1. A child vehicle seat comprising
a seat portion,
a back support portion of the seat,
a shoulder belt adapted to be connected to a crotch member for securing a child in the child seat,
wherein the shoulder belt can be moved against spring force by means of a spring biased element from a first position, in which the shoulder belt and the crotch member are disconnected, to a second position, in which the shoulder belt and the crotch member are connected,
characterized in that the spring biased element extends directly from the back support portion of the seat and the shoulder belt extends through a sleeve of the spring biased element, whilst the spring biased element can be moved against spring force of the spring biased element from said first position to said second position together with the shoulder belt extending therethrough and held against the spring force of the spring biased element in the second position.
2. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the shoulder belt is held spaced from the seat portion under the influence of the spring force in said first position.
3. A child vehicle seat according to claim 2, characterized in that the child seat comprises at least two shoulder belts, and in that the shoulder belt portions of the shoulder belts are held in spaced-apart positions under the influence of spring force.
4. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the child seat comprises at least two shoulder belts, and in that shoulder belt portions of the shoulder belts are held in spaced-apart positions under the influence of spring force in said first position.
5. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that a belt buckle, which can be connected to the crotch member, can be moved over the shoulder belt or a lap belt, wherein the belt buckle can be moved against the spring force of said spring biased element to a position in which it is connected to the crotch member.
6. A child vehicle seat according to claim 5, characterized in that the spring biased element comprises an element that can be extended against spring force.
7. A child vehicle seat according to claim 6, characterized in that the extensible element is connected to the spring biased element.
8. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the child seat comprises at least two lap belts, which are each positioned near a longitudinal side of the seat portion with a lap belt portion thereof, which lap belt portions are held in a position spaced from the seat portion under the influence of spring force in said first position.
9. A child vehicle seat according to claim 8, characterized in that the belt that can be moved against spring force is provided with a spring fitted in the belt.
10. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the crotch member is held in a position spaced from the back support under the influence of spring force in said first position.
11. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the belt that can be moved against spring force is provided with a spring fitted in the belt.
12. A child vehicle seat according to claim 1, characterized in that the child seat comprises at least one shoulder belt as well as a lap belt connected thereto, with a free passage for passing an arm therethrough being present between the back support, the seat portion, the lap belt and the shoulder belt in said first position.
13. A child vehicle seat adapted to be secured to a passenger vehicle seat comprising:
a seat portion;
a back support portion of the seat;
a spring biased sleeve extending directly from a surface of the back support;
a shoulder belt extending through the spring biased sleeve, wherein the shoulder belt can be moved from a first position wherein the shoulder belt does not hold a person in the seat to a second position wherein the shoulder belt holds a person in the seat while the spring biased sleeve is held against spring force of the spring biased sleeve.
14. The child vehicle seat of claim 13, further comprising: at least one other spring biased sleeve extending directly from the seat portion, wherein the shoulder belt can be moved from a first position to a second position against spring force of the spring biased sleeve.
15. The child vehicle seat of claim 13, wherein the spring biased sleeve extends directly from the back support when the shoulder belt is in the first position and in the second position.
16. The child vehicle seat of claim 13, wherein the back support is configured to support a child’s back when the child occupies the child seat.
17. A child vehicle seat comprising
a seat portion having a top, a bottom, a back, a front, and sides,
a back support portion of the seat,
a shoulder belt that can be connected to a crotch member for securing a child in the child seat,
a sleeve surrounding a portion of the shoulder belt,
wherein the sleeve is biased to hold the shoulder belt in a first position, in which the shoulder belt and the crotch member are disconnected and the shoulder belt is held to enable placement of the child in the seat, and wherein the sleeve is adapted to move to a second position, in which the shoulder belt and the crotch member are connected and a child in the seat is restrained by the shoulder belt,
characterized in that the sleeve is a spring biased member and the sleeve is moved against its spring force when the sleeve is moved from the first position to the second position with the shoulder belt extending therethrough and wherein the spring biased member extends directly from the back support portion of the seat.
18. The child vehicle seat of claim 17, wherein another sleeve extends forward from the back support, surrounds a portion of another shoulder belt and holds the another shoulder belt in the first position, in which the another shoulder belt and the crotch member are disconnected and the another shoulder belt is held to enable placement of the child in the seat, and wherein the another sleeve is adapted to move to a second position, in which the another shoulder belt and the crotch member are connected and a child in the seat is restrained by the another shoulder belt.
19. The child vehicle seat of claim 17, wherein the child seat includes an arm rest and the another sleeve extends from between the arm rest and a side of the seat portion.
20. The child vehicle seat of claim 17, wherein the sleeve extends from, and is connected to, the back support.
21. The child vehicle seat of claim 17, wherein
the shoulder belt comprises a left shoulder belt,
a right shoulder belt,
the sleeve surrounds a portion of the left shoulder belt,
a second sleeve surrounds a portion of the right shoulder belt,
wherein the sleeve and second sleeve are biased to hold the shoulder belts in a first position in which the shoulder belts and the crotch member are disconnected and the belt portions are held apart to enable placement of the child in the seat, and wherein the sleeves are adapted to move to a second position in which the shoulder belts and the crotch member are connected and a child in the seat is restrained by the shoulder belts.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A charge guidance apparatus comprising:
one or more processors that perform the function of:
a history creation unit for creating history information about a charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of a driving battery of a vehicle;
a learning processing unit for extracting the charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of the driving battery of the vehicle with frequency of charges executed being not less than a prescribed number of times from the history information created by the history creation unit, and for learning a usual charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle from the charging spot, charge start time and charging duration extracted;
a decision processing unit for deciding whether to give charge guidance or not based on whether the vehicle is in the usual charging spot and charging period of time learned by the learning processing unit; and
a charge guidance processing unit for giving charge guidance in accordance with a decision result of the decision processing unit, the charge guidance being provided in one or both visual or vocal format.
2. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit gives the charge guidance again if the driving battery charge is not executed even though a prescribed time period has elapsed after giving the charge guidance.
3. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with a communication terminal a driver or passenger of the vehicle carries, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit gives, if no person is detected in the vehicle, the charge guidance by communication between the communication terminal and the communication unit.
4. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with an external device, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit, if no person is detected in the vehicle, gives the charge guidance by communication between the external device and the communication unit, and notifies the external device of a charging state of the driving battery acquired from the vehicle.
5. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the decision processing unit decides that the charge guidance can be given if the vehicle is parked at the usual charging spot learned by the learning processing unit.
6. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 5, wherein
the decision processing unit decides that the charge guidance can be given if the vehicle is parked within a prescribed time period before beginning of the usual charging period of time learned by the learning processing unit.
7. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
an input unit for accepting an information input from an external, wherein
the learning processing unit uses a charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle received with the input unit as the usual charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle.
8. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a remaining battery life acquiring unit for acquiring residual power of the driving battery from the vehicle, wherein
the decision processing unit decides, when the residual power of the driving battery acquired by the remaining battery life acquiring unit is not greater than a prescribed threshold, whether to give charge guidance or not from whether the residual power is greater than power consumption by traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot.
9. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
a detection unit for detecting a condition of the vehicle, wherein
the decision processing unit retains correspondence information indicating correspondence between the condition of the vehicle and an amount of power expected to be consumed by operation other than traveling of the vehicle in the condition of the vehicle, and corrects, when deciding whether to give the charge guidance or not, the prescribed threshold and the power consumption by the traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot by referring to the correspondence information in accordance with the condition of the vehicle detected by the detection unit.
10. The charge guidance apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with an external device, wherein
the decision processing unit retains correspondence information indicating correspondence between the condition of the vehicle and an amount of power expected to be consumed by operation other than traveling of the vehicle in the condition of the vehicle, and corrects, when deciding whether to give the charge guidance or not, the prescribed threshold and the power consumption by the traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot by referring to the correspondence information in accordance with the condition of the vehicle acquired from the external device by communication with the communication unit.
11. An onboard navigation system comprising:
a charge guidance apparatus comprised of one or more processors that perform the function of:
a history creation unit for creating history information about a charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of a driving battery of a vehicle;
a learning processing unit for extracting the charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of the driving battery of the vehicle with frequency of charges executed being not less than a prescribed number of times from the history information created by the history creation unit, and for learning a usual charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle from the charging spot, charge start time and charging duration extracted;
a decision processing unit for deciding whether to give charge guidance or not based on whether the vehicle is in the usual charging spot and charging period of time learned by the learning processing unit; and
a charge guidance processing unit for giving charge guidance in accordance with a decision result of the decision processing unit, the charge guidance being provided in one or both visual or vocal format.
12. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit gives the charge guidance again if the driving battery charge is not executed even though a prescribed time period has elapsed after giving the charge guidance.
13. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with a communication telminal a driver or passenger of the vehicle carries, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit gives, if no person is detected in the vehicle, the charge guidance by communication between the communication terminal and the communication unit.
14. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with an external device, wherein
the charge guidance processing unit, if no person is detected in the vehicle, gives the charge guidance by communication between the external device and the communication unit, and notifies the external device of a charging state of the driving battery acquired from the vehicle.
15. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, wherein
the decision processing unit decides that the charge guidance can be given if the vehicle is parked at the usual charging spot learned by the learning processing unit.
16. The onboard navigation system according to claim 15, wherein
the decision processing unit decides that the charge guidance can be given if the vehicle is parked within a prescribed time period before beginning of the usual charging period of time learned by the learning processing unit.
17. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, further comprising:
an input unit for accepting an information input from an external, wherein
the learning processing unit uses a charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle received with the input unit as the usual charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle.
18. The onboard navigation system according to claim 11, further comprising:
a remaining battery life acquiring unit for acquiring residual power of the driving battery from the vehicle, wherein
the decision processing unit decides, when the residual power of the driving battery acquired by the remaining battery life acquiring unit is not greater than a prescribed threshold, whether to give charge guidance or not from whether the residual power is greater than power consumption by traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot.
19. The onboard navigation system according to claim 18, further comprising:
a detection unit for detecting a condition of the vehicle, wherein
the decision processing unit retains correspondence information indicating correspondence between the condition of the vehicle and an amount of power expected to be consumed by operation other than traveling of the vehicle in the condition of the vehicle, and corrects, when deciding whether to give the charge guidance or not, the prescribed threshold and the power consumption by the traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot by referring to the correspondence information in accordance with the condition of the vehicle detected by the detection unit.
20. The onboard navigation system according to claim 18, further comprising:
a communication unit for communicating with an external device, wherein
the decision processing unit retains correspondence information indicating correspondence between the condition of the vehicle and an amount of power expected to be consumed by operation other than traveling of the vehicle in the condition of the vehicle, and corrects, when deciding whether to give the charge guidance or not, the prescribed threshold and the power consumption by the traveling from the present position of the vehicle to the usual charging spot by referring to the correspondence information in accordance with the condition of the vehicle acquired from the external device by communication with the communication unit.