EP0014162A1 - Fahrbahnstück für Spielautobahnen - Google Patents

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EP0014162A1
EP0014162A1 EP80400143A EP80400143A EP0014162A1 EP 0014162 A1 EP0014162 A1 EP 0014162A1 EP 80400143 A EP80400143 A EP 80400143A EP 80400143 A EP80400143 A EP 80400143A EP 0014162 A1 EP0014162 A1 EP 0014162A1
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blade
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road
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Jacques Delorme
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Sa Heller Dite Ste
Heller SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H18/00—Highways or trackways for toys; Propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track
    • A63H18/02—Construction or arrangement of the trackway

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  • the present invention relates to miniature electric vehicle circuits of the type in which each vehicle is driven by an electric motor receiving its energy from wipers in contact with conductive blades embedded in the path of the circuit and slightly protruding from the surface thereof.
  • the invention relates to road sections constituting such circuits of miniature electric vehicles,
  • the invention aims to provide a road section devoid of this drawback.
  • a road section for miniature electric motor vehicle circuits comprising an insulating plate defining by one of its faces, the roadway of the road, a certain number of conductive strips for the electrical supply of vehicles being drowned in song in the plate so that one of their edges protrudes slightly from the upper face of the plate, the end edges of the road section comprising for each conductive strip, a cell extending longitudinally, while the opposite end edge of the section has a longitudinal projection of shape complementary to the cell and intended for penetrate, during assembly with a neighboring section, into the corresponding cell of the latter, said section being characterized in that each cell of the plate is covered by a portion of upper surface thereof connecting to the upper surface of the neighboring section, and in that each blade is shaped at each of its ends so as to constitute latching means for securing the section with neighboring sections s, snap-fastening means which are arranged below said surface portion and which simultaneously provide the electrical connection between the neighboring sections when they are assembled.
  • the junction between the blades of adjacent sections is entirely hidden from view, while the road casing formed by the aligned upper faces of the plates no longer has any discontinuity. Even when moving at high speed, vehicles no longer suffer shocks and progress regularly, while wear and tear on contact shoes or current sensors mounted under vehicles is considerably reduced.
  • the road section shown by way of example in the Figures is intended to be part of a circuit game for miniature electric vehicles comprising at least two vehicles which are supposed to perform a motor race, for example.
  • Each vehicle V (Fig. 2) comprises a chassis A, mounted on wheels B and driven by an electric motor C which, by a transmission D drives the rear wheels, for example.
  • the vehicle V can follow two tracks Pa or Pb of the circuit materialized on the road sections (Fig.l), a steering device (not shown) mounted in each vehicle being able to ensure the change of track for example when overtaking.
  • the vehicles are controlled remotely both in speed and in direction by control assemblies at the rate of one per vehicle and by means of which the players can operate the vehicles.
  • tracks Pa and Pb are materialized by a set of three conductive strips 1a; 2a, 3a and Ib, 2b and 3b embedded in song in a base plate 2 defining by its upper face the road surface. These blades protrude from this face by a small height to allow contact with wipers E mounted below the chassis A of each vehicle V.
  • the blades 1a and 1b are for example ground conductors
  • the blades 2a, 2b and 3a, 3b are voltage conductors to which variable potentials can respectively be applied via the control assemblies mentioned above.
  • one of the wipers E of each vehicle is offset transversely with respect to the analog wiper of the other vehicle.
  • a wiper of each vehicle is always in contact either with the blades 2a or 2b, or with the blades 3a or 3b.
  • the base plate 2 has two side walls 3 which form the edges thereof and which are intended to provide lateral guidance for the miniature vehicles.
  • the neighboring sections of a circuit are assembled by means of sets of cells and projections to which are associated latching means associated with the aligned blades of the sections.
  • Fig. 2 to 7 the example is shown, the junction between two neighboring sections at the level of the strip 1b, the arrangement at the level of the other strips being identical.
  • the blade 1b is housed in a longitudinal groove 4 of the plate 2, a groove which ends, at one end of the plate 2, in a cell 5 whose cross section is rectangular.
  • One of the side walls 6 of the cell 5 extends a wall of the groove 4 so that the blade 1b follows this wall up to the vicinity of the end edge of the plate 2.
  • the end mate of the blade Ib has a bevel 7 which ends below the upper surface of the section.
  • a cutout 8 which, in this case is a notch, preferably of rectangular shape, is formed in the blade 1b 'near the end of the latter. This notch 8 which opens downwards delimited at the end of the blade a spout 9 forming a retaining element.
  • the cell 5 is delimited upwards by a covering portion 10 forming an integral part of the plate 2 and ensuring the continuity of the upper surface or "floor" thereof.
  • the end of the groove 4 opposite the cell 5 leads to a recess 11 which is defined by a projection 12 of L-shaped cross section and in which the corresponding end of the blade 1b freely extends.
  • the projection 12 has dimensions complementary to those of the cell 5 and its upper face 13 is located slightly below the lower face of the covering portion 10, while being located clearly below the surface of the plate. 2 forming the roadway of the. road.
  • the corresponding end of the blade 1b has a cutout 14 which extends into the groove 4 where it is connected to the upper edge of the blade by a bevel 15.
  • the part of the blade extending in the recess 11 has first of all a transition zone forming a recess 16 which brings it closer to the vertical wall of the recess 11, then a rectilinear part 17 connecting to a hooking part 18, this consists of a lateral protuberance having in this case the shape of a V, the edge of which faces outwards.
  • the height of the end portion of the blade 1b does not exceed that of the recess 11 and it can therefore easily be engaged below the covering portion 10 of the neighboring section.
  • the part of the blade which extends outside the groove 4 is located within the limits defined by the recess 11 of the projection 12 and that it is thus protected against damage during use.
  • the mechanical strength of the assembly of two neighboring sections is improved thanks to the presence on the one hand of a horizontal tongue 20 provided on the underside of the plate 2 while projecting from the end face thereof and s extending laterally about half of this plate and, on the other hand, a recess 21 of complementary shape formed below the end portion of the plate 2 and intended to accommodate the corresponding tongue 20 of the neighboring section.
  • the plate 2 is preferably made in a single molded piece of plastic, the blades then being inserted in their grooves.
  • the sections according to the invention can have any desired length, their shape can naturally be rectilinear as shown in Fig.l, or curved.
  • latching means of the blades can be produced in different ways, the shape shown of the V-shaped portion 18 and of the complementary notch 8 being chosen only by way of example.
  • latching means equivalent to those shown could thus be produced for example by making a simple circular hole in one of the ends of the blade and by deforming the other end so as to provide a lateral boss complementary to said hole .

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FR7902317A FR2447739A1 (fr) 1979-01-30 1979-01-30 Section de route pour circuits de vehicules miniatures
FR7902317 1979-01-30

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Cited By (8)

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EP0098784A1 (de) * 1982-06-29 1984-01-18 MAJORETTE Société Anonyme dite Elastisches Montageverfahren von zwei Teilen
US4953785A (en) * 1988-08-29 1990-09-04 Hasbro, Inc. Track assembly for toy vehicle
GB2236957A (en) * 1989-10-20 1991-04-24 Artin Ind Co Ltd Toy vehicle track
US5503330A (en) * 1994-11-29 1996-04-02 Bachmann Industries, Inc. Track bed simulating assembly for snap together model railroad tracks
US5752678A (en) * 1997-01-08 1998-05-19 Bachmann Industries, Inc. Model railroad track assembly with actuator located within hollow track bed
USD421281S (en) 1997-04-15 2000-02-29 Bachmann Industries, Inc. Toy train track switch and track bed
US6883719B2 (en) 2002-11-01 2005-04-26 Mattel, Inc. Toy track and method of assembling and disassembling the same
US20120060665A1 (en) * 2010-09-10 2012-03-15 Chervon (Hk) Limited Guiding mechanism for an electric tool

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FR1193995A (de) * 1959-11-05
US3000573A (en) * 1959-09-16 1961-09-19 Strombeck Becker Mfg Co Track for electrical toy vehicle
FR1304389A (fr) * 1961-10-24 1962-09-21 Minic Ltd Perfectionnements apportés aux voies pour véhicules-jouets électriques
DE1256125B (de) * 1963-02-08 1967-12-07 Dr Hermann Neuhierl Verriegelbare Stossverbindung fuer Bahnstuecke einer Spielzeug-Autobahn
FR2374063A1 (fr) * 1976-12-17 1978-07-13 Ideal Toy Corp Voie pour courses de vehicules miniatures

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1193995A (de) * 1959-11-05
US3000573A (en) * 1959-09-16 1961-09-19 Strombeck Becker Mfg Co Track for electrical toy vehicle
FR1304389A (fr) * 1961-10-24 1962-09-21 Minic Ltd Perfectionnements apportés aux voies pour véhicules-jouets électriques
DE1256125B (de) * 1963-02-08 1967-12-07 Dr Hermann Neuhierl Verriegelbare Stossverbindung fuer Bahnstuecke einer Spielzeug-Autobahn
FR2374063A1 (fr) * 1976-12-17 1978-07-13 Ideal Toy Corp Voie pour courses de vehicules miniatures
US4106695A (en) * 1976-12-17 1978-08-15 Ideal Toy Corporation Toy vehicle track

Cited By (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0098784A1 (de) * 1982-06-29 1984-01-18 MAJORETTE Société Anonyme dite Elastisches Montageverfahren von zwei Teilen
US4953785A (en) * 1988-08-29 1990-09-04 Hasbro, Inc. Track assembly for toy vehicle
GB2236957A (en) * 1989-10-20 1991-04-24 Artin Ind Co Ltd Toy vehicle track
GB2236957B (en) * 1989-10-20 1993-08-11 Artin Ind Co Ltd A track segment
US5503330A (en) * 1994-11-29 1996-04-02 Bachmann Industries, Inc. Track bed simulating assembly for snap together model railroad tracks
US5752678A (en) * 1997-01-08 1998-05-19 Bachmann Industries, Inc. Model railroad track assembly with actuator located within hollow track bed
US6123298A (en) * 1997-01-08 2000-09-26 Bachmann Industries, Inc. Model railroad track assembly with actuator located within hollow track bed
USD421281S (en) 1997-04-15 2000-02-29 Bachmann Industries, Inc. Toy train track switch and track bed
US6883719B2 (en) 2002-11-01 2005-04-26 Mattel, Inc. Toy track and method of assembling and disassembling the same
US20120060665A1 (en) * 2010-09-10 2012-03-15 Chervon (Hk) Limited Guiding mechanism for an electric tool
US8800416B2 (en) * 2010-09-10 2014-08-12 Chervon (Hk) Limited Guiding mechanism for an electric tool

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