WO2000007681A1 - Toy vehicle with pivotally mounted side wheels - Google Patents
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- WO2000007681A1 WO2000007681A1 PCT/US1999/018042 US9918042W WO0007681A1 WO 2000007681 A1 WO2000007681 A1 WO 2000007681A1 US 9918042 W US9918042 W US 9918042W WO 0007681 A1 WO0007681 A1 WO 0007681A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H17/00—Toy vehicles, e.g. with self-drive; ; Cranes, winches or the like; Accessories therefor
- A63H17/004—Stunt-cars, e.g. lifting front wheels, roll-over or invertible cars
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H17/00—Toy vehicles, e.g. with self-drive; ; Cranes, winches or the like; Accessories therefor
- A63H17/26—Details; Accessories
- A63H17/36—Steering-mechanisms for toy vehicles
- A63H17/40—Toy vehicles automatically steering or reversing by collision with an obstacle
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H30/00—Remote-control arrangements specially adapted for toys, e.g. for toy vehicles
- A63H30/02—Electrical arrangements
- A63H30/04—Electrical arrangements using wireless transmission
Definitions
- Radio controlled toy vehicles are well known and have grown
- the vehicle is dynamically balanced such that
- the vehicle spins rapidly on the central pair of wheels about a central
- eccentric mounting permits various permutations of wheel locations relative to the chassis, providing different handling characteristics of the vehicle for
- the wheels with balloon tires.
- the tires are resilient and can be elastically
- the wheels are mounted on the chassis
- the present invention is a toy vehicle
- a chassis having first and second lateral sides; a first pair of
- first beam pivotally mounted to the first lateral side, the first pair of wheels
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment
- Fig. 2 is a left side elevational view of the toy vehicle
- Fig. 3 is a right side elevational view of the toy vehicle
- Fig. 4 is a plan view, partially broken away, of the toy
- Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the toy vehicle along line 5-5 in
- Fig. 6 is a plan view of a second embodiment toy vehicle
- Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the toy vehicle of Figs. 1-5,
- Fig. 8 is a plan view of a third embodiment toy vehicle
- Fig. 9 is a front elevational view of a fourth embodiment toy
- Fig. 10 is a rear elevational view of the fourth embodiment
- Fig. 11 is a partial top plan view, partially in section, of the
- Fig. 12 is a sectional view of the toy vehicle taken along line
- the vehicle 10 preferably
- the body 14 may be provided with vehicular detailing, which
- the body 14 may be provided with such detail as a bank of header pipes, an
- the body 14 can be one body
- the body 14 can be in the form of other
- the vehicle 10 may also be equipped with lights (not shown), which
- the chassis 12 and the chassis 12 are illuminated when the vehicle is being operated.
- the chassis 12 and the chassis 12 are illuminated when the vehicle is being operated.
- body 14 are constructed of, for example, plastic or any other suitable
- the chassis 12 may be integrally formed
- the chassis 12 has a front end 20, a rear end 22, a first lateral
- top side 16 and the bottom side 18 preferably face
- a first beam 27 is pivotally attached to first beam 27.
- Each of the wheels 30 is rotatably mounted on the first beam 27 at opposing
- second pair of wheels 36 including a second front wheel 38 and a second rear wheel 40 is rotatably mounted on an opposite side (second lateral side)
- the first beam 27 is pivotally
- motor means 42 are located on the
- chassis 12 and are drivingly coupled with at least one wheel of the first pair
- pair of wheels 36 for selectively driving each of the first pair of wheels 30
- the motor means 42 preferably includes a first
- prime mover preferably a first electric motor 44, drivingly coupled with the
- first pair of wheels 30 and a second prime mover preferably a second
- reversible motors can be used, but will decrease the functional capability of
- the wheels 32, 34, 38, and 40 may be made of any suitable
- the first motor 44 and the second motor 46 are respectively
- controller 47 electrically connected to a controller 47 and may be independently
- controller 47 is connected to a radio receiver 48,
- Such as a high frequency receiver circuit for receiving and processing
- the remote control device 50 may have
- receiver 48 are preferably mounted on a PC board 53 located in the vehicle
- the controller 47 radio receiver 48, remote control device 50, and
- electric motors 44 and 46 are entirely conventional and are based on well
- present invention uses the same or similar controller circuitry as described in
- a power source 54 for supplying the vehicle's power is
- source 54 may comprise a removable set of alkaline or other batteries (not
- a conventional rechargeable power pack e.g. 7.2 volts.
- Each motor 44, 46 is drivingly connected to its respective
- pair of wheels 30, 36 preferably via a plurality of gears rotatably mounted
- Fig. 5 shows a sectional view of the plurality of gears driving
- a like plurality of gears drives the second pair
- motor 44 is fixedly attached to a motor pinion 60 located on the first lateral
- the output of the motor pinion 60 drives a main gear 61 which is
- axle 62 rotatably mounted to a pivot in the form of the axle 62, which is unpowered and non-rotating.
- the axle 62 is mounted to the chassis 12 and is located
- drive pinion 64 is drivingly connected to the first motor 44 through the main
- gear 61 is fixedly mounted to, and co-axial with, the main gear 61,
- the axle 62 on the first lateral side 24 is
- a cap screw 67 is
- fasteners such as a pressed bushing
- the drive pinion 64 drives a first idler gear 68 which in turn
- An idler pinion 76 is fixedly mounted to, and
- the idler pinion 76 drives a wheel gear 80.
- all gear components are made of a plastic or other
- gear components can be made from other materials as well.
- the wheel gear 80 is fixedly attached to, and co-
- the first front wheel 32 contains a wheel hub
- the wheel hub 84 concentrically located therein.
- the wheel hub 84 is keyed such that the
- splined shaft 82 is slidably locatable through the wheel hub 84 of the first
- the wheel gear 80 thus drivingly couples the wheel
- hub 84 of first rear wheel 34 is a mirror image of the drive train 56 between
- gear 80 are all rotatably mounted to the chassis 12 instead of the separate,
- the wheels 32, 34, 38, and 40 are driven by gears.
- power transmission can be used to transfer the power from the motors 42, 44
- gears are spur
- bevel gears including, but not limited to, bevel gears as well as drive shafts may also bevel gears.
- any number of idler gears may be used between the drive pinion 64 and the
- pair of wheels 36 can be selectively driven simultaneously in the same
- one pair of wheels 30 and 36 can be
- the vehicle 10 can be made to spin or turn in either direction without the
- the motors 44, 46 transmit their power through
- first motor 44 and the second motor 46 respectively, to rotate in the same
- the vehicle 10 can turn by manipulating the motor
- one motor 44, 46 can be stopped, and the
- motor 44, 46 can be operated to pivot the vehicle 10 about a vertical
- the operator can direct one motor 44,
- the user can operate one motor 44, 46 at full
- the wheel 32 causes the beam 27 to be rotated by the motor 44 about the
- axle 62 to raise the first front wheel 32, driving the first front wheel 32 up
- the first beam 27 will flip over, exposing a bottom side 29 of the
- chassis 12 will flip backwards, exposing the bottom side 18.
- both the first front wheel 32 and the second front wheel 38 will continue to rotate, causing the
- vehicle 10 including the chassis 12 and the first beam 27, to climb up the
- second beam 200 can be pivotally mounted to a second lateral side 226 of a
- the second pair of wheels 36 and its respective drive train can be
- the second beam 200 is connected to the second beam 200, distal from the chassis 212.
- the second beam 200 is connected to the second beam 200, distal from the chassis 212.
- a single motor 44 is
- the motor 44 is drivingly connected with the drive train 56 on the first lateral side 24 of the vehicle 310.
- through-shaft 101 fixedly attached to main gear 61, extends through the
- a clockwise one-way clutch 104 is rotatably mounted
- clutch 104 and clutch spur gear 106 are all co-axial about the through-shaft
- a first clutch idler gear 108 is rotatably connected to the clutch spur
- a second clutch spur gear 110 is rotatably connected to the first
- the motor 44 drives the gear train 56 on the first
- the motor 44 drives the main gear 61 in a
- clutch 104 engages the through-shaft 101 with the clutch spur gear 106
- Clutch spur gear 106 drives first clutch idler
- the second pair of wheels 36 rotate in a counter-clockwise
- Idler gears 108 and 110 provide a speed
- the body type on the top side 116 displays a top of a vehicle with cockpit and the body type on the bottom
- side 118 displays a bottom of a vehicle with crash bars, simulated
- the vehicle 410 includes a
- locking lever 120 which releasably locks a first beam 127 to the chassis 112.
- the locking lever 120 is located on the first beam 127.
- the locking lever 120 is shiftable between two
- the locking lever 120 includes a first end 122 which is pivotally
- first beam 127 extends beyond the first beam 127 and preferably includes a knob 128 that
- the locking lever 120 includes an angled stop plate 130
- the stop plate 130 is engageable with detents 132
- the detents 132 are positioned along an outer perimeter of a ring gear 134.
- the detents 132 are positioned along an outer perimeter of a ring gear 134.
- the ring gear 134 is located within the first beam 127 but is fixedly
- the ring gear 134 surrounds, but does not
- the beam 127 is free to pivot about the axle 162.
- stop plate 130 can slip at least one detent 132 or more while
- the lever 120 is in the second position to allow the beam 127 to rotate about
- stop plate 130 to slip at least one detent 132 provides for more exciting
- the beam 127 can be fixed to the
- the beam 127 can be rotated
- all of the wheels 32, 34, 38, and 40 are preferably rotating at the same linear
- Operation of the vehicle 410 is similar to the operation of the
- motors 144, 146 are located on the same side of a central axis 162'
- central axis more evenly distributes the weight of the vehicle 410 about the
- vehicle 410 allows the vehicle 410 to perform more uniformed and balanced
- means 42 preferably is electric, other means for moving the vehicle 10,
- Power or fuel also can be supplied from a
- vehicle 10 210, 310, 410 are remotely controlled via radio signals, it should
- vehicle of the present invention could also be provided with a single
- twin motors can be provided to drive the same main gear for
- prime mover Similarly, a pair of prime movers can be provided but
- One control switch on a remote control unit can be used
- the present invention could also comprise a vehicle
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GB0102067A GB2357445B (en) | 1998-08-07 | 1999-08-06 | Toy vehicle with pivotally mounted side wheels |
DE19983441T DE19983441B4 (en) | 1998-08-07 | 1999-08-06 | Toy vehicle with pivotally mounted side wheels |
US09/777,578 US6589098B2 (en) | 1999-08-06 | 2001-02-06 | Toy vehicle with pivotally mounted side wheels |
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US6648722B2 (en) | 2001-10-26 | 2003-11-18 | The Obb, Llc | Three wheeled wireless controlled toy stunt vehicle |
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