HK1105566A1

HK1105566A1 - Baby carrier

Info

Publication number: HK1105566A1
Application number: HK07114001.1A
Authority: HK
Inventors: 南沙纪子; 森口优子
Original assignee: 康贝股份有限公司
Priority date: 2006-03-31
Filing date: 2007-12-20
Publication date: 2008-02-22
Also published as: JP5026720B2; TW201350059A; KR20070098746A; TW200735819A; GB2476402B; JP2007268073A; GB2476592A; GB0706220D0; GB2436735B; TW201350060A; CN101044945A; GB201102027D0; GB2476591A; GB2476401A; GB201102020D0; TWI549632B; TWI452983B; GB2476401B; CN101044945B; TWI527541B

Abstract

A baby carrier 1 has an upright-position-holding-seat main body 11 for holding a baby in contact therewith. A contact portion of the upright-position-holding-seat main body 11 with the baby is configured with a buffer member inside. The buffer member has a relieving portion for relieving buffer power of the buffer member. The upright-position-holding-seat main body 11 is an upright-position holding seat for holding the baby in an upright position, and the contact portion is a leg-opening portion 100 which is brought into contact with a buttocks portion or an inner thigh portion of the baby.

Description

Infant carrying device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a technique of a child carrier for holding a child.

Background

Generally, infant carriers used by people can hold an infant in two ways: one is clasping in a lying position and the other is clasping in an upright position. When clasped in the lying position, the child is clasped in a horizontal lying posture, and when clasped in the upright position, the child is clasped in an upright posture. When the child grows up, the holding mode is usually changed from the lying position to the standing position. The baby's neck is not strong enough to hold his head upright and is therefore usually held in a lying position.

In light of the foregoing, a child carrier device is disclosed that allows a user to change the manner of clasping between a recumbent position and an upright position. For example, a disclosed baby carrier device includes an upright position holding seat for holding in an upright position and a lying position holding seat for holding in a lying position, wherein holding in the upright position can use only the upright position holding seat, and the lying position holding seat is detachably connected to the upright position holding seat for holding in the lying position (see, for example, japanese patent application laid-open No. 2004-181268).

Conventional baby carriers have hooks that are attached to the back (the surface adjacent the side of the child) and to the sides of the upright position retaining seat, and further hooks that are attached to the back (the surface that is to contact the upright position retaining seat) and to the sides of the recumbent position clasping seat. The hooks are detachably engaged with each other when the upright position holding base is coupled to the upright position holding base.

In addition, to allow the user to hold the child in an upright position, conventional child carriers include, for example, a main carrier body and a shoulder strap. The user places the child in the main carrier body and hangs the main carrier body on his shoulders using the shoulder straps. The user may use the baby carrier to hold a baby in two different upright positions: one is a back-to-back posture, in which the child is facing backwards (i.e., facing the user) (carried facing the back front side); and the other is a forward facing position in which the child is facing forward (front facing front side carrying).

When the baby is held in a backward facing posture, the weight of the baby is mainly from the hip of the baby to the main carrier body. Therefore, the main carrier body needs to firmly support the buttocks of the infant with a portion (hereinafter, referred to as a leg opening) which comes into contact with the buttocks of the infant. Preferably, the leg opening part may maintain its width wider than a predetermined size, thereby keeping fit with the moving infant and comfortably supporting the buttocks of the infant even if the infant shakes left and right. However, when the child is held in a forward facing position, the inner thigh and its surrounding area come into contact with the leg opening. The gap between the inner thighs or their surroundings may be narrower than the gap between the buttocks. If the width of the leg opening portion is the same for both the backward facing posture and the forward facing posture, the leg opening portion presses the inner thigh of the infant and the infant feels uncomfortable.

To solve this problem, some structures have been proposed to adjust the width of the leg opening portion. For example, one disclosed structure includes a fastener attached to the leg opening that narrows the width of the leg opening when the child is held in a forward facing position. Another disclosed structure includes a pad portion disposed inside the leg opening portion. The flexibility of the pad portion reduces the pressure applied to the thighs of the child from the leg opening portions when the child is held in a forward facing position.

The main carrying device body also comprises a head support positioned above. The head support is for supporting the head of a child to prevent the child from leaning too far backward. The head support is a wide band-shaped member, and a head support band and a fastening member are attached to the ends thereof. The head support band is connected to the main carrier body and the shoulder strap by fasteners, whereby the connection head is supported to the main carrier body and the shoulder strap.

Conventional child carriers with head supports also include a head support cover, thereby preventing the head support strap and fastener from contacting the child. Conventional head support covers are configured in a substantially flat plate shape and are disposed on the back (i.e., the side of the child) of each head support strap and fastener. Another conventional head support cap is provided in a tubular shape. The head support band and the fastener pass through the tubular head support cover and are substantially covered by the head support cover.

In addition, in some disclosed head supports having the above-described design, the right side length and the left side length are adjustable. In particular the fastener is provided as a ladder lock. The distance between the main carrier body and the head support can be adjusted by adjusting the distance that the head support band is inserted into the ladder lock.

In addition, the conventional upright position maintaining base includes a connecting band and a buckle (buckle) for connecting a right side shoulder strap and a left side shoulder strap. For example, the over-connecting strap may be provided in a strap shape to be connected to one of the right and left shoulder straps. The buckle includes a female buckle connected to a free end of the connecting band and another male buckle connected to the right and left shoulder straps. When the male buckle is detachably engaged with the female buckle located at the end of the connecting band, the right and left shoulder straps are coupled to each other through the connecting band and the buckle. In the coupled state, the right and left shoulder straps maintain a fixed distance from each other. Therefore, the shoulder strap is not easily slipped off from the shoulder of the user, and the user can easily put on the baby carrier. In addition, since the buckle is provided as a side buckle, the user can disengage the female buckle from the male buckle, and the shoulder strap can be unfastened by manipulating an operating portion disposed on the side of the buckle.

The connecting belt and the buckle are provided with a buckle cover body which can cover the connecting belt and the buckle and prevent the connecting belt and the buckle from touching the infant. For example, the buckle cover may be provided in a sheet shape. The sheet-shaped buckle cover body may be folded into two pieces, and the connection belt and the buckle may be disposed inside the folded buckle cover body, whereby the connection belt and the buckle may be covered in a state of not being exposed. In addition, the buckle cover has a fastening member, such as a hook, and a surface fastening member attached to an inner side surface thereof. The buckle cover may be fixed to the connection band using a fastener such that ends of the buckle cover are fixed to each other.

In the past, when the backs of the infants are not strong enough to keep them in the upright position, a high-rigidity infant carrier device was required to support the backs of the infants. Therefore, the child carrier needs to use a hard member to provide high rigidity, such as a hard plate provided in the main carrier body. On the other hand, for the case where the back of the child is strong enough to keep them in an upright position, the child carrier used does not require the use of particularly high stiffness to protect the child's back. Therefore, the main carrier body of the child carrier can be provided only with soft cloth, and does not require a hard plate.

In addition, there is a great need for a baby carrier that allows a user to fold the baby carrier into a smaller shape and that is easy to carry when the user goes out and does not need to use it. To meet this need, a storage structure has been disclosed for storing baby carriers designed to give the baby's back sufficient strength to support the baby carrier in an upright position. In particular, the baby carrier may be integrally formed with a bag, such as a waist bag, so that the baby carrier and the bag may be located at the front side and the rear side, respectively. When the user holds the infant by using the infant bearing device, the user can take out the infant bearing device; when the user does not hold the infant with the infant carrier, the user reverses the structure to expose the bag to the outside, folds the infant carrier into a small shape, and inserts the bag.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to provide a baby carrier which can solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

For this purpose, the baby carrier according to the invention can be configured, for example, as follows.

The baby carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention has a holding seat for holding a baby in contact with the holding seat, and the seat has a contact portion for contacting the holding seat with the baby, and a buffer body embedded therein and having a release portion for releasing a buffering force of the buffer body.

In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a baby carrier has an upright position holding seat for holding a baby in an upright position and a lying position holding seat for holding a baby in a lying position, and the upright position holding seat and the lying position holding seat are both engageable with and disengageable from each other and contact rear side surfaces of the upright position holding seat and the lying position holding seat with each other, and the lying position newspaper holding seat has a first fastening member, one of the lying position holding seat and the upright position holding seat has a second fastening member which is mechanically and detachably fastened to the first fastening member, and the fastening member and the second fastening member are formed to be hidden behind the upright position holding seat and in front of the lying position holding seat.

A baby carrier according to another embodiment of the present invention comprises a seat body for holding a body of a baby; a head support disposed at an end of the seat main body and supporting a head of an infant; a shoulder strap for supporting the seat main body in a suspended manner; and a connector for connecting the head support to the seat body or the shoulder strap, wherein a front side of the connector is substantially covered by a front side cover body, and a rear side of the connector is substantially covered by a rear side cover body.

A baby carrier according to still another embodiment of the present invention includes a seat main body covering a body of a baby; a pair of shoulder straps connected to the seat body; a connecting band for connecting the pair of shoulder straps to each other; and a coupling/separating means for detachably coupling the connecting band to the shoulder strap, wherein the baby carrier further comprises a tubular cover surrounding the connecting band and extending from the connecting band to the coupling/separating means for surrounding at least a portion of the coupling/separating means, and the cover is fixed to the connecting band at a position close to the coupling/separating means.

In accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention, a baby carrier for carrying a baby includes a folding device for accommodating the baby carrier, and a storage device for storing the folding device inside the baby carrier in such a manner that the folding device can be freely taken out of the storage device.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an overall schematic perspective view of a child carrier device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the child carrier device according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a state of being held in a lying position;

FIG. 4 is a back-facing front-facing upright position clasped state;

FIG. 5 is a front facing upright position clasped condition;

FIG. 6 shows a normal backpack clasping (shoulder-carrying) state;

FIG. 7 shows a back-carrying clasping state of the interlaced band body;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the upright position holder according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the upright position holder according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the upright position retaining socket according to FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged front view of the shoulder strap with the fastener in an open condition;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged front view of the shoulder strap with the fastener in a closed position;

FIG. 13 is an enlarged front view of a portion of the periphery of the head support band;

FIG. 14 is an enlarged front view of a portion of the periphery of the head support band, lifting the back side cover;

FIG. 15 is an enlarged partial front view of the periphery of the head support band in a released condition;

fig. 16 is a partial enlarged front view of the periphery of the interface tape in a joined state;

FIG. 17 is a front view of a twist buckle;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view of a twist buckle;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of the twist tie button in an unfastened condition;

FIG. 20 is a front view of the spiral buckle in a pre-rotation state and a post-rotation state;

FIG. 21 is a front view of a leg support strap;

fig. 22 is a perspective view of the lying position holding seat of fig. 1;

fig. 23 is a front view of the lying position holding seat of fig. 1;

FIG. 24 is a rear view of the lying position holder of FIG. 1;

FIG. 25 is a vertical sectional view of the lying position holding seat;

FIG. 26 is a front view of the peripheral portion of the head support band at its minimum length;

FIG. 27 is a front view of the portion around the head support band at the maximum length;

FIG. 28 is an enlarged front view of the peripheral portion of the interface tape in an unfastened condition;

FIG. 29 is an enlarged front view of the peripheral portion of the connector strap when the connector strap cover is closed;

FIG. 30 is an enlarged front view of the peripheral portion of the interface tape centrally located within the storage device;

FIG. 31 is an enlarged front view of the peripheral portion of the interface tape in a fully stored condition;

fig. 32 is an enlarged rear view of a portion around the leg opening portion;

FIG. 33 is a vertical sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 32;

FIG. 34 is an enlarged rear view of the peripheral portion of the leg opening in a deformed state;

FIG. 35 is a vertical sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 34;

fig. 36 is an enlarged bottom view of a peripheral portion of the movable portion;

FIG. 37 is an enlarged bottom view of the movable portion surrounding portion in a deformed condition;

fig. 38 is an enlarged rear view of a peripheral portion of the weight adjustment portion;

FIG. 39 is a schematic view showing a peripheral portion of a leg opening portion of a conventional baby carrier;

FIG. 40 is a schematic view of a portion around a leg opening according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 41 is a front view of a fixed structure in a head (head portion);

fig. 42 is an enlarged perspective view of a peripheral portion of the strap combiner (strap combiner) in a coupled state;

fig. 43 is an enlarged perspective view of the peripheral portion of the band joining apparatus in a non-joined state;

FIG. 44 is an enlarged front view of the portion of the periphery of a pocket for storing a storage bag;

FIG. 45 is a front view of the stand-up retaining station with the storage bag removed from the pocket;

FIG. 46 is a front elevational view of the upright position holder illustrating the storage process of the upright position holder;

FIG. 47 is a front elevational view of the upright position holder illustrating a subsequent process of storage of the upright position holder of FIG. 46;

FIG. 48 is a front elevational view of the upright position holder illustrating a subsequent process of storage of the upright position holder of FIG. 47;

FIG. 49 is a front view of the upright position holder after completing its storage process;

FIG. 50 is a perspective view of the storage bag attached to a handle bar of a stroller;

FIG. 51 is a perspective view of a storage bag attached to a handle of a bag;

FIG. 52 is a vertical sectional view taken along line C-C of FIG. 44;

FIG. 53 is an enlarged front view of an alternate embodiment of the interface tape;

fig. 54 shows a process of how the connection tape is stored from the state shown in fig. 53;

FIG. 55 shows the interface tape of FIG. 53 in a condition of completed storage;

FIG. 56 is an enlarged front view of another alternative embodiment of the interface tape;

FIG. 57 is the interface tape of FIG. 56 in a fully stored condition;

FIG. 58 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an upright position holder body showing a modified embodiment of a portion connecting a front side fabric and a back side fabric;

FIG. 59 is a rear view of a lying position holding seat according to a first modified embodiment of a structure of an attaching/detaching device;

FIG. 60 is a rear view of a lying position holding seat according to a second modified embodiment of a structure of an attaching/detaching device;

FIG. 61 is a rear view of an upright position holding seat according to a second modified example of structure of an engaging/disengaging device;

FIG. 62 is a rear view of a lying position holding seat according to a third modified embodiment of a structure of an attaching/detaching device;

FIG. 63 is a rear view of a lying position holding seat according to a fourth modified embodiment of a structure of an attaching/detaching device;

FIG. 64 is a rear view of an upright position holding seat according to a fourth modified example of structure of an engaging/disengaging device;

FIG. 65 is a rear view of a lying position holding seat according to a fifth modified embodiment of a structure of an attaching/detaching device;

FIG. 66 is a rear view of an upright position holding seat according to a fifth modified example of structure of an engaging/disengaging device;

FIG. 67 is a rear view of a lying position holding seat according to a sixth modified example of the structure of an attaching/detaching device;

FIG. 68 is a front view of an upright position maintaining seat according to a sixth modified example of structure of an engaging/disengaging device;

FIG. 69 is a front view of an upright position holder according to a seventh variation of construction of an engaging/disengaging device;

FIG. 70 is a front view of the stand-up holder 10 when the storage bag is removed, showing an alternative embodiment of the folding device configuration;

FIG. 71 is a front elevational view of the upright position holder illustrating the storage process of the upright position holder;

FIG. 72 is a front elevational view of the upright position holder illustrating a subsequent process of storage of the upright position holder of FIG. 71;

FIG. 73 is a front elevational view of the upright position holder illustrating a subsequent process of storage of the upright position holder of FIG. 72;

FIG. 74 is a front elevational view of the upright position holder illustrating a subsequent process of storage of the upright position holder of FIG. 73;

FIG. 75 is a front elevational view of the upright position holder illustrating a subsequent process to that for storage of the upright position holder of FIG. 74;

FIG. 76 is a front elevational view of the stand-up position retaining socket showing an alternative embodiment of the folding device configuration having a securing strap;

FIG. 77 is a front elevational view of the stand-up position retaining socket showing the alternative embodiment of the folding device structure with the securing straps in a folded, finished condition;

FIG. 78 is a front elevational view of the stand-up position retaining socket showing another alternate embodiment of the folding device configuration with a securing strap;

FIG. 79 is a front elevational view of the stand-up position retaining socket showing another alternative embodiment of the folding device structure with the securing straps in a folded, finished condition;

FIG. 80 is a front view of another alternative embodiment of a folding device structure having a clasp and hook; and

fig. 81 is a front view of yet another alternative embodiment of a folding device configuration with a clasp and hook in a folded state.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of a baby carrier according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted, however, that the present invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. First, the basic structure of the child carrier device will be described, followed by a detailed description of the structure of each part of the child carrier device. Finally, variations of this embodiment will be explained.

Basic structure of baby carrier

First, the basic structure of the child carrier device will be described. Fig. 1 is an overall schematic perspective view of the child carrier device, and fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the child carrier device. The child carrier device 1 is a holding device for holding a child. The baby carrier 1 includes an upright position holding seat 10 to be worn by a user (e.g., a mother or father of a baby), and a lying position holding seat 50 detachably attached to the upright position holding seat 10. In the following description, the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction in fig. 1 will be referred to as a right direction, a forward direction, and an upward direction, respectively, if not otherwise described. The directions opposite thereto will be referred to as the leftward direction, the rearward direction, and the downward direction, respectively. A surface of the upright-position maintaining seat 10 and a surface of the lying-position maintaining seat 50 will be placed in contact with each other and will be referred to as a rear-side surface, and a surface opposite to the rear-side surface will be referred to as a front-side surface. The vertical direction and the horizontal direction will be referred to as a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, respectively, if necessary.

The user of the baby carrier 1 may hold the baby in a variety of ways. These modes of holding can be largely divided into three categories, namely "recumbent position holding", "upright position holding" and "back-carrying" (shoulder-carrying). "upright position clasping" can be divided into "forward facing clasping" and "rearward facing clasping". The back side bearing is divided into a normal back side bearing and a back side bearing with staggered belt bodies. In summary, the user can hold the child in five different ways. The user can select one of five holding modes to hold the infant according to his/her needs.

Particularly, when the user holds the infant in the "lying position holding" manner, the infant is held in a lying posture with the feet substantially horizontally stretched in front of the user as shown in fig. 3. When a user holds an infant in an "upright position holding," the infant is held upright substantially before the user. Further, in the "clasping in the rearward facing upright position", the child is clasped (toward the user) in the rearward facing upright position, as shown in fig. 4, and in the "clasping in the forward facing upright position", the child is clasped in the forward facing upright position, as shown in fig. 5. In "back-pack" the user carries the child on his/her back, with the child standing substantially upright. In addition, in the "normal back-pack", the user will use a pair of shoulder straps as shown in fig. 6 later, i.e., the right and left shoulder straps (not shown in fig. 6) do not intersect with each other, and in the "back-pack of the staggered straps", the user can place the shoulder straps to intersect with each other, as shown in fig. 7.

Usually, young children are born for up to several months because the neck is not strong enough to keep their head upright. Therefore, the child is held in a lying posture. When the neck of the infant is strong enough, the infant can be held in an upright posture. When the user uses the child carrier device 1 of this embodiment, the user connects the lying-position holding seat 50 to the upright-position holding seat 10 only when he/she holds the child in the child lying position, and later he/she can remove the lying-position holding seat 50 and use the upright-position holding seat 10 alone. Therefore, the child carrier device 1 has versatility and is convenient to use.

Basic structure of the stand-up position retaining base 10

The basic structure of the upright position retaining base 10 will be described below. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the upright position holding base 10, fig. 9 is a front view of the upright position holding base 10, and fig. 10 is a rear view of the upright position holding base 10. The upright position holding base 10 mainly includes an upright position holding base main body 11, a head support 12, shoulder straps 13, a connecting strap 14, side straps 15, and leg support straps 16. The head support 12, shoulder straps 13, connecting straps 14, side straps 15, and leg support straps 16 are each connected to the upright-position holding base main body 11.

The main body 11 forms a receiving surface for receiving the lying position holding seat 50 and a holding surface for directly supporting the child. The upright position retaining seat main body 11 is a basic structural member of the upright position retaining seat 10. The upright-position holding seat main body 11 may be provided in any shape as long as the upright-position holding seat main body 11 satisfies the above-described function. The upright position retaining base main body 11 of this embodiment is formed substantially in an elongated shape and substantially in a flat plate-like shape. The upright position holding seat body 11 has a length substantially corresponding to a length extending from the neck to the crotch of the infant, and a width substantially corresponding to a width of the torso of the infant. Preferably, the upright position maintaining seat body 11 has sufficient elasticity to match the change of the way the child is clasped and to follow the movement of the child. For example, the upright-position maintaining base main body 11 includes a cushion (cushiony member) of a material like amino potassium ester, and the front and rear sides of the cushion are covered with a covering fabric and a backing fabric, respectively (the cushion, the covering fabric and the backing fabric are not shown in fig. 8 to 10). The covering fabric and the backing fabric corresponding to the upper half of the body of the infant are made of mesh fabric having good air permeability characteristics, thereby enhancing the comfort of the infant and improving the design of the infant carrier 1.

The head support 12 is a head support (head support) that can bear the weight of the child's head and prevent the child from tilting excessively backwards. The head support 12 may be provided in any shape as long as the head support 12 functions. Generally, the head support 12 of this embodiment forms a horizontally elongated shape. The head support 12 has a height that covers the neck portion up to the top of the head of the infant and a width that is slightly wider than the width of the standing position retaining seat main body 11. The head support 12 is formed with a pad covered by a covering fabric and a backing fabric of mesh material. Therefore, the flexibility of the head support 12 can be ensured, and the comfort of the child and the design quality of the child carrier 1 can be improved. The lower edge of the head support 12 is sewn to the upper edge of the upright position-retaining seat main body 11 along a sewing line 17. The head support 12 can be folded to the front side at the seam 17. Therefore, in fig. 5, when the infant is held facing forward, there is an open space above the standing position holding seat main body 11, and the infant's face facing forward is not covered, so that the comfort of the infant can be improved.

The shoulder straps 13 are a support that is placed around the shoulders of the user so that the user can bear the weight of the child applied to the upright position maintaining seat 10 in a hanging manner. While the shoulder straps 13 are provided on the right and left sides of the upright-position holding base body 11. The length of the shoulder straps 13 is such that the shoulder straps 13 protrude from the side of the upright position maintaining seat main body 11, pass around the shoulders of the user, and reach the chest or back of the user. The shoulder straps 13 are formed to be slightly wider than the side straps 15 or the leg support straps 16, so that the weight applied to the shoulders of the user is dispersed by the shoulder straps 13, thereby relieving the weight felt by the user. In addition, as shown in the enlarged front view of shoulder straps 13 of fig. 11, there is a fastener 18 on different sides of each shoulder strap 13 in the longitudinal direction and near the center of shoulder strap 13. Thus, two pairs of shoulder straps 13 may be connected to each other by fasteners 18, thereby forming a wider strip-like member, as shown in the front view of fig. 12. When the user holds the shoulder straps 13 on one shoulder while lying down, as shown in fig. 3, the wide shoulder straps 13 are hard to slip off from the shoulder and the weight can be uniformly dispersed, whereby the burden on the user can be further reduced.

Returning to fig. 8 to 10, the head support 12 and the shoulder strap 13 having the above-described design are coupled to each other by the head support band 20. Fig. 13 is an enlarged front view of a surrounding portion of the head support band 20, fig. 14 is an enlarged front view of a surrounding portion of the head support band 20, a rear cover 72 described later is opened, and fig. 15 is an unfastened state showing an enlarged front view of a surrounding portion of the head support band 20. The head support band 20 is a connector that connects the head support 12 and the shoulder strap 13 to each other and protrudes from each end of the head support 12 toward the right or left direction.

The head support band 20 includes a main band body 21 in a strip shape protruding from the upright position retaining seat main body 11, a ladder buckle 22 for length adjustment is provided at a free end of the main band body 21, and a hook 23 is provided at an end of the ladder buckle 22 integrally formed with the ladder buckle 22. On the other hand, a loop 24 is arranged on shoulder strap 13 at a position corresponding to hook 23. When the hook 23 is detachably coupled to the ring body 24, the head support 12 is coupled to the shoulder straps 13, so that the weight of the head of the child is supported by the shoulder straps 13, whereby the head of the child can be held more securely. In addition, when head support 12 and shoulder straps 13 are connected in the above-described manner, a distance is maintained between the paired shoulder straps 13 at an upper position, whereby the burden on the shoulders of the user can be reduced. In addition, when the depth of the main band body 21 inserted into the step 22 is changed, the length of the main band body 21 protruding from the upright position holding seat main body 11 can be adjusted, and the distance between the head support 12 and the shoulder straps 13 can be adjusted, whereby the size of the space for accommodating the infant can be adjusted according to the body size and the age of the month of the infant. When the head support 12 is connected to the shoulder straps 13, the upright position retaining base body 11, the head support 12 and the shoulder straps 13 form an arm hole 25 which is an opening surrounded by these three members, and as shown in fig. 9 and 10, the child can freely put his arm into the arm hole 25.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the connecting band 14 is a connector that connects the right and left shoulder straps 13 to each other (in fig. 8 and 9, the connecting band 14 is stored in a pocket 90, as described later). Fig. 16 is a partially enlarged front view of the connecting band in a connected state. The connecting strap 14 is arranged at a position close to where one shoulder strap 13 (left shoulder strap 13 in the present embodiment) is connected to the upright position holding base body 11, and is formed as a strip-like member extending from one shoulder strap 13 to the other shoulder strap 13 (right shoulder strap 13 in the present embodiment). A female buckle 26 is disposed at the free end of the connecting band 14, whereby a male buckle 27 is disposed at a position corresponding to the female buckle 26, which is close to the position where the other shoulder strap 13 (the right shoulder strap 13 in the present embodiment) is attached to the upright-position-retaining seat main body 11 (in fig. 16, the male buckle 27 is stored in the female buckle 26).

In the female buckle 26, a space (not shown) is formed to store the male buckle 27, and a coupling boss (not shown) is formed in the space. When the boss 27 is inserted into the space, the coupling boss detachably couples the boss 27. Therefore, the right and left shoulder straps 13 can be connected to each other by the connecting straps 14, and in this way, the distance between the shoulder straps 13 can be maintained, whereby the burden on the user can be further reduced. The female buckle 26 has an operating portion 26 a. When the operating portion 26a is pressed and the female buckle 26 is elastically deformed, the engaging boss releases the male buckle 27 and the shoulder strap 13 is released from the connection with the connecting strap 14.

Referring back to fig. 8 and 9, the side band 15 is a connector which connects the shoulder strap 13 and the upright position retaining seat body 11 to each other. The upper end of side strap 15 is connected to the end of shoulder strap 13 via a swivel buckle 30, as described below. The lower end of the side strap 15 is connected to the lower end of the upright position retaining seat main body 11 via a ladder lock 28. The user can adjust the distance between the shoulder belt 13 and the upright position holding seat main body 11 by changing the amount of insertion of the side belt 15 into the ladder lock 28 according to the shape of the user's body, thereby making the shoulder belt 13 suitable for himself/herself. In addition, a bonding rubber 29 is provided near the lower end of one of the right and left side belts 15 (the right side belt 15 in this embodiment), as shown in fig. 2. The binding rubber 29 is a circular elastic member. When the lower end of the other side belt 15 (the left side belt 15 in this embodiment) passes through the joint rubber 29, the lower ends of the right and left side belts 15 are joined together, whereby the side belt 15 can prevent itself from interfering with the user due to the slack of the suspension.

The shoulder straps 13 and the side straps 15 provided as described above are connected to each other by the swivel buckles 30, as shown in fig. 9. Fig. 17 is a front view of the rotating buckle 30, fig. 18 is a bottom view of the rotating buckle 30, and fig. 19 is a perspective view (partially exploded view) of the rotating buckle 30 in an unfastened state. The rotating buckle 30 includes a male buckle 31 and a female buckle 32. One shoulder strap 13 (in this embodiment, right side shoulder strap 13) and one side strap 15 (in this embodiment, right side strap 15) are connected to each other by male buckle 31, and the other shoulder strap 13 (in this embodiment, left side shoulder strap 13) and the other side strap 15 (in this embodiment, left side strap 15) are connected to each other by female buckle 32. When the male and female buckles 31 and 32 are coupled to each other, the right and left shoulder straps 13 and 13 are coupled to each other in front of the user, thereby achieving the back-carrying of the staggered straps as shown in fig. 7 and further dispersing the weight on the user.

As shown in fig. 17 to 19, the tab 31 includes a base 33 and a tongue 34 integrally formed with each other. Bottom 33 has a ring 33a to which shoulder strap 13 is attached and a slit 33b to which side strap 15 is attached. The tongue 34 is formed in a circular shape. An operating portion 34a is provided within the circular shape of the tongue body 34. When the operation portion 34a is in the non-compressed state, the operation portion 34a protrudes toward the rear side (toward the side of the user) and is farther from the tongue 34. The operating portion 34a is elastically deformable toward the front side. On the other hand, the female buckle 32 includes a bottom 35 and a socket 36 formed integrally. Bottom 35 has a ring 35a for connecting shoulder straps 13 and a slit 35b for connecting side straps 15. The socket 36 has a space 36a therein for receiving the tongue 34 of the tab 31. The tongue 34 can be removably inserted into the space 36 a. On the rear side of the space, a ring body 36b is arranged. When the tongue 34 is inserted into the space 36a, the operating portion 34a of the tongue 34 protrudes toward the rear side through a hole of the ring 36b and is detachably coupled to the ring 36 b. Therefore, the male buckle 31 and the female buckle 32 are connected to each other. In the attached state, the male buckle 31 is rotatable along the operating portion 34a with respect to the female buckle 32 in a vertical plane (a plane extending along the chest of the user) within a predetermined range. The user can adjust the crossing angle of the shoulder straps 13 and the side straps 15 according to his/her body shape so that the baby carrier can be more suitable for the user. Fig. 20 is a front view of the rotating buckle 30. In fig. 20, a dotted line represents the rotating clasp 30 before rotation, and a solid line represents the rotating clasp 30 after rotation. When the rotating buckle 30 is in the connected state, the user presses the operating part 34a from the rear side toward the front side, the operating part 34a is elastically deformed and separated from the ring body 36b, and the male buckle 31 is released from the engagement with the female buckle 32. Since the operating portion 34a is disposed on the rear side of the rotating buckle 30, the rotating buckle 30 is inadvertently pressed from the front side without causing the male buckle 31 and the female buckle 32 to be separated.

Referring back to fig. 8 and 9, the leg support strap 16 is a connector that surrounds the legs of the infant and connects the side surface portion and the lower end portion of the upright position holding seat body 11 to receive the weight of the infant transferred from the buttocks of the infant through the upright position holding seat body 11 in a suspended manner. Fig. 21 is a front view of the leg support belt 16. The leg support band 16 includes a leg support band body 40 coupled to the lower end of the upright position holder body 11, and a stretchable band 41 made of rubber coupling the leg support band body 40 to a position near where the upright position holder body 11 is coupled to the shoulder strap 13. The stretchable band 41 can be stretched according to the movement of the infant and allows the lower portion of the upright position maintaining seat main body 11 to fit the buttocks portion of the infant's body. A belt cover 42 is disposed around the stretchable belt 41. The tape cover 42 substantially entirely covers the stretchable tape 41 in a state where it is not exposed. Therefore, regardless of the state in which the stretchable band 41 is stretched, only the band cover 42 is exposed to the outside, whereby the design quality of the child carrier 1 can be improved. When the side and lower end portions of the upright position holder main body 11 are connected to each other by the leg support band 16, the leg hole 43 is formed as an opening surrounded by the upright position holder main body 11 and the leg support band 16. The infant can freely place its legs in the leg holes 43.

Basic structure of lying position holding seat

The basic structure of the lying position maintaining seat 50 shown in fig. 1 and 2 will be described herein. Fig. 22 is a perspective view of the lying position holding seat 50, fig. 23 is a front view of the lying position holding seat 50, and fig. 24 is a rear view of the lying position holding seat 50. The lying position maintaining base 50 includes a lying position maintaining base main body 51, a head guard 52, a holding belt 53 and a belt body coupling device 54. The head protector 52, the clasping band 53, and the strap combiner (strap combiner)54, each of which is connected to the lying position holding seat main body 51.

The lying position holding seat main body 51 forms a receiving surface for receiving a child. The lying position holding seat main body 51 is a basic structural member of the lying position holding seat 50. The lying position holding seat 51 may be provided in any shape as long as the lying position holding seat main body 51 achieves the above-described function. The lying position holding seat main body 51 of the present embodiment is formed in a substantially vertically elongated substantially flat plate-like shape, and has a length and a width sufficient to accommodate the entire body of an infant. Preferably, the lying position holding seat main body 51 has a sufficient strength to hold the infant and keep the infant in a proper shape when the neck of the infant is not strong enough to support the head. For example, the lying position holder main body 51 is formed of a hard plate 55 as a core material (core material 1), as shown in a vertical sectional view of the lying position holder 51 in fig. 25. The use of the hard sheet 55 of high strength makes it possible to support the child in a substantially horizontal posture when held in a lying posture and prevent the spine of the child from twisting. In addition, a foamed member (foam member)56 is disposed on the front side of the hard sheet 55 and covered with a covering fabric 57, and a cushion member 58 using a material such as urethane (polyurethane) is disposed on the rear side of the hard sheet 55 and covered with a backing fabric 59, so that the comfort of the infant can be improved. The air discharge holes 55a are substantially through holes and are formed at a plurality of positions of the hard plate 55, whereby the air discharge performance of the lying position holding seat 50 and the comfort of the infant can be improved.

Referring back to fig. 22 to 24, cut-out portions (cut-out) 60 are formed in corresponding shapes at right and left sides of the lying position holding seat main body 51 corresponding to the arms of the infant. Therefore, the child can stretch his or her arms to the outside through the cut portions 60, thereby improving the comfort of the child. In addition, since no member is disposed on the front side of the lying position holding seat main body 51, the front side of the lying position holding seat main body 51 is an open space in addition to the clasping belt 53, whereby body heat of the child can be effectively discharged when the child is clasped in the lying posture, and the comfort of the child can be further improved.

The head protector 52 is a holder that can receive the head of the child from behind when held in a lying position. The head protector 52 is formed in a hemispherical shape corresponding to the head of the infant, and is sewn to the upper edge of the lying position holding seat main body 51. The head restraint 52 is provided with a hard plate (not shown). Openings (not shown) are formed at a plurality of positions on the hard sheet, whereby the air-permeability of the head protector 52 and the comfort of the infant can be further improved. The head protector 52 is separated from the lying position holding seat main body 51 independently and is sewn to the lying position holding seat main body 51 later. Therefore, the head guard 52 is structurally independent from the lying position holding seat main body 51, and the deformation or the like of the lying position holding seat main body 51 is not directly transferred to the head guard 52, whereby the deformation of the head guard 52 can be prevented and a space for accommodating the head of the infant can be maintained.

The holding belt 53 holds the body of the child from above when held in the lying position, and is connected to one of the right and left sides (the right side in the present embodiment) of the lying position holding seat main body 51. The holding belt 53 is formed in such a length that the holding belt 53 extends over the body of the infant and reaches the other side (the left side in the present embodiment) of the right and left sides of the lying position holding seat main body 51. As shown in fig. 24, a male hook 61 is attached to the free end of the clasping band 53, and a female hook 62 is attached to the other of the right and left sides (the left side in the present embodiment) of the lying position retaining seat main body 51 at a position corresponding to the position of the male hook 61. When the male hook 61 is detachably engaged with the female hook 62, the holding belt 53 can be fixedly attached to the lying position holding seat main body 51. Therefore, the holding band 53 can hold the body of the infant.

Returning to fig. 22 to 24, the strap bonding apparatus 54 is a connector that can be used to connect the side strap 15 and the leg support strap 16 of the upright position maintaining mount 10 as described above. The belt body coupling device 54 is formed in a substantially T-shape as a whole when viewed from the front, and is sewn to the lower edge of the lying position holding seat main body 51. When the band combining means 54 is folded into a tubular shape, the leg support bands 16 and the side bands 15 can be stored in a space formed by the tubular shape of the band combining means 54, as described below.

Head support strap 20 for each detail of the upright position holder 10

The respective portions of the upright position retaining base 10 will be described in detail below. The head support band 20 will be explained first. Referring back to fig. 13 to 15, the head support band 20 is covered with a band cover 70. The belt cover 70 includes a substantially flat plate-shaped front side cover 71 extending from the right or left side of the surface of the upright position holder main body 11 as an integral body of the upright position holder main body 11, and a substantially flat plate-shaped rear side cover 72 connected to the front side cover 71. The front cover 71 and the rear cover 72 are formed in substantially the same shape. The head support band 20 may be stored between the front cover body 71 and the rear cover body 72 as shown in fig. 13.

Particularly, when the head support band 20 is stored as described above, the front and rear side surfaces of the head support band 20 may be respectively covered with the front and rear cover bodies 71 and 72, respectively, whereby the head support band 20 may be covered regardless of the folded state of the band cover body 70. More specifically, when the head support 12 is erected as shown in fig. 4 and 6, the rear side surface of the head support band 20 is covered with the rear cover 72, thereby preventing the head support band 20 from contacting the infant. When the head support 12 is folded as shown in fig. 5, the front side of the head support band 20 may be covered with the front cover body 71, thereby preventing the head support band 20 from contacting the infant (in fig. 4 to 6, the front cover body 71 and the rear cover body 72 are not shown). At the same time, the head support band 20 is prevented from being exposed to the outside, and thus the design quality of the child carrier device 1 can be prevented from deteriorating.

Various means are also made in the belt cover body 70 to more easily and stably wrap the head support belt 20. For example, as shown in fig. 13 to 15, the front cover body 71 and the rear cover body 72 are fixed to each other by sewing an upper edge of the rear cover body 72 to an upper edge of the front cover body 71 along a sewing line 73. The rear cover body 72 can be opened upward by a sewing line 73, as shown in fig. 14 and 15. Therefore, the user can substantially completely expose the head support band 20 only by picking up the rear cover body 72. The user need not perform cumbersome operations such as pulling the tubular wrap of a conventional baby carrier and can simply operate by stretching the hand-to-head support strap 20 alone. After the operation, when the user removes the back-side cover body 72 with his hand, the back-side cover body 72 naturally comes backward from the sewing line 73 by its own weight. Thus, the head support band 20 is automatically covered as shown in fig. 13. Even when the user forgets to fix the female hooks 71a and the male hooks 72a, as will be described later, the head support band 20 can be prevented from contacting the infant.

In addition, a plurality of concave hooks 71a are provided on the rear side surface (surface facing the rear cover body 72) of the lower end portion of the front cover body 71, as shown in fig. 14 and 15. Further, a front side surface (a surface facing the front side cover 71) of the lower end portion of the rear side cover 72 is provided with a plurality of convex hooks 72a at positions corresponding to the plurality of concave hooks 71 a. When the male hook 72a is detachably coupled to the female hook 71a, the front side cover 71 and the rear side cover 72 may be fixed to each other at the lower end portions thereof, whereby the head support band 20 may be more stably wrapped. In addition, since the concave hook 71a and the convex hook 72a are disposed on the surfaces of the front cover 71 and the rear cover 72 corresponding to each other, when the front cover 71 and the rear cover 72 are closed, the concave hook 71a and the convex hook 72a are disposed inside the belt cover 70, as shown in fig. 13. Therefore, the female hook 71a and the male hook 72a are prevented from coming into contact with the child, and the hooks are prevented from being exposed, i.e., the design quality of the child carrier 1 is degraded.

As described above, the size of the protruding portion of the head support band 20 from the head support 12 can be adjusted by changing the depth of insertion of the band body 21 into the step buckle 22. FIG. 26 is a front view of the peripheral portion of the head support band at the minimum length, and FIG. 27 is a front view of the peripheral portion of the head support band at the maximum length. In this embodiment, the head support band 20 may be covered by the band cover 70 regardless of the length change of the head support band 20 by the adjustment structure. In particular, the front cover 71 and the rear cover 72 are formed to have a length exceeding the minimum length L1 of the belt main body 21 and the maximum length L2 of the cover main body 21. Therefore, even when the head support band 20 is extended to the maximum length, the head support band 20 can be covered, so that the head support band 20 can be surely prevented from contacting an infant.

When the protruding portion of the head support band 20 can be adjusted in the above-described manner, a part of the band body 21 is sometimes hung uselessly. The remaining portion 21a of the belt main body 21 may be folded back at the step buckle 22 and guided to the head support 12 to be exposed outside the belt cover body 70, as shown in fig. 26. To prevent this, the head support 12 is provided with a band-shaped band pocket 12a near the position where the head support band 20 is attached. The strap pocket 12a is a space formed at the end of the head support 12 and has a length equal to or greater than the maximum length L3 of the remaining portion 21 a. The strap body pocket 12a is provided with an opening 12b on a surface facing the head support strap 20. The remaining portion of the strap body 21 may be inserted into the strap pocket 12a via the opening 12 b. Therefore, even when a portion of the band body 21 is redundant, the remaining portion 21a can be easily inserted into the band body pocket 12a to be in a non-exposed state, whereby the remaining portion 21a can be prevented from contacting an infant who does not shake with the remaining portion 21 a.

In this embodiment, a space 74 is formed between the front cover 71 and the rear cover 72 to be substantially seamlessly connected to a space 75 of the strap pocket 12 a. Accordingly, the remaining portion 21a of the head support band 20 stored in the space 74 can be smoothly inserted into the space 75 without being exposed to the outside, whereby the entire head support band 20 can be substantially completely in an unexposed state.

Details of the stand-up holder 10-the connecting strip 14

The structure of the connecting band 14 is described in detail herein. Fig. 28 is an enlarged front view of the peripheral portion of the connecting band in a separated state. As shown in the drawing, the connecting band 14 and the female buckle 26 are covered with a connecting band cover 80. Attachment strip cover 80 is formed into a tubular shape from a covering fabric 81 (shown only in figure 30, described below) and a backing fabric 82. When the connection band 14 and the female buckle 26 are inserted into the tubular space, the connection band 14 and the female buckle 26 are surrounded by the connection band cover 80 and are in an unexposed state. Therefore, the connecting band 14 and the female buckle 26 are prevented from contacting the infant. In particular, since the female buckle 26 having the operation portion 26a is not exposed, the infant can be prevented from being shaken along with the operation portion 26 a. The end of the connecting band cover 80 is opened. When male buckle 27 is inserted into the opened end, male buckle 27 is detachably coupled to female buckle 26. Since the male buckle 27 is inserted into the female buckle 26 in the coupled state, as shown in fig. 16, the male buckle 27 can be wrapped together with the connection belt cover 80, and the female buckle 26 is similar.

When the user wants to couple male buckle 27 to female buckle 26 or operates operating portion 26a of female buckle 26 to separate, the user may pull connecting band cover 80 toward the side of shoulder strap 13, thereby exposing female buckle 26. However, when the female buckle 26 is covered only by the connection-tape cover 80, it is troublesome to pull the connection-tape cover 80. In addition, if the user forgets to return the connection band cover 80 to the original position after exposing the female buckle 26, the female buckle remains exposed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the connection belt cover body 80 can be returned to the original shape by itself, thereby alleviating the above-described inconvenience.

In particular, connecting strap cover 80 is stitched to connecting strap 14 along stitching 83, adjacent to female clasp 26, as shown in FIG. 28. When the user pulls the fastener tape cover 80, as shown in fig. 29, the movement of the fastener tape cover 80 is restricted to the sewing line 83, and only a portion from the end of the fastener tape cover 80 to the sewing line 83 can be pulled out (in fig. 28 and 29, the movable range of the fastener tape cover 80 is represented by R1, and the immovable range is represented by R2). When the attachment band cover body 80 is moved only in a short range at the end thereof, i.e., the repulsive force of the end of the attachment band cover body 80 is increased. Therefore, when the user removes only his hand from the attachment band cover 80, the attachment band cover 80 naturally returns to its original state due to its own repulsive force and covers the female buckle 26, as shown in fig. 16 and 28. Therefore, the user can prevent the female buckle 26 from being exposed without performing any special action to repeatedly attach the belt cover 80 to its original state, thereby further improving the child safety of the child carrier.

Any combination of structures may be used for female buckle 26 and male buckle 27. For example, a clasp or side release buckle (SR buckle) may be used. In this embodiment, a front release buckle is used. When the user presses the operating portion 26a disposed on the front side (surface opposite to the child side) of the female buckle 26, the female buckle 26 can be disengaged from the male buckle. Since the operation portion 26a can be operated only from the front side, erroneous operation of the operation portion 26a by a child from the rear side can be prevented, thereby further improving the safety of the child carrier.

In an attempt to combine male buckle 27 with female buckle 26, the user twists strap 14 and inserts male buckle 27 into female buckle 26 from the wrong side. To prevent this, the connection belt cover 80 of the present embodiment has an identification means to indicate whether that side is the front side or the rear side. The identification means may be a mark disposed on each of the front and rear side surfaces of the connecting band cover 80, for example. In this embodiment, the front and rear surfaces of the connecting belt cover 80 are covered with fabrics of different materials, so that the fabric material can be used as an indicator.

Specifically, a mesh fabric is used as the covering fabric 81 attached to the tape cover body 80, and a fabric other than the mesh fabric is used as the backing fabric 82 attached to the tape cover body 80 (in the drawing, the difference in fabric material is not shown). Therefore, the user can easily visually recognize the front side surface and the rear side surface of the connection band cover body 80, and can insert the male buckle 27 in the correct direction and couple it to the female buckle 26. In addition, since the covering fabric 81 is made of a highly breathable mesh fabric to the side of the infant, the infant can feel comfortable even when the covering fabric 81 comes into contact with the infant. In addition, since the backing fabric 82 covering the operating portion 26a is made of only a relatively thin backing fabric, the user feels more comfortable when contacting the operating portion 26a via the backing fabric 82, thereby improving the user's operability. In addition, the male button 27 and the female button 26 are formed in such a manner that the male button 27 and the female button 26 are coupled with each other only when the male button 27 is inserted into the female button 26 in a correct direction.

The connecting band 14 having the above-described structure is used only when it is held in the upright position, and is not required to be held in the lying position. Therefore, the child carrier device 1 of the present embodiment includes a storage structure for storing the connection strap 14 when held in the lying position. Fig. 30 is an enlarged front view of a peripheral portion of the connection band at the center of the storage device, and fig. 31 is an enlarged front view of the peripheral portion of the connection band in a complete storage state. A pocket-shaped pocket 90, in which a connecting strap 14 is placed, is formed at a position where the connecting strap 14 connects one of the shoulder straps 13 (the left shoulder strap 13 in this embodiment). In addition, a pocket 91 has a tab 27 stored therein at the center thereof, which is formed at a position where the tab 27 is connected to another shoulder strap 13 (the right shoulder strap 13 in this embodiment). Pockets 90, 91 are formed adjacent to where shoulder straps 13 are attached to upright position retaining seat body 11. Pockets 90, 91 have openings 90a and 91a, respectively, on a surface facing either the attachment strap 14 or the tab 27. As shown in fig. 31, the connecting band 14 or the tab 27 can be inserted into the pocket 90 or 91 through the opening 90a or 91 a. Therefore, when the connecting band 14 and the male buckle 27 are not used, they are stored in a non-exposed state in the pocket, whereby the connecting band 14 and the male buckle 27 can avoid obstructing other operations and prevent a user and an infant from being touched.

Preferably, the attachment strap 14 is completely storable within the pocket 90. However, when the entire length of the connecting band 14 is longer than the entire width of the shoulder straps 13, as in this embodiment, if the connecting band 14 is inserted into the pocket in a direction perpendicular to the shoulder straps 13, the connecting band 14 cannot be completely stored in the pocket 90. Therefore, in the present embodiment, pocket 90 is formed as a rectangular space and is formed along the longitudinal direction of shoulder strap 13. In particular, pocket 90 has a length that is greater than the entire length L4 of interface tape 14 and extends downward from the bottom of the perimeter of interface tape 14, as shown in FIG. 30. When the connecting band 14 is folded, the connecting band 14 can be stored substantially completely in the pocket 90 as shown in fig. 31 so that its free end is directed downward as shown in fig. 30 and its distal end is inserted into the opening 90a and pushed into the pocket 90 in addition in the direction along the longitudinal direction of the shoulder strap 13.

Detailed structure of individual part of stand-up position retaining base 10- -leg opening part

The detailed structure of the leg opening portion 100 of the upright position holding base 10 of fig. 10 will be described below. The leg opening 100 is provided at the lower end of the upright position holding seat body 11, and holds the hip of the infant when worn on the back and front side as shown in fig. 4, and holds the inner thigh of the infant when worn on the front and front side as shown in fig. 5. There are many means made at the leg opening portion 100 to improve the elasticity of the leg opening portion 100 in this embodiment, so the leg opening portion 100 can be changed as these contact with the leg opening portion 100 changes. Fig. 32 is an enlarged rear view of a portion around a leg opening portion, and fig. 33 is a vertical sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 32.

The right side 101 and the left side 102 of the leg opening 100 are curved to conform to the shape of the thigh of an infant. When the baby's legs are supported by the curved sides 101 and 102, the baby can comfortably extend the legs. As shown in fig. 33, the leg opening part 100 is provided with a cushion part 103 (substantially similar to the other parts in the upright position retaining base main body 11) serving as a cushion body whose front and rear side surfaces are covered with a front side fabric 104 and a rear side fabric 105, respectively. The cushion portion 103 is a structural member that provides the strength necessary for the upright position maintaining base 10 to support the infant, and at the same time, serves as a cushion body that can be deformed as the infant moves, thereby improving the comfort of the infant.

An opening 106 is formed in the pad portion 103 at the center around the leg opening portion 100 (a portion surrounded by a dotted line in fig. 32). The opening 106 is a buffering force releaser which releases the buffering force of the pad 103. Fig. 34 is an enlarged rear view of a portion around the leg-opening portion in a deformed state, and fig. 35 is a vertical sectional line along the line B-B of fig. 34. Since the cushioning force of the pad 103 does not exist in the opening 106, the entire cushioning force of the pad 103 in the leg opening portion 100 can be released. When carrying the baby facing the front side, the inner thigh portion of the baby, not the hip portion, may contact the leg opening portion 100 to push the leg opening portion 100 in the arrow direction shown in fig. 34. Since the repulsive force of the pad 103 is released from the opening 106, the pad 103 can be deformed relatively easily. Therefore, the inner thigh of the child is not excessively compressed, and the leg opening 100 can maintain a width corresponding to the inner thigh. In addition, the presence of the openings 106 further enhances the ventilation of the leg opening 100 to increase infant comfort. In particular, since the front side shape of the opening 106 is a trapezoid which can conform to the shape of the thigh of an infant, similar to the leg opening 100, the pad 103 can be deformed into a shape corresponding to the leg of an infant, whereby the pad 103 can maintain good conformity to the leg of an infant.

As shown in fig. 32 to 35, the movable portions 107 are provided on both sides of the leg opening portion 100. The movable portion 107 is movable relative to the upright position holding seat body 11 in accordance with the movement of the child. As shown in fig. 32, a sewing line 108 is provided at each side of the leg opening portion 100. The cushion portion 103 is divided along the sewing line 108 as shown in fig. 33, thereby forming the movable portion 107. Fig. 36 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a surrounding portion of the movable portion, and the seventeenth figure is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the surrounding portion of the movable portion in a deformed state. Since the pad 103 is separated, the strength of the pad 103 is also separated, so that the strength of the movable portion 107 is lowered. Therefore, the movable portion 107 moves in accordance with the pressing force applied to the leg opening portion 100 by the child, thereby maintaining the width corresponding to the child. More particularly, because the suture 108 is formed in a curvilinear shape that matches the shape of the child's leg as shown in fig. 32 and 34, the movable portion 107 may be moved to deform into a shape corresponding to the child's leg, thereby maintaining conformance to the leg.

In addition, in addition to the weight releasing structure described above for the back-and-forth movement, a weight releasing structure having an up-and-down movement is provided in the present embodiment. Fig. 38 is an enlarged rear view of a peripheral portion of the weight adjustment portion. As shown in the drawing, the leg opening 100 has a weight adjustment portion 107 a. The weight adjusting part 107a spreads the leg opening part 100 downward and inwardly transfers the tension generated by the weight of the infant to the leg opening part 100.

In particular, the weight adjustment portion 107a is formed by the lower end of the extended leg opening 100. The lower end of the leg opening 100 extends downward by a predetermined length to maintain the structure of the leg opening 100. This extended structure makes the side length L5 of the leg opening 100 longer, that is, the sum of the original length L6 of the leg opening and the length L7 of the weight adjustment portion 107a (L5 ═ L6+ L7). The weight adjusting portion 107a is formed to have the following effects. Conventionally, a child is suspended from the leg opening portion 100 of a relatively short length L6, as shown in the schematic view of fig. 39. The hip and inner thighs of the child are held in a suspended manner by the right and left sides of the leg opening 100. The weight F of the infant is directly transmitted to the right and left sides of the leg opening 100 and is compressed to the hip or inner thigh of the infant. On the other hand, the embodiment has the weight adjustment portion 107a as shown in the schematic view of fig. 40. Accordingly, the tension applied to the right and left sides of the leg opening 100 in a suspended state can be released compared to the tension of the conventional leg opening 100, and the weight applied to the right and left sides of the leg opening 100 can be reduced. Then, the point at which the weight F is applied moves from the right and left sides to the center (inward) by a small amount. Therefore, the pressing force applied to the buttocks or inner thighs of the infant can be reduced, whereby the comfort of the infant can be improved.

Attachment/detachment structure of lying position holding base 50 with respect to upright position holding base 10

The attachment/detachment structure of the lying position holding base 50 with respect to the upright position holding base 10 will be described in more detail. The upright-position maintaining seat 10 and the lying-position maintaining seat 50 are fixed to each other at generally three positions, i.e., a position near the head, a position near the buttocks, and a position near the legs. Since the upright-position maintaining seat 10 and the lying-position maintaining seat 50 are fixed to each other at a plurality of positions, the fixed state can be stably maintained over their entire length even when the user or the infant moves.

First, a fixing structure of the head portion will be explained. The fixing structure of the head portion is cut in such a manner that the fixing structure is not exposed to the side of the infant (the rear side surface side of the upright position holding seat 10 and the front side surface side of the lying position holding seat 50) regardless of whether the lying position holding seat 50 is attached or not. In particular, the connection unit 110 protruding to the side is disposed at a position close to the upper corner of the lying position holding seat main body 51, as shown in fig. 41. The connection unit 110 is provided with two protruding pieces 111, 112, which overlap each other. The protruding piece 111 disposed to the front side surface side has a convex hook 111a on the front side surface thereof, whereby the protruding piece 112 disposed to the rear side surface side has a concave hook 112a on the rear side surface thereof. On the other hand, the belt cover 70 of the upright position holding base 10 has the concave hook 71a of the front side cover 71 and the convex hook 72a of the rear side cover 72 at a position corresponding to the connection unit 110.

When the connection unit 110 is inserted into the inside of the tape cover 70, the male hook 111a of the protruding piece 111 on the front side surface is detachably engaged with the female hook 71a of the front side cover 71, and the female hook 112a of the protruding piece 112 on the rear side surface is detachably engaged with the male hook 72a of the rear side cover 72. Therefore, the upper portion of the lying position holding base 50 can be fixed to the upper portion of the upright position holding base 10. Particularly, since the connection unit 110 is inserted into the belt cover 70 at the connection site, the connection unit 110 is covered by the belt cover 70 and can be brought into a non-exposed state on both the front side and the rear side. Therefore, the male hook 111a and the female hook 112a can be prevented from coming into contact with the child, and the design quality of the child carrier 1 can be improved.

The fixing structure of the hip part will be explained below. As shown in fig. 2, the upright position retaining seat main body 11 has a surface fastener 113 disposed on the rear side surface of the lower portion. On the other hand, the lying position holding base main body 51 has a surface fastener (not shown) having a shape corresponding to the surface fastener 113 of the lower rear side surface at a corresponding position on the lower rear side surface. Therefore, when the lying-position holding seat 113 is placed on the upright-position holding seat 10, the lower portion of the lying-position holding seat 50 is pressed onto the lower portion of the upright-position holding seat 10, and the surface fastener 113 and the surface fastener (not shown) are detachably coupled to each other. Therefore, the lower portion of the lying position holding base 50 can be fixed to the lower portion of the upright position holding base 10. In particular, because the fixing structure can be realized with surface fasteners, the fixing structure is rather flat. Therefore, even if the child is placed directly on the rear side of the upright position holding seat main body 11 when the child is held in the upright position, the unevenness of the fixing structure will not cause an uncomfortable feeling to the child.

The fixing structure of the leg portion will be explained below. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the tape body coupling means 54 is provided at the lower edge of the lying position holding seat 51, as described above. Fig. 42 is an enlarged perspective view of the peripheral portion of the strap connecting device when fastened, and fig. 43 is an enlarged perspective view of the peripheral portion of the strap connecting device when unfastened. The tape body coupling device 54 is substantially T-shaped in the front side shape, and is sewn to the lower edge of the lying position retaining seat main body 51. The tape body coupling means 54 has a convex hook 54a on the front side (rear side) of the left end, and a concave hook 54b on the rear side (front side) of the right end, at a position corresponding to the convex hook 54 a.

When the lying position maintaining seat 50 is fixed to the lying position maintaining seat 10, the band bonding means 54 is inserted from the rear side to the front side of the leg support bands 16 and the side bands 15, the rear side of the band bonding means 54 is brought into contact with the leg support bands 16 and the side bands 15, and the band bonding means 54 is folded into a tubular shape. Thus, the leg support band 16 and the side band 15 can be stored within the inner space of the tubular form. The right and left ends of the band coupling means 54 in the above state are overlapped with each other, and the male hook 54a and the female hook 54b are disposed at positions corresponding to each other. When the male hook 54a is pressed onto the female hook 54b and engaged with the female hook 54b, the tape body engaging means 54 can be fixed in a tubular configuration, as shown in fig. 42.

Since the side belt 15 and the leg support belt 16 can be connected together by the belt body coupling means 54, the side belt 15, the leg support belt 16 and the remaining portions thereof can be prevented from being caught by a user, a child or the like, and the appearance of the child carrier device 1 can be more concise, thereby enhancing the design quality thereof. Particularly, since the strap bonding means 54 is made of the front side fabric and the back fabric without a hard sheet inside, the strap bonding means 54 does not cause an uncomfortable feeling to the infant. In addition, when the band coupling means 54 is used to hold the leg support band 16, the leg support band 16 can be raised from the lower end of the lying position holding seat 50 toward the front side by a predetermined angle, thereby preventing the leg support band 16 from being pulled out to the right or left side or from being tilted upward toward the infant's side. Therefore, the storage space for the infant can be fixed.

Folding device structure of upright position holding base 10

The folding device structure of the upright position holding base 10 will be explained here. As described above, a baby of several months size is often held in an upright position. Therefore, the child carrier device 1 of the present embodiment is designed such that the user can hold the child in the upright posture only with the upright position holding seat 10. In particular, the strength of the lying position retaining seat main body 51 when clasped in the lying position can be fixed with a hard plate, while the elasticity of the upright position retaining seat main body 11 can be improved by removing a high-hardness material (e.g., the hard plate 55). Therefore, the child carrier device 1 allows the user to carry the upright position maintaining seat 10 more easily. In addition, in order to further improve the portability of the upright position maintaining seat 10, the folding device structure is provided according to the present embodiment, thereby allowing the user to fold the upright position maintaining seat 10 into a small shape while easily carrying the folded seat. The structure of the folding device will be described below.

Fig. 44 is an enlarged front view of a peripheral portion of a pocket in which a storage bag is stored, and fig. 45 is a front view of the stand-up holder 10 in which the storage bag is taken out of the pocket. The upright position maintaining base body 11 of the upright position maintaining base 10 is provided with a pocket 120 at the upper and lower edges of the front side (at a position corresponding to between the legs of an infant held in an upright posture, as shown in fig. 4). In the pocket 120, a storage bag 121 is stored in such a manner that the storage bag 121 can be freely taken out. The storage bag 121 is a folding device in which the upright position retaining stand 10 can be stored in a predetermined storage state. The storage bag 121 is taken out of the pocket 120 through the opening 120a of the pocket 120. The storage bag 121 is formed in a bag shape having a sufficient capacity to store the upright position retaining base 10. For example, the storage bag 121 is substantially formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. On one side of the storage bag 121, an opening 121a is formed. The upright position retaining stand 10 can be inserted into or taken out of the storage bag 121 through the opening 121 a.

Since the storage bag 121 can be stored in the pocket 120 of the stand-up position holding base 10, the user can avoid leaving the storage bag 121 when going out. Meanwhile, the user can easily take out the storage bag 121 to fold and store the upright position maintaining stand 10 when the upright position maintaining stand 10 is not used. Then, the user can carry the upright position holding stand 10 in a compact manner by carrying the upright position holding stand 10 stored in the storage bag 121. Particularly, since the storage bag 121 is formed of a mesh fabric, the storage bag 121 can be folded into a small shape, so that its presence will not cause an uncomfortable feeling to the infant. In addition, the string 121b is coupled to the opening 121a of the storage bag 121, thereby opening and closing the opening 121 a. The user may close the opening 121a by pulling out the string 121b when the stand-up position maintaining base 10 is stored in the storage bag 121, whereby the stand-up position maintaining base 10 may be prevented from falling out of the storage bag 121. Therefore, the upright position retaining base 10 can be carried more easily.

In particular, the child carrier device 1 of the present embodiment can utilize a structure that can more safely prevent the user from forgetting the storage bag 121 while going out and can also facilitate the storage of the upright position maintaining base 10 in the storage bag 121. In particular, the pocket 120 and the storage bag 121 are connected to each other by a connection bag 122. The connection bag 122 has one end sewn to the inner side surface of the pocket 120 and the other end sewn and fixed to the storage bag 121. Therefore, the storage bags 121 each carry the upright position maintaining base 10, and the user can more safely prevent forgetting to leave the storage bag 121.

An example of the storage process of the upright position maintaining base 10 will be described herein. First, the user places the storage bag 121 under the stand-up holding base 10, as shown in fig. 46. Then, the user folds the shoulder straps 13 of the upright position maintaining base 10 inward as shown in fig. 47. The user folds the upright position maintaining stand 10 several times across the longitudinal direction (e.g., three times), as shown in fig. 48. The user may then store the stand-up station holder 10 within the storage pouch 121, as shown in fig. 49 (stand-up station holder 10 is shown in phantom in fig. 48 and 49).

Once storage of the stand-up position retaining base 10 is completed, the user can simply carry the storage bag 121: for example, the user may hang the storage bag 121 on the shoulder using the string 121 b; alternatively, the user may hang the storage bag 121 from the stroller handlebar using an S-shaped hook 123, as shown in FIG. 50. The S-shaped hook 123 may be fixed to the string 121b as one body. In addition, an opening/closing hook 124 may be coupled to the cord 121b, so that the cord 121b may form a closing cycle or an opening cycle to be detachably coupled to other members. The storage bag 121 may, for example, hang from a bag handle. Therefore, the storage bag 121 can be more convenient.

In particular embodiments additional means for maintaining the receptacle 10 in the upright position may be made to the storage configuration of the storage bag 121. Specifically, as shown in fig. 44, a pocket 120 is provided on the front side of the holder main body 11 in the upright position. Therefore, the storage bag 121 does not directly contact the infant, and thus the presence of the storage bag 121 and the pocket 120 stored therein prevents an uncomfortable feeling to the infant and maintains the comfort of the infant. In addition, a pocket 120 is provided to hold the lower edge of the seat main body 11 in the upright position. Therefore, the pocket 120 can be hidden between the right and left legs of the child and is not noticeable from the front side when held in an upright position. Therefore, the baby carrier 1 can maintain a simple appearance. In addition, a pocket 120 is provided at the lower end of the holder 10 in the upright position in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the storage bag 121 can be easily disposed at the tip of the upright position holding base 10, and the storage of the upright position holding base 10 can be further easily performed.

Fig. 52 is a vertical sectional line along the line C-C of fig. 44. As shown in fig. 52, the opening 120a of the pocket 120 is formed such that one end 120b and the other end 120c of the pocket 120 overlap each other by a small amount. Since the opening 120a is closed/opened at the overlapped portion, the storage bag 121 is prevented from being exposed from the pocket 120 and falling out.

Variations of the specific embodiments

Specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above. The specific structure and components of the present invention may be selectively changed or modified within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention as described in the claims. Some variant embodiments will be described below. Components not specifically described have the same design as corresponding components in the above-described embodiment, and components having the same function as in the present embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals as used in the above description, if necessary.

Variations of the specific embodiment-connection of the head support

First, a modified embodiment of the connecting portion of the head support will be explained. In the above embodiment, the head support 12 and the shoulder straps 13 are connected by the head support band 20, as shown in fig. 13 to 15. In addition, the head support strap 20 may be used to connect the head support 12 to the upright position retaining seat body 11. In addition, the structure of the connecting portion of the head support 12 may be applied to the lying position holding seat 50 according to the structure of the lying position holding seat 50. The front cover 71 and the rear cover 72 may be formed in any shape other than a flat plate shape. For example, they may be separated in a hanging manner, thereby having a three-dimensional shape. The structure for connecting the front cover body 71 and the rear cover body 72 may be any structure other than the structure formed by the concave hooks 71a and the convex hooks 72 a. For example, a surface fastener may be provided on each of the inner side surfaces of the front cover body 71 and the rear cover body 72, or on the inner and outer side surfaces of the head support band 20. The remaining portion of the head support strap 20 stored in the strap body pocket 12a may be disposed at a position other than the aforementioned position. For example, the strap pocket 12a may be disposed on the rear side of the head support 12 or on the inside surface of the rear cover 72. When the head support 12 is connected to the upright-position holder main body 11 via the head support strap 20, the strap pocket 12a may be disposed on the upright-position holder main body 11.

Example variants- -connecting strip (BRIDGING BELT)

An alternative embodiment of the interface tape will be described herein. FIG. 53 is a partial enlarged front view of an alternate embodiment of a connecting band. As shown in fig. 53, shoulder straps 13 may be provided with a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped pocket 130 disposed along the longitudinal direction of shoulder straps 13, near where connecting straps 14 are connected to shoulder straps 13. Similar to the above-described embodiment, the connecting band 14 can be stored in the pocket 130 as shown in fig. 55, when the connecting band 14 is folded at the side of the shoulder straps 13 and inserted into the pocket 130 from the front end (tip end) of the connecting band 14 as shown in fig. 54.

Alternatively, two connecting straps 131 of substantially equal length may be connected to the left and right sides of shoulder straps 13, respectively, and a pocket 132 may be provided at each shoulder strap 13 near where connecting straps 131 are connected. Accordingly, each connecting strap 131 may be shorter in length than connecting strap 14 of fig. 16, such that the length of connecting strap 13 is within the width of shoulder straps 13. When the connecting band 131 is folded in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the shoulder straps 13 and inserted into the pocket 132, the connecting band 131 can be stored substantially completely as shown in fig. 57.

Variation of embodiment- -leg opening portion

An alternative embodiment of the leg opening will be described herein. The leg opening portion 100 shown in fig. 32 has an opening 106 formed in a pad portion 103(cushiony member). However, the shape of the opening 106 is not limited to the shape shown in fig. 32. For example, the opening 106 may have a slit-like shape, or a penetrating-hole-like shape. A structure other than the openings 106 may be used in order to enhance the deformability of the pad 103. For example, a portion of the pad 103 may be formed thinner than the other portion. Alternatively, a member having higher elasticity than the pad portion 103 may be embedded in a portion where the deformation ability is to be strengthened in the pad portion 103. Such a structure may be applied to other portions than the leg opening portion 100. For example, when such a structure is applied to the upright position retaining base body 11 corresponding to the chest of the infant to enhance the deformation capability, the upright position retaining base body 11 can be made to smoothly follow the deformation according to the movement of the chest and the arm of the infant.

In the above-described embodiment, the cover fabric (cover fabric) 104 is connected to the backing fabric (backing fabric) 105 (i.e., the suture 109) at the side of the holder main body 11 in the upright position as shown in fig. 36. In this case, the relatively hard suture line 109 may touch the leg of the infant, and thus the infant may feel uncomfortable. To eliminate such discomfort, a suture 109 may be provided on the front side of the holder main body 11 in the upright position, as shown in fig. 58. In particular, the backing fabric 105 may be cut wider than the covering fabric 104, wrapped around the sides of the upright position holder 10, exposed on the front side, and sewn with the covering fabric 104 on the front side to form the seam 133. Therefore, the sewing thread 133 is located on the front side of the upright position holding base 10 and does not touch the infant, thereby enhancing the comfort of the infant. In addition, a suture 133 may be used to form the movable portion (movable portion) 107. The seam lines used to form the moveable portion 107 are conformed where the covering fabric 104 and the backing fabric 105 are attached to each other. Thus, the deformation of one of the sutures 133 provides for deformation of the movable portion 107 while preventing contact between the stitched portion and the child's leg.

Variation of the embodiment- -bonding/separation Structure (ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENTSTRUCTURE)

A first embodiment of seven coupling/decoupling structural changes of the lying position holding base 50 with respect to the upright position holding base 10 will be described herein. First, a first modified embodiment is described. Fig. 59 is a rear view of the lying position holding seat according to the first modification. The convex hook 140a may be provided at the rear side of a lying position retaining seat main body 140 near the upper corner. In other words, the female hook 71a of the upright position retaining base main body 11 shown in fig. 14 is arranged at the left and right sides apart corresponding to the male hook 140 a. When the lying position holding seat main body 140 is positioned on the upright position holding seat main body 11, the male hook 140a and the female hook 71a are detachably engaged with each other, and the lying position holding seat 50 can be fixed to the upright position holding seat 10. In addition, the male hook 140a and the female hook 71a are covered by a strap cover (strap cover)70, so that the front side of the holder 10 is not exposed in the upright position.

A second variation of the coupling/decoupling structure will be described herein. Fig. 60 is a rear view of a lying position holding seat according to a second modification, and fig. 61 is a rear view of an upright position holding seat according to the second modification. A fixing wing 141 may be provided at the lying position holding seat main body 51 of the lying position holding seat 50. The fixing wing 141 is formed to cover the rear side of the lying position holding seat main body 51 from the upper edge of the lying position holding seat main body 51 to reach a portion 1/3 from the upper edge. When the lying position holding seat 50 is disposed above the standing position holding seat 10 and the fixing wing 141 is disposed on the rear side of the standing position holding seat main body 11 from the upper side of the head support device 12, the upper portions of the head support device 12 and the standing position holding seat main body 11 can be covered by the fixing wing 141. In the covered state, the head support device 12 and the upright position holder body 11 are sandwiched between the lying position holder body 51 and the fixing wings 141. Therefore, the lying position holding base 50 is hardly separated from the upright position holding base 10, and the lying position holding base 50 can be temporarily fixed to the upright position holding base 10.

Here, a convex hook 141a is provided on the front side surface (surface facing the lying position holding seat main body 51) of the fixing wing 141, the position of the convex hook 141a being close to the front end. In other words, a concave hook 11a is provided at the front side of the holder main body 11 in the upright position. When the male hook 141a is detachably engaged with the female hook 11a, the lying position holding base 50 can be stably fixed to the upright position holding base 10. Since the male hook 141a and the female hook 11a are covered by the fixing wing 141, the male hook 141a and the female hook 11a are not exposed at the front side of the holder 10 in the upright position.

A third modified embodiment of the coupling/decoupling structure will be described herein. Fig. 62 is a rear view of the lying position holding seat according to the third modification. A fixing wing 143 is provided on the rear side of the lying position holding seat main body 51 of the lying position holding seat 50. The fixing wing 143 covers a range portion from almost the upper edge to the lower edge of the lying position holding seat main body 51. When the lying position holder main body 51 is disposed above the standing position holder main body 11 and the fixing wings 143 are disposed above the rear side of the standing position holder main body 11 from the upper side of the head support 12, the head support 12 and the standing position holder main body 11 can be substantially completely covered with the fixing wings 14. In the covered state, the head support device 12 and the upright position holder body 11 are substantially completely sandwiched between the lying position holder body 51 and the fixing wings 143, and thus the lying position holder 50 is hardly separated from the upright position holder 10. Therefore, the lying position holding base 50 can be temporarily fixed to the upright position holding base 10.

The lying position holder main body 51 and the fixing wings 143 are formed slightly wider than the standing position holder main body 11. When the lying-position holder main bodies 51 are positioned on the upright-position holder main body 11, the side of each lying-position holder main body 51 and the fixing wings 143 protrude further than the side of the upright-position holder main body 11 (particularly as indicated by the positions of the arm holes 25 and the leg holes 43 shown in fig. 9). The part of the lying position holding base main body 51 on the protruding side, the concave hook 51a and the surface fastener 51b are provided on the rear side. The portion of the protruding side of the fixed wing 143, the convex hook 143a and the surface fastener 143b are provided on the front side (opposite to the lying position holding base main body 51) at a position corresponding to the concave hook 51a and the surface fastener 51 b. When the female hook 51a and the surface fastener 51b are detachably engaged with the male hook 143a and the surface fastener 143b, respectively, at the side of the upright-position maintaining base body 11, the upright-position maintaining base 10 can be clamped by the lying-position maintaining base 50, whereby the lying-position maintaining base 50 can be stably fixed to the upright-position maintaining base 10. In the fixed state, the female hook 51a, the male hook 143a and the surface fasteners 51b and 143b are covered by the fixing wing 143 and are not exposed from the front side of the upright position holding base 10.

A fourth modified embodiment of the joining/separating structure will be described herein. Fig. 63 is a rear view of a lying position holding base according to a fourth modification, and fig. 64 is a rear view of an upright position holding base according to the fourth modification. A fixing wing 144 is provided on the lying position holding seat main body 51 of the lying position holding seat 50 to cover the rear side of the lying position holding seat 50. The fixed wing 144 has a pair of concave hooks 144a and a pair of convex hooks 144b on the rear side. The concave hook 144a and the convex hook 144b are symmetrically disposed along the folding line 144 c. An annular wing ring 145 is provided at the upper edge of the head support 12 of the upright position holder 10 so that the fixing wing 144 can be inserted into the wing ring 145.

After the lying position holder 50 is placed on the standing position holder 10, the fixing wings 144 are formed by wing rings 145. The fixing wing 144 is folded into two along the folding line 144c so that the wing ring 145 is sandwiched by the fixing wing 144. Therefore, the lying position holding base 50 is hardly separated from the upright position holding base 10, and the lying position holding base 50 is temporarily fixed to the upright position holding base 10. In the folded state, the concave hook 144a and the convex hook 144b are disposed at positions corresponding to each other. Therefore, when the male hook 144b and the female hook 144a are detachably engaged, the lying position holding base 50 can be stably fixed to the upright position holding base 10. In this state, the concave hook 144a and the convex hook 144b are covered by the fixing wing 144 and are not exposed from the front side of the holder 10 in the upright position.

A pair of fixing straps 146 are formed on the lying-position maintaining seat main body 51 of the lying-position maintaining seat 50 such that the fixing straps 146 extend from the left and right sides toward the center at the rear side, a convex hook 146a is provided at the rear side (opposite to the lying-position maintaining seat main body 51) of each fixing strap 146, a vertically extending belt-like mesh cover 147 is provided at the front side of the standing-position maintaining seat main body 11 of the standing-position maintaining seat 10, the mesh cover 147 is sewn only at the upper and lower edges of the standing-position maintaining seat main body 11, and an opening 147 is optionally formed at the right and left sides, which can be opened or closed, in addition, the concave hooks 147b are provided on the front side of the holder main body 11 in the upright position at positions corresponding to the convex hooks 146 and covered by the mesh cover 147.

After the lying position holding base 50 is placed on the upright position holding base 10, the fixing wing 146 is formed to pass from the side edge of the upright position holding base body 11 to the front side thereof, and is further inserted between the upright position holding base body 11 and the net cover portion 147 through the opening 147 a. Therefore, the upright-position retaining base main body 11 can be supported by the fixing band 146, whereby the lying-position retaining base 50 is hardly separated from the upright-position retaining base 10, and the lying-position retaining base 50 can be temporarily fixed to the upright-position retaining base 10. In the inserted state, the male hook 146a and the female hook 147b are [ arranged at positions corresponding to each other ]. When the male hook 146a and the female hook 147b are detachably engaged, the lying position holding base 50 can be stably fixed to the upright position holding base 10. In the fastening state, the fastening tape 146 and the protruding hook 146a are covered by the net cover 147 and prevented from being exposed at the front side. In addition, when the lying position holding seat 50 is separated, since the concave hook 147b is also covered by the mesh covering portion 147, the concave hook 147b can be prevented from being exposed at the front side.

A sixth modified embodiment of the joining/separating structure will be described herein. Fig. 67 is a rear view of a lying position holding seat according to a sixth modification, and fig. 68 is a front view of an upright position holding seat according to the sixth modification. The fixed wing 148 is provided on the rear side of the lying position seat main body 51 such that the fixed wing 148 extends toward the lateral direction. On the front side (the side opposite to the lying position holding seat main body 51) of the fixed wing 148, a convex hook 148a is provided. In addition, on the rear side of the lying position holding seat main body 51, a concave hook 51a is provided at a position corresponding to the convex hook 148 a. On the other hand, on the rear side of the upright position holding base body 11 of the upright position holding base 10, a mesh bag body 149 is provided. Openings 149a are formed at right and left sides of the mesh bag body 149 at positions corresponding to the fixing wings 148. After the lying-position holder 50 is placed on the upright-position holder 10, the fixing wings 148 are led from the side to the front side of the upright-position holder main body 11 and are inserted between the upright-position holder main body 11 and the mesh pockets 149 via the openings 149a. Therefore, the mesh-like pocket 149 can be supported by the fixing wings 148, whereby the lying-position holding seat 50 is difficult to be detached from the upright-position holding seat 10, and the lying-position holding seat 50 can be temporarily fixed to the upright-position holding seat 10. In the inserted state, the male hook 148a and the female hook 51a are arranged at positions corresponding to each other. Therefore, when the male hook 148a and the female hook 51a are detachably engaged, the lying position holding base 50 can be stably fixed to the upright position holding base 10. In the fixed state, the fixing wing 148 is disposed at the rear side of the upright position holding base 10, whereby the fixing wing 148, the convex hook 148a and the like can be prevented from being exposed at the front side.

A coupling/decoupling structure (a seventh modified example of which will be described herein; fig. 69 is a front view of a lying upright position retaining base according to the seventh modified example, except for the structure specifically described, the seventh modified example is similar to the sixth modified example, the seventh modified example differs from the sixth modified example in that a ring-shaped wing ring 150a is formed on a mesh bag body 150 of the front side of the upright position retaining base body 11 of the upright position retaining base 10. the wing ring 150a is disposed in correspondence with the fixing wing 148 of the lying position retaining base 50 in fig. 67 and can be projected to the rear side, after the lying position retaining base 50 is disposed on the upright position retaining base 10 as shown in fig. 67, the fixing wing 148 is guided from the side to the front side of the upright position retaining base body 11, and inserted into the wing ring 150 a. therefore, the wing ring 150a can be supported by the fixing wing 148, whereby the lying position holding seat 50 is difficult to be detached from the upright position holding seat 10, and the lying position holding seat 50 can be temporarily fixed to the upright position holding seat 10. In the inserted state, the male hook 148a and the female hook 51a in fig. 67 are arranged at positions corresponding to each other. Therefore, when the male hook 148a and the female hook 51a are detachably engaged, the lying position holding base 50 can be stably fixed to the upright position holding base 10. In the fixed state, the fixing wing 148 is disposed at the rear side of the upright position holding base 10, whereby the fixing wing 148, the convex hook 148a and the like can be prevented from being exposed at the front side.

Variations of embodiment- -Structure of the folding device

A variant embodiment of the structure of the folding means of the upright position maintaining seating will be described herein. As shown in the illustrated embodiment, the position of the storage bag 121 may vary when the storage bag 121 is provided and stored in the stand-up position retaining station. Fig. 70 shows a variation of the folding configuration, and fig. 70 is a front view of the stand-up stand 10 with the storage bag removed. In the modification shown in fig. 70, the bag body 120 described previously is disposed on the rear side of the stand-up position holding seat body 11, and the storage bag 121 is stored in the bag body 120 so that the storage bag 121 can be freely taken out or put back therefrom.

In this modification, the connection strap 122 is fixed to the storage bag 121 on the opposite side of the opening 121a so that the upright position maintaining base 10 can be easily stored in the storage bag 121. The reason for disposing the connecting band 122 in this manner will be described later with reference to the storage procedure of the upright position retaining base 10. First, shoulder straps 13 of upright position maintaining base 10 are folded inward as shown in fig. 71. Next, the upright position holding base 10 is folded several times (for example, three times) in the longitudinal direction (in fig. 72 to 75, the upright position holding base 10 is indicated by a broken line). In the folded state, the opposite side of the opening 121a of the storage bag 121 is in contact with the standing position maintaining stand 10. The upright position holder 10 is inserted into the storage bag 121 from the opposite side of the opening 121a at the contact point, and the storage bag 121 is inverted as shown in fig. 74, and the inverted storage bag 121 gradually wraps the upright position holder 10. Therefore, the stand-up position maintaining base 10 can be easily stored in the storage bag 121 as shown in fig. 75. Further, as shown in fig. 70 again, the bag body 120 is disposed on the rear side surface of the standing position holding seat main body 11. Therefore, the bag body 120 is not exposed to the front side regardless of whether the child is held in the lying position or the standing position, so that the appearance of the child carrier 1 can be maintained in a favorable state. In addition, since the bag body 120 is formed of a mesh fabric and has high air permeability, the comfort of the infant can be maintained.

Alternatively, the pocket 120 may be disposed at the rear side of the standing position holding seat main body 11 near the buttocks; or on the front side of the stand-up position holding seat main body 11; or may be stored in shoulder straps 13. Alternatively, as shown in fig. 76, a fixing strap 151 for maintaining the stand-up holder in a folded state may be provided instead of the storage bag 121. The fixing band 151 is formed to be folded into a three-fold length to bind the upright position retaining socket 10, and the surface fixing devices 151a are disposed at both ends of the fixing band 151. The fixing tape 151 is taken out of the mesh bag body 120 and wound around the periphery of the stand-up position maintaining base 10 folded in three, and both ends of the fixing tape 151 are fixed to each other by the surface fixing means 151 a. Therefore, the upright position holding base 10 can be held in a folded state as shown in fig. 77 (in fig. 77, the upright position holding base 10 is indicated by a dotted line). Alternatively, the fixing band 151 may be made of rubber. In this case, the elastic force of the fixing band 151 may allow the stand-up position maintaining seat to be maintained, and the surface fixture 151a is not required.

Further, as shown in fig. 78, a pair of retaining bands 152 may be provided at the side of the upright-position-retaining seat body 11 near the center in the longitudinal direction. The holding strap 152 is a holding means for holding the infant in the upright position holding base body 11 and at the same time serves as a folding means for holding the upright position holding base 10 in a folded state. Specifically, the pair of holding bands 152 are formed to be folded in three lengths to bind the upright-position holding base 10, and a male buckle 152a and a female buckle 152b are respectively disposed at both ends. When the pair of holding bands 152 are wound around the periphery of the upright position holding base 10 which is folded in three, and both ends of the pair of holding bands 152 are coupled to each other by the coupling action of the male buckle 152a and the female buckle 152b, the upright position holding base 10 can be held in a folded state as shown in fig. 79 (in fig. 79, the upright position holding base 10 is indicated by a dotted line). Thus, no special components are required to hold the upright position maintaining stand 10 while the upright position maintaining stand 10 is held by using the holding strap 152 that can also hold a child. Therefore, the upright position retaining base 10 can be retained with a simpler structure.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 80, a hook 153 may be provided on the upper edge of the head support 12 of the upright position holding seat 10. On the front side of the upright position holder main body 11 of the upright position holder 10, a button 154 (which may be detachably coupled with the hook 153) may be disposed at a position corresponding to the hook 153 of the upright position holder 10 when the upright position holder 10 is folded into three in the aforementioned manner (a position near the center in the variation). When the stand position maintaining base 10 is folded in three and the hook 153 is combined with the button 154, the stand position maintaining base 10 may be maintained in the folded state as shown in fig. 81. Particularly when the hook 153 is made of rubber, the hook 153 can be elastically stretched to be combined with the button 154 even if the position of the button 154 is slightly offset from the hook 53. Thus, the holding action can be performed more easily.

Variations of embodiment- -problem and Effect

The problems to be solved by the invention and the efficacy of the invention are not limited to the foregoing description. The present invention can also solve the problems or have effects not described above. The present invention solves some of the problems or has some of the effects described above.

For example, even when the leg opening portion or the like cannot perfectly follow the movement of the infant, the problem can be said to have been solved as long as the range that the leg opening portion can follow and the ability thereof are improved as compared with the existing products, or as long as the present invention can bring the effects similar to those of the existing products in different ways.

For example, even when the coupling/decoupling structure of the upright position holding base and the lying position holding base cannot be completely uncovered, it can be said that the problem has been solved as long as it can cover a wider range than the existing products or as long as it can achieve similar effects in a manner different from the existing method.

Further, even when the connector connecting the head support device to the shoulder harness cannot be completely covered by the front side cover body and/or the rear side cover body, for example, as long as the coverage or operability of opening and closing the cover body is improved as compared with the existing products, or as long as similar effects can be obtained in a manner different from the existing method, it can be said that the problems have been solved.

In addition, even when the user inevitably forgets to close the buckle cover (for example), if the chance and frequency of such accidents are reduced compared to the conventional products,as long as canThe problem is said to have been solved if a similar effect is achieved in a manner different from the existing method.

In addition, even when the user cannot completely avoid leaving the folding device after going out, for example, as long as the chance of such accidents is reduced compared to the existing products,the problem can be said to have been solved as long as it can achieve similar effects in a manner different from the existing methods.

Variations of the embodiments- -other items

The structures, dimensions, materials, or shapes of the embodiments and their variations described or illustrated above are merely examples, and may be selectively changed, if not specifically indicated.

Finally, the efficacy and advantages of the embodiments and variations described above are summarized below. Although reference numerals of components corresponding to the embodiments and variations thereof are shown below in parentheses, the present invention is not limited to the components identified by the reference numerals, and these components may be replaced with components having the same functions.

The prior art child carrier devices, such as that disclosed in japanese patent laid-open No. 2004-181268, have disadvantages in that: the leg opening is designed to be secured to the fastener and the user must manipulate the fastener each time the user changes the holding pattern between forward-facing (forward-facing) and backward-facing (backward-facing). The operation of the fasteners is cumbersome for the user and the user is prone to forget to tighten or loosen the fasteners. On the other hand, when the cushion part is arranged in the leg opening part, no problem with the fastener is caused. However, the arrangement of the pad portions alone cannot ensure sufficient lateral deformation of the leg opening portions. According to this embodiment, the releasing portion can release the cushioning force of the cushioning body, whereby the contact portion can be deformed relatively easily when the contact portion is compressed by the movement of the child. Therefore, the baby carrier can maintain the shape corresponding to the body part of the baby without unnecessarily pressing the body part of the baby, thereby enhancing the comfort of the baby. In addition, the elasticity of the buffer body is enhanced by releasing the buffer force, so that the deformation structure of the contact part can be realized without any special operation. Therefore, conventionally necessary operations such as the operation of fastening the fastener for fastening the leg opening portion are not necessary, whereby the convenience of the user can be more enhanced.

In particular, according to this embodiment, the releasing portion 106 can release the cushioning force of the cushioning body 103, whereby the contact portion 100 can be relatively easily deformed when the contact portion 100 is compressed by the movement of the child. Therefore, the baby carrier can maintain the shape corresponding to the body part of the baby without unnecessarily pressing the body part of the baby, thereby enhancing the comfort of the baby. In addition, since the cushioning force of the release cushion body 103 enhances the elasticity of the cushion body 103, the deformed structure of the contact portion 100 can be achieved without any special operation. Therefore, conventionally necessary operations such as the operation of fastening the fastener for fastening the leg opening portion are not necessary, whereby the convenience of the user can be more enhanced.

The holder 10 may be designed as a lying position holder to hold the child in the lying position, or as an upright position holder 10 to hold the child in the upright position. The contact portion 100 may be any portion that a body part of an infant can touch, but may be a leg opening portion 100 that the buttocks or the inner side of the thighs of the infant can contact. In the upright position holding base 10, the leg opening 100 hits different portions of the child, particularly when facing forward and when facing backward. It is therefore effective to increase the elasticity of the leg opening portion 100 of the upright position holding base 10 as described above.

In addition, the relief portion 106 may be formed in various ways. For example, the releasing portion 106 may be an opening 106 formed in the buffer body 103. In this case, since the release portion 106 is formed as a space where the shock-absorbing body 103 does not exist, the contact portion 100 can be relatively easily deformed when the contact portion 100 is compressed by the movement of the child. In addition, since the relief portion 106 can be formed only by forming the opening 106, the relief portion 106 can be easily formed at low cost. In addition, the provision of the relief portion 106 can improve the air permeability characteristics of the holder 10. Thereby enhancing the comfort of the infant.

Another way of forming the relief portion 106 is to provide a thin portion as the relief portion 106 in the cushion body 103. In this case, the buffer body 103 is thinned at the relief portion 106. Therefore, when the contact portion 100 is compressed by the movement of the infant, the contact portion 100 may be relatively easily deformed. In addition, since the cushion body 103 is thinned, the air permeability of the holding seat 10 can be enhanced, thereby enhancing the comfort of the infant.

Preferably, the exterior of the release portion 106 substantially corresponds to the shape of the contact portion 100. In this case, the contact portion 100 may generate a shape corresponding to the shape. For example, when the shape of the contact portion 100 is formed to correspond to the corresponding shape of the leg of the infant, the contact portion 100 may be changed from the corresponding shape to the leg of the infant, whereby the contact portion may be well maintained to be suitable for the leg of the infant.

In addition, the sewing line 108 may be provided near the side portion of the contact portion 100, and the side portion 107 of the contact portion 100 may be made movable near the sewing line. In this case, according to the contact portion 100 being pressed by the infant, the side portions 107 of the contact portion 100 may be elastically moved to maintain a shape corresponding to the infant, thereby enhancing the comfort of the infant. In addition, according to the movement of the infant, since a special operation is not required to move the side edge portion 107 of the contact portion 100, a conventionally required operation such as a fastener for fastening the leg opening portion is not required, and thus user convenience can be enhanced.

In addition, it is preferable that the rear side of the contact part 100 contacting the infant is covered with the backing fabric 105, the front side opposite to the rear side of the contact part 100 is covered with the covering fabric 104, and a portion where the covering fabric 104 and the backing fabric 105 are connected to each other is provided at the front side of the contact part 100. In this case, the portion 133 of the fabric 104 and the backing fabric 105 attached to each other may prevent contact by a child, thereby enhancing the comfort of the child.

When the connecting portion 133 is disposed at the front side of the contact portion 100, it is preferable that the connecting portion 133 conforms to a sewing line near the side of the contact portion 100. Thus, only one form of suture 108 is sufficient to form the movable portion 107, while the associated portion 133 prevents access by a small child. Therefore, many excellent effects can be obtained from a simple structure.

In addition, the contact portion 100 may be provided longitudinally near the lower edge of the holder 10 so that the contact portion 100 can accommodate the buttocks or the inner thigh of the infant, while the weight adjusting portion 107a is provided at the side portion 107 of the contact portion 100 as a component (element) to extend longitudinally along the side portion 107 toward the lower edge, so that the weight applied to the contact portion 100 is transferred inwardly substantially at right angles to the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the tension applied to the side 107 of the contact portion 100 due to the suspension is released, and the weight applied to the side 107 is reduced. In the holder 10, the weight is transferred from the right and left inward to the center. Therefore, the pressure on the buttocks and the inner thighs of the infant can be reduced, and the comfort of the infant can be enhanced.

When a user couples the lying position holding seat to the upright position holding seat using the conventional infant carrier device, the hook provided on the side of the seat sometimes touches an infant; and when the user uses the conventional baby carrier with only the upright position holding seat, the hook provided on the side of the upright position holding seat sometimes touches the baby. Therefore, the conventional baby carrier gives a baby an uncomfortable feeling.

In addition, although in the conventional child carrier device, the lying position holding seat is coupled to the upright position holding seat, various kinds of straps connecting the upright position holding seat are not fixed to the lying position holding seat. Thus, the straps move around the lying position maintaining seat without restriction, possibly obstructing the user of the device on his or her back or touching the child.

In another aspect, this embodiment prevents the first and second fasteners from engaging the child, thereby enhancing the child's comfort. In addition, since the first and second fastening members are not exposed to the standing position retaining seat, the first and second fastening members can be prevented from being exposed to the front side of the baby carrier, thereby enhancing the design quality of the baby carrier. The strap body and the remaining portion thereof are not pulled by the user, the child and the like, and at the same time, the appearance of the child carrier device can be made neat and the design quality of the child carrier device can be enhanced. In addition, since the band is bound by the band binding means so that the band can be lifted up at a predetermined angle (rise) from the lying position holding seat, the band is prevented from being pulled to the right or left side or upward to lean against the baby. The space for accommodating the child can be stable.

In particular, according to this embodiment, the child carrier device 1 includes the upright-position holding seat 10 for holding the child in the upright position and the lying-position holding seat 50 for holding the child in the lying position, and the upright-position holding seat 10 and the lying-position holding seat 50 are contactable with each other at the rear side surfaces thereof so as to be coupled to/separated from each other. The lying position holding base 50 has a first fastening member 111a, 112a, 140a, 141a, 143a, 143b, 144a, 146a, 148a, and one of the lying position holding base 50 and the upright position holding base 10 has a second fastening member 71a, 72a, 11a, 51a, 51b, 144b, 147b detachably coupled to the first fastening member 111a, 112a, 140a, 141a, 143a, 143b, 144a, 146a, 148 a. The first fastening members 111a, 112a, 140a, 141a, 143a, 143b, 144a, 146a, 148a and the second fastening members 71a, 72a, 11a, 51a, 51b, 144b, 147b are formed so as not to be exposed to the rear side of the upright position holding base 10 and the front side of the lying position holding base 50.

According to the present invention, since the first fastening members 111a, 112a, 140a, 141a, 143a, 143b, 144a, 146a, 148a and the second fastening members 71a, 72a, 11a, 51a, 51b, 144b, 147b for fixing the upright position holding base 10 and the lying position holding base 50 to each other are not exposed to the front side of the lying position holding base 50, the first fastening members 111a, 112a, 140a, 141a, 143a, 143b, 144a, 146a, 148a and the second fastening members 71a, 72a, 11a, 51a, 51b, 144b, 147b are prevented from touching the infant, thereby enhancing comfort of the infant. In addition, since the first fastening members 111a, 112a, 140a, 141a, 143a, 143b, 144a, 146a, 148a and the second fastening members 71a, 72a, 11a, 51a, 51b, 144b, 147b are not exposed to the standing position holding seat 10, the first fastening members 111a, 112a, 140a, 141a, 143a, 143b, 144a, 146a, 148a and the second fastening members 71a, 72a, 11a, 51a, 51b, 144b, 147b are prevented from being exposed to the front side of the child carrier 1, and the design quality of the child carrier 1 is improved.

One specific structure utilizing the above-mentioned advantages includes that the first fastening members 111a, 112a, 140a are provided on the rear side of the lying position holding base 50, and the second fastening members 71a, 72a and covers (covers) 71, 72 for covering the second fastening members 71a, 72a are provided on the rear side of the standing position holding base 10.

Since the first fastening members 111a, 112a, 140a and the second fastening members 71a, 72a are provided at the rear side of the present invention, the first fastening members 111a, 112a, 140a and the second fastening members 71a, 72a are prevented from being exposed to the front side of the child carrier device 1, and the design quality of the child carrier device 1 can be enhanced. In addition, since the first fastening members 111a, 112a, 140a and the second fastening members 71a, 72a are covered by the covers 71, 72, the first fastening members 111a, 112a, 140a and the second fastening members 71a, 72a can be prevented from being touched by the infant, thereby enhancing the comfort of the infant.

More specifically, for example, the lying position holding base 50 is provided with a first projecting piece 111 projecting to the side and a first fastening piece 111a provided on the rear side of the first projecting piece 111, and the upright position holding base 10 is provided with a second projecting piece 71 projecting from a position corresponding to the position of the first projecting piece 111, and a second fastening piece 71a provided on the rear side of the second projecting piece 71 at a position corresponding to the position of the first fastening piece, and the rear side of the second fastening piece 71a can be covered with the cover body 72, in such a manner that the cover body 71 can be closed/opened. In this case, when the first tab 111 overlaps the second tab 71, the first fastener 111a and the second fastener 71a may be fixed to each other. Since the first and second fastening members 111a and 71a are provided on the rear surface, the first and second fastening members 111a and 71a are prevented from being exposed to the front side of the child carrier 1, thereby improving the design quality of the child carrier 1. In addition, since the second fastening member 71a is covered by the cover 72, the cover unit 72 can be opened/closed in this way, preventing the child from touching these components, thereby enhancing the comfort of the child.

Alternatively, the lying position holding seat 50 may be provided with the first fastening member 140a provided at the rear side of the lying position holding seat 50 at a position opposite to the side of the upright position holding seat 10, and the upright position holding seat 10 may be provided with the projecting piece 71 projecting from the position opposite to the position of the first fastening member 140a, the second fastening member 71a provided at the rear side of the projecting piece 71 at a position opposite to the position of the first fastening member 140a, and the rear side of the second fastening member 71a may be covered with the cover body 72 in such a manner that the cover body 72 can be closed/opened. In this case, when the first fastening member 140a overlaps the protruding piece 71, the first fastening member 140a and the second fastening member 71a may be fixed to each other. In addition, since the first fastening member 140a and the second fastening member 71a are provided on the rear surface, the first fastening member 140a and the second fastening member 71a can be prevented from being exposed to the front side of the child carrier device 1, thereby improving the design quality of the child carrier device 1. In addition, since the second fastening member 71a is covered by the cover 72, the cover 72 can be opened/closed in this way, preventing the child from touching the second fastening member 71a, thereby enhancing the comfort of the child.

Another specific structure utilizing the above advantageous effects may include that the lying position holding base 50 is provided with an extension 141, 143, 144, 146, 148 extending from the rear side of the lying position holding base 50 toward the standing position holding base 10, and the first fastening member 141a, 143a, 143b, 144a, 146a, 148a is provided at the extension 141, 143, 144, 146, 148. At least a portion of the upright position retaining socket 10 may be covered by the extensions 141, 143, 144, 146, 148 such that the first fasteners 141a, 143a, 143b, 144a, 146a, 148a and the second fasteners 11a, 51a, 51b, 144b, 147b are secured to each other.

According to the present invention, when the upright-position maintaining base 10 is covered by the extending portions 141, 143, 144, 146, 148, the upright-position maintaining base 10 is sandwiched between the extending portions 141, 143, 144, 146, 148, and thus the lying-position maintaining base 50 is temporarily fixed to the upright-position maintaining base 10, whereby the coupling operation of the lying-position maintaining base 50 can be more easily performed.

More specifically, for example, the extension 141 of the lying position holding base 50 may be formed as a fixing wing 141 substantially covering the top of the upright position holding base 10, the first fastening member 141a may be provided at the front side of the fixing wing 141, and the second fastening member 11a may be provided at the front side of the upright position holding base 10 at the opposite position of the first fastening member 141 a. In this case, when the top of the upright position holding base 10 is substantially covered by the fixing wings 141, the lying position holding base 50 can be temporarily fixed to the upright position holding base 10. In addition, since the first fastening member 141a and the second fastening member 11a are covered by the fixing wing 141, the first fastening member 141a and the second fastening member 11a can be made not to be exposed at the front side and the rear side, thereby enhancing comfort of the infant and design quality of the infant carrier 1.

Alternatively, the extension 143 of the lying position holding seat 50 is formed as a fixing wing 143 which is substantially a part covering from the top of the upright position holding seat 10 to the center and which protrudes to the side of the upright position holding seat 10, the first fastening members 143a, 143b may be provided on the front side of the fixing wing 143 at the opposite positions of the side of the upright position holding seat 10, and the second fastening members 51a, 51b may be provided on the rear side of the lying position holding seat 50 at the opposite positions of the first fastening members 143a, 143 b. In this case, the lying-position holding base 50 can be temporarily fixed to the upright-position holding base 10 while the fixing wings substantially cover the portion from the top to the center of the upright-position holding base 10. In addition, since the first fastening members 143a, 143b and the second fastening members 51a, 51b are covered by the fixing wings 143, the first fastening members 143a, 143b and the second fastening members 51a, 51b can be made not to be exposed at the front and rear sides, thereby enhancing comfort of the infant and design quality of the infant carrier 1.

Still alternatively, the extension of the lying position holding seat 50 may be formed as a wing 144 provided at the top of the lying position holding seat 50; the first and second fasteners 144a and 144b may be provided on the rear side of the wing 144, and a wing ring 145, into which the wing 144 may be detachably inserted, may be provided on the top of the stand-up position holding base 10. When the wing 144 is inserted into the wing ring 145 and folded, the first and second fastening members 144a and 144b may be disposed at positions corresponding to each other. In this case, when the wings 144 are inserted into the wing rings 145, the lying position holding base 50 can be temporarily fixed to the upright position holding base 10. In addition, since the first and second fastening members 144a and 144b are disposed at positions corresponding to each other when the wing 144 is folded, the first and second fastening members 144a and 144b can be disposed within the wing 144 so that the first and second fastening members 144a and 144b can be made not to be exposed at the front and rear sides, thereby enhancing comfort of the infant and design quality of the infant carrier 1.

Alternatively, the extension portions 146 of the lying position holding base 50 may be formed as a pair of fixing bands extending from the right and left sides of the lying position holding base 50 and covering a part of the front side surface of the standing position holding base 10. Meanwhile, a first fastening member 146a is provided at a rear side of each fastening band 146, and second fastening members 147b may be provided at front sides of the stand-up position retaining sockets 10, respectively, at opposite positions of the first fastening member 146a, and a cover 147 covering the second fastening members 147b may be provided. In this case, when the pair of fixing straps 146 covers a part of the front side of the upright position holding base 10, the lying position holding base 50 can be temporarily fixed to the upright position holding base 10. In addition, since the first fastening member 146a and the second fastening member 147b are covered by the cover 147, the first fastening member 146a and the second fastening member 147b can be made not to be exposed at the front side and the rear side, thereby enhancing comfort of the infant and design quality of the infant carrier 1.

Still alternatively, the extension 148 of the lying position holding seat 50 may be formed as a wing 148 disposed on the rear side of the lying position holding seat 50, the first fastener 148a may be provided on the front side of the wing 148, and the second fastener 51a may be disposed on the rear side of the lying position holding seat 50 at the opposite position of the first fastener 148a, and the wing rings 149, 150a into which the wing 148 is detachably insertable may be provided on the rear side of the upright position holding seat 10. When the wing 148 is inserted into the wing rings 149, 150a, the first fastener 148a and the second fastener 51a may be disposed at corresponding positions. In this case, when the wings 148 are inserted into the wing rings 149, 150a, the lying position holding base 50 can be temporarily fixed to the upright position holding base 10. In addition, since the first fastening piece 148a and the second fastening piece 51a are covered by the wing 148, the first fastening piece 148a and the second fastening piece 51a can be made not to be exposed at the front side and the rear side, thereby enhancing comfort of the infant and design quality of the infant carrier 1.

Further, in addition to the above-described structure or an alternative structure thereof, the baby carrier of the present invention is also designed to have the surface fastener 113 detachably coupled to each other on the rear side of the upright position holding seat and the rear side of the lying position holding seat. In this case, the lying position holding base 50 can be fixed to the upright position holding base 10 by using the surface fastener 113. Particularly, since the surface fastener 113 is provided on the rear side of the upright-position retaining seat 10 and the lying-position retaining seat 50, when the lying-position retaining seat 50 is coupled to the upright-position retaining seat 10, the surface fastener 113 can be made not to be exposed on the front side and the rear side, whereby the comfort of the child and the design quality of the child carrier device 1 can be enhanced.

In addition, in addition to the above-described structure or its alternative structure, the baby carrier of the present invention may comprise an upright position holding seat 10 for holding the baby in an upright position, and a lying position holding seat 50 for holding the baby in a lying position; and the lying position holding base 50 is made to be attachable/detachable to the standing position holding base 10. Upright position holder 10 has a plurality of belts 15, 16, and lying position holder 50 has a belt engaging means 54 projecting to belts 15, 16 and used to engage a plurality of belts 15, 16.

According to the present invention, since the plurality of straps 15, 16 can be coupled by the strap coupling means 54, the plurality of straps or the remaining portions thereof can be prevented from being caught by the user, the infant or the like, and at the same time, the appearance of the infant carrier 1 can be made neat, so that the design quality of the infant carrier 1 can be enhanced. In addition, when belts 15, 16 are held by belt engaging means 54, belts 15, 16 can be raised at a predetermined angle from lying position holding seat 50. Therefore, the bands 15, 16 are prevented from being pulled to the right, left, or upward to be inclined toward the infant, thereby securing a space for accommodating the infant.

To more particularly point out the structure, the upright position holder 10 may be provided with side straps 15 extending from the upright position holder 10 near the lower edge to the side edges of the user; and a leg support strap 16 that extends over the child's legs. The strap body coupling means 54 may extend from the lying position holding seat 50 toward a position near the lower edge to couple the side straps 15 and the leg support straps 16 at a position near the lower edge. In this case, since the side belt 15 and the leg support belt 16 can be coupled by the belt body coupling means 54, the side belt 15, the leg support belt 16 and the remaining portion thereof can be prevented from being caught by the user, the infant or the like, and the appearance of the infant carrier device 1 can be made neat, so that the design quality of the infant carrier device 1 can be enhanced.

In addition, when the band body coupling means 54 holds the leg support band 16, the leg support band 16 is raised from the lower edge of the lying position holding seat 50 to the front side at a predetermined angle. Therefore, the leg support band 16 is prevented from being pulled to the right, left, or upward and inclined toward the infant, thereby securing a space for accommodating the infant.

Further, in the child carrier device of the related art, when the head support cover is disposed only on the child side of the head support band and the fastening member, and the head support device is folded forward, the positional relationship of the head support band and the fastening member with the head support cover is reversed, and the head support band and the fastening member may be exposed to the child side. In addition, when the head support band and the fastening member are covered with the tubular head support cover, although the head support band and the fastening member are prevented from being exposed to the infant side, the user must pull up the tubular head support cover to a position close to the fastening member to operate the fastening member. Therefore, the operation of the fastener is cumbersome, and the user may forget to pull back the head support cover to its original position after operating the fastener. Therefore, there is a possibility that the head support band or the fastening member is exposed to the child side or the front side, thereby degrading the design quality of the child carrier.

Further, in the child carrier of the prior art, the head support cover is formed so that the length thereof coincides with the average length of the head support. When the length of the head support is adjusted via ladder lock) or the like and adjusted to its maximum length, the length of the head support cover is insufficient to cover the head support. As such, the head support band or fastener will sometimes protrude out of the head support cover. Conversely, when the length of the head support is adjusted to a minimum, the fastener will be buried deep within the head support cover. Thus, there is a possibility that the user cannot touch the fastener with his hand to operate the fastener, or that a long remaining portion of the head support band sticks out of the head support cover and is exposed to the infant side.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, both the front side and the rear side of the connector may be covered without being exposed. Therefore, regardless of the folded state of the head support device, the connector can be prevented from being exposed to the child side (rear side), and the connector can be prevented from touching the child, whereby the comfort of the child can be further enhanced. Meanwhile, since the connector can be prevented from being exposed to the front side, the design quality of the baby carrier can be improved. In addition, since the remaining portion of the connector can be stored in the storage device, the remaining portion can be prevented from being exposed to the child side (rear side) and from touching the child, whereby the comfort of the child can be further enhanced. Meanwhile, since the remaining portion can be prevented from being exposed to the front side, the design quality of the baby carrier can be improved.

In particular, the child carrier device 1 according to the embodiment includes: a seat main body 11 for supporting a body part of an infant; a head support device 12 provided at an end of the seat body 11 for supporting the head of the infant; shoulder straps 13 for supporting the seat body 11 in a suspended manner; and a connector 20 for connecting the head support device 12 to the seat main body 11 or the shoulder straps 13, and provided with a front side cover 71 to substantially cover a front side of the connector 20, and a rear side cover 72 to substantially cover a rear side of the connector 20. According to the present invention, since the front side and the rear side of the connector 20 can be covered without being exposed, the connector 20 can be prevented from being exposed to the child side (rear side) regardless of the folded state of the head support device 12, and the connector 20 can be prevented from touching the child, whereby the comfort of the child can be further enhanced. Also, since the connector 20 can be prevented from being exposed to the front side, the design quality of the baby carrier can be improved.

Any structure may be applied as a specific structure of the cover structure. For example, the front cover 71 and the rear cover 72 may be formed in a substantially flat plate shape. The upper portion of the front cover 71 and the upper portion of the rear cover 72 may be fixed to each other. The lower portion of the front cover 71 and the rear cover 72 may be formed to be openable/closable to each other. Further, cover connectors 71a, 72a connecting the lower portions of the front and rear cover bodies 71, 72 may be provided.

In such a cover structure, the front cover 71 and the rear cover 72 are fixed to each other at an upper portion, and a lower portion thereof is kept openable/closable. Therefore, when the user separates his or her hands from the front cover 71 and the rear cover 72 after manipulating the connector 20, the front cover 71 and the rear cover 72 hang down due to their own weight and cover the connector 20. Therefore, even if the user forgets to fasten the cover connectors 71a, 72a, the connector 20 is not exposed to the infant side (rear side). Further, since the lower portions can be connected by the cover connectors 71a, 72a, the front side cover 71 and the rear side cover 72 can be more firmly fixed to each other, whereby it can be more ensured that the connector 20 is not exposed to the child side (rear side).

In addition, in this cover structure, it is preferable that cover connectors 71a, 72a be provided on each of the opposing surfaces of the front side cover 71 and the rear side cover 72. Therefore, the cover connectors 71a, 72a themselves are covered by the front side cover 71 and the rear side cover 72, thereby preventing the cover connectors 71a, 72a from being exposed to the child side (rear side). In this regard, the comfort of the child can be further enhanced, and the design quality of the child carrier device can be improved.

Here, it is preferable that a length adjuster 22 for adjusting the length of the connector 20 is provided, and the length of the connector 20 is equal to or greater than the maximum length of the connector 20 by adjusting the length adjuster 22 along the front side cover body 71 and the rear side cover body 72 of the connector 20. When the length adjuster 22 is provided, the distance between the head support 12 and the seat body 11 or the distance between the head support 12 and the shoulder straps 13 can be adjusted, whereby the space for accommodating the infant can be appropriately adjusted according to the age of the infant. Even if the length of the connector 20 is adjusted to the maximum length of the length adjuster 22, the connector 20 can be securely prevented from being exposed to the child side (rear side) or the front side because the front side cover body 71 and the rear side cover body 72 are formed longer than the maximum length.

Further, the baby carrier 1 according to the present invention comprises a seat body 11 for holding a body part of a baby, a head support 12 provided at an end of the seat body 11 for supporting the baby, shoulder straps 13 for supporting the seat body 11 in a suspended manner, and connectors 20 for connecting the head support 12 to the seat body 11 or the shoulder straps 13, and is provided with storage means 12a for storing the remaining parts of the connectors 20 in a movable manner to the head support 12, the seat body 11 or the shoulder straps 13. According to the present invention, since the remaining portion of the connector 20 can be stored in the storage device 12a, the remaining portion can be prevented from being exposed to the child side (rear side) and from touching the child, thereby enhancing the comfort of the child. Also, since the remaining portion can be prevented from being exposed to the front side, the design quality of the baby carrier is improved.

Any structure may be used as a specific structure of the storage device 12 a. For example, the storage means 12a may be provided at the end of the head support means 12 on the seat main body 11 side or the shoulder strap 13 side. In this case, even when the connector 20 is extended from the head rest 12 to the seat main body 11 or to the shoulder strap 13 and the remaining port portion of the connector 20 is folded back to the head rest 12, the remaining portion can be directly inserted into the storage means 12a at the end of the head rest 12 in the longitudinal direction of the folded remaining portion, whereby the remaining portion can be stored smoothly.

Further, it is preferable that the child carrier has a front side cover 71 covering the front side surface of the connector 20 and a rear side cover 72 covering the rear side surface of the connector 20, and the storage device 12a is formed as a space 75 linked to a space 74 formed between the front side cover 71 and the rear side cover 72. In this case, the connector 20 is covered in the space 74, and the remaining portion is covered by the space 75 connected to the space 74. Thus, a continuous storage space structure may be formed, ranging from the connector 20 to cover the remaining portion, whereby the entire length of the connector 20 to the remaining portion may be substantially completely unexposed.

In conventional covering structures, when the attachment strap is to be used, the surface of the hook or fastener must be unfastened from the fastening to open the button cover. In addition, after the button cover is operated, the button cover must be closed and fastened by a fastening member. Therefore, conventionally, the joining of the connection tape has to be performed in a plurality of step operations, and the joining operation of the connection tape is troublesome. In addition, after operating the button, the user may forget to close the button cover. Further, the user may twist the strap-like connection belt while coupling the connection belt, and the user may use the connection belt in the reverse direction without noticing that the connection belt is twisted after the user fixes the button.

Traditionally, side buckles are used for seat buckles. Thus, when a child is dragged and dropped on the upright position holding base, the child may reach the side of the clasp and disengage the clasp. In addition, since the connection strap is used only when held in the upright position, the unused connection strap may be hung on the front of the infant or hung on the side of the infant when held in the lying position. Therefore, the connection belt causes a user to have difficulty in handling the seat in a manner like in conjunction with a lying position, or the connection belt may touch an infant.

In other words, in an embodiment, the cover may be fixed to the connection band near the coupling/decoupling device. Therefore, a repulsive force (reactive force) of the cover may be increased at the end portion, and the cover naturally returns to an original position to cover the coupling/decoupling means according to its own repulsive force when the user's hand is separated from the cover. Therefore, the exposure of the coupling/decoupling device can be prevented without any special operation to restore the cover body to the original position, thereby further enhancing the safety of the infant and the convenience of the user. In addition, when the lying position is maintained, since the unused connection strap or coupling/separating means can be stored in the storage position, the connection strap or coupling/separating means does not hang on the infant or on the infant side. Therefore, the connecting band or the coupling/decoupling means can be prevented from causing the user's difficulty in the operation, such as the coupling operation of the lying position holding seat, and the connecting band can be prevented from being touched by the infant.

In particular, the child bearing device 1 according to the embodiment includes a seat body 11 covering a torso portion of a child, a pair of shoulder straps 813 attached to the seat body 11, a connecting strap 14 connecting the shoulder straps 13 to each other, and coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 detachably coupling the connecting strap 14 to the shoulder straps 13, and is further provided with a tubular-like cover 80 surrounding the connecting strap 14 and extending from the connecting strap 14 to the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 to surround at least a part of the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27, and the cover 80 is fixed to the connecting strap 14 near the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27. According to the present invention, since the cover 80 is fixed to the connection band 14 at a position close to the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27, when the user takes his hand off the cover 80, the cover naturally returns to its original state to cover the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 according to the repulsive force of the cover itself. Therefore, the exposure of the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 can be prevented without any special operation for restoring the cover body to the original state, thereby further enhancing the safety of the infant and the convenience of the user.

In the above-described structure, it is preferable that the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 include a first coupling/decoupling unit 26 coupled to the connecting band 14 and a second coupling/decoupling unit 27 coupled to the shoulder strap 13, which are detachably engaged with the first coupling/decoupling unit 26, and an operating unit 26a for operating the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 is disposed at the first coupling/decoupling unit 26, and the cover 80 covers at least the first coupling/decoupling unit 26. In this case, since the first coupling/decoupling unit 26 having the operating unit 26a is covered by the cover 80, the operating unit 26a is not exposed, and thus the child does not play with the operating unit 26 a.

In addition, in the present invention, it is preferable that an operation unit 26a to operate the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 is provided on the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 on the opposite surface of the seat main body 11. In this case, the operating unit 26a faces the opposite surface of the child, so the child can be more safely prevented from playing with the operating unit 26 a.

In addition, in this case, it is preferable that the opposite surface of the seat main body 11 is covered with a thin fabric 82. Therefore, the user can operate the operating unit 26a only through the thin fabric 82 and can easily operate the operating unit 26a without folding the cover 80, thereby further enhancing the user's convenience.

In addition, according to the present invention, the cover 80 may be provided with an identification means 81, 82 for allowing the front side and the rear side of the cover 80 to be identified. The front side is the reverse side of the seat main body 11, and the rear side is the seat main body 11 side. In this case, the front and rear sides of the cover body can be easily recognized by the recognition means 81, 82, and the connection band 14 and the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 can be used in the right direction (front-rear direction, thereby further enhancing the convenience of use and pulling.

In addition, according to the present invention, the identification devices 81 and 82 can be formed by covering the front side of the cover 80 with a first fabric 82 and covering the rear side of the cover 80 with a second fabric 81, wherein the first fabric 82 and the second fabric 81 can be made of different types of fabrics. The identification means 81, 82 may be formed by using different types of fabrics, and particularly, do not need to be marked or the like, whereby the front-rear direction of the connection belt 14 and the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 can be easily recognized by a simple structure.

In addition, in this case, it is preferable that the second fabric 81 is made of a mesh fabric. When the second fabric 81 located at the side of the infant is made of mesh fabric, the air permeability and the touch of the cover 80 can be improved, thereby further enhancing the comfort of the infant.

Further, the baby carrier according to the present invention comprises a seat body 11 for covering a body part of a baby, a plurality of shoulder straps 13 attached to the seat body 11, a connecting strap 14 for connecting the plurality of shoulder straps 13 to each other, and coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 for detachably coupling the connecting strap 14 to the shoulder straps 13, and storage parts 90, 91 formed at the shoulder straps 13 for storing the connecting strap 14 or the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 in such a manner that the connecting strap 14 or the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 can be stored in the storage parts 90, 91 and can be taken out from the storage parts 90, 91.

According to the present invention, the unused connection bands 14 or coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 can be stored in the storage sections 90, 91 while being held in the lying position. Therefore, the connection band 14 or the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 is not hung on the side of the infant or the infant, whereby the connection band 14 or the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 can be prevented from causing difficulty in the operation of the user, such as the coupling of the lying position holding seat 50, and the connection band 14 can be prevented from touching the infant.

Any structure may be used as a specific structure of the storage parts 90, 91. For example, reservoirs 90, 91 may be formed as a bag-like member provided by shoulder straps 13, and may define an opening 90a, 91a on opposite sides of shoulder straps 13. The side end portions of the connection string 14 or the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 are attached to the inside of the storage portions 90, 91, so that the connection string 14 or the coupling/decoupling means 26, 27 can be taken out from the storage portions 90, 91 through the openings 90a, 91 a. In this case, the connection strap 14 or the coupling/decoupling devices 26, 27 may be stored to the storage parts 90, 91 through the openings 90a, 91 a.

In addition, storage portions 90, 91 may be formed as a rectangular parallelepiped space extending along the longitudinal direction of shoulder harness 13. In this case, even if the width of connecting band 14 is made wider than that of shoulder straps 13, connecting band 14 can be stored in the longitudinal direction of shoulder straps 13, whereby the entire length of connecting band 14 is not exposed regardless of the width of shoulder straps 13.

In addition, storage portion 130 may be formed as a rectangular parallelepiped space extending in the longitudinal direction of shoulder straps 13 at the outer surface of shoulder straps 13, near the bottom of connecting straps 14. In this case, connecting band 13 can also be stored in the longitudinal direction of shoulder straps 13 even if the width of connecting band 14 is wider than that of shoulder straps 13, it can be stored by inserting connecting band 14 into storage portion 130 provided by the outer surface of shoulder straps 13, whereby the entire length of connecting band 14 is not exposed regardless of the width of shoulder straps 13.

In addition, the connecting strap 131 may be formed with a first strap 131 and a second strap 131 substantially equal in length to the first strap 131, the first strap 131 is provided by one shoulder strap 13, the second strap 131 is provided by another shoulder strap 13, and the storage portion 132 may be formed as a space, wherein the first strap 131 or the second strap 131 may be inserted substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the shoulder strap 13 and located near the bottom of the connecting strap 131 in the shoulder strap 13. In this case, the connection strap 131 is divided into the first strap 131 and the second strap 131 having substantially equal lengths to each other, whereby the width of each connection strap 131 can be shortened. Therefore, even when each connecting band 131 is inserted in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of shoulder straps 13, the entire length of each connecting band 131 is not exposed.

In addition, in the conventional infant carrier device, the back of the infant is strong enough to maintain the back upright, and the infant carrier device itself has low rigidity. Therefore, the baby carrier body and the bag can be designed to be integrated into a front side and a rear side, respectively. However, in the conventional baby carrier, if the back of the baby is not strong enough to keep the back upright, the hardness of the baby carrier is relatively high. Therefore, the child carrier body itself has difficulty in being used as a bag, and the conventional storage structure cannot be directly applied to such a child carrier. Therefore, when a user carries such a baby carrier, he/she needs to store the baby carrier in a separate storage bag. This requirement is cumbersome for the user and the user may forget to carry the storage bag with the child carrier. In various situations, for example, a user may fold the baby carrier and place it in a stroller (stroller) bag without having to carry a special bag separately. Therefore, the child carrier sometimes protrudes from the bag, and causes trouble.

On the other hand, in the baby carrier of the present embodiment, the folding device can be stored in the storage device, so that the folding device can be always carried together with the baby carrier, thereby preventing the user from forgetting to carry the folding device. Therefore, the user can carry the baby carrier and the folding device at the same time, thereby enhancing the convenience of the user.

In particular, according to the child carrier device 1 of the present embodiment, which is for supporting a child, the child carrier device 1 includes the folding devices 121, 151 for supporting the child carrier device 1 and the storage device 120 for storing the folding devices 121, 151 in the child carrier device 1, in such a manner that the folding devices can be freely stored and taken out. According to the present invention, since the folding devices 121, 151 are stored in the storage device 120, the folding devices 121, 151 can be always carried together with the baby carrier 1, and the user is prevented from missing the folding devices 121, 151. Therefore, the user can surely carry the baby carrier 1 and the folding devices 121 and 151 at the same time when necessary, thereby enhancing the convenience of the user.

Any structure may be used as a specific structure of the folding means 121, 151. For example, the folding device 121 may be designed as a storage bag 121 for storing the baby carrier 1. In this case, the baby carrier 1 can be stored in the storage bag 121 while being carried.

In addition, a connecting string 121b may be connected to the storage bag 121, so that the opening 121a of the storage bag 121 may be opened/closed as desired. In this case, for example, the opening 121a may be closed by the connection cord 121b, thereby preventing the child carrier device 1 from falling off.

In addition, the folding device 151 may be provided as a storage belt 151 that fixes the baby carrier 1 in a folded state. In this case, the baby carrier 1 can be fixed in a folded state by the storage belt 151 and carried.

In addition, connectors 122 are preferably provided to connect the folding devices 121, 151 to the storage device 120. In this case, since the folding devices 121, 151 are connected to the storage device 120 via the connector 122, the user can be prevented from individually missing the storage device 120, and the folding devices 121, 151 can be prevented from falling off from the storage device 120. Therefore, the folding devices 121, 151 can be securely and easily carried.

The storage device 120 may be disposed at any position, although it is preferable that the storage unit 120 is disposed near an end of the baby carrier 1 on a front side thereof in the longitudinal direction. In this case, the storage device 120 does not directly touch the infant, so the presence of the storage device 120 and the folding device 121 stored therein do not cause an uncomfortable feeling to the infant, and the comfort of the infant can be maintained. In addition, since the storage device 120 is disposed at a position close to the end in the longitudinal direction, the storage device 120 is not found from the outside, and the appearance of the child carrier device 1 is kept neat. In particular, when the storage device 120 is disposed at the lower edge of the baby carrier 1 (i.e., at a position between the left and right legs of the baby when the baby is held in the upright position), the storage device 120 is hidden between the left and right legs of the baby without being seen from the front side, thereby keeping the appearance of the baby carrier 1 neat. In addition, when the storage device 120 is disposed at a position longitudinally close to the end portion, the storage device 120 can be easily disposed at the end portion of the child carrier device 1, whereby the storage device of the child carrier device 1 can be more easily manufactured.

Alternatively, the storage device 120 may be provided on a surface of the child carrier device 10 that a child may touch. In this case, the storage device 120 may be located at the child's side and thus not exposed to the outside, whereby the design quality of the child carrier 1 may be maintained.

In addition, it is preferable that at least one of the folding device 121 and the storage device 120 is formed as a mesh fabric. In this case, the folding device 121 and the storage device 120 may be thin, especially when the storage device 120 is located at the side of the infant, so that these components do not cause the infant to feel uncomfortable. In addition, the ventilation characteristics of the folding device 121 and the storage device 120 can be enhanced, so that the comfort of the infant can be enhanced.

In addition, the storage device 120 may be provided with an opening 120a, so that the folding devices 121, 151 may be inserted into or removed from the storage device 120 through the opening 120 a. The opening 120a may be formed by a pair of fabrics 120b, 120c overlapped and opposite to each other so that the opening 120a can be opened/closed. In this case, when the pair of fabrics 120b, 120c are overlapped, the opening 120a is closed, thereby preventing the accidental exposure and the falling of the folding devices 121, 151 from the storage device 120. In particular, since the opening/closing structure can be designed not to require any special opening/closing such as a fastener but only to overlap a pair of fabrics 120b, 120c, the opening/closing structure can be easily provided. In addition, even if the opening/closing mechanism is disposed on the side of the infant, the uncomfortable feeling of the infant is not caused.

In addition, the folding device may be designed in a different configuration than the storage bag. For example, the baby carrier 1 for holding a baby may include a support base 10 for supporting the baby and a support band 152 connecting right and left sides of the support base 10 to each other, wherein the support base 10 may be fixed in a folded state by the support band 263.

According to the present invention, the support band 152 can be coupled to the right and left sides of the holder 10, and can be fixedly coupled to the holder 10. Thus, the support band 152 may have several functions. A dedicated mechanism is not required for the fixing, and the baby carrier 1 can be designed in a simpler manner. In addition, since the support band 152 is provided on the support base 10, the support band 152 can be always carried together with the baby carrier 1, and therefore, the user can be prevented from missing the support band 152, thereby further enhancing the convenience of the user.

In addition, the baby carrier 1 for supporting a baby may include a supporting seat 10 for supporting a baby, a first fastening member 153 disposed at one end of the supporting seat 10 in a longitudinal direction, and a second fastening member 154 disposed at the other end of the supporting seat 10 in the longitudinal direction, and may be coupled with/separated from the first fastening member 153, wherein the first fastening member 153 and the second fastening member 154 may maintain the supporting seat 10 in a folded state. According to the present invention, the holder 10 may be supported by the first fastening member 153 and the second fastening member 154, thereby easily carrying the baby carrier 1. In addition, since the first fastening member 153 and the second fastening member 154 are provided in the holder 10, the first fastening member 153 and the second fastening member 154 can be always carried together with the baby carrier 1, and thus the user can be prevented from missing the first fastening member 153 and the second fastening member 154, thereby further enhancing the user's convenience.

Although the present invention has been described with respect to the preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention to the exact forms disclosed, and modifications and variations can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention except as it may be limited by the claims.

Claims

1. A child carrier device comprising a holding base which is contactable with a child and holds the child in the holding base, wherein:

the holding seat is an upright position holding seat for keeping the infant in an upright position; and is

The holder has a rear side for contacting the child and the rear side is covered by the backing fabric;

the holding seat is provided with a front side surface which is opposite to the back side surface and is covered by the covering fabric;

the holding seat is provided with a contact part which is a leg opening part and is used for contacting the leg of the infant so as to enable the holding seat to contact the infant, and the contact part is internally provided with a buffer body which is provided with a release part and is used for releasing the buffer force of the buffer body;

a suture line of the contact part is close to one side part of the contact part, the suture line is formed by sewing the backing fabric, the covering fabric and the buffer body, and the suture line and the side part of the contact part are formed into a curve shape which is matched with the shape of the leg of the infant;

the side part of the contact part is not connected with any other part of the baby carrier except the side part which is only connected with the contact part, and the side part can move and deform to be corresponding to the shape of the legs of the baby.

2. The baby carrier of claim 1, wherein the release portion is an opening formed in the cushioning body.

3. The baby carrier of claim 1, wherein the release portion is a portion of the cushioning body that is thinner than other portions.

4. The baby carrier of claim 1, wherein:

the front side surface is not contacted with the infant;

the covering fabric and the backing fabric are connected to each other along the sewing thread by a connecting part, the connecting part is positioned on the front side surface of the contact part,

thus, the connecting portion of the covering fabric and the backing fabric does not contact the child.

5. The baby carrier of claim 1, wherein:

the contact part is arranged at a lower edge part close to the holding seat in a longitudinal direction and can support the hip part of the infant or a part of the inner side of the thigh; and is

The contact portion has a weight adjusting portion in a side portion thereof, the weight adjusting portion extending to the lower edge in the longitudinal direction along the side portion of the contact portion so as to be capable of shifting a weight applied to the contact portion inward in a direction substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.