Sliding-Rotating Child Car Seat for Access and Space Flexibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing child vehicle seat technologies fail to address the need for a detachable and adjustable vehicle seat that can be used in any vehicle to which the regulation requirements apply. The child vehicle seat can be used in any vehicle to which the regulation requirements apply. The child vehicle seat can exceed the maximum regulated dimension in certain positions to provide more space for the child or easier access by vehicles providing enough space. The child seat can be slideable when rotated in a side facing position.
Innovation Solution
The child vehicle seat comprises a base detachably connectable to a vehicle seat, with a rotating part and a sliding part that allows the seat to be rotated and slid in various positions, including forward, rearward, and side-facing orientations, with locking mechanisms to secure the seat in place during use and prevent collisions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the child vehicle seat is designed to meet maximum regulated dimensions, then it can be used in any vehicle, but it provides limited space and access difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the child seat dimensions adjustable through a telescopic mechanism. The seat can dynamically change its length between a retracted position (meeting regulatory maximum dimensions for vehicle compatibility) and an extended position (providing additional space for the child). This resolves the contradiction by allowing the seat to adapt its volume based on operational requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the child vehicle seat is designed to meet maximum regulated dimensions, then it can be used in any vehicle, but it provides access difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic mechanism allows the seat to dynamically adjust its position. When extended, it provides easier access for loading and unloading children. When retracted, it meets regulatory dimension requirements for vehicle compatibility. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and vehicle compatibility.
3Reliability
If the sliding part is mounted on the rotating part, then the rotating part rotates with respect to the base without being moved in the sliding direction, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the sliding mechanism and rotating mechanism into a integrated assembly where the sliding part is mounted on the rotating part. This combination allows the rotating part to rotate stably with respect to the base without being moved in the sliding direction, while sharing common structural elements and control systems between the two functions, thereby reducing overall structural complexity.
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AI summary
A child vehicle seat comprises a base detachably connectable to a vehicle seat, a rotating part being rotatably connected to the base, whereby the rotating part being rotatable with respect to the base about a rotation axis from at least a forward facing position to a rearward facing position seen in a driving directing of the vehicle in use and vice versa, a sliding part being slidably connected to the base, whereby the sliding part being slidable with respect to the base in a sliding direction, a child seat connected to the base via the sliding part and the rotating part. The whole child seat and the sliding part are slidable together with respect to the rotating part in the sliding direction extending substantially parallel to the driving direction of the vehicle from at least a first sliding position to a second sliding position and vice versa, wherein the child vehicle seat comprises first locking means to detachably lock the rotating part to the base in at least the forward facing position and the rearward facing position respectively as well as second locking means to detachably lock sliding of the sliding part with respect to the rotating part in the first sliding position and the second sliding position respectively.