JP2008062823A - Child safety seat protective cover, and child safety seat with the child safety seat protective cover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new child safety seat protective cover facilitating quick attachment/detachment, and capable of maintaining a stable installation state. <P>SOLUTION: The child safety seat protective cover is composed of a film or sheet like cover, one or a plurality of frames supporting the cover, and one or a plurality of bridge members bridging to support both legs at least at one of the frames. Especially, in the case that one or a plurality of hooks provided at least at one of the bridge members are hooked on a lateral bar as a handle provider in a child safety seat, the bridge member is energized or brought in contact with a support part supporting the lateral bar as a handle of the child safety seat or a bicycle saddle or a saddle post around the hooking position of the hooks on the lateral bar as a handle of the child safety seat by the weight balance of the child safety seat protective cover. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an infant seat attached to a front or rear loading platform of a bicycle, an infant seat protection cover for protecting the passenger and the load of the infant seat from the outside, and an infant equipped with the infant seat protection cover. For seats.

  When you go out with infants or younger children, except when you go out far enough to use automobiles or other means of transportation, their physical strength and walking speed are inferior compared to parents, so by walking Moving often has a limited range of action, and it is often difficult to move quickly.Therefore, using a stroller or sitting on an infant seat attached to the front or rear loading platform of the bicycle It has become common.

  Above all, the means of moving by sitting on the infant seat attached to the front or rear loading platform of the bicycle is one of the simplest and quickest means of movement for the guardian. It can be said that almost everyone uses it.

  However, bicycles are usually structured so that the passengers are exposed to the outside world. Therefore, in bad weather conditions such as raining or snowing, infants and children sitting in the infant seat together with the driver also have rain or snow. Will be exposed to.

  In this case, a guardian who drives a bicycle can block the influence of the outside world to some extent by wearing rain gear such as rain gowns, but in the case of a young infant or child sitting in an infant seat, it takes a long time. It is difficult to wear rain feathers well, and eventually it is not noticed and it is still wet, and it is very dangerous for parents to drive while caring for this. I have to say that there is.

  For this reason, recently, rain gears have been developed for protecting infants or children sitting on an infant seat from the outside world (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-25390 JP 10-297567 A JP 2006-22448 A

  However, since the wind and rain prevention cover of Patent Document 1 is attached to an infant seat by firmly fixing it with a band or the like, it is difficult to quickly attach and detach, and it is quick to abrupt rain and snow. In addition, there is a disadvantage that the work to be removed in a fine weather becomes very complicated.

  Moreover, since the thing of the said patent document 2 is only what is tied simply to a child's seat with a string, and the thing of the said patent document 3 is only a thing to install on the infant's seat, In either case, the installation strength is not sufficiently obtained, and there is a risk of being blown away by strong winds or wind pressure received by traveling of the bicycle.

  Therefore, as a result of intensive studies to solve such problems, the present inventor has provided an infant seat attached to the bicycle and an infant seat protective cover for protecting the passenger and the load from the outside. The protective cover includes a film or sheet-like cover, one or more frames for supporting the cover, and one to one supporting both legs of at least one of the one or more frames. One or a plurality of latching portions comprising a plurality of bridging members and provided in at least one of the one or more bridging members are pivotably hung on a handle bar installed in an infant seat. When stopped, the bridging member is the infant seat, with the center of gravity balance of the infant seat protection cover, with the latching position between the latching portion and the handle bar of the infant seat as the center of rotation. Support portion for supporting the cross bar handle, or than that accomplished the baby seat protective cover according to the invention, characterized in that the urge-contact toward the bicycle seat or saddle post.

  That is, the present inventor is that the infant seats that are currently on the market are equipped with handle bars for maintaining the posture by gripping the seated infant. Focusing on this, it is possible to easily attach and detach quickly by configuring the child seat protection cover so that it can be attached to the handle bar by pivoting the support portion. The knowledge that the attached state can be realized was obtained.

  Also, when the latching part is latched on the handle bar of the infant seat, the latching position of the latch part and the handle bar of the infant seat is rotated by the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protection cover. If the bridging member is urged / contacted toward the support portion for supporting the handle bar of the infant seat or the bicycle saddle or the saddle post as the center, a more stable mounting state can be maintained. They also learned that they could do it.

  The present invention has been completed based on the above knowledge, and an object thereof is to provide an infant seat attached to a bicycle and an infant seat protective cover for protecting the passenger, the load, and the like from the outside. In particular, a novel infant seat protective cover that facilitates quick attachment and detachment and can maintain a firmly attached state, and an infant seat provided with the infant seat protective cover are provided. The purpose is to do.

The infant seat protective cover of the present invention, which is a means for solving the above problems, is an infant seat protective cover for protecting an infant seat attached to a bicycle and its passenger and cargo from the outside, The protective cover includes a film or sheet-like cover, one or a plurality of frames for supporting the cover, and one or a plurality of bridges for supporting both legs of at least one of the one or more frames. When one or a plurality of latching portions made of a member and provided in at least one of the one or more bridging members are pivotably latched on a handle bar installed in an infant seat In addition, due to the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protection cover, the bridging member is used as the center of rotation of the latch portion and the handle bar of the infant seat. Support portion for supporting the horizontal bar for Le, or characterized in that the urge-contact toward the bicycle seat or saddle post.
Hereinafter, the infant seat protective cover of the present invention will be described in detail.

  The infant seat protective cover of the present invention is an infant seat protective cover for protecting an infant seat attached to a bicycle, its passenger, and a load from the outside, and the infant seat protective cover is attached to the infant seat protective cover. The infant seat is not particularly limited as long as it has a horizontal bar for a handle for a passenger to hold, and the infant seat can be used as a front or rear cargo bed as a bicycle. There is no particular limitation as long as it can be attached.

  Note that “protecting from the outside such as infant seats and their passengers and cargo” means, for example, rain, snow, wind, yellow sand, dust, exhaust gas, ultraviolet rays, or photochemical smog, which is not generally desirable. Means protecting at least one kind of the child seat itself or the passenger or cargo of the child seat.

  The infant seat protection cover according to the present invention is a film or sheet-like “cover”, one or more “frames” for supporting the cover, and at least one of the one or more frames. It consists of one or a plurality of “bridging members” that support and support both legs.

  The “cover” is not particularly limited as long as it is thin, flexible, and has strength and weather resistance to such an extent that it is not easily damaged even when exposed to wind and rain or ultraviolet rays. Fabric, polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, polyester, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polyurethane, polystyrene, saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, natural rubber, recycled rubber, synthetic rubber One or more selected from various plastic films or sheets can be appropriately selected and used, but it is transparent so that passengers in infant seats do not feel a sense of pressure. It is preferable to use a plastic film. Also, a water-repellent treatment is applied to repel rain, snow, etc. Or subjected to a polarization treatment and smoke treatment in order to prevent the entry of light rays and ultraviolet rays, it is to paint ultraviolet absorbent may be or applied.

  The “frame” is a framework for unfolding and supporting the cover and forming a certain amount of space in the infant seat, as long as it has a physical strength that does not easily break during use. It is not particularly limited, and generally, a rod-like body such as a pipe made of a metal material such as stainless steel or aluminum or various plastic materials is formed in a U shape or an arch shape, but a frame is used. The frame is configured by a plurality of members, and the plurality of members can be appropriately slid or the connection position can be changed so that the size of the frame formed by the frame can be appropriately adapted to various sizes of a commercially available infant seat. It is preferable.

  In some cases, the “frame” can sufficiently support the cover in a deployed manner, but it further increases the strength and makes the space formed in the infant seat more stable. For this reason, a plurality of them may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an appropriate connecting member. In this case, the bulk of the infant seat protective cover is reduced when not in use. Therefore, it is preferable that the plurality of frames overlap each other and be folded.

  Further, the “bridging member” is used to increase the strength of the frame and maintain the shape of the frame by bridging and supporting both legs in at least one of the one or more frames. It is not particularly limited as long as it has a physical strength that does not easily break inside, and in general, a metal material such as stainless steel or aluminum or various plastic materials is suitably used in a rod shape or plate shape. The one formed in a shape is used, but the bridging member is composed of a plurality of members, and the plurality of members can be appropriately slid to change the connection position, so that it can respond appropriately to various sizes of commercially available infant seats It is preferable to be able to do this.

  One “crosslinking member” can sufficiently increase the strength of the frame, but a plurality of “crosslinking members” may be used as appropriate in cases where the strength needs to be further increased.

  In the infant seat protective cover of the present invention, the handle horizontal bar in which at least one of the one or more bridging members is provided with one or more hooks on the infant seat. When the child seat is pivotably latched, the bridging member of the infant seat is centered on the center of gravity of the infant seat protection cover and the latching position between the latch portion and the handle bar of the infant seat is the center of rotation. It has the greatest feature in that it is urged and brought into contact with the support portion for supporting the handle bar or the bicycle saddle or saddle post.

  That is, the infant seat protective cover of the present invention is a child seat protective cover for an infant seat by hooking a latch portion to a handle horizontal bar provided on almost all infant seats currently on the market. By being configured in this way, quick attachment / detachment is facilitated and a firm attachment state can be realized.

  In particular, in the present invention, when the latching portion is latched on the handle horizontal bar installed on the infant seat, the latch portion and the handle for the infant seat are used due to the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protection cover. With the latching position with the horizontal bar as the center of rotation, the bridging member urges and contacts the support part that supports the horizontal bar for the handle of the infant seat, or the bicycle saddle or saddle post. The hook position of the hook-like member and the handlebar of the child seat at the stop, and the position of contact between the bridging member and the support bar for supporting the handlebar of the child seat, or the bicycle saddle or saddle post. The infant seat protective cover can be supported at two points, and a more stable mounting state can be maintained.

  Here, the “hanging portion” used in the present invention is provided in at least one of the above-described one or more bridging members, and is turned around the handle horizontal bar installed in the infant seat. It is not particularly limited as long as it has a physical strength that can be freely moved and is not easily damaged during use. Generally, stainless steel, aluminum metal materials and various plastic materials are used. A hook shape, a clip shape, an elastically biased scissor shape such as a clothespin, or a female die having a shape in which the end of the handle bar can be fitted as a male die can be used. In particular, it is preferable to use a hook-shaped member that is easy to shape and can be easily attached by being sandwiched or hung on a handle horizontal bar installed in an infant seat.

  Note that there may be a case where one of the “hanging portions” can sufficiently attach the infant seat protective cover of the present invention sufficiently, such as a hook-shaped hooking member having a relatively wide width. However, it is usually preferable to attach a plurality of latching portions to the bridging member. Generally, two or more plural latching portions are attached to the bridging member in parallel to maintain a more stable mounting state. It is preferable to do.

  In addition, in the “hanging portion”, the distance between the hooking portions, the protruding length of the hooking portion from the bridging member, and the like can be appropriately adjusted by appropriately changing the attachment position to the bridging member. Thus, it is preferable to be able to cope with various sizes of commercially available infant seats.

  By the way, in the present invention, in order to realize a more stable mounting state, when the latching portion is latched on the handle horizontal bar of the infant seat, the latching portion is obtained by the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protection cover. With the hook-shaped member and the handle bar of the child seat as the center of rotation, the bridging member is attached to the support portion that supports the handle bar of the child seat or the bicycle saddle or saddle post. It is configured so as to contact with each other.

  Here, when the latching portion is hung on the handle bar of the infant seat, the bridging member supports the handle bar of the infant seat by the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protection cover, or In order to urge and contact the bicycle saddle or saddle post, the center of gravity should be located near the rear of the infant seat protection cover, and the means is not particularly limited. For example, this can be achieved by placing the center of gravity of the frame (framework) in the infant seat protection cover behind or providing a weight at the rear of the frame.

  At this time, the bridging member is bent or bent so that both ends of the bridging member protrude forward from the contact position between the bridging member and the handle horizontal bar for the infant seat, or the bicycle saddle or saddle post. When curved, the support for supporting the handle bar of the infant seat or the bridge member against the bicycle saddle or saddle post is further pressed, and the roll of the infant seat protective cover can be reduced. In addition, since the lower end (hem) of the cover in the infant seat protection cover can be positioned at a lower position, it is possible to prevent intrusion such as splashing of rainwater.

  The present invention is a novel infant seat protective cover that has the above-described configuration, facilitates quick attachment / detachment, and can maintain a firmly attached state.

  That is, the infant protective cover of the present invention can be obtained by hooking the latch portion on the handle horizontal bar that is provided almost to all the infant seats currently on the market. Therefore, a quick attachment and detachment can be facilitated and a firmly attached state can be realized.

  Also, when the latching part is latched on the handle bar of the infant seat, the latching position of the latch part and the handle bar of the infant seat is rotated by the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protection cover. As the center, the bridging member is adapted to urge and contact the support part that supports the handle bar of the infant seat, or the bicycle saddle or saddle post, so that a more stable mounting state can be maintained. Can do it.

  At this time, the bridging member is so arranged that both ends of the bridging member protrude forward from the contact position between the bridging member and the handle horizontal bar for the infant seat, or the bicycle saddle or saddle post. When bent, the support for supporting the handle bar of the infant seat or the bridge member against the bicycle saddle or saddle post becomes stronger and the roll of the infant seat protective cover can be reduced. In addition, since the lower end (hem) of the cover in the infant seat protection cover can be positioned at a lower position, it is possible to prevent intrusion such as splashing of rainwater.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a use state of an infant seat protection cover 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The infant seat protection cover 1 supports a film or sheet-like cover 2 and the cover. For this purpose, a plurality of frames 3 directly connected to each other and a bridging member 4 for bridging and supporting both leg portions of the plurality of frames 3 are provided. Is to do.

  The infant seat protection cover 1 includes two handle-like hooks 8 (8a, 8b) provided on the bridging member 4 and a handle horizontal bar 61 installed on the infant seat 6. The bridging member 4 is attached to the bicycle saddle 51 with the center of gravity of the infant seat protection cover 1 being centered and the latching position between the latching portion 8 and the handle horizontal bar 61 of the infant seat 6 as the center of rotation. Alternatively, the urging / contact is made toward the saddle post 52.

  That is, the infant seat protective cover 1 is attached by hanging the latching portion 8 on the handle bar 61 provided in the infant seat 6 as shown in the side view of FIG. Therefore, it is possible to easily attach and detach quickly, and to realize a firm attachment state.

  Further, as shown in the side view of FIG. 2B, when the latching portion 8 is hung on the handle horizontal bar 61 of the infant seat 6, the latch is secured by the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protective cover 1. Since the bridging member 4 is urged / contacted toward the bicycle saddle 51 or the saddle post 52 with the latching position between the portion 8 and the handle horizontal bar 61 of the infant seat 6 as the center of rotation, it is further enhanced. A stable mounting state can be maintained.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a use state of the infant seat protection cover 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The infant seat protection cover 1 supports a film or sheet-like cover 2 and the cover. For this purpose, the child seat 6 is attached to the bicycle 5 and comprises a plurality of frames 3 indirectly connected via a connecting member 9 and a bridging member 4 for bridging and supporting both legs of the frame 3 in the foremost row. This is to protect the passenger 7 and the like from the outside world.

  The infant seat protection cover 1 includes two handle-like hooks 8 (8a, 8b) provided on the bridging member 4 and a handle horizontal bar 61 installed on the infant seat 6. The bridging member 4 is placed on the infant seat with the latching position between the latching portion 8 and the handle horizontal bar 61 of the infant seat 6 as the center of rotation due to the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protection cover 1. The support bar 62 that supports the handle horizontal bar 61 is urged and contacted.

  That is, the infant seat protection cover 1 is attached by hanging the latching portion 8 on the handle bar 61 provided in the infant seat 6 as shown in the side view of FIG. Therefore, it is possible to easily attach and detach quickly, and to realize a firm attachment state.

  Further, as shown in the side view of FIG. 4B, when the latching portion 8 is placed on the handle horizontal bar 61 of the infant seat 6, the latch is secured by the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protective cover 1. The bridging member 4 is biased and contacted to the support portion 62 that supports the handle bar 61 of the infant seat 6 with the latching position of the section 8 and the handle bar 61 of the infant seat 6 as the rotation center. Thus, a more stable attachment state can be maintained.

  In the present embodiment, the lower end (hem) of the cover of the infant seat protection cover 1 is further increased when the bridge member 4 is attached to the infant seat 6 by largely bending the center portion of the bridging member 4 upward. It is configured so that it can be located in the lower part, so that it is possible to prevent intrusion such as rebounding of rainwater.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a use state of the infant seat protection cover 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The infant seat protection cover 1 supports a film or sheet-like cover 2 and the cover. For this purpose, a plurality of frames 3 directly connected to each other and a bridging member 4 for bridging and supporting both leg portions 31 of the plurality of frames 3 are provided. It is for protection.

  The infant seat protection cover 1 includes two handle-like hooks 8 (8a, 8b) provided on the bridging member 4 and a handle horizontal bar 61 installed on the infant seat 6. The bridging member 4 is placed on the infant seat with the latching position between the latching portion 8 and the handle horizontal bar 61 of the infant seat 6 as the center of rotation due to the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protection cover 1. The support bar 62 that supports the handle horizontal bar 61 is urged and contacted.

  That is, the infant seat protection cover 1 is attached by hanging the latching portion 8 on the handle bar 61 provided in the infant seat 6 as shown in the side view of FIG. Therefore, it is possible to easily attach and detach quickly, and to realize a firm attachment state.

  Further, as shown in the side view of FIG. 6B, when the latching portion 8 is hung on the handle horizontal bar 61 of the infant seat 6, the latch is secured by the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protective cover 1. The bridging member 4 is biased and contacted to the support portion 62 that supports the handle bar 61 of the infant seat 6 with the latching position of the section 8 and the handle bar 61 of the infant seat 6 as the rotation center. Thus, a more stable attachment state can be maintained.

  In the present embodiment, the central portion of the bridging member 4 is greatly bent upward, and the bridging member 4 is bridged from the contact position between the support portion 62 that supports the handle bar 61 of the infant seat. Since the bridging member 4 is bent so that both end portions of the member 4 protrude forward, the pressing of the bridging member 4 against the support portion 62 that supports the handle bar 61 of the infant seat 6 is further strengthened. At the same time, the roll of the infant seat protection cover 1 can be mitigated, and the lower end (hem) of the cover of the infant seat protection cover 6 can be located at a lower position, so that the intrusion of rainwater and the like can be prevented. It can be prevented.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a usage state of the infant seat protection cover according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view showing an attachment process of the infant seat protection cover according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a usage state of the infant seat protection cover according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view showing an attaching process of the infant seat protection cover according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a usage state of the infant seat protection cover according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a side view showing an attachment process of the infant seat protective cover according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Infant seat protective cover 2 Cover 3 Frame 4 Bridge member 5 Bicycle 6 Infant seat 7 Passenger 8 Hook

Claims (4)

  An infant seat attached to a bicycle and an infant seat protective cover for protecting an occupant and a load of the infant seat from the outside, the protective cover being a film or a sheet-like cover, for supporting the cover 1 to a plurality of frames, and 1 to a plurality of bridging members for bridging and supporting both legs in at least one of the one to a plurality of frames, and in particular, at least one of the one to a plurality of bridging members. When the one or more latching parts provided on the child are hooked on the handle bar installed in the infant seat, the latching part and the infant seat are separated by the balance of the center of gravity of the infant seat protection cover. A support part in which the bridging member supports the handle bar of the infant seat, or a bicycle saddle or saddle post with the latching position with the handle bar as the rotation center Baby seat protective cover, characterized in that the urge-contact toward.   The hook portion is formed in a hook shape, and the hook portion is attached to the infant seat by being sandwiched or hung on a handle bar installed in the infant seat. Infant seat protective cover as described in.   When the latching portion is hung on the handle of the infant seat, both ends of the bridging member are connected to the support portion for supporting the cross member and the handle horizontal bar of the infant seat or the bicycle saddle or the saddle post. The infant seat protective cover according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bridging member is bent or curved so as to protrude forward. An infant seat comprising the infant seat protective cover according to any one of claims 1 to 3.