Motor actuating mechanism for animated figures

• US 4,867,730 A
• Filed: 06/25/1987
• Issued: 09/19/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yeong-Ruey Lee
• Original Assignee: Yeong-Ruey Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Yeong-ruey
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rimell, Sam
• Application Number:
  US07/066,349
• Time in Patent Office: 817 Days
• Field of Search: 446/330, 446/331, 446/333, 446/334, 446/335, 446/352, 446/353, 446/354, 446/370, 446/371, 40/414
• US Class Current: 446/353
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/48 Mounting of parts within dolls, e.g. automatic eyes or parts for animation self-moving A63H13/00

Abstract

A motor actuating mechanism for animated figures has an eccentric pin member which rotates around a rotatable shaft fixing on the interior of a frame. While the motor is driving, the eccentric pin member will activate the first link member positioned on the frame to move the figure'"'"'s head. Furthermore, the first link member will activate the second link member and the L-shaped third link member to swing and make the figure'"'"'s hand/tail move, and also, the eccentric pin member will also activate several connected draw link member to cause the figure'"'"'s foot to move.

Claims

1. A motor actuating mechanism for animated figures comprising:

a base;

a frame, fixed upon said base, for supporting a torso of the figure;

a swing member pivotally mounted upon said frame;

a fist link member having a first end and a second end, fixed on said swing member, said first end of said first link member being adapted to receive a head of the figure thereon, and said first link member having a slotted follower;

an activating means, fixed on an interior of said frame, including;

a motor having a rotatable shaft which has a substantially horizontal axis of rotation;

a rotary member having a first and a second end, said first end of said rotary member fixedly connected to the rotatable shaft of said motor for rotating therewith; and

a pin member, fixed to said second end of said rotary member, extending substantially parallel to said rotatable shaft axis, inserted into said slotted follower of said first link member.

2. A motor actuating mechanism of claim 1, further comprising:

a second link member having a first and a second end, pivotally mounted on said frame, said first end of said second link member being adapted to receive a limb of the figure thereon, and said second end of said second link member having a slotted follower formed as a slot slidingly receiving said first link member.

3. A motor actuating mechanism of claim 1, further comprising:

a L-shaped third link member having a first and a second end, pivotally mounted on said frame, said first end of said third link member inserted into said slotted follower of said first link member, and said second end of said third link member being adapted to receive a tail of the figure thereon.

4. A motor actuating mechanism of claim 1, further comprising:

a first draw link member having a first end and a second end, said first end of said first draw link member having a hook pivotally mounted on said pin member;

a slide link member having a first and a second end, said first end of said slide link member pivotally mounted with said second end of said first draw link member;

a rail member fixed on said frame, having a rail slidingly receiving said slide link member;

a swing plate having a first and a second end, said first end of said swing plate being adapted to receive a foot of the figure thereon, and said second end of said swing plate pivotally mounted on said frame;

a second draw link member having a first and a second end, said first end of said second draw link member being pivotally mounted with said second end of said slide link member, and said second end of said second draw link member being pivotally mounted on said swing plate at the portion between said first end and said second end of said swing plate.

5. A motor actuating mechanism of claim 4, wherein said hook of said first draw link member pivotally mounted between said slotted follower of said first link member and said rotary member, and the external diameter of said hook of said first draw link member is greater than the internal diameter of said slotted follower of said first link member.