Classifications

• • 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
  • A63H17/34—Arrangements for imitating the noise of motors
• • 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
  • A63H29/00—Drive mechanisms for toys in general
  • A63H29/22—Electric drives

Definitions

• the invention relates to a rechargeable toy vehicle with its own motor drive.
• Self-propelled toy vehicles are known as prior art, which are driven by batteries or accumulators. The latter must either be removed from the toy vehicle when used up or it is necessary to attach external chargers with cables to the toy vehicle for charging.
• the object of the invention is to offer a toy vehicle with self-propelled drive that can be charged with particularly little effort.
• the toy vehicle according to the invention is provided with a rechargeable element and is introduced into a guide device for charging, wherein contact elements located on the vehicle chassis are acted upon by corresponding counter-contact elements of the guide device and the latter is charged via the latter counter-contact elements and a voltage source connected thereto.
• the chargeable element be removed from the toy vehicle remove additional external elements (such as cables or plugs) to attach or connect for charging.
• the toy vehicle according to the invention thus makes it possible to initiate the charging process by simply inserting the toy vehicle into a guide device without interrupting the game operation and having to establish cable plug connections.
• the charging process initiated by introducing the toy vehicle into the guiding device also corresponds to the familiar approach of the vehicle to a petrol station from everyday life and the refueling of the vehicle.
• a commercially available accumulator element is advantageously used, which can be designed to be interchangeable in adaptation to different storage capacities.
• Interchangeable capacitors can also be used as the chargeable elements, which capacitors can be adapted to different power demand potentials via different capacities.
• the guide device is designed as a ramp element onto which the toy vehicle can be pushed by the child playing without interrupting the flow of the game.
• a ramp element corresponds, for example, to the ramp constructions or lift constructions known from reality, which are used in the petrol station area.
• the playing child can, by simply driving over the ramp element, the contact of the contact elements of the toy vehicle desired for charging with the Manufacture counter contact elements of the ramp element. There is no complicated procedure of positioning the toy vehicle necessary and no additional cable connections have to be made and solved. The process of charging on the ramp element is therefore particularly realistic.
• the toy vehicle After the toy vehicle has been pushed onto the ramp element by the child playing, the toy vehicle is advantageously locked, thereby ensuring that the contact elements and corresponding counter-contact elements act continuously during the charging process.
• the locking of the toy vehicle can be released and can be released by the child playing by pulling out the vehicle after the end of the game process without additional means.
• An elastic element is advantageously used as the locking element, which is deformed, for example, by parts of the body of the toy vehicle in such a way that the toy vehicle is clamped and detachably received by the locking element.
• the locking element is resiliently mounted and snaps back by driving the toy vehicle onto the ramp element such that parts of the body of the toy vehicle are releasably clamped and thus locked.
• one wheel axle with associated wheels of the toy vehicle is freely suspended.
• the driven wheel axle of the toy vehicle rotates with the electric motor not switched off, so that there is no ground contact when the driven axle is freely suspended and the toy vehicle remains stationary in the ramp element during the charging process.
• one of the contact elements connected to the vehicle chassis is designed as a hook element and can - for example in connection with the locking element of the ramp element - in cooperation with the corresponding counter-contact element cause a clamping and locking effect during the charging process.
• a hook element thus fulfills a further function as a locking element in addition to its power line function.
• the toy vehicle is releasably locked in the loading position in the state pushed onto the ramp element by the locking element by lifting off the driven wheel axle and by using the contact element designed as a hook element.
• This locked loading position is brought about by the child pushing the toy vehicle onto the ramp element without the need for additional positioning or locking operations.
• the child's natural flow of play is not interrupted.
• a particularly easy accessibility of the ramp element is achieved by additional side guides, which makes it particularly easy for small children with less developed movement coordination to drive onto such a ramp element.
• the guide device is designed as a garage element into which the toy vehicle can be inserted by the child playing.
• the charging of the toy vehicle takes place realistically in the garage element itself.
• the inserted toy vehicle is also advantageously locked in the loading position in the garage element, as a result of which the exact and permanent positioning of the contacts and corresponding counter-contacts is achieved.
• a contact element is again designed as a hook element and can therefore also perform a locking function in connection with the locking of the toy vehicle in the garage element in addition to the current conducting function.
• the inclination of the body of the inserted toy vehicle in the locked state in the garage element is advantageously achieved by an inclined surface of the switching element integrated in the garage element, so that after actuation of the switching element and the inclined surface resting on the body of the toy vehicle, an inclination of the body is set with particularly simple means .
• the electric motor of the toy vehicle is advantageously switched off during the charging process, so that the driven wheel axles do not rotate.
• the guide device is advantageously provided with a pin element so that, after the toy vehicle has been introduced into the guide device (and in particular onto the ramp element or into the garage element), the pin element actuates a corresponding switch which is contained in the toy vehicle or its vehicle chassis and which actuates the electric motor switches off during charging.
• Such a pin element can be used on the one hand to switch off the electric motor, but on the other hand it can also be used for other elements during the charging process, e.g. Activate lamp elements or sound generators, whereby further game effects can be achieved.
• the body which is placed on the vehicle chassis, is designed to be interchangeable.
• the switching elements of the garage element and locking elements of the ramp element corresponding to the respective body are advantageously designed to be interchangeable or variable by attachable additives the respective body shape adaptable.
• the guide devices adapted in this way can thus also be used for vehicles with different bodies.
• the wheel axles of the toy vehicle are designed to be resilient, as a result of which the locking of the toy vehicle during the loading process in the guide device (in particular on the ramp element or in the garage element) is facilitated and the respective locking position is due to the resilient mobility of the body of the toy vehicle can be manufactured with little effort even by inexperienced children's hands.
• 1 is a schematic diagram of the toy vehicle
• Fig. 2 is a schematic representation of the toy vehicle in on
• FIG. 3 is a top view of the ramp of FIG. 2;
• FIG. 4 is a front view of the ramp of FIG. 2,
• 5a is a view of a toy vehicle inserted into a garage element in the unlocked state
• 5b is a view of a toy vehicle retracted in a garage element in the locked state
• Fig. 6 is a front view of the garage element.
• a chargeable element 7 for example a capacitor.
• the direction of rotation of the electric motor 1 is adjustable by means of the pole reversing switch 15, which is attached to the toy vehicle 3 and can be actuated from the outside.
• a switch 22 is provided to interrupt the circuit during the charging process Introducing the toy vehicle 3 into a guide device for charging, optionally operated by a pin element (not shown).
• FIG. 1 also shows the contact elements 8 and 8 ', which are shown in more detail in FIG. 2 in their external attachment to the toy vehicle 3.
• FIGS. 3 and 4 shows a side view of a toy vehicle 3 raised on a ramp element 6, the side guides 11 and 11 'of the ramp element 6 not being shown for better visibility of the toy vehicle 3 (see FIGS. 3 and 4 in this regard).
• the body 4 is inclined in Fig. 2 relative to the ramp 12 of the ramp member 6 so that the front driven wheel axle 5 is lifted from the ramp 12 and can thus rotate during the loading process without the toy vehicle 3 moving, so that the Electric motor 1 does not have to be switched off.
• the complete circuit according to FIG. 1 is integrated in the vehicle chassis 2 according to FIG. 2 and is not shown in detail.
• the pole-reversing switch 15, which can be actuated from the outside, and the switch 22, which can be actuated, for example, by a switching pin attached to the ramp element 6, are also not shown in FIG. 2.
• the toy vehicle 3 is locked by clamping a body element, namely the bumper 23 under the locking element 10, whereby the already mentioned inclined position of the body 4 relative to the drive-on surface 12 is also achieved.
• the mentioned locking is achieved by supporting the hook-like contact element 8 on the side region 17 of the counter-contact element 9.
• the second dome-shaped contact element 8 ' lies on the corresponding counter-contact element 9'.
• the voltage source 13 which is integrated in the present case of the ramp element 6, can charge the chargeable element 7 via the connecting lines 14 and the contacts 8 and 9 or 8 'and 9'.
• the locking described is achieved in cooperation between the locking element 10 and the bumper 23 and the hook-like contact element 8 and counter-contact element 9.
• the vehicle is then charged and, after charging, by slightly lifting the front wheel axle 5 - to release the contact element 8 from the counter-contact element 9 ', it is released again from the locking device in order to be able to be lowered from the drive-on surface 12.
• Fig. 3 shows further details of the ramp element 6 and in particular the side guides 1 1 and 1 1 ', which allow easier positioning of the toy vehicle 3 when moving up and down from the ramp surface 12 of the ramp element 6.
• the mating contact elements 9 and 9 'and the locking element 10 are also shown.
• Fig. 4 shows a front view of the drive-on surface 12 which can be effortlessly driven by the playing child, with guidance through the side guides 11 and 11 'being ensured.
• FIG. 5a and 5b show the introduction and locking of the toy vehicle 3 in the interior of a garage element 16 formed with transparent side guides 11 and 11 '.
• the toy vehicle 3 is moved into the garage element 16 by the playing child without the switch element 18 being actuated (see FIG. 5a).
• the hook-like contact element 8 is moved up to the side region 17 of the counter-contact element 9, the side region 17 serving as a stop.
• the dome-shaped contact element 8 ' is located directly over the mating contact element 9 ', but without an electrical connection being made.
• Fig. 6 shows the garage element 16 without a retracted toy vehicle 3 in the front view with the non-actuated switch element 18 and the counter-contact element 9.
• Side guides 11 and 11 'are provided which also allow children 3 to retract the toy vehicle 3 into the garage element 16 enable inexperienced coordination of movements.

Landscapes

• Toys (AREA)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Publications (1)

Family

ID=6918368

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (4)

Families Citing this family (2)

Family Cites Families (2)

• 1996
  • 1996-07-26 KR KR1019980702225A patent/KR19990063758A/ko not_active Application Discontinuation
  • 1996-07-26 EP EP96927521A patent/EP0858360A1/de not_active Withdrawn
  • 1996-07-26 JP JP53470797A patent/JP2001508322A/ja active Pending
  • 1996-07-26 WO PCT/DE1996/001392 patent/WO1998004330A1/de not_active Application Discontinuation

Non-Patent Citations (1)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events