Vehicle seat provided with a headrest
AssigneeSaab Automobile AB
InventorKristina Wiklund
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A vehicle chair has a neck support (4), which by means of a support mechanism (5) is mounted movable relative to the back (3) of the chair, so that during rear end collisions with the help of the back of the traveller and a maneuvering means (10) in the chair to be forced forwards in order to meet and intercept the head of the traveller. This maneuvering means (10) is connected to the frame (9) in the back of the chair by means of a link mechanism (11), wherein the connection (13) of the link mechanism (11) to the frame (9) is situated higher than the connection (14) of the link mechanism (11) to the maneuvering means (10).
Claims13
A vehicle chair comprising:
- a chair back;
- a support mechanism at the chair back;
- a neck support mounted on the support mechanism;
- a neck support maneuvering means arranged in the back of the chair to be pressed rearwardly by a person sitting in the chair and being connected to the neck support to move the neck support forward and upward to meet the head of a person in the chair in the event of a collision with the vehicle;
- the support mechanism is between the neck support and the maneuvering means;
- support means on the frame to which the support mechanism is mounted;
- the maneuvering means having a lower end facing away from the neck support and the maneuvering means being articulately connected to the frame in the back of the chair, a link mechanism between the maneuvering means and the frame for providing the articulated connection, the link mechanism being connected to the frame and to the maneuvering means wherein the connection of the link mechanism to the frame is situated higher than the connection of the link mechanism to the maneuvering means, and the maneuvering means having a normal position when the neck support is held in the rest position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.