Child's carriage, in particular a stroller
View Patent ↗This children's carriage ( 1 ) comprises a frame ( 10 ) that supports a seat or the like for the child, equipped with a rear bar for pushing the carriage. The frame is equipped, at the front with a warning light controlled by means of a control switch provided on the push bar in order to limit the risks of collisions between the children's carriage and vehicles traveling in proximity thereto such as automobiles. In order to confer a good-looking aesthetic appearance to children's carriage, particularly at the warning light, the frame is equipped with a front wheel ( 18 ), which is supported on the ground and joined to the frame by a fork ( 22 ′) that is articulated with regard to the frame, an external housing ( 26 ) of the light ( 24 ) forming, at least in part, a decorative element in the area of the articulation of the fork with regard to the frame.
1. A child's carriage, comprising a frame supporting a seat or a cot for the child, the frame being fitted with:
a front wheel for bearing on the ground and connected to the frame by a fork that is mounted by a swivel relative to the frame;
a front warning light having a light source and an outer housing for protecting the light source, the outer housing having a top cap formed of a material through which light from the light source radiates from the housing and a bottom base, the housing forming at least in part a decorative cover for hiding the swivel between the fork and the frame therein;
the top cap being provided with a plurality of lens-forming internal facets distributed around a periphery thereof and the light source including at least one LED being disposed facing each facet; and
at least one rear thrust element for pushing the carriage and provided with a switch for switching the light source on and off.
2. The carriage according to claim 1 , wherein the front warning light is associated with electrical power supply means for the light source that are adapted to cause the light source to flash.
3. The carriage according to claim 2 , including a locking mechanism adapted to act in reversible manner to block the orientation of the fork relative to the frame, the locking mechanism being internal to the housing and wherein the locking mechanism includes an electromagnet connected to the electrical power supply and controlled by the switch carried by the thrust element.
4. The carriage according to claim 1 , wherein a truncated bottom face of the base forms a docking and sliding plane for a top end of the fork.
5. The carriage according to claim 1 , including a locking mechanism adapted to act in reversible manner to block the orientation of the fork relative to the frame, the locking mechanism being internal to the housing.
6. The carriage according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is arranged at least in part to project forwards from a front end portion of the frame.
7. The carriage according to claim 1 , wherein the housing of the light source is provided on an outside face with at least one retro-reflector zone.
8. The carriage according to claim 1 , wherein the thrust element is permanently secured to the frame, and electrical connection means between the switch and the light source being integrated in the frame.
9. The carriage according to claim 1 , wherein the thrust element is releasably connected to the frame and is associated with separable electrical connection means between the switch and the light source.
10. The carriage according to claim 1 , wherein the frame is a frame of a wheeled device selected from a group of devices consisting of: a stroller, a baby carriage, and a tricycle.
11. A child's carriage, comprising a frame supporting a seat or a cot for the child, the frame being fitted with:
a front wheel for bearing on the ground and connected to the frame by a fork that is mounted by a swivel relative to the frame;
a front warning light having a light source and an outer housing for protecting the light source, the housing forming at least in part a decorative cover for hiding the swivel between the fork and the frame therein;
the housing of the light source including a substantially hemispherical top cap made of a translucent material to permit passage of the light emitted by the light source inside the housing, and a bottom base in the form of a hemisphere with a truncated bottom portion made of an opaque material;
the top cap being provided with a plurality of lens-forming internal facets distributed around a periphery thereof, with the light source including at least one LED being disposed facing each facet; and
at least one rear thrust element for pushing the carriage and provided with a switch for switching the light source on and off.