Amusement devices: toys – Rolling or tumbling – Having reversible drive
Patent
1983-06-24
1985-10-08
Yu, Mickey
Amusement devices: toys
Rolling or tumbling
Having reversible drive
446454, 446460, A63H 2900
Patent
active
045457760
ABSTRACT:
A steering mechanism for self-powered vehicles and vehicles employing this mechanism are disclosed. The steering mechanism is characterized by a yoke pivotably attached to the vehicle frame which carries one of the vehicle's axles. A crown gear is provided on the axle which engages a spur gear mounted on the yoke in a position substantially perpendicular to the crown gear. The spur gear is connected through a drive train to a reversible motor. Stops are provided on the frame or yoke which hold the axle substantially parallel to the vehicle's other axle when the motor is turning in a given direction. Then the axle is positioned so that the vehicle will travel in a straight line. When the motor is reversed the stops will allow the yoke and attached axle to pivot to a postion where the axles are no longer parallel and the vehicle will turn.
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Yu Mickey
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