DE2027685A1 - Coupling for vehicle toys, in particular for model and toy trains - Google Patents

Description

Coupling for vehicle toys, in particular for model and toy trains The invention relates to a coupling for vehicle toys, in particular for model and toy trains.

If the motor or motor gearbox and the power take-off part are housed separately in the case of model or toy trains or the use of another vehicle for power consumption for the traction vehicle, difficulties arise in power transmission from one vehicle to another.

The same problems occur when a potential of the traction current from leading and the other potential from the trailing vehicle from the rails is removed.

Especially for models of steam locomotives with a tender, but also with models of railcars, where, for example, the tender for power consumption is used, the drive part is in the locomotive or vice versa -befin @ et, solutions had to be sought for the simultaneous transmission of power and electricity will.

This is done in a known manner by the fact that the locomotive: and the tender are permanently connected to each other by a rigid coupling and by strands the traction current is transmitted from one vehicle to another. This betrayal has the disadvantage that the two vehicles are not easy to separate, which is the case with repairs is particularly obstructive.

@ Eiter @ in is known that the clutch made of metal for Transmission of one potential of the traction current is used and the other potential is transmitted through a wire to the other vehicle. Both vehicles are rigid and inextricably linked. The disadvantage of this procedure is that that it is difficult to separate the vehicles.

In the event of a further process, both vehicles will be followed by a with @ button-provided coupling rod connected, the snap button-like in @ push button parts, which are attached to the respective @@ den @er vehicles.

At the same time this coupling rod is through an insulating part and a Surrounded by metal sleeve, used for power transmission. This connection is detachable, power and electricity = transmitting, but has the disadvantage that it is technologically complicated costly and when coupling or uncoupling, especially with small nominal sizes, Difficulties because it can be solved on both sides.

Another disadvantage is that -due to the complexity - There are limits to the size, which in the case of small nominal sizes, the model accuracy negatively influenced.

The purpose of the invention is to eliminate the shortcomings of the known current-transmitting Connections for vehicles of model and toy trains.

The invention is based on the object, a solvable, one-sided to create paved, power and current-transmitting coupling, which in economic can be produced advantageously, is functionally reliable and beyond guaranteed small size.

According to the invention, this is achieved in that the coupling consists of one There is an electrically non-conductive base body, which has an eyelet at one end un @ at the other @ end with a claw-shaped grid, where Contact plates for power transmission are arranged on the top and bottom. This coupling is attached to one of the two vehicles, e.g. the tender, with the eyelet, the sliding contacts fixedly arranged in the vehicle on the contact plates for Power transmission is present.

The claw-shaped rater on the opposite side engages in one, on the other Cylindrical pins arranged on the vehicle, whereby those located on the coupling Contact plates in turn rest on sliding contacts, so that a proper current transmission is secured.

The advantages of the coupling according to the invention are that both Vehicles can be separated and coupled at any time without difficulty, whereby The power transmission is secured at the same time via the power-transmitting coupling is, the two vehicles to each other the necessary freedom of movement, in particular when driving through narrow curves and have an extremely small size is.

The invention is described below using an exemplary embodiment explained in more detail.

Figure 1 is a side view of a coupling in section Figure 2 a Top view of the coupling according to FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of two Coupled vehicles Those consisting of an electrically non-conductive base body Coupling 1 has an eyelet 2 at one end and a claw-shaped one at the other end trained grid 4.

For the purpose of power transmission are on the top and bottom of the Coupling 1 contact plates 3 arranged.

The coupling 1 is preferably attached to a vehicle by means of the eyelet 2 attached to the tender 7, the eyelet 2 is pushed over a pin 5 that the resilient Schlei @ contacts 10 rest on the contact plates 3.

The vehicle to be kissed, preferably the motor vehicle 8, is also provided with a pin 6, the dimensions of the recess of the grid 4 corresponds and on which all resilient sliding contacts 9 are arranged so that that when the grid 4 engages in the pin 6, the Schlei @ contacts 9 on the contact plates 3 are present.

Claims (2)

Patent claims 1. Coupling for vehicle toys, especially for model and toy trains, which at the same time creates a force and current transmitting connection, thereby characterized in that the coupling (1) consists of an electrically non-conductive base body consists, which at one end with an eyelet (2) and at the other end with a claw-shaped formed grid (4) is provided, for the purpose of power transmission to the coupling (1) at least two contact plates (3) are arranged. 2. Coupling according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact pads (3) in the coupled state on sliding contacts ()) which are permanently arranged in the vehicles are concerned.