Bath Stand Base Plate Segmentation for Enlarged Support and Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bath stands have a narrow base, which compromises safety and stability, making it difficult for adults to bathe babies who are learning to stand without risking the baby falling over.
Innovation Solution
A bath stand design featuring a base plate with an extension part connected via a base plate connection structure, a supporting assembly, and a connecting base, which enlarges the supporting area and ensures stability, along with adjustable armrests and a detachable design for convenient packaging and use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the base plate is made narrow to reduce device complexity and packaging volume, then ease of manufacture and storage is improved, but stability and safety of the bath stand deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The base plate is divided into a base plate main body and a base plate extension part that can be separated. During use, they are connected to form a large stable base; during packaging, they can be separated to reduce volume. This segmentation allows the base plate to have both large supporting area for stability and compact form for packaging.
Solution Approach 2:
The base plate extension part can be folded or nested under the base plate main body when not in use, reducing the overall footprint and packaging volume while maintaining the full base area when deployed for stable bathing support.
2Reliability
If the base plate supporting area is enlarged to improve stability and safety, then reliability is improved, but device complexity and packaging volume increase
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the base plate into separable parts (main body and extension part), the patent achieves a large supporting area when assembled for safety, while enabling compact packaging when disassembled, thus resolving the volume-safety contradiction.
3Ease of manufacture
If the bath stand is designed as a fixed single structure to simplify manufacturing, then ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability to different baby sizes and packaging efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable design separates the base plate into main body and extension part, allowing different configuration options for different baby sizes while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing processes for each component.
Solution Approach 2:
The base plate transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic reconfigurable structure that can be assembled or disassembled, providing adaptability for different baby sizes and packaging requirements without significantly complicating manufacturing.
4Ease of operation
If the base plate is made detachable to facilitate packaging and transportation, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base plate is segmented into detachable parts with connection structures that enable easy assembly and disassembly for packaging, while the segmentation itself is the core design feature rather than added complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a bath stand, which includes a base plate and a connecting base. The base plate includes a base plate main body and a base plate extension part; a base plate connection structure for connecting the base plate extension part to the base plate main body is arranged between the base plate extension part and the base plate main body. The connecting base is located above the base plate. A supporting assembly is arranged between the connecting base and the base plate to space the base plate apart from the connecting base vertically. A lower end of the supporting assembly is connected to the base plate; and an upper end of the supporting assembly is connected to the connecting base. Since the base plate main body is connected with the base plate extension part through the base plate connection structure, a supporting area of the base plate is enlarged compared with a supporting area of an ordinary bath stand. The base plate extension part can ensure stable and reliable placement of the bath stand, thereby improving the safety of a baby during bathing.