Marionette toys

Abstract

This invention provides a marionette toy that is operated by a person, is connected to multiple strings, has a shape reminiscent of a bird, and can move its wings up and down solely through the manual operation of the marionette operator. [Solution] The marionette toy has a first operating device 50 and a second operating device 60. The marionette body 10 has a head 12, a neck 14, a torso 16, a left wing 18, a right wing 20, and a tail 22. The left wing, right wing, and tail are integrally attached to the torso, and the tail is connected to the torso. The left wing is connected to a left wing puppet string F41, and the right wing is connected to a right wing puppet string F42. The left wing puppet string and the right wing puppet string merge to form a single puppet string F4, which is attached to the second operating device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a puppet toy connected to a plurality of control strings operated by a person, and more particularly to a puppet toy in which the puppet body has a shape reminiscent of a bird.

Background Art

[0002] A puppet toy (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a "puppet" in this specification) is connected to each moving part of the puppet body, and the operator holds and directly operates a control string extending generally in the vertical upward direction with fingers, so that the part to which the control string is connected rotates or moves up and down, etc., to operate the puppet body. Here, the puppet body is not limited to a humanoid puppet, and a wide range of shapes are adopted, such as various animals, machines such as vehicles, plants, and other anthropomorphic objects. Birds flying in the air may also be adopted as the shape of the puppet body. When operating a bird as a puppet, in order to express the state of flying by flapping its wings, an operation of moving the wings of the puppet (bird puppet) in a floating state in the air up and down is required. However, it has been difficult to operate the part corresponding to the wings of the puppet floating in the air up and down. Since the entire puppet body is floating in the air, it is difficult to restrict the movement of parts other than the wings. Even if an attempt is made to move only the part corresponding to the wings by the control string, the movement of the operator transmitted by the control string is transmitted not only to the part corresponding to the wings but also to parts other than the wings, making it difficult to realize a relatively different movement between the part corresponding to the wings and the parts other than the wings.

[0003] As a prior art, for example, a hanging toy of a bird suspended from the ceiling by a string and capable of moving its feathers up and down is provided (see Patent Document 1). However, in such a prior art (Patent Document 1), a motor or the like is required to move the feathers up and down, and it is impossible to express the state of moving the feathers up and down only by the manual operation of the operator of the puppet. In addition, there are suspended bird toys that can move their wings up and down while suspended from the ceiling by strings (see Patent Document 2). However, even in this prior art (Patent Document 2), it is necessary to apply an external force to a knob (459) to make it vibrate, or to apply an external force using a motor (180), and the wings cannot be moved up and down by manual operation by the puppeteer alone. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-17795 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 11484 / 1984 [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0005] This invention was proposed in view of the problems of the prior art described above, and aims to provide a marionette toy that is operated by a person, is connected to multiple strings, has a shape that resembles a bird, and can move its wings up and down solely by the manual operation of the marionette operator. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The marionette toy of this invention is The marionette comprises a puppet body (10), a first operating device (50), and a second operating device (60). The puppet body (10) has a head (12), neck (14), torso (16), left wing (18), right wing (20), and tail (22). The left wing (18), right wing (20), and tail (22) are integrally attached to the torso (16), and the tail (22) is connected to the torso (16). Inside the puppet body (10), weights (18W, 18EW, 20W, 20EW, 16WL, 16WR) are placed. The front boundary (17) of the fuselage (16) with the left wing (18) in the direction of arrow A, the boundary (19) with the right wing (20), the rear boundary (17) of the fuselage (16) in the opposite direction of arrow A, and the front fuselage paddle lines (F2, F3) and the rear fuselage paddle lines (F5, F6) are connected at the boundary (19), and the front fuselage paddle lines (F2, F3) and the rear fuselage paddle lines (F5, F6) are connected to the first operating device (50). The left wing (18) is connected to the left wing paddle (F41), and the right wing (20) is connected to the right wing paddle (F42). The left wing paddle (F41) and the right wing paddle (F42) are joined together (as paddle F4) and attached to a second control device (60).

[0007] In this invention, it is preferable that the weights (18W, 18EW, 20W, 20EW, 16WL, 16WR) are arranged in the region on the boundary side (boundary portion 17) between the left wing (18) and the fuselage (16) (weight 18W), the region at the tip of the left wing (18) (end region on the side separated from the fuselage 16) (weight 18EW), the region on the boundary side (boundary portion 19) between the right wing (20) and the fuselage (16) (weight 20W), the region at the tip of the right wing (20) (end region on the side separated from the fuselage 16) (weight 20EW), and the region on the bottom (16B) side inside the fuselage (16) (region near the bottom 16B: weights 16WL and 16WR).

[0008] Furthermore, in this invention, the front paddle strings (F2, F3) attached to the head (12) side (forward, in the direction of arrow A) of the body (16) pass behind the head (12) (towards the tail 22) and are attached to the first operating device (50). Preferably, the rear paddle strings (F5, F6) attached to the tail section (22) side (rear, opposite direction of arrow A) of the body section (16) pass through the end of the tail section (22) (the end separated from the body section 16) and are attached to the first operating device (50).

[0009] It has a neck (14), and the head (12) is rotatably connected to the neck (14) (arrow R3), A weight (12W) is positioned at the front end (direction of arrow A) of the head (12), and it is preferable that the head paddle thread (F1) attached to the tip (F1J: end in the direction of arrow A) of the head (12) is connected to the second operating device (60). [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present invention having the above configuration, when the second operating tool (60) is moved upward relative to the first operating tool (50), and the left wing puppet string (F41) and the right wing puppet string (F42) are pulled upward (in the direction of arrow U) relative to the front and rear torso puppet strings (F2, F3, F5, F6) connected to the first operating tool (50), the left wing 18 and the right wing 20 (shown as solid lines in Figure 7) of the puppet body 10 rotate (shown as dashed lines in Figure 7) respectively (as shown by arrows R1 and R2). Here, since weights (18W, 18EW, 20W, 20EW, 16WL, 16WR) are placed inside the puppet body (10), the upward movement (arrow) transmitted by the puppet strings (F4, F41, F42) Even when a force moving in the direction indicated by U (operating force acting from the second operating tool 60) is transmitted, the movement of parts other than the left wing (18) and right wing (20) (for example, the torso 16) is constrained by gravity acting on the entire puppet body (10), and only the left wing (18) and right wing (20) rise (shown by the dashed line in Figure 7).

[0011] After the left wing (18) and right wing (20) are raised, the second control device (60) is lowered, and the upward force (in the direction of arrow U) transmitted by the left wing control string (F41) and right wing control string (F42) (via control string F4) disappears. Due to the gravity of the weights (mainly 18W, 18EW, 20W, 20EW), the left wing (18) and right wing (20) rotate in the opposite direction to when the second control device (60) was moved upward (changing from the state shown by the dashed line in Figure 7 to the state shown by the solid line). Here, the parts other than the left wing (18) and right wing (20) (for example, the torso 16) are constrained (to the state shown by the solid lines in Figure 7) by gravity acting on the puppet body (10) when the puppet string (F4) is raised. Therefore, even when the left wing puppet string (F41) and right wing puppet string (F42) are lowered (by lowering the puppet string F4), the torso (16), etc., maintain their previous state (the state shown by the solid lines in Figure 7). As a result, by operating the second control device 60, the left wing (18) and the right wing (20) are repeatedly moved up and down (rotation in the directions of arrows R1 and R2 in Figure 7: a change from the state shown by the dashed line to the state shown by the solid line in Figure 7), and this action naturally creates the appearance of the puppet body 10 flapping its wings. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0012] [Figure 1] This is a reference perspective view showing the first embodiment of the present invention, broadly divided into the puppet body and the operating device. [Figure 2] This is a reference perspective view showing the arrangement of weights within the puppet body, with the puppet strings omitted. [Figure 3] This is a reference perspective view showing the arrangement of weights in the torso of the marionette, with the left wing and puppet strings omitted. [Figure 4] This is a reference perspective view showing the arrangement of the puppet strings in the head and the front region of the torso of the marionette. [Figure 5] This is a reference perspective showing the arrangement of the puppet strings on the right and left wings of the puppet body. [Figure 6] This is a reference perspective view showing the arrangement of the puppet strings in the rear region of the torso of the puppet body, with the head and neck omitted. [Figure 7] It is a reference perspective view showing the operations of the right and left wings of the puppet body and the arrangement of the control strings. [Figure 8] It is a reference perspective view showing the operation of the head of the puppet body and the arrangement of the control strings.

Embodiments for Carrying out the Invention

[0013] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, the puppet toy according to an embodiment of the present invention is indicated as a whole by reference numeral 100 and has a so-called "origami crane" shape. However, the puppet body 10 can be configured in a shape other than an origami crane. <able> It has a puppet body 10, a first operating tool 50, and a second operating tool 60. And the puppet body 10 has a head 12, a neck 14, a body 16, a left wing 18, a right wing 20, and a tail 22. In the illustrated embodiment, the head 12 is connected to the neck 14, the neck 14 is connected to the body 16, the left wing 18, the right wing 20, and the tail 22 are integrally provided with respect to the body 16, and the whole of the puppet body 10 is formed like an origami crane made of origami.

[0014] The puppet body 10 is formed, for example, by bending a flat material, cutting it as needed, and joining the pieces together. The material used must be able to be freely bent and molded, and must have the property of being able to maintain its shape after molding (shape retention) or rigidity sufficient to maintain the shape. In addition, the material constituting the puppet body 10 must have enough flexibility to allow adjacent parts (for example, the head 12 and the neck 14) to move relative to each other, and must have sufficient strength (fatigue strength) to not deteriorate or break even after repeated relative movements with adjacent parts. Such materials can be, for example, nonwoven fabric or other cloths. Paper is unsuitable because it is hard and deteriorates and breaks after repeated relative movements with adjacent parts. Also, synthetic resin (for example, vinyl) is unsuitable as a material for constituting the puppet body 10 because it cannot maintain its shape after molding.

[0015] In Figure 1, the tip F1J (end in the direction of arrow A) of the head 12 of the puppet body 10 is connected to the head puppetry string F1. Here, the manner in which the puppet strings are connected to each part of the puppet body 10 is not particularly limited. For example, a ring-shaped connecting fitting may be attached to the puppet body 10 and the puppet strings may be connected to such a ring-shaped connecting fitting, or the puppet strings may be sewn to the puppet body 10. Furthermore, in this specification, the materials used for the reeling thread are not particularly limited, as long, flexible, fibrous materials with a small diameter (including, for example, strings, natural fiber materials, synthetic resin fiber materials, etc.).

[0016] In Figure 1 again, a paddle thread passage position 24 is formed at the connection point between the head 12 and the neck 14, and the first front torso paddle thread F2 passes through position 24, which is shown as a circular through-hole. In Figure 1, only the paddle thread passage position 24 is shown, but on the opposite side of the head 12 from the viewer in Figure 1, there is a paddle thread passage position 26 (shown as a circular through-hole in Figure 4) through which the second front torso paddle thread F3 passes. The head 12 and the neck 14 are connected by the passage of the front torso paddle threads F2 and F3. For details on the arrangement of the puppet strings F2 and F3, please refer to Figure 4 and see the following explanation. As shown in Figure 8, the head 12 is configured to rotate around the neck 14, centered on the connection point with the neck 14. This rotation may be achieved by the flexibility of the material constituting the puppet body 10, or the head 12 and neck 14 may be connected to a rotating member (not shown), and the method of rotation is not particularly limited. The paddle threads F2 and F3 extend to the first operating device 50, respectively, and are connected to the first operating device 50 at connection points F2J and F3J. There are no particular limitations on the manner in which the paddle threads F2 and F3 are connected to the first operating device 50 at connection points F2J and F3J, and they can be connected in conventionally known manners.

[0017] The left wing 18, which is integrally attached to the torso 16, rotates relative to the torso 16 around the boundary 17 with the torso 16, as shown in Figure 7. Similarly, the right wing 20, which is integrally attached to the torso 16, also rotates relative to the torso 16 around the boundary 19 with the torso 16, as shown in Figure 7. The ability of the left wing 18 and the right wing 20 to rotate relative to the torso 16, that is, to move relative to the torso 16, is based on the flexibility and pliability of the materials that make up the puppet body 10. Further details will be provided later with reference to Figure 5 or Figure 7, but the left wing 18 is connected to the left wing control string F41 at joint 18J. The right wing 20 is connected to the right wing control string F42 at joint 20J (see Figure 7), as shown in Figure 5. There are no particular limitations on the manner in which the paddle threads F41 and F42 are joined to the left wing 18 and right wing 20 at joint points 18J and 20J; the joining can be done in any conventionally known manner. The left wing paddle F41 and the right wing paddle F42 merge into a single paddle F4 at point B, and paddle F4 extends to the second control device 60 and is attached to the second control device 60. There are no particular limitations on how paddle F4 is attached to the second control device 60.

[0018] As will be explained later with reference to Figure 6, the first rear body paddle thread F5 and the second rear body paddle thread F6 are connected to the body section 16, or more precisely, to the edge of the body section 16 on the tail section 22 side, at points F5S and F6S (Figure 6) where they intersect with the boundary sections 17 and 19. The first rear body paddle thread F5 and the second rear body paddle thread F6 pass through the tail section 22 in regions 32 and 34, respectively. In Figure 6, the points where the first rear body paddle thread F5 and the second rear body paddle thread F6 pass through the tail section 22 in regions 32 and 34 are indicated by dotted lines. There are no particular limitations on the manner in which the paddle threads F5 and F6 are connected to the first operating device 50 at connection points F5J and F6J, and they can be connected in any conventionally known manner. It is also possible to provide ring-shaped members (not shown) in each of regions 32 and 34, and to configure the first rear torso paddle thread F5 and the second rear torso paddle thread F6 to pass through the ring-shaped members, respectively.

[0019] As illustrated in the embodiment, when manipulating a bird as a puppet, it is necessary to move the left wing 18 and right wing 20 of the puppet (bird puppet) up and down while it is floating in the air, as described above. However, the operator's movements transmitted by the puppet strings are transmitted not only to the left wing 18 and right wing 20 but also to other parts, making it difficult to move the left wing 18 and right wing 20. In contrast, in the illustrated embodiment, the puppet body 10 is constructed from nonwoven fabric or other cloth, and its weight is increased by incorporating weights. By increasing the weight of the puppet body 10, the gravitational force acting on the entire puppet body 10 is increased. For example, when the left wing 18 and right wing 20 are moved by the puppet strings F4 (F41, F42), the parts other than the left wing 18 and right wing 20 are constrained by gravity, and therefore do not move. As a result, by manipulating only the puppet strings F4 (F41, F42), only the left wing 18 and right wing 20 move, and the flapping motion of the puppet body 10 in the illustrated embodiment is realistically portrayed. Here, regarding the position in which the weights are embedded in the puppet body 10, the inventor's research has shown that embedding the weights in a specific position allows the left wing 18 and right wing 20 to move smoothly, resulting in a motion that closely resembles natural flapping. The following describes the position of the weights embedded in the puppet body 10, with reference to Figures 2 and 3.

[0020] In Figure 2, a weight 12W is built into the head 12, specifically in the area at the tip of the head 12 (the tip on the side of arrow A). By providing this weight 12W, when the head 12 is rotated as described later with reference to Figure 8, if the upward pulling force on the paddle thread F1 is released, the head 12 returns to its state before being pulled upward by the paddle thread F1 (descends). A weight 18W is embedded in the area of ​​the left wing 18 on the boundary side 17, a weight 18EW is embedded in the area of ​​the left wing 18 at the tip (the end area separated from the fuselage 16), a weight 20W is embedded in the area of ​​the right wing 20 on the boundary side 19, and a weight 20EW is embedded in the area of ​​the right wing 20 at the tip (the end area separated from the fuselage 16). Therefore, after manipulating the left wing 18 and the right wing 20 upward with the paddle strings F4 (F41, F42: see Figure 1), when the manipulating force (the upward pulling force) is released, the left wing 18 and the right wing 20 descend in a natural movement. In Figure 3, which omits the left wing 18, a weight 16WL is positioned inside the fuselage 16, near the bottom 16B. In Figure 3, the weight 16WL is positioned on the viewer's side (the left wing 18 side, which is omitted in Figure 3), but on the opposite side of the viewer in Figure 3 (the right wing 20 side), a weight (which will be conveniently denoted as 16WR in this specification) is positioned symmetrically to the weight 16WL. By arranging the weights 18W, 18EW, 20W, 20EW, 16WL, and 16WR as explained with reference to Figures 2 and 3, the gravitational force acting on the puppet body 10 as a whole increases. When the puppet strings F4 (F41, F42: see Figure 1) are manipulated, the movement of the torso 16 and other parts is constrained by this gravity, and only the left wing 18 and right wing 20 move, naturally creating the appearance of the puppet body 10 flapping its wings.

[0021] Next, the arrangement of the paddle threads F2 and F3, and their relative positions to the paddle threads in front of the body section 16 (in the direction of arrow A), will be explained with reference to Figure 4. In Figure 4, the tip F1J of the head 12 (end in the direction of arrow A) is connected to the paddle thread F1, and the other end is attached to the second operating tool 60. Furthermore, the area near the front end (direction of arrow A) of the body section 16, close to the boundary section 17, is connected to the paddle thread F2 at joint point F2J, and the area close to the boundary section 19 is connected to the paddle thread F3 at joint point F3J. The paddle thread F2, which is connected to the body 16 at joint F2J, passes through the paddle thread passage position 24 (indicated by a circular through-hole) of the head 12 and extends to the first operating device 50 (Figure 1). The paddle thread F3, which is connected to the body 16 at joint F3J, passes through the paddle thread passage fitting 26 of the head 12 and extends to the first operating device 50 (Figure 1). Here, instead of the pawn thread passage position 24, it is also possible to provide a cylindrical metal fitting for the pawn thread passage.

[0022] The arrangement of the paddle lines F4 (F41, F42) and their relative positions to the paddle lines on the left wing 18 and right wing 20 will be explained with reference to Figure 5. As mentioned above with reference to Figure 1, the left wing 18 and the right wing 20 are connected to the paddle lines F41 and F42 at joint points 18J and 20J, respectively. The paddle lines F41 and F42 merge into a single paddle line F4 at confluence point B, which extends to the second control device 60 (see Figure 1). As is clear from Figure 5, the arrangement of the puppet strings F41 and F42 on the left wing 18 and right wing 20 is symmetrical (symmetrical in the direction of arrow B), and by moving the puppet string F4 up and down, the left wing 18 and right wing 20 move up and down in sync, making it possible to express (create) a movement that is close to the natural flapping of a bird's wings. The joint 18J where the left wing 18 and the puppet string F41 are connected is located in the region from the center of the left wing 18 towards the fuselage 16 in the direction of extension of the left wing 18 and the right wing 20 (left-right direction, arrow B direction), and is located in the central part of the left wing 18 in the longitudinal direction of the puppet body 10 (arrow L direction). The joint point 20J where the right wing 20 and the paddle string F42 are connected is located in the area from the center of the right wing 20 towards the fuselage 16 in the direction of arrow B, and is located in the central part of the right wing 20 in the direction of arrow L.

[0023] Next, referring to Figure 6, the arrangement of the rear paddle threads F5 and F6 of the torso and their relative positions to the paddle threads at the rear of the torso 16 (in the opposite direction of arrow A) will be explained. In Figure 6, the intersection point F5S of the rear end of the body section 16 and the boundary section 17 is connected to the first rear body paddle thread F5. Furthermore, the intersection point F6S of the rear end of the body section 16 and the boundary section 19 is connected to the second rear body section paddle thread F6. The paddle thread F5 passes through the ring member 32 of the tail section 32 and extends to the first operating tool 50 (Figure 1), and the paddle thread F6 passes through the ring member 34 and extends to the first operating tool 50 (Figure 1). In other words, as shown in Figures 4 to 6, the fuselage 16 is suspended by the first operating device 50 via paddle threads F2, F3, F5, and F6, and the left wing 18 and right wing 20, which are integrally formed with the fuselage 16, are suspended by the operating device 60 via paddle threads F41 and F42 (F4).

[0024] Here, instead of ring members 32 and 34, the rear reeling threads F5 and F6 of the body may be configured to pass through the fabric that constitutes the tail section 22. In this specification, the phrase "passing through" the rear body paddle threads F5 and F6 is used to encompass both cases where the rear body paddle threads F5 and F6 pass through the ring member 32 and member 34, and cases where they penetrate the member (e.g., fabric) that constitutes the tail section 22.

[0025] The movements of the left wing 18 and right wing 20 of the puppet body 10 described above will be explained with reference to Figure 7. In Figure 7, when the second control tool 60 (see Figure 1) is moved upward relative to the first control tool 50, and the puppet strings F4 (F41, F42) are pulled upward (in the direction of arrow U) relative to the other puppet strings (F2, F3, F5, F6, etc.) connected to the first control tool 50, the left wing 18 and right wing 20 of the puppet body 10, shown by solid lines in Figure 7, rotate as indicated by arrows R1 and R2, respectively, resulting in the state shown by the dashed line in Figure 7. Here, since weights 18W, 20W, 16WL, and 16WR (Figures 2 and 3) are placed inside the puppet body 10, even when a force moving in the direction of arrow U (operating force acting from the second control device 60) is transmitted by the puppet strings F4 (F41 and F42), the movement of parts other than the left wing 18 and right wing 20 is constrained by gravity acting on the entire puppet body 10, so only the left wing 18 and right wing 20 rise.

[0026] After the left wing 18 and right wing 20 are raised, the second control device 60 is lowered and the force in the direction of arrow U transmitted by the paddle threads F4 (F41, F42) disappears. Then, mainly due to the gravity of the weights 18W and 20W, the left wing 18 and right wing 20 rotate from the state shown by the dashed line in Figure 7 to the state shown by the solid line. At this time, the parts other than the left wing 18 and right wing 20 (for example, the fuselage 16) are constrained in the state shown by the solid line in Figure 7 when the paddle threads F4 are raised, and therefore maintain the state shown by the solid line in Figure 7 even when the paddle threads F4 are lowered. Thus, the state shown by the solid line in Figure 7 is maintained when the left wing 18 and right wing 20 move up and down. In other words, by repeatedly operating the second control tool 60 to move the paddle threads F4 (F41, F42) in the directions of arrows U and D, the left wing 18 and the right wing 20 repeatedly change (rotate) from the state shown by the dashed line in Figure 7 to the state shown by the solid line. During this process, the movement of parts other than the left wing 18 and the right wing 20 is constrained. As a result, the flapping motion of the puppet body 10 is naturally depicted (expressed).

[0027] Next, referring to Figure 8, the movement of the head 12 in the puppet body 10 will be explained. In Figure 8, the head 12 rotates around the connection point with the neck 14 as indicated by arrow R3. In Figure 8, the head 12 rotates in the direction of arrow R3, changing between the state shown by the solid line and the state shown by the dashed line. As mentioned above, such rotation can be achieved, for example, by the flexibility of the material constituting the puppet body 10, but it is also possible to rotate it in other ways. When the second control tool 60 is operated to move the head paddle thread F1 in the direction of arrow U, the paddle thread F1 is pulled upward, and the head 12 rotates clockwise in the direction of arrow R3 and rises. When the paddle thread F1 is moved in the direction of arrow D, the head 12 rotates counterclockwise in the direction of arrow R3 and descends due to the gravity of the weight 12W built into the head 12. In Figure 1, the puppet strings F4 (F41, F42) for rotating the left wing 18 and right wing 20 in the directions of arrows R1 and R2, and the puppet string F1 for rotating the head 12 in the direction of arrow R3 are both connected to the second control device 60. Therefore, by moving the second control device 60 up and down, the left wing 18 and right wing 20 of the puppet body 10 can be made to flap while the head 12 rotates in the direction of arrow R3 (up and down). In other words, it is possible to represent the movement of the puppet body 10 flapping its wings while the head 12 moves up and down.

[0028] If you only want to flap the left wing 18 and right wing 20 of the puppet body 10, and do not want to rotate the head 12 in the direction of arrow R3, you can connect only the puppet strings F4 (F41, F42) to the second control device 60 and remove the puppet string F1 from the second control device 60. On the other hand, if you only want to rotate the head 12 of the puppet 10 in the direction of arrow R3 (rotate it up and down) and do not want the left wing 18 and right wing 20 to flap, you can connect only the puppet string F1 to the second control device 60 and remove the puppet strings F4 (F41, F42) from the second control device 60. In the illustrated embodiment, the puppet 10 is configured to rotate its head 12 in the direction of arrow R3 (rotating up and down). However, if the operation of rotating the head 12 in the direction of arrow R3 is not performed, the puppet string F1 can be omitted. Alternatively, the neck 14 can be omitted, and the head 12 can be rotatably connected to the torso 16. There are no particular limitations on the manner in which the head 12 and the torso 16 are rotatably connected.

[0029] In the illustrated embodiment, the first and second puppet control tools 50 and 60 can be made of wood, various resins (e.g., plastic), or rigid paper. Alternatively, instead of the first and second puppet control tools 50 and 60, the puppet strings can be directly attached to the fingers of the performer who operates the puppet body 10, because the puppet body 10 is lightweight. In the illustrated embodiment, the first operating tool 50 is configured as a large-diameter annular shape, and the second operating tool 60 is configured as a small-diameter annular shape. However, it is also possible to configure the second operating tool 60 as a "ring screw" (eyelet), a type of metal fitting used to hang objects by screwing it into a wall or the like, and attach the eyelet-shaped second operating tool 60 to the front (head 12 side) of the large-diameter annular first operating tool 50 (for example, by attaching it to the first operating tool 50 using the threaded portion of the eyelet). If the second operating tool 60 is configured in the shape of an eyelet, the paddle thread F1 is attached to the eyelet-shaped second operating tool 60, and when moving the head 12, the paddle thread F1 is operated with the hand that is not operating the first operating tool 50.

[0030] The illustrated embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the technical scope of this invention. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, the puppet body is shown in the shape of a so-called "origami crane," but the shape of the puppet body is not limited to an origami crane, and can be configured in the general shape of a creature with wings (birds, bats, etc.). If the shape of the puppet body 10 is configured in the form of a penguin, which is a bird, it is preferable to place metal fittings for passing the puppet strings through the tips of the parts corresponding to the wings (hands) of the penguin. Furthermore, in the illustrated embodiment, both the first operating tool 50 and the second operating tool 60 are configured in a ring shape, but the first operating tool 50 and the second operating tool 60 can be configured in shapes other than rings, such as rod-shaped, cross-shaped, or other shapes. Also, the first operating tool 50 and the second operating tool 60 may be the same shape or different shapes. In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, the first operating tool 50 is larger than the second operating tool 60, but they may be the same size, or the first operating tool 50 may be smaller than the second operating tool 60. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0031] 10. Puppet body 12···12 14. Cervical region 16. Torso 17, 19... Boundary 18. Left wing 20...Right wing 20 22...tail 18W, 18EW, 20W, 20EW, 16WL, 16WR... Weight F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F41, F42... Puppeting thread 50...First operating device 60...Second operating device 100... Marionette toys

Claims

1. It comprises a puppet body, a first operating device, and a second operating device. The puppet body consists of a head, neck, torso, left wing, right wing, and tail. The left wing, right wing, and tail are integrally attached to the torso, and the tail is connected to the torso. A weight is placed inside the puppet body. The front boundary of the fuselage with the left wing, the boundary with the right wing, and the rear boundary of the fuselage are connected to the front fuselage paddle threads and the rear fuselage paddle threads at the said boundary, and the front fuselage paddle threads and the rear fuselage paddle threads are connected to the first operating device. A marionette toy characterized in that the left wing is connected to the left wing control string, the right wing is connected to the right wing control string, and the left wing control string and the right wing control string merge and are attached to a second control device.

2. The puppet toy according to claim 1, wherein the weights are arranged in the region on the boundary side with the fuselage inside the left wing, the region at the tip of the left wing, the region on the boundary side with the fuselage inside the right wing, the region at the tip of the right wing, and the region on the bottom side inside the fuselage.

3. The front paddle string attached to the head side of the torso passes behind the head and is attached to the first control device. The marionette toy according to claim 2, wherein the rear marionette string attached to the tail end of the torso passes through the end of the tail and is attached to the first control device.

4. It has a neck, and the head is rotatably connected to the neck. The marionette toy according to claim 3, wherein a weight is positioned at the front end of the head, and the head control string attached to the tip of the head is connected to a second control device.

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