RU2004299C1 - Electromechanical toy - Google Patents

Abstract

Use: in toys and mannequins imitating the movements of living beings. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION: An electromechanical toy comprises a phonogram reproducing apparatus, mechanisms for opening the mouth, extending the lips of the mouth and narrowing the lower lip with its electric motors, which are controlled by a contact device that connects them to the power source. 3 C.p. f-ls, 9 ip.

Description

The invention relates to the production of toys, in particular toys, imitating the movements of humans, animals.

An electromechanical toy is known comprising a sound reproducing device housed in a housing. The body is made in the form of a doll figure. In the case there is also a device that opens the doll’s mouth in synchronization with the reproduced phonogram.

A disadvantage of the known device is the lack of articulation of the doll’s lips in accordance with reproducible sounds. This reduces the effectiveness of the emotional impact.

The purpose of the invention is to increase the emotional impact of a toy.

This object is achieved in that the electromechanical toy containing the body in the form of a model of a living creature with movable elements of the mouth, mounted in the body and electrically connected to each other to reproduce the phonogram, the mouth opening mechanism and the power source, according to the invention is equipped with a mechanism installed in the body extension of the upper and lower lips of the mouth and the narrowing mechanism of the lower lip of the mouth, each of which is made in the form of a lever transmission and an electric motor, the shaft of which is mechanical and connected to the fluid element of the mouth, and the motor winding is connected via a contact device to a power source.

Signs that distinguish the claimed device from the prototype are the presence of a mechanism for extending the upper and lower lips of the mouth and a mechanism for narrowing the lower lip of the mouth installed in the toy body, each of the mechanisms being in the form of a lever gear and an electric motor, the shaft of which is mechanically connected to the movable element mouth, and the winding of the electric motor through a contact device is connected to a power source.

It is advisable to implement a mechanism for extending the upper and lower lips in the form of upper and lower plates mounted pivotally in the housing and connected to the motor shaft by means of a lever transmission; the implementation of the lower plate in two parts, each of which is connected by a lever transmission with the shaft of the electric motor of the mouth lip extension mechanism, and the narrowing of the lower lip is in the form of a lever gear connecting the lower plate with the shaft of the electric motor of the lower lip narrowing mechanism.

In addition, the most effective is the design of the contact device in the form of contact holders with contacts between which the tapes of dielectric material are placed, and the holes are made in the tapes to close the electrical circuit at the moment of reproducing the sounds corresponding to the vowels.

0 in FIG. 1 shows a general layout diagram of a toy; in FIG. 2 is a diagram of a contact device; in FIG. 3 - mouth opening mechanism; in FIG. 4 - extension mechanisms of the lower and upper lips of the mouth and narrower5 of the lower lip; in FIG. 5 - same, top view; in FIG. 6 is an example of a set of programs on moving tapes; in FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram of a manually operated contact device; in FIG. 8 is a kinematic diagram of a manually operated contact device; FIG. 9 is an embodiment of a contact device with an integrated tape recorder.

An electromechanical toy 5 contains a device 1 (Fig. 1) for reproducing a phonogram with a speaker 2. installed in the housing 3. In the housing 3 there is a rack 4 on which the head frame 5 is mounted. On the frame 5 are fixed

0 mechanisms for opening the mouth, extending the lips of the mouth and narrowing the lower lip with their electric motors 6, 7, 8, respectively. The electric motors 6, 7, 8 are electrically connected to the contact device 9. The contact 5 device and the phonogram reproducing device 1 are connected to an electric power source.

The contact device 9 (Fig. 2) comprises a power supply 10 mounted on the base 11 and connected to electric motors 6,7,8. On the base 11, rollers 12,13 are installed for winding the movable belts 14. The roller 12 is driven into rotation by an electric motor 15. To each

5, two elements of the power supply 10 are connected to the electric motor 6, 7, 8. Depending on the polarity of the connection, the motor shaft can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. Based

0 11, the upper contact holder 16 and the lower contact holder 17 are also installed. The contacts of the upper contact holder 16 located above the tapes 14b-14zh are connected by a common terminal. The contact located above the tape 14a serves to press the specified tape against the lower contact holder. Holes are made in the tapes 18. There are no holes in the tape 14a.

Tape 14a is used to record vowels when typing a program. Tape 146 controls the maximum opening of the mouth when lowering the lower jaw (letters A, Z, D, etc.). Tape 14c controls the minimum opening of the mouth when lowering the lower jaw (letters U, E). Tape 14g controls the maintenance of the initial (in one plane) position of the upper and lower lips (letters A, Z, E, etc.). Tape 14e controls the extension of the lower and upper lips (letters O, Y). Tape 14e controls the narrowing of the lower lip of the mouth (letters O, Y), and the tape 14g controls the expansion of the lower lip of the mouth (letters A, E, Z, etc.).

The movable tapes 14a-g can be made in the form of one wide tape 7 with tracks of a similar purpose. The use of one wide tape allows to increase the synchronization of opening the mouth.

 The mouth opening mechanism comprises an electric motor 6 mounted on the frame 5. A plate 19 is pivotally fixed to the frame 5, which serves as the base of the lower jaw. The plate 19 is spring-loaded relative to the frame by means of a return spring 20. On the shaft of the electric motor 6 there are installed free-wheel clutches 21.22, the pulleys of which are connected by cables 23.24 to the plate 19. The cables 23, 24 are passed through the holes in the plate 25 of the limiters, and on the cables limiters 26, 27 are installed. The position of the limiters 26, 27 on the cables 23, 24 can be adjusted.

The mechanism for extending the upper and lower lips of the mouth (Fig. 4) consists of an electric motor 7. fixed in the frame 5, the upper plate 28 and the lower plate 29, pivotally attached to the front of the toy body. The plates 28 and 29 are connected with the shaft of the engine 7 with the help of the link 30.31.32,33, the T-shaped link 34 and the lever 35. The T-shaped link 34 rotates the plates 28, 29 relative to their hinge when moving along the longitudinal axis mounts.

To ensure narrowing of the lower lip, the plate 29 is made of two parts 29a and 296 and together with the plates Zba, 366, the electric motor 8 and levers 37, 38, 39 forms a mechanism for narrowing the lower lip (Fig. 5). The lever 37 is mounted on the shaft of the electric motor 8 and through the levers 38. 39 is connected to the plates Zba, 366, respectively. The plates Zba, 366 are mounted rotatably with respect to the fixed axles 40.41.

Electromechanical toy works as follows.

Before using the toy, you must type the program on the tapes of the contact device corresponding to the reproduced phonogram. Wherein

it must be borne in mind that when passing a portion of the tape without holes between the contacts, the electric circuit is in an open state. When passing the portion of the tape with the holes, the contacts close and the electric motors 6. 7, 8 drive part of the doll’s mouth.

To carry out a set of programs, a reproducing device (tape recorder, etc.) is turned on simultaneously with the Contact device of the toy. In this case, the tape 14a-g (Fig. 2) should be installed in the zero position. After being turned on, the pronounced vowels (in the form of dashes or other expressive signs) are marked on the moving tape 14a. After the song or conversation is over, the tape is rewound onto the roller 13, and holes are cut out on the tapes 14 bj opposite the dash on the tape 14a. An example of a program set is shown in FIG. 6.

After entering the program, the soundtrack will be accompanied by the opening of the mouth, extension and narrowing of the lips.

Mouth opening is controlled by tapes 146, 14c. When the corresponding contacts are closed, the shaft of the electric motor 6 can rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. Upon clockwise rotation, the freewheel 22 operates and maximum opening of the mouth is ensured, while counterclockwise rotation the freewheel 21 is provided and minimum opening of the mouth is ensured. The degree of opening of the mouth is controlled by movable stops 26 and 27. The closing of the mouth is provided by the return spring 20 after the engine is turned off.

The upper and lower lips are pushed forward when pronouncing the vowels U, O and return to the initial state (letters A, E, And are carried out by connecting the motor winding 7 to the power supply 10. The lip is controlled by the tape 14d. When the corresponding contacts are closed, the motor shaft 7 rotates counterclockwise and moves to the right (Fig. 4) the T-shaped lever 34. Moving the lever 34 through the rods 30-33 causes the plates 28 and 29 to rotate relative to their axes, creating the appearance of lip extension. is carried out by reconnecting the winding of the electric motor 7 (bypass) by means of the tape 14. The shaft of the electric motor 7 rotates in this case clockwise, moves the T-shaped arm 34 to the left, and the plates 28.29

they are assimilated to the initial position necessary for pronouncing the letters A, Z, E. The narrowing and expansion of the lower lip is performed in a similar way. The connection of the winding of the electric motor 8 to the power source is controlled by the tapes 14e, 14g. When the shaft of the motor 8 is rotated counterclockwise (contact closure through the hole in the tape 14 g), the levers 38 and 39 move the corresponding sections of the plates Zba and 366 in the opposite direction. The rotation of the plates Zba and Zbb relative to the axes 40 and 41 causes the parts 29a and 296 of the lower lip plate to move in opposite directions. The lower lip of the toy expands (stretches), which corresponds to the pronunciation of the letters A, Z. When the shaft of the electric motor 8 is rotated clockwise (closing the contacts through the hole in the tape 14e), the lower lip is narrowed in the same way, corresponding to the pronunciation of the vowels O, Y .

The inventive electromechanical toy can be used with an integrated or stand-alone device 1 to play a phonogram.

In the case of using the built-in device 1 for reproducing a phonogram, for example a tape recorder, it is advisable to mechanically connect the drive rolls of the tape recorder and the contact device.

In FIG. Figure 9 shows an embodiment of a contact device with an integrated tape recorder.

The roller 42 of the motor of the tape recorder is installed coaxially with the roller 12 of the contact device 9. The rollers 42 and 12 are mechanically connected to each other using the device 43. The device 43 can be made in the form of a coupling or gearbox. The gearbox is used to lower or increase the speed of the roller 12. The rollers 12 and 42 can be integrally formed, i.e. in the form of a single roller transmitting torque from the electric motor to the magnetic tape of the tape recorder and the tape 14 of the contact device 9.

It is also possible to use an additional electric motor 44 to drive the roller 13 of the contact device 9 and rewind the tapes.

The mechanical connection of the rollers 12 and 42 increases the synchronism and stability of the electromechanical toys.

Manual contact device contains electric motors 6, 7, 8, power supply 12 and switches 45 ... 50

(push-button, self-resetting, spring-loaded). Functionally, the switches 45 ... 50 act as movable tapes 14 a-g (Fig. 2). Circuit Breaker45

the contact is used to control the maximum opening of the mouth (letters Amax, Yamam, etc.), switch 46 - the minimum opening of the mouth (letters A MIN .. YAMIN., I, Y, etc.). The switch 47 sets the lips of the needle in the same plane. A switch 48 controls the advancement of the lips, a switch 49 controls the narrowing of the lower lip, a switch 50 controls the extension of the lower lip.

Pushbutton Switches 45, 47, 50 at

5 by means of levers 51, 52, 53 and the transverse bar 56 are connected to the register (key) 55 (Fig. 8). Register 55 is used when reproducing the letters Amax .. Yamax and others. The levers 51 ... 53 are movably mounted on a rack 56 and

0 are based on switches 45, 47, 50. Similarly, register 57 is connected to switches 46, 47, 50, register 58 is connected to switches 45, 48, 49, register 59 is connected to switches 46, 48, 49. Register 57 is used when playing the book Amin., Yamin .. And, S and others, register 58 - when playing the letter Omax, register 59 - when playing the letters 0Min, U, Yu.

A manually operated contact device is used as follows. During the reproduction of spoken language or song, the operator presses the registers 55, 57, 58, 59 at time points corresponding to the pronunciation of vowels

5 letters. In this case, similarly to the action of the automatic contact device (Fig. 2), the windings of the respective electric motors are connected to the power source. Toy imitates facial expressions of a living

0 creatures.

An electromechanical toy with the described mechanism for controlling the movement of the elements of the mouth provides increased emotional impact

5 to the viewer, since in this case a more complete coincidence of visual and auditory images is achieved and the illusion of animating the toy is created.

The claimed device when making

0 small design changes can be used to control the movements of other parts of the doll - for example, arms, legs, head when performing a dance. The inventive device will allow you to dial and

5 play concert programs. plays, plays. It can serve as the basis for recording a program on multi-track magnetic tapes.

(56) U.S. Patent No. 4,683,669, CL G 09 D 19/08. 1987.

Formula of the invention

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