Rotatable Arch Activity Gym for Infant Position Adaptability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing infant activity gyms are not designed to accommodate infants on their stomachs, making toys inaccessible and requiring additional mats or toys, and often have complex assembly and cleaning issues.
Innovation Solution
A rotatable arch activity gym with a base that allows the arch to pivot between perpendicular and adjacent positions, featuring a flexible panel, actuating units with locking mechanisms, and enrichment devices that are accessible in both positions, including an integrated image capturing device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the arch is fixed perpendicular to the base, then toys are accessible to infants on their backs, but toys are not accessible to infants on their stomachs
Solution Approach 1:
The arch is made movable between a first position (perpendicular to the base) and a second position (adjacent to the base) through a pivot connection. This dynamic repositioning allows the gym to adapt to different infant positions - when the infant is on their back, the arch is perpendicular for easy toy access, and when the infant is on their stomach, the arch can be moved to an adjacent position so toys hang closer to the infant's face, making them accessible in both playing positions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the arch is made movable between positions, then adaptability to different infant positions is improved, but assembly and disassembly becomes complicated and time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The activity gym is divided into separable components - the arch assembly can be detached from the base assembly. The pivot connection includes a release mechanism that allows the arch to be easily separated from the base when needed for cleaning or storage, reducing assembly time while maintaining the repositioning capability during use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the arch is made movable with pivot connections, then adaptability is improved, but cleaning becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The activity gym is divided into separable components - the arch assembly can be detached from the base assembly. The pivot connection includes a release mechanism that allows the arch to be easily separated from the base when needed for cleaning or storage, reducing assembly time while maintaining the repositioning capability during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The base includes a flexible panel that can be removed from the base supports, allowing the panel to be easily taken off for cleaning purposes while the arch remains attached to the base supports. This flexible film approach enables cleaning access without compromising the structural integrity or positioning functionality of the arch.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the base is made with rigid supports, then structural stability is improved, but cleaning accessibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The base includes a flexible panel that can be removed from the base supports, allowing the panel to be easily taken off for cleaning purposes while the arch remains attached to the base supports. This flexible film approach enables cleaning access without compromising the structural integrity or positioning functionality of the arch.
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AI summary
An activity gym with an arch that is readily movable between a first position and a second position. The activity gym includes a base sized to support an infant positioned on the base with the base having a perimeter. The nursing cover further includes an arch pivotally connected to the base along the perimeter of the base. The arch movable between a first position in which the arch is substantially perpendicular to the base and a second position in which the arch is adjacent to the base. The activity gym can also include a means for affixing an image capturing device such that the image capturing device is capable of capturing images of an infant positioned on the base of the activity gym.