Amusement devices: toys – Figure toy or accessory therefor – Having sounding means
Patent
1997-09-08
1998-12-29
Yu, Mickey
Amusement devices: toys
Figure toy or accessory therefor
Having sounding means
446304, 446420, A63H 328, A63H 324
Patent
active
058533150
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a sound generating toy, and more particularly to a sound generating toy adapted to generate sound when a toy food made in imitation of food is put in a mouth thereof.
BACKGROUND ART
A conventional sound generating toy is generally constructed so that a switch or sensor suitably arranged on a toy body of the toy detects vibration or sound to actuate a sound generating unit such as a sound synthesizing IC or the like arranged in the toy body, to thereby generate sound.
Unfortunately, the conventional sound generating toy requires a power supply for actuating the sound generating unit, to thereby require frequent replacement of exhausted batteries or cells, resulting in a maintenance fee of the toy being significantly increased. Also, exhaustion of the power supply leads to interruption of operation of the toy.
The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing disadvantage of the prior art. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a sound generating toy which is capable of generating effective sound while being simplified in structure and without requiring any specific power supply.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a sound generating toy which is capable of exhibiting increased reality.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, a sound generating toy is provided. The sound generating toy includes a toy body provided with a head and a mouth arranged in the head, wherein sound is generated when a toy food is put in the mouth. The toy further includes a door member arranged in the head so as to be moved when a toy food made in imitation of food is put in the mouth, a spiral spring unit including a spiral spring, an input shaft and an output shaft and arranged in the head, a wind-up mechanism arranged in the head and actuated in association with the door member to wind up the spiral spring of the spiral spring unit, and a sound generating means arranged in the head for generating sound. The output shaft of the spiral spring unit is mounted thereon with an eccentric rotation member, so that rotation of the output shaft causes the eccentric rotation member to engage with the sound generating means to permit the sound generating means to mechanically and cyclically generate sound.
A sound generating toy in accordance with the present invention generates sound of increased reality while being simplified in structure. Also, it generates sound without requiring any battery as a power source, to thereby be played with at any time and anywhere as desired. Furthermore, it never produces any exhausted batteries as waste, and thus it is friendly to the environment.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the toy further includes a lower jaw member pivotally arranged in the mouth and a lever operatively connected to the lower jaw member to vertically pivotally move the lower jaw member, wherein the output shaft of the spiral spring unit is mounted thereon with an eccentric cam and the cam is engaged with the lever. Such construction permits the lower jaw member to be actuated in synchronism with generation of sound from beginning to end, to thereby exhibit more increased reality.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the door member is arranged in a manner to be pivotally movable, the wind-up mechanism comprises a sector gear provided on the door member, the input shaft of the spiral spring unit is mounted thereon with a wind-up gear, and the sector gear is engaged with the wind-up gear.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the toy body is formed therein with a passage for transferring the toy food therethrough in a manner to extend from the mouth to a rear portion of the toy body, the passage has an opening formed at the rear portion of the toy body, and the rear portion of the toy body is provided with a receptacle section for covering the opening of the passage and receiving the toy food.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sound ge
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