123results about "Gavity operated toys" patented technology

Robotic systems according to the invention include a frame or body with two or more wheels rotatably mounted on the frame or body and a motor for independently driving each wheel. A system controller generates a signal for actuating each motor based on information provided by one or more sensors in communication with the system controller for generating feedback signals for providing reactive actuation of the motors for generating one or more functions selected from the group consisting of forward motion, backward motion, climbing, hopping, balancing, throwing and catching. A power source is included for providing power to operate the drive motors, system controller and the one or more sensors.

The present invention generally relates to apparatuses having some characteristic(s) of traditional “roly-poly” toys, which are traditional passive toys that, when struck, wobble about their typically-rounded base but stay upright due to bottom-heavy weighting. Some embodiments of the present invention can be especially relevant to such an apparatus that is mobile and/or not totally passive. For example, some embodiments of the present invention have locomotive ability, for example, via one or more wheels or other type of roller(s)

An oscillating body, and a method of manufacturing an oscillating body using a mold having a mold cavity with a curved surface. The method involves inserting a predetermined amount of a hardenable mixture in the mold cavity and allowing the hardenable mixture to harden to produce a body that is a negative of at least a portion of the mold cavity, including a curved surface that is a negative of the curved surface of the mold. A ballast is connected to the body portion such that the ballast remains stationary relative to the body portion. An oscillating body is made in part or in whole from the body portion with the ballast, wherein the oscillating body is adapted to roll on the curved surface in an oscillating manner after being subjected to a displacement.

A dynamic system for making use of an exercise bicycle supported on front and rear struts, the system permitting the bicycle to sway side to side when ridden vigorously, the system including a first and a second housing for resting on a support surface, a platform retained by each housing, the platform of the first housing serving to receive thereon the bicycle front strut and the platform of the second housing serving to receive thereon the bicycle rear strut, each platform being pivotal end to end and at least one deflectable resilient member engaging each platform and functioning to normally retain the exercise bicycle uprightly.

A self-righting aeronautical vehicle comprising a hollowed frame and a lift mechanism. The exterior of the frame and center of gravity are adapted to self-right the vehicle. The frame can include sealed, hollowed sections for use in bodies of water. The frame can be spherical in shape enabling inspection of internal surface of partially or fully enclosed structures. Inspection equipment can be integrated into the vehicle and acquired data can be stored or wirelessly communicated to a server. A controlled or other mass can be pivotally assembled to a pivot axle spanning across the interior of the frame. The pivot axis can rotate about a vertical axis (an axis perpendicular to the elongated axis). The propulsion mechanisms can be adapted for use as a terrestrial vehicle when enclosed in a sealed spherical shell.

A self-balancing hunting decoy comprised of two vertically attached portions is disclosed. The upper portion depicts the body and appendages of a prey animal. Underneath the upper portion is a lower portion that is a semispherical shell containing a ballast. The decoy sits upright while freestanding on the ground.

An aeronautical vehicle that rights itself from an inverted state to an upright state has a self-righting frame assembly has a protrusion extending upwardly from a central vertical axis. The protrusion provides an initial instability to begin a self-righting process when the aeronautical vehicle is inverted on a surface. A propulsion system, such as rotor driven by a motor can be mounted in a central void of the self-righting frame assembly and oriented to provide a lifting force. A power supply is mounted in the central void of the self-righting frame assembly and operationally connected to the at least one rotor for rotatably powering the rotor. An electronics assembly is also mounted in the central void of the self-righting frame for receiving remote control commands and is communicatively interconnected to the power supply for remotely controlling the aeronautical vehicle to take off, to fly, and to land on a surface.

The present invention provides a self-righting model vehicle.

A transformable toy which can be instantly transformed by merely reversibly changing its state between a horizontal state and a vertical state, without operating the toy with an intention to carry out transformation, and surprises and excites users; and an accommodating case for accommodating the transformable toy. The transformable toy includes weight members swingably disposed therein and is reversibly transformed between first and second configurations by using a movement of the center of gravity of the weight members. The transformable toy assumes the first configuration in the horizontal state and the second configuration in the vertical state. The accommodating case includes a fixing device, for fixing a bottom surface of the transformable toy to a bottom plate of the accommodating case when the transformable toy is in the first configuration, and an abutment portion, which abuts with a rear portion of the transformable toy.

The invention discloses a tumbler with the gravity center controllable. The tumbler comprises a tumbler shell, wherein a heavy block is arranged in the tumbler shell. The tumbler is characterized in that a first rotation positioning assembly, a second rotation positioning assembly, a gravity center positioning block and a control module are arranged in the tumbler shell; the first rotation positioning assembly is arranged on the inner wall of the tumbler shell, the second rotation positioning assembly is arranged on the first rotation positioning assembly, the gravity center positioning block is arranged on the second rotation positioning assembly, the rotating direction of the first guide mechanism and the rotating direction of the second guide mechanism are staggered, and the first rotation positioning assembly and the second rotation positioning assembly are electrically connected with the control module. The tumbler has the advantages that a user can control the first rotation positioning assembly and the second rotation positioning assembly through the control module to change the gravity center of the tumbler so that the tumbler can perform corresponding actions to interact with the user, and the tumbler can be more interesting can and have a certain technological content. The invention further discloses a gravity center control method for the tumbler.

An improved gravity racing car which includes an interior cavity for the arrangement of removable weights/ballast, removable tires, and body savers/sliders which is particularly suited for use in gravity racing down a track with lane dividers and turns, twists and/or banking section of race track. The participant may alter the number and configuration of weights/ballast within the car body, alter the type of tires used for a particular race, and alter the number and position of body savers/sliders on the car, thereby adjusting the performance characteristics of the car during a race event on various track layouts and configurations.

The invention discloses a tumbler bouncing robot. The tumbler bouncing robot is composed of a shell, a bouncing mechanism, a driving mechanism, a flash lamp, a sound generator, a sensor, a circuit robot power supply and a control system. For the tumbler bouncing robot, by utilizing the shape features of the tumbler, the bouncing mechanism is mounted in the shell, a bouncing leg is arranged to havea certain inclination angle, pressure springs drive the robot to bounce along the set angle while releasing energy, by utilizing the shape features of the tumbler shell, the robot can rapidly recoverthe posture of the body without the assistance of other auxiliary devices after falling to the ground through bouncing, and thus the forward continuous bouncing of the robot is realized. The flash lamp and the sound generator are mounted in the shell of the robot and the circuit power supply is controlled, so that the acoustic-optical effect of the robot is controlled, by utilizing the sensing system, the acoustic-optical function is started when the robot touches the ground, the acoustic-optical function is closed when the robot leaves the ground, and thus the entertainment of the robot is increased. By utilizing the cartoon and animal images on the outer surface of the tumbler shell, the interestingness of the robot is increased.

The invention discloses an adjustable tumbler-type tutor robot. The adjustable tumbler-type tutor robot comprises a teaching robot body and a gravity center adjusting assembly, wherein the teaching robot body is connected with the gravity center adjusting assembly, the gravity center adjusting assembly comprises a robot swinging activity bin and a tumbler irregular surface, the robot swinging activity bin is connected with the tumbler irregular surface, a weight block is arranged in the robot swinging activity bin and is connected with a driving motor by virtue of a center adjusting block driving wheel, a guide rail is arranged between the weight block and the center adjusting block driving wheel, and the teaching robot body can adjust gravity center and irregularly swing and shake by virtue of rotation of the center adjusting block driving wheel and/or driving motor. The adjustable tumbler-type tutor robot is simple in structure and easy to operate, entertainment and interestingness of a teaching robot are increased, and the teaching robot is prevented from falling.

An artificial eye structure rotates an artificial upper eyelid via the attraction between a number of electromagnetic elements disposed in a line and a magnet. The rotation angle of the artificial upper eyelid can be controlled by selectively magnetizing the electromagnetic elements.

The invention relates to remote interactive toys and provides remote interactive tumblers which are usually used in pairs. Each toy comprises a toy body, a sensing module, a displaying module, a control module, a storage module and a communication module. The sensing module is used for collecting information such as sound, light, temperature and motion. The displaying module is used for displaying information relevant to visual sense, auditory sense and tactual sense. The control module is used for coordinating and controlling each module and processing data. The storage module is used for storing specific data. The communication module is used for achieving data transmission between two toys. A user can achieve remote transmission of the information relevant to the visual sense, the auditory sense and the tactual sense through the toys, so remote emotional transmission between two users can be achieved.

We disclose a mobile apparatus that can move steadily in its upright position and can recover from any toppled position to its upright position. The mobile apparatus may find useful applications in various areas such as vehicles, toys, and robots. The mobile apparatus adopts a body shape resembling a sphere with its bottom sliced off. At least three wheels are coupled to the body as ground contacting points to provide the basis of steady movement in its upright position. A weight is coupled to the bottom of the body such that the center of gravity of the mobile apparatus satisfies the following constraints: firstly, the center of gravity is between the bottom of the body and the center of an imaginary sphere that mostly coincides with the body; secondly, the center of gravity falls within the largest imaginary polygon formed by the ground contacting points in the upright position; lastly, the center of gravity falls outside any imaginary polygon formed by the ground contacting points in any toppled position.

The invention provides a two-wheeled self-balancing robot toy platform, which does not rely on the automatic control function of the gyroscope sensor, can achieve balance by using its own mechanical structure, can greatly reduce the cost of the toy, and can also rotate at high speed on the spot. Increase the entertainment of toys.

The invention discloses a tumbler with controllable center of gravity; the tumbler comprises a tumbler housing with the semispherical bottom; the bottom of the tumbler housing is provided with a balancing weight block; the features are that a rotating disk positioning assembly, a swing positioning assembly, a center of gravity locating piece and a control module are arranged in the tumbler housing; the rotating disk positioning assembly is arranged on the weight block; the swing positioning assembly is arranged on the rotating disk positioning assembly; the center of gravity locating piece is arranged on the swing positioning assembly; the control module is respectively electrically connected with the rotating disk positioning assembly and the swing positioning assembly; the control module is used for controlling the rotating disk positioning assembly to rotate and the swing positioning assembly to swing; the advantages are that a user can use the control module to respectively control the rotating disk positioning assembly and the swing positioning assembly, thus positioning the center of gravity locating piece into a needed space position; the tumbler makes corresponding motions so as to greatly increase tumbler interest and interactivity; the invention also discloses a method controlling the center of gravity of the tumbler.

A wobbling toy having a wobbling part which wobbles centering around a predetermined shaft; a solar battery power source; an integrated circuit for a watch powered by the solar battery; a magnet coil excited by a voltage pulse from the integrated circuit and switching polarity; and a magnetic body provided on the wobbling part, and subjected to an action of an electromagnetic force from the magnet coil.