Rotating Armrest Storage Structure for Child Safety Seats
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional child safety seats lack auxiliary structures for convenience and recreational activities, failing to provide adequate storage for baby products and toys, limiting their usability.
Innovation Solution
A child safety seat design incorporating a seating base, armrest base, and a pivotally connected storage structure with multiple storage spaces that can rotate or slide to provide easy access for storing and retrieving baby items, integrating storage functionality with the armrest for enhanced convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional child safety seat design is used with only safety features, then the safety function is ensured, but the convenience and usability for parents and children is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The storage structure is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides storage space for baby products and toys, serves as an armrest when in the first position, and can be rotated to different positions to accommodate various usage scenarios. This multi-functionality directly addresses the need for auxiliary features while maintaining ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The storage structure is made rotatable between a first position (providing storage access) and a second position (forming part of the armrest base). This dynamic design allows the structure to adapt between different functional states, enhancing both convenience and versatility without compromising safety
2Adaptability or versatility
If storage structure is added to child safety seat, then the usability and convenience are enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage structure is integrated with the armrest base, combining storage functionality with the existing support structure. The storage structure forms part of the armrest base when in the second position, merging two functions into a single integrated component that reduces overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The storage structure is disposed on the armrest base in a nested arrangement, where the storage structure can be contained within or integrated into the armrest base structure. This nesting approach minimizes additional space and structural complexity while providing functional storage capability
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AI summary
A child safety seat includes a seating base, an armrest base, and a storage structure. The armrest base is disposed on a side of the seating base. The storage structure is pivotally connected to the armrest base. A first storage space and a second storage space are formed in the storage structure. The first storage space and the second storage space are located on different planes of the storage structure. The storage structure is lay down at a side of the armrest base that is located substantially on the same plane with the seating base and an opening of the first storage space faces up when the storage structure is in a first position. The storage structure is standing on the side of the armrest base and an opening of the second storage space of the storage structure faces up when the storage structure is in a second position.