Patent Publication Number: US-2023150438-A1

Title: Installing module

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application serial no. 110143059, filed on Nov. 18, 2021. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     The disclosure relates to an installing module. 
     Description of Related Art 
     In recent years, electronic products are increasingly used in in-vehicle systems, such as navigation systems, radar detection systems, and rear seat entertainment systems (RSE). In traffic jams or long-distance travel, in addition to drivers who must pay attention to road conditions at all times and cannot be distracted, passengers in the car are often the most bored group due to the limited space in the car. Therefore, in-vehicle multimedia devices have become the best choice for passengers to provide entertainment experience. 
     At present, the installation of electronic devices such as in-vehicle multimedia devices on car seats is usually installed on the head-support. At present, the installation of electronic apparatuses such as in-vehicle multimedia devices on car seats is usually installed on the head-support. Since there is no dedicated installation device, the steps for installing the electronic apparatus on the head-support are cumbersome and the firmness is poor, which is more likely to affect the normal lifting of the head-support. In addition, this type of in-vehicle electronic apparatus is often only suitable for a specific vehicle with a single installation. Each of the products must have a fixed design for different vehicle models, and cannot be used or shared with other vehicle models. In addition, under the requirements of different vehicle interior options, it is more necessary to have two types of car seat designs (with/without reserved space for the rear seat audio and video system). In addition, the installation of the electronic device will make the head-support appear cluttered, occupy more space inside the vehicle, and have a great impact on the layout and appearance cleanliness of the vehicle interior. Therefore, the application range of the current in-vehicle multimedia device is still very limited and inconvenient. 
     SUMMARY 
     The disclosure provides an installing module, which is used for detachably installing an electronic device on a car seat, and has high versatility for vehicles of different models. 
     In an embodiment of the disclosure, an installing module includes a seat bracket, multiple lower gaskets, a device bracket, and an upper gasket. The seat bracket includes a first locking plate and a second locking plate that are locked to each other. The first locking plate includes a first concave and the second locking plate includes a second concave corresponding to the first concave. The lower gaskets are respectively disposed on the first concave and the second concave. The lower gaskets face each other to jointly define a lower assembly hole and are disposed on a lower side of a head-support fixer of a car seat. The device bracket is locked to the seat bracket and the electronic device is pivotally coupled to the device bracket to rotate relative to the device bracket. The upper gasket is disposed between the device bracket and the head-support fixer and corresponds to the lower gasket, such that the head-support fixer is clamped between the upper gasket and the lower gaskets. 
     Based on the above, the installing module of the disclosure utilizes the upper gasket disposed on the device bracket and the lower gasket disposed on the seat bracket to jointly clamp the head-support fixer from opposite sides of the head-support fixer, and utilizes locking members to lock the two locking plates of the seat bracket to each other, lock the seat bracket to the car seat, and lock the device bracket to the seat bracket. This configuration may firmly fix the installing module on the car seat. It is not necessary to add other fixing components such as hooks to the car seat of the vehicle to structurally interfere with the snap-fit structure on the back of the car seat, such that the installing module may be applied to the type of vehicle without the snap-fit structure on the back of the car seat. That is to say, the installing module of the disclosure not only improves the stability of the installing module on the car seat, but also improves the versatility of the installing module in various types of vehicles. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING 
         FIG.  1    is an exploded schematic diagram of components of an installing module according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  2    is an exploded schematic diagram of components of a seat bracket and lower gaskets of an installing module according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  3    is an assembly schematic diagram of components of a seat bracket and lower gaskets of an installing module according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  4    is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an installing module installed on a head-support fixer according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG.  5    to  FIG.  8    are schematic diagrams illustrating a component assembly process of an electronic device assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS 
     The above and other technical contents, features and effects of the disclosure will be clear from the below detailed description of each of the embodiments of the disclosure with reference to accompanying drawings. The directional terms mentioned in the embodiments below, like “above”, “below”, “front”, “back”, “left”, and “right”, refer to the directions in the appended drawings. Therefore, the directional wordings are used to illustrate rather than limit the disclosure. Also, in the following embodiments, the same or similar components will be designated by the same or similar reference numerals. 
     Referring to  FIG.  1    and  FIG.  8   , in one embodiment, an installing module  10  is installed on a car seat  20  of the vehicle, such that an electronic device  30  may be installed on the car seat  20  of the vehicle through the installing module  10 . In this embodiment, the electronic device  30  may be an in-vehicle multimedia device. For example, electronic device  30  may include a display. In one embodiment, the electronic device  30  may further include multiple control buttons for controlling the electronic device  30 . However, in other implementations, the display is also a touch screen, for the user to use the touch screen to control the electronic device  30 , but the disclosure is not limited thereto. The installing module  10  may be installed on the car seat  20  of the vehicle such that the electronic device  30  may be installed, for example, on the back of the car seat  20 , such that the passengers in the back seat may operate the electronic device  30  or watch the images and information displayed on the display of the electronic device  30 . Of course, this embodiment is only for illustration, and the disclosure does not limit the functions and types of the electronic device. 
       FIG.  1    is an exploded schematic diagram of components of an installing module according to an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG.  2    is an exploded schematic diagram of components of a seat bracket and lower gaskets of an installing module according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Referring to  FIG.  1    and  FIG.  2   , in this embodiment, the installing module  10  may include a seat bracket  100 , multiple lower gaskets  150 , a device bracket  200 , and an upper gasket  250 . As shown in  FIG.  1   , the seat bracket  100  may include a first locking plate  110  and a second locking plate  120  locked to each other. The first locking plate  110  includes a first concave  116 , and the second locking plate includes a second concave  126  corresponding to the first concave  116 . Specifically, in this embodiment, the first locking plate  110  includes a first locking portion  112  and a first docking portion  114 . The first concave  116  is disposed on the first docking portion  114  and located on a first side  51  of the first docking portion  114 , and the first locking portion  112  protrudes from the first side  51 . Similarly, the second locking plate  120  correspondingly includes a second locking portion  122  and a second docking portion  124 . The second concave  126  is disposed on a second side S 2  of the second docking portion  124  and the position of the second concave  126  corresponds to the first concave  116 . The second locking portion  122  protrudes from the second side S 2 . 
     In this configuration, when the first locking plate  110  is assembled with the second locking plate  120  with the first side  51  of the first locking plate  110  facing the second side S 2  of the second locking plate  120 , the first locking portion  112  may be stacked on the second locking portion  122  as shown in  FIG.  2   . The first locking portion  112  and the second locking portion  122  may be locked to each other through multiple locking members  134  to fix the relative position between the first locking plate  110  and the second locking plate  120  and lock the first locking plate  110  to the second locking plate  120  to the car seat  20  as shown in  FIG.  8   . That is to say, when the first locking plate  110  is locked to the second locking plate  120  and viewed from the top view direction, the first locking portion  112  and the second locking portion  122  overlap each other, and the first side  51  of the first docking portion  114  and the second side S 2  of the second docking portion  124  face each other. 
       FIG.  3    is an assembly schematic diagram of components of a seat bracket and lower gaskets of an installing module according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Referring to  FIG.  2    and  FIG.  3    at the same time, in this embodiment, the first locking portion  112  may include at least one first seat locking hole  1122  (four are shown, but not limited thereto), and the second locking portion  122  may include at least one second seat locking hole  1222  (four are shown, but not limited thereto). Moreover, the first seat locking hole  1122  and the second seat locking hole  1222  are aligned with each other when viewed from the top view direction. In this way, at least one locking member  134  (four are shown, but not limited thereto) may respectively pass through the corresponding first seat locking hole  1122  and the second seat locking hole  1222  to lock the first locking plate  110  and the second locking plate  120  to each other. It should be noted that this embodiment is only for illustration, and the disclosure does not limit the number and arrangement positions of the first seat locking holes  1122  and the second seat locking holes  1222 , as long as the first seat locking hole  1122  and the second seat locking hole  1222  correspond to each other in number and arrangement positions. 
     In one embodiment, the car seat of the vehicle may also have locking holes (not shown) corresponding to the first seat locking hole  1122  and the second seat locking hole  1222 , such that the locking members  134  may respectively pass through the first seat locking hole  1122  and the second seat locking hole  1222  and be locked in the locking hole of the car seat  20 , so that the first locking plate  110  and the second locking plate  120  are locked to each other and locked on the car seat  20  as shown in  FIG.  8   . The number and arrangement positions of the locking holes of the car seat  20  may correspond to the first seat locking holes  1122  and the second seat locking holes  1222 . 
     In this embodiment, the number of the first concaves  116  is two, and the first locking portion  112  is disposed between the two first concaves  116 . Correspondingly, the number of the second concaves  126  is also two, and the second locking portion  122  is disposed between the two second concaves  126 . As such, the lower gasket  150  may be respectively disposed on the first concave  116  and the second concave  126 , and may be respectively substantially conformal with the first concave  116  and the second concave  126 . In this embodiment, the lower gasket  150  also has corresponding concaves, such that when the first locking plate  110  and the second locking plate  120  are locked to each other, the lower gasket  150  disposed on the first concaves  116  and the lower gasket  150  disposed on the second concave  126  may face each other to jointly define lower assembly holes H 1  shown in  FIG.  3   , which are respectively used for passing through the two head-support rods  22  of the head-support structure  21  shown in  FIG.  1   . In this embodiment, the lower gaskets  150  are simply shown as two, which are respectively disposed on the first concave  116  on the right side and the second concave  126  on the right side. However, in other embodiments, the number of the lower gaskets  150  may be four, which are respectively disposed on each of the first concaves  116  and each of the second concaves  126  to jointly define two lower assembly holes H 1 . It should be noted that this embodiment is only for illustration, and the disclosure does not limit the number and arrangement positions of the first concaves  116 , the second concaves  126 , and the lower gaskets  150 , as long as the first concaves  116 , the second concaves  126 , and the lower gaskets  150  correspond to one another in number and arrangement position, and corresponding to the number of head-support rods. 
     In this embodiment, the lower gasket  150  may be respectively fixed on the first concave  116  and the second concave  126  by snapping or buckling. For example, the lower gasket  150  and the first concaves  116  and the second concaves  126  may respectively have a snapping or a buckling structure that is structurally matched with one another, so as to fix the lower gasket  150  on the first concaves  116  and the second concaves  126 . Of course, this embodiment is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the lower gasket  150  may also be fixed on the first concaves  116  and the second concaves  126  by adhering, locking, or other suitable methods. Even, in one embodiment, the lower gasket  150  may be integrally formed directly at the first concaves  116  and the second concaves  126  of the first locking plate  110  and the second locking plate  120 . The disclosure is not limited thereto. 
       FIG.  4    is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of an installing module installed on a head-support fixer according to an embodiment of the disclosure.  FIG.  5    to  FIG.  8    are schematic diagrams illustrating a component assembly process of an electronic device assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Referring to  FIG.  4    and  FIG.  5   , the car seat  20  of the vehicle may include head-support fixers  24  as shown in  FIG.  5   . In this embodiment, the number of the head-support fixers  24  may be two corresponding to the number of the head-support rods. Each of the head-support fixers  24  may have a clearance hole  23  penetrating the head-support fixer  24 , in this way, the head-support rods  22  of the head-support structure  21  may be respectively inserted into the corresponding clearance holes  23 , and the head-support rod  22  may be fixed on the car seat through the head-support fixer  24 . In this embodiment, the lower gasket  150  is disposed on the lower side of the head-support fixer  24  of the car seat  20  and sandwiched between the head-support fixer  24  and the upper surface of the car seat  20 . In this configuration, the first locking portion  112  of the first locking plate  110  and the second locking portion  122  of the second locking plate  120  may be locked to each other between the two head-support fixers  24 , and the first docking portion  114  and the second docking portion  124  may be fixed between the head-support fixer  24  and the upper surface of the car seat  20 . 
     Referring to  FIG.  6   , after the seat bracket  100  is locked on the car seat  20 , the device bracket  200  may be locked on the seat bracket  100  as shown in  FIG.  6   , and the electronic device  30  may be pivotally coupled to the device bracket  200  to rotate relative to the device bracket  200 . 
     In this embodiment, the electronic device  30  may be an in-vehicle multimedia device, which may include a display. In this configuration, the electronic device  30  may be locked on the seat bracket  100  through the device bracket  200 . In this embodiment, the device bracket  200  may correspondingly include multiple clearance holes  222  for passing the head-support rod  22  as shown in  FIG.  8   , thereby fixing the device bracket  200  on the car seat  20 . 
     In this embodiment, the upper gasket  250  is disposed between the device bracket  200  and the head-support fixer  24 , that is, located on the upper side of the head-support fixer  24  and corresponding to the lower gasket  150 . In other words, the upper gasket  250  and the lower gasket  150  may be respectively disposed on opposite sides of the head-support fixer  24  to clamp the head-support fixer  24  between the upper gasket  250  and the lower gasket  150 . In this configuration, the upper gasket  250  disposed on the device bracket  200  and the lower gasket  150  disposed on the seat bracket  100  jointly clamp the head-support fixer  24  from opposite directions, such that the installing module  10  may be firmly fixed on the car seat of the vehicle without adding other fixing components such as hooks to structurally interfere with the snap-fit structure on back of the seat, such that it may be applied to the type of vehicle that does not have a snap-fit structure on the back of the car seat. That is, the installing module  10  of the disclosure not only improves the stability of the installing module  10  on the car seat, but also improves the versatility of the installing module  10  in various types of vehicles. 
     In one embodiment, the upper gasket  250  may be disposed (fixed) on the lower surface of the device bracket  200  at a position corresponding to the lower gasket  150  through, for example, snapping, and then locked on the seat bracket  100  together with the device bracket  200 . In this embodiment, the upper gasket  250  includes an upper assembly hole H 2  penetrating the upper gasket  250 , which corresponds to (aligns with) the lower assembly hole H 1  defined by the lower gaskets  150 . In this way, the head-support rod  22  shown in  FIG.  8    may respectively pass through the upper assembly hole H 2  and the lower assembly hole H 1  and be fixed on the head-support fixer  24 . For example, the material of the upper gasket  250  and the lower gasket  150  may include polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), unsaturated polyester, ABS resin, phenolic resin (PF), polyethylene (PE), or polyimide (PA) or other suitable vehicular plastic materials, etc. 
     Referring to  FIG.  6    and  FIG.  7   , in one embodiment, the first locking portion  112  may include at least one first device locking hole  1121  (two are shown), and the second locking portion  122  may include at least one second device locking hole  1221  (four are shown), in this way, the device bracket  200  may further include at least one locking hole  224  (four are shown). In such a configuration, at least one locking member  132  (four are shown) may respectively pass through the locking hole  224  of the device bracket  200  and the first device locking hole  1121  and the second device locking hole  1221  of the seat bracket  100  to lock the device bracket  200  to the first locking portion  112  and the second locking portion  122  of the seat bracket  100 . The disclosure does not limit the number of locking holes and corresponding locking members. 
     In this embodiment, two of the second device locking holes  1221  may correspond to the two first device locking holes  1121  on the first locking portion  112 , in this way, two of the locking members  132  may respectively pass through the two locking holes  224  of the device bracket  200  and the first device locking hole  1121 , and the second device locking hole  1221  corresponding to each other. The other two locking members  132  may respectively pass through the other two locking holes  224  of the device bracket  200  and the other two second device locking holes  1221  of the second locking portion  122 , to further fix the device bracket  200  on the seat bracket  100 . That is, the number of the first device locking holes  1121  and the number of the second device locking holes  1221  may be different. Of course, in other embodiments, the number of the first device locking holes  1121  and the number of the second device locking holes  1221  may be the same and corresponding to each other. In this embodiment, the locking members  132  and  134  may be, for example, screws, and the locking holes  1121 ,  1122 ,  1221 , and  1222  may be corresponding screw holes. 
     Besides, in this embodiment, the first locking portion  112  may further include at least one positioning hole  1123  (two are shown) as shown in  FIG.  2   , and the device bracket  200  may further include at least one positioning column  226  as shown in  FIG.  7   , which may protrude from the lower surface of the device bracket  200  facing the first locking portion  112 , to pass through the positioning hole  1123  of the first locking portion  112 , thereby the device bracket  200  may be further positioned on the first locking plate  110 . So far, the installing module  10  including the seat bracket  100 , the lower gasket  150 , the device bracket  200 , and the upper gasket  250  is basically assembled. With this configuration, the installing module  10  of this embodiment may be applied to various types of vehicle. The assembly method is simple, and has a compact thickness and appearance, which greatly increases the application range of the installing module  10 . 
     Referring to  FIG.  8   , after the device bracket  200  is locked on the seat bracket  100 , the head-support rod  22  of the head-support structure  21  may be inserted into the clearance hole  23  of the head-support fixer  24 . In this way, the device bracket  200  and the seat bracket  100  may be jointly clamped to the head-support fixer  24  through the upper gasket  250  and the lower gasket  150 . In such a structural configuration, the seat bracket  100  is hidden under the device bracket  200  and is not exposed, such that the car seat  20  of the vehicle has a cleaner appearance. 
     To sum up, the installing module of the disclosure utilizes the upper gasket disposed on the device bracket and the lower gasket disposed on the seat bracket to jointly clamp the head-support fixer from opposite sides of the head-support fixer, and utilizes locking members to lock the two locking plates of the seat bracket to each other, lock the seat bracket to the car seat, and lock the device bracket to the seat bracket. This configuration may firmly fix the installing module on the car seat. It is not necessary to add other fixing components such as hooks to the car seat of the vehicle to structurally interfere with the snap-fit structure on the back of the car seat, such that the installing module may be applied to the type of vehicle without the snap-fit structure on the car seat. Therefore, the installing module of the disclosure not only improves the stability of the installing module on the car seat, but also improves the versatility of the installing module in various types of vehicles. In addition, the seat bracket is hidden under the device bracket and is not exposed, such that the car seat of the vehicle has a cleaner appearance.