Patent ID: 6375536
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
An electric swayable toy comprising:a body, a shoulder swayably and pivotally mounted on an upper portion of said body, a pair of legs swayably and pivotally mounted on a lower portion of said body, a pair of arms swayably mounted on said shoulder, a head swayably mounted on said shoulder, a pair of shoes swayably supporting said pair of legs, a base supporting and securing said pair of shoes, a main swaying mechanism mounted in said body, and an arm swaying mechanism mounted in said shoulder; wherein said main swaying mechanism comprises a motor secured on a rocking board which is swayably mounted in an interior of said body and has an upper end and a lower end pivoted on said shoulder and a lower portion of said body respectively, said motor comprises a speed reduction mechanism to reduce a speed of said motor, said speed reduction mechanism comprising belt wheels and gear sets to reduce an output rotational speed of said motor and to increase torque generated by said motor, said main swaying mechanism further comprising an eccentric wheel actuated by said speed reduction mechanism, and a cam with a cam slot therein to receive said eccentric wheel, said cam being actuated by said eccentric wheel to move reciprocally so that said legs, said body, and said shoulder sway, and wherein said arm swaying mechanism comprises a pair of symmetrical axle members each pivotally mounted in said shoulder, said axle members being in communication with said rocking board via a pair of symmetrical bars each including a vertical bar portion secured to said axle members, and a horizontal bar portion slidably mounted on a pin which is mounted on said rocking board, said axle members being connected to a pair of cams, each said cam having a top that rests on a wing of a support member of said head, such that when said pair of cams are rotated in different directions, said wing is driven to move said head so that said head is pivoted about a pivot axle of a pivot portion.