EP1122120A1
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Juvenile safety car seat
Assignee: Aprica Kassai KK
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Filing: 2001-01-15
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2021-01-15
Abstract
Abstract A juvenile safety car seat comprises a seat portion (100) and a backrest portion (200) forming a support portion defining a support space for receiving a juvenile. A pair of side guards (210) are outwardly movably provided on both sides of the backrest portion (200) for protecting the head region and the shoulder regions of the juvenile. A vertical position adjusting mechanism for adjusting the vertical position of the backrest portion (200) is provided between the seat portion (100) and the backrest portion (200). It is possible to provide a child & junior seat excellent in safety and comfortableness by employing this structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenzou Kassai
- 👤 Keiji Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:18
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2857; B60N2/286; B60N2/2839; B60N2/2866; B60N2/2872
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
52 words
A juvenile safety car seat comprising a seat portion (100) and a
backrest portion (200) for supporting a juvenile in a car, comprising a pair of side guards (210) outwardly movably provided
on both sides of said backrest portion (200) for protecting the head region
and the shoulder regions of said juvenile.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
51 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 1, wherein said
side guards (210) are provided to be capable of increasing the distances
between said side guards and said shoulder regions of said juvenile while
keeping the distances between said side guards and said head region of
said juvenile substantially constant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 1, wherein said
side guards (210) are so mounted that upper end regions are rotatable with
respect to said backrest portion for outwardly opening lower end regions of
said side guards.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 1, wherein said
side guards (210) are provided with an interlocking link mechanism for
simultaneously enabling adjustment of the interval between said side
guards.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 4, wherein said
interlocking link mechanism includes a mechanism for outwardly opening
only lower end regions of said side guards.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 1, wherein said
side guards (210) have upper side guards (210U) and lower side guards
(210D) respectively.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 6, so provided that
the quantity of outward movement of said lower side guards (210D) is
greater than the quantity of outward movement of said upper side guards
(210U).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 7, wherein said
upper side guards (210U) and said lower side guards (210D) are provided
with interlocking link mechanisms for simultaneously enabling adjustment
of the intervals between said upper side guards and said lower side guards
respectively.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 1, further
comprising vertical position adjusting means for adjusting the vertical
position of said backrest portion (200).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
75 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 9, wherein said
vertical position adjusting means includes: a plate (260) fixed to said seat portion (100) and provided to
upwardly extend, a guide region (255a, 255b) provided on said backrest portion (200)
for guiding said plate (260) so that said backrest portion (200) is vertically
slidable along said plate (260), and fixing means (254, 264) for fixing a selected vertical position of said
backrest portion (200).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 10, wherein said
guide region (255a, 255b) has a receiving space for receiving said plate in
the range of the thickness of said backrest portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 10, wherein said
fixing means (254, 264) includes: an elastic member (264) provided on either one of said plate and said
guide region and a plurality of engaging regions (254) vertically provided
on the other one of said plate and said guide region for engaging with said
elastic member (264).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The juvenile safety car seat according to claim 1, wherein
regions coming into contact with said head region of said juvenile and regions
coming into contact with said shoulder regions are visually partitioned in said
side guards (210).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
A child car seat comprising a seat portion (100) a backrest portion
(200) and head/shoulder guards (210) which are adjustable to accommodate the
rate of child shoulder growth and the rate of child head growth.
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