| CPC G10F 5/02 (2013.01) [G10F 1/06 (2013.01); G10F 5/06 (2013.01)] | 5 Claims |
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1. A music box, comprising:
a box body;
a sounding mechanism mounted in the box body and having a clockwork spring, a sounding cylinder and a comb reed, the clockwork spring being rotatable to drive the cylinder to pluck the comb reed, so that the comb reed being capable of emitting sounds and playing music; and
a pause mechanism for making the clockwork spring pause from rotating;
characterized in that the pause mechanism including:
a guide sleeve connected with the box body, a column space and a locating ring space around the column space being defined in the guide sleeve, a plurality of initial locating sections and a plurality of stop locating sections being alternately arranged in the locating ring space for surrounding the column space, and a communicating ring section of the locating ring space being in communication with the initial locating sections and the stop locating sections;
a stopper member movably assembled in the column space, the stopper member is capable of being moved and rotated as well as having a stop block, and the stop block is movable between the initial locating sections, the stop locating sections and the communicating ring section; the stop block being selectively stopped by one of the initial locating section and the stop locating section, so that the stopper member is kept in an abutting position to restrict the clockwork spring from rotating or in a standby position to permit the clockwork spring to rotate;
a pushbutton movably assembled in the column space for pushing the stopper member to move in a forward direction, whereby the stop block being capable of moving from one of the initial locating section and the stop locating section to the communicating ring section;
a guide assembly having a first guide section forming on the stopper member and a second guide section forming on the pushbutton; the first guide section being pushed by the second guide section for rotating the stopper member, so that the stop block will be moved from one of the initial locating section and the stop locating section into the other of the initial locating section and the stop locating section through the communicating ring section; and
a restoring spring disposed between the guide sleeve and the stopper member for pushing the stopper member to move in a backward direction reverse to the forward direction, so that the stop block is capable of being moved from the communicating ring section to one of the initial locating section and the stop locating section.
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