Adjustable Baby Basket Handle Locking Mechanism for Easier Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional baby baskets have handles that are fixed across the basket, hindering the placement of a baby due to their rigid position, which limits user convenience.
Innovation Solution
A handle angle adjustment mechanism that includes a basket, a pivoted handle, and an adjusting component with locking and engaging portions, allowing the handle to be adjusted relative to the basket, preventing hindrance during baby placement while maintaining a simple structure, low production cost, and convenient operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the handle is fixed across the basket body, then the structure is simple and stable, but the handle hinders the user when placing the baby on the basket body
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is transformed from a fixed structure to a dynamic adjustable structure. The handle can pivot relative to the basket body and lock at multiple angles through the adjusting component, allowing it to move from a horizontal position that hinders baby placement to a vertical position that facilitates easy access.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle system is divided into separate functional components: the handle itself, the adjusting component with engaging portions, and the locking portions on the basket body. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of the handle angle while maintaining structural integrity through the locking mechanism.
2Ease of operation
If the handle is made adjustable to prevent hindrance, then the ease of operation improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjusting component is designed to be operated by the user without requiring additional tools or complex procedures. The user can simply slide the adjusting component along the handle to engage or disengage the locking portions, making the adjustment process self-service and intuitive.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle angle parameter can be changed between multiple discrete positions (e.g., horizontal, angled, vertical) through the adjusting mechanism. This allows the system to adapt to different operational requirements while maintaining structural stability at each locked position.
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AI summary
A handle angle adjustment mechanism included a basket, a handle and an adjusting component. The basket includes a plurality of first locking portions. The handle is pivoted to the basket. The adjusting component is disposed between the basket and the handle and slidably on the handle. The adjusting component includes a first engaging portion for engaging with one of the plurality of first locking portions so as to lock the handle with the basket, and the adjusting component can slide to drive the first engaging portion to disengage from the one of the plurality of first locking portions so as to allow the handle to rotate relative to the basket for adjusting an angle of the handle relative to the basket. Therefore, it can prevent the handle from hindering a user from placing a baby on the basket, which facilitates the placement of the baby by the user.