Toy figurine with internal lighting effect

摘要

A toy figurine includes an internal lighting effect. The internal lighting is visible through the outer surface of the figurine and may be manipulated to produce various lighting effects. The internal lighting includes a lighting layer, a visual effects display layer and a diffusion layer. The light diffusion layer may include an external surface of the toy figurine.

主权项

1. A toy figurine comprising:
a light source disposed inside the toy figurine; a visual effects display layer disposed inside the toy figurine, the visual effects display layer including:a light emitting side;
a light reception side oriented with respect to the light source such that light emitted from the light source enters the visual effects display layer at the light reception side; anda group of pixels configured to be selectively activated, wherein activated pixels block light from exiting the visual effects display layer at the light emitting side; and
a semi-translucent external layer proximate to the light emitting side of the visual effects display layer, wherein the external layer encapsulates the light source and the visual effects display layer, hides the light source and visual effects display layer from view, and defines at least one of a torso and one or more appendages of the toy figurine.