AUTOMOBILE MODEL

• US 20170014724A1
• Filed: 03/24/2015
• Published: 01/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gateway Autoart Japan Corporation, Gateway Autoart Limited
• Original Assignee: Gateway Autoart Japan Corporation, Gateway Autoart Limited
• Inventors: KWAN, Kelvin Yuetming
• Granted Patent: US 10,709,994 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/262 Chassis; Wheel mountings; Wheels; Axles; Suspensions; Fitting body portions to chassis

Abstract

In the present invention, a resin body has fixed thereto a metal reinforcing member that has a frame part to which side sills of the body abut; therefore while the body is molded from resin to facilitate machining of the details, the metal reinforcing member makes the body (in particular, the portions of the side sills located just below doors) less likely to bend. This configuration allows the doors to be opened and closed stably and, through the metal, gives a sense of weight to the automobile model that can be felt when held by the user.

Claims

1. A car type model comprising:

a body formed of a resin;

a reinforcing member which is formed of a metal and is to be fixed to the body; and

a chassis to be fixed to the reinforcing member,

wherein the body has left and right doors which are openably attached thereto with a hinge, and

the reinforcing member has a frame portion on which a side sill to be a part positioned under the door of the body is to abut.

2. The car type model according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member further has a plurality of wheel houses and is fixed to the body in positions of the wheel houses.

4. The ear type model according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member includes a first reinforcing member having the side sill and a second reinforcing member configured to take a shape along an internal surface of a roof of the body.

5. The car type model according to claim 2, wherein the reinforcing member includes a first reinforcing member having a plurality of wheel houses and a second reinforcing member configured to take a shape along an internal surface of a roof of the body.

6. The car type model according to claim 1 , wherein referring to a length in a longitudinal direction, the reinforcing member is configured to have such a size as to include a range from a region on a front side in which a front tire is present to a region on a rear side in which a rear tire is present, and referring to a width in a transverse direction, the reinforcing member is configured to have such a size as to include a range from a region in which a tire on a left side is present to a region in which a tire on a right side is present.

8. The car type model according to claim 2, wherein referring to a length in a longitudinal direction, the reinforcing member is configured to have such a size as to include a range from a region on a front side in which a front tire is present to a region on a rear side in which a rear tire is present, and referring to a width in a transverse direction, the reinforcing member is configured to have such a size as to include a range from a region in which a tire on a left side is present to a region in which a fire on a right side is present.

3. A car type model comprising:

a body formed of a resin;

a reinforcing member which is formed of a metal and is to be fixed to the body; and

a chassis to be fixed to the reinforcing member,

wherein the reinforcing member has a plurality of wheel houses and is fixed to the body in positions of the wheel houses.

7. The car type model according to claim 3, wherein the reinforcing member includes a first reinforcing member having a plurality of wheel houses and a second reinforcing member configured to take a shape along an internal surface of a roof of the body.

9. The car type model according to claim 3, wherein referring to a length in a longitudinal direction, the reinforcing member is configured to have such a size as to include a range from a region on a front side in which a front tire is present to a region on a rear side in which a rear tire is present, and referring to a width in a transverse direction, the reinforcing member is configured to have such a size as to include a range from a region in which a tire on a left side is present to a region in which a tire on a right side is present.