US 6,786,796 B2Granted

Radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy

AssigneeTaiyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.

InventorShohei Suto

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Abstract

A radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy in which the number of parts is reduced by simplifying the structure and traveling stability is improved. The toy includes a main body, a front fork portion rotatably mounted so that the traveling direction can be changed via an inclined caster axis by a steering control portion provided in a front side of the main body, a front wheel mounted to the front fork portion, a travel driving portion having a driving motor mounted to a rear side of the main body via a rear wheel shock absorbing portion, a rear wheel mounted to the travel driving portion of the driving portion case, a flywheel for stabilizing travel integrally provided in the rear wheel, a receiving circuit for radio-controlling the direction and speed, and a battery supplying electric power to the steering control portion and the driving portion.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy comprising:

a two-wheeled vehicle main body;
a steering control portion arranged on a front side of said main body;
a front fork portion rotatably mounted to said steering control portion so that a traveling direction is variable;
a front wheel mounted to said front fork portion;
a driving portion case mounted to a rear side of said main body;
a travel driving portion having a driving motor arranged in said driving portion case;
a rear wheel mounted to said travel driving portion of said driving portion case;
a flywheel integrally incorporated into said rear wheel such that it rotates at the same speed as said rear wheel, said flywheel being arranged to stabilize travel of said main body;
a receiving circuit arranged on said main body for radio-controlling said steering control portion and said travel driving portion;
and
a battery arranged on said main body for supplying electric power to said steering control portion and said travel driving portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/619,207Filed 14 Jul 2003
Priority: JP 2002-33875722 Nov 2002
Published: US 2004/0116212 A117 Jun 2004
Granted: 7 Sep 2004
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

A63H 30/04
Electrical arrangements: using wireless transmission
A63H 17/16
Toy vehicles, e.g. with self-drive; ; Cranes, winches or the like; Accessories therefor: in the form of a bicycle, with or without riders thereon
A63H 17/262
Details; Accessories: chassis; Wheel mountings; Wheels; Axles; Suspensions; Fitting body portions to chassis
A63H 17/36
Details; Accessories: steering-mechanisms for toy vehicles