Head restraint arrangement for a vehicle seat and vehicle seat fitted with said head restraint arrangement, particularly spare seat

A head restraint arrangement (8) for a vehicle seat (2) having a backrest (4) and a lower seat surface part (6), the head restraint arrangement comprising:

• a head-supporting part (12) coupled to the backrest (4) via a retainer (10), configured to provide the head-supporting part (12) an operative position (A) above the backrest (4), and an inoperative position (B) with the retainer locked releasably in both positions, wherein the head-supporting part (12), in the inoperative position (B), firstly being lowered relative to the operative position (A) in the direction of the seat surface part (6) and, secondly, positioned in a region of a backrest front side (14) in front of the backrest (4),
• wherein the retainer (10) comprises a retaining-rod element (16) having two retaining rods (20, 22) which are parallel to each other and are guided in a longitudinally displaceable manner in guides (18) of the backrest (4) and configured to be locked in at least two different positions, the retaining rods (20, 22) being connected, in one piece via a transverse web (24), in their end region which is situated outside the guides (18),
• wherein the head-supporting part (12) is guided via a bearing arrangement (28) on the transverse web (24) of the retaining-rod element (16) and configured to be pivoted about an axis of rotation (30) defined by the transverse web (24) and locked in at least two different positions;
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• wherein the retaining rods (20, 22) are curved in their end region in such a manner that the transverse web (24) is arranged offset with respect to a guide plane (26), which is defined by the two parallel retaining rods (20, 22), in the direction of the backrest front side (14).