Patent ID: 7477574

Claim:
A decorative body driving mechanism having a decorative body therein and at least one openable and closable door arranged in front of the decorative body, the mechanism comprising: a door open and close mechanism including: a first gear rotatable in both directions with a motor; and a second gear being engaged with the first gear only within a given range to rotate intermittently and open and close said at least one openable and closable door, a decorative body operating mechanism transmitting a driving force of the motor to the decorative body to make the decorative body move, and a position detection mechanism to detect a rotational position of the first gear within a range where the first gear is not engaged with the second gear, the first gear having an engagement pin, the second gear having a slot for receiving said engagement pin rotation of said first gear causing said engagement pin to slidably engage said slot thereby causing said second gear to rotate and move said door between an open and a closed position.