Description / Abstract:
The scope of this SAE Recommended Practice is to promote
compatibility between child restraint systems and vehicle seats and
seat belts. Design guidelines are provided to vehicle manufacturers
for certain characteristics of seats and seat belts, and to child
restraint system (CRS) manufacturers for corresponding CRS features
so that each can be made more compatible with the other.
The Child Restraint System Accommodation Fixture, shown in
Figure 1, is used to represent a CRS to the designers of both the
vehicle interior and the CRS for evaluation of each product for
compatibility with the other. The features of the accommodation
fixture are described as each is used. A CRS accommodation template
of transparent plastic, not shown, represents the side of the
accommodation fixture for use in approximating its installed
position on design drawings.