Rotating Child Seat Base With Locking and Tilt Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing child restraint systems with fixedly mountable bases on vehicle seats lack flexibility in angular positioning and stability, particularly in supporting child seats, and do not provide efficient mechanisms for secure attachment and rotation.
Innovation Solution
A base with a primary support portion that allows for positive locking and 360-degree rotation of a child seat, featuring a circumferential recess for engagement and a secondary support portion to limit tilting, combined with a locking mechanism and a tensioning mechanism for secure attachment to the vehicle seat.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a fixedly mountable base is used on a vehicle seat, then the child seat gains enhanced support and stability, but the system lacks flexibility in angular positioning and rotation
Solution Approach 1:
The base incorporates a rotating mechanism with a rotation axis that enables the child seat to rotate dynamically between different angular positions (e.g., facing forward, backward, or sideways) while maintaining stable support through the fixed mounting structure on the vehicle seat
2Ease of operation
If a detachable connection mechanism is used between the child seat and base, then the system gains ease of attachment and detachment, but may compromise the reliability of the connection
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism includes pre-positioned locking elements and guiding features that ensure automatic proper engagement when the child seat is attached to the base, preventing improper installation while maintaining ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates indication mechanisms (such as visual or tactile feedback) that provide immediate confirmation when the child seat is properly attached to the base, ensuring reliable connection while maintaining user-friendly operation
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to child restraint systems and components of child restraint systems, for example child seats like a toddler seat and an infant seat, support bases of child seats, in particular support bases that are fixable on a vehicle seat and which bases may be an integral part of a child seat or which may be configured such that a child seat is releasably couplable to them.