Doll body and its joint structure

Abstract

To properly diversify the postures that a figure body can take and realize it in a relatively simple structure.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a joint structure of a figure body, the joint structure having the lower chest part positioned on the lumbar part side, and the upper chest part positioned on the head side, the upper chest part coupled to the lower chest part so that it can rotate to the front side of the figure body. The rotation axis of the upper chest part is positioned on the front side of the figure body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates primarily to a joint structure of a doll body. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes that a joint structure is provided in each part of a doll body, such as the torso, arms, legs, etc. A user can put such a doll body into a desired posture, for example, a bending posture. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 1-138492 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Some doll bodies are capable of forming a variety of postures, and it may be desirable for each of these postures to be realized appropriately (without appearing unnatural). However, generally, as the variety of postures available for a doll body increases, the structure tends to become more complex.

[0005] An exemplary object of the present invention is to appropriately diversify the postures that a doll body can assume, and to realize this with a relatively simple configuration. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One aspect of the present invention relates to a joint structure of a doll body, the joint structure comprising a lower chest portion located on the waist side and an upper chest portion located on the head side and rotatably connected to the lower chest portion toward the front of the doll body, the axis of rotation of the upper chest portion being located on the front side of the doll body. Another aspect of the present invention is a doll body part comprising a lower chest part located on the waist side, and an upper chest part located on the head side and rotatably connected to the lower chest part toward the front of the doll body, and a first member provided on the upper chest part and a second member provided on the lower chest part are rotatably connected to each other, so that the upper chest part and the lower chest part are rotatably supported, and First member is located on the front side of the doll body Cage , The lower chest portion is configured to rotatably connect the waist portion, and the first member of the upper chest portion is located forward of the rotation axis of the waist portion. . Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, the poses that the doll body can assume can be appropriately diversified, and this can be achieved with a relatively simple structure. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a doll body according to the embodiment. [Diagram 2] An exploded view to explain the joint structure of the doll body. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the joint structure of a doll body. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the joint structure of a doll body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims, and not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the invention. Two or more features among the multiple features described in the embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. In addition, the same reference numbers are used for the same or similar configurations, and duplicated descriptions are omitted.

[0010] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a doll body 1 according to an embodiment. The doll body 1 includes a head 11, an upper chest portion (or simply chest portion) 12, a lower chest portion (or abdomen) 13, a waist portion 14, legs 15, and arms 16. Each of the portions 11 to 16 is supported so as to be rotatable (or swingable) relative to the adjacent portions. For example, the head 11 is supported so as to be rotatable relative to the upper chest portion 12, the lower chest portion 13 is supported so as to be rotatable relative to the waist portion 14, the legs 15 are supported so as to be rotatable relative to the waist portion 14, and the arms 16 are supported so as to be rotatable relative to the upper chest portion 12. The upper chest portion 12 and the lower chest portion 13 are fixed so as to be rotatable relative to each other, as will be described in detail later.

[0011] In this way, each part of the doll body 1 is provided with a joint structure, and a user (e.g., the owner of the doll body 1) can position the doll body 1 in a desired position, such as a bending-forward position. In addition, the doll body 1 is additionally provided with a decorative part 17, which will be described in detail later, and this decorative part 17 is attached to the back side of the upper chest part 12.

[0012] In this specification, when explaining the positional relationship of each part, terms such as front, rear, left, right, up, down, etc. may be used, but these terms are relative to the doll body 1. For example, the front corresponds to the front side of the doll body 1, and the rear corresponds to the back side of the doll body 1.

[0013] 2 is an exploded view for explaining the joint structure ST of the doll body 1. In this embodiment, the joint structure ST is composed of a plurality of parts 2a to 2i. Each of these parts 2a to 2i is fixedly attached to an adjacent part or rotatably supported.

[0014] Part 2a is a neck part or head support part for rotatably supporting head 11, and includes shaft 2a1 for supporting head 11. Part 2b is a neck peripheral part for rotatably supporting part 2a in the front-rear direction, and part 2a further includes shaft 2a2 for realizing said rotation when supported by part 2b. Part 2c is a back part or arm support part that forms the back of doll body 1 and rotatably supports arm 16. Part 2d is a forward bending part for appropriately realizing a forward bending posture, the details of which will be described later. Part 2e is a front upper part that forms the upper part of the front of the chest.

[0015] The front side of part 2c is provided with an attachment portion 2c1 to which part 2d can be attached, and parts 2c and 2d are fixed to each other by this attachment portion 2c1. Furthermore, the rear side of part 2c is provided with an attachment portion 2c2 to which decorative part 17 can be attached, and part 2c and decorative part 17 are fixed to each other by this attachment portion 2c2. Part 2b, which rotatably supports part 2a, is fixed so as to straddle parts 2c and 2d, which are fixed to each other. Furthermore, part 2e is fixed to parts 2c and 2d so as to cover part 2d.

[0016] Part 2f is a front central part that forms the center of the front of the chest. Part 2g is an upper abdominal part. Part 2h is a lower abdominal part. Part 2i is a side bending part for appropriately realizing a side bending posture, the details of which will be described later.

[0017] The above-mentioned part 2d is fixed to the part 2i so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. In this embodiment, the part 2d is provided with a shaft portion 2d1, and the part 2i is rotatably supported on the shaft portion 2d1 by being locked by a locking portion 2i1. The front side of the part 2i is provided with a mounting portion 2i2 to which the part 2f can be attached, thereby fixing the part 2f so as to cover the part 2i. The both sides of the part 2i are provided with mounting portions 2i3 to which the part 2g can be attached, thereby fixing the part 2g to the part 2i. In addition, the front side of the part 2h is provided with a shaft portion 2h1, and the shaft portion 2h1 fits into an opening 2i4 of the part 2i, thereby fixing the part 2i to be rotatable in the left-right direction relative to the part 2h.

[0018] The above-mentioned parts 2a to 2i form the entire chest including the upper chest portion 12 and the lower chest portion 13, and among them, the parts 2a to 2e form the upper chest portion 12 and the parts 2f to 2i form the lower chest portion 13. The upper chest portion 12 and the lower chest portion 13 can be expressed as the chest and the abdomen, respectively, and from this point of view, the upper chest portion 12 and the lower chest portion 13 may be collectively expressed as the torso portion or the like. From the same point of view, the above-mentioned joint structure ST can also be expressed as the torso portion structure, the chest structure, or the like.

[0019] 3 and 4 show schematic cross-sectional views of the joint structure ST (right side views of the cross-sectional structure cut along line d1-d1 in FIG. 1). As described above, part 2d is fixed to part 2i by shaft 2d1 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. FIG. 3 shows the state before part 2d is rotated relative to part 2i, whereby upper chest part 12 is positioned directly above lower chest part 13. FIG. 4 shows the state after part 2d is rotated relative to part 2i, whereby upper chest part 12 is inclined forward relative to lower chest part 13.

[0020] In this way, the part 2d can rotate in the front-rear direction relative to the part 2i, so that the upper chest part 12 can rotate in the same direction relative to the lower chest part 13, and when the doll body 1 is bent forward, the entire chest (torso) can be in a so-called hunched posture. Here, a protrusion 2g1 is provided on the back side of the part 2g, and when the entire chest is in a hunched posture, this protrusion 2g1 is locked by a locking part 2c3 provided on the inner wall of the part 2c. This limits the allowable range of movement of the upper chest part 12 relative to the lower chest part 13. The rotation angle of the upper chest part 12 relative to the lower chest part 13 can be set to, for example, 20 degrees or less, preferably within the range of 2 to 17 degrees, and more preferably within the range of 5 to 15 degrees.

[0021] In this embodiment, as can be seen from Figs. 3 and 4, the axis Ax1 of the axis 2d1 of the part 2d (the rotation axis of the upper chest part 12 relative to the lower chest part 13) is located on the front side of the doll body 1. Being located on the front side here means that it is located on the front side rather than on the back side. With this configuration, it is possible to make the entire chest into a hunched posture, thereby making the above-mentioned bending forward posture, for example, natural, and at the same time, it is possible to prevent mutual interference between the upper chest part 12 and the lower chest part 13 (between the parts that constitute them, for example, between the parts 2e and 2f). Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to appropriately diversify the postures that the doll body 1 can assume with a relatively simple configuration.

[0022] In this embodiment, the above is realized by providing the part 2d with the shaft 2d1 and supporting the part 2i rotatably on the shaft 2d1, but other structures may be adopted. For example, in another embodiment, a shaft may be provided on the part 2i and the part 2d may be supported rotatably on the shaft. That is, the shaft (corresponding to the shaft 2d1) supporting the rotation axis Ax1 of the upper chest part 12 may be provided integrally with the upper chest part 12 or may be provided integrally with the lower chest part 13. According to these aspects, the number of parts of the doll body 1 can be reduced, but in yet another embodiment, a separate shaft (corresponding to the shaft 2d1) that enables rotation between the parts 2d and 2i can be provided independently of the upper chest part 12 and the lower chest part 13.

[0023] In addition, the axis Ax1 is preferably located forward of the axis Ax2 of the shaft 2a1 of the part 2a (i.e., the rotation axis of the head 11). With this configuration, when the head 11 is further tilted forward relative to the upper chest 12 during the above-mentioned forward bending posture, the forward bending posture can be made more appropriate. For the same reason, the axis Ax1 is preferably located forward of the rotation axis Ax3 of the waist 14.

[0024] In such joint structure ST, the decorative part 17 provided on the back of the doll body 1 is preferably fixed to the upper chest part 12 out of the upper chest part 12 and the lower chest part 13 so that the attachment position does not become unnatural due to the above-mentioned bending forward posture. The decorative part 17 may be any part that imitates an object generally intended to be carried on the back, and although in this embodiment it is a container for storing predetermined items, a variety of objects such as a backpack may be adopted.

[0025] Furthermore, in this embodiment, as described with reference to Fig. 2, in the lower chest portion 13, the part 2i can rotate left and right relative to the part 2h, and the part 2g is fixed relative to this part 2i. Therefore, when the doll body 1 assumes a lateral bending posture, the lower chest portion 13 can also be rotated sideways. Therefore, this embodiment is advantageous in further diversifying the postures that the doll body 1 can assume.

[0026] The invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the gist of the invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0027] 1: Doll body, ST: joint structure, 12: upper chest, 13: lower chest, AX1: rotation axis of upper chest.

Claims

1. A part of a doll body, A lower chest portion located on the lumbar side; an upper chest portion located on the head side and rotatably connected to the lower chest portion toward the front of the doll body; a first member provided on the upper chest portion and a second member provided on the lower chest portion are rotatably connected to each other, thereby rotatably supporting the upper chest portion and the lower chest portion; The first member of the upper chest portion is located on the front side of the doll body, The lower chest portion is configured to pivotally connect to the waist portion, The first member of the upper chest portion is located on the doll body forward of the rotation axis of the waist portion.

2. The upper chest portion is configured to pivotally couple the head portion, 2. The doll body part according to claim 1, wherein said first member of said upper chest portion is located on the doll body forward of the rotation axis of said head.

3. 3. The doll body part according to claim 1, wherein the first member of the upper chest portion is integrally formed with the upper chest portion.

4. The lower chest portion is A first part located on the lower side of the doll body; a second part located above the doll body and configured to be rotatable in the left-right direction of the doll body with respect to the first part about a first rotation axis perpendicular to a rotation axis between the first member and the second member; The part of a doll body according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising:

5. A part of a doll body as described in claim 4, wherein a first rotating axis is located below the doll body further than the first member.

6. The doll body is further equipped with decorative parts on the back, 6. The doll body part according to claim 1, wherein the decorative part is fixed to the upper chest part out of the upper chest part and the lower chest part.

7. 7. The doll body part according to claim 1, wherein the lower chest portion and the upper chest portion are configured such that, while the upper chest portion rotates towards the front of the doll body, no gap exposing the internal structure of the doll body is generated between the lower chest portion and the upper chest portion on the back side of the doll body.

8. 8. The doll body part according to claim 1, wherein the lower chest portion and the upper chest portion have internal structures configured so as not to interfere with each other while the upper chest portion rotates forward of the doll body.

9. The first member includes a shaft portion provided on the upper chest portion, and the second member includes a locking portion provided on the lower chest portion, 9. The doll body part according to claim 1, wherein the shaft portion is engaged with the engaging portion, thereby supporting the upper chest portion and the lower chest portion so as to be rotatable.

10. A doll body comprising the doll body part according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

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