Buffer structure for support leg, base assembly, and child safety seat
The present disclosure provides a buffer structure for a support leg of a child safety seat. The buffer structure is located at a connecting portion between the support leg and a base, and when the support leg rotates from an unfolded state to a folded state or from the folded state to the unfolded state with respect to the base, the buffer structure interferes with rotation of the support leg, thereby slowing down the rotation of the support leg. The disclosure also relates to a base assembly and a child safety seat.
1 . A base assembly comprising:
a base;
a support leg of a child safety seat pivotably connected to the base; and
a buffer structure for the support leg,
wherein the buffer structure is located at a connecting portion between the support leg and the base,
wherein, when the support leg rotates from an unfolded state to a folded state or from the folded state to the unfolded state with respect to the base, the buffer structure interferes with rotation of the support leg, thereby slowing down the rotation of the support leg, and
wherein the buffer structure comprises a base-side pivoting device pivotably connected to the base and cooperating with a support leg side jointing device of the support leg pivotably connected to the base.
2 . The base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer structure further comprises:
a buffer member opposed to the base-side pivoting device along an axial direction of the base-side pivoting device and slidable with respect to the base-side pivoting device along the axial direction of the base-side pivoting device,
wherein an opposing surface of the buffer member is pressed against an opposing surface of the base-side pivoting device.
3 . The base assembly according to claim 1 ,
wherein the support leg is pivotably connected to the support leg connecting portion of the base through a fixing device, and
wherein the fixing device is connected to the support leg side jointing device or constitutes the support leg side jointing device.
4 . A child safety seat comprising the base assembly according to claim 1 .
5 . The base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer structure comprises:
a fixed rod, transversely passing through and being fixed to a support leg connecting portion of the base for connecting to the support leg,
wherein the base-side pivoting device is pivotably sleeved on the fixed rod, and
wherein the support leg side jointing device is pivotably connected to the support leg connecting portion.
6 . The base assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the buffer structure further comprises:
a buffer member sleeved on the fixed rod and being abutting against the base-side pivoting device and slidable on the fixed rod without rotating with respect to the fixed rod,
wherein opposing surfaces of the buffer member and the base-side pivoting device are pressed against each other.
7 . The base assembly according to claim 6 , wherein the buffer structure further comprises:
a reset member arranged on a side of the buffer member facing away from the base-side pivoting device for biasing the buffer member toward the base-side pivoting device.
8 . The base assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the buffer structure further comprises:
a positioning member fixed on the fixed rod for positioning the reset member.
9 . The base assembly according to claim 8 ,
wherein the positioning member is arranged on an end side of the fixed rod, and
wherein the reset member is arranged between the buffer member and the positioning member.
10 . The base assembly according to claim 8 ,
wherein the reset member is a coil spring sleeved on an end of the fixed rod,
wherein the positioning member has a head and a connecting rod,
wherein the head abuts against one end of the reset member, and
wherein the connecting rod serves to connect and fix the positioning member to the fixed rod.
11 . The base assembly according to claim 6 ,
wherein two ends of the fixed rod protrude from two sides of the support leg connecting portion respectively, and
wherein the base-side pivoting device and the buffer member are sequentially arranged at the two ends of the fixed rod from inside to outside respectively.
12 . The base assembly according to claim 1 ,
wherein jointing teeth distributed in a circumferential direction are arranged on the base-side pivoting device,
wherein jointing teeth distributed in the circumferential direction are correspondingly arranged on the support leg side jointing device, and
wherein the jointing teeth on the base-side pivoting device and the jointing teeth on the support leg side jointing device are configured to be engaged to each other.
13 . The base assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the jointing teeth on the base-side pivoting device are distributed along an entire circumference.
14 . The base assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the jointing teeth on the base-side pivoting device are uniformly distributed along a circumference.
15 . The base assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the jointing teeth on the support leg side jointing device are distributed along a portion of a circumference.
16 . The base assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the jointing teeth on the support leg side jointing device are uniformly distributed along a circumference.
17 . The base assembly according to claim 12 , wherein a diameter of a gear with the jointing teeth of the base-side pivoting device is smaller than a diameter of a gear with the jointing teeth of the support leg side jointing device.
18 . The base assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the buffer structure further comprises:
a buffer member abutting against the base-side pivoting device and being slidable with respect to the base-side pivoting device along an axial direction of the base-side pivoting device.
19 . The base assembly according to claim 18 ,
wherein the buffer member has bulge on the opposing side of the buffer member,
wherein the base-side pivoting device has a recess at a corresponding position on the opposing side of the base-side pivoting device, and
wherein the bulge and the recess are embedded to each other.
20 . The base assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the buffer member and the base-side pivoting device have opposing sides that oppose each other and having engaging teeth alternate between convex and concave portions.
21 . The base assembly according to claim 20 , wherein the engaging teeth extend radially.
22 . The base assembly according to claim 20 , wherein the engaging teeth are uniformly distributed in the circumferential direction.
23 . The base assembly according to claim 20 , wherein the engaging teeth on the opposing side of the buffer member and the engaging teeth on the opposing side of the base-side pivoting device have different distribution densities in the circumferential direction.
24 . The base assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the buffer member is not capable of rotating with respect to the base-side pivoting device.
25 . The base assembly according to claim 18 , wherein the buffer structure further comprises:
a reset member arranged on a side of the buffer member facing away from the base-side pivoting device for biasing the buffer member toward the base-side pivoting device.
26 . The base assembly according to claim 25 , wherein, on the side of the buffer member facing away from the base-side pivoting device, the buffer member has a reset member receiving portion for receiving and fixing the other end of the reset member.