Headrest

US11890979B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TS TECH CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

• Steven J. Johnson · Buchanan, US
• Jacob Williams · Blacklick, US
• James Denlinger · Columbus, US
• Dinesh Hadadare · Reynoldsburg, US
• Adam Greening · Reynoldsburg, US
• Chase HEMMELGARN · Columbus, US
• Peter Schupska · Cleveland Heights, US
• Ryan Buffington · Hebron, US
• Jason Christopher · Reynoldsburg, US
• David Saintignon · Columbus, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 7, 2020
• Grant date: Feb 6, 2024
• Expiry date: Nov 9, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2/856
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

The load applied to a connecting member that connects a second horizontal shaft to a base member in a headrest for a vehicle is reduced. The headrest comprises a pillar member including a right and a left vertical shaft extending upward from an upper part of a seat back, a right and a left first horizontal shaft extending forward from upper ends of the respective vertical shafts, each first horizontal shaft including a curved section, and a second horizontal shaft extending laterally between front parts of the first horizontal shafts, a base member including a base vertical portion extending vertically ahead of the vertical shafts, a base upper portion extending rearward from an upper end of the base vertical portion, and a right and a left first hole formed in the base upper portion to have the respective curved sections or the respective vertical shafts passed therethrough, a connecting member pivotably connecting the base upper portion to the second horizontal shaft, and a pad supported by the base member.