SAFETY BELT BUFFERING MECHANISM AND RELATED VEHICLE SAFETY CHAIR

• US 20150158456A1
• Filed: 12/09/2014
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
• Original Assignee: Wonderland Switzerland AG
• Inventors: Cheng, Chin-Ming
• Granted Patent: US 9,714,002 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2812 for securing the child to the child seat
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2884 with protection systems against abnormal g-forces
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/42709 involving residual deformation or fracture of the structure
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/30 Coupling devices other than buckles, including length-adjusting fittings or anti-slip devices adaptations of manual three-point seat belt systems for use by small passengers using other means than belt anti-slip devices B60R22/024; buckles A44B11/00; releasable fastenings in general F16B
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 7/12 using plastic deformation of members F16F9/30 takes precedence; yieldable means for mounting bumpers on vehicles B60R19/26; yieldable or collapsible steering columns B62D1/192

Abstract

A vehicle safety chair includes a safety belt buffering mechanism applied to a shoulder belt and a crutch belt. The safety belt buffering mechanism includes a first belt connecting component applied to the shoulder belt, a second belt connecting component applied to the crutch belt, and a pivoting component. The first belt connecting component includes a first body whereon a first pivoting hole and a first buffering unit are formed, and a first belt fixing portion disposed on the first body. The first buffering unit is located adjacent to the first pivoting hole. The second belt connecting component is rotatably assembled with the first belt connecting component. The second belt connecting component includes a second body whereon a second pivoting hole is formed and a second belt fixing portion disposed on the second body. The pivoting component passes through the first pivoting hole and the second pivoting hole.

Claims

1. A safety belt buffering mechanism, comprising:

a first belt connecting component, the first belt connecting component comprising;

a first body whereon a first pivoting hole and a first buffering unit are formed, the first buffering unit being located adjacent to the first pivoting hole; and

a first belt fixing portion disposed on the first body;

at least one second belt connecting component rotatably assembled with the first belt connecting component, the at least one second belt connecting component comprising;

a second body whereon a second pivoting hole is formed; and

a second belt fixing portion disposed on the second body; and

a pivoting component passing through the first pivoting hole and the second pivoting hole, the pivoting component breaking the first pivoting hole to move into the first buffering unit since the first belt connecting component moves relative to the second belt connecting component.

2. The safety belt buffering mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first buffering unit comprises a buffering hole and a vibration absorbing structure, the buffering hole is formed on a side of the first pivoting hole facing the second belt connecting component, and the vibration absorbing structure is located between the buffering hole and the first pivoting hole.

3. The safety belt buffering mechanism of claim 2, wherein the buffering hole is divided from the first pivoting hole by the vibration absorbing structure.

4. The safety belt buffering mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first buffering unit comprises a buffering hole and a strip-shaped opening, the buffering hole is formed on a side of the first pivoting hole facing the second belt connecting component, and the strip-shaped opening is connected between the buffering hole and the first pivoting hole.

5. The safety belt buffering mechanism of claim 4, wherein a plurality of protruding structures is disposed on two inner walls of the strip-shaped opening.

6. The safety belt buffering mechanism of claim 5, wherein a width of the pivoting component is greater than a distance between tips of the protruding structures respectively disposed on the opposite inner walls.

7. The safety belt buffering mechanism of claim 4, wherein a stretching direction of the strip-shaped opening points toward the second belt connecting component.

8. The safety belt buffering mechanism of claim 1, wherein the second belt connecting component further comprises a second buffering unit formed on the second body and located adjacent to the second pivoting hole.

9. The safety belt buffering mechanism of claim 8, wherein the pivoting component breaks the first pivoting hole and the second pivoting hole to move into the first buffering unit and the second buffering unit since the first belt connecting component moves relative to the second belt connecting component.

10. The safety belt buffering mechanism of claim 1, wherein the safety belt buffering mechanism further comprises two second belt connecting components symmetrically disposed on two opposite surfaces of the first belt connecting component by the pivoting component.

11. A vehicle safety chair with a safety belt buffering function, comprising:

a seat whereon a shoulder belt and a crutch belt are movably disposed; and

a safety belt buffering mechanism located on a back of the seat, the safety belt buffering mechanism comprising;

a first belt connecting component, the first belt connecting component comprising;

a first body whereon a first pivoting hole and a first buffering unit are formed, the first buffering unit being located adjacent to the first pivoting hole; and

a first belt fixing portion disposed on the first body;

at least one second belt connecting component rotatably assembled with the first belt connecting component, the at least one second belt connecting component comprising;

a second body whereon a second pivoting hole is formed; and

a second belt fixing portion disposed on the second body, wherein the shoulder belt and the crutch belt are respectively connected to the first belt fixing portion and the second belt fixing portion; and

a pivoting component passing through the first pivoting hole and the second pivoting hole, the pivoting component breaking the first pivoting hole to move into the first buffering unit since the first belt connecting component moves relative to the second belt connecting component.

12. The vehicle safety chair of claim 11, wherein the first buffering unit comprises a buffering hole and a vibration absorbing structure, the buffering hole is formed on a side of the first pivoting hole facing the second belt connecting component, and the vibration absorbing structure is located between the buffering hole and the first pivoting hole.

13. The vehicle safety chair of claim 12, wherein the buffering hole is divided from the first pivoting hole by the vibration absorbing structure.

14. The vehicle safety chair of claim 11, wherein the first buffering unit comprises a buffering hole and a strip-shaped opening, the buffering hole is formed on a side of the first pivoting hole facing the second belt connecting component, and the strip-shaped opening is connected between the buffering hole and the first pivoting hole.

15. The vehicle safety chair of claim 14, wherein a plurality of protruding structures is disposed on two inner walls of the strip-shaped opening.

16. The vehicle safety chair of claim 15, wherein a width of the pivoting component is greater than a distance between tips of the protruding structures respectively disposed on the opposite inner walls.

17. The vehicle safety chair of claim 14, wherein a stretching direction of the strip-shaped opening points toward the second belt connecting component.

18. The vehicle safety chair of claim 11, wherein the second belt connecting component further comprises a second buffering unit formed on the second body and located adjacent to the second pivoting hole.

19. The vehicle safety chair of claim 18, wherein the pivoting component breaks the first pivoting hole and the second pivoting hole to move into the first buffering unit and the second buffering unit since the first belt connecting component moves relative to the second belt connecting component.

20. The vehicle safety chair of claim 11, wherein the safety belt buffering mechanism further comprises two second belt connecting components symmetrically disposed on two opposite surfaces of the first belt connecting component by the pivoting component.