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Electrically controlled competitive game system with information and control center

A technology of a control mechanism and a control unit, applied in the field of toy game systems, can solve the problems of not providing interactive control and feedback of gas station functions, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-09-25
MATTEL INC
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Although this system provides a more realistic approximation of actual racing events, it does not provide interactive control and feedback of the gas station functions, where the length of time at the gas station depends on the skill of the operator

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[0029] Reference is now made to the accompanying drawings, in particular to figure 1 and 2 , an information and control center 10 of the present invention for use with an electric vehicle is shown. The center 10 is used with a conventional continuous loop track and one or more electric toy vehicles, neither of which are shown. The track includes at least one lane and an electric track extending along the lane for providing electrical power to at least one toy vehicle orbiting the track. As shown, the center 10 includes a base 12, a tower 14 extending substantially upwardly from the base, an electrically operated display or simply "display screen" 16 pivotally connected to the upper end of the tower, and removably mounted on the base A pair of hand control units 18, 20 on 12.

[0030] The base 12 includes a selection button 21 for activating the system, selecting different game items displayed on the display 16, and for resetting the information and control center 10, as des...

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A system for racing an electrically powered toy vehicle over a defined course under operator control comprises a continuous track having at least one lane (24, 26) with a pit stop segment (39) and an electrical path (30, 32) extending along the lane for providing electrical power to the vehicle. A control unit (18, 20) is operably connected to the electrical path and has at least a first manual control mechanism (96, 108) used to vary a speed of the electrical vehicle and another (97, 98) to perform at least either a tire change or a vehicle refueling pit stop function. A display unit (16), operably connected to the control unit via a microprocessor (54), displays a progression of the pit stop function in response to actuations of the other control mechanism. The display further includes a changing animated display area (154) as well as other dedicated display areas (156, 158, 160, 162, 164, 166). <IMAGE>

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a toy game system, and more particularly to an information and control center for a toy race game system having an electronically controlled vehicle running on an electric track. Background technique [0002] Slotted, slotless and maneuverable types of toy racing systems have become increasingly popular in recent years. Vehicles of this system come in a variety of sizes and types, but each typically includes an electric motor for propelling the vehicle around the track. The track of such a system can expand from a simple oval that includes a single lane with an electric track extending along the lane to provide electric power to the vehicle to multiple lanes and paths arranged through various curves and loops electric track, thereby providing a challenging environment for those with more advanced operating skills, and therefore better entertainment during operation of the toy racing system. [0003] In order to be abl...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A63H18/00
CPCA63F2300/8017A63H18/005
Inventor 斯蒂芬·N·韦斯格哈特·P·于伊迪安·C·瑞瑟约瑟夫·T·莫尔格雷戈里·R·南格斯特弗兰克·W·温克勒贾斯廷·M·迪斯克
Owner MATTEL INC
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