IP Library Granted Patent US 12,179,645
Granted Patent B2
US 12,179,645 · App. 17/777,585 · Granted Dec 31, 2024

Tether assembly, and child safety seat and support structure thereof

Inventors: Zhengwen Guo (Guangdong, CN); Zongwang Cui (Guangdong, CN); Xiaolong Mo (Guangdong, CN); Ruyi Li (Guangdong, CN); Kun Zhang (Guangdong, CN); Zujian Liu (Guangdong, CN); Yingzhong Chen (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
B60N2/2893B60N2/2809B60N2/2821B60N2/2887B60Q9/00
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Patent No.
US 12,179,645
App. No.
17/777,585
Granted
Dec 31, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a child safety seat, which is for being installed on a vehicle seat. The child safety seat includes a base having an anchor part connected to the vehicle seat; a seat coupled to the base; a top rod fixed to the rear of the base; a tether assembly including a top tether and a tether fixing portion that are connected with each other, the top tether being connected with the top rod and the tether fixing portion being connected with the vehicle seat; and an alarm device including a switch which can be triggered when the top tether is tightened. The present disclosure also discloses a tether assembly and a support structure. The child safety seat can conveniently prompt that it is not correctly fixed, and can be conveniently fixed and adjusted, thereby improving the safety and riding comfort of the child safety seat.

Claims (46)

1. A child safety seat comprising:

a base;

a top rod fixed to a rear of the base, the top rod being a separate component from a seat of the child safety seat;

a tether assembly comprising a top tether partially disposed inside the top rod; and

an alarm device configured for providing an alarm mechanism to determine whether the child safety seat has been disposed safely, the alarm device comprising:

a plurality of switches capable of being opened and closed;

a body capable of determining whether to give an alarm based on opening and closing of the plurality of switches;

an alarm part configured for giving the alarm if the body determines to give the alarm; and

a trigger part disposed at a lower side of a top of the top rod.

2. The child safety seat according to claim 1 , wherein

the base is provided with an anchor part protruding backwardly, the anchor part comprising two anchor arms;

the plurality of switches comprise two switches configured to be closed respectively if the two anchor arms are fixed in place; and a switch configured to be closed if the top tether is tightened.

3. The child safety seat according to claim 2 ,

wherein the top tether wraps around the trigger part, such that when the top tether is tightened, the top tether exerts a pressure on the trigger part, and the trigger part moves upward to trigger one of the plurality of switches.

4. The child safety seat according to claim 2 , wherein, the alarm device is configured to:

give an alarm when the top tether is tightened and the anchor part is not fixed in place, or when the top tether is not tightened and the anchor part is fixed in place; and

give no alarm when the top tether is tightened and the anchor part is fixed in place, or when the top tether is not tightened and the anchor part is not fixed in place.

5. The child safety seat according to claim 1 , wherein:

the base is provided with an anchor part protruding backwardly, the anchor part comprising two anchor arms;

wherein the tether assembly comprises one or two top tethers, the one or two top tethers being partially disposed inside the top rod, and

wherein the plurality of switches comprise two switches configured to be closed respectively if the two anchor arms are fixed in place; and two switches configured to be closed respectively if the one or two top tethers are tightened.

6. The child safety seat according to claim 1 , wherein, the top rod further comprises a cover plate, and the cover plate is sleeved on the top of the top rod and has an opening for the top tether to extend out, a groove for the trigger part to move is formed in the cover plate, and an elastic restoring member is connected between the cover plate and the trigger part to exert a tensile force, the switch is at least partially disposed in the groove, and when the trigger part moves in the groove, the one of the plurality of switches is triggered.

7. The child safety seat according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the top tether is fixed to a rear side of the top of the top rod, and extends through a lower side, a front side and an upper side of the top rod, and further extends away from the top.

8. A child safety seat comprising:

a base;

a top rod fixed to a rear of the base, the top rod being a separate component from a seat of the child safety seat;

a trigger part connected to the top rod and movable with respect to the top rod;

a tether assembly comprising a top tether partially connected to the top rod, the top tether is configured to drive the trigger part to move relative to the top rod; and

an alarm device configured for providing an alarm mechanism to determine whether the child safety seat has been disposed safely, the alarm device comprising:

a plurality of switches capable of being opened and closed;

a body capable of determining whether to give an alarm based on opening and closing of the plurality of switches; and

an alarm part configured for giving the alarm if the body determines to give the alarm;

wherein, when the top tether is tightened, the top tether drives the trigger part to move relative to the top rod and the trigger part to trigger one of the plurality of switches.

9. The child safety seat according to claim 8 , wherein the top rod comprising a rod, the trigger part protruding from the rod and movable with respect to the rod, the top tether wraps around the rod and the trigger part, one of the plurality of switches is located inside the rod, and when the top tether is tightened, the top tether exerts a pressure on the trigger part to drives the trigger part to move towards the inside of the rod, and the trigger part to trigger the one of the plurality of switches.

10. The child safety seat according to claim 9 , wherein an end of the top tether is fixed to a rear side of the rod and extends through a lower side, a front side, and an upper side of the rod.

11. The child safety seat according to claim 10 , wherein the trigger part protrudes from the lower side of the rod.

12. The child safety seat according to claim 9 , wherein the top tether surrounds an upper part of the rod, then to a front and lower parts of the rod and then to the upper part of the rod.

13. The child safety seat according to claim 9 , wherein the top rod has a U-shape, and the top tether wraps around to a transverse rod at the top of the rod and the trigger part protrudes from the transverse rod.

14. The child safety seat according to claim 9 , wherein the top rod further comprises a cover plate, and the cover plate is sleeved on the rod and covers the trigger part and a portion of the top tether that wraps around the rod, and the cover plate has an opening for the top tether to extend out, a gap is defined between the cover plate and the rod to allow the top tether to move along the opening of the cover plate.

15. The child safety seat according to claim 9 , wherein the trigger part is movable with respect to the rod along a first direction, and the trigger part triggers the one of the plurality of switches along a second direction that intersects with the first direction.

16. The child safety seat according to claim 8 , further comprising an elastic restoring member,

wherein the top rod comprises a rod, the trigger part protruding from the rod and movable with respect to the rod, the elastic restoring member disposed between the rod and the trigger part to tend to make the trigger part protruding from the rod for driven by the top tether.

17. The child safety seat according to claim 8 , further comprising an adjuster, wherein

the top tether comprises an adjustment belt and a connecting belt, the connecting belt connects the top rod and the adjuster, the tether assembly further comprising a tether fixing portion, the adjustment belt connects the tether fixing portion and the adjuster,

the adjustment belt passes through the adjuster and the adjuster is configured to lock or release the adjustment belt, and

a length of the adjustment belt is adjustable when the adjustment belt is released from the adjuster.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: CUI, ZONGWANG; GUO, ZHENGWEN; MO, XIAOLONG; LI, RUYI; ZHANG, KUN; LIU, ZUJIAN; CHEN, YINGZHONG
To: WONDERLAND SWITZERLAND AG
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Priority Claims (3)
CN 201911138004.5 · Nov 18, 2019 · national
CN 202011187515.9 · Oct 29, 2020 · national
CN 202011187523.3 · Oct 29, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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