JP4495040B2 - Decoder mounting device for model railway vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a decoder for a digital command control (digital command control) mounted on a model railway vehicle, and a DCC decoder mounting apparatus hereinafter.

  A conventional model train control system controls the voltage current of the power supplied to the track via a controller, thereby controlling the rotational speed of the motor of the model train vehicle traveling on the track or lighting of the light. This is a system for controlling a so-called analog model railway vehicle.

On the other hand, in recent years, a digital signal current is supplied to the track and a decoder mounted on the vehicle to be controlled so that a plurality of model vehicles can freely travel on the same track and only the target model vehicle can be finely controlled. A system that receives digital signals and controls the running speed of the model vehicle to be controlled or the on / off control of the light, so-called model command vehicle Digital Command Control system (DCC system) Is provided.

In order to construct a DCC system for this model railway vehicle, a throttle that functions as a controller that issues an instruction to a vehicle to be controlled and a running power supply are supplied, and an instruction from the throttle is converted into a DCC signal and transmitted. It is necessary to prepare a command station / booster to be operated, and to mount a DCC decoder for receiving a digital signal current supplied to the line via the throttle and the command station / booster on the railway model vehicle to be controlled.

On the other hand, in order to mount the above-described DCC decoder on an analog model railway vehicle (analog powered vehicle), vehicle processing for securing and fixing the decoder mounting space on the conventional analog powered vehicle, and the decoder and control target device ( For example, connection processing for connecting to a motor, a light) using a relay device such as a connector is performed.

By the way, in order to mount the DCC decoder on an analog model railway vehicle (analog power vehicle), as described above, vehicle processing for securing and fixing the decoder mounting space, and the decoder and control target device (for example, a motor) , And light) using a relay device such as a connector, it is necessary to carry out complicated and difficult processing such as wire connection processing. For this reason, DCC decoder mounting processing is a general railway model lover. It is difficult for a house, and a specialist such as a model train dealer usually performs the installation process of the DCC decoder on behalf of the house.

In view of the circumstances described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle in which anyone can mount the decoder on the model railway vehicle with a simple operation.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, in the decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle in which a decoder for receiving a digital signal supplied from a track is mounted, the decoder is formed in a plate shape, and the plate shape Connection terminals are respectively formed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the decoder formed, and the connection terminals of the decoder are driven by a spring member that guides the power supplied from the line and the power supplied through the spring member. The spring member and the device are electrically connected to each other through the decoder.

  According to the decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle described above, the decoder having the connection terminals formed on the upper surface and the bottom surface, the spring member for guiding the power supplied from the track, and the connection terminal of the device driven by the spring member Since it only has to be fitted in between, the vehicle processing and wiring processing for attaching the decoder to the analog railway model vehicle is not required as in the prior art. ) To a DCC model train, and from a DCC model train to an analog model train (analog-powered vehicle).

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle according to the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 is a conceptual perspective view of a model railway vehicle 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as a vehicle) for conceptually explaining a decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle according to the present invention.

  The vehicle 1 has a carriage 5 having wheels 4 mounted on a pair of rails 2 and 3 constituting a track, and a suspension function that is disposed on the carriage 5 and absorbs the vertical movement of the wheels 4. And a pair of current collecting springs 6, 7 which are spring members for guiding electric power or signals supplied from the pair of rails 2, 3 via the wheels 4, and the current collecting springs 6, 7, It is composed of a device, for example, a light control board 8, which is brought into pressure contact with and electrically connected and driven thereby. The light control board 8 is equipped with auxiliary machines 9 such as an LED bedlight disposed at the front of the vehicle body (not shown) and an LED taillight disposed at the rear of the vehicle body as an example. . A vehicle 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a so-called analog vehicle, and the vehicle and the like can be controlled by analog control as in the past.

Further, it goes without saying that each component of the vehicle 1 described above is supported on the vehicle body of the model vehicle via a floor member (not shown) or a substrate support member (not shown) as in the conventional vehicle.

  In order to change such an analog vehicle 1 to a vehicle 1 of a digital command control (digital command control) system (DCC system), as shown in FIG. A decoder 10 is prepared.

  Connection terminals (not shown) for supplying electricity to the decoder 10 are formed on the upper surface 10 a and the bottom surface 10 b of the decoder 10.

  In order to attach such a decoder 10 to the vehicle 1, a decoder mounting device 20 constituted by current collecting springs 6 and 7 as spring members and a light control board 8 as a device arranged therebelow is installed. Insert and install as shown by arrow A.

  That is, the decoder 10 is inserted as shown by the arrow A in the decoder mounting device 20 constituted between the current collecting springs 6 and 7 shown in FIG. 2 and the light control board 8 as a device arranged therebelow. As shown in FIG. 3, when the decoder 10 is pressed and held between the upper surface of the light control board 8 and the lower surfaces of the current collecting springs 6 and 7 by the pressing force of the current collecting springs 6 and 7, the current collecting spring 6 , 7 is supplied to the decoder 10 through a connection terminal (not shown) formed on the upper surface of the decoder 10 that contacts the current collecting springs 6, 7. The passed electric power or signal is supplied to the connection terminal formed on the upper surface of the substrate 8 via the other connection terminal formed on the bottom surface of the decoder 10, thereby the bedlight and the rear part of the vehicle body constituted by the LEDs. Arranged Accessory 9 taillights or the like which is an LED is to be Digital Command Control (Digital Command Control) is.

  As the plate-shaped (card type) decoder 10 described above, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 4, a type that controls a control board 8 in which heads and taillights are arranged in parallel, or As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 5, a control board 8 in which heads and taillights are arranged in series and a control board 8 'arranged as an option (OP) are simultaneously controlled, or in FIG. Needless to say, various types such as a type that controls the motor M as shown in the block diagram and a type that controls the light and the motor M described above can be considered.

  In the above embodiment, the decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle according to the present invention has been conceptually described in detail, but the case where it is applied to a more specific model railway vehicle will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a model railway vehicle 30 on which the decoder mounting device 20 according to the present invention is mounted. The same parts as those in FIGS.

The model railway vehicle 30 includes an inner floor member 32 and an outer floor member 33 that are mounted so as to cover the lower surface of the vehicle body 31, and a pair of carriage support plates 34 and 35 that are attached and supported on the front and rear of the outer floor member 33. The pair of current collector springs 6 and 7 are spring members whose both ends are attached and supported on the bottom surfaces of the pair of carriage support plates 34 and 35.

The drive motor M is fitted and supported in advance in the motor holder 40. Further, the motor holder 40 that supports the motor M is fitted and supported in the center of the outer floor member 33 as indicated by an arrow B, whereby the motor M is positioned and supported at the center of the vehicle body 31.

On the other hand, a pair of carriages 60 and 61 mounted with a power transmission means 52 such as a countershaft 51 connected via a wheel 4, a gear reduction device 50, and a universal joint correspond to corresponding carriage support plates 34 and 35 as indicated by an arrow C. It is the structure attached so that it may be rotatably supported by.

  In FIG. 7, reference numeral 63 denotes an underfloor device fitted and supported on the outer floor member 33 so as to cover the motor holder 40 on which the motor M is mounted.

On the other hand, the plate-shaped (card-shaped) decoder 10 of this embodiment has an upper surface 10a formed in a rectangular shape and a lower surface 10b formed in a U-shaped cross section as shown in the enlarged perspective views of FIGS. In addition, a planar U-shaped connecting portion 10c is formed at an intermediate portion thereof.

Of the connection portion 10c, one connection terminal 10d is formed in a portion located on the upper surface of the decoder 10 shown in FIG. 8, and the other connection terminal 10e is formed in a portion located on the lower surface of the decoder 10 shown in FIG. Is formed.

In FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the portion 10f is a portion that cannot be conducted.

Next, when the above-described model railway vehicle 30 shown in FIG. 7 is assembled and a so-called analog vehicle that does not use the decoder 10 is used, as shown in the conceptual side view of FIG. 10 and FIG. The pair of current collecting springs 6, 7 that are spring members and the corresponding pair of motor brush holders M 1, M 2 of the motor M are strongly pressed and electrically connected by the elastic force of the current collecting springs 6, 7. Thus, the device driven by the electric power supplied via the wheel 4 and the pair of current collecting springs 6 and 7, in this case, the motor M corresponding to the device is analog-controlled.

In order to change such an analog-controlled model train 30 to a Digital Command Control (DCC system) vehicle 30, the completed model train 30 shown in FIG. The cart 60 and the underfloor equipment 63 are removed from the vehicle body 31.

  Next, as shown in the conceptual perspective view of FIG. 12, a pair of current collecting springs 6 and 7 that are spring members and a pair of motor brush holders M1 of the motor M as shown by an arrow F in the connection portion 10c of the decoder 10 are shown. , M 2, that is, inserted into the decoder mounting device 20.

  Then, as shown in the conceptual side view of FIG. 13, the decoder 10 is connected between the pair of current collecting springs 6 and 7 and the motor M which is a device driven by the electric power guided by the current collecting springs 6 and 7. That is, it is pressed and clamped in the decoder mounting device 20, and is positioned and supported at that position.

  More specifically, the connecting portion 10c of the decoder 10 is pressed and clamped between the protrusions 6a and 7a of the pair of current collecting springs 6 and 7 and the pair of motor brush holders M1 and M2 of the motor M. Positioning is supported at the position.

Therefore, the power or signal supplied to the current collecting springs 6 and 7 is input into the decoder 10 via the connection terminal 10d formed on the upper surface 10a of the decoder 10 that contacts the current collecting springs 6 and 7. Further, the output of the decoder 10 is supplied to the motor brush holders M1 and M2 of the motor M via the other connection terminal 10e formed on the lower surface 10b of the decoder 10, whereby the motor M Digital Command Control (digital command control) is to be performed.

Since the bottom surface 10b of the decoder 10 of the embodiment is formed in a U-shaped cross section, power is transmitted from the motor M to the gear reduction device 50 of the carriage 60 as shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 is arranged so as to straddle the countershaft 51 to be transmitted. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, even when the carriage 60 is rotated by changing the traveling direction and its posture is changed, the countershaft 51 is prevented from moving. Therefore, stable power transmission from the motor M to the carriage 60 can be performed.

  15 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of GG in FIG. 13. In particular, one connection terminal 10d of the decoder 10 that contacts the current collecting springs 6 and 7, the other connection terminal 10e of the decoder 10 and the motor brush holder of the motor M. The contact state with M1 and M2 is shown in detail.

FIG. 16 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of HH in FIG. 13, in which the current collecting springs 6 and 7 are in contact with the connecting portion 10 c of the decoder 10 and the counter shaft 51 is placed in the U-shaped lower surface 10 b of the decoder 10. This shows a state in which is inserted.

In the above embodiment, the spring member is disposed on the carriage 5 and has a suspension function for absorbing the vertical movement of the wheel 4, and guides the power or signal supplied from the pair of rails 2 and 3 via the wheel 4. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, as a spring member, a leaf spring fixed to an end of a lead wire that leads electricity from a wheel, Needless to say, various spring materials such as a coil spring may be used as the spring member.

As described above, according to the decoder mounting device 20 for a model railway vehicle of the present invention, the decoder 10 having the connection terminals 10d and 10e formed on the top surface 10a and the bottom surface 10b, respectively, guides the power supplied from the track. The current collecting springs 6 and 7 as spring members and devices driven by the current collecting springs 6 and 7, for example, the substrate 8 shown in FIG. 1 or the connection terminals M1 and M2 of the motor M shown in FIG. Therefore, the conventional vehicle processing and wiring processing for attaching the decoder 10 to the analog model train are not required, and therefore no special skill is required, and anyone can easily perform the analog model train (analog power vehicle). ) To a DCC model train, and from a DCC model train to an analog model train (analog-powered vehicle).

  As described above, the present invention is suitable for a decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle in which anyone can mount the decoder on the model railway vehicle with a simple operation.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual perspective view showing a decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a conceptual perspective view showing a decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a conceptual perspective view showing a decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the decoder. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the decoder. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a specific example of a decoder. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the model train equipped with the decoder mounting device for model train according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a specific example of the decoder. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a specific example of the decoder. FIG. 10 is a conceptual side view of an essential part of a model railway vehicle that is an analog vehicle. FIG. 11 is an EE conceptual cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 12 is a conceptual perspective view of a decoder mounting device according to the present invention. FIG. 13 is a conceptual side view of a model vehicle which is a DCC model train. 14 is a plan view of FIG. 15 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of GG in FIG. 16 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of HH in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

2, 3 ... Line 6, 7 ... Current collection spring (spring member)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 8, M ... Apparatus 10 ... Decoder 10a ... Upper surface 10b ... Lower surface 10c ... Connection part 10d, 10e ... Connection terminal 20 ... Decoder mounting apparatus 8 ... Control board M ... Motor 51 ... Counter shaft

Claims (6)

In a decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle in which a decoder for receiving a digital signal supplied from a track is mounted,
The decoder is formed in a plate shape, and connection terminals are respectively formed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the decoder formed in the plate shape,
The connection terminal of the decoder is fitted and sandwiched between a spring member that guides power supplied from the line and a connection terminal of a device driven by the power supplied through the spring member,
Accordingly, the decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle, wherein the spring member and the device are electrically connected through the decoder.
The decoder has an upper surface formed in a rectangular shape, a lower surface formed in a U-shaped cross section, and a planar U-shaped connection portion in which the connection terminal is formed is formed at an intermediate portion between the upper surface and the lower surface. The decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle according to claim 1, wherein
The decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle according to claim 2, wherein one of the connection terminals is formed on an upper surface of the connection portion, and the other of the connection terminals is formed on a lower surface.
The apparatus for mounting a decoder for a model railway vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the device driven by the electric power guided by the spring member is a control board for controlling driving of an auxiliary machine such as a light.
The apparatus for mounting a decoder for a model railway vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the device driven by the electric power guided by the spring member is a motor for running the model railway vehicle.
3. The decoder mounting device for a model railway vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a countershaft for transmitting a driving force of the model railway model is fitted into a lower surface of the U-shaped section formed in the decoder. .

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