Child restraint system
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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, the child seat having a frame, at least first and second docking stations, and a child seat monitoring device, the first and second docking stations having first and second electrical terminals, respectively, configured to be electrically coupled to the child seat monitoring device, the child seat monitoring device configured to execute a software algorithm to determine whether the child seat has been installed in accordance with a predetermined installation parameter, based on at least one signal received from at least one of the first electrical terminal and the second electrical terminal, the first and second docking stations being disposed at first and second locations on the frame, both of the first and second docking stations configured to receive and hold the child seat monitoring device therein, the first docking station having an outer peripheral wall and a rear wall, the outer peripheral wall defining an interior region for receiving the child seat monitoring device, the outer peripheral wall extending from a first end to a second end, the rear wall enclosing the second end of the outer peripheral wall, the child seat monitoring device having a front surface, a rear surface, a peripheral surface coupled between the front surface and the rear surface, and a plurality of light emitting indicators disposed on the front surface.
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Abstract
A child restraint system that is adapted to be mounted within a vehicle is provided. The child restraint system includes a child seat configured to receive a child occupant. The child seat has a frame, at least first and second docking stations, and a child seat monitoring device. The first and second docking stations are disposed at first and second locations on the frame. Both of the first and second docking stations are configured to receive and hold the child seat monitoring device therein.
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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, the child seat having a frame, at least first and second docking stations, and a child seat monitoring device, the first and second docking stations having first and second electrical terminals, respectively, configured to be electrically coupled to the child seat monitoring device, the child seat monitoring device configured to execute a software algorithm to determine whether the child seat has been installed in accordance with a predetermined installation parameter, based on at least one signal received from at least one of the first electrical terminal and the second electrical terminal, the first and second docking stations being disposed at first and second locations on the frame, both of the first and second docking stations configured to receive and hold the child seat monitoring device therein, the first docking station having an outer peripheral wall and a rear wall, the outer peripheral wall defining an interior region for receiving the child seat monitoring device, the outer peripheral wall extending from a first end to a second end, the rear wall enclosing the second end of the outer peripheral wall, the child seat monitoring device having a front surface, a rear surface, a peripheral surface coupled between the front surface and the rear surface, and a plurality of light emitting indicators disposed on the front surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A child seat monitoring device, comprising:
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a removable housing configured to be removably secured to at least one docking station disposed on a child seat, the docking station having an electrical terminal; and a processing unit disposed in the housing, the processing unit configured to be electrically coupled to the electrical terminal of the docking station when the removable housing is disposed in the docking station, the electrical terminal being further electrically coupled to at least a first sensor, the first sensor generating a first signal indicative of a child seat parameter, the processing unit further configured to receive the first signal and to determine whether the child seat is installed in a vehicle in accordance with a predetermined installation parameter based on the first signal, the processing unit being a CPU, the CPU configured to execute a software algorithm to determine whether the child seat has been installed in accordance with the predetermined installation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. 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, the child seat having a frame, at least first and second docking stations, and a child seat monitoring device, the first and second docking stations being disposed at first and second locations on the frame, both of the first and second docking stations configured to receive and hold the child seat monitoring device therein, the first docking station having an outer peripheral wall and a rear wall, the outer peripheral wall defining an interior region for receiving the child seat monitoring device, the outer peripheral wall extending from a first end to a second end, the rear wall enclosing the second end of the outer peripheral wait, the child seat monitoring device having a front surface, a rear surface, a peripheral surface coupled between the front surface and the rear surface, and a plurality of light emitting indicators disposed on the front surface, the peripheral surface of the child seat monitoring device having at least first and second latching members extending therefrom.
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