Patent ID: 8187049
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A transformable toy vehicle comprising: a main upper body portion; a lower body portion rotatably connected to said upper body portion, said lower body portion being selectively retainable at various angles relative to an upper body central axis between a first body position where said upper body central axis is generally parallel with a lower body central axis and a second body position where said upper body central axis is at approximately a 90 degree angle relative to said lower body central axis; a rotating blade system including a main drive shaft and at least two lifting blades connected to said drive shaft, said rotating blade system mounted to a back portion of said upper body portion such that said main drive shaft is generally perpendicular to said upper body central axis, and said lifting blades are generally parallel to said upper body central axis; a main drive means connected to said main drive shaft for driving the at least two lifting blades; an auxiliary body drive means for selectively rotating said upper body portion with respect to said lower body portion between said first body position and said second body position; and a vehicle control unit for controlling said main drive means and said auxiliary body drive means in response to remote control signals, said vehicle control unit comprising: a micro-processor with memory; and a receiver for receiving said remote control signals.