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US 10,702,073 B2Granted
Portable rocker for newborn baby or infant
AssigneeSteven Paperno
InventorsSteven Paperno, Joseph R. Adamski
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Abstract
A rocker for supporting an infant or other item includes a carrier assembly and a support assembly. The carrier assembly has a support platform. The support assembly is disposed below the carrier assembly is operable to selectively impart motion to the carrier assembly in a plurality of different motion patterns. The motion patterns can include one or more of translation along a first linear direction, translation along a second linear direction perpendicular to the first linear direction, yaw relative to a first axis, pitch relative to a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, roll about a third axis that is perpendicular to the first and second axes, and elevation changes relative to the support assembly.
Claims20
An infant rocking system, comprising:
- a carrier assembly configured to support an infant thereon, the carrier assembly comprising a support platform having a generally planar top surface and an opening on a bottom surface of the support platform;
- a support assembly disposed below the carrier assembly and configured for placement on a planar surface, the support assembly configured to impart motion to the carrier assembly in one or more of rotation about a first axis that extends through the opening, translation along a first linear direction, translation along a second linear direction perpendicular to the first linear direction, yaw relative to the axis, pitch relative to a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis and roll about a third axis that is perpendicular to the first and second axes, elevation above the support assembly, the support assembly comprising:
- a base platform,
- a frame movably disposed on the base platform and operable to provide said rotation about the first axis,
- a universal joint having a lower yoke fixedly mounted on the frame and an upper yoke slideably coupled within the opening, the upper yoke configured to engage the opening to impart said rotation about the first axis to the carrier assembly based on rotation of the frame,
- a plurality of motor assemblies mounted on the frame and arranged circumferentially about the universal joint, each of the motor assemblies configured to engage a different portion of the bottom surface of the support platform and being actuatable independently of each other to impart pitch, roll, and vertical motion to the carrier assembly, each of the motor assemblies comprising:
- an electric motor operable to rotate a rotor extending therefrom,
- a drive arm coupled with the rotor, and
- a drive shaft coupled with the drive arm, the drive shaft configured to translate vertically between the frame and the support platform, a vertical position of the drive shaft controlled by the position of the rotor of the motor, an upper end of the drive shaft configured to engage the bottom surface of the support platform;
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- an electronic controller unit operable to control an operation of the plurality of motor assemblies to impart the pitch, roll, and vertical motion on the support platform.
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A rocker comprising:
- a carrier assembly comprising a support platform and an opening on a bottom surface of the support platform;
- a support assembly disposed below the carrier assembly and configured for placement on a planar surface, the support assembly configured to impart motion to the carrier assembly in one or more of 1) yaw about a first axis that extends through the opening, 2) pitch about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, 3) roll about a third axis that is perpendicular to the first and second axes, and 4) elevation changes above the support assembly;
- the support assembly comprising:
- a base platform;
- a frame movably disposed on the base platform and operable to provide yaw about the first axis;
- a joint having a lower yoke mounted on the frame and an upper yoke slideably coupled within the opening, the upper yoke configured to engage the opening to impart said rotation about the first axis to the carrier assembly based on rotation of the frame;
- a plurality of motor assemblies mounted on the frame, each of the motor assemblies configured to engage the bottom surface of the support platform and being actuatable independently of each other;
- and
- an electronic controller unit operable to control an operation of the plurality of motor assemblies to impart one or more of 1) pitch, 2) roll, and 3) elevation changes on the carrier assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.