EP3791757A1 - Childcare item, adapted to receive a child - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a childcare article, comprising: - a childcare module, chosen at least from a bathtub and / or a changing table and / or a chair, and - a base module (3), removable, operable between a deployed configuration and a folded configuration.The base module (3) comprises a folding support (5) which is equipped with legs (6) and on which said childcare module is intended to be attached.The folding support (5) comprises several branches (7), movable, which are each equipped with at least one of said legs (6). The branches (7) are assembled by means of at least one articulation (8) which is arranged to give them a degree of freedom in rotation, along an axis of rotation (8 '), between two positions: an open position, defining said extended configuration of said base module (3), and a closed position, defining said folded configuration of said base module ( 3).

Description

Technical field of the invention

The present invention relates to the field of childcare articles.

It relates in particular to childcare articles which comprise, on the one hand, a childcare module adapted to receive a child and, on the other hand, a base module, removable, adapted to receive said childcare module for its stable installation. and raised off the ground.

State of the art

Some childcare modules are intended to receive a child. This is the case, for example, with bathtubs and changing tables, to make it easier to wash infants, or even with chairs used for meals for young children.

The childcare module usually rests on the ground by means of a base module.

This base module ensures the stability and safety of the assembly placed on the ground. It also allows the childcare module to be raised, for optimal ergonomics.

But these childcare articles (with base module) have the drawback of being particularly bulky.

Between two uses, it is thus interesting to be able to separate the base module from the childcare module.

The base module is also advantageously foldable when it is dissociated from the childcare module, to gain even more compactness.

The development of such a childcare article, with a removable and folding base module, is however particularly complex.

Childcare articles, intended by nature for the youngest children, must indeed meet different construction requirements to ensure optimum safety.

The base module must thus ensure a stable and raised installation on the ground, while allowing a reliable and rapid association / dissociation of the childcare module. This base module must also maintain optimum stability when subjected to heavy loads.

Presentation of the invention

• un module de puériculture adapté à recevoir l'enfant, choisi au moins parmi une baignoire et/ou une table à langer et/ou une chaise, et
• un module de piètement, amovible, adapté à recevoir ledit module de puériculture pour sa pose stable et surélevée sur le sol,

lequel module de piètement est manœuvrable entre deux configurations :

• une configuration déployée, pour recevoir ledit module de puériculture, et
• une configuration repliée, pour réduire son encombrement lorsqu'il est dissocié dudit module de puériculture.

In this context, the present invention relates to a childcare article which comprises:

• a childcare module suitable for receiving the child, chosen at least from a bathtub and / or a changing table and / or a chair, and
• a base module, removable, adapted to receive said childcare module for its stable and raised installation on the ground,

which base module can be operated between two configurations:

• a deployed configuration, to receive said childcare module, and
• a folded configuration, to reduce its bulk when it is dissociated from said childcare module.

Said base module comprises a folding support which is equipped with legs and on which said childcare module is intended to be attached.

This folding support comprises several branches, movable, which are each equipped with at least one of said legs.

• une position ouverte, définissant ladite configuration déployée dudit module de piètement, et
• une position fermée, définissant ladite configuration repliée dudit module de piètement.

The branches are assembled by means of at least one articulation which is arranged to give them a degree of freedom in rotation, along an axis of rotation, between two positions:

• an open position, defining said deployed configuration of said base module, and
• a closed position, defining said folded configuration of said base module.

The folding support thus serves as an interface between the childcare module and the legs.

In its deployed configuration, the folding support then ensures optimal reception of the childcare module. This collapsible support also allows for minimal bulk in the collapsed configuration.

According to a preferred embodiment, the folding support comprises four branches which are each extended by a leg.

The branches and said at least one articulation are arranged to form two pairs of branches, advantageously symmetrical.

• la position ouverte dans laquelle lesdites deux branches forment un angle non-nul, pour définir un support repliable ayant une forme générale en croix et avantageusement une forme générale de X, et
• la position fermée dans laquelle lesdites branches forment un angle nul, ou au moins approximativement nul, pour définir un support repliable ayant une forme générale linéaire.

The two branches of a pair, advantageously of the compass type, can be rotated between:

• the open position in which said two branches form a non-zero angle, to define a folding support having a general shape of a cross and advantageously a general shape of X, and
• the closed position in which said branches form a zero angle, or at least approximately zero, to define a collapsible support having a generally linear shape.

Preferably, the foldable support comprises two arms which are assembled in a crossed manner at a single articulation.

The arms each define two of said branches, on either side of said single articulation.

More preferably, the branches of each arm each have two side faces.

And, in each arm, the branches extend parallel to each other and are offset from each other so that two of the side faces are coplanar, or at least approximately coplanar, in a plane passing through the axis of rotation.

Again according to an embodiment according to the invention, the branches are terminated by a hinge portion.

The articulation portions of at least two branches are superimposed and are assembled by a journal so as to form together said at least one articulation.

Preferably, said articulation portions each comprise a through orifice. And said journal consists of a part added through said through orifices arranged coaxially.

Again preferably, at the level of each branch, the articulation portion comprises a recess relative to the associated branch. The articulation portions are superimposed and nested.

The height of the articulation portion also advantageously corresponds to half the height of said associated branches.

• l'article de puériculture comporte des moyens de verrouillage amovible, adaptés à verrouiller l'assemblage entre ledit module de piètement en configuration déployée et ledit module de puériculture ; le cas échéant, le tourillon comporte avantageusement une tige dont un tronçon comporte une première portion d'assemblage adaptée à coopérer avec une seconde portion d'assemblage, complémentaire, ménagée sur le module de puériculture, et les première portion d'assemblage et seconde portion d'assemblage comprennent avantageusement des filets de vis complémentaires, et une extrémité de ladite tige comporte avantageusement une tête pour la manœuvre en rotation dudit tourillon ;
• les branches définissent deux surfaces : une surface inférieure, à partir de laquelle s'étendant des jambes, et une surface supérieure, opposée et avantageusement plane, destinée à recevoir une face inférieure du module de puériculture ;
• le support repliable définit un plan général, le cas échéant parallèle à ladite surface supérieure, laquelle au moins une articulation définit un axe de rotation qui s'étend perpendiculairement par rapport audit plan général ;
• le support repliable comporte des moyens d'indexation, agencés pour définir ladite position ouverte et/ou ladite position fermée desdites branches ;
• le support repliable comporte des moyens de rigidification qui sont agencés pour assembler les faces latérales de deux branches en position ouverte, de manière à renforcer la résistance desdites deux branches à l'encontre des phénomènes de torsion ;
• le module de puériculture comporte une face inférieure munie d'une empreinte femelle dont la forme est complémentaire du support repliable en configuration déployée, pour autoriser leur assemblage par emboîtement.

Other non-limiting and advantageous characteristics of the product in accordance with the invention, taken individually or in any technically possible combination, are as follows:

• the childcare article comprises removable locking means, adapted to lock the assembly between said base module in the deployed configuration and said childcare module; where appropriate, the journal advantageously comprises a rod, one section of which comprises a first assembly portion adapted to cooperate with a second, complementary assembly portion, provided on the childcare module, and the first assembly portion and second portion assembly advantageously comprise complementary screw threads, and one end of said rod advantageously comprises a head for maneuvering said journal in rotation;
• the branches define two surfaces: a lower surface, from which the legs extend, and an upper surface, opposite and advantageously flat, intended to receive a lower face of the childcare module;
• the folding support defines a general plane, where appropriate parallel to said upper surface, which at least one articulation defines an axis of rotation which extends perpendicularly with respect to said general plane;
• the folding support comprises indexing means, arranged to define said open position and / or said closed position of said branches;
• the folding support comprises stiffening means which are arranged to assemble the side faces of two branches in the open position, so as to reinforce the resistance of said two branches against torsion phenomena;
• the childcare module comprises a lower face provided with a female imprint the shape of which is complementary to the folding support in the deployed configuration, to allow their assembly by interlocking.

The present invention also relates to the base module, as such, and the childcare module, as such.

Of course, the different characteristics, variants and embodiments of the invention can be associated with each other in various combinations insofar as they are not incompatible or mutually exclusive.

Detailed description of the invention

• [Fig. 1] est une vue, en perspective et orientée par-dessus, d'un article de puériculture selon l'invention qui comprend un module de puériculture du type baignoire assemblé avec un module de piètement dans sa configuration déployée ;
• [Fig. 2] est une vue, en perspective et orientée par-dessous, de l'article de puériculture selon la figure 1 qui comprend encore le module de puériculture du type baignoire assemblé avec le module de piètement dans sa configuration déployée ;
• [Fig. 3] est une vue, en perspective et orientée par-dessus, du module de piètement dans sa configuration déployée et séparé du module de puériculture ;
• [Fig. 4] est une vue, par-dessous, du module de piètement dans sa configuration déployée ;
• [Fig. 5] est une vue, en perspective et orientée par-dessus, du module de piètement dans sa configuration repliée ;
• [Fig. 6] est une vue, en perspective et en éclaté, du module de piètement ;
• [Fig. 7] est une vue partielle et agrandie de la figure 6, montrant plus en détails les pièces qui composent le support repliable ;
• [Fig. 8] est une vue de côté d'une partie des pièces qui compose le support repliable ;
• [Fig. 9] est une vue, en perspective et orientée par-dessous, du module de puériculture qui est séparé du module de piètement ;
• [Fig. 10] est une vue partielle et agrandie de la figure 9, montrant plus en détails une partie de l'empreinte femelle prévue pour recevoir le support repliable en configuration déployée.

In addition, various other characteristics of the invention emerge from the appended description given with reference to the drawings which illustrate non-limiting embodiments of the invention and in which:

• [ Fig. 1 ] is a view, in perspective and oriented from above, of a childcare article according to the invention which comprises a tub-type childcare module assembled with a base module in its deployed configuration;
• [ Fig. 2 ] is a view, in perspective and oriented from below, of the childcare article according to the figure 1 which further comprises the tub-type childcare module assembled with the base module in its deployed configuration;
• [ Fig. 3 ] is a view, in perspective and oriented from above, of the base module in its deployed configuration and separated from the childcare module;
• [ Fig. 4 ] is a view, from below, of the base module in its deployed configuration;
• [ Fig. 5 ] is a perspective view, oriented from above, of the base module in its folded configuration;
• [ Fig. 6 ] is a perspective and exploded view of the base module;
• [ Fig. 7 ] is a partial and enlarged view of the figure 6 , showing in more detail the parts that make up the folding support;
• [ Fig. 8 ] is a side view of part of the parts that make up the folding support;
• [ Fig. 9 ] is a view, in perspective and oriented from below, of the childcare module which is separated from the base module;
• [ Fig. 10 ] is a partial and enlarged view of the figure 9 , showing in more detail a part of the female cavity provided to receive the folding support in the deployed configuration.

It should be noted that, in these figures, the structural and / or functional elements common to the different variants may have the same references.

The childcare article 1 according to the invention, shown in particular on the figures 1 and 2 , is suitable for receiving a child.

In general, the term “child” is advantageously understood to mean children under 4 years of age, including infants or young children.

In this case, the childcare article 1 is adapted to facilitate the toilet of an infant.

• un module de puériculture 2, adapté à recevoir l'enfant, et
• un module de piètement 3, adapté à recevoir ce module de puériculture 2 pour sa pose stable et surélevée sur le sol.

This childcare article 1 includes two modules for this:

• a childcare module 2, adapted to receive the child, and
• a base module 3, adapted to receive this childcare module 2 for its stable and raised installation on the ground.

The childcare module 2 here consists of a bathtub, advantageously made of a plastic material (preferably in one piece) and impermeable to liquids.

The bathtub 2 here consists of a bottom wall 21 which is extended by a side wall 22.

The bottom wall 21 comprises in particular a lower face 21 a , opposite the side wall 22 ( figure 10 ).

Alternatively and without limitation, such a childcare module can also consist of a changing table or a baby chair (not shown).

The base module 3 can thus receive, interchangeably, at least two different childcare modules (advantageously among a bathtub and / or a changing table and / or a chair). Each baby module then advantageously comprises a bottom face 21a, to cooperate with the base unit 3 as described below.

To gain in compactness between two uses, the base module 3 is removable from the childcare module 2. In other words, the base module 3 is suitable for being associated / dissociated from the childcare module 2.

Still to save space between two uses, the base module 3 is itself foldable.

• une configuration déployée (figures 1 à 4), pour recevoir le module de puériculture 2, et
• une configuration repliée (figure 5), pour réduire son encombrement lorsqu'il est dissocié du module de puériculture 2.

The base module 3 can thus be operated between two configurations:

• a deployed configuration ( figures 1 to 4 ), to receive the childcare module 2, and
• a folded configuration ( figure 5 ), to reduce its bulk when it is separated from the childcare module 2.

For this, as shown in particular on the figures 3 to 6 , the base module 3 comprises a folding support 5 which is equipped with legs 6.

The folding support 5, mounted on legs 6, is thus raised above the ground.

• une configuration déployée (figures 1 à 4), pour recevoir le module de puériculture 2, et
• une configuration repliée (figure 5), pour réduire son encombrement lorsqu'il est dissocié du module de puériculture 2.

The folding support 5 can also be operated between two configurations:

• a deployed configuration ( figures 1 to 4 ), to receive the childcare module 2, and
• a folded configuration ( figure 5 ), to reduce its bulk when it is separated from the childcare module 2.

The folding support 5 is advantageously formed by a set of parts made of plastic material. The legs 6 advantageously consist of rectilinear, elongated parts, for example bars or rods, which are made of a metallic material or of wood or plastic or any suitable material.

• une extrémité supérieure 61, coopérant par emboîtement avec le support repliable 5, et
• une extrémité inférieure 62, équipée d'un embout 63 adapté à l'appui au sol.

The legs 6 each have two ends ( figure 6 ):

• an upper end 61, cooperating by interlocking with the folding support 5, and
• a lower end 62, equipped with a tip 63 adapted to support the ground.

Each leg 6 has a length which is for example between 0.5 m and 1.2 m.

These legs 6 diverge from each other from the folding support 5, for example with an angle ranging from 10 ° to 20 ° relative to an axis of rotation 8 'described below.

The folding support 5, in the deployed configuration, is adapted to receive the childcare module 2. In other words, the childcare module 2 is intended to be attached to the folding support 5 in the deployed configuration.

For this purpose, the folding support 5 comprises several branches 7 which together form a reception structure for the childcare module 2.

The branches 7 are each equipped by at least one of the aforementioned legs 6.

The branches 7 are, moreover, movable relative to each other.

• une position ouverte (figures 3 et 4), définissant la configuration déployée du module de piètement 3 et du support repliable 5, et
• une position fermée (figure 5), définissant la configuration repliée de ce module de piètement 3 et du support repliable 5.

To this end, these branches 7 are assembled by means of at least one articulation 8 which is arranged to give said branches 7 a degree of freedom in rotation (defining an axis of rotation 8 ') between two positions:

• an open position ( figures 3 and 4 ), defining the deployed configuration of the base module 3 and the folding support 5, and
• a closed position ( figure 5 ), defining the folded configuration of this base module 3 and of the folding support 5.

By “open position” and “closed position” is also advantageously meant a variation of an opening angle A defined between two branches 7 connected by an articulation 8 (in particular between the longitudinal axes 7 'of these two branches 7). .

The opening angle A1 in the open position ( figure 4 ) is thus greater than the opening angle A2 in the closed position ( figure 5 ).

Still according to the invention, each branch 7 here has the general shape of a rectilinear rod which has a longitudinal axis 7 '.

• deux faces latérales 71,
• une face de dessus 72, et
• une face de dessous 73.

Each branch 7 comprises a set of faces, together advantageously defining a general parallelepipedal shape, namely:

• two side faces 71,
• a top face 72, and
• one face from below 73.

• une extrémité proximale 75, terminée par une articulation 8, et
• une extrémité distale 76, ici libre et portant l'une des jambes 6 (par exemple par emboîtement de son extrémité supérieure 61 dans un logement complémentaire).

Each branch 7 also has two ends:

• a proximal end 75, terminated by a joint 8, and
• a distal end 76, here free and carrying one of the legs 6 (for example by fitting its upper end 61 into a complementary housing).

The bottom faces 73 of the branches 7 together define a lower surface S1 from which the legs 6 extend.

The branches 7 are further arranged so that the aforementioned top faces 72 are advantageously coplanar. They thus define an upper surface S2 opposite to the bottom surface S1 and advantageously plane, for receiving the bottom face 21a of the bottom wall 21 of the childcare module 2.

The folding support 5 further defines a general plane P , here parallel to the upper surface S2 and also to the longitudinal axes 7 '( figure 3 ).

Said at least one articulation 8 then has an axis of rotation 8 'which extends perpendicularly with respect to this general plane P.

Each branch 7 is also advantageously adapted to be maneuvered around an axis of rotation 8 'which extends perpendicularly to its longitudinal axis 7'.

The branches 7 are terminated by an articulation portion 77 (here at their proximal end 75) which each forms part of an articulation 8 ( figure 7 ).

The articulation portions 77 of at least two branches 7 are superimposed and are assembled by a journal 9 so as to form together said at least one articulation 8.

To limit its overall height, each articulation portion 77 comprises a recess relative to the associated branch 7.

In other words, the articulation portion 77 of a branch 7 is located on the side of its top face 72, with a recess on the side of its bottom face 73; conversely, the articulation portion 77 of the associated branch 7 is located on the side of its underside 73, with a recess on the side of its top face 72.

The articulation portions 77, complementary, can thus be superimposed and nested, so as to pivot with respect to one another around the axis of rotation 8 '.

Preferably, the height of the articulation portion 77 corresponds to half the height of the associated branch or branches 7 (distance between the top faces 72 and the bottom 73).

For their assembly, the articulation portions 77 each comprise a through orifice 771. This through orifice 771 extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis 7 'and to the top face 72 of the associated branch 7.

These orifices 771 are intended to extend coaxially, along the axis of rotation 8 ', when the articulation portions 77 are superimposed.

These articulation portions 77 here have the general shape of a disc or a cylinder. They each comprise a peripheral surface 772 which has a cylindrical shape over at least part of its circumference, arranged coaxially with the axis of rotation 8 '.

The journal 9 here consists of a piece attached through the through orifices 771 arranged coaxially.

As shown on the figure 8 , the journal 9 here comprises a rod 91 which consists of a tubular element, the outside diameter of which advantageously corresponds to the inside diameter of the through orifices 771, to participate in defining the axis of rotation 8 '.

In the illustrated embodiment, the folding support 5 comprises four branches 7 which are each extended by a leg 6.

The branches 7 and said at least one articulation 8 are here arranged to form two pairs of branches 7, advantageously symmetrical with respect to a median plane K , here vertical ( figure 4 ).

In each pair, the two branches 7 thus form a kind of compass.

• la position ouverte dans laquelle les branches 7 forment un angle d'ouverture A non-nul (par exemple en Vé), pour définir ensemble un support repliable 5 ayant une forme générale de croix en configuration déployée, et plus particulièrement en forme générale de X, et
• la position fermée dans laquelle les branches 7 forment un angle d'ouverture A nul, ou au moins approximativement nul, pour définir un support repliable 5 ayant une forme générale linéaire (par exemple en I) dans la configuration repliée.

Still in each pair, the two branches 7 can be operated in rotation between two positions:

• the open position in which the branches 7 form a non-zero opening angle A (for example Vee), to define together a folding support 5 having the general shape of a cross in the deployed configuration, and more particularly in the general shape of X , and
• the closed position in which the branches 7 form an opening angle A of zero, or at least approximately zero, to define a folding support 5 having a generally linear shape (for example I-shaped) in the folded configuration.

In this closed position, the branches 7 of a pair are contiguous, or at least approximately contiguous (also called “resting”), at the level of their side faces 71 facing each other.

• l'angle d'ouverture A1 dans la position ouverte peut aller de 40 à 90°, et
• l'angle d'ouverture A2 dans la position fermée peut aller de 0 à 10°.

As an indication only, the opening angles A are as follows:

• the opening angle A1 in the open position can range from 40 to 90 °, and
• the opening angle A2 in the closed position can range from 0 to 10 °.

In this case, the branches 7 of the two pairs are assembled by the same joint 8, unique, which defines an axis of rotation 8 'common to the four branches 7.

The branches 7 are thus radial, or radiated, with respect to the axis of rotation 8 '.

More precisely still, as represented on the figures 6 and 7 , the folding support 5 comprises two arms 31 which each form two of these branches 7.

For this, the arms 31 are assembled, in a crossed manner, at the level of the single articulation 8. In other words, the two arms 31 are arranged so as to cross and to be assembled by the single articulation 8.

Each arm 31 thus forms two of the branches 7, on either side of the single articulation 8. These branches 7 of an arm 31 are connected by a common articulation portion 77.

These branches 7 of an arm 31 have a particular arrangement to define the configuration deployed in X and the configuration folded in I.

To this end, in each arm 31, the two branches 7 extend parallel to one another (their longitudinal axes 7 'are parallel).

These two branches 7 are also laterally offset with respect to one another (their longitudinal axes 7 'are at a distance).

This lateral offset is adjusted so that, in each arm 31, a lateral face 71 of one of the two branches 7 is coplanar, or at least approximately coplanar, with a lateral face 71 of the other of two branches 7 in one. plane L passing through the axis of rotation 8 '( figure 7 ).

This lateral offset is also reversed between the two arms 31, to allow the crossing of the arms 31 and the superposition of the articulation portions 77.

In addition, the two branches 77 of an arm 31 are connected by the same articulation portion 77, diametrically opposed with respect to the through orifice 771.

Still according to this embodiment, the articulation portion 77 of an arm 31 is located on the side of the top face 72 of the associated branches 7, with a recess on the side of their bottom faces 73; conversely, the articulation portion 77 of the other arm 31 is located on the side of the underside 73 of the associated branches 7, with a recess on the side of their top faces 72.

Furthermore, the childcare article 1 also comprises removable locking means 10, adapted to lock the assembly between the base module 3 in the deployed configuration and the childcare module 2.

• un premier tronçon 911 qui comporte une première portion d'assemblage 101 adapté à coopérer avec une seconde portion d'assemblage 102, complémentaire, ménagée sur le module de puériculture 2,
• une première extrémité 912 qui comporte une tête 913 pour la manœuvre en rotation de ce tourillon 9, et
• un second tronçon 915 qui comporte des moyens d'assemblage 916 du tourillon 9 rapporté au travers des orifices traversants 771.

For this, as shown in the figure 8 , the rod 91 of the journal 9 comprises:

• a first section 911 which comprises a first assembly portion 101 adapted to cooperate with a second assembly portion 102, complementary, provided on the childcare module 2,
• a first end 912 which comprises a head 913 for maneuvering this journal 9 in rotation, and
• a second section 915 which comprises means 916 for assembling the journal 9 attached through the through orifices 771.

The assembly portions 101, 102 here comprise screw threads which can be operated in locking / unlocking by rotation of the journal 9.

The first assembly portion 101 is made within a cylindrical inner face of the tubular rod 91 (as illustrated in broken lines on the figure 8 ).

The second assembly portion 102 is in turn carried by the cylindrical outer surface 1031 of a tubular member 103 carried by the bottom wall 21 of the childcare module 2 (and in particular with its lower face 21 a).

This tubular element 103 here consists of an adapter which is intended to be attached to the bottom wall 21 of the childcare module 2.

This tubular element 103 is separate from the childcare module 2 on the figures 7 and 8 , for its installation.

For this, this tubular element 103 is intended to be fitted onto a projecting tubular member 213 carried by the lower face 21 a of the bottom wall 21 (see figures 9 and 10 ).

In particular, the cylindrical inner face of this tubular element 103 corresponds, except for the clearance, to the outer face of the projecting tubular member 213.

The connection between the tubular element 103 and the projecting tubular member 213 is here achieved by means of an assembly of the tenon 2131 (here on the projecting tubular member 213) / mortise 1035 (here on the tubular element 103) type. ).

The tenon 2131 / mortise 1035 assembly is obtained by rotating the tubular element 103 when it is fitted onto the projecting tubular member 213.

This rotating maneuver is here facilitated by the gripping of a transverse strip 1036 fitted to a free end of the tubular element 103.

The assembly means 916 (for the journal 9 attached through the through orifices 771) here consist of assembly means by elastic deformation (circular rib, interrupted by longitudinal slots).

In particular, the elastic deformation is generated during the passage of the rod 91 through the through orifices 771.

These assembly means 916 are adapted to block the rod 91 through the through orifices 771, while conferring a degree of freedom in rotation around the axis of rotation 8 '.

The folding support 5 also comprises indexing means 11 which are arranged to define here the open position of the branches 7, or in other words also the deployed configuration of this folding support 5.

These indexing means 11 consist here of ribs formed on the peripheral surface 772 of at least one of the articulation portions 77.

These ribs 11 are intended to cooperate by a phenomenon of assembly by elastic deformation, to confer removable locking of the branches 7 in their separated positions and thus ensure removable locking of the folding support 5 in its deployed configuration.

The foldable support 5 also comprises stiffening means 12, adapted to reinforce the resistance of the branches 7 against torsion phenomena when the foldable support 5 is in the deployed configuration.

The stiffening means 12 are arranged to removably assemble the side faces 71 of two branches 7 in the open position, thus forming a kind of strut.

These stiffening means 12 here comprise projecting portions 121 carried by one of the side faces 71 of the branches 7.

These projecting portions 121 are here carried by one of the side faces 71 of the two branches 7 of one of the arms 31.

These projecting portions 121 are intended to cooperate, when the branches 7 are in the open position or in other words still in the deployed configuration of the folding support 5, with the lateral face 71 of another branch 7.

This lateral face 71 of the other branch 7 here comprises projecting flaps 122 defining a housing adapted to receive one of the projecting portions 121.

These projecting flaps 122 are here carried by one of the side faces 71 of the two branches 7 of the other arm 31.

To allow their assembly by interlocking, the bottom wall 21 of the childcare module 2 advantageously comprises a female cavity 211, the shape of which is complementary to the folding support 5 in its deployed configuration.

For this, this imprint 211 has here a general X shape, complementary to the folding support 5 having a general X shape in the deployed configuration.

This footprint 211 also has a cross section in the general shape of a U. It is here formed by a set of partitions 212 which are made in one piece with the bottom wall 21 of the childcare module 2.

This cavity 211 also contains the second assembly portion 102 (if applicable attached), intended to cooperate with the first assembly portion 101 carried by the journal 9.

In practice, for the assembly of the modules 2, 3, the base module 3 is first of all maneuvered from its folded configuration towards its deployed configuration.

The operator pivots the branches 7 from their respective closed positions to their respective open positions.

During this maneuver, the branches 7 and the associated legs 6 follow a course / trajectory in rotation around the axis of rotation 8 '.

In the presence of the two arms 31, the operator can exert a spacing action on two branches 7 of a pair, said two branches 7 each belonging to one of the two arms 31.

The folding support 5 thus has a general X shape in the deployed configuration ( figures 3 and 4 ).

This deployed configuration is advantageously maintained by the aforementioned indexing means 11.

Then, the childcare module 2 can be attached to this base module 3 in the deployed configuration.

For this, the childcare module 2 is oriented so that its female footprint 211 fits onto the folding support 5 in the deployed configuration ( figures 1 and 2 ).

The bottom wall 21 of the childcare module 2 then rests on the upper surface S2 of the folding support 5 (formed by the top face 72 of the branches 7). And the partitions 212 bear against the side faces 71 of the branches 7.

To finalize the assembly, the operator rotates the journal 9 in a direction which activates the removable locking means 10. This rotation here allows the screwing of the assembly portions 101, 102 together.

This screwing action also makes it possible to generate a tensile force from the childcare module 2 towards the base module 3, to ensure optimal veneer.

The childcare article 1 can then be used to receive the child in complete safety.

For the dissociation of the modules 2, 3, the operator deactivates the removable locking means 10, here by a rotation of the journal 9 in an appropriate direction.

The operator can then separate the childcare module 2 from the base module 3 by lifting.

The base module 3, released, can be maneuvered towards its folded configuration, by a pivoting maneuver of the branches 7 towards their respective closed positions ( figure 5 ).

In the presence of the two arms 31, the operator can exert a moving action on two branches 7 of a pair, said two branches 7 each belonging to one of the two arms 31.

According to the present embodiment, the folding support 5 then has a general I-shape in its folded configuration.

In addition, within a pair of branches 7, the legs 6 are brought together.

The storage of the base module 3 is thus facilitated due to its small size.

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Childcare article, including: - a childcare module (2) adapted to receive a child, chosen at least from a bathtub and / or a changing table and / or a chair, and - a base module (3), removable, adapted to receive said childcare module (2) for its stable and raised installation on the ground, which base module (3) can be operated between two configurations: - a deployed configuration, to receive said childcare module (2), and - a folded configuration, to reduce its bulk when it is dissociated from said childcare module (2), characterized in that said base module (3) comprises a folding support (5) which is equipped with legs (6) and on which said childcare module (2) is intended to be attached,
which foldable support (5) comprises several branches (7), movable, which are each equipped with at least one of said legs (6),
which branches (7) are assembled by means of at least one articulation (8) which is arranged to give them a degree of freedom in rotation, along an axis of rotation (8 '), between two positions: - an open position, defining said deployed configuration of said base module (3), and - a closed position, defining said folded configuration of said base module (3). Childcare article according to Claim 1, characterized in that the folding support (5) comprises four branches (7) which are each extended by a leg (7),
which branches (7) and said at least one articulation (8) are arranged to form two pairs of branches (7), advantageously symmetrical,
which two branches (7) of a pair can be operated in rotation between: - the open position in which said branches (7) form a non-zero angle, to define a folding support (5) having a general shape of a cross and advantageously a general shape of X, and - the closed position in which said branches (7) form a zero angle, or at least approximately zero, to define a folding support (5) having a generally linear shape. Childcare article according to Claim 2, characterized in that the folding support (5) comprises two arms (31) which are assembled in a crossed manner at the level of a single articulation (8),
which arms (31) each define two of said branches (7), on either side of said single articulation (8). Childcare article according to Claim 3, characterized in that the branches (7) of each arm (31) each have two lateral faces (71),
and, in each arm (31), which branches (7) extend parallel with respect to each other and are offset with respect to each other so that two of said side faces (71) are coplanar, or at least approximately coplanar, in a plane (L) passing through the axis of rotation (8 '). Childcare article, according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the branches (7) are terminated by an articulation portion (77),
which articulation portions (77) of at least two branches (7) are superimposed and are assembled by a journal (9) so as to form together said at least one articulation (8). Childcare article according to Claim 5, characterized in that , at the level of each branch (7), the articulation portion (77) comprises a recess relative to the associated branch (7),
and in that said articulation portions (77) are superimposed and nested,
the height of the articulation portion (77) advantageously corresponding to half the height of said associated branches (7). Childcare article, according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it comprises removable locking means (10), adapted to lock the assembly between said base module (3) in the deployed configuration and said childcare module (2). Childcare article, according to claim 7 in combination with claim 5, characterized in that the journal (9) comprises a rod (91), a section (911) of which comprises a first assembly portion (101) adapted to cooperate with a second assembly portion (102), complementary, provided on the childcare module (2). Childcare article, according to claim 8, characterized in that the first assembly portion (101) and second assembly portion (102) comprise complementary screw threads,
and one end (912) of said rod (91) advantageously comprises a head (913) for the rotational operation of said journal (9). Childcare article according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the branches (7) define two surfaces: - a lower surface (S1), from which extending the legs (6), and - An upper surface (S2), opposite and advantageously flat, intended to receive a lower face (21a) of the childcare module (2). Childcare article, according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the folding support (5) defines a general plane (P), where appropriate parallel to said upper surface (S2),
which at least one articulation (8) defines an axis of rotation (8 ') which extends perpendicularly with respect to said general plane (P). Childcare article, according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the folding support (5) comprises indexing means (11), arranged to define said open position and / or said closed position of said branches ( 7). Childcare article, according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the childcare module (2) comprises a lower face (21a) provided with a female imprint (211) the shape of which is complementary of the folding support (5) in the deployed configuration, to allow their assembly by interlocking. Base module (3) for a childcare article according to any one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that said base module (3) comprises a folding support (5) which is equipped with legs (6) and on which said childcare module (2) is intended to be added,
which foldable support (5) comprises several branches (7), movable, which are each equipped with at least one of said legs (6),
which branches (7) are assembled by means of at least one articulation (8) which is arranged to give them a degree of freedom in rotation, along an axis of rotation (8 '), between two positions: - an open position, defining said deployed configuration of said base module (3), and - a closed position, defining said folded configuration of said base module (3). Childcare module (2) for a childcare article (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 14, which childcare module (2) comprises a lower face (21a) provided with a female imprint (211) whose shape is complementary to the folding support (5) in the deployed configuration, to allow their assembly by interlocking.

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