Child seat module for a vehicle

• US 9,969,304 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2016
• Issued: 05/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation (AB Volvo)
• Original Assignee: Volvo Car Corporation (AB Volvo)
• Inventors: Johnson, Tisha, Levy, Todd, Lundgren, Patrik, Ernstsson, Axel, Christiansson, Thomas, Page, Robin
• Primary Examiner(s): Daniels, Jason S
• Application Number:
  US15/088,458
• Publication Number:
  US 20160288670A1
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• Field of Search: 296 64, 296 6501, 296 6503, 2972501, 29725612, 29725616
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/01508 using quick release attachments
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/06 slidable B60N2/12 , B60N2/2209 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/26 for children B60N2/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/28 Seats readily mountable on, and dismountable from, existing seats or other parts of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2824 part of the base being supported by the vehicle frame B60N2/289 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2845 having handles
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2863 backward facing
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2869 rotatable about a vertical axis
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/2875 inclinable, as a whole or partially

Abstract

A child seat module for arrangement in a passenger compartment of a vehicle comprises a base arranged to be releasably connected to seat rails of the passenger compartment, and arranged to be movable along the seat rails; and a child seat comprising a seat. The child seat is arranged on top of the base and is rotatable around an axis of rotation with respect to the base between a riding position and a loading position. The seat of the child seat faces rearwards towards the back of the passenger compartment when the child seat is in the riding position, and the child seat is rotated between 80-100 degrees with respect to the base such that the seat of the child seat faces towards a side opening of the passenger compartment when the child seat is in the loading position, when the module is arranged in the vehicle.

Claims

1. A child seat module for arrangement in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the child seat module comprising:

a base connectable to seat rails of the passenger compartment;

a child seat arrangeable on top of the base and comprising a seat, wherein the child seat is rotatable around an axis of rotation with respect to the base between a riding position and a loading position, wherein, when the module is arranged in the vehicle, the seat of the child seat faces rearward toward a back of the passenger compartment when the child seat is in the riding position, and the child seat is rotated between 80-100 degrees with respect to the base such that the seat of the child seat faces toward a side opening of the passenger compartment when the child seat is in the loading position; and

a storage unit arranged at least partly between the base and the child seat when the child seat is arranged on the base, the storage unit comprising at least one compartment on at least one side of the storage unit, wherein the storage unit is rotatable with the child seat around the axis of rotation with respect to the base.

2. The child seat module according to claim 1 further comprising first locking means for locking the rotation of the child seat around the axis of rotation, and wherein the child seat is lockable in the loading position and in the riding position respectively.

3. The child seat module according to claim 1 wherein the child seat module is configured to be movable along the seat rails at least to a front position and a rear position, and wherein the rear position is arranged such as to, when the child seat module is arranged in the vehicle, allow a passenger in a seat located directly behind the child seat module to reach into the seat of the child seat when the child seat module is in the rear position.

4. The child seat module according to claim 1 wherein the base comprises a storage compartment arranged in an interior of the base, and wherein the storage compartment comprises a drawer arranged to be opened toward the back of the passenger compartment when the child seat module is arranged in the vehicle.

5. The child seat module according to claim 1 wherein at least a front part of the base extends forward of the child seat when the child seat is arranged on the base, and wherein the at least front part of the base comprises a storage surface.

6. The child seat module according to claim 1 wherein the at least one compartment of the storage unit is configured for storing child necessities.

7. The child seat module according to claim 1 wherein the child seat is releasably connectable with both the base and the storage unit.

8. The child seat module according to claim 1 wherein the child seat is movable between an upright position and an inclined position in relation to the base, and the child seat module comprises second locking means for locking the child seat in the upright position and in the inclined position respectively.

9. The child seat module according to claim 8 wherein the child seat comprises a rocking function, the rocking function allowing the child seat to continuously move between the upright position and the inclined position for rocking the child seat.

10. The child seat module according to claim 1 wherein the child seat comprises a child seat body and a handle pivotably arranged at an upper part of the child seat body and pivotable over a top of the child seat body.

11. The child seat module according to claim 10 wherein the handle comprises a sun shield, and the sun shield shields at least the upper part of the child seat body when the handle is pivoted over the top of the child seat body.

12. The child seat module according to claim 1 wherein the seat of the child seat is at least partly covered by a microbial material and/or by a material being infused with substances that are releaseable when the material is touched.

13. A vehicle comprising the child seat module according to claim 1.

14. The vehicle according to claim 13 further comprising a floor at which the seat rails are located, and an additional floor that covers the seat rails.

15. The child seat module according to claim 1 wherein a front part of the base extends forward of the child seat and below the child seat when the child seat is arranged on the base, and wherein the front part of the base comprises a storage surface.

16. The child seat module according to claim 1 wherein a front part of the base extends forward of the child seat when the child seat is arranged on the base and positioned in the riding position, and wherein the front part of the base comprises a storage surface.

17. The child seat according to claim 1 wherein the base is releasably connectable to the seat rails of the passenger compartment such that the base is movable along the seat rails.

18. A child seat module for arrangement in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the child seat module comprising:

a base connectable to seat rails of the passenger compartment;

a child seat arrangeable on top of the base and comprising a seat, wherein the child seat is rotatable around an axis of rotation with respect to the base between a riding position and a loading position, wherein, when the module is arranged in the vehicle, the seat of the child seat faces rearward toward a back of the passenger compartment when the child seat is in the riding position, and the child seat faces toward a side opening of the passenger compartment when the child seat is in the loading position; and

a storage unit arranged at least partly between the base and the child seat when the child seat is arranged on the base, the storage unit comprising at least one storage compartment, wherein the storage unit is rotatable with the child seat around the axis of rotation with respect to the base.

19. The child seat according to claim 18 wherein the base is releasably connectable to the seat rails of the passenger compartment such that the base is movable along the seat rails.

20. A child seat module for arrangement in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the child seat module comprising:

a base connectable to seat rails of the passenger compartment;

a child seat arrangeable on top of the base and comprising a seat, wherein the child seat is rotatable around an axis of rotation with respect to the base between a riding position and a loading position, wherein, when the module is arranged in the vehicle, the seat of the child seat faces rearward toward a back of the passenger compartment when the child seat is in the riding position, and the child seat faces toward a side opening of the passenger compartment when the child seat is in the loading position; and

a storage unit arranged at least partly between the base and the child seat when the child seat is arranged on the base, the storage unit comprising at least one storage compartment;

wherein the child seat is releasably attachable to the storage unit, and the storage unit is releasably attachable to the base.

21. The child seat module according to claim 20 wherein the storage unit is rotatable with the child seat around the axis of rotation with respect to the base.

22. The child seat according to claim 20 wherein the base is releasably connectable to the seat rails of the passenger compartment such that the base is movable along the seat rails.