JP2005261579A - Stuffed doll - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stuffed doll having a simple structure, being easily handled by a user, and played in various ways. <P>SOLUTION: This stuffed doll comprises a cylindrical trunk part 2 having an opened insertion hole 20 for inserting the hand of a person and a head part 3 continuing to the trunk part 2. The head part 3 is formed with a mouth part 4 vertically opened/closed by being operated with the inserted hand, and a pair of flat plates having approximately same dimension with the upper half part 4a and the lower half part 4b of the mouth part 4 are mounted on the respective half parts 4a and 4b. The head part 3 is disposed with an audio device 6 comprising a circuit board including a sound chip, a speaker, batteries and a switch 61, the switch of the audio device 6 is provided in the mouth part 4 and ON/OFF of the switch 61 is selected by the opening/closing of the mouth part 4 to control the output of the voice. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a stuffed animal.

  Stuffed animals are those that soften or entertain the user, and are generally formed in the form of animals or the like. And if a stuffed toy can be moved according to a user's intention or a sound can be emitted, a user can be further softened or entertained.

  As such a stuffed toy that can be moved according to the intention of the user or can emit a sound, a stuffed toy as described in Patent Document 1, for example, has been proposed.

In this stuffed toy, pressing the abdomen of the stuffed toy body causes the flywheel to rotate via a gear installed in the body, and the vertical movement is transmitted to the crank mechanism by the inertial force of the flywheel, so that the head moves up and down. When the abdomen is pressed, the switch is closed and the sound is output by the sound control circuit.
JP 2000-140455 A

  However, the stuffed toy described in Patent Document 1 requires a power transmission mechanism such as a gear, a flywheel, and a crank mechanism, and a device for operating the stuffed toy is complicated. This increases the weight of the stuffed toy, making it difficult for children with weak power to freely carry and play. Moreover, since the user only needs to press the abdomen of the stuffed toy body in order to open and close the head up and down and make a sound, the way of playing and the movement of the stuffed animal are uniform and easy to get bored.

  The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and provides a stuffed toy that has a simple configuration, can be handled easily by a user, and can be played in various ways.

  In order to achieve the above object, a stuffed toy according to the present invention is composed of a cylindrical body part having an insertion opening for inserting a human hand, and a head part continuous to the body part. Is formed with a mouth that opens and closes when operated with an inserted hand, and a pair of flat plates having substantially the same dimensions as the upper half and the lower half of the mouth are mounted on each half. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, the user can open and close the mouth by inserting and operating a hand from the insertion opening. Accordingly, the stuffed toy can be moved with a simple configuration, and since the configuration is simple, it is lightweight and can be easily handled even by children with weak power.

  In addition, a pair of flat plates of approximately the same dimensions as the upper half and the lower half are attached to each half, so that the upper half and the lower half of the mouth operate as a single unit. To do. For this reason, the user can open and close the mouth greatly only by inserting the hand and moving the finger. Therefore, the user can freely open and close the mouth part and enjoy the movement, or by opening the mouth part wide and sandwiching the object before closing it, it is possible to play like carrying an object.

  In the present invention, an audio device including a circuit board including an audio chip, a speaker, a battery, and a switch is disposed in the head, and the switch of the audio device is provided in the mouth portion. ON / OFF is selected and audio output is controlled.

  According to the present invention, sound is output according to the opening and closing of the mouth, and therefore the user can freely output sound by inserting a hand and moving his / her finger. Therefore, by moving the user's fingers according to the intention of the user, the mouth can be opened and closed and the sound can be output, so that various ways of playing can be achieved.

  The stuffed toy according to the present invention can be easily handled by the user and can be played in various ways.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows the entirety of the stuffed toy 1 of the present embodiment.

  The stuffed toy 1 is composed of a cylindrical body part 2 in which an insertion port 20 for inserting a human hand is opened, and a head part 3 continuous with the body part 2.

  The body part 2 is formed with left and right arm parts 21, and the whole stuffed animal is configured to form an animal (in the present embodiment, a panda is shown as an example).

  The arm portion 21 is also formed in a cylindrical shape so that the user's fingers can be inserted and moved.

  The head 3 is formed with a mouth 4 that opens and closes when the user inserts a hand and operates with the fingers.

  The mouth part 4 is composed of an upper half part 4a and a lower half part 4b, and a pair of upper and lower flat plates 5 made of a flexible member are mounted on each half part 4a, 4b (see FIG. 2). .

  Each flat plate 5a, 5b is formed to have substantially the same dimensions as the upper half 4a and the lower half 4b, and the upper half 4a and the lower half 4b are designed to operate integrally. Moreover, as shown to Fig.3 (a), the protrusion part 51 is formed in the rear-end part side, and it connects by sewing by each protrusion part 51 (refer FIG.3 (b)). Thus, since each flat plate 5a, 5b is connected, when force acts in the direction which mutually separates, each flat plate 5a, 5b will bend, and a restoring force will arise.

  Further, the mouth portion 4 is formed so as to be opened in an initial state where no external force is applied. Accordingly, a restoring force is also generated when a force acts in a direction in which the flat plates 5a and 5b are close to each other.

  The flat plate 5 is not limited to the above-described configuration. For example, a thin plate made of a flexible member may be bent to form a pair of flat plates 5a and 5b.

  Further, an audio device 6 including a circuit board including an audio chip, a speaker, a battery, and a switch 61 is disposed on the head 3. The switch 61 of the audio device 6 is disposed in the mouth portion 4 so that the operating piece 62 protrudes from the opening portion 50 formed in the flat plate 5a attached to the upper half portion 4a (FIGS. 2 and 3). (See (a)). Therefore, when the mouth part 4 is closed, the operating piece 62 protruding from the upper half part 4a is pushed, so that the switch 61 is turned on and sound is output from the speaker. On the other hand, when the mouth part 4 is opened and the upper half part 4a and the lower half part 4b are separated from each other, the operating piece 62 protrudes, so that the switch 61 is cut off and no sound is output.

  In addition, in the stuffed toy 1 of this embodiment, although the audio | voice apparatus 6 is controlled so that a sound is output when opening the mouth part 4 from the closed state, it is not limited to this form.

  Next, the usage method of the stuffed toy 1 of the said structure is demonstrated.

  In an initial state where no external force is applied, the mouth 4 is in an open state, and the switch 61 is shut off.

  The user first inserts a hand through the insertion port 20 of the body part 2 and inserts fingers into the head 3 and the arm part 21. At this time, fingers are arranged so that the upper half 4a and the lower half 4b of the mouth 4 can be moved.

  Note that it is optional to insert a finger into the arm portion 21.

  Next, the finger 4 is moved so that the upper half 4a and the lower half 4b of the mouth 4 are close to each other, and the mouth 4 is closed. At this time, the operating piece 62 of the switch 61 is pushed in and the switch 61 is turned on.

  Subsequently, when the finger is moved so that the upper half 4a and the lower half 4b of the mouth 4 are separated from each other, the sound from the speaker of the audio device 6 is heard when the halves 4a and 4b are separated from each other. Is output.

  In the state where the upper half 4a and the lower half 4b are separated from each other, no sound is output because the switch 61 is cut off.

  Thus, the mouth part 4 can be greatly opened and closed by making the upper half part 4a and the lower half part 4b of the mouth part 4 approach or separate. Therefore, while being able to enjoy the movement, for example, an object can be carried and played by closing and closing an object in the mouth part 4 wide open. Moreover, according to opening and closing of the mouth part 4, a sound can be output and various ways of playing can be performed depending on the user's idea.

  Furthermore, since a restoring force is generated between the pair of flat plates 5a and 5b according to the opening / closing operation of the mouth portion 4 from the initial state where the mouth portion 4 is opened, when closing the mouth portion from the initial state, the force is applied in the opening direction, When opened from the initial state, it receives force in the closing direction. Therefore, the opening / closing operation of the mouth part 4 can be performed smoothly and also the movement of fingers.

  The present invention can be applied to a stuffed toy that has a simple configuration, can be handled easily by a user, and can be played in various ways.

It is a perspective view showing the whole stuffed toy according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the flat plate with which the stuffed toy of FIG. 1 is mounted | worn. FIG. 3 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view showing the flat plate of FIG. 2.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stuffed animal 2 Body part 20 Insertion port 3 Head part 4 Portion part 4a Upper half part 4b Lower half part 5 Flat plate 6 Audio | voice device 61 Switch

Claims (2)

It is composed of a cylindrical body part with an insertion opening for inserting a human hand, and a head part continuous to the body part,
The head is formed with a mouth that opens and closes by operating with the inserted hand, and a pair of flat plates having substantially the same dimensions as the upper half and the lower half of the mouth are provided in each half. Stuffed animal characterized by being attached to each. In the head, an audio device including a circuit board including an audio chip, a speaker, a battery, and a switch is disposed, and a switch of the audio device is provided in the mouth,
The stuffed toy according to claim 1, wherein the on / off of the switch is selected by opening and closing the mouth portion, and the sound output is controlled.

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