Child restraint system and method for monitoring installation of the child restraint system
First Claim
1. A child restraint system adapted to be mounted within a vehicle, the child restraint system comprising:
- a child seat configured to receive a child occupant;
a first sensor coupled to the child seat, the first sensor configured to output a first signal indicative of positional angle of the child seat relative to a first axis; and
a controller coupled to the child seat configured to receive the first signal and to calculate a first angle value based on the first signal, the controller further configured to induce a first device disposed on the child seat to indicate when the first angle value is not within a predetermined angular range from the first axis.
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Abstract
A child restraint system and a method for monitoring installation of the child restraint system are provided. The child restraint system includes a child seat configured to receive a child occupant. The child restraint system further includes a first sensor coupled to the child seat. The first sensor is configured to output a first signal indicative of positional angle of the child seat relative to a first axis. The child restraint system further includes a controller coupled to the child seat configured to receive the first signal and to calculate a first angle value based on the first signal. The controller is further configured to induce a first device disposed on the child seat to indicate when the first angle value is not within a predetermined angular range from the first axis.
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20 Claims
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1. A child restraint system adapted to be mounted within a vehicle, the child restraint system comprising:
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a child seat configured to receive a child occupant;
a first sensor coupled to the child seat, the first sensor configured to output a first signal indicative of positional angle of the child seat relative to a first axis; and
a controller coupled to the child seat configured to receive the first signal and to calculate a first angle value based on the first signal, the controller further configured to induce a first device disposed on the child seat to indicate when the first angle value is not within a predetermined angular range from the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for monitoring installation of a child restraint system on a vehicle seat, the child restraint system having a child seat configured to receive a child occupant, the method comprising:
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outputting a first signal from a first sensor disposed on the child seat, the first signal indicative of a positional angle of the child seat relative to a first axis;
calculating a first angle value based on the first signal utilizing a controller; and
inducing a first device disposed on the child seat to indicate when the first angle value is not within a predetermined angular range from the first axis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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