Trigger-Lock Joint Mechanism for Foldable Infant Carrier Supports
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional infant carrier supporting devices are inconvenient to fold and cannot stand when folded, limiting their portability and usability across different types of infant carriers.
Innovation Solution
A joint mechanism connected to at least two supporting components, featuring a first and second joint component, a triggering component, and resilient components, allowing for easy folding and unfolding by engaging and disengaging protrusions and concave portions, enabling the supporting device to be compactly carried.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional mechanical design is used for supporting device, then structural stability is maintained, but ease of operation deteriorates (difficult to fold and unfold)
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting device is divided into multiple supporting components (first supporting component, second supporting component, etc.) that can be independently positioned and connected through joint mechanisms. Each component can be selectively engaged or disengaged, allowing the device to be folded into a compact state for storage or transported, and unfolded to a stable state for use, thereby improving ease of operation without excessive mechanical complexity
Solution Approach 2:
A triggering component serves as an intermediary mechanism that controls the engagement and disengagement between joint components and supporting components. By actuating this single triggering component, users can easily transition the supporting device between folded and unfolded states, simplifying the operation while maintaining structural integrity through the mediated connection
2Volume of moving object
If supporting device is folded for portability, then volume is reduced, but stability deteriorates (cannot stand when folded)
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting device employs dynamic joint mechanisms that allow the supporting components to assume different positional states. When unfolded, the components form a stable configuration that can stand independently; when folded, they compact into a space-efficient form. The joint mechanisms maintain structural integrity in both states through selective engagement of joint components, enabling the device to adapt its stability characteristics based on operational requirements
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional supporting device structure is used, then adaptability to different infant carriers is limited, but manufacturing precision is maintained
Solution Approach 1:
The supporting device is designed with universal joint mechanisms and multiple supporting components that can accommodate different types of infant carriers. The joint components and triggering mechanisms provide a standardized interface that can adapt to various carrier configurations, enhancing versatility while maintaining consistent manufacturing precision through standardized component design and assembly
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a joint mechanism connected to at least two supporting components of a supporting device. The joint mechanism includes a first joint component connected to one of the at least two supporting components, a second joint component connected to the other of the at least two supporting components and pivoted to the first joint component, and a triggering component movably connected to the first joint component for selectively engaging with or separating from the second joint component. The joint mechanism facilitates folding or unfolding the supporting device. The present invention further relates to the supporting device with the joint mechanism.