JP2000014497A - Baby bed - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to care a baby comfortably in standing or kneeling-down position by providing removable auxiliary leg members on two or more parts of an outer frame and enabling changing of a height of a bed as needed by changing fitting position of the auxiliary leg members. SOLUTION: Each of middle or lowermost projection members 9b or 9c of vertical frame members 3a and 4a of a left frame 3 and a right frame 4 is engaged with an upper engaging hole 12a of each auxiliary leg member 7, and a baby bed body 14 is used in a high position. Thereby, fondling and caring of a baby can be done comfortably in a standing position. Alternatingly, projection members 9a-9c of the vertical frame members 3a and 4a of the left frame 3 and the right frame 4 is engaged with engaging holes 12a-12c of each auxiliary leg member, and the baby bed body 14 is used in a position somewhat higher from a floor. Thereby, a tall mother can fondle and care a baby comfortably in a kneeling down position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a baby cot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There have conventionally been various types of baby cots, and families with babies use baby cots that suit the tastes and budget of each family. In these baby beds, a mat (bed floor plate) is basically surrounded by an outer frame, and the mat is supported at a predetermined height by this frame material.

[0003]

Therefore, the height of the mat and the height of the upper end of the outer frame are always constant from the floor.

[0004] In recent years, however, the physique of women has improved, and many mothers who care for babies are taller. Also,
Many homes in Japan have Western-style rooms, and many homes have cribs in Western-style areas such as living rooms.

[0005] Therefore, in a conventional crib, the height from the installed floor to the mat (bed floor plate) and the height from the floor to the upper end of the outer frame are constant.
When healing a baby in a crib, he / she must bend his body greatly in a standing position, which is a serious problem for mothers who need to care and care for the baby frequently.

[0006] The present invention has been developed in view of the above points, and its purpose is to meet the needs of those who frequently care for babies laid in cribs.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a crib that can adjust the height of a crib arbitrarily and can easily take care of a baby while standing or kneeling on the floor.

[0007]

Accordingly, the present invention has the following configuration in order to effectively achieve the above object. That is, in the baby bed according to the first aspect of the present invention, in a baby bed in which a bed floor plate is surrounded by an outer frame and the bed floor plate is supported at a predetermined height by the outer frame, An auxiliary leg member is provided detachably, and the height of the crib can be changed to a desired height by changing a mounting position of the auxiliary leg member.

[0008] The baby bed according to the second aspect of the present invention is
In a baby bed in which the periphery of a square bed floor plate is surrounded by an outer frame and the bed floor plate is supported at a predetermined height by the outer frame, a plurality of projecting members are provided at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction at the four corners of the outer frame. A plurality of auxiliary leg members, which are provided so that the projection members of each step corresponding to the location are respectively at the same height, and are provided with engagement holes at a plurality of locations in the vertical direction at a predetermined interval, are provided at a desired position of each location of the outer frame. And can be selectively locked to the protruding member of the step (3).

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIGS. 1 and 2 relate to an example of a crib according to the present invention. The crib 1 includes a floor mat 2 (bed floor), a left frame 3 (outer frame), a right frame 4 (outer frame), Rear frame 5 (outer frame), front frame 6 (outer frame), four auxiliary leg members 7 (one part is not visible in the drawing), screws, bolts,
It is composed of a connection tool (not shown) such as a nut.

That is, the floor mat 2 is formed by placing the cushion material 2b on the upper surface of a hard plate 2a having a rectangular shape as a whole.
c.

The left frame 3 and the right frame 4 are a single frame having substantially the same size, and are provided on both short sides of the floor mat 2.

Vertical frame members 3 at both ends of left frame 3 and right frame 4
a and 4a respectively have a predetermined interval, for example, 5
Short axis-shaped projection members 9 (9a, 9b, 9c) serving as the locking portions 8 are provided so as to project in the horizontal direction at intervals of 10 cm to 10 cm.

Incidentally, nuts (stops) may be embedded in the vertical frame members 3a, 4a as the locking portions 8. In this case, the auxiliary leg member 7 described below is attached to the vertical frame members 3a, 4a by adjusting the height of the auxiliary leg members 7 with screws, bolts, or the like (stoppers).

The rear frame 5 is disposed on one long side of the floor mat 2 and has a length substantially equal to the long side of the floor mat 2 and a height of the left side. This is a frame formed slightly lower than the right frames 3 and 4.

The front frame 6 comprises an upper front frame 6a and a lower front frame 6b, each having a length substantially equal to the long side of the floor mat 2, and having an upper front frame 6a and a lower front frame 6a. This is a frame body in which the height of vertically connecting the frame 6b is slightly lower than the left frame 3 and the right frame 4. In the center of the lower front frame 6b, a door 10 is opened and closed.
Are attached to both support members 11 with screws (not shown).

The auxiliary leg member 7 is a straight plate member having the same length and the same shape.
The plurality of engagement holes 12a, 12b serving as the engagement portions 12 are formed at the same intervals as the protrusion members 9 provided on the vertical frame members 3a, 4a.
12c is formed. These engagement holes 12a, 12b,
The projection member 9 can be detachably engaged with the projection 12c.

A caster 13 is provided at the lower end of each auxiliary leg member 7 so that the assembled crib 1 can be easily moved.

In the crib 1 of the present invention having the above-described structure, the baby laid in the crib can be always standing while taking care of the baby in a comfortable posture without bending the body greatly. When the height of the crib is set so as to be able to be set, as shown in FIG. 1, the vertical frame members 3a of the left frame 3 and the right frame 4 are inserted into the upper engaging holes 12a of the auxiliary leg members 7, respectively. The middle (or lowermost) projection member 9b (or 9c) of the lower stage 4a is engaged, and the crib main body 14 (the crib portion excluding the auxiliary leg members 7) is used in a raised state, so that the standing state is achieved. You can comfortably care for and care for your baby.

When a tall mother takes a knee on the floor to care for or care for a baby laid in a crib, the upper end of the front frame 6 is too low from the floor in a conventional crib. The baby cot had to be crawled in a more forward bent position. However, in this crib 1, as shown in FIG.
The protrusions 9a, 9b, 9c of the vertical frame members 3a, 4a of the left frame 3 and the right frame 4 are engaged with a, 12b, 12cb, and the crib body 14 is used slightly above the floor. Even if the mother is tall, the upper end 15 of the front frame 6 can be positioned in an appropriate position with the knee on the floor, so that the baby can be caught and cared for in a comfortable posture.

Of course, by adjusting the height of the crib body 14 according to the preference of the person who cares for the baby by adjusting the mounting position of each auxiliary leg member 7, the baby can be caught in a comfortable posture. Can be.

The crib according to the present invention is not limited to the crib of the illustrated example, and one, two or four engagement holes (engaging portions) formed in the auxiliary leg member. It may be the above. In this case, each vertical frame member 3a, 4a
The number of the protrusion members (locking portions) provided in each of them is one, two, or four or more in accordance with the number of the engagement holes provided in the auxiliary leg members.

The number of auxiliary leg members provided is not limited to four as long as it can support the crib body, but may be other plural numbers. Further, the crib body may be formed in a shape other than a quadrangle in plan view and provided with a plurality of auxiliary leg members.

Further, the auxiliary leg member may have a rectangular frame shape attached to the left frame 3 and the right frame 4. In this case, each of the left frame 3 and the right frame 4 is provided with one of the rectangular frame-shaped auxiliary leg members. This quadrilateral frame-shaped auxiliary leg member can be disassembled from a crib and used as a member for other uses.

Further, the auxiliary leg members 7 are removed from the crib 1 in the illustrated example, and are connected to both ends of the left frame 3 and the right frame 4 with fasteners (not shown) to form the left frame 3 and the right frame 4. The width may be increased, and the rear frame 5, the front frame 6, and the floor mat 2 may be attached to the left frame 3 and the right frame 4 so that a wide baby bed can be assembled. Furthermore, other extension members (rear frame 5,
The front frame 6 and the floor mat 2 may be extended so that they can be extended into junior beds that are wide and long.

[0025]

As described above, in the crib according to the present invention,
The height of the crib can be arbitrarily adjusted by adjusting the mounting height of the auxiliary leg members, and the height can be adjusted according to the physique and convenience of the mother or the like who cares for the baby. Therefore, any person can take care of a baby laid in a crib in a comfortable position.

Further, if the auxiliary leg member is mounted on the outer frame and adjusted in height, anyone can easily adjust the height and adjust the height of the crib. Further, by adjusting the height of the crib by engaging the engaging portion of the outer frame with the engaging portion of the auxiliary leg member, the height of the crib can be adjusted more easily without using a tool. it can.

[0027]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a crib according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a crib according to the present invention with a different height.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Baby bed 2 Bed floorboard (floor mat) 3 Outer frame (left frame) 4 Outer frame (right frame) 5 Outer frame (rear frame) 6 Outer frame (front frame) 7 Auxiliary leg member 8 Locking part 9 (9a) Projection member 9 (9b) Projection member 9 (9c) Projection member 12 Engagement part 12a Engagement hole 12b Engagement hole 12c Engagement hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A baby bed in which a bed floor plate is surrounded by an outer frame, and the bed frame is supported at a predetermined height by the outer frame, and auxiliary leg members are detachably provided at a plurality of positions of the outer frame. A baby bed characterized in that the mounting position of the auxiliary leg member is changed so that the height of the baby bed can be changed to a desired height. 2. In a baby bed having a rectangular bed floor plate surrounded by an outer frame and supporting the bed floor plate at a predetermined height with the outer frame, a plurality of beds are provided at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction at four corners of the outer frame. A plurality of auxiliary leg members provided with engaging holes at a plurality of positions in the vertical direction at predetermined intervals with a plurality of auxiliary leg members provided so that the projecting members of the corresponding steps at the respective positions have the same height. Characterized in that the crib can be selectively locked to a projection member of a desired step at each location of the crib.