Building elements with sonic actuation

A toy comprising:

• a control system that generates an electromagnetic signal;
• a vibration speaker including:
• a permanent magnet that is moveable relative to a base;
• a coil positioned near the permanent magnet, the coil moveable relative to the permanent magnet, the coil configured to receive the electromagnetic signal from the control system such that both the coil and the permanent magnet vibrate at the same time in manners that are based on the frequencies of the electromagnetic signal;
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• a sound producer including a diaphragm that is mechanically linked to the coil to move with the coil as the coil moves;
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• a toy component that is mechanically linked to the permanent magnet;
• wherein the simultaneous vibration of the diaphragm and the permanent magnet causes the simultaneous movement of the toy component and the production of audible sound that complements the toy component movement.

A toy comprising:

• a control system that generates an electromagnetic signal that includes two sets of signals, a first set of signals that is within a first range of frequency that is below a predetermined tactile frequency value and a second set of signals that is within a second range of frequency that is greater than a predetermined audible frequency value;
• a vibration speaker including:
• a permanent magnet that is moveable relative to a base;
• a coil positioned near the permanent magnet, the coil moveable relative to the permanent magnet, the coil configured to receive the electromagnetic signal from the control system such that both the coil and the permanent magnet vibrate at the same time in manners that are based on the frequencies of the electromagnetic signal;
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• a sound producer including a diaphragm that is mechanically linked to the coil to move with the coil as the coil moves;
• a support element mechanically linked to the permanent magnet of the vibration speaker;
• a motion converter apparatus mechanically linked to the support element;
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• a toy component that is mechanically linked to the motion converter apparatus;
• wherein the simultaneous vibration of the diaphragm and the permanent magnet causes the simultaneous movement of the toy component and the production of audible sound that complements the toy component movement, wherein the tactile vibrations of the permanent magnet and the base are harnessed by the motion converter apparatus and converted into the movement of the toy component and the audible sound is produced from the oscillation of pressure in a compressible medium due to the vibration of the diaphragm.