Doll and doll manufacturing method

Abstract

To provide a beautiful small doll and a doll manufacturing method.SOLUTION: A doll 1 comprises: a frame member 10 which comprises a plurality of fitting parts 15 and exposed parts 18 and is composed of a molding made of a resin material; and a part member 20 which comprises a fitted part 25 fittable to the fitting parts 15 and is composed of a molding made of a resin material. A surface region of the frame member 10 including one or more fitting parts 15 and exposed parts 18 is composed of a first flocked region obtained by electrostatic flocking of short fibers.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a miniature doll having a flocked surface and made mainly of molded resin material. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, dolls with flocked hair areas have been disclosed. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a doll with a clip, in which a clip body is fixed to the back of a flocked soft vinyl doll. When flocking is performed on this doll, a masking sticker is attached to the attachment part of the clip body to prevent flocking from being performed. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 5-123456 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] For dolls of a certain size, for example with a total length of about 50 mm, it is possible to mask the areas that are not to be flocked to prevent flocking, but for small dolls with a total length of about 30 mm, it is difficult to attach small cut-out masking stickers, or even if small cut-out masking stickers are attached, they will quickly peel off, making it difficult to provide an aesthetically pleasing doll.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a small doll with excellent aesthetics and a method for manufacturing the doll. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A doll according to one embodiment of the present invention has a frame member made of a resin molded product having an engaging portion and an exposed portion, and a part member made of a resin molded product having a mating portion that can engage with the engaging portion, and the surface area of ​​the frame member including the engaging portion and the exposed portion is made of a first flocked area made by electrostatically flocking short fibers.

[0007] A doll manufacturing method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a preparation step of preparing a frame member made of a resin molded product having a plurality of engaging portions and a plurality of exposed portions, and a part member made of a resin molded product having a plurality of engaged portions capable of engaging with each of the engaging portions; a flocking step of performing flocking by electrostatic flocking of short fibers on a surface area of ​​the frame member including the plurality of engaging portions and the plurality of exposed portions; and an assembly step of assembling the part member prepared in the preparation step with the frame member that has been flocked in the flocking step by engaging each of the engaging portions with each of the engaged portions. Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the above aspect, it is possible to provide a small doll with excellent aesthetics and a method for manufacturing the doll. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of a doll according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a doll according to an embodiment of the present invention, seen from the front. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the doll according to the embodiment of the present invention, seen from the rear. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a side view of a doll according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4. The doll 1 is small, with a total length of about 30 mm, and is a doll reminiscent of a fairy with butterfly-like wings on a rabbit. The present invention can also be applied to fairy dolls with faces other than rabbits (for example, cats and dogs) and dolls of other shapes. The doll 1 has a frame member 10 and a parts member 20. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the frame member 10 has a main body 11 formed in a substantially rectangular box shape. Arms 12 are provided extending to the left and right from the left and right side surfaces of the main body 11. A lower body 13, which corresponds to the crotch of a bipedal animal, is provided below the main body 11. Legs 14 extend downward from the lower body 13.

[0011] The left and right arms 12 are provided in a shape such that the hands are spread diagonally downward, and the left and right legs 14 are provided in a shape such that the body stands on tiptoe.

[0012] A first fitting portion 15a protruding forward like a boss is provided on the front surface of the main body portion 11 of the frame member 10. A second fitting portion 15b protruding upward like a boss is provided on the upper surface of the main body portion 11. A third fitting portion 15c formed as a concave hole is provided on the rear surface of the main body portion 11. The frame member 10 has a fitting portion 15 including the first fitting portion 15a to the third fitting portion 15c.

[0013] The part member 20 includes a clothing member 21, a head member 22, and a decorative member 23. The clothing member 21 is divided into a front and a back clothing member 21a and a back clothing member 21b. The clothing member 21 is formed in the form of a sleeveless one-piece dress.

[0014] The front clothing member 21a has boss-like protrusions 21a1 protruding backward at two positions on the left and right at the connection between the skirt and torso. The front clothing member 21a also has a circular recessed first fitted portion 25a on the back side of the portion corresponding to the chest. The front clothing member 21a also has a substantially semicircular opening 26a in the portion corresponding to the neck area, through which the opening 26 for the second fitting portion 15b to protrude is formed. The front clothing member 21a also has a substantially semicircular opening 27a in the portion corresponding to the neck area, through which the opening 27 for the arm portion 12 to protrude is formed.

[0015] In the rear clothing member 21b, boss-hole-like holes 21b1 into which the protrusions 21a1 of the front clothing member 21a can be inserted are provided at two locations on the left and right at the connection portion between the skirt portion and the torso portion. The lower portion of the outer circumferential side of the protrusions 21a1 and the holes 21b1 are placed at the connection portion 13a between the lower torso portion 13 and the leg portion 14 of the frame member 10 when assembled. The connection portion 13a is formed in a chamfered shape. The rear clothing member 21b is provided with a rear clothing hole 28 (opening) that penetrates in a circular shape on the back. The rear clothing member 21b is provided with a substantially semicircular opening 26b in a portion corresponding to the neck area, through which the opening 26 for the second fitting portion 15b to protrude is formed. The rear clothing member 21b is provided with a substantially semicircular opening 27b in which the opening 27 for the arm portion 12 to protrude is formed.

[0016] Head member 22 is formed to resemble a rabbit's head, and has a second fitted portion 25b formed in a recessed shape on the underside so that second fitting portion 15b can be inserted and fitted. Decorative member 23 has wing portion 23a that spreads left and right to resemble butterfly wings. Wing portion 23a is formed so that the spread angle of the wings at the rear side is less than 180 degrees. A boss-shaped third fitted portion 25c that protrudes forward is provided at the center of the front side of wing portion 23a. Part member 20 has fitted portion 25 including first fitted portion 25a to third fitted portion 25c.

[0017] The frame member 10 and each part member 20 are molded products manufactured by injection molding a resin material. In the frame member 10, the portions of the arms 12 and legs 14 protruding from the clothing member 21 (at least a part of the arms 12 and legs 14) are exposed portions 18 (see FIG. 1). The surface region of the frame member 10 including the fitting portion 15 and the exposed portions 18 (the entire surface of the frame member 10 in this embodiment) is a first flocked region that is flocked by electrostatically flocking short fibers. The surface region of the head member 22 (the entire surface of the head member 22 in this embodiment) is a second flocked region that is similarly flocked.

[0018] Here, the flocking process is a process in which short fibers made of rayon, nylon, or the like are attached in a raised state by electrostatic flocking to the outer surfaces of the frame member 10 and the head member 22. The short fibers used here are preferably short fibers of approximately the same color as the frame member 10 and the head member 22 that will be the molded product (i.e., approximately the same color as the resin material used in the injection molding).

[0019] In addition, since the fit between the mating portion 15 and the mated portion 25 (specifically, the fit between one or more mating portions 15 (first mating portion 15a, third mating portion 15c) to which the part member 20 is not assembled before the flocking process and which is in a non-fitted state, and the fit-to-be-fitted portion 25 (first fit-to-be portion 25a, third fit-to-be portion 25c) of the part member 20 that is not assembled to the frame member 10 before the flocking process) is a concave-convex fit, the fit allowance is set taking into account the effects of the flocking process.

[0020] The eyes of the head member 22 may be formed by attaching semi-spherical beads or the like after the flocking process, so there is no need for masking or the like.

[0021] Therefore, the manufacturing method of the doll 1 includes the following steps. Preparation process: A frame member 10 made of a molded resin material and having a plurality of engaging portions 15 and a plurality of exposed portions 18, and a part member 20 made of a molded resin material and having a plurality of engaged portions 25 that can engage with each of the engaging portions 15 are prepared. Pre-flocking assembly step: Among the part members 20, the mating portions 25 of the part members 20 to be flocked are mated with the mating portions 15 of the frame member 10 in advance.

[0022] Flocking process: Flocking is performed on the surface areas of the frame member 10, including the non-engaged mating portion 15 and the multiple exposed portions 18, and the part members 20 assembled to the frame member 10, by electrostatically flocking short fibers. Assembly process: Each of the flocked engaging portions 15 is engaged with each of the engaged portions 25 of the part members 20 that are not assembled to the frame member 10, thereby assembling one or more part members 20 that have not been flocked with the frame member 10 that has been flocked in the flocking process.

[0023] Specifically, the doll 1 is manufactured as follows. First, in a preparation process, the frame member 10 and the parts members 20 (clothing member 21, head member 22, and decorative member 23) are manufactured by injection molding. Next, in a flocking pre-assembly process, the second fitting portion 15b is inserted into the second fitted portion 25b of the head member 22 to fit them together, and the head member 22 is assembled to the frame member 10. Then, in a flocking process, the frame member 10 and the head member 22, including the fitting portion 15 (first fitting portion 15a, third fitting portion 15c) in a non-fitted state and the exposed portion 18, are flocked. In other words, the portions that are not exposed in the finished product, particularly the main body portion 11, the first fitting portion 15a, and the third fitting portion 15c, are also flocked.

[0024] After the flocking process, the first fitted part 25a of the front clothing member 21a is inserted and fitted into the first fitting part 15a of the frame member 10. Then, the protrusion 21a1 of the front clothing member 21a is inserted and fitted into the hole 21b1 of the back clothing member 21b, and the front clothing member 21a and the back clothing member 21b are combined to form the clothing member 21. At this time, the openings 26a and 26b are joined to form the opening 26 from which the second fitting part 15b protrudes. In addition, the openings 27a and 27b are joined to form the opening 27 from which the arm part 12 protrudes. In addition, the third fitted part 25c of the decorative member 23 is inserted and fitted into the third fitting part 15c through the opening 28 of the back clothing member 21b.

[0025] In this manner, the doll 1 is manufactured. The exposed parts 18 include the parts of the arms 12 that protrude from the clothing member 21, and the lower surfaces of the legs 14 and the lower torso 13 inside the skirt part of the clothing member 21.

[0026] In the embodiment of the present invention, the frame member 10 and the part members 20 are formed from molded products of a resin material, and the doll 1 can be formed using the frame member 10 and the part members 20. The frame member 10 can be flocked without masking the outer surface, so even a small doll 1 can be easily manufactured with high productivity. Furthermore, the doll 1 can be assembled simply by fitting the concave and convex parts together, making manufacturing easy.

[0027] The doll 1 is formed to be able to stand on its own by placing the tips 14a of the legs 14, which are formed as if standing on tiptoe, and the lower ends 23a1 of the decorative members 23 (the lower ends 23a1 of the wing parts 23a) on a placement surface FL (see FIG. 4). Here, the lower ends 23a1 of the decorative members 23 are formed in a bifurcated shape, with the left and right sides. The legs 14 (tips 14a) are then positioned between the bifurcated lower ends 23a1.

[0028] According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, a doll having the following features can be provided.

[0029] The doll of the first aspect has a frame member made of a molded resin material and having a plurality of engaging portions and exposed portions, and a part member made of a molded resin material and having engaging portions that can engage with the engaging portions, and the surface area of ​​the frame member including one or more of the engaging portions and the exposed portions is made of a first flocked area made by electrostatically flocking short fibers.

[0030] With this configuration, even small dolls can be made without the need for masking. In other words, since there is no need to make the arms and legs into separate parts, the doll is easy to manufacture, and since the fitting parts can be flocked together with the exposed parts, there is no need for masking. Therefore, a small doll with excellent aesthetics can be provided.

[0031] In the second aspect, the part members include a clothing member, a head member including a second flocked region, and a decorative member having a mating portion that mates with the mating portion through an opening provided in the clothing member, and the exposed portions include arms and legs exposed from the clothing member, and the doll is formed to be able to stand on its own by placing the tips of the legs and the lower ends of the decorative members on a placement surface.

[0032] With this configuration, even a doll standing on its tiptoes, such as a flying fairy doll, can stand stably and independently.

[0033] In the doll of the third aspect, the lower end of the decorative member that is placed on the installation surface is formed in a bifurcated shape, and the legs are positioned between the bifurcated lower end of the decorative member when viewed from the front-to-back direction.

[0034] According to this construction, the doll can stand on its own as if supported at three points, so that the doll can stand on its own even more stably.

[0035] A doll according to a fourth aspect of the invention has a preparation step of preparing a frame member having a plurality of engaging portions and a plurality of exposed portions and made of a molded product of a resin material, and a plurality of part members having engaged portions capable of engaging with each of the engaging portions and made of a molded product of a resin material; a flocking pre-assembly step of engaging the engaged portions of the part members to be flocked with the engaging portions of the frame member; a flocking step of flocking the surface areas of the frame member including the engaging portions and the plurality of exposed portions in a non-engaged state and the part members assembled to the frame member by electrostatic flocking of short fibers; and an assembly step of assembling the one or more part members that have not been flocked with the frame member that has been flocked in the flocking step by engaging each of the engaging portions that have been flocked with each of the engaged portions of the part members not assembled to the frame member.

[0036] According to this configuration, even if the flocking is performed without using masking, the flocked area can be concealed with the parts, so that the exposed flocked parts can be finished neatly, thereby providing a method for manufacturing a small doll with excellent aesthetics.

[0037] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the first flocked area and the second flocked area are the entire surfaces of the frame member 10 and the head member 22, but some parts may not be flocked without masking. For example, holes for fitting such as the third fitting portion 15c of the frame member 10 and the second fitted portion 25b of the head member 22 do not need to be flocked intentionally, but they do not need to be masked in the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0038] 1 Doll 10 Frame member 11 Main body 12 Arm 13 Lower body part 13a Connection part 14 Foot 14a Tip 15 Fitting part 15a First fitting part 15b Second fitting part 15c Third fitting part 18 Exposed part 20 Parts member 21 Clothing member 21a Front clothing member 21a1 Protrusion 21b Rear clothing member 21b1 Hole 22 Head member 23 Decorative member 23a Feather part 23a1 Lower end 25 Fitted part 25a First fitted part 25b Second fitted part 25c Third fitted part 26 Opening 26a Opening 26b Opening 27 Opening 27a Opening 27b Opening 28 Rear clothing hole

Claims

1. a frame member having a plurality of fitting portions and an exposed portion and made of a resin material; and a parts member having fitted portions that can be fitted into the fitting portions and made of a resin material; A doll in which a surface area of ​​the frame member including one or more of the fitting portions and the exposed portion is a first flocked area formed by electrostatically flocking short fibers.

2. The part members include a clothing member, a head member including a second flocked region, and a decorative member including the fitted portion that fits into the fitting portion through an opening provided in the clothing member, The exposed portion includes at least a part of the arm and leg exposed from the clothing member, 2. The doll according to claim 1, which is formed so as to be able to stand on its own by placing the tips of said legs and the lower ends of said decorative members on a placement surface.

3. The lower end of the decorative member to be installed on the installation surface is formed in a bifurcated shape, 3. The doll according to claim 2, wherein the leg portion is disposed between the bifurcated lower ends of the decorative member when viewed from the front-rear direction.

4. a preparation step of preparing a frame member having a plurality of fitting portions and a plurality of exposed portions and made of a molded product of a resin material, and a plurality of part members having fitted portions that can be fitted into the fitting portions and made of a molded product of a resin material; a pre-flocking assembly process in which the fitted portion of the part member to be flocked is fitted to the fitting portion of the frame member; a flocking process for performing a flocking process on a surface area of ​​the frame member including the mating portion and the exposed portions in a non-mated state and the part member assembled to the frame member by electrostatic flocking of short fibers; and an assembly process of assembling one or more of the part members that have not been flocked with the frame member that has been flocked in the flocking process by fitting each of the fitting portions that have been flocked with each of the fitted portions of the part members that have not been assembled to the frame member.

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