JP6941532B2 - Railroad model control device with external input function - Google Patents

Description

According to the present invention, a railway toy vehicle that runs using a dry battery is subjected to wireless communication or infrared communication by using a dedicated device or information terminal specializing in its operation or a remote controller for home appliances 2 as an operation signal transmitter. It has an external input function that enables the railway model to be operated wirelessly and practically with the signal 5 output to the motor from the receiving device 3 that becomes the transmitting side and the unit, which is installed in the railway toy vehicle after transmitting 4. It is a control device 1.1 of a model railroad.

When running a model railroad vehicle, a conductor 32 is connected to a metal railroad track 31 by wire from a model railroad control device to pass an electric current, and current is collected from the metal wheels of the vehicle. The rotation speed of the motor is controlled by changing the duty ratio of the voltage or pulse width signal. In addition, the direction of travel is determined by the forward and reverse polarities, and vehicles equipped with motors suitable for these conditions are connected individually or in combination to light headlights, taillights, interior lights, and the like.

Among railway toys, for vehicles that run electrically, a rechargeable nickel-metal hydride battery with a nominal voltage of 1.2 V and one or two dry batteries with a nominal voltage of 1.5 V are mounted on the vehicle and set in advance. It runs on a plastic railroad track, road, floor, desk, etc. with one or more or continuous changes in speed.

For railway toy cars that do not have a special control circuit and are driven by dry batteries, they can be replaced with dry batteries without modifying the vehicle, and are for dedicated devices, information terminals, or home appliances that specialize in their operation. By using a remote controller or the like as a signal transmitter 2 required for operation, transmitting 4 by wireless communication or infrared communication, and outputting a signal from a receiver 3 which is a unit and a transmitter installed in a railroad toy vehicle to a motor. There are a plurality of devices having a function so that a certain control can be performed. There are differences in the functions that can be operated for each unit 2 and 3 and the signal output method.

There has never been a device that can wirelessly control both a model railroad and a railroad toy vehicle by wireless communication or infrared communication that can be operated in common, and there is an inconvenience that the same device cannot be operated, and separate wireless control devices are prepared. Since it was necessary, it was supposed to cost a lot.

Utility Model Registration No. 3143765 Gazette Utility Model Registration No. 3186212 JP-A-2015-177939 JP-A-2016-4-1382 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 07-163762

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Among railway toys, devices 2 and 3 that control electrically driven vehicles wirelessly by wireless communication or infrared communication 4 without modifying the vehicle or the like are relatively inexpensive, but this is next. There is a problem that it is a waste to not be able to use even a model railroad that is expected to graduate or use the toy for a long time in parallel.

Since the railroad toys and model railroads have different characteristics such as the range of rated voltage and working voltage of the vehicle-mounted motor, and the frequency corresponding to variable control of the duty ratio of the pulse width signal, the signal for moving the railroad toy vehicle Simply boosting the frequency may cause the motor of the model railroad vehicle to not rotate normally or may be damaged.

In the operation 2 of the railroad toy vehicle, there is a device that can only perform stepwise acceleration / deceleration by setting some speeds, and cannot accelerate / decelerate at the time of retreat or can not retreat itself. Furthermore, since the output to the motor is set to 0V when stopped, it is practical as a model railroad such as variable speed and lighting effect if the signal for moving the railroad toy vehicle is simply amplified. Cannot be operated.

Among the devices 2 and 3 that wirelessly control a railway toy vehicle that runs electrically without modifying the vehicle by wireless communication or infrared communication, the output destination from the receiving device 3 is a railway by the two-way communication function. If it is determined that the motor is not used for a toy vehicle, there is a device that does not output a signal related to running.

In the present invention, a railway toy vehicle that runs using a dry battery is subjected to wireless communication or infrared communication 4 by using a dedicated device or information terminal specializing in its operation or a remote controller for home appliances 2 as an operation signal transmitter. A railway with an external input function that enables the railway model to be used practically in conjunction with the operation of the railway toy vehicle by using the receiving device 3 that becomes a unit with the transmitting side, which is installed in the railway toy vehicle. The purpose is to provide model control devices 1.1.

The railway model control devices 1 and 1 having an external input function according to the present invention are a receiver that becomes a unit with the transmitting side 2 of a device that wirelessly controls a railway toy vehicle traveling electrically by wireless communication or infrared communication 4. From the signal output part from the device 3 to the motor of the railway toy vehicle, signals 5 such as start, stop, acceleration, deceleration, and reverse are input, and the microcontrollers 6 and 7 are operated by using the signal types and their changes. It is used to perform 6 such as boosting, amplification, correction, addition, deletion, and change of pulse period, and convert it into a signal necessary for controlling a railway model.

The variable range of the duty ratio of the voltage or pulse width signal of the railway toy is equivalent to 0 to 3.0 V at maximum, while the variable range of the duty ratio of the voltage or pulse width signal of the railway model is 0 (however, Since there is a difference in the variable range from (excluding the output for lighting when stopped) to a maximum equivalent to 12V10, adjustment 6 such as boosting and amplification shall be performed using the microcontrollers 6 and 7.

If the speed signal before processing changes step by step, or if it has only start and stop functions, the intermediate signal is corrected by the microcontrollers 7.9 so that the model railroad vehicle can run practically. Then, after replacing the signal with a continuous change, it changes to a movement that does not feel a shock.

Due to the purpose of how to play and the shape of the coupler, there are some railroad toy vehicles that do not have the function itself or run at a constant speed for retreat. By using and converting with the microcontrollers 7 and 12, the direction of travel is switched 11 and 12 separately from the original function used for running the railway toy vehicle, and the same speed change operation as when moving forward is used. To match the operation concept of the model railroad.

In the model railroad, there is a state that is not supposed for railroad toys that turn on each light such as front light, tail light, interior light even in a stopped vehicle, and there is no speed signal when the railroad toy vehicle is stopped 0V In the case of, a signal is added using the microcontrollers 6, 7, and 13, and the current of the duty ratio of the pulse width signal capable of turning on the lighting is railed from the vehicle control output unit 15 via the vehicle control unit 14. Output to.

For wireless control for railway toys that determines the connection destination by the two-way communication function and outputs the output, the control devices 1 and 1 of the railway model having the external input function according to the present invention simply read the signal from the receiving device 7. Even if there is, a microinductor and a wheat ball or a resistor that consumes the same amount of electric power are added to the circuit8 to determine that the connection destination is a railway toy equipped with a traveling motor, and the receiver 7 The output of the signal is increased to 3, 6, and 8.

In the present invention, even if a child grows up, the control device of the railroad toy is not wasted, and parents and children and generations can enjoy together with the railroad model and the railroad toy. Furthermore, depending on the shape of the output part of the external device to be used, it can be easily handled without modification, so that it can be continuously used even in a model railroad.

By supporting many control devices for railway toys, it is not necessary to newly prepare a dedicated transmitter / receiver for wireless control of the model railroad, and the model railroad can be enjoyed in various environments.

Since it will be possible to develop it as a control device common to model railroads and railroad toys, it will be possible to make it at low cost without degrading its functions.

It is a block diagram of the circuit of the control device of the railroad model which has an external input function which concerns on this invention. It is a figure of a control device of a model railroad having an input function, a railroad track, and a vehicle.

Regarding the railway model control devices 1 and 1 having the external input function according to the present invention, the railway model vehicle can be controlled independently without using the devices 2 and 3 for operating the railway toy vehicle, and the railway toy vehicle can be used. As a supplement when there is something that cannot be operated with the device to be controlled, speed adjustment 16/16, switching of the traveling direction 17/17, output stop 18/18 to the track that also serves as an emergency stop of the vehicle, output restart (Reset) 19/19, switches and volumes for operating the functions of vehicle starting voltage adjustment 20/20 are provided. In addition, LEDs 21 and 21 indicating the traveling direction are arranged to inform the direction.

Of the devices 2 and 3 that enable wireless operation of railway toy cars, those that use a battery-powered wireless communication or infrared communication receiver can easily input the output signal from that device. A box 22 for storing batteries is installed.

1 Railroad model control device with external input function,
2 Wireless communication or infrared communication transmitter,
3 Wireless or infrared communication receiver, 4 Wireless or infrared communication,
Signals from receivers of 5-wire or infrared communication,
6 Conversion of the signal input from the receiver (boost, amplification, conversion, etc.),
7 Microcontroller (whole),
8 Motor pseudo circuit (connection destination pretends to be a toy motor),
9 Speed change relaxation (makes the speed signal continuous), 10 Power supply 12V,
11 Travel direction switching (signal judgment),
12 Travel direction switching (forward / reverse switching),
13 Vehicle lighting / starting voltage adjustment when the vehicle is stopped, 14 Vehicle control unit,
15 Vehicle control output, 16 Volume or switch for speed control,
17 Travel direction switch on the operation unit,
18 Stop output to rail (stop in emergency),
19 Resume (reset) switch,
20 Vehicle lighting / starting voltage adjustment volume when the operation unit is stopped,
21 Travel direction LED display, 22 Battery storage box,
31 rails, 32 conductors.

Claims (2)

Dedicated operation device, by receiving one of the transmitting unit of the information terminal and home electronics remote control signals wirelessly output from the (2) in the receiving unit (3), rail to run the battery as a power supply of the motor A control device (1) for controlling the running of a model railroad vehicle having a duty ratio different from that of the railroad toy vehicle in a configuration for controlling the running of the toy vehicle.
The signal received by the receiving unit (3) can be input and converted into a traveling control signal of the model railroad vehicle.
The signal input from the receiving unit (3) is a control signal for starting, stopping, accelerating, decelerating, and reversing the motor of the railway toy vehicle.
Control that boosts, amplifies, corrects, adds, deletes, and changes the pulse cycle using the type of signal input from the receiver (3) and its change to obtain a travel control signal for the model railroad vehicle. Device (1). In the control device (1) according to claim 1,
A control device (1) that controls lighting to turn on the lighting of the model railroad vehicle that is stopped even when a signal when the speed signal of the railroad toy vehicle is 0V indicating a stop is input.

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