IP Library Granted Patent US 12,426,721
Granted Patent B2
US 12,426,721 · App. 18/485,805 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Turnover mechanism, crib frame, and foldable crib

Inventors: Jiagui Li (Neijiang, CN); Maoyuan Tian (Neijiang, CN)
Assignee: Sichuan Hobbies Baby Products Co., Ltd.
A47D9/005
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Patent No.
US 12,426,721
App. No.
18/485,805
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of cribs. The present invention discloses a turnover mechanism, a crib frame, and a foldable crib. The turnover mechanism comprises: a central seat of which a center of a bottom is provided with a support shaft; a plurality of sets of connecting members arranged around the central seat and pivotally connected to the central seat, wherein a gear portion is provided at one end that is of the connecting member and that is pivotally connected to the central seat; and a sliding member sleeved on the support shaft, wherein the sliding member is provided with a rack portion engaged with the gear portion. The foldable crib frame and the foldable crib can achieve synchronous rotation of a plurality of connecting members through the cooperation of the gear portion and the rack portion of the turnover mechanism, thereby facilitating rapid unfolding and folding.

Claims (42)

1. A turnover mechanism having an unfolding state and a turnover state, comprising:

a central seat of which a center of a bottom is provided with a support shaft;

a plurality of sets of connecting members arranged around the central seat and pivotally connected to the central seat, wherein a gear portion is provided at one end that is of the connecting member and that is pivotally connected to the central seat;

a sliding member sleeved on the support shaft and moving up and down along the support shaft, wherein the sliding member is provided with a rack portion engaged with the gear portion;

a locking member having a locking position and an unlocking position, wherein when in the locking position, the locking member can prevent the sliding member from moving, and when in the unlocking position, the sliding member can move along the support shaft; and

an unlocking member connected to the locking member so as to switch the locking member between the locking position and the unlocking position,

wherein the support shaft has an accommodating cavity, and

wherein the locking member comprises:

a plurality of rotating pieces centrally symmetrically arranged inside the support shaft and pivotally connected to the support shaft,

wherein when in the locking position, the rotating piece partially penetrates through the support shaft and abuts against the sliding member, and

wherein when in the unlocking position, the rotating piece can rotate under the action of the unlocking member and be completely accommodated in the accommodating cavity.

2. The turnover mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the unlocking member comprises:

a blocking piece slidably mounted in the accommodating cavity and abutting against a side surface of a top of the rotating piece so as to prevent the rotating piece from rotating;

a lifting portion arranged at the top of the central seat, penetrating through the top of the central seat and connected to the blocking piece; and

a first reset member connected to the blocking piece;

wherein the blocking piece extends downwards along two sides of the rotating piece to form extending portions;

the rotating piece is provided with a chute; and

the chute is provided with a pivot in a penetrating mode, and two ends of the pivot are connected to the extending portion, respectively.

3. The turnover mechanism according to claim 2 , comprising a second reset member connected to the sliding member.

4. A crib frame, having a usage state and a folding state and comprising an upright post and a handrail folded mechanism connected to the upright post, wherein the crib frame further comprises:

the turnover mechanism according to claim 1 and a bottom bar connecting the turnover mechanism and the upright post;

wherein the connecting members correspond to the upright posts one by one; and

one end of the bottom bar is hinged to the upright post, and the other end of the bottom bar is connected to the connecting member.

5. The crib frame according to claim 4 , wherein the handrail folded mechanism comprises:

a joint; and

two cross bars, wherein one end of the cross bar is pivotally connected to the upright post, and the other end of the cross bar is pivotally connected to the connecting member;

wherein the cross bar can change the crib frame from a usage state to a folding state under the action of the turnover mechanism.

6. The crib frame according to claim 5 , wherein two sides of the joint are provided with accommodating cavities used to accommodate the other ends of the cross bars;

inclined guide grooves are symmetrically provided at two sides of the accommodating cavity;

an inclined upper end of the inclined guide groove is provided with a transversely communicated clamping and locking groove;

the other end of the cross bar is provided with a positioning portion that can move in the inclined guide groove and the clamping and locking groove;

when the crib frame needs to be folded, the upright post can pull the positioning portion from the clamping and locking groove to the inclined guide groove in an inclining process so as to rotate the cross bar, so that a foldable crib can be changed from the usage state to the folding state.

7. The crib frame according to claim 6 , wherein two sides of the accommodating cavity are provided with reinforcing rib plates, and the inclined guide groove and the clamping and locking groove are arranged at one surface that is of the reinforcing rib plate and that is opposite to the other reinforcing rib plate.

8. The crib frame according to claim 7 , wherein two sides of the accommodating cavity are further symmetrically provided with horizontal guide grooves; and the other end of the cross bar is provided with a pivot shaft, and the pivot shaft penetrates through the horizontal guide groove.

9. The crib frame according to claim 5 , wherein a first balance bar is provided below the cross bar; and one end of the first balance bar is hinged to the upright post, and the other end of the first balance bar is hinged to the joint.

10. The crib frame according to claim 9 , wherein the joint is provided with an arc-shaped guide groove; an upper end of the arc-shaped guide groove is provided with a transversely communicated limiting groove; and

the other end of the first balance bar is provided with a pivot that is movable and penetrates through the arc-shaped guide groove or the limiting groove.

11. The crib frame according to claim 4 , wherein a second balance bar is provided below the bottom bar, one end of the second balance bar is hinged to the upright post, and the other end of the second balance bar is hinged to the support shaft.

12. The crib frame according to claim 11 , wherein the second balance bar is provided in a plurality of sections and connected to the bottom bar by a movable buckle.

13. The crib frame according to claim 4 , wherein a caster is formed at a lower end of the upright post.

14. The crib frame according to claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of auxiliary struts; and one end of the auxiliary strut is hinged to the central seat, and the other end of the auxiliary strut is formed into a free end.

15. A foldable crib, having the crib frame according to claim 4 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2023
From: LI, JIAGUI; TIAN, MAOYUAN
To: SICHUAN HOBBIES BABY PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065214/0874 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310746016.6 · Jun 25, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240423387A1 · Dec 26, 2024
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