CN1604807A - Inverting toy vehicle playset - Google Patents

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CN1604807A
CN1604807A CNA028250753A CN02825075A CN1604807A CN 1604807 A CN1604807 A CN 1604807A CN A028250753 A CNA028250753 A CN A028250753A CN 02825075 A CN02825075 A CN 02825075A CN 1604807 A CN1604807 A CN 1604807A
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A63H18/00Highways or trackways for toys; Propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track
    • A63H18/02Construction or arrangement of the trackway
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A continuous loop toy vehicle trackset (11) supports a booster (30) and a plurality of toy vehicles (40 and 50). The trackset is formed of spaced apart track rails forming a gap (15) therebetween. The toy vehicles are open wheeled and able to roll upon the track rails in either a right side up or inverted configuration. In the inverted configuration, the top surface of the toy vehicle is able to extend into the gap between the track rails. A staging lane (37) facilitates introduction of additional toy vehicles to the trackset (11).

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Inverted toy vehicle playsets
The related application of reference
The application discloses in name the equipment of describing and advocating right of waiting to examine in the application (agent code 14875) that is called " mechanism of entering the orbit of toy vehicle playsets ", and here with reference to the ground combination, in addition, this application also is given to the application's assignee to this application thus.
Invention field
Present invention relates in general to toy vehicle playsets, these playset playset have particularly wherein been utilized to have the closed orbit of the toy vehicle booster of operation therein, to order about toy car various rings and turn and change with the mode freewheel of advancing continuously in the track.
Background technology
In this field, toy vehicle playsets is well known and is rather well received for many years.In accordance with expectation be, the professional in this field provides the countless versions toy vehicle playsets, these playset have various guide rails and track and the various toy cars of operation therein.
Perhaps common and the most popular a kind of toy vehicle playsets has been utilized closed loop track, this track form therein a plurality of turning and many toy vehicle boosters of ring portion operation.A kind of typical toy vehicle booster has utilized one or more runners, this runner and the toy car side or the upper bond that enter booster, and make the toy car acceleration pass the playset track because their motor-driven is rotated.For recreational, stimulation and the attraction that increases toy vehicle playsets, the professional in toy field tries hard to provide the various wonderful equipment in the playset.The example of this wonderful equipment comprises additional or hinders inversion ring on the toy car of process, spiral path, various jump and obstacle or disturb element.
Toy car freewheel commentaries on classics in the booster of this activation playset usually itself, and comprise simple relatively toy car main body, this main body has the free rolling wheel of a plurality of supports.
Although the professional in toy field still needs toy vehicle playsets more interesting, that more stimulate and innovate having carried out material change and best endeavors aspect the toy playset that frequent improvement and interest are provided in this field.
Summary of the invention
Therefore the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of improved toy vehicle playsets.The present invention's purpose more specifically provides the toy vehicle playsets with the increase excitant entertainment features that did not occur in the present field.
According to the present invention, a kind of toy vehicle playsets is provided, this playset comprises: rail assembly forms the closed-loop path driveway and has the part that is formed by a pair of interval track and intermediate space, and wherein each track defines the wheel receiving surface; Toy car has main body and a plurality of wheel that defines upside and downside, and described upper and lower sides all exposes the part of described wheel; Toy vehicle booster is positioned at described rail assembly, is used to make described toy car to quicken.
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The feature of the present invention that is considered to have novelty elaborates in accessory claim.Below in conjunction with the description of the drawings, the present invention can obtain best appreciated with other purposes and advantage by reference, and among several figure in the accompanying drawings, same numeral is represented same parts, wherein:
Fig. 1 is for having a plurality of toy vehicle playsets perspective views of operating toy car therein according to of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the profile of Fig. 1 along the rail assembly of hatching 2-2, wherein has to be in the upwards schematic toy car of structure;
Fig. 3 has the profile that is in Fig. 2 of schematic toy car under the inversion state;
Fig. 4 is inverted the amplification fragmentary, perspective view in the track of entering the orbit of toy vehicle playsets for the present invention;
Fig. 5 wherein illustrates in order to enter into the toy car that track carries out power-assisted for the simplification vertical view of power assisting device of the present invention;
Fig. 6 shows the simplification vertical view that the present invention is inverted the power-assisted part of toy vehicle playsets, and the toy car of wherein entering the orbit is inserted in the toy car track.
The specific embodiment
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of inversion toy vehicle playsets constructed according to the invention, and this inversion toy vehicle playsets is represented with label 10.Playset 10 comprises closed loop rail assembly 11, and this track is made in following mode in greater detail.What here need enough to note is, rail assembly 11 comprises the straight portion 12 that links together with commutative ring 13, and this commutative ring 13 is connected to again on a plurality of curved ramp 14.Toy car receiver 16 is supported on the curved ramp 14 with spaced relationship, to form space 15 betwixt.On the lane mechanism 20 of entering the orbit in greater detail below receiver 16 is connected.What here will enough note is, (staging) lane mechanism 20 of entering the orbit comprises the passage that links together with receiver 16, and this receiver 16 links together with battery powered booster stage 30 again.Booster stage 30 is constructed according to the manufacturing technology of routine, and comprises that one or more rotates elastic wheel, and this elastic wheel cooperates with the toy car of process booster stage 30, and toy car is quickened.Commutative ring 17 links together with booster stage 30 outputs, and this booster stage 30 links together with downward-sloping slideway 18 again.Slideway 18 ends at space 15 and therefore separates with downward-sloping curved ramp 19.The latter and the straight portion 12 that finishes rail assembly 11 loops link together.
According to the present invention, can pass rail assembly 11 simultaneously as a plurality of toy cars of toy car 40 and toy car 50.Toy car 40 and 50 driveway can describe at toy car 40.Toy car 40 is being moved in straight portion 12 by arrow 41 indicated directions.After this, by encircling 13, toy car 40 is being reversed by arrow 42 indicated directions.And pass inclined-plane 14 with the direction of arrow 43.14 the end on the inclined-plane, by arrow 44 indicated directions, toy car 40 crosses space 15 by its momentum, is received device 16 and catches.Receiver 16 enters toy car 40 guiding in the booster stage 30 via the path of the lane mechanism 20 of entering the orbit.After this, toy car 40 is quickened to enter in the ring 17 and in arrow 45 indicated directions by booster stage 30 and is reversed.Then, toy car 40 moves downward on slideway 18 in arrow 46 indicated directions, and the space 15 of jumping over is also dropped on the inclined-plane 19 thereafter.At last, toy car 40 19 is being advanced along the inclined-plane by arrow 47 indicated directions, and is introduced in straight portion 12, has finished and has gone in ring.
According to the importance of describing in following Fig. 2 and 3 of the present invention, what should be noted that is, toy car 40 and toy car 50 are when passing the diverse location of rail assembly 11, and they are inverted orientation.This realizes by the open wheel construction combination that makes rail assembly 11 structures and toy car 40 and 50.Toy car 40 and 50 has been shown among Fig. 2 and 3 below has been traveling in such ability on the rail assembly 11, both can be in promptly that face up also can inverted state.
Fig. 2 and 3 is the identical cutaway view along rail assembly 11 parts of Fig. 1 section line 2-2.In Fig. 2, the toy car 40 that illustrates is in the state of facing up through 11 1 sections of rail assemblies the time, and in Fig. 3, toy car 40 is in inversion state when passing through the same rail part.
More particularly, rail assembly 11 comprises a pair of parallel orbit 60,62 that has upper surface 61,63 respectively.Rail assembly 11 also comprises the space 64 that is formed between track 60 and 62.
Toy car 40 comprises the main body 55 that limits end face 56 and bottom surface 57.Toy car 40 also comprises a pair of front-wheel 70,71 and pair of rear wheels 72,73.Wheel 70 to 73 is free scroll wheel, and is preferably electric wheel.In addition, the end face of main body 55 and bottom surface structure provide a kind of open wheel, and this is open takes turns outside the upper and lower that makes wheel 70 to 73 all is exposed to.In such a way, toy car 40 can be advanced on rail assembly 11 with the state that faces up shown in Figure 2, perhaps advances at inversion state shown in Figure 3.
Therefore, in the state that faces up of toy car 40 shown in Figure 2, what can notice is that roll on surface 61 and 63 in the bottom of wheel 70 to 73, toy car 40 is supported on the surface 61 and 63 with heads state.
Fig. 3 shows the cutaway view of Fig. 2, and the toy car 40 that wherein shows is traveling on the rail assembly 11 with inversion state.Importance of the present invention is that the space 64 when toy car 40 is in inversion state between track 60 and 62 has the ability that toy car 40 protrudes upward portion of holding.
More particularly, rail assembly 11 comprises a pair of upper surface 61,63 parallel orbits 60,62 that have respectively.Rail assembly 11 comprises the space 64 that is formed between track 60 and 62 in addition.
Toy car 40 comprises the main body 55 that limits end face 56 and bottom surface 57.Toy car 40 also comprises a pair of front-wheel 70,71 and pair of rear wheels 72,73.Wheel 70 to 73 is free scroll wheel, and is preferably electric wheel.In addition, the end face 56 of main body 55 and bottom surface 57 structures provide a kind of open wheel, and this is open takes turns outside the upper and lower that makes wheel 70 to 73 all is exposed to.In such a way, toy car 40 can be advanced on rail assembly 11 with the state that faces up shown in Figure 2, perhaps advances at inversion state shown in Figure 3.
Therefore, can see that when toy car 40 was inverted, space 64 easily held the downward extension on toys body 55 toy surfaces 56.Can notice that in two states, facing up and being inverted toy vehicle wheels 70 to 73 is traveling in respectively on the surface 61,63 of track 60,62.
Fig. 4 is inverted the amplification fragmentary, perspective view of the enter the orbit track and the power assistive device of toy vehicle playsets for the present invention.As mentioned above, rail assembly 11 comprises the receiver 16 that is used to receive the toy car that passes through space 15, and wherein space 15 is formed on the rail assembly 11.Receiver 16 is downward-sloping, and is tapered towards outlet 31.The lane mechanism of entering the orbit 20 is supported near the outlet 31, comprises balladeur train 35, and this balladeur train 35 supports the straight-through track 36 and the track 37 of entering the orbit again.Carriage 35 is in injection position, aligns with outlet 31 in wherein straight-through track 36.In this injection position, as following shown in Figure 5, second toy car can be supported on the track 37 of entering the orbit.Straight-through track 36 is connected on the booster 30, and this booster 30 links together with rail assembly 11 again.
Therefore, utilize the toy car that is supported in the track 37 of entering the orbit, utilize the straight-through ramp 36 of aliging with the outlet of receiver 16 simultaneously, toy car can enter within the booster 30 from space 15 via receiver 16 and straight-through ramp 36, and continues across rail assembly 11.When the user wishes that when the vehicle of entering the orbit in the track 37 of entering the orbit is introduced, this user only need leave outlet 31 directions and move inclined-plane 36 and the track 37 of entering the orbit is aimed at booster 30 by arrow 38 indicated direction slides carriage 35.In case track 37 moves to and booster 30 positions aligning, the inclination in the track 37 of entering the orbit can make the toy car of entering the orbit enter into booster stage 30 downwards and obtain there quickening.In such a way, a series of toy car can be entered the orbit and is incorporated in the flow of toy vehicles in the time of demand.
Fig. 5 is the simplification vertical view of lane mechanism 20 of entering the orbit, and the figure shows the vehicle that is in injection position.The lane mechanism of entering the orbit 20 comprises movable carriage 35, and this movable carriage 35 has passage inclined-plane 36 and the support track 37 of entering the orbit thereon.The wall of entering the orbit extends so that toy car 50 is remained positioned on the track 37 of entering the orbit through the track 37 of entering the orbit.Align with the outlet 31 of receiver 16 and booster stage 30 in straight-through ramp 36.Like this, as long as balladeur train 35 remains on injection position, toy car just can utilize inclined-plane 36 to pass the lane mechanism 20 of entering the orbit, and passes from the outlet 31 of receiver 16 and enters into booster stage 30.Wall 39 keeps toy car 50, and equipment is stable.
When the user wished to be incorporated into toy car 50 in the rail assembly, this user only needed by arrow 38 indicated direction slides carriage 35, and enter the orbit track 37 and vehicle 50 are alignd with booster stage 30.
Fig. 6 has described the structure of the lane mechanism 20 of entering the orbit when the toy car 50 of entering the orbit aligns with booster 30 and is introduced in rail assembly.Can notice that in position shown in Figure 6, the balladeur train 35 that the track 37 of entering the orbit is aimed at booster 30 also makes toy car 50 move through the wall 39 of entering the orbit.Discharged toy car 50 like this and allowed it advance to booster 30.
Although shown and described the particular of invention, those skilled in the art be it is evident that, under the prerequisite that does not break away from broad aspect of the present invention, can carry out various changes and modifications.Therefore, the purpose of accessory claim is to cover all to belong to invention true spirit and interior these variations and the modification of scope.

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1. toy vehicle playsets comprises:
Rail assembly forms the closed-loop path driveway and has the part that is formed by a pair of interval track and intermediate gaps, and wherein each track defines the wheel receiving surface;
Toy car has the main body and a plurality of wheel that limit upside and downside, and described upper and lower side all exposes the part of described wheel; And
Toy vehicle booster is positioned at described rail assembly, is used to make described toy car to quicken.
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