Patent ID: 8382546
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A flying toy capable of moving by flapping of wings, the flying toy comprising: a support structure, an actuation mechanism arranged on the support structure and comprising a rotatable crank drive, two flexible wings each comprising a wing base, the two flexible wings being arranged symmetrically with respect to a vertical plane of symmetry of the toy and connected, at the wing bases, to the actuation mechanism, the wing bases being mounted oscillating about axes arranged on both sides of the vertical plane of symmetry of the toy, and a motor that, responsive to receiving a control signal indicating a left turn, increases a tension on the right wing while reducing a tension on the left wing thereby effecting a left turn, and that, responsive to receiving a control signal indicating a right turn, increases the tension on the left wing while reducing the tension on the right wing thereby effecting a right turn.