US20040127141A1 - Biped toy that can walk on two feet - Google Patents

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US20040127141A1
US20040127141A1 US10/682,476 US68247603A US2004127141A1 US 20040127141 A1 US20040127141 A1 US 20040127141A1 US 68247603 A US68247603 A US 68247603A US 2004127141 A1 US2004127141 A1 US 2004127141A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H29/00—Drive mechanisms for toys in general
    • A63H29/22—Electric drives
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
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    • A63H11/18—Figure toys which perform a realistic walking motion

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  • the present invention relates to a biped toy that can walk on two feet walks by lifting up legs maintaining a balance only by mechanical composition.
  • the biped toy of this invention differs from the toys walking as sliding their feet which is typical walking movement of conventional technology, and said invention is enable to walk lifting up one leg with keeping away from the supporting surface completely maintaining a balance of a toy body by achieving a shifting weight and center of gravity of leg portions. Therefore, the walking movements of this toy can be naturally as a human being walks by lifting up each step at a time.
  • the present invention has been made in view of offering the product that is smaller and competitive price with inheriting a walking movement of the prior art which is shifting the weight of the toy main body and shifting the center of gravity of leg portions, and by simplifying the body mechanism.
  • a biped toy that can walk on two feet.
  • the toy of the present invention has means for making consecutive walking movement by shifting the weight of said toy main body by stepping forward one leg with positioning a center of gravity of said toy main body on another leg and by repeating a consecutive movement which shifts the center of gravity between right and left said leg portions by driving said foot portions with each movements toward rolling direction.
  • the toy includes a leg portion and arm portion activated by a driving means which is set interior of a torso, a motor or wind-up-type of driving means interior of said torso, a foot portion which is rotated in a rolling direction of said toy main body and a leg portion which is driven to cross and up-and-down direction of said toy main body at the bottom of said torso, and the first link member which drives said leg portion by making circular motion remaining mounting angle against said torso and second link mechanism which mounted link member which is driven said foot portions by moving up-and-down.
  • the present invention consists only of simple mechanical compositions without using sensor and the like. Since the toy can walk lifting up one leg with keeping away from the supporting surface completely, the biped toy can be offered in smaller size and competitive price as natural as human being walks.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a toy composition in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram explaining a movement of the leg portion of a toy in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram explaining a movement of the foot portion of a toy in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is elements on larger scale of the foot portion of a toy in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram explaining a movement of the arm portion of a toy in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the embodiment of the present invention.
  • a toy main body 1 includes a torso 2 , a left leg portion 3 A, right leg portion 3 B, left foot portion 4 A, right leg portion 4 B, left arm portion 5 A, right arm portion 5 B, and a head portion 6 .
  • the left leg portion 4 A, the right leg portion 4 B, the left arm portion 5 A, and right leg portion 5 B are driven by the motor type driving means mounted inside of the torso 2 .
  • the head portion 6 is set on said torso 2 and does not make any motion.
  • the driving means in the present embodiment includes a set of toothed gear portion that is engagement relationship with a motor mounted inside of a middle case 23 of said torso 2 .
  • the motor is also connected electrically with a battery mounted inside of the middle case 23 , and a main switch 9 will operate a switching on and off mode.
  • a main switch 9 When said motor is rotated by operating the main switch 9 , an output shaft which is stretched out from said middle case 23 through the set of toothed gear portion will be rotated and a cam 81 which is connected to the output shaft will be rotated.
  • the cam 81 is mounted on both sides of said middle case 23 , and each said cam is placed in a 180-degree phase difference.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram explaining a movement of a leg portion of a toy in FIG. 1, only the necessary parts for explaining a movement of the leg portion are described and the unnecessary parts are omitted as a matter of convenience in this diagram.
  • the left leg portion 3 A includes the first link member 33 , the third link member 42 , a cover of an upper leg portion 31 and a cover of a lower leg portion 32 .
  • the cover of the upper leg portion 31 is formed inside of the cover of the lower leg portion 32 to fit a groove 31 a which is formed the bottom to the 32 a shaft of the cover of the lower leg portion 32 , the whole 31 b of the cover of upper parts of member is supported by the shaft 21 b formed inside of the left case 21 .
  • the first link member 33 is driven by rotation of the cam 81 , and supported by the assistant cams 82 and 83 which are mounted rotatably.
  • the assistant cams 82 and 83 are mounted rotatably on the middle case 23 , loosely inserted to the hole 33 a and 33 b which is mounted on the first link member 33 mounted by the shaft 82 b and 83 b . Therefore, when the cam 81 rotates, the first link member 33 will rotate upon the shaft 81 a of cam 81 with remaining the mounting angle against the torso 2 , whereby the leg portion are allowed to lift to upper direction and make the first steps.
  • FIG. 3 shows only the composition of the left leg portion 3 A, however, the right leg portion 3 B, which is not shown in FIG. 3, is composed symmetrically.
  • the cam which drove the leg portion 3 B is mounted on the same shaft with cam 81 in a 180-degree phase difference, so that the left leg portion 3 A and right leg portion 3 B are allowed to walk by shifting each steps.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram explaining a movement of a leg portion of a toy in FIG. 1, only the necessary parts for explaining a movement of the leg portion are described and the unnecessary parts are omitted as a matter of convenience in this diagram.
  • FIG. 5 is elements on larger scale of the foot portion of a toy.
  • the left leg portion 4 A is secured to the bottom part of the first link member 33 by the shaft 4 b , and insert loosely the shaft 42 c which is mounted under the third link member 42 to the securing part 4 a . Therefore, the left leg portion 4 A is driven to the rolling direction by the up-and-down movement of the third link member 42 .
  • the third link member 42 is connected by inserting loosely the shaft 42 b to the hole 41 c which mounted on the second link member 41 trembling on a center of the shaft 41 a as a center.
  • the cam 81 and the upper member of 41 b are contacted to the second link member 41 , and said second link member is push down by the rotation of the cam 81 .
  • the second link member 41 is braced in anticlockwise direction by the spring 7 to allow contacting all the time to the cam 81 .
  • the spring 7 is inserted loosely to the shaft 41 a , one side is held to the shaft 23 c , other side to the shaft 41 d.
  • the leg portion and foot portion are comprised and both members are driven at the same time to allow performing the steps when the toy is operated. Namely, the movements of the leg portion by rotating the first link member 33 takes a role of performing the forward movement of the toy (shifting the weight of a toy main body), and the inclining of the rolling direction of foot portion takes a role of controlling the balance of torso (shifting the center of gravity of the leg portion).
  • the right foot portion 4 B connects to ground, so that the right leg portion 3 B supports the toy main body, and the center of gravity is to be positioned on the right foot portion 4 B.
  • the right foot portion 4 B inclines to the right side, therefore the toy main body is inclined as well to the right side, wherewith the balance between the left foot portion which is not connecting to ground and the weight of the left side of the toy body allowed to maintain.
  • the center of gravity is positioned on the right foot portion 4 B, the left leg portion 3 A is stepped forward.
  • the toy main body can walk on two feet as natural as the human being walks.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram explaining a movement of an arm portion of a toy in FIG. 1, only the necessary parts for explaining a movement of the arm portion are described and the unnecessary parts are omitted as a matter of convenience in this diagram.
  • the left arm portion 5 A is connected to the cam 84 through the left case 24 as follows.
  • the hole 21 a is formed on the left case 21 , and the cam 84 is inserted loosely.
  • the arm portion 5 A is put by hitching the peg inserted loosely to the how 51 mounted on the member to the hole 84 b mounted on the cam.
  • the holding groove 84 a mounted on the cam 84 is held on the shaft 33 d mounted on the first link member 33 . Therefore, when the first link member 33 is driven, the left arm portion 5 A starts to operate at the same time.
  • FIG. 6 shows only the component of the left arm portion 5 A, the right arm portion 5 B which is not shown is composed symmetrically.
  • the cam which drove the right leg portion 3 B is mounted on the same shaft with cam 81 in a 180-degree phase difference, so that the left arm portion 5 A and right arm portion 5 B are allowed to wave each arm one after the other.
  • the toy can be composed for operating by the remote control from the distant place by mounting the remote control device.
  • This remote control device can be a wired type, ultra rays, visible right, or wireless type using electric wave or ultrasonic wave.
  • the present invention consists only of simple mechanical compositions without using sensor and the like.
  • the toy can walk lifting up one leg with keeping away from the supporting surface completely, the biped toy can be offered in smaller size and competitive price as natural as human being walks.
  • the biped toy that can walk on two feet can be provided the simple walking movement as natural as human being walks.

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US20150217202A1 (en) * 2014-01-31 2015-08-06 MD Works Company Limited Walking Toy and Walking Toy Set
US9919231B1 (en) * 2017-07-10 2018-03-20 Peter Chin Cuboid or spherical head figurine
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