Reversible Crib Platform With Rotating Bracket for Dual Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cribs with additional accessories like sleeping nappers and baby changers occupy more space and have inconvenient operational structures.
Innovation Solution
A reversible platform with a pivotally-engaging mechanism and bracket that allows for dual functionality within the same space, enabling easy switching between a baby changer and a sleeping napper by rotating the bracket, thus optimizing space usage and simplifying operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional accessories like sleeping napper and baby changer are disposed side by side on the crib frame, then the crib provides multi-functional capability, but the occupied space of the crib increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is designed to perform multiple functions by being rotatable between different positions. When rotated to the first position, it supports the sleeping napper; when rotated to the second position, it supports the baby changer. This allows one structural component to fulfill multiple roles that would traditionally require separate components, thereby providing multi-functionality without increasing occupied space.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is made rotatable about a vertical axis through the pivotally-engaging mechanism, transforming it from a static component to a dynamic one. This rotational capability allows the bracket to adapt its orientation and support different accessories at different times, enabling the crib to switch between different functional configurations within the same spatial footprint.
2Area of stationary object
If detachable baby changer is provided with pivotal structure to pivot to store position outside the crib, then space occupation by baby changer is reduced, but the pivotal structure becomes complicated and inconvenient to users
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotally-engaging mechanism serves dual purposes: it acts as the attachment point for the bracket and simultaneously provides the pivotal rotation capability. By integrating these two functions into a single mechanism, the design avoids the need for separate complex pivotal structures while still enabling the bracket to rotate between working position and storage position.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivotally-engaging mechanism combines the attachment function and the pivotal rotation function into a single integrated structure. This merging of functions simplifies the overall design compared to having separate attachment mechanisms and pivotal structures, making the system both simpler and more convenient for users to operate.
3Area of stationary object
If detachable baby changer is provided with pivotal structure to pivot to store position outside the crib, then space occupation by baby changer is reduced, but the operation becomes inconvenient to users
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable bracket provides dynamic adaptability that enhances ease of operation. Users can easily rotate the bracket between different positions to access different accessories or store them outside the crib when not in use. This dynamic design makes the operation more flexible and convenient compared to fixed structures.
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AI summary
A reversible platform and a crib therewith are disclosed. The reversible platform includes a pivotally-engaging mechanism and a bracket. The pivotally-engaging mechanism is disposed on a crib frame. The bracket is connected to the crib frame through the pivotally-engaging mechanism. The bracket has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The bracket is capable of being rotated to be disposed selectively with the first side or the second side facing upward for providing application space. Thereby, the invention can provide two application platforms with one occupied space of the crib frame, so as to solve the issue in the prior art that additional accessories provided for a conventional crib is provided for multiple functions occupy more space and the operation therefor is usually inconvenient to users.