Toy car remotely controllable by fiber optic means
First Claim
1. A remote-controllable toy car which comprises a car body and an operating device spacially separated from the car body and comprising lamp means for emitting a light beam when energized, and means for passing or blocking the light beam in a selectable sequence thereby to provide optical ON-OFF signals in the selected sequence, fiber optic means for optically interconnecting said operating device with said vehicle body, said body containing photo-electric converter means for converting said optical ON-OFF signals into electrical ON-OFF signals supplied to an output thereof, said optical fiber means being in confronting relation to said blocking means and said photo-electric converter means whereby to sense the optical ON-OFF signals for transmission by said optical fiber means to said photo-electric converter means, and circuit means in said vehicle body having input means supplied from the output of said photo-electric converter means for controlling diverse movements of said vehicle body as a function of the ON-OFF signals sensed by the photo-electric converter means.
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Abstract
A remote-controllable toy car is disclosed in which a car body is connected to an operating device through a single or a plurality of optical fibers. The toy car may be controlled in a simple optical communication system and is suitable for a small child.
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- 1. A remote-controllable toy car which comprises a car body and an operating device spacially separated from the car body and comprising lamp means for emitting a light beam when energized, and means for passing or blocking the light beam in a selectable sequence thereby to provide optical ON-OFF signals in the selected sequence, fiber optic means for optically interconnecting said operating device with said vehicle body, said body containing photo-electric converter means for converting said optical ON-OFF signals into electrical ON-OFF signals supplied to an output thereof, said optical fiber means being in confronting relation to said blocking means and said photo-electric converter means whereby to sense the optical ON-OFF signals for transmission by said optical fiber means to said photo-electric converter means, and circuit means in said vehicle body having input means supplied from the output of said photo-electric converter means for controlling diverse movements of said vehicle body as a function of the ON-OFF signals sensed by the photo-electric converter means.
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