Infant Support Frame Structure for Stable Rocking and Folding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing infant support apparatuses either lack stability due to high support leg positioning or are difficult to collapse for storage and transport, and often fail to provide adjustable rocking motions and soothing features.
Innovation Solution
An infant supporting apparatus with a base frame and support frame structure that allows for rocking motion, featuring a recline adjustment mechanism, stabilizing structure, and detachable vibrating unit, enabling easy deployment and collapse, improved stability, and customizable configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the support legs are positioned at a high position, then the apparatus can provide adequate support for the child, but the stability of the apparatus deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a stabilizing structure that extends horizontally from the base frame in a different spatial dimension, creating a wider support polygon without altering the vertical height of the support legs. This dimensional extension provides additional stability while maintaining the required support capability for the child.
2Ease of operation
If the apparatus is designed to be collapsible for storage and transport, then the ease of operation improves, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is divided into distinct modular segments including the base frame, support frame, and resting support that can be independently folded and collapsed. Each segment contains pivot connections that enable controlled folding motions, allowing the entire structure to be compacted systematically for storage while maintaining structural integrity during assembly and disassembly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the apparatus includes additional functional features like recline adjustment and vibration, then the adaptability improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The resting support incorporates a recline adjustment mechanism with movable components that can dynamically change the angle and position of the support surface. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the apparatus to adapt to different infant positions and comfort requirements while using a compact mechanism that integrates with the existing frame structure rather than adding separate complex subsystems.
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 apparatus provides a stable, adjustable, and soothing support for infants with a compact design that is easy to store and transport, enhancing comfort and usability.
Implementation Method 1
a first and a second leg frame portion pivotally connected with each other about a first pivot axis
Implementation Method 2
a first and a second support frame portion pivotally connected with each other about a second pivot axis
Implementation Method 3
a stabilizing structure operable to keep the infant supporting apparatus stationary
Implementation Method 4
a detachable vibrating unit operable to impart vibration to the resting support
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AI summary
An infant supporting apparatus includes a base frame, a support frame and a resting support. The base frame includes a first and a second leg frame portion pivotally connected with each other about a first pivot axis, wherein the first and second leg frame portions have foot portions. The support frame is assembled with the base frame, and includes a first and a second support frame portion pivotally connected with each other about a second pivot axis spaced apart from the first pivot axis, the first and second pivot axes being vertically aligned with each other. The resting support is suspended from the first and second support frames for receiving the placement of a child.