EP0057246B1 - Circuit d'automobile - Google Patents

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EP0057246B1
EP0057246B1 EP81107232A EP81107232A EP0057246B1 EP 0057246 B1 EP0057246 B1 EP 0057246B1 EP 81107232 A EP81107232 A EP 81107232A EP 81107232 A EP81107232 A EP 81107232A EP 0057246 B1 EP0057246 B1 EP 0057246B1
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Hermann Dr. Neuhierl (Verstorben)
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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
    • A63H18/12—Electric current supply to toy vehicles through the track
    • 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 invention relates to a toy car racing track according to the first part of claim 1.
  • a toy car racing track of this type is described and shown in DE-A-2824756.
  • the toy car race track has track sections with and without guide means, the guide means of the track section in question comprising a guide groove and lateral guide edges.
  • Each vehicle is assigned a guide pin that can be swung out and in, which automatically swings into the area of a track with a guide groove and automatically swings out at the end of the guide groove.
  • the play possibilities are limited because the speed of the vehicles can only be influenced in the region of the track sections with guide grooves. A deflection to one side or the other is not possible, and therefore overtaking maneuvers are limited to sections of track without guide grooves.
  • the play is restricted by this known embodiment because the operator must not only pay attention to the speeds of the vehicles involved and their positions relative to one another, but also to their positions with respect to the existing track sections, because overtaking maneuvers can only be carried out in certain track sections.
  • the invention is based on the object of designing a toy car racing track of the type described at the outset in such a way that, while ensuring safe driving operation, track-bound and steerable operation of the vehicles is optionally possible depending on the operator's wish.
  • the operator can freely choose which operating state he wants to choose for a particular vehicle, namely on the one hand track-bound and on the other hand freely steerable driving operation, without it being necessary to have vehicles of different types. Rather, it suffices if the guide pin is attached for track-bound driving and is removed again for steerable driving.
  • Both operating modes of the vehicles namely track-bound driving operation and freely steerable driving operation, can be operated in their respective operating state and independently of one another over the entire extent of the car racing track built up according to the invention. This not only results in an undisturbed style of play because the operator or the operators do not have to consider the positions of the vehicles relative to certain track sections when performing racing maneuvers, but also a greater number of play options, which has a favorable effect on the game operation.
  • safe driving is ensured in the embodiment according to the invention. This is predetermined on the one hand by the immovable guide pin, which prevents the difficulties described at the outset, and on the other hand by guide edges which are provided over the entire extent of the car racing track. Safe driving operation with a simple construction is furthermore ensured by the fact that the vehicles have a steering device which can be controlled via current conductors in the track sections and current collector in the vehicles.
  • the track section shown in FIG. 1 is provided for a straight section, but a track section provided for an arc section is designed in essentially the same way.
  • Each of the lanes is essentially of the same design and has current conductors 30 to 33 laid along the lane, a guide groove 37 arranged in it centrally to the current conductors and a guide edge 36 arranged at the edge of the lane and the track section, each of which extends over the entire longitudinal extent extend the track section.
  • the current conductors are generally formed by metal rails inserted into corresponding slots, as is customary per se. It is not essential that the guide groove 37 be in the middle of the lane. It is essential that such a guide groove 37 extends over the entire longitudinal extent of the track section and that a guide pin which is arranged complementarily thereto is provided on the vehicle to be moved along the lane, as will be explained below.
  • pin elements 38 are provided on the end faces of the track pieces, which can be brought into engagement with corresponding socket elements 38a (FIG. 2).
  • socket elements 38a For the electrically conductive connection to the busbars 30 to 33 of adjacent track pieces, individual ones of the current conductors protrude beyond the end faces in the manner of pins and are designed for plug-like engagement in the correspondingly bush-shaped current conductors of adjacent track pieces, as is customary per se.
  • a body is fastened to a chassis or lower part 1 of a vehicle, expediently screwed on.
  • the lower part 1 carries (see FIG. 4) current pick-up grinders 2 and 3, which can be attached in layers corresponding to the current conductors 30 to 33 of the track section, in such a way that an electric motor in the vehicle (not shown) can be supplied with energy.
  • the embodiment explained is expedient with four current conductors which can be selected in pairs.
  • the two internal conductors are used as the first pair and the two external conductors are used as the second pair.
  • the power take-off grinder 2, 3, for example in the manner shown in FIG. 4, a vehicle can optionally be converted for operation on the internal or external current conductors.
  • the two current collector grinders 2, 3 only have to be swapped in their position. Such training is known per se and is therefore not explained in detail.
  • buttons 4 and 5 are fastened further to the left and right near the front wheels, and in the illustrated embodiment are fastened interchangeably or removably via a screw connection.
  • the buttons are used to rest against the guide edge 36 of the track section with freely steerable operation and thus initiate the straight-ahead execution of the freely steerable vehicle after a lane change.
  • a mounting part 6 is fastened to the lower part 1, which is essential for converting the vehicle as a track-bound vehicle on the one hand and a freely steerable vehicle on the other hand.
  • the mounting part 6 is detachably fastened to the lower part 1 by means of screws, but can also be releasably fastened in another way, such as, for. B. by snap, bayonet, swivel lever, snap connections or the like.
  • the mounting part 6 is essentially T-shaped and carries at the end facing the front wheels a receiving fork 10 into which a guide pin 11 can be inserted or clicked in, as shown in FIG. 5.
  • the mounting part 6, on the other hand, has an axle 8 on its side facing the vehicle interior, onto which a toothed wheel 7 can be attached and can be removed from it.
  • the lower part 1 has an opening through which the gearwheel can be inserted into the interior of the vehicle in such a way that it has on the one hand the motor pinion 9 of the electric motor, not shown, which is supplied by the current collector 2, 3, and on the other hand one corresponding engagement part, such as a rack or the like of the steering device 12 (see FIGS. 6 and 8) of the vehicle can be engaged.
  • the vehicle With the guide pin 11 inserted in the receiving fork 20 of the mounting part 6, the vehicle can be operated in a track-bound manner, since the guide pin 11 engages in the guide groove 37 and the vehicle can therefore only be operated along the guide groove 37.
  • the electric motor therefore only acts on the rear drive wheels of the vehicle.
  • the connection between the electric motor and the steering device 12 is expediently interrupted, which can be done by removing the gear 7.
  • a return spring is usually provided between the two front wheels or their steering knuckles, by means of which the front wheels are automatically adjusted parallel to the direction of travel when the gear wheel 7 is removed, as a result of which the frictional losses are greatly reduced . If such friction losses are irrelevant, there is no need to interrupt the non-positive or positive connection between the electric motor and the steering device 12, and the front wheels are not forced to be in a straight position.
  • the gearwheel 7 is provided interchangeably on the motor part 6, rather the gearwheel 7 can also be accessed and removed in another way, for example by removing the body or the like.
  • the shape shown, with a gear 7 that can be placed on the axis 8 of the mounting part 6 and with a guide pin 11 that can be clicked into the receiving fork 10 of the mounting part 6, has proven to be particularly simple. In this way, a vehicle is thus created which can be used either as a track-bound vehicle or as a freely steerable vehicle, the conversion being very simple and also easy for any layperson. This can be seen as part of the game stimulus, since a quick change from steerable vehicles to track-guided vehicles and vice versa is possible.
  • buttons 4, 5 can remain on the vehicle, So do not have to be removed and may not be removable.
  • 6 and 7 show a vehicle designed for freely steerable operation, in which the gear wheel 7 is provided between the motor pinion 9 and the steering device 12 and the buttons 4 and 5 are attached to the vehicle.
  • Energy is supplied to the (not shown) electric motor via the current collector 2, 3, which thus drives the rear wheels on the one hand via a transmission connection (not shown), whereby in a manner known per se it is ensured by a corresponding transmission device that regardless of the polarity or the phase position of the current supplied to the electric motor, the rotation of the rear wheels always takes place in the same direction.
  • the motor pinion 9 is caused to turn either to the left or to the right, which triggers a corresponding deflection of the front wheels via the steering device 12.
  • This mode of operation is known per se and is therefore not explained in detail.
  • the vehicle is therefore designed for freely steerable operation and can therefore be steered back and forth between the two lanes R and L. It is only important that after each lane change the power take-off grinders 2, 3 can come into electrical contact with the same assigned pair of current conductors of the lane so that drive energy can be supplied for the rear wheels again.
  • the buttons 4, 5 are used, which, by being in contact with the guide edge 36, also cause the vehicle to steer onto the track.
  • FIG. 8 and 9 show the embodiment as a track-bound vehicle, in which (FIG. 9) the guide pin 11 is inserted into the mounting part 6, whereas the gear 7 is removed from the mounting part 6 to interrupt the non-positive connection between the motor pinion 9 and the steering device 12, buttons 4 and 5 are also removed.
  • the guide pin 11 engages in the guide groove 37, as a result of which the vehicle can only be moved along this guide groove 37.
  • the electric motor is supplied with energy via the power take-off grinders 2, 3 and drives the rear wheels of the vehicle as before.
  • a speed controller known per se see e.g. DE-A-2 722 734.
  • a separate circuit being used for the right-hand lane and the left-hand lane.
  • a steerable vehicle is supplied via the current conductors 30 and 33.
  • a lane change of the vehicle is possible if the corresponding current conductors of both lanes are electrically connected to one another, so that the same vehicle can be acted on after the lane change by means of the same speed controller.
  • the respective circuits can be separated from one another, which is why a track-bound vehicle can be operated along the guide groove 37 on each lane for the same pair of conductors (e.g. 30, 33).
  • vehicles can optionally be operated both freely steerable and guided, which results in the novel different play options explained in more detail, and in addition the Necessary power supply and the current controller required for the operation of the vehicles do not have to be changed, and the vehicles can be used for track-guided and freely steerable operation by suitable training of the vehicles.

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1. Autodrome-jouet comprenant au moins un véhicule et divers tronçons de circuit (35) les uns à la suite des autres (R, L) comportant des éléments de guidage (36, 37) et des conducteurs de courant (30 à 33) pour le ou les véhicules susceptibles d'être en contact électrique avec les lignes de courant par l'intermédiaire de frotteurs (2, 3) ainsi qu'un système de direction (12) asservi par les conducteurs de courant (30 à 33) et les frotteurs (2, 3) et qui possèdent des tétons-guides (11) au moyen desquels ils peuvent être guidés le long des tronçons de circuit (35) lesdits éléments étant en prise réciproque avec les éléments de guidage (37), caractérisé par le fait que chacune des pistes (R, L) de chaque tronçon de circuit (35) en tant que moyen de guidage présente une rainure-guide (37) de même qu'un bord de guidage (36) sur la totalité du circuit et qu'au moins un des véhicules en tant qu'élément guidé possède un téton-guide amovible et réadaptable (11), qui vient prendre dans la rainure de guidage (37), de sorte que le véhicule peut être utilisé à la convenance soit sant téton-guide (11) en tant que véhicule librement dirigeable, soit avec téton-guide (11), dans ce cas en tant que véhicule guidé par rail.
2. Autodrome-jouet selon revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que le véhicule présente en supplément des toucheaux en bordure (4, 5) qui viennent s'appliquer contre les bords de guidage (36).
3. Autodrome-jouet selon revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que le téton-guide (11) est insérable.
4. Autodrome-jouet selon revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé par le fait que les toucheaux (4, 5) sont amovibles.
5. Autodrome-jouet selon revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait que la liaison énergétique geométriquement adéquate entre les frotteurs de contact (2, 3) et le système de direction (12) peut être interrompue.
6. Autodrome-jouet selon revendication 5, caractérisé par le fait qu'une roue d'engrenage (7) montée dans le véhicule entre le moteur électrique (pignon moteur 9) alimenté par les frotteurs de contact (2, 3) et le système de direction (12) peut être déposée.
7. Autodrome-jouet selon revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé par un montage (6) facilement accessible et déposable monté dans le véhicule pour le téton-guide (11).
8. Autodrome-jouet selon revendication 7, caractérisé par une fourche (10) du montage (6) pour la préhension du téton-guide (11).
9. Autodrome-jouet selon revendications 6 à 8, caractérisé par le fait que la roue d'engrenage (7) est placée sur l'axe (8) formant un tout avec le montage (6), dont il peut être retiré après dépose du montage (6).
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