Child Carrier with Adjustable Hip and Torso Support for Multi-Size Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing child carriers often fail to accommodate children of different sizes comfortably due to fixed space configurations, leading to inadequate support and potential discomfort or strain on caregivers.
Innovation Solution
A child carrier with a flexible design featuring a carrying harness, a child supporting part with adjustable hip and torso support portions, and an expandable part to adjust the distance between the torso support and the carrying harness, allowing for customizable fit and support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed space configuration is used for seating a child, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it cannot accommodate children of different sizes comfortably
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the hip support portion adjustable in width through a hip support adjustment mechanism. This allows the child carrier to adapt to different child sizes and positions (front-facing, back-facing, or side-facing) while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure. The adjustable component enables the same carrier to serve multiple purposes for children of varying ages and sizes.
2Ease of operation
If the hip support portion width is fixed, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the comfort and support for children of different sizes is inadequate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the hip support portion into adjustable segments through the hip support adjustment mechanism. This allows the width to be modified in discrete steps to match different child sizes, improving comfort and support while keeping the manufacturing process manageable through modular construction.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the distance between torso support portion and carrying harness is fixed, then the design is simple, but it cannot provide adequate support for children of different sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by incorporating an expandable part that can adjust the distance between the torso support portion and the carrying harness. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the carrier to accommodate children of different sizes and developmental stages, providing adequate support while maintaining a relatively simple adjustment mechanism.
Data Source
AI summary
A child carrier includes a carrying harness, a child supporting part connected with the carrying harness and including a hip support portion, and a hip support adjustment provided on the hip support portion, the hip support adjustment being operable to modify a width of the hip support portion. Moreover, the child carrier may further include an expandable part disposed above the hip support portion, the expandable part being operable to adjust a greatest bottom distance between the torso support portion and the carrying harness.