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- the present invention relates to a child seat which is mounted on a vehicle seat, and more particularly, to a child seat such that a seat belt installed in a vehicle and designed primarily for use by an adult occupant is extended across a squab portion of the child seat for restraining an infant or a child.
- a child seat body is secured to a vehicle seat; an infant is seated on the child seat body; and a seat belt installed in a vehicle and designed primarily for use by an adult (hereinafter, sometimes referred to just as “seat belt”) is placed to extend across the front of the child seat body with an infant thereon to hold the infant's body to the child seat, thereby protecting the infant from an impact.
- seat belt installed in a vehicle and designed primarily for use by an adult
- This type of child seat normally has, on its child seat body, means for securing the child seat to a vehicle seat.
- the child seat body is secured to the vehicle seat by the securing means, and then an infant is seated on a squab portion of the child seat body.
- a seat belt installed in the vehicle is placed to extend across the front of the child seat body and the infant seated on the squab portion of the child seat, and a tongue of the seat belt is then latched to a buckle fixed to the vehicle body.
- an impact shield should be attached to a portion of the seat belt extending on the infant body so that the infant's body is held by the impact shield and the seat belt.
- Infants are basically categorized in two groups according to the weight.
- One is a small size group having a weight from 9 kg to 18 kg (hereinafter, this group will be sometimes referred to as “first group”), and the other is a large size group having a weight from 15 kg to 25 kg (hereinafter, this group will be sometimes referred to as “second group”).
- Most of the child seats of the aforementioned types are structured such that, when a large-sized infant belonging to the second group is seated, only the seat belt is used to directly hold the infant's body to the child seat, and when a small-sized infant belonging to the first group is seated, the impact shield is attached to the seat belt and the infant's body is held to the child seat by both the impact shield and the seat belt.
- a seat belt retractor connected to one end of the seat belt and having a function of winding and withdrawing the seat belt is brought into a locked state (a reel of the seat belt retractor on which the seat belt is wound is stopped from rotating).
- the seat belt is prevented from being withdrawn even though the infant's body moves forward due to the inertia force caused by the collision. Therefore, the infant's body can be held and the impact on the infant's body can be absorbed by the seat belt or the impact shield attached to the seat belt.
- the infant's body can be held to the child seat, according to the size of the infant, directly by the seat belt of the vehicle or by both the seat belt and the impact shield attached to the seat belt. Therefore, the child seat can securely hold the infant's body of various sizes.
- This type of child seat has an advantage of not requiring a peculiar seat belt device built in the child seat body besides the seat belt installed in the vehicle body. This means that the structure is simple without loosing high reliability relative to the protective performance, thus offering a large advantage in view of cost.
- An impact shield of a first type is structured such that it is attached to a seat belt, and is placed in front of an infant together with the seat belt. After that, the impact shield is positioned on the lap of the infant just like being carried by the infant (hereinafter, this type of impact shield will be sometimes referred to as “first type impact shield”).
- An impact shield of a second type has, on its right and left sides, side walls extending downward, and is structured such that it is attached to a seat belt, and is located in front of an infant together with the seat belt. After that, the impact shield is placed on a child seat to extend across the infant's body to be supported by the side walls thereof (hereinafter, this type of impact shield will be sometimes referred to as “second type impact shield”).
- An impact shield of a third type is designed to be placed on a child seat having side walls on the right and left sides of a squab portion thereof, on which the impact shield can be placed, and is structured such that it is attached to a seat belt, and is located in front of an infant together with the seat belt. After that, the impact shield is placed on the side walls of the child seat to extend between the side walls (hereinafter, this type of impact shield will be sometimes referred to as “third type impact shield”).
- the seat belt may be caught by the side walls disposed on the right and left sides of the squab portion, so that the seat belt can not closely contact the infant's body. This reduces the holding efficiency of the seat belt, so that the infant's body may not be sufficiently held to the child seat.
- the side walls are provided with recessed portions extending downwardly from the top surfaces, respectively. By passing the seat belt through the recessed portions, the seat belt is not caught by the side walls and is therefore securely disposed to closely contact the infant's body.
- the impact shield In the child seat provided with the first type impact shield, the impact shield is not substantially supported by the child seat body. Therefore, the stability of the impact shield after installation is extremely low, and the impact shield may sometimes provide stress and fatigue to the infant when the impact shield is used for a long period of time.
- the impact shield is supported by the side walls disposed on its right and left sides, so that the stability of the impact shield after installation is high. Since the load by the weight of the impact shield and the like is not applied on the infant, the impact shield may not provide stress and fatigue to the infant even when the impact shield is used for a long period of time. However, the child seat provided with the impact shield of this type is not selected by the users according to its appearance because the child seat looks unattractive when the impact shield is used.
- the impact shield is supported by the side walls disposed on the right and left sides of the squab portion, so that the stability of the impact shield after installation is high just like the second type impact shield.
- the child seat is favored with the users according to its appearance because the child seat looks attractive when the impact shield is used.
- the seat belt is caught by the side walls disposed on the right and left sides of the squab portion, so that the seat belt is hardly arranged to closely contact the infant's body. This reduces the holding efficiency of the seat belt, so that the infant's body may not be sufficiently held to the child seat.
- the side walls are provided with recessed portions extending downwardly form the top surfaces, respectively.
- portions of the seat belt lying on the side walls pass through the recessed portions, whereby the seat belt is not caught by the side walls and therefore closely contacts the infant's body, thereby securely holding the infant's body to the child seat.
- a portion of the impact shield may fall into the recessed portions, to tilt the impact shield. That is, this case may lose the stability of the impact shield when it is installed.
- This invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a child seat of a type such that a seat belt is placed to extend across a squab portion of the child seat, wherein the child seat has a good appearance when an impact shield is installed and excellent stability of the impact shield after installation.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a child as stated above, which can securely hold an infant even when the impact shield is not used and the seat belt is placed to extend across the child seat.
- a child seat of the present invention comprises a squab portion on which an infant is seated and side walls disposed on left and right sides of the squab portion, and the child seat is secured to a vehicle seat.
- the side walls are provided with recessed portions extending downwardly from the top surfaces, through which a seat belt installed in a vehicle and designed primarily for use by an adult passes.
- the child seat also includes fitting members for filling the recessed portions.
- the seat belt when, after a child seat body is secured to a vehicle seat and an infant is seated on the squab portion of the child seat body, the seat belt is placed to extend across the front of the child seat body and the infant's body, portions of the seat belt lying on the side walls pass through the recessed portions, whereby the seat belt can be prevented from extending away from the infant's body. Therefore, the seat belt can be introduced to closely contact the infant's body, thereby securely holding the infant's body to the child seat.
- the fitting members are fitted into the recessed portions so as to fill the recessed portions, making the tops of the side walls flat.
- an impact shield is attached to the seat belt, so that the infant's body can be held to the child seat by the impact shield and the seat belt.
- the fitting members are previously fitted in the recessed portions to make the tops of the side walls flat, thereby preventing the impact shield from partly falling into the recessed portions and thus preventing the impact shield from tilting.
- the child seat has a good appearance when the impact shield is installed to the child shield and the stability of the impact shield after installation can be improved.
- the fitting members are detachably fitted in the recessed portions. This allows various using situations of the child seat to correspond to the size of the infant seated in the child seat, thereby suitably protecting infants of various sizes.
- each fitting member is covered with a cover.
- the cover is normally made of the same material as a covering member of the child seat body, i.e. made of a fabric of polyester with a lining of urethane foam.
- the fitting member covered by the cover may be soft so as not to provide an unpleasant feeling to the infant when the infant touches the fitting member.
- the fitting members are provided with engaging means for connecting to the side walls. Accordingly, the fitting members are securely fixed by the engaging means when the fitting members are fitted in the recessed portions.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a child seat body of a child seat according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the child seat according to the embodiment in one using situation
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the child seat shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the child seat body to which fitting members are installed
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the child seat according to the embodiment in the other using situation
- FIG. 6 is a side view of the child seat shown in FIG. 5;
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of the child seat for illustrating the engagement between the child seat body and the fitting member;
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the fitting member
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the fitting member according to another embodiment in a state installed in the child seat
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a body portion of the fitting member shown in FIG. 9;
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the entire fitting member shown in FIG. 9.
- FIG. 12 is a structural view of the body portion of the fitting member shown in FIG. 9.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a child seat body of a child seat according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the child seat in one using situation
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the child seat shown in FIG. 2
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the child seat body to which fitting members are attached
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the child seat in the other using situation
- FIG. 6 is a side view of the child seat shown in FIG. 5
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view for illustrating the engagement between the child seat body and the fitting member
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view for illustrating the structure of the fitting member.
- a child seat 1 comprises a child seat body 2 having securing means (not shown) relative to a vehicle seat, a squab portion 3 disposed at the front side of the child seat body 2 for seating an infant, and a pair of side walls 4 disposed on the right and left sides of the squab portion 3 and extending upwardly from the bottom of the child seat body 2 .
- the child seat body 2 further includes a back portion 2 a, a pair of side supports 2 b, and a pair of upper supports 2 c.
- the side walls 4 have recessed portions 5 , through which a seat belt 10 passes and extends downwardly from the top surfaces thereof, respectively.
- the child seat 1 further comprises a pair of fitting members 6 having a size to fill the recessed portion 5 and which are detachably fitted in the recessed portions 5 , and an impact shield 8 which is held by the seat belt 10 .
- each fitting member 6 has a top surface substantially flush with the top of the side wall 4 to form a continuous flat top surface when it is fitted and fills the recessed portion 5 .
- each fitting member 6 has a pair of fins 34 and 36 disposed on the front side and the rear side of the fitting member 6 , respectively. The pair of fins 34 and 36 sandwich a front-side end and a rear-side end of the side wall 4 facing the recessed portion 5 , respectively, when the fitting member 6 is fitted in the recessed portion 5 .
- Snap fasteners 38 are provided on the fins 34 and 36
- snap fasteners 40 are provided on the corresponding portions of the side wall 4 , wherein the snap fasteners 38 and 40 are engaged with each other.
- the fitting member 6 is set to the recessed portion 5 in such a manner that the fins 34 and 36 sandwich the ends of the side wall 4 , and the snap fasteners 38 on the fins are engaged with the snap fasteners 40 on the side wall 4 , respectively, thereby securing the fitting member 6 to the side wall 4 .
- each fitting member 6 comprises a cover 22 including the aforementioned fins 34 , 36 , and a filling member 20 inserted in the cover 22 .
- the filling member 20 is a block-shaped member made of foamed synthetic resin.
- the cover 22 is normally made of the same material as a covering member of the child seat body, i.e. made of a fabric of polyester with a lining of urethane foam.
- the cover 22 has a pocket portion 24 which holds the filling member 20 by surrounds the top, bottom, front and rear of the filling member 20 , and a pair of flap-like side panels 26 , 28 for closing the right and left sides of the pocket portion 24 .
- the side panels 26 , 28 include plate members, respectively, which are made of synthetic resin having a suitable hardness and elasticity as a reinforcing and retaining member, but there is no illustration of the members in the attached drawings. Front portions and rear portions of the side panels 26 , 28 project from the front and the rear sides of the pocket portion 24 when the side panels 26 , 28 close the sides of the pocket portion 24 so as to compose the aforementioned fins 34 and the fins 36 .
- Upper edges of the side panels 26 , 28 are integrally connected to upper side edges of the pocket portion 24 , whereby the side panels 26 , 28 can pivot about the upper side edges so as to move apart from and close to the sides of the pocket portion 24 .
- the side plates 26 , 28 pivot upwardly, the sides of the pocket portion 24 are opened, so that the filling member 20 can be inserted into or removed from the pocket portion 24 .
- the side plates 26 , 28 pivot downwardly, the sides of the pocket member 24 are closed.
- the side panels 26 , 28 have tongue-like flexible attachments 30 , 32 disposed on the bottoms thereof, respectively.
- the attachments 30 , 32 are provided with hook-and-loop fasteners or touch fasteners such as pieces of Velcro (registered trademark).
- the impact shield 8 is used for holding an infant seated on the squab portion 3 to the child seat body 2 by using the seat belt 10 together when the infant is too small to be sufficiently held to the child seat body 2 only by the seat belt 10 .
- the impact shield 8 is attached to a portion of the seat belt 10 touching an infant.
- the impact shield 8 comprises a cushion portion 82 for protecting the infant by receiving the infant's body and absorbing an impact on the infant's body in the event of emergency, such as vehicle collision, and impact shield support members 84 which are disposed on the right and left sides of the impact shield 8 and are put on the tops of the side walls 4 for supporting the impact shield 8 .
- a reference numeral 88 in FIG. 5 designates a cover for the front of the cushion portion 82 .
- the support members 84 are each provided with a groove 86 at an upper portion thereof through which the seat belt 10 of the vehicle is inserted.
- the portion of the seat belt 10 contacting the infant's body passes through the grooves 86 while setting the seat belt 10 to extend across the child seat body 2 and the squab portion 3 .
- the child seat body 2 is mounted to a vehicle seat (not shown) by using the aforementioned securing means (not shown). After making sure that the child seat body 2 is securely fixed to the vehicle seat, an infant is seated on the squab portion 3 of the child seat body 2 .
- the seat belt 10 is set as follows. That is, the seat belt 10 is arranged to extend across the front of the child seat body 2 and the front of the infant seated on the squab portion 3 , and then, a tongue 12 of the seat belt 10 is latched to a seat belt buckle 14 fixed to the vehicle body. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the seat belt 10 is laid on portions from the hip and chest to the shoulder of the infant.
- the portions of the seat belt 10 lying on the side walls 4 pass through the recessed portions 5 to make the seat belt 10 in close contact with the infant body. Accordingly, the infant's body can be held to the child seat body 2 directly by the seat belt 10 .
- the fitting members 6 are fitted into the recessed portions 5 to fill the recessed portions 5 , and the fitting members 6 are securely fixed to the side walls 4 as mentioned above. Then, the portion of the seat belt 10 to contact the infant's body is arranged to pass through and engage the grooves 86 formed in the front side of the impact shield 8 . After that, the seat belt 10 is arranged to extend across the front of the child seat body 2 and the front of the infant, and then, the tongue 12 is latched to the buckle 14 . As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the impact shield 8 is placed to extend between the side walls 4 in such a manner that the support members 84 on the sides of the impact shield 8 are placed on the flat top surfaces of the side walls 4 where the fitting members 6 are fitted, respectively.
- the impact shield 8 is moved to slide in the forward direction or the backward direction of the child seat body 2 along the top surfaces of the side walls 4 to adjust the position of the impact shield 8 such that the cushion portion 82 of the impact shield 8 lightly touches the waist to the chest of the infant. Accordingly, the infant's body is held to the child seat body 2 by the impact shield 8 and the seat belt 10 .
- the infant's body As impact is exerted due to a vehicle collision during running of the vehicle while the infant is seated in the child seat body 2 and is held to the child seat 1 directly by the seat belt 10 or by the impact shield 8 and the seat belt 10 , the infant's body rapidly moves forward relative to the seat so as to press the seat belt 10 directly or via the impact shield 8 in the forward direction.
- a seat belt retractor (not shown) connected to the seat belt 10 senses the sudden withdrawal of the seat belt 10 caused by the impact applied to the vehicle and/or the event that the infant's body presses the seat belt 10 in the forward direction and thus locks a reel (not shown) on which the seat belt 10 is wound to prevent the seat belt 10 from being withdrawn. Accordingly, the seat belt 10 or the impact shield 8 receives the infant's body and absorbs an impact on the infant's body.
- the seat belt 10 can closely contact the infant's body, thereby securely protecting the infant's body even in the event of emergency.
- the impact shield 8 When the infant's body is held to the child seat body 2 by the seat belt 10 and the impact shield 8 , the upper surfaces of the side walls 4 are formed flat because the fitting members 6 are fitted in the recessed portions 5 , so that the impact shield 8 is placed on the flat top surfaces of the side walls 4 . Therefore, the impact shield 8 can be stably supported by the side walls 4 , thereby securely protecting the infant's body even in the event of emergency and providing good appearance when the impact shield is installed to the child seat.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the fitting member 6 A in a state installed into the child seat body;
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a body portion of the fitting member 6 A;
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the entire fitting member 6 A;
- FIG. 12 is a structural view of the body portion of the fitting member 6 A.
- the fitting member 6 A comprises a fitting member body 61 and a cover 62 for covering the fitting member body 61 .
- the fitting member body 61 has a left half 61 a and a right half 61 b which are connected by a hinge portion 61 c.
- the fitting member body 61 is made of synthetic resin, so that the left half 61 a, the right half 61 b, and the hinge portion 61 c are integrally formed.
- the left half 61 a and the right half 61 b have panels 63 and 64 composing the left and right side walls of the fitting member body 61 , respectively.
- the panels 63 , 64 are provided with vent holes 65 , 66 forming through holes, respectively.
- the left half 61 a and the right half 61 b also have surrounding walls 67 , 68 which stand on the peripheral portions of the panels 63 , 64 to extend all around the panels 63 , 64 . Respective edges of the top surfaces of the surrounding walls are connected by the hinge portion 61 c.
- the left half 61 a and the right half 61 b are configured in symmetrical relation about the hinge portion 61 c.
- the left half 61 a and the right half 61 b are swung about the hinge portion 61 c to bend the hinge portion 61 c, so that the peripheral edges of the surrounding walls 67 , 68 of the left half 61 a and the right half 61 b are superposed on each other.
- pawls 69 projecting from the peripheral edge of the surrounding wall 67 of the left half 61 a are engaged with engaging holes 70 formed in portions near the peripheral edge of the surrounding wall 68 of the right half 61 b, whereby the left half 61 a and the right half 61 b are connected.
- the fitting member body 61 as shown in FIG. 10 is assembled.
- the fitting member body 61 assembled in the above manner has a hollow box-like shape.
- the front portion of the fitting member body 61 has a pair of plate-like fins 71 , 72 projecting forward as extensions of the left and right panels 63 , 64 and disposed for sandwiching an end portion facing the recessed portion 5 of the side wall 4 .
- the distance between the inner surfaces of the fins 71 , 72 facing each other is substantially equal to the thickness of the side wall 4 .
- the outer surfaces of the fins 71 , 72 are flush with the surfaces of the panels 63 , 64 , respectively.
- Snap fasteners 73 , 74 for connecting the cover 62 are provided on the outer surfaces of the fins 71 , 72 .
- the cover 62 is placed over the fitting member body 61 to cover the whole surface of the fitting member body 61 .
- the cover 62 is fixed to the fitting member body 61 by engaging snap fasteners 75 , 76 (the snap fasteners 76 are not shown) provided on the cover 62 with the snap fasteners 73 , 74 of the fitting member body 61 .
- the cover 62 is made of a material having excellent permeability, such as mesh-like knitted fabric or woven fabric. Therefore, the fitting member 6 A allows air to pass between the left side and the right side thereof through the cover 62 and the vent holes 65 , 66 of the fitting member body 61 .
- the fitting member 6 A having the above structure is fitted in the recessed portion 5 to fill the recessed portion, as shown in FIG. 9 when the impact shield 8 is used.
- the fins 71 , 72 projecting from the front of the fitting member 6 A sandwich the end portion of the side wall facing the recessed portion 5 , thus preventing the fitting member 6 A from coming off the recessed portion 5 due to the movements of the running vehicle and the infant.
- the left and right side walls of the fitting member 6 A are arranged to be substantially flush with the inner surface of the side wall 4 facing the squab portion 3 and substantially flush with the outer surface of the side wall 4 facing the outside of the child seat body 2 , respectively.
- the fitting member 6 A allows air to pass between the squab portion 3 and the outside of the child seat body 2 through the cover 62 and the vent holes 65 , 66 , the infant may not feel uncomfortable even when the impact shield is placed on the side walls 4 to shield the front of the child seat.
- the fitting member 6 or 6 A may have a configuration common to the left and right recessed portions and may have a configuration exclusive for either one of the left and right recessed portions.
- the child seat of the present invention ensures the seat belt to be introduced in close contact with an infant's body when the infant is held directly by the seat belt.
- the child seat has a good appearance even when the impact shield is attached to the seat belt and is installed to the child seat, and the child seat has excellent stability for the impact after installation.
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- The present invention relates to a child seat which is mounted on a vehicle seat, and more particularly, to a child seat such that a seat belt installed in a vehicle and designed primarily for use by an adult occupant is extended across a squab portion of the child seat for restraining an infant or a child.
- Various types of child seats have been proposed which are mounted on a vehicle seat for protecting an infant or a child in the event of emergency, such as vehicle collision. As an example of the child seats, there is a type such that a child seat body is secured to a vehicle seat; an infant is seated on the child seat body; and a seat belt installed in a vehicle and designed primarily for use by an adult (hereinafter, sometimes referred to just as “seat belt”) is placed to extend across the front of the child seat body with an infant thereon to hold the infant's body to the child seat, thereby protecting the infant from an impact.
- This type of child seat normally has, on its child seat body, means for securing the child seat to a vehicle seat. The child seat body is secured to the vehicle seat by the securing means, and then an infant is seated on a squab portion of the child seat body. After that, a seat belt installed in the vehicle is placed to extend across the front of the child seat body and the infant seated on the squab portion of the child seat, and a tongue of the seat belt is then latched to a buckle fixed to the vehicle body.
- When the body of the infant seated on the child seat is too small, the infant's body may not be sufficiently held to the child seat only by the seat belt extending across the front of the infant. In this case, an impact shield should be attached to a portion of the seat belt extending on the infant body so that the infant's body is held by the impact shield and the seat belt.
- Infants are basically categorized in two groups according to the weight. One is a small size group having a weight from 9 kg to 18 kg (hereinafter, this group will be sometimes referred to as “first group”), and the other is a large size group having a weight from 15 kg to 25 kg (hereinafter, this group will be sometimes referred to as “second group”).
- Most of the child seats of the aforementioned types are structured such that, when a large-sized infant belonging to the second group is seated, only the seat belt is used to directly hold the infant's body to the child seat, and when a small-sized infant belonging to the first group is seated, the impact shield is attached to the seat belt and the infant's body is held to the child seat by both the impact shield and the seat belt.
- In a state that the child seat body is secured to the vehicle seat, an infant is seated on the squab portion of the child seat, and the seat belt is placed to extend across the front of the infant on the child seat, in the event of emergency, such as vehicle collision during running of the vehicle, a seat belt retractor connected to one end of the seat belt and having a function of winding and withdrawing the seat belt is brought into a locked state (a reel of the seat belt retractor on which the seat belt is wound is stopped from rotating).
- As a result, the seat belt is prevented from being withdrawn even though the infant's body moves forward due to the inertia force caused by the collision. Therefore, the infant's body can be held and the impact on the infant's body can be absorbed by the seat belt or the impact shield attached to the seat belt.
- According to the child seat having the aforementioned structure, the infant's body can be held to the child seat, according to the size of the infant, directly by the seat belt of the vehicle or by both the seat belt and the impact shield attached to the seat belt. Therefore, the child seat can securely hold the infant's body of various sizes. This type of child seat has an advantage of not requiring a peculiar seat belt device built in the child seat body besides the seat belt installed in the vehicle body. This means that the structure is simple without loosing high reliability relative to the protective performance, thus offering a large advantage in view of cost.
- In these child seats, as the impact shields to be attached to a seat belt, there are three types as follows.
- An impact shield of a first type is structured such that it is attached to a seat belt, and is placed in front of an infant together with the seat belt. After that, the impact shield is positioned on the lap of the infant just like being carried by the infant (hereinafter, this type of impact shield will be sometimes referred to as “first type impact shield”).
- An impact shield of a second type has, on its right and left sides, side walls extending downward, and is structured such that it is attached to a seat belt, and is located in front of an infant together with the seat belt. After that, the impact shield is placed on a child seat to extend across the infant's body to be supported by the side walls thereof (hereinafter, this type of impact shield will be sometimes referred to as “second type impact shield”).
- An impact shield of a third type is designed to be placed on a child seat having side walls on the right and left sides of a squab portion thereof, on which the impact shield can be placed, and is structured such that it is attached to a seat belt, and is located in front of an infant together with the seat belt. After that, the impact shield is placed on the side walls of the child seat to extend between the side walls (hereinafter, this type of impact shield will be sometimes referred to as “third type impact shield”).
- In the child seat provided with the third type impact shield, when a large-sized infant is seated on the child seat and the seat belt is placed to extend across the child seat without the impact shield as mentioned above, the seat belt may be caught by the side walls disposed on the right and left sides of the squab portion, so that the seat belt can not closely contact the infant's body. This reduces the holding efficiency of the seat belt, so that the infant's body may not be sufficiently held to the child seat. To prevent this situation, there is a case such that the side walls are provided with recessed portions extending downwardly from the top surfaces, respectively. By passing the seat belt through the recessed portions, the seat belt is not caught by the side walls and is therefore securely disposed to closely contact the infant's body.
- In the child seat provided with the first type impact shield, the impact shield is not substantially supported by the child seat body. Therefore, the stability of the impact shield after installation is extremely low, and the impact shield may sometimes provide stress and fatigue to the infant when the impact shield is used for a long period of time.
- In the child seat provided with the second type impact shield, the impact shield is supported by the side walls disposed on its right and left sides, so that the stability of the impact shield after installation is high. Since the load by the weight of the impact shield and the like is not applied on the infant, the impact shield may not provide stress and fatigue to the infant even when the impact shield is used for a long period of time. However, the child seat provided with the impact shield of this type is not selected by the users according to its appearance because the child seat looks unattractive when the impact shield is used.
- In the child seat provided with the third type impact shield, the impact shield is supported by the side walls disposed on the right and left sides of the squab portion, so that the stability of the impact shield after installation is high just like the second type impact shield. In addition, the child seat is favored with the users according to its appearance because the child seat looks attractive when the impact shield is used. As mentioned above, however, when a large-sized infant is seated on the child seat and the seat belt is placed to extend across the child seat without the impact shield as mentioned above, the seat belt is caught by the side walls disposed on the right and left sides of the squab portion, so that the seat belt is hardly arranged to closely contact the infant's body. This reduces the holding efficiency of the seat belt, so that the infant's body may not be sufficiently held to the child seat.
- To prevent this situation, there is a case that the side walls are provided with recessed portions extending downwardly form the top surfaces, respectively. In this case, when it is used without the impact shield, portions of the seat belt lying on the side walls pass through the recessed portions, whereby the seat belt is not caught by the side walls and therefore closely contacts the infant's body, thereby securely holding the infant's body to the child seat. However, when the impact shield is attached to the seat belt and is placed on the side walls, a portion of the impact shield may fall into the recessed portions, to tilt the impact shield. That is, this case may lose the stability of the impact shield when it is installed.
- This invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a child seat of a type such that a seat belt is placed to extend across a squab portion of the child seat, wherein the child seat has a good appearance when an impact shield is installed and excellent stability of the impact shield after installation.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a child as stated above, which can securely hold an infant even when the impact shield is not used and the seat belt is placed to extend across the child seat.
- Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description of the invention.
- A child seat of the present invention comprises a squab portion on which an infant is seated and side walls disposed on left and right sides of the squab portion, and the child seat is secured to a vehicle seat. In the child seat, the side walls are provided with recessed portions extending downwardly from the top surfaces, through which a seat belt installed in a vehicle and designed primarily for use by an adult passes. The child seat also includes fitting members for filling the recessed portions.
- According to the child seat of the present invention, when, after a child seat body is secured to a vehicle seat and an infant is seated on the squab portion of the child seat body, the seat belt is placed to extend across the front of the child seat body and the infant's body, portions of the seat belt lying on the side walls pass through the recessed portions, whereby the seat belt can be prevented from extending away from the infant's body. Therefore, the seat belt can be introduced to closely contact the infant's body, thereby securely holding the infant's body to the child seat.
- In the child seat of the present invention, the fitting members are fitted into the recessed portions so as to fill the recessed portions, making the tops of the side walls flat. When the infant's body is too small to be sufficiently held to the child seat only by the seat belt, an impact shield is attached to the seat belt, so that the infant's body can be held to the child seat by the impact shield and the seat belt. In this case, the fitting members are previously fitted in the recessed portions to make the tops of the side walls flat, thereby preventing the impact shield from partly falling into the recessed portions and thus preventing the impact shield from tilting. As a result, the child seat has a good appearance when the impact shield is installed to the child shield and the stability of the impact shield after installation can be improved.
- According to the child seat of the present invention, it is preferable that the fitting members are detachably fitted in the recessed portions. This allows various using situations of the child seat to correspond to the size of the infant seated in the child seat, thereby suitably protecting infants of various sizes.
- According to the child seat of the present invention, it is preferable that each fitting member is covered with a cover. The cover is normally made of the same material as a covering member of the child seat body, i.e. made of a fabric of polyester with a lining of urethane foam. The fitting member covered by the cover may be soft so as not to provide an unpleasant feeling to the infant when the infant touches the fitting member.
- Moreover, it is preferable that the fitting members are provided with engaging means for connecting to the side walls. Accordingly, the fitting members are securely fixed by the engaging means when the fitting members are fitted in the recessed portions.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a child seat body of a child seat according to an embodiment of the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the child seat according to the embodiment in one using situation;
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the child seat shown in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the child seat body to which fitting members are installed;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the child seat according to the embodiment in the other using situation;
- FIG. 6 is a side view of the child seat shown in FIG. 5;
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a portion of the child seat for illustrating the engagement between the child seat body and the fitting member;
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the fitting member;
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the fitting member according to another embodiment in a state installed in the child seat;
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a body portion of the fitting member shown in FIG. 9;
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the entire fitting member shown in FIG. 9; and
- FIG. 12 is a structural view of the body portion of the fitting member shown in FIG. 9.
- Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a child seat body of a child seat according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the child seat in one using situation; FIG. 3 is a side view of the child seat shown in FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the child seat body to which fitting members are attached; FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the child seat in the other using situation; FIG. 6 is a side view of the child seat shown in FIG. 5; FIG. 7 is a perspective view for illustrating the engagement between the child seat body and the fitting member; and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view for illustrating the structure of the fitting member.
- A child seat1 comprises a
child seat body 2 having securing means (not shown) relative to a vehicle seat, asquab portion 3 disposed at the front side of thechild seat body 2 for seating an infant, and a pair ofside walls 4 disposed on the right and left sides of thesquab portion 3 and extending upwardly from the bottom of thechild seat body 2. Thechild seat body 2 further includes aback portion 2 a, a pair of side supports 2 b, and a pair ofupper supports 2 c. - The
side walls 4 have recessedportions 5, through which aseat belt 10 passes and extends downwardly from the top surfaces thereof, respectively. - The child seat1 further comprises a pair of
fitting members 6 having a size to fill the recessedportion 5 and which are detachably fitted in the recessedportions 5, and animpact shield 8 which is held by theseat belt 10. - As shown in FIG. 4, each
fitting member 6 has a top surface substantially flush with the top of theside wall 4 to form a continuous flat top surface when it is fitted and fills the recessedportion 5. As shown in FIG. 7, eachfitting member 6 has a pair offins fitting member 6, respectively. The pair offins side wall 4 facing the recessedportion 5, respectively, when thefitting member 6 is fitted in the recessedportion 5.Snap fasteners 38 are provided on thefins snap fasteners 40 are provided on the corresponding portions of theside wall 4, wherein thesnap fasteners fitting member 6 is set to the recessedportion 5 in such a manner that thefins side wall 4, and thesnap fasteners 38 on the fins are engaged with thesnap fasteners 40 on theside wall 4, respectively, thereby securing thefitting member 6 to theside wall 4. - As shown in FIG. 8, each
fitting member 6 comprises acover 22 including theaforementioned fins member 20 inserted in thecover 22. The fillingmember 20 is a block-shaped member made of foamed synthetic resin. Thecover 22 is normally made of the same material as a covering member of the child seat body, i.e. made of a fabric of polyester with a lining of urethane foam. - The
cover 22 has apocket portion 24 which holds the fillingmember 20 by surrounds the top, bottom, front and rear of the fillingmember 20, and a pair of flap-like side panels pocket portion 24. - In this embodiment, the
side panels side panels pocket portion 24 when theside panels pocket portion 24 so as to compose theaforementioned fins 34 and thefins 36. - Upper edges of the
side panels pocket portion 24, whereby theside panels pocket portion 24. As theside plates pocket portion 24 are opened, so that the fillingmember 20 can be inserted into or removed from thepocket portion 24. As theside plates pocket member 24 are closed. - The
side panels flexible attachments attachments attachments side panels pocket portion 24, the lower portions of theside plates attachments - The
impact shield 8 is used for holding an infant seated on thesquab portion 3 to thechild seat body 2 by using theseat belt 10 together when the infant is too small to be sufficiently held to thechild seat body 2 only by theseat belt 10. When it is used, theimpact shield 8 is attached to a portion of theseat belt 10 touching an infant. - The
impact shield 8 comprises acushion portion 82 for protecting the infant by receiving the infant's body and absorbing an impact on the infant's body in the event of emergency, such as vehicle collision, and impactshield support members 84 which are disposed on the right and left sides of theimpact shield 8 and are put on the tops of theside walls 4 for supporting theimpact shield 8. It should be noted that areference numeral 88 in FIG. 5 designates a cover for the front of thecushion portion 82. - The
support members 84 are each provided with agroove 86 at an upper portion thereof through which theseat belt 10 of the vehicle is inserted. When using theimpact shield 8, the portion of theseat belt 10 contacting the infant's body passes through thegrooves 86 while setting theseat belt 10 to extend across thechild seat body 2 and thesquab portion 3. - Hereinafter, examples of using the child seat1 having the aforementioned configuration will be described.
- To use the child seat1, first, the
child seat body 2 is mounted to a vehicle seat (not shown) by using the aforementioned securing means (not shown). After making sure that thechild seat body 2 is securely fixed to the vehicle seat, an infant is seated on thesquab portion 3 of thechild seat body 2. - When the infant has a relatively large-sized body, the
seat belt 10 is set as follows. That is, theseat belt 10 is arranged to extend across the front of thechild seat body 2 and the front of the infant seated on thesquab portion 3, and then, atongue 12 of theseat belt 10 is latched to aseat belt buckle 14 fixed to the vehicle body. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, theseat belt 10 is laid on portions from the hip and chest to the shoulder of the infant. - After that, the portions of the
seat belt 10 lying on theside walls 4 pass through the recessedportions 5 to make theseat belt 10 in close contact with the infant body. Accordingly, the infant's body can be held to thechild seat body 2 directly by theseat belt 10. - When the body of the infant seated on the
squab portion 3 is too small to be sufficiently held to thechild seat body 2 only by theseat belt 10, as shown in FIG. 4, thefitting members 6 are fitted into the recessedportions 5 to fill the recessedportions 5, and thefitting members 6 are securely fixed to theside walls 4 as mentioned above. Then, the portion of theseat belt 10 to contact the infant's body is arranged to pass through and engage thegrooves 86 formed in the front side of theimpact shield 8. After that, theseat belt 10 is arranged to extend across the front of thechild seat body 2 and the front of the infant, and then, thetongue 12 is latched to thebuckle 14. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, theimpact shield 8 is placed to extend between theside walls 4 in such a manner that thesupport members 84 on the sides of theimpact shield 8 are placed on the flat top surfaces of theside walls 4 where thefitting members 6 are fitted, respectively. - Finally, the
impact shield 8 is moved to slide in the forward direction or the backward direction of thechild seat body 2 along the top surfaces of theside walls 4 to adjust the position of theimpact shield 8 such that thecushion portion 82 of theimpact shield 8 lightly touches the waist to the chest of the infant. Accordingly, the infant's body is held to thechild seat body 2 by theimpact shield 8 and theseat belt 10. - As impact is exerted due to a vehicle collision during running of the vehicle while the infant is seated in the
child seat body 2 and is held to the child seat 1 directly by theseat belt 10 or by theimpact shield 8 and theseat belt 10, the infant's body rapidly moves forward relative to the seat so as to press theseat belt 10 directly or via theimpact shield 8 in the forward direction. At this point, a seat belt retractor (not shown) connected to theseat belt 10 senses the sudden withdrawal of theseat belt 10 caused by the impact applied to the vehicle and/or the event that the infant's body presses theseat belt 10 in the forward direction and thus locks a reel (not shown) on which theseat belt 10 is wound to prevent theseat belt 10 from being withdrawn. Accordingly, theseat belt 10 or theimpact shield 8 receives the infant's body and absorbs an impact on the infant's body. - When the infant's body is held to the
child seat body 2 directly by theseat belt 10, since the portions of theseat belt 10 lying on theside walls 4 pass through the recessedportions 5, theseat belt 10 is caught by theside walls 4. Thus, there is no possibility of extending apart from the infant's body. Therefore, theseat belt 10 can closely contact the infant's body, thereby securely protecting the infant's body even in the event of emergency. - When the infant's body is held to the
child seat body 2 by theseat belt 10 and theimpact shield 8, the upper surfaces of theside walls 4 are formed flat because thefitting members 6 are fitted in the recessedportions 5, so that theimpact shield 8 is placed on the flat top surfaces of theside walls 4. Therefore, theimpact shield 8 can be stably supported by theside walls 4, thereby securely protecting the infant's body even in the event of emergency and providing good appearance when the impact shield is installed to the child seat. - It should be noted that the structure of the fitting member for filling the recessed portion in case of using the impact shield is not limited to the structure of the aforementioned embodiment. For example, a
fitting member 6A shown in FIGS. 9 through 12 has a function of allowing air to flow between the squab portion side for the seating of the infant and the outside of the child seat body, in addition to the function of fixing the fitting member itself to the side wall. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing thefitting member 6A in a state installed into the child seat body; FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a body portion of thefitting member 6A; FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the entirefitting member 6A; and FIG. 12 is a structural view of the body portion of thefitting member 6A. - The
fitting member 6A comprises afitting member body 61 and acover 62 for covering thefitting member body 61. Thefitting member body 61 has aleft half 61 a and aright half 61 b which are connected by ahinge portion 61 c. Thefitting member body 61 is made of synthetic resin, so that theleft half 61 a, theright half 61 b, and thehinge portion 61 c are integrally formed. - As shown in FIG. 12, the
left half 61 a and theright half 61 b havepanels fitting member body 61, respectively. Thepanels left half 61 a and theright half 61 b also have surroundingwalls panels panels hinge portion 61 c. Theleft half 61 a and theright half 61 b are configured in symmetrical relation about thehinge portion 61 c. - To assemble the
fitting member body 61, theleft half 61 a and theright half 61 b are swung about thehinge portion 61 c to bend thehinge portion 61 c, so that the peripheral edges of the surroundingwalls left half 61 a and theright half 61 b are superposed on each other. At this point,pawls 69 projecting from the peripheral edge of the surroundingwall 67 of theleft half 61 a are engaged with engagingholes 70 formed in portions near the peripheral edge of the surroundingwall 68 of theright half 61 b, whereby theleft half 61 a and theright half 61 b are connected. In this manner, thefitting member body 61 as shown in FIG. 10 is assembled. - The
fitting member body 61 assembled in the above manner has a hollow box-like shape. The vent holes 65, 66 formed in the left andright panels fitting member 61. - As shown in FIG. 10, the front portion of the
fitting member body 61 has a pair of plate-like fins right panels portion 5 of theside wall 4. The distance between the inner surfaces of thefins side wall 4. The outer surfaces of thefins panels Snap fasteners cover 62 are provided on the outer surfaces of thefins - The
cover 62 is placed over thefitting member body 61 to cover the whole surface of thefitting member body 61. Thecover 62 is fixed to thefitting member body 61 by engagingsnap fasteners 75, 76 (the snap fasteners 76 are not shown) provided on thecover 62 with thesnap fasteners fitting member body 61. Thecover 62 is made of a material having excellent permeability, such as mesh-like knitted fabric or woven fabric. Therefore, thefitting member 6A allows air to pass between the left side and the right side thereof through thecover 62 and the vent holes 65, 66 of thefitting member body 61. - The
fitting member 6A having the above structure is fitted in the recessedportion 5 to fill the recessed portion, as shown in FIG. 9 when theimpact shield 8 is used. In this state, thefins fitting member 6A sandwich the end portion of the side wall facing the recessedportion 5, thus preventing thefitting member 6A from coming off the recessedportion 5 due to the movements of the running vehicle and the infant. The left and right side walls of thefitting member 6A are arranged to be substantially flush with the inner surface of theside wall 4 facing thesquab portion 3 and substantially flush with the outer surface of theside wall 4 facing the outside of thechild seat body 2, respectively. - Since the
fitting member 6A allows air to pass between thesquab portion 3 and the outside of thechild seat body 2 through thecover 62 and the vent holes 65, 66, the infant may not feel uncomfortable even when the impact shield is placed on theside walls 4 to shield the front of the child seat. - The
fitting member - As described above, the child seat of the present invention ensures the seat belt to be introduced in close contact with an infant's body when the infant is held directly by the seat belt. In addition, the child seat has a good appearance even when the impact shield is attached to the seat belt and is installed to the child seat, and the child seat has excellent stability for the impact after installation.
- While the invention is explained with reference to the specific embodiments of the invention, the explanation is illustrative and the invention is limited only by the appended claims.
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