Vehicle Seat Insert with Hook Slot and Spring Catch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle seat designs with upholstery recesses lack effective mechanisms to prevent the uncontrolled detachment of child seats, posing a risk of injury due to unwanted movement.
Innovation Solution
A cover element with a holding part and insert system, featuring a hook-shaped slot and a spring tongue catch mechanism, ensures secure attachment and prevents complete detachment of child seats by providing a form-fitting connection and additional retention through a catch mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a detachable holding device is provided for child seat attachment, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to risk of unwanted detachment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary anti-action by providing a catching device that prevents unwanted complete detachment of the insert from the vehicle seat. The catching device is configured to engage with the holding part and prevent it from detaching completely, while still allowing intentional removal when needed. This resolves the contradiction by preemptively counteracting the harmful effect of unwanted detachment while preserving the beneficial ease of operation.
2Reliability
If a rigid holding device is used for child seat attachment, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the attachment system into separate components: a holding part fixed to the vehicle seat and an insert that can be easily attached and detached. The holding part provides the rigid secure attachment when combined with the insert, while the insert itself remains easy to install and remove. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both reliability and ease of operation that would be difficult with a single rigid device.
3Shape
If an insert is provided to cover the holding part, then appearance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies merging by integrating multiple functions into the insert component: it serves as both a cosmetic cover that provides flush integration with the vehicle seat upholstery and as a functional attachment element with the holding part. The insert combines the aesthetic function of covering the holding part with the mechanical function of securing the child seat, thereby reducing overall device complexity despite the additional component.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a cover element for a recess in the upholstery of a vehicle seat (1), a securing part (5) which is secured to the vehicle or to the vehicle seat being arranged within the recess in the upholstery, for the purpose of releasable, rigid attachment of an object to the vehicle seat (1), in particular for the ISOFIX connection of a removable child's seat (9). According to the invention, the cover element is designed as an insert (7) which can be arranged in a removable fashion on the securing part (5). Furthermore, the invention relates to a vehicle seat having a recess in the upholstery.