Volvo Car Corporation

Thomas Broberg

Jonas Forssell

Kolita Mendis

Tom Stoddart

Robert Johnston

Martin Swahn

Stefan Berge

Lotta Jakobsson

Martin Weiman

Andreas Zinn

Martin Wedel

Maria Hansson

Christian Guse

Larry Abele

Stina Jonsell

Björn Wessman

Mats Boberg

Andr&eacute;as Tonnqvist

Egon Strandberg

Rob Johnston

Lawrence Abele

The present disclosure relates to a child seat for rearward-facing use in a vehicle. It comprises a back portion and a squab portion. The back portion comprises a force-receiving assembly, located at the shoulder region, which is of a more rigid material than a main portion of the back portion, the main portion being of a light-weight material. The force-receiving assembly comprises a first portion arranged at the first side of the back portion providing an anchor point for a shoulder portion of a child safety belt arrangement. The force-receiving assembly further comprises a second portion arranged at the second side of the back portion providing an anchor point for a child seat fixation means. The disclosure further relates to a child seat arrangement, a kit of parts and a vehicle comprising the child seat.

Child seat

A stabilized frame assembly for a motor vehicle including a pair of forwardly directed brace members Each brace member of the pair is coupled at a forward end to an impact receiving assembly such as a front bumper assembly. The brace members are coupled for support at a rearward end to a respective one of a pair of stabilized support arrangements Each of the stabilized support arrangements are configured to resist deformation under the influence of crash related impact forces having magnitudes in a manageable design range for the stabilized support arrangement Each of the pair of stabilized support arrangements are constructed to include a plurality of support legs that are configured so that loads or forces transmitted from the supported brace member to the stabilized support arrangement are distributed as substantially axial loads in the plurality of support legs

Axially loaded arrangement for a motor vehicle frame

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Gräbo, Sweden

Thomas Broberg