Air-conditioned bed hood for a baby

• US 5,943,716 A
• Filed: 07/29/1998
• Issued: 08/31/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yun-Yuan Chu
• Original Assignee: Yun-Yuan Chu
• Inventors: Chu, Yun-Yuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Green, Brian K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HEWITT, JAMES M
• Application Number:
  US09/124,512
• Time in Patent Office: 398 Days
• Field of Search: 5/284, 5/414, 5/416, 5/658, 5/423, 600/22, 135/91, 135/93, 135/94, 135/133, 135/135, 135/132, 135/147, 119/312, 119/314
• US Class Current: 5/423
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 29/003 Bed canopies
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 9/00 Cradles ; Bassinets
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 10/04 Oxygen tents ; Oxygen hoods
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 11/00 Baby-incubators; Couveuses
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 2204/00 Ventilation; Heating; Cooling; Insulation
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 2204/02 comprising a heating unit
• CPC Class Codes: B62B 9/14 Equipment protecting from environmental influences, e.g. Hoods; Weather screens; Cat nets

Abstract

An air-conditioned bed hood for a baby, which is connected with an air cleaner having a heater and a humidifier for inputting clean air of constant temperature and moisture, and has the function of air-pressure sealing to provide the lying baby with a comfortable environment and avoid diseases caused by smoke, dust, pollen, etc. Moreover, when the connected power is shut down accidentally, the air-pressure seal of the bed hood will be released automatically so that the lying baby will not be asphyxiated due to lack of fresh air.

Claims

1. An air-conditioned bed hood for a baby, comprising:

an air cleaner with a heater and a humidifier for providing clean air of constant temperature and moisture, the cleaner having an air duct for outputting clean air of constant temperature and moisture and a power line for receiving electric power;

a bed hood for covering a bed, the hood having an air inlet for engaging with said air duct of said air cleaner to input air and including an arched two-layer covering plate and a foldable cover, the arched two-layer covering plate including an inner layer and an outer layer;

a plurality of air apertures are provided on each layer of said arched two-layer covering plate, and an air bag is filled within a hollow area between said inner and outer layers of said arched two-layer covering plate, said air bag comprises two pieces of cloth, one cloth being an airtight cloth facing the outer layer of said arched two-layer covering plate, and the other cloth being a semi-permeable cloth facing the inner layer of said arched two-layer covering plate;

a tubular opening provided on said airtight cloth of said air bag and engaged tightly with an internal end of said air inlet, and an air outlet of said air duct is engaged with an outer end of said air inlet, so that clean air of constant temperature and moisture outputted from said air cleaner can flow into said air bag continuously and expand said air bag to fill up said hollow area between said inner and outer layers of said arched two-layer covering plate and said airtight cloth will be attached on said outer layer of said arched two-layer covering plate, said semi-permeable cloth will be attached on said inner layer of said arched two-layer covering plate, whereby clean air of constant temperature and moisture will not flow out but instead flow into said bed hood gradually; and

said foldable cover is provided along a side of said arched two-layer covering plate, the cover comprising a plurality of arched plates laminated together, said arched plates are each narrow at two ends thereof and broad in the middle, and are clamped by a holder at two ends of said arched two-layer covering plate, whereby said foldable cover can be expanded or folded by a pivoting mechanism between said arched plates and said holders.

2. The air-conditioned bed hood for a baby according to claim 1, wherein two flexible bracing rods are provided within said air bag at left and right sides thereof to brace said air bag, a plurality of elastic members are connected between said two bracing rods, when no air is filled into said air bag, a tension of said elastic members will cause said air bag to contract and wrinkle and said air bag will not block said plurality of air apertures on said two layers of arched two-layer covering plate, and air convection can occur through said plurality of air apertures on said inner and outer layers of said arched two-layer covering plate;

when air is filled into said air bag to force said elastic members to expand so that said air bag will fill up said hollow area between two layers of said arched two-layer covering plate, said airtight cloth will be attached on said outer layer of said arched two-layer covering plate, said semi-permeable cloth will be attached on said inner layer of said arched two-layer covering plate, and clean air will not flow out but instead flow into said bed hood gradually.

3. The air-conditioned bed hood for a baby according to claim 1, wherein said foldable cover is provided symmetrically at each of two sides of said arched two-layer covering plate.

4. The air-conditioned bed hood for a baby according claim 1, wherein part of said arched plates of said foldable cover are provided with exhaust members.

5. The air-conditioned bed hood for a baby according to claim 4, wherein said exhaust members are air holes provided on part of said arched plates.

6. The air-conditioned bed hood for a baby according to claim 4, wherein part of said arched plates are replaced by a screen gauze structure to form said exhaust members.

7. The air-conditioned bed hood for a baby according to claim 1, wherein said arched plates are transparent or translucent.

8. The air-conditioned bed hood for a baby according to claim 2, wherein said elastic members are coil springs.

9. The air-conditioned bed hood for a baby according to claim 1, wherein a handle is provided on top of said arched two-layer covering plate.

10. The air-conditioned bed hood for a baby according to claim 1, wherein said air cleaner has a panel with a plurality of push buttons thereon for adjusting temperature and moisture of said clean air.

11. The air-conditioned bed hood for a baby according to claim 1, wherein said bed hood is semi-ellipsoidal in shape.