EP0670171A1 - Game mat with a design and sound generators - Google Patents

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EP0670171A1
EP0670171A1 EP95400401A EP95400401A EP0670171A1 EP 0670171 A1 EP0670171 A1 EP 0670171A1 EP 95400401 A EP95400401 A EP 95400401A EP 95400401 A EP95400401 A EP 95400401A EP 0670171 A1 EP0670171 A1 EP 0670171A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00643—Electric board games; Electric features of board games
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F3/00—Board games; Raffle games
    • A63F3/00643—Electric board games; Electric features of board games
    • A63F2003/00678—Electric board games; Electric features of board games with circuits closed by mechanical means
    • A63F2003/00681—The playing field comprising two parallel conducting layers
    • A63F2003/00684—One of the conducting layers being flexible so that electrical contact with the other can be established, e.g. by the weight of a playing piece
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/24—Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
    • A63F2009/2448—Output devices
    • A63F2009/247—Output devices audible, e.g. using a loudspeaker
    • A63F2009/2476—Speech or voice synthesisers, e.g. using a speech chip

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  • the invention relates to a play mat, of the type in particular in which the play mat comprises a design representing one (or more) scene (s) from daily life; such carpets are known and the drawing generally represents a district of a city, one (or more) street (s), crossings with traffic lights and pedestrian crossings, petrol station, gardens, bridges, dwellings, schools, areas water, and others.
  • the present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks.
  • the invention relates to a play mat comprising a design and sound generating means connected to a source of electric current by means of at least one control switch member, the switch member being arranged to be controlled by an object on the mat and the sounds generated being in relation to the position on the mat of the object integrated by the player in the drawing shown, characterized in that the switch member consists of a sheet of pierced insulating material at least one hole and sandwiched between two flexible conductive sheets, the switch member being open at rest and closed when said object is on the mat in line with said hole thus putting the two conductive sheets in contact by their parts located opposite said hole, the switch member defining different zones isolated from one another, each of said zones being electrically connected to specific sound generating means.
  • the sheet of insulating material is pierced with a plurality of holes close enough together that the successive closings of the switch member lead to a generation of almost continuous sounds in response to the movement of the object on the carpet.
  • the insulating material of the sheet of insulating material is poly (vinyl chloride); alternatively, this material is polyethylene.
  • the conductive sheets each consist of an insulating sheet, one face of which is coated with a conductive layer; the conductive sheets consist of an insulating sheet of the same material as that which constitutes the sheet of insulating material and the conductive layer is a deposit of carbon or silver.
  • one of the insulating sheets is coated with a conductive layer over its entire surface while the other is coated with a conductive layer over different zones of its surface which are isolated from one another.
  • the design is made on a plastic sheet to protect the design; the entire sandwich consisting of the conductive sheets and the sheet of insulating material is itself sandwiched between the plasticized sheet and a protective sheet.
  • the sound generating means are associated with a loudspeaker whose output power is adjustable.
  • a play mat 10 consists of an assembly of flexible sheets 11, 12, 19, 21 and 31; the sheet 11 forms the visible upper face of the carpet 10 when it is placed on the ground or on a table, where it rests by its opposite face which is the lower face of the sheet 31, which is a sheet for protecting the sheet adjacent 21 described below.
  • Sheet 11 carries a drawing representing scenes from daily life, as can be seen in Figure 1; the sheet 11 is for example of paper or fabric; preferably, after printing the design, the sheet is plasticized, to protect it. It is on the sheet 11 that an object 30, such as a vehicle for example, is placed and moved by the player.
  • the sheet 19 in the central position of the sheet assembly is a sheet of electrically insulating plastic, such as poly (vinyl chloride) or polyethylene; the sheet 19 is thin, in particular of a thickness less than fifteen tenths of a millimeter and is pierced with holes 15 whose role will appear below.
  • electrically insulating plastic such as poly (vinyl chloride) or polyethylene
  • the sheet 19 is sandwiched between two sheets 12 and 21, called conductive; each of the sheets 12 and 21 consists of a flexible sheet, respectively 14 and 20, carrying a conductive coating on its face facing the sheet 19 of insulating material; the sheets 14 and 20 are for example made of poly (vinyl chloride) or polyethylene and have a thickness of the order of eight to ten tenths of a millimeter; the sheet 14 is coated with a conductive material 13 on practically all of its face turned towards the sheet 19, in any case over an area in one piece covering all of the holes 15 in the sheet 19; this conductive material can be based on carbon or silver; a conductive material also covers the face facing the sheet 19 of the sheet 20, the material of which can be similar to that of the sheet 14; the conductive material of the sheet 20 could also be in one piece but it is preferable that it be deposited according to several independent zones, such as zones 16, 17, 18 of the example shown, each of the zones then being in line with certain holes 15 only of the sheet 19, as shown by zone 16 represented alone in the
  • the sound power of the loudspeaker 22 can be adjustable, for example by moving a cover in front of its membrane. using a cursor available to the player, the mask and the cursor not being shown in the figure.
  • the sound generator module 26 is connected to the conductive area 16 of the sheet 21 and the sound generator module 28 to the conductive area 18 of this same sheet: in FIG. 4, only two generators and two conductive areas are shown to simplify reading the figure.
  • the conductive area 13 of the sheet 12 is connected to a current source 23 for the electrical supply of the sound generator modules such as 26 and 28; this electrical supply is made via control switch members constituted by the conductive zones, 13 on the one hand, and 16-18 on the other hand, and by the sheet 19 with holes 15; such a switch member is shown diagrammatically in FIG. 4 by the dotted line 29.
  • the sound generator 26 imitates the noise of the vehicle engine. It will be understood that by closely bringing the holes 15 to the right and along the taxiway, the noise of the engine is almost continuous while the vehicle 30 is moved on the carpet; for example, the holes 15 are spaced five millimeters apart, their diameter also being of the order of five millimeters.

Abstract

The play surface has a design on it, e.g. depicting a street scene, and incorporates a series of sound generators, connected to a power supply through ≥ 1 switch controlled by an object (30) placed on top of the surface. The switch is in the form of a layer (19) of an insulating material, such as PVC or polyethylene, pierced with holes (15) and sandwiched between two flexible conducting layers (12, 21). The switch is open when at rest and closed when an object (30) is placed on it, linking the two conducting layers through one of the holes. The switch has different zones (16) which are isolated from one another and are connected electrically to specific sound generators, while the holes (15) are sufficiently close together to produce a more-or-less continuous sound as an object is passed over them. The conducting layers can be made from the same material as the insulating layers but coated with a layer of carbon or silver.

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L'invention concerne un tapis de jeu, du type notamment dans lequel le tapis de jeu comporte un dessin représentant une (ou plusieurs) scène(s) de la vie quotidienne ; de tels tapis sont connus et le dessin représente en général un quartier d'une ville, une (ou des) rue(s), croisements avec feux tricolores et passages pour piétons, station-service, jardins, ponts, habitations, écoles, étendues d'eau, et autres.The invention relates to a play mat, of the type in particular in which the play mat comprises a design representing one (or more) scene (s) from daily life; such carpets are known and the drawing generally represents a district of a city, one (or more) street (s), crossings with traffic lights and pedestrian crossings, petrol station, gardens, bridges, dwellings, schools, areas water, and others.

Sur un tel tapis, généralement le joueur déplace sur le dessin des objets tels que des véhicules ou des personnages, et pour rendre le jeu plus vivant produit lui-même les sons relatifs à la scène qu'il est en train de jouer sur une zone du dessin.On such a carpet, generally the player moves on the drawing objects such as vehicles or characters, and to make the game more alive produces itself the sounds relating to the scene he is playing on an area drawing.

On a déjà proposé, notamment dans le brevet US-A-4 348 191 d'aider le joueur à sonoriser la scène en dotant le tapis de moyens générateurs de sons reliés à une source de courant électrique par l'intermédiaire d'organes interrupteurs de commande mis à la disposition du joueur ; ces moyens générateurs de sons et ces organes interrupteurs sont localisés à des endroits ponctuels du tapis, ce qui non seulement crée des ruptures dans le réalisme de la scène jouée par le joueur mais également ne facilite pas sa tâche car il doit à la fois déplacer le (ou les) objet(s) sur le tapis et actionner au moment opportun le (ou les) organe(s) interrupteur(s) concerné(s) par la scène.It has already been proposed, in particular in patent US-A-4 348 191 to help the player to add sound to the scene by providing the mat with sound generating means connected to a source of electric current by means of switching devices. command made available to the player; these sound generating means and these switch members are located at specific points on the carpet, which not only creates breaks in the realism of the scene played by the player but also does not facilitate his task because he must both move the (or the object (s) on the mat and activate the switch (s) concerned by the scene at the appropriate time.

La présente invention a pour but de pallier ces inconvénients.The present invention aims to overcome these drawbacks.

Ainsi, l'invention concerne un tapis de jeu comportant un dessin et des moyens générateurs de sons reliés à une source de courant électrique par l'intermédiaire d'au moins un organe interrupteur de commande, l'organe interrupteur étant agencé pour être commandé par un objet sur le tapis et les sons générés étant en relation avec la position sur le tapis de l'objet intégré par le joueur dans le dessin représenté, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe interrupteur est constitué d'une feuille en matière isolante percée d'au moins un trou et prise en sandwich entre deux feuilles conductrices flexibles, l'organe interrupteur étant ouvert au repos et fermé lorsque ledit objet est sur le tapis au droit dudit trou mettant ainsi les deux feuilles conductrices en contact par leurs parties situées en regard dudit trou, l'organe interrupteur définissant différentes zones isolées l'une par rapport à l'autre, chacune desdites zones étant reliée électriquement à des moyens générateurs de sons spécifiques.Thus, the invention relates to a play mat comprising a design and sound generating means connected to a source of electric current by means of at least one control switch member, the switch member being arranged to be controlled by an object on the mat and the sounds generated being in relation to the position on the mat of the object integrated by the player in the drawing shown, characterized in that the switch member consists of a sheet of pierced insulating material at least one hole and sandwiched between two flexible conductive sheets, the switch member being open at rest and closed when said object is on the mat in line with said hole thus putting the two conductive sheets in contact by their parts located opposite said hole, the switch member defining different zones isolated from one another, each of said zones being electrically connected to specific sound generating means.

Avantageusement, la feuille en matière isolante est percée d'une pluralité de trous suffisamment rapprochés pour que les fermetures successives de l'organe interrupteur conduisent à une génération de sons quasiment continus en réponse au déplacement de l'objet sur le tapis.Advantageously, the sheet of insulating material is pierced with a plurality of holes close enough together that the successive closings of the switch member lead to a generation of almost continuous sounds in response to the movement of the object on the carpet.

De préférence, la matière isolante de la feuille en matière isolante est du poly(chlorure de vinyle) ; en variante, cette matière est du polyéthylène.Preferably, the insulating material of the sheet of insulating material is poly (vinyl chloride); alternatively, this material is polyethylene.

Avantageusement, les feuilles conductrices sont constituées chacune d'une feuille isolante dont une face est revêtue d'une couche conductrice ; les feuilles conductrices sont constituées d'une feuille isolante en la même matière que celle qui constitue la feuille en matière isolante et la couche conductrice est un dépôt de carbone ou d'argent.Advantageously, the conductive sheets each consist of an insulating sheet, one face of which is coated with a conductive layer; the conductive sheets consist of an insulating sheet of the same material as that which constitutes the sheet of insulating material and the conductive layer is a deposit of carbon or silver.

Avantageusement, l'une des feuilles isolantes est revêtue d'une couche conductrice sur toute sa surface tandis que l'autre est revêtue d'une couche conductrice sur différentes zones de sa surface isolées l'une par rapport à l'autre.Advantageously, one of the insulating sheets is coated with a conductive layer over its entire surface while the other is coated with a conductive layer over different zones of its surface which are isolated from one another.

De préférence, le dessin est réalisé sur une feuille plastifiée pour assurer la protection du dessin ; l'ensemble du sandwich constitué par les feuilles conductrices et la feuille en matière isolante est lui-même pris en sandwich entre la feuille plastifiée et une feuille de protection.Preferably, the design is made on a plastic sheet to protect the design; the entire sandwich consisting of the conductive sheets and the sheet of insulating material is itself sandwiched between the plasticized sheet and a protective sheet.

Avantageusement, les moyens générateurs de son sont associés à un haut-parleur dont la puissance de sortie est réglable.Advantageously, the sound generating means are associated with a loudspeaker whose output power is adjustable.

Pour mieux faire comprendre l'objet de l'invention, on va en décrire maintenant à titre purement illustratif et non limitatif, un exemple de réalisation représenté sur le dessin annexé.To better understand the object of the invention, we will now describe it purely by way of illustration and not limitation, an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing.

Sur ce dessin :

  • la figure 1 est une vue de dessus représentant partiellement un tapis de jeu selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue partielle en coupe du tapis de la figure 1 au repos ;
  • la figure 3 est analogue à la figure 2 montrant à plus grande échelle le tapis assemblé, un organe interrupteur étant fermé ;
  • la figure 4 représente partiellement un schéma d'implantation électrique pour le tapis des figures 1 à 3.
On this drawing :
  • Figure 1 is a top view partially showing a play mat according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a partial sectional view of the carpet of Figure 1 at rest;
  • Figure 3 is similar to Figure 2 showing on a larger scale the assembled carpet, a switch member being closed;
  • FIG. 4 partially represents an electrical layout diagram for the carpet of FIGS. 1 to 3.

En se reportant aux figures 1 et 2, un tapis de jeu 10 selon l'invention est constitué d'un assemblage de feuilles souples 11, 12, 19, 21 et 31; la feuille 11 forme la face supérieure visible du tapis 10 lorsque celui-ci est posé au sol ou sur une table, où il repose par sa face opposée qui est la face inférieure de la feuille 31, laquelle est une feuille de protection de la feuille adjacente 21 décrite ci-après.Referring to Figures 1 and 2, a play mat 10 according to the invention consists of an assembly of flexible sheets 11, 12, 19, 21 and 31; the sheet 11 forms the visible upper face of the carpet 10 when it is placed on the ground or on a table, where it rests by its opposite face which is the lower face of the sheet 31, which is a sheet for protecting the sheet adjacent 21 described below.

La feuille 11 porte un dessin représentant des scènes de la vie quotidienne, comme cela est visible sur la figure 1 ; la feuille 11 est par exemple en papier ou en tissu ; de préférence, après impression du dessin, la feuille est plastifiée, pour la protection de celui-ci. C'est sur la feuille 11 qu'est posé et déplacé par le joueur un objet 30, tel qu'un véhicule par exemple.Sheet 11 carries a drawing representing scenes from daily life, as can be seen in Figure 1; the sheet 11 is for example of paper or fabric; preferably, after printing the design, the sheet is plasticized, to protect it. It is on the sheet 11 that an object 30, such as a vehicle for example, is placed and moved by the player.

La feuille 19 en position centrale de l'assemblage de feuilles est une feuille en matière plastique isolante électriquement, telle que du poly(chlorure de vinyle) ou du polyéthylène ; la feuille 19 est de faible épaisseur, notamment d'une épaisseur inférieure à quinze dixièmes de millimètre et est percée de trous 15 dont le rôle apparaîtra ci-après.The sheet 19 in the central position of the sheet assembly is a sheet of electrically insulating plastic, such as poly (vinyl chloride) or polyethylene; the sheet 19 is thin, in particular of a thickness less than fifteen tenths of a millimeter and is pierced with holes 15 whose role will appear below.

La feuille 19 est prise en sandwich entre deux feuilles 12 et 21, dites conductrices ; chacune des feuilles 12 et 21 est constituée d'une feuille souple, respectivement 14 et 20, portant un revêtement conducteur sur sa face tournée vers la feuille 19 en matière isolante ; les feuilles 14 et 20 sont par exemple en poly(chlorure de vinyle) ou en polyéthylène et ont une épaisseur de l'ordre de huit à dix dixièmes de millimètre ; la feuille 14 est revêtue d'une matière conductrice 13 sur pratiquement toute sa face tournée vers la feuille 19, en tout cas sur une zone d'un seul tenant recouvrant la totalité des trous 15 de la feuille 19 ; cette matière conductrice peut être à base de carbone ou d'argent ; une matière conductrice recouvre également la face tournée vers la feuille 19 de la feuille 20 dont la matière peut être analogue à celle de la feuille 14 ; la matière conductrice de la feuille 20 pourrait également être d'un seul tenant mais il est préférable qu'elle soit déposée selon plusieurs zones indépendantes, telles que les zones 16, 17, 18 de l'exemple représenté, chacune des zones se trouvant alors au droit de certains trous 15 seulement de la feuille 19, comme le montre la zone 16 représentée seule sur la figure 1 pour faciliter sa lecture ; cette disposition permet d'associer un bruit spécifique à chaque zone, laquelle correspond à une partie spécifique du dessin de la feuille 11 ; en effet, différents générateurs de bruits ou de sons peuvent être utilisés pour le tapis selon l'invention ; ces générateurs peuvent par exemple imiter des bruits associés à un véhicule automobile comme le bruit du moteur, du freinage, de l'avertisseur sonore classique ou prioritaire (ambulance, pompier, police), de même que des bruits de locomotive, de bateau, ou autre.The sheet 19 is sandwiched between two sheets 12 and 21, called conductive; each of the sheets 12 and 21 consists of a flexible sheet, respectively 14 and 20, carrying a conductive coating on its face facing the sheet 19 of insulating material; the sheets 14 and 20 are for example made of poly (vinyl chloride) or polyethylene and have a thickness of the order of eight to ten tenths of a millimeter; the sheet 14 is coated with a conductive material 13 on practically all of its face turned towards the sheet 19, in any case over an area in one piece covering all of the holes 15 in the sheet 19; this conductive material can be based on carbon or silver; a conductive material also covers the face facing the sheet 19 of the sheet 20, the material of which can be similar to that of the sheet 14; the conductive material of the sheet 20 could also be in one piece but it is preferable that it be deposited according to several independent zones, such as zones 16, 17, 18 of the example shown, each of the zones then being in line with certain holes 15 only of the sheet 19, as shown by zone 16 represented alone in the figure 1 to make it easier to read; this arrangement makes it possible to associate a specific noise with each zone, which corresponds to a specific part of the design of the sheet 11; in fact, different noise or sound generators can be used for the carpet according to the invention; these generators can for example imitate noises associated with a motor vehicle such as engine noise, braking, conventional or priority horn (ambulance, firefighter, police), as well as locomotive, boat, or other.

Deux tels modules générateurs de sons spécifiques sont représentés en 26 et 28 sur la figure 4, associés à un haut-parleur 22. La puissance sonore du haut-parleur 22 peut être réglable, par exemple par déplacement d'un cache devant sa membrane à l'aide d'un curseur à disposition du joueur, le cache et le curseur n'étant pas représentés sur la figure.Two such specific sound generating modules are shown at 26 and 28 in FIG. 4, associated with a loudspeaker 22. The sound power of the loudspeaker 22 can be adjustable, for example by moving a cover in front of its membrane. using a cursor available to the player, the mask and the cursor not being shown in the figure.

Le module générateur de son 26 est relié à la zone conductrice 16 de la feuille 21 et le module générateur de son 28 à la zone conductrice 18 de cette même feuille : sur la figure 4, seuls deux générateurs et deux zones conductrices sont représentés pour simplifier la lecture de la figure.The sound generator module 26 is connected to the conductive area 16 of the sheet 21 and the sound generator module 28 to the conductive area 18 of this same sheet: in FIG. 4, only two generators and two conductive areas are shown to simplify reading the figure.

La zone conductrice 13 de la feuille 12 est reliée à une source de courant 23 pour l'alimentation électrique des modules générateurs de sons tels que 26 et 28 ; cette alimentation électrique se fait par l'intermédiaire d'organes interrupteurs de commande constitués par les zones conductrices, 13 d'une part, et 16-18 d'autre part, et par la feuille 19 à trous 15 ; un tel organe interrupteur est schématisé sur la figure 4 par le pointillé 29.The conductive area 13 of the sheet 12 is connected to a current source 23 for the electrical supply of the sound generator modules such as 26 and 28; this electrical supply is made via control switch members constituted by the conductive zones, 13 on the one hand, and 16-18 on the other hand, and by the sheet 19 with holes 15; such a switch member is shown diagrammatically in FIG. 4 by the dotted line 29.

Lorsqu'aucun objet 30 n'est posé sur le tapis 10, ces interrupteurs sont ouverts, les zones conductrices, 13 d'une part, et 16-18 d'autre part, étant à distance l'une de l'autre de part et d'autre de chacun des trous 15. Lorsqu'un objet 30 est posé sur le tapis, il exerce de par son poids un effort vertical sur le tapis illustré par la flèche 25 sur les figures 3 et 4 : sous l'effet de cet effort, grâce à sa flexibilité, la feuille 12 se déforme au droit d'un trou 15 et sa zone conductrice 13 vient au contact de la zone conductrice 16 de la feuille 21, comme le montre la figure 3, mettant ainsi en oeuvre le générateur de sons 26 : l'objet 30 étant un véhicule, par exemple, le trou 15 est au droit d'une voie de circulation représentée sur le dessin de la figure 1 et le générateur de sons 26 imite le bruit du moteur du véhicule. On comprendra qu'en rapprochant étroitement les trous 15 au droit et au long de la voie de circulation, le bruit du moteur est quasiment continu tandis que le véhicule 30 est déplacé sur le tapis ; par exemple, les trous 15 sont distants de cinq millimètres, leur diamètre étant également de l'ordre de cinq millimètres.When no object 30 is placed on the carpet 10, these switches are open, the conductive zones, 13 on the one hand, and 16-18 on the other hand, being at a distance from each other on the hand and other of each of the holes 15. When an object 30 is placed on the carpet, it exerts, by its weight, a vertical force on the carpet illustrated by the arrow 25 in FIGS. 3 and 4: under the effect of this effort, thanks to its flexibility, the sheet 12 deforms in line with a hole 15 and its conductive area 13 comes into contact with the conductive area 16 of sheet 21, as shown in FIG. 3, thus implementing the sound generator 26: the object 30 being a vehicle, for example, the hole 15 is in line with a traffic lane shown in the drawing in FIG. 1 and the sound generator 26 imitates the noise of the vehicle engine. It will be understood that by closely bringing the holes 15 to the right and along the taxiway, the noise of the engine is almost continuous while the vehicle 30 is moved on the carpet; for example, the holes 15 are spaced five millimeters apart, their diameter also being of the order of five millimeters.

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Tapis de jeu comportant un dessin et des moyens générateurs de sons (26-28) reliés à une source de courant électrique (23) par l'intermédiaire d'au moins un organe interrupteur de commande, l'organe interrupteur étant agencé pour être commandé par un objet (30) sur le tapis (10) et les sons générés étant en relation avec la position sur le tapis (10) de l'objet (30) intégré par le joueur dans le dessin représenté, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe interrupteur est constitué d'une feuille (19) en matière isolante percée d'au moins un trou (15) et prise en sandwich entre deux feuilles conductrices (12, 21) flexibles, l'organe interrupteur étant ouvert au repos et fermé lorsque ledit objet (30) est sur le tapis (10) au droit dudit trou (15) mettant ainsi les deux feuilles conductrices (12, 21) en contact par leurs parties situées en regard dudit trou (15), l'organe interrupteur définissant différentes zones (16-18) isolées l'une par rapport à l'autre, chacune desdites zones (16-18) étant reliée électriquement à des moyens générateurs de sons (26-28) spécifiques.Play mat comprising a design and sound generating means (26-28) connected to an electric current source (23) by means of at least one control switch member, the switch member being arranged to be controlled by an object (30) on the mat (10) and the sounds generated being related to the position on the mat (10) of the object (30) integrated by the player in the drawing shown, characterized in that the switch member consists of a sheet (19) of insulating material pierced with at least one hole (15) and sandwiched between two flexible conductive sheets (12, 21), the switch member being open at rest and closed when said object (30) is on the carpet (10) in line with said hole (15) thus bringing the two conductive sheets (12, 21) into contact by their parts located opposite said hole (15), the switch member defining different zones (16-18) isolated from each other, each one of said zones (16-18) being electrically connected to specific sound generating means (26-28). Tapis de jeu selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la feuille (19) en matière isolante est percée d'une pluralité de trous (15) suffisamment rapprochés pour que les fermetures successives de l'organe interrupteur conduisent à une génération de sons quasiment continus en réponse au déplacement de l'objet (30) sur le tapis (10).Play mat according to claim 1, characterized in that the sheet (19) of insulating material is pierced with a plurality of holes (15) sufficiently close together so that the successive closings of the switch member lead to a generation of sounds almost continuous in response to movement of the object (30) on the mat (10). Tapis de jeu selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la matière isolante de la feuille (19) en matière isolante est du poly(chlorure de vinyle).Play mat according to claim 1, characterized in that the insulating material of the sheet (19) of insulating material is poly (vinyl chloride). Tapis de jeu selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la matière isolante de la feuille (19) en matière isolante est du polyéthylène.Play mat according to claim 1, characterized in that the insulating material of the sheet (19) of insulating material is polyethylene. Tapis de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait que les feuilles conductrices (12, 21) sont constituées chacune d'une feuille isolante (14, 20) dont une face est revêtue d'une couche (13, 16-18) conductrice.Play mat according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the conductive sheets (12, 21) each consist of an insulating sheet (14, 20), one side of which is coated with a layer (13 , 16-18) conductive. Tapis de jeu selon la revendication 5, caractérisé par le fait que les feuilles conductrices (12, 21) sont constituées d'une feuille isolante (14, 20) en la même matière que celle qui constitue la feuille (19) en matière isolante et la couche conductrice (13, 16-18) est un dépôt de carbone ou d'argent.Play mat according to claim 5, characterized in that the conductive sheets (12, 21) consist of an insulating sheet (14, 20) made of the same material as that which constitutes the sheet (19) in insulating material and the conductive layer (13, 16-18) is a deposit of carbon or silver. Tapis de jeu selon la revendication 5, caractérisé par le fait que l'une (14) des feuilles isolantes (14, 20) est revêtue d'une couche (13) conductrice sur toute sa surface tandis que l'autre (20) est revêtue d'une couche conductrice définissant les différentes zones (16-18).Play mat according to claim 5, characterized in that one (14) of the insulating sheets (14, 20) is coated with a conductive layer (13) over its entire surface while the other (20) is coated with a conductive layer defining the different zones (16-18). Tapis de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé par le fait que le dessin est réalisé sur une feuille (11) plastifiée pour assurer la protection du dessin.Play mat according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the design is made on a plasticized sheet (11) to protect the design. Tapis de jeu selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé par le fait que l'ensemble du sandwich constitué par les feuilles conductrices (12, 21) et la feuille (19) en matière isolante est lui-même pris en sandwich entre la feuille (11) plastifiée et une feuille (31) de protection.Play mat according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the entire sandwich consisting of the conductive sheets (12, 21) and the sheet (19) of insulating material is itself sandwiched between the plasticized sheet (11) and a protective sheet (31). Tapis de jeu selon l'une des revedications 1 à 9, caractérisé par le fait que les moyens générateurs (26-28) de son sont associés à un haut-parleur (22), dont la puissance de sortie est réglable.Play mat according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the sound generating means (26-28) are associated with a loudspeaker (22), the output power of which is adjustable.
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