KR100505825B1 - Multi-function swing for infant - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multifunctional baby swing having a variety of functions, such as a swing function, a table function, combined with improved safety, convenience, assembling. The present invention provides a seat for receiving an infant, a backrest hinged through hinge portions provided at both sides of the seat, and a seat consisting of a table disposed at the front of the seat; Support frames on both the left and right sides for rotatably supporting the seat; Leg members on both sides before and after elastically coupled to the lower portion of the support frame; A backrest adjuster installed on the rear side of the backrest to adjust an angle of the backrest; Drive case installed on either of the left and right sides of the support frame, the rotary arm is coupled to the rotating member of the seat through the rotating shaft and built into the drive case, the permanent magnet installed on the lower end of the rotary arm, the permanent magnet A driving unit having first and second electromagnets installed on an inner surface of a driving case at a position corresponding to the driving case; Fixing means for fixing the pedestal across the support frame on both the left and right sides at a predetermined position; Height adjusting means for adjusting and fixing the height of the seat; And a plurality of stoppers provided on the path of rotation of the rotary arm to limit the rotational angle of the rotary arm of the drive unit to a predetermined angle.

Description

Multi-function swing for infant

The present invention relates to a baby swing, and more particularly, to a multifunctional baby swing having a variety of functions, such as a swing function, a table function, combined with improved safety, convenience, assembling.

In general, a baby swing is a device in which a guardian shakes the baby swing back and forth to give stability to the infant and comfortably sleep the infant sleeping on the swing. Recently, the swing is built on the motor shaft according to the rotational motion of the motor as a power source of the swing. Electric swings that swing back and forth repeatedly, and infant swings that are designed to automatically swing the swing using gears or springs have been developed and are commonly used.

However, these automatic swings have a loud noise during their operation, which creates psychological anxiety and emotional anxiety in young children. Therefore, in order to eliminate such a waste, the present applicant controls the noise and various harmful variables generated during operation of the baby swing from the patent application filed as "Infant swing control device (10-2001-68857)". The apparatus is disclosed.

On the other hand, the automatic swing only performs the swing function that shakes in the forward and backward directions, and exhibits a functional limitation that cannot perform other functions, and is inconvenient in handling in terms of performance such as user convenience and operability. There were many points.

In addition, such a conventional auto swing is very inconvenient when the user is not easy to assemble and disassemble the mobile swing and storage.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned point, and while providing various functions such as swing mode and meal mode, the present invention provides a multifunctional infant swing that combines safety, convenience, and assembly of the device. There is this.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the seat is composed of a seat for accommodating the infant, a backrest hinged through the hinge parts provided on both sides of the seat, and a dining table disposed in front of the seat; Support frames on both the left and right sides for rotatably supporting the seat; A leg member on both sides of which is provided with coupling protrusions elastically coupled to each other, and the coupling protrusions are elastically received in the receiving grooves formed on the lower side of the support frame, thereby being connected to the support frame; A catching member having a plurality of catching grooves provided on the rear side of the backrest and spaced at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction thereof, and both ends of which are hinged to the rear side of the seat and are caught by the catching grooves of the catching member to rest the backrest from the rear; A backrest adjusting portion made of a "U" shaped adjustment member for supporting; Drive case installed on either of the left and right sides of the support frame, the rotary arm is coupled to the rotating member of the seat through the rotating shaft and built into the drive case, the permanent magnet installed on the lower end of the rotary arm, the permanent magnet A driving unit having first and second electromagnets installed on an inner surface of a driving case at a position corresponding to the driving case; Fixing means for fixing the pedestal across the support frame on both the left and right sides at a predetermined position; Height adjusting means for adjusting and fixing the height of the seat; And a plurality of stoppers provided on the path of rotation of the rotary arm to limit the rotational angle of the rotary arm of the drive unit to a predetermined angle.

Preferably, the fixing means includes a housing installed on one side of the lower surface of the seat; And a position fixing rod which is pulled in and out of the housing, and pulled out and pulled out in such a manner that the drawn and drawn states are elastically fixed; Positioning rods drawn from the housing are fitted on a plurality of position fixing grooves formed at positions corresponding to the position fixing rods, so that the pedestal is fixed at a predetermined position across the support frames on both the left and right sides.

Preferably, the height adjustment means, one side thereof is directed to the outside of the hinge portion of the seat, the other side pressing member formed in the shape of a horseshoe that can accommodate the rotation member; It is composed of a locking piece having a locking projection that is elastically supported by the elastic member at its rear side, and engaging and separated on the insertion groove of the rotating member accommodated inside the other side formed in the shape of a horseshoe of the pressing member.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 9 illustrate a multifunctional baby swing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the infant swing of the present invention includes a seat 10 for accommodating an infant, support frames 20a and 20b on both left and right sides rotatably supporting the seat 10, and a support frame ( Leg members 30a and 30b on both sides before and after firmly supporting 20a and 20b on the ground, and a driving unit 40 for driving the pedestal 10 to rotate at a predetermined angle.

As shown in FIG. 2, the seat 10 includes a seat 10a on which an infant can sit, a backrest 10b hinged through a hinge portion 11 installed at a side of the seat 10a, and an infant. It consists of a dining table (10c) provided to eat meals and other food in a seated state. The seat 10 is rotatably coupled to the support frames 20a and 20b through the rotating member 12 installed at both sides thereof. The rotation member 12 is formed with a plurality of insertion grooves (12a) spaced at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in Figures 3a and 3b, the position fixing portion 13 is the lower surface of the seat 10a so that the base 10 is fixed at a predetermined position across the support frames 20a and 20b on both the left and right sides. It is installed on one side. The position fixing portion 13 has a housing 13a, a position fixing rod 13b slid into and out of the housing 13a, and elasticity such as a spring on one side of the position fixing rod 13b. A lever 13d elastically coupled by the member 13g, a guide portion 13c formed in the longitudinal direction of the housing 13a, to which the lever 13d of the positioning rod 13b is guided, and a guide It consists of the mounting groove 13e formed in the both ends of the part 13c. When the user pulls the lever 13d, the lever 13d is separated from the seating groove 13e and guided along the guide portion 13c, whereby the positioning rod 13b is pulled in and out. The user releases the lever 13d, and the lever 13d is seated on the seating groove 13e by the return force of the elastic member 13g, whereby the withdrawal and withdrawal state of the position fixing rod 13b is fixed. On the other hand, in the state that the positioning rod 13b is completely drawn out from the housing 13a, the end 13f of the positioning rod 13b is placed on the opposite surface of the support frames 20a and 20b to be described later. By being seated on the plurality of position fixing grooves 21 formed, the pedestal 10 crosses the support frames 20a and 20b on both the left and right sides, as shown in FIG. ) Is fixed at a predetermined position on the This position fixing part 13 may be particularly useful when the infant wants to fix the infant swing for a meal or other function.

On the other hand, the support frames 20a and 20b are disposed to face each other to the left and right sides, and a plurality of position fixing grooves 21 are formed on the surfaces of the support frames 20a and 20b facing each other. Alternatively, as the driving case 41 is installed on any one of the support frames 20a and 20b, for convenience of assembly and manufacturing, the above-described positioning fixing groove 21 has one support frame ( 20a or 20b) side, the other side may be formed in the drive case 41 side.

As shown in Figures 4a and 4b, on the rear side of the backrest (10b) is provided with a backrest adjuster 14 for adjusting the angle of the backrest. The backrest adjusting portion 14 is provided on the rear surface of the backrest 10b and has a catching member 14b having a plurality of catching grooves 14a formed at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction thereof, and both ends thereof have a seat ( And the "U" shaped adjustment member 14c which is rotatably coupled to the rear side of 10a and whose front portion is caught by the locking groove 14a of the locking member 14b to support the backrest 10b from the rear. It consists of a cover 14d which limits the rotation angle of the member 14c to within a predetermined angle and covers the locking member 14b so as not to be exposed to the outside. Both ends of the adjustment member 14c are pivotally hinged to the rear side of the seat 10a, and after the angle of the backrest 10b is properly adjusted, the adjustment member 14c is a locking groove of the locking member 14b. By engaging on 14a, the adjusted angle of the backrest 10b is fixed. Therefore, the present invention allows the infant to rest more comfortably by the above-mentioned ease of adjusting the backrest angle.

As shown in FIG. 5, the seat 10a and the back 10b are coupled through the hinge portion 11 of the seat 10 so that they can be folded relative to each other. The hinge portion 11 has a hinge shaft (11a) for hinge coupling the seat (10a) and the backrest (10b), the hinge head (11b) and the hinge head (11b) formed integrally or prefabricated to the hinge shaft (11a) It consists of a through-hole formed so that the rotation member 12 is inserted into one side. On the other hand, by adjusting the relative fixing position of the rotating member 12 and the base 10, a height adjusting portion 15 to facilitate the height adjustment of the base 10 is installed inside the hinge head (11b). . The height adjuster 15 has a pressing member 15a formed in a horseshoe shape, one side of which is directed toward the outside of the hinge head 11b and the other side of which receives the rotation member 12, and the pressing member 15a. It consists of a locking piece (15c) having a locking projection (15b) coupled and separated on the insertion groove (12a) of the rotating member 12 accommodated inside the other side formed in the shape of a horseshoe. This locking piece 15c is elastically supported at its rear by an elastic member 15d such as a spring. When the pressing member 15a is pressed, the locking piece 15c is moved backward by the contraction of the elastic member 15d, so that the locking protrusion 15b of the locking piece 15c is inserted into the insertion groove of the rotation member 12 ( By separating from 12a), the height of the pedestal 10 can be changed. On the contrary, when the pressing member 15a is released, the locking piece 15c is coupled to the insertion groove 12a by the elastic force of the elastic member 15d, so that the rotation member 12 is the hinge head 11b. ) Is fixed on the through hole 11c. Therefore, the rotation member 12 is characterized in that the height of the pedestal 10 can be adjusted by being fixed and separated on the hinge portion (11).

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the leg members 30a and 30b are coupled to the front and rear lower sides of the support frames 20a and 20b on both the left and right sides, respectively, to support the respective support frames 20a and 20b. Support by crossing left and right directions. These leg members 30a and 30b are provided with coupling protrusions 31 elastically supported by elastic members 35 such as leaf springs provided on both ends of the leg members 30a and 30b before and after the support frames 20a and 20b. It is elastically received and coupled to the receiving groove 32 formed inside the coupling hole formed. On the other hand, as shown in Figure 6b, by pressing the end of the engaging projection 31 accommodated in the receiving groove 32 with the user's finger, the leg members (30a, 30b) are easily separated from the support frame (20a, 20b) The predetermined space 36 may be formed on the opposite side of the receiving groove 32 to be recessed in a hemispherical shape. In addition, the guide protrusions 33 are formed below the coupling protrusions 31 of the leg members 30a and 30b, and the guide protrusions 33 rotate about the coupling protrusions 31 to support the frames 20a and 20b. By guiding along the guide portion 34 formed on the inner surface of the leg member (30a, 30b) may be able to be folded. By the folding function of the leg members (30a, 30b), there is a feature that can reduce the volume when storing and transporting the baby swing.

The driving unit 40 for rotating the pedestal 10 is provided on the inner surface of any one of the left and right support frames. The configuration and operation of such drive unit 40 and other control devices are disclosed in more detail from a patent application entitled "Infant swing control device 10-2001-68857" filed by the present applicant. Only the basic matters of the drive part 40 are mentioned.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 8, the drive unit 40 includes a drive case 41 installed inside any one of the support frames 20a and 20b on both the left and right sides, and the pivot member (1) of the seat 10. 12) the rotary arm 50 coupled to the rotary shaft 42, the permanent magnet 50a coupled to the lower end of the rotary arm 50, and the first and the first facing the permanent magnet 50a 2 electromagnets 50b. On the other hand, the position fixing groove 21 may be formed on the surface facing the support frame 20b of the drive case 41.

Rotating member 12 coupled to both side surfaces of the seat 10 is coupled to the rotation axis 42 installed on the upper portion of the drive case 41 in a right angle. At one end of the rotary shaft 42 is formed a head portion 42a to which the pivot member 12 is coupled, and the rotary arm 50 is coupled to the other end of the rotary shaft 42. On the other hand, the bearing 44 may be installed on the rotary shaft 42 in order to prevent friction and joints generated during the rotational movement of the rotary shaft 42.

Rotating arm 50 coupled to the rotary shaft 42 has a plurality of rolling members 43, such as bearings, rollers, etc. on both sides of the rotary arm 50 to prevent left and right shake that may occur during the rotational movement thereof. ).

When power is supplied by an external or internal power source, magnetic forces having different polarities are generated from the first and second electromagnets 50b, and the permanent magnets (repulsion) are attracted by the attraction and repulsive force of the first and second electromagnets 50b. 50a) moves, and the rotation arm 50 rotates in the front and rear directions by the movement of the permanent magnet 50a.

On the other hand, in the present invention, in order to limit the rotation angle of the rotary arm 50 within a predetermined angle range, a plurality of stoppers 45 are installed on one side on the rotation path of the rotary arm 50 by a predetermined distance. As a result, the rotational arm 50 contacts with the plurality of stoppers 45 while rotating, thereby limiting the rotational angle. In addition, the surface in contact with the rotary arm 50 of the stopper 45 is preferably equipped with a buffer member 46 made of a soft synthetic resin material such as urethane, rubber, etc. that can absorb shock.

Alternatively, in order to limit the rotation angle of the rotary arm 50, as shown in Figure 2, the predetermined angle formed around the coupling hole coupled to the rotating shaft 42 inside the drive body (40a) A plurality of guides 47 forming an arc and a plurality of protrusions 48 protruding from the head portion 42a of the rotating shaft 42 guided into the guide portion 47. Accordingly, the rotary motion of the rotary arm 50 is transmitted to the rotary shaft 42, and the head portion 42a of the rotary shaft 42 is formed at the head portion 42a of the rotary shaft 42 during the rotary movement. The projections 48 are guided into the respective guide portions 47, thereby limiting their rotation angles. On the other hand, the free end of the plurality of protrusions 48 is detachably coupled to the rotary arm 50 through a fastener 2 such as a screw. The restriction of the rotational angle by the protrusion and the guide portion may be used alone or in combination with the stopper 45 described above.

On the other hand, Figure 10 relates to a multi-function baby swing according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown, by installing the curved support leg 100 to be detachably mounted on the lower surface of the seat 10, the present invention In the state in which the rest 10 is separated from the multifunctional baby swing of the chair may also operate as a rocking chair. In addition, by mounting a plurality of wheels 101 at a predetermined point of the curved support leg 100 described above, the infant may be able to move in a seated state on the seat 10.

Figure 11 relates to a multi-function baby swing according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown, the handle 120 is disposed between the support frame 20a, 20b on both left and right sides, the leg member A plurality of wheels 123 are installed at the lower ends of the 30a and 30b so as to be movable up and down. Accordingly, the function of the baby carriage can also be performed.

The operation of the baby swing of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail.

First, when performing the function of the swing mode, the driving force for shaking the baby swing is the magnetic force of the first and second electromagnets (50b) installed in a position facing the permanent magnet (50a) installed on the bottom of the rotary arm (50) This is shown in more detail from a patent application entitled "Infant Swing Control Device 10-2001-68857" filed by the present applicant. Due to this action, the rotary arm 50 rotates, and the rotary motion of the rotary arm 50 is transmitted to the pivot member 12 of the pedestal 10 through the rotary shaft 42, so that the pedestal 10 is predetermined. It will rotate at an angle.

Next, when performing the function of the meal mode, the position fixing rod 13b of the position fixing portion 13 installed on one side of the lower surface of the seat 10a is completely removed from the housing 13a, for position fixing The end 13f of the rod 13b is inserted into the plurality of position fixing grooves 21 formed on the inner surfaces of the support frames 20a and 20b, whereby the baby swing is a predetermined position on the support frames 20a and 20b. Is fixed to. This position fixing part 13 may be particularly useful when the infant wants to fix the infant swing for a meal or other function.

Next, when the height of the base 10a is to be adjusted, pressing the pressing member 15a of the height adjusting unit 15 installed in the hinge portion 11 of the base 10, by the contraction of the elastic member 15d The locking piece 15c is moved to the rear, whereby the locking projection 15b of the locking piece 15c is separated from the insertion groove 12a of the rotation member 12, whereby the seat 10 and the rotation member 11 are separated. It is possible to adjust the relative bonding position of. When the relative engagement position between the seat 10 and the rotation member 11 is adjusted, and then the pressing state of the pressing member 15a is released, the locking piece 15c is inserted into the insertion groove by the elastic force of the elastic member 15d. By being coupled on 12a, the pivot member 12 is fixed on the hinge portion 11 of the pedestal 10. By adjusting and fixing the relative engaging position of the seat 10 and the pivot member 11 by the height adjustment unit 15, it is characterized in that the height of the seat 10 is very easy to adjust on the baby swing.

The present invention as described above, as well as the swing function, by fixing the base in a predetermined position, there is an advantage to perform a table and other various functions.

In addition, by limiting the rotational movement of the baby swing to a safe angle, the safety is very excellent, and the angle of the backrest of the baby swing can be easily adjusted, the convenience is further improved, and the separation and coupling of the baby swing is very easy Anyone can easily disassemble and combine.

In the above, the present invention has been illustrated and described with respect to certain preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited only to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various changes without departing from the gist of the present invention described in the claims below. Could be.

1 is a perspective view showing a multi-function baby swing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a separated state of the multi-function baby swing of the present invention.

Figure 3a is a bottom view of the multifunctional baby swing of the present invention.

3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 3A.

Figure 4a is a rear perspective view showing the back of the seat of the multifunctional baby swing of the present invention.

Figure 4b is a side view showing the seat of the multifunctional baby swing of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing the hinge portion of the multifunctional baby swing of the present invention taken along the line B-B of FIG.

Figure 6a is a side view showing a coupling relationship between the support frame and the leg member of the present invention.

FIG. 6B is a sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 6A;

Figure 7 is a side view of the multifunctional baby swing of the present invention.

8 is a view showing the inside of one side of the drive case of the multi-function infant swing of the present invention separated.

9 is a front view of the multifunctional baby swing of the present invention.

10 is a view showing a multi-function baby swing according to another embodiment of the present invention

11 is a view showing a multi-function baby swing according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on main parts of drawing

10: base 11: hinge portion

12: rotation member 13: position fixing

14: backrest adjustment unit 15: height adjustment unit

40: drive unit

Claims (10)

A seat having a seat for accommodating an infant, a backrest hinged through hinges provided at both sides of the seat, and a dining table disposed in front of the seat; Support frames on both sides of the left and right sides rotatably supporting the seat; A leg member on both sides of which is provided with coupling protrusions elastically coupled to both ends, before and after the coupling members are elastically received in the receiving groove formed at the lower side of the support frame, thereby being coupled to the support frame; A catching member having a plurality of catching grooves installed on a rear side of the backrest and spaced at a predetermined interval in a longitudinal direction thereof, and both ends of which are hinged to the rear side of the seat and are caught by a catching groove of the catching member. A backrest adjusting portion made of a “U” shaped adjustment member supporting the rear portion from the back; The drive case is installed on any one of the left and right sides of the support frame, the rotary arm is coupled to the rotating member of the seat via the rotating shaft and built into the drive case, and the permanent magnet installed on the lower end of the rotary arm And a driving unit including first and second electromagnets installed on an inner surface of a driving case at a position corresponding to the permanent magnet; Fixing means for fixing the pedestal across a support frame on both left and right sides at a predetermined position; Height adjusting means for adjusting and fixing the height of the seat; And Multifunctional baby swing, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of stoppers which are installed on the rotating path of the rotary arm in order to limit the rotation angle of the rotary arm of the drive unit to a predetermined angle. The method of claim 1, wherein the fixing means, A housing installed on one side of the lower surface of the seat; And A position fixing rod which is pulled in and out of the housing, and pulled out and pulled out of the housing to be elastically fixed; The position fixing rods drawn from the housing are inserted into a plurality of position fixing grooves formed at predetermined positions corresponding to the position fixing rods, so that the base rests across the support frames on both the left and right sides. Multifunctional baby swing, characterized in that fixed in. The method of claim 1, wherein the height adjustment means One side thereof is directed toward the outside of the hinge portion of the seat, the other side pressing member formed in the shape of a horseshoe that can accommodate the rotating member; Multifunctional infant, characterized in that made of a holding piece elastically supported by the elastic member at its rear side, and having a locking projection coupled and separated on the insertion groove of the rotating member accommodated inside the other side formed in the horseshoe shape of the pressing member. Swing. The multifunctional infant swing according to claim 1, wherein the stopper further includes a cushioning member made of a soft synthetic resin material capable of absorbing shock at a portion in contact with the rotary arm. According to claim 1, The drive case is a plurality of guides for forming a circular arc of a predetermined angle around the coupling hole to which the rotating shaft therein is coupled, in order to limit the rotation angle of the rotary arm within a predetermined angle, Multifunction baby swing, characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of protrusions protruding from one end of the rotating shaft to be guided along each of the guides. The multifunctional baby swing according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of rolling members on both sides of the rotary arm to prevent left and right shaking that may occur during the rotation of the rotary arm. The multifunctional baby swing according to claim 1, wherein the rotating shaft further includes a bearing on the rotating shaft to prevent friction and joints occurring during the rotating operation. According to claim 1, wherein the leg member further comprises a guide protrusion elastically coupled to the lower portion of the engaging projection formed on both ends, the guide projection is rotated about the engaging projection on the inner surface of the support frame Multi-function infant swing, characterized in that the leg member is folded by being guided along the guide portion formed. According to claim 1, The support frame, a predetermined space is formed on the opposite side of the receiving groove formed on the lower side to which the leg member is coupled, so that the user can easily separate the leg member Multifunctional infant swing made with. According to claim 1, wherein the seat is further provided with a bent, detachable bent leg on the lower surface, and the lower surface of the curved bent leg further comprises a plurality of wheels that are long, detachable. Multifunctional infant swing made with.