Patent Application
20140024285
The present invention relates to a toy and particularly to a toy carrying mechanism capable of carrying other toys for motion.
Toys are important parts of many children's life. A movable toy or a remote controller vehicle is one of most desirable toys of many children in special holiday seasons.
A conventional toy car, such as one disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,547,634, mainly includes a car body, a wheel frame unit to support the car body and a transmission unit held in the car body to drive the wheel frame unit. The toy car can move on the ground manually or electrically to give children many imaginative fantasies to foster happy time.
However, there are also many other types of static toys that cannot move freely. A toy car capable of carrying a static toy to move around is a great appeal to many children. However, most conventional toy cars are not designed with a structure to carry other toys. There is no way to couple a toy car with a static toy. Such a deficiency in versatility makes the conventional toy cars less appealing to many children. There are still rooms for improvement.
The primary object of the present invention is to overcome the problem of conventional toy cars that cannot be coupled with other static toys and result in deficiency in versatility and decreased appeal.
To achieve the foregoing object, the present invention provides a toy carrying mechanism to carry a toy. The toy carrying mechanism includes a carrying body, a movable deck, a support post and a holding member. The carrying body includes a housing, a lift member located on the housing and a wheel set exposed out of the bottom of the housing. The movable deck is located on the carrying body to carry the toy and coupled with the lift member. The movable deck and carrying body form an included angle between them. The support post is mounted onto the movable deck. The holding member is coupled with the support post and the toy.
The movable deck is driven by the lift member to allow the included angle to be changed. The toy is held on the movable deck via the support post and holding member and swayable in a tilted movement.
By means of the construction set forth above, the invention can be moved horizontally via the wheel set, and the toy can be held on the movable deck via the support post and holding member to be coupled with the invention when in use. Moreover, the movable deck can be changed angularly and in elevations in the tilted movement, thereby creating diversified combinations of the invention and toy to enhance versatility during playing, and greatly increasing fun of playing.
The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The carrying body 10 includes a housing 11, a lift member 12 and a wheel set 13. The housing 11 includes an upper cap 111, a lower cap 112 coupled with the upper cap 111 and an assembly seat 113 located between the upper cap 111 and lower cap 112 and coupled therewith. The lift member 12 includes a transmission gear set 121 and a linkage bar 122. The transmission gear set 121 is fixedly located on the assembly seat 113. The linkage bar 122 has one end connected to the transmission gear set 121 and an opposite end run through the upper cap 111 to connect to the movable deck 20. The linkage bar 122 is driven by the transmission gear set 121 to generate movements in elevations. In this embodiment, the wheel set 13 includes a transmission motor 131 located on the assembly seat 113, two transmission wheels 132 connected to and driven by the transmission motor 131, and a support wheel 133. The transmission wheels 132 and support wheel 133 are exposed outside the lower cap 112 and located at three apexes of a triangle.
The movable deck 20 is located on the carrying body 10 to carry the toy 1. In this embodiment the movable deck 20 has a lift end 22 and a sway end 21 at two opposite sides thereof. The lift end 22 is coupled with the linkage bar 122 and driven by the linkage bar 122 to change in elevations. The sway end 21 is coupled with the upper cap 111 to allow the movable deck 20 and the upper cap 111 to form an included angle a between them. The sway end 21 is driven by the lift end 22 to change the included angle a.
The support post 30 is mounted onto the movable deck 20. The holding member 40 is coupled on the support post 30 to hold the toy 1. In this embodiment the support post 30 is mounted upright on the movable deck 20 and connected to the lift end 22, and has a first coupling member 31 located thereon which is a magnet. The holding member 40 includes a coupling ring 41 and a second coupling member 42 connected to the coupling ring 41. The coupling ring 41 is a Velcro tape in this embodiment fastened to the toy 1. The second coupling member 42 is located between the coupling ring 41 and first coupling member 41, and is a metal button in this embodiment to be attracted to the first coupling member 31 so that the holding member 40 can be attached to the support post 30. It is to be noted that the first coupling member 31 and second coupling member 42 are not limited to the magnet and the mating metal button, they also can be mating male and female fasteners, or the holding member 40 can be an annular strip directly coupling the toy 1 on the support post 30.
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The expansion module 60 includes a circuit board 61, a wireless transceiver 62 and a power supply slot 63. The circuit board 61 is located on the assembly seat 113. The wireless transceiver 62 is formed in a modular fashion and mounted onto the circuit board 61 to establish electric connection therewith so that the toy carrying mechanism can be controlled wirelessly through a remote controller or a computer via a wireless signal. The power supply slot 63 is located on the circuit board 61 to form electric connection therewith, and extended outside of the upper cap 111 to be inserted by a power cord 2 to form electric connection to provide the toy 1 additional electric power in operation, or charge the toy 1. The wiping member 70 is located at the bottom of the lower cap 112 and includes a holding clip 71 and a wiping paper 72. The holding clip 71 is coupled beneath the lower cap 112 to latch the wiping paper 72. The wiping paper 72 is in contact with the ground surface 80. When the toy carrying mechanism moves on the ground surface 80, the wiping paper 72 can wipe and clean the ground surface 80.
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As a conclusion, the invention can move horizontally via the wheel set, and hold the toy on the movable deck through the support post and holding member to couple with the toy in use. The movable deck can be changed angularly and in elevations. The appearance can be altered via replacement of the outer casing to couple with the toy to offer different profiles, thus providing more versatility for children during playing, and making playing more interesting. In addition, by adding the speaker and expansion module, audio effect can be generated to increase attraction and interaction with the children. The invention also can be controlled wirelessly to make maneuver more flexible and convenient. Through the power supply slot, the toy can be charged, and through the wiping member, the children can clean the ground surface to enjoy doing housework besides playing. It provides significant improvements over the conventional techniques.
While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for the purpose of disclosure, they are not the limitations of the invention, modifications of the disclosed embodiments of the invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments which do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention.
