Model railcar for cleaning model train track
AssigneesKorea Bass Co., Ltd., Sung-Won Cho
InventorSung-Won Cho
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Abstract
The present invention provides a model railcar for cleaning, which can remove an oxide film and an oil film from the surface of rails and can simultaneously remove fine metal components, such as metal powder. The model railcar for cleaning comprises: a fan arranged towards a train track; a dust collecting chamber for containing alien substances drawn in by the fan; a cleaning block having a cleaning pad attached to a surface of the model train track, which faces the rails, a member capable of polishing or washing the rails being positioned on the cleaning pad; and a permanent magnet positioned to face the model train track.
Claims9
A model railcar for cleaning a model train track, which is a model railcar for cleaning a model train track while being driven along the model train track by a motor which is driven by electricity supplied through rails of the model train track and train wheels, the model railcar comprising:
- a fan arranged toward the model train track;
- a dust collecting chamber configured to accommodate foreign substances suctioned by the fan;
- and
- a cleaning block having a cleaning pad attached to a surface of the model train track, which faces the rails, wherein a cleaning member is removably attached to the cleaning pad and surrounds an upper surface and lower surface of the cleaning pad, wherein a first cleaning member is removably attached to the cleaning pad to polish the rails and a second cleaning member is removably attached to wash the rails,
- wherein:
- the fan is driven by another motor and suctions the foreign substances on the model train track;
- the suctioned foreign substances are moved to the dust collecting chamber through a path connected to the dust collecting chamber;
- the cleaning block including a solution container positioned on an upper portion thereof and a cleaning pad attachment part positioned on a lower portion thereof, and is detachable from a lower portion of the model railcar;
- a through hole is formed between the solution container and the cleaning pad attachment part so that a solution in the solution container is transferred to the cleaning pad;
- the cleaning pad is detachable from the cleaning block and formed of an elastic material;
- and
- a lower end surface of the cleaning pad is positioned lower than upper surfaces of the rails of the model train track, is elastically pressed, and comes into contact with the rails.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.