Bassinet
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bassinets are rigid and lack the ability to adjust to various heights, requiring additional components and frames for bedside use, which increases cost and complexity.
Innovation Solution
A bassinet with a rail structure, support members, and a latch mechanism that allows for telescopic or pivotal adjustment of height, enabling it to be used alone or with a play yard without additional components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the bassinet uses a rigid construction, then the structural stability is improved, but the adaptability to various heights is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The bassinet employs telescopic support members with latch mechanisms that enable dynamic height adjustment. The support members can extend and retract while maintaining structural stability when locked at desired heights, transforming a static rigid structure into a dynamically adjustable one that adapts to different usage scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The bassinet structure is divided into separable components including telescopic support members, a rail structure, and a latch mechanism. This segmentation allows the support members to be independently adjusted to different lengths, enabling height customization while maintaining overall structural integrity through the rail connection system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the bassinet includes additional components for bedside use, then the adaptability to various heights is improved, but the device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic support members serve multiple functions: they provide structural support, enable height adjustment for bedside use, and allow ground-level positioning. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate frames or additional components, as the same support structure adapts to different usage scenarios through simple extension and retraction.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the functions of multiple components into a unified system. The support members integrate structural support, height adjustment, and positioning capabilities, while the latch mechanism combines locking and unlocking functions. This merging reduces overall device complexity by eliminating separate frames and additional adjustment mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If the bassinet uses a telescopic support member with latch mechanism, then the ease of height adjustment is improved, but the device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The latch mechanism is designed to be operated by the user without requiring tools or complex procedures. The user can easily engage and disengage the latch to lock or unlock the telescopic support members at desired heights. This self-service design simplifies operation while the modular latch component keeps the added complexity manageable and localized to a single mechanism.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention may telescopically connect the first support member and the second support member together or pivotally connect the first support member to the pivot hub on the bassinet, such that the bassinet can be adjusted to various heights for a given situation. Furthermore, the bassinet may be adjusted to a desired height and then placed in a play yard without requiring additional components. Since the bassinet of the invention can be used alone and can also be used with the play yard, the bassinet of the invention is more flexible in use than a conventional bassinet.