Child car seat inclining and swivelling between a travelling position and an installing position

Abstract

A child car seat device is provided, which includes a base intended to be fitted to a car seat and designed to accept a seat. The seat is movable in rotation in a substantially horizontal plane, so as to allow movement from a travelling position, in which said seat is orientated according to the principal axis of said vehicle, to a position for installing a child, in which said seat is turned substantially facing a door of said vehicle. The seat is also movable in inclination. The base has a part extending substantially vertically so as to lean against the backrest of said car seat, and whose upper part has a connection zone with the upper part of the backrest of said seat. In said travelling position, said inclination is obtained essentially by rotating said seat in a substantially vertical plane about a fixed point belonging, in said travelling position, to said connection zone.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] Cross-reference is hereby made to U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / ______, having attorney docket number A71.12-0008, filed Aug. 13, 2004, which is entitled “CHILD CAR SEAT SWIVELLING BETWEEN A FORWARD FACING POSITION AND A DOOR FACING POSITION, WITH AUTOMATIC RETURN TO FORWARD FACING POSITION,” and which is hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to the field of child care. More precisely, the invention relates to child seats intended to be fitted in a vehicle. Even more precisely, the invention relates to movable car seats so that they have an installing position (facing the door) and a travelling position (facing forwards). BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] As regards car seats, one of the difficulties is accessibility, notably due to the limited space left by the door and the seat of the vehicle. It is generally rather difficult to install a child into the seat or to lift him out of it. [0004...

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Benefits of technology

[0019] Another purpose of the invention is to provide such a child car seat, that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and that wears well.

[0020] Thus, a purpose of the invention is to provide such a child car seat that is relatively inexpensive, in particularly as regards the number of parts and assembly time.

[0021] Yet another purpose of the invention is to provide such a child car seat, with good safety characteristics, and notably whose seat is retained by the upper part of its backrest.

[0022] The invention also has the purpose of providing such a child car seat, that is simple and ergonomic to maneuver and adjust, and comfortable for the child.

[0028] Likewise, it is possible to rotate the seat in all the positions of inclination, and to adjust the inclination even when the seat is in the installing position.

[0030] According to an advantageous embodiment, said seat is assembled on a single plate, itself ensuring both the mobility in rotation and inclination.

Problems solved by technology

As regards car seats, one of the difficulties is accessibility, notably due to the limited space left by the door and the seat of the vehicle.

It is generally rather difficult to install a child into the seat or to lift him out of it.

However, it engenders some difficulties, notably as regards the adjusting of the position of the seat in respect to the base.

On the other hand, it can not be implemented in the above case where the upper part of the backrest is also connected to the base.

It is therefore difficult to connect them in an efficient manner.

But these solutions have an inconvenience, over and above their complexity.

This is quite impractical, as, each time the child is installed or lifted out, the seat must be put upright, then moved towards the door, then returned to the travelling position and finally put into the desired inclining position.

This series of operations runs the risk of sparse use, in which the seat will always be in the upright position.

Another inconvenience of known techniques is that the adjusting of the inclination can only take place when the seat is in the forward facing position whereas it would often be easier to do whilst installing the child into his seat.

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