DE2917798A1 - CHILD SEAT ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE - Google Patents

Description

Patent attorney
Dipl.-Ing. WcK? R Jcdeiseh

7 Stuttgart H, ii, i6uii.iat.-aäa 40

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A 36 420

RAINSFORDS TiETAL PRODUCTS PTY.LIMITED

Sherriffs Road

Lonsdsle / Australia 3o. April 1979

The invention relates to an arrangement for creating a child seat in a vehicle.

Vehicles are usually equipped with seat belts for strapping adults to the seats, but these are seldom practical. Worth for a. own a small child, and in some cases even a belt can actually be dangerous. It is therefore common practice to secure a child seat in a vehicle, usually by means of a seat belt that is already in place in the vehicle for adult use. However, there is a certain aversion to the use of child seats equipped with seat belts because they are difficult to accommodate in the vehicle and a separate seat has to be purchased that is difficult to stow away when not in use.

The invention is based on the object of improving this ensure that the child seat is already installed in the vehicle *

In short, according to the invention there is a depression of at least 25 cm, preferably between 30 and 35 cm. Width provided in the upholstery of the vehicle, the side and back walls of which support the torso and shoulders of a child and thus hold the back and sides. Furthermore, a child seat arrangement is provided that can be folded back into the recess, as well as a seat belt, which with its upper ends on the body of the vehicle

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rump it and is anchored with its lower ends below the seat of the child seat in the position of use.

In the context of the invention, the seat belt assembly can be a pair of straps have, which end at their lower ends in loops through which a lap belt is pulled on the vehicle seat, which is usually a The belt for adults can be, but here it is part of the seat belt assembly forms for the child seat. But it can also be the lower end of the seat belt assembly be anchored to the child seat itself. Palis the child seat: exclusively consists of soft parts, it is useful if the bifurcated belt part of the seat belt assembly is attached on the one hand to the seat frame and on the other hand to the lower cushion. However, many other seat belt arrangements can also be used known type can be used.

The child seat can preferably be placed on the seat from one of the indentations of the vehicle be formed in front of the upholstery foldable child seat part, which has an upper seat surface and a recess for accommodating the feet of the Child owns which recess can be used as a child seat to insert objects when not in use. In particular, the Child seat be articulated so that one of its parts on the other is foldable, which results in a higher seat than usual. It is furthermore advantageous if the seat consists only of soft parts, d. H. the end Cushions that are hinged to one another and one of which is pivotably mounted on the vehicle body between the seat and the cushion. A particularly simple one Construction arises when the child seat is formed from a loose part is, which can be hooked either in a rest position within the recess or via a support rod held by the seat. According to another In an advantageous construction, rod-like guides can be provided for sliders arranged on the child seat.

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In particular, however, the invention relates to a vehicle with a fuselage structure from which has a structure on which. a pad is attached by fasteners to the side of which pad a seat also supported by the structure is arranged, as well as with a Child seat, and consists essentially in that the cushion has a recess for receiving a child, which extends from upwards, the child's body holding walls is limited and to The front side of the cushion opens, and into which a child seat can be inserted into a rest position and moved out of it into a position of use on the vehicle seat is in what position of use the upper surface of the child seat represents the child seat, a child on a soft child seat by means of anchoring devices attached to the trunk can be retained within the fuselage structure of the vehicle.

This eliminates the need for a separate product for the child seat to use, and it will suffice to make relatively minor changes to the construction of the pad. Preferably the recess extends from the seat up to the top of the pad. For an average vehicle, this means that the child seat in the pulled-out state extends over most of the distance from the cushion to the front of the vehicle seat. However, if the child seat consists of two parts that can be folded together, its length is of course only about half as long, but results in a higher seat surface that allows the child to look out of the vehicle window.

Is the vehicle wide enough for the child seat to be folded down can, so can without affecting the seating capacity to both seeds the recess and the child seat are arranged in the middle of the cushion, which is preferred because the child seat also serve as an armrest can. It should be mentioned that known armrests with their associated recesses are unsuitable as a child seat because the walls of the recess

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too close to each other to really hold the child's side and back. The invention is hingegeg formed in a very desirable \ i ^f else the recess so that the child can be accommodated therein, and it is a support.

Another reason why the arrangement of the recess and the child seat in the area of the center of the cushion is advantageous is that this position of the rear seat is probably the safest place for a motor vehicle in the event of a collision. In many cases, however, the vehicle may be too narrow to allow the child seat to be placed in the center of the cushion. In such a case, the child seat and the recess can be arranged on one side of the cushion near the side wall of the vehicle, so that a seat for an adult remains free on the child's side. Sometimes it may be necessary to stiffen the structure of the vehicle, so as to ensure the necessary strength for anchoring a seat belt. In any case, the child seat folded back into the recess complements the front surface of the upholstery and thus forms a wallpapered surface which has a uniform appearance over the length of the upholstery.

Further details of the invention emerge from the following Description of the exemplary embodiments shown schematically in the drawing. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a bench seat with a

Seat belt is connected, as it is essentially in the AU-PS

(23 368/77) is described. Fig. 2 is a perspective of a second embodiment, in which the armrest is articulated between its ends and the seat belt has a pair of straps which emerge from the recess for the armrest hang out and end at their lower ends in loops through which an overbelt runs. Fig. 3 is a front perspective view of Fig. 2 and illustrates how a child on the child seat

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sits and behind and to the side through the boundary walls of the recess is held. pig. Figure 4 is a longitudinal section through a third embodiment in which the child seat has a hinge between its ends and the seat belt is anchored at its lower end to the armrest. Fig. 5 illustrates a fourth embodiment in which the child seat in turn has a joint between its ends and is guided for its movement by means of a sliding guide device. pig. 6 is one of Figs. Similar representation, but in which the child seat is in its position of use. 7 shows a fifth embodiment variant, that of the fourth is similar, except that both hinge parts of the child seat are provided with sliders that encompass guides. FIG. 6 is similar to FIG. 7 Representation in which the child seat is in its position of use. Fig. 9 shows a sixth embodiment in which the child seat is formed by a separate cushion which is hooked to an anchor bracket to hold it in the recess. FIG. 10 is one of FIG. 9 Similar representation, but in which the child seat is anchored in its position of use. Fig. 11 is an illustration of a child seat that only consists of consists of soft elements and only has cushions that are in the recess are shown lying down, whereas FIG. 12 is shown in a representation similar to FIG. II illustrates this soft child seat in the position of use.

In the first embodiment variant according to FIG. 1, a rear seat 10 is not one illustrated vehicle with a seat 11 and a cushion (seat back part or backrest) 12 provided. Although not shown, fasteners secure the pad 12 to a structural member of the vehicle body. The seat 11 is also held by the construction or the structure. The fastening and holding devices for the The cushion and seat are of known type and do not form part of the present invention.

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The pad 12, however, has two. rearwardly extending side walls 14 of a recess 16 which end at a rear wall 15 of the recess. These three "walls 14, 13 delimit the recess 16 for an armrest, which recess extends from the seat 11 straight to the top of the cushion 12. The recess 16 takes up most of the cushion depth Vehicles currently on the market differ, the width of the recess in the area of its open side (ie the distance between the two rearwardly extending walls 14) is "at least 25 cm, preferably a little more than 30 cm. so that a smaller or larger child can be comfortably seated on it and is supported by all three walls 14. The walls 14, 15 are wallpapered everywhere and provided with cushions as well as with lining material behind the wallpaper in order to create a certain degree of softness for the comfort of a smaller or larger child.

A child seat 19 is known in relation to the cushion 12 or the seat frame Foldable way, whereby it is necessary in this design that the joints have sufficient strength to withstand inertia forces, which occur in the event of an impact, if a smaller or larger one Child is strapped to the child seat. The child seat 19 extends over the full height of the recess 16, and its lower surface has a similar one Training as the pad 12, so that when folded back, in a position within the recess 16 used child seat of the seat for adults can be used over its full width in the vehicle and the The lower surface of the child seat then runs in one with the front surface of the cushion 12.

The child seat 19 is near its outer end with four vertical walls and a bottom wall 21 is provided which has a bowl-shaped recess

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limit that can accommodate a toddler's legs. The rear vertical ^ "and 2o of the cup-shaped recess 22 is with a fork belt anchor 23 in accordance with AU-PS ...... (23.568 / 77). In the present embodiment, in the Use position overhead surface 18 of the child seat 19 just behind the vertical rear wall 20 of the recess 22 a pair of lower Slots 24 for seat belts 25 for holding the legs in place, whereas a pair slots 27 attached above the rear recess wall 15 of the recess enforce in the pad 12. In any case, the slots 24, 27 are such Shape and size so that they allow the seat belts 25 to pass freely, so as to buckle a smaller or larger child on the upper surface 18 (which forms the child seat surface), with the torso of the child's body lies within the recess l6 and through the rear wall of the recess IJ and the side recess walls 14 is supported.

Anchoring devices for the seat belts are part of the construction of the (not shown) connected to the vehicle fuselage and attached to the rear wall or a reinforcement arranged thereon. In some cases however, the anchoring devices can be attached to an anchoring strut of the upholstery frame. The seat belt shown in Fig. 1 is in individually described in the AU-PS (23.568 / 77).

It is clear to the person skilled in the art that the invention is in a large number of alternatives Executions can be realized. For example, in the second embodiment according to FIGS. 2 and 3, the child seat 19 is made with the aid of a Hinge 3ο articulated between its ends so that the upper Surface 18, the child seat surface, is raised to a higher level than in the first embodiment according to FIG. 1, as soon as the outer end - the folding end - on the inner, hinged end of the armrest 19 has folded back.

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In this second embodiment, the seat belt has a pair of straps 31 on, with their upper ends on part of the structure of the vehicle body are attached and at their lower ends. Have loops 32. A lower strap 33 carries a clasp 34 and runs through the loop » while it is attached at its ends to the part of the structure is. This lower belt 33 is similar to the known lap belts that are sometimes used in the middle of the rear seat of vehicles. It is adjustable in length and is a simple addition to the hanging bands 31, which run through the recess l6, and creates a secure waist-lap-belt combination for buckling up one Child.

The third exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is that of FIGS. 2 and something similar. The child seat 19 is made of a curved, metallic Support arm 38 held, which has sufficient mechanical strength for this purpose and with the part 39 of the structure of the vehicle body 40 by means a heavy articulated rod 41 is connected. A seat belt assembly 42 has a pair of depending straps 43 attached to its upper ends are attached to part 39 of the structure and extend through the recess 16 extend downward through it. The straps 43 are in a six-point buckle 44 connected to straps 45 arranged below, of which: two by, a pocket 46 run in the child seat 18 and at its lower ends on the support arm. 38 are anchored. The remaining lower bands 48 pass through the side of the seams and are anchored at their lower ends to fastening devices 49. Such belt-buckle combinations already exist known, but it can be seen from Fig. 4 that the pushing back of the armrest 19 in the recess 16 the retraction of the buckle 44 in xlie pocket causes. The depending TJänder 42 can in the recess 16 behind the armrest 19 can be stored when this is in its folded back Location is located.

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In the fifth embodiment (FIGS. 5, 6) the vehicle body 40 has a pair of guide rods 51 which are fastened behind that part of the structure 39 to which the cushion is also held. The structure 39 has two slots 52, each of which has arms 53 running through it, which end in sliding bushings 54 . The child seat 19 comprises a frame 35 which is hinged to the inner end of the arms J3 and forms a relatively rigid support for walls 56 of a container 57 in which a cushion 58 lies (FIG. 5). According to FIG. 6, this cushion 58 is folded onto the other part 59 of the child seat which, in the position of use shown in FIG. 6, forms the lower part. The fabric between the cushion 58 and the part 59 results in a fabric hinge 60. The container 57 here has the same function as the bowl-shaped recess 22 of FIG. 1, namely to accommodate the child's legs or objects. Since a number of known child seat belt combinations can be used in this embodiment, such a representation or description is dispensed with.

The fifth embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is essentially similar to the fourth variant (FIGS. 5, 6) in that guide rods 51 and guide troughs projecting through slots 52 are also used, each of which slides in one along the guide rods 51 Bushing-54 ends. The child seat 19 is, however, designed to be articulated in the same way as the seat according to FIG. 2 with the aid of a hinge 3o, one seat part being foldable onto the other in order to produce a relatively increased child seat surface in the position of use according to FIG For the same reasons as before, the belt combination is not shown.

In the sixth embodiment according to FIGS. 9, Io, the child seat 19 of formed by a single cushion 62 provided with a hook 63,

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who in turn has one. Anchoring bracket 64 can be hung when the site is within the recess 16. In order to bring the child seat 19 from its rest position (Fig. 9) to its position of use (Big. 10), it only needs to be lifted away from the anchoring bracket 64 and the hook 63 is hooked into another anchoring bracket 65, which is in a pocket 66 on the Rear of the seat 11 is arranged. From the Pig. 9/1 ° it can be seen that the pocket 66 is not. is visible except when the child seat 19 is removed. This is possibly the simplest of all the exemplary embodiments described here. _ -

The last, in Fig. 11, 12 shown only consists of soft Elements. The child seat 19 consists of an upper and a lower cushions 69 and 70 together, interconnected by a fabric hinge 60 as in the embodiment of FIGS. 5 and 6 are connected. The lower -Cushion 70 has a pocket 71 in which a seat belt in the Pig. 11 shown Rest position is housed, whereas the upper cushion 69 a Has guide tube 72 made of fabric, through which the seat belt 73 and a Clasp 74 can be pulled through when the site 19 is out of its rest position (Fig. Ll) is folded into its position of use (Pig. 12). The belt 73 ■ then becomes the cross band of a seat belt combination, which is otherwise in the ■ essentially similar to that of the Pig. 1 is known, although many others are also known Seat belt combinations can be used with such a cross strap. The Qaerband 73 is at the rear of part 39 of the structure of the vehicle body anchored to the rear of the seat II.

A consideration of all of the above shows that the invention although it is simple in its essence and can take many different forms - yet an effective support for a larger one or smaller child creates the safest "area within the vehicle on many occasions. With many of the variants described above

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it can be seen that the child seat can also be used as an armrest if it is placed in the middle of the cushion. It is further
It can be seen that the supports for the torso, shoulder, back and head of the child are all made of wallpapering material that can be lined and thus creates additional safety measures for the child's shed.

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Claims (14)

Patent attorney Dlpl.-Ing. Walter Jackisch Stuttgart N. Menzelstrasse 40 2917798 A 36 420 RAIMSFORDS METAL PRODUCTS PTY. LIMITED Sherriff's Ro? D Lonsdale / AUSTRALIA 3o. April 1979 A_n_s_p_ r_ü ΐΛ Vehicle with a fuselage structure that has a structure on which. a pad is fastened with the aid of fasteners to which Side of which cushion is a vehicle seat that is also supported by the body is arranged, as well as with a child seat, characterized in that that the poster (12) has a recess (16) for receiving a child, those of. extending upwards, holding the child's body firmly Walls (14, 15) is limited and towards the front of the pad opens, and into which a child seat (19) can be inserted into a rest position and can be moved out of it into a position of use on the vehicle seat (11), in which position of use the upper surface (18) of the child seat is the child seat surface represents the child seat to which a child was fastened within the recess by means of anchoring devices (49) on the torso (40) Retaining devices (25; 31, 33; 42, 43, 45, 48; 73) within the fuselage structure of the vehicle can be held firmly. 2. Vehicle with a fuselage structure that has a structure on which a cushion is fastened with the aid of fastening devices, on the side of which cushion a vehicle seat also supported by the body is arranged, as well as with a child seat, characterized in that the cushion (12) has a recess (l6) delimited by walls (14, 13) has for receiving a child, which opens towards the front of the cushion, and in which a child seat (19) can be used in a rest position and can be moved out of it into a usage position on the vehicle seat (ll) is in which position of use the upper surface (18) of the child seat 909851/0595 " ² " ■ OfIIQlNAL INSPECTED Represents a child seat, above which a seat belt arrangement (25; 31, 33; 42, 43, 45, 48; 73) with its upper inde relative to the structure (39) is fastened with the help of anchoring devices, whereas the seat belt arrangement below the child seat surface by means of further anchoring devices (49) is also attached relatively to the structure. 3. Child seat assembly for a vehicle with a fuselage construction, thereby characterized in that a cushion (12) by means of fastening devices is attached to a structure (39) which also carries a seat (II) adjacent to the cushion, of which cushions such as SiU cushion surfaces of upholstery material, of which in turn the cushion surface of the cushion extends upwards and backwards from itself Walls (14, 15) delimited recess (16) is provided, which is between 2.5 cm and 40 cm wide on its open side, in soft Recess a child seat (19) can be folded into a rest position relative to the structure on which the child seat can be fitted with the help of articulated connecting devices (38; ^ 3, 55; 63, 64, 65) is hinged and from the rest position can be brought into a position of use on the seat, the upper surface (18) of the child seat in the position of use being the child seat area and the walls delimiting the recess represent support walls for the child, and that a seat belt arrangement (25; 31, 33; 42, 43, 45, 48; 73) connected to the child seat for holding a child sitting on the seat inside the recess and by means of fastening devices is anchored on the fuselage structure (39, 40). 4. Child seat according to claim. 3, characterized in that it (19) has a shawl-shaped recess (22) in the child seat surface (18) which is delimited by side walls (20) and a base wall (21) and which is so dimensioned and arranged that the legs and feet of one the seat of the seated child can be accommodated in it (Fig. 1). 9851/0595 5- child seat according to claim 4, characterized in that a An anchor (23) is provided for a forked belt in a side wall (20) of the shell-shaped recess (22). 6. Child seat according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that that the seat belt assembly (42, 43, 45, 48) is a pair of at a distance body straps arranged from one another and holding the body in place (43) has, each with its upper end on the fuselage structure (39, 40) are attached and extend out of the recess (16), and a pair of B holding belts (45, 48) which are attached to the child seat and extending through openings (46) in the child seat surface (18) and that a clasp (44) holding the body and legs in place Belts (43, 45, 48) releasably connects. 7. Child seat according to one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that that it (19) has two parts (58, 59; 69, 70) arranged end to end, which are connected to one another by means of a joint (3o; 60), the front part (58; 69) being foldable over the rear part (59; 70). 8. Child seat according to claim 7, characterized in that the rear part (59; 70) has a. Has support arm (38; 55), whereas the structure (39) is provided with a forwardly projecting part (41; 53), and that the articulated connection means a hinge between the protruding Own part and the support arm (Pig. 4 - 6). 9. Child seat according to claim 7 or 8 ,. characterized in that the seat belt arrangement (42, 43, 45, 48) comprises a pair of body belts (43) which are arranged at a distance from one another and hold the body in place, each with their upper end on the fuselage structure (39, 40) are attached that the leg straps (43, 48) arranged below with their lower 909851/0595 - 4 - Ends on the support arm (3S) are anchored, and that a clasp (44) the the "body and the straps (43, 45, 48) holding the legs in place are releasable connects. 10. Child seat according to claim 3, characterized in that the seat belt arrangement (25; 42, 43,45, 48) has a pair of spaced apart, the body retaining belts (3i; 43), each with its upper end Am. Fuselage structure (39 _f 40) are attached and each end at their lower end in a loop (32) that a lower band (33; 45, 48) has two band sections, each of which has one end between the band Seat (11) and cushion (12) extends, which end is fixed by anchoring devices on the fuselage structure, whereas the other ends can be connected to one another by means of locking devices (34; 44), with a strap section running through both loops. 11. Child seat according to claim 3, characterized in that Eührungsstangen (51) are arranged behind the recess (16) on the. Structure (39) are attached, and which can be moved along sliding guides (54), of which arms (53) extend to the child seat part (19) for the purpose of guiding extend the same from its rest position to its position of use (Big. 5 - 8). 12. Child seat according to claim 3, characterized in that Anchoring rods (64, 65) at the top and bottom of the recess (16) are provided and attached to the structure (39), whereas from a surface of the child seat part (19) protrudes a hooking device (53) which Optionally via the upper anchoring rod (64) when the device is in the rest position Child seat or on the lower anchoring rod (65) when the child seat is in the position of use to hold the same in his respective position can be hung (Fig. 9, lo). 909851/0595 13. Child seat after. Claim. 3, characterized in that it (1.9) has two cushions (69, 70) connected to one another via a fabric hinge (60), of which the lower cushion (70) is by means of a band (71) of the Seat belt is attached to the structure (39) (Fig. 11, 12). 14. Child seat according to one of claims 3 to 13, characterized in that that the upwardly extending, the recess (16) delimit Walls (14, 15) extend from the seat (11) to the top of the cushion (12). 909851/0595