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US 6,279,996 B1Granted
Headrest arrangement for a vehicle seat
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorBjörn Albrecht
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Abstract
A one-piece headrest on a motor vehicle seat fits into a recess of the seat backrest so that, in its storage position, it is flush with the contour of the backrest and is swingably mounted on slide rails permitting it to be moved into an operative position.
Claims4
A vehicle seat comprising:
- a backrest;
- a headrest having a one-piece construction including an anterior side, a back side, and two opposing side faces connecting the anterior and back sides;
- a linkage coupling the headrest to an upper portion of the backrest for swinging the headrest out of a storage position into an operating position and including slide guides permitting coupled adaptation of the height of the headrest and of a proximity of the headrest to a head of a vehicle occupant,
- wherein the headrest has a convex anterior side and, when viewed from either of the two opposite side faces, a shape of two legs extending at an angle with its apex facing in a direction toward the anterior side of the headrest.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.