Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
  • A47D1/00—Children's chairs
  • A47D1/002—Children's chairs adjustable
  • A47D1/004—Children's chairs adjustable in height
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
  • A47D1/00—Children's chairs
  • A47D1/02—Foldable chairs
  • A47D1/023—Foldable chairs of high chair type
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
  • A47D9/00—Cradles ; Bassinets
  • A47D9/005—Cradles ; Bassinets foldable
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47D—FURNITURE SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
  • A47D9/00—Cradles ; Bassinets
  • A47D9/012—Cradles ; Bassinets with adjustable parts

Definitions

• Childcare device such as a lounger or a high chair
• the present invention relates to a childcare device, such as a lounger or a high chair.
• a chair for babies or children, in the broad sense of the term, that is to say a device comprising a seat, which is intended to accommodate the child in position sitting and / or in position at least partially recumbent on the back, and which is mounted on a support equipped with support members on the ground.
• the seat can be flexible, typically being made from fabric and / or foam so that the child is comfortably received in a seated position, and, where appropriate, partially lying on the back: the device is similar to what is commonly called a transat childcare.
• the seat typically includes a firmer seat and backrest similar to a chair or an adult chair. apparent then to what is commonly called a high chair.
• the members of the device support maintain the seat height above the ground. This height is often relatively low in the case of chairs and is higher in the case of high chairs so that adults can interact easily with the child, for example at the table.
• these support members must provide the ground stability of the device, so they often make the device particularly bulky and difficult to transport, except to disassemble between uses.
• CH-A-270 503 has proposed that a child-receiving basket be carried by a support equipped with two upper limbs, each U-shaped, and two lower limbs, each also U-shaped, the free ends of the four aforementioned members being articulated in rotation on two side plates.
• These four members can pass between a configuration of use, in which the lower limbs extend horizontally, being arranged on either side of the front and rear sides of the plates, and a folded configuration facilitating transport, in which the lower limbs, as well as the upper limbs, are folded vertically upwards, in the upper plumb with the platelets.
• each lower limb To move from one configuration to another, the user must manipulate each lower limb independently of one another: either he grasps directly the lower limb to manipulate and rotates it, or it is grasps the corresponding upper limb and rotates it, this upper limb being connected by a link dedicated to the lower limb.
• the manipulation to be performed at the level of the two lower limbs is tedious and impractical, or is potentially a source of imbalances in the device and therefore accidents when, while one of the lower limbs is fully deployed, the other would be only partially.
• the object of the present invention is to provide a childcare device, such as a lounger or a highchair, which can pass, in a practical and safe manner, a configuration of use to a configuration of "non-use" less cumbersome.
• the invention relates to a childcare device, as defined in claim 1.
• the passage between a configuration of use and a configuration of "non-use” is done in a simple and easy manner, by rotation of support members on the ground which are arranged selectively on both sides of the support, depending on the actual configuration of the device.
• these members are arranged below the support and are thus deployed down to come to rest on the ground so as to maintain the seat height relative to the ground.
• these members are folded upwards and thus find themselves arranged above the support, that is to say on the side of the support where the seat is arranged: the configuration thus folded of the device according to the invention has a small footprint, which facilitates storage and / or transport.
• the rotational articulation of the support members on the ground is designed to synchronize the angular position of these members relative to the support so that their unfolding-folding is symmetrical: manipulation of members thus proves safe and practical.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a childcare transatbed as a first example of a device according to the invention, in the upper position of a configuration of use;
• FIG. 2 is a partial sectional side view of the lounger of FIG. 1;
• FIG. 3 is a view, on a larger scale, of detail III of FIG. 2;
• FIG. 4 is a front view and in section of the deckchair of Figure 1;
• FIG. 5 is a side view of the lounger of FIG. 1, at a low position of the use configuration
• Fig. 6 is a side view of the lounger of Fig. 1 in a folded configuration
• Figure 7 is a side view of the lounger of Figure 1 showing a natural sway function
• FIG. 8 is a side view of the lounger of Figure 1 showing a tilt function of a seat and a backrest of the lounger;
• FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a high chair as a second example of a device according to the invention, in a configuration of use;
• FIG. 10 is a partial section along the plane X of FIG. 9;
• Figure 1 1 is a partial section along the line XI-XI of Figure 10.
• FIGS. 12 and 13 are views respectively in perspective and side of the high chair of Figure 9 in a folded configuration.
• Figures 1 to 8 show a lounger 1 for children, comprising a seat 5 for receiving the child.
• the seat 5 is made from fabric and / or foam, for the comfort of the child.
• a reducing cushion 51 ensures the maintenance of the child's head.
• the seat 5 is relatively flexible, and it is mounted on a rigid frame 4 which comprises a seat 41 and a backrest 42 together defining a closed contour of generally oval shape whose dimensions are adapted to support the seat 5.
• a fastening system for example self-gripping strips or a zipper makes it possible to fix the seat 5 to the frame 4 while allowing the seat to be removed from the seat 5.
• the seat 41 and the backrest 42 are each generally U-shaped, with two branches connected by a curved central portion.
• the armature 4 is held by a generally U-shaped seat support 3, or "lower arch”, comprising two upper support members 31 and 32, or “arms”, interconnected by a body 30.
• the free ends branches of the U-shape are oriented upwards and are fixed to the frame 4, at the connection between the seat 41 and the backrest 42, while the body 30 is located at the bottom relative to the branches.
• the seat 41 and the backrest 42 are connected to the support 3 by hinge-type pivoting means 43 arranged at each end of the branches of the U-shape.
• the body 30 supports at least three support members on the ground, for example four feet 21, 22, 23 and 24.
• the feet 21 and 22 are interconnected by a curved central portion which passes through the body 30, and together form a first arch 2A generally U-shaped.
• the feet 23 and 24 pass through the body 30 and form a second arch 2B.
• the free ends of the feet 21 to 24 are each equipped with a pad 20 articulated with the foot 21 to 24 corresponding, so as to ensure the stability of the support of the floor of the lounger 1.
• the lounger 1 comprises mechanical connection means between each leg 21 to 24 and the support 3. These means include two horizontal through openings 30A and 30B formed in the body 30, each receiving the curved central portion of one of the lower arches 2A and 2B.
• the mechanical connection means allow a rotation of the arches 2A and 2B relative to the support 3, centered on a horizontal axis X2A or X2B, respectively, defined by the openings 30A and 30B of the support 3.
• a mechanism 33 for articulating the arches 2A and 2B with the support 3, visible in FIG. 3, is housed inside the body 30.
• This mechanism 33 comprises two ovoid-shaped toothed wheels 33A and 33B, which cooperate with the arches 2A and 2B through an end of the feet 21 to 24 having an oval section and the complementary ovoid shape of the two toothed wheels 33A and 33B.
• Locking means of the position of the arches 2A and 2B relative to the support 3 are formed by the mechanism 33, in particular its two toothed wheels 33A and 33B, and by systems 34 for locking this mechanism 33, in particular its wheels .
• These locking systems 34 are for example claws and are actuated by the simultaneous action on locking buttons 35A and 35B respectively carried by the arms 31 and 32.
• the buttons 35A and 35B are for example each connected to a cable 36A or 36B housed inside the arm 31 or 32 corresponding.
• the cables 36A and 36B are connected to the locking systems of the gear wheels 33A and 33B.
• buttons 35A and 35B are movable between a locked position, in which they block the arches 2A and 2B in position relative to the support 3, and an unlocked position, in which they allow the movement of the arches 2A and 2B relative to the support 3
• the buttons 35A and 35B are in the locked position by default, and when pulled up, they move to the unlocked position.
• the actuation Manual buttons 35A and 35B causes the unlocking of the locking systems 34, which allows the rotation of the arches 2A and 2B relative to the support 3.
• the arches 2A and 2B are movable between at least two distinct positions, for example a first position, or high position, represented in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8, and a second position, or low position, represented in FIG. 5.
• buttons 35A and 35B In the unlocked position of the buttons 35A and 35B, an operator can maneuver the arches 2A and 2B to move them from the high position to the low position.
• A is a defined angle between each leg 21 to 24 and a vertical plane P3 passing through the two arms 31 and 32 and the body 30 of the support 3.
• the plane P3 is parallel to the axes of rotation X2A and X2B of the feet 21 to 24.
• the feet 21 to 24 extend on both sides of the plane P3.
• the feet 21 and 22 extend from one side of the plane P3, and the feet 23 and 24 extend on the other side of the plane P3.
• H is a height of the seat 5, measured vertically between the outer bottom of the seat 5 and the ground S
• the angle a takes a first value a1, equal to about 35 °, and the height H takes a first value H1 approximately equal to 70 cm.
• the first angle a1 is between 30 ° and 40 °, and the first height H1 is between 70 and 80 cm.
• the angle a takes a second value a2 strictly greater than the first value, and approximately equal to 70 °.
• the height H takes a second value H2 strictly lower than the first height H1 and approximately equal to 50 cm.
• the second angle a2 is between 65 ° and 75 °, and the second height H2 is between 40 and 50 cm.
• the difference between the heights H1 and H2 is between 10 and
• the lounger 1 can be placed for example next to a sofa or a table. In the low position, the child is closer to the floor, for example at the height of a sofa.
• the toothed wheels 33A and 33B mesh with each other, so that the angle ⁇ between the feet 21 and 22 of the first arch 2A and the plane P3 on the one hand, and the angle a between the feet 23 and 24 of the second arch 2B on the other hand, are always equal to each other.
• the toothed wheels 33A and 33B thus constitute or belong to means of synchronization of the angular position of the feet 21 to 24, which ensure a symmetrical deployment of the feet 21 to 24 relative to the plane P3.
• buttons 35A and 35B when the buttons 35A and 35B are unlocked, the arches 2A and 2B are free to move, by gravity, from the high position to the low position or vice versa.
• the arches 2A and 2B simply pull simultaneously on the two sliding buttons 35A and 35B and bring the support 3 of the ground, so as to separate the arches 2A and 2B one from the other.
• to pass the arches 2A and 2B from the low position to the high position just simultaneously pull the buttons 35A and 35B and lift the support 3 to move it away from the ground, so that the arches 2A and 2B automatically recover by gravity, and rotate relative to the support 3 to move up.
• the seat 41 and the backrest 42 are articulated on the support 3 so as to independently authorize their inclination with respect to the support 3, which makes it possible to adjust the position of the child .
• the seat 41 by orienting the seat 41 in the extension of the backrest 42, the child adopts an extended position, while when the backrest 42 is inclined relative to the seat 41, the child is kept in a sitting position.
• the armature 4 has several positions.
• the backrest 42 has three distinct positions and the seat 41 has two distinct positions.
• the latter is equipped with blocking means 410, in the form of a lever-type button.
• Another lever 420 makes it possible to change the position backrest 42.
• the change of position of the seat 41 is done by pulling on the lever 410, and the change of position of the backrest 42 is done by pulling on the lever 420.
• These levers 410 and 420 are reassuring, they must be operated voluntarily to tilt the seat 41 or the backrest 42.
• the lounger 1 is designed to be folded into a configuration shown in FIG. 6.
• the arches 2A and 2B are brought upwards along the support 3, more specifically along its arms 31 and 32, and the armature 4 is folded down along the support 3.
• the lounger 1 bends easily and is compact when folded, the feet 21 to 24 and the seat 5 being arranged the same side of the body 30 of the support 3, in this case its upper side with respect to the description orientation considered so far.
• FIG. 6 it will be noted that in FIG.
• the lounger 1 is vertically turned upside down relative to the other figures, in the sense that the upper side of its body 30 and its arms 31 and 32 face downwards: this overall reversal of the deckchair 1 in folded configuration illustrates the possibility of transporting and / or storing the lounger vertically, if necessary pressing it on the ground by the feet 21 to 24, it being understood that, in variants, the lounger 1 in the folded configuration can be transported as well and / or stored vertically in reverse or horizontally.
• the armature 4 is equipped with two push buttons 38A and 38B, aligned with the common articulation axis X4 of the seat 41 and the backrest 42.
• the button 38A is disposed on a first side of the frame 4, on the seat 41, and the button 38B is disposed on the other side of the frame 4, on the back 42.
• Figures 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8 show the recliner 1 in an expanded configuration, which is a configuration of use of the recliner 1, wherein the arches 2A and 2B and the 4, respectively, in the configuration of use, the feet 21 to 24 on the one hand and the seat 5 on the other hand are arranged on the one hand and on the other. other body 30 of the support 3, that is to say respectively below and above this body 30.
• the passage from the folded configuration to the deployed configuration, and vice versa, is performed by a rotation of the feet 21 to 24 relative to the support 3, with synchronization of the deployment, respectively folding, of the feet 21 to 24 by the articulation mechanism 33.
• the lounger 1 comprises a natural rocking system, which allows the seat 5 to oscillate with respect to the feet 21 to 24. Additional locking means, activated by means of a button 50, allow the seat operator to block the natural sway system.
• the arms 31 and 32 are articulated in rotation relative to the body 30 of the support 3, around a horizontal axis X30 tilting.
• a system of four ramps mounted on a circular piece blocks the swinging of the arms 31 and 32 relative to the body 30.
• a manual action on the button 50 rotates this circular piece, which removes the ramps and causes the releasing the swaying of the arms 31 and 32 relative to the body 30.
• the arms 31 and 32 then rest on an organ resilient damping, for example springs or a damper silicone or any flexible synthetic material, which provides freedom of swaying while maintaining some resistance.
• the means for blocking the position of the feet 21 to 24, the locking buttons 35A and 35B and the natural rocking system are integrated in the support 30, which makes it possible to improve the compactness of the deckchair 1.
• the arches 2A and / or 2B are replaced by disjointed feet.
• the feet 21 to 24 are not connected to each other.
• the feet 21 to 24 may have an inverted L shape, with a vertical part for the support on the ground, and a horizontal part articulated in rotation with the support 3.
• the feet 21 to 24 are rotatable relative to the support 3 between a number of distinct positions greater than two, for example three, four or five positions, in which the height H of the seat 5 is different.
• the invention proposes predefined heights that make it possible to adapt the transat 1 to different situations.
• the armature 4 is removable, that is to say it can be detached from the support 3.
• the support 3 is in two parts hinged in rotation about a vertical axis, so as to allow the rotation of the armature 4 with respect to the feet 21 to 24 at 360 °.
• upper 30.1 of the body 30, which carries the arms 31 and 32 is adapted to rotate about a vertical axis X3 relative to the lower portion 30.2 of the body 30, which carries the arches 2A and 2B, which allows the rotation to 360 ° of the armature 4 and the arms 31 and 32 with respect to the arches 2A and 2B.
• the seat 105 intended to receive a child in a sitting position.
• the seat 105 of the high chair 101 is firm, in the sense that the seat 105 includes a seat 151 and a backrest 152 which are both in contact with the child.
• the embodiment of the seat 151 and the backrest 152 is not limiting: these two parts can be made in the form of a set of seats. in one piece or, conversely, in the form of two separate parts, where appropriate with a movable connection between them for the purpose of adjusting their relative position.
• the seat 105 may, in a manner non-limiting, be equipped with accessories known as such, such as an outer cover, a front plate 153 or a footrest 154.
• the seat 105 of the high chair 101 is held by a support 103 functionally similar to the support 3 of the lounger 1.
• the support 103 mainly comprises a body 130 which supports the seat 105 and which is provided with support members on the ground, in this case four feet 121, 122, 123 and 124, functionally similar to the feet 21 to 24 of the lounger 1.
• the feet 121 and 122 together form a first U-shaped arch 102A, which is similar to the arch 2A of the lounger 1 and a central portion of which passes through the body 130.
• the feet 123 and 124 form a second arch 102B whose central portion passes through the body 130.
• pads 120 are hingedly provided at the free ends of the feet 121 to 124.
• the high chair 101 is designed to pass between a use configuration, shown in FIGS. 9 through 11, and a collapsed configuration, shown in FIGS. 12 and 13.
• the feet 121 to 124 are deployed relative to the body 130, being arranged below this body 130 so that their pad 120 rests on the ground, while the seat 105 is arranged above the body 130, the seat being thus maintained in height relative to the ground by the feet 121 to 124.
• the feet 121 to 124 are folded relative to the body 130 compared to the position they occupied in the configuration of use, so that these feet 121 to 124 and the seat 105 are found together on the same side of the body 130 of the support 103.
• the feet 121 to 124 are articulated in rotation relative to the support 103.
• the body 130 of the support 103 has two horizontal through-openings, which each receive the central portion of one of the arches 102A and 102B by allowing the rotation of these arches relative to the body 130 about a corresponding horizontal axis X102A, X102B, respectively defined by these openings.
• a mechanism 133 for articulating the arches 102A and 102B with the support 103 is housed inside the body 130: functionally similar to the articulation mechanism 33 of the 1, the articulation mechanism 133 synchronizes the angular position of the feet 121 to 124 with respect to the support 103 so as to ensure symmetrical rotation of the feet when the high chair 101 changes from the use configuration to the folded configuration, and vice versa.
• the articulation mechanism 133 comprises at least one toothed wheel 133A, 133B, integral with the central part of the arch 102A, respectively 102B , this toothed wheel 133A, respectively 133B, thus being rotatably connected with the arch 102A, respectively 102B, about the axis X102A, respectively X102B.
• the gears 133A and 133B mesh together, not directly with each other as for the gears 33A and 33B of the mechanism 33 of the lounger 1, but via a pair of interspersed gears 139.
• the feet 121 and 122 on the one hand and the feet 123 and 124 on the other hand are arranged on either side of a vertical geometric plane P103 , which passes through the median region of the body 130 and in which the axes X102A and X102B are parallel: by meshing of the toothed wheels 133A, 133B and 139, the articulation mechanism 133 ensures a symmetrical rotation of the feet 121 to 124, with respect to the plane P103, the feet 121 and 122 of the arch 102A occupying an angular position about the axis X102A which is always symmetrical, with respect to the plane P103, of the angular position of the feet 123 and 124 of the arch 102B around the X102B axis.
• the high chair comprises a mechanism 134 of
• this locking mechanism 134 is advantageously housed inside the body 130 of the support 103: by way of example, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, this mechanism of locking blocking 134 includes claws, which are designed to engage the toothing of intercalated wheels 139 and which are loaded on moving claw holders transverse to these wheels.
• this mechanism of locking blocking 134 includes claws, which are designed to engage the toothing of intercalated wheels 139 and which are loaded on moving claw holders transverse to these wheels.
• the locking mechanism 134 is possible for the locking mechanism 134.
• these locking elements consists of pallets 135A and 135B, which are arranged laterally on either side of the body 130 of the support 103 and which are movable relative to this body between locked positions and unlocked, respectively in which the locking mechanism 134 prohibits and allows the rotation of the arches 102A and 102B through the mechanism 133.
• the feet 121 to 124 and the seat 105 is found on the same side of the body 130 of the support 103
• the feet 121 to 124 are provided to extend in parallel. to each other and at a distance from each other in the folded configuration of the high chair: together with the body 130, the feet 121 to 124 thus border a housing space of the major part of the seat 105, as clearly visible on Figures 12 and 13.
• the arches 102A and 102B can be replaced by disjointed feet
• the seat 105 in the configuration of use of the high chair 101, the seat 105 can be maintained at several different predefined heights, as explained in detail for the deckchair 1;
• the high chair is able to leave its configuration for use for a less bulky configuration at the level of his feet 121 to 124, for example to facilitate its storage;
• the support 103 of the high chair 101 can be made in two parts, respectively upper and lower, hinged in rotation about a vertical axis, so as to allow rotation 360 ° the seat 105 relative to the foot 121 to 124; and or
• the invention does not apply restrictively to sunbeds and high chairs, but to any type of childcare device comprising a child's reception seat and a support for this seat, provided with members ground support.
• the term siege must not be strictly considered, but must be understood as any "receptacle" for a child sitting there and / or lying, and for various purposes the child can play, sleep, wash, eat, etc.
• the childcare device according to the invention can be related to a bassinet, a stroller, a bath, etc.

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