Bouncer or bouncing cradle and a frame for such
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current baby bouncers provide limited and unengaging movement patterns, failing to keep all babies content and calm, with existing designs mainly relying on tilting or rocking-chair movements that do not offer sufficient angle adjustment or ease of use.
Innovation Solution
A baby bouncer with a base frame and seat frame connected by a support device allowing for adjustable inclination, utilizing a torsion spring and length-adjustable spacer for natural rocking motion and easy one-handed angle adjustment, enabling a more pleasant and engaging movement experience without external power sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a single pivot mounting is used for the backrest to base frame, then the structure is simple, but the movement pattern is limited and does not keep babies content
Solution Approach 1:
The support device is divided into multiple functional components: a backrest distance member connecting the backrest to the base frame, and a seat distance member connecting the seat to the base frame. These segmented components work together to produce the combined rocking and bouncing movement pattern, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and movement quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The distance members are designed with flexible joints and appropriate lengths to enable dynamic movement. The backrest distance member and seat distance member allow the backrest and seat to move independently, creating a dynamic system that produces natural rocking and bouncing motions that keep babies content.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the seat frame is fixed at a specific inclination angle, then the structure is stable, but the bouncer cannot be adjusted to different angles
Solution Approach 1:
The distance members are designed with adjustable length capabilities, allowing the inclination angle of the seat frame to be modified. This dynamic adjustability enables the bouncer to adapt to different baby positions and comfort preferences without requiring complex locking mechanisms or multiple fixed-angle components.
3Ease of operation
If the bouncer is designed to be collapsible for storage, then portability is improved, but the structural integrity during use may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The distance members are designed with telescopic or foldable capabilities that allow the bouncer to be collapsed for storage while maintaining structural integrity during use. The members can extend to full length during operation, providing maximum structural stability, and retract or fold when collapsed, enabling easy storage and transport.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The bouncer provides a more natural rocking experience, keeping babies content with adjustable inclination and easy storage, as the seat can be collapsed flat onto the base frame for transport and quick setup, ensuring a comfortable and calming motion.
Implementation Method 1
The biasing means may comprise a torsion spring attached at a first end to any one of the at least one distance members and at a second end to any one of the base frame or the seat frame, such that the torsion spring is stressed in response to change of the inclination of the baby bouncer.
Implementation Method 2
The biasing means may comprise a torsion spring attached at a first end to any one of the at least one distance members and at a second end to any one of the base frame or the seat frame, such that the torsion spring is stressed in response to change of the inclination of the baby bouncer.
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AI summary
The invention concerns a bouncer comprising a base frame and a seat frame. In a use position the seat frame is inclined relative to the base frame. The baby bouncer further comprises a support device movably connecting the seat frame to the base frame. The support device is attached to the seat frame at one or ore respective first connection portions, and to the base frame, such that the inclination alternately increases and decreases during operation of the bouncer, and such that when the inclination of the seat frame decreases, the one or more first connection portions are moved forward relative to base frame, and vice versa.