CN1917929A

CN1917929A - Educational snap-together toy vehicle system

Info

Publication number: CN1917929A
Application number: CNA2004800413691A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 帕特里克·M·卡莱罗
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: AUTOMOBLOX Co.,LLC; Monster Toys Co.,Ltd.
Priority date: 2004-02-06
Filing date: 2004-02-06
Publication date: 2007-02-21
Anticipated expiration: 2024-02-06
Also published as: ATE479482T1; EP1711240A4; EP1711240B1; DE602004028964D1; EP1711240A1; JP2007520314A; JP4477014B2; CN100534564C; WO2005084769A1

Abstract

A toy vehicle system is provided that includes a first toy vehicle. The toy vehicle includes a first body component having an end, a second body component having an end, and a coupling system. The coupling system includes a first socket element attached to the end of the first body component, a second socket element attached to the end of the second body component, and an adapter having one end removeably attached to the first socket element and an opposite end removeably attached to the second socket element.

Description

Educational snap toy vehicle system together

Technical field

Field of the present invention is educational toy field.

Background technology

Existing many snap-buttons form the pre-determined model shape or from the toy of the shape of the children's that use this toy psychology together.In following U.S. Patent number 4,744,780,5,797,784,5,486,127 and 5,653,621, such many exemplary means have been disclosed.These are teaching children in many ways, mainly teaching children aspect the little electronic technical ability of exploitation.But, still continue to seek exploitation children's higher intelligent skill, also satisfy the educational toy of quality, durability and higher standard safe in utilization simultaneously.

Summary of the invention

One toy vehicle system is provided, and this system comprises one first toy vehicle.This toy vehicle comprises one first body member with an end, one second body member and the connected system with an end.This connected system comprise this end that is connected to first body member one first socket piece, be connected in second body member this end one second socket piece and have an end that removably is connected in first socket piece and removably be connected in an adapter of an opposite end of second socket piece.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is one first exemplary according to an educational snap of the present invention toy vehicle together

The side view of embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the exploded perspective lateral side view of educational snap toy vehicle together shown in Figure 1, it shows two examples of one first exemplary embodiment of a connected system that are used for connecting according to the present invention all members of a toy, and respectively this connected system comprises one first exemplary embodiment of one first socket piece and one first exemplary embodiment of one first adapter.

Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective front view of educational snap toy vehicle together shown in Figure 1, it shows also all unitary part at two examples of the connected system shown in Fig. 2 from a different direction, and wherein connected system also comprises one first exemplary embodiment of one second socket piece.

Fig. 4 A is the partial perspective view of one second exemplary embodiment of connected system that is used for connecting according to the present invention all members of a toy, this figure only shows two complementary portions of connected system partly, it comprises one second exemplary embodiment of one first socket piece and one second exemplary embodiment of an adapter, but one second exemplary embodiment of one second socket piece is not shown for convenience's sake.

Fig. 4 B is another partial perspective view of the connected system shown in Fig. 4 A, wherein is illustrated as linking together according to the present invention's first socket piece and adapter.

Fig. 5 A is another partial perspective view of the connected system shown in Fig. 4 A, and it comprises the adapter shown in Fig. 4 A-B and second illustrative example of one second socket piece that do not illustrate in Fig. 4 A-B.

Fig. 5 B is another partial perspective view of the connected system shown in Fig. 5 A, and wherein second socket piece of connected system and adapter are illustrated as linking together, to form according to a sub-component of the present invention.

Fig. 6 A is the side view of the connected system shown in Fig. 4 A-5B, wherein first plug-in unit of Fig. 4 A is illustrated as being connected in one first toy member (shown in broken lines), the sub-component of Fig. 5 B is illustrated as being connected in one second toy member (also shown in broken lines) by second socket piece of Fig. 4 A, and first socket piece is illustrated respectively and general alignment before being connected with this sub-component.

Fig. 6 B becomes at the mutual fully motion face-to-face consequently causing of the first and second toy members (shown in broken lines) first socket piece and this sub-component to be connected, thereby connect after the first and second toy members assembling side elevation of the connected system shown in Fig. 6 A according to the present invention.

Fig. 6 C is separated from each other consequently at the first and second toy members (shown in broken lines) to cause first socket piece and this sub-component after separating, the side view of the connected system shown in Fig. 6 A-B according to the present invention.

Fig. 7 A is the stereogram of one the 3rd exemplary embodiment of an adapter of a connected system that is used to connect all members of a toy according to the present invention, wherein this adapter comprises the subdivision of two complementations, the size and dimension of this two subdivision formation adapter that is determined to be so that is assembled together.

Fig. 7 B is the stereogram of the adapter of the connected system shown in Fig. 7 A, and wherein the subdivision of all complementations forms the adapter that is assembled into together.

Fig. 8 is the exploded perspective lateral side view according to one second exemplary embodiment of an educational snap of the present invention toy together, show two examples of one the 4th exemplary embodiment of a connected system that are used to connect all sub-components of a toy vehicle according to the present invention, connected system wherein shown in Figure 8 comprises one the 3rd exemplary embodiment of first socket piece and one the 4th exemplary embodiment of adapter.

Fig. 9 is the exploded perspective front view of educational snap toy vehicle together shown in Figure 8, show all parts in addition that separates of two examples of the connected system that also illustrates in the drawings from different directions, connected system wherein shown in Figure 9 comprises first exemplary embodiment of second socket piece also shown in Figure 3.

The specific embodiment

Educational snap as herein described toy vehicle together is similar to the United States Patent (USP) 6 of authorizing co-inventor Patrick Calello and Danilo Medina, 595, toy vehicle described in 824, so the full content of the specification of this patent is incorporated herein by reference.Similar content is included in the following at least aspects of the educational snap-button toy vehicle together described in people's such as Calello 824 patents.

As described in the specification of people's such as Calello 824 patents, wherein educational snap-button toy vehicle system target together is to obtain the advantage of part child in the interest that significantly innately has aspect automobile, truck and other vehicle, for example handle tissue, shape and colour match and understanding, these technical ability of creating and dealing with problems so that educate these children.Especially the very important technical ability about dealing with problems, the snap-button toy vehicle system together of people's such as Calello 824 patents is characterised in that toy vehicle to comprise a plurality of body members, by children these members are combined together to form a toy vehicle, and connected system is configured to allow children to assemble these bodies part in addition in any a large amount of different possible combination, forming the toy of various different structures, and/or dismounting at random or all body members of the vehicle assembled of assembling again.All embodiment of this invention that is disclosed in people's such as Calello 824 patents require to imagine that the children of a toy vehicle of an ad hoc structure at first to discern the vehicle of imagining in order forming and to need the how combination of all toy members.Secondly, children must select all adapters of connected system, and this adapter has the shape with the formation complementation of the socket piece that is connected to body member.Best, children must be directed and handle adapter and body member, imagine that required combination is with the assembly toy vehicle.Therefore this toy vehicle system can be the effectively instrument that is used to develop capabilities of children, with color like the recognition category and complementary shape and structure, the course of study " how things plays a role " aspect for example can be constructed a bigger sub-assembly (for example a toy car or truck) from all similar parts simultaneously.

Some embodiment of toy vehicle system described in people's such as Calello 824 patents may have some shortcoming, and for example limited durability perhaps for example is easy to install and/or dismantle the problem of toy member about children.The present invention is intended to address these and other problems.

Consult Fig. 1-3, show one first exemplary embodiment according to a toy vehicle 101 of the present invention.Toy vehicle 101 comprises a plurality of body members that can link together so that form toy vehicle 101.For example, body member 103, central body member 105 and back body member 107 before toy vehicle 101 comprises.Preceding, central authorities can comprise a kind of and multiple different material with back body member 103,105,107, comprise wood, plastics, metal or combination of different materials.

In at least one embodiment, the stock of body member 103,105,107 is a timber, for example uses the timber of coated abrasive working.These timber (for example) can keep not fine finishining, perhaps can be partly or entirely by fine finishining such as paint, wood stains.Can use other fine finishining and/or material.As hereinafter will discussing, though be to select preferably for toy material timber usually, the warpage of the wooden part of an assembly and expansion (for example because normal aging, too high ambient moisture or drying, break etc.) can cause bigger and/or unexpected power on the adjacent part of this assembly.These power can make adjacent part distortion or even fracture.In the scope of toy vehicle system of the present invention, these problems can influence the overall durability energy of toy, but more importantly during the assembly and disassembly of body member, can cause unwanted friction and/or inevitably misalignment, thereby the difficulty that is produced of children's experience will be interrupted the use of his or her thinking training or whole toy and be suffered setbacks.The present invention is intended to address these problems.

Because body member 103 before relating to, especially as shown in Figure 3, at least two head lamp cutouts 110 that form in one of at least two zones 112 on the surface of body member 103 before preceding body member 103 is included in, this zone is that complicated curved surface shape is (for example according to two or the many curved surfaces that axis forms, for example be the ball surface of complex curve, rather than periphery).Rely on drill bit with respect to the complex-curved off-centered direction of curvature axis (for example not lining up) with it by this complex-curved boring, regional 112 complex-curved in formation head lamp cutouts.This effect tastes that the heart is pleasing, the modernized moulding that helps toy and easy to process.

Consult Fig. 2 and 3, the central body member 105 of toy vehicle 101 comprises one first end 109 and one second end 111, preceding body member 103 can be connected in by the first end central body member 105, back body member 107 can be connected in by the second end central body member 105.Before body member 103 comprise the end 113 that can be connected in first end 109 of central body member 105 by its preceding body member 103, and back body member 107 comprises the end 115 that can be connected in second end 111 of central body member 105 by body member 107 thereafter.

Toy vehicle 101 shown in Fig. 1-3 comprises first exemplary embodiment according to connected system 117 of the present invention when linking together as any two of the body member 103,105,107 of toy vehicle 101, and this connected system 117 is used to implement this connection.For example, toy vehicle 101 comprises two examples according to first exemplary embodiment of connected system 117 of the present invention, an example of the exemplary connected system 117 at body member 103 and central body member 105 places of combining and be positioned at back body member 107 and combine another example of the exemplary connected system 117 located of central body member 105 before promptly being positioned at.

Each example of connected system 117 comprises and is designed to be easy to connected and/or a plurality of part or the parts in addition of dismounting by children, is assembled to seek the possible toy vehicle of many differences.(the available body assembling that is used for children, exchanges with body member 103,105,107 is not shown in Fig. 1-3.In the people's such as Calello that are combined in this patent application, be shown in further detail and discussed the example of these body members.) especially, and with reference to the connected system 117 between the end 109 of the end 113 of preceding body member 103 and central body member 105, one first socket piece 119 of body member 103 before 113 places, end of body member 103 were connected in before connected system 117 was included in, be connected in one second socket piece 121 of central body member 105 at first end, 109 places of central body member 105, and be used to be connected to each first and second socket piece 119,121 adapter 123 is so that by their ends 113 separately, 109 are implemented in preceding and central body member 103, connection between 105.Similarly, and with reference to second example of the connected system 117 between second end 111 of end 115 of body member 107, back and central body member 105, first socket piece 119 is connected in central body member 105 at second end 111 of central body member 105, second socket piece 121 is connected in back body member 107 at 115 places, end of back body member 107, and adapter 123 is used to connect each first and second socket piece 119,121 so that pass through the connection that implement between back and the central body member 107,105 their ends 115,111 separately.

Except other performance that can have a preference for, for example plastics can contain and keep the light painted, be used for the color coding, for intensity and durability, form the adapter and the socket piece of connected system 117 by plastics.But all parts that will be understood that connected system 117 are except plastics or replace plastics can comprise the material that one or more are suitable, for example metal, timber, rubber etc.

The part 119,121,123 in addition of connected system 117 can have the end of cooperation, and locating these other parts can interconnect in the end that cooperates.For example, for the connected system 117 between the end 109 of the end 113 of preceding body member 103 and central body member 105.Adapter 123 comprises one first abutting end 125 and one second abutting end 127, is connected in first socket piece 119 at first abutting end, 125 place's adapters 123, is connected in second socket piece 121 at second abutting end, 127 place's adapters 123.First socket piece 119 is included in it and locates the abutting end 129 that first socket piece 119 is connected in first abutting end 125 of adapter 123, and second socket piece 121 is included in it and locates the abutting end 131 that second socket piece 121 is connected in second abutting end 127 of adapter 123.

All abutting ends of part in addition of connected system 117 can comprise complementary shape, so that allow corresponding butt joint, so that be combined together, thereby a projection of an abutting end has the shape of the complementation of the corresponding recessed portion in another abutting end.For example and once more about the connected system 117 between first end 109 of the end 103 of preceding body member 103 and central body member 105, the abutting end 129 of first socket piece 119 comprises a socket or groove 133, first abutting end 125 of adapter 123 comprises one first projection 135, and the size of first projection, shape and/or position be determined to be extend into groove 133 and with this groove fit, for example in order better to cooperate and the purpose of alignment is cooperating in the dimensional tolerance range closely.Thereby, between first socket piece 119 and adapter 123, exist negative and positive to connect, wherein first of first abutting end 125 of adapter 123 projection 135 forms male portion, and the groove 133 of the abutting end 129 of first socket piece 119 forms female part.Similarly, the abutting end 131 of second socket piece 121 comprises groove 137, second abutting end 127 of adapter 123 comprises one second projection 139, and the size of second projection 139, shape and/or position be confirmed as extending into and be engaged in the groove 137, for example cooperates in the tight dimensional tolerances scope.Thereby, between second socket piece 121 and adapter 123, exist negative and positive to connect, wherein second projection 139 forms male portion, and groove 137 forms female part.

One or more additional negative and positive connections may reside between first socket piece 119 and adapter 123 of connected system 117.For example, the example of the connected system 117 before relating to once more between first end 109 of the end 113 of body member 103 and central body member 105, first abutting end 125 of adapter 123 is included in the groove 141 that forms in its first projection 135, the abutting end 129 of first socket piece 119 comprises projection 143 outstanding in its groove 133 outwardly, and projection 143 size, shape and/or position be confirmed as extending into and be engaged in the groove 141, for example cooperates in close tight dimensional tolerance range.Thereby, between first socket piece 119 and adapter 123, can exist additional negative and positive to connect, its protrusions 143 forms male portion, and groove 141 forms female part.Shown in Fig. 2 and 3, a plurality of such negative and positive connections may reside between first socket piece 119 and the adapter 123.

Especially, exactly the projection 143 of first socket piece 119 prevents that with (promptly extending outwardly) any other projection of similar location the adapter except adapter 123 is connected with socket piece 119 in the groove 141 of first socket piece 119.Therefore, the groove 141 that is exactly adapter 123 allows first projection 135 of adapter 123 to be received within the groove 133 of first socket piece 119 with (promptly forming in first projection 135 of adapter 123) and/or desired any other groove of similar location, thereby permission socket piece 119 and adapter 123 are connected and cooperate.That is to say, be not formed on the right quantity in their first cooperative end part projectioies separately these grooves or do not have abundant size or suitably the adapter of the groove of shape etc. be useless basically for first socket piece 119.Therefore, for before connecting and central body member 103,105, to arrive always the children that attempt to assemble by repeatedly attempt, for example or by relatively more definite another adapter that he or she must use specific adapter or have the same grooves structure of the eyesight of shape.

In certain this embodiment of the present invention, the part in addition of two connected systems is that shape is compatible as previously discussed, and such two other parts have same color, and this makes the task of guaranteeing the shape compatibility become for children and is more prone to.But among some other embodiment of the present invention of the children that are suitable for more making progress, the color of the part in addition of the connected system that shape is compatible is not necessarily identical, thereby children can not utilize the color of cooperation as ' substitute ' about form fit.Force children to use the deduction method of other type thus, for example to set up the deduction process of necessary form fit.

At Fig. 4 A-4B, one second exemplary embodiment of the connected system of all members that are used to be connected toy has been shown among 5A-5B and the 6A-6B.Corresponding to about Fig. 5 the above in addition the part in addition shown in Fig. 6 of part increase by 100 by corresponding label and represent.In addition, do not correspond to about Fig. 1-3 the above in addition part in addition of part shown in Fig. 4 A-4B, 5A-5B and the 6A-6C represent with the even-numbered that label 210 begins.

Consult Fig. 4 A, show part in addition according to two complementations of a sub-component of one second exemplary embodiment of the connected system 217 of all members that are used to connect toy of the present invention.Especially, connected system 217 adapter 223 and second socket piece 221 that have been included as that the purpose of explaining is separated from each other and illustrate with main body in Fig. 4 A.

About the adapter 223 and second socket piece 221, connecting, the negative and positive that the groove 237 that forms the male portions and second socket piece 221 except second projection 239 of adapter 223 wherein forms female part also provide another negative and positive to connect.Especially, second abutting end 227 of adapter 223 is included in second projection, 239 interior grooves 210 that form of second abutting end 227 of adapter 223, and the abutting end 231 of second socket piece 221 is included in groove 237 interior projectioies 212 that extend outwardly that form of the abutting end 231 of second socket piece 221, projection 212 extends into and is engaged in the groove 210, for example cooperates in the tight dimensional tolerances scope.Therefore, exist additional negative and positive to connect, its protrusions 212 forms male portion, and groove 210 forms female part.As shown in Fig. 4 A, the projection 212 and the shape complementarity of groove 210 and be elongated in the directions of inserting the direction of grooves 210 perpendicular to projection 212.And, projection 212 and groove 210 in their corresponding abutting end in layout centring, with the laterally-elongated feature, during snap-button cooperates assembly and disassembly, be convenient to good alignment between second socket piece 221 and adapter 223.In addition, in second socket piece 221 and adapter 223, exist these elongated features to increase the rigidity of this each other part, the durability and the service life that help connected system 217 generally, when especially other part is made of plastics when these, and when making the corresponding toy member that combines by timber, timber may time one length will warpage, expansion, shrink and/or split, and produce that do not expect or excessive power, for overcoming the additional stiffness that these problems can apply above-mentioned elongated nature.

Second socket piece 221 and adapter 223 also comprise the engagement unit feature of the complementation of the brake structure that forms connected system 217 or snap-button mating feature, and its feature can be the interaction of the assembly and disassembly between second socket piece 221 and the adapter 223.For example, second socket piece 221 comprises (promptly inserting the direction of second socket piece 221 perpendicular to the adapter wherein 223) raised brim 214 that extends laterally, and adapter 223 is included in identical another raised brim 216 that extends laterally.Therefore, after second projection 239 of adapter 223 was inserted the groove 237 of second socket piece 221 far enough, the raised brim 216 of adapter 223 will be by the raised brim 214 of second socket piece 221.Therefore if be allowed to rise to the height of the raised brim 214 of second socket piece 221, the raised brim 216 of adapter 223 will be tending towards relying on the one side of raised brim 214 of second socket piece 221 fixing to the inside.This structure provides attempts to spur sizable resistance that adapter 223 shifts out from second socket piece 221 to any, and does not at first separate this to raised brim 214,216.Fig. 4 B shows when adapter 223 and is positioned at the sub-component 218 that second socket piece 221 and raised brim 214 and 216 play a role and form when stoping them to separate.

Consult Fig. 4 A-4B once more, adapter 223 also comprises movably little lug 220, and the raised brim 216 of adapter 223 can be arranged on the movably little lug 220, so that children can be for example shift out outside the route of raised brim 214 of second socket piece 221 in the raised brim 216 of mobile adapter 223 during the dismounting (perhaps assembling) of sub-component 218.Little lug 220 improves this ability, this is because it is connected to the part (for example second projection 239 of second abutting end 227 of adapter 223) of the remainder of adapter 223 and extends with cantilevered fashion from its junction, and it is opposite that this bearing of trend and second projection 239 wherein extend into the interior direction of the groove 237 of second socket piece 221.

Little lug 220 comprises that the finger that forms by the sunk part 224 that exists at least in part meets face district 222 in little lug 220, the size and dimension in this district is confirmed as holding comfily the end of children finger.Finger meets face district 222 and also is included in a plurality of friction structure features in the sunk part, is used for stoping when children operate little lug 220 slip of children's finger tips with respect to little lug 220.Shown in Fig. 4 B, the friction structure feature comprises that all fingers of entablement rank or step-like portion control rib 226.Except or replace finger to control rib 226, can use the friction structure feature of other pattern, for example flange, post or tip, the little point of binding agent etc.The children that importantly use adapter 223 can be because of his or her finger because the oil on the finger or other moisture or owing on little lug 220, exist class dust or some other pollutant to slide and can not cosily operate little lug 220 with respect to little lug 220.

As Fig. 4 A and 4B clearly shown in, second socket piece 221 comprises all additional elongated architectural feature near the outer surface of second socket piece 221, and second socket piece 221 is increased rigidity, therefore increases size and/or shape stability.For example, second socket piece 221 comprises around second socket piece 221, that be arranged in parallel and (i.e. the direction of inserting and/or shifting out with respect to second socket piece 221 along adapter 223) longitudinal extension a series of fins 228.For another example, second socket piece 221 comprises a flange 230 that extends around the end 131 of second socket piece 221, also is the purpose that is used to increase rigidity.Flange 230 also comprises surface 232 (being blocked), and this surface allows second socket piece 221 to be equivalent to second socket piece 221 to a toy member longitudinal register of its connection (see Fig. 2 and 3, perhaps for example Fig. 6 A-6C that is about to narration of this connection).And similar face 232 allows second socket piece 221 to take suitable orientation with respect to the toy member, basically for all good alignment of part in addition of connected system 217.

228 pairs second socket piece of flange 230 and fin 221 increase rigidity and dimensional stability, especially provide support in fin 228 any structure that second connector 221 inserts in (for example using interference fit) toy member (for example seeing first member bodies 103 among Fig. 2) therein.And, body member mainly or among the embodiment of the toy vehicle that is formed by this material uniquely (for example toy vehicle 101 of Fig. 1-3), the rigidity that is provided by all fins 228 and/or 230 pairs second socket piece 221 of flange can allow fully to stop by the warpage of a timber or the issuable bigger power that expands therein.

Consult Fig. 5 A-5B, first socket piece 219 of connected system 217 also comprises for all fins 228 of the fin 228 of second socket piece 221 and flange 230 similar quantity and structure and a flange 230 of similar structures.Therefore the advantage that provides in the scope of first socket piece 219 of the function of the fin 228 of first socket piece 219 and flange 230 and these structures is similar to the foregoing with reference to second socket piece 221 of Fig. 4 A-4B.

First socket piece 219, cooperate with adapter 223, comprise on the function mating part, it is characterized in that the assembly and disassembly between first socket piece 219 and adapter 223 interact for the complementation of the brake structure of connected system 217 or snap-button fit structure characteristic formp.For example, adapter 223 comprises two examples that face outer groove 232 (Fig. 4 A and 5A are clearly shown that) of the opposite flank that occupies adapter 223, and first socket piece 219 comprise towards two examples of interior projection 234 and (see Fig. 5 A, being used to illustrate one should projection, on the opposite flank of first socket piece another is blocked), be used to finish this brake structure.With regard to the brake structure that is associated with first socket piece 219 and adapter 223, in case inserting in the groove 233 at abutting end 229 places of first socket piece 219 far enough, first projection 235 of first abutting end 225 of adapter 223 (sees Fig. 6 B, below will further narrate), inwardly protruding 234 on each side of first socket piece 219 or flange snap-button enter and are tending towards remaining in the groove 232 of the respective side that occupies adapter 223 (for example seeing Fig. 5 B).The structure of groove and projection is used for adapter 223 is remained in first socket piece 219 (seeing Fig. 5 B), till the hope dismounting.

Consult Fig. 5 A-5B once more, first socket piece 219 also comprises two examples of removable little lug 236, each example towards interior small embossment 234 of first socket piece 219 is arranged on the movable little lug 236, is used for moving in or out with respect to the groove 237 of first socket piece when situation requires the purpose of corresponding small embossment 234 inwardly.Removable little lug 236 is connected in all the other parts of first socket piece 219 and extends (for example the flange 230 from first socket piece 219 extends) from it with cantilevered fashion.Removable little lug 236 with regard to first socket piece 219, in case small embossment 234 snap-buttons inwardly enter the corresponding grooves 232 of adapter 223, children can not move movable little lug 236 usually individually, this be since whole movable little lug 236 be positioned under the flange 230 of first socket piece 219 with the toy member that it is connected in first socket piece 219 within.Yet, do not need children to have this control ability on the removable little lug 236 of first socket piece 219, as explaining hereinafter with reference to Fig. 6 A-6C.

Corresponding to being that at brake structure between second socket piece 221 and the adapter 223 or snap-button fit structure aspect ratio feature the corresponding structure feature of the connection between first socket piece 219 and the adapter 223 is stronger.As shown in Figure 6A, by by children adapter 223 insertions second socket piece 221 being produced of second socket piece 221 and adapter 223, be connected in the central body member 105 of toy vehicle according to the present invention's second socket piece 221 in conjunction with the sub-component of forming 218.First socket piece 219 that is connected in the preceding body member 103 of toy vehicle according to the present invention can be arranged on the place ahead of sub-component 218, and aligns with this sub-component in preparing connection body member 103,105.

Shown in Fig. 6 B, children can be by putting on body member 103,105 236,238 pairs of body members 103,105 of opposing force application of force (for example promoting) together, so that be implemented in required connection between the adapter 223 and first socket piece 219, as discussed below.In this respect, adapter 223 can be most of or be enclosed in fully within the body member 103,105, shown in Fig. 6 B.When children determined to dismantle body member 103,105, children force (for example pulling) body member to be opened in 103,105 minutes, and were represented as the power 240,242 that puts on body member 103,105 among Fig. 6 C.Pull down adapter 223 desired power less than pull down adapter 223 desired power from second socket piece 221 from first socket piece 219.Therefore, adapter 223 remains on second socket piece 221, simultaneously and the brake structure of the connection of the join dependency between first socket piece 219 and adapter 223 discharges or owing to fail as the defect point a little less than softer as shown in Fig. 6 C.Like this, children do not need usually to worry that adapter 223 drops to ground or becomes sticks in first socket piece 219 (because the bigger body member of adapter is difficult to grip, and control it and the brake structure that is connected of first socket piece 219 and be enclosed in the body member 103 and under the flange 230 of first socket piece, so this adheres to difficulty and takes apart).And this predictive ground is a kind of comforts to the children that play with relevant toy vehicle, and children will repeatedly handle connected system 217 easily by the assembling shown in Fig. 6 A-6C/dismounting cycle in the time limit in service life of this toy.

One the 3rd exemplary embodiment according to the adapter of the connected system of all members that are used to connect toy of the present invention has been shown among Fig. 7 A-Fig. 7 B.Increasing by 100 corresponding to the above part in addition shown in Fig. 7 A-7B about Fig. 4 A-4B, 5A-5B and the described part in addition of 6A-6C with corresponding label represents.In addition, not corresponding to the above part in addition shown in Fig. 7 A-7B about Fig. 4 A-4B, 5A-5B and the described part in addition of 6A-6C represents with the even-numbered of label 310 beginnings.The embodiment of Fig. 7 A is to work with Fig. 4 A-4B, 5A-5B and 6A-6C same way as, unless narration is arranged in addition.

Consult Fig. 7 A-7B, have with the similarity of second adapter 223 shown in Fig. 4 A-4B, 5A-5B and the 6A-6C and do not exist together according to one the 3rd exemplary embodiment of adapter 323 of the present invention.The main points of connected system 317 are parts of adapter 323, and this adapter comprises a boss's part 310 and an insertion subdivision 312.Boss partly is the part of adapter 323, it comprise first abutting end 335, be formed on the groove 341 and comprise of first projection in 325 have finger connect the sunk part 324 in face district 322 movably little lug 320, control the increase friction portion in the rib 326 and comprise fin 328, flange 330 and be used to admit groove 332 with being embodied in finger as the edge of the projection of the part of brake structure.The insertion subdivision of adapter 323 comprises the groove 345 in first projection 339 of second abutting end 327 that is formed on adapter 323.The size and dimension of boss's part 310 and insertion subdivision 312 can be confirmed as being convenient to a large amount of productions, for example produces by big capacity plastics molding technique.The size and dimension that inserts subdivision 312 can be confirmed as inserting in the gap 314 of boss's part 310 of adapter 323, for example it can be fastened in it there, so that guarantee that the position of groove 345 is correct for the projection 247 (seeing Fig. 4 A) of inserting second connector 221 by gummed or by the plastically welding technology.

Another embodiment according to toy vehicle of the present invention has been shown in Fig. 8-9.Corresponding to above described part about Fig. 1-3, shown in Fig. 8-9 and corresponding label increase by 300 expressions, do not correspond to above described part about Fig. 1-3, in the part shown in Fig. 8-9 with the initial even-numbered of label 410.The embodiment of Fig. 8-9 is to work with the embodiment same way as of Fig. 1-3, except as otherwise noted.

Consult Fig. 8-9, toy vehicle 401 is the parts that comprise the toy vehicle system of the toy vehicle 101 shown in Fig. 1-3.Therefore, according to children's imagination and expectation, in the place that consistent shape allows, the part in addition of toy vehicle 401 can exchange with the part in addition of toy vehicle 101.This toy vehicle comprises preceding body member 403, central body member 405, back body member 407, at connected system 417 between first end 409 of the end 413 of preceding body member 403 and central body member 405 and the connected system 417 between second end of the end 415 of back body member 407 and central body member.

First socket piece 419 body member 403 before 413 places, end of preceding body member are connected in of preceding connected system 417, and second socket piece 421 of preceding connected system is connected in central body member 405 at first end, 409 places of central body member 405.Second socket piece 421 of back connected system 417 is connected in back body member 407 at 415 places, end of back body member 407, and first socket piece 419 of back connected system 417 is connected in central body member 405 at second end, 411 places of central body member.

In the groove 433 of the abutting end 429 of first projection, 435 insertions, first socket piece 419 of first abutting end 425 of the adapter of preceding connected system 417, and in the groove 437 of the abutting end 431 of second projection, 439 insertions, second socket piece 421 of second abutting end 427 of the adapter 423 of preceding connected system 417, in the groove 433 of the abutting end 429 of first projection, 435 insertions, first socket piece 419 of first abutting end 425 of the adapter 423 of back connected system 417, and in the groove 437 of the abutting end 431 of second projection, 439 insertions, second socket piece 421 of second abutting end 427 of the adapter 423 of back connected system 417.

In the past and the triangular hill 410 that extends in the groove 433 of the abutting end of first socket piece of back connected system 217 be inserted in before and in the corresponding triangular groove 412 that forms in first projection 435 of the adapter 423 of back connected system 217.Be connected in the place of a body member at adapter 423 with triangular groove 412, the unavailable front socket spare 119 that is connected in one first socket piece with the circular protrusions of extending from its end recesses, for example Fig. 2-3, a body member form and connect.If but replacing adapter 423 with the adapter 123 of Fig. 2-3, this connection can be carried out.

It will be appreciated that embodiment as herein described only is exemplary, the skilled person in this field can produce many variations and modification and not break away from the principle and scope of the present invention.All such changes and modifications all are scheduled to be included in the scope of the invention that is limited by appended claims.

Claims

1. toy vehicle system, comprising: one first toy vehicle, this toy vehicle comprise one first body member with an end; One second body member with an end; And a connected system, it have the described end that is connected in described first body member one first socket piece, be connected in described second body member described end one second socket piece and have an end that removably is connected in described first socket piece and removably be connected in an adapter of an opposite end of described second socket piece.

2. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the described opposite end of the described adapter of described first toy vehicle has the groove with one first shape, and described second socket piece has a projection that extends outwardly from described second socket piece, described projection has one second shape with described first shape complementarity of described groove, so that allows described projection removably to be received within the described groove.

3. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, a described end of the described adapter of described first toy vehicle has one the 3rd shape, and described first socket piece has one the 4th shape with described the 3rd shape complementarity of the described end of described adapter, so that allows described adapter removably to be received within described first socket piece.

4. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, also comprises: one second toy vehicle, this toy vehicle comprise one first body member with an end; One second body member with an end; And a connected system, it have the described end that is connected in described first body member one first socket piece, be connected in the described end of described second body member one second socket piece, have an end that removably is connected in described first socket piece and removably be connected in an adapter of an opposite end of described second socket piece.

5. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that, the described opposite end of the described adapter of described second toy vehicle has the groove with one the 5th shape, and described second socket piece has a projection that extends outwardly from described second socket piece, described projection has one the 6th shape with described the 5th shape complementarity of described groove, so that allows that described projection is dismountable to be received within the described groove.

6. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, a described end of the described adapter of described second toy vehicle has one the 7th shape, and described first socket piece has one the 8th shape with described the 7th shape complementarity of the described end of described adapter, so that allows described adapter removably to be received within described first socket piece.

7. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, described first shape of the described groove of described first toy vehicle is different from described the 5th shape of the described projection of described second toy vehicle, so that the described adapter that prevents described first toy vehicle cooperates with described second body member of described second toy vehicle and prevents that the described adapter of described second toy vehicle from cooperating with described second body member of described first toy vehicle.

8. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that, described the 4th shape of described first socket piece of described first toy vehicle is identical with the 8th shape of described first socket piece of described second toy vehicle, so that allows the described adapter of described first toy vehicle removably to be received within described first body member of described second toy vehicle and allow the described adapter of described second toy vehicle removably to be received within described first body member of described first toy vehicle.

9. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described first toy vehicle has one first color and described second toy vehicle has one second color that is different from described first color.

10. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, described first body member and described second body member of described first toy vehicle are made by timber, and the described connected system of described first toy vehicle is made of plastics.

11. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, a described end of the described adapter of described first toy vehicle has a groove that is formed in the described end, and wherein said first socket piece has a projection that extends outwardly from described first socket piece, and the described projection of described first socket piece removably is received within the described groove of described adapter.

12. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that, the described adapter of described first toy vehicle has one first flange, and described first socket piece has one second flange that matches with described first flange, so that described adapter is remained in described first socket piece.

13. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, described adapter has the movably little lug near described first flange, and the size and dimension of described little lug is confirmed as allowing when depressing described little lug described adapter to pull down from described first socket piece.

14. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that, described little lug comprises a sunk part, and the size and dimension of this sunk part is formed into increases being frictionally engaged of described little lug.

15. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that, described first socket piece comprises an outer surface that has many fins, and the size and dimension of this fin is formed into described first socket piece is remained in described first body member.

16. toy vehicle system as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that, described second socket piece comprises an outer surface that has many fins, and the size and dimension of this fin is formed into described second socket piece is remained in described second body member.