Two-wheel toy car

• US 8,298,039 B2
• Filed: 06/25/2009
• Issued: 10/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Liu, Bao-Shuai
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R
• Application Number:
  US12/491,250
• Publication Number:
  US 20100261407A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,223 Days
• Field of Search: 446/431, 446/448, 446/465, 446/470
• US Class Current: 446/465
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/262 Chassis; Wheel mountings; Wheels; Axles; Suspensions; Fitting body portions to chassis
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/36 Steering-mechanisms for toy vehicles

Abstract

A two-wheel toy car includes a car body, a chassis for supporting the car body, a wheel assembly, and two balancing assemblies fixed to the chassis. The chassis includes an inner surface facing the car body and symmetrically defines two through holes. The wheel assembly includes two wheels symmetrically positioned on the chassis and two driving members corresponding to the wheels, respectively. The balancing assemblies correspond to the through holes, respectively. Each balancing assembly includes a guiding member fixed to the inner surface corresponding to the through hole, a contacting member extending from the through hole, and at least one elastic member positioned between the guiding member and the contacting member. The contacting member faces the guiding member and is slidably connected to the guiding member. One end of the elastic member abuts against the guiding member, and the other end of the elastic member abuts against the contacting member.

Claims

1. A two-wheel toy car comprising:

a car body;

a chassis configured for supporting the car body, the chassis comprising an inner surface facing the car body, two through holes defined in the chassis;

a wheel assembly fixed to the chassis, the wheel assembly comprising two wheels symmetrically positioned on the chassis and two driving members corresponding to the two wheels;

the driving members configured for driving the two wheels; and

two balancing assemblies fixed to the chassis corresponding to the two through holes;

each balancing assembly comprising;

a guiding member fixed to the inner surface and aligned with the through hole;

a contacting member extending from the through hole, the contacting member slidably connected to the guiding member; and

at least one elastic member extendably connecting the guiding member to the contacting member;

wherein;

when the two wheel toy moves, the two wheels and the two balancing assemblies supports as four supporting points; and

when the two wheel toy is unbalanced, the contacting member of one of the two balancing assemblies retracts into the through hole to compress the at least one elastic member of the one of the two balancing assemblies, thereby applying a counterforce to balance the two wheel toy.

2. The two-wheel toy car as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guiding member comprises a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, and a top wall perpendicularly connecting the first sidewall to the second sidewall;

the first sidewall and the second sidewall are fixed to the inner surface of the chassis; and

the top wall faces the through hole.

3. The two-wheel toy car as claimed in claim 2, wherein three first blocking portions and three second blocking portions are formed on the inner surface of the chassis at opposite sides of the through hole and symmetrical to each other, correspondingly;

three first blocking grooves are defined in an outer surface of the first sidewall corresponding to the three first blocking portions;

three second blocking grooves are defined in an outer surface of the second sidewall corresponding to the three second blocking portions;

each first blocking portion engages in the corresponding first blocking groove; and

each second blocking portion engages in the corresponding second blocking groove so that the guiding member is fixed to the inner surface of the chassis.

4. The two-wheel toy car as claimed in claim 3, wherein two first restraining portions are formed on the inner surface of the chassis at two sides of the three first blocking portions and face each other;

two second restraining portions are formed on the inner surface of the chassis at two sides of the three second blocking portions and face each other;

the first sidewall is positioned by the two first restraining portions; and

the second sidewall is positioned by the two second restraining portions.

5. The two-wheel toy car as claimed in claim 3, wherein a first guiding slot is defined in an inner surface of the first sidewall adjacent to the through hole;

a second guiding slot is defined in an inner surface of the second sidewall adjacent to the through hole;

the contacting member comprises a contacting portion and a connecting portion fixed to the contacting portion;

the connecting portion comprises a first connecting end and a second connecting end opposite to the first connecting end;

the first connecting end is slidably received in the first guiding slot and abuts against the inner surface of the chassis; and

the second connecting end is slidably received in the second guiding slot and abuts against the inner surface of the chassis.

6. The two-wheel toy car as claimed in claim 5, wherein the contacting member further comprises at least one supporting portion;

the contacting portion is hemispheroidal;

a cavity is defined in the contacting portion and faces the top wall;

the at least one supporting portion is fixed in the cavity; and

the connecting portion is fixed to the at least one supporting portion.

7. The two-wheel toy car as claimed in claim 6, wherein a first post is formed on the top wall and faces the through hole;

a second post is formed in the connecting portion corresponding to the first post;

the at least one elastic member comprises one elastic member;

one end of the elastic member is sleeved on the first post and abuts against the top wall; and

the other end of the elastic member is sleeved on the second post and abuts against the connecting portion.

8. The two-wheel toy car as claimed in claim 6, wherein a U-shaped cutout is formed on a distal end of the supporting portion;

and the connecting portion is fixed to the supporting portion through the U-shaped cutout by adhesive, welding, or tight fitted with the U-shaped cutout.

9. The two-wheel toy car as claimed in claim 3, wherein a first guiding slot is defined in an inner surface of the first sidewall adjacent to the through hole;

a second guiding slot is defined in an inner surface of the second sidewall adjacent to the through hole;

the contacting member comprises a contacting portion, a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion fixed to the contacting portion;

one end of the first connecting portion is slidably received in the first guiding slot and abuts against the inner surface of the chassis; and

one end of the second connecting portion is slidably received in the second guiding slot and abuts against the inner surface of the chassis.

10. The two-wheel toy car as claimed in claim 9, wherein the contacting member further comprises a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion;

the contacting portion is hemispheroidal;

a cavity is defined in the contacting portion and faces the top wall;

the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion are fixed in the cavity and spaced from each other;

the other end of the first connecting portion is fixed to the first supporting portion; and

the other end of the second connecting portion is fixed to the second supporting portion.

11. The two-wheel toy car as claimed in claim 9, wherein a first post and a second post are formed on the top wall and face the contacting member;

a third post is formed on the first connecting portion corresponding to the first post;

a fourth post is formed on the second connecting portion corresponding to the second post;

the at least one elastic member comprises a first elastic member and a second elastic member;

one end of the first elastic member is sleeved on the first post and abuts against the top wall;

the other end of the first elastic member is sleeved on the third post and abuts against the first connecting portion;

one end of the second elastic member is sleeved on the second post and abuts against the top wall; and

the other end of the second elastic member is sleeved on the fourth post and abuts against the second connecting portion.

12. The two-wheel toy car as claimed in claim 10, wherein a first U-shaped cutout is formed on a distal end of the first supporting portion;

the first connecting portion is fixed to the first supporting portion through the first U-shaped cutout by adhesive, welding or tight fitted with the first U-shaped cutout;

a second U-shaped cutout is formed on a distal end of the second supporting portion; and

the second connecting portion is fixed to the second supporting portion through the second U-shaped cutout by adhesive, welding or tight fitted with the second U-shaped cutout.