Rechargeable wireless-control toy

• US 4,563,626 A
• Filed: 09/13/1984
• Issued: 01/07/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1983
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nikko Co Ltd (Takano Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Nikko Co Ltd (Takano Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ohtake, Tsuneo
• Primary Examiner(s): HICKEY, ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US06/650,003
• Time in Patent Office: 481 Days
• Field of Search: 320/2-5, 446/454, 446/456, 446/462, 446/484
• US Class Current: 320/103
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 29/22 Electric drives power supply through track A63H18/12
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 30/00 Remote-control arrangements specially adapted for toys, e.g. for toy vehicles steering mechanisms for toy vehicles A63H17/36; for model railways A63H19/24, A63H19/28
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 30/04 using wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034

Abstract

A rechargeable wireless-control toy racer is disclosed which includes a wireless transmitter, a control signal from which is received by a wireless receiver for controlling the toy racer. In accordance with the invention the toy racer contains a battery as a power source and is provided with a recharging connector terminal therefor, and that the wireless transmitter is provided with another recharging connector terminal to be connected to another power source and connectable to the first-said recharging connector terminal.

Claims

1. A rechargeable wireless control toy racer including a wireless transmitter, a control signal from which is received by a wireless receiver for controlling the toy racer, characterized in that the toy racer contains a battery as a power source and is provided with a recharging connector terminal therefor, and that the wireless transmitter is provided with another recharging connector terminal to be connected to another power source and connectable to the first-said recharging connector terminal of the toy racer.

2. The rechargeable wireless control toy racer according to claim 1, wherein the power source of the wireless transmitter comprises a plurality of dry cells which are connected in series to a transmitting circuit through a switch and in parallel to the recharging connector terminal.

3. The rechargeable wireless control toy racer according to claim 1, wherein dry cells of the power source for the wireless transmitter and a storage battery of the power source for the wireless receiver are connectable through a recharging plug and a recharging socket, and wherein the wireless transmitter on its recharging plug side is provided with a recharging switch while the wireless receiver on its recharging socket side is provided with a contact for disconnection from the receiver circuit upon recharging operation.