Foldable Bassinet Frame With Detachable Bottom Plate Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bassinets are cumbersome to move and disassemble, and lack versatility in operation modes, posing safety concerns for infants and caregivers.
Innovation Solution
A bassinet design featuring a frame unit, pivotally connected legs made of elastic material, an upper limiting mechanism to restrict leg movement, and a detachable bottom plate connected via a lower limiting mechanism, allowing conversion to a collapsed state for easy transport and secure attachment to a playard.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the bassinet is designed with a fixed structure to ensure structural integrity, then safety is improved, but mobility and ease of disassembly deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The bassinet is divided into separate modular components including legs, frame unit, bottom plate, and limiting mechanisms that can be easily disconnected and reconnected. This segmentation allows the structure to be disassembled for mobility while maintaining integrity when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The bassinet incorporates dynamic elements such as pivotally connected legs that can rotate between extended and retracted positions, and detachable connections that transition between locked and unlocked states, enabling easy transformation between assembled and disassembled configurations.
2Ease of operation
If the bassinet is designed to be compact for easy transport, then mobility is improved, but structural integrity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The legs are designed to fold inward and nest against the frame unit when retracted, creating a compact collapsed state for easy transport while maintaining structural integrity through the nesting arrangement that prevents damage during movement.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the bassinet is designed with multiple operation modes (stand-alone and attached to playard), then versatility is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bassinet is designed with universal attachment features that enable it to function both as a standalone unit and as an attachment to various playard structures. The same limiting mechanisms and connection interfaces serve multiple functions depending on the configuration.
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 design enhances mobility and safety by enabling easy conversion to a compact state for transport and secure attachment to playards, ensuring structural integrity and ease of use.
Implementation Method 1
Each of the legs is made of an elastic material
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AI summary
A bassinet includes a frame unit, two legs pivotally connected to the frame unit, a bottom plate disposed between the legs, and a lower limiting mechanism disposed on at least one of the legs. The bottom plate is detachably connected to the legs via the lower limiting mechanism. Another bassinet includes the frame unit, four of the legs pivotally connected to the frame unit and disposed angularly spaced apart from each other, an upper limiting mechanism disposed on at least one of the frame unit and the legs for limiting pivotal movement of the legs away from each other, and the bottom plate detachably connected to the legs to exert forces pushing the legs away from each other.