Vibration powered toy

摘要

An apparatus includes a housing, a rotational motor situated within the housing, an eccentric load adapted to be rotated by the rotational motor, and a plurality of legs each having a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base. The legs are coupled to the housing at the leg base and include at least one driving leg constructed from a flexible material and configured to cause the apparatus to move in a direction generally defined by an offset between the leg base and the leg tip as the rotational motor rotates the eccentric load.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a body having a housing with a lower portion; a rotational motor coupled to the body; an eccentric load, wherein the rotational motor is adapted to rotate the eccentric load; a plurality of legs arranged in at least first and second rows, each leg having a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base and each having an average axial cross-section of at least five percent of a length of the leg between the leg base and the leg tip, wherein the legs are separately attached to a lateral side of the body at the leg base, such that the lower portion of the housing is positioned at least partially between the first and second rows of legs, the plurality of legs include at least one driving leg constructed from a flexible material with a resilient characteristic to cause the at least one driving leg to propel the apparatus in a substantially forwardly direction, defined by an offset between the leg base and the leg tip, and to further cause the at least one driving leg to leave a support surface as the apparatus translates in said forwardly direction, as the rotational motor rotates the eccentric load; and wherein the first and second rows of legs are further spaced apart to define a lateral stance between the first and second rows of legs, and wherein the apparatus includes a center of gravity located vertically from the support surface at a distance defined between 50% and 80% of the lateral stance to prevent tipping of the apparatus during the rotation of the eccentric load.