Adjustable bouncing frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for children's support devices with a height-adjustable frame that can also fold for storage and incorporate a bouncing feature, addressing the requirements for developmental support and convenience in use and storage.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable bouncing frame that includes support members slidingly coupled to a child seat platform and a resilient member, allowing for height adjustment and a bouncing motion, optionally forming an X-shaped frame that is foldable between storage and expanded positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the frame is made height-adjustable to support the child at various heights as the child develops, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The frame employs a sliding support member mechanism that allows dynamic adjustment of the child seat platform height. The support member can slide laterally along a guide rail or track, enabling continuous height adjustment rather than fixed discrete positions. This dynamic mechanism resolves the contradiction by providing adaptability through a relatively simple sliding structure rather than complex multi-component adjustment systems.
2Ease of operation
If the support device is made collapsible to a folded position for shipping and storage, then the ease of storage is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is divided into separable segments including the support member, child seat platform, and base portion that can be independently positioned. The support member can be detached from the child seat platform, and the platform can be folded relative to the base, enabling compact storage configuration. This segmentation allows the device to collapse into a compact form without requiring complex folding mechanisms throughout the entire structure.
3Ease of operation
If a bouncing feature is incorporated into the frame, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bouncing feature is integrated into the existing height-adjustment mechanism by incorporating a spring element within the support member assembly. The spring provides resilient force that enables bouncing motion while the support member simultaneously performs height adjustment and structural support functions. This merging of functions resolves the contradiction by adding the bouncing feature without requiring a completely separate mechanical system.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The frame effectively supports the child at various heights, provides a bouncing motion, and can be easily folded for storage, meeting the needs of developmental support and convenience in use and storage.
Implementation Method 1
at least one resilient member configured to restrict the lateral movement of the first end of the support member to create a reciprocal bouncing motion of the child support platform
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AI summary
An adjustable bouncing frame for a child support device including a support frame coupled between a base portion and a child seat platform of the child support device. The support frame is configured to support the child seat platform a distance above the base portion which rests on a support surface. The adjustable bouncing frame generally includes at least one support member that is slidingly coupled to the child support device at a first end. Lateral movement of the first end of the support member can adjust the height of the child seat platform relative to the base. The frame can also include a resilient member that allows for reciprocal lateral motion of the first end of the support member which results in an up-and-down bouncing motion of the child seat platform.