GB2193108A

GB2193108A - Toy having parts detachable by remote control

Info

Publication number: GB2193108A
Application number: GB08708660A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Su Chan Suh; Il Hoe Shin
Original assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 1986-06-19
Filing date: 1987-04-10
Publication date: 1988-02-03
Also published as: FR2600263A1; GB8708660D0; KR880000442U; AU7246487A; AU573475B2; IT8720278A0; JPS6334497U; KR890001452Y1; DE3712472A1; IT1204536B

Description

1 GB2193108A 1

SPECIFICATION withdraw the respective latch member.

The or each cam member is preferably a Toy having remotely detachable parts rotary cam.

Preferably, a plurality of part-receiving sta The present invention relates to toys having 70 tion are provided and said cam members and parts detachable under remote control during latch members are so arranged that continued play and to mechanisms which can separate rotation of the motor produces sequenced the detachable parts of such a toy one by one one-by-one operation of the part-receiving sta by remote control by children. tions to change the state thereof.

Conventional remote control toys typically 75 Said control means is preferably adapted to have the ability to be driven to go ahead and produce an output upon said sensor receiving back or to change direction only so that con- a remote control signal, which output pro ventional remote control-toys have a monoto- duces rotation of said motor for a period su nous action which does not satisfy children's fficient to produce operation of the next in desires. 80 turn only of said part-receiving stations.

The present invention provide a toy in Said sensor is preferably adapted to detect which one or more detachable component light signals and said control means is prefera parts of the toy can be made to fly out of bly adapted to discriminate the frequency of respective holders by signals, eg. modulated. modulation of light signals received by the photo signals, produced by a remote control- 85 sensor and to produce an output to operate ler. Where more than one detachable compo- the actuator means upon the sensor detecting nent is provided, they are preferably detacha- light signals having a predetermined frequency ble one by one under the influence of the of modulation.

controller. The invention provides a toy incorporating a Accordingly, the present invention provides 90 mechanism as described above and one or a mechanism for incorporation in a toy for more detachable parts received on the or a ejecting one or more detachable parts of the respective part-receiving station.

toy under remote control and comprising at The or each part may comprise a received least one part-receiving station having a first portion having a latch engaging formation ther- state in which a detachable part may be re95 eon whereby the received portion is received ceived and held therein, and a second state in in the part-receiving station and the latch en which a detachable part so received is ejected gaging formation is engaged by a latch mem- therefrom, electrically operated actuator means ber while the station is in the first state and is acting on said part-receiving station to change released by the latch member upon operation said station from said first state to said sec- 100 of the part-receiving station.

ond state so as in use to produce ejection of A remote controller for producing said sig the respective detachable part from the part- nals may be provided.

receiving station, sensor means for receiving A toy according to the present invention control signals and producing an output signal, will now be described by way of example and control means responsive to said sensor 105 which has means actuable to separate its means output signal and for controlling said component parts from their respective seats actuator means to act on the part receiving through a sensor set on the main body of the station. toy in an orderly manner, ie. one by one, by Preferably, the or each said Part-receiving modulated photo signals of a remote control statio n comprises a, spring, eg. a coil com- 110 ler. The toy is shown in the accompanying pression spring, which is stressed when the drawings, in which:

station is in the first state a nd which when Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mecha the station changes to the second state is nism according to the present invention show released, to eject a received part from the ing its construction; station. 115 Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of Preferably, the or-each part-receiving station a key part of the mechanism of Figure 1, comprises a latch member for restraining the namely a part-receiving station; station in the first state and withdrawable by Figure 3 is a sectional view of Figure 2; said actuator means to allow the station to Figure 4 is a perspecitve view of the drive pass into the second state. The latch member 120 part of the mechanism of Figure 1; may be spring loaded towards the position in Figure 5 is the driving- oontrol circuit of the which it effects its restraining action. mechanism of Figure 1; The or each part-receiving station mays Figure 6 shows a toy according to the in comprise a cam member acting on the latch vention in which a mechanism according to member under the control of the actuator 125 the invention is incorporated.

means to withdraw the latch member. The present invention relates to a device Said actuator means is preferably an electri- which separates the detachable component cal motor and the cam member of the or each parts of a toy automatically, particularly, to a part-receiving station is moved progresively by device which causes said detachable compo- the rotation of an output shaft of the motor to 130 nent parts of a toy to fly out one by one by 2 GB2193108A 2 remote control by children. disc and is seated on top of coil spring 10 Conventional remote control-toys have ac- and said spring 10 and the seat 6 are set tions to drive the toy to go ahead and to go around a support column 12 which is inte back or to change directions repeatedly. Such grally formed with the housing 11. A stopping conventional remote control toys have mono- 70 member 13 is fixed at the top of the support tonous actions so that they do not satisfy the column 12 integrally formed on the base of desires of children and thereby do not give the housing 11 to restrain upward sliding children a feeling of satisfaction so that chil- movement of the seat 6 on the column 12 so dren lose interest in conventional remote con- that said seat 6 cannot be broken away from trol toys. 75 the said support column 12.

In contrast, the toy illustrated in the accom- Onto the seat 6 the holder 14 of a detacha panying drawings can give children a feeling ble part is seated so as to be held by the.

of satisfaction by the operations which sepa- latch member 5, and said latch member is 14 rate plural detachable component parts of the reieasable by the cam 7 as shown in Figure 2.

toy automatically one by one by springs which 80 The detachable component part 4 is set onto are operated by in response modulated photo the said holder 14 so as to be ejected out of signals from a remote controller by means of the main body 3 of the toy together with said a sensor set in the main body of the toy. holder 14. Said detachable component part 4 The structure, action and effect illustrated is ejected from the main body 3 of the toy mechanism will be explained as follows: 85 together with the said holder 14 when said Referring first to Figure 6 ' the toy consists latch member 5 is withdrawn from a latch of a remote controller 1 sending m odulated receiving annular groove 15 in holder 14 by signals of regular frequency and a main body the action of the said cam 7 due to the driv 3 of the toy mounting a sensor and sensing ing by the motor M, producing the simulta said signals. Detachable component parts 4 90 neous springing up of the seat 6 by virtue of are respectively set at part-receiving stations the coil spring 10.

on respective seats 6 (Figure 2) through re- Figure 3 is a sectional view of Figure 2 spective holders 14. Cams 7 connected with showing how seat 6 is restrained so that can the shaft of a motor M, are situated adjacent not be broken away from the support 12 by to latch members 5. 95 the stopping member 13, and the latch mem Motor M, is driven through the operation of ber 5 is driven by the said cam 7 and is a control circuit 8 in a housing 11 when the returned into the latch receiving recess 15 by sensor 2 set in the main body 3 of the toy the action of a spring 16. Holder 14 has a senses a signal having a regular frequency tapered lower end which slides by the point sent from the remote controller 1 by a child 100 end of said latch member 5 and pushes said handling the controller 1. The cams 7 act to latch member 5 aside. The said lower end of release the respective latch member 5 which the holder 14 abuts against the seat 6 and holds the respective detachable component depresses the seat 6, thus completely permit part 4. The detachable component part 4 is ting said latch member 5 to return into said ejected out over the toy, being made to jump 105 recess by the action of said spring 16.

up from the seat 6 by virtue of a coil spring Figure 4 shows that the rotation speed of 10. the motor M, is reduced through a worm and Figure 1 is an example showing hereinbefore worm gear to drive the cam shaft 9. A gear mentioned structures of the device according 17 on the cam shaft 7 bears an axially raised, to the present invention, in which the remote 110 radially projecting star 18 having arms corre controller is shaped like a 9 un, and the main sponding to the number of the said cams 7 body 3 of a toy is designed to contain the formed on its outer surface so that said arms control circuit 8 including the sensor 2 and to act to make a switch SW, to be OFF or ON, drive a cam shaft 9 mounting four cams 7 by according to whether or not an arm contacts directing an output from control circuit 8 115 the switch or not.

through a connection with the motor M, Said Figure 5 shows how the control circuit 8 for seats 6 are situated to one side of the cam the motor M, is driven by the remote control shaft 9 spaced at regular interval along the ler 1, and when a signal of regular frequency shaft. In practical application of the device, the is transmitted by a light emitting diode (LED) directions and intervals of said seats 6 or the 120 from the remote controller 1 by an oscillator intervals between the cam shaft 9 and the (OSC), the sensor 2 of the main body 3 of seats can be arranged appropriately by means the toy senses the said signal, and a tone of changing of the position of said seat 6 or decoder (TD) outputs a high level pulse to its the length of the latch member 5 according to output terminal when the frequency preset in the position of the detachable component part 125 the tone decoder and the above sensed fre- 4. quency are coincident with each other. The Figure 2 shows an enlarged view or part- above pulse is differentiated at a condenser C, receiving station including the seat 6 ' the latch and is applied to a timer (TM). At this time, member 5 and the cam 7. As shown in Figure the timer (TM) outputs a high level pulse hav 2, the seat 6 takes the form of an annular 130 ing a length suitable to drive a transistor TR, 3 GB2193108A 3 to become conducting for driving motor M1, wherein the or each said part- receiving station and the cam shaft gear 17 as shown in Figure comprises a spring, which is stressed when 4 is driven to switch on switch SW1. The the station is in the first state and which above mentioned timer (TM) maintains output when the station changes to the second state pulse for enough time to let the output pulse 70 is released, to eject a received part from the turn the switch SW, on and then said project- station.

Claims

ing arm of the star 18 turns switch SW1 off 3. A mechanism as claimed in

Claim 2, when carried round sufficiently by the rotation wnerein the or each part- receiving station of said cam shaft 9 and so stops motor M1. comprises a latch member for restraining the Further, motor M, is connected in parallel 75 station in the first state and withdrawable by through switch SW2, with a motor M2, and said actuator means to allow the station to said M2 is used to drive the toy to advance, pass into the second state.

back and change direction. The switch SW2 is 4. A mechanism as claimed in Claim 3, connected with a holder which is ejected from wherein the or each part- receiving station its seat 6 last so that the action of the toy is 80 comprises a cam member acting on the latch stopped when all of the holders 14 are sepa- member under the control of the actuator rated (jumped out). The switch SW3 seen in means to withdraw the latch member.

Figure 5 is the power switch. 5. A mechanism as claimed in Claim 4, Figure 6 shows how the mechanism accord- wherein said actuator means is an electrical ing to the present invention as hereinbefore 85 motor and the cam member of the or each described is applied to a toy car, in which the part-receiving station is moved progressively bonnet, recoilless gun, wheel and chair as the by the rotation of an output shaft of the mo detachable component parts are jumped out tor to withdraw the respective latch member.

(separated) from their seats 6 by shooting by 6. A mechanism as claimed in Claim 5, the gun shape- remote controller 1 in se- 90 wherein the or each cam member is a rotary quence one by one. As mentioned before, cam.

when the last detachable com ponent part (for 7. A mechanism as claimed in Claim 5 or example, chair as shown in Figure 6) is Claim 6, wherein a plurality -of part-receiving jumped out, the driving motor M2 is stopped stations are provided and said cam members so as to stop the said toy car. 95 and latch members are so arranged that con- Furthermore, the device according to the tinued rotation of the motor produces se present invention can be applied to toy robot, quenced one by one operation of the part helicopter, tank etc. other than said toy car receiving stations to change the state thereof.

and the number of the said detachable com- B. A mechanism as claimed in Claim 7, ponent parts 4, can be changed such as to 100 wherein said control means is adapted to pro provide three to six component parts accord- duce an output upon said sensor receiving a ing to requirement. remote control signal, which output produces As described hereinbefore, the device ac- rotation of said motor for a period sufficient cording to the present invention has the effect to produce operation of the next in turn only enabling children to have a feeling of satisfac- 105 of said part- receiving stations.

tion with the toy by means of separating 9. A mechanism as claimed in any preced (jumping out) the detachable component parts ing claim, wherein said sensor is adapted to from main body of toy orderly, namely, one detect light signals.

by one by remote control. 10. A mechanism as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said control means is CLAIMS adapted to discriminate the frequency of mo- 1. A mechanism for incorporation in a toy dulation of light signals received by the sensor for ejecting one or more detachable parts of and to produce an output to operate the actu the toy under remote control and comprising ator means upon the sensor detecting light at least one part-receiving station having a 115 signals having a predetermined frequency of first state in which a detachable part may be modulation, received and held therein, and a second state 11. A mechanism for incorporation in a toy in which a detachalle part so received is for ejecting detachable parts of the toy under ejected therefrom, electrically operated actua- remote control substantially as hereinbefore tor means acting on said part-receiving station 120 described with reference to and as illustrated to change said station from said first state to in the accompanying drawings.

said second state so as in use to produce 12. A toy incorporating a mechanism as ejection of the respective detachable part from claimed in any preceding claim, and one or the part-receiving station, sensor means for ore detachable parts received in the or a re- receiving control signals and producing an out- 125 spective part- receiving station.

put signal, and control means responsive to 13. A toy as claimed in Claim 12, wherein said sensor means output signal and for con- the mechanism is as claimed in any one of trolling said actuator means to act on the part Claims 3 to 8 and the or each part comprises receiving station. a received portion having a latch engaging for- 2. A mechanism as claimed in Claim 1, 130mation thereon, whereby the received portion 4 GB2193108A 4 is received in the part-receiving station and the latch engaing formation is engaged by the latch member while the station is in the first state and is released by the latch member upon operation of the part-receiving station.

14. A toy as claimed in Claim 12 or Claim 13, and further comprising a remote controller for producing said control signals.

15. A toy substantially as hereinbefore de scribed with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

16. A device for separating detachable parts of toy characterised by that in movable toy I consisted of remote controller 1 and main 4 body 3 of toy having the sensor 2, one of plural detachable component parts 4 is set on the seat 6 respectively so as to be in stopped state by the stopper 5, and adjacently to the said stopper 5 one of plural cams 7 Con nected with the shaft of the motor M, is situ ated so as to separate said detachable com ponent parts 4 by releasing said stopper 5 by said cam 7 by drive of the motor M1.

Published 1988 at The Patent Office, State House, 66/71 High Holborn, London WC 1 R 4TP. Further copies may be obtained from The Patent Office, Sales Branch, St Mary Cray, Orpington, Kent BR5 3 RD.

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