Flying toy

#This application claims priority from Taiwanese patent application no. 105101624, filed on Jan. 20, 2016.

#The disclosure relates to a flying toy, more particularly to a flying toy driven by a rubber band powered motor.

#With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a conventional flying toy disclosed in European patent no. 2349516 B1 includes a support structure (not shown), a wing actuating mechanism 1, a first flexible wing 16, and a second flexible wing 17. The wing actuating mechanism 1 includes a drive crank 12 mounted rotatably on amounting seat 11 that is mounted on one end of the support structure. The first and second flexible wings 16, 17 are connected, firstly, at first and second wing roots 161, 171 to the wing actuating mechanism 1 and secondly to the other end of the support structure. The first and second wing roots 161, 171 are mounted on the mounting seat 11 so that the first and second wing roots 161, 171 oscillate about axles 111, 112, respectively. An internal end of the first wing root 161 is extended by a guideway 13 in which a wrist 121 of the drive crank 12 is mounted as a sliding pivot connection so that the rotation of the drive crank 12 causes the first wing root 161 to oscillate back and forth about the axle 111. The first wing root 161 has a first gear 14 driving a second gear 15 arranged on the second wing root 171. The first gear 14 is configured to mesh with the second gear 15 such that the first and second wing roots 161, 171 oscillate back and forth symmetrically about their respective axles 111, 112.

#Other features and advantages of the disclosure will become apparent in the following detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

#FIG. 1 is a front view of a wing actuation mechanism of a conventional flying toy;

#FIG. 2 is similar to FIG. 1 except that first and second gears are omitted;

#Before the present invention is described in greater detail, it should be noted herein that same reference numerals are used to denote like elements throughout the specification.

#With reference to FIG. 3, a flying toy 100 according to a first embodiment of the disclosure is shown to include a support frame 2, a transmission mechanism 3, a drive shaft 61, a wing unit 4, a tail fin 5, and a drive unit 6.

#The support frame 2 has a forward end segment 21 and a rearward end segment 24 opposite to the forward end segment 21 in a longitudinal direction (X). The forward segment 21 has a first region (i.e., a shaft region 211) and two second regions (i.e., a left region 212 and a right region 213) disposed at two sides of the first region 211. The right region 213 is opposite to the left region 212 in a transverse direction (Y) transverse to the longitudinal direction (X). In this embodiment, the support frame 2 further has two elongated support bars 22, 23 each connecting the forward end segment 21 and the rearward end segment 24. The shaft region 211 is disposed downwardly of the left and right regions 212, 213. A distance between the shaft region 211 and the left region 212 is substantially the same as a distance between the shaft region 211 and the right region 213.