Bending structure of doll body, doll body using the same, and method of manufacturing the doll body

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JP2021156265
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JP · JP
Patent Type
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Filing Date
2021-09-27
Publication Date
2025-02-21
Estimated Expiration
2040-03-23

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【0017】 本発明によれば、より自然な屈曲を表現できる人形体の屈曲構造及びそれを用いた人形体を提供することができる。

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Abstract

To provide a bent structure of a doll body, which can express a natural bent state of the doll body, the doll body using the same, and a method of manufacturing the doll body.SOLUTION: A bent structure of a doll body comprises a skeleton part 11 that has a bendable bent part 20, and a covering part 18 for covering the skeleton part 11. The skeleton part 11 has a three-dimensional shape formed by causing a reduction of an uneven shape of an outer surface of the doll body 1 in an almost imitating manner. The covering part 18 has an uneven shape of an outer surface 18us, and an uneven shape of an inner surface 18is that is brought into contact with an outer shape 11s of the skeleton part 11. The doll body using the bent structure, and a method of manufacturing the doll body are also provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a bending structure for a doll body, a doll body using the same, and a method for manufacturing the doll body. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, in doll bodies of humans, animals, and various characters, there is a configuration in which a skeletal member is built into a covering member that represents the body shape of the doll body. For example, in this type of doll body, a doll body is known in which the joints of the arms and legs of the doll can be bent to take a posture similar to that of a human body, and the doll can maintain the bent posture (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] The doll body described in Patent Document 1 has a structure that imitates a skeleton having joints in the members that make up the arms or legs of a human body, and has intermediate joints that do not exist in a human body at positions different from the joints of the arms and legs of the human body, and these intermediate joints are used to make contact and separate the joints, so that the joints can be locked at a specified angle, stopped, and maintained. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2006-122250 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In Patent Document 1, in order to maintain the bending posture of the joints of the doll body, an intermediate joint that does not exist in the human body is used to maintain the bending angle of the joints. Because of this, there was a problem that the bending of the joints was unnatural because the structure is different from that of the actual human body.

[0006] In general, in a doll body in which a skeletal member is covered with a covering member, when the bending angle of the joint is deep (sharp bending), wrinkles occur on the inside of the bent portion of the joint or around it. Also, when the covering member stretches on the outside of the bent portion, there is a problem that it becomes difficult to maintain the bent position (bending angle) of the bent portion of the joint due to the tension of the covering member.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a bending structure for a doll body that can express more natural bending, a doll body using the same, and a method for manufacturing a doll body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The bending structure of a doll body according to the present invention is a bending structure of a doll body comprising a skeleton having a bendable bending part, and a covering part covering the skeleton, the skeleton having a three-dimensional shape that reduces and generally imitates the outer uneven shape of the doll body, the covering part having an outer surface that has the outer uneven shape, an inner surface that has an inner uneven shape that contacts the outer surface of the skeleton, and is flexible. Also, the doll body according to the present invention is a doll body comprising a skeleton having a bendable bending part, and a covering part covering the skeleton, the outer surface of the doll body has an outer uneven shape, the skeleton having a three-dimensional shape that reduces and generally imitates the outer uneven shape, the covering part having an outer surface that has the outer uneven shape, an inner surface that has an inner uneven shape that contacts the outer surface of the skeleton, and is flexible, the skeleton having two partial skeletons and the bending part that flexibly connects the two partial skeletons, the two partial skeletons have a muscle shape imitated as the outer uneven shape. The bending portion has a plurality of connecting members that connect the two partial skeleton portions, and has a bone-shaped portion that imitates a bone shape on an outer surface of a part of the plurality of connecting members. .

[0009] Furthermore, in the bending structure for a doll body according to the present invention, the covering portion may be provided so as to allow positional deviation with respect to the outer surface of the skeleton portion while in contact with the outer surface.

[0010] In addition, in the bending structure of the doll body of the present invention, the doll body has a shape that imitates a human body, and the skeletal portion includes two partial skeletal portions whose outer surface unevenness shapes imitate muscle shapes, and the bending portion that flexibly connects the two partial skeletal portions, and the covering portion is provided with a thickness that covers the skeletal portion approximately uniformly.

[0011] Furthermore, in the bending structure for a doll body according to the present invention, the covering portion may be formed so that the thickness of the portion covering the bending portion is thinner than the thickness of the other portions.

[0012] In addition, in the bending structure of the doll body of the present invention, the bending portion may have a plurality of connecting members connecting two partial skeletal portions, and a bone-shaped portion that imitates the bone shape of the human body may be provided on the outer surface of some of the plurality of connecting members.

[0013] Furthermore, in the bending structure of the doll body according to the present invention, the bending portion is an elbow joint, the two partial skeletal portions consist of an upper arm skeletal portion and a forearm skeletal portion, the multiple connecting members include a first connecting member connected to the upper arm skeletal portion, a second connecting member connected to the forearm skeletal portion, and a third connecting member that rotatably supports the first connecting member and the second connecting member and connects the first connecting member and the second connecting member, and the third connecting member may be provided with the bone-shaped portion.

[0014] Further, a doll body according to the present invention is a doll body having the bending structure of the doll body described above.

[0015] In addition, a manufacturing method for a doll body according to the present invention is a manufacturing method for a doll body comprising a skeletal part having a bendable bending part, and a covering part covering the skeletal part, and includes the steps of: making the outer uneven shape of the doll body the shape of the inner wall surface of a mold space for molding; arranging the skeletal part having a three-dimensional shape that is a reduced imitation of the outer uneven shape within the mold space; and injecting a soft coating resin that constitutes the covering part into an injection space formed by corresponding the three-dimensional shape of the skeletal part to the uneven shape of the inner wall surface shape.

[0016] Furthermore, in the method for manufacturing a doll body according to the present invention, the covering portion may be separated from the outer surface of the skeleton portion after the soft covering resin is injection molded. Effect of the Invention

[0017] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a bending structure for a doll body that can express more natural bending, and a doll body using the same. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view showing the appearance of a doll body according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Diagram 2] 2 is a partially enlarged view showing the left arm of the doll body shown in FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the skeleton shown in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] 1A is a side view of the left arm attached to the torso of the doll body, as viewed from the left side, and FIG. 1B is a side view of the skeleton of the left arm, as viewed from the left side. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway side view showing the correspondence between the concave and convex shapes of the skeleton and the covering when viewed from the left side with the left arm attached to the torso of the doll body. [Figure 6] 1A is a side view of the left arm attached to the torso of the doll body as seen from the inside, and FIG. 1B is a side view of the skeleton of the left arm as seen from the inside. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a partially cutaway side view showing the correspondence between the concave and convex shapes of the skeleton and the covering when the left arm is attached to the torso of the doll body as viewed from the inside. [Figure 8] 1A is a side view of the left arm attached to the torso of the doll body, as seen from behind, and FIG. 1B is a side view of the skeleton of the left arm, as seen from behind. [Figure 9] FIG. 13 is a partially cutaway side view showing the correspondence between the concave and convex shapes of the skeleton and the covering when the left arm is attached to the torso of the doll body as viewed from behind. [Figure 10] FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the skeleton shown in FIG. [Figure 11] 11 is an exploded perspective view of the bent portion of the skeleton shown in FIG. 10, seen from the opposite direction. [Figure 12] This is a cross-sectional view of the main part with the covering part of the elbow joint of the left arm broken away. [Figure 13] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a molding die illustrating an example of a method for molding a doll body of the present invention. [Figure 14] FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing the doll body in the process of being assembled. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A doll body and a bending structure for a doll body according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a doll body 1. FIG. As shown in Fig. 1, the doll body 1 is a doll body imitating a human body with bulging muscles, for example, and has left and right arms 4L, 4R, left and right legs 5L, 5R, and a head 3 against a torso 2. As will be described later, this doll body 1 is configured such that an internal skeleton 11 (see Fig. 2) is covered with a covering 18. This doll body 1 is configured such that, for example, the elbow joints 4e of the left and right arms 4L, 4R and the knee joints 8 of the left and right legs 5L, 5R are bendable.

[0020] Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the left arm 4L of the doll body 1 shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the skeleton 11 of the left arm 4L. 2, the left arm 4L has an internal skeleton 11 that enables the elbow joint 4e to bend. The left arm 4L has a shoulder 6 attached to its upper end so that it can be attached to the torso 2, and a hand 7 attached to its lower end. As shown in FIG. 3, the skeleton 11 has two partial skeletons, an upper arm skeleton 13 and a forearm skeleton 14, which are connected by a bending portion 20 so as to be able to bend.

[0021] The three-dimensional shapes (concave and convex shapes) of the left arm 4L and the skeleton 11 will be described below with reference to Fig. 4 to Fig. 9. Fig. 4 to Fig. 9 show the three-dimensional shapes of the left arm 4L and the skeleton 11 in side views seen from three directions, that is, the left side, the inside (right side), and the rear, with respect to the doll body 1.

[0022] Fig. 4(a) is a side view of the left arm 4L attached to the torso 2 as viewed from the left side, and Fig. 4(b) is a side view of the skeleton 11 of the left arm 4L as viewed from the left side. Fig. 6(a) is a side view of the left arm 4L attached to the torso 2 as viewed from the inside (right side), and Fig. 6(b) is a side view of the skeleton 11 of the left arm 4L as viewed from the inside. Fig. 8(a) is a side view of the left arm 4L attached to the torso 2 as viewed from the rear, and Fig. 8(b) is a side view of the skeleton 11 of the left arm 4L as viewed from the rear.

[0023] As shown in Fig. 4(a), Fig. 6(a) and Fig. 8(a), the outer surface 18us of the covering part 18 of the left arm part 4L has an uneven shape imitating the shape of a muscle. More specifically, for example, the biceps part 4ua and the triceps part 4uc are formed to bulge appropriately in the upper arm part 4u, and the forearm extensor group 4da and the forearm flexor group 4dc are formed in the forearm part 4d. In addition, the supporter part 30 imitating a wrist supporter is formed so as to surround the wrist.

[0024] As shown in Fig. 4(b), Fig. 6(b) and Fig. 8(b), the outer surface 11s of the skeleton 11 has an uneven shape that reduces and imitates the muscle shape of the outer surface 18us of the covering part 18. That is, the upper arm skeleton 13 corresponding to the upper arm part 4u is formed with a biceps corresponding convex part 13a and a triceps corresponding convex part 13c, and the forearm skeleton 14 corresponding to the forearm part 4d is formed with an extensor group corresponding convex part 14a corresponding to the forearm extensor group 4da and a flexor group corresponding convex part 14c corresponding to the forearm flexor group 4dc. In addition, the wrist part is formed with a supporter corresponding convex part 30a corresponding to the supporter part 30. In addition, the bending part 20 connecting the upper arm skeleton 13 and the forearm skeleton 14 is provided with a bone-shaped part 23ws described later and has a shape imitating the elbow joint 4e.

[0025] Fig. 5 is a partially cutaway side view showing the correspondence between the concave and convex shapes of the skeleton 11 and the covering portion 18 when viewed from the left side with the left arm 4L attached to the torso 2. Fig. 7 is a partially cutaway side view showing the correspondence between the concave and convex shapes of the skeleton 11 and the covering portion 18 when viewed from the inside with the left arm 4L attached to the torso 2. Fig. 9 is a partially cutaway side view showing the correspondence between the concave and convex shapes of the skeleton 11 and the covering portion 18 when viewed from the rear with the left arm 4L attached to the torso 2.

[0026] As shown in Figures 5, 7 and 9, the covering part 18 is provided in a state where its inner surface 18is contacts almost the entire outer surface 11s of the skeletal part 11. The thickness t1 of the covering part 18 is provided to be approximately the same thickness, although it varies slightly depending on the part. That is, the uneven shape of the outer surface 18us of the covering part 18 is formed corresponding to the muscle shapes of the outer surface 11s of the skeletal part 11 and the uneven shape of the supporter part 30.

[0027] Due to its structure, the skeleton 11 is made of synthetic resin or metal having a certain degree of rigidity. The covering 18 imitates human skin and is made of soft synthetic resin, synthetic rubber, natural rubber, or the like. The covering 18 is not adhered to the skeleton 11 and is provided so as to be capable of relative movement. Therefore, the covering 18 can move and shift around the bending portion 20 as it expands and contracts, and the covering 18 can be bent as the bending portion 20 of the skeleton 11 bends.

[0028] As described with reference to Figs. 4 to 9, the upper arm skeleton 13 and the forearm skeleton 14 have a three-dimensional shape that approximately mimics the outer concave-convex shape of the doll body 1, that is, the outer surface 11s has a bulge corresponding to the external shape of the muscles of the upper arm 4u and the forearm 4d, in other words, a reduced outer concave-convex shape. The external appearance of the bending portion 20 also has a three-dimensional shape with concave-convex shapes that mimic the shape of an elbow bone. Therefore, when the bending portion 20 is bent, the skeleton 11 and the covering portion 18 can move relative to each other, and the relative movement can be appropriately restricted by the concave-convex shapes.

[0029] Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the skeleton 11 of the left arm 4L. Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the bent portion 20 of the skeleton 11 shown in Fig. 10, viewed from the opposite direction. As shown in FIG. 10, the left arm 4L has a structure in which two partial skeletons, an upper arm skeleton 13 and a forearm skeleton 14, are connected by a bending portion 20 having a plurality of connecting members corresponding to an elbow joint 4e.

[0030] The bending portion 20 includes a first connecting member 21 connected to the upper arm skeleton 13, a second connecting member 22 connected to the forearm skeleton 14, and a third connecting member 23 connecting the upper arm skeleton 13 and the forearm skeleton 14.

[0031] The first connecting member 21 includes a pin portion 21p that is inserted into and connected to a joint-side recess 13h at one end of the upper arm skeleton 13, and a flat, substantially cylindrical rotating portion 21a that extends from one end of the pin portion 21p and includes a step portion 21d. More specifically, the rotating portion 21a includes a step portion 21d that protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the pin portion 21p and extends offset from the axis. The rotating portion 21a is also formed with a cylindrical hole 21h that opens in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the pin portion 21p.

[0032] The second connecting member 22 includes a pin portion 22p that is inserted into and connected to the joint-side recess 14h at one end of the forearm skeleton 14, and a flat, substantially cylindrical rotating portion 22a that extends from one end of the pin portion 22p. A cylindrical hole 22h that opens in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the pin portion 22p is formed in the rotating portion 22a.

[0033] As shown in Figures 10 and 11, the third connecting member 23 includes a pair of support shafts 23b that fit into the cylindrical hole 21h of the first connecting member 21 and the cylindrical hole 22h of the second connecting member 22, a partition wall 23w that separates the pair of support shafts 23b, and a base plate 23a from which both support shafts 23b and the partition wall 23w protrude.

[0034] The base plate 23a is formed in a substantially circular shape so that the bases of the pair of support shafts 23b correspond to the shapes of the rotating parts 21a, 22a of the first and second connecting members 21, 22. The partition wall 23w is provided with a bone-shaped part 23ws (see FIG. 11) that bulges outward in a rugged shape imitating the bone shape of, for example, an elbow joint 4e of the human body.

[0035] In the bending portion 20 configured in this manner, the cylindrical holes 21h, 22h and the pair of support shafts 23b are fitted to each other rotatably with an appropriate frictional resistance. That is, the bending portion 20 is configured to have a predetermined hardness that allows the elbow joint 4e to bend and to maintain the bent state. In particular, when the elbow joint 4e is bent significantly, the bone-shaped portion 23ws can be made to appear to represent the outside of the elbow joint 4e.

[0036] A shoulder-side connector 13b protrudes from the other end (upper side in FIG. 10) of the upper arm skeleton 13, and is connected to the shoulder 6. A hand-side connector 14b protrudes from the other end (lower side in FIG. 10) of the forearm skeleton 14, and is connected to the hand 7.

[0037] FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a main part with the covering part 18 of the elbow joint 4e of the left arm 4L broken away. In the elbow joint 4e, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, thin-walled portions 18c on the inside and outside of the elbow where the covering portion 18 covers the bending portion 20 are formed so that the thickness t2 on the inside of the elbow and the thickness t3 on the outside of the elbow are thinner than the thickness t1 of other portions.

[0038] When the thickness of the covering portion 18 is partially thinned in this manner, for example, as shown by the imaginary line (dotted chain line) in Fig. 12, when the elbow joint 4e is bent (bent in the direction of the arrow R), the portion of thickness t2 on the inside of the elbow is easily bent inward without the covering portions 18 interfering with each other. Also, the thin thickness not only makes bending easy, but also suppresses the occurrence of wrinkles. On the other hand, the portion of thickness t3 on the outside of the elbow stretches slightly, but the thin thickness allows the tensile force to be reduced.

[0039] A method for manufacturing the doll body 1 will be described below with reference to Figs. 13 and 14, taking the left arm 4L as an example. Fig. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the essential parts of a molding die showing an example of a method for molding the doll body 1. Also, Fig. 14 is an exploded perspective view showing the assembly of the left arm 4L after the covering part 18 has been molded.

[0040] The covering portion 18 is formed by injection molding using a molding die 50 . The molding die 50 is configured by, for example, an upper die 51 and a lower die 52, and provides the outer concave and convex shape of the left arm 4L of the doll body 1 on an inner wall surface 50ws of a die space CS. On the other hand, the skeleton 11 is configured in a three-dimensional shape that is a reduced replica of the uneven outer surface shape of the left arm portion 4L as described above. Then, this skeleton 11 is arranged and fixed in the mold space CS. That is, the skeleton 11 is arranged so that, for example, the shoulder side connecting portion 13b and the hand side connecting portion 14b are located on the parting line PL. In this way, the three-dimensional shape of the outer surface 11s of the skeleton 11 corresponds to the uneven shape of the inner wall surface 50ws to form an injection space IS. The interval of this injection space IS becomes the thickness of the covering portion 18.

[0041] The soft coating resin 18m constituting the covering part 18 is injected from the injection gate 50g into the injection space IS thus formed. As a result, the covering part 18 is formed so as to conform to the shape of the outer surface 18us of the doll body 1 while being in close contact with the outer surface 11s of the skeleton part 11 having a complex external shape.

[0042] After injection molding, the soft coating resin 18m is appropriately cooled and solidified to form the coating portion 18. This coating portion 18 is made of, for example, silicone rubber, and is not integrated with the outer surface 11s of the skeleton portion 11 but is separate therefrom.

[0043] The left arm 4L thus formed is assembled by inserting and connecting the shoulder-side connecting part 13b into the hole 6h of the shoulder 6 and the hand-side connecting part 14b into the hole 7h of the hand 7, as shown in Fig. 14. The left arm 4L is assembled by attaching the shoulder 6 to the torso 2. The right arm 4R is manufactured and assembled in the same manner. The legs 5L, 5R can also be manufactured in the same manner.

[0044] According to the bending structure of this embodiment, the skeleton 11 has a three-dimensional shape that roughly mimics the outer uneven shape of the doll body 1 by reducing it, and the covering 18 has an outer surface 18us that has an outer uneven shape and an inner surface 18is that has an inner uneven shape that contacts the outer surface 11s of the skeleton 11. Therefore, when the bending portion 20 is bent, the uneven shape improves the unity of the skeleton 11 and the covering 18, and the elasticity of the covering 18 can prevent the covering 18 and the bending portion 20 from returning, and the covering 18 can easily follow the bending of the skeleton 11 while maintaining the shape of the outer surface 18us. In addition, wrinkles and abrasions of the covering 18 that covers the bending portion 20 can be suppressed, and a natural bending of the bending portion 20 can be expressed.

[0045] In addition, in the bending structure of this embodiment, the covering portion 18 is provided so as to allow misalignment with respect to the outer surface 11s of the skeleton 11 while in contact with the outer surface 11s, so that when the bending portion 20 is bent, wrinkles and shrinkage due to misalignment of the covering portion 18 with respect to the outer surface 11s of the skeleton 11 can be suppressed. As a result, the covering portion 18 can easily follow the bending of the skeleton 11 while maintaining the shape of its outer surface 18us, and the bending portion 20 can be naturally bent.

[0046] In the bending structure of this embodiment, the doll body 1 has a shape that imitates a human body, the skeleton 11 has two partial skeletons (upper arm skeleton 13 and forearm skeleton 14) whose outer surface is uneven and imitates muscle shapes, and a bending section 20 that connects these two partial skeletons so that they can be bent, and the covering section 18 is provided with a thickness that covers the skeleton 11 almost uniformly, so that the bending section 20, which corresponds to the joint, can be made to have a slightly narrower appearance than the muscle bulge. As a result, the occurrence of wrinkles and shrinkage of the covering section 18 at the bending section 20 can be suppressed, and the bending of the joint of the human body can be naturally expressed.

[0047] Furthermore, in the bending structure of this embodiment, the thickness of the covering portion 18 at the portion covering the bending portion 20 is formed thinner than the thickness of the other portions, so that the occurrence of wrinkles and shrinkage of the covering portion 18 at the bending portion 20 can be more effectively suppressed, and the bending of the joints of the human body can be more naturally expressed.

[0048] In addition, in the bending structure of this embodiment, the multiple connecting members include a first connecting member 21 connected to the upper arm skeleton 13, a second connecting member 22 connected to the forearm skeleton 14, and a third connecting member 23 that rotatably supports the first connecting member 21 and the second connecting member 22 and connects the first connecting member 21 and the second connecting member 22.In addition, the third connecting member 23 has a bone-shaped portion 23ws that mimics the elbow of the elbow joint 4e, so that when the elbow joint 4e is bent, the flexion of the elbow can be naturally expressed.

[0049] Furthermore, in the bending structure of doll body 1, skeleton 11 has a three-dimensional shape that reduces the outer uneven shape of doll body 1, and outer surface 18us of covering portion 18 has an outer uneven shape while inner surface 18is has an inner uneven shape that contacts outer surface 11s of skeleton 11, so that when bending portion 20 is bent, covering portion 18 can easily follow the bending of skeleton 11 while maintaining the shape of its outer surface. As a result, a doll body 1 can be provided in which, when bending portion 20 of doll body 1 is bent, the bending is naturally expressed.

[0050] Furthermore, in the manufacturing method of the doll body 1 of this embodiment, the uneven outer shape of the doll body 1 is made the same as the inner wall shape of the molding space CS, and a skeletal portion 11 having a three-dimensional shape that is a reduced-scale replica of the uneven outer shape is placed within the mold space CS, and the soft coating resin 18m that constitutes the covering portion 18 is injected into an injection space IS formed by matching the three-dimensional shape of the skeletal portion 11 with the uneven shape of the inner wall shape.Therefore, even if the uneven outer shape of the doll body 1 is complex, it is possible to easily provide a covering portion 18 of the desired thickness that corresponds to the skeletal portion 11.

[0051] In addition, in the manufacturing method of the doll body 1 of this embodiment, the soft covering resin 18m separates from the outer surface 11s of the skeleton 11 after injection molding, so that when the bending portion 20 is bent, the covering portion 18 can be displaced from the outer surface 11s of the skeleton 11. As a result, the covering portion 18 can easily follow the bending of the skeleton 11 while maintaining the shape of the outer surface 18us.

[0052] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope of its technical concept. For example, in the above embodiment, a human-shaped doll body 1 has been described, but the doll body 1 of the present invention is not limited to a human-shaped doll body, and may be an animal or a specific character.

[0053] Although the bending portion 20 in the above embodiment has been described as the elbow joint 4e, it can also be applied to, for example, a wrist, a shoulder joint, a knee joint, a hip joint, an ankle, etc. It can also be applied to parts that bend to a certain extent, such as the spine and neck.

[0054] In the above embodiment, the outer surface uneven shape of the doll body 1 is mainly modeled after the shape of muscles, but the outer surface uneven shape is not limited to this and may be modeled after the shape of clothing when the doll body 1 is wearing clothes. [Explanation of symbols]

[0055] 1 Doll body 4d Forearm 4e Elbow joint 4u Upper Arm 11 Skeleton 11s Outer surface of the skeleton 13 Upper arm skeleton (partial skeleton) 14 Forearm skeleton (partial skeleton) 18 Covering part 18m soft coated resin 18is Inner surface of coating 18us Outer surface of coating 20 Bend 21 First connecting member 22 Second connecting member 23 Third connecting member 23ws bone-shaped part CS mold space IS injection space

Claims

1. A doll body comprising a skeleton having a bendable bending portion and a covering portion covering the skeleton, The outer surface of the doll body has an outer uneven shape, the skeleton has an outer surface having a three-dimensional shape that substantially mimics the outer surface uneven shape by reducing it; the covering portion has an outer surface having the outer uneven shape and an inner surface having an inner uneven shape in contact with the outer surface of the skeleton portion, and is soft; the skeletal portion includes two partial skeletal portions and the bending portion that connects the two partial skeletal portions in a bendable manner, and the two partial skeletal portions have an outer surface uneven shape that imitates a muscle shape, the bending portion has a plurality of connecting members that connect the two partial skeleton portions, A bone-shaped portion that imitates a bone shape is provided on an outer surface of a part of the plurality of connecting members. Doll body.

2. 2. The doll body according to claim 1, The covering portion is provided so as to allow positional deviation with respect to an outer surface of the skeleton portion while being in contact with the outer surface. Doll body.

3. 3. The doll body according to claim 1 or 2, The covering portion is provided with a thickness that covers the skeletal portion substantially uniformly. Doll body.

4. 4. The doll body according to claim 1, The covering portion is formed so that the thickness of the portion covering the bent portion is thinner than the thickness of the other portion. Doll body.

5. 5. The doll body according to claim 1, The bend portion is an elbow joint, The two partial skeletons include an upper arm skeleton and a forearm skeleton, The plurality of connecting members include A first connecting member connected to the upper arm skeleton; A second connecting member connected to the forearm skeleton; a third connecting member that rotatably supports the first connecting member and the second connecting member and connects the first connecting member and the second connecting member, The third connecting member is provided with the bone-shaped portion. Doll body.

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