Retractable Car Seat Connector for Safe Base Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing child car seats lack a secure mechanism to allow easy access to installation parts while maintaining safety, as keeping the seat shell uncoupled from the base during use is unsafe.
Innovation Solution
A car seat design featuring a connector that maintains an indirect connection between the seat shell and the base, allowing partial separation for access to installation parts without complete separation, using a retractable connector that extends when the seat shell is uncoupled, ensuring safety and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the seat shell is completely separated from the base, then access to installation parts is improved, but safety is worsened due to unintended use
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into a retractable portion and a fixed portion, allowing the seat shell to be partially separated from the base for access to installation parts while maintaining a fixed connection point that prevents complete separation and unintended use
Solution Approach 2:
The connector acts as an intermediary element between the seat shell and base, providing a controlled connection that allows necessary separation for installation access while maintaining safety through its retractable-f固定 structure
2Reliability
If the seat shell is kept coupled to the base, then safety is improved, but access to installation parts is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The connector transitions from a static fixed connection to a dynamic retractable connection, allowing the seat shell to be temporarily separated for installation access while automatically returning to a secured position for safety
3Ease of operation
If a retractable connector is used, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is segmented into simple retractable and fixed portions, achieving partial separation capability through basic structural division rather than complex mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The connector changes its functional parameters between retracted and extended states, allowing it to provide different levels of connection based on operational needs without requiring multiple components
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a car seat comprising a base, a seat shell, and a connector having a first end secured to the base and a second end secured to the seat shell. In a first position, the seat shell and the base are coupled. In a second positon, the seat shell may be uncoupled from the base. The connector maintains a connection between the base and the seat shell when in the second position.