Headrest for a Vehicle Seat with a Sensor System for Head Padding Position Detection

A headrest for a vehicle seat, wherein the headrest comprises the following:

• two headrest rods or headrest rod portions that extend at least substantially parallel and on which a head cushion of the headrest is or can be arranged;
• and
• a headrest guide assembly via which the headrest rods and/or headrest rod portions are or can be received at least partially in a seat back of the vehicle seat in such a way that the headrest rods and/or headrest rod portions with the head cushion of the headrest arranged on the headrest rods and/or headrest rod portions can be adjusted in a longitudinal direction of extension of the headrest rods and/or headrest rod portions in relation to the headrest guide assembly between a first position and at least one second position,
• wherein at least one sensor system is associated with the headrest guide assembly, or that the headrest guide assembly has at least one sensor system configured to detect at least one position of the headrest rods and/or the headrest rod portions relative to the headrest guide assembly.