Headrest fore-aft position adjuster

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10525859-B2
Application number	US-201715730036-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2017
Priority date	Dec 24, 2010
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

Disclosed is a headrest fore-aft position adjuster including a displaceable body which receives load of an occupant's head and which displaces in a fore-aft direction with respect to a headrest pillar and a lock mechanism which locks and unlocks the displaceable body at a plurality of positions along the fore-aft direction, and the lock mechanism includes an engaging part which displaces in the fore-aft direction integrally with the displaceable body, a plurality of engaged part which is provided along a trajectory of the engaging part and which the engaging part is engaged with in a locked state and the engaging part is configured to engage with the engaged parts from a lateral position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A headrest comprising:
a headrest pillar that comprises a lateral shaft that extends laterally;
a lock bracket fixed to the lateral shaft;
a headrest body that comprises a front part that receives an occupant's head and a back part that engages with the front part; and
a lock mechanism that locks the headrest body to the lock bracket at a plurality of positions,
wherein at an upper end of the front part, the front part comprises a first hook that engages with the back part,
wherein the first hook and the lock bracket are placed on a same vertical plane,
wherein the headrest pillar comprises a pair of poles, the poles laterally facing with each other, and
wherein the lock bracket and the first hook are placed between the poles.

2. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein:
on an inner side of the front part, the front part further comprises a pair of first convexes, the first convexes laterally facing with each other,
each of the first convexes extends in a vertical direction, and
the lock bracket and the first hook are placed between the first convexes.

3. The headrest according to claim 2 , wherein:
the front part further comprises a second convex that laterally extends to connect the first convexes, and
the first hook is placed above the second convex.

4. The headrest according to claim 3 , wherein the lock bracket is placed below the second convex.

5. The headrest according to claim 2 , wherein the front part further comprises second hooks that are laterally adjacent to the first convexes and that engage with the back part.

6. The headrest according to claim 5 , wherein:
the front part further comprises a second convex that laterally extends to connect the first convexes, and
the second hooks are placed below the second convex.

7. The headrest according to claim 5 , wherein the second hooks are placed on both sides of the lock bracket.

8. The headrest according to claim 5 , wherein the second hooks are placed above a lower end of the lock bracket.

9. The headrest according to claim 5 , wherein:
on a side of the headrest body, the headrest body comprises a button that is used for operating the lock mechanism, and
upper ends of the second hooks are placed above an upper end of the button.

10. A vehicle seat comprising:
the headrest according to claim 1 .

11. A headrest comprising:
a headrest pillar that comprises a lateral shaft that extends laterally;
a lock bracket fixed to the lateral shaft;
a headrest body that comprises a front part that receives an occupant's head and a back part that engages with the front part; and
a lock mechanism that locks the headrest body to the lock bracket at a plurality of positions,
wherein at an upper end of the front part, the front part comprises a first hook that engages with the back part,
wherein the first hook and the lock bracket are placed on a same vertical plane,
wherein on an inner side of the front part, the front part further comprises a pair of first convexes, the first convexes laterally facing with each other, and
wherein the lock bracket and the first hook are placed between the first convexes.

12. The headrest according to claim 11 , wherein:
the front part further comprises a second convex that laterally extends to connect the first convexes, and
the first hook is placed above the second convex.

13. The headrest according to claim 12 , wherein the lock bracket is placed below the second convex.

14. The headrest according to claim 11 , wherein the front part further comprises second hooks that are laterally adjacent to the first convexes and that engage with the back part.

15. The headrest according to claim 14 , wherein:
the front part further comprises a second convex that laterally extends to connect the first convexes, and
the second hooks are placed below the second convex.

16. The headrest according to claim 14 , wherein the second hooks are placed on both sides of the lock bracket.

17. The headrest according to claim 14 , wherein the second hooks are placed above a lower end of the lock bracket.

18. The headrest according to claim 14 , wherein:
on a side of the headrest body, the headrest body comprises a button that is used for operating the lock mechanism, and
upper ends of the second hooks are placed above an upper end of the button.

19. The headrest according to claim 11 , wherein:
the headrest pillar comprises a pair of poles, the poles laterally facing with each other, and
the lock bracket and the first hook are placed between the poles.

20. A vehicle seat comprising:
the headrest according to claim 12 .

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shimizu Shuichi
• Tanaka Yuji

Classifications

• B60N2/847

  with stepwise positioning · CPC title

• B60N2/865 Primary

  providing a fore-and-aft movement with respect to the occupant's head · CPC title

• B60N2/844

  Release mechanisms, e.g. buttons · CPC title