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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Hideyuki Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Yamazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tomy Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toy comprising a remote control device and a remote controlled model vehicle for changing a form thereof while moving, according to a control by the remote control device. The toy comprises a remote control device ( ) and a remote controlled model vehicle ( ) capable of turning at least rightward and leftward according to a control signal from the remote control device, wherein the remote control device comprises: a tilt detecting unit (SW and SW ) for detecting rightward and leftward tilt directions thereof; and the remote controlled model vehicle comprises: a lower body part ( ); an upper body part ( ) capable of tilting rightward and leftward to the lower body part; a tilting unit ( ) for tilting the upper body part in the same direction as a tilt direction of the remote control device, detected by the tilt detecting unit; and a steering unit ( ) for turning in the same direction as the tilt direction of the remote control device in synchronization with a tilt of the upper body part.