Patent ID: 6616503
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: A63H,Y10T

Abstract:
An animation device for integration into an animated figure having a head with a jaw, the animation device comprising:a cam assembly cooperatively engaged to the jaw of the animated figure, the cam assembly being configured for linear movement along a first axis concurrently with pivotal movement about second and third axes which extend in generally perpendicular relation to each other and to the first axis; and an actuation motor mechanically coupled to the cam assembly and operative to facilitate the movement thereof along the first axis concurrently with movement about the second and third axes; the cam assembly being cooperatively engaged to the jaw of the animated figure in a manner wherein the movement of the cam assembly along the first axis facilitates the movement of the jaw between open and closed mouth positions, the movement of the cam assembly about the second axis facilitates the movement of the head in an arcuate path between right and left positions, and the movement of the cam assembly about the third axis facilitates the movement of the head in an arcuate path between forward and backward positions.