Device for adjusting headrest for vehicles
US-2024217416-A1 · Jul 4, 2024 · US
Vehicle headrest
US2018257533A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2018257533-A1 |
| Application number | US-201815896144-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | Mar 13, 2017 |
| Publication date | Sep 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | — |
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A vehicle headrest including: a main portion including a central part of a front surface of the headrest; a side portion including a side part of the front surface of the headrest, the side portion including a lower side portion and an upper side portion which are divided from each other in a height direction; a first hinge shaft coupling the side portion to the main portion in a state where the side portion is capable of protruding forward to a side support position by being rotated around an axis which extends in the height direction and is inclined downward and inward in a width direction; and a second hinge shaft coupling the lower side portion to the upper side portion in a state where the lower side portion is capable of being raised forward around an axis extending in the width direction.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A vehicle headrest comprising: a main portion including a central part of a front surface of the headrest; a side portion including a side part of the front surface of the headrest, the side portion including a lower side portion on a lower side and an upper side portion on an upper side which are divided from each other in a height direction; a first hinge shaft coupling the side portion to the main portion in a state where the side portion is capable of protruding forward to a side support position by being rotated around an axis which extends in the height direction and is inclined downward and inward in a width direction, the side support position being a position at which a head of a seated person is capable of being supported by the side portion from a lateral side thereof; and a second hinge shaft coupling the lower side portion to the upper side portion in a state where the lower side portion is capable of being raised forward around an axis extending in the width direction. 2 . The vehicle headrest according to claim 1 , further comprising a third hinge shaft which couples the first hinge shaft to the main portion and extends inward in the width direction from a lower end of the first hinge shaft, wherein the side portion is configured to be tilted down forward with respect to the main portion around an axis of the third hinge shaft which extends in the width direction. 3 . The vehicle headrest according to claim 2 , wherein the main portion includes a lower main portion on the lower side and an upper main portion on the upper side which are divided from each other in the height direction, and wherein the headrest further comprises a fourth hinge shaft which couples the lower main portion to the upper main portion in a state where the lower main portion is capable of being raised forward around an axis extending in the width direction. 4 . The vehicle headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the main portion includes a lower main portion on the lower side and an upper main portion on the upper side which are divided from each other in the height direction, and wherein the headrest further comprises a fourth hinge shaft which couples the lower main portion to the upper main portion in a state where the lower main portion is capable of being raised forward around an axis extending in the width direction.
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- What does patent US2018257533A1 cover?
- A vehicle headrest including: a main portion including a central part of a front surface of the headrest; a side portion including a side part of the front surface of the headrest, the side portion including a lower side portion and an upper side portion which are divided from each other in a height direction; a first hinge shaft coupling the side portion to the main portion in a state where th…
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- Toyota Boshoku Kk
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60N2/885. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Thu Sep 13 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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