Vertical and horizontal tongue stretching action switching mechanism of electric toy

By designing the vertical tongue-toe movement switching mechanism of electric toys, using motors, transmission mechanisms and tongue-toe mechanisms, the opening of mouth and tongue-toe movements and standing and lying down of animal toys is achieved, solving the problem of single and complex structures of existing toys, reducing the problem of Cost and improve installation ease.

CN119258543APending Publication Date: 2025-01-07ZHEJIANG PROVINCE ZHOUSHAN TOYS FACTORY
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Application Number
CN202411795894.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-09
Publication Date
2025-01-07

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Technical Problem

Existing animal toys cannot achieve the movement of opening their mouths and sticking their tongues and standing down, and the transmission structure is complex and inconvenient to install, and the production cost is high.

Method used

An electric toy vertical tongue-extending action switching mechanism is designed, including a motor, left and right rear leg mechanism, a transmission mechanism and a tongue-extending mechanism. The horizontal movement of the tongue assembly is achieved through the transmission link assembly and the elastic member, and the cam and connection are driven by the motor. The rod cooperates to complete the switching between the vertical lying and the tongue-taching movements.

Benefits of technology

The synchronous switching of vertical and tongue-tached movements is realized, which simplifies structural design, reduces production costs, and improves the movement performance and installation convenience of toys.

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Abstract

A vertical and horizontal tongue stretching action switching mechanism of an electric toy comprises a motor, a left and right rear leg mechanism and a transmission mechanism, and further comprises a tongue stretching mechanism, the tongue stretching mechanism comprises a tongue swinging arm, a tongue assembly is arranged on the tongue swinging arm, and the tongue assembly is in transmission fit with the tongue swinging arm; the transmission connecting rod assembly is in transmission fit with the tongue stretching mechanism and the transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism drives the transmission connecting rod assembly to drive the tongue stretching mechanism to move forwards or backwards, and synchronous switching of the tongue stretching action is achieved while vertical and horizontal action switching is achieved through cooperation of the transmission connecting rod assembly, the transmission mechanism and the tongue stretching mechanism.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of toys, and in particular to a standing, lying, and tongue-extending action switching mechanism for an electric toy. Background Art

[0002] The animal toy with leg rods can make some movements, such as walking, lying down, etc., under the drive of a mechanical device. The leg rod driving mechanism also has a crank rocker mechanism for producing the lying down movement, and the crank center shaft is connected to the forward-reverse switching mechanism in the transmission mechanism. The switching of the lying down movement is achieved by connecting the crank rotating short axis structure with a connecting rod and a spring on the connecting rod with elastic force from the lying down connecting rod to the crank. However, the existing animal toys can only make simple movements, but cannot make movements including opening the mouth and sticking out the tongue and standing and lying down, or even if they can make the above movements, the transmission structure is complex, the installation is inconvenient, and the production cost is high. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve the technical defects of the prior art, the present invention provides a standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism for an electric toy.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is: the standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism of an electric toy includes a motor, left and right rear leg mechanisms and a transmission mechanism, and also includes: A tongue-extending mechanism, wherein the tongue-extending mechanism comprises a tongue-swinging arm, on which a tongue assembly is provided, and the tongue assembly and the tongue-swinging arm are in transmission cooperation; The transmission connecting rod assembly is respectively matched with the tongue-extending mechanism and the transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism drives the transmission connecting rod assembly to drive the tongue-extending mechanism to move forward or backward.

[0005] The transmission connecting rod assembly and the tongue swinging arm are matched with each other to realize the horizontal movement of the tongue assembly.

[0006] The transmission connecting rod assembly also includes a tongue-extending connecting rod and a sleeve arm. The sleeve arm is buckled with the tongue-swinging arm, and the tongue-extending connecting rod is transmitted and matched with the tongue-swinging arm through the sleeve arm.

[0007] It also includes a chin assembly and a head hook frame, the chin assembly and the head hook frame are movably matched, and the tongue assembly is placed between the chin assembly and the head hook frame.

[0008] The transmission link assembly is also provided with a draw hook, one end of which is connected to the sleeve arm of the transmission link assembly, and the other end is connected to the head hook frame. The draw hook drives the angle between the chin assembly and the head hook frame to open through the movement of the sleeve arm.

[0009] The transmission mechanism further comprises: A cam, wherein the cam is in transmission cooperation with an output shaft of a motor, and the motor drives the cam to rotate forward or reverse; A first connecting rod, the first connecting rod is hinged to the left and right rear leg mechanisms and is in transmission cooperation with the left and right rear leg mechanisms; A second connecting rod, wherein the cam cooperates with the cam between the second connecting rod to drive the second connecting rod to move forward or backward, the second connecting rod is axially connected to the first connecting rod, and the second connecting rod drives the first connecting rod to move forward or backward; A first elastic member, wherein the first elastic member connects the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod, and the second connecting rod moves toward the cam through the first elastic member; A guide groove, wherein the guide groove is arranged on the first connecting rod and has an upward bending structure; A guide shaft, wherein the guide shaft is arranged on the cam and is in guiding cooperation with the guide groove; The second elastic member is connected to the first connecting rod to realize the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod moving toward the cam.

[0010] The first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are both provided with hook structures, and the first elastic member is arranged on the hook structures on the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod.

[0011] A base is also included. The bottom of the first connecting rod is also provided with a hook structure. The second elastic member is arranged between the hook structure at the bottom of the first connecting rod and the base.

[0012] The guide groove is arranged at the end of the first connecting rod close to the cam side.

[0013] The first elastic member and the second elastic member are both tension springs.

[0014] The first connecting rod and the second connecting rod are both crank connecting rods.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention provides a standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism for an electric toy, comprising a motor, left and right rear leg mechanisms and a transmission mechanism, and also comprising a tongue-extending mechanism, the tongue-extending mechanism comprising a tongue-swinging arm, the tongue-swinging arm being provided with a tongue assembly, the tongue assembly being in transmission cooperation with the tongue-swinging arm; the transmission connecting rod assembly is respectively in transmission cooperation with the tongue-extending mechanism and the transmission mechanism, the transmission mechanism drives the transmission connecting rod assembly to drive the tongue-extending mechanism to move forward or backward, and the present invention realizes the synchronous switching of the tongue-extending action while switching between the standing and lying actions through the cooperation between the transmission connecting rod assembly, the transmission mechanism and the tongue-extending mechanism. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the matching relationship between the second connecting rod and the cam of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the matching relationship between the tongue-extending mechanism and the transmission connecting rod assembly of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the first connecting rod structure of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 5 The present invention is a schematic structural diagram of an electric toy with a standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism.

[0021] Among them, 1-left and right hind leg mechanisms, 2-cam, 3-first connecting rod, 4-second connecting rod, 5-first elastic member, 6-second elastic member, 7-swinging tongue arm, 8-tongue extending connecting rod, 9-chin assembly, 10-hook structure, 21-guide shaft, 31-guide groove, 31-bending structure, 71-tongue assembly, 81-sleeve arm, 82-pull hook, 91-head hook frame. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] The switching mechanism of the standing and lying tongue-extending action of an electric toy comprises a motor and a left and right rear leg mechanism 1, a transmission mechanism and a tongue-extending mechanism, wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a cam 2, wherein the cam 2 is in transmission cooperation with the output shaft of the motor, and the motor drives the cam 2 to rotate forward or reversely; a first connecting rod 3, wherein the first connecting rod 3 is hinged on the left and right rear leg mechanism 1 and is in transmission cooperation with the left and right rear leg mechanism 1; a second connecting rod 4, wherein the cam 2 cooperates with the second connecting rod 4 to drive the second connecting rod 4 to move forward or backward, wherein the second connecting rod 4 is axially connected with the first connecting rod 3, and the second connecting rod 4 drives the first connecting rod 3 to move forward or backward; the first connecting rod 3 and the second connecting rod 4 are both crank connecting rods. A first elastic member 5, wherein the first elastic member 5 connects the first connecting rod 3 and the second connecting rod 4, and the second connecting rod 4 moves toward the cam through the first elastic member 5; a guide groove 31, wherein the guide groove 31 is arranged on the first connecting rod 3; and the guide groove 31 is arranged at the end of the first connecting rod 3 close to the cam 2 side. A guide shaft 21, the guide shaft 21 is arranged on the cam 2 and cooperates with the guide groove 31; a second elastic member 6, the second elastic member 6 is connected to the first connecting rod 3 to realize the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod 4 moving toward the cam; the first connecting rod 3 and the second connecting rod 4 are both provided with a hook-shaped structure 10, and the first elastic member 5 is arranged on the hook-shaped structure 10 on the first connecting rod 3 and the second connecting rod 4. A base is also included, the bottom of the first connecting rod 3 is also provided with a hook-shaped structure 10, and the second elastic member 6 is arranged between the hook-shaped structure 10 at the bottom of the first connecting rod 3 and the base. The first elastic member 5 and the second elastic member 6 are both tension springs. A transmission connecting rod assembly, the transmission connecting rod assembly is respectively cooperated with the tongue-extending mechanism and the first connecting rod 3, and the first connecting rod 3 moves forward or backward to drive the tongue-extending mechanism forward or backward through the transmission connecting rod assembly. The tongue-extending mechanism includes a tongue-swinging arm 7, on which a tongue assembly 71 is provided, and the tongue assembly 71 is matched with the tongue-swinging arm 7 by transmission, and the transmission connecting rod assembly and the tongue-swinging arm 7 are matched by transmission to realize the horizontal movement of the tongue assembly 71, and the transmission connecting rod assembly also includes a tongue-extending connecting rod 8 and a sleeve arm 81, and the sleeve arm 81 is snap-fitted with the tongue-swinging arm 7, and the tongue-extending connecting rod 8 is matched with the tongue-swinging arm 7 by transmission through the sleeve arm 81.

[0024] It also includes a chin assembly 9 and a head hook frame 91 , the chin assembly 9 and the head hook frame 91 are movably matched with each other, and the tongue assembly 71 is placed between the chin assembly 9 and the head hook frame 91 .

[0025] The transmission link assembly is also provided with a hook 82, one end of the hook 82 is connected to the sleeve arm 81 of the transmission link assembly, and the other end is connected to the head hook frame 91. The hook 82 drives the angle between the chin assembly 9 and the head hook frame 91 to open through the movement of the sleeve arm 81.

[0026] When the motor rotates clockwise, the lever on the cam cooperates with the groove on the second connecting rod, driving the second connecting rod and the first connecting rod to move forward, and the first connecting rod moves backward to drive the left and right rear leg mechanisms 1 to move backward to complete the standing action, and then the lever on the cam acts on the step on the right side of the groove. At the same time, the first connecting rod pushes the tongue-extending connecting rod 8 to move forward, and the tongue-extending connecting rod 8 pushes the sleeve arm 81, and the sleeve arm 81 drives the tongue-swinging arm 7 and the tongue assembly 71 on the tongue-swinging arm 7 to move forward horizontally, and at the same time, the sleeve arm 81 drives the hook 82 to move downward, and the hook drives the opening between the chin assembly 9 and the head hook frame 91 to complete the mouth-opening and tongue-extending action.

[0027] When the motor rotates counterclockwise, the lever on the cam cooperates with the groove on the second connecting rod, driving the second connecting rod and the first connecting rod to move backwards, and the first connecting rod moves backwards to drive the left and right rear leg mechanisms 1 to move forwards to complete the prone action, and then the lever on the cam acts on the step on the left side of the groove. At the same time, the first connecting rod pulls the tongue-extending connecting rod 8 to move backwards, and the tongue-extending connecting rod 8 pulls the sleeve arm 81, and the sleeve arm 81 drives the tongue-swinging arm 7 and the tongue assembly 71 on the tongue-swinging arm 7 to move backwards horizontally, and at the same time, the sleeve arm 81 drives the hook 82 to move upwards, and the hook drives the closure between the chin assembly 9 and the head hook frame 91 to complete the mouth-closing and tongue-retracting action.

[0028] Technical personnel should note that although the present invention has been described according to the above specific implementation methods, the inventive concept of the present invention is not limited to this invention, and any modification using the inventive concept will be included in the scope of protection of this patent.

[0029] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. All technical solutions under the concept of the present invention belong to the protection scope of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, some improvements and modifications without departing from the principle of the present invention should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A switching mechanism for a standing and lying tongue-extending action of an electric toy, comprising a motor and left and right rear leg mechanisms (1) and a transmission mechanism, characterized in that: Also includes: A tongue-extending mechanism, the tongue-extending mechanism comprising a tongue-swinging arm (7), the tongue-swinging arm (7) being provided with a tongue assembly (71), the tongue assembly (71) being in transmission cooperation with the tongue-swinging arm (7); The transmission connecting rod assembly is respectively matched with the tongue-extending mechanism and the transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism drives the transmission connecting rod assembly to drive the tongue-extending mechanism to move forward or backward.

2. The standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism of an electric toy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission connecting rod assembly and the tongue swinging arm (7) cooperate with each other to realize the horizontal movement of the tongue assembly (71).

3. The standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism of an electric toy according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transmission connecting rod assembly further comprises a tongue-extending connecting rod (8) and a sleeve arm (81), wherein the sleeve arm (81) is buckled and matched with the tongue-swinging arm (7), and the tongue-extending connecting rod (8) is transmission-matched with the tongue-swinging arm (7) via the sleeve arm (81).

4. The standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism of an electric toy according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a chin assembly (9) and a head hook frame (91), wherein the chin assembly (9) and the head hook frame (91) are movably matched, and the tongue assembly (71) is disposed between the chin assembly (9) and the head hook frame (91).

5. The standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism of an electric toy according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transmission connecting rod assembly is also provided with a draw hook (82), one end of the draw hook (82) is connected to the sleeve arm (81) of the transmission connecting rod assembly, and the other end is connected to the head hook frame (91), and the draw hook (82) drives the angle between the chin assembly (9) and the head hook frame (91) to open through the movement of the sleeve arm (81).

6. The standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism of an electric toy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission mechanism further comprises: A cam (2), wherein the cam (2) is in transmission cooperation with an output shaft of the motor, and the motor drives the cam (2) to rotate in a forward or reverse direction; A first connecting rod (3), the first connecting rod (3) being hinged to the left and right rear leg mechanisms (1) and being in transmission cooperation with the left and right rear leg mechanisms (1); A second connecting rod (4), wherein the cam (2) cooperates with the second connecting rod (4) to drive the second connecting rod (4) to move forward or backward, the second connecting rod (4) is axially connected to the first connecting rod (3), and the second connecting rod (4) drives the first connecting rod (3) to move forward or backward; a first elastic member (5), the first elastic member (5) connecting the first connecting rod (3) and the second connecting rod (4), the second connecting rod (4) moving toward the cam through the first elastic member (5); A guide groove (31), wherein the guide groove (31) is arranged on the first connecting rod (3), and the guide groove has an upward bending structure (32); A guide shaft (21), wherein the guide shaft (21) is disposed on the cam (2) and is in guiding cooperation with the guide groove (31); A second elastic member (6) is connected to the first connecting rod (3) to enable the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod to move toward the cam.

7. The standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism of an electric toy according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first connecting rod (3) and the second connecting rod (4) are both provided with a hook-shaped structure (10), and the first elastic member (5) is arranged on the hook-shaped structures (10) on the first connecting rod (3) and the second connecting rod (4).

8. The standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism of an electric toy according to claim 6, characterized in that: It also includes a base, the bottom of the first connecting rod (3) is also provided with a hook-shaped structure (10), and the second elastic member (6) is arranged between the hook-shaped structure (10) at the bottom of the first connecting rod (3) and the base.

9. The standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism of an electric toy according to claim 6, characterized in that: The guide groove (31) is arranged at the end of the first connecting rod (3) close to the cam (2).

10. The standing and lying tongue-extending action switching mechanism of an electric toy according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first elastic member (5) and the second elastic member (6) are both tension springs.