US 2010/0144240 A1 · SIMULATED EYE FOR TOY

Abstract

A simulated eye capable of being changed between a normal and a dilated state. The simulated eye includes an eyeball, a receiving member, at least one first electromagnets, at least one second electromagnets, and magnetic powder. The receiving member includes a translucent portion and a cylindrical portion. The at least one first electromagnets is received in the cylindrical portion and is adjacent to the translucent portion. The at least one second electromagnets is fixed to the cylindrical portion and engages with the translucent portion to close the cylindrical portion to form a closed receiving space. The magnetic powder is received in the closed receiving space. When the first and second electromagnet operates to move the magnetic powder toward and away from the translucent portion, a size of a color area of the translucent portion is changeable, whereby the simulated eye is changed between the normal state and the dilated state.

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Dependent claims

A simulated eye, comprising:

an eyeball;
a receiving member comprising a translucent portion and a cylindrical portion, wherein the cylindrical portion comprises at least two sleeves, the at least two sleeves received in the cylindrical portion are fixed to the translucent portion and are coaxial;
a simulated pupil received in an innermost one of the at least two sleeves and is attached to the translucent portion;
at least one first electromagnets, wherein the at least one first electromagnets is received between every two of the at least two sleeves and is adjacent to the translucent portion;
at least one second electromagnets, wherein the at least one second electromagnets is fixed to the cylindrical portion to close the at least two sleeves;
and
magnetic powder;
wherein the magnetic powder is magnetized to move to the translucent portion when the at least one first electromagnets are powered on and the at least one second electromagnets are powered off;
and
wherein the magnetic powder is magnetized to move away from the translucent portion when the at least one first electromagnets are powered off and the at least one second electromagnets are powered on.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Simulated eye for toy

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Abstract

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