Headrest device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10052989-B2
Application number	US-201615051048-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2016
Priority date	Feb 26, 2015
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

A headrest device comprising: a left and right pair of headrest stays that are fixed to a seatback frame in a state projecting out toward an upper side of a seatback of a vehicle seat; a headrest main body that has the pair of headrest stays inserted inside from a lower face of the headrest main body and that is supported by the pair of headrest stays; and a removal restricting mechanism that is provided inside the headrest main body, that restricts removal of the headrest main body from the pair of headrest stays, and that releases the restriction by a release operation portion positioned inside the headrest main body being press-operated from an outside of the headrest main body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A headrest device comprising:
a left and right pair of headrest stays that are fixed to a seatback frame in a state projecting out toward an upper side of a seatback of a vehicle seat;
a headrest main body that has the pair of headrest stays inserted inside from a lower face of the headrest main body and that is supported by the pair of headrest stays; and
a removal restricting mechanism that is provided inside the headrest main body, that restricts removal of the headrest main body from the pair of headrest stays, and that enables the removal of the headrest main body from the pair of headrest stays by a release operation portion positioned inside the headrest main body being press-operated from an outside of the headrest main body,

wherein:
the removal restricting mechanism comprises a restricting member that restricts the removal of the headrest main body by engaging with one of the pair of headrest stays,
the restricting member is released from engagement with the one of the pair of headrest stays by press-operation of the release operation portion, and
the removal restricting mechanism comprises a release member having an upper end portion that engages with the restricting member and having a lower end portion that configures the release operation portion and is press-operated from a lower face side of the headrest main body.

2. The headrest device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a height adjustment mechanism that is provided inside the headrest main body in order to adjust a height position of the headrest main body with respect to the pair of headrest stays, wherein:
the height adjustment mechanism comprises a limiting member that limits up-down movement of the headrest main body with respect to the pair of headrest stays by engaging with the other of the pair of headrest stays, and
the engagement of the limiting member with the other of the pair of headrest stays is released by an adjustment operation portion that is exposed to the outside of the headrest main body being press-operated.

3. A headrest device comprising:
a left and right pair of headrest stays that are fixed to a seatback frame in a state projecting out toward an upper side of a seatback of a vehicle seat;
a headrest main body that has the pair of headrest stays inserted inside from a lower face of the headrest main body and that is supported by the pair of headrest stays;
a removal restricting mechanism that is provided inside the headrest main body, that restricts removal of the headrest main body from the pair of headrest stays, and that enables removal of the headrest main body from the pair of headrest stays by a release operation portion positioned inside the headrest main body being press-operated from an outside of the headrest main body; and
a height adjustment mechanism that is provided inside the headrest main body in order to adjust a height position of the headrest main body with respect to the pair of headrest stays,
wherein:
the removal restricting mechanism comprises a restricting member that restricts the removal of the headrest main body by engaging with one of the pair of headrest stays,
the restricting member is released from engagement with the one of the pair of headrest stays by press-operation of the release operation portion,
a rear end portion of the restricting member configuring the release operation portion is press-operated from a back face side of the headrest main body,
the release operation portion is concealed within the headrest main body,
the removal restricting mechanism enables removal of the headrest main body from the pair of headrest stays by a region of a back face of the headrest main body, which corresponds to a position of the rear end portion of the restricting member, being press-operated from an outside of the headrest main body,
the removal restricting mechanism does not enable removal of the headrest main body from the pair of headrest stays by other regions of the back face of the headrest main body being press-operated from the outside of the headrest main body,
the height adjustment mechanism comprises a limiting member that limits up-down movement of the headrest main body with respect to the pair of headrest stays by engaging with the other of the pair of headrest stays, and
the engagement of the limiting member with the other of the pair of headrest stays is released by an adjustment operation portion that is exposed to the outside of the headrest main body being press-operated.

4. A headrest device comprising:
a left and right pair of headrest stays that are fixed to a seatback frame in a state projecting out toward an upper side of a seatback of a vehicle seat;
a headrest main body that has the pair of headrest stays inserted inside from a lower face of the headrest main body and that is supported by the pair of headrest stays; and
a removal restricting mechanism disposed inside the headrest main body and comprising a restricting member and a release member, the release member having an upper end portion that engages with the restricting member and a lower end portion defining a release operation portion positioned inside the headrest main body, the restricting member being configured to restrict removal of the headrest main body by engaging with one of the pair of headrest stays, and enable the removal of the headrest main body from the pair of headrest stays by pressing the lower face side of the headrest main body to actuate the release operation portion.

Assignees

• Nhk Spring Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sasaki Yoshitaka
• Ohkawara Yusuke

Classifications

• B60N2/818 Primary

  with stepwise positioning · CPC title

• B60N2/815

  Release mechanisms, e.g. buttons · CPC title

• B60N2/894

  with rods solidly attached to the back-rest · CPC title