EP1199011B1 - Rahmenstruktur für den Boden eines Kinderlaufstalls - Google Patents

Rahmenstruktur für den Boden eines Kinderlaufstalls Download PDF

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EP1199011B1
EP1199011B1 EP00306943A EP00306943A EP1199011B1 EP 1199011 B1 EP1199011 B1 EP 1199011B1 EP 00306943 A EP00306943 A EP 00306943A EP 00306943 A EP00306943 A EP 00306943A EP 1199011 B1 EP1199011 B1 EP 1199011B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
    • A47D13/00—Other nursery furniture
    • A47D13/06—Children's play- pens
    • A47D13/061—Children's play- pens foldable
    • A47D13/063—Children's play- pens foldable with soft walls

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  • the present invention relates to a bottom frame structure for a playpen (see document US-A-5 937 457).
  • a conventional bottom frame structure for a playpen in accordance with the prior art shown in Fig. comprises a joint base 20 pivotally mounted between two rods 10 whereby the two rods 10 can be pivoted relative to each other so as to fold the bottom frame structure of the playpen.
  • the bottom frame structure is not provided with any positioning device so that it is easily folded by an external force, thereby easily causing danger to the baby placed in the playpen.
  • a bottom frame structure for a playpen comprising: four upright rods, a bottom frame, a positioning base, and a top frame, wherein, the four upright rods are respectively located at four corners of the playpen for supporting and linking between the bottom frame and the top frame, two of the upright rods having a lower end secured with an inverted L-shaped support base, and the other two of the upright rods having a lower end secured with an inverted L-shaped wheel base having a roller, the bottom frame is mounted on the lower end of the four upright rods and includes four first rods, two Y-shaped first connecting bases, four universal joints, four second rods, two T-shaped second connecting bases, and four third rods, the four first rods each having a first end respectively pivoted to the horizontal section of the two support bases and the two wheel bases, each of the two Y-shaped first connecting bases having three radially arranged pivot grooves and having a bottom secured with a resting post for supporting the first connecting base, two of
  • the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a bottom frame structure for a playpen, wherein, the positioning function of the bottom frame can be used to control the folding and expanding actions of the skeleton of the playpen, thereby preventing the skeleton of the playpen from being easily folded due to the hit of an external force so as to protect the safety of the playpen.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide a bottom frame structure for a playpen, wherein, the support points and the connection points of the skeleton of the playpen have a rigid strength, thereby enhancing the loading and supporting strength of the playpen.
  • a bottom frame structure for a playpen in accordance with the present invention comprises four upright rods 2, a bottom frame 3, a positioning base 4, and a top frame 5.
  • the four upright rods 2 are respectively located at four comers of the playpen for supporting and linking between the bottom frame 3 and the top frame 5, two of the upright rods 2 having a lower end secured with an inverted L-shaped support base 21, and the other two of the upright rods 2 having a lower end secured with an inverted L-shaped wheel base 22 having a roller 221.
  • the bottom frame 3 is mounted on the lower end of the four upright rods 2 and mainly includes four first rods 31, two Y-shaped first connecting bases 32, four universal joints 33, four second rods 34, two T-shaped second connecting bases 35, and four third rods 36.
  • the four first rods 31 each have a first end respectively pivoted to the horizontal section of the two support bases 21 and the two wheel bases 22.
  • Each of the two Y-shaped first connecting bases 32 has three radially arranged pivot grooves 321 and having a bottom secured with a resting post 322 for supporting the first connecting base 32, two of the three pivot grooves 321 of each of the two Y-shaped first connecting bases 32 pivotally receiving a second end of each of the four first rods 31.
  • Each of the four universal joints 33 includes a sleeve 331 secured on a mediate portion of each of the four first rods 31, and a U-shaped pivot section 332 which is rotatable toward any direction.
  • Each of the four second rods 34 has a first end pivoted to the pivot section 332 of each of the four universal joints 33 so that the four first rods 31 and the four second rods 34 form a rectangular frame.
  • Each of the two T-shaped second connecting bases 35 has three pivot slots 351 and having a bottom secured with a resting rod 352 for supporting the second connecting base 35, two of the pivot slots 351 of each of the two T-shaped second connecting bases 35 being in line with each other and each pivotally receiving a second end of each of the four second rods 34.
  • the four third rods 36 are arranged between the first rods 31 and the second rods 34 in a cross intersecting manner, two of the four third rods 36 having a first end pivoted to the pivot groove 321 of each of the two first connecting bases 32 and a second end connected to the positioning base 4, and the other two of the four third rods 36 having a first end pivoted to the pivot slot 351 of each of the two second connecting bases 35 and a second end connected to the positioning base 4.
  • the positioning base 4 is used to link the four third rods 36 and includes a cruciform body 41, four fitting rod members 42, four U-shaped urging drive blocks 43, four elastic members 44, and a release block 45.
  • the body 41 includes four chambers 411 each having an opening directed downward for receiving the second end of each of the four third rods 36, each of the four chambers 411 having two side walls each defining a substantially L-shaped slide slot 412 having an oblique upper end and a horizontal lower end 4121 and a circular hole 413 located beside the horizontal lower end 4121, the body 41 having a top formed with four inclined surfaces 414 each defining a rectangular slot 415 connecting to each of the four chambers 411, and having a bottom secured with an abutting column 416.
  • Each of the four fitting rod members 42 has a first end provided with an insertion section 421 secured and locked in the second end of each of the third rods 36 by a threaded rod 422 engaged with a nut 423, and a second end provided with a snap abutting section 424 defining a transverse through hole 4242 and provided with an L-shaped snap abutting recess 4241, a rivet pin 4243 in turn extending through the circular hole 413 of each of the four chambers 411 of the body 41 and through the through hole 4242 of the snap abutting section 424 of each of the four fitting rod members 42, so that each of the four fitting rod members 42 is pivoted to each of the four chambers 411 of the body 41.
  • Each of the four urging drive blocks 43 has two side walls each defining a circular hole 431 and having a top portion provided with a rectangular bar 432 having an upper section protruding outward from the rectangular slot 415 of the body 41 and defining a through hole 4321, a lock pin 4311 in turn extending through the slide slot 412 of the body 41 and through the circular hole 431 of each of the four urging drive blocks 43, so that the lock pin 4311 is detachably rested on the snap abutting recess 4241 of each of the four fitting rod members 42.
  • Each of the four elastic members 44 is mounted around the rectangular bar 432 of each of the four urging drive blocks 43, and having a lower end pressing the top portion of each of the four urging drive blocks 43 and an upper end pressing an upper wall of each of the four chambers 411 of the body 41.
  • the release block 45 is movably mounted on the body 41 and defining two spaced slot holes 451 for allowing passage of a loop-shaped lift strap 452, the release block 45 having four sides each provided with two spaced abutting plates 453 rested on each of the four inclined surfaces 414 of the body 41, the rectangular bar 432 of each of the four urging drive blocks 43 being received between the two abutting plates 453, each of the abutting plates 453 defining a circular hole 4531 aligning with the through hole 4321 of the rectangular bar 432 of each of the four urging drive blocks 43, a pivot rod 454 in turn extending through the circular hole 4531 of each of the abutting plates 453 and through the through hole 4321 of the rectangular bar 432, thereby pivoting the rectangular bar 432 to the abutting plates 453 of the release block 45.
  • the top frame 5 includes four pivot bases 51 each secured on the top of each of the four upright rods 2 and each having two sides each pivotally provided with a support rod 52, thereby forming a rectangular frame, and four joint bases 53 each pivotally mounted between two adjacent support 52.
  • Each of the joint bases 53 is provided with an elastic piece section 531 and two locking slots 532 for fixing or bending the support rods 52.
  • the elastic piece section 531 of the joint base 53 is pressed by the user, thereby detaching the support rods 52 from the locking slots 532 so that the support rods 52 can be pivoted toward each other.
  • the lift strap 452 of the positioning base 4 is then pulled upward to move the release block 45 upward, to move the rectangular bar 432 upward by the abutting plates 453, to move the lock pin 4311 of the urging drive block 43 from the horizontal lower end 4121 to the oblique upper end of the slide slot 412 as shown in Fig. 6, thereby detaching the lock pin 4311 from the snap abutting recess 4241 of the fitting rod member 42, so that the third rod 36 can be pivoted about the rivet pin 4243 to move toward the center of the bottom frame 3 while the first rods 31 and the second rods 34 are also moved toward the center of the playpen by the drawing action of the third rods 36, thereby easily folding the skeleton of the playpen.
  • the snap abutting recess 4241 of each of the fitting rod members 42 has an arcuate shape defining an opening directed upward, and the slide slot 412 of each of the chambers 411 of the body 41 is an elongated oblique slot.
  • the snap abutting recess 4241 of the fitting rod member 42 is locked by the lock pin 4311 of the urging drive block 43, thereby preventing the skeleton of the playpen from being folded arbitrarily so as to protect the baby in the playpen.
  • the support points and the connection points of the skeleton of the playpen have a rigid strength, thereby enhancing the loading and supporting strength of the playpen.
  • the bottom frame 3 can be easily folded by pulling the lift strap 452 of the positioning base 4, thereby facilitating the folding of the playpen.

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  1. Struktur für den unteren Rahmen eines Laufstalls mit vier aufrecht stehenden Stangen (2), einem unteren Rahmen (3), einer Positionierungsbasis (4) und einem oberen Rahmen (5), bei der
    die vier aufrecht stehenden Stangen (2) sich jeweils an vier Ecken des Laufstalls befinden, um für Abstützung und Verbindung zwischen dem unteren Rahmen (3) und dem oberen Rahmen (5) zu sorgen, wobei ein unteres Ende von zweien der aufrecht stehenden Stangen (2) an einer Stützbasis (21) in Form eines umgedrehten L befestigt ist und ein unteres Ende der anderen beiden aufrecht stehenden Stangen (2) an einer Radbasis (22) in Form eines umgedrehten L mit einer Laufrolle (221) befestigt ist;
    der untere Rahmen (3) am unteren Ende der vier aufrecht stehenden Stangen (2) angebracht ist und vier erste Stangen (31), zwei Y-förmige erste Verbindungsbasen (32), vier Kardangelenke (33), vier zweite Stangen (34), zwei T-förmige zweite Verbindungsbasen (35) und vier dritte Stangen (36) umfasst,
    wobei die vier ersten Stangen (31) jeweils ein erstes Ende aufweisen, das jeweils zum horizontalen Teil der beiden Stützbasen (21) und zu den beiden Radbasen (22) geschwenkt ist,
    wobei jede der beiden Y-förmigen ersten Verbindungsbasen (32) drei radial angeordnete Schwenknuten (321) und einen an einem Ruheständer (322) befestigten unteren Teil zur Stützung der ersten Verbindungsbasis (32) aufweist, wobei zwei der drei Schwenknuten (321) jeder der beiden Y-förmigen ersten Verbindungsbasen (32) ein zweites Ende jeder der vier ersten Stangen (31) schwenkend aufnehmen,
    wobei jedes der vier Kardangelenke (33) eine an einem mittleren Abschnitt jeder der vier ersten Stangen (31) befestigte Hülse (331) und einen U-förmigen Schwenkteil (332), der in alle Richtungen gedreht werden kann, umfasst,
    wobei ein erstes Ende jeder der vier zweiten Stangen (34) so zu dem Schwenkteil (332) jedes der vier Kardangelenke (33) geschwenkt ist, dass die vier ersten Stangen (31) und die vier zweiten Stangen (34) einen rechteckigen Rahmen bilden,
    wobei jede der beiden T-förmigen zweiten Verbindungsbasen (35) drei Schwenkschlitze (351) aufweist und ihr unterer Teil zur Stützung der zweiten Verbindungsbasis (35) an einer Ruhestange (352) befestigt ist, wobei zwei der Schwenkschlitze (351) jeder der beiden T-förmigen zweiten Verbindungsbasen (35) aufeinander ausgerichtet sind und jeweils ein zweites Ende jeder der vier zweiten Stangen (34) schwenkend aufnehmen,
    wobei die vier dritten Stangen (36) sich überkreuzend zwischen den ersten Stangen (31) und den zweiten Stangen (34) angeordnet sind, wobei ein erstes Ende von zwei der vier dritten Stangen (36) zu der Schwenknut (321) jeder der zwei ersten Verbindungsbasen (32) geschwenkt ist und ein zweites Ende mit der Positionierungsbasis (4) verbunden ist, und ein erstes Ende der anderen beiden der vier dritten Stangen (36) zu dem Schwenkschlitz (351) jeder der zwei zweiten Verbindungsbasen (35) geschwenkt ist und ein zweites Ende mit der Positionierungsbasis (4) verbunden ist;
    die Positionierungsbasis (4) der Verbindung der vier dritten Stangen (36) dient und einen kreuzförmigen Körper (41), vier Passstangenglieder (42), vier U-förmige Treibblöcke (43), vier elastische Glieder (44) und einen Freigabeblock (45) umfasst,
    wobei der Körper (41) vier Kammern (411) umfasst, die jeweils eine nach unten gerichtete Öffnung zur Aufnahme des zweiten Endes jeder der vier dritten Stangen (36) aufweisen, wobei jede der vier Kammern (411) zwei Seitenwände aufweist, die einen im Wesentlichen L-förmigen Gleitschlitz (412) mit einem schrägen oberen Ende und einem horizontalen unteren Ende (4121) und einem kreisförmigen Loch (413) neben dem horizontalen unteren Ende (4121) definieren, wobei der Körper (41) eine Oberseite mit vier geneigten Flächen (414), die jeweils einen mit jeder der vier Kammern (411) verbundenen rechteckigen Schlitz (415) definieren, und eine an einer Anschlagsäule (416) befestigte Unterseite aufweist,
    wobei ein erstes Ende jedes der vier Passstangenglieder (42) mit einem im zweiten Ende jeder der dritten Stangen (36) über eine mit einer Mutter (423) in Eingriff stehende Gewindestange (422) befestigten und verriegelten Einsatzteil (421) und ein zweites Ende mit einem ein Querdurchgangsloch (4242) definierenden und mit einer L-förmigen Schnappanschlagausnehmung (4241) versehenen Schnappanschlagteil (424) versehen ist, wobei sich ein Nietstift (4243) seinerseits so durch das kreisförmige Loch (413) jeder der vier Kammern (411) des Körpers (41) und durch das Durchgangsloch (4242) des Schnappanschlagteils (424) jedes der vier Passstangenglieder (42) erstreckt, dass jedes der vier Passstangenglieder (42) zu jeder der vier Kammern (411) des Körpers (41) geschwenkt wird,
    wobei jeder der vier Treibblöcke (43) zwei jeweils ein kreisförmiges Loch (431) definierende Seitenwände und einen oberen Teil mit einer rechteckigen Stange (432) aufweist, deren oberer Teil aus dem rechteckigen Schlitz (415) des Körpers (41) nach außen vorsteht und ein Durchgangsloch (4321) definiert, wobei sich ein Verriegelungsstift (4311) seinerseits so durch den Gleitschlitz (412) des Körpers (41) und durch das kreisförmige Loch (431) jedes der vier Treibblöcke (43) erstreckt, dass der Verriegelungsstift (4311) lösbar in der Schnappanschlagausnehmung (4241) jedes der vier Passstangenglieder (42) liegt,
    wobei jedes der vier elastischen Glieder (44) um die rechteckige Stange (432) jedes der vier Treibblöcke (43) angebracht ist und ein auf den oberen Teil jeder der vier Treibblöcke (43) drückendes unteres Ende und ein auf eine obere Wand jeder der vier Kammern (411) des Körpers (41) drückendes oberes Ende aufweist und
    wobei der Freigabeblock (45) beweglich an dem Körper (41) angebracht ist und zwei beabstandete Schlitzlöcher (451) zur Gewährung des Durchgangs einer schlaufenförmigen Anhebelasche (452) definiert sowie vier Seiten mit jeweils zwei beabstandeten und auf den vier jeweiligen geneigten Flächen (414) des Körpers (41) ruhenden Anschlagplatten (453) aufweist, wobei die rechteckige Stange (432) jeder der vier Treibblöcke (43) zwischen den zwei Anschlagplatten (453) aufgenommen wird, die jeweils ein kreisförmiges Loch (4531) definieren, das auf das Durchgangsloch (4321) der rechteckigen Stange (432) jedes der vier Treibblöcke (43) ausgerichtet ist, wobei sich eine Schwenkstange (454) ihrerseits durch das kreisförmige Loch (4531) jeder der Anschlagplatten (453) und durch das Durchgangsloch (4321) der rechteckigen Stange (432) erstreckt, wodurch die rechteckige Stange (432) zu den Anschlagplatten (453) des Freigabeblocks (45) geschwenkt wird.
  2. Struktur für einen unteren Rahmen nach Anspruch 1, bei der die Schnappanschlagausnehmung (4241) des Passstangenglieds (42) bogenförmig ist und eine nach oben gerichtete Öffnung definiert, und der Gleitschlitz (412) der Kammer (411) des Körpers (41) ein länglicher Schrägschlitz ist.
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