Patent ID: 6644139
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A63H,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A gear structure for a figurine, comprising:a shaft; a plurality of coaxial gears, said coaxial gears being provided on said shaft, each of said coaxial gears being provided with a plurality of toothed portions at a periphery thereof at suitable positions, with a smooth portion between adjacent toothed portions; a plurality of action gear sets, said action gear sets being provided at positions facing the periphery of a respective one of the coaxial gears to bring at least one joint on a figurine to move, said shaft being rotated to different angular positions such that at least one of the toothed portions on at least one of the coaxial gears engages a corresponding one of said action gear sets so as to actuate said action gear set, thereby enabling the figurine to perform at least one action; and wherein said action gear sets are provided with a limiting wheel and a reset wheel connected to said limiting wheel at suitable positions, said reset wheel being disposed at a position proximate to said toothed portion and having an inner edge provided with a lap block, said lap block being provided with a plurality of radially extending elastic arms that are bent about a suitable angle, said limiting wheel having an outer edge provided with at least one limiting portion at a suitable position, and an inner edge provided with a plurality of equidistantly spaced oblique surfaces having a gradual thickness from thick to thin, a juncture of adjacent oblique surfaces being abutted by a respective one of the elastic arms.