Patent · US Expired

Motor-vehicle seat sitting unit equipped with a raisable central part for receiving a child's seat

US5121964A · kind A · utility

23Cited by
1References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 7, 1991
Grant dateJun 16, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 7, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/2863
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This sitting unit comprises a central part (5) articulated on the front edge of the sitting unit and thus raisable forwards, a receptacle (7) designed to receive this central part (5) when it is turned down into the sitting unit, and a device (8, 8a, 12) for locking and retaining in the raised position the central part, to the rear face of which a child's seat can be attached. This arrangement increases the safety of the child in the event of a front collision of the vehicle because the child's seat faces rearwards, instead of facing forwards, so that, in the event of a collision, the child is already steadied in the seat and does not suffer the injuries caused by the belts which are conventionally used.

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