Headrest position adjusting device for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11148568-B2
Application number	US-202016870522-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2020
Priority date	Dec 10, 2019
Publication date	Oct 19, 2021
Grant date	Oct 19, 2021

Abstract

A headrest position adjusting device for a vehicle, may include a first motor mounted to a seatback frame; a first link connected to the first motor to be rotatable to a predetermined first angle in a leftward-rightward direction; a second motor mounted to the first link; a second link connected to the second motor to be rotatable to a predetermined angle in an upward-downward direction; a third motor mounted to the second link; a third link connected to the third motor to be rotatable with respect to a rotation axis of the third motor; and a headrest frame connected to the third link and mounted in a headrest pad.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A headrest position adjusting device for a vehicle, the device comprising:
a first motor mounted to a seatback frame;
a first link connected to the first motor in a first direction to be rotatable to a predetermined first angle with respect to a rotation axis of the first motor;
a second motor mounted to the first link;
a second link connected to the second motor in a second direction to be rotatable to a predetermined second angle with respect to a rotation axis of the second motor;
a third motor mounted to the second link;
a third link connected to the third motor in a third direction to be rotatable with respect to a rotation axis of the third motor; and
a headrest frame connected to the third link and mounted in a headrest pad.

2. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 1 , wherein, the rotation axis of the first link, the second link and the third link are aligned perpendicular to each other.

3. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first link is oriented in the second and third directions thereof, the second and third directions being coplanar, and
wherein a rotation shaft of the first motor is connected to a lower end portion of the first link to transmit a rotational force to the first link.

4. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first link includes a first mounting end portion integrally formed at an end of the first link, the first mounting end portion being perpendicularly bent in a lateral direction at an upper end portion of the first link, and
wherein the second motor is mounted on the first mounting end portion.

5. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 1 ,
wherein the second link is oriented in the first direction thereof, and
wherein a rotation shaft of the second motor is connected to a rear end portion of the second link in the second direction to transmit rotational force to the second link.

6. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 1 ,
wherein the second link includes a second mounting end portion integrally formed at an end of the second link, the second mounting end portion being perpendicularly bent in the second direction at a front end portion of the second link, and
wherein the third motor is mounted on the second mounting end portion in the third direction.

7. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 1 ,
wherein the third link is oriented in the third direction, and
wherein a rotation shaft of the third motor is connected to a lower end portion of the third link in the third direction to transmit rotational force to the third link.

8. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 1 ,
wherein the third link includes an inclined surface formed at an upper end portion of the third link, the inclined surface being inclined at a same angle as an angle at which the headrest frame is mounted to be secured to a portion of the headrest frame.

9. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 1 , further including:
a head position sensor configured to detect a position of an occupant's head supported by a headrest;
a manual switch configured to be manipulated by the occupant to manually adjust a position of the headrest; and
a controller engaged to the head position sensor and the manual switch and configured to receive a detection signal from the head position sensor or an operation signal from the manual switch and to apply a driving current signal to at least one of the first motor, the second motor, or the third motor.

10. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 9 , wherein the head position sensor includes a camera or an ultrasonic sensor mounted at a predetermined position in an interior of a vehicle.

11. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 1 , wherein, upon operation of the first motor, the first link rotates in the second and third directions about a lower end portion of the first link and the headrest frame rotates in the second and third directions therewith so that an angle to which a headrest is tilted in the second and third directions is adjusted, the second and third directions being coplanar.

12. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 1 , wherein, upon operation of the second motor, the second link rotates in the third direction about a rear end portion of the second link and the headrest frame rotates in the first and third directions with the second link so that an angle to which a headrest is tilted in the first and third directions is adjusted, the first and third directions being coplanar.

13. The headrest position adjusting device of claim 1 , wherein, upon operation of the third motor, the third link rotates and the headrest frame rotates in the first and second directions about the third link so that an angle to which a headrest is tilted in the first and second directions is adjusted, the first and second directions being coplanar.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Kia Corp

Inventors

• Hong Suk Won
• Kim Gil Ju
• Hong Sung Hak
• Kim Yo Han
• Park Sang Do
• Kim Doo Ri

Classifications

• B60N2/0028

  of a body part, e.g. of an arm or a leg · CPC title

• B60N2210/26

  Ultrasonic, e.g. sonar · CPC title

• B60N2210/24

  Cameras · CPC title

• B60N2/806 Primary

  movable or adjustable · CPC title

• B60N2/0244

  with logic circuits · CPC title