Amusement devices: toys – Gyroscopic
Patent
1986-01-27
1986-12-23
Yu, Mickey
Amusement devices: toys
Gyroscopic
446462, A63H 100
Patent
active
046310410
ABSTRACT:
A miniature toy car for performing side-wheelie stunts. The toy car has a horizontally mounted flywheel with a vertical spin axis disposed near the bottom of the car. The center of gravity of the flywheel lies substantially in a horizontal plane passing through the rear axle of the car. The inertial motor uses a bevel pinion gear which is attached to the rear axle and engages a change gear. The change gear, in turn, engages a pinion gear attached to the flywheel. The orientation of the flywheel toward the bottom of the car helps to balance the car when it is performing side-wheelie stunts so that the spin axis of the flywheel approaches a horizontal position during such stunts. The sides of the wheels are made of a low friction material which allows the wheels to slide along a supporting surface and make directional changes during side-wheelie stunts as a restoring torque from the inertial motor keeps the car in a balanced position.
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Chang Richard
Nakano Walter
Goldman Ronald M.
Klein Melvin A.
Mattel Inc.
Sullivan Daniel F.
Yu Mickey
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