Joining structure and child safety seat including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12508958-B2
Application number	US-202118255937-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 3, 2021
Priority date	Dec 4, 2020
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

A joining structure including a fixed seat connected to a first object, the fixed seat has a side wall, and the side wall has an open end and an accommodating end disposed opposite each other; a socket connected to a second object and having a side wall, the socket insertable into the fixed seat side wall through the open end along an insertion direction to join the second object to the first object; a hole closing part disposed inside the fixed seat side wall, between the accommodating end and the socket of the fixed seat, and movable between the open end and the accommodating end, the hole closing part has a hole closing surface at the open end, and the hole closing surface has a shape corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the fixed seat side wall at the open end; and an elastic hole closing part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A joining structure for detachably joining a first object to a second object, comprising:
a fixed seat connected to the first object, the fixed seat comprising a fixed seat side wall, and the fixed seat side wall has an open end and an accommodating end opposite each other; a socket connected to the second object, the socket comprising a socket side wall and insertable into the fixed seat side wall through the open end to join the second object to the first object; a hole closing part inside the fixed seat side wall, located between the accommodating end and the socket, and movable between the open end and the accommodating end, the hole closing part comprising a hole closing surface at the open end, and the hole closing surface comprising a shape corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the fixed seat side wall at the open end; and an elastic hole closing part disposed between the hole closing part and the accommodating end, and configured to apply a force biasing the hole closing part toward the open end, such that the hole closing part elastically abuts against the socket,
wherein
when the socket is inserted into the fixed seat, the hole closing part is biased by the elastic hole closing part of the socket to move toward the accommodating end, and when the socket is removed from the fixed seat, the hole closing part is biased to move to the open end by the elastic hole closing part.

2 . The joining structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a stop portion disposed on an inner side of the fixed seat side wall, wherein the stop portion is located at a position between the open end and the accommodating end and protrudes inwardly from the inner side of the fixed seat side wall; a protrusion disposed on an outer side of the socket side wall, wherein the protrusion protrudes outward from the outer side of the socket side wall; and when the socket is inserted into the fixed seat, the protrusion being able to transit the stop portion and enter the fixed seat, and abut against the stop portion from a side of the accommodating end to prevent the socket from being separated from the fixed seat.

3 . The joining structure according to claim 2 , further comprising
a plurality of stop portions forming a circle along an inner circumference of the fixed seat side wall or symmetrically dispersing on the inner circumference of the fixed seat side wall.

4 . The joining structure according to claim 2 , further comprising
a barb disposed on the hole closing part, wherein the barb extends from the hole closing surface toward the accommodating end and has a hook at an end, and the hook protrudes toward the fixed seat side wall; and the barb is configured such that when the hole closing part is biased to the open end by the elastic hole closing part, the barb abuts against the stop portion from a side of the accommodating end to prevent the hole closing part from separating from the fixed seat.

5 . The joining structure according to claim 3 , wherein:
the fixed seat side wall has a cross section substantially in a shape of a rectangle, and the plurality of stop portions are disposed on each long side and each short side of the rectangle; and the socket side wall has a plurality of protrusions corresponding to the plurality of stop portions on the long side and/or the short side, and the hole closing part has a plurality of barbs arranged corresponding to the plurality of stop portions on the long side and/or the short side.

6 . The joining structure according to claim 2 , wherein:
the protrusion extends on the socket side wall along a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction and, at both ends of the protrusion, two slots parallel to the insertion direction are disposed on the socket side wall.

7 . The joining structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a release button disposed on the socket side wall and partially inserted in the socket, wherein the release button is slidable between a locked position away from the socket and a release position close to the socket along a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the socket to selectively lock the socket to the fixed seat.

8 . The joining structure according to claim 7 , wherein:
the release button includes: a pushing portion, protruding outward perpendicular to the insertion direction of the socket on a side of the release button away from the socket; and a locking portion, the locking portion protruding outward perpendicular to the insertion direction of the socket on a side of the release button away from the socket, and the locking portion being closer to the fixed seat than the pushing portion; and when the socket is inserted into the fixed seat, the pushing portion remaining outside the fixed seat, and the locking portion inserted into the fixed seat and engaging with an inner side of a stop portion disposed on the fixed seat side wall.

9 . The joining structure according to claim 1 , wherein:
the fixed seat further includes a fixed seat edge, and the fixed seat edge extends outward from an edge of the open end of the fixed seat side wall; and when the socket is not inserted into the fixed seat, the hole closing surface of the hole closing part is substantially flush with the fixed seat edge.

10 . The joining structure according claim 1 , wherein:
in the insertion direction of the socket, a sum of lengths of the socket and the hole closing part is substantially equal to a length of the fixed seat, such that when the socket is inserted into the fixed seat, the hole closing part abuts against the accommodating end of the fixed seat.

11 . A joining structure, comprising:
a socket, inserted and connected to a fixed seat of a device, and detachable from the fixed seat; and a hole closing part, movably arranged in the fixed seat, abutting against the socket when the socket is inserted into the fixed seat of the device, and movable to block an opening of the fixed seat when the socket is detached from the fixed seat, wherein the socket includes a locking portion configured to lock the socket to the fixed seat of the device, and an unlocking portion exposed outside the fixed seat for unlocking the socket from being locked to the fixed seat.

12 . The joining structure according to claim 11 , wherein the socket includes an abutting end, a connecting end, and an intermediate section disposed between the abutting end and the connecting end, the abutting end abuts against the hole closing part, and the connecting end is configured to connect accessories of the device.

13 . The joining structure according to claim 12 , wherein the intermediate section comprises the locking portion, the unlocking portion, and a resetting portion, and the resetting portion is configured to reset the locking portion.

14 . The joining structure according to claim 13 , wherein the locking portion is in a form of a hook, the hook extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to an insertion direction of the socket, so as to be locked in an engaging structure correspondingly disposed in the fixed seat when the socket is inserted into the fixed seat; and the unlocking portion and the locking portion are formed as an integral structure, and the locking portion is movable by moving the unlocking portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction of the socket.

15 . The joining structure according to claim 14 , wherein the unlocking portion is in a form of a button, and the resetting portion in a form of a resetting elastic sheet abutting against the unlocking

Assignees

• Wonderland Switzerland Ag

Inventors

• Zhao Guanghui
• Zhang Daliang
• Fang Ganqing

Classifications

• Y10T403/59

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• B62B9/14

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• H01R13/5213

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• F16B21/16

  with grooves or notches in the pin or shaft · CPC title

• B60N2/2816

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