B60N2/2851

USER-DEFINED STIMULATION PATTERNS FOR JUVENILE PRODUCTS

Systems and methods define a stimulation pattern for a juvenile product utilizing a mobile device that executes a mobile application that is linked to the juvenile product. The method comprises the step of recognizing, by the mobile device when executing the mobile app, the user-defined stimulation pattern for the juvenile product. The stimulation pattern can be a vibration pattern or a motion pattern, and can be detected in a number of different ways by the mobile device. The method further comprises the step of determining control signals for the actuator(s) of the juvenile product based on the user-defined stimulation pattern that is recognized by the mobile device. The method further comprises the step of, in response to receiving a command to execute the user-defined stimulation pattern, controlling the actuator(s) of the juvenile product based on the stored control signals for the user-defined stimulation pattern.

System and Method for Securing and Monitoring a Child Placed in a Car Seat of a Vehicle
20210402892 · 2021-12-30 ·

A car seat system for automatically displacing the movable components of the car seat. The car seat including sensors and a computing module to detect the measurements of a child placed in the car seat. The car seat system determines the current position of the movable components and displaces the movable components automatically based on the child's measurements or a desired amount. The car seat system automatically learns child's behaviors when the child is placed in the car seat. The car seat system learns schedules utilized by the child, routes taken by the driver of the car, and other data over a period of time. The behavioral, scheduling, routing, and other data obtained is stored by the car seat system and utilized to enhance the safety and comfortability of the child during a car ride. The car seat system also determines thickness of clothing worn by the child while placed in the car seat and adjusts the shoulder belts to accommodate for the clothing while providing a snug fit of the shoulder belts that fall within safety recommendations. The car seat also auto reclines to a desired angle and also rotates about itself to face the door. The car seat system includes an auto-incident detection mode. In this mode, the system detects an incident, such as an accident, hard braking, or another hazard, and automatically displaces the features in the car seat to make the car seat secure during the crash minimizing the effect of the incident on the child. The car seat also includes pretensioners and motors to release, pull back, and lock the car seat belts.

TOP COVER AND BASE FOR CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND CHILD SAFETY SEAT
20210402894 · 2021-12-30 · ·

This disclosure provides a top cover for a base, a base for a child safety seat and a child safety seat, wherein the top cover comprises a top cover body, an upper surface of the top cover body is provided with a protrusion located at a front end of the top cover body, and the upper surface of the top cover body is further provided with a seat area located on a periphery of the protrusion for a child to sit. In the top cover this disclosure, a protrusion is provided on the upper surface of top cover body of the top cover, a protrusion can block a forward movement of a child sitting in the seat area when an accidental impact occurs, reducing a pressure on the child's abdomen due to the accidental impact, and making the child sitting on the top cover safer.

SEATING DEVICE
20210380028 · 2021-12-09 · ·

A seating device includes a headrest movably connected to a seat body. An adjustment mechanism is provided to adjust the position of the headrest relative to the seat body. An operating unit has a driving member to actuate the adjustment mechanism, and a handle portion bending from the driving member. The driving member is movable between non-operative and operative positions. In the non-operative position, the handle portion abuts against the headrest, and the driving member is inoperative to actuate the adjustment mechanism. In the operative position, the handle portion protrudes outward from the headrest, and the driving member is able to actuate the adjustment mechanism.

SAFETY BELT FASTENING DEVICE AND CHILD SAFETY SEAT THEREWITH
20210370807 · 2021-12-02 ·

A safety belt fastening device includes a fastening arm. One end of the fastening arm is pivotally connected to a seat body of a child safety seat. The safety belt fastening device further includes an engaging structure connected to the fastening arm and for engaging with the seat body of the child safety seat, and a driving structure for driving the engaging structure to engage with the seat body in a locking status or to disengage from the seat body in a releasing status. The safety belt fastening device and the child safety seat therewith have advantages of easy operation, simple structure, high fastening strength for a safety belt, that the safety belt is not easy to fall off, that the safety belt is easy to release, and capability of meeting needs of different users.

CHILD SAFETY SEAT
20220203872 · 2022-06-30 ·

A child safety seat includes a seat shell, a headrest and a side protection part. The seat shell has a seat portion, a backrest portion and a sidewall, the sidewall protruding forward from the backrest portion. The headrest is connected with the backrest portion and is movable along the backrest portion, the headrest having a side support portion protruding forward. The side protection part is disposed adjacent to the sidewall at an inner side thereof, the side protection part extending along the inner side of the sidewall from a location adjacent to the seat portion toward a top of the backrest portion, a portion of the side protection part being located between the sidewall and the side support portion of the headrest.

CHILD SAFETY SEAT
20220203871 · 2022-06-30 ·

A child safety seat includes a seat portion and a backrest portion connected with each other, a headrest slidably connected with the backrest portion, a first and a second side support connected with the backrest portion and respectively protruding forward from the backrest portion at two sides thereof, the first and second side supports being configured to be movable relative to the backrest portion for modifying a transversal distance between the first side support and the second side support, and a linking mechanism adapted to movably link each of the first and second side supports to the headrest so that the headrest and the first and second side supports are movable concurrently relative to the backrest portion for adjustment.

Systems and methods for actuating pillows including actuating muscles

An actuating pillow includes a pillow body and a plurality of artificial muscles arranged within the pillow body. Each of the artificial muscles includes a housing having an electrode region and an adjacent expandable fluid region, an electrode pair positioned in the electrode region of the housing, and a dielectric fluid housed within the housing. The plurality of artificial muscles are configured to actuate from a non-actuated state to an actuated state, actuation from the non-actuated state to the actuated state directs the dielectric fluid into the expandable fluid region and increases a height of the pillow body.

Vehicle occupant support
11364822 · 2022-06-21 ·

Child restraint system in a vehicle with features to support and ensconse the head and shoulders of an occupant during lateral impact to the vehicle.

HEADREST SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND INFANT CARRIER THEREOF
20220185155 · 2022-06-16 ·

A headrest support structure applied to a safety seat is disclosed. The headrest support structure includes a buffer mechanism. The buffer mechanism is connected to a headrest and a seat of the safety seat. Elastic deformation of the buffer mechanism provides a buffer to the headrest and the seat. The headrest support mechanism provided by an embodiment of the present application has a high safety factor and provides a buffer to the headrest and the seat during an emergency brake for accident prevention. The present application further provides an infant carrier having the headrest support structure.