Modular, Connectable Moving System

Abstract

A modular, connectable loop toy track set capable of being interconnected in a releasable engagement including different shapes and sizes and contains an amount of track sections to form a closed loop. All track sections are comprised of a plurality of square modules. Each square module has size “A”. A minimum size A×A of modular toy track set comprises at least two curve sections that are mechanically connected and a moving body located on said track to form a closed loop track system. The moving system manufactured as a linear induction motor including a stator made as PCB with printed coils on it and all moving objects having permanent magnets, as a rotor and in such case at any given time only 2 sections of the entire connectable loop track are under temporary power which rolls over to the next section as the moving objects pass through.

We claim: 
     
         1 . Modular connectable loop toy track set that is capable of being interconnected in a releasable engagement including different shapes and sizes and comprising:
 an even amount of track sections with the central line of said track mechanically connected, so as to form said closed loop,   ii. made from a plurality of rectangular modules,   iii. each of said track section located within some of said modules in a way that said central line of every track section coincides with two corners (nodes) of said rectangular module and its (vector) tangential line from said nodes is substantially perpendicular or parallel to side lines of said rectangular module.   
     
     
         2 . The modular connectable loop toy track set of  claim 1  wherein each of said rectangular modules made as a square sized “A”. 
     
     
         3 . The modular connectable toy track set per  claim 1  comprising at least two said sections that mechanically connected and at least one moving body located on said track, to form a close loop track system. 
     
     
         4 . The modular connectable loop toy track set of  claim 1  wherein some of said sections represented as a curve section with the angle of said curve section of 90 degrees and the radius equal to “A”. 
     
     
         5 . The modular connectable loop toy track set of  claim 1  wherein some of said sections per  claim 1  represented as a curve section with the angle of said curve section of 180 degrees and the radius equal to “A/2”. 
     
     
         6 . The modular connectable loop toy track set of  claim 1  wherein some of said sections represented as a strait section with its length equal to “A”. 
     
     
         7 . The modular connectable loop toy track set of  claim 1  wherein each said mechanical connection represents a pillar and a clamp located and secured on every end of said sections (straight and curved). 
     
     
         8 . The modular connectable loop toy track set of  claim 1  wherein each of said section per  claim 1  contains plurality of electrical coils along said central line, to provide an electrical moving option for the system. 
     
     
         9 . The modular connectable loop toy track set of  claim 1  comprising at least two said sections that electrically connected and at least one moving body located on said track, wherein said electrical coils after connection of said track sections form a multiphase linear stator. 
     
     
         10 . The modular connectable loop toy track set of  claim 9  wherein each said electrical connection represents an electrical connector located and secured on every end of said sections (straight and curved). 
     
     
         11 . The modular connectable loop toy track set of  claim 9  wherein one of the said track sections contains elements of the power connection to the electronic controller. 
     
     
         12 . The modular connectable loop toy track set of  claim 8  wherein the total amount of said electrical coils located on every of said track section (curved and straight) should be divisible by 6, so the said track would represent a 3 phase stator of said linear motor. 
     
     
         13 . The modular connectable loop toy track set of  claim 8  wherein the electrical resistance of said curve sections is substantially equal to the electrical resistance of said coils for said straight sections. 
     
     
         14 . A modular, connectable, closed loop toy track set capable of being interconnected in a releasable engagement including different shapes and sizes containing different shapes track sections each of them having “L” shape cutoff on both ends from opposite sides of said track section wherein long leg of “L” made along the flat side of said track section is substantially equal to half of the printed coil and the short leg of “L” is substantially equal to half of the thickness for said track section, so it provides an interaction for the overlapping coil design.