Headrest
US-2016243965-A1 · Aug 25, 2016 · US
Headrest
US10245989B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10245989-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615555918-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | Mar 6, 2015 |
| Publication date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
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A headrest includes a headrest body which is tiltably supported by a stay held on a seat back, a lock part which locks the headrest body in a non-tiltable manner, and a lock release part which releases lock of the lock part. The lock release part includes an operation button to be pressed, a biasing member which biases the operation button in an opposite direction to a pressing direction of the operation button, and a bezel which has a cylinder wall and a bottom wall for containing the operation button to be movable back and forth in the pressing direction, and is provided with a locking part which locks the operation button biased by the biasing member to hold the operation button in the cylinder wall. The locking part is provided in the bottom wall.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A headrest comprising: a stay held on a seat back; a headrest body which is supported tiltably about a tilting shaft provided in the stay; a lock part which locks the headrest body in a non-tiltable manner; and a lock release part which releases lock of the lock part, the lock release part includes: an operation button to be pressed, the operation button has a pair of locking pawls; a biasing member which biases the operation button in an opposite direction to a pressing direction of the operation button; and a bezel which has a cylinder wall and a bottom wall for containing the operation button to be movable back and forth in the pressing direction, and is provided with a locking part which locks the operation button biased by the biasing member to hold the operation button in the cylinder wall, wherein: the locking part is provided in the bottom wall, the locking part including a pair of elastically deformable locking pieces which extend in the pressing direction and pinch the pair of locking pawls therebetween to be engages with the pair of locking pawls respectively, respective engaging surfaces of the pair of locking pawls which are engaged with the locking pieces are formed as tilted surfaces which are brought close to each other toward the pressing direction, the operation button including a guide part which extends along a central axis of the cylinder wall, the pair of locking pawls are provided in a tip of the guide part, the bottom wall includes a guide hole into which the guide part is inserted, and the pair of locking pieces are in an edge of the guide hole. 2. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the biasing member is provided between the operation button and the bottom wall to surround the guide part.
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- What does patent US10245989B2 cover?
- A headrest includes a headrest body which is tiltably supported by a stay held on a seat back, a lock part which locks the headrest body in a non-tiltable manner, and a lock release part which releases lock of the lock part. The lock release part includes an operation button to be pressed, a biasing member which biases the operation button in an opposite direction to a pressing direction of the…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Tachi S Co
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/844. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 02 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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