de trois modules de construction selon la figure 1: sur ce dessin un module est montré en coupe verticale et un autre module est montré avec un arrachement partiel laissant voir le mode d'emboîtement de deux modules;
  • . les figures 5 et 6 illustrent deux variantes d'assemblage pour pièce(s) mobile(s);
  • . la figure 7 illustre un exemple de variation d'exécution d'un module selon l'invention.
The invention is described in detail in the following with the aid of an exemplary embodiment illustrated in the accompanying drawings:
  • . Figure 1 is an elevational view of an exemplary cubic embodiment;
  • . Figure 2 shows a vertical section of the module of Figure 1;
  • . Figure 3 is a bottom view of the module of Figure 1;
  • . FIG. 4 shows an assembly of three construction modules according to FIG. 1: in this drawing a module is shown in vertical section and another module is shown with a partial cutaway showing the mode of interlocking of two modules;
  • . Figures 5 and 6 illustrate two assembly variants for movable part (s);
  • . FIG. 7 illustrates an example of variation in execution of a module according to the invention.

Le module de construction selon l'invention peut avoir une forme quelconque. Les dessins ci-annexés montrent un exemple d'exécution de forme cubique.The construction module according to the invention can have any shape. The attached drawings show an exemplary embodiment of cubic shape.

Le module est creux et sa base est ouverte. Ce module se caractérise par des faces latérales actives, c'est-à-dire qu'elles sont aménagées avec des moyens diassemblage mâles ou femelles. Plus particulièrement, la face supérieure 1 et deux faces latérales consécutives 3 et 4 présentent chacune un téton d'assemblage 7 qui comporte un corps 71 terminé par une tête plate 72 plus large que le corps 71. La tête 72 est avantageusement de forme carrée ou octogonale. Les deux autres faces latérales 5 et 6 présentent chacune un organe d'assemblage femelle 8. Celui-ci consiste en une zone évidée ayant une partie large 81 et une partie étroite 82. La largeur de la partie 81 est suffisamment grande pour permettre le passage de la tête 72 d'un téton d'assemblage 7. La largeur de la partie 82 est plus petite que celle de la tête 72 d'un téton 7 et au moins aussi grande que celle du corps 71 du téton. La partie 82 est aménagée intérieurement avec un logement 83 pour recevoir avec serrement la tête 72 du téton d'assemblage 7. Ce logement intérieur est formé ici par deux nervures 84 (figures 1 et 3) destinées à enserrer la tête du téton 7. Le logement intérieur peut également être par exemple formé par une gorge qui s'étend sur le pourtour de la partie étroite 82. Cette gorge pourrait être formée avec un moyen, par exemple un rétrécissement, pour assurer le serrage et/ou retenir la tête du téton qui s'y trouverait glissée. Le bord de la partie étroite 82 peut également être formé avec un ou plusieurs éléments mâles ou femelles, par exemple un ou plusieurs crans de retenue, pour coopérer avec un ou des éléments complémentaires formés sur le corps 71 du téton d'assemblage 7, par exemple une ou plusieurs nervures ou saillies, de manière à retenir le corps du téton 7 dont la tête 72 est logée dans le logement 83. Grâce à ces dispositions selon l'invention, il est possible d'accrocher un module sur une face latérale d'un autre module en glissant simplement la tête 72 d'un téton d'assemblage 7 dans le logement 83 que présente intérieurement la partie étroite 82 d'une zone femelle 8 de l'autre module, le corps 71 du téton 7 venant se loger dans l'ouverture de la partie étroite 82, éventuellement avec un serrage adéquat. La figure 4 montre un module 10A accroché sur la face latérale gauche du module 10B, le téton 7A du module 10A étant retenu dans le logement 83B du module 10B, réalisant ainsi un assemblage stable.The module is hollow and its base is open. This module is characterized by active side faces, that is to say, they are equipped with means of assembly i males or females. More particularly, the upper face 1 and two consecutive lateral faces 3 and 4 each have an assembly stud 7 which comprises a body 71 terminated by a flat head 72 wider than the body 71. The head 72 is advantageously square or octagonal. The two other lateral faces 5 and 6 each have a female assembly member 8. This consists of a hollowed out area having a wide part 81 and a narrow part 82. The width of the part 81 is large enough to allow passage of the head 72 of an assembly stud 7. The width of the part 82 is smaller than that of the head 72 of a stud 7 and at least as large as that of the body 71 of the stud. The part 82 is fitted internally with a housing 83 for tightly receiving the head 72 of the assembly stud 7. This internal housing is formed here by two ribs 84 (FIGS. 1 and 3) intended to enclose the head of the stud 7. The interior housing can also be for example formed by a groove which extends around the periphery of the narrow part 82. This groove could be formed with a means, for example a narrowing, to ensure the tightening and / or retain the head of the nipple who would be slipped there. The edge of the narrow part 82 can also be formed with one or more male or female elements, for example one or more retaining notches, to cooperate with one or more complementary elements formed on the body 71 of the assembly stud 7, by example one or more ribs or projections, so as to retain the body of the stud 7 whose head 72 is housed in the housing 83. Thanks to these arrangements according to the invention, it is possible to hang a module on a side face of another module by simply sliding the head 72 of an assembly stud 7 in the housing 83 which the narrow part 82 presents internally of a female zone 8 of the other module, the body 71 of the stud 7 being received in the opening of the narrow part 82, possibly with adequate tightening. FIG. 4 shows a module 10A hung on the left lateral face of the module 10B, the stud 7A of the module 10A being retained in the housing 83B of the module 10B, thus achieving a stable assembly.

Les faces latérales peuvent être aménagées en nombre quelconque et avec une répartition quelconque des organes d'assemblage mâles et femelles. L'une ou l'autre base du module ou les deux bases peuvent également être aménagées avec des organes d'emboitement. Dans l'exemple illustré sur les dessins ci-annexés, la base supérieure 1 du module porte un téton d'assemblage 7 comme les faces latérales 3 et 4.The side faces can be arranged in any number and with any distribution of the male and female assembly members. Either the base of the module or the two bases can also be fitted with interlocking members. In the example illustrated in the appended drawings, the upper base 1 of the module carries an assembly stud 7 like the lateral faces 3 and 4.

L'une ou l'autre base du module peut également être aménagée avec un ou des organes d'emboitement femelles destinés à recevoir chacun la tête d'un téton d'assemblage. Le module illustré sur les dessins ci-annexés, par exemple, est creux avec sa base inférieure 2 ouverte et dans la cavité intérieure du module est formé un agencement qui ménage un moyen d'emboitement creux 9, de forme générale prismatique. Cet organe d'emboitement est avantageusement formé par des lamelles telles que les lamelles 91-94, qui délimitent une ouverture intérieure 95 pour recevoir et s'emboîter sur la tête 72 d'un téton d'assemblage 7 d'un autre module. L'ouverture 95 est de préférence légèrement plus petite que la surface de la tête de téton de manière que lorsque la tête d'un téton se trouve insérée dans cette ouverture 95, les extrémités des lamelles 91-94 s'écartent l'une de l'autre pour enserrer entre elles la tête du téton comme on le voit à la figure 4 sur laquelle on observe un module 10C qui se trouve emboité sur le module 10B. L'ouverture 95C de l'organe d'emboitement du module 10C coiffe la tête du téton supérieur 7B du module 10B. Le bord extérieur 96 des lamelles est avantageusement profilé vers l'intérieur de l'ouverture 95 de manière à faciliter l'insertion et assurer la retenue de la tête du téton d'assemblage. Dans le même but, le bord des têtes des tétons 7 est également profilé ou arrondi.One or the other base of the module can also be fitted with one or more female interlocking members intended to each receive the head of an assembly stud. The module illustrated in the accompanying drawings, for example, is hollow with its lower base 2 open and in the interior cavity of the module is formed an arrangement which provides a hollow interlocking means 9, of generally prismatic shape. This interlocking member is advantageously formed by lamellae such as lamellae 91-94, which delimit an interior opening 95 for receiving and fitting onto the head 72 of an assembly stud 7 of another module. The opening 95 is preferably slightly smaller than the surface of the nipple head so that when the head of a nipple is inserted into this opening 95, the ends of the lamellae 91-94 separate from one another to enclose between them the head of the stud as seen in Figure 4 on which there is a module 10C which is fitted on the module 10B. The opening 95C of the socket member of the module 10C covers the head of the upper stud 7B of the module 10B. The outer edge 96 of the strips is advantageously profiled towards the inside of the opening 95 so as to facilitate insertion and ensure the retention of the head of the assembly stud. For the same purpose, the edge of the heads of the nipples 7 is also profiled or rounded.

Grâce au module de construction selon l'invention qui permet l'accrochage sur une face latérale d'un autre module, il est possible de réaliser des ensembles plus variés et plus élaborés que ne le permettent les modules de construction à faces latérales inactives. Les ensembles que l'on peut ainsi réaliser peuvent comprendre non seulement des modules stationnaires mais également des pièces mobiles. Les figures 5 et 6 illustrent deux exemples d'assemblage pour pièce mobile. Dans l'exemple montré à la figure 5 on voit une roue 20 adaptée sur une face d'un module 10 selon l'invention. Sur un téton d'assemblage 7 de ce module est accroché un adaptateur 21 ayant une face aménagée avec un organe d'assemblage femelle 8 selon l'invention et ayant une face opposée portant un téton 22 destiné à se loger avec serrement dans une ouverture d'un moyeu 23 sur lequel peut être placée la roue 20 susceptible de tourner librement autour dudit moyeu.Thanks to the construction module according to the invention which allows the attachment to a side face of another module, it is possible to produce more varied and more elaborate assemblies than do construction modules with inactive side faces. The assemblies which can thus be produced can include not only stationary modules but also moving parts. Figures 5 and 6 illustrate two examples of assembly for a moving part. In the example shown in Figure 5 we see a wheel 20 adapted on one side of a module 10 according to the invention. On an assembly stud 7 of this module is hung an adapter 21 having a face fitted with a female assembly member 8 according to the invention and having an opposite face carrying a stud 22 intended to be housed tightly in an opening d 'a hub 23 on which can be placed the wheel 20 capable of freely rotating around said hub.

Au lieu d'une roue, on peut adapter un ou plusieurs disques d'engrenages mobiles comme montré par exemple à la figure 6 sur laquelle trois disques 24, 25, 26 sont représentés. Ces disques,qui sont ici, à titre d'exemple, rendus solidaires entre eux au moyen d'une pièce intermédiaire 27, peuvent engrener avec des disques complémentaires adaptés sur d'autres modules.Instead of a wheel, you can adapt one or more moving gear discs as shown for example in Figure 6 in which three discs 24, 25, 26 are shown. These discs, which are here, for example, made integral with each other by means of an intermediate piece 27, can mesh with complementary discs adapted on other modules.

Il est bien entendu que la forme des modules et leur agencement peut varier à l'infini. En particulier, les modules ne doivent pas avoir nécessairement une forme prismatique à base carrée ou rectangulaire, cette base pouvant être triangulaire ou même de forme polygonale quelconque et ils ne doivent pas non plus avoir une forme géométrique pure du moment qu'ils présentent au moins une face latérale convenable. Pour citer un exemple de variation,-certains modules peuvent être réalisés sous la forme d'une figurine ou d'un sujet ou motif quelconque. La figure 7 montre par exemple un module ayant la forme d'une figurine. Dans cet exemple d'exécution, la figurine 30 a sa partie inférieure 10 de forme prismatique aménagée selon l'invention. Les faces latérales sont aménagées avec des organes d'assemblage par accrochage selon l'invention. L'exemple montre trois faces dont deux présentent un téton 7 et la face frontale présente un organe d'assemblage femelle 8 tel que décrit plus haut.It is understood that the shape of the modules and their arrangement can vary endlessly. In particular, the modules do not necessarily have to have a prismatic shape with a square or rectangular base, this base being able to be triangular or even of any polygonal shape and neither must they have a pure geometric shape as long as they have at least a suitable side face. To cite an example of variation, some modules can be made in the form of a figurine or any subject or motif. FIG. 7 shows for example a module having the shape of a figurine. In this exemplary embodiment, the figurine 30 has its lower part 10 of prismatic shape arranged according to the invention. The lateral faces are fitted with fastening members according to the invention. The example shows three faces, two of which have a stud 7 and the front face has a female assembly member 8 as described above.

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1. Module de système de construction comportant des moyens d'assemblage pour permettre d'assembler plusieurs modules,
caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une face latérale (par exemple 5) présente un organe d'assemblage femelle (8) destiné à coopérer avec un téton d'assemblage (7) prévu sur un autre module et comportant un corps (71) terminé par une tête (72) plus large que ledit corps, l'organe d'assemblage femelle consistant en une zone évidée ayant une première partie (81) plus large que la tête (72) du téton d'assemblage (7) et une deuxième partie (82) ayant une largeur plus petite que celle de la tête du téton et au moins aussi grande que la largeur du corps (71) du téton, ladite deuxième partie (82) présentant intérieurement un logement (83) aménagé pour recevoir avec serrement la tête du téton d'assemblage.1. Building system module comprising assembly means to allow several modules to be assembled,
characterized in that at least one lateral face (for example 5) has a female assembly member (8) intended to cooperate with an assembly stud (7) provided on another module and comprising a finished body (71) by a head (72) wider than said body, the female assembly member consisting of a recessed area having a first part (81) wider than the head (72) of the assembly stud (7) and a second part (82) having a width smaller than that of the head of the nipple and at least as large as the width of the body (71) of the nipple, said second part (82) having internally a housing (83) arranged to receive with tightness the head of the assembly nipple. 2. Module selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le logement intérieur (83) est formé par
deux nervures intérieures (84).2. Module according to claim 1, characterized in that the interior housing (83) is formed by
two interior ribs (84). 3. Module selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le logement intérieur (83) est formé par une gorge s'étendant sur le pourtour de la partie étroite (82), éventuellement avec un moyen pour serrer et/ou retenir la tête du téton d'assemblage.3. Module according to claim 1, characterized in that the interior housing (83) is formed by a groove extending around the periphery of the narrow part (82), possibly with a means for clamping and / or retaining the head of the assembly nipple. 4. Module selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le bord de la deuxième partie (82) de la zone évidée comporte au moins un élément mâle ou femelle pour coopérer avec un élément complémentaire formé sur le corps (71) d'un téton d'assemblage d'un autre module de manière à retenir ledit téton après qu'il a été mis en place.4. Module according to claim 1, characterized in that the edge of the second part (82) of the recessed area comprises at least one male or female element to cooperate with a complementary element formed on the body (71) of a stud assembly of another module so as to retain said stud after it has been put in place. 5. Module selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une face latérale présente au moins un téton d'assemblage (7) comportant un corps (71) terminé par une tête (72) plus large que ledit corps.5. Module according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that at least one lateral face has at least one assembly stud (7) comprising a body (71) terminated by a wider head (72) that said body. 6. Module selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un téton d'assemblage (7) est en outre prévu sur la face d'une base (1) du module.6. Module according to claim 5, characterized in that at least one assembly stud (7) is further provided on the face of a base (1) of the module. 7. Module selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que le bord de la tête (72) d'un téton d'assemblage (7) est profilé pour faciliter son insertion dans un organe d'assemblage femelle (8) d'un autre module.7. Module according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the edge of the head (72) of an assembly stud (7) is profiled to facilitate its insertion into a female assembly member ( 8) from another module. 8. Module selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'une base (2) au moins du module présente un organe d'emboitement creux (9) destiné à recevoir la tête d'un téton d'assemblage d'un autre module.8. Module according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that a base (2) at least of the module has a hollow interlocking member (9) intended to receive the head of an assembly stud from another module. 9. Module selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que l'organe d'emboitement creux est de forme générale prismatique (9) et est constitué par des lamelles (91-94) délimitant une ouverture intérieure (95) qui n'est pas plus grande que la surface de la tête d'un téton d'assemblage (7) de manière à emboiter avec serrement la tête d'un téton d'assemblage d'un autre module.9. Module according to claim 8, characterized in that the hollow interlocking member is of generally prismatic shape (9) and is constituted by strips (91-94) delimiting an interior opening (95) which is not larger than the surface of the head of an assembly nipple (7) so as to tightly fit the head of an assembly nipple of another module. 10. Module selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que les lamelles délimitant l'ouverture intérieure (95) ont leurs extrémités capables de s'écarter l'une de l'autre lors de l'insertion de la tête (72) d'un téton d'assemblage.10. Module according to claim 9, characterized in that the slats delimiting the interior opening (95) have their ends capable of deviating from one another during the insertion of the head (72) of an assembly nipple. 11. Module selon les revendications 8, 9 ou 10, caractérisé en ce que le bord extérieur de l'organe d'emboitement creux (9) est profilé pour faciliter l'emboîtement et assurer la retenue de la tête d'un téton d'assemblage.11. Module according to claims 8, 9 or 10, characterized in that the outer edge of the hollow interlocking member (9) is profiled to facilitate interlocking and ensure the retention of the head of a nipple assembly.
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