SS. Gohan – A Mechanism Description
Introduction
SS. Gohan (figure 1), is a children’s electronic toy. SS. Gohan comes from the famous cartoon, Dragonball Z. SS. Gohan, fixated on a plastic replica of dirt, stands at five inches tall, two inches wide, and 1 inch thick. SS. Gohan is mainly made of plastic with some electronic components located inside. SS. Gohan consists of 5 visible parts: light-up hair, body, dirt, switch, and speaker.
Figure 1
Source: Toys R Us.
Light-up Hair
SS. Gohan’s light-up hair consists of a transparent, orange,
plastic covering around a bulb. This
bulb flashes when the switch is pressed.
Body
The body is in the shape of SS. Gohan from the television show, Dragonball Z. The body is entirely fixated, featuring no moveable parts.
Dirt
The dirt, which is made of plastic, acts as a stand for SS. Gohan. The switch
and the speaker are located on top of the plastic dirt. This brown colored, plastic dirt features
some etched in markings for more details.
Switch
The switch, which is made of plastic, engages the sound effects that come from the speaker and also triggers the lighting in SS. Gohan’s hair. The trigger engages both the speaker and the hair for approximately 3-5 seconds.
Speaker
The speaker, which is located inside the dirt (behind the switch) in a punctured spot to make the speaker able to be heard, plays sound effects of powering up when the trigger is pressed. After 3-5 seconds, the speaker stops the sound until the switch is pressed again.
John P Mundie #57360
ENG 200 Technical Communication
Professor: Diana Mayo
