US20010004162A1 - Swivel child car seat - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a swivel child car seat to be fixedly mounted on a seat of a vehicle or the like and having a seat body supported on a base so as to be turnable to face a child car seated thereon toward either the front or the rear with respect to the direction of travel of the vehicle.
- a conventional swivel child car seat 1 has a seat body 2 and a base 3 .
- the seat body 2 is supported on the base 3 by a swivel mechanism, not shown.
- the base 3 is fastened to a seat 4 of a vehicle by a seat belt 5 attached to the seat 4 .
- the seat body 2 of the swivel child car seat 1 can be turned about the turning axis 6 of the swivel mechanism to set the seat body 2 selectively in either a first position to face a child car seated thereof toward the front as shown in FIG. 14( a ) or a second position to face the child car seated thereon toward the rear as shown in FIG. 14( b ) with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle.
- the turning axis 6 of the swivel mechanism extends in a front end portion of the base 3 .
- a swivel child car seat comprises a base, a swivel pedestal mounted on the base for free turning, and a seat body mounted on the swivel pedestal, in which the swivel pedestal can slide along at least one straight line relative to the base.
- the swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the base is provided with an elongate guide groove, and the swivel pedestal turns in and slides along the guide groove.
- the swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the guide groove of the base has one end opening in one end of the base and the other end provided with a projection, the swivel pedestal is provided with a recess complementary to the projection, and the projection engages in the recess of the swivel pedestal to restrain the swivel pedestal from turning.
- the swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the projection has a concave, circular end surface of a curvature substantially equal to that of the circumferential surface of the swivel pedestal.
- the swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that a holding block is inserted in one end of the guide groove so as to press the swivel pedestal against the other end of the guide groove.
- the swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the holding block is slidable in the guide groove, and the holding block is stopped selectively at a proper position by a positioning means.
- the swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the holding block slides between a rear position where the holding block is in contact with the swivel pedestal set at a rear position where the projection of the guide groove engages in the recess of the swivel pedestal, and a front position where the holding block is in contact with the swivel pedestal set at a front position where the projection of the guide groove is not in engagement with the recess of the swivel pedestal, and the positioning means holds the holding block selectively at either the rear position or the front position.
- the swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that one end of the holding block that is set in contact with the swivel pedestal has a concave, circular surface of a curvature substantially equal to that of the circumferential surface of the swivel pedestal.
- the swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that a locking means for fixedly holding the seat body on the base is interposed between the seat body and the base.
- the swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the locking means restrains the seat body from turning and sliding relative to the base.
- the swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the locking means comprises a latch disposed on a side of the base and provided with an opening, and a pin supported on the seat body and capable of being inserted in the opening of the latch.
- the swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the locking means comprises a base-side element placed on a rear portion of the base, and a hook supported on the seat body and capable of engaging the base-side element.
- the seat body of the child car seat can be moved forward or rearward by sliding the swivel pedestal along the guide groove.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic, partly sectional side elevation of a swivel child car seat in a preferred embodiment according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic, exploded perspective view of a swivel mechanism
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the swivel mechanism shown in FIG. 2 in a state where a seat body is at a front position;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the swivel mechanism shown in FIG. 2 in a state where the seat body is at a rear position;
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of the swivel mechanism shown in FIG. 2 provided with a positioning device for assistance in explaining the operation of the swivel mechanism;
- FIG. 6 is a typical side elevation of a locking mechanism included in the swivel child car seat according to the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a horizontal sectional view of the locking mechanism shown in FIG. 6;
- FIG. 8 is a schematic view of assistance in explaining the operation of the locking mechanism shown in FIG. 6;
- FIG. 9 is a typical side elevation of another locking mechanism for the swivel child car seat of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a typical perspective view of assistance in explaining the position and condition of base-side elements included in the locking mechanism shown in FIG. 9;
- FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of base-side elements of the locking mechanism shown in FIG. 9;
- FIG. 12 is a schematic side elevation of assistance in explaining the operation of the swivel child car seat of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a typical perspective view of a conventional swivel child car seat.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic side elevations of assistance in explaining modes of use of the conventional swivel child car seat shown in FIG. 13.
- FIG. 1 is a typical partly sectional side elevation of a swivel child car seat in a preferred embodiment according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic, exploded perspective view of a swivel mechanism included in the swivel child car seat shown in FIG. 1
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the swivel mechanism shown in FIG. 2 in a state where a seat body is at a front position
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the swivel mechanism shown in FIG. 2 in a state where the seat body is at a rear position.
- a swivel child car seat 1 has a base 11 having a bottom part 12 , a disk-shaped swivel pedestal 14 supported for turning on the bottom part 12 , and a seat body 13 supported on the swivel pedestal 14 .
- the bottom part 12 of the base 11 , and the swivel pedestal 14 combined with the seat body 13 compose a swivel mechanism 10 .
- the bottom part 12 is provided in its upper surface 12 a with an elongate guide groove 15 .
- the guide groove 15 has an open front end 12 b, a closed rear end, and parallel side walls 15 a extending between the front end 12 b and the rear end.
- a projection 16 is formed so as to project from the rear end of the guide groove 15 into the same.
- the projection 16 has a circular concave front end surface 16 a of a curvature substantially equal to that of the circumferential surface of the swivel pedestal 14 .
- the side walls 15 a of the guide groove 15 is provided with side grooves 17 extending through the entire length of the side walls 15 a.
- the bottom part 12 included in the base 11 may be omitted and the guide groove 15 may be formed in a lower portion of the base 11 .
- the swivel pedestal 14 has a shape generally resembling a disk and is provided with a recess 18 in a peripheral portion thereof, and a flange 19 at its lower end.
- the swivel mechanism 10 further includes a holding block 20 that presses the swivel pedestal 14 toward the rear end of the guide groove 15 and holds the swivel pedestal 14 in place.
- the holding block 20 has a circular concave rear surface 20 a of a curvature substantially equal to that of the circumferential surface of the swivel pedestal 14 . Ridges 21 project from lower portions of the side surfaces 20 b of the holding block 20 , respectively.
- the bottom part 12 , the swivel pedestal 14 and the holding block 20 are assembled by inserting the flange 19 of the swivel pedestal 14 in the side grooves 17 of the bottom part 12 , and then inserting the ridges 21 of the holding block 20 in the side grooves 17 of the bottom part 12 to form the swivel mechanism 10 as shown in FIG. 3.
- the swivel pedestal 14 is restrained from lateral movement in the guide groove 15 by the side walls 15 a of the guide groove 15 , the front end surface 16 a of the projection 16 and the rear end surface 20 a of the holding block 20 and is allowed to turn about its axis.
- the swivel pedestal 14 is held at a front position on the bottom part 12 to hold the seat body 13 on a front portion of the base 11 .
- the swivel pedestal 14 is turned through an angle of 180° from the position thereof shown in FIG. 3 to align the recess 18 of the swivel pedestal 14 with the projection 16 of the bottom part 12 . Then, the swivel pedestal 14 is slid rearward along the guide groove 15 of the bottom part 12 to receive the projection 16 in the recess 18 as shown in FIG. 4.
- the swivel pedestal 14 is restrained from turning about its axis in a space defined by the side walls 15 a of the guide groove 15 , the front end surface 16 a of the projection 16 and the rear end surface 20 a of the holding block 20 .
- the swivel pedestal 14 is held at a rear position on the bottom part 12 to hold the seat body 13 on a rear portion of the base 11 .
- the holding block 20 of the swivel mechanism 10 is locked in place to retain the swivel pedestal 14 selectively at the front position shown in FIG. 3 or at the rear position shown in FIG. 4.
- a positioning device 30 for locking the holding block 20 at either the front or the rear position includes the side walls 15 a of the base member 12 defining the guide groove 15 provided with a pair of front holes 31 a and a pair of rear hole 31 b, pins 32 placed in holes formed in the opposite side surfaces of the holding block 20 so as to project outside from the holes and to be retracted into the holes, a disk 33 provided in its middle portion with a knob 33 a and supported on a middle portion of the upper surface of the holding block 20 , and links 34 connecting the pins 32 to peripheral portions of the disk 33 , respectively.
- the pins 32 are inserted in the front holes 31 a, respectively, to lock the holding block 20 at the front position, where the holding block 20 is disengaged from the projection 16 , when the swivel pedestal 14 is at the front position shown in FIG. 3.
- the swivel pedestal 14 is moved from the front position shown in FIG. 3 to the rear position shown in FIG. 4, the swivel pedestal 14 is turned through an angle of 180° to a position shown in FIG. 5( b ) and the swivel pedestal 14 is moved rearward so as to receive the projection 16 in the recess 18 of the swivel pedestal 14 as shown in FIG. 5( c ).
- the knob 33 a is held between fingers and the disk 33 is turned in a direction to pull out the pins 32 from the front holes 31 a to release the holding block 20 .
- the holding block 20 is moved rearward into contact with the swivel pedestal 14 so that the pins 32 are aligned with the rear holes 31 b.
- the disk 33 is turned in the opposite direction to project the pins 32 from the side surfaces of the holding block 20 and to insert the same in the rear holes 31 b to lock the holding block 20 at the rear position shown in FIG. 5( c ).
- the operation to project the pins 32 from the side surfaces of the holding block 20 can be omitted when the pins 32 are biased outward by springs or the like.
- the positioning device 30 uses the two pairs of holes 31 a and 31 b formed in the side walls 15 a to lock the holding block 20 selectively at either the front or the back position.
- the pair of front holes 31 a may be omitted when a plate or the like is attached to the front end of the bottom part 12 so as to close the open front end of the guide groove 15 to limit the forward movement of the holding block 20 .
- FIGS. 6 to 8 show locking mechanism 40 for locking the seat body 13 facing rearward with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle at the rear position on the base 11 .
- FIG. 6 shows the arrangement of components of the locking mechanism 40
- FIG. 7 shows the construction of the locking mechanism 40
- FIG. 8 shows the positions of the components of the locking mechanism 40 in different phases of operation.
- the locking mechanism 40 is formed across one side of the seat body 13 and the corresponding side of the base 11 .
- the locking mechanism 40 has a pin 41 projecting from a side wall of the seat body 13 , and a releasing member 42 supported for sliding movement on the same side wall of the seat body 13 .
- a spring 43 is extended between the releasing member 42 and the seat body 13 to bias the releasing member 42 to the left, as viewed in FIG. 7.
- the locking mechanism 40 has a latch 44 supported for swing motion on the base 11 by a pin 46 .
- the latch 44 is provided with a hole 45 to receive the pin 41 , can be turned on the shaft 46 and is biased counterclockwise, as viewed in FIG. 7 by a spring 47 .
- the releasing member 42 is moved to the right from a position shown in FIG. 8( b ) to disengage the seat body 13 from the base 11 . Then, as shown in FIG. 8( c ), the extremity of the releasing member 42 pushes the latch 44 to turn the latch 44 clockwise, so that latch 44 is separated from the pin 41 and the seat body 13 is released from the base 11 .
- FIGS. 9 to 11 show another locking mechanism for fastening the seat body 13 to the base 11 with the seat body 13 facing the front with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle and fastening the seat body 13 to the base 11 at the rear position with the seat body 13 facing the rear with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle.
- FIG. 9 shows the arrangement of components of the locking mechanism
- FIG. 10 shows the arrangement of the base-side components of the locking mechanism
- FIG. 11 shows the base-side components of the locking mechanism in an enlarged view.
- a first locking device 50 for interlocking the backrest 13 a of the seat body 13 with the base 11 and holding the seat body 13 set facing the front is provided between the seat body 13 and the base 11 as shown in FIG. 9( a ).
- a second locking device 60 for interlocking a front portion 13 b of the seat body 13 and the base 11 and holding the seat body 13 set facing the rear is provided between the seat body 13 and the base 11 as shown in FIG. 9( b ).
- a base-side element 50 a of the first locking device 50 is held on an upper portion of a back part 11 a .
- the base-side element 50 a is retracted into a cavity 51 formed in the back part 11 a when the same is not used.
- the base-side element 50 a of the first locking device 50 has a main member 53 having an end pivotally supported on the base 11 , and a link 54 pivotally connected to the main member 53 by a pin 53 and having side surfaces guided for sliding motion by the side surfaces of the cavity 51 .
- the base-side element 50 a of the first locking device 50 is pulled out of the cavity 51 as shown in FIG. 11( a ), hooks 50 b attached to the backrest 13 a of the seat body 13 are engaged with the pin 52 .
- the seat body 13 is held on the base 11 as shown in FIG. 9( a ) and is restrained from turning and sliding.
- a base-side element 60 a of the second locking device 60 is attached to a lower portion of the back part 11 a of the base 11 .
- the base-side element 60 a has a pair of brackets 61 projecting from the back part 11 a of the base 11 , and a pin 62 extended between the pair of brackets 61 .
- a hook 60 b attached to a front portion 13 b of the seat body 13 is engaged with the pin 62 of the base-side element 60 a to interlock the seat body 13 with the base 11 as shown in FIG. 9( b ).
- a cavity 63 may be formed in the back part 11 a, and ends of the pair of brackets 61 may be pivotally supported on the side walls of the cavity 63 .
- the seat body 13 of the swivel child car seat of the present invention is positioned on and fastened to the base 11 with the seat body 13 set facing the front as shown in FIG. 12( a ) when it is desired to seat a child thereon with the child facing the front.
- the seat body 13 is turned through an angle of 90° about its axis of turning to set the seat body sideways as shown in FIG. 12( b ) when taking down the child from the swivel child car seat.
- the child is seated on the seat body 13 with the seat body 13 set sideways as shown in FIG.
- the seat body 13 is turned through an angle of 90° about its axis of turning to a position shown in FIG. 12( c ) where the seat body 13 is set facing the rear, the seat body 13 is moved rearward to the rear position as shown in FIG. 12( d ), and then the seat body 13 is positioned on and fastened to the base 11 .
- the locking mechanism of the swivel child car seat of the present invention includes a locking device that restrains the seat body 13 from turning and a locking device that restrains the seat body 13 from forward and rearward movement relative to the base 11 , and includes the positioning device 30 .
- the seat body of the swivel child sheet according to the present invention can be moved rearward with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle in a state where the seat body is set facing the rear. Therefore, the seat body can be spaced a sufficient distance apart from the front seat of the vehicle when the swivel child car seat is fastened to the rear seat of the vehicle with the seat body set facing the rear.
- the seat body of the swivel child car seat of the present invention can be selectively set at the front position where the swivel pedestal is retained between the holding block and the extremity of the projection, or the rear position where the projection is received in the recess of the swivel pedestal. Therefore, any locking mechanism for restraining the seat body set at the rear position from turning is not necessary and hence the swivel child car seat can be formed in a strong, compact construction.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a swivel child car seat to be fixedly mounted on a seat of a vehicle or the like and having a seat body supported on a base so as to be turnable to face a child car seated thereon toward either the front or the rear with respect to the direction of travel of the vehicle.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Referring to FIG. 13, a conventional swivel
child car seat 1 has aseat body 2 and abase 3. Theseat body 2 is supported on thebase 3 by a swivel mechanism, not shown. Thebase 3 is fastened to aseat 4 of a vehicle by aseat belt 5 attached to theseat 4. - The
seat body 2 of the swivelchild car seat 1 can be turned about theturning axis 6 of the swivel mechanism to set theseat body 2 selectively in either a first position to face a child car seated thereof toward the front as shown in FIG. 14(a) or a second position to face the child car seated thereon toward the rear as shown in FIG. 14(b) with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle. - To enable the
seat body 2 to be turned without being interfered with by thebase 3, theturning axis 6 of the swivel mechanism extends in a front end portion of thebase 3. - When the backrest of a
front seat 4 b is tilted rearward with theseat body 2 of thechild car seat 1 fixedly mounted on arear seat 4 a facing rearward, the distance L between the backrest of the front seat 1 b and theseat body 2 decreases as shown in FIG. 14(b) and it is possible that the rearward tilt of the backrest of the front seat 1 b is limited by theseat body 2. - It is an object of the present invention to provide a swivel child car seat having a seat body that will not interfere with the backrest of a front seat when the backrest of the front seat is tilted rearward with the seat body facing rearward.
- According to the present invention, a swivel child car seat comprises a base, a swivel pedestal mounted on the base for free turning, and a seat body mounted on the swivel pedestal, in which the swivel pedestal can slide along at least one straight line relative to the base.
- The swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the base is provided with an elongate guide groove, and the swivel pedestal turns in and slides along the guide groove.
- The swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the guide groove of the base has one end opening in one end of the base and the other end provided with a projection, the swivel pedestal is provided with a recess complementary to the projection, and the projection engages in the recess of the swivel pedestal to restrain the swivel pedestal from turning.
- The swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the projection has a concave, circular end surface of a curvature substantially equal to that of the circumferential surface of the swivel pedestal.
- The swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that a holding block is inserted in one end of the guide groove so as to press the swivel pedestal against the other end of the guide groove.
- The swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the holding block is slidable in the guide groove, and the holding block is stopped selectively at a proper position by a positioning means.
- The swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the holding block slides between a rear position where the holding block is in contact with the swivel pedestal set at a rear position where the projection of the guide groove engages in the recess of the swivel pedestal, and a front position where the holding block is in contact with the swivel pedestal set at a front position where the projection of the guide groove is not in engagement with the recess of the swivel pedestal, and the positioning means holds the holding block selectively at either the rear position or the front position.
- The swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that one end of the holding block that is set in contact with the swivel pedestal has a concave, circular surface of a curvature substantially equal to that of the circumferential surface of the swivel pedestal.
- The swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that a locking means for fixedly holding the seat body on the base is interposed between the seat body and the base.
- The swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the locking means restrains the seat body from turning and sliding relative to the base.
- The swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the locking means comprises a latch disposed on a side of the base and provided with an opening, and a pin supported on the seat body and capable of being inserted in the opening of the latch.
- The swivel child car seat of the present invention is characterized in that the locking means comprises a base-side element placed on a rear portion of the base, and a hook supported on the seat body and capable of engaging the base-side element.
- According to the present invention, the seat body of the child car seat can be moved forward or rearward by sliding the swivel pedestal along the guide groove.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic, partly sectional side elevation of a swivel child car seat in a preferred embodiment according to the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic, exploded perspective view of a swivel mechanism;
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the swivel mechanism shown in FIG. 2 in a state where a seat body is at a front position;
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the swivel mechanism shown in FIG. 2 in a state where the seat body is at a rear position;
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of the swivel mechanism shown in FIG.2 provided with a positioning device for assistance in explaining the operation of the swivel mechanism;
- FIG. 6 is a typical side elevation of a locking mechanism included in the swivel child car seat according to the present invention;
- FIG. 7 is a horizontal sectional view of the locking mechanism shown in FIG. 6;
- FIG. 8 is a schematic view of assistance in explaining the operation of the locking mechanism shown in FIG. 6;
- FIG. 9 is a typical side elevation of another locking mechanism for the swivel child car seat of the present invention;
- FIG. 10 is a typical perspective view of assistance in explaining the position and condition of base-side elements included in the locking mechanism shown in FIG. 9;
- FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of base-side elements of the locking mechanism shown in FIG. 9;
- FIG. 12 is a schematic side elevation of assistance in explaining the operation of the swivel child car seat of the present invention;
- FIG. 13 is a typical perspective view of a conventional swivel child car seat; and
- FIG. 14 is a schematic side elevations of assistance in explaining modes of use of the conventional swivel child car seat shown in FIG. 13.
- A swivel child car seat in a preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a typical partly sectional side elevation of a swivel child car seat in a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic, exploded perspective view of a swivel mechanism included in the swivel child car seat shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the swivel mechanism shown in FIG. 2 in a state where a seat body is at a front position, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the swivel mechanism shown in FIG. 2 in a state where the seat body is at a rear position.
- Referring to FIG. 1, a swivel
child car seat 1 has abase 11 having abottom part 12, a disk-shapedswivel pedestal 14 supported for turning on thebottom part 12, and aseat body 13 supported on theswivel pedestal 14. Thebottom part 12 of thebase 11, and theswivel pedestal 14 combined with theseat body 13 compose aswivel mechanism 10. - Referring to FIG. 2, the
bottom part 12 is provided in itsupper surface 12 a with anelongate guide groove 15. Theguide groove 15 has anopen front end 12 b, a closed rear end, andparallel side walls 15 a extending between thefront end 12 b and the rear end. Aprojection 16 is formed so as to project from the rear end of theguide groove 15 into the same. Theprojection 16 has a circular concavefront end surface 16 a of a curvature substantially equal to that of the circumferential surface of theswivel pedestal 14. Theside walls 15 a of theguide groove 15 is provided withside grooves 17 extending through the entire length of theside walls 15 a. - The
bottom part 12 included in thebase 11 may be omitted and theguide groove 15 may be formed in a lower portion of thebase 11. - The
swivel pedestal 14 has a shape generally resembling a disk and is provided with arecess 18 in a peripheral portion thereof, and aflange 19 at its lower end. - The
swivel mechanism 10 further includes aholding block 20 that presses theswivel pedestal 14 toward the rear end of theguide groove 15 and holds theswivel pedestal 14 in place. Theholding block 20 has a circular concaverear surface 20 a of a curvature substantially equal to that of the circumferential surface of theswivel pedestal 14.Ridges 21 project from lower portions of theside surfaces 20 b of theholding block 20, respectively. - The
bottom part 12, theswivel pedestal 14 and theholding block 20 are assembled by inserting theflange 19 of theswivel pedestal 14 in theside grooves 17 of thebottom part 12, and then inserting theridges 21 of theholding block 20 in theside grooves 17 of thebottom part 12 to form theswivel mechanism 10 as shown in FIG. 3. - In a state shown in FIG. 3, the
swivel pedestal 14 is restrained from lateral movement in theguide groove 15 by theside walls 15 a of theguide groove 15, thefront end surface 16 a of theprojection 16 and therear end surface 20 a of theholding block 20 and is allowed to turn about its axis. In the state shown in FIG. 3, theswivel pedestal 14 is held at a front position on thebottom part 12 to hold theseat body 13 on a front portion of thebase 11. - The
swivel pedestal 14 is turned through an angle of 180° from the position thereof shown in FIG. 3 to align therecess 18 of theswivel pedestal 14 with theprojection 16 of thebottom part 12. Then, theswivel pedestal 14 is slid rearward along theguide groove 15 of thebottom part 12 to receive theprojection 16 in therecess 18 as shown in FIG. 4. - In a state shown in FIG. 4, the
swivel pedestal 14 is restrained from turning about its axis in a space defined by theside walls 15 a of theguide groove 15, thefront end surface 16 a of theprojection 16 and therear end surface 20 a of theholding block 20. In the state shown in FIG. 4, theswivel pedestal 14 is held at a rear position on thebottom part 12 to hold theseat body 13 on a rear portion of thebase 11. - The
holding block 20 of theswivel mechanism 10 is locked in place to retain theswivel pedestal 14 selectively at the front position shown in FIG. 3 or at the rear position shown in FIG. 4. - Referring to FIG. 5(a) to (c), a
positioning device 30 for locking the holdingblock 20 at either the front or the rear position includes theside walls 15 a of thebase member 12 defining theguide groove 15 provided with a pair offront holes 31 a and a pair ofrear hole 31 b, pins 32 placed in holes formed in the opposite side surfaces of the holdingblock 20 so as to project outside from the holes and to be retracted into the holes, adisk 33 provided in its middle portion with aknob 33 a and supported on a middle portion of the upper surface of the holdingblock 20, and links 34 connecting thepins 32 to peripheral portions of thedisk 33, respectively. - Referring to FIG. 5(a), the
pins 32 are inserted in the front holes 31 a, respectively, to lock the holdingblock 20 at the front position, where the holdingblock 20 is disengaged from theprojection 16, when theswivel pedestal 14 is at the front position shown in FIG. 3. When theswivel pedestal 14 is moved from the front position shown in FIG. 3 to the rear position shown in FIG. 4, theswivel pedestal 14 is turned through an angle of 180° to a position shown in FIG. 5(b) and theswivel pedestal 14 is moved rearward so as to receive theprojection 16 in therecess 18 of theswivel pedestal 14 as shown in FIG. 5(c). Subsequently, theknob 33 a is held between fingers and thedisk 33 is turned in a direction to pull out thepins 32 from the front holes 31 a to release the holdingblock 20. Then, the holdingblock 20 is moved rearward into contact with theswivel pedestal 14 so that thepins 32 are aligned with therear holes 31 b. Then, thedisk 33 is turned in the opposite direction to project thepins 32 from the side surfaces of the holdingblock 20 and to insert the same in therear holes 31 b to lock the holdingblock 20 at the rear position shown in FIG. 5(c). - The operation to project the
pins 32 from the side surfaces of the holdingblock 20 can be omitted when thepins 32 are biased outward by springs or the like. - The
positioning device 30 uses the two pairs ofholes side walls 15 a to lock the holdingblock 20 selectively at either the front or the back position. The pair offront holes 31 a may be omitted when a plate or the like is attached to the front end of thebottom part 12 so as to close the open front end of theguide groove 15 to limit the forward movement of the holdingblock 20. - FIGS.6 to 8
show locking mechanism 40 for locking theseat body 13 facing rearward with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle at the rear position on thebase 11. FIG. 6 shows the arrangement of components of thelocking mechanism 40, FIG. 7 shows the construction of thelocking mechanism 40, and FIG. 8 shows the positions of the components of thelocking mechanism 40 in different phases of operation. - Referring to FIG. 6, the
locking mechanism 40 is formed across one side of theseat body 13 and the corresponding side of thebase 11. Thelocking mechanism 40 has apin 41 projecting from a side wall of theseat body 13, and a releasingmember 42 supported for sliding movement on the same side wall of theseat body 13. Aspring 43 is extended between the releasingmember 42 and theseat body 13 to bias the releasingmember 42 to the left, as viewed in FIG. 7. Thelocking mechanism 40 has alatch 44 supported for swing motion on thebase 11 by apin 46. Thelatch 44 is provided with ahole 45 to receive thepin 41, can be turned on theshaft 46 and is biased counterclockwise, as viewed in FIG. 7 by aspring 47. - When the
seat body 13 is turned from a normal position where the same faces forward to a position where the same faces rearward as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and theseat body 13 is moved rearward. Thepin 41 moving together with theseat body 13 as shown in FIG. 8(a), turns thelatch 44 clockwise as viewed in FIG. 8(a) against the resilience of thespring 47. As the seat body is moved further rearward, thepin 41 coincides with thehole 45 of thelatch 44 and thepin 41 is inserted in thehole 45 of thelatch 44 as shown in FIG. 8(b) to interlock theseat body 13 with thebase 11. - The releasing
member 42 is moved to the right from a position shown in FIG. 8(b) to disengage theseat body 13 from thebase 11. Then, as shown in FIG. 8(c), the extremity of the releasingmember 42 pushes thelatch 44 to turn thelatch 44 clockwise, so thatlatch 44 is separated from thepin 41 and theseat body 13 is released from thebase 11. - FIGS.9 to 11 show another locking mechanism for fastening the
seat body 13 to the base 11 with theseat body 13 facing the front with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle and fastening theseat body 13 to the base 11 at the rear position with theseat body 13 facing the rear with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle. FIG. 9 shows the arrangement of components of the locking mechanism, FIG. 10 shows the arrangement of the base-side components of the locking mechanism, and FIG. 11 shows the base-side components of the locking mechanism in an enlarged view. - A
first locking device 50 for interlocking thebackrest 13 a of theseat body 13 with thebase 11 and holding theseat body 13 set facing the front is provided between theseat body 13 and the base 11 as shown in FIG. 9(a). Asecond locking device 60 for interlocking afront portion 13 b of theseat body 13 and thebase 11 and holding theseat body 13 set facing the rear is provided between theseat body 13 and the base 11 as shown in FIG. 9(b). - As shown in FIG. 10, a base-
side element 50 a of thefirst locking device 50 is held on an upper portion of aback part 11 a. The base-side element 50 a is retracted into acavity 51 formed in theback part 11 a when the same is not used. - Referring to FIG. 11(a), the base-
side element 50 a of thefirst locking device 50 has amain member 53 having an end pivotally supported on thebase 11, and alink 54 pivotally connected to themain member 53 by apin 53 and having side surfaces guided for sliding motion by the side surfaces of thecavity 51. - Opposite end portions of the
pin 52 projects from the side surfaces of themain member 53, respectively. - When using the
first locking device 50, the base-side element 50 a of thefirst locking device 50 is pulled out of thecavity 51 as shown in FIG. 11(a), hooks 50 b attached to thebackrest 13 a of theseat body 13 are engaged with thepin 52. Thus, theseat body 13 is held on the base 11 as shown in FIG. 9(a) and is restrained from turning and sliding. - As shown in FIG. 10, a base-
side element 60 a of thesecond locking device 60 is attached to a lower portion of theback part 11 a of thebase 11. - As shown in FIG. 11(b), the base-
side element 60 a has a pair ofbrackets 61 projecting from theback part 11 a of thebase 11, and apin 62 extended between the pair ofbrackets 61. - A
hook 60 b attached to afront portion 13 b of theseat body 13 is engaged with thepin 62 of the base-side element 60 a to interlock theseat body 13 with the base 11 as shown in FIG. 9(b). - When it is desired to retract the pair of
brackets 61 and thepin 62 into theback part 11 a of the base 11 while thesecond locking device 60 is not in use, acavity 63 may be formed in theback part 11 a, and ends of the pair ofbrackets 61 may be pivotally supported on the side walls of thecavity 63. - The
seat body 13 of the swivel child car seat of the present invention is positioned on and fastened to the base 11 with theseat body 13 set facing the front as shown in FIG. 12(a) when it is desired to seat a child thereon with the child facing the front. Theseat body 13 is turned through an angle of 90° about its axis of turning to set the seat body sideways as shown in FIG. 12(b) when taking down the child from the swivel child car seat. When it is desired to seat a child on theseat body 13 of the swivel child car seat with the child facing the rear, the child is seated on theseat body 13 with theseat body 13 set sideways as shown in FIG. 12(b), theseat body 13 is turned through an angle of 90° about its axis of turning to a position shown in FIG. 12(c) where theseat body 13 is set facing the rear, theseat body 13 is moved rearward to the rear position as shown in FIG. 12(d), and then theseat body 13 is positioned on and fastened to thebase 11. - The locking mechanism of the swivel child car seat of the present invention includes a locking device that restrains the
seat body 13 from turning and a locking device that restrains theseat body 13 from forward and rearward movement relative to thebase 11, and includes thepositioning device 30. - As is apparent from the foregoing description, the seat body of the swivel child sheet according to the present invention can be moved rearward with respect to the traveling direction of the vehicle in a state where the seat body is set facing the rear. Therefore, the seat body can be spaced a sufficient distance apart from the front seat of the vehicle when the swivel child car seat is fastened to the rear seat of the vehicle with the seat body set facing the rear.
- The seat body of the swivel child car seat of the present invention can be selectively set at the front position where the swivel pedestal is retained between the holding block and the extremity of the projection, or the rear position where the projection is received in the recess of the swivel pedestal. Therefore, any locking mechanism for restraining the seat body set at the rear position from turning is not necessary and hence the swivel child car seat can be formed in a strong, compact construction.
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