JP2001190855A - Doll - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a doll using a plant as a head that is easily managed and has the look overflowing with lively feeling and posture in shape. SOLUTION: A doll D has a head 10, a main body 20 except the heaed 10 and a base 30. The head 10 is composed of an air plant. The main body 20 except the head 10 has a body 40 made of a plant's twig, a pair of arms 50, 50 and a pair of legs 60, 60. The arm 50 is composed of a twig 51 constituting an upper arm portion and a twig 52 constituting a lower arm portion, and a wire 53 penetrating the center of the twig in the lengthwise direction. The leg 60 is composed of a twig 61 constituting a thigh being an upper leg portion, a twig 62 constituting a lower leg portion, and a wire 63 penetrating the twig in the longthwise direction. In such a doll, the wires 53, 63 form a loop between the adjucent twigs so that smooth bending can be made. Only one of twigs 64 constituting foots is adhered to the base 30.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a doll using plants.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a doll using a plant, particularly a doll in which the plant is regarded as the hair of the head, is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application No. 339323/1993 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-155053).
Has been proposed. In this method, a substrate made of water-retaining wood strips is coated in the shape of a doll's head with a coating net made of cloth such as stockings, and between the wood strips and the coated net, Plant seeds are embedded in the part corresponding to the head. Then, the buds germinated by the moisture contained in the base material made of the wood pieces penetrate the coated net, grow and extend to the outside, whereby the plant is regarded as hair.

[0003]

However, according to the conventional example, since a base material for retaining moisture is required, the doll has a certain weight if it contains moisture. Since a heavy load is placed on the body of the doll, it has to be made to have a rugged structure to some extent. For this reason, there is a problem that it is not easy to transform into various postures and express a rich expression as a doll. In addition, for the base material, it is necessary to periodically replenish moisture, management is complicated, furthermore, when replenishing water, there is a risk of water dripping, so the location is limited, There was also a problem that a doll had to be provided with a saucer.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and does not require a base material for retaining moisture, does not impose a burden on a doll body supporting the same, and can be deformed into various postures. Another object of the present invention is to provide a doll using a plant capable of expressing a rich expression as a doll. In addition, since it does not require rehydration, it is easy to manage, there is no danger of dripping, it can be placed anywhere, and if left untouched, the leaves equivalent to the hair will extend and the face An object of the present invention is to provide a doll that is full of dynamism due to a change in a corresponding stem root portion, and that allows the user to enjoy the shape of the air plant as a head and the change in the growth process thereof.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a doll in which at least a part of a body having a head and a torso is made of a plant, An air plant that absorbs moisture in the air from the leaves and grows, and the root of the air plant is arranged at a position corresponding to the face of the head, and upward from the root of the stem. The extended leaf portion is arranged at a position corresponding to the hair of the head. According to the first aspect, when the stem of the air plant corresponds to the face of the doll and the leaf extending from the stem corresponds to the hair, the air plant can be used as the head of the doll. Since the air plant absorbs the moisture in the air from the leaves, the water is absorbed from the leaves, so that there is no need to supply water and the management is easy. In addition, there is no need to worry about dripping, and it can be placed anywhere, and there is no need to receive a doll in a saucer. Also, if left untreated, the leaves corresponding to the hair will grow and the stem roots corresponding to the face will change, so the modeling is full of dynamism, the shape of the air plant that looks like a head and its growth You can enjoy the changes in the process. Furthermore, since a base material for retaining moisture is not required, the head can be made extremely lightweight, so that the torso and other limbs can be made of any material, for example, a simple member such as a wire. It is possible to easily create an arbitrary posture.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the doll according to the first aspect, the air plant which forms the head is a plant belonging to the genus Tilandia of the Ananasaceae family. The invention according to claim 3 is the doll according to claim 2, wherein the plant of the genus Brianidae comprising the head of the Ananasaceae family is Aeranthus, Alventiana, Argentia, Bourbosa, Bergerie, Brachikaurus,
Crocata, Chianea, Caput Medosa, Concorro, Duratey, Ionanta, Ixioides, Yuncare, Meridionalis, Purpurea, Xerographica, Espinosa, Streptophila, Stricta, Tectrum, Tenuifolia, Tricolor, Bernicosa, Celluriana, Ruccia, La Puccita Arbitrarily selected from, Barbiciana, Tiaguitensis, Magniciana, Usneoides, Filifolia
One. According to claim 2 and claim 3, the air plant belonging to the genus Tilandia belonging to the family Ananas has a large number of varieties such as Arantos and Alventiana, and absorbs water from the leaves, the roots and the roots. All of the features of the air plant such as having a leaf extending from the air plant are common, and both are suitable for constituting the head of the doll according to the present invention. Since the form is different for each type, a doll head having a different expression for each type can be configured.

[0007] The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claims 1, 2,
3. The doll according to 3, wherein at least a part of the body excluding the head is made of a deformable plastic member. According to the fourth aspect, at least a part of the body excluding the head can be freely deformed, so that an arbitrary posture can be freely created and a doll with a variety of shapes can be obtained. You can create it yourself. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the doll according to the first, second, third, or fourth aspect, the doll has a limb constituting a part of the body, and at least one of the limbs is formed of a rod-shaped member. The base end of the rod-shaped member and the body are connected by a wire-like member,
The wire-like member is bendable.
According to claim 5, since the body excluding the head is formed of a rod-shaped member, it is possible to image a simplified body of a human or an animal, and the wire-shaped member has at least one limb and the torso. Since the shoulder portion of the upper limb and the hip joint portion of the lower limb can be imaged as being bent. According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the doll according to the fifth aspect, another rod-shaped member is disposed at a tip end of the rod-shaped member such that one end is adjacent to the other end, and the center of each of the rod-shaped members is arranged. Are penetrated through the wire member along the longitudinal direction, and the wire upper member is bendable between the adjacent rod members. According to claim 6, since the wire-like member is bendable between the adjacent rod-like members, for example, if the adjacent rod-like members are to image the upper arm and the forearm of the upper limb, between these rod-like members, The bending of the wire-like member can be made to image the bending of the elbow. Claim 7
The invention according to claim 5, wherein the doll according to claim 5 or 6,
The wire-shaped member is characterized in that a loop is formed between the adjacent rod-shaped members so as to enable smooth bending. According to claim 7, since the bending at the loop portion is performed by changing the size of the loop, the degree of freedom of bending is large and the durability against bending is strong. The invention according to claim 8 is the doll according to claim 5, 6, or 7, wherein the rod-shaped member is a twig of a plant. According to the eighth aspect, the head and the body supporting the head are both formed of plants, and the two are matched to form a balanced doll as a whole.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus comprising:
The doll according to claim 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, wherein the head is attached to an upper portion of the torso via a compression spring. Since the compression spring swings up and down and left and right, the doll can be made more unexpected.

[0009] The invention of claim 10 is the invention of claims 5, 6, 7,
10. The doll according to 8 or 9, wherein at least one of the limbs is fixed to a pedestal. According to the tenth aspect, since it is fixed to the pedestal,
The doll can be stabilized. Also, of the limbs, 1
When only one lower limb is fixed to the pedestal, the other lower limb can be separated from the pedestal to have a free posture, so that a rich expression as a doll can be expressed.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. <Embodiment 1> Figs. 1 to 3 show an example of a doll D according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air plant used as a head of a doll, FIG. 2 is an overall view of a doll using an air plant, and FIG. 3 is a limb (upper limb) of the doll using an air plant. It is an enlarged view which shows the bending part.

A doll (hereinafter, simply referred to as a "doll") D using an air plant shown in FIG. 2 includes a head 10, a body 20 excluding the head, and a pedestal 30 as main components. The head 10 is made of an air plant. Airplants are plants of the genus Aniaceae, Cilandia, which are widely distributed from the southern United States to South America. , Durability, Ionanta, Ixioides,
Yuncare, Meridionalis, Purpurea, Xerographica, Espinosa, Streptophila, Strictor, Tectrum, Tenuifolia, Tricolor, Bernicosa, Celeriana, Pucci, Fascicularta, Barbiciana, Tiaguitensis, Magniciana, Usneoides, Filifolia, etc. Varieties. Any one of these may be used for the head 10, but in particular, Argentia, Bourbosa, Ionanta, and Magniciana have a flat bottom 11 a of the stem root, and can be attached to the trunk 40. Because it is stable and relatively resistant to low temperatures, it matches the climate of Japan, and when it comes to modeling, when the stem root 11 is the face and the leaf 12 is the hair, it is full of dynamism, It is surprising and interesting. The air plant is the root 1
1, a leaf part 12 extending from the root part 11 and a bottom part 11 of the root part
a) (not shown). The root is very small and is intended to grow on trees and rocky areas,
It has no function of absorbing moisture and nutrients. Water and nutrients
Since the leaves 12 absorb from the air, it is not necessary to replenish if there is a certain amount of humidity in the air. Even when the humidity is low, the leaves 12 are sprayed once or twice a week so that the leaves 12 become wet. Care is enough.

The body 20 excluding the head is a torso 4 made of twigs (hereinafter simply referred to as "twigs") (bar-shaped members).
It has 0 and a pair of upper limbs 50, 50, and a pair of lower limbs 60, 60. When the twig is used for the body 20 excluding the head, the head 10 and the body 20 excluding the head are both formed of plants, and both match to form a balanced doll D as a whole. be able to. The bottom 11a of the root of the air plant is adhered to the upper part 40b of the trunk formed by the twigs.
Is arranged at a position corresponding to the face of the head 10, and the leaf 12 extending upward from the stem root 11 is arranged at a position corresponding to the hair of the head 10. Further, a pair of upper limbs 5 is provided on the left and right sides near the upper part of the twigs constituting the trunk 40.
A pair of lower limbs 60, 60 are attached to the left and right sides near the lower part of the twigs constituting the torso. Next, the left upper limb 50 and the lower limb 60 of the doll D (located to the right of the doll D in the figure) will be described.
The following description is also applicable to the right upper limb 50 and the lower limb 60 of the doll D. The upper limb 50 includes a twig 51 constituting an upper arm.
And a twig 52 constituting a forearm, and a wire (wire-like member) 5
3. That is, the twig 52 constituting the forearm is arranged so that one end 52a is adjacent to the tip end portion 51b of the twig constituting the upper arm, and the center of each twig is passed through the wire 53 along the longitudinal direction. ing. The wire 53 is connected to the other end 52 of the twig constituting the forearm.
b, the base end 51a of the twig constituting the upper arm
Then, the torso 40 penetrates in the radial direction, and the mounting side 4 of the upper limb 50
It is bent and fixed at the side surface 40d opposite to 0c. The lower limb 60 has a base end 61a at the lower part 40b of the torso.
A twig 61 constituting a thigh, which is connected to the
One end 62a is attached to the tip 61b of the twig constituting the thigh.
Are arranged so as to be adjacent to each other, and are composed of twigs 62 constituting the lower leg, and wires 63 penetrating the centers of these twigs in the longitudinal direction. Further, the other end 62b of the twig constituting the lower leg is attached to the twig 64 constituting the foot.
Are attached perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the twig 62 constituting the lower leg. It should be noted that the connection between the base end 61a of the twig constituting the thigh and the lower part 40b of the torso is performed by the upper limb 50.
Is performed in the same manner as described above. Wires 53 and 63 are placed at the center of the twigs.
When the heated wires 53 and 63 are vigorously pierced into the twigs, the wires 53 and 63 pass through the twigs while burning the twigs, so that the wires can be easily penetrated. In this case, it is preferable to use a relatively soft material such as a willow twig for the twig. The body 20 excluding the head having the above-described configuration can be manufactured relatively easily and at low cost. The torso 40 and the upper limb 5
0, when attaching the torso 40 and the lower limb 60, the base ends 51a and 61a of the twigs constituting the upper limb 50 and the lower limb 60
If the diagonal notch is provided in the doll D, the shape becomes closer to the shape of a person or an animal, and the portion of the doll D constituting the shoulder and the portion constituting the hip joint are smoothly bent. The doll D having the above-described structure is a portion forming a shoulder between adjacent twigs, that is, a portion between the twigs 51 forming the upper arm and the twigs forming the trunk 40, the twig 51 forming the upper arm, and the forearm. Of the elbows between the twigs 52 constituting the thighs, twigs 61 constituting the thighs
And a portion forming a hip joint between twigs forming the trunk 40,
A part forming the knee between the twig 61 forming the thigh and the twig 62 forming the lower leg, a part forming an ankle between the twig 62 forming the lower leg and the twig forming the foot 64, and a twig forming the forearm When the other end 52b is provided with a twig constituting a hand or an object, the wires 53 and 63 can be bent between the twigs. Further, wires 53 and 63 are provided between the twigs by a loop 53.
a, 63a. This allows smooth bending and the loop absorbs external impacts, so that the doll D is less likely to be damaged when being transported or dropped.

The pedestal 30 is formed of a rectangular parallelepiped wooden piece, and a twig 64 constituting a foot is adhered to the pedestal 30 by one foot only. Since only one leg of the doll D is fixed to the pedestal 30, the posture of the doll D can be freely changed in combination with the light weight of the head 10 and the body 20 excluding the head. It should be noted that any one of the material, the shape, and the limbs of the pedestal 30 to be fixed, and the number of the limbs to be fixed may be freely determined. In addition, since the head 10 and the body 20 excluding the head are configured to be lightweight, if the pedestal is formed of a piece of wood or the like, the doll D is less likely to be damaged because it falls from the pedestal under the weight of the pedestal. .

The doll D is not limited to a model of a person, but may be a model of an animal or other object. When the leaves 12 corresponding to the hair of the head 10 are colored or accessories such as beads are attached to the leaves 12, the leaves 12 become colorful, and in combination with the unique shape of the leaves 12, the aesthetics are improved. Increase. The body 20 excluding the head may be of any material and form. The material is preferably constituted by a plastic member, but may be made of metal,
Further, the form may be configured only by the wire-like member. The body may be integrally formed, or the body, upper limb, lower limb, and other parts may be gathered and joined. The bar-shaped member may be made of, for example, plastic or metal, and, for example, the upper limb 50 need not be formed of a plurality of members such as a bar-shaped member forming an upper arm and a bar-shaped member forming a forearm. Instead, the entire upper limb 50 may be formed of one rod-shaped member. The wire-shaped member is not limited to the wire, and may be, for example, a linear plastic member made of plastic. In addition, even if a small twig constituting a hand part is attached to the tip of the forearm side of the upper limb 50, 50,
Various objects may be provided. Further, a musical instrument or the like may be lowered from the body. In the embodiment, the microphone 54 is held in the right hand.

Second Embodiment FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment. In the second embodiment, a compression spring 70 is interposed between the head 10 and the body 40 instead of directly bonding the air plant to the upper part 40a of the body. That is, the upper end 70a of the compression spring is connected to the bottom 11a of the root of the air plant.
The lower end 70b of the compression spring is connected to the upper part 40a of the body. With such a configuration, a doll D with more variety can be formed.

Third Embodiment FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment. In the third embodiment, the casters 31 are attached to the pedestal 30 of the first embodiment. For example, if the pedestal 30 is formed in the form of a surfing board, a surfing doll D can be formed, which is rich in variety.

Fourth Embodiment FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment. The message board 90 is attached to the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, the message board 90 is provided with hooks 90a, 90a on both left and right ends, and the hooks 90a, 90a are attached to the doll D by being hooked on the twigs 52, 52 constituting the forearm. I have. The attachment of the message board to the doll D is not limited to this. For example, the message board may be hung from the neck of the doll D, or may be attached to the pedestal 30. By being able to fill in the message, it can be effectively used as a gift or sales promotion product.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention,
If the stem of the air plant is made to correspond to the face of the doll, and the leaves extending from the stem are made to correspond to the hair and used as the head of the doll, the leaves corresponding to the hair will have a unique shape if left unchecked As the size, shape, and color of the root of the stem change as it grows, the shape, color, and color of the root change. Can be. In addition, since the air plant absorbs the moisture in the air from the leaves, the water is absorbed from the leaves, so that there is no need to supply water and the management is easy. In addition, there is no need to worry about dripping, and it can be placed anywhere, and there is no need to receive a doll in a saucer. Furthermore, since a base material for retaining moisture is not required, the head 10 can be formed extremely lightweight, so that the torso and other limbs can be formed of any material, for example, a simple member such as a wire. It is possible to easily create an arbitrary posture. Also in this regard, the doll can be a doll full of dynamism, and a desired posture can be created with one doll.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an air plant used as a head of a doll.

FIG. 2 is an overall view of the doll according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a bent portion of the limb (upper limb) of the doll.

FIG. 4 is an overall view of the doll according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an overall view of the doll according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an overall view of a doll according to a fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 10 head 11 stem root 11a bottom of stem root 12 leaf 20 body except head 30 pedestal 31 caster 40 torso 40a upper torso 40b lower torso 50 upper limb 51 rod-shaped member (plant twig) (upper arm 51a Base end of rod-shaped member (base end of twig constituting upper arm) 51b Tip end of rod-shaped member (tip of twig constituting upper arm) 52 Rod-shaped member (twig of plant) (configured forearm) 52a One end of a rod-shaped member (one end of a twig constituting a forearm) 53 Wire-like member (wire) 53a Loop 60 Lower limb 61 Rod-shaped member (plant twig) (twig constituting a thigh) 61a Base end of rod-shaped member (base end of twig constituting thigh) 61b Tip end of rod-shaped member (tip of twig constituting thigh) 62 Rod-shaped member (twig of plant) (twig constituting lower leg) 62 a One end of a rod-shaped member (one end of a twig forming a lower leg) 63 A wire-shaped member (wire) 63a Loop 64 Plant twig (a twig forming a foot) 70 Compression spring 70a Upper end of compression spring 70b Compression Spring bottom

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A doll in which at least a part of a body having a head and a torso is made of a plant, wherein the head is made of an air plant that grows by absorbing moisture in the air from leaves. The stem root of the air plant was arranged at a position corresponding to the face of the head, and the leaf extending upward from the stem root was arranged at a position corresponding to the hair of the head, A doll characterized by the following. 2. The doll according to claim 1, wherein the air plant constituting the head is a plant belonging to the genus Tilandia of the Ananasaceae family. 3. The plant of the genus Tiana in the Ananasaceae family, which constitutes the head, comprises Aerantus, Alventiana,
Argentia, Bourbosa, Bergerie, Braquicaurus, Crocata, Chianea, Capt'medosa, Concorro, Durati, Ionanta, Ixioides, Yuncare, Meridionaris, Purpurea, Xerographica, Espinosa, Streptophila, Stricta, Tectrum, Tenuifolia, Tenuifloria The doll according to claim 2, wherein the doll is any one selected from the group consisting of: Celluliana, Puccichi, Fascicularta, Barbiciana, Tiaguitensis, Magniciana, Usneoides, and Filiforia. 4. The doll according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the body excluding the head is formed of a deformable plastic member. 5. A limb constituting a part of the body, wherein at least one of the limbs is formed of a rod-shaped member, and a base end of the rod-shaped member and the trunk are formed of a wire-shaped member. The doll according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the doll is connected and the wire-like member is bendable. 6. A bar-shaped member is disposed at the tip end of the bar-shaped member such that one end thereof is adjacent to the bar-shaped member, and the center of each bar-shaped member is penetrated through the wire-shaped member along the longitudinal direction. The doll according to claim 5, wherein the wire upper member is bendable between the adjacent rod-shaped members. 7. The doll according to claim 5, wherein the wire-shaped member forms a loop so as to enable smooth bending between the adjacent rod-shaped members. 8. The doll according to claim 5, wherein the rod-shaped member is a twig of a plant. 9. The head according to claim 1, wherein the head is attached to an upper portion of the trunk via a compression spring.
Or the doll described in 8. 10. The method according to claim 5, wherein at least one of the limbs is fixed to a pedestal.
The doll according to 6, 7, 8 or 9.