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US 12,643,439 · App. 18/262,687 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Device for preventing mis-rotation and seat

Inventors: Qinrui Wei (Dongguan, CN); Yingzhong Chen (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: Bambino Prezioso Switzerland AG
B60N2/2869B60N2/2821
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Patent No.
US 12,643,439
App. No.
18/262,687
Granted
Jun 2, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for preventing mis-rotation including: a blocking portion; a mount having a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall configured to form an accommodating space; a stopper pivotally arranged between the side walls and at least partially accommodated in the accommodating space to pivot between a locking position in which the stopper is clamped with and stopped at the blocking portion direction and a releasing position in which the stopper and the blocking portion are released; and a pushing assembly arranged on the bottom wall of the mount and at least partially accommodated in the accommodating space, the pushing assembly being capable of sliding on the bottom wall under an action of external force, so as to pivot the stopper from the locking position to the releasing position.

Claims (44)

1 . A device for preventing mis-rotation, connected between a first component and a second component which rotate with respect to each other, the device for preventing mis-rotation comprising:

a blocking portion fixed on the first component;

a mount fixed on the second component, the mount having a bottom wall, and a first side wall and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall to face each other, the bottom wall, the first side wall and the second side wall configured to form an accommodating space;

a stopper pivotally arranged between the first side wall and the second side wall through a pivot shaft and at least partially accommodated in the accommodating space to pivot between a locking position in which the stopper is stopped at the blocking portion to prevent the first component from rotating relative to the second component in a rotating direction and a releasing position in which the stopper and the blocking portion are released to allow the first component to rotate relative to the second component in the rotating direction; and

a pushing assembly arranged on the bottom wall of the mount and at least partially accommodated in the accommodating space, the pushing assembly being capable of sliding on the bottom wall under an action of external force, so as to pivot the stopper from the locking position to the releasing position, the pushing assembly comprising:

a driving block slidably arranged in the accommodating space and positioned on the bottom wall of the mount;

a push button positioned outside the accommodating space of the mount; and

a connector fixedly connecting the driving block and the push button together.

2 . The device for preventing mis-rotation of claim 1 , further comprising:

a torsion spring sleeved at the pivot shaft, wherein one end of torsion spring is fixed to the stopper and the other end of the torsion spring is fixed to the mount for biasing the stopper to the locking position.

3 . The device for preventing mis-rotation of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall of the mount is provided with an elongated slot along a sliding direction of the driving block, and

the connector passes through the elongated slot to fixedly connect the driving block and the push button together, and is capable of sliding along the elongated slot.

4 . The device for preventing mis-rotation of claim 3 , wherein

the driving block has a first end and a second end along the sliding direction, and has a protrusion between the first end and the second end;

in a height direction perpendicular to the sliding direction, the first end has a gradually increasing height that obliquely transitions to the protrusion, and the second end has a substantially uniform height lower than that of the protrusion; and

the connector is in a shape of a folded-rod, one end of which is inserted into the protrusion along a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction and the height direction, and the other end of which is fixed to the push button.

5 . The device for preventing mis-rotation of any one of claims 3, and 4 , wherein the stopper comprises:

a top surface facing away from the bottom wall of the mount and approximately parallel to the bottom wall; and

a bottom surface facing towards the bottom wall of the mount and approximately parallel to the bottom wall;

wherein the bottom surface of the stopper is provided with a foot protruding outwards, and the pushing assembly pivots the stopper from the locking position to the releasing position by pushing the foot.

6 . The device for preventing mis-rotation of claim 4 , wherein the stopper comprises:

a top surface facing away from the bottom wall of the mount and approximately parallel to the bottom wall;

a bottom surface facing towards the bottom wall of the mount and approximately parallel to the bottom wall, in which a foot protruding outwards is arranged at an end of the bottom surface of the stopper; and

two side surfaces positioned between the top surface and the bottom surface;

wherein, in the releasing position, the driving block is positioned at an end of the elongated slot, the foot is positioned at the second end of the driving block, and the top surface of the driving block is opposite to the blocking portion;

in the locking position, the driving block is positioned at the other end of the elongated slot, the foot is positioned at the first end of the driving block, and one of the two side surfaces of the stopper is clamped with and stopped at the blocking portion.

7 . A seat comprising:

a base comprising an annular rail which defines a sliding direction;

a pusher connected to the base and slidably inserted in the annular rail;

a seat body fixedly connected with the pusher and capable of rotating with the pusher relative to the base; and

the device for preventing mis-rotation of any one of claims 3, 4, and 6 installed between the base and the pusher, the first component being the pusher and the second component being the base.

8 . The seat of claim 7 , wherein

the pusher comprises a pusher body capable of sliding on the annular rail, and the blocking portion is arranged on the pusher body and extends outward in a radial direction of the annular rail.

9 . The seat of claim 7 , wherein

two devices for preventing mis-rotations are provided and respectively positioned at both sides of the base, and a toggle link is arranged between the two devices for preventing mis-rotations, so that when the pushing assembly of one of the two devices for preventing mis-rotations is operated, it drives the pushing assembly of the other of the two devices for preventing mis-rotations to operate synchronously.

10 . A device for preventing mis-rotation, connected between a first component and a second component which rotate with respect to each other, the device for preventing mis-rotation comprising:

a blocking portion fixed on the first component;

a mount fixed on the second component, the mount having a bottom wall, and a first side wall and a second side wall extending from the bottom wall to face each other, the bottom wall, the first side wall and the second side wall configured to form an accommodating space;

a stopper pivotally arranged between the first side wall and the second side wall through a pivot shaft and at least partially accommodated in the accommodating space to pivot between a locking position in which the stopper is stopped at the blocking portion to prevent the first component from rotating relative to the second component in a rotating direction and a releasing position in which the stopper and the blocking portion are released to allow the first component to rotate relative to the second component in the rotating direction, the stopper comprising a top surface facing away from the bottom wall of the mount and a bottom surface facing towards the bottom wall of the mount; and

a pushing assembly arranged on the bottom wall of the mount and at least partially accommodated in the accommodating space, the pushing assembly being capable of sliding on the bottom wall under an action of external force, so as to pivot the stopper from the locking position to the releasing position,

wherein the bottom surface of the stopper is provided with a foot protruding outwards, and the pushing assembly pivots the stopper from the locking position to the releasing position by pushing the foot.

11 . The device for preventing mis-rotation of claim 10 , wherein:

the top surface of the stopper is approximately parallel to the bottom wall of the mount; and

the bottom surface of the stopper is approximately parallel to the bottom wall of the mount.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2023
From: WEI, QINRUI; CHEN, YINGZHONG
To: BAMBINO PREZIOSO SWITZERLAND AG
Reel/Frame 064392/0566 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110118376.2 · Jan 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240083312A1 · Mar 14, 2024
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