JPH09215869A - Stuffed toy - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make prettier a stuffed toy animal having a cotton core inside a haired surface layer by enhancing its feel when it is held by children, etc. SOLUTION: A surface layer 2 on the body 4 is lined with a plane heating element 5 in the form of a flexible film, and a rechargeable battery 6 charged by connecting a charging cord 7 is provided in the center of the body 4 to serve as the power source of the surface heating element 5; a current is passed to the surface heating element 5 to heat it by control of an on/off switch 13 provided in a certain position, so that the surface layer 2 on the body 4 is heated to and held at an animal body temperature of about 40 deg.C.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a "stuffed toy" which is made by wrapping cotton or the like in an epidermis and sewed in the shape of an animal or the like, and is mainly played by an infant.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Many stuffed toys are in the shape of animals, and are widely used as pet toys for pets, which are mainly held by infants. And, the conventional one has a structure in which a messenger material such as cotton is put inside and wrapped, and the outer shape is made into an animal shape, and the epidermis having flocked or the like on the surface is sewn up.

[0003]

The conventional "stuffed toy" described above does not have the "warm feeling peculiar to animals" when it is held because it has the same skin temperature as the outside temperature. There is a defect that lacks the feeling of actually enjoying the feel. The present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and provides a "stuffed toy" having an excellent feeling of holding.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The "stuffed toy" of the present invention which solves the above technical problems is "a stuffed toy made of a bag-like epidermis with a cotton pad such as cotton into a three-dimensional object such as an animal. In the toy, a flexible planar heating element of an electric heating element is lined inside at least the body of the stuffed toy body of the stuffed toy, and a charging power storage unit is internally provided in the body of the toy toy. The flexible planar heating element is provided with a charging terminal section of the charging power storage section and a switch section of the flexible planar heating element at arbitrary positions on the skin body. A structure that generates a body temperature of about 40 ° C at least in the epidermis of the torso by electrical conduction of the body "
It has become.

That is, the "stuffed toy" of the present invention
Is characterized by a structure in which the above-mentioned heating element is lined inside the epidermis so as to generate heat so that the temperature of the epidermis is approximately the body temperature of the animal, and the flexible planar heating element is disclosed in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 63-18312. The known film-like heating element or electric blanket, electric sheet, etc. shown in Fig. 3 are used, and the charging / storing power storage unit is connected to a household power source for charging and is switched on to a voltage of 6 to 8 V or the like. For example, a known nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) storage battery that is applied to "for example, a rechargeable electric saw" that can be energized for a certain period of time is used.

[0006]

The above-mentioned "stuffed toy" of the present invention feels a warm body temperature peculiar to animals when an infant holds it, so that it feels very good as a pet animal toy and the pet performance is particularly improved. Then, inside the epidermis lined with the sheet-like heating element on the back side, there is a middle cinnabar material such as highly heat-insulating cotton material, and the surface of the epidermis is a flocked epidermis made by coagulating animal skin. Therefore, the heat generated by the planar heating element is extremely little dissipated and transmitted internally, and the epidermis itself can be maintained at an animal body temperature with extremely high efficiency. A small amount of electric power is required to maintain the skin temperature of about 40 ° C., which is the body temperature of the animal, and a known rechargeable battery that can be installed inside the body of a known normal-sized "stuffed toy". , The epidermal body temperature can be maintained for a considerably long time.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given based on FIG. 1 showing an embodiment of the present invention. That is, the "rag toy 1" of this embodiment is made into a teddy bear, and the outer skin 2 trimmed into the shape of a small bear is filled with the cotton inner lining material 3 and the outer skin 2 has high fine hairs. It has a structure in which body hairs 9 densely planted are densely packed, and has a body length of about 40 cm that an infant can hold and play. A planar heating element 5 made of a flexible film is lined inside the skin 2 of the body section 4 of the stuffed toy 1, and a planar heating element is provided at the center of the body section 4. A rechargeable storage battery 6 serving as a power source of No. 5 is installed inside, and the skin 2 is heated by the energized heat generation of the planar heating element 5 to obtain a skin temperature of about 40 ° C. which is about the same as the body temperature of the bear. There is.

More specifically, the sheet heating element 5 is disclosed in Japanese Examined Patent Publication Sho 63-1.
In the known planar heating element disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 8312, ribbon-shaped carbon fibers 14 may be arranged in a grid pattern and may have an insulating coating 15 formed by applying a flexible epoxy resin on both surfaces thereof. A flexible film body is attached to the entire back surface of the skin 2 of the body portion 4. Then, the conductive terminal 1
When a low voltage current of 6 to 8 volts is applied to 6, the surface of the planar body is uniformly heated.

The charging storage battery 6 serving as a power source for the sheet heating element 5 is mainly composed of a known nickel-cadmium storage battery or the like, and is charged by connecting the charging cord 7 to the power supply of a general household. A low voltage current of about 8 V is set to be able to be transmitted to the sheet heating element 5 for a certain period of time. Then, the switch 13 for turning on / off the power supply to the sheet heating element 5 and the connecting portion 12 of the charging cord 7 are placed at arbitrary positions such as the back and buttocks of the "stuffed toy 1".
The switch unit 10 having the
0 is provided with a zipper cover that opens only when used. Reference numeral 11 in the drawing is a charging lamp for displaying the charging state by color such as red and blue.

In the "stuffed toy 1" of the above embodiment, the heat generated by the sheet-like heating element 5 lined on the back side of the outer skin 2 of the body portion 4 is the body in which the middle wick material 3 of the cotton material having high heat insulation property exists. The heat transfer to the center of the part is effectively blocked, and the surface of the epidermis 2 has a high density fine hair structure and also has high heat retention, and the heat dissipation to the outside air is extremely small. Effectively heated by the amount of electricity, it becomes warm,
By charging the rechargeable battery 6 once, the Oguma body temperature is approximately 4
The skin temperature of about 0 ° C. can be maintained for a considerably long time.

The "stuffed toy" of the present invention
The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and is applied to animal stuffed animals other than bears. Further, the sheet heating element 5 is caused to generate heat in a charging state in which the charging cord 7 is connected, or sheet heating is performed. The set position of the body 5 may be a part of the body or a part other than the body.

[0012]

As described above, the "stuffed toy" of the present invention has a skin temperature similar to that of a live animal and is excellent in warmth and feeling when held, so that
Toy performance is greatly improved. And, for example, there is a demonstration that letting an infant with a "stuffed toy" to sleep well because of emotional instability due to lack of skinship makes him sleep well. It is possible to develop new applications, such as effective use for people and living alone, women who live alone, etc. to provide peace of mind. There are various effects described above.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a “stuffed toy” according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is a perspective view thereof, (B) is a cross-sectional view of its body, (C) is a front view of its switch part, and (D). ) Is a plan view of the sheet heating element

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 stuffed toy 2 skin 3 middle shin 4 body 5 body heating element 6 rechargeable battery 7 charging cord 8 connection line 9 body hair 10 switch part 11 indicator lamp 12 connection terminal part 13 on-off switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A stuffed animal toy in which a bag-like epidermis is made of a three-dimensional object such as an animal by inserting a cotton lining material into it.
A flexible planar heating element of an electric heating element is lined inside at least the body of the stuffed toy body of the stuffed toy, and a charging power storage unit is internally provided in the trunk to provide the flexible planar shape. The charging terminal portion of the charging power storage unit and the switch unit of the flexible planar heating element are connected to the heating element and provided at arbitrary positions on the skin, and the electric power of the flexible planar heating element is set. A stuffed toy having a structure in which a body temperature of at least about 40 ° C. is generated at least in the skin of the body by conduction.