CN209108598U - A kind of four foot multimode motion structures of tetrapod type toy - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a kind of four foot multimode motion structures of tetrapod type toy, main includes the motor gear group of driving wobbler action, drive the motor gear group and two groups of drive mechanisms of swing rod movement, pass through the cooperation driving of two driving motor gear sets and two groups of drive mechanisms, the vertical walking of four feet station of toy can be realized, four feet are fallen walking, bipod, which is stood, walks, body bilateral waves, after stand upside down, preceding handstand, it squats down, it falls, Deng the movement such as movement, two groups of drive mechanisms are independently of each other without interference, space utilization is reasonable, stability is strong, size is smaller, manufacturing cost is lower.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to a kind of four foot multimodes of the drive mechanism of toy more particularly to tetrapod type toy fortune
Dynamic structure.
Background technique
In the prior art, various electronic toy types are more, configurations, and it includes that motor drives biography that major technique, which is constituted,
Motivation structure output power needs multiple motors to cooperate to realize the single movement of toy if completing multinomial compound movement
At drive mechanism is extremely complex, causes product size larger, cost of manufacture is higher.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model be provide in view of the deficiencies of the prior art a kind of tetrapod type toy four feet it is multi-party
Formula motion structure controls two groups of drive mechanisms, two groups of drive mechanism co- controllings four by the power output of two motors respectively
Foot, i.e., controllable four feet make up and down, front and rear, left and right rotary oscillation, movement, two groups of driver components such as fall it is mutually indepedent
Without interference, structure is relatively easy, and stability is strong.
To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a kind of four feet of tetrapod type toy are more
Mode motion structure, including tooth case, the both ends of the tooth case are respectively arranged with the motor gear group and drive of driving wobbler action
The motor gear group of the motor gear group of movable pendulum bar movement, the driving wobbler action is engaged with front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth,
The front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth, which is engaged with, was driven tooth group, and the tooth group that was driven is engaged with rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth, institute
The central axis one end for stating front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth is connected with left front foot eccentric cam, institute by left front foot phase adjustment driving member
It states left front foot eccentric cam to be installed in left front foot, it is inclined that the front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth central axis other end is provided with right front foot
Cardiac prominence wheel, the right front foot eccentric cam are installed in right front foot, and the central axis side of the rear foot sliding tooth passes through left back foot
Eccentric wheel phase adjustment part is connected with left back foot eccentric cam, and the left back foot eccentric cam is installed in left back foot, after described
The foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth central axis other side is provided with right rear foot eccentric cam, and the right rear foot eccentric cam is installed in the right rear foot
It is interior;The end of the motor gear group of the driving swing rod movement is engaged with left back foot swing link transmission part, and the left back foot swing rod passes
One end of moving part is provided with left back foot swing rod, and the left back foot swing rod is fixedly connected with the left back foot, the left back foot swing rod
The other end of driving member is provided with right rear foot swing link transmission part, and described right rear foot swing link transmission part one end is installed with right rear foot pendulum
Bar, the right rear foot swing rod are fixedly connected with the right rear foot, and one end of the left back foot swing link transmission part is also equipped with front and back
Swing link transmission part, the front and back swing link transmission part other end are provided with left front foot swing link transmission part, the left front foot swing link transmission
One end of part is provided with left front foot swing rod, and the left front foot swing rod is fixedly connected with the left front foot, and the left front foot swing rod passes
The other end of moving part is provided with right front foot swing link transmission part, and described right front foot swing link transmission part one end is installed with right front foot swing rod,
The right front foot swing rod is fixedly connected with the right front foot.
Preferably, the motor gear group of the driving wobbler action and the motor gear group of the driving swing rod movement are equal
Including motor and the meshing gear engaged.
Preferably, the tooth group that was driven includes that several were driven gear.
Preferably, the rotation angle range of the motor of the motor gear group of the driving swing rod movement is -80 ° ~+80 °.
Preferably, during the front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth central axis and the rear foot sliding tooth central axis end are provided with
Mandrel buckle.
Preferably, the left front foot phase adjustment driving member and left back foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment part right end are respectively set half
Protrusion is also respectively provided on circular groove, the left front foot phase adjustment driving member and left back foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment part.
Preferably, front foot locating piece, the left back foot eccentric wheel are provided with below the left front foot phase adjustment driving member
Rear foot locating piece is set below phase adjustment part.
Preferably, one is respectively arranged on the front foot locating piece and the rear foot locating piece to be adapted with the protrusion
Groove.
Compared with prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that a kind of four foot multimodes of tetrapod type toy
Motion structure, there are two driving motor gear set and two groups of drive mechanisms for setting, only pass through two driving motor gear sets and two
The cooperation of group drive mechanism, can be realized the vertical walking of four feet station of toy, and four feet are fallen walking, bipod stand walk, body bilateral
Wave, it is rear stand upside down, it is preceding stand upside down, squat down, falling, etc. movement etc. act, two groups of drive mechanisms are independently of each other without interference, space utilization
Rationally, stability is strong, and size is smaller, and manufacturing cost is lower.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the utility model decomposition diagram embodiment one;
Fig. 2 is the utility model decomposition diagram embodiment two;
Fig. 3 is the utility model decomposition diagram embodiment three;
Fig. 4 is the utility model exploded structural schematic diagram;
Fig. 5 is another visual angle decomposition texture schematic diagram of this Fig. 4;
In figure:
1, left back foot eccentric cam;2, left back foot;3, left back foot swing rod;4, front and back swing link transmission part;5, left back foot
Swing link transmission part;6, rear foot locating piece;7, left back foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment part;8, it was driven tooth group;9, the rear foot is eccentric
Wheel drive tooth;10, right rear foot swing link transmission part;11, right rear foot swing rod;12, the right rear foot;13, right rear foot eccentric cam;
14, right casing;15, right front foot eccentric cam;16, right front foot;17, right front foot swing rod;18, the fixed cover board in right side; 19,
Right front foot swing link transmission part;20, tooth case;21, front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth;22, the motor gear of wobbler action is driven
Group;23, left front foot phase adjustment driving member;24, front foot locating piece;25, the motor gear group of driving swing rod movement; 26,
Left front foot swing link transmission part;27, left front foot swing rod;28, the fixed lid in left side;29, left front foot;30, left front foot eccentric cam;
31, left housing;32, central axis buckles;33, semi-circular recesses;34, semicircle card slot;35, groove.
Specific embodiment
The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, carries out the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model
Clearly and completely describe, it is clear that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than whole
Embodiment.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art are without making creative work
Every other embodiment obtained, fall within the protection scope of the utility model.
Please refer to Fig. 1-Fig. 5, the utility model provides a kind of technical solution: a kind of four feet of tetrapod type toy are multi-party
Formula motion structure, including tooth case, the both ends of tooth case 20 are respectively arranged with the motor gear group 22 and driving of driving wobbler action
The motor gear group 25 of swing rod movement, drives the motor gear group 22 of wobbler action to be engaged with front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21,
Front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21, which is engaged with, was driven tooth group 8, and the tooth group 8 that was driven is engaged with rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 9, preceding
Central axis one end of foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21 is connected with left front foot eccentric cam 30 by left front foot phase adjustment driving member 23,
Left front foot eccentric cam 30 is installed in left front foot 29, and the central axis other end of front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21 is provided with right front foot
Eccentric cam 15, right front foot eccentric cam 15 are installed in right front foot 16, and the central axis side of rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 9 passes through
Left back foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment part 7 is connected with left back foot eccentric cam 1, and left back foot eccentric cam 1 is installed in left back foot 2,
The central axis other side of rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 9 is provided with right rear foot eccentric cam 13, and the right rear foot eccentric cam 13 fills
It is located in the right rear foot 12;The end of the motor gear group 25 of driving swing rod movement is engaged with left back foot swing link transmission part 5, left back foot
One end of swing link transmission part 5 is provided with left back foot swing rod 3, and left back foot swing rod 3 is fixedly connected with left back foot 2, and left back foot swing rod passes
The other end of moving part 5 is provided with right rear foot swing link transmission part 10, and right rear foot swing link transmission part one end is installed with right rear foot swing rod 11,
Right rear foot swing rod 11 is fixedly connected with the right rear foot 12, and one end of left back foot swing link transmission part 5 is also equipped with front and back swing link transmission part
4, swing link transmission part 4 other end in front and back is provided with left front foot swing link transmission part 26, one end setting of left front foot swing link transmission part 26
There is left front foot swing rod 27, left front foot swing rod 27 is fixedly connected with left front foot 29, the other end setting of left front foot swing link transmission part 26
Have a right front foot swing link transmission part 19, right 19 one end of front foot swing link transmission part is installed with right front foot swing rod 17, right front foot swing rod 17 with
Right front foot 16 is fixedly connected.
Specifically, the motor gear group 22 of driving wobbler action and the motor gear group 25 of driving swing rod movement are wrapped
The meshing gear for including motor and engaging.
Specifically, being driven tooth group 8 includes that several were driven gear.
Specifically, the rotation angle range of the motor of the motor gear group 25 of driving swing rod movement is -80 ° ~+80 °.
Specifically, the central axis of front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21 and the central axis end of rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 9 are equal
It is provided with central axis buckle 32.
Specifically, left front foot phase adjustment driving member 23 and 7 right end of left back foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment part are respectively set
It is also respectively provided on semi-circular recesses 33, left front foot phase adjustment driving member 23 and left back foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment part 7 convex
Play 34.
Specifically, being provided with front foot locating piece 24 below left front foot phase adjustment driving member 23, the left back foot is eccentric
It takes turns and rear foot locating piece 6 is set below phase adjustment part 7.
It is adapted specifically, being respectively arranged with one on front foot locating piece 24 and the rear foot locating piece 6 with protrusion 34
Groove 35.
Working principle: driving the motor gear group 22 of wobbler action by the central axis of front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21 and
Eccentric drive power is transmitted to four feet by the central axis of rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 9, so that four feet be driven to make walking, squat down, is preceding
It the movement such as lies prone;The motor gear group 25 of swing rod movement is driven to pass through left back foot swing link transmission part 5, front and back swing link transmission part 4 and a left side
Front foot swing link transmission part 26 will wave driving force and be transmitted to four feet, so that driving four feet to make rotation the movement such as waves;Pass through group
The direction of rotation for controlling two motor gear groups and rotational time are closed, so that four foot of toy makes the vertical walking of four feet station, four feet are lain prone
Lower walking, stand walking, body bilateral of bipod wave, it is rear stand upside down, it is preceding stand upside down, squat down, falling etc. act.
It drives the drive mechanism of wobbler action: driving the motor gear group 22 and driving front foot eccentric wheel of wobbler action
The engagement of 21 gear of sliding tooth, driving front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21 are engaged with 8 gear of tooth group was driven, and are driven tooth group 8 and are driven
Dynamic 9 gear of rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth engagement, thus before the power output for the motor gear group 22 for driving wobbler action is arrived
Foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21 and driving rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 9:
When the motor gear group 22 of driving wobbler action drives front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21, rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth
9 when rotating in the forward direction, and it is eccentric that front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21,9 central axis of rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth respectively drive the right front foot in right side
Cam 15, the rotation of right rear foot eccentric cam 13, so that right front foot 16 and the right rear foot 12 is driven to do the movement of upper and lower circumference, while before
On the left of foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21 and rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 9 central axis respectively with left front foot phase adjustment driving member 23, left
7 blind-mate of rear foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment driving member, front foot locating piece 24, rear foot locating piece 6 do not work, and drive left front
Foot eccentric cam 30, left back foot eccentric cam 1 rotate, so that left front foot 29, left back foot 2 be driven to do circular motion up and down;At this time
Left foot and right crus of diaphragm have 180 ° of differences, two front foot direction of action on the contrary, two rear foot direction of action on the contrary, four limbs can make walking
Movement.
When the motor gear group 22 of driving wobbler action drives front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21, rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth
When 9 reverse rotation, it is eccentric that front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21,9 central axis of rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth respectively drive the right front foot in right side
Cam 15, the rotation of right rear foot eccentric cam 13, so that right front foot 16 and the right rear foot 12 is driven to do the movement of upper and lower circumference, while before
On the left of foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 21 and rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth 9 central axis respectively with left front foot phase adjustment driving member 23, left
The semicircle card slot of 7 right end of rear foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment driving member cooperates, and 180 ° of differences is formed, thus by original left and right foot
180 ° of differences are offset, and left and right foot is without difference, left front foot phase adjustment driving member 23, left back foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment driving member 7
Left back foot eccentric cam 30, the rotation of left back foot eccentric cam 1 are respectively driven, so that left front foot 29, left back foot 2 be driven to do circle up and down
Zhou Yundong, at this point, two front foot direction of action are identical, two rear foot direction of action are identical, with to driving wobbler action
The control of motor gear group 22 rotational time and pause point, left front foot phase adjustment driving member 23, left back foot eccentric wheel phase tune
Protrusion 34 is matched with the groove 35 on front foot locating piece 24, rear foot locating piece 6 respectively on whole driving member 7, to control four limbs
Make squat down, the preceding movement such as lie prone.
Drive swing rod movement drive mechanism: driving swing rod movement motor gear group 25 driving motor -80 ° ~+
Rotation in 80 ° of angular ranges, so that the rotary oscillation in -80 ° ~+80 ° angular ranges of left back foot swing link transmission part 5 is driven, it is left
Right rear foot swing link transmission part 10, right rear foot swing rod 11 is driven to rotate together with swing on the right side of rear foot swing link transmission part 5, to drive the right side
The rear foot 12 realizes the rotary oscillation within the scope of -80 ° ~+80 °, drives left back foot swing rod 3 together on the left of left back foot swing link transmission part 5
Rotary oscillation, so that left back foot 2 be driven to realize the rotary oscillation within the scope of -80 ° ~+80 °;Meanwhile left back foot swing link transmission
Left front foot swing link transmission part 26 rotary oscillation in -80 ° ~+80 ° angular ranges is driven by front and back swing link transmission 4 on the left of part 5,
The right front foot swing rod 17 of right front foot swing link transmission part 19 is driven to rotate together with swing on the right side of left front foot swing link transmission part 26, to drive
The rotary oscillation within the scope of -80 ° ~+80 ° is realized in right front foot 16, drives left front foot swing rod on the left of left front foot swing link transmission part 26
27 rotate together with swing, so that left front foot 29 be driven to realize the rotary oscillation within the scope of -80 ° ~+80 °.
While there has been shown and described that the embodiments of the present invention, for the ordinary skill in the art,
It is understood that these embodiments can be carried out with a variety of variations in the case where not departing from the principles of the present invention and spirit, repaired
Change, replacement and variant, the scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and the equivalents thereof.
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1. a kind of four foot multimode motion structures of tetrapod type toy, it is characterised in that: including tooth case, the tooth case (20)
Inside it is provided with the motor gear group (22) of driving wobbler action and the motor gear group (25) of driving swing rod movement, the driving
The motor gear group (22) of wobbler action is engaged with front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth (21), the front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth (21)
It is engaged with and was driven tooth group (8), the tooth group (8) that was driven is engaged with rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth (9), the front foot eccentric wheel
Central axis one end of sliding tooth (21) is connected with left front foot eccentric cam (30), institute by left front foot phase adjustment driving member (23)
It states left front foot eccentric cam (30) to be installed in left front foot (29), the central axis other end of the front foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth (21)
It is provided with right front foot eccentric cam (15), the right front foot eccentric cam (15) is installed in right front foot (16), and the rear foot is inclined
Central axis one end of heart wheel drive tooth (9) is connected with left back foot eccentric cam by left back foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment part (7)
(1), the left back foot eccentric cam (1) is installed in left back foot (2), and the central axis of the rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth (9) is another
One end is provided with right rear foot eccentric cam (13), and the right rear foot eccentric cam (13) is installed in the right rear foot (12);The drive
The end of the motor gear group (25) of movable pendulum bar movement is engaged with left back foot swing link transmission part (5), the left back foot swing link transmission
One end of part (5) is provided with left back foot swing rod (3), and the left back foot swing rod (3) is fixedly connected with the left back foot (2), described
The other end of left back foot swing link transmission part (5) is provided with right rear foot swing link transmission part (10), the right rear foot swing link transmission part
(10) one end is installed with right rear foot swing rod (11), and the right rear foot swing rod (11) is fixedly connected with the right rear foot (12), described
One end of left back foot swing link transmission part (5) is also equipped with front and back swing link transmission part (4), and the front and back swing link transmission part (4) is another
End is provided with left front foot swing link transmission part (26), and one end of the left front foot swing link transmission part (26) is provided with left front foot swing rod
(27), the left front foot swing rod (27) is fixedly connected with the left front foot (29), the left front foot swing link transmission part (26) it is another
One end is provided with right front foot swing link transmission part (19), and described right front foot swing link transmission part (19) one end is installed with right front foot swing rod
(17), the right front foot swing rod (17) is fixedly connected with the right front foot (16).
2. four foot multimode motion structures of tetrapod type toy according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the drive
Movable eccentric wheel movement motor gear group (22) and it is described driving swing rod movement motor gear group (25) including motor and with
Its meshing gear engaged.
3. four foot multimode motion structures of tetrapod type toy according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: the biography
Moving tooth group (8) includes that several were driven gear.
4. four foot multimode motion structures of tetrapod type toy according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: the drive
The rotation angle range of the motor of the motor gear group (25) of movable pendulum bar movement is -80 °~+80 °.
5. four foot multimode motion structures of tetrapod type toy according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: before described
The central axis left part of the central axis of foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth (21) and the rear foot eccentric wheel sliding tooth (9) is provided with center
Axis buckles (32).
6. four foot multimode motion structures of tetrapod type toy according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: the left side
Semi-circular recesses (33) are respectively set in front foot phase adjustment driving member (23) and left back foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment part (7) right end,
Protrusion is also respectively provided on the left front foot phase adjustment driving member (23) and left back foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment part (7)
(34)。
7. four foot multimode motion structures of tetrapod type toy according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: the left side
It is provided with front foot locating piece (24) below front foot phase adjustment driving member (23), the left back foot eccentric wheel phase adjustment part (7)
Rear foot locating piece (6) are arranged in lower section.
8. four foot multimode motion structures of tetrapod type toy according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: before described
One and raised (34) compatible groove are respectively arranged on foot locating piece (24) and the rear foot locating piece (6)
(35)。
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