Vehicle occupant support

摘要

Arrangements for safety and comfort in vehicles.

主权项

1. In a vehicle Child Restraint System a mechanism for protection of an occupant in an impact, comprising a support shell for the occupant pivotally attached about a substantially vertical pivot axis to a support frame attached to the vehicle, wherein the support shell is retained in a normal position by a combination of a lock and brace arm, on each side of said shell, wherein in each combination the lock and brace arm are pivotally attached to each other such that compressive forces on said lock and brace arm reinforce a locked engagement of the support shell with respect to the support frame and said lock and brace arm are adapted to fracture at a predetermined lateral load on the support shell to allow the shell to reorient with respect to the support frame.