Abstract: A motor controller receives user input from a receiver and may change the operating mode of the motor controller according to the operating conditions of a model vehicle. In some embodiments, the user manually selects a mode of operation for the motor. In other embodiments, the operating conditions, for example the speed, power output, or other condition, may automatically trigger a transition between a first mode and a second mode of operation of the motor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 2, 2013
Date of Patent:
January 7, 2020
Assignee:
TRAXXAS LP
Inventors:
Kent Poteet, Brent W. Byers, Gary M. DeWitt
Abstract: An improved electrical connector for electrically connecting a rechargeable battery with an electrically powered device as well as methods of operation for use of an electrically powered device comprising the improved connector are provided. The connector may comprise one or more features including: integration of both first terminals for transmitting charging or discharging signals to and from the battery as well as one or more signal terminals for transmitting one or more balancing signals to and from the battery; implementation of communication means allowing for one or more signals comprising battery specific information to be received by the electrically powered device upon making an electrical connection with the battery; and, one or more safety features for preventing unsupported electrical connections between incompatible connector configurations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 3, 2015
Date of Patent:
December 24, 2019
Assignee:
TRAXXAS LP
Inventors:
Casey Christen Jens Christensen, Scott Rollin Michael Schmitz, Otto Karl Allmendinger
Abstract: A body mount system and method for a model vehicle that includes a vertically adjustable body post and a body slide that can be attached to the body post in a fixed configuration and a movable configuration. The body mount system further includes a first and second body post cap removably attached to either end of the body slide in a fixed configuration and movable configuration. The first and second body post caps include respective first and second body supports rotatively attached to the first and second body post caps. Wherein the movable body slide configuration permits adjustment of the body slide in a first horizontal direction relative to the body post and wherein the movable first and second body post cap configurations permit adjustments to the first and second body post caps in a second horizontal direction relative to the body slide.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 19, 2018
Publication date:
December 19, 2019
Applicant:
TRAXXAS LP
Inventors:
Casey Christen Jens Christensen, Roy Perryman, Otto Karl Allmendinger