Transparent Baby Carriage Canopy and Carrycot Design

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing baby carriage carrycot and canopy designs do not adequately facilitate childcare by providing insufficient visibility and safety for the child, as they are often opaque and lack features that enhance observation and comfort.

Innovation Solution

A transparent carrycot and canopy constructed from materials like PE, ABS, or MPMA, with decorative motifs and adjustable panels, allowing for better observation and safety through a combination of thermoforming or plastic injection processes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If opaque materials are used for carrycot and canopy, then structural strength and privacy are improved, but visibility and safety monitoring are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesafety monitoringVSAvoidvisibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies transparent or translucent materials for the carrycot shell and canopy panels, fundamentally changing the optical properties from opaque to transparent. This allows light to pass through, enabling guardians to observe the child from outside the carriage while maintaining structural integrity and safety standards

Inventive Principle:

Principle #32Color changes

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses composite construction combining transparent panels with reinforcing elements. The carrycot shell integrates transparent walls with non-transparent reinforcing ribs, while the canopy combines transparent panels with frame structures. This composite approach maintains both visibility and structural strength

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

2Illumination intensity

If transparent materials are used for carrycot and canopy, then visibility and safety monitoring are improved, but structural strength and privacy are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovevisibilityVSAvoidstructural strength

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements local quality by applying transparent materials selectively to specific panels and walls where visibility is needed, while using non-transparent reinforcing elements, decorative motifs, and opaque sections in areas requiring structural strength. The carrycot shell has transparent walls with embedded non-transparent reinforcing ribs, and the canopy has transparent panels within a rigid frame structure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses composite construction combining transparent panels with reinforcing elements. The carrycot shell integrates transparent walls with non-transparent reinforcing ribs, while the canopy combines transparent panels with frame structures. This composite approach maintains both visibility and structural strength

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

3Ease of manufacture

If uniform transparent construction is used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but aesthetic appeal and child comfort are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoidaesthetic appeal

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements local quality by applying transparent materials selectively to specific panels and walls where visibility is needed, while using non-transparent reinforcing elements, decorative motifs, and opaque sections in areas requiring structural strength. The carrycot shell has transparent walls with embedded non-transparent reinforcing ribs, and the canopy has transparent panels within a rigid frame structure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses composite construction combining transparent panels with reinforcing elements. The carrycot shell integrates transparent walls with non-transparent reinforcing ribs, while the canopy combines transparent panels with frame structures. This composite approach maintains both visibility and structural strength

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

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 transparent design improves safety and comfort by enabling guardians to monitor the child's positioning and surroundings, creating a sense of security while maintaining aesthetic appeal and adhering to safety standards.

Implementation Method 1

the shell of uniform construction made of plastic selected from materials PE (polyethylene or polyethene), ABS (acylonitrile butadiene styrene), MPMA (methyl polymetacrylan) or from double layer panel ABS MPMA is transparent

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectLight transmission: Light

Data Source

PatentEP2905198B1Transparent canopy and gondola of baby carriage

Publication Date: 2019.08.21 CZUPRYNA SLAWOMIR

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AI summary

The carrycot for baby carriage in particular, constitutes fundamentally a uniform construction in form of so-called shell, forming the carrycot, which is made by thermoforming or plastic injection, preferably from materials PE (polyethylene or polyethene), ABS (acylonitrile butadiene styrene), MPMA (methyl polymetacrylan) or from double layer panel ABS MPMA A. The whole carrycot or its walls are transparent. Additionally, in the transparent carrycot walls can be immersed non-transparent elements, which will be fixing eyes of child and guardians. The canopy for baby carriage consists of individual panels (1), forming together the canopy. At least one panel (1) of canopy is made of plastic.