Patent ID: 6098475
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: F16H,G09F,Y10T

Abstract:
A leverage mechanism actuating device for use in initiating motion of a toy, comprising:a drive member having an output shaft that defines an axis;a centrifuging mechanism comprising a rotary body disposed transverse to and driven rotatably by said output shaft around said axis, and a force transmission member moved relative to said rotary body between a first position and a second position radially spaced from said first position by a centrifugal force generated by a rotary driving force applied by said output shaft on said rotary body, movement of said force transmission member from said first position to said second position enabling said force transmission member to convert the rotary driving force into a translational lifting force in a direction parallel to said axis, said rotary body being disposed above said drive member, and having a sloping track with a lower end to define said first position and an upper end opposite to and extending upwardly from said lower end to define said second position, said force transmission member comprising a ball member disposed rollingly on said sloping track such that said ball member is moved by virtue of the centrifugal force to said upper end so as to impart the translational lifting force; anda leverage mechanism including a fulcrum and first and second locations, said first location being associated operably with said force transmission member, said second location being adapted to be connected to the toy, said first location being actuated by the translational lifting force of said force transmission member to result in a power output at said second location for initiating the motion of the toy.