Child safety seat

• US 8,226,164 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2009
• Issued: 07/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bambino Prezioso Switzerland AG
• Original Assignee: Excellarate Enterprise Company Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Ying-Zhong
• Primary Examiner(s): CRANMER, LAURIE K
• Application Number:
  US12/556,575
• Publication Number:
  US 20100060053A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,048 Days
• Field of Search: 297/250.1, 297/256.1, 297/256.13, 297/256.16
• US Class Current: 297/256.13
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2821 having a seat and a base part
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2866 booster cushions, e.g. to lift a child to allow proper use of the conventional safety belts
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2875 inclinable, as a whole or partially

Abstract

A child safety seat includes a base, a seat body and an engaging mechanism. The seat body has a rib structure. The rib structure is movably disposed in a guide-slot structure of the base so that the seat body is capable of sliding relative to the base. The engaging mechanism includes a first engaging part and a driving device. The first engaging part is movably disposed on the seat body for engaging with a tooth-shaped structure of the base. The driving device is movably connected to the first engaging part and is movably installed on the seat body so that the driving device is capable of moving between a releasing position and a locking position relative to the seat body. Thus, when the driving device moves relative to the seat body, the driving device can drive the first engaging part to alternatively engage with or separate from the tooth-shaped structure.

Claims

1. A child safety seat comprising:

a base, a guide-slot structure and a tooth-shaped structure being formed on the base;

a seat body having a rib structure and a first protruding pillar, the rib structure being movably disposed in the guide-slot structure so that the seat body is capable of sliding relative to the base; and

an engaging mechanism disposed between the seat body and the base, the engaging mechanism comprising;

a first engaging part having a limit slot formed thereon and movably disposed on the seat body for engaging with the tooth-shaped structure, the first protruding pillar being slidably disposed in the limit slot of the first engaging part; and

a driving device movably connected to the first engaging part and movably installed on the seat body for moving between a releasing position and a locking position relative to the seat body, the driving device comprising;

a pulling part; and

a connecting part connected to the pulling part, a first oblique slot being formed on the connecting part, the first engaging part being movably connected to an inner portion of the first oblique slot, the first oblique slot pulling the first engaging part away from the tooth-shaped structure when the driving device is located at the releasing position;

wherein the tooth-shaped structure has a plurality of first positioning grooves, and the first engaging part is engaged with one of the positioning grooves when the driving device is located at the locking position;

wherein the driving device drives the first engaging part to alternatively engage with or separate from the tooth-shaped structure when moving relative to the seat body.

2. The child safety seat of claim 1, wherein the motion direction of the first engaging part is different from that of the driving device.

3. The child safety seat of claim 2, wherein the motion direction of the first engaging part is substantially perpendicular to that of the driving device.

4. The child safety seat of claim 1, wherein the pulling part comprises a protruding pillar disposed in a limit slot of the seat body.

5. The child safety seat of claim 1, wherein the driving device further comprises:

a spring disposed in the pulling part and abutting against the seat body for providing the pulling part with elastic force so as to move the driving device from the releasing position back to the locking position.

6. The child safety seat of claim 5, wherein the seat body comprises:

a positioning pillar, one end of the spring being disposed on the positioning pillar.

7. The child safety seat of claim 1, wherein the pulling part is a handle.

8. The child safety seat of claim 1, wherein the driving device further comprises a spring disposed in the first engaging part and abutting against the first protruding pillar, and the spring is used for providing the first engaging part with elastic force so as to position the first engaging part in one of the first positioning grooves of the tooth-shaped structure.

9. The child safety seat of claim 1, wherein the connecting part has a limit slot formed thereon and the seat body comprises a second protruding pillar disposed in the limit slot of the connecting part.

10. The child safety seat of claim 1, wherein the seat body further comprises a first guide rail and the first engaging part is slidably disposed on the first guide rail.

11. The child safety seat of claim 10, wherein the rib structure comprises a first rib and a second rib, the guide-slot structure comprises a first guide slot and a second guide slot, and the first rib and the second rib are slidably disposed in the first guide slot and the second guide slot, respectively.

12. The child safety seat of claim 11, wherein the engaging mechanism further comprises a second engaging part, a second oblique slot is further formed on the connecting part, the seat body further comprises a second guide rail, and the second engaging part is movably connected to the second oblique slot and is movably disposed in the second guide rail so that the second engaging part is capable of alternatively engaging with or separating from the tooth-shaped structure.

13. The child safety seat of claim 12, wherein the tooth-shaped structure further comprises a plurality of second positioning grooves and the second engaging part is engaged with one of the second positioning grooves when the driving device is located at the locking position.

14. The child safety seat of claim 12, wherein the pulling part drives the first engaging part and the second engaging part to approach to each other when being pulled.

15. The child safety seat of claim 1, wherein an upper edge of a lateral side of the base is an arc.

16. The child safety seat of claim 15, wherein a front side and a back side of the base have different heights.

17. The child safety seat of claim 16, wherein the height of the front side is greater than the height of the back side.