Transformable toy car

• US 10,307,684 B2
• Filed: 04/02/2014
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shin-Kyu Choi
• Original Assignee: Shin-Kyu Choi
• Inventors: Choi, Shin-Kyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Simms, Jr., John E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cegielnik, Urszula M
• Application Number:
  US14/782,154
• Publication Number:
  US 20160045835A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,889 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/00 Card games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00; card games played on a gaming machine G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/04 Card games combined with other games
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 1/06 Card games appurtenances
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/02 convertible into other forms under the action of impact or shock, e.g. arrangements for imitating accidents
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/26 Details; Accessories drive mechanisms A63H29/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/266 Movable parts other than toy figures, driven by the wheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/003 Convertible toys, e.g. robots convertible into rockets or vehicles convertible into planes

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a transformable toy car, the driving of which can be controlled from a remote location and which transforms from a car shape into an arbitrary second shape, thereby exposing the lower surface of an attached card when an arbitrary card is attached to the car while the car is traveling.

Claims

1. A transformable toy car, comprising:

a remote control unit configured to transmit an operation control signal; and

a car configured to receive the operation control signal to travel in a direction according to the operation control signal, undergo a first transformation from a first shape to a second shape in response to attachment of an arbitrary card to the car, and undergo a second transformation from the second shape to the first shape in response to removal of the attached arbitrary card from the car, wherein the first transformation exposes a bottom surface of the attached arbitrary card, and wherein the car comprises

a deformation support fixed on a lower frame,

a bonnet support rotationally coupled to one side of the deformation support such that a bonnet frame is deformed between the first shape and the second shape,

a roof support rotationally coupled to another side of the deformation support such that a roof frame is deformed between the first shape and the second shape,

a link part to connect the bonnet support and the roof support such that the roof support operates together with the bonnet support when the bonnet support rotates,

a fender support, of which one side is connected to the link part and another side is connected to fender frames such that the fender frames are deformed between the first shape and the second shape,

a first driving unit disposed with the deformation support such that the bonnet support rotates forwards or backwards in a predetermined direction so as to supply driving force,

a second driving unit disposed with the lower frame and configured to rotate forwards or backwards so as to supply driving force such that the car travels in a predetermined direction,

a third driving unit disposed with the lower frame and configured to rotate forwards or backwards so as to supply driving force such that the car travels in a predetermined direction,

auxiliary wheels provided at a lower portion of the lower frame, and

a control circuit part configured to output a traveling control signal to the second and third driving units for traveling in an arbitrary direction in response to the operation control signal being received from the remote control unit, and output a deformation control signal according to a determination of whether the arbitrary card is attached such that the first driving unit rotates forwards or backwards based on the determination.

3. The transformable toy car according to claim 1, wherein the car further comprises door link parts, and each of the door link parts includes a door coupling hole coupled to a door frame such that the door frame is deformed from the first shape into the second shape, and a link guide coupling part and a roof support coupling hole respectively provided at one side and another side of the door link part with respect to the door coupling hole, the link guide coupling part being rotationally coupled to the link part, and the roof support coupling hole being coupled to the roof support.

4. The transformable toy car according to claim 3, wherein the control circuit part includes:

a RF transceiver configured to transmit and receive data signals with respect to the remote control unit;

a sensor unit for outputting an on/off-signal according to whether a card is attached to a magnet;

a first switch provided to the deformation support so as to output an on/off-signal according to the position of the bonnet support;

a second switch provided to the deformation support so as to output an on/off-signal according to the position of the roof support; and

a control unit configured to output the traveling control signal to the second and third driving units so as to carry out travel based on receipt of the operation control signal by the RF transceiver, and the deformation control signal according to the on/off-signal outputted from the sensor unit such that the first driving unit rotates forwards or backwards, and to output the deformation control signal to the first driving unit until any one of the first or second switch outputs an on-signal.

8. The transformable toy car according to claim 1, wherein the communications between the car and the remote control unit are carried out using at least one of RF communications, Zigbee communications or infrared-ray communications.

9. The transformable toy car according to claim 1, wherein the card includes at least one of a magnetic substance or unique ID information.

2. A transformable toy car, comprising:

a remote control unit configured to transmit an operation control signal and target card information; and

a car configured to receive the operation control signal and the target card information, travel in a direction according to the operation control signal, scan an arbitrary card so as to compare information of the arbitrary card with the target card information, undergo a first transformation from a first shape to a second shape in response to attachment of the arbitrary card to the car and matching of the information, and undergo a second transformation from the second shape to the first shape in response to removal of the arbitrary card from the car, wherein the car comprises

a deformation support fixed on a lower frame,

a bonnet support rotationally coupled to one side of the deformation support such that a bonnet frame is deformed between the first shape and the second shape,

a roof support rotationally coupled to another side of the deformation support such that a roof frame is deformed between the first shape and the second shape,

a link part to connect the bonnet support and the roof support such that the roof support operates together with the bonnet support when the bonnet support rotates,

a fender support, of which one side is connected to the link part and another side is connected to fender frames such that the fender frames are deformed between the first shape and the second shape,

a first driving unit disposed with the deformation support such that the bonnet support rotates forwards or backwards in a predetermined direction so as to supply driving force,

a second driving unit disposed with the lower frame and configured to rotate forwards or backwards so as to supply driving force such that the car travels in a predetermined direction,

a third driving unit disposed with the lower frame and configured to rotate forwards or backwards so as to supply driving force such that the car travels in a predetermined direction,

auxiliary wheels provided at a lower portion of the lower frame, and

a control circuit part configured to output a traveling control signal to the second and third driving units for traveling in an arbitrary direction in response to the operation control signal being received from the remote control unit, and output a deformation control signal according to a determination of whether the arbitrary card is attached such that the first driving unit rotates forwards or backwards based on the determination.

5. The transformable toy car according to claim 2, wherein the car further comprises door link parts, and each of the door link parts includes a door coupling hole coupled to a door frame such that the door frame is deformed from the first shape into the second shape, and a link guide coupling part and a roof support coupling hole respectively provided at one side and another side of the door link part with respect to the door coupling hole, the link guide coupling part being rotationally coupled to the link part, and the roof support coupling hole being coupled to the roof support.

6. The transformable toy car according to claim 5, wherein the control circuit part comprises:

a first switch disposed with the deformation support and outputting an on/off-signal according to the position of the bonnet support;

a second switch disposed with the deformation support and outputting an on/off-signal according to the position of the roof support;

a control unit configured to output the traveling control signal to the second and third driving units so as to carry out travel based on receipt of the operation control signal and the target card information from the remote control unit, compare information on the arbitrary card scanned by an RF reader unit with the received target card information, output an on/off-control signal for an electromagnet part and the deformation control signal for rotating the first driving unit forwards or backwards according to the comparison result, and output the deformation control signal to the first driving unit until any one of the first or second switch outputs an on-signal; and

a local communications unit configured to transmit or receive data signals between the control unit and the remote control unit,

the RF reader unit configured to scan information on the arbitrary card so as to transmit the scanned information to the control unit, and

the electromagnet part configured to generate magnetic force according to the on/off-control signal of the control unit and output the on/off-signal according to the determination whether the target card is attached.

7. The transformable toy car according to claim 2, wherein the remote control unit is any one of a mobile terminal and a tablet PC.