EP1199011B1 - Structure du cadre d'un plancher pour un parc d'enfant - Google Patents

Structure du cadre d'un plancher pour un parc d'enfant 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. Structure du cadre d'un plancher pour un parc d'enfant, comprenant : quatre montants verticaux (2), un cadre de plancher (3), une base de positionnement (4), et un cadre supérieur (5),
    lesdits quatre montants verticaux (2) étant situés respectivement aux quatre coins dudit parc d'enfant pour assurer une fonction de support et de liaison entre ledit cadre de plancher (3) et ledit cadre supérieur (5), deux desdits montants verticaux (2) ayant une extrémité inférieure fixée au moyen d'une base de support (21) en forme de L inversé, et les deux autres desdits montants verticaux (2) ayant une extrémité inférieure fixée au moyen d'une base pour roue (22) en forme de L inversé, ayant une roulette (221) ;
    ledit cadre de plancher (3) étant monté sur l'extrémité inférieure desdits quatre montants verticaux (2) et comportant quatre premières barres (31), deux premières bases de connexion (32) en forme de Y, quatre cardans (33), quatre deuxièmes barres (34), deux deuxièmes bases de connexion (35) en forme de T, et quatre troisièmes barres (36),
    lesdites quatre premières barres (31) ayant chacune une première extrémité pivotant respectivement vers la section horizontale desdites deux bases de support (21) et desdites deux bases pour roue (22),
    chacune desdites deux premières bases de connexion (32) en forme de Y ayant trois gorges de pivotement (321) agencées radialement et ayant un fond fixé au moyen d'une colonnette d'appui (322) pour supporter ladite première base de connexion (32), deux desdites trois gorges de pivotement (321) de chacune desdites deux premières bases de connexion (32) en forme de Y recevant à pivotement une deuxième extrémité de chacune desdites quatre premières barres (31),
    chacun desdits quatre cardans (33) comportant un manchon (331) fixé sur une portion intermédiaire de chacune desdites quatre premières barres (31) et une section de pivotement (332) en forme de U susceptible de tourner dans une direction quelconque,
    chacune desdites quatre deuxièmes barres (34) ayant une première extrémité pivotant vers ladite section de pivotement (332) de chacun desdits quatre cardans (33) de sorte que lesdites quatre premières barres (31) et lesdites quatre deuxièmes barres (34) forment un cadre rectangulaire,
    chacune desdites deux deuxièmes bases de connexion (35) en forme de T ayant trois fentes de pivotement (351) et ayant un fond fixé au moyen d'une barre d'appui (352) pour supporter ladite deuxième base de connexion (35), deux desdites fentes de pivotement (351) de chacune desdites deux deuxièmes bases de connexion (35) en forme de T étant alignées l'une avec l'autre et chacune recevant à pivotement une deuxième extrémité de chacune desdites quatre deuxièmes barres (34),
    lesdites quatre troisièmes barres (36) étant agencées entre lesdites premières barres (31) et lesdites deuxièmes barres (34) en formant une intersection en croix, deux desdites quatre troisièmes barres (36) ayant une première extrémité pivotant vers ladite gorge de pivotement (321) de chacune desdites deux premières bases de connexion (32) et une deuxième extrémité connectée à ladite base de positionnement (4), et les deux autres desdites quatre troisièmes barres (36) ayant une première extrémité pivotant vers ladite fente de pivotement (351) de chacune desdites deux deuxièmes bases de connexion (35) et une deuxième extrémité connectée à ladite base de positionnement (4) ;
    ladite base de positionnement (4) étant utilisée pour relier lesdites quatre troisièmes barres (36) et comportant un corps cruciforme (41), quatre éléments de barre d'ajustement (42), quatre blocs d'entraínement de poussée (43) en forme de U, quatre éléments élastiques (44), et un bloc de libération (45),
    ledit corps (41) comportant quatre chambres (411) ayant chacune une ouverture dirigée vers le bas pour recevoir la deuxième extrémité de chacune desdites quatre troisièmes barres (36), chacune desdites quatre chambres (411) ayant deux parois latérales définissant chacune une fente de coulissement (412) substantiellement en forme de L ayant une extrémité supérieure oblique et une extrémité inférieure horizontale (4121) et un trou circulaire (413) situé à côté de ladite extrémité inférieure horizontale (4121), ledit corps (41) ayant une partie supérieure formée avec quatre surfaces inclinées (414) définissant chacune une fente rectangulaire (415) communiquant avec chacune desdites quatre chambres (411), et ayant une partie inférieure fixée avec une colonne d'about (416),
    chacun desdits quatre éléments de barre d'ajustement (42) ayant une première extrémité pourvue d'une section d'insertion (421) fixée et verrouillée dans la deuxième extrémité de chacune desdites troisièmes barres (36) par une tige filetée (422) en prise avec un écrou (423), et une deuxième extrémité pourvue d'une section d'about à encliquetage (424) définissant un trou traversant transversal (4242) et pourvue d'un retrait d'about à encliquetage (4241) en forme de L, un rivet à pointeau (4243) s'étendant à son tour à travers ledit trou circulaire (413) de chacune desdites quatre chambres (411) dudit corps (41) et à travers ledit trou traversant (4242) de ladite section d'about à encliquetage (424) de chacun desdits quatre éléments de barre d'ajustement (42), de sorte que chacun desdits quatre éléments de barre d'ajustement (42) pivote vers chacune desdites quatre chambres (411) dudit corps (41),
    chacun desdits quatre blocs d'entraínement de poussée (43) ayant deux parois latérales définissant chacune un trou circulaire (431) et ayant une portion supérieure pourvue d'une barrette rectangulaire (432) ayant une section supérieure saillant vers l'extérieur depuis ladite fente rectangulaire (415) dudit corps (41) et définissant un trou traversant (4321), une goupille de verrouillage (4311) s'étendant à son tour à travers ladite fente de coulissement (412) dudit corps (41) et à travers ledit trou circulaire (431) de chacun desdits quatre blocs d'entraínement de poussée (43), de sorte que ladite goupille de verrouillage (4311) repose séparément sur ledit retrait d'about à encliquetage (4241) de chacun desdits quatre éléments de barre d'ajustement (42),
    chacun desdits quatre éléments élastiques (44) étant monté autour de ladite barrette rectangulaire (432) de chacun desdits quatre blocs d'entraínement de poussée (43), et ayant une extrémité inférieure pressant contre la portion supérieure de chacun desdits quatre blocs d'entraínement de poussée (43) et une extrémité supérieure pressant contre une paroi supérieure de chacune desdites quatre chambres (411) dudit corps (41), et
    ledit bloc de libération (45) étant monté mobile sur ledit corps (41) et définissant deux trous espacés (451) en forme de fente pour permettre le passage d'une courroie de levage (452) en forme de boucle, ledit bloc de libération (45) ayant quatre côtés pourvus chacun de deux plaques d'about espacées (453) reposant sur chacune desdites quatre surfaces inclinées (414) dudit corps (41), ladite barrette rectangulaire (432) de chacun desdits quatre blocs d'entraínement de poussée (43) étant reçue entre lesdites deux plaques d'about (453), chacune desdites plaques d'about (453) définissant un trou circulaire (4531) aligné avec ledit trou traversant (4321) de ladite barrette rectangulaire (432) de chacun desdits quatre blocs d'entraínement de poussée (43), un axe de pivotement (454) s'étendant à son tour à travers ledit trou circulaire (4531) de chacune desdites plaques d'about (453) et à travers ledit trou traversant (4321) de ladite barrette rectangulaire (432), en faisant ainsi pivoter ladite barrette rectangulaire (432) par rapport auxdites plaques d'about (453) dudit bloc de libération (45).
  2. Structure du cadre d'un plancher selon la revendication 1, dans laquelle ledit retrait d'about à encliquetage (4241) dudit élément de barre d'ajustement (42) a une forme arquée définissant une ouverture dirigée vers le haut, et ladite fente de coulissement (412) de ladite chambre (411) dudit corps (41) est une fente oblique allongée.
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