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AssigneeStadlbauer Spiel- Und Freizeitartikel GmbH
InventorsUwe Haass, Roman Missler
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The invention relates to a method for operating a digital control system for track-guided toy vehicles (10), with at least two tracks (24, 26), wherein at least one set of points (34) is provided. Accordingly in each case a switching command given for a particular toy vehicle is transmitted for switching a set of points, which this toy vehicle will next cross, into the switched state in the digital control system together with a digital address of the toy vehicle to which the switching command applies; at least the toy vehicle for which a switching command is transmitted broadcasts an identifier representing the digital address of this toy vehicle in the digital control system, wherein each set of points receives a broadcast identifier from the toy vehicle that is approaching these points and compares it with the digital address of one or more transmitted switching commands and switches the points into the switched state if the digital address in the identifier of the toy vehicle received is identical to a digital address for which a switching command is transmitted in the digital control system.
A process for operating a digital control system for track-guided toy vehicles, having at least two tracks for toy vehicles on a car race track with at least two guide slots as the tracks, including at least one switch where in the switched condition, optionally connects two tracks to each other in such a manner that a toy vehicle, when passing over the switch, changes from one track to another track, and which, in the unswitched condition, continues to guide the toy vehicle on the same track without changing tracks, where, in each case a switching command issued for a certain toy vehicle to switch a switch which the certain toy vehicle will be the next to cross is transmitted in the switched condition in the digital control system together with a digital address of the certain toy vehicle for which the switching command is valid;
A digital control system for track-guided toy vehicles with at least two tracks for toy vehicles on a car race track with at least two guide slots as tracks, where at least one switch is provided which, in the switched condition optionally connects two tracks to each other in such a manner that a toy vehicle, when passing over the switch, changes from one track to another track, and which, in an unswitched condition, continues to guide the toy vehicle on the track without changing tracks, where at least one track has a digital decoder which is connected to a setting device for the switch and the digital control system including at least one switch in addition to the digital decoder having a first receiving unit which is connected to the digital decoder and arranged and constructed in such a manner that the first receiving unit receives an identification transmitted from a toy vehicle, which contains a digital address of the toy vehicle, and forwards it to the digital decoder of the switch before the toy vehicle passes over the switch.
A switch for a digital control system for track-guided toy vehicles having at least two tracks for toy vehicles on a car race track with at least two guide slots as tracks, where the switch in the switched position optionally connects two tracks to each other in such a manner that a toy vehicle, when passing over the switch, changes from one track to another track, and, in the unswitched position, continues to guide the toy vehicle on the same track without changing tracks, where the switch includes a digital decoder which is connected to a setting device for the switch and the digital control system including the switch, in addition to the digital decoder, having a first receiving unit which is connected to the digital decoder as well as arranged and constructed in such a manner that the first receiving unit receives an individual vehicle identification transmitted by the toy vehicle, which contains a digital address of the toy vehicle, and forwards it to the digital decoder of the switch before the toy vehicle passes over the switch.
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