Remote control with gyro-balancer control

• US 20130309939A1
• Filed: 05/18/2012
• Published: 11/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cheng, Randy
• Original Assignee: Cheng, Randy
• Inventors: Cheng, Randy
• Application Number:
  US13/506,837
• Publication Number:
  US 20130309939A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/484
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2027/1066 Having means to guide movement, e.g. propeller or wings
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/10 Balloons connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; other than toy aspects B64B1/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 29/22 Electric drives power supply through track A63H18/12
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 30/04 using wireless transmission

Abstract

A remote control is arranged for controlling an air swimming toy includes a toy body and an operation system for shifting an altitude of the toy body and for steering a direction of the toy body. The remote controller includes a hand-held housing adapted for being held by a user'"'"'s hand, a circuit control which is received in the hand-held housing and is wirelessly linked to the operation system, and a gyro-balancer control built-in with the circuit control to detect an orientation of the hand-held housing, wherein the operation system is controlled by the circuit control in response to the orientation of the hand-held housing to concurrently control the altitude and direction of the toy body in the air.

Claims

1. An air swimming toy, comprising:

a toy body arranged for being floated in the air;

an operation system for shifting an altitude of said toy body and for steering a direction of said toy body; and

a remote controller remotely controlling said operation system, wherein said remote controller comprises;

a hand-held housing adapted for being held by a user'"'"'s hand;

a circuit control which is supported in said hand-held housing and is wirelessly linked to said operation system; and

a gyro-balancer control operatively linked to said circuit control to detect an orientation of said hand-held housing, wherein said operation system is controlled by said circuit control in response to said orientation of said hand-held housing to concurrently control the altitude and direction of said toy body in the air.

2. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 1, wherein said operation system comprises a driving device for shifting the altitude of said toy body when said hand-held housing is tilted front and back, and a steering device for steering the direction of said toy body when said hand-held housing is tilted sidewardly.

3. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 1, wherein said circuit control comprises a control circuitry supported in said hand-held housing, wherein said gyro-balancer control is built-in with said control circuitry to detect the orientation of said hand-held housing.

4. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 2, wherein said circuit control comprises a control circuitry supported in said hand-held housing, wherein said gyro-balancer control is built-in with said control circuitry to detect the orientation of said hand-held housing.

5. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 1, wherein said gyro-balancer control is located at a mid-portion of said hand-held housing.

6. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 2, wherein said gyro-balancer control is located at a mid-portion of said hand-held housing.

7. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 4, wherein said gyro-balancer to control is located at a mid-portion of said hand-held housing.

8. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 1, wherein said gyro-balancer control comprises a 3-axis gyro that detects the roll, pitch, and yaw of said hand-held housing to control concurrently control the altitude and direction of said toy body in the air.

9. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 4, wherein said gyro-balancer control comprises a 3-axis gyro that detects the roll, pitch, and yaw of said hand-held housing to control concurrently control the altitude and direction of said toy body in the air.

10. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 7, wherein said gyro-balancer control comprises a 3-axis gyro that detects the roll, pitch, and yaw of said hand-held housing to control concurrently control the altitude and direction of said toy body in the air.

11. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 1, wherein said circuit control comprises a lever control provided on said hand-held housing, and a control switch selectively activated one of said lever control and said gyro-balancer control for controlling said operation system.

12. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 7, wherein said circuit control comprises a lever control provided on said hand-held housing, and a control switch selectively activated one of said lever control and said gyro-balancer control for controlling said operation system.

13. The air swimming toy, as recited in claim 10, wherein said circuit control comprises a lever control provided on said hand-held housing, and a control switch selectively activated one of said lever control and said gyro-balancer control for controlling said operation system.

14. A method of operating an air swimming toy via a remote control, comprising the steps:

(a) wirelessly linking a circuit control of said remote control to an operation system supported by a toy body of said air swimming toy, wherein said operation system is arranged for shifting an altitude of said toy body and for steering a direction of said toy body in the air;

(b) detecting an orientation of a hand-held housing via a gyro-balancer control provide therein, wherein said circuit control is supported in said hand-held housing which is held by a user'"'"'s hand; and

(c) wirelessly controlling said operation system by said circuit control in response to said orientation of said hand-held housing to concurrently control the altitude and direction of said toy body in the air.

15. The method as recited in claim 14 wherein, in the step (b), said gyro-balancer control is built-in a said control circuitry of said circuit control to detect the orientation of said hand-held housing.

16. The method as recited in claim 15 wherein, in the step (b), said gyro-balancer control comprises a 3-axis gyro that detects the roll, pitch, and yaw of said hand-held housing to control concurrently control the altitude and direction of said toy body in the air.

17. The method, as recited in claim 14, wherein said gyro-balancer control is located at a mid-portion of said hand-held housing.

18. The method, as recited in claim 16, wherein said gyro-balancer control is located at a mid-portion of said hand-held housing.

19. The method, as recited in claim 14, wherein the step (a) further comprises a step of selectively activating said circuit control between a gyro-controlling mode and a lever-controlling mode, wherein at said gyro-controlling mode, said operation system is controlled in response to said gyro-balancer control, wherein at said lever-controlling mode, said operation system is controlled in response to a lever control provided on said hand-held housing.

20. The method, as recited in claim 18, wherein the step (a) further comprises a step of selectively activating said circuit control between a gyro-controlling mode and a lever-controlling mode, wherein at said gyro-controlling mode, said operation system is controlled in response to said gyro-balancer control, wherein at said lever-controlling mode, said operation system is controlled in response to a lever control provided on said hand-held housing.