Doll toy

Abstract

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a doll toy in which: at least a face part and a torso part of a predetermined character are represented by board-shaped parts partially or wholly overlapping in the thickness direction thereof being sequentially combined with each other; various parts of the character can be expressed accurately; the degree of freedom in expression is high due to the movability of the parts; and failure of an operation mechanism can be efficiently prevented.　This doll toy comprises a plurality of parts formed in board shapes, and an operation unit, wherein the operation unit includes: a housing part which is formed in a thick-board box shape and of which the thickness direction is oriented in a direction aligned with the thickness direction of the parts; and an operation mechanism, at least a part of which is disposed inside the housing part, and which allows a movable part, which is at least one of the parts, to be movable.

Description

doll shaped toy

[0001] The present invention relates to a doll-type toy in which plate-like parts are assembled in sequence while overlapping each other partially or entirely in the thickness direction.

[0002] A doll-type toy is known which comprises a plurality of plate-shaped parts and an operating unit, and which is configured such that the parts are overlapped partially or entirely in the thickness direction (specifically, overlapping) and are combined in sequence to represent at least the face and torso of a specified character, and the operating unit is configured from an operating mechanism that moves at least one movable part (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] The doll-type toy in the above document allows various parts of the character to be accurately represented by printing or attaching stickers to at least one of the front and back surfaces of the plate-shaped parts, and the operating mechanism makes it possible to move at least one of the movable parts, further increasing the freedom of expression.

[0004] On the other hand, in the doll-type toy of the above document, the operating mechanism is exposed and unprotected, making it difficult to effectively prevent breakdowns.

[0005] Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-020239

[0006] The present invention aims to provide a doll-type toy that can accurately express various parts of a character by sequentially combining plate-like parts in a state where they are partially or entirely overlapped in the thickness direction, thereby representing at least the face and torso of the specified character, and that allows for a high degree of freedom of expression due to the movement of the parts, and can efficiently prevent malfunction of the operating mechanism.

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, a device is provided which comprises a plurality of parts formed in the shape of plates and an operating unit, and the parts are sequentially combined in a state where they overlap partially or entirely in the thickness direction to represent at least the face and torso of a specified character, and the operating unit is characterized by having a housing part formed in the shape of a thick plate box and whose thickness direction is oriented in the direction along the thickness direction of the parts, and an operating mechanism at least a part of which is arranged inside the housing part and which moves at least one movable part.

[0008] The movable parts may be configured so that the facial expression of the character changes when the movable parts are moved.

[0009] One part is a facial part that depicts at least the facial portion of the character, the housing part is arranged on the back side of the facial part, a display part that is displayed with a picture including the character's eyes is provided inside the housing part, an exposure hole is drilled in the facial part to expose the display part to the outside, the operating mechanism has a movable part that is slidably housed and supported inside the housing, and by sliding the movable part, the exposure hole is opened and closed partially or entirely to express the closing and opening of the character's eyes.

[0010] One part is a facial part that depicts at least the face of the character, the housing part is arranged on the back side of the facial part, the operating mechanism is provided with a movable part that includes a display part that displays a picture including the character's pupils and is slidably housed and supported inside the housing part, the facial part is provided with an exposure hole that exposes the display part to the outside, and the movement of the character's pupils is expressed by sliding the movable part.

[0011] The parts may include a torso part representing the torso portion, and arm parts representing the arm portions of the character or leg parts representing the leg portions, and the arm parts or leg parts may be movable parts that are provided on the outside of the housing portion and supported movably on the torso part side.

[0012] The device may include an operating tool and a linking mechanism that links a plurality of movable parts with the operating tool, and the linking mechanism may be configured to move the plurality of movable parts collectively by operating one of the operating tools.

[0013] The apparatus may be provided with a stand that allows the entire apparatus to stand on its own, and the operating tool may be disposed on the stand side.

[0014] A plurality of movable parts may be accommodated and supported inside the housing portion so as to be individually slidable while being stacked in the thickness direction.

[0015] It is possible to accurately express various parts of the character, the movable parts allow for a high degree of freedom of expression, and it is also possible to efficiently prevent malfunctions of the operating mechanism.

[0016] 1 is a perspective view of the front side of a doll-type toy to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the back side of a doll-type toy to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the main body of FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the operating unit. FIG. 5 is a front view of the facial parts and operating unit showing the pupils of the eyes facing forward. FIG. 6 is a front view of the facial parts and operating unit showing the face parts looking sideways. FIG. 7 is a front view of the facial parts and operating unit showing the eyes half-open. FIG. 8 is an exploded rear view showing the main configuration of a doll-type toy according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a rear view showing the stand connected to the main body of the doll-type toy shown in FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is a rear view showing the stand connected to the main body of the doll-type toy shown in FIG. 8 and the arm parts swung to an upward position.

[0017] 1 and 2 are a front perspective view and an exploded rear perspective view of a doll-type toy to which the present invention is applied. The doll-type toy shown in these drawings comprises a main body 1 depicting the entire or substantially entirety of a predetermined character (in this example, an anthropomorphized cat character), and a stand 2 that allows the main body 1 (as a whole) to stand upright. Here, the direction in which the character is facing is defined as the front, and the opposite side is defined as the back, and the left-right and up-down directions are defined based on the front-to-back direction, and the following explanation will be based on this premise.

[0018] The main body 1 has one face part 3 representing the face of the character, a pair of front and rear body parts 4, 6 representing the body of the character, a pair of left and right arm parts 7, 7 representing the left and right arm parts of the character respectively, a pair of left and right leg parts 8, 8 representing the left and right leg parts of the character respectively, one tail part 9 representing the tail part of the character, and an operating unit 11 arranged on the back side of the face part 3.

[0019] Each of the parts 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is made of a transparent material such as synthetic resin and is formed into a plate shape. Specifically, each of the parts 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9 is made of an acrylic plate molded into a shape corresponding to the part it represents, with its thickness oriented in the front-to-rear direction.

[0020] A pattern corresponding to the part it represents is displayed so as to be visible from one side on each of the predetermined parts 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9. For example, if a display surface on which a pattern is displayed by printing or the like on a sticker is adhered to one side of the parts 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9, the pattern can be seen from the other side of the parts 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9 because the parts 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9 are made of a transparent material.

[0021] That is, while the surface on which the image of the sticker is printed is protected by parts 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9, the image can be viewed from the side opposite to the side on which the sticker is affixed of the parts 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9. In the example shown in the figure, the side on which the image of the parts 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9 is visible faces the front.

[0022] The surface of the sticker opposite to the surface on which the image is printed or the like may be affixed to one surface of the parts 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9, so that the image can be seen from that surface. Alternatively, the image may be printed directly on one surface of the parts 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9, so that the image can be seen from that surface.

[0023] To explain the design and shape in more detail, the design of the clothes worn by the character is displayed on the front torso part, abdominal torso part 4, and part 4 is molded in a shape that follows the outer edge of the design (i.e., the clothes) displayed on the part 4. The rear torso part, back torso part 6, is molded in a shape that resembles the back of the character's torso.

[0024] Each of the left and right arm parts 7, 7 displays an image of the character's arm, including its hand, and each is shaped to fit the outer edge of the image (i.e., arm) displayed on it. Incidentally, from the front side of one of the arm parts 7, the character's arm with the bracelet attached to the wrist can be seen.

[0025] Each of the left and right leg parts 8, 8 displays a leg pattern including the feet of the character, and each part 8, 8 is shaped to follow the outer edge of the pattern (i.e., the leg) displayed on it. Incidentally, the pattern of the character's feet wearing shoes can be seen from the front side of each leg part 8.

[0026] The tail part 9 displays a picture of the character's tail, and the part 4 is shaped to follow the outer edge of the picture (i.e., the tail) displayed on the tail part 9 itself.

[0027] The facial part 3 displays the image of the character's face, including the hair, ears, mouth, and nose, but excluding the eyes, and is shaped to fit the outer edge of the image displayed on the part 3. Long, vertically elongated eye holes (exposure holes) 3a, 3a are drilled in the parts of the facial part 3 that correspond to the left and right eyes, respectively.

[0028] 3 is an exploded perspective view of the main body. The main body 1 is assembled by sequentially assembling parts 3, 4, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, and 9 in a state where they overlap each other partially or entirely in the front-to-back direction in the thickness direction, thereby representing the face, torso, arms, legs, and tail of the character.

[0029] More specifically, a plurality of engagement pins 6a, 6a, 6b in the front-to-rear direction are arranged side by side on the upper portion of one of the abdominal torso part 4 and the dorsal torso part 6, which are integrally formed and protrude toward the other, and a plurality of engagement holes 4a, 4a, 4b are arranged side by side on the other part, in a portion that overlaps with the engagement pins 6a, 6a, 6b when viewed from the front, into which the corresponding engagement pins 6a, 6a, 6b are removably inserted to fit and fix them.

[0030] A pair of engagement pins 6a, 6a arranged near the left and right ends of the torso part 6 are inserted into connecting holes 7a, 7a drilled in the base ends of the arm parts 7, 7, opposite the parts representing the hands, and then inserted into the corresponding engagement holes 4a, 4a to be fixed in place. In other words, the left and right arm parts 7, 7 are supported by the front and rear torso parts 4, 6 so as to be swingable up and down around the engagement pins 6a, 6a in the front-to-rear direction as fulcrums, with their base ends partially overlapping the front and rear torso parts 4, 6. In other words, these engagement pins 6a, 6a also serve as connecting axes that connect and support the arm parts 7, 7 to the torso parts 4, 6 so as to be swingable up and down.

[0031] In addition to the connecting shafts 6a, 6a, one engaging pin 6b is provided in the middle part between the left and right connecting shafts 6a, 6a. These engaging pins 6a, 6a, 6b and engaging holes 4a, 4a, 4b detachably connect and fix the front and rear fuselage parts 4, 6 to each other in a state where they are generally overlapped in the thickness direction.

[0032] A pair of connecting shafts 6c, 6c in the front-rear direction are provided at symmetrical positions near the bottom end of the fuselage part 6, protruding integrally toward the other fuselage part 4. A single connecting shaft 6d in the front-rear direction is provided integrally at a position toward the center in the left-right direction at the upper end of the fuselage part 6, further above the engaging pins 6a, 6b, 6b.

[0033] Connecting holes 8a are drilled in the ends of the left and right leg parts 8 opposite the feet (specifically, the upper ends, hereinafter simply referred to as "base ends"). Each leg part 8 is positioned partially overlapping the lower ends of the front and rear torso parts 4, 6, with the connecting holes 8a inserted onto the connecting shafts 6c. In other words, the leg part 8 is connected to and supported by the torso part 6 so as to be able to swing left and right around the connecting shaft 6c in the fore-and-aft direction as a fulcrum.

[0034] Similarly, the facial part 3 is connected to and supported by the body part 6 together with the actuation unit 11 so as to be swingable left and right around a connecting shaft 6d in the front-to-rear direction as a fulcrum. Details of the actuation unit 11 will be described later. Incidentally, the left and right swinging of the facial part 3 expresses the motion of tilting the character's head left and right.

[0035] A tail part 9 is attached and supported on the back side of the rear body part 6 so that it can swing left and right around its upper end as a fulcrum, stacked front to back in the thickness direction. The left and right swinging of this tail part 9 expresses the action of the character wagging its tail.

[0036] Next, the stand 2 will be described. As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the stand 2 has a base 12 formed in the shape of a horizontal plate and placed on a flat installation surface, and a support frame 13 protruding upward from a central portion of the base 12, and the entire stand 2 is integrally formed from a material such as transparent synthetic resin.

[0037] The support frame 13 has a plate-like shape with its thickness oriented left and right. The upper end of the support frame 13 is formed in a hook shape that is bent forward, thereby forming a locking portion 13a.

[0038] Meanwhile, a lower section of the center in the left-right direction on the front of the rear body part 6 is partially extruded forward to provide a locking section 14 in this section. This locking section 14 bulges out in a convex shape on the front side and is recessed in a concave shape on the back side. An elongated insertion hole 14a extending vertically is drilled in the center of the back surface of the locking section 14. Plate-like guide sections 16, 16 having thickness on both sides protrude rearward from the left and right sides of the insertion hole 14a on the back surface of the locking section 14.

[0039] By inserting the locking portion 13a between the left and right guide portions 16, 16 (guided by the left and right guide portions 16, 16) and then inserting it into the insertion hole 14a, the main body 1 is supported by the stand 2 and becomes self-supporting. At this time, since the total length of the insertion hole 14a is set longer than the vertical width of the locking portion 13a, there is a slight amount of play between the two. Therefore, the main body 1 can be swung up and down around the locking portion 13a and the portion near the insertion hole 13a as a fulcrum, thereby changing its position. The left and right guide portions 16, 16 contribute to stably supporting the main body 1 even when changing its position.

[0040] Next, the configuration of the actuation unit 11 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

[0041] 4 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the actuation unit 11. The actuation unit 11 includes the facial part 3, a rectangular box-shaped housing (housing portion) 17 attached and fixed to the facial part 3, at least one part 18, 19 (in this example, multiple parts, more specifically, two parts) at least a portion of which is accommodated and supported inside the housing 17, and a support member 21.

[0042] The housing 17 has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction when viewed from the rear. The front-to-back dimensions of the housing 17 are shorter than the left-to-right and top-to-bottom lengths, so the housing 17 has an overall thick-plate box shape. The front of the housing 17 is entirely or almost entirely open. A single flange 17a that protrudes upward in the left-to-right direction and a pair of flanges 17b, 17b that protrude downward extend integrally from the rectangular frame-shaped edge on the open side of the housing 17. The upper single flange 17a is formed over an area that occupies most of the left-to-right width of the housing 17. The lower pair of flanges 17b, 17b are provided at left-to-right symmetrical positions on the housing 17.

[0043] The housing 17 has its open portion entirely or almost entirely closed by the facial part 3, and its lids 17a, 17b, 17b are attached and fixed with adhesive or fasteners such as bolts in planar contact with the flat surface (i.e., the back surface) opposite the display surface of the facial part 3. In this case, the housings 17 are fixed in a stacked state with their thickness directions facing in the thickness direction of the facial part 3 (specifically, in the same direction, the front-to-back direction).

[0044] The multiple parts 18, 19 are movable parts that are stacked on top of each other to their thickness (specifically, stacked on top of each other), and at least a portion of them are housed and supported slidably in the space between the housing 17 and the back of the facial part 3 (i.e., the space inside the housing 17).

[0045] To explain the support structure for these parts 18 and 19, each of the left and right sides of the housing 17 is formed in a U-shape in a side view, with the front open, which is the opening side of the housing 17. In other words, the edge on the open side of the side of the housing 17 is cut out in a concave shape to form a notch 17c. When the housing 17 is attached to the facial part 3, the front open side of this notch 17c is blocked by the facial part 3, thereby forming a vertically elongated slide hole 11a.

[0046] One movable part 18 has a main body 18a which is a rectangular plate that is long from side to side and whose thickness direction is oriented from front to back, and a pair of operating parts 18b, 18b which extend rearward from each of the longitudinal ends of the main body 18a, and the entire part is formed in a channel shape.

[0047] The movable part 18 is supported on the housing 17 so as to be able to slide up and down, with most of the main body 18a housed in the internal space between the housing 17 and the facial part 3, and the left and right ends of the main body 18a and the left and right operating parts 18b, 18b extended integrally from each of them being exposed to the external space of the housing 17 via the slide holes 11a, 11a.

[0048] The vertical sliding range of the movable part 18 (i.e., the movable range) is limited to the range within which the left and right ends of the main body 18a can displace the slide holes 11a, 11a. By setting the front-to-back thickness of the main body 18a of the movable part 18 and the front-to-back width of the slide hole 11a to be the same or approximately the same, an appropriate sliding resistance is applied to the movable part 18, and the movable part 18 can be locked at any sliding position in the housing 17.

[0049] Next, the support structure of the other movable part 19 on the housing 17 will be explained. The movable part 19 integrally comprises a rectangular plate-shaped main body 19a whose thickness direction faces forward and backward, and an operating part 19b formed to protrude rearward from an upper part of the center of the left and right of the main body 19a. The operating part 19b is formed in a plate shape whose thickness direction faces up and down.

[0050] The support member 21 is formed as a rectangular plate elongated in the left-right direction with its thickness directed forward and backward. A slide hole 21a elongated in the left-right direction is drilled in the upper portion of the center of the left-right direction of the support member 21. The support member 21 is fitted and fixed into a recessed bottom portion of the inner surface of the housing 17. A rectangular exposure hole 17d elongated in the left-right direction is drilled in the housing 17, exposing the entire slide hole 21a to the rear side. The vertical width of the slide hole 21a is set to be the same as, approximately the same as, or slightly larger than the vertical thickness of the operating portion 19b, and its overall length is set to be longer than the horizontal width of the operating portion 19b. The exposure hole 17d has a larger vertical width and a longer horizontal length than the slide hole 21a.

[0051] By overlapping the support member 21 and the movable part 19 in the thickness direction with the operating part 19b inserted into the slide hole 21a of the support member 21 fixed inside the housing 17 as described above, the movable part 19 is supported on the housing 17 side so as to be slidable left and right with a part of it (specifically, the entire main body 19a and the part of the operating part 19b near the base end) housed in the space on the inner surface side of the housing 17. The left and right sliding range of the movable part 19 is limited to the range in which the operating part 19b moves within the slide hole 21a.

[0052] According to the above-described storage structure, the two movable parts 18, 19 and the support member 21 cannot be stored and supported in the space on the inner surface of the housing 17 after the housing 17 is attached and fixed to the facial part 3, so the housing 17 with the two movable parts 18, 19 and the support member 21 stored in the space on the inner surface of the housing 17 is attached and fixed to the back side, which is the side that does not display the image of the facial part 3.

[0053] According to this support structure, the movable parts 18, 19, the support member 21, the concave inner surface of the housing 17, and the left and right slide holes 11a, 11a formed by the housing 17 and the facial part 3 constitute an operating mechanism that slides the movable parts 18, 19 themselves. In other words, the operating mechanism that moves at least one of the movable parts 18, 19 is disposed in the space (inside) on the inner surface side of the housing 17.

[0054] Fig. 5 is a front view of the facial parts and operating unit showing the pupils facing forward, Fig. 6 is a front view of the facial parts and operating unit showing the pupils looking sideways, and Fig. 7 is a front view of the facial parts and operating unit showing the pupils half-open. Movable part 19, which slides left and right by support member 21, serves as an pupil-side display part on the front of its main body 19a, on which a pair of left and right display units 22, 22 displaying a pattern including pupils (specifically, patterns of left and right eyeballs) is provided by the above-mentioned means.

[0055] The left and right eye sockets 3 a are positioned and configured to individually expose at least a portion of the left and right display sections 22 (in this example, most of the portion including the pupil designs). When a single pupil-side display part 19 is slid to one side (right in the illustrated example) via the operation section 19 b, the pupil designs displayed on the display sections 22 within the left and right eye sockets 3 a move to one side (see FIG. 6), thereby expressing the left and right movement of the character's two pupils. In other words, the pupil-side display part 19 is configured to change the character's facial expression by moving it.

[0056] Incidentally, when the eye-side display part 19 is slid to the middle of its left and right sliding range, the pair of eyes of the character are displayed facing forward (see FIG. 5).

[0057] The movable parts 18 other than the pupil-side display part 19 are eyelid parts that open and close the left and right eye sockets 3a, 3a of the face part 3 by sliding up and down.

[0058] When this eyelid part 18 is slid to one end (top end) of its vertical sliding range using one or both of the left and right operating parts 18b, 18b, the above-mentioned display parts 22, 22 are exposed to the maximum extent by the eye sockets 3a, 3a, and the character is shown with its eyes completely open (see Figure 5), while when it is slid to the other end (bottom end) of the vertical sliding range, the eye sockets 3a, 3a are completely covered by the eyelid part 18 (completely closed state), and the character is shown with its eyes completely closed.

[0059] Furthermore, when the eyelid part 18 is slid midway between its upper and lower sliding ranges, the eye sockets 3a, 3a are partially closed by the eyelid part 18, and the character appears to have its eyes half-open (see Figure 7).

[0060] The facial part 3 and actuation unit 11 having the above structure are connected to the body parts 4 and 6 via a connecting part 23 that extends downward integrally from the underside of the housing 17 and is formed in the shape of a plate with thickness in the front and rear, as shown in Fig. 3. Specifically, as shown in Fig. 3, by inserting and supporting the connecting shaft 6d of the body part 6 into a connecting hole 23a drilled in the connecting part 23, the facial part 3 and actuation unit 11 are connected to and supported on the body parts 4 and 6 so as to be swingable left and right with the connecting shaft 6d as a fulcrum.

[0061] With the doll-type toy constructed as described above, various two-dimensional characters can be accurately reproduced using the plate-like parts 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 18, and 19, and three-dimensional shapes can be expressed by sequentially assembling them in a state where they are fully or partially overlapped in the thickness direction. Nevertheless, because each component, including the operating unit 11, is plate-shaped, it is easy to shorten the overall front-to-back length and make it compact.

[0062] The actuation mechanism may be configured to actuate not only the movable parts 18, 19 that are partially or entirely housed and supported inside the housing 17, but also parts that are arranged outside the housing 17. Incidentally, the face part 3, arm parts 7, 7, leg parts 8, 8, and tail part 9 are movable parts that can move relative to the body parts 4, 6, but they cannot be moved by the actuation mechanism described above.

[0063] Incidentally, although an example has been described in which the face part 3 is movably connected to the body part 4 (specifically, capable of rotating or swinging left and right), the face and body parts of the character may also be provided as a single unit. Specifically, the shape of a single plate-like part and the picture displayed thereon represent the face and body parts of the character. In other words, this part functions as both a face part and a body part.

[0064] Furthermore, when changing the facial expression of the character by operating the movable parts in the facial parts 3, the facial expression may be changed by changing and switching the pattern of the pupil exposed from the eye socket 3a, rather than by sliding the pupil side display part 19 to move the picture including the pupil into the eye socket 3a.

[0065] Furthermore, a similar structure to that of the eyes may be applied to the mouth of a character, and the displayed content may be changed to express a smiling expression, a troubled expression, or the like.

[0066] Alternatively, without providing operation units 18b and 19b, the facial parts 3 and the operating unit 11 may be swung left and right, and the movable parts 18 and 19 may be slid by the reaction force to change the facial expression of the character.

[0067] Furthermore, in the above example, the face part 3, arm parts 7, 7, leg parts 8, 8, and tail part 9 are configured to be able to swing left and right along their surfaces, but these movable parts 3, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9 may also be configured to swing back and forth around a left-right axis as a fulcrum. For example, the arm parts 7, 7 and leg parts 8, 8 may be supported on the torso parts 4, 6 so as to be able to swing back and forth around the fulcrum at the upper ends thereof.

[0068] Furthermore, pupil-side display part 19 may be omitted, and display units 22, 22 may be provided at left and right locations visible from the outside through left and right eyeball holes 3 a, 3 a on the inner surface of housing 17. With such a configuration, it becomes impossible to express the movement of the character's pupils, but it is possible to express the opening and closing of the character's eyes by sliding eyelid part 18 up and down, and it is possible to reduce the number of parts.

[0069] Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0070] Fig. 8 is an exploded rear view showing the main configuration of a doll-type toy according to another embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 9 is a rear view showing the doll-type toy shown in Fig. 8 with the stand connected to the main body, and Fig. 8 is a rear view showing the doll-type toy shown in Fig. 8 with the stand connected to the main body and the arm parts swung to an upper position. The doll-type toy shown in these drawings comprises a single operating device 24 arranged on the stand side and a linking mechanism 26 that links a plurality of arm parts 7, 7 (specifically, a pair of left and right parts) with the operating device 24, and this linking mechanism 26 is configured so that a single operation of the operating device 24 causes the pair of left and right arm parts 7, 7 to swing (move) up and down together.

[0071] The operating tool 24 has an operating rod 27 formed in a straight line from top to bottom, and an operating portion 28 provided on the front side of the lower end of the operating rod 27. The operating tool 24 is supported by the stand 2 so as to be slidable up and down along the entire length of the operating rod 27.

[0072] A plurality of (a pair of left and right in the illustrated example) engaging recesses 2a are integrally formed on one side (the stand 2 in this example) of the front side of the stand 2 or the back side of the main body 1 (specifically, the fuselage part 6), and engaging protrusions 1a, 1a are integrally formed on the other side, each of which is provided for each of the plurality of engaging recesses 2a, 2a and individually engages and fixes in a detachable manner with the corresponding engaging recesses 2a, 2a. The engagement between the left and right engaging recesses 2a, 2a and the corresponding left and right engaging protrusions 1a, 1a allows the main body 1 to be attached and supported to the stand 2 in a freestanding state.

[0073] The linkage mechanism 26 has an operating rod 29 that is arranged in a straight line with the operating rod 27 when the main body 1 is attached and supported on the stand 2, and a pair of left and right connecting parts 31, 31 that are integrally provided on the upper end of the operating rod 29 and individually connected to the left and right arm parts 7, 7. The operating rod 29 is supported on the body part 6 by a support part 32 that is integrally provided on the body part 6 so that it can slide up and down over its entire length. The connecting parts 31, 31 are disk-shaped and have a thickness in the same direction (front-to-back) as the arm parts 7, 7.

[0074] Meanwhile, the left and right arm parts 7, 7 are supported so as to be swingable left and right, with the centers of disk-shaped fulcrum parts 33, 33 as fulcrums, each having a thickness in the same direction (front and back) as the body part 6. Each fulcrum part 33 is provided with an engaging receiving part 33a formed by cutting out a disk shape so that the corresponding connecting part 31 can be received and engaged with in a detachable manner with some play.

[0075] The left and right connecting portions 31, 31 are accommodated and engaged in the corresponding engaging accommodation portions 33a, 33a formed on the left and right fulcrum portions 33, 33 so as to be rotatable and movable relative to each other. In this state, by sliding the operating rod 29 up and down, the left and right arm parts 7, 7 swing up and down in synchronization with each other in the same or approximately the same posture (see Figures 9 and 10).

[0076] That is, the fulcrum parts 33, 33 including the left and right engaging accommodation parts 33 a, 33 a also constitute part of the above-mentioned linkage mechanism 26. Incidentally, in the above-mentioned series of operations, the engaging accommodation part 33 a describes an arc-shaped movement locus with the center of the fulcrum part 33 as the fulcrum, while the connecting part 31 describes a vertical linear movement locus parallel to the operating rod 29, but the play between the two allows for mismatching of these movement loci.

[0077] An engaging portion 27a is recessed at the upper end of the operating rod 27, into which the lower end of the actuating rod 29 is removably inserted and engaged. Therefore, when the operating rod 27 is slid upward while the main body 1 is attached and supported on the stand 2, the operating rod 27 engages with the actuating rod 29 and switches to a state in which it slides up and down integrally with the actuating rod 29.

[0078] By operating the operating rod 27 up and down via the operating unit 28, the left and right arm parts 7, 7 can be swung up and down in synchronization with each other.

[0079] The parts that are moved synchronously by the operating tool 24 and the linking mechanism 26 are not limited to the arm parts 7, 7, but may be the left and right leg parts 8, 8.

[0080] 2 Stand 3 Face parts (parts) 3a Eye sockets (exposure holes) 4 Ventral torso parts (torso parts, parts) 6 Dorsal torso parts (torso parts, parts) 7 Arm parts (movable parts, parts) 9 Leg parts (movable parts, parts) 11 Operation unit 17 Housing (housing part) 18 Eyelid parts (movable parts, parts) 19 Pupil side display parts (movable parts, parts) 22 Display unit 24 Operating tool 26 Linkage mechanism

Claims

1. A doll-type toy comprising: a plurality of parts formed in the shape of plates; and an operating unit, wherein the parts are sequentially combined in a state where they overlap partially or entirely in the thickness direction to represent at least the face and torso of a specified character; and wherein the operating unit has a housing portion shaped like a thick board box and whose thickness direction is oriented in the direction of the thickness of the parts; and an operating mechanism, at least a portion of which is located inside the housing portion and which moves at least one movable part.

2. The doll-type toy according to claim 1, wherein the movable parts are configured so that the facial expression of the character can be changed by moving the movable parts.

3. A doll-type toy as described in claim 2, wherein one part is a face part depicting at least the face of the character, the housing part is arranged on the back side of the face part, a display part displayed with a picture including the character's eyes is provided inside the housing part, an exposure hole is drilled in the face part to expose the display part to the outside, the operating mechanism has a movable part slidably housed and supported inside the housing, and the exposure hole is opened and closed partially or entirely by sliding the movable part, thereby expressing the closing and opening of the character's eyes.

4. A doll-type toy as described in claim 2, wherein one part is a face part depicting at least the face of the character, the housing part is arranged on the back side of the face part, the operating mechanism is provided with a movable part that includes a display part displaying a picture including the pupils of the character and is slidably housed and supported inside the housing part, the face part is provided with an exposure hole that exposes the display part to the outside, and the sliding movement of the movable part expresses the movement of the pupils of the character.

5. A doll-type toy as described in claim 1, wherein the parts include a torso part representing the torso portion, and arm parts representing the arm parts or leg parts representing the leg parts of the character, and the arm parts or leg parts are movable parts that are provided on the outside of the housing portion and are supported movably on the torso part side.

6. A doll-type toy as described in claim 5, comprising: an operating tool; and a linking mechanism that links a plurality of movable parts with the operating tool, wherein the linking mechanism is configured to move the plurality of movable parts collectively by a single operation of the operating tool.

7. The doll-type toy according to claim 6, further comprising a stand that allows the entire toy to stand on its own, and the operating tool is disposed on the stand side.

8. A doll-type toy according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of movable parts are housed and supported inside said housing portion so as to be individually slidable while being stacked in the thickness direction.

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