CN104080520A - Toy vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one aspect, there is provided a toy vehicle including: a chassis; and a means of transport comprising a band around the chassis, the band providing the toy vehicle with a movable outer surface.

Description

Toy car

Technical field

The present invention relates to toy car.

Background technology

Toy car is the proportionally equipment of down-scaled version of actual vehicle normally.The example of toy car comprises racing car, four wheel drive truck and tank.

Toy car motor-driven but that do not have a Long-distance Control of the direction of motion for controlling toy car normally moves with rectilinear direction.This toy car cannot avoid-obstacles and will in the time of itself and barrier collision, be stopped.

For obtaining for the user of amusement by following the trail of motorized toy car, chase and finish when stopping at barrier place at motorized toy car, thereby caused the disappearance of enjoyment.Can avoid barrier by changing its direction of motion although there is the motorized toy car of remote controller, move because this toy car is the direction of controlling according to user, so just lost the enjoyment that user chases motorized toy car.

Therefore need to provide a kind of or even after it runs into barrier, still continue mobile toy car.

Summary of the invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide toy car, it comprises: chassis; And conveying arrangement, it comprises the band around chassis, this band provides movable outer surface for toy car.

Brief description of the drawings

By only as the explanatory note below example and by reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and illustrative embodiments clearly of the present invention easily better.Accompanying drawing is not proportionally to draw, but focuses in explanation principle of the present invention, in the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 shows according to the schematic diagram of the side view of the toy car of the first embodiment;

Fig. 2 A shows according to the schematic diagram of the side view of the toy car of the second embodiment;

Fig. 2 B shows according to the schematic diagram of the top view of the toy car of the second embodiment;

Fig. 2 C shows according to the schematic diagram of the top view of the toy car of the 3rd embodiment;

Fig. 3 shows can be by the schematic diagram of the toy forming according to multiple toy cars of arbitrary embodiment in the first to the 3rd embodiment;

Fig. 4 A shows according to the side view of the toy car of the 4th embodiment;

Fig. 4 B shows according to the chassis of the toy car of the 4th embodiment;

Fig. 4 C shows according to the front view of the toy car of the 4th embodiment;

Fig. 4 D shows according to the stereogram of the toy car of the 4th embodiment;

Fig. 4 E shows according to the top view of the toy car of the 4th embodiment;

Fig. 5 shows according to the toy car of the 4th embodiment and after execution, stirs the multiple stages while doing;

Fig. 6 A to Fig. 6 D shows attainable several configurations of toy car by connecting two or more the 4th embodiments; And

Fig. 7 shows the top view of multiple embodiments of toy car.

Definition

The simple of disclosed multiple embodiment uses in this article statement is provided below but is not whole definition.

Term " chassis (chassis) " can refer to move for holding toy car the framework of required parts (as motor, microcontroller, wireless receiver and battery).Chassis provides the structural intergrity of toy car, and wherein other parts of toy car are all connected to chassis.

Term " conveying arrangement (means of transport) or (transport means) " can refer to that toy car is used for mobile device,, uses to apply driving force and the instrument of mobile toy car against ground by toy car that is.

Term " band (band) " can refer to have annular structure, as ribbon.

In multiple embodiments, the surface contacting with ground being provided by band can be provided term " outer surface (outer surface) ", thereby make outer surface become a part (, total outer surface of toy car comprises the part (as the sidewall on chassis) not covered by band in band and toy car) for the visual appearance of toy car.In multiple embodiments, along with band is round chassis, the top on chassis and bottom are capped, and do not form the outer surface of toy car.

Detailed description of the invention

In the following description, describe with reference to the accompanying drawings multiple embodiments, wherein run through different views, the identical part of the general expression of identical Reference numeral.

Fig. 1 shows according to the schematic diagram of the side view of the toy car 100 of the first embodiment.

Toy car 100 has chassis 102.Around chassis 102 with 104 conveying arrangements that are provided for toy car 100, be wherein with 104 to provide movable outer surface for toy car 100.

By the circulation around chassis 102, become a part for total outer surface of toy car 100 with 104, and provide movable outer surface to toy car 100.By thering is movable outer surface, allow toy car 100 to overturn after clashing into than the higher barrier of toy car 100.Thus, toy car 100 will can not stop mobile after its strikes obstacles.But after toy car 100 upsets, it will be away from barrier.In order to further facilitate the upset of toy car 100, chassis 102 can be formed as rectangle so that total straight section 160 and 162 to be provided between the end 128 and 130 on chassis 102, and total straight section 160 and 162 does not have projection.These total straight sections 160 and 162 provide the top and the bottom that are general layout to movable outer surface.

Fig. 2 A shows according to the schematic diagram of the side view of the toy car 200 of the second embodiment, and Fig. 2 B shows the schematic diagram of the top view of toy car 200.

Be similar to Fig. 1, toy car 200 has chassis 202.Around chassis 202 with 204 conveying arrangements that are provided for toy car 200, be wherein with 204 to provide movable outer surface for toy car 200.

Motor 206 can be arranged in chassis 202, and wherein motor 206 can be engaged to order about to be with 204.Chassis 202 can have for motor 206 is kept to the compartment putting in place.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2, transmission mechanism 208 can be arranged in chassis 202.Transmission mechanism 208 can be engaged to motor 206 to be with 204.Because transmission mechanism 208 is passed to the rotation of motor 206 axles to be with 204, this has allowed motor 206 to be optionally placed in chassis 202.Transmission mechanism 208 can be designed to provide the gearratio as 14:1,10:1 or 20:1.Higher gearratio provides larger moment of torsion for toy car 200, and lower gearratio allows toy car to move quickly.

In multiple embodiments, motor 206 can directly be engaged to and be with 204 in the situation that there is no transmission mechanism 208.

Chassis 202 comprises front-wheel 210 and trailing wheel 212.Be with 204 by front-wheel 210 and trailing wheel 212 tops.Front-wheel 210 comprises and transmission mechanism 208 meshed gears 214.

With reference to Fig. 2 B, the limit 204e with 204 is adjacent with the corresponding edge 202e on chassis 202.By Fig. 2 B, it can also be seen that quite a few in the total outer surface with 204 covering toy cars 200, especially the top surface of toy car 200 and bottom surface.For simplicity all parts that, reflect in the not shown Fig. 2 A of Fig. 2 B.

Fig. 2 C shows according to the schematic diagram of the top view of the toy car 250 of the 3rd embodiment.In the 3rd embodiment, toy car 250 is similar with the toy car 200 shown in Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B to a great extent.Main Differences is that two of toy car 250 use are with 254 and 256 to realize its movable outer surface.

Toy car 250 have circulate around its chassis 202 be with 254.Another is with 256 also to circulate around chassis 202.Be with 243 to be with 256 all to provide its movable outer surface to toy car 250 with another.Another be with 256 be configured to be with 254 adjacent so that along the relative edge 202e of the equal length 202l on chassis 202 with 254 or another corresponding edge with 256 adjacent.Each and adjacent with 254 corresponding edge 254e in the limit 202e of left side, and each adjacent with another corresponding edge 256e with 256 in right edge 202e.

Thus, be similar to toy car 200, quite a few in the total outer surface with 254 and 256 covering toy cars 250, the especially top surface of toy car 250 and bottom surface.

For the first to the 3rd embodiment, (by being with 104 for toy car 100; What be used for toy car 200 is with 204 to provide; For toy car 250 with 254 and provide with 256) movable outer surface covers two ends on corresponding chassis 102 and 202.Cover two ends on corresponding chassis 102 and 202 by movable outer surface, movable outer surface be located at corresponding chassis 102 with each in 202 respective end before to guarantee that movable outer surface is toy car 100,200 and the first surface contacting with the barrier being met with in 250.For the toy car 100 shown in Fig. 1, two ends on its chassis 102 that used Reference numeral 128 and 130 marks.For the toy car 200 shown in Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B, two ends on its chassis 202 that used Reference numeral 228 and 230 marks.For the toy car 250 shown in Fig. 2 C, two ends on its chassis 202 that used Reference numeral 258 and 260 marks.

Referring back to Fig. 2 A, chassis 202 is as general as the rectangle with the rounding arm of angle 216.Limit section in chassis 202 between two relative edges 216 generally linearly.Each sidewall 224 on chassis 202 has bending outline.The rounding arm of angle 216 being provided by chassis 202 and bending outline help to stablize toy car 200, especially in toy car 200 strikes obstacles and after overturning.If toy car 200 lands with its sidewall 224 in rotary movement process, bending outline tilts toy car 200 so that toy car 200 is got back to its plan-position.

Movable outer surface is preferably made up of the material with the coefficient of friction that is greater than 1.Have and be greater than 1 coefficient of friction and refer to that the required power of toy car 200 of sliding is surfacewise greater than the surperficial normal force on toy car 200.By using this material, make toy car 200 there is the earth-grasping force that the surface horizontal with toy car 200 is good.The material with the coefficient of friction that is greater than 1 can be made up of any one or more in following material: rubber, artificial rubber, sponge, sand paper, glue or silica gel.These materials can also be flexible, so that outer surface is also in order to impact-absorbing in the time that toy car 200 moves on irregular surface.

Chassis 202 can also have be connected to motor 206 microcontroller 218, be connected to the wireless receiver 220 of microcontroller 218 and be connected to the battery 222 of motor 206, wireless receiver 220 and microcontroller 218.Microcontroller 218 is for the treatment of the signal being received by wireless receiver 220, and definite motor 206 is waited to be unlocked or to turn-off.Wireless receiver 220 allows toy car 200 and as allows motor 206 by the external device (ED) radio communication of the remote controller (not shown) of remote opening or shutoff.Microcontroller 218 and remote controller can be configured to activate motor 206, thereby allow toy car 200 in the rotation by motor 206 axles and (forward or backward) movement in definite rectilinear direction.Be different from the remote controller that allows toy car to turn in motion process, microcontroller 218 remote controller relevant with it (with toy car 200) is configured to make toy car 200 along pointing to path movement, and is not configured to change the direction path of toy car 200.Battery is used to all parts power supplies in chassis 202.

Toy car 200 can have the width of the length of about 90mm, about 50mm and the height of about 28mm.But these sizes are exemplary, and toy car can have other size.

Fig. 3 shows can be by the schematic diagram of the toy 300 forming according to multiple toy cars 100/200/250 of arbitrary embodiment in the first to the 3rd embodiment.Multiple toy cars 100/200/250 can be connected to corresponding in multiple toy cars 100/200/250.Although Fig. 3 shows only three this toy cars 100/200/250 and is connected, should be clear and definite, can connect more toy cars 100/200/250.

By making toy car 100/200/250 be suitable for being connected to each other, can form the toy of various configurations.For example, for the configuration shown in Fig. 3, toy 300 can move safely along track 304.

In order to allow simply to connect between toy car 100/200/250, socket 326(is marked as Reference numeral 326 in Fig. 2 A) can be formed in the outside of each sidewall on chassis each in multiple toy cars 100/200/250.Socket 326 connects that by connector 302 multiple toy cars 100/200/250 are engaged to each other.

Fig. 4 A shows according to the side view of the toy car 400 of the 4th embodiment.

Be similar to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 A, toy car 400 has chassis 402.Around chassis 402 with 404 conveying arrangements that are provided for toy car 400, be wherein with 404 to provide movable outer surface 480 for toy car 400.

Fig. 4 B shows chassis 402(, do not have circulate around chassis 402 with 404 toy car 400).Chassis 402 can form by being arranged to two sidewalls 424 that its inner surface faces with each other.Two sidewalls 424 connect by beam 430.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4 C, chassis 402 lacks top board and substrate.But, make chassis 402 there is this top board and substrate and be also fine to cover the multiple parts that held by chassis 402.

Motor 406 can be arranged in chassis 402.Motor 406 can be engaged to order about band 404(referring to Fig. 4 A).The practical space forming by bottom 432 with perpendicular to the wall 434 of bottom 432 can provide compartment to keep motor 406.Usage space can also be provided for the chamber of microcontroller to be connected to motor 406, for the chamber of wireless receiver to be connected to microcontroller, and for the space of battery to be connected to motor 206, wireless receiver and microcontroller.For simplicity, not shown microcontroller, wireless receiver and battery.

Chassis 402 comprises front-wheel 410 and trailing wheel 412.Band 404(is referring to Fig. 4 A) circulate around chassis 402 by front-wheel 410 and trailing wheel 412 tops.Eachly in front-wheel 410 and trailing wheel 412 can be bonded to chassis by not visible being coupling accordingly.

In Fig. 4 B illustrated embodiment, transmission mechanism 408 can be arranged in chassis 402.Transmission mechanism 408 can be engaged to motor 406 to be with 404, to the rotation of motor 406 axles is passed to and is with 404.In this embodiment, transmission mechanism 408 provides the gearratio of 14:1.

Transmission mechanism 408 can comprise the multiple gears 438 and 440 that are configured to be fitted to each other.Motor shaft 406 has the gear 436 coordinating with the first gear 438 being arranged on beam 430.Beam 430 can be provided with the second gear (being hidden in sight line).The second gear coordinates with the 3rd gear 440 being arranged on beam 442, and its central sill 442 is engaged to each end for chassis 402.Finally, the 3rd gear coordinates with the gear 414 being formed in front-wheel 410, and gear 414 allows front-wheel 410 joint transmission mechanisms 408.Therefore, front-wheel 410 is the propelling wheel of toy car 400.In Fig. 4 C illustrated embodiment, gear 414 is disposed in the center of front-wheel 410.But in other embodiments, gear 414 can depart from center.

Fig. 4 C shows the front view of toy car 400.Limit 404e with 404 is adjacent with the corresponding edge 402e on chassis 402.Each sidewall 424 on chassis 402 has bending outline.The bending outline being provided by chassis 202 helps to stablize toy car, especially in toy car 400 strikes obstacles and after overturning.If toy car 400 lands with its sidewall 424 in rotary movement process, bending outline tilts toy car 400 to get back to plane position.

Fig. 4 D shows the stereogram of toy car 400.Can find out quite a few in the total outer surface with 404 covering toy cars 400, especially the top surface of toy car 400 and bottom surface.Chassis 402 is the rectangle with the rounding arm of angle 416 generally.This rounding arm of angle facilitates the upset of toy car 400 after collision obstacle.

Fig. 4 E shows the top view of toy car 400.Substitute and use single band, can be with circulating around chassis 402 with each in 454 and 456 with 454 and 456 480, two of movable outer surfaces realizing toy car 400.Another be with 456 be configured to be with 454 adjacent so that along the relative edge 402e of the equal length 402l on chassis 402 with 454 or another corresponding edge with 456 adjacent.For example, a limit 402e is with adjacent with 454 corresponding edge 454e, and side opposite the angle 402e is adjacent with another corresponding edge 456e with 456.

With 454 and 456 quite a few that also cover in total outer surface of toy car 400, especially in top surface and the bottom surface of toy car 400.

Movable outer surface 480 covers two ends on chassis 402.By making movable outer surface 480 cover two ends on chassis 402, movable outer surface 480 be located at each in the end on corresponding chassis 402 before to guarantee that movable outer surface 408 is the first surfaces that contact with the barrier being met with in toy car 400.

Movable outer surface 480 preferably has the material of the coefficient of friction that is greater than 1.By using this material, the good earth-grasping force in surface that toy car 400 is had advantages of cross with toy car 400.This material can be made up of any one or more in following material: rubber, artificial rubber, sponge, sand paper, glue or silica gel.These materials can also be flexible, so that movable outer surface 480 is also in order to impact-absorbing in the time that toy car 400 moves on irregular surface.Can also realize movable outer surface 480 with crawler belt.

Chassis 402, front-wheel 410 and trailing wheel 412 can be by ABS(acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) make.As the lightweight motor of the standard electromotor from " Tamiya " (numbering #75026, production code member: FP030-KN/13125/DV SMC0210904) can be used as motor 406.

" Arduino Pro Mini3.3V " can be used through power MOSFET and be connected to the microcontroller of motor 406.Infrared (IR) receiver can be used as being connected to the wireless receiver of microcontroller.Lighium polymer (LiPo) battery with the output of 3.7V and 110mAh can be used as to the battery of motor 406, wireless receiver, microcontroller and power MOSFET power supply.

Toy car 400 can have the width of the length of about 90mm, about 50mm and the height of about 28mm.But toy car 400 can have other sizes, preferably hand size.

In the time that toy car 400 collides with barrier, rotary movement after movable outer surface 480 allows toy car to carry out.The rounding part on chassis 402 can also further facilitate this rear rotary movement.Further describe rear rotary movement with reference to Fig. 5.

Fig. 5 shows toy car 400 and after execution, stirs the multiple stages while work.After rear rotary movement, toy car 400 will be reversed, and therefore move with the direction contrary with its original route.

In the stage 502, toy car 400 approaches towards the barrier 504 of for example wall.In the stage 504, toy car 400 contacts barrier 504 for the first time.Movable outer surface 480 allows toy car 400 to climb up barrier 504 until the movable outer surface 480 of entirety contacts with barrier 504.In this some place, toy car 400 overturning as shown in the stage 508.In the process of landing on the ground, the rounding part on chassis 402 assists to stablize toy car 400.In the stage 510, rotary movement and away from barrier 504 after toy car 400 has completed.Because barrier can not prevent that toy car 400 from moving, so this rear rotary movement can provide entertainment source by chasing mobile toy car, especially to children.

Referring back to Fig. 4 A, the outside of each sidewall 424 on chassis 402 can be provided with socket 426.Socket 426 is suitable for receiving the connector (not shown) for allowing to be connected with the socket 426 of another toy car 400.In this way, multiple toy cars 400 can be engaged to each other.According to the mode that multiple toy cars 400 are connected, the toy producing can have difformity and carry out difference in functionality.In some configuration (referring to Fig. 6 D), toy even can move in the mode different from the mode of single toy car 400.

Fig. 6 A to Fig. 6 D shows by connecting the attainable several configurations of two or more toy cars 400.In Fig. 6 A, use connector 602 to connect in parallel two toy cars 400.In Fig. 6 B, form triangle toy by connecting three toy cars 400.Connector 612 connects two toy cars 400.In Fig. 6 C, also connected two toy cars 400, but toy shown in Fig. 6 C has the shape of a hoof and therefore has and the variform shape of toy shown in Fig. 6 B.This is that connector 622 by using in toy shown in Fig. 6 C brings, and the connector 622 using in the toy of Fig. 6 C has the profile different from the connector 612 using in Fig. 6 B.Be similar to the toy shown in Fig. 3, shown in Fig. 6 C, toy can cross track (not shown).In Fig. 6 D, five toy cars 400 are connected.Connector 622 connects two in toy car 400.Shown in Fig. 6 D, toy car rotates as rotating disk, instead of the original rectilinear motion being offered by toy car 400.

Have one or more other devices that are connected to together in toy car 400, be suitable for clipping to the connector of the end on 402 of trying to get to the heart of a matter as having, instead of connect the socket 426 in the outside of each sidewall 424 that is formed on chassis 402.

Because toy car 400 is hand size, this is compact and can moves in little space.The low profile of toy car 400, along the rounding sidewall being provided by the bending exterior contour of sidewall 432, guarantees that it is stable that toy car 400 moves in coarse landform or after toy car 400 and barrier collide (as the explanation with reference to Fig. 5) at it.

Although multiple embodiments comprise the toy car with rounding body, make toy car there is difform chassis and be also fine.For example, Fig. 7 shows the top view of multiple embodiments of toy car.For toy car 706, chassis has the sidewall of trapezoidal shape.

Those skilled in the art should be clear and definite, in the situation that not deviating from as broadly described the spirit and scope of the present invention, can carry out various deformation and/or amendment to the present invention as shown in embodiment.Therefore, embodiment should be construed as illustrative in every respect, instead of restrictive.

Claims (15)

1. a toy car, comprising:

Chassis; And

Conveying arrangement, comprises the band around described chassis, and described band provides movable outer surface for described toy car.

2. toy car as claimed in claim 1, also comprises:

Be arranged on the motor in described chassis, described motor is engaged to order about described band.

3. toy car as claimed in claim 2, also comprises:

Be arranged on the transmission mechanism in described chassis, described motor is engaged to described band by described transmission mechanism.

4. toy car as claimed in claim 3, also comprises:

Front-wheel and trailing wheel, described band passes through above described front-wheel and described trailing wheel, and described front-wheel and described trailing wheel are all arranged in described chassis, and wherein said front-wheel comprises and described transmission mechanism meshed gears.

5. as toy car in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, the limit of described band is adjacent with the corresponding edge on described chassis.

6. the toy car as described in claim 1 to 4, wherein, described movable outer surface is also provided by another band around described chassis, described another band be configured to described be with adjacent so that adjacent with the corresponding edge of described band or described another band along the relative edge of equal length on described chassis.

7. as toy car in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, described movable outer surface covers two ends on described chassis.

8. as toy car in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, described chassis is as general as the rectangle with the rounding arm of angle.

9. as toy car in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, each sidewall on described chassis has bending outline.

10. as toy car in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein, described movable outer surface is made up of the material with the coefficient of friction that is greater than 1.

11. toy cars as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described material comprises any one or more in following material: rubber, artificial rubber, sponge, sand paper, glue or silica gel.

12. toy cars as described in claim 2 to 11, wherein, described chassis also comprises:

Be connected to the microcontroller of described motor;

Be connected to the wireless receiver of described microcontroller; And

Be connected to the battery of described motor, described wireless receiver and described microcontroller.

13. as toy car in any one of the preceding claims wherein, and wherein, described toy car has the length of about 90mm, the width of about 50mm and the height of about 28mm.

14. 1 kinds of toys, comprising:

According to multiple toy cars in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein said multiple toy cars are engaged with each other by connector.

15. toys as claimed in claim 14, wherein,

In described multiple toy cars, in the outside of each sidewall on each chassis, form socket, described socket is connected by described connector so that described multiple toy car is engaged with each other.