EP0441566A1 - Spielzeugfigur mit beleuchteten Augen und mechanisch zu öffnenden Augenlidern - Google Patents

Spielzeugfigur mit beleuchteten Augen und mechanisch zu öffnenden Augenlidern Download PDF

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EP0441566A1
EP0441566A1 EP91300876A EP91300876A EP0441566A1 EP 0441566 A1 EP0441566 A1 EP 0441566A1 EP 91300876 A EP91300876 A EP 91300876A EP 91300876 A EP91300876 A EP 91300876A EP 0441566 A1 EP0441566 A1 EP 0441566A1
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Rouben Terzian
S. James Mclaughlin
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Breslow Morrison Terzian & Associates Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/36—Details; Accessories
    • A63H3/38—Dolls' eyes
    • A63H3/40—Dolls' eyes movable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/006—Dolls provided with electrical lighting
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/20—Dolls with parts moved due to movements of other parts, e.g. limbs

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  • This invention relates to soft toy characters or dolls with lighted features and more particularly to such characters or dolls with lighted eye features.
  • the "DOZZZY" Doll had back lit facial features, including the eyes, that changed in apparent synchronization with speech emanating from an internal, electrically powered, audio source.
  • a plush or soft character or doll having eyes that will not only light up but will also open and close in response to pressure exerted by a child.
  • the invention provides a toy character or doll comprising in combination: a compressible body; a head mounted atop the body; a pair of eyes capable of transmitting light mounted in the head; a selectively energizeable light source disposed behind the eyes; at least one movable lid member carried by the head for each of the eyes for selectively covering or exposing the eyes; means for mechanically moving the at least one lid member for each of the eyes for covering and exposing the eyes; the mechanical means including an actuator within the body; the actuator being movable in response to pressure exerted upon a portion of the compressible body; and the mechanical means including means biasing the at least one movable lid member for each of the eyes to cover the eyes and also biasing the actuator.
  • FIG. 1 a toy plush bear 10 having a body 12, pair of arms 13, a pair of legs 14 and a head 15.
  • Bear 10, or more particularly head 15 has a pair of ears 17, a nose 18, a sewn mouth 19 and a pair of eyes 20 which are shown in FIG. 2.
  • eyes 20 are covered by a pair of biased shut upper eyelids 22, which include rims 23, and lower eyelids 24.
  • Rim 23 on each upper eyelid 22 slightly overlaps each respective lower eyelid 24 when the eyelids are in the closed position as is best illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4.
  • shut eyelids 22 and 24 When pressure is exerted upon the abdominal area of body 12, such as by a hand 25 grasping toy plush bear as illustrated in FIG. 2, the normally biased shut eyelids 22 and 24 are pivoted to open and expose eyes 20 while simultaneously actuating a battery powered light source disposed behind each of the eyes.
  • a pair of eyelids operating in combination for each eye is preferred because less movement of an actuator, and hence less pressure, is required which facilitates operation by a small child.
  • Toy bear 10 is stuffed with any conventional filler material 26.
  • a housing 28 which has an open lower front portion.
  • Mounted in housing 28 for movement in a generally vertically oriented plane between the front and back of bear 10 is an actuator lever 30.
  • Carried on the front of actuator lever 30 is a pad 31 which is conveniently circular when viewed from the front as in FIG. 3 and generally hemispherical when viewed from the side as in FIGS. 4 and 6.
  • the function of pad 31 is to provide a broader surface for application of pressure than the edge of actuator lever 30.
  • pad 31 is made of a somewhat resilient material such as rubber or an expanded plastic foam which is more dense than the stuffing material 26 but still does not have the hard sharp feel of a dense plastic or metal.
  • Actuator lever 30, or more particularly its lower end 32 extends out through a slot 33 in housing 28.
  • a transverse pin 34 is secured in projecting end 32 to prevent actuator lever 30 from moving up and out of housing 28.
  • the actuator lever also has an upper end 35 that is best shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.
  • Disposed closely behind actuator lever 30 are a pair of normally biased open switch contacts 37 and 38. Upon actuator lever 30 being pushed back, it urges switch contact 37 into electrical energy transmitting engagement with switch contact 38 as is illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • Switch contacts 37 and 38 are connected through wiring (not shown) to batteries 39 and light bulbs 40 which are shown in FIG. 5. Batteries 39 are mounted in the upper rear portion of housing 28 in conventional clips 41.
  • a wall 43 that spans across the upper portion of housing 28.
  • Each of light bulbs 40 are received in a respective sleeve 45.
  • a sleeve 47 that extends rearwardly, that is in the opposite direction from sleeves 45.
  • Sleeve 47 receives a reciprocating piston rod 49 which has a forward piston head 50.
  • a compression coil spring 51 Disposed around piston rod 49, behind piston head 50 and in front of transverse wall 43 is a compression coil spring 51 which biases piston rod 49 and piston head 50 to a forwardmost position as illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • Piston head 50 has a pocket 52 in which upper end 35 of actuator 30 is received.
  • Each of the pair of upper eyelids 22 is connected by a central bridge member 53 from which a tab 54 extends upwardly.
  • each of the pair of lower eyelids 24 is connected by a central bridge 56 from which tab 57 depends.
  • Upper eyelids 22 and lower eyelids 24 are mounted for pivotal movement about a common pin 60 that passes through apertures in lower eyelids 24 and an aperture extending through a portion of bridge 53 between each of the two lower eyelids 24.
  • Each end of pin 60 is mounted in a respective eye 20.
  • a curved link 64 is connected by suitable threaded fasteners or rivets 65 adjacent each of its ends.
  • One end of link 64 is connected to tab 54 and the other to one side of piston head 50.
  • Another curved link 67 is also connected adjacent its ends by fasteners 65 with one end being connected to tab 57. The other end of link 67 is connected to piston head 50 on the side opposite that to which link 64 is connected.
  • contacts 37 and 38 are relatively closely spaced from each other and are proximate the actuator lever, very little movement of actuator lever 30 is required to engage the contacts and turn lights 40 on in eyes 20. Such energization of lights 40 occurs as soon as the eyelids 22 and 24 begin to pivot apart. Accordingly, eyes 20 will be lit whenever eyelids 22 and 24 are open. Overlapping rims help in obscuring the light if it should turn on before the lids open or if it should stay on for a while after the lids close.

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DE29612519U1 (de) * 1995-07-07 1996-09-05 ONILCO Innovacion S.A., Onil, Alicante Vorrichtung zum Schließen eines Auges oder beider Augen einer Puppe
FR2736276A1 (fr) * 1995-07-07 1997-01-10 Onilco Innovacion Sa Dispositif pour produire la fermeture de l'un ou des deux yeux d'une poupee
US7566258B2 (en) * 2004-11-17 2009-07-28 Sally Lee Connolly Interactive plush toy
US7641535B2 (en) * 2002-11-20 2010-01-05 Hasbro, Inc. Artificial eye assemblies
US8052502B2 (en) 2004-11-17 2011-11-08 Sally Lee Connolly Illuminated artificial eye structures for toys, mannequins and the like
US20150093958A1 (en) * 2013-10-01 2015-04-02 Rehco, Llc System for Controlled Distribution of Light in Toy Characters
WO2017166991A1 (zh) * 2016-03-31 2017-10-05 深圳光启合众科技有限公司 具有眨眼功能的机器人
CN108237538A (zh) * 2016-12-23 2018-07-03 深圳光启合众科技有限公司 机器人的眼部结构、机器人的头部结构和机器人

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FR564365A (fr) * 1923-03-27 1923-12-28 Perfectionnement aux têtes en cire ou autres substances, utilisées pour les étalages
US2572795A (en) * 1949-07-30 1951-10-23 George W Wood Nursing doll
GB826627A (en) * 1955-02-18 1960-01-13 Walter Kourt Walss Improvements relating to dolls and other figures
GB1166410A (en) * 1968-03-12 1969-10-08 Marvin Glass And Asssociates Illuminated Toy Figure
US3699707A (en) * 1971-08-23 1972-10-24 Mattel Inc Doll with blinking eyelids moved by a pendulum
GB1425306A (en) * 1974-07-17 1976-02-18 Tomy Kogyo Co Toy doll
US4424644A (en) * 1981-02-06 1984-01-10 Mattel, Inc. Winking apparatus for figure toy

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FR564365A (fr) * 1923-03-27 1923-12-28 Perfectionnement aux têtes en cire ou autres substances, utilisées pour les étalages
US2572795A (en) * 1949-07-30 1951-10-23 George W Wood Nursing doll
GB826627A (en) * 1955-02-18 1960-01-13 Walter Kourt Walss Improvements relating to dolls and other figures
GB1166410A (en) * 1968-03-12 1969-10-08 Marvin Glass And Asssociates Illuminated Toy Figure
US3699707A (en) * 1971-08-23 1972-10-24 Mattel Inc Doll with blinking eyelids moved by a pendulum
GB1425306A (en) * 1974-07-17 1976-02-18 Tomy Kogyo Co Toy doll
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE29612519U1 (de) * 1995-07-07 1996-09-05 ONILCO Innovacion S.A., Onil, Alicante Vorrichtung zum Schließen eines Auges oder beider Augen einer Puppe
FR2736276A1 (fr) * 1995-07-07 1997-01-10 Onilco Innovacion Sa Dispositif pour produire la fermeture de l'un ou des deux yeux d'une poupee
DE19602732A1 (de) * 1995-07-07 1997-01-16 Onilco Innovacion Sa Vorrichtung zum Schließen eines Auges oder beider Augen einer Puppe
US7641535B2 (en) * 2002-11-20 2010-01-05 Hasbro, Inc. Artificial eye assemblies
US7566258B2 (en) * 2004-11-17 2009-07-28 Sally Lee Connolly Interactive plush toy
US8052502B2 (en) 2004-11-17 2011-11-08 Sally Lee Connolly Illuminated artificial eye structures for toys, mannequins and the like
US20150093958A1 (en) * 2013-10-01 2015-04-02 Rehco, Llc System for Controlled Distribution of Light in Toy Characters
US9636594B2 (en) * 2013-10-01 2017-05-02 Rehco, Llc System for controlled distribution of light in toy characters
WO2017166991A1 (zh) * 2016-03-31 2017-10-05 深圳光启合众科技有限公司 具有眨眼功能的机器人
CN108237538A (zh) * 2016-12-23 2018-07-03 深圳光启合众科技有限公司 机器人的眼部结构、机器人的头部结构和机器人
CN108237538B (zh) * 2016-12-23 2024-06-28 深圳光启合众科技有限公司 机器人的眼部结构、机器人的头部结构和机器人

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