Steering Mechanism for a Toy Vehicle
First Claim
1. A steering mechanism for a toy vehicle having a chassis with opposing right and left lateral sides and opposing front and rear ends and a plurality of road wheels coupled with the chassis so as to support the vehicle for itinerant movement across a surface, a turning member coupled with the chassis so as to pivot about the generally vertical axis, the turning member supporting at least one road wheel of the plurality on the chassis to rotate about a horizontal axis for movement of the vehicle on the at least one wheel and to pivot about the generally vertical axis for steerage of the vehicle, the steering mechanism comprising:
- a control member operably connected with the turning member and mounted for at least generally linear movement of the chassis;
a magnetic body mounted on the chassis so as to pivot on a pivot axis extending in a generally horizontal direction on the chassis, the magnet body having a central axis at least generally perpendicular to the pivot axis and two opposite magnetic poles along the central axis at opposing distal ends of the magnetic body on opposite sides of said pivot axis;
means for operably connecting the magnetic body with the control member and converting rotational movement of the magnetic body into at least generally linear motion of the control member; and
coil means supported on the chassis so as to surround the magnetic body for rotating the magnetic body within the coil means by the passage of electric current in a selected direction through the coil means.
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Abstract
A toy vehicle has a chassis with road wheels movement including one or two each mounted to pivot about a general vertical axis to steer. A steering mechanism includes a turning member mounted so as to pivot about the generally vertical axis and supporting one road wheel for rotation about a horizontal axis for movement of the vehicle and about the generally vertical axis to steer the vehicle. A control member slides across the chassis. A magnetic body pivots on a pivot axis extending front and rear. The magnetic body has a central axis perpendicular to the pivot axis with opposite magnetic poles of the body locate along the central axis on opposite sides of the pivot axis. A crank is connected at one end with the magnetic body and at an opposite end with the elongated opening of the control member. A coil surrounds the magnetic body and rotates the magnetic body by the passage of an electric current in a selected direction through the coil thereby pivoting each road wheel connected with the control member.
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14 Claims
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1. A steering mechanism for a toy vehicle having a chassis with opposing right and left lateral sides and opposing front and rear ends and a plurality of road wheels coupled with the chassis so as to support the vehicle for itinerant movement across a surface, a turning member coupled with the chassis so as to pivot about the generally vertical axis, the turning member supporting at least one road wheel of the plurality on the chassis to rotate about a horizontal axis for movement of the vehicle on the at least one wheel and to pivot about the generally vertical axis for steerage of the vehicle, the steering mechanism comprising:
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a control member operably connected with the turning member and mounted for at least generally linear movement of the chassis; a magnetic body mounted on the chassis so as to pivot on a pivot axis extending in a generally horizontal direction on the chassis, the magnet body having a central axis at least generally perpendicular to the pivot axis and two opposite magnetic poles along the central axis at opposing distal ends of the magnetic body on opposite sides of said pivot axis; means for operably connecting the magnetic body with the control member and converting rotational movement of the magnetic body into at least generally linear motion of the control member; and coil means supported on the chassis so as to surround the magnetic body for rotating the magnetic body within the coil means by the passage of electric current in a selected direction through the coil means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A steering mechanism for a toy vehicle having a chassis having opposing right and left sides and opposing front and rear ends, a right road wheel on said right side of said chassis and a left road wheel on said left side of said chassis, a right turning member pivotally mounted to said chassis steerably supporting the right road wheel on chassis and a left turning member pivotally mounted to said chassis steerably supporting the right road wheel, said steering mechanism comprising:
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a control member extending across said chassis in a width direction, said control member having a right end, a left end and a central portion therebetween, said right and left ends of said control member being operatively connected with said right and left turning members, respectively, the central portion including an elongated slot extending vertically to the control member; a magnetic body mounted onto said chassis to pivot on a pivot axis extending longitudinally front and rear in said vehicle;
wherein said magnet body has a central axis at least generally perpendicular to said pivot axis and two opposite magnetic poles along the central axis at opposing distal ends of the magnetic body on opposite sides of said pivot axis;a crank on said pivot axis connected with said magnetic body to pivot with said magnetic body and operatively connected with said central portion to move said control member side to side on said vehicle; and coil means fixedly attached to said chassis so as to encircle said magnetic body for pivoting said magnetic body on said pivot axis and thereby pivot said right and left road wheels by passing a selected electric current through said coil means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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