Customizable Doll Mask with Projecting Ears
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Solution Overview
Problem
Customized dolls or action figures with realistic facial features are time-consuming and expensive to produce due to the need for skilled labor and expensive equipment, despite advancements in scanners and 3D printing.
Innovation Solution
A doll or action figure design featuring a head with a mask-receiving recess and customizable masks that include facial features, where the mask's ears project beyond the perimeter to hide the junction with the recess, allowing for realistic and cost-effective customization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional skilled labor and expensive equipment are used to create customized dolls, then realistic facial features can be achieved, but production time increases and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The head is divided into two separate components: a generic head shell and a customizable mask. The mask contains all the facial features and can be independently manufactured using 3D printing technology. This segmentation allows the mask to be produced quickly and cheaply while maintaining realistic facial features, resolving the contradiction between manufacturing precision and productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses 3D scanning and 3D printing to create accurate copies of individual facial features. The mask is essentially a 3D printed copy of the person's face, which can be rapidly produced without requiring skilled labor. This copying approach maintains manufacturing precision while dramatically improving productivity by eliminating manual craftsmanship.
2Manufacturing precision
If traditional skilled labor and expensive equipment are used to create customized dolls, then realistic facial features can be achieved, but manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the head into a reusable head shell and a customizable mask, the invention eliminates the need for expensive equipment and skilled labor. The mask can be manufactured using affordable 3D printing technology, significantly reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining realistic facial features through digital scanning and printing processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The use of 3D scanning and 3D printing creates accurate facial copies without requiring expensive traditional manufacturing equipment or skilled artisans. This digital copying process is both cost-effective and capable of producing highly realistic facial features, resolving the contradiction between manufacturing precision and ease of manufacture.
3Productivity
If a modular mask design is used, then production time and costs are reduced, but the junction between mask and head may be visible
Solution Approach 1:
The ears are extracted from the mask component and positioned to extend beyond the mask perimeter. This extraction allows the ears to cover the junction between the mask and head shell, hiding the seam line. The solution maintains the benefits of modular production while preserving the realism of facial features by strategically placing structural elements to mask the assembly interface.
Data Source
AI summary
A doll or action figure with facial features customized to a particular individual includes a body; a head on the body, hair on the top, sides, and back of the head, and a mask-receiving recess on the front of the face, the mask-receiving recess having a perimeter extending across the top of the head adjacent the hair line, and generally downwardly at each side of the head adjacent the hairline; and a mask having facial features customized to the particular individual, seated in the mask-receiving recess on the front of the face.