ES2304119A1 - Device system for toy electric vehicles (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Diversion system for toy electric vehicles. It comprises guide means (2) defining a given trajectory with a fork (3), an electric vehicle (1) with a guide follower (4) and control means and means for feeding the electric vehicle, characterized in that the guide follower (4) is retractable and because it comprises within the fork (3) an obstacle (5) located in the path of the guide follower (4), that when the guide follower (4) is retracted when passing over the obstacle ( 5) continues its route and when the guide follower (4) is deployed it contacts the obstacle (5) that makes it vary the route. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Bypass system for electric vehicles toy.

Bypass system for electric vehicles toy, of the type comprising guide means defining a trajectory given with a fork, an electric vehicle with a guide follower and a means of control and a means of electric vehicle power, characterized in that the guide follower is retractable and because it comprises within the fork an obstacle located in the path of the guide follower, that when the guide follower is retracted as it passes over the obstacle continues its route and that when the guide follower is deployed contact the obstacle that makes you vary the route.

Background of the invention

The requesting company itself is known in the sector to develop different inventions related to electric vehicles, including some related to the changes of track.

Thus, International Patent No. W004037365, "Bypass system for guiding means in a set of vehicles ", of the year 2002, which refers to the diversion system for guiding means in a vehicle game, said game being of the type comprising a path determined by means guide and at least one vehicle provided with a guide follower adapted to said guiding means to follow said trajectory, comprising: at least one fork in said guiding means of the one that split first and second branches; a needle mounted on said fork so that it can move between a first position, in which said vehicle guide follower is forced to follow by said first branch, and a second position, in which the guide follower is forced to follow by the second branch; characterized in that it comprises: an arm attached to said needle and provided with a contact end located upstream of said needle, said contact end being capable of being pushed when passing the vehicle by a retractable mobile member associated with the vehicle before the guide follower reaches the needle to change the needle from said first position to said second position, or vice versa, for a sufficient time to that the guide follower is forced to continue through the final position selected, with a control system incorporated for remotely activate said mobile member of the vehicle.

The Spanish Utility Model is also known No. 0276509, "Tracking device for tracks and tracks toy ", of the year 1984, on behalf of SERVICIOS E INDUSTRIAS DEL JUGUETE, S.A., which refers to an incarcerating device for toy tracks and tracks, characterized in that at least one of the track sections that form the circuit, have incorporated in solidarity a section of diversion, whose free end is widens in divergence and with it the partitions that limit laterally the rolling surface of the mobiles, forming a mouthpiece or inlet that has its beveled free edge for facilitate the passage of mobile phones to the circuit.

Finally, it is also worth mentioning the Model of Spanish Utility No. 0205934 "Change for toy tracks", a name of TONY COMPANY, INC., of the year 1974, which refers to a change for toy tracks, characterized essentially because at the bottom of the raceway that forms the track, find at least one retractable Labiquillo, operable at will by a manual control, so that in its emergent position with respect to at the bottom of the lane, it causes the diversion of the vehicle through it circulating, when impacting an appendix arranged in the lower part of the latter against the mentioned tabiquillo.

Brief Description of the Invention

The present invention is an improvement in the sector of diversion systems for electric vehicles, especially For young children.

As can be seen in the background of the  invention, the current diversion systems they need a mechanical system on the track itself that deflects a side or other the electric vehicle.

These systems cannot be used, then, for young children, due to the danger involved they can introduce their fingers in these detours.

That is why track systems for toy electric vehicles intended for young children not incorporate deviations that are not forced by the design of the circuit, that is, children cannot change routes to their will, but it is marked by the circuit itself.

The inventor has developed a new system of detours that do not include any mechanical mechanism in the own track that deflects the electric vehicle on one side or the other toy.

At the fork there is at least one obstacle that leads to a different route than the one electric vehicle

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If the user of the electric vehicle wishes change the route and choose the one that marks the obstacle, give a order through the control commands to the electric vehicle to lower the guide follower. It will make contact with the obstacle That will lead you to another route.

If the user does not want to change the route, keeps the guide follower in a retracted position that passes over of the obstacle without making contact with it and therefore without change route

The advantage, especially with the Model Spanish Utility No. 0205934, is that the roads are not complex manufacture, since they do not carry any pneumatic system of obstacle lifting, since in this application they are fixed, and by That is especially suitable for children.

It is an object of the present invention a system Bypass for electric toy vehicles, of the type it comprises guide means that define a given path with a fork, an electric vehicle with a guide follower and some control means and vehicle feeding means electric, characterized in that the guide follower is retractable and because it comprises within the fork an obstacle located in the guide follower path, which when the guide follower is retracted to pass over the obstacle continues its route and that when the guide follower is deployed contact the obstacle which makes the route vary.

Brief description of the drawings

In order to facilitate the explanation, accompany herewith two sheets of drawings in the that they have represented a practical case of realization, which citation by way of example, not limiting the scope of this invention:

- Figure 1 is a plan view of the track, and

- Figure 2 is a front view of the fork, with the double route by the vehicle electric.

Concrete embodiment of the present invention

Thus in Figure 1 a track 7 is illustrated, a fork 3 and guide means 2 (in this embodiment some train tracks).

In figure 2 a vehicle has been represented electric 1 (in this embodiment an electric train) with its follower guide 4, fork 3, guide means 2 and an obstacle 5.

Thus, in a specific embodiment, the electric train 1, circulates on tracks 2 of a track 7, thanks to the user's control means (not illustrated) and moved by drive means (not shown) such as batteries, etc.

Upon reaching a fork 3 the user has two alternatives, depending on the route you want to make (fig. one).

A first in which the user wishes to continue  with the same route through which it circulates, so it will maintain the guide follower 4 in retracted position, thus passing through above obstacle 5, the guide follower 4 does not touch or hit said obstacle 5 and electric train 1 continues with the same route (fig. 2).

The second is that the user wants change route and when approaching fork 3 triggers the control means that send an order to electric train 1 so that unfold, lower or extend the guide follower 4. Said follower guide 4, upon reaching obstacle 5, impacts with it and is bound by said obstacle 5 to change the route, forcing the electric train 1 to change tracks 2 and therefore route (fig. 2).

In this embodiment a train has been arranged electric, although it could well be a car, etc., and a track of rolling instead of tracks.

The present invention patent describes a New diversion system for electric toy vehicles. The Examples mentioned here are not limiting here. invention, therefore it may have different applications and / or adaptations, all of them within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (1)

1. Bypass system for electric toy vehicles, of the type comprising guide means (2) defining a given path with a fork (3), an electric vehicle (1) with a guide follower (4) and means of control and power means of the electric vehicle, characterized in that the guide follower (4) is retractable and because it comprises within the fork (3) an obstacle (5) located in the path of the guide follower (4), than when the guide follower (4) is retracted when passing over the obstacle (5) continues its route and that when the guide follower (4) is deployed it contacts the obstacle (5) that makes it vary the route.