Safety Car Seat Base Locking Mechanism for Stable Quick Release
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing securing mechanisms for baby safety car seats are either inconvenient to secure and release, as they require operating the car's seat belt, leading to instability during acceleration or braking, and existing snap-lock mechanisms are not sufficiently convenient.
Innovation Solution
A securing mechanism for the base of the safety car seat, featuring a snatching block, a releasing block, and a prop-up block, which uses resilient elements to securely engage and easily release the seat from the car seat joint, allowing for convenient operation and enhanced safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the baby's safety car seat is placed directly on the car seat, then the installation is simple, but the stability is poor and the seat rocks and sways during acceleration or braking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a base with a snap-lock mechanism as an intermediary component between the car seat and the baby's safety car seat. This base includes a body with a snap-lock mechanism that engages with a joint on the car seat, providing stable connection while maintaining ease of installation and removal.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the safety belt is used to tie the base to the car seat, then the stability is improved, but the operation becomes inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the complex mechanical system of threading and buckling the safety belt with a simplified snap-lock mechanism. The base includes a body with a snap-lock mechanism that engages with a joint on the car seat through a simple pushing motion, eliminating the need to thread and buckle safety belts while maintaining stable connection.
3Ease of operation
If a snap-lock mechanism is used to secure the base to the joint, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability may be insufficient compared to seat belt restraint
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a dynamic snap-lock mechanism where the blocking portion can move between engaged and disengaged states. The resilient element provides automatic resetting capability, and the guided slot ensures controlled movement. This dynamic design maintains reliability by ensuring positive engagement while allowing easy operation through simple pushing and releasing motions.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The mechanism provides a secure and easy-to-operate solution that stabilizes the baby safety car seat during car movements while allowing for effortless installation and removal, enhancing both convenience and safety.
Implementation Method 1
by making use of the resilience of the second resilient element, the prop-up end of the prop-up block is capable of pushing the joint out of the limiting portion
Data Source
AI summary
A securing mechanism of the base of safety car seat is provided to be connected to both sides of the rear end of the base of safety car seat to make the safety car seat secure at a joint provided on the car seat. The securing mechanism includes a snatching block, a releasing block, and a prop-up block wherein the snatching block is pivotally inserted in the joint at the car seat for limiting the base from separating from the joint. When it comes to releasing the securing mechanism, one can hold the releasing portion to move along the guided slot, thus push the releasing block to turn. Consequently, by making use of the resilience of the second resilient element, the prop-up end of the prop-up block is capable of pushing the joint out of the limiting portion making the securing mechanism separate from the joint of the car seat. Therefore, the securing mechanism is easy to operate and is capable of achieving the effect of being convenient in operation and having safety function.