Introduction
child safety seat LATCH common interface and the interface is divided into fixed ISOFIX interfaces, LATCH common in the United States Department vehicle, ISOFIX is common in European brands.
LATCH Interface:
LATCH is ldquo; Lower Anchors and Tethers for Childrenrdquo; in 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.
“When I saw this sign, indicating that the use of safety seat LATCH seats can be fixed the way.”
ISOFIX and LATCH two fixation methods are common, ISOFIX is compatible with LATCH, that interface must have LATCH seat ISOFIX interfaces can also be installed, but only ISOFIX interface, the interface can not use the LATCH child seat ( because of the 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.
ISOFIX-making is an important development, because many people can not be positiveChild seat is installed correctly, 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 to the support rod shoring up security is complete. 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 fixed to the rigid link strength high easy to loose, easy to install. The disadvantage is that you must use special safety seat interface, universal good.