Patent ID: 6385801
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A rocking bed comprising:a base frame; struts respectively erected at both end portions of said base frame; a rest frame for mounting a mattress thereon, which is supported on upper end portions of said struts in a manner rockable right and left; and a driving mechanism for rocking said rest frame; wherein said driving mechanism comprises: a motor installed under said rest frame; a reduction gear coupled to a rotating shaft of said motor; an output shaft projecting from said reduction gear in parallel with a rocking axis of said rest frame below said rocking axis; an arm having an upper end portion thereof secured to a distal end of said output shaft to be vertically suspended when said rest frame is in a horizontal position; a vertical guide member provided on said base frame for guiding a guided member provided on a lower end portion of said arm only vertically; and a motor control section for rotating said motor forwardly and reversely so that forward and reverse rotations of said output shaft allow said rest frame to rock right and left.