Carrier adjusting mechanism and stroller thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11247710-B2
Application number	US-202016747471-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2020
Priority date	Jan 29, 2019
Publication date	Feb 15, 2022
Grant date	Feb 15, 2022

Abstract

A carrier adjusting mechanism is applied to a stroller including a stroller frame and a carrier and includes a base, a locking structure, a locking device, and a release actuator. The base is connected to the stroller frame. The locking structure is connected to the carrier and pivoted to the base. The locking device is disposed between the base and the locking structure. The locking device includes a first engaging structure, a second engaging structure, and a locking member. The locking member is engaged with the first engaging structure at a first position or the second engaging structure at the second position. The release actuator is disposed on the stroller and connected to the locking device for disengaging the locking member from the first engaging structure or the second engaging structure, to allow the locking structure to move between the first position and the second position together with the carrier.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A carrier adjusting mechanism applied to a stroller comprising a stroller frame and a carrier, the carrier comprising a backrest tube, the carrier adjusting mechanism being disposed between the stroller frame and the backrest tube to make the backrest tube rotatable for switching the carrier at least to a seat mode or a bassinet mode, the carrier adjusting mechanism comprising:
a base connected to the stroller frame;
a locking structure connected to the backrest tube of the carrier and pivoted to the base to be rotatable at least between a first position and a second position relative to the base;
a locking device disposed between the base and the locking structure, the locking device comprising a first engaging structure, a second engaging structure, and a locking member, the first engaging structure and the second engaging structure being disposed on one of the base and the locking structure, the locking member being disposed on the other of the base and the locking structure, the locking member being selectively engaged with the first engaging structure to fix the locking structure at the first position or engaged with the second engaging structure to fix the locking structure at the second position; and
a release actuator disposed on the stroller and connected to the locking device, for driving the locking member to be disengaged from the first engaging structure or the second engaging structure, so as to allow the locking structure to move between the first position and the second position together with the backrest tube of the carrier.

2. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein a top portion of the base abuts against the locking structure, the locking member is a protruding block, and the first engaging structure and the second engaging structure are slot structures for cooperatively forming the top portion of the base.

3. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the release actuator is connected to the locking device via a link member, a first end of the link member is fixedly connected to the release actuator, and a second end of the link is fixedly connected to the locking member.

4. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 3 further comprising:
a guiding structure disposed on the locking structure, a portion of the link member located between the release actuator and the locking member being disposed around the guiding structure.

5. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 4 , wherein the guiding structure is a roller, and the portion of the link member located between the release actuator and the locking member is wound on an external periphery of the roller.

6. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 3 , wherein the release actuator is disposed on a top end of the backrest tube of the carrier, and the link member is disposed through the backrest tube and the one of the locking structure and the base.

7. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 1 , wherein the locking device further comprises a driving member disposed in the locking structure or the base, the locking member is movably disposed on the driving member, the release actuator is connected to the driving member, and the release actuator drives the locking member via the driving member to be disengaged from the first engaging structure or the second engaging structure.

8. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 7 , wherein the driving member and the locking member are slidable relative to each other, and a sliding direction of the driving member is intersected with a sliding direction of the locking member.

9. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 8 , wherein a long slot is formed on one of the driving member and the locking member and is oblique relative to the sliding direction of the one of the driving member and the locking member, the other of the driving member and the locking member has a protruding portion, and the protruding portion is slidably disposed in the long slot.

10. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 9 , wherein the long slot is a linear slot, and the protruding portion is a pillar structure.

11. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 7 , wherein the locking device further comprises an elastic member disposed between the driving member and the one of the locking structure and the base, and the elastic member has a tendency to drive the driving member to be engaged with the first engaging structure or the second engaging structure.

12. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 11 , wherein a first end of the elastic member abuts against a side of the driving member connected to the release actuator, and a second end of the elastic member abuts against the one of the locking structure and the base.

13. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 12 , wherein the one of the locking structure and the base has a protruding pillar, and the protruding pillar abuts against the second end of the elastic member.

14. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 1 further comprising:
a limiting structure disposed between the locking structure and the base for limiting a rotation range of the locking structure relative to the base.

15. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 14 , wherein the limiting structure comprises a convex portion disposed on the one of the locking structure and the base and a concave portion disposed on the other of the locking structure and the base, the convex portion abuts against a side wall of the concave portion when the locking structure moves to the first position, and the convex portion abuts against another side wall of the concave portion when the locking structure moves to the second position.

16. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 15 , wherein the concave portion is a slot structure extending in a rotation direction of the locking structure, and the convex portion is a rib structure.

17. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 16 , wherein the concave portion and the first engaging structure cooperatively form the top portion of the base and are overlapped with each other.

18. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 1 further comprising:
a blocking member disposed on the locking structure and movable relative to the locking structure between a blocking position and a releasing position, the blocking member blocking the locking device from performing a releasing motion when the blocking member is located at the blocking position.

19. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 18 , wherein the blocking member comprises a board disposed on the locking structure, an elastic arm formed on the board, and a blocking head protruding from the elastic arm, and the elastic arm has a tendency to drive the blocking head to the releasing position.

20. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 18 , wherein the blocking member is pushed from the releasing position to the blocking position when an expansion device is engaged with the carrier.

21. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 20 , wherein the expansion device is a safety seat or a diaper table.

22. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 20 , wherein the blocking member moves toward the locking device when moving from the releasing position to the blocking position.

23. The carrier adjusting mechanism of claim 19 , wherein a first protruding end of the blocking head extends close to the locking device, and a second protruding end of the blocking head extends away from the locking device.

24. The carrier adjusting mechanism of

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Yi Xiaolong

Classifications

• B62B9/102 Primary

  characterized by details of the seat · CPC title

• B62B9/08

  Braking mechanisms; Locking devices against movement · CPC title

• B62B7/08

  in the direction of, or at right angles to, the wheel axis · CPC title

• B62B2205/20

  Catches; Locking or releasing an articulation · CPC title

• B62B9/104

  with adjustable or reclining backrests · CPC title