JP2003010010A - Baby carrier serving for both holding baby face to face and holding baby facing front - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a baby carrier serving for both holding a baby face to face and holding the baby facing front with which the baby can be safely and comfortably held in both face-to-face and facing-front directions. SOLUTION: The baby carrier serving for both holding the baby face to face and holding the baby facing front is provided with a carrier body 10 having a back pad part 11 supporting the back surface of the baby when holding the baby face to face, mounting means 30 attached to the carrier body 10 for mounting the carrier body 10 to the body of a user and an auxiliary back pad member 40 freely attachably and detachably mounted inside the back pad part 11 of the carrier body 10. The lower part 11a of the back pad part 11 is formed equivalently to the crotch width of the baby in the case of holding the baby facing front in which the breast and abdominal parts are supported by the back pad part 11 and the auxiliary back pad member 40 is formed equivalently to a hip pad width wider than the lower part 11a of the back pad part 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a baby carrier used for holding and moving an infant, and more particularly to a dual-purpose baby carrier suitable for both facing and forward facing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As one of the methods of using the above baby carrier, there is a so-called "dako" for holding an infant on the chest / abdominal side of the user's body.

[0003] As shown in FIG. 6 (A), the baby is generally face-to-face with the infant and the user facing each other. In the face-to-face situation, the user and the infant can confirm each other and provide a psychological sense of stability to each other, and also have a sense of stability when the user assists with a hand. Therefore, a general baby carrier (55) has a structure suitable for face-to-face wrapping such that the back rest part (51) of the carrier body (50) wraps the buttocks from the back of the infant.

However, since the field of view of the infant is blocked by the user in face-to-face orientation, the user may get tired of being in the same posture for a long time. Therefore, recently,
As shown in (B), an increasing number of users are "forward-moving" in which the infant is accommodated in the carrier body (50) in the opposite direction and directed in the same direction as the user. Of course, as far as this psychological and physical stability is concerned, face-to-face is better than face-to-face, so rather than positively doing this, it is used according to the infant's condition that it is face-to-face or positive.

For this reason, the baby carrier which has been used for face-to-face contact has been used as it is, and the accommodation direction of the infant in the carrier body is changed to cope with both face-to-face and front face.

Incidentally, in FIGS. 6A and 6B,
(52) is a shoulder belt, and (53) is a head support member.

[0007]

However, when the conventional baby carrier (55) for face-to-face facing is used to perform forward facing, there are the following problems.

The back rest part (51) of the carrier body (50) is
In order to support the infant from the back and obtain a stable holding state,
The lower part (51a) is formed to have a wide width sufficient to cover the buttocks. When such a baby carrier (55) is used face-to-face, the baby's back and buttocks are completely wrapped and a stable holding state is obtained. However, when the infant is accommodated in the opposite direction and used forwardly, both legs come out from both side edges of the lower part (51a) of the back rest part (51) covering the buttocks, and the wide lower part (51a) From the lower abdomen of the infant to the groin (X)
(X) will be supported. Moreover, the carrier body (5
Since (0) is suspended by the shoulder belts (52) (52), the weight of the infant is concentrated on the lower part (51a) of the back support part (51), and both edges of the lower part (51a) are Groin section (X) (X)
Squeeze or bite into. In addition, the positive attitude tends to increase the amount of exercise of the infant because the limbs can move more freely than the face-to-face attitude, and the pressure on the groin (X) (X) becomes stronger.

In view of the above technical background, an object of the present invention is to provide a face-to-face and forward-facing baby carrier capable of safely and comfortably holding an infant in either the facing or the facing direction.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a baby carrier for face-to-face and forward-facing carcasses according to the present invention includes a carrier body having a back support portion for supporting the back of an infant with the face-to-face carrier, and the carrier body. A baby carrier comprising: mounting means mounted on the user's body for mounting the carrier body on a user's body; and an auxiliary backrest member removably mounted in the backrest portion of the carrier body. The lower part is formed to have a width corresponding to the crotch of the infant in a forward facing posture that supports the chest and abdomen with the back rest, and the auxiliary back rest member is equivalent to the hip rest width wider than the lower portion of the back rest. The basic gist is that it is formed in.

[0011] In the baby carrier for facing / forward facing, the lower part of the back support portion formed to have a narrow width corresponding to the crotch support width can be widened to the hip support width by mounting the auxiliary back support member. . For this reason, when facing each other, it is possible to mount the auxiliary back support member to support the buttocks in a wide width. On the other hand, in the case of forward facing, the auxiliary back support member can be removed, and the lower portion of the back support portion can be made to have an original width, so that it can be supported with an appropriate crotch support width.

It is preferable that the lower part of the back rest portion is formed to have a width of 6 to 25 cm, and this crotch rest width which is forward can surely and stably support.

It is preferable that the auxiliary back support member is flexible, and the supporting force is increased by an appropriate rigidity, and the auxiliary back support member is bent in accordance with the infant's body shape so that the fitting property is increased and the support is stabilized. The nature is enhanced.

Further, it is preferable that the auxiliary back support member is curved inward, and it fits to the roundness of the back and buttocks of the infant to enhance the stability of support.

Further, it is preferable that the auxiliary backrest member is formed to have a width wider than that of the lower portion of the backrest portion by 3 cm or more.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on illustrated examples.

The baby carrier (1) for facing and forward facing shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 comprises a carrier body (10), shoulder belts (30) (30) and an auxiliary backrest member (40).

The carrier body (10) includes a back support part (11) for covering the infant's back to the buttocks and a front support part (12) for covering the chest and abdomen in a generally inverted convex shape in front view when facing each other. These (11), (13) and (12) are integrally formed continuously before and after the crotch pad portion (13).

The back support portion (11) has ears (1
4a) (14b), one ear portion (14a) is sewn to the upper end side (15a) of the front contact portion (12) to be continuous, and the other ear portion (14b)
Is the snap (20a) attached to the side edge and the front
Opposite snap attached to the other end (15b) of the upper part of (12)
By (20b), it is detachably fixed to the front contact part (12).

As shown in FIG. 2, the back rest portion (1
The lower part (11a) following the crotch support part (13) of 1) and the lower part (12a) following the crotch support part (13) of the front support part (12) are substantially the same as the crotch support part (13). It is formed to have a width, and each is formed to have a width suitable for a crotch pad width between the groin portions of an infant. In the present embodiment, the width (W ₁ ) of the lower part (11a) of the back support part (11) is 13
It is formed in cm (see Fig. 4).

Furthermore, both ears (14a) of the back support (11)
Two pairs of D bars (16) are attached to (14b),
On the other hand, an adjustment belt (17) which is fastened by passing through the D bar (16) is sewn to the front contact portion (12), and a space in the carrier body (10) is formed depending on the fastening position of the adjustment belt (17). Scaled. Further, (45b) is a snap for mounting the auxiliary backrest member (40), and (18) is a restraining band for suppressing the mounted auxiliary backrest member (40).

With the above structure, the carrier body (10)
Is shaped like a bag that completely wraps the lower body of an infant.

The shoulder belts (30), (30) are paired on the left and right, and have a wide width portion containing a cushioning material made of urethane foam.
(31) and a thin cord portion (32) sewn to the tip side thereof, and the thin cord portion is sewn at the base end of the wide portion (31) at the center of the outer surface of the front contact portion (12). Buckle (33a) at the tip of part (32)
Is installed. The buckle (33a) is sewn to the outer surface of the crotch pad (13) from the back pad (11) in a cross shape, and the tip of the belt (34) extending from the side edge of the crotch pad (13). It is connected to the other side buckle (33b) attached to.

The shoulder belts (30) (30) are
This corresponds to the mounting means in this invention.

The auxiliary back support member (40) is the back support portion (11).
The lower half part (41) is formed to have a width substantially equal to that of the lower half part (41) and is wider than the lower part (11a) of the back support part (11) and has a width corresponding to the tail contact width. In the present embodiment, the width (W ₂ ) of the lower half part (41) is 1 in the middle part than the width (W ₁ ) of the lower part (11a).
It is 2 cm wide and 25 cm wide (see Fig. 4). Also,
The whole is gently curved inward and is formed along the roundness of the back and buttocks of the infant. As shown in FIG. 3, this curved shape is obtained by enclosing a core material (43) made of a plastic thin plate formed into a required shape between two cover cloths (42) (42). Is. The core material (43) has flexibility, and provides the auxiliary back support member (40) with a supporting force due to appropriate rigidity and a fitting property due to bending. Further, a cushioning material made of urethane foam is provided on the infant side of the core material (43).
The (44) are superposed to alleviate the hit of the hard core material (42).

As shown in FIG. 4, the auxiliary backrest member (4
In (0), the snaps (45a) (45a) attached to the upper edge part are the snaps (45b) (45b) (45b) of the back support part (11) of the carrier body (10).
It is mounted in the carrier body (10) by being fixed to b). Furthermore, by restraining the upper edge with the restraint band (18), displacement is prevented and a hard snap (4
Contact with infants in 5a) is avoided. The auxiliary back support member
Since the lower half part (41) of the (40) is formed wider than the lower part (11a) of the back support part (11), the left and right sides of the lower part (11a) of the back support part (11) are To the lower half of the auxiliary backrest member (40)
(41) is attached in the state of looking through. Therefore, by mounting the auxiliary back support member (40), the lower part (11a) of the back support part (11)
Is substantially widened.

Next, a method of using the baby carrier (1) face-to-face and forward is described. (Face to face) As shown in Fig. 4, first, the carrier body
Snap (20a) (20a) of the back rest (11) and front rest (12) of (10)
Remove b) to separate these (11) and (12), and attach the auxiliary backrest member (40) to the backrest part (11). The auxiliary back support member (4
By mounting 0), the hip rest width is expanded from the width of the lower portion (11a) of the back rest portion (11) to the width of the lower half portion (41) of the auxiliary back rest member (40).

Then, the infant is placed in the carrier body (10) in a direction in which the back is in contact with the back rest part (11), and the front rest part (12) is fixed by fastening the snaps (20a) (20b). To the back support (11). This allows the carrier body (10)
Is formed in a bag shape, and an infant is accommodated in the bag portion.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, the carrier body (10) accommodating the infant is positioned on the chest side of the user,
The shoulder belts (30) (30) are hung on both shoulders and crossed on the back side, and the buckle (33a) is fixedly connected to the counterpart buckle (33b) at the corresponding position.

At this time, the chest and abdomen of the infant are supported by the front pad (12) side, and both legs project from the lower part (12a) of the front pad (12) to both sides of the crotch pad (13), and groin Part is front part (12)
Is supported by the lower part (12a) of the (not shown). On the other hand, the back or buttocks are supported on the back support (11) side. The buttocks are supported by the buttocks width expanded by the mounting of the auxiliary back support member (40), and are firmly supported by the rigidity of the core material (43). In addition, the curved shape of the auxiliary back support member (40) fits the roundness of the back and buttocks, and a stable support state is achieved. Furthermore, since the core material (43) bends in accordance with the infant's body shape when the weight of the infant is applied, the fitting property is further enhanced.

If the carrier body (10) accommodating an infant by this method is arranged on the back side of the user, it can be held on the piggy back. (Forward facing) Remove the auxiliary backrest member (40) from the backrest portion (11) of the carrier body (10).

Then, the infant is placed in the carrier body (10) in a direction in which the chest and abdomen contact the back rest portion (11), and the front rest portion (12) is fixed by fastening the snaps (20a) (20b). ) To the backrest (11). This allows the carrier body (1
0) is formed in a bag shape, and an infant is accommodated in the bag portion.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), the carrier body (10) accommodating the infant is positioned on the chest side of the user, and the shoulder belts (30) and (30) are hung on both shoulders and at the back side. The buckle (33a) is crossed and fixedly connected to the counterpart buckle (33b) at the corresponding position.

At this time, both legs of the infant protrude from the lower part (11a) of the back support part (11) to both sides of the crotch support part (13), and the groin parts (X) (X) are the back support part (11). ) Is supported by the lower part (11a). Since the lower part (11a) of the back rest part (11) is formed to have a width suitable for the crotch rest width of an infant, the back rest part (11) bites into the groin (X) (X) and is compressed. There is nothing to do.

Incidentally, in the forward facing direction, the back side of the infant is supported by the front contact part (12). The lower part (1) of the front contact part (12)
Since 2a) is formed to correspond to the crotch pad width, the hip pad width is insufficient to support the buttocks. However, since the back side of the infant is firmly supported by the entire chest and abdomen of the user, stability is secured without using the auxiliary back support member. Of course, the auxiliary back support member may be attached to the front support portion to increase the width of the buttocks to cope with the problem.

In the above-mentioned baby carrier (1) for both face-to-face and forward facing, the lower part (11a) of the back support (11) is formed to have a narrow width corresponding to the width of the crotch, so that the forward groin (X) can be used. ) (X) is not pressed. Further, in the face-to-face orientation, the lower back portion (11a) of the back support portion (11) can be widened to the hip contact width by mounting the auxiliary back support member (40) to support the buttocks in a wide width. Therefore, it is possible to safely and comfortably ride in any direction.

The width of the lower part (11a) of the back support part (11) is
A range of 6 to 25 cm is preferable for stable support in both directions. If the length is less than 6 cm, the auxiliary back support member (4
There is a possibility that the support may become unstable even when the (0) is attached. On the other hand, if it exceeds 25 cm, the groin area may be pressed by the forward facing of an infant with a particularly small size. A particularly preferred width of the lower part (11a) is 10 to 20 cm.

The auxiliary backrest member (40) is preferably formed to have a width of 3 cm or more wider than that of the lower portion (11a) of the backrest portion (11) in order to secure a sufficient buttocks width. 5 cm
It is preferable to form a wide width as described above. Further, the size of the auxiliary backrest member (40) in the vertical direction is sufficient to support the buttocks if there is a length that covers the lower portion (11a) of the backrest portion (11), but from the viewpoint of infant comfort. It is preferable that there be no step in the middle of the back rest part (11), and it is preferable that the back rest part (11) has substantially the same size.

The material of the auxiliary backrest member (40) is
Examples thereof include various foamed resins such as urethane foam, cushioning materials such as cotton and felt, flexible materials such as plastic plates, or those obtained by wrapping these with a cloth as a middle material or a core material. By using a flexible material for the core material as in the above embodiment or forming an auxiliary back support member with a flexible material, appropriate rigidity is provided to increase the supporting force and the weight of the infant is applied. By bending and bending, the fit to the body can be enhanced.

Further, by curving the auxiliary back support member (40) inward, the auxiliary back support member (40) can be fitted to the roundness of the back and buttocks to enhance the support stability. Such a curved shape can be formed by using a plastic molded plate, a hard foamed resin molded body, or the like, or by using these as a core material. In addition, even with a soft material such as soft foamed resin or cotton, a curved shape can be obtained by three-dimensional sewing.

Further, the mounting tool for attaching the auxiliary back support member (40) to the carrier body (10) is not limited to the snaps (45a) (45b) illustrated, but may be a surface fastener, a button fastening, a fastener coupling,
It is possible to appropriately select a knot, a flap, and the like. Further, the mounting position and the number of mounting devices are not limited. For example, although the auxiliary backrest member (40) in the illustrated example is fixed by two snaps on the upper edge portion, a mounting tool may be added to the lower edge portion. By mounting the auxiliary backrest member (40) up and down, it is possible to surely prevent the positional deviation.

In the present invention, the detailed structure of the baby carrier is not limited to the above embodiment.

That is, the carrier main body should have at least a backrest part, and the backrest part can stably hold the infant face-to-face and forward. In the above-described embodiment, the bag-shaped carrier main body in which the crotch pad and the front pad are added to the back pad has been exemplified, but an open type carrier including only the back pad or the back pad and the crotch pad. It is also possible to use a body or a bag-open type convertible carrier body in which a front contact portion is detachably provided. It is also preferable to add a head support member (53) as shown in FIG. 6 (A) in order to enhance the stability of the face to face and the piggy back.

The mounting means is only required to be capable of stably mounting the carrier body accommodating an infant on the body of the user, and the number of members constituting the mounting means, the mounting method,
The mounting position of the mounting means on the carrier body is not limited. In addition to the pair of shoulder belts worn on both the left and right shoulders shown in the above-described embodiment, one shoulder belt that is hung on one shoulder can be exemplified. Further, in the case of a pair of left and right shoulder belts, the attachment position may be attached to the back rest portion (51) as in the baby carrier (55) of FIGS. 6A and 6B, in addition to the front rest portion of this embodiment. it can.

[0045]

As described above, the baby carrier for face-to-face and forward-facing movements according to the present invention has a carrier body having a backrest portion for supporting the back of an infant with the facing body and a carrier body attached to the carrier body. A baby carrier comprising a mounting means to be mounted on a user's body and an auxiliary backrest member removably mounted in the backrest portion of the carrier body, wherein a lower portion of the backrest portion is the backrest. Is formed to correspond to the width of the crotch of the infant in a forward-looking cart that supports the chest and abdomen at the part, and the auxiliary back support member is formed to correspond to the hip support width that is wider than the lower part of the back support, It is possible to widen the width of the lower portion of the back support portion, which is formed to have a narrow width corresponding to the crotch support width, to the rear support width by mounting the auxiliary back support member. For this reason, when facing each other, it is possible to mount the auxiliary back support member to support the buttocks in a wide width. On the other hand, in the case of facing forward, the auxiliary back support member is removed and the lower portion of the back support is set to the original width, and the back support is supported with an appropriate crotch support width so as not to press the groin. Therefore, the infant can be safely and comfortably held in either the facing direction or the facing direction.

When the lower part of the backrest part is formed to have a width of 6 to 25 cm, it is safe and stable to support the groin by pressing forward, and an auxiliary backrest member can be mounted facing it. Stable buttocks support can be surely performed.

When the auxiliary back support member is flexible, the supporting force can be increased by appropriate rigidity, and the auxiliary back support member can be flexibly adapted to the infant's body shape to increase the fit and support. Can improve the stability of.

When the auxiliary backrest member is curved inward, it can fit the roundness of the back and buttocks of the infant to enhance the stability of support.

Further, when the auxiliary backrest member is formed to have a width wider than the lower portion of the backrest portion by 3 cm or more, a sufficient buttocks width can be ensured to ensure stable face-to-face contact.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of a facing / forward facing baby carrier according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial development view of the baby carrier shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing how the auxiliary back support member is attached to the carrier body.

5A and 5B are perspective views showing a usage state of the baby carrier of FIG. 1, in which FIG. 5A shows a facing side and FIG. 5B shows a forward facing state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a use state of a conventional baby carrier, (A) showing a facing side and (B) showing a forward facing state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... facing-forward huggy combined baby carrier 10 ... carrier body 11 ... backrest 11a ... lower portion 30, 30 ... shoulder belt (mounting means) 40 ... auxiliary backrest member W ₁ ... width W of the lower portion of the back part ₂ … Width of auxiliary back support member

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A carrier main body having a back support portion for supporting the back of an infant by facing each other, mounting means for mounting the carrier main body to a user's body by being attached to the carrier main body, and a back support of the carrier main body. A baby carrier provided with an auxiliary back support member detachably mounted in a part, wherein the lower part of the back support part is equivalent to the crotch support width of an infant in a forward-looking cat that supports the chest and abdomen with the back support part. The baby carrier according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary back support member is formed to have a width corresponding to a hip pad which is wider than a lower portion of the back support portion. 2. The baby carrier for face-to-face / forward-facing baby carriage according to claim 1, wherein the lower part of the back support part is formed to have a width of 6 to 25 cm. 3. The baby carrier for face-to-face and forward-facing chubs according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary backrest member has flexibility. 4. The baby carrier for face-to-face and forward-facing leverage according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary backrest member is curved inward. 5. The auxiliary backrest member is formed to have a width wider than that of the lower portion of the backrest portion by 3 cm or more.
The baby carrier for face-to-face and forward facing as described in any one of to 4.