Safety belt automatic adjustment apparatus and child safety seat therewith

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11427152-B2
Application number	US-202017093520-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 9, 2020
Priority date	Nov 11, 2019
Publication date	Aug 30, 2022
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022

Abstract

A safety belt automatic adjustment apparatus includes a safety belt buckle fastening assembly, a safety belt retractor and a linking component. The safety belt buckle fastening assembly is rotatably connected to a seat body of a child safety seat and for connecting with a safety belt buckle. The safety belt retractor is used for retracting a safety belt, and the safety belt retractor includes a restraining assembly for restraining a movement of the safety belt in a predetermined direction. The linking component is installed between the safety belt buckle fastening assembly and the safety belt retractor, and the safety belt buckle fastening assembly rotates to drive the linking component and the restraining assembly, so as to restrain or release the safety belt winding around the safety belt retractor. The safety belt automatic adjustment apparatus has advantages of automatic adjustment for the safety belt, simple structure, convenient operation and enhanced safety.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A safety belt automatic adjustment apparatus comprising:
a safety belt buckle fastening assembly rotatably connected to a seat body of a child safety seat and for connecting with a safety belt buckle;
a safety belt retractor for retracting a safety belt, the safety belt retractor comprising a restraining assembly for restraining a movement of the safety belt in a predetermined direction, the safety belt retractor comprising:
a retractor installation component;
a rotating shaft, the safety belt winding around the rotating shaft;
a first ratchet connected to an end of the rotating shaft; and
a second ratchet connected to another end of the rotating shaft; and

a linking component installed between the safety belt buckle fastening assembly and the safety belt retractor, the safety belt buckle fastening assembly rotating to drive the linking component and the restraining assembly, so as to restrain or release the safety belt winding around the safety belt retractor;
wherein the restraining assembly comprises a first restraining component installed on the retractor installation component in a swingable manner and for being driven by the linking component for selectively engaging with or separating from the first ratchet, a rotation in a first direction of the rotating shaft is restrained when the first ratchet is engaged with the first restraining component, the restraining assembly further comprises a second restraining component installed on the retractor installation component in a swingable manner and for being driven by the linking component for selectively engaging with or separating from the second ratchet, and a rotation in a second direction opposite to the first direction of the rotating shaft is restrained when the second ratchet is engaged with the second restraining component.

2. The safety belt automatic adjustment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first restraining component is resiliently installed on the retractor installation component by a first resilient component.

3. The safety belt automatic adjustment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second restraining component is resiliently installed on the retractor installation component by a second resilient component.

4. The safety belt automatic adjustment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first end of the linking component is fixed on the safety belt buckle fastening assembly, and a second end of the linking component abuts against the first restraining component.

5. The safety belt automatic adjustment apparatus of claim 4 , wherein an abutting surface is formed on the second end of the linking component, and a mating surface is formed on the first restraining component for abutting against the abutting surface.

6. The safety belt automatic adjustment apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the safety belt buckle fastening assembly comprises:
an installation component;
a rotary shaft installed on the installation component; and
an insertion component connected to the rotary shaft and for connecting with the safety belt buckle.

7. A child safety seat comprising:
a seat body;
a safety belt;
a safety belt buckle connected to the safety belt; and
a safety belt automatic adjustment apparatus for connecting with the safety belt buckle, the safety belt automatic adjustment apparatus comprising:
a safety belt buckle fastening assembly rotatably connected to the seat body and for connecting with the safety belt buckle;

a safety belt retractor for retracting the safety belt, the safety belt retractor comprising a restraining assembly for restraining a movement of the safety belt in a predetermined direction, the safety belt retractor comprising:
a retractor installation component;
a rotating shaft, the safety belt winding around the rotating shaft;
a first ratchet connected to an end of the rotating shaft; and
a second ratchet connected to another end of the rotating shaft; and

a linking component installed between the safety belt buckle fastening assembly and the safety belt retractor, the safety belt buckle fastening assembly rotating to drive the linking component and the restraining assembly, so as to restrain or release the safety belt winding around the safety belt retractor;
wherein the restraining assembly comprises a first restraining component installed on the retractor installation component in a swingable manner and for being driven by the linking component for selectively engaging with or separating from the first ratchet, a rotation in a first direction of the rotating shaft is restrained when the first ratchet is engaged with the first restraining component, the restraining assembly further comprises a second restraining component installed on the retractor installation component in a swingable manner and for being driven by the linking component for selectively engaging with or separating from the second ratchet, and a rotation in a second direction opposite to the first direction of the rotating shaft is restrained when the second ratchet is engaged with the second restraining component.

8. The child safety seat of claim 7 , wherein the first restraining component is resiliently installed on the retractor installation component by a first resilient component.

9. The child safety seat of claim 7 , wherein the second restraining component is resiliently installed on the retractor installation component by a second resilient component.

10. The child safety seat of claim 7 , wherein a first end of the linking component is fixed on the safety belt buckle fastening assembly, and a second end of the linking component abuts against the first restraining component.

11. The child safety seat of claim 10 , wherein an abutting surface is formed on the second end of the linking component, and a mating surface is formed on the first restraining component for abutting against the abutting surface.

12. The child safety seat of claim 7 , wherein the safety belt buckle fastening assembly comprises:
an installation component;
a rotary shaft installed on the installation component; and
an insertion component connected to the rotary shaft and for connecting with the safety belt buckle.

Assignees

• Bambino Prezioso Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Zhang Da Liang

Classifications

• B60R22/105 Primary

  for children (adaptation of children's seats for seat belts B60N2/265, B60N2/2803) · CPC title

• B60R22/34

  Belt retractors, e.g. reels (anchoring devices {, e.g. guide loops} , with means to tension the belt in an emergency B60R22/195) · CPC title

• B60R22/26

  secured to the seat · CPC title

• B60R22/18

  Anchoring devices · CPC title

• B60R22/341 Primary

  comprising energy-absorbing means · CPC title