Cable and rotor/linkage actuation system for animated toy mechanized movable limb
US6626731B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H3/48
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A toy doll with articulated moveable wrist/hand structure. A motor in the doll operates to pull on a cable which is drivingly linked to the wrist/hand structure through rotors and links that cooperate, along with regions in the wrist/hand structure to effect complex/compound rotational, translational, and revolutional motions in the wrist/hand structure. The rotors, links and regions mentioned form a pair of interactive pantograph-like arrangements that enhance the produced motions by introducing mechanical advantage.
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