Infant calming/sleep-aid and SIDS prevention device with drive system
First Claim
1. An infant calming/sleep aid device comprising:
- a base;
a carrier connected to the base;
a platform above the carrier;
at least one bearing through which the platform is rotatable in an oscillating rotation motion above the carrier and about an axis of rotation;
a motor including a post to engage a guide track on the platform, wherein the motor is operable to oscillate the post to cause the platform to move with respect to the carrier on the at least one bearing; and
at least two traction springs, each traction spring between a respective side of a motor bracket for the motor and a corresponding side of the carrier and which act to provide traction between the post of the motor and the guide track.
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Abstract
An infant calming/sleep-aid/SIDS detection device is provided that includes a moving platform that moves in a variable manner with accompanying variable sound generation, the sound and motion adapted to calm a fussy baby, induce sleep, and maintain sleep under normal conditions. The moving platform is above a carrier and in contact with at least one bearing between the carrier and the moving platform, wherein the moving platform is rotatable in a plane substantially parallel to a major plane of the carrier in an oscillatory manner relative to the carrier and about an axis of rotation. A controllable motor controls movement of the moving platform about the center of rotation of the at least one bearing relative to the carrier, the motor including an oscillating post that engages with a guide track on the moving platform to cause oscillatory movement of the moving platform.
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21 Claims
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1. An infant calming/sleep aid device comprising:
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a base; a carrier connected to the base; a platform above the carrier; at least one bearing through which the platform is rotatable in an oscillating rotation motion above the carrier and about an axis of rotation; a motor including a post to engage a guide track on the platform, wherein the motor is operable to oscillate the post to cause the platform to move with respect to the carrier on the at least one bearing; and at least two traction springs, each traction spring between a respective side of a motor bracket for the motor and a corresponding side of the carrier and which act to provide traction between the post of the motor and the guide track. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An infant calming/sleep aid device comprising:
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a base including a plurality of vertically extending support structures; a carrier suspended above the base and attached to the plurality of support structures via suspension springs; a thrust bearing attached to the carrier; a platform for supporting an infant and mounted on the thrust bearing, whereby the moving platform is rotatable on the thrust bearing in a horizontal plane substantially parallel to a major plane of the carrier and in an oscillatory manner around a vertically extending center of rotation; a drive motor that controls movement of the moving platform about the thrust bearing, relative to the carrier, the drive motor including a post that engages a guide track on the platform; and at least two traction springs, each traction spring between a respective side of a motor bracket for the motor and a corresponding side of the carrier and which act to provide traction between the central post of the motor and the guide track; wherein the drive motor is operable to oscillate the post to cause oscillatory rotation movement of the platform on the thrust bearing, wherein the drive motor is controlled such that at least one of a frequency or an amplitude of rotation of the platform is modulated in response to one or more signals generated by one or more sensors monitoring an infant supported on the platform, and wherein the one or more signals are indicative of at least one of an infant motion, infant noise, infant heart rate, infant respiration status, or infant oxygenation status.
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