JP3265099B2 - Car for toys - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toy car which competes for speed as a game.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A toy car includes a remote control car, which emits a control signal from a controller, performs acrobatics, and enjoys competing for speed with an opponent's car. Acrobatic running includes sudden stopping and sharp turning. Occasionally, cars may collide with each other and overturn, causing the game to glow. But most of the time they simply competed for speed.

[0003]

In a conventional toy car, since the game was only for competing for speed, there was a disadvantage that the game became monotonous and the player was tired of the game. It is an object of the present invention to overcome the drawbacks of getting tired and to provide a toy car that competes for uninterrupted speed.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electric engine unit, a battery for supplying electric power to the electric engine unit, a wheel rotated by the power of the electric engine unit, and a steering device. , A toy car running on the floor with a chassis equipped with these, and an outer cover covered by the chassis,
An engaging portion formed at one end of the chassis, an elastic spring having a tip protruding outward from the chassis, a switch that cuts off and supplies power by changing the shape of the spring, and the other end of the chassis An engaging portion formed on one end of the cover, a locking receiving portion formed on one end of the cover and rotatably locking the locking portion of the chassis, and a locking portion formed on the other end of the cover so as to be detachable from the engaging portion of the chassis. An engaging hook mechanism is provided.

[0005]

[Action] The locking portion of the chassis is locked to the locking receiving portion of the cover, the cover is rotated around the locking portion of the chassis against the elastic force of the spring, and the spring is bent on the inner surface of the cover. The switch is brought into contact with the bent spring to supply electric power, the hook mechanism of the cover is engaged with the engaging portion of the chassis, and the cover is mounted on the chassis so that the vehicle can travel. When the hook mechanism receives a rear-end collision of the vehicle, the hook mechanism is disengaged from the engaging portion, the cover is separated from the chassis by the elastic force of the spring, and the switch is cut off due to the extension of the spring to cut off the power. During the car race, the own vehicle is caused to collide with the other vehicle, and the hook mechanism of the other vehicle is disengaged from the engaging portion. The cover pops out of the chassis due to the repulsive force of the spring, the power is cut off by the switch being cut off, and the opponent's car gets stuck during the race. However, their car can continue to run. In this way, a simulated accident due to a collision is produced, and the racing game can be enjoyed.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. FIG.
Shows the appearance of the toy car 1, and the toy car 1 runs under the control of a radio signal from the controller 2. FIG.
In FIGS. 3 and 4, the toy car 1 is formed of a substantially box-shaped chassis 3 made of a plastic material and a cover 4 that covers the chassis and forms an outer shell of the vehicle body. An electric engine unit 5 is mounted in the center of the chassis 3, and two driving wheels 7 and two front wheels 8 are rotatably mounted. The two front wheels 8 are steered by a steering device 6, and the two drive wheels 7 are rotated by the power of the electric engine unit 5.

[0007] A doll H is placed between the steering device 6 and the electric engine unit 5 to enhance the apparent atmosphere. The steering device 6 and the electric engine unit 5 are controlled by detection signals from the receiver 9. The receiver 9 is connected to an antenna 23, and the antenna 23 for receiving a radio signal from the controller 2 is provided upright on the side of the chassis 3. Although not shown, a battery for supplying a driving force to the electric engine unit 5 and the like is also mounted.

3 and 4, a pair of locking portions 10 are formed at the tip of the chassis 3, and the locking portions 10 are sharply projected forward. On the chassis 3, a spring 11 is erected near the center of the two front wheels 8, and the base end of the elastic spring 11 is fixed to the chassis 3.
The spring 11 is made of a conductive metal, and its distal end protrudes largely outside the chassis 3. A movable contact 12 is provided in a protruding shape inside the intermediate portion of the spring 11, and when the spring 11 is bent toward the chassis 3, a fixed contact 13 is formed.
To come into contact with.

The fixed contact 13 has one end fixed to the chassis 3 and a distal end provided to face the fixed contact 12 of the spring 11. The fixed contact 13 is made of a metal plate, and forms a switching circuit described later together with the movable contact 12 of the spring 11. An engaging portion 21 is formed behind the chassis 3 so as to form a hole 22.
The engaging portion 21 is formed by bending a long plate-like material into a substantially U-shape, and integrating both ends into the center of the rear end of the chassis 3.

In FIG. 2, the cover 4 is made of a plastic forming the outer periphery of the miniature car.
At the inside of the tip of the chassis, there is a locking portion 1 of the tip of the chassis 3.
The concave locking hole 15 which receives and engages with each of the projections 0
Are formed. Further, a hook mechanism 20 that engages with the engaging portion 21 of the chassis 3 is provided at the rear end of the cover 4. The hook mechanism 20 will be described in detail. In FIG. 6, the hook mechanism 20 includes a fixed plate 18, a rotating plate 19, and a shaft 25.
And a coil spring 17. The fixed plate 18 is integrally provided inside the rear end of the cover 4,
Are substantially parallel to the rotation plane of the wheels 7 when they are combined with the chassis 3.

In FIG. 6, a thick fixed plate 18 has a cutout 24 formed by shaving a rotating plate 19 so that the rotating plate 19 can be loosely inserted therein.
Are formed, and the rotating plate 19 is rotatably connected to the fixed plate 18 by a shaft 25. That is, the rotating plate 19 has the notch 24
It is rotatable inside. Next, a mounting plate 27 is vertically provided below the fixed plate 18, and one end of the coil spring 17 is fixed to the mounting plate 27.

The lower end of the rotating plate 19 has a claw 28 and a collision portion 2.
9 protrudes in the same direction as the mounting plate 27, a claw portion 28 is arranged facing the mounting plate 27, and then a collision portion 29 is arranged, and a space 30 is formed between them. The claw portion 28 has a shape on one side of the tip of the arrow, and the ratchet-shaped protrusion 3 is formed.
Reference numeral 1 indicates the direction of the space 30 and the direction of the collision portion 29.
The collision portion 29 extends in a column shape from the lower end of the rotating plate 19 and has a length substantially equal to that of the claw portion 28. The other end of the coil spring 17 is fixed to the back of the claw 28 of the rotating plate 19. The coil spring 17 is arranged in a direction for urging the rotating plate 19 counterclockwise about the shaft 25.

FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of the power supply circuit. The current from the battery 14 is supplied to the receiver 9, the steering unit 6, and the electric engine unit 5 via the switch 16 formed by the movable contact 12 and the fixed contact 13. Supplied. FIG. 8 shows the function of the switch 16, and the solid line shows the shape in which the spring 11 is extended when the cover 4 is separated from the chassis 3. Dotted line is cover 4
Shows the bent shape of the spring 11 when it is mounted on the chassis 3. When the spring 11 is in the extended original shape, the movable contact 12 separates from the fixed contact 13 and the spring 11
Is bent by the cover 4, the movable contact 12 comes into contact with the fixed contact 13.

Next, the operation will be described. In FIG. 1, a pair of locking portions 10 of the chassis 3 is inserted into each locking hole 15 of the cover 4, and the cover 4 is rotated in the direction of the chassis 3 with the pair of locking portions 10 as fulcrums. The spring 11 is bent in the direction of arrow A in FIG. Further, the cover 4 is rotated to a position where the cover 4 overlaps the chassis 3.

When the hook mechanism 20 shown in FIG. 6 contacts the engaging portion 21 and further rotates the cover 4 in the direction of arrow A, the rotating plate 1
9 is pushed above the engaging portion 21 and the projection 31
, The rotating plate 19 rotates in the direction of arrow A about the shaft 25 as a fulcrum, and the coil spring 17 opposes the elastic force and the claw 28
And the mounting plate 27, and the locking portion 21 finally enters the space 30. Then, on the contrary, the turning plate 19 is
7 rotates in the direction of arrow B by the repulsion force, and the projection 31
1 and engage below. Even when the rotation of the cover 4 is stopped, the claw portion 31 remains engaged with the lower part of the rod-shaped engaging portion 21.

Therefore, the hook mechanism 20 is engaged with the engaging portion 21, and the cover 4 is combined with the chassis 3 while the coil spring 17 stores the elastic force in the direction of the arrow. At this time, the spring 11 also stores a strong compressive force, and at the same time, the movable contact 12 of the spring 11
, The switch 16 is turned on, and the power from the battery 14 is supplied, so that the car 1 is in a runnable state.

In FIG. 10, a plurality of game players run their cars 1 in a state in which they can travel on the floor to perform a speed competition. During the competition, the opponent's car 1 is caused to collide with its own car 1. Then, the horizontally long bumper at the front of the own vehicle 1 hits the hook mechanism 20 at the rear of the other vehicle 1. The hook mechanism 20 is disengaged from the engaging portion 21, and the cover 4 is rapidly rotated with respect to the chassis 3 around the locking portion 10 by the elastic force of the spring 11, and finally shown in FIGS. 6 and 9. So that it jumps up and comes off. At the same time, the movable contact 12 of the spring 11 in FIG. 7 is separated from the fixed contact 13, the switch 16 is turned off, and the other vehicle 1 cannot travel,
Stop suddenly. Only one's own car can run and win.

The operation of detaching the hook mechanism 20 from the engagement portion 21 is the reverse operation when the cover 4 is combined with the chassis 3. That is, in FIG.
Is pivoted about the shaft 25 in the direction of arrow A, and the projection 31 of the pivoting plate 19 is disengaged from the engaging portion 21 of the chassis 3. Since the cover 4 is urged by the spring 11 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 9, the cover 4 is flipped out of the chassis 3 while rotating about the locking portion 10 with respect to the chassis 3.

The crashed car is disassembled in the air and drawn into the game by spectators, so that the game is crowded and the game is excited at once. The disassembled parts can be easily reassembled, so the game can be resumed immediately and enjoyable for everyone. The positions of the locking portion and the locking hole and the mounting of the engaging portion and the hook mechanism may be exchanged between the cover and the chassis. Also, a structure may be adopted in which a spring is attached to the cover to only disassemble the collision, and the switch is not cut off. Also, the doll may jump out by collision.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the electric engine unit, the battery for supplying power to the electric engine unit, the wheels rotated by the power of the electric engine unit, and the steering device are steered. In a toy car that runs on the floor with a chassis provided with wheels and an outer cover that covers the chassis, a locking part formed at one end of the chassis and a tip protruding outward on the chassis Elastic spring, a switch that cuts off and supplies power by changing the shape of the spring, an engaging part provided at the other end of the chassis, and a locking part of the chassis formed at one end of the cover rotates A lock receiving portion to be locked and a hook mechanism formed at the other end of the cover and detachably engaged with the engaging portion of the chassis are provided, and the locking portion of the chassis is provided at the lock receiving portion of the cover. Locking The cover is rotated around the engaging portion of the chassis against the elastic force of the spring, the spring is bent on the inner surface of the cover, and the switch is bent to connect the spring to supply power, and the cover hook mechanism is provided. Is engaged with the engaging portion of the chassis, the cover is mounted on the chassis, and the vehicle can travel, so that when the hook mechanism receives an external force, the hook mechanism disengages from the engaging portion and the cover Is separated from the chassis by the elastic force of the spring, and the switch is disconnected by the extended spring to cut off the power. As an external force, the hook mechanism that causes the opponent's vehicle to collide with the own vehicle during the car race is disengaged from the engagement portion. The cover pops out of the chassis due to the repulsive force of the spring, the power is cut off by the disconnection of the switch, and the other car is
Stuck in the middle of the race. The cover jumps out of the chassis and the car disassembles, which excites the game. In this way, a collision game can be produced to make the racing game fun. We can provide toy cars that will please people of a wide age group.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a functional configuration of a toy car according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a configuration of a cover according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a configuration of a chassis according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a configuration of a chassis according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the toy car according to the present invention when a game is started.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a detailed configuration of a hook mechanism according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block circuit diagram of an electric circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the operation of the switch according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side view illustrating the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state during a game using the car of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 vehicle 2 controller 3 chassis 4 cover 5 vertical electric engine unit 6 steering unit 7 drive wheel 8 front wheel 9 receiver 10 locking unit 11 spring 12 movable contact 13 fixed contact 14 battery 15 locking hole 16 switch 17 coil spring 18 fixed plate DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 Rotating plate 20 Hook mechanism 21 Engagement part 22 Hole 23 Antenna 25 Axis 24 Notch 27 Mounting plate 28 Claw part 29 Collision part 30 Space 31 Projection

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-51-94335 (JP, A) JP-A-62-183787 (JP, A) Fully open 63-193096 (JP, U) Really open Showa 60- 124992 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. 5-84397 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. 5-74596 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. 4-11097 (JP, U) US Patent 2,757,482 (US, A) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63H 1/00-37/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An electric engine unit, a battery for supplying power to the electric engine unit, a wheel rotated by the power of the electric engine unit, a wheel steered by a steering device, a chassis to which these are mounted, and a chassis A toy car that travels on the floor with an outer cover that is covered by a locking part formed at one end of the chassis, an elastic spring that has a tip protruding outward on the chassis, A switch connected and disconnected by a change in the shape of a spring to supply and cut off the power; an engaging portion provided at the other end of the chassis; and a locking portion formed at one end of the cover and rotatably connected to the locking portion of the chassis. A lock receiving portion to be stopped; and a hook mechanism formed at the other end of the cover and removably engaged with the engaging portion of the chassis. The cover is rotated around the engaging portion of the chassis against the elastic force of the spring, the spring is bent on the inner surface of the cover, and the switch is contacted by the bent spring. The power is supplied, the hook mechanism of the cover is engaged with the engaging portion of the chassis, the cover is mounted on the chassis, and the vehicle can run, and the hook mechanism is When an external force is applied, the hook mechanism is disengaged from the engagement portion, the cover is separated from the chassis by the elastic force of the spring, and the switch is cut off by the extended spring to cut off the power. A car for toys, characterized in that: