Child seat

Abstract

Child seat (10) for use on a vehicle seat (12), the vehicle seat (12) having two anchorages (14), the child seat (10) comprising: a backrest (16) having a storage space (17) formed on a rear side (S1) of the backrest (16), the storage space (17) having a strap storage area (34) and two fastener storage areas (36, 38); a seat surface (18) connected to the backrest (16) to provide a seat (15) together with the backrest (16); a cover (32) pivotally attached to the backrest (16) to cover the storage space (17); and a closure belt (20) having a connecting strap (22), first and second branching straps (24, 26) extending from the connecting strap (22), and two fasteners (28, 30) connected to the first and second branching straps (24, 26), respectively, wherein the cover (32) partially covers the storage space (17) and partially exposes the two fasteners (28, 30) when the two fasteners (28, 30) are arranged in the fastener storage area (36, 38).

Description

Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to a child seat having a locking strap connected to a backrest.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONGenerally, a child seat uses two fastening straps to hook onto two anchors of a vehicle seat for secure installation to properly retain a child in the event of an accident. However, since the fastening belt is simply stored or placed elsewhere on the child seat and then taken out as needed to detachably connect a rear side of the child seat to the anchor on the vehicle seat, the fastening belt can be easily routed or lost when not in use, so that many inconveniences are generated in using the fastening belt of a caregiver.US 2002 / 0 113 470 A1 discloses a child seat arrangement for use with a vehicle seat. The assembly includes a child seat for mounting to the vehicle seat and an anchoring system for the vehicle connected to the seat. The child seat includes a first pair of openings and a second pair of openings. The vehicle anchoring system includes an anchoring strap adapted for connection to a pair of anchor assemblies provided in or near the vehicle seat. The anchor strap includes a strap having a central portion and opposing end portions, and a connector connected to each end portion and adapted for connection to one of the anchor brackets. The anchor strap is passed through the first apertures to place the seat in a first rearward position and the anchor strap is passed through the second apertures to place the seat in a second forward position. The in-vehicle anchor system also includes a tether connected to the child seat and the central portion of the anchor strap. The tether remains connected to the seat and the anchor strap when the anchor strap is moved between the first and second openings of the seat.The prior art further comprises US 2005 / 0151 401 A1, GB 2 282 321 A, DE 10 2016 109 691 A1 and US 2011 / 0 057 489 A1.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAgainst this background, it is an object of the present invention to provide a child seat having a locking strap connected to a backrest. In this way, the present invention not only employs the configuration in which the fastening belt is directly connected to the seat back to solve the problem of the related art that the fastening belt is easily laid or lost when not in use, but also more securely fixes the child seat to the vehicle seat by passing the fastening belt over the front side of the seat back to ensure that the child seat does not detach from the vehicle seat even in the event of an accident. This object is achieved by a child seat having the features of the independent claims. The dependent claims disclose preferred developments of the invention.As will become more apparent from the detailed description that follows, the claimed child seat is for use on a vehicle seat, and the vehicle seat has two anchors. The claimed child seat includes a backrest, a seat surface and a closure strap. The seat surface is connected to the backrest for jointly providing a seat. The fastening belt includes a connecting belt, first and second branch belts extending from the connecting belt, and two fasteners connected to the first and second branch belts, respectively. The connecting strap is connected to the backrest and guided around the backrest together with the first and second branching straps, so that the two closures are arranged accordingly on the two lateral sides of the backrest and can be releasably engaged with the two anchorings for fastening the child seat to the vehicle seat.Brief Description of the DrawingsFurther details, features and advantages of the invention are evident from the following description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings. The following shows: FIG. 1 is a diagram of a child seat disposed on a vehicle seat according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 shows a representation of the child seat in FIG. 1 from another angle of view, FIG. 3 is a diagram of a fastening strap in FIG. 2, which is accommodated in a stowage space, FIG. 4 is an illustration of the closure strap in FIG. 3 pulled out of the stowage space for guiding around a backrest, FIG. 5 is a diagram of a first branching strap in FIG. 4, which is guided over a front side of the backrest to a lateral side of the backrest, FIG. 6 is a diagram of a child seat disposed on the vehicle seat according to another embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 7 shows a representation of the child seat in FIG. 6 from a different angle of view.Detailed DescriptionReference is made to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. FIG. 1 shows an illustration of a child seat 10 arranged on a vehicle seat 12 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a representation of the child seat 10 in FIG. 1 from a different angle of view. FIG. 3 shows an illustration of a closure strap 20 in FIG. 2, which is accommodated in a stowage space 17. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, a child seat 10 on the vehicle seat 12 serves to properly hold a child in the event of an accident. The vehicle seat 12 has two anchors 14, and the child seat 10 includes a backrest 16, a seat surface 18, and the closure strap 20. The fastening belt 20 includes a connecting belt 22, a first branch belt 24, a second branch belt 26, and two fasteners 28, 30. The first branch belt 24 and the second branch belt 26 extend from the connecting belt 22, respectively, and the shutter 28 and the shutter 30 are connected to the first branch belt 24 and the second branch belt 26, respectively. In one embodiment, the first and second branching straps 24, 26 are connected as a continuous strap, and the connecting strap 22 forms a loop that translates along the continuous strap. In this embodiment, the seatback 16 may include the storage space 17 formed on a rear side S 1 of the seatback 16 for storing the fastening belt 20, an end of the connecting belt 22 may be fixed to the rear side S 1 of the seatback 16, and the child seat 10 may further include a cover 32 (preferably, but not limited to, an inverted T-shape) pivotally fixed to the seatback 16 for covering the storage space 17.Reference is made in particular to FIGS. 2 and 3. As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, the storage space 17 may include a strap storage portion 34 for storing the connection strap 22, the first branch strap 24, and the second branch strap 26, and the storage space 17 may further include two shutter storage portions 36, 38 disposed at two sides of the shutter storage portion 34 for respectively storing one of the two shutters 28, 30. In practical application, the child seat 10 may further employ the lock positioning structure. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a limiting rib 40 may protrude from a side wall 42 of the shutter storage portion 36 and may laterally abut on the shutter 28 to securely hold the shutter 28 accommodated in the shutter storage portion 36, and a limiting rib 41 may protrude from a side wall 39 of the shutter storage portion 38 and may laterally abut on the shutter 30 to securely hold the shutter 30 accommodated in the shutter storage portion 38. Moreover, a positioning hole 44 may be formed on an upper wall 46 of the shutter storage portion 36, and the shutter 28 may have a positioning rib 48 corresponding to the positioning hole 44. Accordingly, for securely positioning the shutter 28 in the shutter storage portion 36, the positioning rib 48 can be inserted into the positioning hole 44. Note that the positioning opening configuration on the shutter storage portion 38 may be employed for securely positioning the shutter 30 in the shutter storage portion 38, and the description thereof may be omitted herein by analogy.Moreover, in this embodiment, the fastening belt 20 preferably employs a push-type fastening structure shown in FIG. 4, which shows a view of the fastening belt 20 in FIG. 3 pulled out from the storage space 17 for passing around the seat back 16, and the positioning rib 48 for positioning the fastener 28 in the fastener storage area 36 must thus be inserted into the positioning hole 44. In another embodiment, the fastening strap 20 may instead employ a hook-and-loop fastener configuration. That is, the fastener tape 20 may use a hook of a hook fastener to hook the positioning hole 44 directly for positioning the hook fastener in the fastener storage portion 36. Since the hook fastener can be securely accommodated in the fastener storage portion 38 by hooking the positioning hole 44, the limiting rib 40 does not need to abut on the hook fastener in this embodiment. Which positioning configuration is employed will depend upon the practice of the present invention.A more detailed description of the storage and use of the fastening strap 20 is provided below. Reference is made to FIGS. 2, 3, 5 and 6. FIG. 5 shows a view of the first branching strap 24 in FIG. 4, which is guided over a front side S 2 of the backrest 16 to a lateral side S 3 of the backrest 16. When the fastening belt 20 is not in use as illustrated in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, the user may place the connection belt 22, the first branch belt 24, and the second branch belt 26 in the belt storage area 34, and thereafter may place the fasteners 28, 30 in the fastener storage areas 36, 38, respectively. Subsequently, the user can use the cover 32 to cover the strap storage area 34 and partially cover the two closure storage areas 36, 38 to partially expose the two closures 28, 30 (as shown in FIG. 2 ) so that the user clearly knows where the two closures 28, 30 are housed for convenient use.On the other hand, if the user wants to use the fastener tape 20, the user must open the cover 32 (as shown in FIG. 3 ) and then remove the fasteners 28, 30 from the fastener storage areas 36, 38. Subsequently, the user may pull the closure strap 20 out of the storage space 17 and guide the connection strap 22 around the backrest 16 together with the first branching strap 24 and the second branching strap 26, such that the two closures 28, 30 are arranged on the two lateral sides S 3, S 4 of the backrest (as illustrated in FIG. 4 ). More specifically, the user may guide the connecting strap 22 from the rear side S 1 to the front side S 2 of the seatback 16 to guide the first branching strap 24 via the front side S 2 to the lateral side S 3 of the seatback 16 (as shown in FIG. 5 ) and guide the second branching strap 26 along the lateral side S 4 of the seatback 16. Finally, the user may use the latches 28, 30 disposed on the two lateral sides S 3, S 4 of the seat back 16 (as shown in FIG. 4 ), respectively, for releasable engagement with the two anchors 14. Thus, the child seat 10 can be fixed to the vehicle seat 12 by the engagement of the closure 28 and the anchor 14, and the engagement of the closure 30 and the anchor 14. In this way, the present invention not only employs the configuration in which the fastening belt is directly connected to the rear side S 1 of the seat back 16 to solve the problem of the related art that the fastening belt is easily laid or lost when not in use, but also secures the child seat to the vehicle seat more securely by passing the fastening belt over the front side of the seat back so as to ensure that the child seat does not detach from the vehicle seat in the event of an accident.Note that the shutter storage structure is not limited to the above embodiment. See, for example, Figs. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 shows an illustration of a child seat 100 which is arranged on the vehicle seat 12 according to a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows a representation of the child seat 100 in FIG. 6 from a different angle of view. Both the components mentioned in this embodiment and the above embodiment are components having similar structures or functions, and the description thereof is omitted here. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the child seat 100 is for use with the vehicle seat 12, and the child seat 100 includes the seat surface 18, a backrest 102, and a closure tether 104. The seat bottom 18 is connected to the backrest 102 for collectively providing the seat 15 so that a child can be seated comfortably in the seat 15. The seat back 102 may include a storage space 103 formed at the front side S 2 of the seat back 102 for storing the fastening belt 104, and the fastening belt 104 may include a connection belt 106, a first branch belt 108, a second branch belt 110, and the two fasteners 28, 30. The first branch belt 108 and the second branch belt 110 extend from the connecting belt 106, respectively, and the shutter 28 and the shutter 30 are connected to the first branch belt 108 and the second branch belt 110, respectively.In this embodiment, one end of the connecting strap 106 may be fixed to the front side S 2 of the seat back 102, and the seat back 102 may include at least one engagement groove 112 (two in FIG. 6, but not limited thereto) and a cover 114. The engagement groove 112 is formed on one side of the storage space 103, and the cover 114 is pivotally attached to an opposite side of the storage space 103 and has an engagement structure 115 corresponding to the engagement groove 112, so that the engagement structure 115 can be detachably engaged with the engagement groove 112 for attaching the cover 114 to the front side S 2 of the seat back 102 when the cover 114 pivots to cover the storage space 103. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the engagement structure 115 may include a hook 116 and a bending arm 118. The flexure arm 118 (preferably, but not limited to, U-shaped) is connected to the hook 116 and the cover 114 for providing an elastic force for driving the hook 116 to engage with the engaging groove 112 upon closing the cover 114 to cover the storage space 103.As described above, when the fastening belt 104 is not used, the user places the connection belt 106, the first branch belt 108, the second branch belt 110, and the two fasteners 28, 30 in the storage space 103, and then uses the cover 114 to cover the storage space 103 to store the fastening belt 104 in the seat back 102. On the other hand, when the user wants to use the fastening belt 104, the user only needs to press the hook 116 toward the cover 114 to disengage the hook 116 from the engagement groove 112, and thereafter the cover 114 opens (as illustrated in FIG. 6 ). Subsequently, the user may pull the fastening strap 104 out of the storage space 103, guide the first branching strap 108 from the front side S 2 to the lateral side of the backrest 102, and guide the second branching strap 110 from the front side S 2 to the lateral side S 4 of the backrest 102, such that the two fasteners 28, 30 are disposed at the two lateral sides S 3, S 4 of the backrest 102 (as illustrated in FIG. 7 ). Finally, the user may use the latches 28, 30 disposed on the two lateral sides S 3, S 4 of the seatback 102 to releasably engage the two anchors 14 (as shown in FIG. 7 ). Accordingly, the child seat 100 can be more securely fastened to the vehicle seat by the engagement of the closure 28 and the anchor 14, the engagement of the closure 30 and the anchor 14, and the guiding of the closure tether 104 via the front side S 2 of the seat back 102, so that it is ensured that the child seat 100 does not detach from the vehicle seat 12 even in the event of an accident.In summary, it can be stated:A child seat 10, 100 for use on a vehicle seat 12 having two anchors 14 includes a backrest 16, 102, a seat surface 18 connected to the backrest 16, 102, and a closure strap 20, 104 having a connection strap 22, 106, first and second branch straps 24, 26, 108, 110 extending from the connection strap 22, 106, and two closures 28, 30 connected to the first and second branch straps 24, 26, 108, 110. The connecting strap 22, 106 is connected to the backrest 16, 102 and is guided around the backrest 16, 102 with the first and second branching straps 24, 26, 108, 110, such that the two closures 28, 30 are arranged on the two lateral sides of the backrest 16, 102 and can be brought into engagement with the two anchorings 14 for fastening the child seat 10, 100 to the vehicle seat 12.List of reference characters10, 100 Child seat 12 Vehicle seat 14 Anchors 15 Seat 16, 102 Backrest 17, 103 Storage space 18 Seat surface 20, 104 Closure belt 22, 106 Connecting belts 24, 108 First branch belts 26, 110 Second branch belts 28, 30 Closure 32, 114 Cover 34 Belt storage portion 36, 38 Closure storage portion 39 Side wall 40, 41 Limiting rib 42 Side wall 44 Positioning opening 46 Upper wall 112 Engagement groove 115 Engagement structure 116 Hook

Claims

A child seat (10) for use on a vehicle seat (12), the vehicle seat (12) having two anchors (14), the child seat (10) comprising: a backrest (16) having a storage space (17) formed at a rear side (S 1) of the backrest (16), the storage space (17) having a strap storage area (34) and two closure storage areas (36, 38); a seat surface (18) connected to the backrest (16) to provide a seating space (15) together with the backrest (16); a cover (32) pivotally attached to the backrest (16) for covering the storage space (17); and a fastener belt (20) having a connecting belt (22), first and second branch belts (24, 26) extending from the connecting belt (22), and two fasteners (28, 30) connected to the first and second branch belts (24, 26), respectively, wherein the cover (32) partially covers the storage space (17) and partially exposes the two fasteners (28, 30) when the two fasteners (28, 30) are disposed in the fastener storage area (36, 38).The child seat (10) according to claim 1, wherein, when the connection strap (22) is pulled out of the storage space (17), the connection strap (22) is guided from the rear side (S 1) to a front side (S 2) of the backrest (16), to guide the first branching strap (24) via the front side (S 2) to a lateral side (S 3) of the backrest (16), and to guide the second branching strap (26) along the other lateral side (S 4) of the backrest (16).The child seat (10) of claim 1, wherein the first and second branching straps (24, 26) are connected as a continuous strap and the connecting strap (22) forms a loop that slides along the continuous strap.The child seat (10) according to claim 1, wherein the connecting strap (22) is connected to the rear side (S 1) of the backrest (16) and is guided around the backrest (16) together with the first and second branching straps (24, 26), such that the two closures (28, 30) are respectively arranged on two lateral sides (S 3, S 4) of the backrest (16) and can be releasably engaged with the two anchorings (14) for fastening the child seat (10) to the vehicle seat (12).A child seat (100) for use on a vehicle seat (12), the vehicle seat (12) comprising two anchors (14), the child seat (100) comprising: a backrest (102) having a cover (114) and a storage space (103) formed on a front side (S 2) of the backrest (102) for storing the fastening strap (104), the cover (114) being pivotally attached to one side of the storage space (103); a seat surface (18) connected to the backrest (102) to provide a seating space (15) together with the backrest (102); and a fastening strap (104) having a connecting strap (106), first and second branch straps (108, 110) extending from the connecting strap (106), and two fasteners (28, 30) connected to the first and second branch straps (108, 108, 30), respectively, 110), wherein the connecting strap (106) is connected to the backrest (102) and is pulled out of the stowage space (103) in order to guide the first branching strap (108) from the front side (S 2) to a lateral side (S 3) of the backrest (102) and to guide the second branching strap (110) from the front side (S 2) to the other lateral side (S 4) of the backrest (102), such that the two closures (28, 30) are respectively arranged on two lateral sides (S 3, S 4) of the backrest (102) and can be releasably engaged with the two anchorings (14) for fastening the child seat (10) to the vehicle seat (12), wherein the backrest (102) has at least one engaging groove (112) formed on one side of the storage space (103) and an engaging structure (115) corresponding to the at least one engaging groove (112), the engaging structure (115) being detachably engaged with the at least one engaging groove (112) to fix the cover (114) to the front side (S 2) of the backrest (102) when the cover (114) pivots to cover the storage space (103).The child seat (100) of claim 5, wherein the first and second branching straps (108, 110) are connected as a continuous strap and the connecting strap (106) forms a loop that slides along the continuous strap.The child seat (100) of claim 5, wherein the engagement structure (115) includes a hook (116) and a bending arm (118), and the bending arm (118) is connected to the hook (116) and the cover (114) to provide an elastic force for driving the hook (116) to engage with the at least one engagement groove (112) when the cover (114) pivots to cover the storage space (103).A child seat (10) for use on a vehicle seat (12), the vehicle seat (12) having two anchors (14), the child seat (10) comprising: a backrest (16) having a storage space (17) formed at a rear side (S 1) of the backrest (16), the storage space (17) having a strap storage area (34) and two fastener storage areas (36, 38); a seat surface (18) connected to the backrest (16) to provide a seating space (15) together with the backrest (16); a cover (32) pivotally attached to the backrest (16) for covering the storage space (17); and a fastener belt (20) having a connection belt (22), first and second branch belts (24, 26) extending from the connection belt (22), and two fasteners (28, 30), which are connected to the first and second branch belts (24, 26), respectively, wherein the belt storage portion (34) houses the connecting belt (22) and the first and second branch belts (24, 26), the two fastener storage portions (36, 38) are arranged on two sides of the belt storage portion (34) to store the two fasteners (28, 30), respectively, the connecting belt (22) is connected to the rear side (S 1) of the backrest (16), and is guided around the backrest (16) together with the first and second branch belts (24, 26), so that the two fasteners (28, 30) are respectively guided on two lateral sides (S 3, S 4) of the backrest (16) and are releasably engageable with the two anchors (14) for securing the child seat (10) to the vehicle seat (12).The child seat (10) according to claim 8, wherein, when the connection strap (22) is pulled out of the storage space (17), the connection strap (22) is guided from the rear side (S 1) to a front side (S 2) of the backrest (16), to guide the first branching strap (24) via the front side (S 2) to a lateral side (S 3) of the backrest (16), and to guide the second branching strap (26) along the other lateral side (S 4) of the backrest (16).The child seat (10) of claim 9, wherein the first and second branching straps (24, 26) are connected as a continuous strap and the connecting strap (22) forms a loop that slides along the continuous strap.The child seat (10) according to claim 9, wherein a limiting rib (40, 41) protrudes from a side wall (42, 39) of the closure storage area (36, 38) and abuts laterally on the corresponding closure (28, 30) for holding the corresponding closure (28, 30) accommodated in the closure storage area (36, 38).The child seat (10) according to claim 9, wherein a positioning hole (44) is formed on an upper wall (46) of the fastener storage portion (36, 38), the fastener (28) has a positioning rib (48) corresponding to the positioning hole (44) or a hook corresponding to the positioning hole (44), and for positioning the fastener (28) in the fastener storage portion (36, 38), the positioning rib (48) inserts into the positioning hole (44) or the hook hooks into the positioning hole (44).A child seat (10) for use on a vehicle seat (12), the vehicle seat (12) having two anchors (14), the child seat (10) comprising: a backrest (16) having a storage space (17) formed at a rear side (S 1) of the backrest (16); a seat surface (18) connected to the backrest (16) to provide a seating space (15) together with the backrest (16); a cover (32) pivotally attached to the backrest (16) for covering the storage space (17); and a closure strap (20) having a connection strap (22), first and second branch straps (24, 26) extending from the connection strap (22), and two closures (28, 30) connected to the first and second branch straps (24, 26), respectively, wherein the cover (32) partially covers the storage space (17) for partially exposing the two shutters (28, 30) when the shutter belt (20) is accommodated in the storage space (17), and the connecting belt (22) is connected to the rear side (S 1) of the backrest (16) and is guided around the backrest (16) together with the first and second branch belts (24, 26), so that the two shutters (28, 30) are respectively arranged on two lateral sides (S 3, S 4) of the backrest (16) and are releasably engageable with the two anchors (14) for fastening the child seat (10) to the vehicle seat (12).The child seat (10) according to claim 13, wherein when the connection strap (22) is pulled out of the storage space (17), the connection strap (22) is guided from the rear side (S 1) to a front side (S 2) of the backrest (16), to guide the first branching strap (24) via the front side (S 2) to a lateral side (S 3) of the backrest (16) and to guide the second branching strap (26) along the other lateral side (S 4) of the backrest (16).The child seat (10) of claim 13, wherein the first and second branching straps (24, 26) are connected as a continuous strap and the connecting strap (22) forms a loop that slides along the continuous strap.

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