Animated characters utilizing face unit mechanism and control system
US5855502A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H3/40
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An animated character having a face unit provided in a support structure upper body portion so as to resemble a singing tree. The face unit includes a face member and mechanism which consists of two pivotable eye elements and a lower lip element each separately driven by an electric motor through a gear and linkage system. A control circuit unit and a speaker are provided in the support structure, so that the eyes and mouth elements of the face unit are moved by the face mechanism in synchronism with singing and/or speaking sounds produced by the control circuit system and speaker mounted in the support structure.
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