Device for receiving a child with height adjustment means
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional child-carrying devices, such as carrycots, lack adjustable installation heights, forcing parents to bend excessively when placing or removing children, leading to discomfort and potential back injuries, especially given varying user heights.
Innovation Solution
A child-carrying device with integrated height adjustment means, allowing the device to be securely positioned at multiple heights relative to a stroller frame, eliminating the need for height-adjustment elements on the frame.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the child-carrying device is fixed at a low height on the frame, then the device is stable and easy to manufacture, but the parent must bend excessively when placing or removing the child, leading to discomfort and potential back injuries
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of making the frame adjustable to accommodate different user heights, the invention inverts the approach by making the child-carrying device itself height-adjustable. The device includes multiple mounting positions on the frame at different heights, allowing the device to be positioned at the optimal height for each parent rather than requiring the parent to adapt to a fixed device height.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces dynamic height adjustability to the child-carrying device through multiple mounting positions on the frame. This allows the device height to be changed according to the parent's needs, transforming a static system into a dynamic one that can adapt to different user requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If height adjustment means are integrated into the stroller frame, then the device can be positioned at multiple heights, but all chassis must be fitted with height-adjustment elements, introducing unnecessary complexity and additional cost
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the height adjustment functionality from the frame and relocates it to the child-carrying device itself. The frame simply provides multiple mounting positions, while the device includes the adjustment mechanism. This allows height adjustability to be added to existing frames without modifying the frame structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a universal solution where the child-carrying device can be used with any frame that has multiple mounting positions. The height adjustment capability is built into the device, making it compatible with various frame types without requiring frame-specific modifications.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the device is positioned at a higher height to avoid polluted areas, then the child is protected from pollution, but the device requires height-adjustment elements on the frame which increases complexity
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring the frame to have height adjustment capabilities to protect the child from pollution, the invention inverts the approach by making the device itself height-adjustable through multiple mounting positions on the frame. This allows the device to be positioned at a higher height to avoid polluted areas without modifying the frame structure.
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AI summary
A device (1) for carrying a child in a lying or seated position, which can be selectively mounted on a stroller frame and set over a planar surface, comprising a main body for receiving a child and first securing means (4) able to cooperate with complementary second securing means mounted or formed on said frame, comprising height adjustment means (5) for adjusting the height of the position of said first securing means(4) with respectto a lower surface of said receiving element, between two extreme height positions, so-called high position and low position.