Adjustable Hanging Bar Crib Frame for Bedside Swing Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing baby cribs with swingable child supports often have frame structures that hinder convenient use as a bedside crib, as the child support is not easily accessible for caregivers due to its distance from the adult bed.
Innovation Solution
A child care apparatus featuring pivotally connected hanging bars that allow the child support frame to be used in various configurations and swinging modes, with adjustable mounting positions enabling flexible placement and use as a bedside crib.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the child support frame is positioned at a distance from the adult bed to enable swinging motion, then the swinging function is improved, but the accessibility for caregivers is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the mounting portion adjustable between multiple positions (first, second, and third positions) along the standing frame. This allows the child support frame to be dynamically repositioned between a first position farther from the adult bed (optimizing swinging motion) and a second position closer to the adult bed (optimizing accessibility), thereby resolving the contradiction between swinging function and caregiver accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by varying the mounting position parameter of the hanging bar on the standing frame. The mounting portion can be adjusted to different heights and locations, changing the spatial parameters of the child support frame's position relative to the adult bed, thus enabling optimization of both swinging motion and accessibility depending on the configured position
2Ease of operation
If the child support frame is positioned close to the adult bed for easy accessibility, then caregiver accessibility is improved, but the swinging motion capability is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable mounting portion enables dynamic reconfiguration of the child support frame's position. When placed in the third position (closest to the adult bed), the system optimizes accessibility while maintaining the structural capability for swinging motion, thus resolving the contradiction in favor of accessibility when needed
3Device complexity
If the child support frame is fixed in a single position, then the structure is simplified, but the flexibility for different configurations is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the mounting portion to serve multiple functions: it can be positioned at multiple locations along the standing frame, allowing the same basic structure to provide both swinging capability and accessibility depending on the configured position. This multi-functional design resolves the contradiction between structural simplicity and configuration flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting portion is segmented into multiple discrete positioning options (first, second, and third positions) along the standing frame. This segmentation allows the structure to maintain relative simplicity while providing discrete flexible configuration options for different use scenarios
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus provides increased accessibility and flexibility, allowing the child support frame to be positioned conveniently next to an adult bed while maintaining different swinging modes, enhancing usability and caregiver accessibility.
Implementation Method 1
a first hanging bar and a second hanging bar respectively having a first end portion and a second end portion that are respectively pivotally connected with the mounting portion
Implementation Method 2
the first hanging bar and the second hanging bar being rotatable for swinging the child support frame
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AI summary
A child care apparatus (100) includes a standing frame (102) including a mounting portion (116), and a child support frame (104) held on the standing frame (102) via at least one hanging bar (106) that has an end portion (106A) pivotally connected with the mounting portion (116), the hanging bar (106) being rotatable for swinging the child support frame (104), wherein the end portion (106A) of the hanging bar (106) is pivotally connected with the mounting portion (116) at a position that is adjustable on the mounting portion (116).