US 12,758,045 B2 · Automatic apparatus and method for changing a diaper

Abstract

An apparatus and method for replacing a used diaper, including a frame, a backrest and a core movable in the frame. The method includes placing a new diaper onto a diapering system on the core, placing the person on the backrest, moving the core from an initial position to a first position adjacent the diapering area, removing the used diaper using a diaper removing system, depositing the used diaper into a waste tank by the diaper removing system of the core, moving a diapering system of the core into a position adjacent the diapering area, placing the new diaper, held by the diapering system, onto the diapering area, and moving the core back to the initial position after the new diaper has been placed on the diapering area of the person. Addition steps can include sealing a plastic bag for holding the removed used diaper and washing the diapering area.

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Dependent claims

A diaper changing apparatus for automatically removing a used diaper from a person and placing a new diaper on the person, comprising:

a frame, including a base portion and a head portion located on the base portion;
a backrest located on an upper part of the base portion, wherein the backrest is configured to hold an upper back region of the person, and wherein the backrest is further configured so that a diapering area of the person, that includes a lower back region and upper leg regions of the person, is exposed over an opening in the upper part of the base portion;
a core located to be movable inside the frame;
and
a controller configured to move the core longitudinally from an initial position, spaced apart from the diapering area of the person, into a first position adjacent to the diapering area of the person, to remove the used diaper from the diapering area of the person when the core is in the first position, to dispose of the removed used diaper in a waste tank, to place the new diaper on the diapering area of the person, and to move the core longitudinally away from the diapering area of the person back to the initial position after the new diaper has been placed on the diapering area of the person.

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A method of removing a used diaper from a diapering area of a person and placing a new diaper on the person using an apparatus that includes a frame, a backrest to support an upper back region of the person, and a core movable in the frame, the method comprising performing steps of:

placing the new diaper onto a diapering system located on the core;
placing the person on the backrest;
moving the core within the frame from an initial position, spaced apart from a diapering area of the person, to a first position adjacent the diapering area;
removing the used diaper from the diapering area using a diaper removing system of the core;
depositing the removed used diaper into a waste tank after it has been removed from the person by the diaper removing system of the core;
moving the diapering system of the core into a position adjacent the diapering area of the person;
placing the new diaper, held by the diapering system, onto the diapering area of the person;
and
moving the core back to the initial position after the new diaper has been placed on the diapering area of the person.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Automatic apparatus and method for changing a diaper

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Automatic apparatus and method for changing a diaper

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Abstract

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