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|May 29, 2012
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|Matthew Velderman, Joshua E. Clapper
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|Graco Children's Products Inc.
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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 12/051,468, entitled "Child Motion Device" and filed Mar. 19, 2008, which, in turn, claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/895,620, entitled "Child Motion Device" and filed Mar. 19, 2007, and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 11/385,260, entitled "Child Motion Device" and filed Mar. 20, 2006, which, in turn, claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/732,640, entitled "Child Swing" and filed Nov. 3, 2005, the entire disclosures of which are hereby expressly incorporated by reference.
1. Field of the Disclosure
The present disclosure is generally directed to child motion devices, and more particularly to child motion devices that impart swinging, bouncing, swaying, gliding or other motion to a child occupant.
2. Description of Related Art
Commercially available child motion devices include pendulum swings and infant bouncer seats. These types of devices are often used in an attempt to entertain, sooth or calm a child. At the outset, a child is typically placed in a seat of the device. With conventional child swings, the device then moves the seated child in a reciprocating, simple pendulum motion. The seat of a typical bouncer device is supported by a flexible wire frame. The child's own movement or an external force applied by a caregiver then results in the bouncing oscillation of the child.
Examples of child motion devices include a Fisher-Price pendulum swing with a motor above the child's head. The seat of the swing can be oriented in one of two optional seat facing directions by rotating the suspended pendulum-type swing arm through a 90 degree angle. Also, U.S. Pat. No. 6,811,217 discloses a child seating device that can function as a rocker and has curved bottom rails so that the device can simulate a rocking chair. U.S. Pat. No. 4,911,499 discloses a motor driven rocker with a base and a seat that can be attached to the base. The base incorporates a drive system that can move the seat in a rocking chair-type motion. U.S. Pat. No. 4,805,902 discloses a complex apparatus in a pendulum-type swing. The seat of the swing moves in a manner such that a component of its travel path includes a side-to-side arcuate path shown in FIG. 9 of the patent. U.S. Pat. No. 6,343,994 discloses another child swing in which the base is formed having a first stationary part and a second part that can be turned or rotated by a parent within the first part. The seat swings in a conventional pendulum-like manner about a horizontal axis and a parent can rotate the device within the stationary base part to change the view of the child seated in the seat.
Despite the availability of various child motion devices, caregivers unfortunately often find the available devices to be unsatisfactory due to unsuccessful attempts to sooth a child.
Objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent upon reading the following description in conjunction with the drawing figures, in which:
Research has shown that many babies or children are not soothed or calmed by the motion provided by conventional child swings and bouncing seats. In contrast, children can still be readily calmed or soothed by motion imparted by a parent or caregiver holding the child. Caregivers often hold children in their arms and in front of their torso and move in a manner that is calming and/or soothing to the child. Such movements can include side-to-side rocking, light bouncing up and down, or light rotational swinging as the caregiver either swings their arms back and forth, rotates their torso from side-to-side, or moves in a manner combining these movements.
This disclosure is generally directed to motion devices constructed to mimic soothing movements provided to infant children by a caregiver. In some cases, the soothing motion involves a cradling sway motion path. Alternatively or additionally, the soothing motion incorporates a generally vertical bouncing movement, like the motion provided to a child resting at or near a shoulder of a caregiver. More generally, the disclosed child motion devices are generally based on the characteristics of the movements that parents typically use to soothe their children. The disclosed devices are thus configured to accurately mimic one or more characteristics of this motion. To these ends, the disclosed devices may be configured for operation with a variety of reciprocating motion paths at corresponding frequencies. For instance, the cradling sway motion path may involve reciprocating motion at a frequency within a first range of frequencies found to be characteristic of such parental soothing movements. The generally vertical bouncing movement may involve oscillating at a frequency within a second range of frequencies found to be characteristic of such movement when provided by a parent. As described below, these frequency ranges are supported by empirical motion data gathered from a statistically significant majority of a parent set monitored while soothing children.
In some embodiments, the child motion devices may be customizable or otherwise adjustable to allow a caregiver to select a motion path and a corresponding frequency that provides the most effective soothing. The operational setting selected by the caregiver may provide movement in accordance with one or both of the swaying and bouncing motions, and thus may involve one or both of the frequency ranges.
The disclosed devices generally exhibit motion or motion characteristics that mimic that of the parents. In some cases, the disclosed devices are configured to provide movement at statistically similar frequencies to those at which the majority of parents move their children. Instead of swing and bouncer products that move children outside of the optimal frequency windows described below, the disclosed devices are configured to deliver movement at a frequency (or frequencies) that correspond with the characteristics of the movement provided by parents.
Parents routinely soothe their children in two distinct techniques. The first motion technique involves a low frequency sway/swinging motion that is well represented or approximated by a normal distribution (i.e., a Bell curve) with a mean frequency around 0.5 Hz (0.4973 Hz) and a standard deviation of 0.1244 Hz. In one data set, the mean frequency was 0.48 Hz. The second motion technique involves a high-frequency bouncing motion with a principal frequency around 3.0 Hz with a standard deviation of 0.15 Hz. This empirical data identifies two primary motion frequency windows or ranges (i.e., about 0.37 Hz to about 0.62 Hz, and about 2.85 to about 3.15 Hz) as desired frequencies of operation for certain types of movement. The child motion devices described below are configured to provide the corresponding movement within each of these optimal frequency ranges.
In some aspects, the disclosure is generally directed to a complex sway motion path that makes it possible to achieve a desired motion frequency through the natural resonance of a system with reasonable device dimensions. For example, movement within the low frequency range may be provided via pendular movement with a generally vertical axis of rotation. To configure a device that operates within the low speed frequency range, a conventional (i.e., simple) pendulum swing would have a natural resonant frequency of 0.5 Hz by adjusting the pendulum arm length to 129 feet (simple pendulum natural frequency is calculated by: ω=sqrt(g/L)). But this length may be inconveniently long for the typical full size infant swing. Other options include creating a direct drive swing motion mechanism that can drive the product at a frequency other than its natural frequency, as described below. This approach may, in some cases, require extremely high levels of energy. In other cases, and as described below, a complex sway motion path may involve an axis offset from vertical so that the movement includes both vertical and horizontal components. As a result, the device can have a more convenient pendulum arm length yet still move at its natural resonant frequency. In this way, the device relies on the natural resonance of the system and, thus, utilizes only limited power to overcome any damping.
The motion paths described herein also make it possible to provide smooth reciprocating movement. In some cases, the motion path includes both azimuthal and altitudinal changes, thereby using gravity as a smooth way to reverse direction in the swaying motion. The altitudinal changes may arise from the offset axis of rotation, which, acting alone, would result in a motion path lying within a plane tilted from horizontal. The altitudinal changes may also arise from the orientation of the pendulum arm with respect to the axis of rotation. In some cases, an acute angle for that orientation results in a cone-shaped path that may introduce further altitudinal changes along the motion path. With these types of altitudinal changes, undesirable higher frequency components are not introduced into the movement, leaving the motion profile (e.g., the frequency distribution of the movement) primarily at, or dominated by, the natural resonant frequency.
The terms generally, substantially, and the like as applied herein with respect to vertical or horizontal orientations of various components are intended to mean that the components have a primarily vertical or horizontal orientation, but need not be precisely vertical or horizontal in orientation. The components can be angled to vertical or horizontal, but not to a degree where they are more than 45 degrees away from the reference mentioned. In many instances, the terms "generally" and "substantially" are intended to permit some permissible offset, or even to imply some intended offset, from the reference to which these types of modifiers are applied herein.
Turning now to the drawings,
The child motion device 20 shown in
In this example, a support arm 30 is cantilevered from the spine 28 and extends generally outward in a radial direction from the spine. In this example, the support arm 30 has a driven end 32 coupled to a portion of the spine 28. The support arm 30 is mounted for pivotal, side-to-side movement about its driven end through a travel path that is substantially horizontal. As described below, the support arm can travel through a partial orbit or arc segment of a predetermined angle and can rotate about an axis of rotation R (see, e.g.,
The various components of the child motion device 20 shown in
In one example, the seat holder 34 is configured to permit the child seat 36 to be mounted on the support arm 30 in a number of optional orientations. As shown in
Geometry and symmetry can be designed into the holder and seat to permit the seat to be placed in the holder in multiple optional seat orientations. As represented by dashed lines in
The exemplary child motion device depicted generally in
In any instance, an adult can easily alter the position of the child held in their arms. Sometimes an adult may hold a child in a somewhat seated position with the child facing away from their chest. In another example, the child may be held in a position looking directly at the adult. In another example, the child may be held with their legs to one side and head to another side and rocked by the adult. The disclosed child motion devices can simulate the characteristics of any or all of these various proven, natural, calming and soothing movements. One characteristic involves the frequency of the oscillation. A parent usually holds a child and moves them in a slow, even rhythm to help calm or soothe the child. As described further below, the disclosed devices can be constructed to operate in a manner that also mimics the degree and frequency of motion that a child might experience when held in an adult's arms.
The various motions for the disclosed devices herein can be achieved in a wide variety of ways.
In a vertically offset arrangement (e.g.,
In any of these examples, the support arm 30 can be bent or oriented such that, at least at the low elevation point, or the mid-point, of the travel arc, the seat is oriented level with the floor surface or horizontal.
The type and complexity of the motion characteristics imparted to the support arms disclosed herein can vary and yet fall within the spirit and scope of the disclosure. If desired, the support arm may, for example, also be designed to travel through 360 degrees or more before changing directions. The seat holder 34 and/or the support arm 30 may also be angularly adjustable if desired, to further alter the motion experienced by a seat occupant.
The child motion device 50 may generally be constructed in a manner similar to the devices described above. For example, the device 50 in this example generally includes a frame assembly 51 configured to support an occupant seat 52 above the surface upon which the device 50 is disposed. A base section 54 of the frame assembly 51 rests upon the surface to provide a stable base for the device 50 while in-use. The frame assembly 51 also includes a seat support frame 56 on which the seat 52 is mounted. The seat 52 and the seat support frame 56 may be configured as described above to support a number of optional seat orientations. The seat frame 56 is generally suspended over the base section 54 to allow reciprocating movement of the seat 52 during operation. To that end, an upright post 58 of the frame assembly 51 extends upward from the base section 54 to act as a riser or spine from which a support arm 60 extends radially outward to meet the seat frame 56.
In this example, the post or spine 58 is oriented in a generally vertical orientation relative to its longitudinal length. The post 58 has an external housing 59 that may be configured in any desired or suitable manner to provide a pleasing or desired aesthetic appearance.
Within the housing 59, the device 50 includes a drive system indicated generally at 62 and schematically shown in
In some cases, the worm gear follower 70 may carry a pin or bolt (not shown) which acts as a crank shaft. In this case, the motor 66 always turns in the same direction, and the pin is displaced (i.e., offset) from the rotational axis of the gear follower 70, such that rotation of the gear follower 70 causes the pin to proceed in a circular or rotary path. The free end of the pin extends into a vertically oriented slot of a U-shaped or notched bracket (not shown) coupled to the shaft 62. In this way, the movement of the pin along the circular path is transformed from pure rotary motion into the oscillating or reciprocating motion of the shaft 62. Despite the single direction of the motor 66, the notched bracket is displaced in one direction during one half of the cycle, and the opposite direction during the other half of the cycle. The energy of the crank shaft transferred to the notched bracket then acts on a swing pivot shaft (not shown) via a spring (not shown). The swing pivot shaft is then linked or coupled to the drive shaft 62 to oscillate the support arm 60 through its motion pattern. The spring, in this example, can act as a rotary dampening mechanism as well as an energy reservoir. The spring can be implemented to function as a clutch-like element to protect the motor by allowing out-of-sync motion between the motor 66 and the shaft 62. Thus, the shaft 62 in this case is not directly connected to the motor 66, thereby forming an indirect drive mechanism.
The disclosed child motion devices may, but need not, utilize an indirect drive technique to allow the motor to support motion at the natural resonant frequency of the device. As described above, an indirect drive is generally applied to overcome the damping present in the system, while otherwise allowing the system to move at resonance. Examples of suitable motor drive systems and related techniques are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,525,113 ("Open Top Swing and Control"), U.S. Pat. No. 6,339,304 ("Swing Control for Altering Power to Drive Motor After Each Swing Cycle"), and U.S. Pat. No. 6,875,117 ("Swing Drive Mechanism"), the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
Practice of the disclosed devices and methods is not limited to the above-described indirect drive technique, but rather may alternatively involve any one of a number of different motor drive schemes and techniques. As a result, the components of the drive system can vary considerably and yet fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention. The exemplary drive system 62 provides reciprocating motion well-suited for use in connection with the child motion device 50, inasmuch as the drive mechanism and the mechanical linkage thereof allow for some amount of slippage in the coupling of the motor to the occupant seat. Nonetheless, there are certainly many other possible drive mechanisms or systems that can alternatively be employed to impart the desired oscillatory or reciprocating motion to the support arm 60 of the devices disclosed herein.
One such technique involves a direct drive mechanism in which the motor shaft is mechanically linked to the swing pivot shaft without allowing for any slippage. In this case, the motor may be driven in different directions via switched motor voltage polarity (i.e., forward and reverse drive signals) to achieve the reciprocating motion. The mechanical linkage is then configured to accommodate the bi-directional motion, unlike the worm gear and other mechanical linkage components in the exemplary drive system described above. The motor can be powered in either an open-loop or closed-loop manner. In an open-loop system, electrical power is applied to the motor with the alternating polarities such that swing speed (or swing angle amplitude) may be controlled through adjusting either applied voltage, current, frequency, or duty cycle. An alternative system applies power at a fixed polarity with the reciprocating motion developed via mechanical linkage. Closed-loop control of a direct drive system may involve similar control techniques to those implemented in open-loop control, albeit optimized via position feedback techniques. With the feedback information, the applied voltage and other parameters may be adjusted and optimized to most efficiently obtain or control to desired swing amplitudes.
Other optional drive techniques may include or involve spring-operated wind-up mechanisms, magnetic systems, electro-magnetic systems, or other devices to convert drive mechanism energy and motion to the reciprocating or oscillating motion of the disclosed devices.
In accordance with one aspect of the disclosure, the device 50 is generally configured to support movement at a frequency that mimics the swaying motion provided by parents. To this end, the drive system 62, whether indirect or direct, moves the support arm 60 such that the seat 52 reciprocates along a motion path at a frequency within a range of frequencies found to be statistically prevalent among caregivers providing a cradling, swaying motion to soothe a child. As described above, the devices described herein are generally configured to mimic a side-to-side, swaying movement that may involve altitudinal changes as well. For this type of soothing movement, parents routinely soothe their children with a low speed sway/swinging motion that is well represented or approximated by a normal distribution (i.e., a Bell curve) with a mean frequency around 0.5 Hz (0.4973 Hz) and a standard deviation of 0.1244 Hz. In one data set, the mean frequency was 0.48 Hz. This empirical data therefore identifies one desired frequency window or range from about 0.37 Hz to about 0.62 Hz. A second desired frequency range supported by the empirical data runs from about 0.4 Hz to about 0.5 Hz. While the exact frequency may depend on the orientation of the seat 52, one exemplary frequency shown to be effective is about 0.4 Hz.
Unlike direct drive systems, where the drive system can be configured to move the support arm at the desired frequency, devices having indirect drive systems are designed to reciprocate at the desired frequency through natural resonance. To this end, one aspect of the disclosure is generally directed to a complex sway motion path that makes it possible to achieve a desired motion frequency through the natural resonance of a system with reasonable device dimensions. Unfortunately, a simple pendulum configuration would require a pendulum arm of 129 feet to obtain a natural resonant frequency around 0.5 Hz. Thus, movement within the low frequency range may be provided via modified pendular movement arising from the configuration and orientation of the support arm and the axis of rotation, as described below.
The frequency of the device 50 is nearly half the frequency of similarly sized conventional pendulum swings as the result of its modified pendulum geometry. More specifically, the geometry generally supports a swing arm motion path having both azimuthal and altitudinal changes. The altitudinal changes are the result of the rotational axis of the drive system being offset from vertical, such that the seat rises against gravity as it approaches each endpoint of a reciprocating stroke. Another feature of the geometry that contributes to both the azimuthal changes and altitudinal changes is the angle of the support arm from the axis of rotation, which results in the support arm tracing a cone, as described above. In the example of
For the foregoing reasons, the natural frequency of the device 50 remains a function of gravity and the pendulum arm length, but also is dependent upon the angle θ that the axis of swing rotation makes with vertical, and the angle φ of the pendulum arm from the rotation axis. The resonant frequency is defined as follows:
The device 50 shown in
The ratio of the present naturally frequency over the design frequency is a non-dimensional design tool in accordance with the following equation:
One advantage to the resonant frequency-based motion technique described above is that gravity provides for smooth transitions between the reciprocating strokes. Smooth movement, in turn, leads to a cleaner motion profile. That is, the frequency distribution of the movement provided by the device is not cluttered with undesired frequency components generated from having to forcibly reverse the direction of the support arm. With gravity-based techniques, no physical stop is required to create the reciprocating motion. Without the impact loading that results from a stop, the complex motion paths of the disclosed devices avoid abrupt or jerky movement, leaving only smooth and fluid motion at a predominant, desired frequency.
Another advantage of the resonant frequency-based motion technique is that the child motion devices can be designed to support user-based adjustment or selection of the operational frequency. As described in the above-referenced disclosures, it should be noted at the outset that an indirect drive mechanism can provide varying acceleration levels and, thus, varying speeds. To these ends, the above-described devices may be controllable via a speed selection or setting. However, the result of a change in speed is merely a change in the length of the arc-shaped motion path, leaving the frequency unchanged. To adjust the frequency, any of the above-described motion devices may include, for example, an adjustable support arm or adjustable seat frame. More specifically, adjustments to either the length or orientation of the support arm will result in a modification of the frequency. Similarly, an adjustment to the seat can similarly change the length of the pendulum arm to, in turn, adjust the frequency. In direct-drive embodiments, the frequency can be adjusted by changing the speed and/or cycle of the motor drive. In either case, the child motion devices may be configured to allow and support either structural re-configurations or user-interface selection elements to enable adjustments to the frequency.
Further details regarding the complex pendular motion paths described herein are provided in connection with
As described above, the cradle of the device can be rotated an angle β about the ŝ1 frame vector −90, 0, or 90 degrees for the respective outward, tangent, and inward orientations. The seat, or cradle, also reclines the baby an angle φ about the rotated ŝ2 vector.
The above-described soothing motion paths are generally designed to mimic a parent cradling the child while swaying back and forth. Such movement can be described as a combination of yaw and roll for the cradle position. Yaw and roll may be considered to correspond with rotational movement about two of the three axes defined in
In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, a child motion device is configured to mimic a parent soothing technique involving generally vertical, bouncing movement. This movement has also been found to be statistically uniform, with a principal frequency around 3.0 Hz and a standard deviation of about 0.15 Hz. A number of devices can be configured to impart this relatively high-frequency motion. Suitable solutions generally include, without limitation, vertical piston-based designs (e.g., a pressurized air system or motor-and-crank arrangement oriented along the axis of rotation described above) and radial oscillator designs (e.g., deflections of the support arm for generally vertical oscillation). Described below are specific examples for providing the motion at a desired frequency within the statistical range. The examples are provided with the understanding that they may be combined to any desired extent with any of the foregoing examples directed to providing the swaying motion. A user may then be given the option of selecting one or both of the motion paths for operation. One or both drive systems corresponding with the selected motion path(s) may then be actuated to produce the selected movement at the desired frequency(ies).
Each bearing block 164, 166 has a central bearing opening for receiving and rotationally supporting the support arm rod 154. In this example, a lower end 170 of the rod 154 can terminate below the lower bearing block 166 and be coupled to a motor or other drive mechanism 172. The drive mechanism 172 may be configured to reciprocally rotate the rod, and thus the support arm, through a predetermined travel angle, such as 120 degrees as described above. The motor or drive mechanism 172 can include features that can be manipulated by a user to adjust the angular travel, the speed of rotation, and the like. An operator panel, touch pad device, a remote control unit, or user interface can be provided on a portion of the housing 162 with buttons, a touch screen, a keypad, switches, combinations of these features, or the like that a user can manipulate to access, operate, adjust, and alter various performance characteristics of the device.
Though not shown in detail herein, the components of the drive mechanism may vary considerably and yet fall within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In one example tested and proven to function properly, the drive mechanism can be in the form of an electromechanical system coupled to the rod to generate the desired motion. In one example, an electric DC or AC motor can be coupled to a worm gear, which can then be coupled to a worm gear follower. The follower can drive a crank shaft. The energy of the drive shaft can be transformed from pure rotary motion to an oscillating or reciprocating motion through a notched bracket, which in turn is coupled to a spring. The spring can be coupled to the rod to oscillate the support arm through its motion.
The spring (not shown) can act as a rotary dampening mechanism as well as an energy reservoir. The spring can be implemented to function as a clutch-like element to protect the motor by allowing out-of-sync motion between the motor and rod. Thus, the rod need not be directly connected to the motor. There are certainly many other possible drive mechanisms or systems that can also be employed to impart the desired oscillatory or reciprocating motion to the support arm of the devices disclosed herein. These can include spring-operated wind-up mechanisms, magnetic systems, electro-magnetic systems, or other devices to convert drive mechanism energy and motion to the reciprocating or oscillating motion of the disclosed devices. In each case, the construction of the devices disclosed herein allow the drive system parts to be housed in a housing and positioned below the child seat level. The mechanisms are thus out of the way, resulting in reduced noise levels to an occupant, a highly compact product configuration, and virtually unimpeded access to the child seat.
With continued reference to
With reference to
A wheel follower or bearing 262 is held in contact with a follower shaft 264, which, in turn, is held in a generally vertical orientation by axial collars 266, 268. The axial collar 266 provides a base for a compression spring 270 used to remove the static weight of the child from the cam 250, which, in turn, reduces the torque requirements of the drive mechanism. To that end, a spring stop 272 is positioned such that the spring 270 is compressed to an extent that the wheel follower 262 just touches the cam 250 at the low amplitude point. In this example, the spring stop 272 is shaped as a pin fed through the follower shaft 264. To accommodate children of varying weight, a number (e.g., a dozen) of evenly spaced holes may be formed in the follower shaft 264 to accept the pin.
The exemplary drive system shown in
An alternative bouncer drive system is shown in
The cam-gear 278 is supported by a backer wheel 284 located directly under the load to prevent the cam-gear 278 from deforming. A follower wheel 286 is connected to the load shaft 264. In operation, the follower wheel 286 rides the inclined plane of the cam-gear 278, while the spring 270 removes the static component of the load and the collars 266, 268 fixedly position the drive system within a housing 288.
As shown in the example of
Turning to
The details of the various child motion device examples disclosed herein can vary considerably and yet fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention. The construction and materials used to form the frame assembly parts, the spine parts, and the added features can vary from plastics, to steel tubing, to other suitable materials and part structures. The drive system components can also vary, as can the features employed in the drive system to create desired motions and functions for the disclosed devices. The child seat bottom or base can be configured so that it engages with the seat holder in any suitable manner. As disclosed herein, vertical or vertically angled notches can be provided in the seat base. The size of the seat holder tubes or other materials can be configured to slip into the notches to engage with the seat. Gravity and the weight of a child can be enough to retain the seat in the holder. However, positive latching structures can be employed if desired. The seat can also be configured to include common features such as a harness system, carrying handles, a pivotable tray, and a hard plastic shell. The base of the seat can have a rocking, bouncing, or stationary support structure configuration and the seat can employ a pad, cover, or other suitable soft goods. As noted above, the seat holder can be configured to hold other devices such as a bassinet or other child supporting device.
The seat can also be configured to mate within a platform or system of related products. In other words, the seat could be removable from one of the disclosed motion devices and readily placed in a different product that is configured to accept the seat. Such related products can be, for example, a cradle swing frame, a standard pendulum-type swing frame, a bouncer frame, a stroller, a car seat base, or an entertainment platform. In this way, the product system can be useful as a soothing or calming device when a child is young then be transformed for use as an entertainment device. In another example, the child seat could be fixed to the support arm and not removable.
Described above are a number of low-frequency sway devices designed to operate in a first soothing frequency range centered around about 0.5 Hz. These and other devices are also designed to act as a powered bouncer operating in a second soothing frequency range centered around about 3 Hz. The disclosed child motion devices may be configured to provide motion integrating both soothing frequencies via, for instance, simultaneous sway and bounce movements. Alternatively or additionally, the disclosed devices may be configured to provide both soothing frequencies separately. In these cases, the devices may be configured with a switch or other hardware for user selection and toggling between the various modes of operation.
The above-described child motion devices provide multiple examples of child swings that have a complex motion path with a resonant frequency at which a child is likely to be soothed. Operation at the resonant frequency allows the device to be driven with great efficiency and, thus, low power. The foregoing examples set forth several options for drive systems to impart the reciprocating movement along the motion path at or near the resonant frequency. The options include indirect and direct drive techniques, as well as open-loop and closed-loop controls for position feedback. These techniques and systems drive the support arms and seats of the child motion devices at a frequency matched to the resonant frequency to realize the performance advantages of operating at or near resonance. For example, the above-described indirect drive system with a spring as a clutch-like mechanism can create the desired swaying motion at or near the resonant frequency established by the device frame, which, in turn, is designed such that the resonant frequency falls within the frequency range empirically found to be used by caregivers for soothing. As described above, the swing speed (or swing angle amplitude) can then be adjusted or controlled in that and other cases by adjusting either the voltage applied to the motor or the duty cycle. These parameters may be adjusted when a user selects between one of several available swing speeds (or swing angle amplitudes).
In some cases, a sufficiently low or high swing speed selection may result in a disconnect between the desired swing frequency and the frequency of the drive system. In other words, the drive motor may be turning too slowly or quickly relative to the swing arm or seat to efficiently and smoothly support the swaying motion at the desired swing frequency. As a result, the swing can exhibit erratic or unsmooth behavior at some of the swing speeds made available for selection by the user.
This behavior may be more pronounced or noticeable with certain drive systems. While the spring allows for some slippage in the above-described system, the drive system may still be operating inefficiently if the drive frequency is not matched (e.g., at or near) to the resonant frequency. In direct drive systems, changing the speed of the motor to adjust the swing angle amplitude causes a corresponding change in the swing frequency.
Regardless of the drive technique is direct or indirect, the disconnect can arise in drive systems that vary the amplitude of the drive voltage to adjust swing speed (or swing angle amplitude). For example, in many commercially available swings, the swing angle is controlled by the level of a unipolar motor drive voltage. The speed of the motor is directly proportional to the drive voltage. Thus, to support two different swing amplitudes, low and high, two or more voltage levels may be selectively applied to the motor as described in the above-referenced U.S. Pat. No. 5,525,113. As set forth therein at col. 10, lines 52-54, "[p]referably, the motor operates substantially at a constant speed regardless of the voltage input to the motor." When the motor or, more generally, the drive system, is not configured to operate in that manner, the disconnect and undesirable behavior may ensue.
The disconnect is especially relevant to direct drive systems. In these systems, the swing frequency is directly proportional to the motor speed. Because the motor speed varies with the selected motor drive voltage, the swing frequency changes. Thus, even though the system may be designed to operate at resonance for some swing angle amplitudes, resonance is not employed for all swing angle amplitudes. The result is erratic or power inefficient motion at some operational settings.
One aspect of the disclosure is thus directed to abandoning the unipolar drive voltage in favor of a drive voltage signal that supports multiple swing speeds (or swing angle amplitudes), each of which involve operation at resonance. In the drive systems and methods described below, the drive voltage signal relies on a varying duty cycle, or application time, to adjust the motor speed and, thus, the swing speed. As a result, the drive voltage signal may include a pulse sequence with a frequency at or near the resonant frequency of the swing frame. Because the drive voltage signal is matched to the resonant frequency, the drive system may be synchronized to the motion of the mechanical system. Furthermore, because the voltage level of the pulses need not change to accommodate the different operational settings, the voltage level of each pulse in the sequence may be optimized such that the resulting motor speed corresponds with a motor drive frequency that also matches the resonant frequency. For these reasons, the operation of the swing exhibits smooth, efficient movement at all operational settings.
With reference now to
The circuit 400 also includes a number of user interface modules or elements 408 generally directed to conveying or retrieving information from a caregiver. For example, one user interface module 408 may be configured to allow the user to select between a number of available swing speeds (or swing angle amplitudes). In some cases, the user interface module 408 may include one or more switches (e.g., push-buttons) to facilitate the selection of one of a discrete number (e.g., six) of available swing speed settings. In other cases, a dial or other user interface element may provide the ability to select from a discrete or continuous range of swing speed settings. The nature, type, and other characteristics of the user interface modules or elements 408 directed to swing speed control may vary considerably. The user interface modules or elements may also be applied to a wide variety of other user settings, including a power on/off selection.
The circuit 400 may also include one or more feedback sensors 410 configured to gather position, speed, and other data on the motion of the child motion device. The feedback data is provided to a microcontroller 412, which processes the data to determine control signals for a motor drive 414. The control signals direct the motor drive 414 to generate a motor drive voltage for a motor 416. The feedback data is used for a variety of motor control purposes, including startup control routines and speed control. In many cases, the feedback data is useful for adjusting to different loads resulting from the weight and size of the child seated in the device. The sensor(s) 410 may be disposed in a variety of locations to gather the data. In some cases, one or more sensors 410 may be in communication with the motor 416, a drive axis, or any other component driven by the motor, such as the support arm 60 (
A number of commercially available microcontroller products may be used to perform some or all of the functions of the microcontroller 412. Suitable examples from Microchip Technology Inc., Motorola, Inc., and Zilog, Inc. are specified in the above-referenced U.S. Pat. No. 6,339,304, along with a number of other characteristics and features that may be useful in controlling the circuit 400. More generally, the terms "microcontroller" and "controller" are used herein broadly to include any processor or processing system regardless of the number, form, type, technology, or other characteristic of the hardware, firmware, or software components involved. For instance, the microcontroller 412 may include a digital signal processor (DSP), application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or any other type of chip or chipset configurable for motor control. Moreover, the microcontroller 412 may be configured to handle one or more of the tasks of the other components of the circuit 400, such as the motor drive 414. For instance, some examples may include a microcontroller configured with or including a pulse width modulation (PWM) output to develop the motor drive voltage without the need or use of a separate motor drive. In such cases, the PWM output provides a mechanism for voltage regulation of the effective analog voltage level or amplitude applied to the motor 416. As a result, references to the voltage level or amplitude of the motor drive voltage include both PWM- and non-PWM-based regulation techniques. Moreover, the pulses that make up the PWM output should not be confused with the application pulse sequence described below, insofar as the PWM pulses are used to determine the effective voltage level, duration, and other characteristics of the pulse envelope.
The motor drive 414 may be used for voltage regulation or generation in response to one or more control signals provided by the microcontroller 412. For instance, PWM and other voltage regulation may alternatively or additionally be handled by the motor drive 414. The nature of the voltage regulation or generation may vary with motor type. Thus, the motor drive 414 may include an inverter for variable-frequency drive control of an AC motor. In such cases, the microcontroller 412 and other components of the circuit 400 may be configured to generate a control signal suitable for a DC motor, which is then converted by the motor drive 414 into the equivalent AC drive signal. In many cases involving a DC motor, the voltage regulation and generation functions are handled by the microcontroller 412 as described above.
The drive voltage signal techniques described herein are not limited to any type of motor. To name but a few examples, the motor 416 may be a DC motor such as the motors commercially available from Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd. having model numbers RF-500TB and RS-550PC (www.mabuchi-motor.co.jp/en_US/index.html). In fact, the flexible control supported by the drive voltage signal techniques relax the performance specifications for the motor 416, making it possible to use a variety of different motors.
In accordance with one aspect of the motor drive techniques, the drive voltage frequency is constant regardless of the desired swing speed (or swing angle amplitude). A constant drive frequency allows the motor to be consistently driven at a frequency matched to the resonant frequency of the child motion device. As described above, the device frame dimensions and configuration are determinative of the resonant frequency and, in many cases, are unlikely to be altered. As a result, the drive voltage frequency may remain set at or near the known resonant frequency. Matching the drive voltage frequency to the resonant frequency need not involve exactly equal frequencies, inasmuch as significant efficiency gains can be realized even when the system is driven at a frequency slightly off resonance. Moreover, the microcontroller 412 may also have to accommodate or adjust for disruptions in the reciprocating movement. In cases where mechanical adjustments may be made by a user (e.g., adjustment of the support arm length, the controller 412 may be responsive to the adjustments to vary the drive voltage frequency accordingly.
Each cycle of the drive voltage signal includes one or more pulses to establish a duty cycle that, in turn, determines the swing speed. The duty cycle corresponds with the ratio of the length of each pulse to the total duration of the cycle. With the frequency and, thus, cycle duration, constant, the length of each pulse can be adjusted to vary and control the duty cycle of the motor 416. Stated differently, the pulse length effectively determines the time during each cycle that torque is applied to the support arm and, ultimately, the seat—i.e., the application time of the motor drive voltage.
The microcontroller 412 generally uses the feedback data from the sensor(s) 410 to synchronize the drive voltage signal with the reciprocating movement. As described above in connection with the child motion devices 20, 50, feedback information allows the motor drive voltage and other control parameters to be adjusted and optimized for efficient operation at a desired swing speed (or swing angle amplitude). Generally speaking, the microcontroller 412 is responsive to the feedback data to determine the timing of the pulses in the motor drive voltage. For example, feedback data indicative of position may be used by the microcontroller 412 to ensure that the pulses are applied shortly after the motion reverses direction (rather than before). The microcontroller 412 may be configured to select the most efficient time to apply the pulses during the motion path. In any case, each pulse applied to the motor 416 results in torque that serves to establish or maintain a desired swing speed. Increasing or decreasing the length of the pulse therefore adjusts the amount of torque during each cycle and, thus, the speed of the reciprocating motion. In other words, the swing speed (or swing angle amplitude) is achieved by varying the duration of the pulses rather than varying the voltage level of each pulse. In these ways, the microcontroller 412 can act on a user selecting a different swing speed (or swing angle amplitude) via the user interface(s) 408.
Use of the duty cycle to control swing speed allows the voltage level, or amplitude, of each pulse to be optimized for the child motion device. This aspect of the disclosed drive techniques is especially useful in connection with direct drive embodiments, in which the speed of the motor is directly proportional to the swing frequency. The motor speed is also proportional to the voltage level, which is thus directly determinative of the swing frequency. In these and other cases, the amplitude of each pulse in the motor drive signal remains constant at a level appropriate for the resonant frequency of the child motion device. The voltage level may thus be selected to correspond with a motor speed that results in a motor frequency matched to the resonant frequency.
The pulses in the motor drive voltage signal may drive the reciprocal motion in a single direction or in both directions. As shown in the example of
Although well-suited for direct drive embodiments, the disclosed drive signal techniques are not limited to any particular drive type, construction, or mechanism. Both direct and indirect drive systems may use and derive efficiency gains from the techniques. The disclosed drive signal techniques are also not limited to any particular type of frame or reciprocating motion path.
Use of the above-described drive signal techniques generally results in pulsing the motor 416 at the proper times to match the natural frequency of the child motion device. The disclosed techniques also allow the motor speed to match the resonant frequency of the child motion device. Apart from the considerable efficiency gains resulting from operation at or near the resonant frequency, the above-described drive systems and methods provide a number of advantages, including consistent motion regardless of the weight of the child, minimal energy consumption (and, thus, extend cordless or battery run time), use of inexpensive drive system components, and reduced stresses applied to drive components (and, thus, extended product lifetimes). The disclosed drive systems and methods may also simplify the construction and design of other drive system components because operation at resonance can be more easily attained.
Although certain child motion devices have been described herein in accordance with the teachings of the present disclosure, the scope of coverage of this patent is not limited thereto. On the contrary, this patent covers all embodiments of the teachings of the disclosure that fairly fall within the scope of permissible equivalents.
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Penalty Parade: After preaching discipline in practice all week, Rangers coach John Tortorella couldn't have been happy. Brandon Dubinsky took a hooking penalty 1:09 into play and the Rangers spent much of the second period down a man, including a cringe-worthy too many men infraction and 43 seconds of 5-on-3 time for the Islanders. John Tavares tallied on the Islanders sixth power-play of the game, backhanding one past Lundqvist at 11:37 of the second and scored another PPG in the third, redirecting a shot from defenseman Mark Streit at 3:30.
Sticking with it: Twice in the second period the Rangers erased one-goal deficits to tie the game. Trailing 1-0, Brad Richards spring sniper Marian Gaborik on a breakaway to knot the teams at 1 at 6:23. With 1:34 remaining, Brandon Prust pulled the Rangers with a wraparound goal that banked off Frans Nielsen's skate to tie the game at 2.
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Comeau out: In the second surprising move of the day, Capuano removed 25-year-old winger Blake Comeau from the lineup and replaced him with enforcer Trevor Gillies. Comeau, who had a career-high 24-goal, 46-point season last year, was a healthy scratch. Although held scoreless in the team's first three games, Comeau has career totals of 11 goals and 7 assists in 19 games against the Rangers.
What's Next: Islanders at Lightning, Thursday October 20 at 7:30 p.m.; Rangers at Canucks, Tuesday October 18 at 10 p.m.


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