CN214189397U

CN214189397U - Coupling mechanism, child safety seat and car

Info

Publication number: CN214189397U
Application number: CN202023013808.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王云祥; 林秀玲; 孙娟; 朱杨珲; 郑斌峰; 高超; 杨维祎
Original assignee: SAIC General Motors Corp Ltd; Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co Ltd
Current assignee: SAIC General Motors Corp Ltd; Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-15
Filing date: 2020-12-15
Publication date: 2021-09-14
Anticipated expiration: 2030-12-15

Abstract

The utility model provides a coupling mechanism, children's safety seat and car for connect children's safety seat to the ISOFIX connection interface of car seat, wherein, coupling mechanism installs on children's safety seat, coupling mechanism includes unable adjustment base, the ISOFIX connecting device, sleeve pipe, control assembly and locking subassembly that are used for the ISOFIX connection interface of joint to car seat, ISOFIX connecting device installs in one end of sleeve pipe, the other end sliding connection of sleeve pipe is in unable adjustment base and can lock on unable adjustment base through the locking subassembly, control assembly installs on the sleeve pipe and connects locking assembly and ISOFIX connecting device, locking assembly can install on the sleeve pipe rotatably and can lock on unable adjustment base, control assembly constructs into can relieve the joint of ISOFIX connecting device, and simultaneously releasing the locking assembly.

Description

Coupling mechanism, child safety seat and car

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a coupling mechanism, children's safety seat and car especially relate to a coupling mechanism on ISOFIX standard interface that is used for installing children's safety seat on car seat.

Background

Isofix (international Standards Organization fix) refers to a system for connecting a child safety seat to a vehicle. Typically, two rigid attachment points, namely a standard ISOFIX interface, are provided on the vehicle seat back, and the child safety seat can be mounted to the vehicle seat by means of an ISOFIX rigid connection assembly mounted thereto, which snaps onto the ISOFIX interface on the seat via an alligator-like structure. The connection assembly typically has two connection mechanisms for mating with two ISOFIX interfaces.

The step of mounting most child safety seats on the seat at present is to release the crocodile-like ISOFIX connection with the ISOFIX connection interface of one of the connection assemblies, i.e. to release the clamping of said ISOFIX connection, and then to unlock the connection and to slide it telescopically into place. The other ISOFIX connection is then released and the length of the other connection is adjusted. After the adjustment of both sides is finished, fix children's safety seat's ISOFIX coupling assembling on car seat.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses an aspect technical problem that solve how to design one kind can unblock ISOFIX connecting device and realize simultaneously that coupling mechanism removes the coupling mechanism of locking.

Furthermore, other aspects of the present invention are also directed to solving or alleviating other technical problems in the prior art.

The utility model provides a coupling mechanism, children's safety seat and car particularly, according to the utility model discloses an aspect provides:

a connecting mechanism is used for connecting a child safety seat to an ISOFIX connecting interface of an automobile seat, wherein the connecting mechanism is arranged on the child safety seat and comprises a fixed base, an ISOFIX connecting device used for being clamped and connected to an ISOFIX connecting interface of the automobile seat, a sleeve, a control assembly and a locking assembly, the ISOFIX connecting device is arranged at one end of the sleeve, the other end of the sleeve is slidably connected in the fixed base and can be locked on the fixed base through a locking assembly, said control assembly mounted on said housing and connecting said latch assembly to said ISOFIX connection, the locking assembly is rotatably mounted on the sleeve and is lockable to the stationary base, the control assembly is configured to release the clamping of the ISOFIX connection and simultaneously release the latch assembly.

Optionally, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing base comprises two fixing base parts, the two fixing base parts are connected by a bolt, and a cavity for installing the sleeve is formed between the two fixing base parts.

Optionally, according to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the control assembly includes control knob, control slider, lug and connecting piece, control slider arranges in the cover intraductal and with the ISOFIX connecting device is connected, the lug is settled in the groove of structure in control slider, the one end of connecting piece with the lug is connected, and the other end is connected to on the locking assembly, control knob installs on the lug, can pass through control knob is rotatory the lug makes with driving control slider to keeping away from ISOFIX connecting device's direction motion ISOFIX connecting device relieves the joint, and simultaneously the lug drives the connecting piece release the locking assembly.

Optionally, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the connecting member is a steel wire rope.

Optionally, according to the utility model discloses an embodiment, the locking subassembly includes locking piece and spring, locking piece one end is passed through the pivot and is fixed with the spring assembly after on the sleeve pipe the inside profile of tooth district section that is provided with of unable adjustment base, the other end of locking piece passes through the spring force card under the locking state on the profile of tooth district section to can be rotatory during the lug by the connecting piece drives and breaks away from the profile of tooth district section and thereby removes the locking.

Optionally, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a bolt is installed at an end of the locking member locked on the fixing base, and the locking member passes through the bolt is clamped on the tooth-shaped section of the fixing base in a locked state.

Optionally, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the connecting mechanism further includes an indication panel, the indication panel is installed outside the sleeve, and different indication states can be provided according to the clamping and the releasing clamping of the ISOFIX connecting device.

According to the utility model discloses a further aspect, the utility model provides a child safety seat for the car, wherein, child safety seat includes above coupling mechanism.

Optionally, in accordance with an embodiment of another aspect of the present invention, the child safety seat includes two identical connecting mechanisms, with a linkage bar between the two connecting mechanisms, the linkage bar connecting the lugs of the two connecting mechanisms, so that the two lugs can do the same movement simultaneously.

According to the utility model discloses a still another aspect, the utility model provides a car, wherein, the car includes above children's safety seat.

The utility model discloses an useful part includes: according to the utility model discloses a coupling mechanism can realize removing ISOFIX connecting device's joint and realize coupling mechanism's the locking of removing simultaneously. And the connecting mechanism has the advantages of simple integral structure, convenient use, safety and reliability.

Drawings

The above and other features of the present invention will become apparent with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which,

figure 1 shows an overall schematic view of a proposed connection according to one embodiment of the invention,

figure 2 shows an exploded schematic view of a proposed connection according to an embodiment of the invention,

figure 3 shows a schematic structural view of the proposed connection mechanism with the fixing base removed according to one embodiment of the present invention,

fig. 4 shows a schematic structural view of the connection mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the fixing base and the sleeve removed.

Detailed Description

It is easily understood that, according to the technical solution of the present invention, a person skilled in the art can propose various alternative structural modes and implementation modes without changing the essential spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings are merely illustrative of the technical solutions of the present invention, and should not be considered as limiting or restricting the technical solutions of the present invention in their entirety or in any other way.

The terms of orientation of up, down, left, right, front, back, top, bottom, and the like referred to or may be referred to in this specification are defined relative to the configuration shown in the drawings, and are relative terms, and thus may be changed correspondingly according to the position and the use state of the device. Therefore, these and other directional terms should not be construed as limiting terms. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used for descriptive and descriptive purposes only and not for purposes of indication or implication as to the relative importance of the respective components.

Referring to fig. 1, there is shown an overall schematic view of a proposed connection mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. The connecting mechanism is used for connecting the child safety seat to an ISOFIX connecting interface of the automobile seat, and two connecting mechanisms are generally installed on the child safety seat.

Referring to fig. 2, there is shown an exploded schematic view of a proposed connection mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. The coupling mechanism includes a stationary base 100, an ISOFIX connection 200 similar to an alligator mouth with an ISOFIX standard interface for snapping onto an ISOFIX connection interface of a car seat, a sleeve 300, a control assembly 400, and a latch assembly 500. In the embodiment according to fig. 2, the stationary base 100 has two

stationary base parts

101, 102, which two

stationary base parts

101, 102 are bolted together, so that a cavity for mounting the bushing 300 is formed between the two

stationary base parts

101, 102. The ISOFIX connecting device 200 is an ISOFIX connecting device 200 having an ISOFIX standard interface, i.e., an alligator-shaped interface, the ISOFIX connecting device 200 is a standard component, a clamping mechanism is configured in the alligator-shaped interface for clamping on the ISOFIX connecting interface of the car seat, a telescopic button is configured on the left end of the ISOFIX connecting device 200, and the ISOFIX connecting device 200 can be released to release clamping by moving the telescopic button to a direction away from the connecting interface. One end of the sleeve 300 is slidably mounted in the cavity of the stationary base 100 and can be locked by the locking assembly 500 mounted thereon. The other end of the sleeve 300 is mounted with the ISOFIX connection 200, and in this embodiment the sleeve 300 and the ISOFIX connection 200 are connected by two rivets. The control assembly 400 is mounted on the sleeve 300 and couples the locking assembly 500 to the ISOFIX coupling device 200, the locking assembly 500 being lockable to the fixture base 100. The control assembly 400 is configured to release the clamping of the ISOFIX connection apparatus 200 and simultaneously release the latch assembly 500.

The control assembly 400 includes a control knob 401, a control slide 402, a tab 403 and a connector 404, the control slide 402 being within the sleeve 300 and connected to the ISOFIX connection 200, in this embodiment by a bolt, to the ISOFIX connection 200. A groove is formed in the control slide 402, in which groove the cam 403 is seated and can rotate freely. The connector 404 has one end connected to the protrusion 403 and the other end connected to the locking assembly 500. The control knob 401 is installed on the protrusion 403, the protrusion 403 can be rotated by the control knob 401 to drive the control slider 402 to move in a direction away from the ISOFIX connecting device 200, so that the ISOFIX connecting device 200 is unlocked, and simultaneously the protrusion 403 drives the connecting piece 404 to release the locking assembly 500. In this embodiment, the connector 404 can be a wireline.

Referring to fig. 3, a schematic structural view of a connection mechanism provided according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown with a fixing base removed. The latch assembly 500 includes a latch member 501 and a spring 502, the latch assembly 500 is mounted on the sleeve 300 at the end of the sleeve 300 away from the ISOFIX connection apparatus 200, and in this embodiment, one end of the latch member 501 is fixed on the sleeve 300 after being assembled with the spring 502 through a shaft pin, so that the latch member 501 can rotate relative to the sleeve 300. A tooth-shaped section is arranged at the bottom inside the fixed base 100, the other end of the locking piece 501 is clamped on the tooth-shaped section through spring force to realize locking in a locked state, a bolt is installed at the end part of the locking piece 501 locked on the tooth-shaped section, and the locking piece 501 is clamped on the tooth-shaped section through the bolt to realize locking. And when the lug 403 rotates to pull the connecting piece 404, namely the steel wire rope, the locking piece 501 can be separated from the toothed section against the spring force to release the locking, and at the moment, the sleeve 300 and the fixed base 100 can slide relative to each other, so that the length of the connecting mechanism can be adjusted by moving the sleeve 300 to be installed on the automobile seat. Install two same coupling mechanisms on children's safety seat install the gangbar 600 between two coupling mechanisms, the gangbar 600 is connected two coupling mechanism's lug 403 for two lugs 403 can be the same motion simultaneously, thereby realize controlling two coupling mechanism simultaneous control through a control knob 401.

Referring to fig. 4, a schematic structural view of a connection mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown, with a fixing base and a sleeve removed. The connection mechanism further comprises an indication panel 700, the indication panel 700 being mounted on the outside of the sleeve 300, in this embodiment between the sleeve 300 and the control knob 401, and holes being made in both the indication panel 700 and the sleeve 300 such that the sides of the control slider 402 can be seen through these two holes, the sides of the control slider 402 being painted with different colors, for example red and green, respectively, in turn painted with an area smaller than the holes in the longitudinal direction of the control slider 402, such that the red and green can be seen through the holes, respectively, when the control slider 402 is held in place and when the control slider 402 is brought by the bumps 403 to a position in which the ISOFIX connection 200 is released from clamping. Thus, the indication panel 700 can provide different indication states to indicate the operation state of the ISOFIX connecting apparatus 200 to the user when the ISOFIX connecting apparatus 200 is clamped and unclamped.

According to the utility model discloses a coupling mechanism's operation as follows: firstly, the control knob 401 is rotated to drive the projection 403 and the linkage rod 600 to rotate together, at this time, the control slider 402 moves in a direction away from the ISOFIX connecting device 200 under the control of the projection 403, drives the telescopic button on the ISOFIX connecting device 200 to release the clamping of the ISOFIX connecting device 200, the wire rope 404 is pulled by the rotation of the projection 403 to lift the locking piece 501 from the toothed section of the fixed base 100, and at this time, the sleeve 300 can perform sliding motion in the fixed base 100 to adjust the length of the whole connecting mechanism.

On the basis of the process, after the connecting mechanism is stretched to the longest use state, the ISOFIX connecting interfaces of the two ISOFIX connecting devices 200 are aligned with ISOFIX standard interfaces on the automobile seat for installation, and after the interfaces are locked with each other, the child safety seat is integrally pushed to the direction of the automobile seat until the child safety seat is at a proper installation position.

According to the utility model discloses a coupling mechanism can realize removing ISOFIX connecting device's joint and realize simultaneously that two coupling mechanism remove the locking, can also realize that two coupling mechanism play a role simultaneously. And the connecting mechanism has the advantages of simple integral structure, convenient use, safety and reliability.

It should be understood that the child safety seat of the present invention may be installed in a variety of vehicles, including cars, vans, buses, and the like. Accordingly, the subject matter of the present invention is also directed to protecting various vehicles equipped with the child safety seat of the present invention.

It should be understood that all of the above preferred embodiments are exemplary and not restrictive, and that various modifications and changes in the specific embodiments described above, which may occur to those skilled in the art upon reading the teachings of the present invention, are intended to be within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A connecting mechanism is used for connecting a child safety seat to an ISOFIX connecting interface of an automobile seat, it is characterized in that the connecting mechanism is arranged on the child safety seat, the connecting mechanism comprises a fixed base, an ISOFIX connecting device used for being clamped on an ISOFIX connecting interface of the automobile seat, a sleeve, a control assembly and a locking assembly, the ISOFIX connecting device is arranged at one end of the sleeve, the other end of the sleeve is slidably connected in the fixed base and can be locked on the fixed base through the locking component, said control assembly mounted on said housing and connecting said latch assembly to said ISOFIX connection, the locking assembly is rotatably mounted on the sleeve and is lockable to the stationary base, the control assembly is configured to release the clamping of the ISOFIX connection and simultaneously release the latch assembly.

2. The coupling mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the stationary base comprises two stationary base parts, which are bolted together, forming a cavity between the two stationary base parts for mounting the sleeve.

3. The coupling mechanism of claim 2, wherein the control assembly includes a control knob, a control slider, a tab and a connector, the control slider is disposed within the sleeve and is connected to the ISOFIX connection, the tab is disposed in a slot formed in the control slider, one end of the connector is connected to the tab, the other end of the connector is connected to the latch assembly, the control knob is mounted on the tab, the tab is rotatable by the control knob to move the control slider in a direction away from the ISOFIX connection to unlatch the ISOFIX connection, and the tab simultaneously drives the connector to release the latch assembly.

4. A connection mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the connector is a steel cable.

5. The coupling mechanism of claim 3, wherein the locking assembly comprises a locking member and a spring, one end of the locking member is fixed on the sleeve after being assembled with the spring through a shaft pin, a toothed section is arranged inside the fixing base, the other end of the locking member is clamped on the toothed section through the spring force in a locking state, and the locking member can be driven by the connecting member to be separated from the toothed section when the lug is rotated so as to release the locking.

6. A coupling mechanism according to claim 5, wherein a bolt is mounted at the end of the locking element which locks onto the fastening base, by means of which bolt the locking element in the locked state locks onto the toothed section of the fastening base.

7. The connection mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an indication panel mounted on the outside of the sleeve, capable of providing different indication states according to the clamping and the releasing of the clamping of the ISOFIX connection device.

8. Child safety seat for a motor vehicle, characterized in that it comprises a connection according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The child safety seat according to claim 8, wherein the child safety seat comprises two identical connecting mechanisms with a linkage bar between the two connecting mechanisms, the linkage bar connecting the lugs of the two connecting mechanisms such that the two lugs can move identically at the same time.

10. A car, characterized in that it comprises a child safety seat according to claim 9.