Bedside Bassinet With Sliding Board for Easier Baby Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing baby cribs lack versatility, with movable cribs limited in positioning and fixed cribs restricting caregiver access, necessitating a solution that combines the advantages of both types for convenient bedside use.
Innovation Solution
A baby crib design featuring a support frame with a bassinet that includes a movable board and side opening, allowing the board to slide between positions inside and outside the bassinet, enabling easy access and adjustable placement next to an adult bed for caregiving.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a fixed baby crib is used, then the caregiver can conveniently access the baby, but the crib is limited to fixed positions and cannot be easily moved
Solution Approach 1:
The bassinet is designed with a movable support frame that can be easily repositioned and adjusted to different locations. The frame includes movable legs with feet that can be engaged or disengaged, allowing the bassinet to transition between fixed and mobile states, thus providing both stability when needed and flexibility for repositioning
2Adaptability or versatility
If a movable baby crib is used, then the crib can be displaced to any position, but the caregiver has difficulty accessing the baby conveniently
Solution Approach 1:
The bassinet is divided into separable components including the bassinet body, support frame, and movable legs. This segmentation allows the bassinet to be easily assembled and disassembled, enabling convenient repositioning while maintaining stable configurations when in use, thus resolving the conflict between mobility and accessibility
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the bassinet enclosure is completely closed, then the baby is protected, but the caregiver cannot access the baby without opening the entire enclosure
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure is segmented into multiple sections with independently operable panels. The front panel can be opened separately from the rest of the enclosure, allowing caregivers to access the baby through the front opening while the rear and side panels remain closed to maintain protection and containment
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AI summary
A baby crib includes a support frame having a lower portion and an upper portion, and a bassinet connected with the upper portion of the support frame. The bassinet includes an enclosure substantially surrounding an inner space of the bassinet adapted to receive a baby, the enclosure being upwardly opened and having a sidewall provided with a side opening communicating with the inner space, and a movable board disposed at a bottom of the bassinet and adapted to support the weight of the baby placed thereon. The board is operable to slide through the side opening between a first position where the board and the baby placed thereon lie inside the inner space, and a second position where the board extends outward through the side opening so that the board and the baby placed thereon lie substantially outside the inner space.