Rechargeable toy vehicles

摘要

Toy vehicles having a toy vehicle body having front and back ends, front and rear axles, each axle having first and second wheels fastened onto respective ends thereof, the wheels having elastic tires thereon, the front and rear axles being mounted to the toy vehicle body with the axles being parallel to each other, a motor within the toy vehicle body, and a source of electrical power within the toy vehicle body, the motor being disposed with an axis of its motor shaft passing through an axis of one of the axles and contacting the side of a tire on the wheel adjacent the motor shaft to drive the tire and thus both wheels on the respective axle in rotation to propel the toy vehicle, the side of the tire contacted by the motor shaft facing the second tire and wheel on the same axle.

主权项

1. A toy vehicle comprising:
a toy vehicle body having front and back ends; four elastic tires, at least one elastic tire having a raised annular area on a side of the tire, the raised area having a diameter that is less than an outer diameter of the tire; four wheels, each wheel having an elastic tire thereon; front and rear axles, each axle having first and second wheels fastened onto respective ends thereof, the raised annular area on the side of the tire being arranged to face the opposite wheel; the front and rear axles being mounted to the toy vehicle body with the axles being parallel to each other; and a motor within the toy vehicle body, the motor including a motor shaft that contacts the raised annular area on the side of one tire to drive the tire by frictional forces on the side of the tire.