Car seat base with installation guidance and locking anti-rebounding mechanism
US12403802B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2/266
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for guiding installation of car seat base and a corresponding car seat includes sensors mounted on the car seat base for detecting a progress in a plurality of sequential installation steps. The installation steps are required for installing the car seat base and the corresponding car seat on a vehicle seat. The car seat base further includes light emitting elements arranged at various locations on the car seat base, each location corresponding to one of the installation steps. A processor is adapted to execute code instructions for, in response to outputs of the sensors, identifying completion of a current installation step. The processor is further adapted to instruct a suitable light emitting element to indicate a location corresponding to an installation step following the current installation step. An anti-rebound device includes a spring or piston that adaptively adjusts in response to an impact and a locking mechanism.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.