Title:
WALKING DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2000/021626
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A walking device similar in external appearance to a real insect and capable of behaving like a real insect. The walking device (1) comprises a trunk (2) and at least two each legs (31-36) disposed on each side of the trunk (2). Installed in the trunk (2) are a power source (6), and a plurality of gears (51-56) rotated by the power source (6). The legs (31-36) are embedded at their rear portions in the trunk (2) and attached to the centers of rotation of the gears (51-56) so that they can be rotated in the rotation direction of gear axes. The legs (31-36), which are bendable, are formed such that their bent state can be maintained.
Inventors:
NISHIKAWA YOSHIO
Application Number:
PCT/JP1999/005537
Publication Date:
April 20, 2000
Filing Date:
October 07, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BANDAI CO (JP)
International Classes:
A63H13/02; A63H11/10; A63H11/20; A63H29/00; A63H29/22; A63H3/04; (IPC1-7): A63H11/20
Foreign References:
| JPS508702Y2 | 1975-03-15 | |||
| JPS508701Y2 | 1975-03-15 | |||
| JPS34527Y1 | ||||
| JPS5232633Y2 | 1977-07-25 | |||
| JPH0586392U | 1993-11-22 | |||
| JPS6226144U | 1987-02-17 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1120143A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takada, Shuji (7th floor 7-5, Komagata 2-chome Taito-ku Tokyo, JP)
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