Motorized Infant Bed Frame for Soothing Motion and Secure Latching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing infant bed apparatuses lack the ability to provide soothing motions to calm babies, which is essential for creating a peaceful sleeping environment and prolonging quiet time for caregivers.
Innovation Solution
An infant bed apparatus with a support frame, bed frame, and a motorized drive unit that allows for various motions, including rocking and reciprocating movements, to help soothe the child, and includes latch systems for secure installation on a play yard.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a motorized drive unit is added to provide soothing motions, then the ability to calm babies is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bed frame is divided into a first portion and a second portion that can move independently relative to each other. The motorized drive unit is integrated into the support frame to specifically drive the second portion, creating segmented motion control that provides soothing movements without requiring the entire bed structure to be complex.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame with integrated motorized drive unit serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the bed, enables soothing motions through motorized actuation, and offers secure attachment to play yards through latch systems. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components.
2Reliability
If latch systems are added for secure installation on play yard, then the safety and secure attachment is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The latch systems are integrated directly into the support frame structure, merging the attachment function with the structural support function. This consolidation provides secure installation capability on play yards without requiring separate attachment devices, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
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AI summary
An infant bed apparatus includes a support frame, a bed frame for defining an interior space suitable for receiving a child, and a motorized drive unit. The support frame includes a first and a second housing disposed at two locations spaced-apart from each other along a lengthwise axis of the infant bed apparatus. The bed frame has a first portion anchored with the first housing, and a second portion assembled with the second housing. The motorized drive unit is operable to drive the second portion of the bed frame in movement relative to the second housing.