Patent ID: 6692334
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A63H,Y10T

Abstract:
A starter assembly for an engine-operated remote-control toy car comprising:a starter, said starter comprising a casing, a motor mounted inside said casing, a battery mounted inside said casing and adapted for providing power to said motor, a switch electrically connected between said battery and said motor and adapted for switching on/off said motor, a reduction gear set coupled to said motor, said reduction gear set comprising an output gear, said output gear having a fixed gear shaft and a polygonal coupling hole in one end of said fixed gear shaft; a polygonal shaft coupled to the output shaft of an engine; an idle gear wheel set coupled to said polygonal shaft, said idle gear wheel set comprising an active idle gear wheel and a passive idle gear wheel meshed with said active idle gear wheel, said active idle gear wheel comprising a coupling hole, said passive idle gear wheel comprising a polygonal coupling hole coupled to said polygonal shaft for enabling said polygonal shaft to be synchronously rotated with said passive idle gear wheel to start said engine; and a driving rod adapted for connecting said starter to said idle gear wheel set for enabling said starter to start said engine, said driving rod having a first coupling portion extended from one end thereof and fitted into the polygonal coupling hole of said output gear of said reduction gear set of said starter, and a second coupling portion extended from an opposite end thereof and coupled to the coupling hole of said active idle gear wheel of said idle gear wheel set.