EP3573733A4 - CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MODEL VEHICLE - Google Patents

CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MODEL VEHICLE Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3573733A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: control system; cruise control; model vehicle; vehicle; model
Prior art date: 2017-01-27
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP18745262.8A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3573733A1 (en

EP3573733B1 (en

Inventor

Kent Poteet

Daryl Gene SPILLMAN

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Traxxas LP

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Traxxas LP

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2017-01-27

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2018-01-29

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2020-11-04

2018-01-29 Application filed by Traxxas LP filed Critical Traxxas LP

2019-12-04 Publication of EP3573733A1 publication Critical patent/EP3573733A1/en

2020-11-04 Publication of EP3573733A4 publication Critical patent/EP3573733A4/en

2022-04-27 Application granted granted Critical

2022-04-27 Publication of EP3573733B1 publication Critical patent/EP3573733B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2038-01-29 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H30/00—Remote-control arrangements specially adapted for toys, e.g. for toy vehicles
- A63H30/02—Electrical arrangements
- A63H30/04—Electrical arrangements using wireless transmission
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H17/00—Toy vehicles, e.g. with self-drive; ; Cranes, winches or the like; Accessories therefor
- A63H17/26—Details; Accessories
- A63H17/32—Acoustical or optical signalling devices
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H17/00—Toy vehicles, e.g. with self-drive; ; Cranes, winches or the like; Accessories therefor
- A63H17/26—Details; Accessories
- A63H17/36—Steering-mechanisms for toy vehicles

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
Toys (AREA)
Controls For Constant Speed Travelling (AREA)

EP18745262.8A 2017-01-27 2018-01-29 Cruise control system for a model vehicle Active EP3573733B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US201762451646P	2017-01-27	2017-01-27
PCT/US2018/015792 WO2018140898A1 (en)	2017-01-27	2018-01-29	Cruise control system for a model vehicle

Publications (3)

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EP3573733A1 EP3573733A1 (en)	2019-12-04
EP3573733A4 true EP3573733A4 (en)	2020-11-04
EP3573733B1 EP3573733B1 (en)	2022-04-27

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EP18745262.8A Active EP3573733B1 (en)	2017-01-27	2018-01-29	Cruise control system for a model vehicle

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US (1)	US20190358556A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP3573733B1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2018140898A1 (en)

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2018
- 2018-01-29 EP EP18745262.8A patent/EP3573733B1/en active Active
- 2018-01-29 WO PCT/US2018/015792 patent/WO2018140898A1/en unknown
- 2018-01-29 US US16/481,442 patent/US20190358556A1/en not_active Abandoned

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US5833025A (en) *	1995-09-13	1998-11-10	Bhandari; Gurubaksh	Wireless automobile cruise control system
US6287167B1 (en) *	1998-08-10	2001-09-11	Kondo Kagaku Co., Ltd.	Driving circuit for toy car
US20150091697A1 (en) *	2013-09-30	2015-04-02	Futaba Corporation	Radio Control Transmitter
US20160205921A1 (en) *	2015-01-15	2016-07-21	Xxtreme Waterfowl R/C Llc	Remote controlled battery powered duck decoy

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EP3573733A1 (en)	2019-12-04
US20190358556A1 (en)	2019-11-28
EP3573733B1 (en)	2022-04-27
WO2018140898A1 (en)	2018-08-02

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