Automatic headrest

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9758076-B2
Application number	US-201615375922-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2016
Priority date	Dec 21, 2015
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an automatic headrest including: a headrest cushion configured to couple to a stay rod of a vehicle seat back; an actuation module configured to couple to the stay rod; a cushion bracket configured to couple to a rear surface of the headrest cushion; an actuation link having a plate shape; a motor link, wherein one side of the motor link is configured to couple to the actuation module and the other side of the motor link is configured to extend downward; and a guide link having a plate shape, wherein one side of a top portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the cushion bracket, the other side of the top portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the actuation link, and a bottom portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the motor link.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An automatic headrest comprising:
a headrest cushion configured to couple to a stay rod of a vehicle seat back;
an actuation module configured to couple to the stay rod, the actuation module comprising:
a motor, and
a screw configured to move forward and backward by the motor;

a cushion bracket configured to couple to a rear surface of the headrest cushion, the cushion bracket comprising:
an extension portion configured to extend to a rear side of the headrest cushion and to have a slit hole formed thereof, and
a coupling portion configured to protrude to the rear side of the headrest cushion;

an actuation link having a plate shape, the actuation link configured to:
have a predetermined thickness,
couple to the screw of the actuation module at the rear side of the headrest cushion, and
have a guide unit with a slit hole configured to extend on the top of the actuation link, and a hinge portion configured to extend on the bottom of the actuation link to move forward and backward when the actuation module is actuated;

a motor link, wherein one side of the motor link is configured to couple to the actuation module and the other side of the motor link is configured to extend downward; and
a guide link having a plate shape, wherein one side of a top portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the cushion bracket, the other side of the top portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the actuation link, and a bottom portion of the guide link is configured to couple to the motor link.

2. The automatic headrest of claim 1 , wherein the coupling portion of the cushion bracket is configured to form on the bottom of the extension portion of the cushion bracket.

3. The automatic headrest of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the coupling portions and the extension portions of the cushion bracket are configured to form to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, the guide unit and the hinge portion are configured to form on both surfaces of the actuation link, respectively, and the hinge portion of the actuation link is configured to pin-couple to the coupling portion to be pivotable.

4. The automatic headrest of claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the guide link is configured to pin-couple to the other side of the motor link.

5. The automatic headrest of claim 1 , wherein one side of the guide link is configured to pin-couple to the slit hole of the extension portion of the cushion bracket and to move within the slit hole of the extension portion by the actuation of the actuation module.

6. The automatic headrest of claim 1 , wherein the other side of the guide link is configured to pin-couple to the slit hole of the guide unit of the actuation link and to move within the slit hole.

7. The automatic headrest of claim 1 , further comprising
a cover configured to cover the rear surface of the headrest cushion at the rear side of the headrest cushion.

Assignees

• Hyundai Dymos Inc
• Seoyoncnf Co Ltd

Inventors

• An Sung Chol
• Seo Jin Ho
• Kim Jun Kyu
• Kim Myeong Sub
• Kim Yun Ho
• Kim Dong Hwan
• Ha Ju Sung
• Jang Woo Jung

Classifications

• B60N2/4852 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2002/0236

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2/0232

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2/853 Primary

  characterised by their adjusting mechanisms, e.g. electric motors · CPC title

• B60N2/865

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