Abstract

In a motor racing track for toy vehicles, in particular for track-guided toy vehicles, which motor racing track is composed of a plurality of track parts (10), wherein each track part (10) has at least one, in particular two or four face sides (18, 20) at which said track part (10) abuts against an adjacent track part (10), the arrangement is configured such that at least one magnetic-field-generating component (22) is arranged on at least one face side (18, 20) of each track part (10) in such a way that, when a first track part (10) and a second track part (10) are joined together with their respective face sides (18, 20), at least one magnetic-field-generating component (22) on the face side (18, 20) of the first track part is aligned with at least one magnetic-field-generating component (22) on the face side (18, 20) of the second track part (10) in such a way that the magnetic-field-generating components (22) which are aligned with one another are attracted on account of a magnetic force resulting from the overlapping magnetic fields.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63H 18/02 - Construction or arrangement of the trackway
• A63H 19/30 - Permanent wayRailsRail-joint connections
• A63H 18/16 - Control of vehicle drives by interaction between vehicle and trackControl of track elements by vehicles

Abstract

Disclosed is a driving toy (10), especially for guided motor-racing circuits (22), comprising an electric driving motor (12) that has two electric driving motor terminals (28, 30) for feeding an electric driving voltage. Said driving toy (10) is arranged such that a short-circuit device (36) is provided in the driving toy (10) and is electrically connected to the two electric driving motor terminals (28, 30). The short-circuit device (36) is designed such that the same optionally short-circuits the two electric driving motor terminals (28, 30).

IPC Classes  ?

• A63H 18/12 - Electric current supply to toy vehicles through the track

Abstract

Disclosed is a motor-racing circuit for guided driving toys (22), comprising a racetrack (10) that has at least one guiding groove (16). A first and a second electric conducting path (18, 20) are disposed adjacent to each guiding groove (16) on the racetrack (10). The motor-racing circuit is arranged such that the racetrack (10) has an additional, third conducting path (32) along at least one predetermined section for each guiding groove (16), said third conducting path (32) being electrically separated from the respective first and second conducting path (18, 20).

IPC Classes  ?

• A63H 18/08 - Highways or trackways for toysPropulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track with mechanical means for guiding or steering
• A63H 18/12 - Electric current supply to toy vehicles through the track
• A63H 18/16 - Control of vehicle drives by interaction between vehicle and trackControl of track elements by vehicles

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a digital control system for track-guided toy vehicles (10), with at least two tracks (24, 26), wherein at least one set of points (34) is provided. Accordingly in each case a switching command given for a particular toy vehicle is transmitted for switching a set of points, which this toy vehicle will next cross, into the switched state in the digital control system together with a digital address of the toy vehicle to which the switching command applies; at least the toy vehicle for which a switching command is transmitted broadcasts an identifier representing the digital address of this toy vehicle in the digital control system, wherein each set of points receives a broadcast identifier from the toy vehicle that is approaching these points and compares it with the digital address of one or more transmitted switching commands and switches the points into the switched state if the digital address in the identifier of the toy vehicle received is identical to a digital address for which a switching command is transmitted in the digital control system.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63H 18/16 - Control of vehicle drives by interaction between vehicle and trackControl of track elements by vehicles
• A63H 19/32 - Switches or pointsOperating means therefor

Abstract

The control of a plurality of toy vehicles (10, 12) using a plurality of operating devices (14, 15) is effected in such a manner that the speed of the toy vehicles (10, 12) is controlled by means of a tappet (26). Each operating device (14, 16) is uniquely assigned to a toy vehicle (10, 12). The operating devices (14, 16) are connected to a control centre (18). The latter converts the positions of the actuating elements (26, 28) of each operating device (14, 16) into digitally coded signals and adds a digital address, which identifies a particular operating device (14, 16), to each digitally coded signal or data packet. The control centre (18) sends the data packets via the busbars of the motor racing track, as symbolized with arrows (30), with the result that said data packets are picked up in each toy vehicle (10, 12) using the current collectors (22) and are forwarded to the respective digital decoder (24). A digital address is stored in each digital decoder (24) and the digital decoder (24) compares the digital address of each data packet received with the stored digital address. If the two addresses match, the digital decoder (24) identifies the corresponding data packet as belonging to this toy vehicle (10, 12) and evaluates the digitally coded data contained in the data packet.

IPC Classes  ?

• H04L 12/40 - Bus networks
• A63H 18/12 - Electric current supply to toy vehicles through the track
• A63H 18/16 - Control of vehicle drives by interaction between vehicle and trackControl of track elements by vehicles

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a digital control system for several objects to be controlled, in particular for track-guided toy vehicles on a car racing track, with in each case at least one digital decoder in each object to be controlled and with several operating devices, which each have at least one activation element for controlling an object assigned to the operating device. The assignment of the operating device to an object is set up by a digital address being assigned to each operating device. The digital decoder, depending on the status information of the activation element of the assigned operating device, transmits control commands to the toy vehicle. By this process, the digital decoder selects the control commands derived from the status information for the toy vehicle, depending additionally on the physical state of the toy vehicle.

IPC Classes  ?

• A63H 19/24 - Electric toy railwaysSystems therefor
• A63H 19/32 - Switches or pointsOperating means therefor