Toy figures having multiple cam-actuated moving parts
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1. A toy figure, comprising:
- a head;
plural facial-expression structures movably mounted to the head and configured to move independent of each other;
plural cams configured to rotate about a first axis and to move the plural facial-expression structures; and
an elongate cam drive configured to rotate about a second axis spaced from the first axis, and to contact and to rotate the plural cams about the first axis, the elongate cam drive having a constant outer diameter.
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Abstract
A toy figure is disclosed. In some embodiments, the toy figure may include a head; plural facial-expression structures movably mounted to the head and configured to move independent of each other; plural cams configured to rotate about a first axis and to move the plural facial-expression structures; and an elongate cam drive configured to rotate about a second axis spaced from the first axis, and to contact and rotate the plural cams about the first axis, the elongate cam drive having a constant outer diameter.
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1. A toy figure, comprising:
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a head; plural facial-expression structures movably mounted to the head and configured to move independent of each other; plural cams configured to rotate about a first axis and to move the plural facial-expression structures; and an elongate cam drive configured to rotate about a second axis spaced from the first axis, and to contact and to rotate the plural cams about the first axis, the elongate cam drive having a constant outer diameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21)
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13. A toy figure, comprising:
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a head; plural facial-expression structures movably mounted to the head and configured to move independent of each other; plural cams configured to rotate about a first axis and to move the plural facial-expression structures, the plural cams having a constant outer diameter; a single cam drive configured to rotate about a second axis parallel to the first axis, and to contact and rotate the plural cams about the first axis; and a motor configured to rotate the cam drive about the second axis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 22)
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17. A toy figure, comprising:
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a head; plural facial-expression structures pivotably mounted to the head and configured to move independent of each other, the facial-expression structures including one or more eyebrows, one or more eyelids, and one or more eyeballs; plural cams configured to rotate about a first axis and to move the facial-expression structures, the plural cams having a constant outer diameter and including a drive surface and a cam profile surface; plural cam followers configured to connect the plural facial-expression structures and the plural cams; an elongate cam drive configured to rotate about a second axis parallel to the first axis and to contact the drive surface of the plural cams and rotate the plural cams about the first axis, the elongate cam drive having a constant outer diameter; and a motor disposed within the head and configured to rotate the elongate cam drive about the second axis, wherein the plural cam followers are engaged with the cam profile surface of the plural cams and configured to be moved by the cam profile surface of the plural cams. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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