Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Ralf Kroener

Uwe Reuter

Thomas Weidner

Cong-Uan Doan

A guide mechanism for a track-guided toy vehicle which is equipped with an electric motor and can be operated on a road surface with a guide groove, engaging with a guide plate in the guide groove via a vertical axis of rotation on a chassis of the toy vehicle by means of a guide mechanism mounted on a chassis of the toy vehicle and being equipped with current collector elements for the electric motor, said collector elements cooperate with current rails in the road surface. A swing arm that is pivotable about a horizontal axis is arranged on the chassis of the toy vehicle which is placed upright on the road surface with the front wheels and rear wheels. The swing arm comprises the guide mechanism with the rotation axis, the guide plate and the current collector elements.

Guide mechanism for a track-guided toy vehicle

A toy vehicle with an electric drive is provided that is suitable for operation on a racetrack, and has a chassis with a rear-axle unit, including an electric motor, and a front-axle unit. In order to optimize the toy vehicle with respect to the type of construction and driving characteristics, the chassis has a center frame device extending between the rear-axle unit carrying the electric motor and the front-axle unit, on which center frame part, the rear-axle unit and the front-axle unit constructed in the manner of modules are held in position.

Toy vehicle having an electric drive

A current collecting device for a toy vehicle for use on an electrified track. The toy vehicle is for operation on a road surface, and is driven by an electric motor installed in a chassis and having a chassis frame that carries the electric motor, whereby the current collecting device has strip-like contact elements which cooperate with current rails of the road surface. The contact elements which are in contact with the current rails of the road surface are carried by a replaceable unit which is connected to the current collecting device.

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Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany

Ralf Kroener