Wall suspension type toy structure

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6551168
  • Patent Number
    6,551,168
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, February 27, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, April 22, 2003
    21 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Ackun; Jacob K.
    • Francis; Faye
Abstract
A wall suspension type toy structure includes a base, a telescopic unit, a base plate, an open/close unit, a first drive unit, an upper seat, a second drive unit, and an ornament. In such a manner, the flower loop decoration may be expanded or contracted reciprocally, and the mouth of the outer shade of the head may be opened and closed continuously, thereby providing a lively amusement effect.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to a wall suspension type toy structure, and more particularly to a wall suspension type toy structure, wherein the flower loop decoration may be expanded or contracted reciprocally, and the mouth of the outer shade of the head may be opened and closed continuously, thereby providing a lively amusement effect.




2. Description of the Related Art A conventional toy in accordance with the prior art cannot actually simulate the real action of the human body according to the pattern of the toy structure itself. Most of the toy structure can only provide a single playing effect, and the manufacturer does not pay attention to the quality of the toy structure so that it is difficult to enhance the value and the amusement effect of the toy structure. In addition, the conventional toy cannot enhance the true activity and mobility of its head, hands, and the like, thereby greatly limiting the versatility of the conventional toy.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the disadvantage of the conventional toy.




The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a wall suspension type toy structure that may simulate the actions of the human body, wherein the flower loop decoration may be expanded or contracted reciprocally, and the mouth of the outer shade of the head may be opened and closed continuously, thereby providing a lively amusement effect.




Another objective of the present invention is to provide a wall suspension type toy structure that may simulate the expansion and contraction actions of the flowers.




In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a wall suspension type toy structure, comprising a base, a telescopic unit, a base plate, an open/close unit, a first drive unit, and an upper seat, wherein:




the base is a rectangular hollow box, and has an inside provided with a battery compartment and a switch located beside the battery compartment, the base has four sides each formed with multiple cavities, two protruding ears are mounted on two opposite sides of the base;




the telescopic unit includes multiple substantially Z-shaped rack slide bars arranged in a radiating manner, and multiple short slide bars each mounted between any two adjacent rack slide bars, each of the rack slide bars is matingly received in one of the multiple cavities of the base, each of the rack slide bars has a first end formed with multiple engaging teeth and a second end formed with a flat mounting section which has a distal end formed with two screw bores for screwing of screw members, each of the multiple short slide bars is an elongate rectangular bar that is received in one of the multiple cavities


13


of the base, each of the multiple short slide bars has a distal end formed with two screw bores for screwing of screw members;




the base plate is a circular plate that is mounted above the base and the telescopic unit, the base plate has a center formed with a circular hole for passage of a drive gear which meshes with each of the rack slide bars that are mounted on a bottom of the base plate, the base plate has a top provided with multiple threaded rods, the base plate has a periphery formed with multiple elongated cutouts aligning with the rack slide bars, and multiple short cutouts each located between any two adjacent elongated cutouts, each of the multiple elongated cutouts has a bottom provided with two substantially L-shaped holding plates, so that each of the rack slide bars is slidably mounted between the two substantially L-shaped holding plates, each of the multiple short cutouts has a bottom provided with a substantially U-shaped plate, so that each of the multiple short slide bars is slidably mounted in the substantially U-shaped plates;




the open/close unit is mounted above the base plate, and includes multiple larger sector plates and multiple smaller sector plates arranged in a staggered manner, each of the multiple larger sector plates is rested on the top of the base plate, and has a surface formed with two arcuate slots, each of the multiple larger sector plates has a bottom having a mediate portion provided with a mounting block which is secured on the distal end of a respective one of the multiple short slide bars by screw members, and is slidably mounted in a respective one of the multiple short cutouts of the base plate, each of the multiple smaller sector plates is mounted between any two adjacent larger sector plates in a staggered manner, and has a surface provided with multiple intersecting ribs, each of the multiple smaller sector plates has a bottom having two sides each provided with a threaded post which is received in an arcuate slot of an adjacent larger sector plate, and is secured by a screw member, so that the multiple larger sector plates may be combined with the multiple smaller sector plates, the bottom of each of the multiple smaller sector plates has a mediate portion provided with a plate block which is secured on the distal end of a respective one of the multiple rack slide bars by screw members, and is slidably mounted in a respective one of the multiple elongated cutouts of the base plate;




the first drive unit includes a hollow gearbox cover, and a first motor secured on a top of the hollow gearbox cover, the first motor has a shaft that may drive a belt wheel set which is mounted on a bottom of the hollow gearbox cover, the belt wheel set may in turn drive and rotate multiple reduction gears which are mounted in the hollow gearbox cover, one of the reduction gears is co-axially connected with the drive gear; and




the upper seat is a hollow seat that is secured on the base plate for receiving the first drive unit and a horn, the upper seat has a top formed with a motor chamber for receiving the first motor of the first drive unit, the top of the upper seat is provided with two opposite U-shaped enclosures, and two opposite support racks each secured in one of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures, each of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures is formed with two screw bores, each of the two opposite support racks has a bottom plate formed with two slots aligning with the two screw bores of one of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures, for passage of screw members, so that the bottom plate of each of the two opposite support racks may be secured in each of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures, each of the two opposite support racks is formed with two post holes.




The wall suspension type toy structure further comprises a second drive unit secured on the two opposite support racks, and including a main body, a side cover combined with the main body, a second motor, two links, a lower lip plate, and an upper lip plate, wherein:




the main body has an outer side provided with two threaded posts aligning with the two post holes of one of the two opposite support racks, for passage of screw members, so that the main body may be secured on the two opposite support racks;




the side cover has an outer side provided with two threaded posts aligning with the two post holes of the other support rack, for passage of screw members, so that the side cover may be secured on the other support rack;




the second motor is mounted in the main body, and has a shaft that may in turn drive and rotate multiple reduction gears which are mounted in the main body, and one of the reduction gears has a shaft which has two ends protruded outward from the main body and the side cover respectively;




each of the two links has a first end secured on one of the two ends of the shaft of the one reduction gear, and a second end secured with a lower portion of the lower lip plate, a torsion spring is mounted between the lower portion of the lower lip plate and the main body; and




the upper lip plate is secured on the main body, and is located above the lower lip plate, the upper lip plate has a lower portion provided with an inverted U-shaped connecting plate secured on the main body and the side cover.











Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will become apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.




BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is an exploded perspective view of a wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is an exploded perspective view of a lower body of the wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is an exploded perspective view of an upper body of the wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 4

is a perspective view of an ornament of the wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a side plan cross-sectional assembly view of the wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 6

is a top plan assembly view of the wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 7

is a schematic operational view of the wall suspension type toy structure as shown in

FIG. 6

in use;





FIG. 8

is a partially enlarged view of the wall suspension type toy structure as shown in

FIG. 5

;





FIG. 9

is a schematic operational view of the wall suspension type toy structure as shown in

FIG. 5

in use;





FIG. 10

is a schematic operational view of the wall suspension type toy structure as shown in

FIG. 8

in use;





FIG. 11A

is a top plan view of a wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;





FIG. 11B

is a schematic operational view of the wall suspension type toy structure as shown in

FIG. 11A

in use;





FIG. 12A

is a top plan view of a wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention; and





FIG. 12B

is a schematic operational view of the wall suspension type toy structure as shown in

FIG. 12A

in use.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION




Referring to the drawings and initially to

FIGS. 1-10

, a wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a base


1


, a telescopic unit


2


, a base plate


3


, an open/close unit


4


, a first drive unit


5


, an upper seat


6


, a second drive unit


7


, and an ornament


8


.




As shown in

FIGS. 1 and 2

, the base


1


is a rectangular hollow box, and has an inside provided with a battery compartment


11


and a switch


12


located beside the battery compartment


11


. The base


1


has four sides each formed with multiple cavities


13


. Two protruding ears


14


are mounted on two opposite sides of the base


1


.




The telescopic unit


2


includes multiple substantially Z-shaped rack slide bars


21


arranged in a radiating manner, and multiple short slide bars


22


each mounted between any two adjacent rack slide bars


21


. Each of the rack slide bars


21


is matingly received in one of the multiple cavities


13


of the base


1


. Each of the rack slide bars


21


has a first end formed with multiple engaging teeth


211


and a second end formed with a flat mounting section


212


which has a distal end formed with two screw bores


2121


for screwing of screw members “Z”. Each of the multiple short slide bars


22


is an elongate rectangular bar that is received in one of the multiple cavities


13


of the base


1


. Each of the multiple short slide bars


22


has a distal end formed with two screw bores


221


for screwing of screw members “Z”.




The base plate


3


is a circular plate that is mounted above the base


1


and the telescopic unit


2


. The base plate


3


has a center formed with a circular hole


31


for passage of a drive gear “a” which meshes with each of the rack slide bars


21


that are mounted on a bottom of the base plate


3


. The base plate


3


has a top provided with multiple threaded rods


32


. The base plate


3


has a periphery formed with multiple elongated cutouts


33


aligning with the rack slide bars


21


, and multiple short cutouts


34


each located between any two adjacent elongated cutouts


33


. Each of the multiple elongated cutouts


33


has a bottom provided with two substantially L-shaped holding plates


331


, so that each of the rack slide bars


21


is slidably mounted between the two substantially L-shaped holding plates


331


. Each of the multiple short cutouts


34


has a bottom provided with a substantially U-shaped plate


341


, so that each of the multiple short slide bars


22


is slidably mounted in the substantially U-shaped plates


341


.




The open/close unit


4


is mounted above the base plate


3


, and includes multiple larger sector plates


41


and multiple smaller sector plates


42


arranged in a staggered manner.




Each of the multiple larger sector plates


41


is rested on the top of the base plate


3


, and has a surface formed with two arcuate slots


411


. Each of the multiple larger sector plates


41


has a bottom having a mediate portion provided with a mounting block


412


which is secured on the distal end of a respective one of the multiple short slide bars


22


by screw members “Z”, and is slidably mounted in a respective one of the multiple short cutouts


34


of the base plate


3


.




Each of the multiple smaller sector plates


42


is mounted between any two adjacent larger sector plates


41


in a staggered manner, and has a surface provided with multiple intersecting ribs


421


. Each of the multiple smaller sector plates


42


has a bottom having two sides each provided with a threaded post


422


which is received in an arcuate slot


411


of an adjacent larger sector plate


41


, and is secured by a screw member “Z”, so that the multiple larger sector plates


41


may be combined with the multiple smaller sector plates


42


. The bottom of each of the multiple smaller sector plates


42


has a mediate portion provided with a plate block


423


which is secured on the distal end of a respective one of the multiple rack slide bars


21


by screw members “Z”, and is slidably mounted in a respective one of the multiple elongated cutouts


33


of the base plate


3


.




As shown in

FIGS. 1 and 3

, the first drive unit


5


includes a hollow gearbox cover


51


, and a first motor


52


secured on a top of the hollow-gearbox cover


51


. The first motor


52


has a shaft that may drive a belt wheel set


53


which is mounted on a bottom of the hollow gearbox cover


51


. The belt wheel set


53


may then in turn drive and rotate multiple reduction gears “b”, “c”, “d”, “e” and “f” which are mounted in the hollow gearbox cover


51


. The reduction gear “f” is co-axially connected with the drive gear “a”.




The upper seat


6


is a hollow seat that is secured on the base plate


3


for receiving the first drive unit


5


and a horn


61


. The upper seat


6


has a top formed with a motor chamber


62


for receiving the first motor


52


of the first drive unit


5


. The top of the upper seat


6


is provided with two opposite U-shaped enclosures


63


, and two opposite support racks


64


each secured in one of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures


63


. Each of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures


63


is formed with two screw bores


631


. Each of the two opposite support racks


64


has a bottom plate


641


formed with two slots


642


aligning with the two screw bores


631


of one of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures


63


, for passage of screw members “Z”, so that the bottom plate


641


of each of the two opposite support racks


64


may be secured in each of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures


63


. Each of the two opposite support racks


64


is formed with two post holes


643


.




The second drive unit


7


is secured on the two opposite support racks


64


, and includes a main body


71


, a side cover


72


combined with the main body


71


, a second motor


73


, two links


74


, a lower lip plate


75


, and an upper lip plate


76


.




The main body


71


has an outer side provided with two threaded posts


711


aligning with the two post holes


643


of one of the two opposite support racks


64


, for passage of screw members “Z”, so that the main body


71


may be secured on the two opposite support racks


64


.




The side cover


72


has an outer side provided with two threaded posts


721


aligning with the two post holes


643


of the other support rack


64


, for passage of screw members “Z”, so that the side cover


72


may be secured on the other support rack


64


.




The second motor


73


is mounted in the main body


71


, and has a shaft that may in turn drive and rotate multiple reduction gears “g”, “h”, “i”, “j” and “k” which are mounted in the main body


71


. The reduction gear “k” has a shaft which has two ends protruded outward from the main body


71


and the side cover


72


respectively.




Each of the two links


74


has a first end secured on one of the two ends of the shaft of the reduction gear “k”, and a second end secured with a lower portion of the lower lip plate


75


. A torsion spring


712


is mounted between the lower portion of the lower lip plate


75


and the main body


71


.




The upper lip plate


76


is secured on the main body


71


, and is located above the lower lip plate


75


. The upper lip plate


76


has a lower portion provided with an inverted U-shaped connecting plate


761


secured on the main body


71


and the side cover


72


.




As shown in

FIGS. 1 and 4

, the ornament


8


includes an outer shade


81


, and a flower loop decoration


82


. The outer shade


81


is mounted on the upper seat


6


and the second drive unit


7


, and is supported by the upper lip plate


76


and the lower lip plate


75


of the second drive unit


7


. A pull rope


811


is connected between the outer shade


81


and the lower lip plate


75


as shown in FIG.


5


. The flower loop decoration


82


is secured on the open/close unit


4


, and is mounted around the outer shade


81


.




In operation, referring to

FIGS. 5-10

with reference to

FIGS. 1-4

, the wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention may be hanged on the wall or the door plate as shown in FIG.


5


. After the switch


12


is turned on to connect the electric power, the first motor


52


in the upper seat


6


is operated to rotate, so as to drive the belt wheel set


53


which may then in turn drive and rotate the multiple reduction gears “b”, “c”, “e” and “f”, and the reduction gear “f” co-axially connected with the drive gear “a” may drive and rotate the drive gear “a” which may drive the multiple rack slide bars


21


to reciprocally move outward as shown in

FIG. 6

or inward as shown in

FIG. 7

in a radiating manner, so that the multiple smaller sector plates


42


secured on the distal ends of the multiple rack slide bars


21


may be pushed outward or pulled inward, and the multiple larger sector plates


41


may be protruded outward or retracted inward by the multiple smaller sector plates


42


, such that the flower loop decoration


82


secured on the open/close unit


4


may be expanded or contracted.




After the first motor


52


is operated, the second motor


73


in the second drive unit


7


is also operated to in turn drive and rotate the multiple reduction gears “g”, “h”, “i”, “j” and “k”, and the two ends of the shaft of the reduction gear “k” may drive the two links


74


and the lower lip plate


75


to pivot outward relative to the upper lip plate


76


as shown in

FIG. 8

, so that the lower lip plate


75


may pull the pull rope


811


which may draw the lower lip of the outer shade


81


to stimulate the action of opening the mouth of the outer shade


81


as shown in FIG.


9


.




When the second motor


73


stops operation, the two links


74


and the lower lip plate


75


may be returned the original closed position by the restoring force of the torsion spring


712


mounted between the lower portion of the lower lip plate


75


and the main body


71


, so that the lower lip plate


75


may pull the pull rope


811


which may release the lower lip of the outer shade


81


, thereby closing the mouth of the outer shade


81


as shown in

FIGS. 5 and 10

.




Thus, the flower loop decoration


82


may be expanded or contracted, and the mouth of the outer shade


81


may be opened and closed, thereby providing a lively amusement effect.




Referring to

FIGS. 11A and 11B

, a wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention is shown, wherein the second drive unit


7


is removed, and the open/close unit


4


is provided with simulated flower decorations. Thus, the multiple smaller sector plates


42


may be pushed outward or pulled inward, and the multiple larger sector plates


41


may be protruded outward or retracted inward, such that the simulated flower decorations secured on the open/close unit


4


may be contracted as shown in

FIG. 11A

or expanded as shown in FIG.


11


B.




Referring to

FIGS. 12A and 12B

, a wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention is shown, wherein the second drive unit


7


is removed, and the open/close unit


4


is provided with simulated flower decorations. Thus, the multiple smaller sector plates


42


may be pushed outward or pulled inward, and the multiple larger sector plates


41


may be protruded outward or retracted inward, such that the simulated flower decorations secured on the open/close unit


4


may be contracted as shown in

FIG. 12A

or expanded as shown in FIG.


12


B.




Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated that the appended claim or claims will cover such modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. A wall suspension type toy structure, comprising a base, a telescopic unit, a base plate, an open/close unit, a first drive unit, and an upper seat, wherein:the base is a rectangular hollow box, and has an inside provided with a battery compartment and a switch located beside the battery compartment, the base has four sides each formed with multiple cavities, two protruding ears are mounted on two opposite sides of the base; the telescopic unit includes multiple substantially Z-shaped rack slide bars arranged in a radiating manner, and multiple short slide bars each mounted between any two adjacent rack slide bars, each of the rack slide bars is matingly received in one of the multiple cavities of the base, each of the rack slide bars has a first end formed with multiple engaging teeth and a second end formed with a flat mounting section which has a distal end formed with two screw bores for screwing of screw members, each of the multiple short slide bars is an elongate rectangular bar that is received in one of the multiple cavities 13 of the base, each of the multiple short slide bars has a distal end formed with two screw bores for screwing of screw members; the base plate is a circular plate that is mounted above the base and the telescopic unit, the base plate has a center formed with a circular hole for passage of a drive gear which meshes with each of the rack slide bars that are mounted on a bottom of the base plate, the base plate has a top provided with multiple threaded rods, the base plate has a periphery formed with multiple elongated cutouts aligning with the rack slide bars, and multiple short cutouts each located between any two adjacent elongated cutouts, each of the multiple elongated cutouts has a bottom provided with two substantially L-shaped holding plates, so that each of the rack slide bars is slidably mounted between the two substantially L-shaped holding plates, each of the multiple short cutouts has a bottom provided with a substantially U-shaped plate, so that each of the multiple short slide bars is slidably mounted in the substantially U-shaped plates; the open/close unit is mounted above the base plate, and includes multiple larger sector plates and multiple smaller sector plates arranged in a staggered manner, each of the multiple larger sector plates is rested on the top of the base plate, and has a surface formed with two arcuate slots, each of the multiple larger sector plates has a bottom having a mediate portion provided with a mounting block which is secured on the distal end of a respective one of the multiple short slide bars by screw members, and is slidably mounted in a respective one of the multiple short cutouts of the base plate, each of the multiple smaller sector plates is mounted between any two adjacent larger sector plates in a staggered manner, and has a surface provided with multiple intersecting ribs, each of the multiple smaller sector plates has a bottom having two sides each provided with a threaded post which is received in an arcuate slot of an adjacent larger sector plate, and is secured by a screw member, so that the multiple larger sector plates may be combined with the multiple smaller sector plates, the bottom of each of the multiple smaller sector plates has a mediate portion provided with a plate block which is secured on the distal end of a respective one of the multiple rack slide bars by screw members, and is slidably mounted in a respective one of the multiple elongated cutouts of the base plate; the first drive unit includes a hollow gearbox cover, and a first motor secured on a top of the hollow gearbox cover, the first motor has a shaft that may drive a belt wheel set which is mounted on a bottom of the hollow gearbox cover, the belt wheel set may in turn drive and rotate multiple reduction gears which are mounted in the hollow gearbox cover, one of the reduction gears is co-axially connected with the drive gear; and the upper seat is a hollow seat that is secured on the base plate for receiving the first drive unit and a horn, the upper seat has a top formed with a motor chamber for receiving the first motor of the first drive unit, the top of the upper seat is provided with two opposite U-shaped enclosures, and two opposite support racks each secured in one of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures, each of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures is formed with two screw bores, each of the two opposite support racks has a bottom plate formed with two slots aligning with the two screw bores of one of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures, for passage of screw members, so that the bottom plate of each of the two opposite support racks may be secured in each of the two opposite U-shaped enclosures, each of the two opposite support racks is formed with two post holes.
  • 2. The wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with claim 1, further comprising a second drive unit secured on the two opposite support racks, and including a main body, a side cover combined with the main body, a second motor, two links, a lower lip plate, and an upper lip plate, wherein:the main body has an outer side provided with two threaded posts aligning with the two post holes of one of the two opposite support racks, for passage of screw members, so that the main body may be secured on the two opposite support racks; the side cover has an outer side provided with two threaded posts aligning with the two post holes of the other support rack, for passage of screw members, so that the side cover may be secured on the other support rack; the second motor is mounted in the main body, and has a shaft that may in turn drive and rotate multiple reduction gears which are mounted in the main body, and one of the reduction gears has a shaft which has two ends protruded outward from the main body and the side cover respectively; each of the two links has a first end secured on one of the two ends of the shaft of the one reduction gear, and a second end secured with a lower portion of the lower lip plate, a torsion spring is mounted between the lower portion of the lower lip plate and the main body; and the upper lip plate is secured on the main body, and is located above the lower lip plate, the upper lip plate has a lower portion provided with an inverted U-shaped connecting plate secured on the main body and the side cover.
  • 3. The wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with claim 1, further comprising an ornament including an outer shade, and a flower loop decoration, wherein:the outer shade is mounted on the upper seat and the second drive unit, and is supported by the upper lip plate and the lower lip plate of the second drive unit; and the flower loop decoration is secured on the open/close unit, and is mounted around the outer shade.
  • 4. The wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with claim 3, wherein the ornament further includes a pull rope connected between the outer shade and the lower lip plate.
  • 5. The wall suspension type toy structure in accordance with claim 1, wherein the open/close unit is provided with simulated flower decorations, whereby the multiple smaller sector plates may be pushed outward or pulled inward, and the multiple larger sector plates may be protruded outward or retracted inward, such that the simulated flower decorations secured on the open/close unit may be contracted or expanded.
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