EP1710003B1 - Toy car track segment - Google Patents
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
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- A63H19/30—Permanent way; Rails; Rail-joint connections
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- 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
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- A63H18/025—Actuation of track parts by the vehicle
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- the present invention relates to a segment of a track for playing toy cars and particularly but not exclusively remote-controlled toy cars.
- Toy car tracks that include two routes and a road diverter between the routes have been generally known.
- the subject invention seeks to provide an improved track segment for a toy car track, which includes a diverter that is operated in a novel way to add more variation and fun to the game.
- a deviation system for guide means used in a set of toy vehicles This consists of a trajectory, which is defined by a guide means and at least one vehicle comprising a guide follower device, which is used to follow the trajectory.
- a branching fork in the aforementioned guide means comprises first and second branches and a switch point which can move between a first position and a second position in order to force the follower device to follow the first and second branches respectively.
- the switch point consists of an arm comprising one contact end which is positioned upstream of the point and which is pushed by a mobile element that is associated with the vehicle in order to move the point from the first position to the second position, or vice versa, before the follower device reaches said switch point.
- the deviation system also comprises a control system which is used remotely to actuate the above-mentioned mobile element of the vehicle
- a track segment for use in a track for toy cars comprising a body defining first, second and third road sections meeting at a junction, and a diverter provided at the junction for diverting a car from the first section to one of the second and third sections.
- the diverter is pivotable in opposite directions between first and second positions for said car to run to the second and third sections respectively.
- an actuator provided at one of the sections for operation by said car passing by to pivot the diverter from the prevailing first or second position to the other position alternately as the actuator is successively operated characterized in that the actuator is provided at the first section and is operable by said car only runing in the direction from the second or third section to the first section.
- the first and second sections extend co-linearly, and the third section turns smoothly therefrom.
- the diverter extends in its first position substantially straight relative to the first and second sections across the third section and extends in the second position at an acute angle relative thereto across the second section.
- each road section has a sallow generally U-shaped cross-section, and the diverter is hinged at a junction kerb between the second and the third sections for pivotal movement between the first and the second positions.
- the actuator is pivotably supported and is arranged to be turned for operation by said car passing by.
- the actuator includes a spring for self returning to a normal position for operation by said car passing by.
- the actuator includes a base rotatably supported on one side of the first section and a bar extending therefrom, the base being resiliently biased by the spring to point the bar normally in a direction across the first section.
- the bar is pivotably supported by the base, between which a second spring co-acts to resiliently bias the bar to point normally in said direction across the first section.
- the base is capable of being turned only in one direction and the bar in the opposite direction only.
- the actuator is operable in only one direction and is arranged to allow said car to pass by in the opposite direction without being operated.
- the track segment preferably includes a linkage provided between the actuator and the diverter to enable the actuator to pivot the diverter.
- the linkage comprises discrete first and second parts for pivoting the diverter in opposite directions respectively.
- the two parts of the linkage are resiliently biased apart at a position about the diverter.
- the actuator includes a cam for operating the linkage.
- the linkage comprises discrete first and second parts for pivoting the diverter in opposite directions respectively, and the cam comprises two parts for successively operating respective parts of the linkage.
- the invention also provides a toy car track incorporating the aforesaid track segment, in combination with at least one remote-controlled toy car for running on the track.
- a track segment 10 embodying the invention for use in a track for playing toy cars, especially remote-controlled toy cars that can run and turn in opposite directions as desired.
- the track is typically built by connecting a plurality of track segments end-to-and together to form an endless course for one or usually two or more toy cars to run or race with each other.
- the track segment 10 is employea, often in a pair, to provide a branched circuit including more than one loop for added fun of play.
- the track segment 10 has a moulded plastic flat body 100 which defines three i.e. first, second and third road sections 110, 120 and 130 meeting at a junction 200, each having a shallow U-shaped cross-section and leading to an end/port of the segment 10 for joining with a respective adjacent segment.
- the first and second road sections 110 and 120 extend co-linearly to form part of a straight road for example, with the third section 130 turning smoothly through 90° therefrom to start a side turn.
- a horizontal diverter bar 300 is provided at the junction 200 for diverting a car from the first section 110 to the third section 130.
- the bar 300 has front and rear ends 310 and 320 and includes a bottom peg 330 nearer to the latter.
- the rear end 320 is hinged at a junction kerb 125 between the second and the third sections 120 and 130, such that the bar 300 is freely pivotable in opposite directions across the road surface between a straight position (solid line in Figure 1 ) relative to the first and second sections 110 and 120 across the third section 130 and an acute angled position (dashed line in Figure 1 ) relative thereto across the second section 120.
- the second section 120 While the diverter bar 300 is in the straight position, the second section 120 is unobstructed so that a car can run straight from the first section 110 down to the second section 120, or vice versa should the car run in the opposite direction. If the car comes from the third section 130, it will turn into the first section 110 while flipping the bar 300 to the angled position.
- the diverter bar 300 diverts a car to turn from the first section 110 to the third section 130, or vice versa should the car run in the opposite direction. If the car enters the junction 200 from the second section 120, it will move straight onto the first section 110 while flipping the bar 300 to the straight position.
- the diverter bar 300 can be pivoted by a car either upon direct hit thereby or indirectly by means of an actuator 400 provided on the first section 110 via a linkage 500 arranged under the segment body 100.
- the diverter peg 330 extends through an arcuate slot 210 in the road for displacement by the linkage 500, whereby the bar 300 is pivoted in opposite directions.
- the actuator 400 has a generally cylindrical upright base 410 whose upper end 411 is exposed and lower end 412 is rotatably supported inside a cylindrical seat 112 on one side of the first road section 110.
- the base 410 is spring-loaded to turn or self-return to and rest in a normal position, whose upper end 411 has a radial support 420 on which there is cantilevered a horizontal bar 430.
- the actuator bar 430 has front and rear ends 431 and 432, with the latter being hinged to the support 420 for the bar 430 to be pivotable about a vertical axis.
- a torsional coil spring 424 in the support 420 co-acts between the support 420 and the rear end 432 such that the bar 430 is spring-loaded to turn and extend normally at right angles across the first road section 110.
- the actuator body lower end 412 has a vertical central shaft 413, on which a helical spring 414 and a cam sleeve 415 are disposed.
- the sleeve 415 is keyed at 417 with the seat 112 against rotation so that it can only slide along the shaft 413 while being resiliently biased upwards into the upper body end 411 by the spring 414 below it.
- the sleeve 415 has on its outer surface a pair of diametrically opposite V-shaped cam profiles 416 that are urged by the spring 414 to bear slidingly against respective cam followers (protrusions e.g. ribs) on the inner surface of the upper body end 411.
- each V-shaped cam profile 416 its either side is cooperable with the associated follower through a cam action, such that as the actuator base 410 is turned from its normal position in either direction the sleeve 415 is pushed downwards.
- the spring 414 urges the sleeve 415 back upwards to return the base 410 (upon release) to its normal position through reversed cam action.
- the base 410 is obstructed by a stop 114 on the right side of the seat 112 such that it can only turn one way i.e. in direction B through an angle limited by another stop to 90°.
- the lowermost end of the actuator shaft 413 projects through the bottom of the seat 112, to which end there is connected a cam 440 for unidirectional rotation thereby via a circular ratchet 443.
- the cam 440 has a double-layered structure consisting of upper and lower cam discs 441 and 442 each having three equiangularly spaced corners K, oriented such that their six corners K taken together symmetrically alternate as between upper and lower ones i.e. spaced at 60° apart.
- the ratchet 443 is fitted in a central aperture of the cam discs 441/442, which has two resilient asymmetrical teeth for engaging (in direction B) and skipping (in opposite direction A) six complementarity shaped notches 444 of the discs 441/442 around their aperture. Due to the presence of six notches 444 in the discs 441/442, the cam 440 will be rotated stepwise each time through 60° to advance one corner K.
- the linkage 500 is formed by discrete upper and lower links 510 and 520 for pivoting the diverter bar 300 by its peg 330 in opposite directions respectively between the straight and the angled positions.
- the upper link 510 has a crooked first end 511 contacting the upper cam disc 441 and a straight second end 512 extending to one side of the diverter peg 330.
- the link 510 is hinged at an intermediate position 515 and is resiliently biased by a spring 514 to urge its first end 511 against the upper cam disc 441 for pivoting thereby through cam action and to rest with its second end 512 next to the relevant end of the slot 210.
- the lower link 520 has two separate sections, namely a crooked first section 521 and a straight second section 522, which are pivotably connected end-to-end together at 523.
- the first section 521 is hinged at an intermediate position 525A and is resiliently biased by a spring 524 to bear against the lower cam disc 442 for pivoting thereby through cam action.
- the second section 522 is hinged at an intermediate position 525B and extends to the opposite side of the diverter peg 330. Under the action of the spring 524 via the first section 521, the second section 522 rests at a position next to the other end of the slot 210.
- the two links 510 and 520 are resiliently biased apart (by the springs 514 and 524) at a position about the peg 330 of the diverter 300, such that the diverter 300 remains freely pivotable by the car direct irrespective of its prevailing position.
- the actuator 400 operates as follows. As the base 410 can only be turned in direction B whilst the bar 430 is fixed thereto in that direction, the overall actuator 400 will be turned in that direction by a car running past it from the second/third road section 120/130 to the first road section 110, thereby rotating the cam 440 (discs 441/442) in the same direction through 60° to turn one disc corner K past the linkage 500. Given that the corners K are presented alternately as between upper and lower ones, the two links 510 and 520 will be pivoted in turn upon successive operations of the actuator 400 by the car or cars, thereby pivoting the diverter 300 from the prevailing position, whether it be straight or angled, to the other position, and vice versa.
- the actuator base 410 is held against turning in direction A, the bar 430 is free to pivot relative thereto in that direction to allow a car to pass by in the opposite direction i.e. from the first road section 110 to the second/third road section 120/130. Without its base 410 being turned the actuator 400 is inoperative for cars approaching the junction 200 from the first road section 110, and the condition of the diverter 300 is unaltered. Thus, the actuator 400 is operable in only one direction and is arranged to allow a car to pass by in the opposite direction without being operated.
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- The present invention relates to a segment of a track for playing toy cars and particularly but not exclusively remote-controlled toy cars.
- Toy car tracks that include two routes and a road diverter between the routes have been generally known.
The subject invention seeks to provide an improved track segment for a toy car track, which includes a diverter that is operated in a novel way to add more variation and fun to the game. - Published
Canadian Application 2503401 , discloses a deviation system for guide means used in a set of toy vehicles. This consists of a trajectory, which is defined by a guide means and at least one vehicle comprising a guide follower device, which is used to follow the trajectory. A branching fork in the aforementioned guide means comprises first and second branches and a switch point which can move between a first position and a second position in order to force the follower device to follow the first and second branches respectively. The switch point consists of an arm comprising one contact end which is positioned upstream of the point and which is pushed by a mobile element that is associated with the vehicle in order to move the point from the first position to the second position, or vice versa, before the follower device reaches said switch point. The deviation system also comprises a control system which is used remotely to actuate the above-mentioned mobile element of the vehicle - According to the invention, there is provided a track segment for use in a track for toy cars, comprising a body defining first, second and third road sections meeting at a junction, and a diverter provided at the junction for diverting a car from the first section to one of the second and third sections. The diverter is pivotable in opposite directions between first and second positions for said car to run to the second and third sections respectively. Included is an actuator provided at one of the sections for operation by said car passing by to pivot the diverter from the prevailing first or second position to the other position alternately as the actuator is successively operated characterized in that the actuator is provided at the first section and is operable by said car only runing in the direction from the second or third section to the first section.
- Preferably, the first and second sections extend co-linearly, and the third section turns smoothly therefrom.
- More preferably, the diverter extends in its first position substantially straight relative to the first and second sections across the third section and extends in the second position at an acute angle relative thereto across the second section.
- It is preferred that each road section has a sallow generally U-shaped cross-section, and the diverter is hinged at a junction kerb between the second and the third sections for pivotal movement between the first and the second positions.
- It is preferred that the actuator is pivotably supported and is arranged to be turned for operation by said car passing by.
- More preferably, the actuator includes a spring for self returning to a normal position for operation by said car passing by.
- Further more preferably, the actuator includes a base rotatably supported on one side of the first section and a bar extending therefrom, the base being resiliently biased by the spring to point the bar normally in a direction across the first section.
- Yet further more preferably, the bar is pivotably supported by the base, between which a second spring co-acts to resiliently bias the bar to point normally in said direction across the first section.
- Yet still further more preferably, the base is capable of being turned only in one direction and the bar in the opposite direction only.
- In a preferred embodiment, the actuator is operable in only one direction and is arranged to allow said car to pass by in the opposite direction without being operated.
- The track segment preferably includes a linkage provided between the actuator and the diverter to enable the actuator to pivot the diverter.
- More preferably, the linkage comprises discrete first and second parts for pivoting the diverter in opposite directions respectively.
- Further more preferably, the two parts of the linkage are resiliently biased apart at a position about the diverter.
- It is preferred that the actuator includes a cam for operating the linkage.
- It is further preferred that the linkage comprises discrete first and second parts for pivoting the diverter in opposite directions respectively, and the cam comprises two parts for successively operating respective parts of the linkage.
- The invention also provides a toy car track incorporating the aforesaid track segment, in combination with at least one remote-controlled toy car for running on the track.
- The invention will now be more particularly described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Figure 1 is a top plan view of an embodiment of a toy car track segment in accordance with the invention, said segment including a diverter and an actuator therefor; -
Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the track segment ofFigure 1 ; -
Figures 3 and 3A are side elevational views of the actuator ofFigure 1 , showing the actuator in normal and operating positions respectively; -
Figures 4 and 4A are side elevational views of the actuator ofFigure 1 , showing the actuator in normal and non-operating positions respectively; -
Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the track segment ofFigure 1 , showing the diverter and actuator and a linkage therebetween; -
Figures 6 and6A are bottom plan views corresponding toFigure 5 , showing the actuator pivoting the diverter by means of the linkage in one direction; and -
Figures 7 and7A are bottom plan views similar toFigures 6 and6A , showing the actuator pivoting the diverter by means of the linkage in the opposite direction. - Referring to the drawings, there is shown a
track segment 10 embodying the invention for use in a track for playing toy cars, especially remote-controlled toy cars that can run and turn in opposite directions as desired. The track is typically built by connecting a plurality of track segments end-to-and together to form an endless course for one or usually two or more toy cars to run or race with each other. Thetrack segment 10 is employea, often in a pair, to provide a branched circuit including more than one loop for added fun of play. - The
track segment 10 has a moulded plasticflat body 100 which defines three i.e. first, second andthird road sections junction 200, each having a shallow U-shaped cross-section and leading to an end/port of thesegment 10 for joining with a respective adjacent segment. The first andsecond road sections third section 130 turning smoothly through 90° therefrom to start a side turn. - A
horizontal diverter bar 300, slightly curved, is provided at thejunction 200 for diverting a car from thefirst section 110 to thethird section 130. Thebar 300 has front andrear ends bottom peg 330 nearer to the latter. Therear end 320 is hinged at ajunction kerb 125 between the second and thethird sections bar 300 is freely pivotable in opposite directions across the road surface between a straight position (solid line inFigure 1 ) relative to the first andsecond sections third section 130 and an acute angled position (dashed line inFigure 1 ) relative thereto across thesecond section 120. - While the
diverter bar 300 is in the straight position, thesecond section 120 is unobstructed so that a car can run straight from thefirst section 110 down to thesecond section 120, or vice versa should the car run in the opposite direction. If the car comes from thethird section 130, it will turn into thefirst section 110 while flipping thebar 300 to the angled position. - In the angled position, the
diverter bar 300 diverts a car to turn from thefirst section 110 to thethird section 130, or vice versa should the car run in the opposite direction. If the car enters thejunction 200 from thesecond section 120, it will move straight onto thefirst section 110 while flipping thebar 300 to the straight position. - The
diverter bar 300 can be pivoted by a car either upon direct hit thereby or indirectly by means of anactuator 400 provided on thefirst section 110 via alinkage 500 arranged under thesegment body 100. Thediverter peg 330 extends through anarcuate slot 210 in the road for displacement by thelinkage 500, whereby thebar 300 is pivoted in opposite directions. - The
actuator 400 has a generally cylindrical upright base 410 whoseupper end 411 is exposed andlower end 412 is rotatably supported inside acylindrical seat 112 on one side of thefirst road section 110. The base 410 is spring-loaded to turn or self-return to and rest in a normal position, whoseupper end 411 has aradial support 420 on which there is cantilevered ahorizontal bar 430. - The
actuator bar 430 has front andrear ends support 420 for thebar 430 to be pivotable about a vertical axis. Atorsional coil spring 424 in thesupport 420 co-acts between thesupport 420 and therear end 432 such that thebar 430 is spring-loaded to turn and extend normally at right angles across thefirst road section 110. By reason of afixed abutment 424 on the left side of thesupport 420 obstructing thebar 430, thebar 430 can only swivel relative to thesupport 420 through about 90° to the right in direction A (fromFigure 4 to Figure 4A ). - The actuator body
lower end 412 has a verticalcentral shaft 413, on which ahelical spring 414 and a cam sleeve 415 are disposed. The sleeve 415 is keyed at 417 with theseat 112 against rotation so that it can only slide along theshaft 413 while being resiliently biased upwards into theupper body end 411 by thespring 414 below it. The sleeve 415 has on its outer surface a pair of diametrically opposite V-shaped cam profiles 416 that are urged by thespring 414 to bear slidingly against respective cam followers (protrusions e.g. ribs) on the inner surface of theupper body end 411. - For each V-
shaped cam profile 416, its either side is cooperable with the associated follower through a cam action, such that as the actuator base 410 is turned from its normal position in either direction the sleeve 415 is pushed downwards. Thespring 414 urges the sleeve 415 back upwards to return the base 410 (upon release) to its normal position through reversed cam action. In this embodiment, the base 410 is obstructed by astop 114 on the right side of theseat 112 such that it can only turn one way i.e. in direction B through an angle limited by another stop to 90°. - The lowermost end of the
actuator shaft 413 projects through the bottom of theseat 112, to which end there is connected acam 440 for unidirectional rotation thereby via acircular ratchet 443. Thecam 440 has a double-layered structure consisting of upper andlower cam discs - The
ratchet 443 is fitted in a central aperture of thecam discs 441/442, which has two resilient asymmetrical teeth for engaging (in direction B) and skipping (in opposite direction A) six complementarity shapednotches 444 of thediscs 441/442 around their aperture. Due to the presence of sixnotches 444 in thediscs 441/442, thecam 440 will be rotated stepwise each time through 60° to advance one corner K. - The
linkage 500 is formed by discrete upper andlower links diverter bar 300 by itspeg 330 in opposite directions respectively between the straight and the angled positions. Theupper link 510 has a crookedfirst end 511 contacting theupper cam disc 441 and a straightsecond end 512 extending to one side of thediverter peg 330. Thelink 510 is hinged at anintermediate position 515 and is resiliently biased by aspring 514 to urge itsfirst end 511 against theupper cam disc 441 for pivoting thereby through cam action and to rest with itssecond end 512 next to the relevant end of theslot 210. - The
lower link 520 has two separate sections, namely a crookedfirst section 521 and a straightsecond section 522, which are pivotably connected end-to-end together at 523. Thefirst section 521 is hinged at anintermediate position 525A and is resiliently biased by aspring 524 to bear against thelower cam disc 442 for pivoting thereby through cam action. Thesecond section 522 is hinged at anintermediate position 525B and extends to the opposite side of thediverter peg 330. Under the action of thespring 524 via thefirst section 521, thesecond section 522 rests at a position next to the other end of theslot 210. - Insofar as the two
links springs 514 and 524) at a position about thepeg 330 of thediverter 300, such that thediverter 300 remains freely pivotable by the car direct irrespective of its prevailing position. - The
actuator 400 operates as follows. As the base 410 can only be turned in direction B whilst thebar 430 is fixed thereto in that direction, theoverall actuator 400 will be turned in that direction by a car running past it from the second/third road section 120/130 to thefirst road section 110, thereby rotating the cam 440 (discs 441/442) in the same direction through 60° to turn one disc corner K past thelinkage 500. Given that the corners K are presented alternately as between upper and lower ones, the twolinks actuator 400 by the car or cars, thereby pivoting thediverter 300 from the prevailing position, whether it be straight or angled, to the other position, and vice versa. - Although the actuator base 410 is held against turning in direction A, the
bar 430 is free to pivot relative thereto in that direction to allow a car to pass by in the opposite direction i.e. from thefirst road section 110 to the second/third road section 120/130. Without its base 410 being turned theactuator 400 is inoperative for cars approaching thejunction 200 from thefirst road section 110, and the condition of thediverter 300 is unaltered. Thus, theactuator 400 is operable in only one direction and is arranged to allow a car to pass by in the opposite direction without being operated. - The invention has been given by way of example only, and various modifications of and/or alterations to the described embodiment may be made by persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as specified in the appended claims.
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- A track segment (10) for use in a track for toy cars, comprising:a body defining first (110), second (120) and third (130) road sections meeting at a junction (200);a diverter (300) provided at the junction (200) for diverting a car from the first (110) section to one of the second (120) and third (130) sections, the diverter (300) being pivotable in opposite directions between first (110) and second positions for said car to run to the second (120) and third (130) sections respectively; andan actuator (400) provided at one of the sections for operation by said car passing by to pivot the diverter (300) from the prevailing first or second position to the other position alternately as the actuator (400) is successively operated, characterized in that the actuator (400) is provided at the first (110) section and is operable by said car only running in the direction from the second (120) or third (130) section to the first (110) section.
- The track segment (10) as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the first (110) and second (120) sections extend co-linearly, and the third (130) section turns smoothly therefrom.
- The track segment (10) as claimed in claim 2, wherein the diverter (300) extends in its first position substantially straight relative to the first (110) and second (120) sections across the third (130) section and extends in the second position at an acute angle relative thereto across the second (120) section.
- The track segment (10) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each road section has a shallow generally U-shaped cross-section, and the diverter (300) is hinged at a junction kerb (125) between the second (120) and the third (130) sections for pivotal movement between the first and the second positions.
- The track segment (10) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the actuator (400) is pivotably supported and is arranged to be turned for operation by said car passing by.
- The track segment (10) as claimed in any preceding claim, characterized in that the actuator (400) includes a spring (424) for self returning to a normal position for operation by said car passing by.
- The track segment (10) as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the actuator (400) includes a base (410) rotatably supported on one side of the first (110) section and a bar (430) extending therefrom, the base (410) being resiliently biased by the spring (424) to point the bar (430) normally in a direction across the first (110) section.
- The track segment (10) as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that the bar (430) is pivotably supported by the base (410), between which a second spring co-acts to resiliently bias the bar (430) to point normally in said direction across the first (110) section.
- The track segment (10) as claimed in claim 7 or claim 8, characterized in that the base (410) is capable of being turned only in one direction and the bar (430) in the opposite direction only.
- The track segment (10) as claimed in any preceding claim, characterized in that the actuator (400) is operable in only one direction and is arranged to allow said car to pass by in the opposite direction without being operated.
- The track segment (10) as claimed in any preceding claim, characterized in including a linkage (500) provided between the actuator (400) and the diverter (300) to enable the actuator (400) to pivot the diverter (300).
- The track segment (10) as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that the linkage (500) comprises discrete first (510) and second (520) parts for pivoting the diverter (300) in opposite directions respectively.
- The track segment (10) as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that the two parts (510,520) of the linkage (500) are resiliently biased apart at a position about the diverter (300).
- The track segment (10) as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that the actuator (400) includes a cam (440) for operating the linkage (500).
- The track segment (10) as claimed in claim 14, characterized in that the linkage (500) comprises discrete first (510) and second (520) parts for pivoting the diverter (300) in opposite directions respectively, and the cam (440) comprises two parts (441,442) for successively operating respective parts of the linkage (500).
- A toy car track incorporating the track segment (10) as claimed in any preceding claim, in combination with at least one remote-controlled toy car for running on the track.
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