Neck support for a chair

Neck support for a chair, having a head cushion (6) on a guide sleeve (4) which can be displaced on a retaining bar (2), the retaining bar (2) being articulated on the top edge of the backrest (1) of the chair via a bearing (3), and the head cushion (6) being articulated on a second articulation bearing (5) at the top end of the guide sleeve (4), and both the retaining bar (2) and the guide sleeve (4) being of rectilinear design, this resulting in linear height adjustability of the head cushion (6), characterized in that the bottom articulation bearing (3) has a pivoting range of approximately 35° and the top articulation bearing (5) has a pivoting range of approximately 40°, and in that the bottom articulation bearing (3) comprises a first cylinder (7), which is integrally formed at the bottom of the retaining bar (2), and a second cylinder (8) and third cylinder (9) integrally formed at the top of the bearing foot (10), it being possible for the bearing foot (10) to be introduced in a tongue-like manner into the shaft (11) of the backrest panel (12), and the rotation of the first cylinder (7) between the second cylinder (8) and the third cylinder (9) being made possible by means of blocks (13) inserted in the interior of the cylinders (7, 8, 9).