1. The child seat interfaces
Introduction
child safety seat LATCH common interface and the interface is divided into fixed ISOFIX interfaces, LATCH common in the US Department of vehicle , ISOFIX is common in European brands.
LATCH Interface:
LATCH is Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children short, the Chinese translation up very stiff, called “children under fasteners and tether” from September 1, 2002, the United States will be defined almost all kinds of cars must provide child safety seat LATCH system in a fixed manner. It is the largest European standard ISOFIX fixation difference is that the connection is not linked to a hard link but at the same time connected, and one more than the fixed-point ISO FIX, a total of three.
ISOFIX LATCH and two fixation methods are common, is compatible with the ISOFIX LATCH, that there must be an interface LATCH, seat ISOFIX interface, but only ISOFIX interface interface can not use LATCH child seat (for lack of a fixed point)!
ISOFIX Interface:
ISOFIX (International Standards Organization FIX) child safety seat system, in Europe since 1990 for the design and implementation of a child safety seat standard chair interface. Are currently on sale in Europe this model interfaces as standard in the country also part of the joint venture automobile manufacturers to provide such a configuration interface. Features of this configuration is to have two child seats with hard links fixed interface.
ISOFIXThe formulation is an important development, because many people can not properly install a child seat, the survey showed a large percentage of child seat installation is not secure enough.
Currently, most of the child seat is placed on the vehicle seat using crossbody strap (sometimes only belt) is fixed. However, different models of cars have different seat belt and a fixed manner. Car seats of different shapes, different belt lengths shorter and the anchor point position, will cause some of the child seat is placed in a higher position or rearward. All these factors make manufacturing applicable to all models of the child seats become a problem. ISOFIX is developed to solve all these problems. Its ultimate goal is to make any ISOFIX child seat you buy is suitable for your car, you simply plug it into ISOFIX interfaces can be.
ISOFIX fixedly mounting is very simple, as long as the child safety seat reserved on the seat ISOFIX connector at the mouth, can be inserted into the opinions, and finally branching to the support from the safety lever to complete a. This safety seat installation interface is generally 10 minutes to complete safety, read the instructions on your own can be easily completed.
The advantage of this embodiment is a fixed, rigid link high strength not easy to loose, easy to install. The disadvantage is that you must use special safety seat interface, universal good.