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Headrest apparatus for vehicle seat

US6074010A · kind A · utility

36Cited by
8References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 1998
Grant dateJun 13, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 23, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60N2/856
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A headrest apparatus for a vehicle seat including a guide member for being mounted on a seat-back of the seat, a rotational member rotatably supported to the guide member, a stay slidably supported to the guide member and the rotational member with the capability to be detached from the guide member and the rotational member, a headrest body attached to the stay and positioned to the normal position and a stored position by a rotation of the rotational member relative to the guide member, a spring member connected between the guide member and the rotational member and rotates the rotational member so that the headrest body is positioned to the stored position and an contacting wall formed to the guide member with the capability of making contact with the end of the stay when the headrest body is positioned to the stored position.

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