1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an improved structure of toy phonograph and, more particularly, to an improved structure of toy phonograph for use as a voice generating means for toys such as dolls, laughter bags or the like.
2. Description of Prior Art
Generally, even the most simplified toy phonograph of above described type incorporates a large number of parts such as a speaker, a record disc, tone arm, motor, springs for bringing the motor into rim-drive engagement with the record disc and for bringing the record disc into engagement with the reproducing needle on the tone arm, switches, lead wires, push rod for disengaging the record from the tone arm for allowing the latter to get back to the reproducing position by resilient means, and so on. At the same time, there is provided a long pin or shaft correctly located and vertically extending from the chassis for correctly centering the record disc, as shown, for example, a Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 25130/1977.
This impratical large number of parts not only makes the assembling of the toy phonograph difficult and troublesome, but also adversely affects the cost. In addition, it is quite difficult to apply a plastic-forming mass-producing method, which is the most popular production method for obtaining a good yield, because of difficulty in obtaining an exactly vertical posture of the centering pin around which the record disc is to be fitted and centered.
At the same time, the soldering which is indispensable in the wiring is quite troublesome and time consuming, and is not applicable to plastics which is the major material of the toy of the kind described.
Under these circumstances, the present invention aims at simplifying the structure of the toy phonograph of the kind described, so as to facilitate the manufacture and assembling, as well as to reduce the cost.