The present subject matter described herein relates to an adjustable International Standards Organization Fix (ISOFIX) mounting structure for fixing a child seat on a rear seat of a vehicle. In particular, the present subject matter relates to the adjustable ISOFIX mounting structure for fixing the child seat on the rear seat of the vehicle to reduce potential injury to a child during vehicle side crash and for hassle free storage of the child seat in a boot space of the vehicle.
BACKGROUND
[0002] A variety of measures are used to ensure the safety of a child seated in a passenger vehicle/car. In the vehicle, for example, a seat belt is placed on the child safety seat. Alternatively, an ISOFIX is adopted. ISOFIX is an international standard for child safety seat mounting points in the passenger vehicle.
[0003] The ISOFIX establishes standard attachment points that must be built into the vehicle in order to secure compliant child safety seats quickly and safely. Child safety seats have a single tether attachment at the top and two anchorage points at the base of each side of the seat.
[0004] Currently, the ISOFIX anchorages are provided on either the floor panel along with the welded attachment of rear seatback bottom or integrated with the rear seatback. In order to mount the child seat, generally outboard positions (i.e., extreme left and right) are the only available positions on the rear seat of the vehicle.
[0005] Currently, the ISOFIX system is fixed in nature and is at less gap with the door structure. As a result, the child seat is mounted near the door. During side crash, there is a chance of high injury to the child due to reduced gap between child seat and the door structure.

[0006] Referring to a prior art BRPI1100650B1, a structural profile that allows the fastening of child seats in a sliding mechanism is provided. The sliding mechanism is for positioning a child seat in multiple positions to allow the child seat to move easily between the different points as per requirement.
[0007] In another prior art CN208530355(U), the child safety seat and its installation device is provided to mount child seat in multiple positions.
[0008] Although, the above prior arts discloses positioning the child seat in multiple positions of rear seat of vehicle, the mechanism is either very complex or requires separate mounting setup in the vehicle.
[0009] Moreover, in India, the proportion of adult occupants on the rear seat is significantly more than other developed nations. Due to this, the development of child restraint system (CRS) and the storage methodology of child seats within the vehicle other than the fixed ISOFIX attachment to rear seatbacks is underdeveloped.
[0010] Further, to accommodate adult occupancy on the rear seats, the users are required to un-mount the child seat and thus left with two options, i.e. either to remove it from the vehicle or store it in the boot space un-supported. Both of the above options are not optimal, as complete removal may lead to reduced usage of child seats and un-supported storage in boot can damage the rear seatback, trims and panels and even the child seat.
[0011] Therefore, there is a requirement of an adjustable ISOFIX mechanism which solves the problems existing in the state of the art and is simple and cost effective as well.
OBJECTS OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0012] It forms an object of the present disclosure to overcome the aforementioned and other drawbacks/limitations in the existing solutions available in the form of related prior arts.

[0013] It is a primary object of the present disclosure to provide an adjustable ISOFIX mounting structure that can mount the child seat on multiple positions in the rear seat of vehicle.
[0014] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide flexibility to the user to safely and securely store the child seat in the boot space of the vehicle and to also make rear seat usage for other passengers.
[0015] It is yet another object of the present disclosure that the mounting structure remains a single part during the assembly of the rear seats.
[0016] It is yet another object of the present disclosure to optimize the space on rear seats for co-occupancy of both adult and the child.
[0017] These and other objects and advantages of the present subject matter will be apparent to a person skilled in the art after consideration of the following detailed description taken into consideration with accompanying drawings in which preferred embodiments of the present subject matter are illustrated.
SUMMARY
[0018] A solution to one or more drawbacks of existing technology and additional advantages are provided through the present disclosure. Additional features and advantages are realized through the technicalities of the present disclosure. Other embodiments and aspects of the disclosure are described in detail herein and are considered to be a part of the claimed disclosure.
[0019] The present disclosure provides a solution in the form of an adjustable ISOFIX mounting structure for fixing a child safety seat on a rear seat of a vehicle, including a tube having a plurality of brackets, wherein the tube is configured to be attached to the rear seat using the plurality of brackets that are mounted on a vehicle floor, a first slot and a plurality of second slots wherein both the first slot and the plurality of second slots are provided on the tube and a rod placed inside the tube.

[0020] In an aspect, the rod has a plurality of anchors.
[0021] In an aspect, the rod has a plurality of guide holes that are positioned equidistant to each other.
[0022] In an aspect, the tube has a plurality of through holes.
[0023] In an aspect, the mounting structure is fixed at a position to mount the child seat when a latch is inserted through the plurality of through holes provided on the tube and one of the plurality of guide holes present on the rod.
[0024] In an aspect, the first slot is a longitudinal slot.
[0025] In an aspect, the plurality of second slots are semi-circular slots.
[0026] In an aspect, the plurality of second slots are adapted to move the rod in a transverse direction to mount the child seat in a boot space of the vehicle.
[0027] The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
[0028] It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of the present subject matter and are therefore not to be considered for limiting of its scope, for the present disclosure may admit to other equally effective embodiments. The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying figures. In the figures, a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the figures to reference like features and components. Some embodiments of system or methods or structure in accordance with embodiments of the present subject matter are now described, by way of example, and with reference to the accompanying figures, in which:

[0029] Fig. 1 is an illustrative view of an adjustable ISOFIX mounting structure, according to the present disclosure;
[0030] Fig. 2 is an exploded view of Fig. 1, according to the present disclosure;
[0031] Fig. 3(a) illustrates a view of right side location of rear seat for a child seat mounting on the adjustable ISOFIX mounting structure, according to the present disclosure;
[0032] Fig. 3(b) illustrates a view of left side location of rear seat for a child seat mounting on the adjustable ISOFIX mounting structure, according to the present disclosure;
[0033] Fig. 3(c) and 3(d) illustrates a view of a middle location of rear seat for a child seat mounting on the adjustable ISOFIX mounting structure, according to the present disclosure.
[0034] The figures depict embodiments of the present subject matter for illustration only. A person skilled in the art will easily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
[0035] The detailed description of various exemplary embodiments of the disclosure is described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments are described herein in such details as to communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of details provided herein is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0036] It is also to be understood that various arrangements may be devised that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects,

and embodiments of the present disclosure, as well as specific examples, are intended to encompass equivalents thereof.
[0037] It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions/acts noted may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two figures shown in succession may be executed concurrently or may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality/acts involved.
[0038] Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
[0039] In the following detailed description of the embodiments of the disclosure, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the disclosure may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the disclosure, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The following description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.
[0040] Hereinafter, a description of an embodiment with several components in communication with each other does not imply that all such components are required. On the contrary, a variety of optional components are described to illustrate the wide variety of possible embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0041] The present invention improves the existing ISOFIX anchorages on the rear seats to provide a positive mounting location to store the child seat in the boot space and to provide an adjustable mounting structure to position the child seat in

multiple positions in the rear seat, to achieve maximum safety of children along with, optimal seating of adult passengers.
[0042] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 that illustrates the adjustable ISOFIX mounting structure (100) for fixing a child safety seat on a rear seat of a vehicle according to the present disclosure. The structure (100) includes a tube (101), a plurality of brackets (102), a first slot (103), a plurality of second slots (104), a rod (105), a plurality of anchors (106), a plurality of guide holes (107), a plurality of through holes (108a, 108b), and a latch (109). The plurality of brackets (102) are fixed on a floor of the vehicle. The tube (101) is connected to the plurality of brackets (102). Each corresponding longitudinal end of the tube (101) is connected to the brackets (102). The brackets (102) have a triangular shape conforming to better strength to hold the tube (101) on its top side.
[0043] The tube (101) is hollow and has the first slot (103) and the plurality of second slots (104). The first slot (103) is a longitudinal slot and the plurality of second slots (104) are semicircular slots. The first slot (103) and the plurality of second slots (104) are carved out on the periphery of the tube (101). The semicircular slots and the longitudinal slot are connected to each other to provide a seamless positive locking mechanism at the time of rotating the anchors (106) to face the rear side of vehicle.
[0044] The tube (101) has a plurality of through holes (108a, 108b) that are provided at a center of the tube (101) on a same axis to lock the latch (109). The rod (105) is placed inside the tube (101) where the rod (105) does not cover the whole length of the tube (101) thereby creating a space for the rod (105) to move in direction A-B (as illustrated in Fig.l). The rod (105) is hollow and has the plurality of guide holes (107) that are drilled through the surface of the rod (105). The guide holes (107) are located at an equal distance from each other. The guide holes (107) in the rod (105) provide the plurality of locking positions with which the rod (105) is fixed through which the child seat is fixed.
[0045] The anchors (106) having a U-shape extending outwards in order to get locked with the child seat. The position and orientation of the anchors (106) is

fixed using the latch (109). The latch (109) is ejected to move the anchors (106) from one position to another position along the direction A-B (as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3(a)-3(d)) through a first slot (103) that aids in moving the rod (105) towards the middle of the rear seat. At one extreme of the translational travel, the anchors (106) locate to the middle of the rear seat and at other extreme, to the side of the rear seat. The number of guide holes (107) is determined by the length of the rear seat.
[0046] In another embodiment, the child seat is attached in the boot space when the child seat is not required. The anchors (106) are rotated about the transverse axis through the second slots (104) towards the back of the rear seat. The anchors (106) with the tethering mount locks the child seat in the boot space. The rod (105) is moved in direction C-D (as shown in Fig. 1) through the second slot (104) which rotates the anchors (106) towards rear side in order to mount the child seat in the boot space when desired by the user, thus improving Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) of the vehicle cabin when stored in the boot space. The rotational extremes corresponds to the attachment of the child seat on the rear seat and inside the boot space.
[0047] The guide holes (107) in the rod (105) provide multiple locking positions in which the child seat is fixed. As a result, the gap between the vehicle door and child seat is increased and injury value of the child at the time of crash is reduced.
[0048] Referring to Fig. 3 (a), it discloses adjusting the mounting structure (100) for locking the child seat on the right side of rear seat. It has a rear outboard position having a right outboard location (A-A'), where the child seat is installed and adjusted towards the right side. The user here moves the anchors (106) longitudinally towards the right side and lock it by using the latch (109) by inserting the latch in the required guide hole (107).
[0049] Referring to Fig. 3 (b), it discloses adjusting the mounting structure (100) for locking the child seat on the left side of rear seat. It has a rear outboard position having a left outboard location (B-B'), where the child seat is installed and adjusted towards the left side. Here, the user has to move the anchors (106)

longitudinally towards the left side and lock it by using the latch (109) by inserting the latch in the required guide hole (107).
[0050] Referring to Fig. 3 (c) and 3 (d), it discloses adjusting the mounting structure (100) to a middle location of the rear seat for locking the child seat. For instance, to mount the child seat at the center, the locking positing is set at the last guide hole of the ISOFIX mounting structure (100) for each child seat located at the left side and the right side. To move the child seat from far left or far right towards the middle, the guide holes (107) with the latch (109) provides many possibilities through the use of guide holes (107).
TECHNICAL ADVANTAGES
[0051] With the help of the solution as proposed herein in the context of the present disclosure, the gap of the child seat from the vehicle door is considerably increased leading to reduced injury to the child in side car crashes.
[0052] The present disclosure provides for reducing the hassle of storing the child seat in the boot space when it is not in use which leads in optimizing the space on rear bench seats for co-occupancy of other passengers as well.
[0053] It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of the appended claims) are generally intended as "open" terms (e.g., the term "including" should be interpreted as "including but not limited to," the term "having" should be interpreted as "having at least," the term "includes" should be interpreted as "includes but is not limited to," etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation, no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases "at least one" and "one or more" to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation

by the indefinite articles "a" or "an" limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to disclosures containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases "one or more" or "at least one" and indefinite articles such as "a" or "an" (e.g., "a" and/or "an" should typically be interpreted to mean "at least one" or "one or more"); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. Also, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of "two recitations," without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to "at least one of A, B, and C, etc." is used, in general, such construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., "a system having at least one of A, B, and C" would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances, where a convention analogous to "at least one of A, B, or C, etc." is used, in general, such construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., "a system having at least one of A, B, or C" would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms or both terms. For example, the phrase "A or B" will be understood to include the possibilities of "A" or "B" or "A and B."
[0054] It will be further appreciated that functions or structures of a plurality of components or steps may be combined into a single component or step, or the functions or structures of one-step or component may be split among plural steps or components. The present disclosure contemplates all of these combinations.

Unless stated otherwise, dimensions and geometries of the various structures depicted herein are not intended to be restrictive of the disclosure, and other dimensions or geometries are possible. Also, while a feature of the present disclosure may have been described in the context of only one of the illustrated embodiments, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of other embodiments, for any given application. It will also be appreciated from the above that the fabrication of the unique structures herein and the operation thereof also constitute methods in accordance with the present disclosure. The present disclosure also encompasses intermediate and end products resulting from the practice of the methods herein. The use of "comprising" or "including" also contemplates embodiments that "consist essentially of or "consist of the recited feature.

We claim:

1. An adjustable International Standards Organization Fix (ISOFIX) mounting
structure (100) for fixing a child safety seat on a rear seat of a vehicle, the
structure (100) comprising:
a tube (101) having a plurality of brackets (102), wherein the tube (101) is configured to be attached to the rear seat using the plurality of brackets (102) that are mounted on a floor of the vehicle;
a first slot (103) and a plurality of second slots (104), wherein both the first slot (103) and the plurality of second slots (104) are provided on the tube (101); and
a rod (105) placed inside the tube (101).
2. The mounting structure (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rod (105) has a plurality of anchors (106).
3. The mounting structure (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rod (105) has a plurality of guide holes (107).
4. The mounting structure (100) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the plurality of guide holes (107) are positioned equidistant to each other.
5. The mounting structure (100) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the tube (101) has a plurality of through holes (108a, 108b).
6. The mounting structure (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the mounting structure (100) is fixed at a positon to mount the child seat when a latch (109) is inserted through the plurality of through holes (108a, 108b) provided on the tube (101) and one of the plurality of guide holes (107) present on the rod (105).
7. The mounting structure (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first slot (103) is a longitudinal slot.

8. The mounting structure (100) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of second slots (104) are semi-circular slots.
9. The mounting structure (100) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the plurality of second slots (104) are adapted to move the rod (105) along with the anchors (106) in a transverse direction to mount the child seat in a boot space of the vehicle.