JP2000142195A - Protector for infant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To safely support an infant in a motor vehicle young safety seat even in newly-born infant period by providing a cushion member as continuously covers the left head, head top, and right head of an infant and a member connected thereto. SOLUTION: A head protector 100 is provided with, for example, a substantially U-shaped side cushion wall 101 opened on the shoulder side of an infant as a cushion member. A rear cushion seat 102 as a back member is provided extending over substantially the whole area of the inside surface of the cushion wall 101. The side cushion wall 101 is provided with connecting members 103, 105 to be connected to the shoulder belt of a safety belt used for a motor vehicle young safety seat on the infant shoulder side. Namely, the connecting belts 103, 105 are arranged on the lower surface side of the side cushion wall 101, and one end situated on the inside is fixed to the side cushion seat 101. According to this, the rear head of the infant in newly-born infant period can be sufficiently protected from an external impact.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to protective equipment for infants and, more particularly, to a child during the neonatal period, when leaving a maternity hospital, even if less than one month after birth. The present invention relates to a protective device for infants and children, which is worn on a safety belt to safely support a child safety seat for an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is a common wish worldwide that infants grow with a warm heart. In particular, the childhood age of 0 to 3 years old, especially the age of 2 years old, is regarded as the most important time when the ego wakes up. Therefore, it is understood that protecting the head (brain) of the infant at this time is a very important factor for the infant to grow healthy with a warm heart.

[0003] Here, as a method for protecting the head (brain) of an infant, there are a "correct child care method" and a "correct child care device".
Is considered. "Correct childcare method"
Parents treat infants with loving affection, and details are given in "Principles of Childcare: Toshiro Naito".

[0004] In recent years, with the increasing awareness of improving the safety of automobiles, infants (including newborn babies), infants, and school children (hereinafter, these are collectively referred to as young children) are put on automobiles. In such cases, various types of child safety seats for automobiles have been developed as devices for ensuring safety in a child's automobile.

[0005] Here, a number of child safety seats for automobiles as "correct child-care equipment" have been filed by the same applicant as the present applicant, and a typical example is Japanese Patent Application No. 9-2980.
No. 89733 (JP-A-10-250426) and Japanese Patent Application No. 9-32244 (JP-A-10-226252).

[0006] In the neonatal period, when a child is discharged from a maternity hospital and less than one month after birth, the growth of a young person's body, especially the growth of bone, is still incomplete. Especially at this time, the head is surrounded by five bones, but the bones are not completely adhered. There are also parts that are not covered with bones, such as Oizumimon and Koizumimon. Furthermore, since the bones themselves are thin and soft, their ability to protect the brain is extremely small compared to infants and school children.

[0007] Therefore, when used in the above-mentioned car safety seat for a child when leaving the maternity hospital or less than one month after birth, the child's brain must be sufficiently protected.

[0008] It is an object of the present invention to safely support an infant in a car safety seat for a child, even if the child is discharged from a maternity hospital or is less than one month old during the neonatal period. An object of the present invention is to provide a protective device for a baby to be attached to a belt.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An infant protection device according to the present invention is an infant protection device mounted on a safety belt having left and right shoulder belts used for a child safety seat for an automobile. A cushion member provided so as to continuously cover the left head portion, the crown portion, and the right head portion, and the cushion member disposed on the rear head side of the infant and having at least the left head side and the right head side A first connecting member located at an end of the first cushion member on the left side of the head and connected to the left shoulder belt of the safety belt; and a first cushion. A second connecting member located at an end of the member on the right side of the head and connected to the right shoulder belt of the safety belt.

When an infant is supported by a child safety seat for an automobile using the infant protective equipment having the above-mentioned shape,
The gap formed between the head of the baby and the child safety seat for an automobile can be filled with the protective equipment for the baby, and an external impact can be absorbed. As a result, it is possible to sufficiently protect against neonatal infants in which the growth of the skull is incomplete, against external impact.

[0011] Preferably, the back member is provided so as to connect all the inner surfaces of the cushion member. Further preferably, the back member includes a cushion material. As a result, it is possible to sufficiently protect the occiput of the newborn infant from the external impact.

Preferably, the first connecting member and the second connecting member have a loop shape for inserting the shoulder belt, and the first connecting member and the second connecting member may It is provided so as to protrude from the back member to the shoulder side of the infant.

[0013] Thus, the shoulder belt of the safety belt guided by the first connecting member and the second connecting member can be positioned along the shoulder of the infant at the infant's shoulder in the neonatal period. Thus, the function of the safety belt can be sufficiently applied without giving a feeling of pressure to the infant.

[0014] Preferably, the first connecting member and the second connecting member include a cushion material at a portion located above the shoulder belt to be connected. More preferably, the cushion material is shaped to protect the shoulder and neck of the baby.

Thus, it is possible to protect the head of the baby and the shoulder and neck of the baby, and to protect the newborn baby against external impact in a safer condition. It becomes possible.

[0016]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a protective device for an infant according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the structure of a head protector 100 as a protective device for an infant used in a child safety seat for an automobile will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the head protector 100, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX ′ of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line Y ′. Note that “infants” include newborns that are less than one month old.

The head protector 100 has, as a cushion member, a substantially U-shaped side cushion wall 101 whose shoulder portion of an infant is opened. The side cushion wall 101 is continuously provided so as to cover the right head, the crown, and the left head of the infant, and the surface is covered with a surface member 101a having excellent water absorbability and air permeability. Is filled with a shock absorbing material 101b having excellent water absorption and air permeability for absorbing external shocks, and has a sufficient thickness and height to cover the head of an infant.

Although the shock absorbing material 101b has a single-layer structure in the figure, a multi-layer structure is employed along the direction from the infant's head to the outside in order to more effectively absorb external shocks. It is also possible.

A rear cushion sheet 102 is provided as a back member over substantially the entire inner peripheral surface of the side cushion wall 101. This rear cushion seat 1
Similarly to the side cushion wall 101, the surface of the 02 is covered with a surface member 102a having excellent water absorbency and air permeability, and the inside is excellent in water absorbency and air permeability for absorbing an external impact. The impact buffer 102b is filled. Also,
The impact buffer 102b can also adopt a multi-layer structure along the direction from the infant's head to the outside in order to efficiently absorb external impact.

The rear cushion sheet 102 does not necessarily have to be provided over substantially the entire inner peripheral surface of the side cushion wall 101;
What is necessary is just to have a structure which can connect 1. Also,
The rear cushion sheet 102 does not necessarily need to have a cushion structure.

A connecting belt 103 as a first connecting member and a second connecting member for connecting to a shoulder belt of a safety belt used for a child safety seat for an automobile is provided on the shoulder side of the infant on the side cushion wall 101, 105 is provided.

The connecting belts 103 and 105 are located on the lower surface side of the side cushion wall 101, and one end located inside is fixed to the side cushion wall 101.
The multi-end side is detachably attached by buttons 104 and 106.

The connecting belts 103 and 105 are
It is provided at a position protruding from the rear cushion seat 102 toward the shoulder side of the baby. In addition, connecting belt 1
A concave portion 101c is provided on the lower surface side of the side cushion wall 101 where 03 and 105 are located. In addition, a notch 11 is formed on the upper surface side of the side cushion wall 101 near the end of the rear cushion sheet 102 located on the shoulder side of the infant.
1, 112 are provided.

A fixing belt 107 for fixing the head protector 100 to the vehicle child safety seat is provided on the vehicle side child safety seat side of the rear cushion seat 102.
109 is attached. Fixing belt 107, 10
9 are buttons 108 and 110, respectively, to make the head protector 100 detachable from the child safety seat for a car.
Having.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6, a description will be given of how the head protector 100 is mounted on the child safety seat 1000 for a vehicle. FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view showing a state where the head protector 100 is attached to the child safety seat 1000 for an automobile, and FIG. 5 is a partial view showing a state of an infant when the head protector 100 is mounted. FIG. 6 is a plan view, and FIG. 6 is a partial side view showing a state of the infant when the head protector 100 is mounted. For convenience of description, FIG. 6 shows a child safety seat 1000 for a vehicle in a cross-sectional view.

Referring to FIG. 4, this child safety seat 1000 for a vehicle has a structure in which a bed state and a seat state can be selected to support an infant. The vehicle has a base 1 fixed by a safety belt (not shown) provided on an automobile, and a seat device 2 pivotally supported on the base 1.

The seat device 2 has a seat portion 10 for supporting an infant, a backrest portion 3 that is connected to the seat portion 10 so as to be reclined, and a case where the backrest portion 3 is tilted to the rearmost position. And a head guard 4 for protecting the top of the baby.

A pair of armrests 11 and 12 are provided on both sides of the seat 10, and a pair of side guards 5 and 6 are provided on both sides of the backrest 3. Further, a pair of head guards 7, 8 for protecting the side surfaces of the head of the baby are provided inside the pair of side guards 5, 6. Further, the backrest 3 and the seat 10 are provided with a five-point safety belt 13 for securely supporting the infant on the child safety seat 1000 for an automobile.

The five-point safety belt 13 has a first shoulder belt 14, a second shoulder belt 15, a crotch belt 16, a first waist belt 17, and a second waist belt 18.

The crotch belt 16 has one end fixed to a substantially central portion of the seat 10 and a buckle 19 at the other end, and is attached to the crotch of a young person. The first waist belt 17 has one end fixed to a side portion of the seat 10 on one side of the seat 10,
The other end is provided with a tongue plate 20 detachably connected to the buckle 19. The second waist belt 18 is attached to the seat 1
On the other side of 0, a tongue plate 21 is provided, one end of which is fixed to the side of the seat 10 and the other end of which is detachably connected to the buckle 19.

One end of the first shoulder belt 14 is fixed to the backrest 3 so that it can be worn on one shoulder of a young person.
The other end is connected to the tongue plate 20. The second shoulder belt 15 has one end fixed to the backrest portion 3 and the other end connected to the tongue plate 21 so that it can be worn on the other shoulder of the child.

The backrest 3 has a first shoulder belt 1.
A plurality of shoulder belt fixing adjustment holes 25 for changing the fixing positions of the fourth and second shoulder belts 15 according to the body shape of the young person are provided.

Further, a first shoulder belt pad 22 formed on the surface of the first shoulder belt 14 with a flexible member such as a cushion member is attached.
A second shoulder belt pad 23 is mounted on the surface by a flexible member such as a cushion member. The first shoulder belt pad 22 and the second shoulder belt pad 23 are detachably provided by hook members 24, respectively.

Also, in order to safely support a newborn baby less than one month old, in this embodiment, the child safety seat 1000 for a car is in a bed state, and the whole body protection pad 500 for a baby is It is arranged on the entire side surface of the backrest 3 and the seat 10.

Furthermore, in order to reliably protect the head of a newborn with less than one month from birth, the head protector 100 of the present embodiment is mounted on a child safety seat 1000 for an automobile. Is done.

The fixing of the head protector 100 to the child safety seat 1000 for automobiles is performed by connecting belts 103 and 105.
The head belt protector 100 is connected to the first shoulder belt 14 and the second shoulder belt 15 by using, and the fixing belts 107 and 109 are inserted through the unused shoulder belt fixing adjustment holes 25 and fixed.

As a result, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the gap formed between the infant's whole body protective pad 500 and the head of the infant 300 is filled, and the cutout 111 provided on the side cushion wall 101 is formed. , 112, the side cushion wall 101 located on the shoulder of the infant 300 is positioned along the shoulder without giving the infant 300 a feeling of oppression. The neck and shoulders of the infant 300 can be sufficiently protected.

Further, since the first shoulder belt 14 and the second shoulder belt 15 are connected to the head protector 100 on the lower surface side of the side cushion wall 101, the first shoulder belt 14 and the Second shoulder belt 1
5 does not shift, and the infant 300 can be reliably supported.

Therefore, when the child is discharged from the maternity hospital, even if the baby is less than one month old, the child safety seat 1000 for automobiles is protected while protecting the head (brain) of the newborn baby.
Can be used.

In the above embodiment, the case where the five-point safety belt 13 is used for the child safety seat 1000 for an automobile has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the five-point safety belt. The present invention can be applied to any type of safety belt as long as it has left and right shoulder belts.

Also, the case where the present invention is applied to a child safety seat for an automobile has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to a childcare device having a safety belt having left and right shoulder belts.

Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a head protector 100 according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line X-X 'in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line Y-Y 'in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view showing a state where the head protector 100 according to the present embodiment is attached to a child safety seat 1000 for an automobile.

FIG. 5 is a partial plan view showing a state of the infant when the head protector 100 is worn.

FIG. 6 is a partial side view showing a state of the infant when the head protector 100 is worn.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Base 2: Seat device 3: Backrest 4: Head guard 5, 6: Side guard 7, 8: Head guard 10: Seat 11, 12: Armrest 13: Five-point safety belt 14: First shoulder belt 15: Second shoulder belt 16: Crotch belt 17: First waist belt 18: Second waist belt 19: Buckle 20: Tongue plate 21: Tongue plate 22: First shoulder belt pad 23: Second shoulder belt pad 24: Hook Member 25: Shoulder belt fixing adjustment hole 100: Head protector 101: Side cushion wall 101a: Surface member 101b: Shock absorbing material 101c: Recess 102: Rear cushion sheet 102a: Surface member 102b: Shock absorbing material 103, 105: Connection Belts 104 and 106: Buttons 111 and 112: Notches 107 and 109: Fixing belt 10 , 110: button 500: infant systemic protection pad 1000: juvenile safety seat for automobiles

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A protective device for an infant mounted on a safety belt having left and right shoulder belts used for a child safety seat for an automobile, wherein the left head, the crown and the right head of the infant are continuously connected. A cushion member provided so as to cover; a rear member disposed on the back of the infant, for connecting the cushion members of at least the left head side and the right head side; and a back member of the first cushion member. A first connecting member that is located at an end of the left head side and that is connected to the left shoulder belt of the safety belt; and that is located at an end of the first cushion member on the right head side, A second connecting member connected to the right shoulder belt of the safety belt. 2. The infant protective equipment according to claim 1, wherein the back member is provided so as to connect all the inner surfaces of the cushion member. 3. The back member includes a cushion material.
The infant protective equipment according to claim 2. 4. The first connection member and the second connection member have a loop shape for inserting the shoulder belt,
The first connection member and the second connection member are provided so as to protrude from the back member to the shoulder side of the baby,
The infant's protective equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The infant according to claim 1, wherein the first connection member and the second connection member include a cushion material at a position located above the shoulder belt to be connected. Protective equipment. 6. The infant protection device according to claim 5, wherein the cushion member is shaped to protect the shoulder and neck of the infant.