JP3072954B2 - Awning for child seat - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a awning for a child seat which is fixed while being mounted on a vehicle seat.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A seatbelt device mounted on a vehicle is not suitable for use with a small-sized child because it is assumed that an adult's body is restrained on a seat.
For this reason, conventionally, a child seat that is placed on a vehicle seat, fixed to the seat by an existing adult seat belt, and restrains the body of a seated child has been used. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 3-139445 discloses a awning for a child seat which is attached to such a child seat to block strong sunlight in good weather.

As shown in FIG. 7, the awning 2 for a child seat is mounted on an upper part of the seat body 6 of a child seat 8 having a base 4 and a seat main body 6 fixed on the base 4. The child seat 8 and the awning 2 for children's seats are attached to the upper part of the backrest part 6A of the seat body 6 and the upper part of the side support part 6C arranged on both sides of the backrest part 6A and the seat part 6B. Engaging member 1
0 and an engaging member 12 attached to a position corresponding to the engaging member 10 of the child seat shade 2, which is detachable and can change the angle of the child seat shade 2 without using complicated fittings. It is possible.

However, since the base of the child seat shade 2 is attached to the upper part of the seat body 6, it covers the sides and above the head of the seated child and sufficiently blocks the sunlight, so that the child seat shade 2 is protected. Becomes larger. For this reason, when the child seat 2 with the child seat shade 2 attached is fixed to the front passenger seat or the rear seat, the driver's side when checking the side or rear side of the front passenger seat and the door mirror are checked. The field of view will be obstructed by the shade 2 for the child seat. Further, it becomes difficult to fix the child seat 8 to which the sunshade 2 for the child seat is attached to the vehicle seat by the seat belt including the shoulder belt and the waist belt. That is, the child seat 8 is placed on the vehicle seat, the waist belt is wound around the seat portion 6B, and the tongue plate attached to the end of the shoulder belt and the waist belt opposite to the vehicle fixed side is attached to the vehicle. After being engaged with the buckle fixed to the child seat, the shoulder belt is widely pulled out of the retractor and rides over the backrest portion 6A of the child seat 8, and the backrest portion 6A.
When moving from the rear to the front or from the front to the rear, the shade 2 for the child seat is large, so that the length of the shoulder belt is insufficient and the fixing work becomes difficult. further,
In order to maintain the shape of a large awning, it is necessary to use a highly rigid material such as metal. In addition, when the awning 2 for the child seat is mounted at a fixed position, and the baby, particularly a small body of 6 months to less than one year old, is seated on the child seat 8, the head is positioned relatively below the backrest 6A. Since the distance between the sunshade and the sunshade 2 for a child seat increases, the sunshine cannot be sufficiently blocked.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a small and highly light-shielding shade for a child seat which does not make it difficult to fix the child seat to a vehicle seat. With the goal.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A sunshade for a child seat provided on a seat for a child occupant, the thin portion having a pair of holes formed through a part of a shoulder belt for restraining a child, and a head of the child occupant attached to the thin portion. A thick portion surrounding the placement portion, and a sunshade portion having a base detachably attached to the outer periphery of the thick portion and extending to the side and upward of the head placement portion are provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the awning for a child seat according to the first aspect of the present invention, the awning portion is provided.
It is characterized by being formed of a flexible material having a small thickness , and a core material being fixed to a peripheral edge of the distal end.

[0008]

In the awning for a child seat according to the first aspect of the present invention, the shoulder belt for restraining the child passes through the hole of the thin portion, and the thin portion is attached to the seat. The thick part attached to the thin part surrounds the head placement part of the child occupant, and the sun shade part is placed in this thick part, so the sun shade is placed closer to the head placement part than when it is attached to the child seat And because it is small, it can effectively block sunlight. In addition, since it is small, even when a part of the adult seat belt is bypassed around the sunshade part in order to attach the child seat to the vehicle using the adult seat belt, the adult seat belt winding device is used. You don't have to pull it out of

Further, when there is no need for a shade such as a cloudy day, the detachable shade part can be removed from the thick part.

[0010] The awning for a child seat according to the second aspect of the present invention is a seat for a child occupant by bending a awning portion formed of a thin flexible material and arranging a peripheral edge portion of the awning outside a base portion. With the sunshade attached, the face of the seated child is exposed. When the sunshine is strong, the shape of the sunshade portion is held by the core material fixed to the peripheral edge portion of the front end to prevent sunshine on the head.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A child seat shade 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a child seat 22 to which a sunshade 20 for a child seat is applied has a seat body 24 and a base 26.

As shown in FIG. 4, the seat body 24 has a seat 30 in which a buckle 28 is erected at a substantially central portion and is fixed, and a substantially central portion in the width direction is loosely recessed. It comprises a backrest portion 34 in which the hole 32 is formed and a side support portion 36, which are integrally formed of synthetic resin. A flexible material such as cloth or leather is attached to the surface of the seat portion 30 or the like as necessary.

On the back side of the backrest 34, a shoulder belt 3 is provided.
8 are detachably attached. The shoulder belt 38 penetrates through any one of the plurality of pairs of holes 32 of the backrest 34, and the central portion is folded back so that it can be inserted into the tongue plate 40. By engaging the tongue plate 40 with the buckle 28 of the seat 30, the seated child occupant is restrained on the child seat 22. That is, the head of the child occupant sitting on the buckle 28 is passed through a substantially V-shaped loop formed by the shoulder belt 38 and the tongue plate 40 to engage the buckle 28 with the tongue plate 40. Then, the child occupant can be restrained. In this restrained state, the head of the seated child occupant is shoulder belt 3
8 and is supported by a backrest 34.

Further, as shown in FIG.
A hollow slip guide 42 whose axis is oriented in the width direction is attached to both sides in the width direction on the back side of the head. One carrying rope 44 used for carrying the child seat 22 penetrates the slip guide 42.

The side support portion 36 is composed of a support portion 36A provided on both sides of the seat portion 30 and a support portion 36B provided on both sides of the backrest portion 34, and stands on both sides of the seated child occupant. Has been established. As shown in FIG.
In the vicinity of a portion where the support portion 36A and the support portion 36B are continuous, a locking portion 46 having one end fixed to the support portion 36A and having a distal end extending toward the support portion 36B along the surface of the side support portion 36 is attached. As a result, the waist belt 48 attached to the vehicle is locked.

As shown in FIG. 2, the base 26 includes a base 26A that supports the seat 30 and a rear 26B that is continuous with the rear of the base 26A and supports the backrest 34 up to a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction. When the seat body 24 is mounted on the base 26 and placed on a flat surface, the seat body 24 is fixed to and supported on the base 26 with the seat body 24 inclined backward. It has become. The description of the fixing structure is omitted.

At the end opposite to the rear portion 26B of the base portion 26A, through holes 26C are formed on both sides of the child seat 22 so as to be oriented in the lateral direction of the seated child occupant. The tip of the carrying rope 44 penetrating the slip guide 42 formed on the back side of the portion 34 is
Each is inserted into the through hole 26C from both sides in the width direction, and is fixed inside the through hole 26C. The other end of the carrying rope 44 is connected to a pair of slip guides 42.
And one continuous rope on both sides of the child seat 22.

The child seat shade 20 attached to the child seat 22 includes a pillow part 50 and a sun shade part 52.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pillow portion 50 is formed of a flexible material, has a thin portion 50A and a thick portion 50B for arranging the head of a child occupant, and can be disposed on the backrest portion 34. It has been. The thin portion 50A has a semi-elliptical shape,
At its lower end, a pair of holes 50C is formed.
The pillow portion 50 is attached to the seat body 24 by passing the shoulder belt 38 through these holes 32 and 50C so as to face any one of the pair. In the state of being fixed to the sheet body 24, the hole 50C of the thin portion 50A is formed.
The upper part is arranged at a position corresponding to the head of the seated child, and the head arrangement part H is provided near the thin part 50A. Further, the thick portion 50B is fixed to the thin portion 50A so as to cover the peripheral portion of the thin portion 50A located on both sides and the upper portion of the hole 50C and having a substantially circular cross section, that is, the curved peripheral portion, and seated thereby. The thick portion 50B is arranged in an open loop around the child's head, and the head arrangement portion H
It is designed to surround.

As shown in FIG. 2, the sunshade section 52
The developed shape is substantially semicircular so that the shape viewed from the side is substantially triangular. As shown in FIG. 3, the base 52A is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the thick portion 50B of the pillow portion 50, and The portion 52 extends to the side and upward of the head arrangement portion H, and as shown in FIG. 2, is attached to the thin portion 50A in a state in which the portion 52 is inclined forward, that is, to the seating portion side. . Further, in a state where the pillows 50 are attached to the pillow portions 50 fixed to the seat body 24 supported by the base and are placed on a flat surface, the distal end peripheral portion 52B is located directly above the lower edge of the pillow portions 50 vertically. It is arrange | positioned ahead of Q, and is made substantially parallel with the perpendicular P, and reduces the sunlight which enters into the pillow part 50. FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the attachment of the sunshade portion 52 to the pillow portion 50 includes the thick portion 50 of the pillow portion 50.
B is formed by engaging the engaging portions 50D formed at both ends on the outer peripheral side of B with the engaging portions 52C formed at both ends on the inner peripheral side of the base portion 52A of the sunshade portion 52. 52 is detachable from the pillow part 50. The combination of the engaging portions 50D and 52C includes a large number of loop-shaped projections provided on one side and a large number of projections provided with hooks and a large-diameter enlarged portion on the other side. A combination can be used, and a magic fastener (trade name) is used as an example.

Next, the operation of the awning 20 for a child seat having the above configuration will be described. First, a pair of holes 32 of the backrest portion 34 and a pair of holes 50C of the thin portion 50A near the position where the shoulder of the child is arranged when the child is seated.
The front ends of the shoulder belts 38 are respectively penetrated, and the front ends of the shoulder belts 38 are fixed on the back side of the backrest 34. Thus, the thin portion 50A is held in close contact with the backrest 34. On the other hand, the engagement part 50D of the pillow part 50 and the engagement part 52C of the awning part 52 are engaged to attach the awning part 52 to the pillow part 50.

In this state, the child occupant is seated on the seat portion 30 while straddling the buckle 28 and the hole 32 and the hole 50C.
When the head is passed through a substantially V-shaped loop portion formed by the shoulder belt 38 and the tongue plate 40 penetrating the head, the head is disposed on the pillow portion 50 and is shielded from light by the sunshade portion 52. The seated child is restrained on the child seat 22 by engaging the tongue plate 40 with the buckle 28. In addition, auxiliary fixing means such as a combination of the engaging portions 50D and 52C may be provided to fix the thin portion 50A to the backrest portion 34.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the child seat 22 in a state in which the child is restrained is fixed on the vehicle seat 56 by a seat belt composed of a waist belt 48 and a shoulder belt 54, for example, a backrest is used. The child seat 22 is placed on the vehicle seat 56 so that the portion 34 is arranged on the front side of the vehicle, and the waist belt 48 is arranged on the seat 30 so that the shoulder belt 54 and the waist belt 48 are fixed to the vehicle. The tongue plate 58 attached to the end opposite to the side is engaged with the buckle 60 fixed to the vehicle. Next, the shoulder belt 54 is widely pulled out of the retractor and is disposed on the back side of the backrest 34 of the child seat 22, that is, on the front side of the vehicle, and the waist belt 48 is engaged with the locking portion 46 formed on the side support portion 36.
Lock with. Thus, the child seat 22 becomes the vehicle seat 5
6 fixed on. In addition, awning part 5 to pillow part 50
2 can be arbitrarily attached and detached, and may be before or after attachment of the thin portion 50A to the backrest portion 34.

As described above, in the awning 20 for a child seat according to the present embodiment, the base 52A of the awning portion 52 is disposed on the outer periphery of the thick portion 50B of the pillow portion 50. In other words, the awning portion 52 is provided. The pillow part 50 is arranged at a position close to the pillow part 50, and the sunshade part 52 is reduced in size.

The sunshade 52 is provided on the seat body 2.
In a state where the pillows are attached to the pillow portion 50 fixed to the fourth member 4 and placed on a flat surface, the distal end peripheral edge portion 52B is disposed in front of the directly above Q on the lower edge of the pillow portion 50,
In addition, since the distance from the pillow portion 50 is short, it is possible to efficiently block sunlight even if the size is reduced.

Further, even when the child seat 22 to which the sunshade portion 52 is attached is fixed to the passenger seat, the visibility of the driver on the passenger seat side is not obstructed because the sunshade portion 52 is downsized.

Further, the position of the pillow portion 50 can be adjusted by making the pair of holes 50C of the thin portion 50A face one of a plurality of pairs 32 of the plurality of pairs formed in the backrest portion 34. The position of the awning 52 is adjusted together with the adjustment of the position of the pillow 50, and the distance between the child's head and the awning 52 can be maintained substantially constant. Even when an infant or the like is seated on the child seat 22, the sun shade 20 for the child seat can sufficiently block the sunshine.

Further, since the sunshade portion 52 is detachable, the sunshade portion 52 can be removed when there is no need to shield the light, and since the sunshade portion 52 is small, a large storage space is required in the vehicle interior. And not.

Further, since the sunshade portion 52 is arranged in a position close to the pillow portion 50, when the child seat 22 to which the sunshade portion 52 is attached is fixed with a seat belt, an extra shoulder belt length is not required. The child seat 23 can be easily fixed on the vehicle seat.

Further, by reducing the size of the sunshade portion 52, it is not necessary to use a material having high rigidity such as metal, and for example, a material such as a foamed resin can be used for the sunshade portion 52.

When the awning 52 is formed of a foldable flexible material such as cloth or leather, and a core material is embedded or fixed in the peripheral edge 52B of the awning 52, when the awning 52 is not used, as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, by bending the sunshade portion 52 at the center or the like and arranging the distal end peripheral portion 52B outside the base portion 52A, the face of the seated child is exposed while the sunshade portion 52 is mounted on the pillow portion 50. When the sunshade 52 is used, the arch shape of the sunshade 52 can be maintained by the core material. Therefore, this case can be used a thin Iyawara <br/> softwood thickness shade portion 52. In addition, the material used for the core material may be any material, but an example is a resin such as a foamed resin.

In the above embodiment, a magic fastener is used for the engaging portions 50D and 52C. However, the engaging member is not limited to this, and a hook or a button may be used, or two pieces may be used. The separated fastener may be attached to the outer periphery of the thick portion 50 </ b> B of the pillow portion 50 and the inner periphery of the base end of the sunshade portion 52. In addition, the engagement part is one place or three places
It may be installed in more than one place. Further, the engagement portions 50D and 52C may be arranged over a larger area than the state shown in FIG. 3 so that the attachment position of the sunshade portion 52 can be changed.

The shape of the thin portion 50A of the pillow portion 50 may be a semi-elliptical shape, a polygonal shape such as a triangular shape or a square shape, or a semi-circular shape, and the thick portion 50B may be formed as in the above embodiment. In addition to continuously covering a part of the peripheral portion of the thin portion 50A as a closed loop, for example, it is disposed on two opposing sides of the rectangular thin portion 50A so as to intermittently cover the head arrangement portion H. Is also good. Further, the shape of the sunshade portion 52 may be any shape as long as it can be attached to and detached from the pillow portion 50 having the above shape and can shield light.

The child seat 22 is attached to the vehicle seat 56.
In fixing the child seat, the back side of the backrest portion 34 may be arranged rearward of the vehicle, and the child seat 22 may be fixed in a direction different from these directions. Further, the child seat 22 may be fixed to the rear seat.

The awning 20 for a child seat according to the present embodiment can be used for both an infant seat for carrying an infant and a child seat for carrying an infant from 1 year old to less than 4 years old.

[0037]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the sunshade is arranged at a position close to the head arranging portion, the sunshade can be detachably mounted and can provide a small sunshade for a child seat which has a high light-shielding effect. It has the effect.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the face of the child is exposed by folding the sunshade formed of the thin flexible material so that the sunshade is attached to the seat for the child occupant. An excellent effect is provided that a awning for a child seat that can be made to be able to be provided can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a state in which a sun shade for a child seat according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a child seat.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the child seat with the awning for the child seat of FIG. 1 attached thereto.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a pillow portion and a awning portion of a awning for a child seat in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the child seat to which the sun shade for child seat of FIG. 1 is applied;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which the child seat in a state where the awning for the child seat in FIG. 1 is attached is fixed to a vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a sunshade portion of a sunshade for a child sheet according to a modification is bent and cut in a direction orthogonal to a width direction of the sunshade portion.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional awning for a child seat.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 20 awning for child seat 22 kid seat (seat for child occupant) 38 shoulder belt 50 pillow part 50A thin part 50B thick part 50C hole 50D engagement part 52 awning part 52C engagement part

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-3-139445 (JP, A) JP-A-53-151025 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60N 2/26-2/28 A47C 7/66 B62B 9/14

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sunshade for a child seat provided on a seat for a child occupant, wherein the sunshade is provided with a pair of holes through which a child restraint shoulder belt penetrates, and attached to the thin portion. A thick portion surrounding the head arrangement portion of the child occupant, and a sunshade portion having a base detachably attached to the outer periphery of the thick portion and extending to the side and upward of the head arrangement portion. Awning for children seats. 2. The awning for a child seat according to claim 1, wherein the awning is formed of a thin flexible material, and a core material is fixed to a peripheral edge of the awning.