EP0082097B1 - Plateforme de lancement véhicules-jouets devant parcourir une piste - Google Patents

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EP0082097B1
EP0082097B1 EP82420177A EP82420177A EP0082097B1 EP 0082097 B1 EP0082097 B1 EP 0082097B1 EP 82420177 A EP82420177 A EP 82420177A EP 82420177 A EP82420177 A EP 82420177A EP 0082097 B1 EP0082097 B1 EP 0082097B1
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Gilbert Chenavier
Jean-Louis Ribas
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Majorette 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
    • A63H18/026—Start-finish mechanisms; Stop arrangements; Traffic lights; Barriers, or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H17/00—Toy vehicles, e.g. with self-drive; ; Cranes, winches or the like; Accessories therefor
    • A63H17/26—Details; Accessories

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  • the present invention relates to a launching platform for toy vehicles, the wheels of an axle of which are subjected to the effect of a driving torque.
  • the toy vehicles concerned are more generally, although not exclusively, miniature cars provided with a mechanical propulsion engine of any type, that is to say with key winding or by rolling back and forth on the ground; it can also be an electric motor powered by batteries or the like.
  • the invention aims to allow the realization of a launch platform ensuring the successive departure of several vehicles, the energy required for said platform being that potential of each vehicle whose drive wheels have been previously subjected in the known manner to the effect of engine torque.
  • the platform according to the invention is characterized in that it comprises a circular plate on which is placed at least one vehicle, the drive wheels of which are subjected to the effect of said engine torque in the state corresponding to the placement on said plate a turnstile centered on said plate and the branches of which constitute stops for vehicles and a pawl allowing on the one hand to block the rotation of the turnstile and on the other hand to release it so that it can rotate at such an angle, under the pushing of the vehicles, that one of these escapes the retention of the corresponding branch of the turnstile in order to launch out on a track associated with said plate when said pawl is requested by a rod.
  • the vehicle following the one which has just entered the track is then ready to leave as soon as the previous one has completed its turn and actuates the aforementioned means.
  • Track 1 comes from a launching platform 3 established in accordance with the invention and it leads to a stop 4 against which the vehicle 2 traveling on track 1 comes to rest at the end of the race.
  • the platform 3 essentially comprises a circular plate 5 relative to the center of which is mounted for free rotation a turnstile 6 comprising six branches in the example shown.
  • the platform 3 also includes a pawl 7 intended to act on a ring gear 8 (fig. 2) secured to the underside of the turnstile 6.
  • the circular plate 5 comprises an annular track 9 bordered by a vertical wall 10, the part of the track 9 located in the immediate vicinity of the wall 10 having a rough surface 9a as will be better explained below.
  • the center of the plate 5 is provided with a pin 11 oriented upwards around which a perforation 12a of a boss 12 formed in the center of the turnstile 6 engages.
  • the annular track 9 is interrupted so that one of the elements of the track 1 can be associated with this plate tangentially with respect to the track 9.
  • the latter comprises in the area considered two rails 9b, 9c around which engages a gutter 1a, respectively 1b formed on the underside of each element of the track 1.
  • One of the flanges 1 c of this element extends the peripheral wall 10 of the plate 5 as shown in fig . 1.
  • the underside of the part of the track 9 which is provided with the rails 9b and 9c comprises a pivot 13 turned downwards.
  • the plate 5 On the outside of its wall 10, the plate 5 comprises two heels 14-15 each provided with rails 14a, 14b respectively 15a, 15b oriented parallel to the rails 9b and 9c. Depending on the plan profile of track 1, the end of the latter cooperates with one or the other of the aforementioned heels. In the example illustrated, the end of track 1 is subject to heel 14.
  • the base of this arm is shaped so as to constitute a ramp 17, one of the ends of which is produced in the form of a head 17a.
  • the arm 16 is extended by a leg 18 which is followed by a rod 19 oriented obliquely with respect to this leg.
  • the turnstile 6 has a flat flange 6a on top of which are placed its branches 20 while the toothed crown 8, secured to the underside of said flange, is produced in the form of a corrugated partition comprising six teeth 8a with oblique lateral faces .
  • the diameter of the toothed crown 8 is such that when the pawl 7 is in the free position, its head 17a constitutes a stop for one of the teeth 8a of said crown. In this position of the pawl, its rod 19 extends above the heel 14 of the plate 5, so that it is located just above the track 1 when the latter is associated with said heel.
  • the junction between the arm 16 and the ramp 17 of the pawl 7 passes through an opening 5a of the plate 5 and that at this level this junction is provided with a horizontal tab 21 which rests on a pad 5b of said plate so as to keep the pawl engaged around the pivot 13.
  • the rod 19 of the pawl extends above the corresponding rim 1c of track 1, said rod comprising a vertical part which passes through another opening 5c of plate 5.
  • the diameter of the plate 5 and the number of branches of the turnstile 6 are determined so that one can place on the annular track 9 a miniature toy vehicle between each branch of the platform.
  • openings 5a and 5c are also arranged in line with the heel 15 so that the pawl 7 can be mounted at this location, a second pivot 13 also being formed on the underside of the circular plate 5.
  • part 9a of the track 9 which is granited could be produced by means of another kind of surface with a high coefficient of friction or even constituted by separate individual pads placed under the driving wheels of the vehicles, the important being to prevent the driving wheel from slipping on each vehicle on this surface.

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EP82420177A 1981-12-11 1982-12-10 Plateforme de lancement véhicules-jouets devant parcourir une piste Expired EP0082097B1 (fr)

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AT82420177T ATE19957T1 (de) 1981-12-11 1982-12-10 Abfahrtrampe fuer spielfahrzeuge die auf einer autorennbahn fahren sollen.

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FR8123352A FR2517981A1 (fr) 1981-12-11 1981-12-11 Plate-forme de lancement pour vehicules-jouets devant parcourir une piste
FR8123352 1981-12-11

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EP0082097A1 EP0082097A1 (fr) 1983-06-22
EP0082097B1 true EP0082097B1 (fr) 1986-05-28

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US (1) US4475303A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
EP (1) EP0082097B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AT (1) ATE19957T1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3271468D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ES (1) ES269096Y (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2517981A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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EP0082097A1 (fr) 1983-06-22
ES269096U (es) 1983-06-16
US4475303A (en) 1984-10-09
DE3271468D1 (en) 1986-07-03
FR2517981B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1984-07-20
ATE19957T1 (de) 1986-06-15
FR2517981A1 (fr) 1983-06-17

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