JP2007167680A - Baby carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a baby carrier that can be used comfortably for parents and infants while ensuring the safety of infants.
A baby carrier (11) that is formed by a sheet-like member (12) and includes a holding part (16) for holding an infant and a shoulder engaging part (15) that can be engaged with a shoulder part of a wearer. And the said holding part 16 is formed with elasticity, and the opening part which makes an infant enter / exit with respect to the said holding part 16 in the upper end part of the said holding part 16 is formed, Expansion and contraction restricting means for restricting expansion and contraction of the opening edge 12aa is formed on the opening edge 12aa of the opening.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a baby carrier also called an infant sling used to hold an infant.

The baby carrier can be mounted in various attachment forms depending on the growth of the infant, the physique of the guardian, or the intended use. Thus, it is spreading widely because of its high convenience.
Recently, a literature related to baby carriers obtained by further improving the conventional configuration is also disclosed.

For example, “Infant Sling” according to Patent Document 1 below is disclosed.
The above-described configuration of the “infring sling” is formed in a substantially spindle shape as a whole in a form in which both ends in the length direction are narrowed. Between the both ends in the length direction of the above-mentioned infant sling, a protective part for wrapping the infant is provided. The said protection part is folded in the shape of a bellows and is formed so that expansion-contraction is possible. Furthermore, connecting means that can connect the both ends is formed at both ends in the length direction.

  According to the following Patent Document 1, since the protective part is formed in a bellows shape, it is described that the size of the protective part varies depending on the physique and movement of the infant placed thereon. Yes.

However, the infant sling in Patent Document 1 below has the following problems.
Although the protection part is formed in a bellows shape so as to be stretchable, both end parts in the length direction are connected in a narrowed form. Further, the infant sling is attached to the protector by hooking, but when the infant sling is attached to the guardian by hooking, it corresponds to the infant's flank, particularly in the infant sling. A site | part will closely_contact | adhere with respect to a guardian's flank.

  In other words, the protective part is formed to have a length corresponding to both ends in the length direction of the infant sling, but is actually attached in close contact with the body of the guardian. Therefore, the bellows-shaped protective part may not spread in the width direction sufficiently to the size suitable for the size of the infant to be wrapped, and has the possibility of being twisted at worst.

  Therefore, in the state where the infant is wrapped in the protective part, it is assumed that the infant's head or leg side located on both sides in the length direction of the protective part is particularly compressed, and both the infant and the guardian Therefore, a comfortable state cannot be ensured.

  In addition, since such a protective part cannot sufficiently wrap an infant, when a guardian wearing an infant sling, for example, is bent forward, the infant can be stably held in the infant sling. There is a risk that it cannot be retained.

On the contrary, when it is loosely worn so as not to be too close to the body of the guardian, the protector is in a form in which the bellows is extended due to the weight of the infant and bulges downward.
For this reason, when the infant is encased in a protective part having a form that bulges downward, the infant is forced to take a posture in which the neck and the abdomen are excessively bent inside the protective part.

  Moreover, since it is not stably attached to a guardian's body, it cannot be said that it is a comfortable wearing state for the guardian.

  Furthermore, the above-mentioned infant sling has, for example, a way of holding a protective part such as a “face-to-face vertical holding” that wraps only on the back side of the baby (the buttocks and the back part). It is possible to put it on the guardian with the face-to-face holding method.

  That is, in the case of holding such as “face-to-face vertical holding”, the guardian and the infant are in direct contact with each other, and the guardian and the infant are held in a manner that does not involve a protective part. For this reason, the guardian had to always hold the infant so as to closely contact the child.

  In addition, as related to other baby carriers, the following Patent Document 2 discloses a “belt for holding an infant”. The above-mentioned belt for holding an infant forms a ring by double-lining an inner cloth and an outer cloth and sewing them at one portion in the length direction. Further, the ring is provided with a ring for bundling the two cloths.

  The band for holding the infant is used by hanging a part on one side between the ring and the sewing part in the circumferential direction of the ring on the shoulder and holding the infant by the part on the other side. .

  The band holding an infant in the following Patent Document 2 can be positively widened by forming the two cloths as described above. For this reason, the infant can be supported stably.

  However, the use of two cloths makes it easier to widen the width of the ring, but it is simply a state in which the two cloths are superposed, for example, when an infant moves when worn, There is also a risk that the two cloths may be out of alignment with each other.

  Therefore, conversely, it must be said that there is a problem from the viewpoint of safety of infants. Further, accompanying this, the guardian needs to support the infant from the lower side with at least one arm (see FIG. 1 in Patent Document 2), and depending on how to hold, the two cloths may be displaced from each other. Since it becomes easy, the subject that the way to hold is restricted is also invited.

JP 2003-47542 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-20665

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a baby carrier that can be used comfortably for parents and infants while ensuring the safety of infants.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the baby carrier is formed of a sheet-like member as a whole, includes a holding portion for holding an infant, and a shoulder engaging portion that can engage with a shoulder portion of a wearer. A baby carrier comprising: the holding portion is formed with elasticity, and an opening is formed at an upper end portion of the holding portion so that an infant can be taken in and out of the holding portion. And the expansion | extension control means which controls expansion / contraction of this opening edge part was formed in the opening edge part of the said opening part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  As an example for forming the holding part of the sheet-like member, in particular, having stretchability, the sheet-like member may be formed of a knitted fabric.

  Specifically, the holding portion can be formed by a forming method capable of ensuring other stretchability, including, for example, knitting methods such as weft knitting and denby knitting (tricot).

  Moreover, you may form the said holding part with elastic materials, such as nylon, for example.

  As described above, in particular, if the holding portion of the sheet-like member is formed of a knitted fabric, even if the material does not have elasticity, the tissue constituting the knitted fabric itself has elasticity. The stretchability of the member can be ensured.

  In addition, it is possible to form the holding part using a stretchable member such as a rubber sheet.

  Thus, if the said holding part of the said sheet-like member is formed especially using an elastic material, since the raw material itself expands / contracts, the elasticity of a sheet-like member is securable.

  The holding part or the upper end part of the sheet-like member is, for example, the width direction (vertical direction) of the holding part when the baby carrier is attached to a guardian by a so-called “cradle holding”. ) Shows the edge corresponding to the upper end side.

  The expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction of the opening edge can be formed by, for example, a seam (sewn portion). By forming the seam at the opening edge, the expansion and contraction of the portion where the seam is formed can be restricted, and as a result, the expansion and contraction of the opening edge can be restricted.

  Even if an elastic thread is used as the sewing thread used to form the seam, the expansion and contraction of the opening edge can be restricted.

  As described above, when a stretchable thread such as nylon thread is used, even if it is regulated by the stretch regulation means, the regulated portion of the thread is appropriately stretched to absorb the tensile force acting on the thread. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the yarn from being cut.

  When forming the seam, the seam may be formed on the opening edge in a state of being formed into a tack shape, which will be described later, or the seam may be formed in a state where pleats are formed.

  Also included is a means for restricting expansion and contraction by applying heat to the opening edge and causing thermal deformation. Further, the expansion / contraction restriction means includes piping or stitching on the opening edge.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the holding portion is formed with elasticity, the shape expands and contracts according to the body shape and physique of the infant when the infant is held. For this reason, the said holding part closely_contact | adheres to the infant and guardian's body, and even if the infant moves, it can wrap stably.

  Furthermore, with the above-described configuration, even when an infant stands up inside the holding part, the holding part can be extended to increase the depth of the inside of the holding part. For this reason, the infant can be protected so that the infant does not fall to the outside of the holding portion.

  Moreover, with the above-described configuration, the infant does not feel a feeling of pressure inside the holding portion.

  Moreover, the wearer can easily bring the baby inside the holding portion into close contact with his / her body.

  For this reason, the burden on the person who wears the infant can be suppressed as much as possible, and the stability of the infant accommodated in the holding portion can be increased.

  In addition, expansion restriction means is formed at the opening edge of the opening. For this reason, expansion and contraction of the opening edge can be restricted so that the opening edge does not unnecessarily stretch or relax.

  Therefore, although the said holding | maintenance part has a stretching property, it can maintain that an opening part does not open too much and an infant does not fall through an opening part.

  According to the invention in claim 2, the baby carrier is formed by forming the sheet-like member in an annular shape with a stretchable face cloth, and the sheet-like member is formed in an intermediate portion in the width direction of the sheet-like member. The film is preferably folded to form a two-layer structure.

  Thus, by forming the sheet-like member in an annular shape with a stretchable face cloth, it is not necessary to connect or separate with a connecting member such as a buckle every time it is attached or detached, It can be easily installed.

  Further, since the intermediate portion in the width direction of the sheet-like member is folded back and formed in a two-layer structure without forming the sewing portion in the holding portion, expansion and contraction of the holding portion is hindered by the sewing portion. It will not be done.

  Therefore, the holding part can be flexibly expanded and contracted according to the body shape of the infant, and the comfort of the infant inside the holding part can be further increased.

  Further, the infant is not wrapped only from the back side by the wrapping portion, but the sheet-like member is also present while facing the guardian, so that the infant is also wrapped from the side facing the guardian. It will be. For this reason, for example, it is possible to prevent a situation in which an infant falls off between the guardian and the holding unit.

  According to the invention of claim 3, it is preferable that the baby carrier is formed such that the length of the opening edge portion is shorter than the circumferential length of the sheet-like member.

  Thus, by forming the length of the opening edge portion shorter than the length in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member, the size of the opening portion can be kept small even when the holding portion is extended. For this reason, the infant inside the holding part can be held so as not to fall from the opening.

  Here, as a preferable configuration for forming the length of the opening edge portion shorter than the circumferential length of the sheet-like member, for example, the expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction of the opening edge portion is tacked. Can be mentioned.

  Furthermore, even if a predetermined portion of the opening edge is formed by alternately repeating valley folds and mountain folds, and the pleats are formed by sewing the alternately folded portions, the length of the opening edge is reduced. , Can be formed short.

  In addition, a long member such as a tape, a belt, a rubber cord, a buckle, a hook, a snap, a hook fastener, a slide fastener, a fixing means such as a button, or a combination thereof can be provided. .

  If the expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction of the opening edge portion is formed by tack or pleat as described above, the circumferential length of the sheet-like member can be kept short. The expansion and contraction of the opening edge portion can also be restricted.

  Further, if the expansion / contraction restriction means is formed by tack or pleats, it is easy to basically sew only one part of the opening edge without providing a separate member for restricting expansion / contraction. Can be formed.

  According to the invention of claim 6, the baby carrier is formed with expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction between the holding portion and the shoulder engaging portion in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member. You can also

  As for the expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction between the holding part and the shoulder engaging part, similarly to the expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction of the opening edge part, a seam (sewn part) is provided. Expansion or contraction can be regulated by means such as forming or piping or stitching, and applying heat to the opening edge to cause thermal deformation.

  In this way, by forming the expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction between the holding portion and the shoulder engagement portion in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member, it is particularly easy to apply a load when hooked. It can restrict | limit so that the site | part between a holding part and a shoulder engaging part may not expand | extend too much. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the baby carrier from being deformed or damaged, for example, the holding portion is displaced.

  The expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction between the holding portion and the shoulder engaging portion, in particular, an upper end side (open end) of the sheet-like member between the holding portion and the shoulder engaging portion. Part side) and the lower end part side (the folded side in the width direction of the sheet-like member), the expansion / contraction of the sheet-like member can be more firmly restricted by the expansion / contraction restriction means at the upper and lower ends. .

  Here, by forming the expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction of the opening edge portion at the opening edge portion between the shoulder engaging portion and the holding portion in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member, The expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction of the opening edge portion can restrict expansion / contraction between the holding portion and the shoulder engaging portion of the sheet-like member from the upper end side therebetween.

  According to the invention of claim 7, the baby carrier has a gap between the holding portion and the shoulder engaging portion in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member from the holding portion to the shoulder engaging portion. It is preferable that the width is gradually reduced.

  If formed in this way, the shoulder engaging portion has a width corresponding to the shoulder portion of the wearer, so that it can be easily hung on the shoulder portion, and a good attachment state can be obtained. In addition, it can be worn with a good appearance.

  Moreover, it can avoid that a load is intensively applied only to a part of the sheet-like member by gradually reducing the width between the holding portion and the shoulder engaging portion in the circumferential direction.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 8, the baby carrier has a surface when the portion corresponding to the front body of the wearer and the portion corresponding to the back body of the sheet-like member are polymerized with each other. It is also possible to form symmetrical shapes that substantially match each other as a whole.

  If it forms in this way, it can be stuck to each part of a wearer's front body and back body. Thereby, stability of the infant accommodated in the holding part will also be improved.

  According to the invention of claim 9, it is preferable that the baby carrier is formed with a sewing portion at the shoulder engaging portion of the sheet-like member, and is provided with a shoulder pad at the shoulder engaging portion.

  Thus, by forming a sewing part in the shoulder engaging part in the sheet-like member, it is possible to restrict the shoulder engaging part from being unnecessarily expanded and contracted. Further, it is possible to reinforce the shoulder engaging portion that is particularly susceptible to a load.

  Moreover, when the baby carrier is manufactured, the planar sheet-like member is formed into an annular shape. At that time, the sheet-like member can be formed into an annular shape by sewing at the shoulder engaging portion.

  By forming the sewn portion in the shoulder engaging portion in this way, the portion corresponding to the front body and the portion corresponding to the back body in the sheet-like member can be formed so as to coincide with each other. It can be formed of a constituent member of a sheet-like member.

  Therefore, the manufacturing cost and labor efficiency can be improved.

  Moreover, even if the sewing portion is formed on the shoulder engaging portion, by providing the shoulder pad, when the shoulder engaging portion is engaged with the shoulder portion, the sewing portion locally contacts the shoulder portion. Comfortability at the time of wearing can be ensured without giving a feeling of strangeness to the wearing person.

The external view which shows the state which mounted | wore with the baby carrier in a present Example. The external view of the baby carrier in a present Example. The front view of the baby carrier in a present Example. The right view of the baby carrier in a present Example. The left view of the baby carrier in a present Example. The top view of the baby carrier in a present Example. The bottom view of the baby carrier in a present Example. XX end view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a YY end view of FIG. 3. The front view of the state which expanded the baby carrier in a present Example. The right view of the state which expanded the baby carrier in a present Example. The top view of the state which expanded the baby carrier in a present Example. The bottom view of the state which expanded the baby carrier in a present Example. Explanatory drawing of the manufacturing method of the baby carrier in a present Example. The external view which shows the state which hung the baby carrier in a present Example. The use explanatory drawing of the baby carrier in a present Example. The use explanatory drawing of the baby carrier in a present Example. Action | operation explanatory drawing of the baby carrier in a present Example. The use explanatory drawing of the baby carrier in a present Example. The use explanatory drawing of the baby carrier in a present Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Baby carrier 12 Sheet-like member 13 Outer cloth 14 Inner cloth 15 Shoulder engaging part 16 Holding part 17a, 17b, 17c Tuck 12aa Open edge (upper edge)
21 Bottom Sewn Portion 22 Shoulder Sewn Portion 23 Shoulder Pad B Opening

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a state where a baby carrier 11 according to the present embodiment is worn on a guardian by a so-called “cradle holding”.

  The baby carrier 11 shown in FIG. 1 is entirely formed by a sheet-like member 12, and this sheet-like member 12 is formed by a two-layer structure in which face cloths are polymerized. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the outer side cloth of the sheet-like member 12 is set to the outer cloth 13, and the inner side cloth is set to the inner cloth 14.

  The sheet-like member 12 is a knitted fabric formed by combining nylon that is rich in elasticity and elasticity and cotton that is soft to the touch.

  In addition, at the time of manufacture of the baby carrier 11, this nylon and cotton can be combined with each other when they are in a fibrous (filament-like) stage or in a thread-like stage.

  As described above, since the sheet-like member 12 uses nylon as a material and the entire surface is formed of a knitted fabric, the sheet-like member 12 can exhibit excellent stretchability.

  Thus, as long as the sheet-like member 12 can be formed with excellent stretchability, the sheet-like member 12 may be formed using, for example, other stretchable fibers and yarns such as polyurethane elastic yarn.

  In addition, the sheet-like member 12 ensures other stretchability, including, for example, weft knitting such as circular knitting, warp knitting such as denby knitting (tricot), raschel lace, and rubber knitting (rib knitting). It can be formed by a possible forming method.

  Furthermore, the sheet-like member 12 may be formed using other materials having good touch, such as cashmere, wool, silk, etc., in addition to using cotton as a material as described above.

  Moreover, as shown in the said FIG. 2, the said baby carrier 11 is formed in the cyclic | annular (cylindrical) form. That is, the baby carrier 11 has a through-hole A for attachment that can be hooked by a guardian at the center in the axial direction of the baby carrier 11 having an annular shape.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the baby carrier 11 has a shoulder engaging portion 15 having a width capable of engaging a part of the baby carrier 11 with either the left or right shoulder of the guardian in the circumferential direction. It has.
Incidentally, FIGS. 3 to 7 are a front view, a right side view, a left side view, and a plan view, respectively, of the baby carrier 11 when the parts facing the mounting through-hole A on both sides are brought into surface contact with each other. FIG.
In addition, the back view of the baby carrier 11 is omitted because it appears symmetrically with the front view.

  Furthermore, when the baby carrier 11 is hooked on a guardian in the circumferential direction, the baby carrier 11 can hold an infant at each part corresponding to the front body and the back body of the guardian. A holding part 16 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gap between the shoulder engaging portion 15 and the holding portion 16 in the circumferential direction of the baby carrier 11 is gradually increased from the holding portion 16 toward the shoulder engaging portion 15. It is formed to be narrow.

  The baby carrier 11 is formed with an opening B at the upper end of the holding portion 16 so that an infant can be taken in and out of the holding portion 16 when the guardian hooks it (see FIG. 2).

  That is, when the guardian wears the baby carrier 11 by “cradle holding” as shown in FIG. 1, the upper end edge located on the upper end side of the holding portion 16 is the opening edge of the opening B. It is a site | part used as 12aa.

  Further, the opening edge portion 12aa between the shoulder engaging portion 15 and the holding portion 16 in the circumferential direction of the baby carrier 11 is as shown in the enlarged view of the main part in FIG. 3 and FIG. The tack forming portion 17 is configured.

  The tack forming portion 17 is formed on each of the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14 of the portion corresponding to the front body of the guardian and the portion corresponding to the back body of the sheet-like member 12, and is added to the opening edge portion 12aa. It is formed in four places. Each tack forming portion 17 includes three tacks 17a, 17b, and 17c.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the sheet-like member 12 is formed with a groove corresponding to each of the tacks 17a, 17b, 17c, and the entire holding part 16 holds an infant. It can be formed by relaxing to form a three-dimensional shape that can be easily held.

  8 shows an XX end view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 9 shows a YY end view of FIG.

  The tacks 17a, 17b, and 17c are formed by staking a part of the opening edge 12aa and sewing the squeezed portion in a state of being polymerized on the periphery (see FIG. 11). (See enlarged view of the main part).

  Thus, since the opening edge is narrowed, the length of the opening edge is formed shorter than the length on the lower end side in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member.

  However, the opening edge 12aa is not limited to the tacks 17a, 17b, 17c, but also long members such as tapes, belts, rubber straps, buckles, hooks, snaps, hook and loop fasteners, buttons, etc. Fixing means, or a combination of these. Further, the opening edge 12aa may be thermally deformed by applying heat. Furthermore, the opening edge 12aa may be folded or formed in a pleated shape formed by alternately repeating valley folds and mountain folds so as to be stretchable. In this way, the opening edge 12aa can be provided with means capable of restricting the expansion and contraction so that the opening does not become unnecessarily large.

  Subsequently, when the sheet-like member 12 having a two-layer structure is developed into a single-layer structure, that is, based on a form in which the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14 that are superposed on each other are separated from each other, the baby carrier 11 is used. Will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13.

  10 shows a front view and a rear view in a state where the baby carrier 11 is unfolded, and FIGS. 11, 12, and 13 are a right side view, a plan view, and a bottom view of the baby carrier 11, respectively. Indicates. Since the left side view of the baby carrier 11 appears in the same manner as the right side view, it is omitted.

  That is, in the baby carrier 11, when the sheet-like member 12 is expanded from the two-layer structure to the one-layer structure, the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14 are symmetric with respect to the intermediate line portion 18 extending in the vertical direction. It becomes a form.

  In the process before sewing, the sheet-like member 12 is naturally in a flat shape, although not shown in the drawing, and both shoulders in the longitudinal direction are sewn together to form the shoulder sewn portion 22, It is formed in an annular shape as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. The shoulder sewn portion 22 is formed at a portion located in the shoulder engaging portion 15 in the same direction of the sheet-like member 12.

  The sheet-like member 12 is formed so that the inner cloth 14 can be folded inside the outer cloth 13 with respect to the intermediate line portion 18.

  Incidentally, even if the baby carrier 11 is a case where any one of the face cloths on both sides of the intermediate line portion 18 as described above is woven inside the face cloth on the other side, A two-layer structure having the same configuration can be formed. Thus, when it is set as a two-layer structure, the face cloth located in the outer peripheral side in the baby carrier 11 which takes an annular form corresponds to the outer face cloth 13, and the face cloth located on the inner peripheral side is the inner face cloth 14. It is equivalent to.

  Further, the intermediate line portion 18 in the sheet-like member 12 is located at the lower end portion of the baby carrier 11 when the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14 are superposed on each other as described above.

  Further, the sewn portions 21 are formed on both sides of the intermediate line portion 18 in the length direction excluding the holding portion 16. When the sheet-like member 12 has a two-layer structure, the sewn portion 21 is set at the lower end sewn portion 21 because it is located at the lower end portion.

  The sewing part 21 can be appropriately stitched and piping processed. If stitches or the like are formed in the sewing portion 21 as described above, the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14 can be made to be easily folded so as to overlap each other.

  When the sheet-like member 12 has a two-layer structure, the lower end sewing portion 21 on the line of the intermediate line portion 18 is not formed on the lower end side of the holding portion 16 in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member 12, In particular, it is formed at the lower end between the shoulder engaging portion 15 and the holding portion 16 (see FIG. 3).

The baby carrier 11 in the present embodiment is formed in the form as described above.
Next, an example of a method for manufacturing the baby carrier 11 having the above-described configuration will be briefly described with reference to FIG.
(1) As shown in FIG. 14A, one sheet-like member 12 formed of knitted fabric is cut into a rectangle (rectangular shape).
(2) As shown in FIG. 14B, both end portions 12c and 12d in the longitudinal direction of the sheet-like member 12 are sewn together, and the sheet-like member 12 is formed into an annular shape (tubular shape).
(3) As shown in FIG. 14C, the sheet-like member 12 is folded back at the intermediate portion line portion 18 in the width direction (vertical direction). Specifically, the lower half of the sheet-like member 12 in the vertical direction is folded back inside the upper half. Thus, the folded portion (fold line) is positioned at the lower end of the sheet-like member 12 having a two-layer structure.
(4) As shown in FIG. 14D, one part of the folded portion of the sheet-like member 12 is cut along a cut line C indicated by a virtual line in the drawing.

  (5) As shown in FIG. 14 (e), the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14 at one part of the cut folded portion are sewn.

  (6) As shown in FIG. 14F, four tack forming portions 17 are formed on the opening edge portion 12aa (upper end portion) of the sheet-like member 12.

  Through the steps (1) to (6), the baby carrier 11 of this embodiment can be formed.

Next, a procedure for the parent to wear the baby carrier 11 by the wearing method called “cradle holding” as shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 15, the guardian hooks the baby carrier 11 in a state where the shoulder engaging portion 15 is engaged with the right shoulder of the guardian, for example.

  Thus, the guardian can easily wear the baby carrier 11 simply by hooking.

  Then, the guardian first holds the infant with one arm, and in the meantime, the opening edge 12aa in the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14 constituting the sheet-like member 12 in the holding portion 16 with the other arm. Are separated from each other.

  As a result, the guardian can open the opening B (see FIG. 2) at the upper end of the holding portion 16, and through the opening B, the infant can move the holding portion as shown in FIG. 16 can be accommodated.

  As described above, the baby carrier 11 of the present embodiment can exhibit the following actions and effects when the baby is held in the holding portion 16.

  The holding part 16 of the present embodiment has stretchability (elasticity), and the lower end sewing part 21 is not formed at the lower end part of the holding part 16. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 16, the holding part 16 can be curvedly deformed according to the body shape of the infant.

  Therefore, the body part such as the buttocks of the infant can be tightly brought into close contact with the holding part 16. Therefore, the stability of the infant in the holding part 16 can be ensured, and the holding part 16 expands and contracts, so that the infant does not feel a sense of pressure.

  Moreover, a tack forming portion 17 is formed at the opening edge portion 12aa of the opening portion B. By forming the tack forming portion 17, a seam is formed at a portion where the tack forming portion 17 is formed. Expansion and contraction of the opening edge portion 12aa can be restricted by the seam.

  Therefore, by forming the tack forming portion 17 on the opening edge 12aa, the expansion and contraction of the opening edge 12aa can be restricted, so that the opening edge 12aa does not unnecessarily stretch or relax. Expansion and contraction of the opening edge 12aa can be restricted.

  Moreover, since the opening edge 12aa is narrowed by forming the tack forming portion 17, the length of the opening edge 12aa can be shortened. Therefore, the size of the opening B can be kept small.

As described above, the holding portion 16 has elasticity, but even if the infant puts weight on the opening edge 12aa, the opening B does not spread too much, and the infant may fall through the opening B. Absent.
When the infant is taken in and out of the holding portion 16, the opening B can be easily opened because it is intentionally widened by a guardian.

  Furthermore, by forming the tack forming part 17 between the shoulder engaging part 15 and the holding part 16 in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member 12 like the baby carrier 11 of the present embodiment, the baby carrier 11 is attached. Sometimes, the strength of the part during which the load is easily applied can be reinforced, and the entire baby carrier 11 can be kept from being out of shape.

  Therefore, the infant inside the holding part 16 does not bend the neck part too much or press the abdomen too much, for example.

Moreover, the baby carrier 11 of the present embodiment is formed in a shape in which the sheet-like member 12 is formed in a ring shape with a single stretchable cloth and is in contact with the front body and the back body of the guardian. Forming.
For this reason, the baby carrier 11 can wrap almost the whole body of the infant so that the infant does not fall in a state of being in close contact with the body of the guardian.

  Furthermore, the restoring force (elastic force) of the holding portion 16 extended by the weight of the infant allows the guardian to keep the infant's body in close contact with his / her body without actively holding the infant. it can.

  Therefore, the integrity of the guardian and the infant can be increased, and the burden when holding the infant can be suppressed as much as possible.

  As described above, the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14 are formed so as to have a bilaterally symmetric shape, and the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14 are sewn together by the lower-end sewing portion 21, whereby the baby carrier The manufacturing cost and labor efficiency in manufacturing 11 can be improved.

  In addition, a shoulder sewn portion 22 is formed in the shoulder engaging portion 15. For this reason, when the baby carrier 11 is manufactured, a portion corresponding to the front body and a portion corresponding to the back body in the sheet-like member 12 can be formed by the constituent members of the sheet-like member 12 having the same shape. It can be formed together.

  Therefore, it is possible to further improve the manufacturing cost and labor efficiency.

  Further, as described above, the lower end sewn portion 21 is formed at the lower end portion of the sheet-like member 12, and the tack forming portion 17 that restricts the expansion and contraction of the opening edge portion 12 aa is the upper end of the sheet-like member 12. It is formed with parts.

  Furthermore, as described above, the lower end sewn portion 21 and the tack forming portion 17 are both formed between the shoulder engaging portion 15 and the holding portion 16 in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member 12. Has been.

  For this reason, the lower end sewing portion 21 and the tack forming portion 17 increase the strength between the shoulder engaging portion 15 and the holding portion 16 in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member 12 between the upper and lower sides. It can be firmly reinforced from both ends.

  Accordingly, when the baby carrier 11 is mounted, the load between the shoulder engaging portion 15 and the wrapping portion 16 in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member 12 that is particularly easy to apply a load and is narrow is excessive. It can be prevented from being stretched or broken.

  The baby carrier 11 is hygienic because the sheet-like member 12 can be washed with the two face cloths 13 and 14 separated from each other when the baby carrier 11 is washed with water. Moreover, by forming the lower end sewn part 21 in the sheet-like member 12, it is possible to easily restore the two-layer structure according to the lower end sewn part 21 after the water washing is completed.

Next, wearing of the baby carrier 11 as viewed from the guardian's side will be described.
Since the shoulder engaging portion 15 has a width corresponding to the shoulder portion of the guardian, the shoulder engaging portion 15 can be brought into contact with the guardian's shoulder portion in a surface contact state. The sheet-like member 12 in the portion 15 also has elasticity. For this reason, the guardian can wear the baby carrier 11 comfortably.

  Furthermore, a shoulder pad 23 may be attached to the shoulder engaging portion 15 as indicated by the phantom line in FIG. Further, the shoulder pad 23 may be detachably formed using a fixing means such as a hook-and-loop fastener. Thus, by attaching the shoulder pad 23, it is possible to prevent the shoulder sewn portion 22 of the shoulder engaging portion 15 from locally contacting the shoulder portion.

  For this reason, the guardian can wear and use the baby carrier 11 more comfortably without feeling uncomfortable on the shoulder.

  Of course, the baby carrier 11 is not limited to the above-mentioned “cradle holding”, and can be worn on the guardian by other wearing methods.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 17, the baby can be attached to the guardian by a so-called “forward-holding” method in which the infant faces forward. Alternatively, although not shown, it can be worn by a so-called “face-to-face holding” in which the infant faces the guardian.

When a baby carrier having a holding portion formed into a sheet shape as in the conventional case is attached to a guardian by the above-mentioned “forward-holding” or “face-to-face holding” mounting method, the guardian and the infant are directly , Facing each other, and the sheet-like member 12 is not interposed therebetween.
For this reason, when an infant moves violently in the holding part 16, there exists a possibility that an infant may slip | deviate from a guardian, or may fall.

On the other hand, the baby carrier 11 according to the present embodiment is an infant even when the baby carrier 11 is mounted on the guardian by any of the above-mentioned “front-side holding” and “face-to-face holding” methods. Is in a state of being wrapped in the bag-shaped holding part 16, the sheet-like member 12 in the holding part 16 is present on the entire outside of the infant, including between the guardian and the infant. .
For this reason, even when the infant moves violently in the holding part 16, it is possible to reliably prevent the situation where the holding part 16 itself slips down or the infant falls from the holding part 16. Can do.

  Moreover, since the sheet-like member 12 has elasticity, the ground contact portion of the infant in the holding portion 16 extends according to the weight of the infant. Therefore, even if an infant stands up in the holding part 16, as shown in FIG. 18, the infant's own weight acts on the ground contact part of the infant in the holding part 16 intensively.

  Therefore, since the sheet-like member 12 extends so that the depth of the bag-shaped holding portion 16 is increased, the infant can be kept safe without falling.

  Of course, the baby carrier 11 in the present embodiment can be attached with the guardian and the infant facing each other directly without using the sheet-like member 12 in the holding portion 16.

  Therefore, in the following, the procedure for attaching the baby carrier 11 in the present embodiment in a state where the guardian and the infant are directly facing each other as described above in the mounting method using the “face-to-face vertical holding” will be briefly described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 15, the guardian holds the infant with his left arm, for example, with the baby carrier 11 hooked. In the meantime, with the right hand, the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14 of the sheet-like member 12 in the holding part 16 are not separated from each other, that is, a space between the sheet-like member 12 and the guardian in the holding part 16 is formed. Spread the infant quickly and intervene between the guardian and the sheet-like member 12.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the guardian extends the back of the infant and the heel of the sheet-like member 12 in the holding portion 16 that comes into contact with the heel as shown in FIG. Can be supported in a state where the sheet-like member 12 is in good contact with the sheet-like member 12 having excellent stretchability.

  Therefore, in the case of the baby carrier 11 in the present embodiment, as described above, the baby is held by the “face-to-face vertical holding” in which the baby and the guardian are directly brought into contact with each other without using the sheet-like member 12. Even if it is a case, since especially the infant's buttocks are mounted in a state of being fitted to the sheet-like member 12, even if it operates, it does not fall off and does not fall. Moreover, since the flexible sheet-like member 12 fits also for infants, a favorable wearing state can be obtained.

  Moreover, since the sheet-like member 12 in the baby carrier 11 is formed by a two-layer structure of the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14, compared to the conventional sheet-like member 12 formed by one face cloth, Can protect infants firmly.

  Furthermore, since the baby carrier 11 in the present embodiment is entirely formed by the sheet-like member 12, for example, the baby carrier 11 formed in a belt shape is connected in a ring shape like the conventional baby carrier 11. There is no need for a separate member such as a connecting member, and it is not necessary to form the holding portion 16 in a bellows shape, so that it can be folded and can be stored compactly because it is not bulky when folded.

  In addition, the baby carrier 11 in the present embodiment is made of the sheet-like member 12 or the face cloth on either one of the outer cloth 13 and the inner cloth 14 with a material having further air permeability such as a mesh cloth. It may be formed, or may be formed using a raised fabric.

Further, in the correspondence between the above-described embodiment and the configuration of the present invention, the tacks 17a, 17b, 17c of this embodiment correspond to expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction of the opening edge portion 12aa of the present invention. Similarly,
The intermediate line portion 18 corresponds to the intermediate portion in the width direction of the sheet-like member,
Nylon is compatible with elastic materials,
The lower end sewing portion 21 corresponds to expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction between the holding portion and the shoulder engagement portion in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member,
The shoulder sewn portion 22 corresponds to the sewn portion, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained as described above.

  The present invention can be used as a baby carrier used to hold an infant among infant products.

Claims (11)

A baby carrier that is formed of a sheet-like member as a whole, has a holding portion for holding an infant, and has a shoulder engaging portion that can be engaged with a shoulder portion of a wearer,
The holding portion is formed with elasticity,
The upper end portion of the holding portion is formed with an opening that allows an infant to be taken in and out of the holding portion, and an expansion restriction means for restricting expansion and contraction of the opening edge at the opening edge of the opening. Baby carrier formed. The sheet-like member is formed in an annular shape with a single face cloth having elasticity,
The baby carrier according to claim 1, wherein the sheet-like member is folded at an intermediate portion in the width direction of the sheet-like member to form a two-layer structure. The baby carrier according to claim 2, wherein a length of the opening edge portion is shorter than a length in a circumferential direction of the sheet-like member. The baby carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the sheet-like member is formed of a knitted fabric. The baby carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the sheet-like member is formed of an elastic material. The baby carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction between the holding portion and the shoulder engagement portion in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member is formed. 2. The gap between the holding portion and the shoulder engaging portion in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member is formed so as to gradually become narrower from the holding portion toward the shoulder engaging portion. The baby carrier according to claim 6. In the sheet-like member, when a part corresponding to the front body of the person to be worn and a part corresponding to the back body are superposed on each other, they are formed in a symmetrical shape substantially matching each other over the entire surface. Item 8. The baby carrier according to any one of items 7. Forming a sewing portion on the shoulder engaging portion of the sheet-like member;
The baby carrier according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the shoulder engaging portion includes a shoulder pad. The expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction of the opening edge is formed at the opening edge between the shoulder engaging portion and the holding portion in the circumferential direction of the sheet-like member. The baby carrier according to any one of 9 above. The baby carrier according to claim 3, wherein the expansion / contraction restriction means for restricting expansion / contraction of the opening edge is formed by a tack.

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