Seatback for automobile
AssigneeIkeda Bussan Co., Ltd.
InventorsNobuyuki Nakano, Shigeki Hirabayashi
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Abstract
There are provided a headrest; a seatback frame; a supporting member which was kept by the seatback frame, supports the headrest to be swung, and is arranged at least inside a shoulder point of AFO 5% tile mannequin from a front view thereof; and a pressure receiving member which is formed of a rigid body, is supported by the supporting member, and is to receive a predetermined pressure to swing the supporting member. Preferably, the pressure receiving member has a cross-sectional configuration formed in an almost U-shape, and is spaced from a back face of a pad arranged in front of the pressure receiving member.
Claims7
A seatback for an automobile comprising:
- a seatback frame including a pair of side members, and a cross-member between the side members;
- a headrest movably mounted on the cross-member;
- a pressure receiving member of a rigid body, the pressure receiving member being provided between the side members;
- a link provided between the pressure receiving member and one of the side members, the link including a Divotal element rotatably supported by the one of the side members, the link being connected to the pressure receiving member, the link to pivot on the pivotal element;
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- a supporting member provided between the head rest and the pressure receiving member,
- the supporting member including a first part supported by the pressure receiving member, the first part to pivot rearwardly on the pivotal element through the link with the pressure receiving member to move close to the cross-member, the supporting member including a second part supporting the headrest and extending to the first part, the second part slidably and pivotably engaging with the cross-member, the second part to pivot forwardly on the cross-member, being slid relative to the cross-member for moving the headrest apart from the cross member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.