Child seat with inclination indicator

• US 6,322,142 B1
• Filed: 09/27/1999
• Issued: 11/27/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Takata Corporation (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Takata Corporation (Ningbo Junsheng Investment Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yoshida, Junichi, Nakagawa, Osamu
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Peter R.
• Application Number:
  US09/406,121
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• Field of Search: 297/250.1, 297/256.13, 297/256.16, 333/71
• US Class Current: 297/250.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2806 for securing the child seat to the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2821 having a seat and a base part
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/286 forward facing B60N2/2866 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2863 backward facing

Abstract

A child seat is formed of a bottom squab on which buttocks of a child is seated, a seat back connected to the bottom squab for supporting a back of the child, and side walls disposed on side portions of the bottom squab and the seat back. An indicator for indicating an inclination angle of the child seat is arranged on a top of one of the side walls. In the child seat, the inclination angle of the seat can be easily checked through the indicator, thus facilitating the attachment of the child seat to a vehicle seat.

Claims

1. A child seat comprising:

a bottom squab on which buttocks of a child is seated,

a seat back connected to the bottom squab for supporting a back of the child,

side walls disposed on side portions of the bottom squab and the seat back, and

an indicator for indicating an inclination angle of the child seat arranged on a top of one of the side walls, said indicator including a casing fixed to the one of the side walls and means for indicating the inclined angle of the child seat rotatably disposed in the casing, said means for indicating the inclined angle of the indicator comprising a rockable pendulum, a shaft rotatably supporting the pendulum, a pointer formed integrally with the pendulum, and a display arranged adjacent to the pointer.

2. A child seat as claimed in claim 1, wherein said pointer is disposed above the display to be seen from the top of the one of the side walls.

3. A child seat comprising:

a bottom squab on which buttocks of a child is seated,

a seat back connected to the bottom squab for supporting a back of the child,

side walls disposed on side portions of the bottom squab and the seat back, and

an indicator for indicating an inclination angle of the child seat arranged on a top of one of the side walls, said indicator including a casing fixed to the one of the side walls and having a concave portion in an arc shape on an upper surface, and means for indicating the inclined angle of the child seat rotatably disposed in the casing, said means for indicating the inclined angle including an elongated roller with flanges free rotatably disposed on the upper surface, and a display disposed on the upper surface of the casing.

4. A child seat as claimed in claim 3, wherein said indicator further includes a cover for covering the casing, a space situated between the casing and the cover, said elongated roller projecting outwardly from the cover through the space and engaging the cover by the flanges, and engaging members for engaging the cover to the casing.

5. A child seat as claimed in claim 4, wherein said engaging member operates to connect the indicator to the one of the side walls.

6. A child seat as claimed in claim 3, wherein said child seat has a seat shell including said bottom squab, said seat back and said side walls which are integrally formed together, and a base for holding the seat shell such that the seat shell can be rotated and reclined.

7. A child seat comprising:

a bottom squab on which buttocks of a child is seated,

a seat back connected to the bottom squab for supporting a back of the child,

side walls disposed on side portions of the bottom squab and the seat back, and

an indicator for indicating an inclination angle of the child seat arranged on a top of one of the side walls, said indicator including a weight rotatably disposed on the one of the side walls according to the inclination angle of the child seat, a rockable pendulum with said weight, a shaft rotatably supporting the pendulum, a pointer formed integrally with the pendulum, and a display arranged adjacent to the pointer.

8. A child seat as claimed in claim 7, wherein said pointer is disposed above the display to be seen from the top of the one of the side walls.

9. A child seat comprising:

a bottom squab on which buttocks of a child is seated,

a seat back connected to the bottom squab for supporting a back of the child,

side walls disposed on side portions of the bottom squab and the seat back, and

an indicator for indicating an inclination angle of the child seat arranged on a top of one of the side walls, said indicator including a weight rotatably disposed on the one of the side walls according to the inclination angle of the child seat, a casing having a concave portion in an arc shape on an upper surface, an elongated roller with flanges free rotatably disposed on the upper surface and forming said weight, and a display disposed on the upper surface of the casing.

10. A child seat as claimed in claim 9, wherein said indicator further includes a cover for covering the casing, a space situated between the casing and the cover, said elongated roller projecting outwardly from the cover through the space and engaging the cover by the flanges, and engaging members for engaging the cover to the casing.

11. A child seat as claimed in claim 10, wherein said engaging member operates to connect the indicator to the one of the side walls.

12. A child seat as claimed in claim 9, wherein said child seat has a seat shell including said bottom squab, said seat back and said side walls which are integrally formed together, and a base for holding the seat shell such that the seat shell can be rotated and reclined.