Patent ID: 8001908
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A model vehicle, comprising: a reduced-scale model vehicle; a reduced-scale model door mounted to the model vehicle and configured to move between a open position and a closed position, wherein the door is displaced outward of and substantially parallel to an adjacent exterior wall panel of the model vehicle thereby exposing a door opening when in the open position, and the door is substantially flush with and substantially parallel to the adjacent exterior wall panel thereby covering the door opening when in the closed position; a motorized drive unit mounted to the model vehicle and operably associated with the model door so as to open and close the model door between the open position and the closed position; a control circuit operably connected coupled to the motorized drive unit, the control circuit being adapted to receive remotely transmitted command signals to selectively cause the model door to open and close between the open position and closed position; and wherein the motorized drive unit comprises a motor having an output shaft providing rotational input to a gear set that is operably associated with a mechanism for transforming rotational movement into linear movement, and wherein the mechanism for transforming rotational movement into linear movement comprises a rotating cam urged against a sliding linear actuator.