# US 9,517,708 B2 · Seat arrangement for a vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,517,708 B2 - Document ID: US9517708B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/794,392 - Filed: 2015-07-08 - Published: 2016-02-18 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-09 - Assignees: Faurecia Autositze GmbH - Applicants: Faurecia Autositze GmbH - Inventors: Claudia Worlitz; Carsten Reith; Dimitri Unrau - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9517708B2 ## CPC - A61H 15/00: Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains - B60N 2/643: {shape of the back-rests (B60N2/66 takes precedence)} - B60N 2/809: vertically slidable - B60N 2/821: with continuous positioning - B60N 2/829: characterised by their adjusting mechanisms, e.g. electric motors - B60N 2/865: providing a fore-and-aft movement with respect to the occupant's head - B60N 2/976: {massaging systems} - A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N) - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Seat arrangement for a vehicle, has a backrest, a headrest which is mounted on the backrest via a height adjustment mechanism, and a neck support which is adjustable in position by use of an adjustment mechanism. The height adjustment mechanism of the headrest and the adjustment mechanism of the neck support may be coupled for a joint adjustment of the headrest and the neck support; and the adjustment mechanism may be decoupled for adjusting only the headrest. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Seat arrangement for a vehicle, comprising: a) a backrest; b) a headrest mounted on the backrest via a height adjustment mechanism; c) a neck support adjustable in position by an adjustment mechanism; d) the height adjustment mechanism of the headrest and the adjustment mechanism of the neck support may be coupled for a joint adjustment and may be decoupled for adjusting only the headrest; e) the adjustment mechanism of the neck support has at least: i) a guide arm for displacing the adjustment mechanism; ii) a support arm which is rigidly connected to the neck support; iii) a guide element having an elongated hole and which is fixed to the backrest; and iv) a bracing arm for bracing the neck support; and f) the guide arm, the support arm, the neck support, and the bracing arm form a coupler mechanism which causes the neck support to pivot by displacement of the guide arm. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Seat arrangement according to claim 1, wherein: a) the height adjustment mechanism is formed by a holding rod which is fixed to the headrest and displaceably accommodated on the backrest. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) Seat arrangement according to claim 1, wherein: a) a massage system for generating massage bubbles is provided in the neck support for massaging a neck of a user. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) Seat arrangement according to claim 1, wherein: a) one end having a first pivot point of the guide arm may be coupled to and decoupled from the height adjustment of the headrest, and an other end having a second pivot point of the guide arm is rotatably connected to the support arm, the second pivot point being displaceably accommodated in the elongated hole of the guide element so that a displacement travel of the support arm is limited by the elongated hole; and b) the bracing arm is rotatably supported at one end having a fourth pivot point on an element which is fixed to the backrest, and at the other end having a third pivot point is rotatably supported on the neck support, so that the neck support is supported and the inclination of the neck support is fixed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) Seat arrangement according to claim 1, wherein: a) the adjustment mechanism and the height adjustment mechanism of the headrest may be coupled via a hook, and the hook may be adjusted one of manually and electrically. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) Seat arrangement according to claim 1, wherein: a) the height adjustment mechanism of the headrest is adjusted by an actuating device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) Seat arrangement according to claim 6, wherein: a) the actuating device is a motorized drive which turns a threaded spindle, the threaded spindle being screwed into a thread on a bracket, which is fixed to the headrest, so that the height of the headrest is adjustable by turning the threaded spindle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) Seat arrangement according to claim 7, wherein: a) thread flanks of the threaded spindle and of the thread are angled in such a way that self-locking is achieved, so that automatic turning of the threaded spindle in the thread, and thus unintentional displacement of the headrest, is prevented. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) Seat arrangement according to claim 7, wherein: a) the bracket which is fixed to the headrest is displaceably supported on a guide rail which extends parallel to the height adjustment direction for fixing the direction of motion of the bracket which is fixed to the headrest. ### Claim 10 Seat arrangement for a vehicle, comprising: a) a backrest; b) a headrest mounted on the backrest via a height adjustment mechanism; c) a neck support adjustable in position by an adjustment mechanism; d) the height adjustment mechanism of the headrest and the adjustment mechanism of the neck support may be coupled for a joint adjustment and may be decoupled for adjusting only the headrest; e) the height adjustment mechanism of the headrest is adjusted by an actuating device; f) the actuating device is a motorized drive which turns a threaded spindle, the threaded spindle being screwed into a thread on a bracket, which is fixed to the headrest, so that the height of the headrest is adjustable by turning the threaded spindle; and g) the bracket which is fixed to the headrest is displaceably supported on a guide rail which extends parallel to the height adjustment direction for fixing the direction of motion of the bracket which is fixed to the headrest. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) Seat arrangement according to claim 10, wherein: a) the height adjustment mechanism is formed by a holding rod which is fixed to the headrest and displaceably accommodated on the backrest. ### Claim 12 Seat arrangement for a vehicle, comprising: a) a backrest; b) a headrest mounted on the backrest via a height adjustment mechanism; c) a neck support adjustable in position by an adjustment mechanism; d) the height adjustment mechanism of the headrest and the adjustment mechanism of the neck support may be coupled for a joint adjustment and may be decoupled for adjusting only the headrest; e) the height adjustment mechanism of the headrest is adjusted by an actuating device, the actuating device turns on a threaded spindle having a thread; and f) thread flanks of the threaded spindle and of the thread are angled in such a way that self-locking is achieved, so that automatic turning of the threaded spindle in the thread, and thus unintentional displacement of the headrest, is prevented. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) Seat arrangement according to claim 12, wherein: a) the adjustment mechanism and the height adjustment mechanism of the headrest may be coupled via a hook, and the hook may be adjusted one of manually and electrically. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) Seat arrangement according to claim 12, wherein: a) a massage system for generating massage bubbles is provided in the neck support for massaging the neck of the user. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) Seat arrangement according to claim 12, wherein: a) the actuating device is a motorized drive which turns the threaded spindle, the threaded spindle being screwed into a thread on a bracket, which is fixed to the headrest, so that the height of the headrest is adjustable by turning the threaded spindle. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) Seat arrangement according to claim 15, wherein: a) the bracket which is fixed to the headrest is displaceably supported on a guide rail which extends parallel to the height adjustment direction for fixing the direction of motion of the bracket which is fixed to the headrest.