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US 6,767,271 B2Granted
Sensor switch assembly
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorSam Tsui
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Abstract
A sensor switch assembly intended for use inside a simulated mouth of a doll. The assembly include a fixed structure having a guide channel and a micro-switch attached near the guide channel, a movable structure having a floating pivot that may pivot within and slide along the guide channel so that the micro-switch may be triggered by any combination of sliding or pivoting of the movable structure.
Claims34
A doll having a mouth sensor switch mechanism comprising:
- a doll body;
- a doll head having a mouth;
- a fixed structure mounted internal to the doll head near the mouth, configured to support a micro-switch, and including a guide channel;
- a movable structure including a contact arm and an actuator arm, wherein the actuator arm is configured to actuate the micro-switch;
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- a floating pivot positioned on the movable structure and configured to pivot within and travel along the guide channel, enabling the actuator arm to actuate the micro-switch.
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A sensor switch mechanism comprising:
- a fixed structure including a support member and a guide channel;
- a movable structure including an elongate contact arm configured to contact an object and an actuator arm configured to actuate a micro-switch held by the support member of the fixed structure;
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- a floating pivot positioned on the movable structure and configured to engage and travel along the guide channel, enabling the movable structure to pivot and translate relative to the fixed structure and enabling the actuator arm to actuate the micro-switch when an object contacts the contact arm.
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A sensor switch mechanism comprising:
- a fixed structure including a support member configured to support a micro-switch and a guide channel;
- a movable structure including a contact arm and an actuator arm, wherein the actuator arm is configured to actuate the micro-switch and the contact arm;
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- a floating pivot positioned on the movable structure configured to pivot within and travel along the guide channel, enabling the actuator arm to actuate the micro-switch.
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A toy configured to sense the presence of an object comprising:
- a toy body;
- an object-receiving opening;
- a fixed structure mounted internal to the toy near the object-receiving opening, configured to support a micro-switch, and including a guide channel;
- a movable structure including a contact arm and an actuator arm, wherein the actuator arm is configured to actuate the micro-switch;
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- a floating pivot positioned on the movable structure configured to pivot within and travel along the guide channel enabling the actuator arm to actuate the micro-switch.
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A sensor switch mechanism comprising:
- a fixed structure including a support member and a guide channel;
- a floating pivot configured to engage and travel along the guide channel pivotally and translationally relative to the fixed structure;
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- a movable structure including an elongate contact arm configured to contact an object and an actuator arm configured to actuate a micro-switch held by the support member of the fixed structure, wherein the movable structure couples with the fixed structure through the floating pivot.
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A doll having a mouth sensor switch assembly located in a head of the doll comprising:
- a fixed structure mounted internal to the doll head near the mouth configured to support a micro-switch and including a guide channel;
- a floating pivot configured to pivot within and travel along the guide channel;
- and a movable structure including a contact arm and an actuator arm, wherein:
- the actuator arm is configured to actuate the micro-switch;
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- the movable structure couples with the fixed structure through the floating pivot.
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A toy configured to sense the presents of an object comprising:
- a toy body;
- an object-receiving opening;
- a fixed structure mounted internal to the toy near the object-receiving opening, configured to support a micro-switch, and including a guide channel;
- a floating pivot configured to pivot within and travel along the guide channel;
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- a movable structure including a contact arm and an actuator arm coupled with the fixed structure through the floating pivot, wherein the actuator arm is configured to actuate the micro-switch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.