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`(12)Patent Application Publication
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`(43)Pub. Date: Apr. 28, 2005
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`(54)GEARSHIFT MECHANISM FOR
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`(52)U.S. Cl. .......................................................... 74/473.33
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`(76)Inventor: Li-Wen Chi, ShiChi City (TW)
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`ABSTRACT
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`Correspondence Address:
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`DENNISON, SCHULTZ & DOUGHERTY
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`612 Crystal Square 4
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`1745 Jefferson Davis Highway
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`Arlington, VA 22202-3417 (US)
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`(21)Appl. No.:
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`10/693,898
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`Disclosed is a gearshift mechanism for electromotive toy car
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`is provided in a space defined by a left cover and a right
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`cover, including a gearshift lever, a slide plate, an opening
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`shield plate, an opening shield securing plate, a switch plate,
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`pushbuttons, a switch plate affixing shaft, and a gearshift
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`lever pivotal pin, using the gearshift lever to drive the switch
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`plate to push a pushbutton for actuating a motor, and a pedal
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`throttle to activate a power switch for halting, driving slow
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`advancement, fast advancement or slow reversing of the
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`electromotive toy car, so as to meet children's desires to
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`imitate adults' driving maneuvering through realistic activi­
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`(51)Int. Cl.7 ..................................................... B60K 20/00
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`(22)Filed:
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`Oct. 28, 2003
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`GEARSHIFT MECHANISM FOR
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`ELECTROMOTIVE TOY CAR
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`[0011] FIG. 7 illustrates a perspective view of the gear­
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`shift lever being at the D-gear with the right cover being
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`FILED OF THE INVENTION
`[0012] FIG. 8 illustrates a state of the gearshift lever being
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`at the R-gear with the right cover being removed.
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`[0001] This invention relates to an electromotive toy car,
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`particularly to a gearshift mechanism using a gearshift lever
`[0013] FIG. 9 illustrates a perspective view of the gear­
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`to drive a switch plate to push a pushbutton for actuating a
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`shift lever being at the R-gear with the right cover being
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`motor, and a pedal throttle to activate a power switch for
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`halting, driving slow advancement, fast advancement or
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`slow reversing of the electromotive toy car, so as to meet
`DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
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`children's desires to imitate adults' driving maneuvering
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`through realistic activities.
`[0014] The present invention will be described in further
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`detail hereinafter, with reference to accompanying drawings.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`[0002] Because electromotive toy cars can meet children's
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`[0015] FIGS. 1-3 are perspective views illustrating this
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`desires to imitate adults' driving maneuvering through real­
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`invention from different viewing angles. The gearshift
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`istic activities, they always play an important role in the
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`mechanism according to this invention is provided in a space
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`commercial market. Not only does an electromotive toy car
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`defined between a left cover 11 and a right cover 12, and
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`need a colorful and striking appearance to attract children's
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`comprises: a gearshift lever 2, a slide plate 3, an opening
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`attention, the maneuverability, degree of simulation and
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`shield plate 4, an opening shield securing plate 5, a switch
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`safety in driving are also key features for an electromotive
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`plate 6, pushbuttons 71, 72, a switch plate affixing shaft 8,
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`toy car. Whether the gearshift mechanism for controlling
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`and a gearshift lever pivotal pin 9.
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`halt, slow advancement, fast advancement, reversing of the
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`[0016] The T-shaped gearshift lever 2 is constructed of a
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`electromotive toy car may be easily operated has direct
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`lateral grip 21 and a vertical shaft 22 that passes through a
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`impacts on the maneuverability and the sense of reality in
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`slide plate slot 31, an opening shield plate aperture 41, an
`simulating driving activities.
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`opening shield securing plate slot 51 and a switch plate slot
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`61 in order. The gearshift lever pivotal pin 9 transversely
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`passes through a bottom through-hole 23 of the gearshift
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`[0003] In view of the above, the electromotive toy car
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`lever 2 to join to pin openings of the left cover 11 and right
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`according to this invention is designed to provide a gearshift
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`cover 12, such that the gearshift lever 2 is able to move
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`mechanism having a simple construction.
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`forwards and backwards about the gearshift lever pivotal pin
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`9 in an S-shaped gear channel 13 jointly defined by the left
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`[0004] That is, it is a primary objective of this invention to
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`cover 11 and right cover 12.
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`provide a gearshift mechanism for electromotive toy car,
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`with a compact construction and ingenious spatial arrange­
`[0017] The slide plate 3 includes a curved rectangular
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`ment, such that a space defined between a left cover and a
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`plate, formed with a gear indicator 32 along its left lengthy
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`right lover is provided with a gearshift lever, a slide plate, an
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`side. When the slide plate 3 is pushed forwards or backwards
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`opening shield plate, an opening shield securing plate, a
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`by the gearshift lever 2, the child is able to clearly see the
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`switch plate, pushbuttons, a switch plate affixing shaft, and
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`gear indicated by the gear indicator 32 through a window
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`a gearshift lever pivotal pin. By maneuvering a gearshift
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`111 provided to the left cover panel. The vertical shaft 22 of
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`lever to drive a switch plate to push a pushbutton for
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`the gearshift lever 2 passes through the lateral slot 31 formed
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`actuating a motor, and a pedal throttle to activate a power
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`on the slide plate 3. The slide plate 3 is formed with four
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`switch, for halting, driving slow advancement, fast advance­
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`posts 33 extending downwards from a bottom thereof. The
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`ment or slow reversing of the electromotive toy car, so as to
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`posts 33 are formed with inner threads so as to be secured
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`meet children's desires to imitate adults' driving maneuver­
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`to four corner holes 52 of the opening shield securing plate
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`invention.
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`[0018] The opening shield plate 4 includes an aperture 41
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`matched to a diameter of the gearshift lever vertical shaft 22
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`and is placed beneath the slide plate slot 31, so as to prevent
`[0005] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of this invention.
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`from exposing the opening shield securing plate 5 and
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`[0006] FIG. 2 is an exploded, top perspective view of this
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`switch plate 6 located there beneath. The opening shield plate
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`4 is formed with three pegs 42 extending downwards from
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`a bottom thereof to urge against the opening shield securing
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`[0007] FIG. 3 is an exploded, bottom perspective view of
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`plate 5 to thereby lean against the bottom of the slide plate
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`[0008] FIG. 4 illustrates a state of the gearshift lever being
`[0019] The opening shield securing plate 5 includes a
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`at the L-gear with the right cover being removed.
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`substantially square plate formed with four corner openings
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`[0009] FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of the gear­
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`52 to be secured into the slide plate 3 by passing screws
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`shift lever being at the L-gear with the right cover being
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`upwards into the corner openings 52 and the inner threads
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`removed.
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`within the four posts 33 at the bottom of the slide plate 3.
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`[0010] FIG. 6 illustrates a state of the gearshift lever being
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`The opening shield securing plate 5 is also formed with a
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`lateral slot 51 through which the vertical shaft 22 of the
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`gearshift lever 2 passes. Beneath a center of the opening
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`and a pedal throttle to activate a power switch for halting,
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`shield securing plate 5 is affixed with a U-shaped torsion
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`driving slow advancement, fast advancement or slow revers­
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`spring 53. Two ends 531 of the torsion spring 53 are spaced
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`ing of the electromotive toy car, is able to meet children's
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`apart by a fixed button 54 provided at a front end thereof to
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`desires to imitate adults' driving maneuvering through real­
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`cause the ends 531 to tightly clamp to the vertical shaft 22
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`istic activities.
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`of the gearshift lever 2, such that the vertical shaft 22 of the
`[0026] The above embodiments are intended for describ­
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`gearshift lever 2 is maintained at the center of the opening
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`ing this invention without limiting the scope that this inven­
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`shield securing plate slot 51 by means of the torsion spring
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`tion may be applied. Modifications made in accordance with
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`the disclosures of this invention without departing from the
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`spirits of this invention are within the scope of this inven­
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`[0020] The switch plate 6 also includes a substantially
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`square plate formed with a lateral slot 61 at a center thereof
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`through which the vertical shaft 22 of the gearshift lever 2
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`passes. On opposing sides of the slot are provided with
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`What is claimed is:
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`retaining pivotal holes 62 through which flattened switch
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`plate affixing shafts 8 pass to join to apertures 24 formed on
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`provided in a space defined by a left cover and a right cover,
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`the gearshift lever 2 through the pivotal holes 62, such that
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`including a gearshift lever, a slide plate, an opening shield
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`the switch plate 6 is able to move forwards and backwards
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`plate, an opening shield securing plate, a switch plate,
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`along with the gearshift lever 2. The switch plate 6 is
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`pushbuttons, a switch plate affixing shaft, and a gearshift
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`provided with a plurality of claws 63 extending downwards
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`lever pivotal pin, wherein:
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`from a bottom thereof, for pushing the pushbutton 71, 72.
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`the T-shaped gearshift lever is constructed of a lateral grip
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`[0021] The advancing/reversing pushbutton 71 and slow/
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`and a vertical shaft, the gearshift lever pivotal pin
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`fast pushbutton 72 are embedded in recesses 112 of the left
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`transversely passes through a bottom through-hole of
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`cover 11, where the switch plate 6 moves forwards and
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`the gearshift lever to join to pin openings of the left
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`backwards along with the gearshift lever 2 subjecting the
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`cover and right cover, such that the gearshift lever is
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`claws 63 located at the bottom thereof to push one of the
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`able to move forwards and backwards about the gear­
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`pushbuttons 711, 721 for actuating a motor.
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`shift lever pivotal pin in an S-shaped gear channel
`[0022] With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, by means of the
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`jointly defined by the left cover and right cover;
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`gearshift mechanism assembled by the above-mentioned
`the slide plate includes a curved rectangular plate, the
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`components, when the gearshift lever is shifted to the
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`gearshift lever passes through a lateral slot formed on
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`L-gear, the gearshift lever 2 is normal to the switch plate 6.
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`the slide plate, the slide plate is formed with four posts
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`At this time, the claws 63 of the switch plate 6 do not push
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`extending downwards from a bottom thereof, the posts
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`any of the pushbuttons 71, 72. When the pedal throttle
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`are formed with inner threads;
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`activates the power switch, the electromotive toy car is
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`operated under the mode of slow advancement.
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`the opening shield plate includes an aperture matched to
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`a diameter of the gearshift lever vertical shaft and is
`[0023] With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, when the gear­
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`placed beneath the slide plate slot, the opening shield
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`shift lever is first maneuvered rightwards and then forwards
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`to reach the D-gear, the gearshift lever 2 will move forwards
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`from a bottom thereof to urge against the opening
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`about the gearshift lever pivotal pin 9 located at its bottom
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`shield securing plate;
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`to drive forward movement of the switch plate 6, subjecting
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`the claws 63 located at the bottom of the switch plate to push
`the opening shield securing plate includes a substantially
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`the pushbutton 721 of the fast/slow pushbutton 72. By
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`square plate formed with four corner openings to be
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`activating the pedal throttle to activate the power switch at
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`secured into the slide plate by passing screws upwards
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`this time will cause the motor to drive in a forward direction
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`into the corner openings and the inner threads within
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`to drive fast advancement of the electromotive toy car.
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`the four posts at the bottom of the slide plate, the
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`opening shield securing plate is formed with a lateral
`[0024] With reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, when the gear­
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`slot through which the gearshift lever passes, beneath a
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`shift lever is maneuvered leftwards and then backwards to
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`center of the opening shield securing plate is affixed
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`reach the R-gear, the gearshift lever 2 will move backwards
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`with a U-shaped torsion spring, two ends the torsion
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`about the gearshift lever pivotal pin 9 located at its bottom
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`spring being spaced apart by a fixed button provided at
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`to drive rearward movement of the switch plate 6, subjecting
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`a front end thereof to cause the ends tightly clamp to the
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`the claws 63 located at the bottom of the switch plate to push
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`gearshift lever, such that the gearshift lever is main­
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`the pushbutton 711 of the fast/slow pushbutton 72. By
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`tained at the center of the opening shield securing plate
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`activating the pedal throttle to activate the power switch at
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`slot by means of the torsion spring;
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`this time will cause the motor to drive in a reversed direction
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`to drive slow advancement of the electromotive toy car.
`the switch plate includes a substantially square plate
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`[0025] In summary, the gearshift mechanism for electro­
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`motive toy car provided in a space defined by the left cover
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`which the gearshift lever passes, on opposing sides of
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`and the right cover, including a gearshift lever, a slide plate,
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`the slot are provided with pivotal holes through which
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`an opening shield plate, an opening shield securing plate, a
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`flattened switch plate affixing shafts pass to join to
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`switch plate, pushbuttons, a switch plate affixing shaft, and
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`apertures formed on the gearshift lever through the
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`a gearshift lever pivotal pin, using the gearshift lever to drive
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`pivotal holes, such that the switch plate is able to move
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`the switch plate to push a pushbutton for actuating a motor,
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`the switch plate is provided with a plurality of claws
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`pushbuttons, the power switch may be activated by a
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`extending downwards from a bottom thereof, for push­
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`pedal throttle for halting, driving slow advancement,
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`ing the pushbutton; and
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`fast advancement or slow reversing of the electromo­
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`the pushbuttons are embedded in recesses of the left
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`cover, where the switch plate moves forwards and
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`backwards along with the gearshift lever subjecting the
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`claws located at the bottom thereof to push one of the
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