Information
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Patent Grant
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6786796
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Patent Number
6,786,796
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Date Filed
Monday, July 14, 200320 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, September 7, 200419 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
- Banks; Derris H.
- Abdelwahed; Ali
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 446 440
- 446 454
- 446 456
- 446 457
- 446 462
- 446 465
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International Classifications
- A63H1716
- A63H1718
- A63H1721
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Abstract
A radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy in which the number of parts is reduced by simplifying the structure and traveling stability is improved. The toy includes a main body, a front fork portion rotatably mounted so that the traveling direction can be changed via an inclined caster axis by a steering control portion provided in a front side of the main body, a front wheel mounted to the front fork portion, a travel driving portion having a driving motor mounted to a rear side of the main body via a rear wheel shock absorbing portion, a rear wheel mounted to the travel driving portion of the driving portion case, a flywheel for stabilizing travel integrally provided in the rear wheel, a receiving circuit for radio-controlling the direction and speed, and a battery supplying electric power to the steering control portion and the driving portion.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy having a mechanism capable of realizing a stable traveling.
2. Description of the Related Art
Conventionally, attention has been paid to a radio-controlled traveling toy such as a bicycle, a motorcycle or the like, and various proposals have been made for its traveling stability. For example, there has been proposed a radio-controlled bicycle having a structure that a flywheel is arranged within a crank shaft area of the bicycle, and is rotated by an independent motor from a driving motor (for example, refer to Japanese Patent Application Laid Open Publication No. 2002-200368) In this radio-controlled bicycle, the structure is made such that a stability and a maneuverability during an operation are achieved by a gyroscopic effect caused by the rotation of the flywheel.
However, in the conventional structure in which the flywheel provided within the crank shaft area of the bicycle is rotated by the independent motor different from the driving motor, the structure for rotating the flywheel is complex, the number of the parts is increased, a manufacturing cost is made high, and an electric power consumption is increased, whereby there is a risk that a service life of a battery is shortened. Further, within the crank shaft area, there is a case that it is hard to use the flywheel generating the gyroscopic effect on the basis of a large outer diameter, for the reason of limitation in a size of the arranging space. Further, in the conventional radio-controlled bicycle, no problem is generated in traveling on a flat road surface, however, in the case that the road surface has an irregularity, there is a risk that a traveling stability is deteriorated by an impact applied therefrom.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is made by taking the issues mentioned above into consideration, and an object of the present invention is to provide a radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy in which the number of parts can be reduced by a simple structure and traveling stability can be improved.
In order to achieve the object mentioned above, in accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy comprising:
a two-wheeled vehicle main body;
a front fork portion rotatably mounted so that a traveling direction can be changed via an inclined caster axis by a steering control portion provided in a front side of the two-wheeled vehicle main body;
a front wheel mounted to the front fork portion via a front wheel shock absorbing portion;
a driving portion case accommodating a travel driving portion having a driving motor mounted to a rear side of the two-wheeled vehicle main body via a rear wheel shock absorbing portion;
a rear wheel mounted to the travel driving portion of the driving portion case;
a flywheel for stabilizing a traveling integrally provided in the rear wheel;
a receiving circuit for radio-controlling the steering control portion and the travel driving portion; and
a battery supplying an electric power to each of the portions. Since the flywheel for stabilizing the traveling is integrally provided in the rear wheel, and the front wheel shock absorbing portion and the rear wheel shock absorbing portion are respectively provided in the front wheel and the rear wheel, it is possible to reduce the number of the parts by a simple structure and it is possible to improve a traveling stability.
In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention, the steering control portion is constituted by a rotation of an electromagnetic coil arranged in a center portion of a ring-shaped magnet. It is possible to easily control a direction change by the ring-shaped magnet and the electromagnetic coil.
In accordance with a third aspect of the present invention, an arm portion extended in a vertical direction is integrally formed on one side surface in a front side of the case accommodating the electromagnetic coil and the ring-shaped magnet, a caster axis is provided by a backward tilting angle toward a direction orthogonal to the extending direction in a leading end side of the arm portion, and the rotation of the electromagnetic coil is transmitted to the front fork portion by an oscillating lever mounted to the arm portion in a freely oscillating manner. Since the case accommodating the electromagnetic coil and the ring-shaped magnet having a heavy weight is positioned in a side of a lower portion in a center portion of the two-wheeled vehicle main body by the arm portion, it is possible to improve a traveling stability on the basis of making a center of gravity low.
In accordance with a fourth aspect of the present invention, the steering control portion is constituted by a motor driving to which a torque control by a centrifugal clutch is applied. The steering control portion can be achieved by the motor driving.
In accordance with a fifth aspect of the present invention, the flywheel integrally provided in the rear wheel is a member made of a metal material which is provided in an outer periphery of a wheel rim and an inner side of tire and formed in a ring shape. It is possible to make the outer diameter of the flywheel large so as to generate a great gyroscopic effect.
In accordance with a sixth aspect of the present invention, the flywheel integrally provided in the rear wheel is a member made of a metal material in an entire of a wheel rim. It is possible to make the structure of the flywheel simple so as to generate the further great gyroscopic effect.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is a cross sectional view of a radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2
is a cross sectional view of a rear wheel in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention in a direction along an axle;
FIG. 3
is a cross sectional view of the rear wheel in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention in a direction orthogonal to the axle;
FIG. 4
is a cross sectional view of a rear wheel in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention in a direction along an axle;
FIG. 5
is a side view of a front wheel and a front fork portion in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6
is a cross sectional view of the front wheel and the front fork portion in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7
is a view showing a state in which the front wheel in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention moves in a straight going direction; and
FIG. 8
is a view showing a state in which the wheel in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention is directed from the straight going direction to one direction.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
A description will be in particular given below of the present invention on the basis of an illustrated embodiment.
FIGS. 1
to
6
are views describing a radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, in which
FIG. 1
is a cross sectional view of a radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy,
FIG. 2
is a cross sectional view of a rear wheel in a direction along an axle,
FIG. 3
is a cross sectional view of the rear wheel in a direction orthogonal to the axle,
FIG. 4
is a cross sectional view of a rear wheel in accordance with another embodiment in a direction along an axle,
FIG. 5
is a side view of a front wheel and a front fork portion, and
FIG. 6
is a cross sectional view of the front wheel and the front fork portion.
In these views, a radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy
10
is constituted by a two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
, a steering control portion
12
provided in a front side of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
, a front fork portion
14
rotatably mounted to the steering control portion
12
via an inclined caster axis
13
so that a traveling direction can be changed, a front wheel
17
mounted to the front fork portion
14
via a front wheel shock absorbing portion
15
, a driving portion case
18
mounted to a rear side of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
via a rear wheel shock absorbing portion
20
, a rear wheel
22
mounted to the driving portion case
18
, a travel driving portion
19
provided within the driving portion case
18
and driving the rear wheel
22
, a travel stabilizing flywheel
23
integrally provided in the rear wheel
22
, a receiving circuit
26
for radio controlling the steering control portion
12
and the travel driving portion
19
, a battery
28
supplying an electric power to each of the portions, and the like.
The two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
is, for example, made of a molding material such as a plastic or the like, and is formed in a toy shape to resemble a motorcycle. A front side of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
is formed in a shape for mounting the steering control portion
12
and the front fork portion
14
, and a rear side thereof is formed in a shape for covering an upper portion of the driving portion case
18
to which the rear wheel
22
is mounted. Further, the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
is structured such that a space for attaching a battery case
29
accommodating the battery
28
is formed in a lower side approximately in a center portion thereof, the receiving circuit
26
is mounted to an upper portion of the space, and an antenna
27
connected to the receiving circuit
26
can be led out to an external portion from an upper side. Further, it is preferable that a skid (not illustrated in
FIG. 1
) constituted by auxiliary wheels or the like is provided in a lower side of a center portion of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
, whereby it is possible to prevent the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
from falling down when the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
is stationary or travels at a low speed. Accordingly, it is possible to easily restart the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
as it is supported by the front wheel
17
, the rear wheel
22
, and the auxiliary wheels or the like.
The steering control portion
12
is integrally formed with an arm portion
31
which is extended comparatively long in a vertical direction to a front side surface of a case
30
accommodating a ring-shaped magnet
33
constituted by an electromagnetic coil
32
, and a permanent magnet is provided with the caster axis
13
in a leading end side of the arm portion
31
so as to be directed in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction, and is mounted to a front side of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
so that the caster shaft
13
forms a backward tilting angle (θ), for example, about 23 to 27 degrees with respect to a vertical line. Accordingly, the case
30
accommodating the electromagnetic coil
32
and the ring-shaped magnet
33
which have comparatively heavy weights are positioned somewhat in a lower side so as to be directed to a side of the center portion of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
by the backward tilting angle of the caster axis
13
and the arm portion
31
, thereby realizing a low center of gravity. The electromagnetic coil
32
is rotatably arranged in a center portion of the ring-shaped magnet
33
via an axis
34
within the case
30
, and an engaging piece
35
is formed at a position deflecting from the ring-shaped magnet
33
in a peripheral edge portion in one side (a lower side) and is structured and arranged to be rotated on the basis of a signal for changing directions applied from the receiving circuit
26
. The rotation of the electromagnetic coil
32
is transmitted to the front fork portion
14
described in detail later by an oscillating lever
36
, and is structured and arranged to be rotated around the caster axis
13
. The oscillating lever
36
is formed in an elongated plate shape, an approximately center portion thereof is mounted to an axis
37
protruding from a lower portion side of the arm portion
31
in a freely oscillating manner, and is structured such that an engaging piece
35
of the electromagnetic coil
32
is engaged with an engagement portion
36
a
formed in a U-shape on a side of one end portion, and a projection portion
45
provided in the front fork portion
14
is engaged with an engagement portion
36
b
formed in a U-shape on a side of another end portion in the same manner. That is, a control current is supplied from the receiving circuit
26
on the basis of the direction changing signal received via the antenna
27
, the electromagnetic coil
32
is rotated within the ring-shaped magnet
33
, and the oscillating lever
36
is oscillated on the basis of the rotation so as to change the direction of the front fork portion
14
.
The front fork portion
14
is structured such that a pair of supporting pipe portions
43
are integrally molded by a plastic material or the like to the left and right of a pair of parallel upper plate portion
41
and lower plate portion
42
formed approximately in a triangular shape, supporting axes
44
are mounted to the supporting pipe portions
43
respectively so as to protrude in a side of lower portions, a pair of holding pipe portions
46
for mounting the front wheel
17
or axle
16
are attached to the supporting axes
44
in a side of lower end portions respectively so as to be slidable in a vertical direction. As a result, a pair of holding pipe portions
46
do not come off from the supporting axes
44
. Compression springs
47
constituting the front wheel shock absorbing portion
15
are interposed to the supporting axes
44
portions between lower end portions of the supporting axes
44
and upper end portions of the holding pipe portions
46
. A strength and a stroke of the compression spring
47
can be optionally set. Further, a projection portion
45
engaged with the engagement portion
36
b
of the oscillation lever
36
mentioned above is formed on a central upper surface of the lower plate portion
42
. The holding pipe portions
46
are arranged so as to clamp the axle
16
, and the front wheel
17
is rotatably mounted to the axle
16
which is mounted over and between the respective end portions. Further, the front fork portion
14
to which the front wheel
17
is mounted is structured such that an angle of incline of the supporting axes
44
is parallel to the caster axis
13
, and top portions of the triangle shape of the upper plate portions
41
and the lower plate portion
42
are rotatably attached to both end portions of the caster axis
13
. That is, the front wheel
17
or axle
16
is mounted to the holding pipe portions
46
slidably mounted to the lower end portions of a pair of supporting axes
44
of the front fork portion
14
via the front wheel shock absorbing portion
15
in such a manner as to be capable of shock absorbing an impact applied from a ground surface side during the traveling, and the front fork portion
14
is rotatably attached to the caster axis
13
on the basis of the oscillation of the oscillating lever
36
.
The driving portion case
18
is formed in a shape of an elongated container accommodating a driving motor
48
, a gear train
49
and the like constituting the travel driving portion
19
. The driving motor
48
is driven by a driving signal output from the receiving circuit
26
, and the gear train
49
is constructed by a plurality of meshed gears arranged so as to reduce a speed of rotation of the driving motor
48
. The rear wheel
22
is mounted to an axle
21
provided in a final stage gear of the gear train
49
on a side surface of the driving portion case
18
. An axis portion
24
rotatably supported by a bearing portion
25
formed in a rear portion side of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
is formed on an outer side surface of the driving portion case
18
in a side in which the driving motor
48
is received, and a supporting portion
54
for being mounted to a rear wheel shock absorbing portion
20
is provided near the axis portion
24
. This rear wheel shock absorbing portion
20
is constituted by a member expanded and contracted by a compression spring
55
which is rotatably mounted to an axis portion
52
of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
in a side of one end portion and is rotatably mounted to an axis portion
53
of the supporting portion
54
of the driving portion case
18
in a side of another end portion. A strength and a stroke of this compression spring
55
can be optionally set. That is, the rear wheel
22
is mounted to a side surface in a side of another end portion of the driving portion case
18
rotatably mounted to the rear portion side of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
in a side of one end portion, and the driving portion case
18
is supported by the rear wheel shock absorbing portion
20
, whereby it is possible to shock absorbing the impact that the rear wheel
22
is applied from the ground surface during the traveling.
The rear wheel
22
is structured, as shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3
, such that a tire
22
b
is mounted to an outer periphery of a wheel rim
22
a
mounting the axle
21
to a center, and a flywheel
23
constituted by a member such as a ring-shaped metal material or the like is integrally provided in an outer periphery of the wheel rim
22
a
and an inner side of the tire
22
b
. This flywheel
23
is structured such as to secure a traveling stability on the basis of a gyroscopic effect generated by rotating at the same speed as that of the rear wheel
22
. Further, as another rear wheel
50
for generating the gyroscopic effect mentioned above, the structure may be made such that a flywheel
51
is obtained by forming an entire of the wheel rim by a member such as a metal material or the like, and a tire
50
a
is mounted to a periphery thereof.
The battery
28
corresponds to a portion for supplying an electric power to the receiving circuit
26
, the driving motor
48
, the electromagnetic coil
32
of the steering control portion
12
and the like, is received in the battery case
29
, and is detachably mounted to the lower portion side of the center portion in the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
.
Next, a description will be given of an operation of the radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy
10
in accordance with the present invention.
FIGS. 7 and 8
are views describing an operation of the steering control portion, in which
FIG. 7
is a view showing a state in which the front wheel is driven in a straight going direction, and
FIG. 8
is a view showing a state in which the wheel is directed to one direction from the straight going direction.
First, when the receiving circuit
26
receives a signal for starting the travel from a radio-controlled transmitter (not shown) via the antenna
27
, the electric power is supplied to the driving motor
48
of the travel driving portion
19
within the driving portion case
18
from the battery
28
on the basis of the driving signal output from the receiving circuit
26
so as to rotate the driving motor
48
, and the rotation of the driving motor
48
is reduced by the gear train
49
so as to be transmitted to the rear wheel
22
. The two-wheeled vehicle toy starts traveling on the basis of the rotation of the rear wheel
22
and moves forward at a predetermined speed. Since the ring-shaped flywheel
23
simultaneously and integrally rotating with the rear wheel
22
is provided in this rear wheel
22
, it is possible to secure a stability in traveling on the basis of a gyroscopic effect generated by the rotation. Further, in the steering control portion
12
, since the case
30
accommodating the electromagnetic coil
32
and the ring-shaped magnet
33
constituted by the permanent magnet is mounted to the front side of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
via the comparatively long extended arm portion
31
so as to be inclined in the direction orthogonal to the backward tilting angle of the caster axis
13
, the electromagnetic coil
32
and the ring-shaped magnet
33
which have comparatively heavy weights are positioned somewhat in a lower side so as to be directed to the side of the center portion of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
as a whole, and the battery
28
and the like are arranged in the side of the lower portion of the center portion of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
. Accordingly, it is possible to intend to make the center of gravity of the steering control portion
12
low as a whole, and the traveling stability can be improved.
Next, the signal for changing the moving direction from the transmitter is received via the antenna
27
, the control signal for changing the direction is applied to the electromagnetic coil
32
from the receiving circuit
26
, and the electromagnetic coil
32
rotates in a fixed direction (for example, a direction A, as shown in
FIG. 8
) within the ring-shaped magnet
33
. The leading end side of the oscillating lever
36
provided in the arm portion
31
is rotated in a direction B in accordance with the rotation of the electromagnetic coil
32
in the direction A, and the side of the front fork portion
14
is rotated in a direction C via the caster axis
13
, whereby the direction of the front wheel
17
mounted to the front fork portion
14
is changed, and the moving direction is changed. Further, since the front wheel
17
and the rear wheel
22
of the radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy
10
are mounted to the two-wheeled vehicle toy
11
respectively via the front wheel shock absorbing portion
15
and the rear wheel shock absorbing portion
20
, it is possible to shock absorb the impact applied on the basis of the irregularity of the road surface and the like during the traveling. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve a stable traveling. In this case, with respect to a brake in the present embodiment, it is possible to utilize a back electromotive force of the driving motor
48
.
In the radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy
10
having the structure mentioned above, it is possible to secure the traveling stability on the basis of the gyroscopic effect without arranging the conventional flywheel driven by the independent driving source by arranging the integrally rotating ring-shaped flywheel
23
in the rear wheel
22
or setting the whole of the wheel rim to the flywheel
51
as another rear wheel
50
. Accordingly, it is possible to make the structure simple so as to easily manufacture the two-wheeled vehicle toy and it is possible to inexpensively manufacture the two-wheeled vehicle toy. Further, since no independent motor or the like is used for rotating the flywheel, it is possible to extend the service life of the battery
28
. Since the outer diameters of the flywheels
23
and
51
can be made as same as that of the tire at the largest without requiring any particular arranging space by being integrally provided in the rear wheels
22
and
51
, it is possible to generate a great gyroscopic effect and it is possible to improve the traveling stability. Further, in the steering control portion
12
, since the case
30
accommodating the electromagnetic coil
32
and the ring-shaped magnet
33
is mounted to the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
via the comparatively long extended arm portion
31
so as to be inclined in the direction orthogonal to the backward tilting angle of the caster axis
13
, the electromagnetic coil
32
and the ring-shaped magnet
33
which have comparatively heavy weights are positioned somewhat in a lower side so as to be directed to the side of the center portion of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
as a whole, and the battery
28
and the like are arranged in the side of the lower portion of the center portion of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
. Accordingly, it is possible to intend to make the center of gravity of the steering control portion
12
low as a whole, and the traveling stability can be improved. It is confirmed that the straight going property can be improved by setting the backward tilting angle of the caster axis
13
to a range between about 23 and 27 degrees, and it is possible to achieve the structure which can arrange the position of the case
30
accommodating the electromagnetic coil
32
and the ring-shaped magnet
33
in the side of the lower portion of the center portion of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
, on the basis of the length of the arm portion
31
and the angle of incline by the caster axis
13
. Further, since the front wheel
17
and the rear wheel
22
(the rear wheel
50
) are mounted to the two-wheeled vehicle toy
11
via the front wheel shock absorbing portion
15
and the rear wheel shock absorbing portion
20
respectively, whereby it is possible to shock absorb the impact applied from the irregularity of the road surface or the like during the traveling and the stable traveling can be achieved.
Above, the description is given of an embodiment in which the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
is formed in a toy shape resembling a motorcycle. However, the radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy may be formed at least in a shape of a two-wheeled vehicle toy, for example, in a shape resembling a motorbike or a bicycle having no power source. Further, the structure of the rear wheels
22
and
50
can be optionally set and is not limited to the embodiment as far as the flywheels
23
and
51
are provided in the rear wheels
22
and
50
so as to integrally rotate therewith. The description is given of the structure rotated by the electromagnetic coil
32
arranged in the center portion of the ring-shaped magnet
33
, with respect to the steering control portion
12
, however, the steering control portion
12
can be also applied, for example, to a structure driven by a motor to which a torque control by a centrifugal clutch is applied. In the steering control portion
12
in accordance with the present embodiment, a length of the arm portion
31
can be optionally set in correspondence with the backward tilting angle of the caster axis
13
and the shape of the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
, and the oscillating lever
36
can be optionally set in correspondence with the shape of the arm portion
31
.
Further, in the present embodiment, the description is given of the travel driving portion
19
on the basis of the embodiment in which the rotation of the driving motor
48
is reduced in speed by the gear train
49
, however, the structure may be made such that the rotation of the driving motor
48
is reduced in speed by a pulley and a belt. Further, a sense of reality can be applied to the two-wheeled vehicle main body
11
by putting a rider doll or the like, and in this case, the antenna
27
can be received in an inner portion of the rider doll.
As described above, since the radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy is provided with the two-wheeled vehicle main body, the front fork portion rotatably mounted so that the traveling direction can be changed via the inclined caster axis by the steering control portion provided in the front side of the two-wheeled vehicle main body, the front wheel mounted to the front fork portion via the front wheel shock absorbing portion, the driving portion case accommodating the travel driving portion having the driving motor mounted to the rear side of the two-wheeled vehicle main body via the rear wheel shock absorbing portion, the rear wheel mounted to the travel driving portion of the driving portion case, the flywheel for stabilizing the traveling integrally provided in the rear wheel, the receiving circuit for radio-controlling the steering control portion and the travel driving portion, and the battery supplying the electric power to each of the portions, it is possible to reduce the number of the parts by a simple structure and it is possible to improve a traveling stability.
Claims
- 1. A radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy comprising:a two-wheeled vehicle main body; a steering control portion arranged on a front side of said main body; a front fork portion rotatably mounted to said steering control portion so that a traveling direction is variable; a front wheel mounted to said front fork portion; a driving portion case mounted to a rear side of said main body; a travel driving portion having a driving motor arranged in said driving portion case; a rear wheel mounted to said travel driving portion of said driving portion case; a flywheel integrally incorporated into said rear wheel such that it rotates at the same speed as said rear wheel, said flywheel being arranged to stabilize travel of said main body; a receiving circuit arranged on said main body for radio-controlling said steering control portion and said travel driving portion; and a battery arranged on said main body for supplying electric power to said steering control portion and said travel driving portion.
- 2. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said steering control portion comprises:a ring-shaped magnet; and an electromagnetic coil rotatably arranged in a center portion of said ring-shaped magnet.
- 3. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:a steering control portion case arranged to accommodate said ring-shaped magnet and said electromagnetic coil; an arm portion integrally formed on a front side of said steering control portion case; and an oscillating lever having a first end and a second end and being mounted to said arm portion in a freely oscillating manner, said oscillating lever being rotatably connected at said first end to said front fork portion and rotatably connected at said second end to said electromagnetic coil such that rotation of said electromagnetic coil causes a reverse rotation of said front fork portion.
- 4. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said steering control portion comprises:a driving motor; and a centrifugal clutch arranged to apply controlled torque to said driving motor.
- 5. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rear wheel further comprises a wheel rim and a tire, said flywheel comprising an annular member arranged between and in contact with an outer periphery of said wheel rim and an inner side of said tire.
- 6. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flywheel comprises an entire wheel rim.
- 7. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said battery is arranged in a low area near a center of said main body to provide a low center of gravity for said main body.
- 8. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a front wheel shock absorbing portion, said front wheel being mounted to said front fork portion via said front wheel shock absorbing portion.
- 9. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a rear wheel shock absorbing portion, said driving portion case being mounted to a rear side of said main body via said rear wheel shock absorbing portion.
- 10. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flywheel is ring-shaped.
- 11. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rear wheel comprises a wheel rim, said flywheel being ring-shaped and integrally connected to an outer periphery of said wheel rim.
- 12. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 11, wherein said rear wheel further comprises a tire arranged around said wheel rim and said flywheel.
- 13. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 12, wherein said flywheel is in contact with said wheel rim and said tire.
- 14. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flywheel constitutes a wheel rim for mounting said rear wheel to said main body.
- 15. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 14, wherein said rear wheel further comprises a tire arranged around said flywheel.
- 16. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 3, wherein a caster axis is formed perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of said arm portion on a leading end of said arm portion.
- 17. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 16, wherein said caster axis is a backward tilting angle.
- 18. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 3, wherein a caster axis is formed parallel to a longitudinal direction of said front fork portion.
- 19. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 18, wherein said caster axis is a backward tilting angle.
- 20. The radio-controlled two-wheeled vehicle toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flywheel is made of metal.
Priority Claims (1)
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Date |
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2002-338757 |
Nov 2002 |
JP |
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