Vehicle seat having integrate child carrier
US11993185B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/011
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The vehicle seat includes an integral child carrier that deploys and unfolds for use as either a child seat or an infant cradle for safely transporting infants while being conveniently stowed when not in use. The child carrier includes a folding seat/cradle that in certain embodiments doubles as both an upright child seat and reclined infant cradle. The folding seat/cradle rides on its own carrier sub-frame that is mounted to the main seat back frame. The carrier sub-frame allows the seat/cradle movement between a stowed position where the folded seat/cradle lies flat within or against the seat back frame and a deployed position where the unfolded seat/cradle extends outward from the seat back frame. The carrier sub-frame includes one or more slide rails, slide blocks, a linkage member and a latch assembly. The seat/cradle includes a seat panel hinged to a back panel that unfold to form a secure seat or cradle from a flat stowed package.
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