Collapsible Child Seat Support for Easy Angle Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing child safety seats with forward and rearward usage have complex structural designs, inconvenient operations, and difficulties in adjusting the sitting angle, making them less user-friendly.

Innovation Solution

A collapsible support device with a simple structure is integrated into the child safety seat, featuring a first supporting part and a second supporting part that can be pivoted and collapsed, allowing for easy adjustment of the sitting angle and convenient operation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If complex structural design is used to enable forward and rearward usage, then the child safety seat can be used in multiple positions, but the operation becomes inconvenient and the structure becomes complicated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveforward and rearward usage capabilityVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The support device is divided into multiple independent parts: a first supporting part connected to the seat body and a second supporting part connected to the first supporting part. Each part can independently pivot and collapse, allowing the system to achieve multiple configurations (forward/rearward positions) through simple individual component movements rather than complex integrated mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The support device incorporates pivotal connections that allow dynamic adjustment between different positions. The first supporting part can pivot relative to the seat body, and the second supporting part can pivot relative to the first supporting part, enabling easy transition between forward and rearward usage modes through simple rotational movements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If complex structural design is used to enable forward and rearward usage, then the child safety seat can be used in multiple positions, but the operation becomes inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveforward and rearward usage capabilityVSAvoidoperation convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The support device is divided into multiple independent parts: a first supporting part connected to the seat body and a second supporting part connected to the first supporting part. Each part can independently pivot and collapse, allowing the system to achieve multiple configurations (forward/rearward positions) through simple individual component movements rather than complex integrated mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The support device incorporates pivotal connections that allow dynamic adjustment between different positions. The first supporting part can pivot relative to the seat body, and the second supporting part can pivot relative to the first supporting part, enabling easy transition between forward and rearward usage modes through simple rotational movements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If complex structural design is used to enable forward and rearward usage, then the child safety seat can be used in multiple positions, but the adjustment in disposition angle becomes inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveforward and rearward usage capabilityVSAvoiddisposition angle adjustment convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The support device is divided into multiple independent parts: a first supporting part connected to the seat body and a second supporting part connected to the first supporting part. Each part can independently pivot and collapse, allowing the system to achieve multiple configurations (forward/rearward positions) through simple individual component movements rather than complex integrated mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The support device incorporates pivotal connections that allow dynamic adjustment between different positions. The first supporting part can pivot relative to the seat body, and the second supporting part can pivot relative to the first supporting part, enabling easy transition between forward and rearward usage modes through simple rotational movements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

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 collapsible support device enables quick and easy adjustment of the child safety seat's sitting angle, simplifying operation and expanding the seat's usability for infants of various ages and body types.

Implementation Method 1

The second supporting part is pivotally connected to an end of the first supporting part

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPivotal connection: Hinge

Implementation Method 2

The other end of the first supporting part is pivotally connected to the seat body of the child safety seat

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPivotal connection: Hinge

Data Source

PatentEP3885186B1Collapsible support device and child safety seat therewith
Publication Date: 2025.02.12 BAMBINO PREZIOSO SWITZERLAND AG
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AI summary

A collapsible support device (10) is adapted to be installed on a child safety seat (100) and includes a first supporting part (11) and a second supporting part (12). The second supporting part (12) is pivotally connected to an end of the first supporting part (11) to be capable of being collapsed to the first supporting part (11). Another end of the first supporting part (11) is pivotally connected to the child safety seat (100). The first supporting part (11) is selectively rotated relative to the child safety seat (100) to be located at one of a use position and a storage position. The second supporting part (12) is selectively rotated relative to the first supporting part (11) to be located at one of a supporting position and a collapsed position. The collapsible support device (10) has advantages of simple structure and providing operation convenience to users.