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(45) Week of Oct 5, 2026 No. 5 3,852 lapsed 197 picks
Toys & Games · expires at full term Oct 9, 2026

Turning Drive Apparatus For Model, And Slip Gear Apparatus

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(57) Abstract

In a turning drive apparatus ( 10 ) for turning a movable portion ( 3 ) of a model ( 1 ) by transmitting power from a drive source to the movable portion ( 3 ) through a gear train ( 11 ), a pair of gears ( 16, 17 ) included in the gear train ( 11 ) are coupled concentrically with each other through a common slip plate ( 18 ). A friction transmitting portion ( 30 ) is arranged by combining at least any one ( 17 ) of the gears with the slip plate ( 18 ) so that it makes a slip motion to the slip plate ( 18 ) in a circumferential direction.

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