Moving doll toy

• US 4,944,708 A
• Filed: 04/28/1988
• Issued: 07/31/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Takara Co., Ltd. (TOMY Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Takara Co., Ltd. (TOMY Company Limited)
• Inventors: Kawabe, Haruo
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Application Number:
  US07/187,379
• Time in Patent Office: 824 Days
• Field of Search: 446/175, 446/354, 446/356, 446/355, 446/285, 446/276, 446/280, 446/288, 446/294, 446/298
• US Class Current: 446/175
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 11/18 Figure toys which perform a realistic walking motion

Abstract

A moving doll toy capable of positively and repeatedly carrying out walking action and being protected from damage due to misoperation. The moving doll toy includes each pair of arms and legs pivotally connected to a body so as to be pivotally moved in forward and backward directions and a driving structure. The driving structure includes a motor, a gear transmission mechanism connected to the motor, each pair of first and second cams connected to an output shaft of the gear transmission mechanism, and each pair of first and second connecting members engaged with the first and second cams and operatively connected to the arms and legs, respectively.

Claims

1. An improved driving structure for use with a moving doll having a body, the body having a left side and a right side, and upon which body a left arm, a right arm, a left leg, and a right leg are pivotally connected, the improvement comprising:

a frame located in the body, the frame having a left side and a right side,

a motor mounted on the frame,

a gear transmission mechanism mounted on the frame and connected to the motor, the gear transmission mechanism having a left side output shaft and a right side output shaft;

a first pair of cam means for providing rotating camming surfaces of a predetermined shape, one of the first cam means being mounted to the left side output shaft and the other of the first cam means being mounted to the right side output shaft;

a first pair of connecting members, each connecting member having an arm side that is connected to one of the arm pairs and a camming side that engages the camming surface of a corresponding one of the first pair of cam means;

a second pair of cam means for providing rotating camming surfaces of a predetermined shape, one of the second cam means being mounted to the left side of the output shaft and the other of the second cam means being mounted to the right side of the output shaft;

a second pair of connecting members, each connecting member having a leg side that is connected to one of the legs and a camming side that engages the camming surface of a corresponding one of the second pair of cam means; and

biasing means, located between the left and right output shafts and the corresponding camming side of each connecting member, for biasing the camming side of each connecting member against its corresponding cam means whereby the arms and legs of the moving doll may be moved in a predetermined fashion in accordance with the predetermined shapes of the cam means.

2. An improved driving structure as defined in claim 1, wherein said arms are connected to said first connecting members through connections each provided with a slip clutch mechanism.

3. An improved driving structure as defined in claim 1, wherein said legs are provided with feet of which soles are formed so as to alternately carry out point contact and line contact with respect to a surface on which said toy is placed.

4. An improved driving structure as defined in claim 3, wherein said driving structure further includes a power source section connected to said motor, said power source section being arranged at a lower section of said body.

5. An improved driving structure as defined in claim 1 wherein said driving structure further includes a sensor which detects a physical quantity and provides an output in response thereto, said motor operating in response to said output.

6. An improved driving structure as defined in claim 5, wherein said sensor is a sound sensor.

7. A moving doll toy comprising a body;

a head mounted on said body;

a pair of arms connected to said body;

a pair of legs connected to said body;

a driving structure arranged in said body;

said arms and legs being pivotally connected to said body so as to be pivotally moved in forward and backward directions;

said driving structure including

a power supply section,

a motor connected to said power supply section,

a gear transmission mechanism connected to said motor and including an output shaft,

a first and second pair of cams, each pair of first and second cams mounted on said output shaft of said gear transmission mechanism,

a first and second pair of connecting members, each pair of first and second connecting members respectively engaged with one of said first and second pair of cams and operatively connected to one of said pair of arms and legs, respectively,

a slip clutch mechanism provided at a connection between each of said arms and each of said first connecting members, and

elastic members fixedly interposed between said first and second connecting members and said output shaft of said gear transmission mechanism to constantly force said first and second connecting members to return to their original positions.