FR2372641A1 - Toy vehicle for use on endless slot track - has car steered by varying current across spaced track contact strips to supply reversible drive motor - Google Patents

Toy vehicle for use on endless slot track - has car steered by varying current across spaced track contact strips to supply reversible drive motor

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FR2372641A1
FR2372641A1 FR7736580A FR7736580A FR2372641A1 FR 2372641 A1 FR2372641 A1 FR 2372641A1 FR 7736580 A FR7736580 A FR 7736580A FR 7736580 A FR7736580 A FR 7736580A FR 2372641 A1 FR2372641 A1 FR 2372641A1
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drive motor
track
contact strips
vehicles
toy vehicle
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FR7736580A
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FR2372641B1 (en
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Ideal Toy Corp
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Ideal Toy Corp
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Priority claimed from US05/783,833 external-priority patent/US4079938A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09B—EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS
    • G09B9/00—Simulators for teaching or training purposes
    • G09B9/02—Simulators for teaching or training purposes for teaching control of vehicles or other craft
    • G09B9/04—Simulators for teaching or training purposes for teaching control of vehicles or other craft for teaching control of land vehicles
    • G09B9/048—Simulators for teaching or training purposes for teaching control of vehicles or other craft for teaching control of land vehicles a model being viewed and manoeuvred from a remote point
    • 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

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  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
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Abstract

The toy vehicles each include a reversible drive motor and a transmission engaged between the motor and two drive wheels, for rotating one or the other of the drive wheels in response to the direction of rotation of the drive motor. This biases the car against one or the other of the side walls of the track to guide the vehicle along its path of travel in one or the other of the lanes. The track includes electricl contact strips which supply power to the drive motor of the vehicles through current collectors. A control system permits the operators to separately and independently control current to the contact strips and also to selectively reverse the polarity of the current so that the operators can vary the speed of their associates vehicles and cause the vehicles to move from one lane to the other.
FR7736580A 1976-12-06 1977-12-05 Toy vehicle for use on endless slot track - has car steered by varying current across spaced track contact strips to supply reversible drive motor Granted FR2372641A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US74744176A 1976-12-06 1976-12-06
US05/783,833 US4079938A (en) 1976-12-06 1977-04-01 Toy vehicle and toy vehicle game

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FR2372641A1 true FR2372641A1 (en) 1978-06-30
FR2372641B1 FR2372641B1 (en) 1983-10-28

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FR7736580A Granted FR2372641A1 (en) 1976-12-06 1977-12-05 Toy vehicle for use on endless slot track - has car steered by varying current across spaced track contact strips to supply reversible drive motor

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CA (2) CA1144755A (en)
DE (2) DE2760055C2 (en)
ES (1) ES464803A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2372641A1 (en)

Cited By (2)

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FR2436617A1 (en) * 1978-09-21 1980-04-18 Neuhierl Hermann Reversible drive shaft on model racing car - has changeover cage to retain forward drive after steering alteration
EP0245663A1 (en) * 1986-05-13 1987-11-19 Kurt Hesse Toy vehicle for trackways

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GB1589948A (en) * 1977-08-15 1981-05-20 Ideal Toy Corp Toy drone car
DE2831245A1 (en) * 1978-07-15 1980-01-31 Neuhierl Hermann Toy motor car racing track - uses steerable vehicles with electric controls for speed and steering and with limited control for obstacle vehicles

Citations (4)

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US2109403A (en) * 1935-01-24 1938-02-22 Roussy Louis Means for guiding toy vehicles
US3453970A (en) * 1967-05-03 1969-07-08 Charles A Elwell Steerable toy vehicle
US3813812A (en) * 1973-01-31 1974-06-04 Marvin Glass & Associates System for operating miniature vehicles
US3965612A (en) * 1973-11-21 1976-06-29 Shimsei Kogyo Co., Ltd. Driving mechanism for traveling toy

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DE1106656B (en) * 1959-02-20 1961-05-10 Markes & Co K G Toy drive for two different functions with only one drive motor
US3232005A (en) * 1962-01-19 1966-02-01 Robert G Lahr Vehicle driving and steering device
BE747474A (en) * 1969-11-17 1970-09-17 Minimodels Tri Ang Ltd REDUCED CAR MODELS
US3675366A (en) * 1971-04-05 1972-07-11 Tomy Kogyo Co Remotely controllable toy transporter for vehicles

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2109403A (en) * 1935-01-24 1938-02-22 Roussy Louis Means for guiding toy vehicles
US3453970A (en) * 1967-05-03 1969-07-08 Charles A Elwell Steerable toy vehicle
US3813812A (en) * 1973-01-31 1974-06-04 Marvin Glass & Associates System for operating miniature vehicles
US3965612A (en) * 1973-11-21 1976-06-29 Shimsei Kogyo Co., Ltd. Driving mechanism for traveling toy

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2436617A1 (en) * 1978-09-21 1980-04-18 Neuhierl Hermann Reversible drive shaft on model racing car - has changeover cage to retain forward drive after steering alteration
EP0245663A1 (en) * 1986-05-13 1987-11-19 Kurt Hesse Toy vehicle for trackways
WO1987006849A1 (en) * 1986-05-13 1987-11-19 Kurt Hesse Toy automobile for toy roadways
US4846756A (en) * 1986-05-13 1989-07-11 Kurt Hesse Toy automobile for toy roadways

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ES464803A1 (en) 1979-01-01
DE2760055C2 (en) 1985-10-03
DE2754214A1 (en) 1978-06-08
DE2754214C2 (en) 1988-01-28
CA1144755A (en) 1983-04-19
FR2372641B1 (en) 1983-10-28
CA1148357A (en) 1983-06-21

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