WO2008016065A1

WO2008016065A1 - Infant seat

Info

Publication number: WO2008016065A1
Application number: PCT/JP2007/065025
Authority: WO
Inventors: Takenobu Miki; Naoko Miki
Original assignee: Tomy Company, Ltd.
Priority date: 2006-08-01
Filing date: 2007-07-31
Publication date: 2008-02-07
Also published as: JP2008035916A; JP4974604B2

Abstract

An infant seat having a base (21) placed on a placement surface, a tilt frame (23) placed tilted at a predetermined angle relative to the base (21), a seat body (4) supported by the tilt frame (23), a bounce section (22) connected between the lower end of the tilt frame (23) and one end (21b) of the base (21) and elastically supporting the tilt frame (23), and drive means (3) for increasing and decreasing the distance between the other end (21a) of the base (21) and the upper part (23a) of the seat body (4) to vary the tilt angle of the seat body (4) relative to the based (21). Sufficient bouncing can be performed even if external force suchas that of human hand is not available.

Description

Specification

Infant seat

Technical field

[0001] The present invention relates to an infant seat having a so-called bouncing function that swings while holding an infant.

Background art

[0002] In conventional infant seats, there is a so-called bouncer that has a bouncing function that swings the seat body in response to the movement of the infant while holding the infant on the seat body. Various so-called ones have been proposed! (Patent Document 1).

[0003] However, the conventional bouncer includes a bounce portion that supports the seat body, for example, and the bounce portion is vibrated by movement of an infant's weight or by another person's hand, thereby swinging the seat body. Therefore, if the infant's weight shift does not cause sufficient swinging, or if the other person cannot reach the swinging operation, perform the function sufficiently. There was a problem!

[0004] Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and even when a driving means is provided in a conventional bouncer, sufficient bouncing is possible even when external force such as human power cannot be obtained. It is an object of the present invention to provide an infant seat that can be used.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-102992

Disclosure of the invention

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a base that is placed on an installation surface, an inclined frame that is inclined with respect to the base at a predetermined angle, and a sheet that is supported by the inclined frame. And a bounce portion that is provided integrally or separately from the base portion at one end portion of the base portion and is connected to the lower end portion of the inclined frame to elastically support the inclined frame, the other end portion of the base portion, and the upper end of the sheet body And a driving means that is suspended between the first and second portions and expands and contracts a distance between the other end portion and the upper end portion to change an inclination angle with respect to the base portion of the sheet body.

[0006] According to the present invention as described above, the driving means generates the swinging of the sheet body, so that the swinging of the infant's weight does not occur sufficiently, or the other person can perform the swinging operation. Hold hands Even in such a case, the bouncing function can be sufficiently exhibited.

[0007] In the above invention, the driving means has a pulling member that pulls the upper end portion of the sheet body toward the base, and an engagement means is provided at the sheet body side end portion of the pulling member, and the back surface of the sheet body Is provided with a connecting portion to which the engaging means of the pulling member is connected, and a plurality of connecting portions are arranged on the back surface of the sheet body, and by selecting the connecting portion to which the engaging means is connected, It is preferable that the tensile force can be increased or decreased in stages. In this case, an appropriate swing angle can be adjusted according to the weight and body shape of the infant.

[0008] In the above invention, the driving means preferably has a function of changing the change in the inclination angle of the sheet body at an irregular cycle. In this case, natural fluctuation can be generated by the fluctuation effect of f / 1.

[0009] In the above invention, it is preferable that an audio output means for outputting the intrauterine sound is built in the upper part of the sheet body. In this case, a comfortable sleep can be brought to the infant by the synergistic effect of the intrauterine sound and the rocking.

Brief Description of Drawings

[0010] [Fig. 1] Fig. 1 is a schematic configuration of an infant seat 1 according to an embodiment (with a seat body mounted)

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FIG. 2 is an external view showing a frame configuration of the infant seat 1 according to the embodiment (a state where the seat body is removed).

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the configuration of the driving means 3 according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an engaging means 33a according to a modified example.

FIG. 5 is an external view showing a schematic configuration of an infant seat 1 according to a modified example.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the infant seat according to the modified example.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0011] (Composition of infant seat)

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view showing a schematic configuration of the infant seat 1 according to the present embodiment (with the seat body attached), and FIG. 2 shows a frame configuration of the infant seat 1 (with the seat body removed). FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, an infant seat 1 according to the present embodiment is configured by mounting a seat body 4 on a frame body 2 formed by combining pipes, and a seat by a driving means 3. The body 4 is swung.

[0013] The sheet body 4 is composed of a cushion part 41 made of sponge or urethane and formed with a recess for holding the infant and a belt body 42 for preventing the infant from falling. Further, near the upper part of the sheet body 4 according to the present embodiment, an audio output means for outputting the intrauterine sound is incorporated. This intrauterine sound is stored and held by, for example, an IC chip in which a memory, a playback unit, and an output unit are integrated, and is played back and output in response to detecting the swing of the sheet body 4.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the frame body 2 includes a base portion 21 placed on the installation surface, and an inclined frame 23 that is inclined with respect to the base portion 21 at a predetermined angle. And a bounce portion 22 that inertiaally supports the inclined frame 23 at one end portion 21b of the base portion 21.

[0015] The base 21 is a member in which a pipe is formed in a substantially U-shape, and may be configured by a single member or a combination of a plurality of members. The inclined frame 23 is an inverted U-shaped member that supports the sheet body 4, and is connected to the nonce 22 with a connecting portion 25 at the lower end thereof.

[0016] The bounce portion 22 is a bent member having elasticity connected to the lower end portion of the inclined frame 23 via the connecting portion 25, and further connected to one end portion 21b of the base portion 21 at the other end. In the present embodiment, the bounce portion 22 may be provided integrally with the force base portion 21 that is provided separately from the base portion 21 and is detachable from the base portion 21. In the present embodiment, the bounce portion 22 is swung by the inertia of the member. For example, the two members are connected by a hinge with a spring interposed, and swung by the elasticity of the spring. Nice to meet you.

In this embodiment, the frame body 2 is connected to a lower pipe 24 via a connecting portion 25 below the inclined frame 23, and the lower pipe 24 applies a downward force to the seat body 4. It comes to support.

[0018] The other end portion 21a of the base portion 21 is provided with driving means 3. Figure 3 shows the driving hand 6 is a side view showing the configuration of stage 3. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the drive means 3 includes a motor 32 and a power supply unit 31 installed on a pedestal 30. The motor 32 includes an upper end (inclined frame 23) of the sheet body 4. A tow rope 33 for pulling the upper end 23a) of the upper end 23a) to the base 21 is suspended. The power supply unit 31 may be loaded with, for example, a dry battery or a predetermined battery device, or may be supplied with power from an outlet such as an AC adapter.

[0020] The traction rope 33 is a string-like traction member that draws the upper end of the sheet body 4 (the upper end 23a of the inclined frame 23) toward the base 21, and increases or decreases the tensile force applied to the sheet body 4. By doing so, the distance between the other end portion 21a and the upper end portion 23a is expanded and contracted to change the inclination angle of the sheet body 4 with respect to the base portion 21.

[0021] The motor 32 of the driving means 3 is provided with a crank 32a that rotates in a vertical plane. By rotating the crank 32a by the motor 32, the traction rope 33 is moved up and down, and the rotation diameter of the crank 32a is increased. Only the distance between the upper end 23a of the inclined frame 23 and the other end 21a of the base 21 is expanded and contracted. Then, the sheet body 4 is swung by the expansion and contraction operation and the elastic force of the bounce portion 22.

In the present embodiment, the motor 32 is provided with an inverter control mechanism, and the rotation speed can be changed steplessly by the inverter control. This inverter control also has a function to change the rotation speed (rotation cycle) at random. By changing the rotation speed of the motor 32 irregularly, the change in the inclination angle of the sheet body 4 is irregular. It can be changed with a simple period.

[0023] In the present embodiment, the tow rope 33 is directly connected to the upper end 23a of the inclined frame 23. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is connected to the back surface of the sheet body 4. May be. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, hook-like engaging means 33a is provided at the end of the pulling rope 33 on the sheet body 4 side, and the engaging means 33a is connected to the back surface of the sheet body 4. May be provided. A plurality of connecting portions 33b are arranged in the upper and lower direction of the back surface of the sheet body 4. By selecting a connecting portion that connects the engaging means 33a, the tensile force by the traction rope 33 can be increased or decreased stepwise. be able to. According to this, an appropriate swing angle can be adjusted according to the weight and body shape of the infant on the seat body 4. In the present embodiment, the base portion 21 has a linear shape and can be stably placed on the installation surface. For example, as shown in FIG. The base 21 itself may be allowed to swing, for example, by mounting 5 with the fixing portion 5a. Even in this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the center of gravity position of the infant seat 1 is changed by expanding and contracting the distance between the upper end 23a and the other end 21a by the tow rope 33, and only the inclined frame 23 is provided. In addition, the base 21 can also be swung, and in combination with the inverter control of the motor 32, the swing pattern can be diversified.

[0025] (action effect)

According to the present embodiment, the seat body 4 is caused to swing by the elastic force of the driving means 3 and the bounce portion 22, so that sufficient swinging does not occur when the infant moves in weight, Even when the hand for swinging operation cannot be put, bouncing can be generated sufficiently.

[0026] Further, in the present embodiment, since the function of changing the inclination angle change of the sheet body 4 at an irregular cycle is provided, natural fluctuation can be generated by the fluctuation effect of f / 1. The Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since the sheet body 4 includes the voice output means for outputting the intrauterine sound, the synergistic effect of the intrauterine sound and the rocking brings about a comfortable sleep for the infant. Touch with force S.

Industrial applicability

[0027] As described above, according to the present invention, by providing a driving means in a conventional bouncer, sufficient bouncing can be performed even when external force such as manpower cannot be obtained. .

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] a base resting on the installation surface;

An inclined frame disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the base,

A sheet body supported by the inclined frame;

A bounce portion provided integrally or separately from the base portion at one end portion of the base portion and connected to a lower end portion of the inclined frame to positively support the inclined frame; and the other end portion of the base portion And a drive means for changing the inclination angle of the sheet body with respect to the base portion by extending and contracting the distance between the other end portion and the upper end portion.

An infant seat characterized by comprising:

[2] The drive means includes a pulling member that pulls the upper end of the sheet member toward the base,

An engagement means is provided at the sheet body side end of the pulling member,

A connecting portion to which the engaging means of the pulling portion is connected is provided on the back surface of the sheet body, and a plurality of connecting portions are arranged on the back surface of the sheet body, and connecting portions to which the engaging means are connected are provided. By selecting, the pulling force by the traction member can be increased or decreased in stages.

The infant seat according to claim 1, wherein:

3. The infant seat according to claim 1, wherein the driving means has a function of changing a change in the inclination angle of the sheet body at an irregular cycle.

[4] The infant seat according to [1], wherein an audio output means for outputting a uterine sound is built in an upper part of the sheet body.