CN102245273A

CN102245273A - Hair styling mechanisms and hair styling dolls

Info

Publication number: CN102245273A
Application number: CN2009801503912A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 西蒙.琼
Original assignee: Mattel Inc
Current assignee: Mattel Inc
Priority date: 2008-12-16
Filing date: 2009-12-16
Publication date: 2011-11-16
Also published as: CA2747397A1; EP2373389A2; EP2373389A4; US20100330869A1; MX2011004919A; WO2010077917A3; WO2010077917A2

Abstract

A hair styling doll with a hair styling mechanism is disclosed. The doll includes a body with a head to which a lock of hair is coupled. The doll includes an adjustment mechanism that can be manipulated to adjust the length and shape or configuration of the lock of hair. The hair is braided and the adjustment mechanism includes an elongate member that is coupled to the different sections of the braided hair. The elongate member is coupled to the hair in an alternating configuration or pattern such that pulling the elongate member results in the braided hair coiling and forming a bun-like structure.

Description

Forming hair mechanism and forming hair doll

Technical field

The disclosure relates to forming hair (hair styling) mechanism and forming hair doll, especially has the forming hair mechanism and the forming hair doll of one or more cotton rope (string) and cotton rope feed mechanism.

Background technology

The example of forming hair mechanism and forming hair doll comprises US3,156,999, US3,162,976, US3,477,170, US3,670,451, US3,694,957, US3,696,551, US3,696,552, US3,698,134, US3,704,542, US3,808,736, US3,834,071, US4,170,085, US4,685,893, US4,801,286, US4,917,647, US5,116,277, US5,586,696, US7,063,590, US RE27, No. 267 United States Patent (USP)s and GB2,149, No. 678 BPs.Be attached to herein as a reference with whole disclosures of all purposes above patent and patent application.

Some conventional forming hair dolls have straight hair, and its length can be regulated by the user.Typically, the straight hair of doll is drawn in the opening that forms on the doll head, produces the presentation that the length of hair has changed thus.The hair of those dolls is linearly moving.

But when the length of the hair of the one-tenth pigtail shape of regulating doll with respect to doll, the hair of this one-tenth pigtail shape is to move in the mode that is different from straight hair.Therefore, need a kind of forming hair mechanism of length that can be used for regulating the pigtail shape hair of doll at present by children.

Summary of the invention

In one embodiment, doll comprises the head that defines opening; Approaching the hair extension that opening part is couple to head, these hairs are weaved into the pigtail shape along at least a portion of its length; Be couple to the slender member of hair in a plurality of positions, this slender member extends in the opening of head; And be couple to the governor motion that makes adjustment means can move slender member on this slender member with respect to head, to the mobile shape that changes hair of this slender member.

In one embodiment, the extension of hair comprises three parts that are incorporated into plait, and each is compiled at least one that partly comprises in a plurality of positions.Alternatively, the extension of hair comprises that being compiled part and slender member for three alternately is couple to these three by the volume part.Alternatively, this slender member is that first slender member and this doll also comprise second slender member that is couple to hair, and this second slender member is coupled to governor motion and can side by side moves with first slender member.

In one embodiment, the extension of hair comprises that three are compiled part, and each length along corresponding slender member in first slender member and second slender member alternately is couple to these three by the volume part.

In another embodiment, the extension of hair comprises near-end and far-end, and near-end is positioned in and approaches the doll head place, and far-end moves up when slender member is drawn into the head of doll.

In another embodiment, when far-end rose to upper position, the extension of hair had curling structure.Governor motion comprises devices for taking-up, and slender member is couple to this devices for taking-up, and rotates this devices for taking-up slender member is moved with respect to head.

In one embodiment.Doll has adjustable hair, and it is contained in head; Pigtail shape with base terminal and far-end opposite with this base terminal is sent out tuft, and this base terminal is coupled to the head that plaits the hair; And sending out the slender member that tuft engages with the pigtail shape in the position between two parties near far-end and between far-end and reference edge at least one, this slender member is sent out tuft with the coiling structure with the pigtail shape and is engaged, cause when this slim-lined construction is tightened up, the pigtail shape can be sent out tuft and be transformed into predetermined coiled structure.

In another embodiment, head comprises the cavity with opening, and slender member extends through opening from this cavity.In another embodiment, approach far-end, in first position and send out second position between two parties of tuft between two parties of sending out tuft along the pigtail shape along the pigtail shape, this slender member is attached to the pigtail shape and sends out tuft.In another embodiment again, the pigtail shape is sent out tuft and is comprised first, second portion and third part, this first between two parties the position be positioned in the first, and second between two parties the position be positioned on the part in second portion or the third part.

In one embodiment, the forming hair mechanism that is used to have the doll of health and head comprises the bundle of hair by head support, this bundle of hair comprise first attachment region and with isolated second attachment region of first attachment region, and the slender member that is coupled to first attachment region and second attachment region, wherein spur this slender member first attachment region is moved to change the shape of described bundle of hair to second attachment region.

In one embodiment, head comprises the cavity with opening, and slender member extends through opening from this cavity.In another embodiment, this bundle of hair comprises that first is compiled part and second and compiled part, first attachment region be positioned in this first compiled that part goes up and second attachment region be positioned in this second compiled partly on.

In another embodiment, bundle of hair comprises that the first quilt volume part, second is compiled partly and the 3rd quilt is compiled part, first attachment region is positioned in first and is compiled on the part, second attachment region is positioned in second and is compiled on the part, and this bundle of hair comprises and first attachment region and separated the 3rd attachment region of second attachment region that the 3rd attachment region is positioned in the 3rd and is compiled on the part.

In one embodiment, this bundle of hair comprises that first is compiled part, second and compiled part and the 3rd and compiled part, and first attachment region and second attachment region are positioned in first and are compiled on the part.

In alternative embodiment, bundle of hair has near-end and far-end, and near-end is located near the head place, and when this first attachment region was moved toward second attachment region, the distance between far-end and the head changed.

In another embodiment, described mechanism comprises spooler, and slender member is coupled to this spooler, makes the mobile length of regulating bundle of hair of this spooler.In another embodiment, this spooler comprises the bobbin in the cavity that is installed in rotation on health, and the relieving mechanism that functionally is couple to this bobbin and is configured to optionally allow described bobbin to rotate.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the forming hair mechanism that supports in the emulation head of forming hair doll;

Fig. 2 is the schematic block diagram of an embodiment that the governor motion of forming hair doll is shown;

Fig. 3 is the schematic block diagram of another embodiment that the governor motion of forming hair doll is shown;

Fig. 4 is the perspective view of some parts among another embodiment of governor motion of forming hair doll;

Fig. 5 is the perspective view of a part of alternative of the head of forming hair doll;

Fig. 6 is the perspective view of a part of another embodiment of the head of forming hair doll;

Fig. 7 is under first moulding or structure, comprises the plane of embodiment of some parts of the forming hair mechanism of sending out tuft, cotton rope and counterweight;

Fig. 8 is under first moulding or structure, the plane of a plurality of forming hair mechanism, and each forming hair mechanism has the tuft and the cotton rope of sending out;

Fig. 9 is at the plane of forming hair mechanism under another moulding or structure shown in Fig. 8;

Figure 10 is one a guide wire of alternative shape in illustrated in fig. 9 the tuft;

Figure 11 is the zoomed-in view of another part of one in illustrated in fig. 9 the tuft;

Figure 12 is the plane of forming hair mechanism under another moulding or structure shown in Fig. 8;

Figure 13 is the plane of the alternative of the forming hair mechanism under first moulding or structure, and it comprises sends out tuft, a plurality of cotton rope and counterweight;

Figure 14 is the plane of forming hair mechanism under another moulding or structure shown in Figure 13

In the disclosure, identical reference number is used to identify components identical all the time.

The specific embodiment

Should be appreciated that for example " left side ", " right side ", " top ", " bottom ", " preceding ", " back ", " side ", " highly ", " length ", " width ", " top ", " bottom ", " inside ", " outside ", " interior ", " outward " and the similar term that may use in this article, only described the point or the part of reference, but not the present invention has been limited to any specific orientation or structure.And, terms such as " first ", " second ", " the 3rd " for example, only identified in the part of disclosed many references, parts and/or the point in this article, and be not that the present invention is defined in any specific structure or this element of orientation or any specific quantity.Disclosed forming hair mechanism and forming hair doll in following detailed description and drawings, have been set forth.Detailed explanation and accompanying drawing only provide the example of various inventions described here.

The doll that comprises forming hair mechanism herein can alternatively be called as the forming hair doll.With reference to figure 1, the part of exemplary doll has been described.In different embodiment, the forming hair doll can support the hair modelling mechanism at the diverse location place of this doll.For example, as shown in Figure 1, forming hair mechanism can be supported in the cavity of doll head.Extraly or alternatively, forming hair mechanism can be supported in the cavity of health of doll.

With reference to figure 1, doll 10 comprises health 12, and health 12 comprises the cavity 14 that forms in it.Doll 10 also comprises the head 20 with scalp or area of scalp 22, and scalp or area of scalp 22 have the some thread hairs 36 (only showing wherein a few thread hairs) that are couple on it.On scalp 22, form opening or the aperture 26 that limits by edge 24.Head 20 comprises the inner surface 28 that defines interior thorax or reservoir (receptacle) 32.In different embodiment, the shape of the head 20 of doll 10 can be different with structure.In addition, the position of hair 36, color, outward appearance and length can be different.

Doll 10 shown in Figure 1 comprises forming hair mechanism 100, and this forming hair mechanism 100 has feed mechanism or governor motion 110, slender member or cotton rope 150, and sends out tuft or topknot 200.This feed mechanism can alternatively be called as batch (take-up) device.Send out tuft 200 and can alternatively be called as the hair extension.Slender member 150 can alternatively be called as sends out thread (strand).As shown in Figure 1, feed mechanism 110 is supported in the cavity 30 of head 20 of forming hair doll 10.In alternative example, feed mechanism 110 is supported in the cavity 14 of health 12 of forming hair doll 10.The forming hair mechanism 110 of Fig. 1 makes user (for example child) can regulate the moulding of sending out tuft 200, and this can provide recreation and recreational to the user.

Feed mechanism 110 is configured to feeding and regains slender member or cotton rope 150, increasing and to reduce the outward appearance length of cotton rope 150 respectively, and result's increase and reduced the length that is couple to the hair on the cotton rope 150.The outward appearance length of cotton rope 150 refers to and extends to feed mechanism 110 is sent out the cotton rope 150 of tuft 200 in addition with support length.But in the embodiment of alternative doll, forming hair mechanism does not comprise feed mechanism, but in these embodiments, the user pulls cotton rope 150 simply or makes cotton rope 150 be lax shape, increasing or to reduce its outward appearance length, thereby and adjust the length of sending out tuft 200.

Feed mechanism 110 can be any configuration that is suitable for feeding and regains cotton rope 150.For example, feed mechanism 110 can be the cylinder 120 that is rotatably mounted, for example rotating shaft, reel or roll.Feed mechanism 110 can be configured to twine cotton rope 150 or translation cotton rope 150.In certain embodiments, comprise can be by the motor 130 such as the power supply of the such power supply of battery for feed mechanism 110.

Motor 130 can be imported actuating by the user, for example presses actuator or button or Closing Switch.With reference to figure 2, show the schematic block diagram of the embodiment of governor motion.In this embodiment, governor motion 60 comprises the feed mechanism 62 of cylinder for example or reel, and it has slender member or the cotton rope 64 that is couple on it.Slender member 64 is coupled to be sent out on the tuft 66.The rotation of feed mechanism 62 is subjected to being couple to the restriction of the decelerator 68 on the axle of feed mechanism 62 and/or feed mechanism 62.Governor motion 60 comprises the driving mechanism 70 such as motor, and its user in response to for example button 74 or action bars 76 imports 72 and started.When the user provides input 72 the time, driving mechanism 70 is started.

Governor motion 62 comprises relieving mechanism 80, and this relieving mechanism 80 is used to feed mechanism 62 is remained on ad-hoc location up to requiring to change slender member 64 length.In one embodiment, relieving mechanism 80 comprises lug-latch (latch) 82, and it has for example junction surface 84 of one or more teeth, and junction surface 84 directly or indirectly engages with feed mechanism 62.For example the biasing mechanism 88 of spring is biased to lug-latch 82 with feed mechanism 62 and engages, so that feed mechanism 62 is kept going up in position.When requiring mobile feed mechanism 62, lug-latch 82 moves and is moved into no longer in face of the power of biasing mechanism 88 and engages with feed mechanism 62.Relieving mechanism 80 can also comprise the mobile additional brake mechanism 86 that controls to feed mechanism.

In other embodiments, feed mechanism 110 relies on people's power to move and by manual adjustment.For example, doll can comprise gear or roller, and removable this gear of user or roller come rotating cylinder 110.To Fig. 4, show such one exemplary embodiment with reference to figure 3.In Fig. 3, governor motion 90 comprises that the user who is couple to feed mechanism 94 imports 92, makes input 92 directly control moving of described feed mechanism 94.Slender member 96 is coupled to feed mechanism 94, and the length that is couple to the slender member 96 on the hair 98 is regulated by moving of described feed mechanism 94.

With reference to figure 4, show the one exemplary embodiment of some parts of governor motion.Governor motion 170 comprises that the user who is pivotally mounted on the doll health imports 172.This user imports 172 and comprises the junction surface 174 that the user contacts.Input or coil 172 with gear 176 engagement, the tooth of the tooth of gear 176 and gear 178 meshes.Gear 178 is installed on the axle 180 that is couple to cylinder 182, is twining slender member 150 around cylinder 182.When the user when the direction of arrow " D " moves around input 172, cylinder 182 comes back rotation along the direction of arrow " E ", and slender member 150 moves along the direction of arrow " F ".In different embodiment, the quantity of gear may be different with the specific features of gear mechanism.

Be withdrawal and the release of guiding to cotton rope 1 50, forming hair mechanism 100 can comprise induction element.In the embodiment show in figure 1, this induction element is the opening 26 on head 20, and cotton rope 150 20 inboard 32 from the head passes the outside that opening 26 extends to head 20.Opening 26 is less relatively reducing its observability, and makes doll 10 seem more life-like.And the head 20 of forming hair doll 10 can comprise and send out tuft 200 distinct hairs 36, and cover the overwhelming majority of the scalp 22 of head 20 except that opening 26.

In alternative embodiment, as shown in Figure 5, induction element 50 is rings or encloses 52, encircles or encloses 52 and be fixed to the appropriate location and make when cotton rope 150 is tightened up or discharges cotton rope 150 pass the opening 54 in this circle 52.For example, encircle or enclose 52 heads 20 that can be coupled to forming hair doll 10.In alternative embodiment, as described in Figure 6, induction element 58 is that cotton rope 1 50 is round the bar 58 or the pulley (not shown) that move.

Refer back to Fig. 1, cotton rope 150 plays and will send out tuft 200 risings and reduce to form the effect of different shaping or structure.For example, Fig. 1 shows first moulding or structure, wherein sends out tuft 200 full extension and opens.Second moulding or structure can be similar to " circle hair worn in a bun or coil " hairdo, send out tuft 200 in this state and are assembled or overlap from forming the group of sending out (mound) compact or that shrink (see the example of second moulding of Figure 12, its will in following discussion) on one's body.In the group of sending out of compactness, on one's body a tuft 200 is crimped onto certainly.Between first moulding or structure and second moulding or structure, there are some middle moulding (see the example of the middle moulding of Fig. 9, its will in following discussion).

Cotton rope 150 can be elongated arbitrarily tension force bearing carrier.For example, cotton rope 150 can be formed by rope, fiber, line, fishing line, metal wire or any slender member.In certain embodiments, cotton rope 150 is formed by the sizable material of elasticity.Cotton rope 150 can be selected as color transparent or that have and send out the color similarity of tuft, to reduce the observability of cotton rope 150.

Send out tuft or topknot 200 shown in Fig. 1 comprise butt or base terminal 210 near the head 20 of forming hair doll 10, and end or the far-end 212 opposite with butt 210.In one embodiment, send out tuft 200 and comprise some fibers or a thread of being pricked or being coupled by bundle.For example, send out tuft 200 and can imitate human hair with reference to figure 2.

As described in Figure 1, send out tuft 200 and can comprise one or more attachment regions or position, be coupled to hair 200 at these position cotton ropes 150.In this embodiment, attachment region 160,162 and 164 is that cotton rope 150 is attached or is fixed to the position of sending out on the tuft 200.Cotton rope 150 can be by any suitable mechanism or technology therein an attachment region adhere to or be fixed to and send out on the tuft 200, described mechanism or technology comprise be, seam, adhesion, mechanical fasteners and/or heat fused.

In certain embodiments, on a tuft 200, defined single attachment region.For example, this single attachment region can be limited near the end of sending out tuft 200, for example the attachment region among Fig. 1 164.In other embodiments, single attachment region is limited at the end 212 of a tuft 210 and some place between the butt 210.

As shown in Figure 1, on a tuft 200, can limit some attachment regions 160,162 and 164.Far-end 212 can be approached in zone 164, and zone 160 and 162 can be in the middle part along a tuft 200.Attachment region can limit and be elaborated into a kind of pattern, for example coiling or the pattern of moulding, and attachment region can be arranged to when cotton rope 150 is tightened up, causes sending out tuft 200 and is folded, coils or shrink in the mode of expecting.

In certain embodiments, the attachment region of sending out tuft can partly be located along single pigtail shape.In other embodiments, the attachment region of sending out tuft can be positioned on the different pigtail shape parts.Attachment region motion relative to each other causes sending out the structural change of tuft.

For example, the mode arrangement of attachment region can be become when cotton rope 150 to be tightened up and the far-end 212 of hair 200 when rising, cause a tuft 200 to be coiled into hair worn in a bun or coil formula hairdo.Alternatively, the mode arrangement of attachment region can be become when cotton rope 150 is tightened up, cause sending out tuft 200 and form one or more circles.In some instances, attachment region is arranged to be designed to reduce the pattern of the outward appearance length of sending out tuft 200.

With reference to figure 7, an embodiment who sends out tuft has been described.In this embodiment, send out near-end or the butt 310 that tuft 300 comprises the head that is positioned proximal to doll.Send out tuft 300 and also comprise the far-end 312 opposite with near-end 310.Send out tuft 300 and comprise some the threads 314 that are converged into part or portion 320,322 and 324, these parts 320,332 are in the same place with 324 as illustrated woollen yarn knittings.

The tuft 300 of sending out shown in Fig. 7 comprises the counterweight (counterweight) 340 that is positioned near terminal 312.This counterweight 340 is to realize first moulding, 302 a biasing tuft 300 (shown in Figure 7), and this first moulding 302 is tufts 300 of linear substantially structure when reducing the degree of tension of cotton rope 350.In Fig. 7, counterweight 340 is a nut, metal nuts for example, and tend to send out the example of tuft 300 with the object that helps to realize that this tuft 300 moves for being coupled to.In other embodiments, counterweight 340 is designed or is configured to the ornament of hair, for example hair clip, send out and to grab or other object.

The four kinds of different examples sending out tuft that bound together into plait by bundle have been shown in Fig. 8,9 and 12.With reference to figure 8, in different embodiment, plait can be knitted relative consolidation or loose relatively.The degree of packing of plait can be selected based on the folding characteristic of specific tuft expectation.With reference to figure 8, the different degree of packing of different plaits have been described.Sending out tuft 400 and be the plait of consolidation, is the loosest plaits and send out a tuft 500.Sending out

tuft

300 and 600 is to compare tightness plait placed in the middle with 500 with a tuft 400.In one embodiment, the pigtail shape is sent out tuft 300 and is had the preferred degree of packing, how to be retracted or to regain because this degree of packing has been determined tuft.

Each tuft of explanation comprises that the pattern with attachment region is coupled to the single cotton rope of sending out tuft in Fig. 8,9 and 12.Single cotton rope in each tuft along the length of sending out tuft pass plait different piece, pass interval or space between the different piece of this plait or the combination of passing the two.Send out tuft has length " L1 " from Fig. 8 deployed configuration and be converted into the structure placed in the middle that has length " L2 " among Fig. 9, the contraction with length " L3 " or the folding structure in Figure 12.

With reference to figure 8, to send out tuft 400 and comprise near-end 410, far-end 412 and some threads, these threads are combined into three parts 420,422 and 424, and this three part is knitted together.When sending out tuft 400 by consolidation ground woollen yarn knitting and send out thread 450 and be inserted into and pass when sending out tuft 400, single thread 450 is visible for the principal length of a tuft 400.Send out thread 450 and be knitted to the intersection center of passing plait in some position at interval as illustrated.

Approach to hold 412 be pigtail shape part 420,422 and 424 is kept together and to keep far-end 412 and cotton rope 450 contacted coupler 445.In this embodiment, cotton rope 450 along the length of sending out tuft 400 isolated adhere to or couple position 460,462,464,466 and 468 places be coupled to and send out on the tuft 400.Distance between the adjacent position has been determined specific contraction structure.Distance between the attachment position is big more to cause the circle by sending out tuft 400 formation big more.

Similarly, send out tuft 500 and comprise near-end 510, far-end 512, and the thread of sending out that is combined into three parts 520,522 and 524, these three parts are knitted together.Single thread 550 is visible for the part of the length of sending out tuft 500 only, because this thread 550 is inserted in part 520,522 and 524 with alternative pattern along the length of sending out tuft 500.Especially, sending out thread 550 makes the center decline of plait 500 and is holding 512 vicinity to be attached.Coupler 545 is positioned in and approaches to hold 512 places, so that the part 520,522 and 524 of pigtail shape maintains together.

And, send out tuft 600 and comprise near-end 610 and far-end 612 and pigtail shape part 620,622 and 624.Single thread 650 is inserted in part 620,622 and 624 with the alternative mode along the length of sending out tuft 600.Coupler 645 is positioned in and approaches to hold 612 places, so that pigtail shape part 620,622 and 624 is maintained together.

With reference to figure 9, each that send out in the tuft 300,400,500 and 600 has been transformed into moulding placed in the middle or structure.As illustrated in fig. 9, send out a tuft and be coiled into when cotton rope is tightened up, limits and definite moulding placed in the middle or structure by the pattern of attachment region.Attachment region can be that cotton rope is coupled to the position of sending out tuft and/or cotton rope is inserted into the position of being passed on the tuft sending out.

The cotton rope 350,450,550 and 650 of sending out tuft 300,400,500 and 600 is respectively by the direction pulling along arrow " G ".When a tuft 300,400,500 and 600 was couple to doll, arrow " G " can point to direction upwards.By the tuft 300,400,500 and 600 of sending out on middle position 304,404,504 and 604 separately different specific contraction or the folding pattern of sending out tuft have been described.

When cotton rope 450 extends through from a side to opposite side when sending out tuft 400, because cotton rope 450 is inserted into the space of passing between the pigtail shape part or at interval, the cotton rope 450 of sending out tuft 400 is visible.Send out tuft 400 by consolidation ground woollen yarn knitting and when cotton rope 450 when pulled, send out on one's body a tuft 400 is folded to originally.As a result, far-end 412 upwards spurred and sent out tuft 400 based on cotton rope 450 pass the position of being passed when sending out tuft 400 fold into from one's body.In particular, sending out tuft 400 alignings carries out folding at random as the woollen yarn knitting point position at contraction structure center.

When cotton rope 550 when pulled, the cotton rope 550 of sending out tuft 500 is visible, thereby will hold 512 to shift to end 510 tuft 500 is knitted by loosely and the interval increase between adjacent woollen yarn knitting part because send out.Go out as shown, when cotton rope 500 when pulled, loose plait bunches up and sends out a tuft 500 and broadens.In this embodiment, hair 500 is knitted to be contained in the largest interval of maximum cluster (clumping) in the cotton rope 550 withdrawal processes fully by loosely.

The

cotton rope

650 and 350 of sending out

tuft

600 and 300 passes and respectively through separately the pigtail shape part of sending out tuft.In other words,

cotton rope

650 and 350 sews up in inside basically along the length of sending out tuft 600 and 300.As a result, even shrink respectively and convert their middle position 604 to and 304 the time,

cotton rope

650 and 350 also is sightless when

cotton rope

650 and 350 is pulled and sends out tuft 600 and 300.

Cotton rope

650 and 350 is inserted into and weaves the combination or three parts in the center of passing plait, right side, left side, to obtain specific eliminant moulding.When

cotton rope

650 and 350 when pulled, send out in the

tuft

600 and 300 each around self coiling and roll.In other embodiments, cotton rope can only be inserted into or sew up and pass in the pigtail shape part this along one length in the pigtail shape part.

With reference to Figure 10 and Figure 11, the sectional drawing of the part of a tuft 300 has been described, each pigtail shape part 320,322 and 324 constitutes by being divided into some fibers that a group and woollen yarn knitting get up or sending out thread.In Figure 10, the cotton rope 350 in the pigtail shape sidewall 328 partly that is inserted between the different fibers has been described.So cotton rope 350 passes a part in pigtail shape part 320,322 and 324 with over-over mode as shown, makes cotton rope 350 alternately be couple on pigtail shape part 320,322 and 324.In Figure 11, reference has for convenience only illustrated pigtail shape part 322.Cotton rope 350 is inserted in the part 322, and illustrates with dotted line when passing through this part 322.In the arrangement representing shown in Figure 10 and Figure 11 Fig. 8, Fig. 9 and illustrated in fig. 12

tuft

600 and 300.

With reference to Figure 12, the folding characteristic of given tuft depends on a number of factors.Factor is to send out a tuft to knit to such an extent that many consolidations are arranged.Another factor is to have how many cotton ropes to be used or be couple to send out tuft.Another factor is that cotton rope in how many positions is coupled on the tuft.Additional factor is the position that couples and the interval between these positions.By changing these factors, can change the structure of the folding or contraction that is produced.

Figure 12 illustrates by the pattern of attachment region and second or contraction moulding or the structure that the further tension of cotton rope is caused.As what can find out in Figure 12, second moulding can be similar to the hairdo of an eliminant.Each cotton rope 450,550,650 and 350 of sending out tuft 400,500,600 and 300 is pulled, and makes the far-end of each tuft approach to send out the tuft near-end and be in a tuft upper position.What as a result, the contraction structure 406,506,606 that is in them and 306 have been described sends out tuft 400,500,600 and 300.

As shown, the tuft 400 of sending out of contraction has flower-shaped outward appearance, because it has the extension of some petal shapes.On one's body a contraction tuft 500 only is squeezed in certainly, and has the honeycomb outward appearance.Shrinking a

tuft

600 and 300 is similar to typical knot columnar structure and has the outward appearance of consolidation substantially.

The alternative example of the forming hair mechanism of forming hair doll has been described in Figure 13 to Figure 14.With reference to figure 6, forming hair mechanism comprises sends out tuft 700, a plurality of cotton rope 750 and counterweight 740.Send out tuft 700 and have the near-end 710 that is couple on the installing component 705, installing component 705 is to the part of the head of doll or is couple to the expression of the structure of doll head.Send out tuft 700 and also have far-end 712, far-end 712 comprises the counterweight 740 that is couple on it.

A plurality of cotton ropes 750 of the forming hair mechanism of Figure 13 are attached on the different piece of sending out tuft 700.For example, some in the different cotton rope 750 can alternately be couple on each pigtail shape part of sending out tuft 700.In addition, each in a plurality of cotton ropes 750 has different length, and this can spur the different piece of sending out tuft 700 when having caused straining each cotton rope 750 at the same time.Straining one or more cotton ropes 750 causes a tuft 700 to regain at an attachment point or a plurality of attachment points place of specific cotton rope.In Figure 13, a tuft 700 that is in first structure has been described, issue tuft in this structure and be in its longest length state and be launched into linear substantially structure.

Figure 14 shows and sends out tuft 700 among Figure 13, and it is in moulding placed in the middle or the structure 704 that obtains by with specific cotton rope 750 tension specified rates the time.Moulding 704 placed in the middle is similar to spiral (spiral).Further tension cotton rope 750 causes and sends out the group of sending out that tuft 700 is coiled into similar eliminant moulding hairdo.Minimizing tension cotton rope 750 makes and can make a tuft 700 return first moulding 702 by counterweight 740.In certain embodiments, use the design of single slender member simpler than the design of using a plurality of slender members.

With reference to Figure 14, some features and the attribute of the forming hair mechanism example shown in Figure 13 has been described.In this embodiment, the cotton rope that externally connects is visible.In this embodiment, application and the corresponding attachment position to a plurality of cotton ropes makes that sending out tuft 700 can have spiral withdrawal pattern when pulled at one or more cotton ropes 750.The spiral retract mode is by arrow " I ", " J ", " K ", " L " and " M " expression as shown in Figure 14.The result is that its diameter changes and forms this configuration and is the outward appearance of tying shape substantially 704 times when sending out tuft 700 by coiling.

In some instances, forming hair mechanism comprises releasing device, optionally feed mechanism is triggered into the expansion cotton rope or cotton rope otherwise is provided.For example, this releasing device can comprise hook tooth (retchet teeth) or brake, and this hook tooth or brake are biased to and optionally engage feed mechanism, rotates on the cotton rope direction of feed to prevent it.Extraly or alternatively, this releasing device can comprise the user input apparatus of button for example or action bars, and this user input apparatus overcomes hook tooth or actuator biasing when being connected by the user.Therefore, the connecting subscribers participating input unit makes feed mechanism to rotate on the cotton rope direction of feed.

Extraly or alternatively, forming hair mechanism can comprise the release of decelerator (dampener) with buffering and mild cotton rope, and when sending out tuft and retract first moulding motion of sending out tuft is correspondingly cushioned and mild.Decelerator can comprise limiter (restrictor), and this limiter is by for example reducing the rotary speed of feed mechanism and limit or hindering the rotation of feed mechanism on assigned direction.In some instances, decelerator comprises the counterweight that is attached on the cotton rope, and this counterweight helps to offset some pulling force of counterweight, and its guiding elements with counterweight is relative.

Forming hair mechanism described above and forming hair doll can be extraly or alternatively are described as follows:

In one embodiment, doll has head, this head comprises scalp, is attached to scalp at the butt place and has regulating of the end opposite with butt to be sent out tuft, is being attached to the cotton rope of sending out tuft near the end, with the induction element that supports or limit by scalp, this cotton rope and guiding element interact, and move to induction element so that send out the end of tuft when the pulling cotton rope.

In another embodiment, doll has bundle of hair, is used for using with doll.This bundle of hair comprises first attachment region, with isolated second attachment region of this first attachment region be attached to first attachment region and be attached to the cotton rope of second attachment region, wherein spur cotton rope first attachment region is pulled to second attachment region, to change the shape of bundle of hair.

In another embodiment, doll comprises the mechanism that can be used to change the outward appearance of sending out tuft that extends out from doll.This mechanism comprises and is couple to the cotton rope of sending out tuft, is configured to discharge and regains cotton rope changing the feed mechanism of a tuft outward appearance, and is configured to cotton rope is carried out mild decelerator from the release of feed mechanism.

In another embodiment, doll is included in more than the cotton rope that adheres on the position or slender member to change the shape of doll hair.Doll comprises the head that limits opening, near the hair extension that is attached to head opening, and be couple to the hair extension in a plurality of positions and extend into the cotton rope of head opening, wherein this cotton rope changes the shape of hair extension when being tightened up.

In another embodiment, doll comprises cotton rope or the slender member that is couple to a tuft with preassigned pattern.This doll comprises head, is couple to head and comprises the tuft of sending out of the end opposite with root at butt, and be couple near the end send out tuft and be couple to end and butt between at least one cotton rope of position between two parties, this cotton rope is coupled to predetermined coiling pattern and sends out tuft, causes this cotton rope will send out tuft when being tightened up and is transformed into predetermined moulding.

In another embodiment, doll comprises that adjustable outside sends out tuft.This doll comprises the head that limits scalp; The induction element that is attached to scalp or supports by scalp; Be attached to scalp and have regulating of the end opposite at butt and send out a tuft with this butt; And cotton rope, it has first end that can regulate a tuft being couple near the end, and extends through induction element or around the induction element extension, cause first end of cotton rope when the tension cotton rope to shift to described induction element.

In another embodiment, doll has and comprises that bobbin, releasing device and decelerator are used to adjust the system or the mechanism of cotton rope length.This doll comprises the health that limits cavity, be couple to this health and limit the aperture head, be couple to head and have away from the sending out tuft, be installed in rotation on bobbin in the body cavity, functionally be connected to this bobbin and the relieving mechanism that is configured to optionally to allow this bobbin to rotate, pass the aperture of head and have first end and the cotton rope of second end of the end of this head, this first section is coupled to bobbin and second end is coupled to the end of sending out tuft; And be operably connected to bobbin to limit the decelerator of the rotating speed of bobbin when discharging by relieving mechanism.

In another embodiment, doll head comprises the area of scalp that is used to adhere to the doll hair, in the aperture that forms on this area of scalp, be attached to the many threads doll hair that has distal portions on this area of scalp and extend through doll head and thread is sent out in the separation that extends to beyond the aperture, this separations sends out that thread is removable to be passed an aperture and functionally be attached to described many different pieces of doll hairs in detail.

Though illustrated and described the embodiment of toy and using method, still may make many changes.The disclosure can comprise one or more various combinations that relate to feature, function, element and/or character independently or complementary embodiment.Other combination and branch combination are regarded as being included in the theme of the present disclosure.In view of the above, aforesaid embodiment is illustrative, and does not have single feature or element or their combination to be absolutely necessary for all possible combination of advocating in this application or later application.Each example defines the embodiment that discloses in aforementioned disclosure, but any example all needn't comprise all features or the combination that may finally be advocated.

Claims

1. doll comprises:

Head is limited with opening;

The extension of hair is couple to described head approaching described opening part, and described hair is compiled to the pigtail shape along at least one portion of its length;

Slender member is couple to described hair in a plurality of positions, and this slender member extends in the described opening of described head; And

Governor motion is coupled to described slender member, makes described adjustment means to move described slender member with respect to described head, and the shape of the described hair of mobile change of described slender member.

2. doll as claimed in claim 1, the extension of wherein said hair comprise that three are compiled part, and each is compiled at least one that partly comprises in described a plurality of position.

3. doll as claimed in claim 1, the extension of wherein said hair comprise that three are compiled part, and described slender member alternately is couple to described three quilt volume parts.

4. doll as claimed in claim 1, wherein said slender member are first slender member, and described doll further comprises:

Be coupled to second slender member of described hair, described second slender member is coupled to described governor motion and can moves simultaneously with described first slender member.

5. doll as claimed in claim 4, the extension of wherein said hair comprises that three are compiled parts, and in described first slender member and described second slender member each alternately is couple to described three each that compiled in the part by the length along corresponding slender member.

6. doll as claimed in claim 1, the extension of wherein said hair comprises near-end and far-end, described near-end is positioned in the described head place that approaches described doll, and described far-end is moved upward when described slender member is drawn into the described head of described doll.

7. doll as claimed in claim 6, wherein when described far-end was risen to its upper position, the extension of described hair had curling structure.

8. doll as claimed in claim 1, wherein said governor motion comprises devices for taking-up, described slender member is coupled on the described devices for taking-up, and the rotation of described devices for taking-up makes described slender member move with respect to described head.

9. one kind has the doll that adjustable section header is sent out, and comprising:

Head;

Be compiled to the tuft of sending out of pigtail shape, have reference edge and the far-end opposite with described reference edge, described reference edge is coupled to the head that is composed of plait; And

Slender member, engage with the tuft of sending out that is compiled to the pigtail shape approaching described far-end, and join at least one position between two parties between described far-end and the described reference edge to, described slender member engages with the tuft of sending out that is compiled to the pigtail shape with the coiling structure, cause when described slender member is tightened up, described slender member makes the described tuft of sending out that is compiled to the pigtail shape be transformed into predetermined coiled structure.

10. doll as claimed in claim 9, wherein said head comprises the cavity with opening, and described slender member extends through described opening from described cavity.

11. doll as claimed in claim 9, wherein said slender member approach described far-end, along described be compiled to the pigtail shape send out tuft first between two parties the position, along described be compiled to the pigtail shape send out tuft second between two parties the position be attached to the described tuft of sending out that is compiled to the pigtail shape.

12. doll as claimed in claim 11, the wherein said tuft of sending out that is compiled to the pigtail shape comprises first, second portion and third part, described first between two parties the position be positioned in the described first, and described second between two parties the position be positioned in described second portion or the described third part one.

13. a forming hair mechanism that is used to have the doll of health and head, described mechanism comprises:

By the bundle of hair that is compiled to the pigtail shape of described head support, described bundle of hair comprise first attachment region and with isolated second attachment region of described first attachment region; And

Be couple to the slender member of described first attachment region and described second attachment region, wherein spur described slender member and make described first attachment region shift to described second attachment region, thereby change the shape of described bundle of hair.

14. forming hair as claimed in claim 13 mechanism, wherein said bundle of hair comprises that first is compiled part and second by the volume part, described first attachment region is positioned in described first and is compiled on the part, and described second attachment region is positioned in described second by on the volume part.

15. forming hair as claimed in claim 13 mechanism, wherein said head comprises the cavity with opening, and described slender member extends through described opening from described cavity.

16. forming hair as claimed in claim 13 mechanism, wherein said bundle of hair comprises that the first quilt volume part, second is compiled partly and the 3rd quilt is compiled part, described first attachment region is positioned in described first and is compiled on the part, described second attachment region is positioned in described second and is compiled on the part, and described bundle of hair comprises and described first attachment region and isolated the 3rd attachment region of described second attachment region that described the 3rd attachment region is positioned in the described the 3rd and is compiled on the part.

17. forming hair as claimed in claim 13 mechanism, wherein said bundle of hair comprises that first is compiled part, second and compiled part and the 3rd and compiled part, and described first attachment region and described second attachment region are positioned in described first and are compiled on the part.

18. forming hair as claimed in claim 13 mechanism, wherein said bundle of hair has near-end and far-end, described near-end is positioned in and approaches described head place, and when described first attachment region was moved toward described second attachment region, the distance between described far-end and the described head changed.

19. forming hair as claimed in claim 13 mechanism, wherein said mechanism further comprises:

Spooler, described slender member is coupled to described spooler, makes the length of the described bundle of hair of mobile adjusting of described spooler.

20. forming hair as claimed in claim 19 mechanism, wherein said spooler comprises the bobbin in the described cavity that is installed in rotation on described health, and the relieving mechanism that functionally is couple to described bobbin and is configured to optionally allow described bobbin to rotate.