Walking and rocking toy device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6190230
  • Patent Number
    6,190,230
  • Date Filed
    Friday, January 7, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, February 20, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Ackun; Jacob K.
    • Francis; Faye
Abstract
A walking and rocking toy device has a base seat, a transmission mechanism, a hollow cylinder casing, and an annular cover. The hollow cylinder casing covers the base seat. The transmission mechanism is disposed between the base seat and the hollow cylinder casing. The hollow cylinder casing has a center portion and an annular recess receiving the annular cover. A micromotion switch device is disposed on the center portion of the hollow cylinder casing. A cell box is disposed on the base seat. A cell box cover is disposed on a bottom of the base seat to cover the cell box. A contact starting switch is disposed on a lateral of the cell box.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a walking and rocking toy device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a walking and rocking toy device which can rock and walk forward.




A conventional walking toy device has a very complex structure. It is not easy to assemble the conventional walking toy device. If an element is broken, the whole conventional walking toy device will become useless.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




An object of the present invention is to provide a walking and rocking toy device which can rock and walk forward.




Accordingly, a walking and rocking toy device comprises a base seat, a transmission mechanism, a hollow cylinder casing, and an annular cover. The hollow cylinder casing covers the base seat. The transmission mechanism is disposed between the base seat and the hollow cylinder casing. The hollow cylinder casing has a center portion, a plurality of arc holes, a plurality of protruded blocks, and an annular recess receiving the annular cover. A micromotion switch device is disposed on the center portion of the hollow cylinder casing. The base seat has three columns inserted in the arc holes of the hollow cylinder casing and two pairs of pillars. Each of the columns has a threaded hole. Each of the pillars has a threaded aperture. A cell box is disposed on the base seat. A cell box cover is disposed on a bottom of the base seat to cover the cell box. A contact starting switch is disposed on a lateral of the cell box. The transmission mechanism comprises a first gear casing, a second gear casing engaging with the first gear casing, a motor and a gear set disposed between the first gear casing and the second gear casing, and two movable devices fastened on the first gear casing and the second gear casing. Each of the first gear casing and the second gear casing has an upper post having an upper groove, an arc arm, and two positioning plates fastened on the pillars. The gear set has a first gear coaxial with a belt pulley, a second gear coaxial with a first clutch gear and a second clutch gear, a third gear, a fourth gear, and a fifth gear. A shaft of the motor passes through the first gear casing. A belt surrounds the belt pulley and the shaft of the motor. The first gear engages with the second gear. The second gear engages with the fourth gear and the fifth gear. The fourth gear engages with the fifth gear. The first gear drives the second gear. The second gear drives the third gear. The third gear drives the first clutch gear and the second clutch gear. A coiled spring is disposed on the second clutch gear. The second clutch gear dirves the fourth gear and the fifth gear alternatively. A first shaft passes through the fourth gear. Two distal portions of the first shaft are fixed on the first gear casing and the second gear casing. The fifth gear drives a crown gear. A rotating shaft passes through the fifth gear and an eccentric wheel. Each of the movable devices has a walking plate having an oblong aperture receiving a second shaft and a circular hole receiving an eccentric shaft. The eccentric shaft has a square aperture receiving the first shaft. The second shaft passes through the fifth gear. A rocking device has a rocking bar, the rotating shaft, and the eccentric wheel. The eccentric wheel is disposed on a top portion of the first gear casing and a top portion of the second gear casing. A protruded rod is disposed on the eccentric wheel. The rocking bar has a round hole, an oblong hole, and a through hole. The round hole of the rocking bar receives the upper post. The oblong hole of the rocking bar receives the protruded rod. A round rod is disposed in the hollow cylinder casing to be inserted in the through hole of the rocking bar.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective exploded view of a walking and rocking toy device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a sectional assembly view of a walking and rocking toy device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a perspective schematic view illustrating a doll enclosing a walking and rocking toy device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 4

is a sectional schematic view illustrating a forward operation of a walking and rocking toy device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 5

is another sectional schematic view illustrating a forward operation of a walking and rocking toy device of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention;





FIG. 6

is a sectional schematic view illustrating a position of a gear set while the gear set drives a movable device;





FIG. 7

is a sectional schematic view illustrating a position of a gear set while the gear set drives a rocking device; and





FIG. 8

is a schematic view illustrating an operation of a rocking bar of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to

FIGS. 1

to


8


, a walking and rocking toy device comprises a base seat


1


, a transmission mechanism


2


, a hollow cylinder casing


3


, and an annular cover


4


.




The hollow cylinder casing


3


covers the base seat


1


. The transmission mechanism


2


is disposed between the base seat


1


and the hollow cylinder casing


3


.




The hollow cylinder casing


3


has a center portion


31


, a plurality of arc holes


322


, a plurality of protruded blocks


323


, and an annular recess


32


receiving the annular cover


4


.




A micromotion switch device


33


is disposed on the center portion


31


of the hollow cylinder casing


3


.




The base seat


1


has three columns


12


inserted in the arc holes


322


of the hollow cylinder casing


3


and two pairs of pillars


13


. Each of the columns


12


has a threaded hole


121


. Each of the pillars


13


has a threaded aperture


131


.




A cell box


11


is disposed on the base seat


1


. A cell box cover


111


is disposed on a bottom of the base seat


1


to cover the cell box


11


.




A contact starting switch


14


is disposed on a lateral of the cell box


11


.




The transmission mechanism


2


comprises a first gear casing


21


, a second gear casing


21


′ engaging with the first gear casing


21


, a motor


212


and a gear set


22


disposed between the first gear casing


21


and the second gear casing


21


′, and two movable devices


23


fastened on the first gear casing


21


and the second gear casing


21


′.




Each of the first gear casing


21


and the second gear casing


21


′ has an upper post


218


having an upper groove


2181


, an arc arm


215


to clamp a horn


216


, and two positioning plates


211


fastened on the pillars


13


. A horn cover


217


encloses the horn


216


.




The gear set


22


has a first gear


221


coaxial with a belt pulley


214


, a second gear


222


coaxial with a first clutch gear


224


and a second clutch gear


225


, a third gear


223


, a fourth gear


226


, and a fifth gear


227


.




A shaft of the motor


212


passes through the first gear casing


21


.




A belt


213


surrounds the belt pulley


214


and the shaft of the motor


212


.




The first gear


221


engages with the second gear


222


. The second gear


222


engages with the fourth gear


226


and the fifth gear


227


. The fourth gear


226


engages with the fifth gear


227


. The first gear


221


drives the second gear


222


. The second gear


222


drives the third gear


223


. The third gear


223


drives the first clutch gear


224


and the second clutch gear


225


. A coiled spring


2251


is disposed on the second clutch gear


225


. The second clutch gear


225


dirves the fourth gear


226


and the fifth gear


227


alternatively.




A first shaft


2261


passes through the fourth gear


226


. Two distal portions of the first shaft


2261


are fixed on the first gear casing


21


and the second gear casing


21


′.




The fifth gear


227


drives a crown gear


228


. A rotating shaft


2411


passes through the fifth gear


227


and an eccentric wheel


241


.




Each of the movable devices


23


has a walking plate


231


having an oblong aperture


2311


receiving a second shaft


2271


and a circular hole


2312


receiving an eccentric shaft


232


. The eccentric shaft


232


has a square aperture


2321


receiving the first shaft


2261


.




The second shaft


2271


passes through the fifth gear


227


.




A rocking device


24


has a rocking bar


242


, the rotating shaft


2411


, and the eccentric wheel


241


.




The eccentric wheel


241


is disposed on a top portion of the first gear casing


21


and a top portion of the second gear casing


21


′. A protruded rod


2412


is disposed on the eccentric wheel


241


.




The rocking bar


242


has a round hole


2421


, an oblong hole


2422


, and a through hole


2423


.




The round hole


2421


of the rocking bar


242


receives the upper post


218


.




The oblong hole


2422


of the rocking bar


242


receives the protruded rod


2412


.




A round rod


3212


is disposed in the hollow cylinder casing


3


to be inserted in the through hole


2423


of the rocking bar


242


.




Referring to

FIG. 3

again, a doll B encloses the walking and rocking toy device.




Referring to

FIGS. 4

to


6


again, the motor


212


drives the belt pulley


214


and the first gear


221


. The first gear


221


drives the second gear


222


. The second gear


222


drives the third gear


223


. The third gear


223


drives the first clutch gear


224


and the second clutch gear


225


. The second clutch gear


225


dirves the fourth gear


226


. The first shaft


2261


drives the eccentric shaft


232


to rotate. The eccentric shaft


232


drives the walking plate


231


to move.




Since the rotating speed of the second clutch gear


225


is faster than the rotating speed of the first clutch gear


224


, the second clutch gear


225


will be disengaged from the first clutch gear


224


until the second clutch gear


225


engages with the fifth gear


227


. The fifth gear


227


drives the crown gear


228


and the eccentric wheel


241


to vibrate the rocking bar


242


.




The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment but various modification thereof may be made. Furthermore, various changes in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. A walking and rocking toy device comprises:a base seat, a transmission mechanism, a hollow cylinder casing, and an annular cover, the hollow cylinder casing covering the base seat, the transmission mechanism disposed between the base seat and the hollow cylinder casing, the hollow cylinder casing having a center portion, a plurality of arc holes, a plurality of protruded blocks, and an annular recess receiving the annular cover, a micromotion switch device disposed on the center portion of the hollow cylinder casing, the base seat having three columns inserted in the arc holes of the hollow cylinder casing and two pairs of pillars, each of the columns having a threaded hole, each of the pillars having a threaded aperture, a cell box disposed on the base seat, a cell box cover disposed on a bottom of the base seat to cover the cell box, a contact starting switch disposed on a lateral side of the cell box, the transmission mechanism comprising a first gear casing, a second gear casing engaging with the first gear casing, a motor and a gear set disposed between the first gear casing and the second gear casing, and two movable devices fastened on the first gear casing and the second gear casing, each of the first gear casing and the second gear casing having an upper post having an upper groove, an arc arm, and two positioning plates fastened on the pillars, the gear set having a first gear coaxial with a belt pulley, a second gear coaxial with a first clutch gear and a second clutch gear, a third gear, a fourth gear, and a fifth gear, a shaft of the motor passing through the first gear casing, a belt surrounding the belt pulley and the shaft of the motor, the first gear engaging with the second gear, the second gear engaging with the fourth gear and the fifth gear, the fourth gear engaging with the fifth gear, the first gear driving the second gear, the second gear driving the third gear, the third gear driving the first clutch gear and the second clutch gear, a coiled spring disposed on the second clutch gear, the second clutch gear dirving the fourth gear and the fifth gear alternatively, a first shaft passing through the fourth gear, two distal portions of the first shaft fixed on the first gear casing and the second gear casing, the fifth gear driving a crown gear, a rotating shaft passing through the fifth gear and an eccentric wheel, each of the movable devices having a walking plate having an oblong aperture receiving a second shaft and a circular hole receiving an eccentric shaft, the eccentric shaft having a square aperture receiving the first shaft, the second shaft passing through the fifth gear, a rocking device having a rocking bar, the rotating shaft, and the eccentric wheel, the eccentric wheel disposed on a top portion of the first gear casing and a top portion of the second gear casing, a protruded rod disposed on the eccentric wheel, the rocking bar having a round hole, an oblong hole, and a through hole, the round hole of the rocking bar receiving the upper post, the oblong hole of the rocking bar receiving the protruded rod, and a round rod disposed in the hollow cylinder casing to be inserted in the through hole of the rocking bar.
  • 2. A walking and rocking toy device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a horn is disposed between the first gear casing and the second gear casing.
  • 3. A walking and rocking toy device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a doll encloses the walking and rocking toy device.
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