Apparatus for adjusting height of headrest for motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11364830-B2
Application number	US-202117142126-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2021
Priority date	Aug 11, 2020
Publication date	Jun 21, 2022
Grant date	Jun 21, 2022

Abstract

An apparatus of adjusting height of a headrest for a motor vehicle is provided. By forming the headrest with two divided parts, a rear portion fastened to a seatback by a stay and a front portion assembled to the rear portion movably in an up and down direction, the apparatus allows an occupant to adjust the height of the front portion according to his or her body size or preference, and thus is configured for comfortably supporting the head or neck portion of the occupant with the front portion regardless of the body size of the occupant.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus of adjusting height of a headrest for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a rear cover having a stay mounted thereto, the stay being inserted and fastened to a seatback;
a rear plate which is provided with a series of locking grooves formed on a front surface portion of the rear plate in an up and down direction, and is mounted to a front surface portion of the rear cover;
a front plate provided with an in and out hole penetratingly formed in the front plate, and fastened to the rear plate movably in an up and down direction thereof;
a front cover fastened to a front surface portion of the front plate to serve as a frame for a front pad;
an insert plate which is provided with at least two guide pins protruding therefrom, and is mounted to a rear surface portion of the front cover;
a lock plate which forms a laminated structure with the insert plate, and is provided with:
at least two guide holes obliquely formed in a center portion of the lock plate with respect to a front and rear direction thereof and into which the at least two guide pins are inserted;
a locking end portion formed in a rear portion of the lock plate and passing through the in and out hole of the front plate and being lockably inserted into one of the series of locking grooves of the rear plate; and
a spring formed in a front portion of the lock plate and being elastically supported on the rear surface portion of the front cover;

the front pad mounted to a front surface portion of the front cover; and
a button which is pressably mounted in a penetrating hole formed in a side surface of the front cover, and is connected to the lock plate.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein blocking protrusions are formed at upper and lower positions on the front surface portion of the rear plate, the blocking protrusions being configured to limit vertical movement of the lock plate by blocking the locking end portion of the lock plate.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein slide protrusions are formed at opposite side positions on the front surface portion of the rear plate, and slide grooves are formed at opposite side positions on a rear surface portion of the front plate, and
wherein the slide protrusions are fastened to the slide grooves slidably in the up and down direction thereof.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein a first mounting hole is formed in a peripheral portion of the rear plate, and a first mounting groove is formed in the rear cover, and
wherein a screw is inserted through the first mounting hole and fastened to the first mounting groove.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 ,
wherein a second mounting hole is formed in a peripheral portion of the front cover, and a second mounting groove is formed in the front surface portion of the front plate, and
wherein a screw is inserted through the second mounting hole and fastened to the second mounting groove.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least two guide pins are formed on a lower surface of a center portion of the insert plate to protrude downward therefrom and to be inserted into the at least two guide holes of the lock plate.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein elastic locking legs are formed at opposite side portions of the insert plate, and locking holes for being fastened with the elastic locking legs are formed at opposite side portions on a rear surface of the front cover.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a guide projection is formed on an upper surface of the insert plate, and a guide groove to which the guide projection is inserted is formed on the rear surface portion of the front cover.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a button connection plate in a form of a flat plate is integrally formed at a side portion of the lock plate, and is connected to the button via a connection shaft.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the spring includes a coil portion integrally formed with the lock plate, and a supporting leg which extends from the coil portion in a form of a free end and is elastically supported by the rear surface portion of the front cover.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the front pad is provided with a button bezel formed in a side surface thereof in which the button is pressably accommodated.

12. An apparatus of adjusting height of a headrest for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a rear cover having a stay mounted thereto, the stay being inserted and fastened to a seatback;
a rear plate which is provided with a series of locking grooves formed on a front surface portion of the rear plate in an up and down direction, and is mounted to a front surface portion of the rear cover;
a front plate provided with an in and out hole penetratingly formed in the front plate, and fastened to the rear plate movably in an up and down direction thereof;
a front cover fastened to a front surface portion of the front plate to serve as a frame for a front pad;
an insert plate which is provided with at least a guide pin protruding therefrom, and is mounted to a rear surface portion of the front cover;
a lock plate which forms a laminated structure with the insert plate, and is provided with at least a guide hole obliquely formed in a center portion of the lock plate with respect to a front and rear direction thereof and into which the at least a guide pin is inserted, a locking end portion formed in a rear portion of the lock plate and passing through the in and out hole of the front plate and being lockably inserted into one of the series of locking grooves of the rear plate, and a spring formed in a front portion of the lock plate and elastically supported; and
a button which is pressably mounted in a penetrating hole formed in a side surface of the front cover, and is connected to the lock plate.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein blocking protrusions are formed at upper and lower positions on the front surface portion of the rear plate, the blocking protrusions being configured to limit vertical movement of the lock plate by blocking the locking end portion of the lock plate.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 ,
wherein slide protrusions are formed at opposite side positions on the front surface portion of the rear plate, and slide grooves are formed at opposite side positions on a rear surface portion of the front plate, and
wherein the slide protrusions are fastened to the slide grooves slidably in the up and down direction thereof.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein elastic locking legs are formed at opposite side portions of the insert plate, and locking holes for being fastened with the elastic locking legs are formed at opposite side portions on a rear surface of the front cover.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein a guide projection is formed on an upper surface of the insert plate, and a guide groove to which the guide projection is inserted is formed on the rear surface portion of the front cover.

17. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the spring includes a coil portion integrally formed with the lock plate, and a supporting leg which extends from the coil portion in a form of a free end and is elastically supported by the rear surface portion of the front cover.

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Won Tae Hee
• Kim Sang Ho
• Kim Byeong Kwang
• Kim Seok Hwan
• Jeong Hae Ii

Classifications

• B60N2/894

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

• B60N2/818

  with stepwise positioning · CPC title

• B60N2/812 Primary

  characterised by their locking devices · CPC title

• B60N2/815 Primary

  Release mechanisms, e.g. buttons · CPC title

• B60Y2304/05

  Reducing production costs, e.g. by redesign · CPC title