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CONTENTS
Contents and Cautions2
The World of Karakuri
Mechanical Dolls 3
Power Unit! 14
Mechanical Doll 26
CAUTION! Please read the following instructions before using this kit.
Be careful of handling thin and pointed metal bars contained in this kit.
Improper use may cause injury to persons.
Be careful of handling some metallic parts that are made thin and sharp
functionally. Improper use may cause injury to persons.
Be careful not to swallow small parts to avoid suffocation.
Be careful not to point your hands and eyes with the screwdriver in this kit to avoid
injury.
modern robots.
Please enjoy
the beauty of
Japanese
craftsmanship
of those days
by assembling
this kit.
Be careful that your fingers are not caught in a machine while operation.
Do not operate the doll on a road to avoid the risk of traffic accidents.
Do not break up the mainspring. An inner spring may cause injury to persons.
Please read the assembly instructions and cautions in this booklet carefully before use.
Do not use the parts that are broken or deformed.
Please handle the doll with good care. The doll may be broken if it is treated roughly.
For example, do not shake it with its head down.
Be careful not to be scalded when the doll serves hot drinks.
The colors may fade out of Kimonos when it is exposed to the sun. Keep the doll with care.
Do not wash the Kimonos with whites. The colors may be washed off and stain whites.
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neck (left)
neck (right)
escape wheel
neck joint
(upper)
escapement
bridge
neck bridge
escapement
front wheel rubber
front wheel
connector
front wheel
bearing
left
arm
escapement
cock
upper chest
driving
wheel cover
left body
neck joint
(lower)
lower chest
right arm
driving wheel
auxiliary
wheel
bottom panel
arm shaft
auto-adjustment
pin
both sides
adhesive tape
head
lower
guard
reversal
stopper A
mainspring shaft
driving wheel
rubber
left foot
A Variety of Screws
upper
guard
rubber
band
right foot
A: 8 pieces of 3-by-8 mm
screws
right body
mainspring
adjuster
B: 3 pieces of 2.6-by-5 mm
screws with a collar
hakama
skirt
reversal stopper B
rotary wheel A
chanchanko vest
rotary wheel B
winding knob
kimono
top 1
kimono
top 2
tweezers
large wheel
teacup
E: 8 pieces of 2-by-6 mm
screws
F: 4 pieces of 3-by-6 mm
screws
screwdriver
rotary plate
C: 5 pieces of 2-by-5 mm
screws with a collar
D: 4 pieces of 2-by-10 mm
screws
tray
front chest
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bottom panel
driving wheel
looped string
(large, middle, small)
screw C (2-by-5
mm with a collar)
tension spring
(large, middle, small)
driving
wheel
rubber
bottom panel
front wheel
rubber
front wheel
connector
front wheel
front wheel
rubber
front wheel
bearing
Screws to
be used
3 pieces of screw
Cs 2-by-5 mm
with a collar
left foot
a piece of screw E
2-by-6 mm
front wheel
bearing
front wheel
connector
front wheel
screw C (2by-5 mm
with a
collar)
fold line
bottom panel
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bottom panel
hook
Bend the tension
spring (small) with
your fingers until the
string reaches the
hook, then hang the
string on the hook.
left smoothly.
tension
spring
(small)
Make sure the
direction of the
connector is like
this figure.
bottom panel
bottom panel
(backside)
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10
11
driving wheel
cover
Parts to be used
escapement
driving wheel
rubber
driving wheel
driving wheel
escape wheel
left body
Screws to
be used
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driving wheel
The direction of
the auxiliary wheel
is like the figure.
escapement bridge
escapement cock
2 piece of screw
Cs, 2-by-5 mm
with a collar
3 pieces of screw
Es, 2-by-6 mm
4 pieces of screw
Fs, 3-by-6 mm
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right foot
escape wheel
Insert the point
of the shaft in the
hole at the bottom
of the socket.
left foot
left body
escape
wheel
left body
bottom panel
Push the shaft of driving
wheel in shaft bearings of the
bottom panel.
guide
guide
Youve finished
the cart. Keep it
as it is until you
escapement
bridge
use it at p.18.
screw E (2-by-6 mm)
left body
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pallet
These four screw Fs
have to be fastened
firmly.
Parts to be used
screw Fs (3by-6 mm )
neck
(right)
pallet
screw Fs (3by-6 mm )
upper chest
neck
(left)
front chest
neck joint (upper)
escapement
left body
bridge in the
direction like
this figure.
escapement
Screws to
be used
Put the escapement
cock on the escapement
and fasten it with
screw Cs.
screw Cs
(2-by-5 mm
with a
collar)
escapement cock
left body
neck bridge
neck joint (lower)
lower chest
2 pieces of screw
Bs, 2.6-by-5 mm
with a collar
1 piece of screw
(upper).
flat part
screw E.
flat part
projection
screw E
(2-by-6 mm)
neck joint
(upper)
screw E
(2-by-6 mm)
escapement bridge
neck (left)
4 pieces of screw
Es, 2-by-6 mm
D, 2-by-10 mm
neck (left)
projection
neck (right)
flat part
neck
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tension spring
(middle)
Clatter!
Side View
chest (lower)
<front side>
Be careful not to
take the large sheet
spring for middle,
because both springs
have the same width,
although their
lengths are different.
tension
spring
(large)
groove
lower
chest
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neck bridge
front chest
See p.22 for the
adjustment of the
screw D.
Side View
neck
hook
Screw enough so
that the parts will
not slip out of the
place.
upper
chest
Pay attention to the
direction. Attach the
joint in this direction
and angle as shown in
the figure.
neck bridge
Side View
lower
chest
Pay attention to the direction.
Side View
neck bridge
Side View
Pay attention
to the direction.
assembled.
neck joint
(lower)
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arm shaft
adjuster
rotary wheel B
Attach the reversal stopper B and the rotary wheel B to the large wheel.
reversal
stopper B
reversal stopper B
rotary
wheel B
Clatt
er!
rotary plate
rubber band
reversal stopper A
rotary wheel A
right body
Screws to
be used
8 pieces of screw
As, 3-by-8 mm
large wheel
mainspring
1 piece of screw D,
2-by-10 mm
large wheel
Put the mainspring shaft through the rotary plate first, then though the
large wheel in the direction as shown in the figure.
rotary plate
mainspring shaft
large wheel
Turn over the rotary plate and attach the reversal stopper A and rotary
wheel A in the right direction.
the end.
large wheel
rotary wheel B
rotary wheel A
rotary plate
rubber band
atter!
rubber band
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rotary plate
Side view is
like this figure.
mainspring shaft
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These two
screw As have to
be fastened
firmly, not
temporarily.
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Insert the mainspring shaft into the center hole of the mainspring, while
holding up the neck joint (lower) so that it isnt in the way.
push
mainspring
screw A
(3-by-8 mm)
go up
mainspring
large
projection
right body
screw A
(3-by-8 mm)
small projection
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Fasten a screw D for adjustment to the arm shaft loose. Then, put the arm
shaft through the front chest till the tip comes out from the hole of the right
body.
Screw just four or five times
to fasten loose.
chest unit
screw A
(3-by-8 mm)
screw A
(3-by-8 mm)
Put four projections
of the chest unit in the
holes of the right body.
mainspring shaft
right body
Fasten these
two screw As a
little bit loose
and leave a room
to screw firmly
as a finishing.
arm shaft
screw D
(2-by-10 mm)
right body
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Parts to be used
head
Screws to
be used
right arm
left arm
screw A
(3-by-8 mm)
tray
auto-adjustment pin
screw A
(3-by-8 mm)
left body
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screw D
(2-by-10 mm)
hook
2 pieces of
screw Ds
2-by-10 mm
left arm
right arm
head
ap!
Sn
bottom panel
<backside>
screw A
(3-by-8 mm)
screw A
(3-by-8 mm)
tray
auto-adjustment pin
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CHECK
escape wheel&
auto-adjustment pin
CHECK
driving wheel&
large wheel
(backside)
(backside)
CHECK
bottom panel
(backside)
CHECK
front wheel connector&
front wheel bridge
front wheel bridge
screw C
(2-by-5
mm with
a collar)
projection
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counterclockwise to adjust.
teacup.
Remove
the head.
When you turn the screw counterclockwise, the doll looks upward.
Loosen this
screw to move
the adjuster.
rotary plate
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If the doll moves as follows, youve made good adjustments. Check it now!
3
When you
return the
1
Wind up the
mainspring. Put
the teacup on the
tray. Then, the arm
goes down, the autoadjustment pin
becomes off and the
doll starts moving.
First, the doll goes
straightforward.
teacup on the
tray, the doll
starts again
and makes a
turn this time.
4
After making a
turn, the doll
goes straight.
Now the doll
repeats the
same move as
1 actually.
5
When the doll
comes back,
pick up the
teacup. Then,
the doll stops.
This is the end
of a series of
moves.
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guard (upper)
guard (lower)
wheels.
Pay attention
to the direction.
up.)
Parts to be used
hakama
skirt
Align the
collars of
both tops.
kimono
top 2
chanchanko
vest
When you wind up the mainspring, the adjuster at the rotary plate comes to
both side
adhesive tape
the position shown in the figure below. Turn the rotary plate clockwise and
change the position to suite the distance between you and the guest. (The
more you turn, the less the distance becomes. Take a look at the figure
below and adjust the distance.)
the back
part
higher
If the doll doesnt move successfully after all adjustments, check the following points.
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kimono
top 1
Finished!
Tie the
front laces.
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No.1 wheel
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No.2 wheel
References:Tachikawa, Shoji, Yomigaeru Karakuri (The Revival of the Karakuri Mechanism): NTT Publishing Company.
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Tachikawa, Shoji and coauthors, Zusetu Karakuri (The Illustrated Karakuri Mechanism): Kawade Syobo Shinsha Publishing Company.