Patent Application
20150375127
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a doll body, and particularly to a doll body having a variable posture.
2. Description of Related Art
For toys including a doll body, various types have been devised that have variations with unpredictability.
For instance, a doll body is provided with an operation portion. A first operation via the operation portion allows a release means to release a first retention means and other retention means at different times, and a second operation via the operation portion allows the release means to release the first retention means and the other retention means at substantially the same time (refer to Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2012-115504).
In this manner, an operation via the operation portion causes different variations of the doll body, and a toy with unpredictability can be obtained.
As described above, in the aforementioned doll body, it is necessary to incorporate an operation portion, a retention means, and a release means into the doll body, and thus the configuration is extremely complicated.
However, on the other hand, it is demanded that an element of surprise of a doll body be enjoyed easily based on feasibility of forming the doll body for which the posture can be varied by a simple operation.
The present invention has been made in consideration of such a situation, and it is an object of the invention to provide a doll body that is capable of forming another aspect having a different posture even with a simple operation.
A doll body of the present invention has a head portion, a trunk portion, and plural limbs having a joint portion, and each of the limbs has a length adjustment portion that adjusts the length of the limb.
It is preferable that the joint portion be formed of divided halves that are divided one limb and the other limb, the joint portion include an axial body provided in the one limb and a hole which is formed in the other limb and into which the axial body is inserted, and the length adjustment portion be formed as a long hole that is extension of the hole of the joint portion in a longitudinal direction of the limb. Also, it is preferable that the length adjustment portion be formed of divided halves that are divided one limb and the other limb, and the length adjustment portion include a rod body provided in an end face of the one limb and an opening which is formed in an end face of the other limb and into which the rod body is insertable.
It is preferable that the doll body have a space adjustment portion capable of adjusting a space between the trunk portion and the head portion, and the space adjustment portion include a rod body provided in one of the trunk portion and the head portion and an opening which is formed in the other of the trunk portion and the head portion and into which the rod body is insertable.
It is preferable that the trunk portion include a trunk portion body and a hip portion, the trunk portion have a space adjustment portion capable of adjusting a space between the trunk portion body and the hip portion, and the space adjustment portion include a rod body provided in one of the trunk portion body and the hip portion and an opening which is formed in the other of the trunk portion body and the hip portion and into which the rod body is insertable.
It is preferable that the doll body have a shoulder member that is rotatably mounted on the trunk portion, and the shoulder member have a curved portion that is capable of surrounding lateral faces of the trunk portion when the shoulder member is rotated forward.
It is preferable that an alternative limb cover and be mounted on the limb, the alternative limb corresponding to the length of the limb adjusted by the length adjustment portion. It is preferable that at least one of an alternative trunk portion and an alternative head portion cover and be mounted on the trunk portion or the head portion, the at least one corresponding to the space between the trunk portion and the head portion, adjusted by the space adjustment portion. It is preferable that at least one of an alternative trunk portion body and an alternative hip portion cover and be mounted on the trunk portion body or the hip portion, the at least one corresponding to the space between the trunk portion body and the hip portion, adjusted by the space adjustment portion.
With the doll body configured in this manner, it is possible to form another aspect having a different posture even with a simple operation.
Hereinafter, modes (hereinafter, referred to as embodiments) for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be noted that the same element is denoted by the same numeral through the entire description of the embodiments.
As illustrated in
The left side arm portion 30 is formed by successively connecting an upper arm portion 30A, a lower arm portion 30B, and a hand portion 30C from a shoulder 70 side which is an upper portion of the trunk portion 10. The right side arm portion 40 is formed by successively connecting an upper arm portion 40A, a lower arm portion 40B, and a hand portion 40C.
In
The left side leg portion 50 is formed by successively connecting an upper thigh portion 50A, a lower thigh portion 50B, and a foot portion 50C from the hip portion 10B side. The right side leg portion 60 is formed by successively connecting an upper thigh portion 60A, a lower thigh portion 60B, and a foot portion 60C from the hip portion 10B side.
It is to be noted that the trunk portion 10 is provided with the rod body 10P and the head portion 20 is provided with the hole 20H in
It is to be noted that the hip portion 10B is provided with the rod body 10BP and the trunk portion body 10A is provided with the hole 10AH in
In addition, a length adjustment portion 85 is formed in the upper thigh portion 50A, and is constructed by inserting a rod body 50AP into a hole 50AH, the rod body 50AP being provided in the end face of one upper thigh portion, the hole 50AH being formed in the end face of the other upper thigh portion, the one and the other upper thigh portions being divided at the position of the length adjustment portion 85. The rod body 50AP is formed to be relatively long and the hole 50AH is formed to be relatively deep. Also, the rod body 50AP inserted into the hole 50AH is designed to be movable in an axial direction with slight friction with inserted in the hole 50AH. Thus, as illustrated in
It is to be noted that as illustrated in
In addition, a joint portion 75 is provided between the upper thigh portion 50A and the lower thigh portion 50B and includes a length adjustment portion 86. That is, the lower end of the upper thigh portion 50A has a long hole plate 75A that is pivotally supported on the upper thigh portion 50A by an axial body 91 as illustrated in
Also, the foot portion 50C is mounted on the lower end of the lower thigh portion 50B so as to be rotatable about an axial body 93 that extends to the right and left of the doll body 1.
In
First, a shoulder portion 70 is mounted on an upper portion of the trunk portion 10, the shoulder portion 70 having a curved portion that is depressed on the front side. In the mounting of the shoulder portion 70 on the trunk portion 10, a spherical body 70A provided at a tip end of the shoulder 70 is internally included by the trunk body 10, thereby enabling a swinging operation of the shoulder portion 70 with respect to the trunk portion 10.
The upper arm portion 40A is connected to the other end of the shoulder portion 70 opposite to the trunk body 10. A cylindrical body 41 is mounted on the other end of the shoulder portion 70 so as to be rotatable about the axis and an U-shaped body 42 is formed on one end of the upper arm portion 40 so as to sandwich the lateral faces of the cylindrical body 41. Projections 43 are formed on the respective opposed lateral faces of the cylindrical body 41 and are inserted into holes 44 formed in respective opposed pieces of the U-shaped body 42. Thus, the upper arm portion 40A is designed to be rotatable (in the arrow directions in the Figures) about an axial direction with respect to the shoulder portion 70. It is to be noted that a state is illustrated in which the right side upper arm portion 40 and the left side upper arm portion 30 in the Figures are rotated with an angle difference of 90° with respect to the shoulder portion 70.
In addition, a length adjustment portion 87 is formed in the upper arm portion 40A and is constructed by inserting a rod body 40AP into a hole 40AH, the rod body 40AP being provided in the end face of one upper arm portion, the hole 40AH being formed in the end face of the other upper arm portion, the one and the other upper arm portions being divided at the position of the length adjustment portion 87. The rod body 40AP is formed to be relatively long and the hole 40AH is formed to be relatively deep. Also, the rod body 40AP inserted into the hole 40AH is designed to be movable in an axial direction with slight friction with inserted in the hole 40AH. This enables adjustment of the length of the upper arm portion 40A.
The joint portion 76 between the upper arm portion 40A and the lower arm portion 40B is constructed by connecting a plate body 78 to an U-shaped body 77 via an axial body 79 that penetrates through the U-shaped body 77 and the plate body 78, the plate body 78 being formed in the upper end of the lower arm portion 40B, the U-shaped body 77 being formed in the lower end of the upper arm portion 40A.
The left side arm portion 30 and the right side arm portion 40 configured in this manner are easy to be disposed close to and in front of the trunk portion 10 because the shoulder portions 70 on which the left and right side arm portions are mounted are formed to have a curved portion that is depressed on the front side of the doll body 1. It is to be noted that as long as the shape of each shoulder portion 70 has a curved portion that can surround lateral faces of the trunk portion 10 when the shoulder portion 70 is rotated forward, the shape is not particularly limited. For instance, the shape may be a curved shape such as a bow shape or a bent shape such as a hiragana character “ku”. By having such a shape, for instance, as illustrated in
It is to be noted that as is apparent from
In the doll body 1 configured in this manner, for each limb of the left side leg portion 50, the right side leg portion 60, the left side arm portion 30, and the right side arm portion 40, the length of the limb can be adjusted by one of the length adjustment portions 85, 86, 87, which is formed in the limb. Also, the space between the trunk portion 10 and the head portion 20 can be adjusted by the space adjustment portion 80 formed between the trunk portion 10 and the head portion 20. In addition, the space between the trunk portion body 10A and the hip portion 10B can be adjusted by the space adjustment portion 81 formed between the trunk portion body 10A and the hip portion 10B.
Consequently, in the doll body 1, the space between the trunk portion 10 and the head portion 20, and the space between the trunk portion body 10A and the hip portion 10B can be changed, thereby achieving the effect that variations of the overall posture of the doll body 1 can be enjoyed.
In
In the head portion 20 of the doll body 1, an alternative head portion 20′, which is prepared in advance, is designed to cover and to be mounted on the head portion 20. The alternative head portion 20′ includes, for instance, two members A, B that are front and back divided halves. The alternative head portion 20′ is designed to be mounted on the head portion 20 by covering the head portion 20 with the members A, B from the front and the back. It is to be noted that each of the members A, B of the alternative head portion 20′ may be configured to be fitted to the head portion 20 or the members A, B may be configured to be engaged with each other. In this case, since the space between the trunk portion 10 and the head portion 20 is maximized as described above, the alternative head portion 20′ covers and is mountable on the head portion 20.
Similarly, in the trunk portion body 10A of the doll body 1, an alternative trunk portion body 10A′, which is prepared in advance, is designed to cover and to be mountable on the trunk portion body 10A. The alternative trunk portion body 10A′ includes for instance, two members A, B in the front and two members C, D in the back. The alternative trunk portion body 10A′ is designed to be mounted on the trunk portion body 10A by covering the trunk portion body 10A with the members A, B, C, D from the front and the back. It is to be noted that each of the members A, B, C, D of the alternative trunk portion body 10A′ may be configured to be fitted to the alternative trunk portion body 10A′ or the members A, B, C, D may be configured to be engaged with each other. In this case, since the space between the trunk portion 10 and the head portion 20 or the space between the trunk portion body 10A and the hip portion 10B is maximized as described above, the alternative trunk portion body 10A′ covers and is mountable on the trunk portion body 10A.
Similarly, in the hip portion 10B of the doll body 1, an alternative hip portion 10B′, which is prepared in advance, is designed to cover and to be mountable on the hip portion 10B of the doll body 1. The alternative hip portion 10B′ includes, for instance, two members A, B that are front and back divided halves. The alternative hip portion 10B′ is designed to be mounted on the hip portion 10B by covering the hip portion 10B with the members A, B from the front and the back. Each of the members A, B of the alternative hip portion 10B′ may be configured to be fitted to the hip portion 10B or the members A, B may be configured to be engaged with each other. In this case, since the space between the trunk portion body 10A and the hip portion 10B is maximized as described above, the alternative hip portion 10B′ covers and is mountable on the hip portion 10B.
Furthermore, for instance, in the right side leg portion 60, an alternative leg portion 60′, which is prepared in advance, is designed to cover and to be mountable on the leg portion 60. The alternative leg 60′ includes, for instance, a member A and two members B, C, the member A being configured to cover the upper thigh portion 60A from the side, the members B, C being configured to cover the lower thigh portion 60B from the front and the back. Each of the members A, B, C of the alternative leg portion 60′ may be configured to be fitted to the leg portion 60 or the members A, B, C may be configured to be engaged with each other. In this case, since the length of the leg portion 60 is maximized as described above, the alternative leg portion 60′ can be mounted on the leg portion 60 according to the length of the leg portion 60.
It is to be noted that although the alternative leg portion, the alternative arm portion of the left side leg portion 50, the left side arm portion 30, and the right side arm portion 40 are not illustrated in
For instance, as illustrated in
In the second embodiment, on all of the head portion 20, the trunk portion 10, the limbs 30, 40, 50, 60 of the doll body 1, the alternative head portion 20′, the alternative trunk portion 10′, the alternative limbs 30′, 40′, 50′, 60′ are designed to be mountable, respectively. However, without being limited to this, for instance, a new doll body may be formed in a posture in which the alternative head portion 20′ is not mounted on the head portion 20 of the doll body 1. In this case, for instance, when the alternative head portion 20′ is not mounted, without increasing the space between the head portion 20 and the trunk portion 10, the space may be short.
Also, it goes without saying that the alternative head portion 20′, the alternative trunk portion 10′ to be mounted on the head portion 20, the trunk portion 10 and the like of the doll body 1 may be prepared in various sizes or different forms and some of those alternatives may be selected and used.
In each of the aforementioned embodiments, a doll body made in the image of a human has been described. However, without being limited to this, it goes without saying that the present invention is applicable to a doll body made in the image of an animal or the like, for instance.
The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments so far. It goes without saying that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope of the description in the aforementioned embodiments. It is apparent for those skilled in the art that various modifications and improvements may be made on the aforementioned embodiments. It is apparent from the description in the Claims that the embodiments, on which those modifications and improvements are made, can also be included in the technical scope of the present invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-033848 | Feb 2013 | JP | national |
This application is a national stage application, filed under 35 U.S.C. §371, of International Application No. PCT/JP2013/083757, filed Dec. 17, 2013, which claims priority to Japanese Application No. 2013-033848, filed Feb. 22, 2013, the contents of which as are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/JP2013/083757 | 12/17/2013 | WO | 00 |
