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Child seat and anchoring structure for mounting the child seat onto vehicle seat

Assignee: Tokai Rika Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-03-02
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Granted: 1995-01-24
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Expires: 2013-03-02
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Abstract

Abstract A child seat mounted on and secured to a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat is provided with a fixed member. An engaging member is provided on the child seat main body such that the engaging member is engageable with the fixed member and is able to be withdrawn from and retracted into the child seat main body.

Inventors

  • 👤 Chikao Nagasaka
  • 👤 Tokuhiro Amano

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 00:34
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2857; B60N2/286; B60N2/2803; B60N2/2806; B60N2/2887; B60N2/2893; B60R; B60R22/00; B60R22/34; B60R22/347

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
A child seat which is mounted on and anchored to a vehicle seat having shoulder or lap belts, comprising: a child seat main body; engaging means attached to said child seat main body, said engaging means having a proximal end portion engageable with a fixed means attached to said vehicle seat and not to said shoulder or lap belts, and an intermediate portion of said engaging means being formed of an elongated flexible member; and locking means which is provided at said child seat main body said locking means being provided such that a distal end portion of said engaging means is fixed to said locking means and such that said intermediate portion of said engaging means is able to be wound around said locking means and is able to be withdrawn from said locking means, said locking means locking said child seat on said vehicle seat by preventing the withdrawal of said engaging means from said locking means when said engaging means is engaged with said fixed means and said engaging means is in a state of being retracted in said child seat main body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 186 words
A child seat which is mounted on and anchored to a vehicle seat having shoulder or lap belts, comprising: a child seat main body; engaging means attached to said child seat main body, said engaging means having a proximal end portion engageable with a fixed means attached to said vehicle seat and not to said shoulder or lap belts, and an intermediate portion of said engaging means being formed of an elongated flexible member; and locking means which is provided at said child seat main body said locking means being provided such that a distal end portion of said engaging means is fixed to said locking means and such that said intermediate portion of said engaging means is able to be wound around said locking means and is able to be withdrawn from said locking means, said locking means locking said child seat on said vehicle seat by preventing the withdrawal of said engaging means from said locking means when said engaging means is engaged with said fixed means and said engaging means is in a state of being retracted in said child seat main body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
A child seat according to claim 1, wherein said engaging means is engaged with said fixed means which is formed of one of a band-shaped member and a rigid body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
A child seat according to claim 1, wherein said engaging means is formed of one of a band-shaped member and an elongated flexible member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
A child seat according to claim 1, further comprising lock releasing means releasing said engaging means from a locked state in which movement of said engaging means is prevented by said locking means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 82 words
A child seat according to claim 1, wherein said locking means is provided with clamping means, said clamping means comprising a first clamping member provided in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which said engaging means is withdrawn from and retracted into said child seat, and a second clamping member provided on an opposite side of said engaging means and in opposing relation to said first clamping member, said engaging means being clamped between said first and said second clamping members.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 31 words
A child seat according to claim 1, wherein said locking means includes an engaging means winding member, said engaging means winding member capable of retracting said engaging means in a layered-form.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 39 words
A child seat according to claim 6, wherein said locking means includes a locking member, said locking member being capable of preventing rotation of said engaging means winding member in a direction in which said engaging means is withdrawn.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 32 words
A child seat according to claim 7, wherein said locking member comprises a ratchet wheel fixed to said engaging means winding member, and a lock lever capable of engaging said ratchet wheel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 16 words
A child seat according to claim 7, wherein said locking member is an automatic locking retractor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 177 words
An anchoring structure for anchoring a child seat to a vehicle seat, having shoulder or lap belts, in a state in which said child seat is mounted on said vehicle seat, comprising: fixed means attached to said vehicle seat and not to said shoulder or lap belts and said fixed means formed of one of a band-shaped member and a rigid body; engaging means formed of an elongated flexible member, a proximal end portion of said engaging means being engageable with said fixed means; and locking means which is provided such that a distal end portion of said engaging means is fixed to said locking means and such that an intermediate portion of said engaging means is able to be wound around said locking means and is able to be withdrawn from said locking means, said locking means preventing the withdrawal of said engaging means when said engaging means is in the state of being engaged with said fixed means and said engaging means is in a state of being retracted into said child seat main body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 177 words
An anchoring structure for anchoring a child seat to a vehicle seat, having shoulder or lap belts, in a state in which said child seat is mounted on said vehicle seat, comprising: fixed means attached to said vehicle seat and not to said shoulder or lap belts and said fixed means formed of one of a band-shaped member and a rigid body; engaging means formed of an elongated flexible member, a proximal end portion of said engaging means being engageable with said fixed means; and locking means which is provided such that a distal end portion of said engaging means is fixed to said locking means and such that an intermediate portion of said engaging means is able to be wound around said locking means and is able to be withdrawn from said locking means, said locking means preventing the withdrawal of said engaging means when said engaging means is in the state of being engaged with said fixed means and said engaging means is in a state of being retracted into said child seat main body.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 73 words
An anchoring structure according to claim 10, wherein said locking means is provided with clamping means, said clamping means including a first clamping member provided in a direction orthogonal to an elongated direction of said engaging means and a second clamping member provided on an opposite side of said engaging means and in opposing relation to said first clamping member, said engaging means being clamped between said first and said second clamping members.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 44 words
An anchoring structure according to claim 10, wherein said fixed means includes, at one end thereof, an anchor plate of which a leading end is bent, and is held at a predetermined position by engaging with a shaft member provided in said vehicle seat.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 32 words
An anchoring structure according to claim 10, wherein said locking means includes an engaging means winding shaft, said engaging means winding shaft being capable of retracting said engaging means in layered form.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 37 words
An anchoring structure according to claim 13, wherein said locking means includes a locking member, said locking member preventing the rotation of said engaging means winding shaft in a direction in which said engaging means is withdrawn.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 37 words
An anchoring structure according to claim 14, further comprising lock releasing means releasing said engaging means winding shaft from a locked state in which rotation of said engaging means winding shaft is prevented by said locking member.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 37 words
An anchoring structure according to claim 15, wherein said locking member comprises a ratchet wheel fixed coaxially to one end portion of said engaging means winding shaft, and a locking lever which can engage said ratchet wheel.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 16 words
An anchoring structure according to claim 15, wherein said locking member is an automatic locking retractor.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 22 words
An anchoring structure according to claim 11, wherein said engaging means includes a hook member at one end of said engaging means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 30 words
An anchoring structure according to claim 18, wherein said fixed means includes a latch member at one end thereof, said latch member capable of being engaged with said hook member.

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