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US3481070A
US3481070A US558432A US3481070DA US3481070A US 3481070 A US3481070 A US 3481070A US 558432 A US558432 A US 558432A US 3481070D A US3481070D A US 3481070DA US 3481070 A US3481070 A US 3481070A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
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    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • This invention is concerned with objects, notably of the type set forth in the U.S. Patent No. 3,153,881 but of which the animation and more particularly the selfanimation are obtained preferably by simply altering the position or inclination of said objects.
  • the object is, say, a doll
  • the mere fact of inclining the doll in such or such position will entail progressive movements and/ or deformations of the doll which will give the exact illusion of life.
  • the method of this invention for animating and more specifically self-animating objects is remarkable notably in that progressive movements and/or deformations of the various movable and/or deformable members or limbs of said object are controlled and produced by causing the relative inclination of said object due to the provision, Within said object, of at least one movable body, the movements of said body in relation to said object controlling and causing the aforesaid movements and/or deformations.
  • a predetermined relative position of said movable body and said object corresponds a predetermined sequence of movements and/or deformations of said object.
  • An object according to this invention for carrying out the above method is remarkable notably in that there is disposed within said object, at least one movable body of which the position with respect to said object controls through the medium of associated mechanical, magnetic and/or electrical actuators the progressive movements 3,481,070 Patented Dec. 2, 1969 lCe and/or deformations of the various movable and/or deformable members or limbs of said object.
  • the aforesaid movable body consists of a metal ball, for example a steel or the like, movable in a cavity or recess provided in said object.
  • the aforesaid ball is retained by an elastic strap, belt or envelope, and said actuators consist of cables or the like extending through said strap and carrying at their relevant ends outaring portions disposed between said strap and said ball.
  • said object consists for example of a doll and said ball is movable Within la cavity of say, avoid configuration disposed in the abdomen of the doll, when the latter is gradually inclined or dandled the various members and/or limbs thereof such as the eyes, mouth, hands, legs, etc., are gradually and elastically actuated as a consequence of the rocking motion impressed to the doll, thus giving to the doll a semblance of life.
  • the aforesaid movable body consists of a small ball of conducting metal, for example, a ball coated with a contact metal such as silver, gold, palladium or the like, movable within an electrically insulating and fluid-tight cavity either vacuumized or filled with an inert gas such as nitrogen or a rare gas, said cavity being solid
  • electrical conducting contact studs are disposed in this cavity; thus, in given inclined positions at least two studs are electrically interconnected by said ball movable in said cavity constituting in this case a ball switch, in order to close an electric circuit comprising a source of current such as a dry battery, and a motor adapted through suitable actuators or like means, to drive movable and/or deformable members of said objects.
  • said motor is adapted rotably -to drive at a slow speed, through a suitable reducing gear, for example of the belt-and-pulley type, at least one cam or like member engaged by rollers or tappet followers carried by the ends of cables or the like for actuating the movable and/or deformable members of said object, and if the latter consists for example a doll, it is clear that when the doll is set in a certain position causing the ball to close the electric circuit, a predetermined sequen'ce of movements is obtained as a function of the cam contour.
  • a suitable reducing gear for example of the belt-and-pulley type
  • the device comprises at least two pairs of said contact studs adapted to be interconnected by turns by said ball for connecting said motor either directly or through associated relay means respectively to the terminals of said dry battery or to said terminals through a resistance connected in series with said motor, different speeds or rates of said movements and/or deformations will be obtained, according to the doll position, thus giving very different semblances of life.
  • the doll may look asleep, when lying on back or reclining, and perform slow movements, the same doll looking perfectly awake and performing quick movements when seated.
  • At least two other pairs of contact studs adapted to be interconnected by turns by said ball may be provided for connecting either directly or through associated relay means said motor to the battery terminals to cause the current to ow through said motor respectively in one and in the other direction.
  • said cams engage with their opposite side or slope the ends of the control cables, thus changing completely the type of movement performed by the members controlled thereby.
  • the cam engages the end of a cable controlling the mouth opening and closing movements and has an asymmetric contour rising slowly on one side and descending steeply on the other side
  • the cam engages first with one face or with the other face the mouth control cable
  • the lbaby-dolls mouth will either open slowly and close rapidly, thus giving the impression of voracity, or open rapidly and close slowly, thus giving the impression of a complete astonishment.
  • This example proves the great variety of movements and expressions that can be obtained by simply reversing the direction of rotation of the motor.
  • FIGURE 1 is a longitudinal section illustrating somewhat diagrammatically an animated doll constructed according to the teachings of this invention
  • FIGURE 2 is a detail view showing on a larger scale with parts broken away the mechanism controlling the operation of the mouth of the doll illustrated in FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 3 illustrates one portion of the mechanism of FIGURE 2, as seen in the direction of the arrows III- III of this ligure;
  • FIGURE 4 is a detail view showing on a larger scale the eye control mechanism
  • FIGURE 5 is a view similar to FIGURE 4 but showing a different position of the eye
  • FIGURE 6 is a detail view showing on a larger scale and in perspective the mechanism controlling the simultaneous operation of the two eyes of the doll of FIGURE 1;
  • FIGURE 7 is a View similar to FIGURE l, showing a modified form of embodiment of the invention, wherein the doll is adapted to be animated by an electromotor adapted to be started, operated and stopped under the control of a ⁇ contact device according to the invention;
  • FIGURE 8 is a sectional view of a plate carrying the cam in which the roller followers actuating the various cables are mounted as shown in FIGURE 7;
  • FIGURE 9 is a detail view showing on a larger scale the contour of the cam member and the manner in which this contour controls the push or pull movements of the cables controlling in turn the movement and/ or deformations of the various elements of the doll, illustrated in FIGURE 7;
  • FIGURE 10 shows on a larger scale and in plane view from beneath, a ball switch device having four operative positions and a stop position, according to this invention
  • FIGURE 11 shows on a larger scale with parts broken away the manner in which each pair of contact studs may be constituted, and also the manner in which they are interconnected through the ⁇ movable ball within the contact device;
  • FIGURE l2 illustrates the wiring diagram of the electromotor of the doll shown in FIGURE 7, connected to its supply battery through a mercuryor ball-switch for example of the type illustrated in FIGURE 10 to provide three different motor speeds and a stop position;
  • FIGURE 13 is a view similar to FIGURE l2 but showing a circuit adapted, by utilizing four relays associated with a four-position switch, to provide two different motor speeds in one and in the other direction, and a stop position, that is, four different sequences of operation of the doll, shown in FIGURE 7, and a stop position, and
  • FIGURE 14 shows a wiring diagram comprising a mercury switch according to this invention and the manner in which this switch is connected to the relays controlling the motor operation which are shown in FIGURE 13, the means for connecting the motor to the contacts responsive to said relays being omitted since they are exactly similar to those shown in FIGURE 13.
  • the animated object according to this invention which is shown herein by way of example, consists of a baby doll 1.
  • the abdomen of the doll 1 comprises an ovoid cavity 2 containing a relatively heavy ball 3.
  • the dolls body consists of a flexible elastomer such as rubber, affording a certain elastic deformation of the body which gives a greater semblance of life to the doll.
  • the ball 3 will normally rest by gravity in the rear portion 2a of cavity 2, away from the front portion 2b, this ball 3 being more or less free to assume the positions shown in chain-dotted lines at 3a and 3b, more or less near the top 2c of the cavity 2 or near the bottom 2d of said cavity, the terms front, rear, top, bottom, lefthand, right-hand being used herein to facilitate the description and referring to the baby-doll body in its upright position.
  • the ball 3 is relatively heavy and consists for example of a steel ball such as those used in lorry ball-bearings.
  • this ball needs not be perfectly spherical and Amay advantageously be purchased from ball-bearings manufacturers by using waste ball-bearings rejected for minor defects such as pitting or slight ovalization.
  • various control cables designated by the reference numerals 4 to 9 in the drawings extend from the contact ball 3 to the dolls limbs to be moved or deformed.
  • These cables advantageously consist of steel wires sliding in sheaths, somewhat in the fashion of Bowden bicycle or the like. They are attached at one end to the ball 3 by means of outflared portions having a concave bottom face engaging the surface of said ball 3; the various cables extend through an elastic strap 11 surrounding one portion of said ball 3 and comprising suitably spaced orifices permitting the passage of the bare cable ends therethrough.
  • the outared portions 10 are thus constantly pressed by said strap 11 against the ball surface.
  • the bare cable ends extend through the wall of the cavity or enclosure 2 they pass through sockets or like members 12 acting at the same time as abutments to the relevant sheaths 4', 5', 6 etc. of these cables.
  • the other, free ends of sheaths 4', 5 etc. are also suitably attached in the vicinity of the ends of the various dolls members to be moved or defonmed.
  • the sheath 4' is attached at 4a to a solid portion 13 of the neck, beyond which the cable 4 emerges freely to actuate the eyes as will be explained presently.
  • sheaths such as 6 and 8 for actuating the hands are attached to a harder portion 14 of the wrist of each hand.
  • FIGURE 1 there is also shown a pear-shaped bulb or like device 15 housed in the left-hand leg of the babydoll and connected through a rubber hose or like means 16 to bellows means 17 arranged inside the dolls head for a purpose to be set forth presently,
  • a pear or like element 18 enclosed in the right-hand leg of the babydoll is a pear or like element 18 connected to a hose 19 opening into a bellows or like element 20 housed in the lower portion of cavity 2.
  • bellows 17 and 20 are more or less inflated.
  • the function of bellows means 17 will be clearly apparent from the following description of FIGURES 2 and 3; the function of bellows 20 is as follows: when the doll is seated and therefore the ball 3 under the action of the gravity presses said bellows 20 mounted in the lowerpart of cavity 2, by pressing the pear 1,8, the bellows 20 is inated and the ball 3 is pushed back upwards and causes the consequent movements and defonmations of the dolls members. Therefore, the doll will be animated each time when in the seated position, the right-hand calf is depressed and further released.
  • FIGURES 2 and 3 of the drawings show more in details the mechanism provided for actuating the mouth of the doll of FIGURE 1.
  • the operative end 5a of cable 5 is opposite to the cable end associated with the ball 3.
  • This cable end 5a is relatively rigid so that when the cable 5 emerges from the end 5a of its sheath attached to the base of neck 13 this end is capable of pulling and pushing the lower end plate 21 of a bellows 22 comprising an opposite end plate 23, the bellows 22 with end plates 21, 23 forming said bellows means 17.
  • a hose 16 opens into the bellows 22.
  • the corresponding ends 24a and 25a of the two prongs of a shear-like device 26 are rigid with the end plates 21 and 23 of bellows 22, the opposite arms 24b and 25b respectively of said shear-like device being rigid with the lower and upper lips respectively of the dolls fmouth, or with adjacent portions thereof.
  • the ends 24b and 25b carry small enlarged portions force-fitted in corresponding recesses of the lower and upper lips 27 and 28 respectively of the mouth.
  • the shear-like device 26 comprises a pivot pin 29, As shown in FIGURE 2, the arms of this shearlike device 26 are advantageously cut from at sections in order to impart the maximum stiffness to the device, these sections being somewhat twisted at their ends 24a and a to facilitate the fastening thereof for example by means of screws, to the end plates 21 and 23 of bellows 22.
  • the tongue 33 consists of a small bag similar to the linger of a glove, which is formed integrally with the :mouth and turned inside out.
  • the interior of the tongue 33 may be either attached to the end 31a of arm 31 for example by a spot of glue, or simply resiliently pressed thereagainst.
  • a pivot pin 34 carrying respectively a cam 35 and a drum 36.
  • a cable or like element 37 is wound on said drum, for example by forming one loop thereon, this cable having its ends anchored to two opposite fixed points 38 and 39 of the baby-dolls head as clearly shown in FIGURE l.
  • This cable 37 may if desired have a certain elasticity.
  • the other end plate 23 carries a rotary shaft 40 provided with a roller follower 41 engaging the contour of cam 35.
  • the pivot pins 34 and 40 may be mounted either for rotation in the end plates 21 and 23, or xed, and in this last instance the cam and drum 36 on the one hand, and roller follower 41, on the other hand, are mounted on the pins 34 and 40 respectively.
  • the mode of operation of the mouth that is, notably of the lips and tongue of the doll, is clearly apparent from the above description of FIGURES l to 3.
  • the dolls mouth is alternatively opened and closed, more or less rapidly according to the thrust transmitted through the cable 5 to the plate 21; thus animating the mouth as a function of the cam contour. Moreover, in conjunction with the mouth opening and closing movements, -co-ordinate movements of the tongue in the dolls mouth are obtained.
  • the mouth opening and closing movements may be controlled simultaneously with the movements of the tongue by Iacting upon the pear 15 in order to move or less inflate the bellows 22 and therefore more or less divaricate the arms of the shear-like device 26. It may be noted that these movements controlled by means of the pear 15 can be obtained irrespective of the position of the shear-like device 26 taken as a whole, that is, when the babys feature are expressive of sadness, joy or serenity (the cable 5 being in this last case in its mean position, neither pushed nor pulled too far in the dolls head).
  • the amplitude of the movements controlled by means of said pear 15 may be as great or as moderate as desired, thus permitting of imitating a mumbling attitude, a cry, a complete astonishment, etc.
  • These movements of the mouth, controlled directly by the pear 15, are superposed, of course, to those controlled automatically by the cam rotatably driven by possible displacements of the ball 3.
  • each eye consists of a solid inner ball 42 on which the iris 43 and the pupil of the eye are drawn, the rear portion of the eye-forming ball ⁇ 42 being rigid with an actuating rod 44.
  • This ball 42 is mounted inside another, hollow ball 45 of transparent material, consisting for example of two half-balls glued or suitably assembled to the ball 42.
  • the hollow ball 45 has formed therein a notch preferably of tapered ovoid configuration having for instance a centre angle 46 (in the vertical plane of the eye) of about 45 and a centre angle 47 in the horizontal plane of the eye of the order of 7 60.
  • the ball 42 is mounted for free rotation within the hollow ball 45.
  • the ball 45 When assembling the eyes the ball 45 is force-fitted in the ocular cavity constituted by walls 48 formed integrally with the orbital arches 49 and 50 and with the remaining portions of the head.
  • the ball 45 may if desired be glued n the inner faces of said walls 48.
  • FIGURE 6 In FIGURE 6 is will be seen that the two eyes, designated by the same reference numerals but with a prime in the case of the right-hand eye, are operatively interconnected by a coupling rod 51 attached to the pair of eye-actuating arms 44 and 44.
  • the rod 51 has its ends pivotally attached to said arms 44 and 44', :and its central portion is attached to the end 4a of the cable 4 visible notably in FIGURE l.
  • a pair of forks 52 and 53 are carried respectively by the ends '7a and 9a of a pair of opposite cables 7 and 9 (also visible in FIGURE l) emerging from corresponding sheaths 7 and 9 anchored in the left-hand and right-hand portions of the head respectively.
  • the forks 52 and 53 are adapted, when the cables 7 or 9 are pushed inwards, to push the end 4a of cable 4 to the right or to the left (in relation to the baby-dolls head).
  • the cables 7 and 9 are anchored to the movable body 3 in opposite directions, so that the movements of cables 7 and 9 for pushing the end 4a of cable 4 interfere with each other.
  • FIGURES 4, 5, 6 and 1 of the drawings The movement of the eyes is clearly apparent from FIGURES 4, 5, 6 and 1 of the drawings, In fact, it will been seen that when the cable 4 is pulled or pushed in the baby-dolls head, the coupling rod 51 is moved up or down in the head. This causes the upward or downward movement of both eyes respectively, and more particularly of the inner balls 42 and 42 carrying the iris thereof, through the medium of said arms 44 and 44. As long as these arms 44 and 44 are moved within the angular limits of said angle 46 in a vertical plane of the notch formed in the hollow ball 45, only the iris moves up or down, the eye remaining open. In other words the babys eyes look upwards or downwards.
  • the actions of forks 52 and 53 pushing to the right or to the left the end 4a of cable 4 will control the turning of the eyes to the left or to the right, respectively.
  • the cables 7 and 9 are mounted in the manner shown diagrammatically in FIG- URE 1. More particularly, the cable 7 is mounted on the right-hand side of ball 3 land secured on the right-hand side of the baby-dolls head, and the other cable 9 is mounted on the left-hand side of ball 3 and secured to the left-hand side of the head.
  • the doll constantly tends to look in the direction towards which it is inclined, and notably to look at the person dandling the doll.
  • the arms 44 and 44' engage the edges of the notches limiting the walls 48, thus carrying along these walls and closing the eye while altering the shape of the orbital arches, as shown in FIGURE 5.
  • the cable 4a pushes the rods 44 and 44 upwards as shown in FIGURE 5, the upper eyelids close gradually as if the baby were asleep. If the amplitude of the movement of cable 4 were further increased, the shape of the orbital arch 49 would be altered to simulate anger and then pain (which, with the construction shown in FIGURE 1, takes place when the baby in turned upside down).
  • each hand comprises two actuating cables one leading to the thumb and the other to the four ngers of the hand which act as one, this last cable sliding for example in the foretinger.
  • the mechanism for animating the right hand of the baby-doll is shown in FIGURE l.
  • the hand is made of a flexible elastic material and that in the inoperative position it is normally nearly closed.
  • the end portions of cables 6 and 8 which engage the hand consist of spring steel or the like and are substantially rectilinear; these end portions are slidably mounted in corresponding sleeves 54 and 55 provided in the thumb and in the hand portion corresponding to the four fingers.
  • the movable body consisting of the aforesaid ball 3 is normally in frictional contact, not in rolling contact, with the inner wall of cavity 2.
  • the angular position of the elastic strap 11 surrounding the movable body 3 is practically invariable in the cavity 2 with respect to the baby-dolls body, due notably to the opposite guide cables 4 and 5 and also of the various other control cables which, in the example illustrated, are disposed regularly along a relatively long arc of the spherical body 3 and extend through the cavity 2 in a substantially central or axial vertical plane (in relation to the dolls body) of said cavity.
  • the various elements of the baby-doll notably the eyes, the mouth, the 4hands are actuated in a manner very similar to that described hereinabove in connection with the preceding figures, notably FIGURE 1.
  • the movements of the various control cables are obtained by means of an electromotor 74 suitably energized by means of dry batteries 175 adapted to be housed for example in the legs of the doll.
  • This motor 74 is adapted to drive at a relatively slow rotational speed a shaft 75 through the medium of a small pulley 76 keyed on the motor shaft and connected through a belt 77 to another, larger pulley 78 mounted for loose rotation on said shaft 75 and rotatably solid with another small pulley 79 also mounted for loose rotation on shaft 75 for driving in turn through another belt 80 a pulley 81 mounted for loose rotation on the motor shaft 74, this pulley 81 being rigid with another counterpulley 82 mounted for loose rotation on the motor shaft 74 and driving through another belt 83 a large pulley 84 keyed on said shaft 75.
  • a very high reduction ratio is obtained between the shaft of motor 74, which may be a D.C.
  • FIGURE 7 shows an axial cross-section of cam 85 with its cam groove 85a.
  • Each cam groove is engaged by at least one roller follower 95 to 100 mounted on the end of a relatively rigid resilient blade 105 to 110 sliding in a relatively stiff guide portion 91 of a casing 92 mounted in the baby-dolls body.
  • the blades 105 to 110 are connected for example by welding to the ends of corresponding control cables 115 to 120.
  • the movement of the tongue is obtained separately by means of a cable 120 and that the eyes are caused to look to the left or to the right by using a single cable 118 pulling or pushing the cable 117 adapted to move freely in a vertical direction for controlling the opening and closing of the eyes, or causing them to look down or up.
  • the cam -89 controls through the medium of cable 119 the opening or closing of the right-hand thumb, the opening and closing movements of the other lingers of the same hand ⁇ being controlled by means of another cable 119 responsive to a blade 109 carrying a roller follower 99 engaging the sinuous cam groove 89a of cam 89 but on the opposite side in relation to the axis of shaft 75.
  • another cable 119 responsive to a blade 109 carrying a roller follower 99 engaging the sinuous cam groove 89a of cam 89 but on the opposite side in relation to the axis of shaft 75.
  • the electromotor and cam assembly is mounted in a casing 92 housed within the abdomen of the baby-doll.
  • the shaft 75 is carried at one end by a ball-bearing or like bearing 93 and its opposite end extends through a member 94 in which an orifice is formed to this end, the member 94 being carried by the casing 92.
  • This member 94 is adapted to move in a direction parallel to the axis of shaft 75. It comprises a surface 94a inclined to the axis of shaft 75.
  • Another member 101 keyed on shaft 75 carries a small ball 102 or-the like rolling on said inclined surface 94a of member 94 for alternately pushing this member 94 outwards against the elastic resistance of a return spring 103 reacting against the inner wall of the abdomen of the babydoll.
  • a return spring 103 reacting against the inner wall of the abdomen of the babydoll.
  • a mercury-or-ball switch is mounted on the baby-dolls body, for example in the lower portion thereof, under the motor 74, this switch being adapted through suitable electrical connections, in certain relative inclinations of the doll, to control the different movements of the motor such as slow or fast speed, forward or reverse rotation.
  • this switch being adapted through suitable electrical connections, in certain relative inclinations of the doll, to control the different movements of the motor such as slow or fast speed, forward or reverse rotation.
  • the switch may consist for example of a structure of the type illustrated diagrammatically in FIGURES 10 ⁇ and 11 in the form of a ball switch comprising a fluid-tight, electrically insulated chamber containing a small ball 131 of conducting metal, for example a ball coated with a contact metal such as silver, gold, palladium or the like.
  • this chamber 130 is vacuumized or lled with an inert gas such as nitrogen or a rare gas.
  • an inert gas such as nitrogen or a rare gas.
  • a plurality of electrical conducting studs for example eight in number as shown in FIGURE 10, are disposed, a typical arrangement of one pair of contact studs 132, 133 being shown in detail in FIGURE ll.
  • Each pair of studs is advantageously recessed in the chamber 130 so as to constitute a small cup or pot hole such as 130a, 130b, 130C, 13011 in which the switch ball is adapted to fall and be slightly retained to facilitate the making of a satisfactory electric contact with each stud of the relevant pair for a given relative inclination of the doll.
  • These studs consist simply of suitably bent metal strips providing a gap adapted to be bridged when the ball 131 engages these studs.
  • each pair of studs may be obtained separately with the relevant cup, and thus be inserted in the walls of chamber 130, these walls comprising in this case corresponding orifices adapted to be sealed by said cups.
  • the ball 131 may be replaced by a suitable quantity of mercury, thus facilitating the manufacture and positioning of the contact studs as these may consist simply of copper rods extending through the insulating wall of chamber 130.
  • FIGURE 7 the various connections between the motor 74, battery 175 and the switch (of which the outer wall is visible at 130) are not shown in order to avoid unnecessary complications in the drawing.
  • FIGURES 12, 13 and 14 of the drawings show by way of example three wiring diagrams, inter alia, among the many ones that can be devised for interconnecting these devices.
  • FIG- URE 12 In the modified form of embodiment illustrated in FIG- URE 12 it is assumed that a switch having three operating positions (corresponding to the contacts 134, 135 and 136) is used. When one of these contacts is closed, the ball or the mercury in the switch chamber 130 bridges the two studs of a pair, the other contacts being open. Furthermore two resistances 137 and 138 are mounted in series with the motor 74.
  • This device operates as follows:
  • the motor When the ball of the three-contact switch (that is, a switch having three pairs of contact studs 134, 135 and 136) is in a position such that none of these contact pairs is bridged, the motor is de-energised.
  • the contact ball When the contact ball is in the position closing the contact pair 134, the other contacts 135 and 136 are open and the motor 74 is connected directly across the terminals of battery 175, and revolves at high speed.
  • the battery terminals supply the motor 74 through the medium of the series-connected resistance 137, thus causing the motor to operate at a reduced speed.
  • the motor when the ball closes the third contact 136, contacts 135 and 134 being open, the motor is energised in series with both resistances 137 and 138, and operates at a still lower speed.
  • a four-position switch for example of the type illustrated in FIGURE l0, is used, these four contact positions being designated by the reference numerals 139, 140, 141 and 142.
  • these four contact positions being designated by the reference numerals 139, 140, 141 and 142.
  • lClosing one of these contacts will connect the terminals of battery 175 to a corresponding electromagnetic relay 149, 150, 151 or 152.
  • Energising one of the relays will close the corresponding associated pairs of contacts, 159, 159'; 1-60, 160'; 161, 161'; 162, 162. From this electric wiring diagram it Will Ibe seen that by inserting a single electrical resist,-
  • FIG- URE 14 the same conditions of operation of the motor as those provided by the diagram of FIGURE 13 are obtained by utilizing the same relays 149 to 152 associated with the corresponding contacts 159, 159 to 162, 162.
  • a mercury switch 163 having two arms 164, 165 connected by a central portion 166 is used.
  • This switch comprises six contact studs 168 to 173 consisting for instance of copper rods extending through the insulating chamber containing the mercury 167 in switch 163.
  • switches 139 to 142 of FIGURE 13 consist respectively of pairs of contact studs 168, 169; 170, 171 and 172, 173.
  • the quantity of mercury 167 introduced into this switch is sufiicient to permit a proper bridging of the pairs of contacts but small enough to prevent the simultaneous closing of two pairs of contacts.
  • switch 163 is housed in casing 92 disposed in the abdomen of the baby-doll so that when the latter is lying horizontally on its back the mercury is collected in cup 166 (as shown in FIGURE 14).
  • the mercury flows into the arm 165 so as to start the motor firstly at low forward speed and then at high forward speed, and if the doll is inclined to the right from the preceding position (lying on its back) as the mercury is at 166, the mercury will ow into the other arm 164 so as to firstly start the motor at low reverse speed and then accelerate it at high reverse speed. It will be noted that when the mercury penetrates into one of the arms 164 or 165, it can flow from one to the other arm only after passing through the common section 166, thus de-energising the motor.
  • the mercury having own from cup 166 to arm 165, if the babydoll is subsequently inclined to the yright (without laying it back to its horizontal position) the mercury will remain in said arm 165, so that the sequence of movements and deformations in course remains unchanged.
  • a rather similar two-armed switch containing a ball instead of a certain quantity of .mercury 167 could be used in lieu of switch 163, by providing only four pairs of contact studs suitably disposed in the two arms, instead of the six studs 168 to 173.
  • the arrangements may be such that when the doll is lying on its back it will remain motionless with closed eyes. It may also be noted that if a girl plays with a doll of this type, she will leave it lying as a rule only when the doll has closed its eyes, that is, when itis asleep.
  • a remote control device may be contemplated notably in the form of a radio localizing system permitting of modifying at will the relative inclination of the switch in the baby-dolls body, this switch being either pivotally mounted and urged to its normal position by spring means, or preferably mounted for rotation about a pivot pin; in this case the switch may have substantially the shape of a toroid or ring in which the aforesaid pairs of Contact studs could be provided, the ball or mercury rolling therein.
  • the starting or stopping of a sequence of movements and/or deformations are remote controlled through said cams.
  • the chamber containing said movable body consisting of a relatively heavy ball 3 may be filled with a fluid having a given viscosity for retarding the movements of said movable body in said chamber.
  • An animated doll comprising movable and deformable members each provided with a respective actuating means, a closed internal cavity, a free movable body enclosed in said cavity and means for operatively connecting said actuating means to said body wherein eyes are constituted by a ball on which the iris and the pupilla are drawn said ball being rotatably mounted in a hollow transparent ball formed with a notch of tapered ovoid configuration having a central angle from about 45 to about 60, an actuating arm secured to the rear portion of the ball carrying the iris extending through said notch, said hollow transparent ball ⁇ being force fitted in the ocular cavity so as to be rigid therewith, said ocular cavity being formed integrally with orbital arches and other portions of the dolls head, the actuating arms of the two eyes being articulated at both ends of a connecting rod which is connected to a rst actuating cable forming an aforesaid actuating means, whereas when said cable is actuated the iris of both eyes is raised or lowered
  • An animated doll comprising movable and deformable members each provided with a respective actuating means, a closed internal cavity, al free movable ⁇ body enclosed in said cavity and means for operatively connecting said actuating means to said body wherein the mouth is actuated Iby a set oftwo'levers pivoted like the arms of shears of which the ends terminate respectively in the vicinity of the lips and at points solidv with two opposite end plates of bellows, said bellows being connected on one hand to an actuating-fluid inlet hose and on the other hand through one of said end plates to a control cable forming said actuating means causing said bellows to be raised and lowered in the baby-dolls head, a drum being rotatably mounted on a first of said end plates of said bellows and a cord being wound thereon and secured by its opposite ends in the dolls head, the drum rbeing solid with a cam in rolling engagement with a roller mounted on the second end plate of the bellows, whereby said drum rotate

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