阅读说明：本技术 婴儿床 (Infanette ) 是由 黎咸发 沈华林 张宏 于 2019-08-29 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种婴儿床,包括床本体和床围栏,所述床围栏包括多个沿所述床本体的外围间隔排布的立柱、以及连接于任意相邻两所述立柱之间的侧围栏,其中至少一所述侧围栏为可活动侧围栏,所述可活动侧围栏包括围布及收折机构,所述围布的至少一侧通过所述收折机构与邻近的所述立柱可分离的连接,所述收折机构包括活动杆和锁紧端头,所述活动杆的底端与邻近的所述立柱可转动的连接,所述围布的一侧固定于所述活动杆,所述锁紧端头固定于所述立柱,所述锁紧端头用于锁定或释放所述活动杆,当所述活动杆相对邻近的所述立柱释放后,所述活动杆可朝向另一所述立柱的方向转动收折。本发明的婴儿床使用更为方便,且具有较高的通用性。(The present invention relates to a kind of infanettes, including bed ontology and bed fence, the bed fence includes the column that multiple peripheries along the bed ontology are intervally arranged, and it is connected to the side wall column between column described in arbitrary neighborhood two, the wherein at least one side wall column is movable side wall column, the movable side wall column includes cloth and closing-folding mechanism, the at least side of the cloth passes through the closing-folding mechanism and the neighbouring separable connection of the column, the closing-folding mechanism includes motion bar and locking end, the bottom end of the motion bar is rotatably connect with the neighbouring column, the motion bar is fixed in the side of the cloth, the column is fixed in the locking end, the locking end is for locking or releasing the motion bar, after the column release of the motion bar relative proximity, the motion bar can be towards another described The direction of column rotates folding.Infanette of the invention is using more convenient, and versatility with higher.)

1. a kind of infanette, which is characterized in that including bed ontology and bed fence, the bed fence includes multiple along the bed ontology The periphery column being intervally arranged and the side wall column being connected between column described in arbitrary neighborhood two, wherein at least described in one Side wall column is movable side wall column, and the movable side wall column includes cloth and closing-folding mechanism, and at least side of the cloth is logical Cross the closing-folding mechanism and the neighbouring separable connection of the column, the closing-folding mechanism includes motion bar and locking end, The bottom end of the motion bar is rotatably connect with the neighbouring column, and the motion bar is fixed in the side of the cloth, The column is fixed in the locking end, and the locking end is for locking or releasing the motion bar, when the motion bar After the column release of relative proximity, the motion bar can rotate folding towards the direction of another column.

2. infanette according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the two sides of the cloth pass through the closing-folding mechanism respectively With the neighbouring separable connection of the column.

3. infanette according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the motion bar include the body of rod and be set to the body of rod top The lock pin in portion, the lock pin can the relatively described body of rod it is flexible, the bottom end of the body of rod is rotatably connect with the column, described Locking end includes mounting base, locking member and unlock piece, and the mounting base is fixed on the top of the column, and the locking member can It is set to the mounting base laterally movablely, the unlock piece can be set to the mounting base to vertical movable, and the locking member is equipped with Locking hole up and down；The locking member has locked, and in the latched position, the lock pin is opposite The body of rod is stretched out and is inserted in the locking hole, and the motion bar tenses the cloth；When the locking member moves to When the unlocked position, the unlock piece is located at the top of the locking hole, and the unlock piece stress moves downward can will be described Lock pin is ejected out of described locking hole.

4. according to claim 1 to infanette described in 3 any one, which is characterized in that the bed ontology includes bed board and liter Descending mechanism is fixed with support base in the bottom frame of the bed fence, and the bed board is located at the top of the support base, the elevator Structure is connected between the support base and the bed board, and the elevating mechanism is for being adjusted the height of the bed board.

5. infanette according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the elevating mechanism includes cross link group and driving Part, the cross link group include intersect hinged first connecting rod and second connecting rod, the bottom end of the first connecting rod and institute State support base slidable connection, the top of the first connecting rod and the bed board are hinged, the bottom end of the second connecting rod with it is described Support seat hinge, the top of the second connecting rod and the bed board slidable connection, the actuator is for driving the intersection Connection rod set movement is to drive the bed board to go up and down.

6. infanette according to claim 5, which is characterized in that the support base is equipped with horizontal-extending first guide rail, The bottom end of the first connecting rod is equipped with the first sliding axle being slidably matched with first guide rail；And/or the bed board is equipped with the Two guide rails, the top of the second connecting rod are equipped with the second sliding axle being slidably matched with second guide rail.

7. infanette according to claim 5, which is characterized in that the elevating mechanism includes described in symmetrically arranged two groups Cross link group and the connecting rod for connecting cross link group described in two groups.

8. infanette according to claim 7, which is characterized in that the connecting rod is connected to the top of two first connecting rods Portion, the actuator are controllable gas spring, and the controllable gas spring includes sleeve, piston rod and control-rod, the piston rod One end is slidingly disposed in the sleeve, the other end stretches out from the sleeve and be articulated with the bottom of the bed board, the set Cylinder is articulated with the middle part of the connecting rod far from one end of the piston rod, and the control-rod is set to the stretching of the piston rod End, the control-rod is for controlling the flexible stroke of the piston rod.

9. infanette according to claim 8, which is characterized in that the bed board is equipped with control far from the side of the piston rod Handle processed is connected between the control handle and the control-rod by drag-line.

10. infanette according to claim 4, which is characterized in that the bed board is arranged in rectangle, and the bed fence includes First side wall column, second side fence, third side wall column, the 4th side wall column and the movable side wall column, first side wall column With the third side wall field in the opposite sides of the bed board width direction, second side fence and the 4th side wall column Positioned at the opposite sides of the bed board length direction, wherein the height on third side wall column is lower than the two adjacent columns Height, formed jagged between adjacent two column and third side wall column, the movable side wall column is covered in institute State gap portions.

Technical field

The present invention relates to infant article technical fields, more particularly to a kind of infanette.

Background technique

The bed fence of traditional infanette is mostly wooden or the rigid structures such as metal, and bed fence mostly use greatly it is turned-out Rotatable decentralization structure, when infanette is against sofa or adult bed, bed fence can produce in rotary course with sofa or adult bed Raw interference, and cause a fence that can not put down, it usually needs bed fence can be put down by pushing infanette open a certain distance, be made It uses inconvenient；Also, the decentralization of bed fence is height-limited, can not be with the sofa and adult's bed phase of different height Match, versatility is poor.

Summary of the invention

Based on this, it is necessary to which problem inconvenient to use for traditional infanette and poor versatility provides a kind of baby Youngster's bed.

A kind of infanette, including bed ontology and bed fence, the bed fence include multiple between the periphery of the bed ontology Column every arrangement and the side wall column that is connected between column described in arbitrary neighborhood two, the wherein at least one side wall column is Movable side wall column, the movable side wall column include cloth and closing-folding mechanism, and at least side of the cloth passes through the receipts Mechanism and the neighbouring separable connection of the column are rolled over, the closing-folding mechanism includes motion bar and locking end, the activity The bottom end of bar is rotatably connect with the neighbouring column, and the motion bar, the locking are fixed in the side of the cloth The column is fixed in end, and the locking end is for locking or releasing the motion bar, when the motion bar relative proximity The column release after, the motion bar can towards the direction of another column rotate folding.

Above-mentioned infanette is by being arranged to movable side wall column, the main body on movable side wall column for at least side of bed fence Part replaces traditional rigid structure using cloth flexible, and passes through closing-folding mechanism for cloth and the separable connection of column. Under normal guard state, motion bar is locked by locking end with neighbouring column, and motion bar can tense cloth, make Cloth will not deform easily, so as to play safety protection function；When needing to open movable side wall column, it need to only pass through locking Motion bar is unlocked and is discharged by end, and motion bar can rotate folding towards another column, and then is made cloth relaxation and transferred To lower position；When needing to restore extremely protection state, motion bar need to be only pulled upwardly and be locked again i.e. with locking end Can, it is simple to operate.When the infanette is against sofa or adult bed, since the unfolding mode on movable side wall column is to pass through Motion bar drives cloth to carry out rotation folding in the space between two columns, will not generate interference with sofa or bed body, therefore It can realize that the decentralization on movable side wall column, use are very convenient without pushing infanette open certain distance.Simultaneously as movable Bar rotational freedom with higher can transfer cloth to lower position, with the sofa or adult's bed phase with different height Matching, can meet different usage scenarios, versatility with higher.

The two sides of the cloth pass through the closing-folding mechanism and the neighbouring column respectively in one of the embodiments, Separable connection.

The motion bar includes the body of rod and the lock pin at the top of the body of rod, the lock in one of the embodiments, Pin can the relatively described body of rod it is flexible, the bottom end of the body of rod is rotatably connect with the column, and the locking end is including pacifying Dress seat, locking member and unlock piece, the mounting base are fixed on the top of the column, and the locking member can be set to laterally movablely The mounting base, the unlock piece can be set to vertical movable the mounting base, and the locking member is equipped with locking up and down Hole；The locking member has locked, and in the latched position, the relatively described body of rod of the lock pin stretches out simultaneously It is inserted in the locking hole, the motion bar tenses the cloth；When the locking member moves to the unlocked position, The unlock piece is located at the top of the locking hole, and the unlock piece stress moves downward can be by the lock pin from the locking hole Interior ejection.

The bed ontology includes bed board and elevating mechanism in one of the embodiments, is consolidated in the bottom frame of the bed fence Surely there is support base, the bed board is located at the top of the support base, and the elevating mechanism is connected to the support base and the bed Between plate, the elevating mechanism is for being adjusted the height of the bed board.

The elevating mechanism includes cross link group and actuator, the cross link group in one of the embodiments, Including the hinged first connecting rod and second connecting rod of intersecting, the bottom end of the first connecting rod slidably connects with the support base It connecing, the top of the first connecting rod and the bed board are hinged, the bottom end of the second connecting rod and the support seat hinge, and described the The top of two connecting rods and the bed board slidable connection, the actuator is for driving the cross link group movement to drive State bed board lifting.

The support base is equipped with horizontal-extending first guide rail, the bottom of the first connecting rod in one of the embodiments, End is equipped with the first sliding axle being slidably matched with first guide rail；And/or the bed board be equipped with the second guide rail, described second The top of connecting rod is equipped with the second sliding axle being slidably matched with second guide rail.

In one of the embodiments, the elevating mechanism include cross link group described in symmetrically arranged two groups and The connecting rod that cross link group described in two groups is connected.

The connecting rod is connected to the top of two first connecting rods in one of the embodiments, and the actuator is Controllable gas spring, the controllable gas spring include sleeve, piston rod and control-rod, and one end of the piston rod is slidingly disposed at The sleeve is interior, the other end stretches out from the sleeve and be articulated with the bottom of the bed board, and the sleeve is far from the piston rod One end be articulated with the middle part of the connecting rod, the control-rod is set to the extension end of the piston rod, and the control-rod is used It is controlled in the flexible stroke to the piston rod.

The bed board is equipped with control handle, the control far from the side of the piston rod in one of the embodiments, It is connected between handle and the control-rod by drag-line.

The bed board is arranged in rectangle in one of the embodiments, and the bed fence includes the first side wall column, second side Fence, third side wall column, the 4th side wall column and the movable side wall column, first side wall column and the third side wall field In the opposite sides of the bed board width direction, second side fence and the 4th side wall field are in the bed board length side To opposite sides, wherein the height on third side wall column is lower than the height of the two adjacent columns, and adjacent two is described vertical Formed jagged between column and third side wall column, the movable side wall column is covered in the gap portions.

Detailed description of the invention

Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of infanette described in one embodiment of the invention；

Fig. 2 is that the infanette in Fig. 1 removes the structural schematic diagram behind movable side wall column；

Fig. 3 is that bed fence removes the structural schematic diagram behind movable side wall column；

Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram of the bed ontology in Fig. 1；

Fig. 5 is the partial structure diagram of the elevating mechanism in Fig. 4；

Fig. 6 is the partial profile structure of closing-folding mechanism.

10, bed ontology, 11, bed board, the 111, second guide rail, 12, cross link group, 121, first connecting rod, 1211, first is sliding Moving axis, 122, second connecting rod, 1221, second sliding axle, 13, actuator, 131, sleeve, 132, piston rod, 133, control-rod, 14, connecting rod, 15, drag-line, 20, bed fence, 21, column, 22, movable side wall column, 221, cloth, 222, motion bar, 2221, The body of rod, 2222, lock pin, 223, locking end, 2231, mounting base, 2232, locking member, 2233, unlock piece, 2234, locking hole, 23, the first side wall column, 24, second side fence, 25, third side wall column, the 26, the 4th side wall column, 27, support base, 271, first leads Rail.

Specific embodiment

To facilitate the understanding of the present invention, a more comprehensive description of the invention is given in the following sections with reference to the relevant attached drawings.In attached drawing Give better embodiment of the invention.But the invention can be realized in many different forms, however it is not limited to herein Described embodiment.On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is that making to understand more the disclosure Add thorough and comprehensive.

It should be noted that it can directly on the other element when element is referred to as " being fixed on " another element Or there may also be elements placed in the middle.When an element is considered as " connection " another element, it, which can be, is directly connected to To another element or it may be simultaneously present centering elements.On the contrary, when element is referred to as " directly existing " another element "upper", There is no intermediary elements.Heretofore described " first ", " second ", " third ", " the 4th " do not represent specific quantity and sequence, It is only used for the differentiation of title.

Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, a kind of infanette includes bed ontology 10 and bed fence 20, and bed fence 20 includes multiple along bed The column 21 that the periphery of ontology 10 is intervally arranged and the side wall column being connected between two column 21 of arbitrary neighborhood, wherein at least Side fence be movable side wall column 22, movable side wall column 22 include cloth 221 and closing-folding mechanism, at least the one of cloth 221 By closing-folding mechanism and the neighbouring separable connection of column 21, closing-folding mechanism includes motion bar 222 and locking end 223 for side, The bottom end of motion bar 222 is rotatably connect with neighbouring column 21, and motion bar 222, locking end are fixed in the side of cloth 221 First 223 are fixed on column 21, and locking end 223 is for locking or releasing motion bar 222, when standing for 222 relative proximity of motion bar After column 21 discharges, motion bar 222 can rotate folding towards the direction of another column 21.

Specifically, for placing mattress in order to which infant rests or plays, bed fence 20 is enclosed set on bed sheet bed ontology 10 The periphery of body 10 and play the role of security protection.Wherein, the main part on movable side wall column 22 using motion bar 222 with it is soft Property cloth 221 match, with guarantee have preferable folded property, other side wall columns can be used wooden or metal etc. rigidity Structure is to guarantee protection intensity with higher, for example, as shown in Figure 1, other side wall columns in addition to movable side wall column 22 Including the upper beam and lower beam that are connected between two adjacent upright 21 and it is connected to several between upper beam and lower beam Vertical grizzly bar, to form fence structure.There are many specific locking forms for locking end 223 and motion bar 222, such as can adopt It is sealed etc. with snap lock, pin hole, it is not specifically limited herein.

Above-mentioned infanette is by being arranged to movable side wall column 22, movable side wall column 22 for at least side of bed fence 20 Main part traditional rigid structure is replaced using cloth 221 flexible, and by closing-folding mechanism by cloth 221 and column 21 Separable connection.Under normal guard state, motion bar 222 is locked by locking end 223 with neighbouring column 21, Motion bar 222 can tense cloth 221, deform cloth 221 will not easily, so as to play safety protection function；Work as needs When opening movable side wall column 22, it need to only be discharged by locking end 223 and motion bar 222 unlocking, motion bar 222 can Folding is rotated towards another column 21, and then makes the relaxation of cloth 221 and transfers to lower position；When needs restore to protection state When, motion bar 222 need to be only pulled upwardly and be locked again with locking end 223, it is simple to operate.When the infanette When against sofa or adult bed, since the unfolding mode on movable side wall column 22 is to drive cloth 221 two by motion bar 222 Rotation folding is carried out in space between column 21, will not generate interference with sofa or bed body, there is no need to push infanette open Certain distance can realize the decentralization on movable side wall column 22, and unlock when transferring on movable side wall column 22 without both ends, User's one-handed performance can be completed, and use is very convenient.Simultaneously as the rotational freedom with higher of motion bar 222, can incite somebody to action The decentralization of cloth 221 to lower position, with different height sofa or adult bed match, can meet and different use field Scape, versatility with higher.

The two sides of cloth 221 pass through closing-folding mechanism respectively in one of the embodiments, and neighbouring column 21 is separable Connection.Specifically, as shown in Figure 1, the opposite sides of cloth 221 is connected separately with motion bar 222, each motion bar 222 Bottom end is rotatably connect with neighbouring column 21, and the top of each column 21 is equipped with the locking end cooperated with motion bar 222 223, the bilateral folding on movable side wall column 22 so can be achieved, user is optional when in use, and wherein side will be under cloth 221 It puts, can further promote ease of use.Optionally, the top of two motion bars 222 is connected by drawstring, the upside of cloth 221 It is coated on the periphery of drawstring, so can further promote the protection intensity of cloth 221.Wherein, drawstring can for steel cable, climbing rope or The higher rope of other intensity, to guarantee that there is preferable support strength.

Fig. 6 is please referred to, in one embodiment, motion bar 222 is including the body of rod 2221 and set on 2221 top of the body of rod Lock pin 2222, lock pin 2222 can be flexible with respect to the body of rod 2221, and the bottom end of the body of rod 2221 is rotatably connect with column 21, locking end First 223 include mounting base 2231, locking member 2232 and unlock piece 2233, and mounting base 2231 is fixed on the top of column 21, is locked Part 2232 can be set to mounting base 2231 laterally movablely, and unlock piece 2233 can be set to mounting base 2231, locking member to vertical movable 2232 are equipped with locking hole 2234 up and down；Locking member 2232 has locked, in latched position, lock pin The 2222 opposite bodies of rod 2221 are stretched out and are inserted in locking hole 2234, and motion bar 222 tenses cloth 221；When locking member 2232 When moving to unlocked position, unlock piece 2233 is located at the top of locking hole 2234, and 2233 stress of unlock piece, which moves downward, will lock Pin 2222 is ejected out of locking hole 2234.

Specifically, in original locked position, motion bar 222 is plugged in locking with respect to 21 general parallel orientation of column, lock pin 2222 Motion bar 222 is locked in hole 2234, motion bar 222 can tense cloth 221 at this time, to be maintained at protection state；Work as lock When tight part 2232 moves to unlocked position under outer power drive, motion bar 222 is driven to turn an angle with respect to column 21, and made Unlock piece 2233 is placed exactly in the top of locking hole 2234 and lock pin 2222；It is moved downward by outer power drive unlock piece 2233, Locking member 2232 abuts lock pin 2222, and lock pin 2222 slides downwards and finally deviates from out of locking hole 2234, at this time motion bar 222 unlock and can rotate folding relative to column 21, so that folding movement is completed, it is simple to operate.

Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is please referred to, bed board 11 is arranged in rectangle in one of the embodiments, and bed fence 20 includes the first side Fence 23, second side fence 24, third side wall column 25, the 4th side wall column 26 and movable side wall column 22,23 He of the first side wall column Third side wall column 25 is located at the opposite sides of 11 width direction of bed board, and second side fence 24 and the 4th side wall column 26 are located at bed board 11 The opposite sides of length direction, wherein the height on third side wall column 25 is lower than the height of two adjacent columns 21, two adjacent upright Formed jagged between 21 and third side wall column 25, movable side wall column 22 is covered in gap portions.By above-mentioned design, it both protects The structural strength with higher of bed fence 20 has been demonstrate,proved, and a fence 20 can be enable to facilitate folding, has been had preferable easy-to-use Property.

In addition, the bed board height of traditional infanette can not be adjusted, it is unable to satisfy different usage scenarios.For example, baby is young When youngster rests or plays in infanette daytime, need to turn down the height of bed board, to prevent infant out of infanette It climbs out of, and causes danger；When needing baby-bearing, need for bed board height to be turned up；When at night during sleep, by infanette It is pushed into adult bedside, is needed the height adjustment of bed board to consistent with the height of adult bed, in order to which night looks after infant. Therefore the versatility of traditional infanette is poor, and vacancy rate is higher.

To solve the above-mentioned problems, referring to figure 2. and Fig. 3, bed ontology 10 includes bed board 11 in one of the embodiments, And elevating mechanism, support base 27 is fixed in the bottom frame of bed fence 20, bed board 11 is located at the top of support base 27, and elevating mechanism connects It is connected between support base 27 and bed board 11, elevating mechanism is for being adjusted the height of bed board 11.In this way, passing through elevating mechanism It can be adjusted according to height of the different usage scenarios to bed board 11, thus meet different use demands, it is with higher Versatility.Nut screw driving mechanism or gear-rack drive mechanism etc. specifically can be used in elevating mechanism, as long as can be realized bed The lifting of plate 11, is not specifically limited herein.

Further, referring to figure 4., elevating mechanism includes cross link group 12 and actuator 13, and cross link group 12 is wrapped The first connecting rod 121 and second connecting rod 122 for intersecting hinged are included, bottom end and the support base 27 of first connecting rod 121 slidably connect It connects, the top of first connecting rod 121 and bed board 11 are hinged, and the bottom end of second connecting rod 122 and support base 27 are hinged, second connecting rod 122 Top and 11 slidable connection of bed board, actuator 13 for drive cross link group 12 movement with drive bed board 11 go up and down.Tool The middle part cross-articulation of body, first connecting rod 121 and second connecting rod 122 and form X-type link mechanism, driven by actuator 13 It is relatively rotated between first connecting rod 121 and second connecting rod 122, so as to the friendship between first connecting rod 121 and second connecting rod 122 Fork angle is adjusted, and then realizes the adjusting of 11 height of bed board.Wherein, actuator 13 can be electric pushrod or gas spring etc..

Further, support base 27 is equipped with horizontal-extending first guide rail 271, and the bottom end of first connecting rod 121 is equipped with and the The first sliding axle 1211 that one guide rail 271 is slidably matched；And/or bed board 11 is equipped with the second guide rail 111, the top of second connecting rod 122 End is equipped with the second sliding axle 1221 being slidably matched with the second guide rail 111.Pass through first sliding axle 1211 and the first guide rail 271 Cooperation, the cooperation of second sliding axle 1221 and the second guide rail 111, so that the movement of cross link group 12 is more steady, to protect Demonstrate,prove the steady lifting of bed board 11.

Further, referring to figure 5., elevating mechanism includes symmetrically arranged two groups of cross link groups 12 and by two groups The connecting rod 14 that cross link group 12 connects.In this way, can be further ensured that the support strength of bed board 11, avoid in lifting process In, bed board 11 generates shaking.

Referring to figure 4. and Fig. 5, in one embodiment, connecting rod 14 is connected to the top of two first connecting rods 121, drives Moving part 13 is controllable gas spring, and controllable gas spring includes sleeve 131, piston rod 132 and control-rod 133, one end of piston rod 132 Be slidingly disposed in sleeve 131, the other end is stretched out from sleeve 131 and is articulated with the bottom of bed board 11, sleeve 131 is far from piston One end of bar 132 is articulated with the middle part of connecting rod 14, and control-rod 133 is set to the extension end of piston rod 132, and control-rod 133 is used It is controlled in the flexible stroke to piston rod 132.By the stretching motion of piston rod 132 can drive first connecting rod 121 and Second connecting rod 122 slides in the horizontal direction, and then realizes the lifting of bed board 11, and structure is simple, easy to use.And controllable gas bullet Spring can realize the locking of piston rod 132 at an arbitrary position, so, it can be achieved that 11 height of bed board free electrodeless adjustment, with meet The use demand of different height.

Further, bed board 11 far from piston rod 132 side be equipped with control handle, control handle and control-rod 133 it Between connected by drag-line 15.User is in 11 height of bed board for needing to adjust infanette, it is only necessary to which manipulation control handle controls hand The active force of handle is transferred to control-rod 133 by drag-line 15 and can control controllable gas spring, to realize the liter of bed board 11 Drop, it is simple to operate.

Each technical characteristic of embodiment described above can be combined arbitrarily, for simplicity of description, not to above-mentioned reality It applies all possible combination of each technical characteristic in example to be all described, as long as however, the combination of these technical characteristics is not deposited In contradiction, all should be considered as described in this specification.

The embodiments described above only express several embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but simultaneously It cannot therefore be construed as limiting the scope of the patent.It should be pointed out that coming for those of ordinary skill in the art It says, without departing from the inventive concept of the premise, various modifications and improvements can be made, these belong to protection of the invention Range.Therefore, the scope of protection of the patent of the invention shall be subject to the appended claims.