JP2000225041A - Heat support for baby carrier and baby carrier having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a head support for a baby carrier usable in common for horizontal holding and vertical holding and capable of protecting a head part without pressing a temple part of a baby at horizontally holding time. SOLUTION: A head guard 39 is joined to a tip part of a support body 33 for receiving the occipital region of a baby in a carrier body 4 so that this head guard 39 can take a functional state of rising to the obverse side of the support body so as to surround a head part of the baby and a nonfunctional state of being folded back to the reverse side of the support body. Shouldering connecting pieces 43, 44 detachably connected to shouldering belts 9, 10 extending from the carrier body are arranged so as to extend to the respective sides of the support body, a through hole 60 is arranged in a joining part of side walls 41, 42 of the head guard 39 and the support body, and positions of the shouldering connecting pieces and the head guard are changed in a functional state and a nonfunctional state of the head guard by inserting the shouldering connecting pieces into the through hole 60.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a baby carrier used by a baby carrier to hold a baby on a shoulder and a head support provided on the baby carrier.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is an infant carrier which is interesting to the present invention, which can be used both in the case where the infant is held in a so-called sideways holding state and in the case where the infant is held in a so-called vertical holding state.

[0003] Many of such infant carriers that can be used for both horizontal holding and vertical holding are provided with a plurality of belts attached to a deformable sheet-shaped carrier body for accommodating infants, thereby changing the connection state of a plurality of belts. It is configured to be able to switch between a suitable form and a form suitable for vertical holding.

[0004]

However, in the conventional infant carrier as described above, the change of the belt connection state which must be performed when switching between the horizontal holding state and the vertical holding state is required. Has a problem that the operation is relatively troublesome.

[0005] Also, conventional infant carriers often do not take special considerations to protect the infant's head. In particular, when the infant is held sideways, the head of the infant is in a state of protruding to the side of the baby-sitter, so that the infant is more likely to be exposed to a danger of collision or the like than in the case of the vertically held state. In addition, there is a sufficient risk that the infant in the horizontal holding state will fall from the head.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an infant carrier head support capable of providing a safer condition to an infant and an infant carrier having the same.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an infant carrier which does not require a troublesome operation for switching between a horizontal holding state and a vertical holding state, and a head support provided therein.

[0008]

A head support for an infant carrier according to the present invention is for supporting the head of an infant and is provided in an infant carrier having the following configuration.

That is, the infant carrier includes a deformable sheet-shaped carrier main body for accommodating the infant, and a shoulder belt extending from the carrier main body and hanging on the shoulder of a babysitter. It has an upper drawer portion that is pulled out from each side of the relatively upper body of the baby to be accommodated, and a lower drawer portion that is drawn out from each side of the relatively lower body.

[0010] The head support provided in such an infant carrier is intended to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. A support body attached to the carrier body to receive an occipital region of an infant housed in the carrier body; b. A central wall positioned opposite the crown of the infant, respectively coupled to the distal end of the support body; and a central wall extending from each side of the central wall and positioned opposite the temporal region of the infant. A pair of side walls forming a pair of deformable sheet-shaped members, and, according to the deformation, stand up to the front side of the support body so as to surround the infant's head and protect the infant's head. A head guard adapted to selectively assume a state and a non-functional state folded back to the back side of the support body; and c. A shoulder connecting piece extending from each connecting position between each side wall of the head guard and the support body to each side of the support body and detachably connected to each upper draw-out portion of the shoulder belt; d. A through hole is provided at each connecting portion between each side wall of the head guard and the support body to allow each shoulder connecting piece to pass therethrough, e. In the functional state, each shoulder connecting piece is positioned at one opening end side of each through hole so as to pass outside of each side wall, and in the non-functional state, the head guard is folded back to the back side of the support body. It has such a feature that it is located on the other open end side of each through hole so as not to obstruct it.

In the head support for an infant carrier according to the present invention, preferably, the support body and the head guard are loaded with a cushion material, and the support body and the central wall are loaded with a rigid core material.

[0012] The present invention is also directed to an infant carrier including the infant carrier head support as described above. As described above, the infant carrier includes a deformable sheet-shaped carrier body for accommodating an infant, and a shoulder belt extending from the carrier body and hanging on a babysitter's shoulder. It has an upper drawer part drawn out from each side of the relatively upper body of the baby housed in the main body, and a lower drawer part drawn out from each side of the relatively lower body as well.

In the above-mentioned infant carrier, it is preferable that the support body provided on the infant carrier head support is detachably attached to the carrier body.

[0014]

1 to 8 illustrate an infant carrier 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a developed view showing a surface facing the outside of the infant carrier 1, and FIG. 2 is a developed view showing a surface facing the inside similarly. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment when the infant carrier 1 is in a specific use state. 4, 5, and 6 are perspective views each independently showing the infant carrier head support 2 provided in the infant carrier 1, and show different states from each other. 7 and 8 show different use states of the infant carrier 1, respectively.

The infant carrier 1 and the head support 2 provided therein are basically manufactured by sewing a thick cloth.

Referring mainly to FIGS. 1 and 2, the infant carrier 1 includes a deformable sheet-shaped carrier body 4 for accommodating an infant 3 (see FIGS. 7 and 8). The carrier body 4 is appropriately loaded with a cushioning material in order to give a favorable feeling to the infant 3 and enhance safety.

The carrier body 4 includes a front contact portion 5 and a crotch contact portion 6 which contact the abdomen, crotch and back of the infant 3 respectively.
And the backrest 7 is formed integrally, and the width at the crotch contact 6 is further reduced.

This infant carrier 1 is a baby carrier 8 (FIG. 7).
And FIG. 8) is held by the babysitter 8 via shoulder belts 9 and 10 which are hung on the shoulders. The shoulder belts 9 and 10, respectively,
It is provided to extend from the carrier body 4.

More specifically, shoulder belts 9 and 1
0 denotes the infants 3 accommodated in the carrier body 4 respectively.
The lower drawers 13 and 14 which are respectively drawn out from each side of the lower body as well as the upper drawers 11 and 12 which are drawn out from each side of the relatively upper body.
And

At the ends of the upper drawers 11 and 12, buckles 15 and 16 are attached, respectively, while at the lower drawers 13 and 14, buckles 17 and 18 are attached, respectively. The buckles 15 and 16 form a pair with the buckles 17 and 18 and can be detachably coupled to the buckles 17 and 18.

U-shaped covers 19 and 20 are rotatably attached to the buckles 17 and 18, respectively. The covers 19 and 20 cover the buckles 17 and 18, respectively, to prevent the buckles 15 and 16 coupled thereto from being accidentally detached when the infant 3 is lowered. It is.

Also, the shoulder belts 9 and 10 are formed by changing the length of the overlapping portions 21 and 22, as can be seen from the fact that the respective overlapping portions 21 and 22 are shown in FIG. 1, for example. It is configured so that the effective length can be adjusted. Such adjustment of the effective length of the shoulder belts 9 and 10 is performed, for example, in order to adapt to the physique of the baby-sitter 8.

In the illustrated embodiment, the shoulder belts 9 and 10 are formed by a series of belt members sewn along the carrier body 4 to form upper and lower drawer portions 11 and 12 and lower drawer portions 13 and 14 respectively. But these upper drawers 11
And 12 and lower drawers 13 and 14 may be configured with separate belt members that are individually attached to carrier body 4.

In the illustrated embodiment, the buckles 17 and 18 are attached to the ends of the lower drawers 13 and 14 of the shoulder belts 9 and 10, respectively.
It may be located on top. In this case, the respective leading ends of the portions corresponding to the upper drawing portions 11 and 12 of the shoulder belts 9 and 10 shown in the drawing function as lower drawing portions.

Similarly, shoulder belts 9 and 10
The buckles 15 and 16 attached to the ends of the upper drawers 11 and 12 are closer to the backrest 7 of the carrier body 4 if the lengths of the lower drawers 13 and 14 respectively are sufficient. It may be located in the position. In this case, the respective leading end portions of the portions corresponding to the illustrated lower extraction portions 13 and 14 function as upper extraction portions.

At the end of the front contact portion 5 of the carrier body 4,
Strap 23 and 24 are attached so as to extend to each side. Hooks 25 and 26 are attached to the ends of the straps 23 and 24, respectively.

On the other hand, D-shaped rings 27 and 28 and 29 and 30 are provided on each side of the backrest 7 of the carrier main body 4 so as to be vertically shifted. The hook 25 described above is engageable with any of the rings 27 and 29, and the hook 26 is
Can be engaged.

As described above, when the hook 25 is engaged with the ring 27 or 29 and the hook 26 is engaged with the ring 28 or 30, the front contact portion 5 of the carrier body 4 is shown in FIG. Thus, it is in a state of being folded back via the crotch portion 6 so as to face the back portion 7.

The straps 23 and 24 have overlapping portions 31 and 32, respectively, as in the case of the shoulder belts 9 and 10 described above. By changing the length of the overlapping portions 31 and 32, the effective length of the straps 23 and 24 can be adjusted. The adjustment of the effective length is performed, for example, in order to match the physique of the infant 3.

As will be described later, when the infant carrier 1 is used for holding upright, the hooks 25 and 26 are preferably engaged with the rings 27 and 28, respectively. , Hooks 25 and 26 are preferably engaged with rings 29 and 30, respectively.

In such an infant carrier 1, in order to support the head of the infant 3, a head support 2 shown alone in FIGS. 4 to 6 is provided.

The head support 2 has a support body 33 for receiving the back of the head of the infant 3 housed in the carrier body 4 described above. The support body 33 is detachably attached to the carrier body 4.

More specifically, the lower part of the support main body 33 is inserted into a pocket 34 provided in the backrest 7 of the carrier main body 4, and this state corresponds to a velvet fastener 35 provided on the inner surface of the pocket 34. (Shown by a broken line in FIG. 2) and a velvet fastener 36 (see FIG. 4) provided on the support main body 33 to be fixed by engaging with each other. The head support 2 can be removed from the carrier body 4 by separating the velvet fasteners 35 and 36 from each other and pulling out the support body 33 from the pocket 34.

The pocket 34 has a double structure in which another cloth is arranged on the outside of the cloth on which the velvet fastener 35 is located, and the storage space formed by this outer cloth is appropriately adjusted. The storage space used for storing the small items of the above is closed by a lid 37.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the infant carrier 1 is used for holding the infant carrier sideways, the hand of the baby carrier 8 who receives the support body 33 from below is guided on the surface facing the outside of the support body 33. Guide belt 38 is provided. The guide belt 38 is attached to the support body 33 only at its upper and lower ends, so that the hand of the baby-sitter 8 can be inserted between the guide belt 38 and the support body 33.

A head guard 39 is attached to the tip of the support body 33. The form of the head guard 39 is well shown in FIGS.

The head guard 39 has a central wall 40 positioned to face the top of the baby 3 and the central wall 4.
0 and a pair of side walls 41 and 42 are formed to extend from each side and to face the temporal region of the infant 3, respectively. The central wall 40 and the side walls 41 and 42 are integrally formed with a deformable sheet-like member such as cloth. The center wall 40 and the side walls 41 and 42 are respectively joined along the periphery of the distal end of the support body 33 by sewing, for example.

The head guard 39, depending on its deformation,
The support body 3 surrounds the head of the infant 3
3 to selectively take a functional state (FIG. 4) for protecting the head of the infant 3 and a non-functional state (FIG. 5) folded back to the back side of the support body 33.

Also, shoulder connecting pieces 43 and 44 are provided so as to extend from the connecting positions of the side walls 41 and 42 of the head guard 39 and the support body 33 to the sides of the support body 33, respectively. Shoulder connecting piece 43
And 44 are, as shown in FIG. 3, upper drawers 11 and 12 of each of the shoulder belts 9 and 10 described above.
Are detachably connected to each other.

As the connecting means for such connection, various forms can be used. In this embodiment, a snap which can be easily attached and detached and can maintain a reliable connected state is used. I have.

That is, the shoulder connection pieces 43 and 44 are provided with snaps 45, 46 and 47 and 48, 49 and 50, respectively. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Snaps 51 respectively engaging with 5, 46 and 47,
52 and 53 are provided and the shoulder belt 10 is provided with snaps 54, 55 and 56 which engage the snaps 48, 49 and 50 respectively.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, these snaps 45 to 56 are shown by circles or circles, but those shown by circles have engagement portions on the side opposite to the illustrated side. Those indicated by ◎ have an engagement portion on the illustrated side. Therefore, these snaps 4
When the 5 to 50 are engaged with the snaps 51 to 56, respectively, the tips of the shoulder connecting pieces 43 and 44 are folded around the shoulder belts 9 and 10, respectively, as best shown in FIG. . As a result, a stronger connection state can be obtained.

Support body 33 and head guard 39
Although not shown, it is preferable that a cushion material is loaded in the device. It is preferable that rigid core members 57 and 58 are respectively mounted on the support body 33 and the central wall 40 of the head guard 39 as shown by broken lines in FIG. These cushioning material and core material 5
The presence of 7 and 58 serves to provide more secure protection for the infant 3's head and to give the infant 3 a favorable feel.

In FIG. 4, as is well shown,
Through holes 59 and 60 for passing the shoulder connecting pieces 43 and 44 are provided at respective connecting portions between the side walls 41 and 42 of the head guard 39 and the support main body 33, respectively. Briefly, the through holes 59 and 60 are formed by the shoulder connection pieces 43 and 44 and the head guard 3.
9 functions to exchange the positional relationship with the side walls 41 and 42.

FIG. 5 shows the head guard 3 as described above.
Reference numeral 9 denotes a non-functional state folded back to the back side of the support main body 33. In order to change from the non-functional state to the functional state shown in FIG. 4, the head guard 39 itself folded back to the back side of the support body 33 is pulled out to the front side of the support body 33 while being turned over as shown in FIG. What should I do? In the course of the process, as shown in FIG. 6, the head guard 39 is deformed unreasonably by forming wrinkles or the like, so that the head guard 39 is in the functional state shown in FIG. The stable form can be maintained in any of the non-functional states shown in FIG. In particular, in the functional state shown in FIG. 4, the core material 58 loaded on the center wall 40 makes this state more stable.

As can be seen by comparing FIG. 4 and FIG.
In the functional state shown in FIG. 4, the shoulder connecting pieces 43 and 44 are located on one open end side of the through holes 59 and 60, respectively. On the other hand, in the non-functional state shown in FIG. Is located on the other open end side. Therefore, when the head guard 39 is changed from the functional state to the non-functional state, and when the head guard 39 is changed from the non-functional state to the functional state, the shoulder connecting pieces 43 and 44 are passed through the through holes 59 and 60, respectively. It is necessary to exchange the positional relationship between 41 and 42.

The functional state of the head guard 39 is realized when the infant 3 is held sideways, as shown in FIG. In this case, it is important to position the central wall 40 and the side walls 41 and 42 so as to surround the head of the infant 3, but not only the shoulder connecting pieces 43 and 44 but also the side walls 41 and 42 Preferably, it is passed outside. Because, in the horizontal holding state, the shoulder straps 9 and 10 are bundled together, and the ends of the shoulder connection pieces 43 and 44 are pulled toward each other. In such a state, the shoulder connection pieces 43 and 44 are in this state. , If they pass through the inside of the side walls 41 and 42, these shoulder connection pieces 4
This is because 3 and 44 may cause a situation where the temporal region of the infant 3 is pressed.

On the other hand, the non-functional state of the head guard 39 is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 8, this is realized when the infant 3 is held upright. In this state, the head guard 39 is not required, and is folded back to the back side (outside) of the support main body 33.
And 44 are located on the other open end side of through holes 59 and 60. In the state shown in FIG. 8, the shoulder belts 9 and 10 are hanged separately on each shoulder of the baby-sitter 8, so that the respective ends of the shoulder connection pieces 43 and 44 are brought to positions away from each other, and therefore, These shoulder connecting pieces 43 and 44 do not compress the temporal region of the infant 3.

As described above, the shoulder connection pieces 43 and 44
In order to realize a preferable positional relationship between the functional state and the non-functional state of the head guard 39 and the head guard 39, the shoulder connection pieces 43 and 44 are passed from the opening ends of the through holes 59 and 60 to the other opening end, From the other open end side to the one open end side is performed.

Next, a method of using the infant carrier 1 will be described.

First, the infant carrier 1 is spread on a flat surface with the surface shown in FIG. 2 facing upward, and the infant 3 is placed thereon.
On your back.

Next, the front contact portion 5 of the carrier body 4 is folded over the abdomen of the infant 3, and the hooks 25 and 26 provided on both sides of the front contact portion 5 are connected to the ring 27 and the ring 27 located on the back contact portion 7. 28 or 29 and 30, respectively. Hooks 25 and 30 are engaged with rings 27 and 28 or
Whether to engage with 0 may be based on the following criteria.

Normally, when the infant carrier 1 is used for holding the baby horizontally, the hooks 25 and 26 are engaged with the lower rings 29 and 30. In this case, the crotch pad 6 can be positioned lower, and therefore,
The center of the infant 3 held horizontally can be positioned relatively below the carrier body 4, whereby the infant 3 can be stably held in the carrier body 4.

On the other hand, when the infant carrier 1 is used for holding the infant vertically, the hooks 25 and 26 are engaged with the upper rings 27 and 28. In this case, the opening for letting the infant 3 pass through the thigh can be made large, so that the infant 3 can be accommodated in the carrier body 4 without compressing the hip joint of the infant 3 held upright. become. In addition, the crotch pad 6 can be brought to a relatively high position, so that the baby 3 can be lifted to a relatively high position, so that the movement of the baby carrier 8 can be controlled by the baby carrier 1 and the baby 3. Can be less disturbed.

When the infant carrier 1 is used for lateral holding after completing such a preparation stage, the head guard 39 is brought into a functional state as shown in FIG. And 60 at one open end, the head guard 39
Position outside.

Next, snaps 45 to 47 and 48 to 50 provided on the shoulder connecting pieces 43 and 44 are replaced with snaps 5 provided on the shoulder belts 9 and 10, respectively.
By engaging 1-53 and 54-56,
The shoulder connection pieces 43 and 44 are connected to the upper pull-out portions 11 and 12 of the shoulder belts 9 and 10, respectively.

Next, the buckle 15 on the shoulder belt 9 is engaged with the buckle 17, and the shoulder belt 10
The upper buckle 16 is engaged with the buckle 18. When these buckles 15 and 16 and buckles 17 and 18 are engaged, each of the shoulder belts 9 and 10
It forms a series of loops, and between the shoulder belt 9 and the shoulder belt 10, as shown in FIG.

When the above-mentioned condition is obtained, the shoulder belts 9 and 10 are bundled together and, as shown in FIG. In addition, the infant 3 can be held horizontally. In this state, the back of the infant 3 is received by the support body 33 and the infant 3
Is protected by a head guard 39. In addition, the central wall 40 of the head guard 39 allows the infant 3
Is prevented from falling from the head.

In the horizontal holding state described above, as shown in FIG. 7, the baby-sitter 8 may pass his / her hand inside the guide belt 38 to support the head of the infant 3 from below the support body 33.

On the other hand, when this infant carrier 1 is used for holding upright as shown in FIG. 8, the non-functional state in which the head guard 39 is folded back to the back side of the support body 33 as shown in FIG. At the same time, the shoulder connection pieces 43 and 44 are located on the other open end sides of the through holes 59 and 60 so as not to interfere with the head guard 39.

Next, by engaging each of the snaps 45 to 50 and each of the snaps 51 to 56 with each other, the shoulder connecting pieces 43 and 44 are connected to the upper pull-out portions 11 and 12 of the shoulder belts 9 and 10, respectively. Linked to

Next, the upper pull-out portions 11 and 12 of the shoulder belts 9 and 10 are respectively hung on the shoulders of the baby-sitter 8, and in this state, the buckles 15 and 16 are engaged with the buckles 17 and 18, respectively. Let it. At this time, the back side of the baby-sitter 8 is not shown in FIG. 8, but the shoulder belts 9 and 10 are in a state of crossing on the back of the baby-sitter 8.

When the shoulder belts 9 and 10 are crossed as described above, one of the shoulder belts, for example, the buckle 15 and the buckle 17 on the shoulder belt 9 are engaged beforehand. The shoulder belt 9 may be hung on one shoulder of the babysitter 8, and then the buckle 16 and the buckle 18 on the other shoulder belt 10 may be engaged.

Further, in the case of crossing similarly, buckles 15 and 16 may be previously set in a state of being engaged with buckles 17 and 18, respectively. Even in this case, the babysitter 8 passes the head inside the looped shoulder belts 9 and 10, and then holds the upper withdrawal portion 11 of the shoulder belt 9 and the lower withdrawal portion 14 of the shoulder belt 10. If the arms are passed through the defined loop portion and the loop portion defined by the upper withdrawal portion 12 of the shoulder belt 10 and the lower withdrawal portion 13 of the shoulder belt 9, respectively, the infant carrier as shown in FIG. 1 can be obtained.

In addition, in order to obtain the above-mentioned crossing state, the buckle 15 on the shoulder belt 9 and the buckle 18 on the shoulder belt 10 are engaged while the shoulder belt 9 and the shoulder belt 10 are wound around each other. The buckle 16 on the shoulder belt 10 and the buckle 17 on the shoulder belt 9 can be engaged with each other.

In the upright holding state as shown in FIG.
As described above, the shoulder belts 9 and 10 should be crossed as described above, so that the baby carrier 1
Although the wearing state of is more stable, if such an advantage is not desired, the shoulder belts 9 and 10 may be in a state of parallel hanging.

That is, the shoulder belt 9 and the shoulder belt 10 are stretched without being wound around each other,
The buckle 15 on the shoulder belt 9 is engaged with the buckle 18 on the shoulder belt 10, and
The upper buckle 16 may be engaged with the buckle 17 on the shoulder belt 9. Thus, the shoulder belts 9 and 1
If the buckles 15 and 16 are previously engaged with the buckles 18 and 17, the babysitter 8 can use the shoulder belts 9 and 10 even if the buckles 15 and 16 are previously engaged.
On each of their shoulders.

Such a state of parallel hanging can be applied to the case where the infant carrier is used for lateral holding as shown in FIG.

In the vertically holding state shown in FIG. 8, the baby carrier 8 holds the baby 3, but while the baby carrier 1 is in the same form, the baby carrier 8 pushes the baby 3. The infant carrier 1 can be worn in such a manner.

When switching the infant carrier 1 from the vertical holding to the horizontal holding, the head guard 39 is changed from the non-functional state to the functional state, and the shoulder connecting pieces 43 and 44 are connected.
After being removed from the shoulder belts 9 and 10, respectively, they are passed through the through holes 59 and 60, and again,
And 10 may be connected.

Conversely, when switching from the horizontal holding to the vertical holding, the head guard 39 is changed from the functional state to the non-functional state, and the shoulder connecting pieces 43 and 44 are detached from the shoulder belts 9 and 10, respectively. , Through the through holes 59 and 60, and then to the shoulder belts 9 and 10 again.

As described above, according to the infant carrier 1, the switching operation between such a horizontal holding state and a vertical holding state can be easily performed.

In the method of using the infant carrier 1, it is recommended that the infant 3 be used in a horizontal holding state until the neck is seated, and that the infant 3 be used in a straight holding state after the neck is seated. When the support body 33 is detachably attached to the carrier body 4 as in this embodiment, if the infant 3 further grows and the whole body is stabilized, the head support 2 is removed from the infant carrier 1. The head support 2 may be used without being detached.

Note that the detachable attachment of the support body 33 to the carrier body 4 as described above is not essential, and the support body 33 may be fixedly attached to the carrier body 4.

[0075]

As described above, according to the infant carrier head support of the present invention, there is provided the support body attached to the carrier body so as to receive the back of the infant accommodated in the carrier body provided in the infant carrier. In addition, a central wall positioned to face the crown of the baby and a pair of side walls extending from each side of the central wall and positioned to face the temporal region of the baby, respectively, are formed. In accordance with the deformation, the head guard rises to the front side of the support body so as to surround the baby's head and protects the baby's head according to its deformation, and is folded back to the back side of the support body The head guard is designed to selectively take the non-functional state, so that the head guard can hold the Switching between non-functional state can be performed by a simple operation that is employed when the.

In the functional state, the head guard stands up so as to surround the head of the infant held sideways, thereby protecting the infant's head and preventing the infant from falling from the head. can do. In this respect, a highly safe infant carrier can be provided.

Further, the head support according to the present invention comprises:
Since there is a shoulder connecting piece which extends from each connection position between each side wall of the head guard and the support body to each side of the support body, and is connected to each upper draw-out portion of the shoulder belt provided in the infant carrier, respectively. The support body can be maintained in a stable posture in any of the horizontal holding position and the vertical holding position.

Further, according to the head support of the present invention, the through-holes for passing the above-mentioned shoulder hook connecting pieces are provided at the respective connecting portions between the respective side walls of the head guard and the support body. In the functional state of the head guard realized when holding horizontally, each shoulder connection piece is located at one opening end side of each through hole so as to pass through the outside of each side wall, while the non-functional state realized when holding vertically Then, each shoulder connection piece can be located on the other open end side of each through hole so as not to prevent the head guard from turning back to the back side of the support body. Thus, in the function state, the situation where the shoulder connection piece presses the infant's temporal region can be avoided, and in the non-function state, the unnecessary head guard does not bother the infant. can do.

In the head support according to the present invention,
When the cushion material is loaded on the support body and the head guard, a favorable feeling can be given to the infant and an effect of reducing the impact from the outside can be expected.

Further, in the head support according to the present invention, when a rigid core material is mounted on the center wall of the support body and the head guard, the function of protecting the head of the infant is enhanced, and the head guard is protected. The configuration in the functional state can be more stably maintained.

The present invention is also directed to an infant carrier having the above-described head support. According to such an infant carrier, the effect exerted by the above-described head support can be exerted as it is, and the lateral holding and vertical holding can be achieved. The switching operation of the hugging can be easily performed, and high safety for infants can be expected.

In the infant carrier according to the present invention,
When the support body provided for the head support is detachably attached to the carrier body, the infant carrier can be used even when the head support is removed. Therefore, when the baby grows up and the whole body is stabilized, the baby carrier can be used in such a state, the usable period of the baby carrier can be extended, and the baby grows up. In this case, it is possible to prevent the user from being bothered by the presence of the unnecessary head support.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an infant carrier 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a surface facing outward of the wing in an expanded state.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a surface facing the inside of the infant carrier 1 shown in FIG. 1 in an expanded state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the infant carrier 1 shown in FIG. 1, showing a state where the infant carrier 1 is used for holding upright.

4 is a perspective view showing the head support 2 shown in FIG. 1 alone, and shows a functional state in which a head guard 39 provided on the head support 2 stands up to the front side of the support main body 33. FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing the head support 2 shown in FIG. 4, and a head guard 39 provided therein is provided with a support body 3;
3 shows a non-functional state folded back to the back side.

6 is a perspective view showing the head support 2 shown in FIG. 4, in a state in which the head guard 39 provided therein is being changed from the non-functional state shown in FIG. 5 to the functional state shown in FIG. 4; Is shown.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the infant carrier 1 shown in FIG. 1 is used for horizontal holding.

8 is a diagram showing a state in which the infant carrier 1 shown in FIG. 1 is used for holding upright.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Infant carrier 2 Infant carrier head support 3 Infant 4 Carrier body 8 Babysitter 9,10 Shoulder strap 11,12 Upper drawer part 13,14 Lower drawer part 33 Support body 35,36 Velvet fastener 39 Head guard 40 Central wall 41 , 42 Side wall 43, 44 Shoulder connection piece 45-56 Snap 57, 58 Core material 59, 60 Through hole

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A deformable sheet-shaped carrier body for accommodating an infant, and a shoulder belt extending from the carrier body and hung on a babysitter's shoulder, wherein the shoulder belt is housed in the carrier body. Such an infant carrier having an upper drawer portion respectively drawn from each side of the relatively upper body of the infant and a lower drawer portion also respectively drawn from each side of the lower body of the infant. A head support provided for supporting a part, wherein the support body is attached to the carrier body so as to receive the back of the head of the baby housed in the carrier body, and the infant is coupled to a tip portion of the support body. A central wall positioned opposite the crown of the child, and extending from each side of said central wall and The support body includes a deformable sheet-shaped member forming a pair of side walls respectively positioned to face the temporal region, and surrounds the periphery of the baby's head according to the deformation. A head guard, and a functional state that rises to the front side and protects the infant's head, and a non-functional state that is folded back to the back side of the support body, and each of the side walls of the head guard and A shoulder connecting piece extending from each coupling position with the support body to each side of the support body and detachably connected to each of the upper draw-out portions of the shoulder belt; Each of the joints between the side wall and the support body is provided with a through hole for passing each of the shoulder connection pieces, and each of the shoulder connection pieces is provided with a through hole. Is located at one opening end side of each of the through holes so as to pass through the outside of each of the side walls in the functional state, and folds the head guard toward the back side of the support body in the non-functional state. A head support for an infant carrier, which is located on the other open end side of each of the through holes so as not to hinder. 2. The head support for an infant carrier according to claim 1, wherein a cushion material is mounted on the support body and the head guard. 3. The head support for an infant carrier according to claim 1, wherein a rigid core material is mounted on the support body and the central wall. 4. A deformable sheet-shaped carrier body for accommodating an infant, and a shoulder belt extending from the carrier body and hung on a babysitter's shoulder, wherein the shoulder belt is housed in the carrier body. Such an infant carrier having an upper drawer portion respectively drawn from each side of the relatively upper body of the infant and a lower drawer portion respectively drawn out from each side of the relatively lower body as well. Item 4. An infant carrier comprising the infant carrier head support according to any one of Items 1 to 3. 5. The infant carrier according to claim 4, wherein the support body provided on the infant carrier head support is detachably attached to the carrier body.