JPH08206366A - Stuffed toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a stuffed toy of which pet property has been increased further not only by enabling forepaws and hind legs to be driven as visual operation but also equipping the this stuffed toy with accessories which realizes action or attitude like a pet animal accompanying the action of the forepaws and hind legs or together with the action. CONSTITUTION: The stuffed toy is provided with two turnably driving shafts extended into the forepaws and hind legs 4L and 4R from inside of the stuffed toy body 2 where at least two hands 4L and 4R are projected, and a driver to turn each driving shaft at the same time is built in the stuffed toy body 2, and also this is provided with accessories 10 which are made to change, according to the action of the forepaws 4L and 4R by turning of the two driving shafts, being positioned between the two forepaws 4L and 4R.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stuffed toy having a form imitating a pet animal such as a puppy and having a drive unit for operating its limbs and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of the above plush toy, the one described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-19797 is known. This is a light that senses a change in natural light on the head of the stuffed toy body in order to realize an action that imitates a pet animal such as a kitten without impairing the appearance (cuteness etc.) of the stuffed toy for pets. With a sensor
When the user touches the brush of the accessory to the nose part of the stuffed toy or holds his hand, the optical sensor detects the change in the amount of light and the internal control unit switches according to the detection signal. To drive the drive unit and the voice output unit.
As a result, the limbs of the stuffed animal are moved, and at the same time, the cry of the animal is generated. Further, the mechanically arranged drive unit disposed inside the stuffed toy body is wrapped with an elastic body, and the drive unit and the power supply unit are separated from each other, so that the size of the power supply unit is made as small as possible and the stuffed toy has a good feel. .

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above plush toy, instead of the switch that the user directly turns on and off,
Although a predetermined action is performed by changing the light, the action is limited to the generation of a cry and the driving of the limbs. That is, this toy is not just a switch operation but an operation according to the user's intention like an actual pet animal. However, as a user's visible (visual) operation, As described above, the limbs are only driven, and in this respect there is no difference from conventional toys.

The present invention not only drives the limbs as the above-mentioned plush toy as a visual motion, but also makes it possible to realize a behavior or attitude that is more like a pet animal with or with the motion of the limbs. It is an object of the present invention to provide a stuffed toy having a further improved pet characteristic by providing the configuration to be realized.

[0005]

The stuffed toy according to the present invention includes a stuffed toy body having at least two hands or feet projecting from the stuffed toy body, and extends from the inside of the stuffed toy body to the inside of the hands or feet to rotate. At least two drive shafts that are freely provided, a drive unit that is provided inside the stuffed toy body and that rotates the drive shaft, and a drive shaft that is located between the two hand parts or foot parts and that rotates the drive shafts. And an accessory formed so as to change along with the movement of the hand portion or the foot portion due to the movement.

In one embodiment of the present invention, one end of a string is tied to the accessory, and the other end of the string is detachably attached to a predetermined portion of the stuffed toy body.

In another embodiment, the part of the stuffed toy body where the other end of the string is attached and detached is the front part of the neck formed above the two hands or feet, and the string is attached to the neck. It has a length from the front to between two hands or feet.

In yet another embodiment, the drive portion extends from the inside of the stuffed toy body to the inside of a head portion or other protruding portion formed above the hand portion or the foot portion and is rotatable. Drive shaft, and is configured to drive this third drive shaft at the same time as the above two drive shafts.

In another embodiment, a space for accommodating a power supply box for supplying power to the drive unit is provided inside the stuffed toy body, and the space allows the power supply box to be put in and taken out from the outside of the stuffed toy body. It is formed in a bag shape having a doorway.

In yet another embodiment, the power supply box comprises a case for accommodating a battery, and the case turns on / off a contact with which a pole of the accommodated battery is in contact with and a power supply from the battery to the drive unit. A power switch, and is configured so that an electrical insulator can be inserted between the contact and the electrode of the battery through the inlet / outlet.

[0011]

In the present invention, the drive unit provided inside the stuffed toy body rotates the drive shaft, whereby at least two hands or feet protruding from the stuffed toy body rotate. Such an operation is similar to that of a known plush toy. However, when the ball-shaped accessory is located between these two hands or feet and is sandwiched between the rotating hands or feet, the accessory rotates in accordance with the rotation. As a result, a pet animal such as a puppy turns around an object such as a bone or is shaken, and the cuteness of the stuffed animal is further emphasized.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, since the string having one end tied to the ball-shaped accessory can be attached to and detached from a predetermined portion of the stuffed toy body, by attaching the other end of the string to the stuffed toy body, The above-mentioned accessory can continue the operation of spinning or bouncing the ball without being separated from the stuffed toy body, and the accessory is prevented from being lost. In addition to removing the other end of the string from the stuffed toy body, the stuffed toy body alone can be used, and in addition, the user holds the ball part of the accessory with the two hands or feet of the stuffed toy body. By locating the ball between the two, it is possible to perform the action of turning or bouncing the ball as described above. Furthermore, the accessory itself can be played as a ball toy with a string attached.

According to another embodiment, the other end of the string is attachable to and detachable from the front part of the neck of the stuffed toy body, and the string has a length from the front of the neck to between two hands or feet. If the other end of the string is attached to the neck and the accessory is suspended, the accessory is positioned as it is between the two hands or feet. Therefore, in this case, the pet animal can play with the ball hanging from the neck.

According to yet another embodiment, the drive unit drives the third drive shaft, so that the stuffed toy is projected like a head or a tail simultaneously with the rotation of the two hands or feet. Also activate the section. As a result, a pet animal such as a puppy can swing not only its limbs but also its head and tail, making the stuffed toy even more cute.

According to another embodiment, since the power supply box is housed in the bag forming the space inside the stuffed toy body, the appearance of the stuffed toy is not impaired, and the power supply box is inserted from the doorway of the bag. It can be taken out and out, and the effect of facilitating battery replacement and the like is obtained.

According to yet another embodiment, when an electrical insulator is inserted between the contact of the power supply box and the electrode of the battery from the doorway of the bag, the drive unit is turned on even when the power switch is turned on. Since there is no power supply to the stuffed toy, it is possible to reduce battery consumption when carrying or decorating the stuffed toy.In addition, the stuffed toy is displayed at the store such as a toy store, and simply pull out the insulator. Power supply to the drive unit is started and the stuffed toy is activated, so the advertising effect is enhanced.

[0017]

1 is an external view of a stuffed toy 1 made in the form of a puppy as an embodiment of the present invention. This stuffed toy 1 has an elastic body (so-called cushion material, not shown) made of polyester fibers that gives a soft feeling to a stuffed toy body 2 in the form of a puppy, and a drive unit 21 (see FIG. ) Is stored.

The stuffed toy main body 2 imitates a head 3 imitating the head of a puppy, left and right hand parts 4L and 4R imitating front legs, left and right foot parts 5L and 5R imitating hind legs, and a tail. The tail 6 is projected. In this embodiment, the head 3 and the hands 4L and 4R are rotatable about the joints with the main body 2 in order to realize an operation in which the puppy shakes or turns its head, limbs or tail. Is. Especially the hand part 4
L and 4R realize ball play as described below,
It is configured to rotate in a predetermined direction by sandwiching balls of an accessory from both sides. According to the present invention, at least the hand portion or the foot portion capable of sandwiching the ball from both sides of the portion protruding from the stuffed toy main body may be rotatable.

A nose 7 is provided on the front surface of the head 3, and the member forming the nose 7 is a support member 25 arranged on the back side of the face portion of the stuffed toy main body 2 as described later.
(FIGS. 2 and 7), and further, an optical sensor 24 is arranged inside the upper position of the nose 7. The details will be described later.

The plush toy 1 of the embodiment is provided with a ball-shaped accessory 10. The accessory 10 has a spherical cage portion 1 formed so as to rotate with the rotation of the two hand portions 4L and 4R when the accessory 10 is positioned between the two hand portions 4L and 4R.
1 and a string 12 having one end tied to the basket 11. The basket portion 11 is divided into two upper and lower hemispheres 11a and 11b, and a small sphere 13 is placed inside to form two hemispheres 11a,
It is formed by joining the annular portions of 11b with an adhesive. Then, a semi-annular convex portion 11c that connects one end of the string 12 is provided at the apex position of the upper hemisphere 11a.

The string 12 has a length corresponding to the distance from the front surface of the neck portion 8 of the stuffed toy body 2 to the distance between the two hand portions 4L and 4R. Then, the other end of the string 12 is tied to an annular convex portion 15 protruding from the substantially circular coupling plate 14. A hook-type fastener (so-called magic fastener or magic tape) composed of a support body in which a large number of hook-stop pieces that are hooked to each other are arranged so as to project on a disk surface (the surface on the side that cannot be seen in FIG. 1) of the coupling plate 14. 16 is fixed.

On the other hand, a fibrous fastener 17 that is joined to the hook type fastener 16 is also fixed to the front portion of the neck portion 8 of the stuffed toy main body 2, and the joining plate 14 is attached thereto.
The other end of the string 12 can be attached to and detached from the neck portion 8 of the stuffed toy body 2 by attaching and detaching the fastener 16.
As the fastener 17 on the stuffed toy body 2 side,
In terms of appearance and feel, it is preferable to use a fibrous material as in this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, inside the stuffed toy main body 2, a power source box 20 for accommodating a dry battery 19 (FIG. 4) as a power source, and a control circuit section 50 described later from this power source are provided.
The drive unit 21 to which a necessary voltage is supplied via (FIG. 4).
And two rotatable drive shafts 22a and 22b extending from the front of the drive unit 21 to the inside of the left and right hand portions 4L and 4R of the stuffed toy main body 2, and a voice provided on the front side of the drive unit 21. The output part 23 and a support member 25 for disposing the optical sensor 24 inside the upper part of the nose 7 are arranged so as to be surrounded by the elastic body filled in the stuffed toy body 2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the portion of the stuffed toy main body 2 for accommodating the power supply box 20 is formed in a bag shape having an entrance / exit 9 through which the power supply box 20 can be inserted and removed from the bottom. The doorway 9 is closed by the above-described fastener 9a provided in the doorway 9 unless the user pushes it open with a finger or the like.

For reinforcement, the drive shafts 22a and 22b are formed by a rod-shaped member 22 'having a cross-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 5, and the tip end portion thereof is bent to form the hand portion 4 of the stuffed toy body 2.
Located inside L and 4R, a cylindrical cap 26 is attached to the tip of each shaft.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the drive unit 21 has
In addition to the book drive shafts 22a and 22b, the third projecting upward
Drive shaft 27. The third drive shaft 27 is also formed by a rod-shaped member having a cross-shaped cross section. Then, the stuffed toy main body 2 can be swung in the left-right direction about its lower end, that is, it can be turned within a predetermined angle range. As will be described later, the drive unit 21 drives the two drive shafts 22a, 22b.
It is driven at the same time. Upper end portion 27a of the third drive shaft 27
Is located inside the head 3 and is formed in a shape in which two discs are arranged in a cross shape when viewed from above for reinforcement and are connected by a circular flat plate between them.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the drive unit 21 has a case 30 formed by joining two front and rear case members 30a and 30b, and the left and right drive shafts are provided inside the rear case member 30b. A drive mechanism for rotating 22a and 22b is housed. This drive mechanism includes a motor 32, a small pulley 33 fixed to a rotation output shaft of the motor 16, a large pulley 35 to which the rotation of the small pulley 33 is transmitted via a belt 34, and a coaxial rotation with the large pulley 35. A pinion 36, a large gear 37 that meshes with the pinion 36, a small gear 38 that rotates coaxially with the large gear, a large gear 39 that meshes with the small gear, and the drive shaft 22a of the left-hand part 4 that meshes with the large gear 39. A left-hand drive pinion 40, a large gear 41 that meshes with the large gear 37, a small gear 42 that rotates coaxially with the large gear, a large gear 43 that meshes with the small gear, and a large gear 43 that meshes with the large gear 43. The right-hand drive pinion 44 is provided on the drive shaft 22b of the right-hand part 4.

The rear case member 30b of the drive unit 21 is also provided.
Is provided with a bearing portion 31 that rotatably supports a shaft 31a protruding forward and backward from the lower end portion of the third drive shaft 27, and the third drive shaft 27 is swung inside the case member 30b. The drive mechanism is stored. This drive mechanism is coaxial with a large gear 39 meshing with the left-hand drive pinion 40, and a rotary plate 45 is arranged behind the rotary gear 45 so as to rotate integrally with the large gear 39. The rotary plate 45 projects from an eccentric position on the back side of the rotary plate 45. The eccentric pin 46 is provided with a hole into which the eccentric pin 46 is loosely fitted, and the other end has the third drive shaft 27.
And a swing plate 47 having a hole into which a shaft 27c protruding forward and backward from the downward extension portion 27b is fitted.

In the plush toy 1, the drive unit 21
A control circuit section 50 for controlling the operations of the above is disposed below the inside of the rear case member 30b. Power is supplied to the control circuit section 50 via a lead wire 51 connected to the control circuit section 50. Then, the control circuit unit 50
The motor 32 of the drive unit 21, the audio output unit 23, and the optical sensor 24 are electrically connected by lead wires 52, 53, and 54, respectively. The lead wire 54 connecting the control circuit unit 50 and the optical sensor 24 is connected by a pair of connectors 55 provided in the middle of the lead wire 54, and can be disconnected as necessary.

The power supply box 20 comprises a case for accommodating the batteries 19 (two in this case).
As described above, the battery 19 can be put in and taken out from the doorway 9 provided in the bottom portion of the stuffed toy body 2 for replacement or the like.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the power supply box 20 is provided with a contact plate 20a which contacts the poles of the two stored batteries 19 (one is the positive pole and the other is the negative pole). A power switch 20b (FIGS. 2 and 4) for turning on / off the power supply from the battery 19 to the control circuit unit 50, and as shown in FIG. 3, from the inlet / outlet 9 of the stuffed toy main body 2 to the contact plate 20a and one of the batteries 19. Between the pole (in this case, the + pole), a slit 20c for inserting the bent tip portion 60a above the elongated plate-shaped electrical insulator 60 is provided.

Therefore, if the tip portion 60a of the insulator 60 is inserted between the contact plate 20a and the pole of the battery 19 through the slit 20c of the power supply box 20 from the doorway 9 at the bottom of the toy, the power switch 20b is turned on. Since power is not supplied to the control circuit unit 50 even when turned on, it is possible to suppress the consumption of the battery 19 when the stuffed toy 1 is transported or displayed, and in addition, the stuffed toy 1 is displayed at a store such as a toy store. Control circuit 50 by simply pulling out the insulator 60
Energization is started. Therefore, the stuffed toy 1
Since it can be operated as described below, the advertising effect is improved.

The voice output section 23 is composed of a speaker or a sounding body such as a piezoelectric buzzer, and is mounted on the back side of the opening provided in the case member 30a at the front of the drive section 21. The control circuit section 50 includes a voice synthesis or voice generation circuit that outputs an electric signal for generating a voice imitating the cry of an animal such as a puppy from this sounding body.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the optical sensor 24 is attached to an upper portion of a support member 25 on which a member forming the nose 7 of the stuffed toy body 2 is mounted. In detail, the support member 25 is vertically long and is installed on the back side of the face portion of the stuffed toy main body 2. The support member 25 has an upper portion provided with a convex portion 25a protruding toward the front side. , Hole 25b into which the optical sensor 24 can be inserted from the back side
Are formed. The optical sensor 24 attached to the hole 25b detects the amount of light entering the hole 25b from the front side of the stuffed toy main body 2 through the cloth of the face portion, and the detection output changes according to the change in the amount of light. . The control circuit section 50 responds to the change in the detection signal from the optical sensor 24, and the motor 32 and the audio output section 23 of the drive section 21.
It is configured to output an electric signal for driving the motor for a certain period of time (its length can be arbitrarily set in advance). Therefore, when the user holds his hand near the nose 7, the optical sensor 24
Detects a change in the amount of light, the motor 32 of the drive unit 21 is started, and at the same time, the sound output unit 23 makes a cry of an animal.
The drive direction of the motor 32, that is, the polarity of the power supply from the power source to the motor is determined so that the left and right drive shafts 22a and 22b are respectively rotated in the arrow directions of FIG. 3 as described later.

In the case of this embodiment, the nose 7 is made of a resin molding member colored substantially black. Therefore, the optical sensor 2
Since it becomes difficult to detect the light when 4 is arranged inside the nose 7, the optical sensor 24 is arranged above the nose 7 by the support member 25.

The member forming the nose 7 projects rearwardly and has a portion that passes through a hole provided in the cloth of the face portion of the stuffed toy main body 2. This rearward projecting portion is the lower portion of the support member 25. It is inserted into the hole 25c provided in the. Further, in order to prevent the nose 7 from coming off easily after insertion, a non-return step 7a is provided on the rear protruding portion of the nose 7.

The stuffed toy 1 of FIG. 1 operates as follows with the above configuration.

First, the user makes the nose 7 of the stuffed toy 1.
When a hand or the like is touched near the nose 7 or a brush or the like is brought into contact with the nose 7 like the above-mentioned known stuffed toy, the optical sensor 24 in the head 3 detects the decrease in the light amount, and the detection signal thereof is the control circuit unit. Sent to 50. In response to this, the control circuit unit 50
Outputs a signal for driving the motor 32 of the drive unit 21 and the audio output unit 23. Therefore, in the drive unit 21, the output shaft of the motor 32 rotates in a predetermined direction, and the rotational force is transmitted from the small pulley 33 to the large pulley 35 via the belt 34, so that the pinion coaxial with the large pulley 35. 36 to the large gear 37 and the small gear 38 coaxial with the large gear 37, and then the large gear 3
9 rotates. As a result, the drive shaft 22a is rotated in the arrow direction of FIG. 3 via the left-hand drive pinion 40, and the left-hand part 4L is rotated. On the other hand, the large gear 43 is rotated from the large gear 37 through the large gear 41 and the small gear 42 coaxial therewith. As a result, the drive shaft 22b is driven in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3 via the right-hand drive pinion 44, and the right-hand part 4R is rotated.

Thus, since the hand parts 4L and 4R rotate about the joint part with the main body 2, respectively, the accessory 10
When the fastener 16 of the connecting plate 14 to which the other end of the string 12 is attached is attached to the fastener 17 of the neck portion 8 of the stuffed toy main body 2 and joined, the basket portion 11 hung on the string 12 is The hand portions 4L and 4R, which are located between the two hand portions 4L and 4R and rotate in the arrow direction of FIG. 4 (from the bottom to the top) as described above, are alternately lifted. As a result, the ball-shaped basket portion 11 rotates at random, and the stuffed toy 1 turns the ball with both hands (animal's front paws),
The behavior is like playing around. Further, in this embodiment, the small balls 13 in the basket portion 11 also roll at random, which increases the fun. At this time, since the other end of the string 12 is attached to the stuffed toy main body 2, the accessory 10 does not separate from the stuffed toy main body 2 and the ball is rotated while the left and right hand parts 4L and 4R rotate. The motion of fluttering continues.

Further, by separating the two fasteners joined as described above, the other end of the cord 12 is stuffed toy body 2
When removed from the user, the user holds the string 12 and holds the basket 11
By locating between the two hands or feet of the stuffed toy body, it is possible to perform the action of spinning or bouncing the ball as described above. Of course, the accessory 10 itself can be played as a ball toy or used as an accessory.

Further, in this embodiment, the rotation output of the motor 32 also rotates the rotary plate 45 coaxial with the large gear 39 meshing with the left hand drive pinion 40, and the eccentric pin 4 thereof is rotated.
Since the swing plate 47 swings via the third drive shaft 27, the third drive shaft 27 including the shaft 27c fitted in the hole at the other end of the swing plate 47 is provided.
, Swings left and right as indicated by the arrow in FIG. As a result, in the stuffed toy 1, the head 3 is rotated at the same time when the two hands 4L and 4R are rotated, and a pet animal such as a puppy shakes its head.

In the above operation, the control circuit section 50 is operated by the motor 3
It continues while outputting the signal for driving 2 (preset time), and when that time has elapsed, it stops with a cry.

In the above embodiment, the left and right hand parts 4L and 4R and the head part 3 are driven, but in addition to this, or the left and right foot parts 5L and 5R and the tail part 6 are similarly driven. It may be configured to do so. Especially, the left and right feet 5L, 5
When R is rotated like the above-mentioned hand parts 4L and 4R, if a ball-shaped accessory is sandwiched between them,
A ball play similar to the above is realized. The accessory is not limited to a ball shape, but may be a shape arbitrarily determined according to the shape of the stuffed toy body, such as the shape of a bone for a puppy to play.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a stuffed toy according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram showing members housed inside the stuffed toy of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the stuffed toy of FIG. 1 seen from below.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a drive unit in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing the shape of the drive shaft of the plush toy of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a view showing a means for stopping the power supply from the power supply box of the toy.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a nose portion and a support member for an optical sensor of the stuffed toy of FIG.

8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which a nose part and an optical sensor are attached to the support member of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... plush toy, 2 ... plush body, 3 ... head,
4L, 4R ... hand part, 5L. 5R ... foot, 6 ... tail, 7 ...
Nose, 8 ... Neck, 9 ... Doorway, 10 ... Accessory, 11 ... Basket, 12 ... String, 13 ... Small ball, 14 ... Coupling plate, 15 ... Convex part, 16, 17 ... Fastener, 19 ... Battery, 20 ... power supply box, 21 ... drive unit, 22a, 22b ... drive shaft, 2
3 ... Voice output part, 24 ... Optical sensor, 25 ... Support member, 2
6 ... Cap, 27 ... 3rd drive shaft, 30 ... Case, 3
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bearing part, 50 ... Control circuit part, 60 ... Electrical insulator.

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Office reference number FI Technical display location A63H 31/08 E G10K 15/04 302 F

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A stuffed toy body having at least two hands or feet projecting therefrom, and at least two drives rotatably extending from the inside of the stuffed toy body to the inside of the hands or feet. A shaft, a drive unit provided inside the stuffed toy body for rotating the drive shaft, and the hand unit or the foot unit located between the two hand units or the foot units, the hand unit or the foot unit being rotated by the drive shaft. A stuffed toy, which is provided with an accessory formed so as to change with the movement of the doll. 2. The stuffed toy according to claim 1, wherein the accessory is a ball-shaped body in which one end of a cord is tied, and the other end of the cord is detachably attached to a predetermined portion of the stuffed toy body. 3. A portion of the stuffed toy body where the other end of the cord is attached and detached is a front portion of a neck portion formed above the two hands or feet, and the cord is arranged from the front of the neck portion. The plush toy according to claim 2, wherein the plush toy has a length up to between the two hands or feet. 4. The drive portion includes a rotatable third drive shaft extending from the inside of the stuffed toy body to the inside of a head portion or another protruding portion formed above the hand portion or the foot portion. Have,
The plush toy according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is configured to drive the third drive shaft at the same time as the two drive shafts. Rumi toy. 5. A space for accommodating a power supply box for supplying power to the drive unit is provided inside the stuffed toy body, and the gap portion has an entrance / exit through which the power supply box can be put in and taken out from the outside of the stuffed toy body. It is formed in a bag shape having.
The plush toy described. 6. The power supply box comprises a case for accommodating a battery, the case including a contact with which a pole of the stored battery is in contact, and a power switch for turning on / off power supply from the battery to the drive unit. 6. The stuffed toy according to claim 5, wherein the stuffed toy is configured so as to have an electrical insulator inserted between the contact and the pole of the battery.