Global Patent Index - EP 0525658 A1

EP 0525658 A1 19930203 - A control unit for electric toy cars, with simulation of tire replacement.

Title (en)

A control unit for electric toy cars, with simulation of tire replacement.

Title (de)

Steuerungseinheit für elektrische Spielfahrzeuge mit Simulation des Reifenwechsels.

Title (fr)

Unité de contrÔle pour voitures-jouet électriques avec simulation du changement de pneus.

Publication

EP 0525658 A1 19930203 (EN)

Application

EP 92112642 A 19920723

Priority

IT MI912173 A 19910802

Abstract (en)

The car track has two runways (7a,9a) for connection to an electric power supply (27), and a passage detector (33) for each runway. On the control panel (1), there are two tire selection switches (17a,17b) with at least two setting positions, and tire replacement acknowledge switches (24a,24b). For each runway, there are provided a supply voltage regulator (25), two counters driven by the passage detector (33), one (29) for the total lap number and one (31) for the partial lap number, and circuitry means (25,35) adapted for setting a first supply voltage whose value is set by the switch position (17a,17b), and a second supply voltage, much lower than the first, which is applied upon the partial lap counter (31) reaching its limit count. The simulation is based on that the choice of hard tires entails a lower average speed, but a less frequent replacement of the tires, and the choice of soft tires entails a higher average speed but a more frequent tire replacement. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A63H 18/00; A63H 18/02

IPC 8 full level

A63H 18/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A63H 18/00 (2013.01); A63H 18/005 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] DE 2833159 A1 19800207 - NEUHIERL HERMANN

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0525658 A1 19930203; EP 0525658 B1 19951213; AT E131400 T1 19951215; DE 69206705 D1 19960125; IT 1251288 B 19950508; IT MI912173 A0 19910802; IT MI912173 A1 19930203

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 92112642 A 19920723; AT 92112642 T 19920723; DE 69206705 T 19920723; IT MI912173 A 19910802