TWI555564B - Power car - Google Patents

Description

Power car

The present invention relates to a powered vehicle, and more particularly to a powered vehicle that can travel in a tubular passage.

The four-wheel drive toy car (four-wheel drive) has accompanied many people's childhood. Generally speaking, it is equipped with a high-tension motor and is driven by a gear set so that the four tires can be rotated at the same time to facilitate " Traveling on a ㄩ-type track allows people to race games on the aforementioned tracks.

However, due to the limitation of the structure of the four-wheel drive body (the guide wheels are required on the front and rear sides, the tires are larger and higher than the vehicle body), the "ㄩ" type track is large and is generally made of a hard material, so When racing, it is often impossible to change the more diverse orbits to compete, causing people to lose their sense of freshness after a long time of play, and for the tubular passages with more changes, the limitation of the structure of the car body makes it impossible to smoothly Traveling in a tubular passage.

In view of the fact that the existing track is limited to the structure of the four-wheel drive body, there is generally a problem that it is impossible to change a variety of racing tracks and cannot travel in the tubular passage. Accordingly, the present invention mainly provides a power vehicle that is provided with a fixed wheel, an elastic wheel and an auxiliary wheel to be able to travel in a tubular passage. To solve the above problems.

Based on the above object, the main technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a power vehicle for traveling in a tubular passage, and the tubular passage has an inner wall peripheral surface, and the power vehicle includes a vehicle body, at least one fixed wheel, At least one elastic wheel, at least one auxiliary wheel and at least one driving module. The vehicle body system extends from a first end portion along a central axis to a second end portion and has a body surface around the first end portion and the second end portion. The fixed wheel train is disposed on the first circumferential surface of one of the circumferential surfaces of the vehicle body. The elastic wheel train is disposed on a second circumferential surface orientation of the vehicle body circumferential surface, and the second circumferential surface orientation and the first circumferential surface orientation are located on both sides of the central axis. The auxiliary wheel train is disposed on the circumference of the vehicle body, and at least one auxiliary wheel is located closer to the second end than the fixed wheel and the elastic wheel, and the driving module is disposed on the vehicle body and is used to drive the fixed wheel and the auxiliary wheel. At least one. Wherein, when the power vehicle travels in the tubular passage, the at least one auxiliary train wheel is variably contacting at least one floating contact point of the inner peripheral surface of the inner wall, and the fixed wheel is in contact with the elastic wheel train at least in contact with the inner wall peripheral surface Two fixed contact points, and at least one floating contact point and at least two fixed contact points are projected on a vertical projection surface of the central axis to form a triangle which is a non-obtuse triangle, so that the power car remains stably in the tubular passage .

In a preferred embodiment of the technical means of the power vehicle, the driving module is one of a motor and a spring, and the driving module is mechanically coupled to the fixed wheel, and the fixed wheel is The first end portion is separated by a first distance, the elastic wheel is at a second distance from the first end portion, the first distance is equal to the second distance, and the at least one auxiliary wheel train is disposed on the first circumference of the vehicle body peripheral surface Face orientation.

In another preferred embodiment of the accessory technology of the power vehicle, the center line of the fixed wheel is at a first distance from the first end, and the center line of the elastic wheel is separated from the first end by a second distance. The distance is less than the second distance, and the at least one auxiliary gear train is disposed on the first circumferential surface of the vehicle body circumferential surface.

In another preferred embodiment of the accessory technology of the power vehicle, the center line of the fixed wheel is at a first distance from the first end, and the center line of the elastic wheel is separated from the first end by a second distance. A distance system is greater than the second distance, and the auxiliary gear train is disposed on a second circumferential surface orientation of the vehicle body peripheral surface.

After the main technical means of the power car used in the present invention, the driving of the power car is driven through the fixed wheel or the auxiliary wheel, and the contact points of the elastic wheel, the fixed wheel and the auxiliary wheel in the circumferential surface of the inner wall in the tubular passage are projected. The vertical projection plane of the central axis is an acute triangle, so that the power car can smoothly travel in the tubular passage, thus solving the problems of the prior art.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described by the following examples and drawings.

1‧‧‧Power car

11‧‧‧Car body

111, 111a, 111b‧‧‧ first end

112, 112b‧‧‧ second end

113‧‧‧ center axis

114‧‧‧Car body circumference

1141, 1141a, 1141b‧‧‧ first week orientation

1142, 1142b‧‧‧ second circumferential orientation

12, 12', 12a, 12b,

12c‧‧‧fixed wheel

13‧‧‧Drive Module

14, 14a, 14b‧‧‧ elastic wheel

15, 15a, 15b‧‧‧Assistant wheel

2, 2a, 2b‧‧‧ tubular passage

21, 21a, 21b‧‧‧ inner wall perimeter

A, B, G, K‧‧‧ floating contact points

C, D, E, F, H, I, J‧‧‧ fixed contact points

L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6‧‧‧ center line

S1, S2‧‧‧ direction of travel

W1, W3, W5‧‧‧ first distance

W2, W4, W6‧‧‧ second distance

1 is a perspective view showing a power vehicle according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage; and a second view showing a side view of the power vehicle according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage; The figure shows a front view of a power vehicle according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage; 4 is a rear view showing a power vehicle according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage; and a fifth side is a side view showing a power vehicle according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage; The figure shows a front view of a power vehicle according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage; and a seventh side shows a side view of the power vehicle of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage; and an eighth diagram A front view of a power vehicle according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage is shown.

Since the combination of the power vehicles provided by the present invention is numerous, it will not be repeated here, and only three preferred embodiments will be specifically described.

Please refer to the first to fourth figures. The first figure shows a perspective view of a power vehicle according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage, and the second figure shows a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. A side view of a power car in a tubular passage, a third view showing a front view of the power car of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage, and a fourth view showing a power car of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention A back view in the tubular passage.

As shown in the figure, the power car 1 provided by the present invention is used for traveling in a tubular passage 2, and the tubular passage 2 has an inner wall peripheral surface 21, and the tubular passage 2 is preferably a circular tube type passage. However, in other embodiments, it may be a channel of a square, a rectangle, a triangle or the like.

The power car 1 includes a vehicle body 11, at least one fixed wheel 12, 12', at least one driving module 13, at least one elastic wheel 14, and at least one auxiliary wheel 15 (three are shown, only one is shown). The vehicle body 11 may have a circular tubular shape, an elliptical shape, a square tubular shape, and a triangular shape. However, the preferred embodiment of the present invention preferably approximates a circular tubular shape, and thus preferably travels in the tubular passage 2.

In addition, the vehicle body 11 has a first end portion 111 and a second end portion 112, and the end portion defined by the preferred embodiment of the present invention refers to the leftmost and rightmost end points as shown in the second figure ( Or the end face), and the vehicle body 11 extends from the first end portion 111 along a central axis 113 to the second end portion 112 (ie, the two ends of the central shaft 113 are the first end portion 111 and the second end portion 112, respectively) And having a body surface 114 between the first end portion 111 and the second end portion 112, and the center shaft 113 is the center line of the maximum width of the vehicle body 11 (that is, the middle portion of the vehicle body 11 in the second figure) Center line)

In addition, the vehicle body peripheral surface 114 is a peripheral portion of the vehicle body 11 and has a first circumferential surface orientation 1141 and a second circumferential surface orientation 1142, respectively, wherein the first circumferential surface orientation 1141 refers to the lower side of the vehicle body 11 The second circumferential surface orientation refers to the upper side of the vehicle body 11 (as shown in the second figure). Specifically, the second circumferential surface orientation 1142 and the first circumferential surface orientation 1141 are located on both sides of the central axis 113, and are mutually correspond.

The fixed wheel 12, 12' is disposed on the first circumferential surface orientation 1141 of the vehicle body peripheral surface 114, and a portion thereof is in the vehicle body 11. In addition, although there are two fixed wheels 12 in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, 12', but in other embodiments, a wheel having a wider tread may be replaced, and the material of the fixed wheel 12, 12' may be made of a rubber material, but is not limited thereto. In addition Illustrated by a fixed wheel 12), the center line L1 of the fixed wheel 12 and the first end portion 111 have a first distance W1 (that is, as shown in the second figure, the center line L1 and the leftmost end of the fixed wheel 12) Has a first distance W1).

The driving module 13 is disposed in the vehicle body 11 and mechanically coupled to the fixed wheel 12, and can be coupled by a gear. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, as long as the driving manner of the driving wheel 12 is not separated. The scope of the invention. In addition, although the driving module 13 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is disposed in the vehicle body 11, it may be disposed outside the vehicle body 11, and the driving module 13 may be a motor or a spring (also Electric or manual drive), depending on the design of the actual situation.

The elastic wheel 14 is disposed on the second circumferential surface orientation 1142 of the vehicle body peripheral surface 114. The elastic wheel 14 is mainly composed of the wheel body 141 and the elastic member 142, and the elastic member 142 is a spring, so that the wheel body 141 The elastic member 142 can be contracted and stretched, so that the power car 1 can smoothly travel by the elasticity of the elastic wheel 14 when the tubular passage 2 is bent.

In addition, the elastic wheel 14 may be provided in addition to one, and the width thereof may be determined by the width of the vehicle body 11. In addition, the center line L2 of the elastic wheel 14 and the first end portion 111 have a second distance W2 (that is, as shown in the second figure, the center line L2 of the elastic wheel 14 has a second distance W2 from the leftmost end) In the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first distance W1 is equal to the second distance W2, but in other embodiments, the first distance W1 and the second distance W2 may be arbitrarily adjusted (will be The second preferred embodiment and the third preferred embodiment respectively Bright). In addition, the elastic wheel 14 can also be connected to the driving module 13, so that when the elastic wheel 14 is contracted by pressure (that is, the elastic member 142 is compressed), the driving module 13 can be triggered to operate, thereby making the fixing wheel 12, 12' Running.

The auxiliary wheel 15 is disposed on the vehicle body peripheral surface 114, and the auxiliary wheel 15 is located closer to the second end portion 112 than the fixed wheel 12, 12' and the elastic wheel 14, that is, the fixed wheel 12, 12' and the elastic The wheels 14 are all closer to the first end 111, thereby making the power car 1 more stable in the tubular passage 2. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the first preferred embodiment of the present invention uses three auxiliary wheels 15 , and one of the auxiliary wheels 15 is disposed on the first circumferential surface orientation 1141 of the vehicle body peripheral surface 114 , and the other two The ones are disposed on the side, but in other embodiments, they are not limited to this setting.

In addition, in other embodiments, the auxiliary wheel 15 can be further mechanically coupled to the driving module 13 for the driving module 13 to drive the auxiliary wheel 15, that is, the driving module 13 can be mechanically coupled to the fixed wheel. At least one of 12 and the auxiliary wheel 15 is determined by the design of the practice.

Wherein, the power car 1 is placed in the tubular passage 2 such that the elastic wheel 14 is contracted (giving the inner wall peripheral surface 21 a positive force, the inner wall peripheral surface 21 giving the elastic wheel 14 a reaction force to cause the elastic wheel 14 to contract) and triggering When the driving module 13 drives the fixed wheel 12 to make the power car 1 travel in the traveling direction S1 or S2 in the tubular passage 2, the auxiliary wheel 15 is variably contacting at least one floating contact point A, B of the inner wall peripheral surface 21 (That is, the two auxiliary wheels 15 disposed on the side of the side are in contact with the inner wall peripheral surface 21 while the power car 1 is traveling, and the contact points are A, B, but with the straight or curved tubular passage 2 Change or flipping of the car body 11, floating contact The positions of the points A and B may vary depending on the contact position of the auxiliary wheel 15, so the present invention defines it as a floating contact point, and the fixed wheel 12 and the elastic wheel 14 are in contact with the inner wall circumference in synchronization. At least two fixed contact points C, D, E of the face 21 (since the preferred embodiment of the present invention has two fixed wheels 12, 12' and one elastic wheel 14, there are three fixed contact points, and the preferred embodiment of the present invention The fixed contact point defined in the example refers to the contact point of the power car 1 that will remain in contact during the traveling without floating, which is hereby stipulated, and at least two of the fixed contact points C, D, E are A vertical projection surface (not shown) projected by the at least one floating contact point A, B on the central axis 113 forms a triangle which is a non-obtuse triangle.

Specifically, the above-mentioned vertical projection plane for projecting at least two of the fixed contact points C, D, E and at least one floating contact point A, B onto the central axis 113 refers to a viewing angle as shown in the third or fourth figure. In view of the above, in the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fixed contact point C, the fixed contact point D and the floating contact point B form an acute angle triangle (as shown in the third and fourth figures), thereby making the power The car 1 remains stably traveling in the tubular passage 2. That is to say, when the power car 1 travels in the linear tubular passage 2 or the curved tubular passage 2, since the floating contact point B can be an acute angle triangle with the fixed contact points C, D, the power car 1 is made. Can progress steadily.

It should be noted that although the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is an example of an acute triangle, it may be a right triangle in other embodiments, but may be configured by a right triangle arrangement. 1 It is less stable when traveling in the tubular passage 2.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 together. FIG. 5 is a side view showing the power car of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage, and FIG. 6 is a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. A front view of the power car in the tubular passage. As shown in the figure, the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is different from the first preferred embodiment in that only two auxiliary wheels 15a (only one is shown) are provided, and the two auxiliary wheels 15a are disposed at the The one-sided orientation 1141a is in the same orientation as the fixed wheel 12a (ie, both are on the lower side). In addition, the center line L3 of the fixed wheel 12a is separated from the first end portion 111a by a first distance W3, and the center line L4 of the elastic wheel 14a is separated from the first end portion 111a by a second distance W4, and the first distance W3 is smaller than the first distance W3. The distance W4 is such that the fixed wheel 12a is closer to the first end portion 111a and the elastic wheel 14a is closer to the center of the car itself.

Similarly, when the power car (not shown) travels in the tubular passage 2a, the two auxiliary wheels 15a are variably contacted with the two floating contact points of the inner wall peripheral surface 21a, and the elastic wheels 14a are in synchronous contact with each other. The fixed contact point F of the wall peripheral surface 21a, the two fixed wheels 12a are in synchronous contact with the fixed contact point of the inner wall peripheral surface 21a, and it should be noted that since the auxiliary wheel 15a and the fixed wheel 12a are in contact with the inner wall circumference When the contact points of the surface 21a are projected on the vertical projection surface, they are overlapped. Therefore, the floating contact point G and the fixed contact points F and H are described below. Wherein, the fixed contact points F, H and the floating contact point G form an acute angle triangle, so that the power car remains stably traveling in the tubular passage 2a.

Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 together, FIG. 7 is a side view showing a power vehicle according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention in a tubular passage, and FIG. 8 is a view showing a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. Power car in a tubular passage The front view. As shown in the figure, the third preferred embodiment of the present invention is different from the first preferred embodiment in that at least two fixed wheels 12b and 12c are disposed on the first circumferential surface orientation 1141b (two in this embodiment are preferred). And an auxiliary wheel 15b is provided adjacent to the second end portion 112b in the second circumferential surface orientation 1142b (other embodiments may be plural). In addition, the center line L5 of the fixed wheel 12b, 12c is separated from the first end portion 111b by a first distance W5, and the center line L6 of the elastic wheel 14b is separated from the first end portion 111b by a second distance W6, and the first distance W5 is greater than The second distance W6 is such that the elastic wheel 14b is closer to the first end portion 111b.

Similarly, when the power car (not shown) travels in the tubular passage 2b, the auxiliary wheel 15b is variably contacted with one of the floating contact points K of the inner wall peripheral surface 21b, and the fixed wheels 12b, 12c and the elastic wheel 14b At least three fixed contact points I, J, and K that are in contact with the inner wall peripheral surface 21b in synchronization (the contact points of the elastic wheel 14b and the auxiliary wheel 15b contacting the inner wall peripheral surface 21b are projected on the vertical projection surface, and are located The same contact point K, hereby stipulated, and the fixed contact points I, J and the floating contact point K form an acute-angled triangle, whereby the power car remains stably traveling in the tubular passage 2b.

In summary, after the power car provided by the present invention is used, since the power car is driven through the fixed wheel, and the inner surface of the elastic wheel, the fixed wheel and the auxiliary wheel in the tubular passage are acute triangles, The power car can travel smoothly in the tubular passage, thus solving the problems of the prior art.

With the above detailed description of the preferred embodiments, it is intended that the features and spirit of the present invention will be more clearly described, rather than the preferred embodiments disclosed herein. The embodiments are intended to limit the scope of the invention. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalents within the scope of the invention as claimed.

1‧‧‧Power car

11‧‧‧Car body

111‧‧‧First end

112‧‧‧ second end

113‧‧‧ center axis

114‧‧‧Car body circumference

1141‧‧‧First week orientation

1142‧‧‧Second week orientation

12‧‧‧Fixed wheel

13‧‧‧Drive Module

14‧‧‧Flexible wheel

15‧‧‧Assistance wheel

L1, L2‧‧‧ center line

S1, S2‧‧‧ direction of travel

W1‧‧‧ first distance

W2‧‧‧Second distance

Claims (6)

A power vehicle for traveling in a tubular passage, the tubular passage having an inner wall peripheral surface, the power vehicle comprising: a vehicle body extending from a first end along a central axis to a second The end portion has a body surface between the first end portion and the second end portion; at least one fixed wheel is disposed on a first circumferential surface of the peripheral surface of the vehicle body; at least one elastic wheel a second circumferential surface orientation of the vehicle body surface, the second circumferential surface orientation and the first circumferential surface orientation are located on two sides of the central axis; at least one auxiliary wheel is disposed on the vehicle body a circumferential surface, and the at least one auxiliary wheel is located closer to the second end than the fixed wheel and the elastic wheel; and at least one driving module is disposed on the vehicle body and configured to drive the at least one fixed wheel And at least one of the at least one auxiliary wheel; wherein the at least one auxiliary gear train variably contacts at least one floating contact point of the inner wall peripheral surface when the power vehicle travels in the tubular passage, and The fixed wheel is in contact with the elastic wheel train in synchronization with the circumferential surface of the inner wall Two fixed contact points, and the at least two fixed contact points and the at least one floating contact point are projected on a vertical projection surface of the central axis to form a triangle which is a non-obtuse triangle, so that the power car is stably maintained Traveling in the tubular passage. The power vehicle of claim 1, wherein the driving module It is one of a motor and a clockwork. The power vehicle of claim 1, wherein the drive module is mechanically coupled to at least one of the fixed wheel and the auxiliary wheel. The power car of claim 1, wherein the center line of the fixed wheel is at a first distance from the first end, and the center line of the elastic wheel is a second distance from the first end The first distance is equal to the second distance. The power car of claim 1, wherein the center line of the fixed wheel is at a first distance from the first end, and the center line of the elastic wheel is a second distance from the first end The first distance is less than the second distance. The power car of claim 1, wherein the center line of the fixed wheel is at a first distance from the first end, and the center line of the elastic wheel is a second distance from the first end The first distance is greater than the second distance.