Headrest

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9815392-B2
Application number	US-201214758282-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2012
Priority date	Dec 28, 2012
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

A headrest is provided that can have increased comfort and safety. The headrest can include: an affixed-side member provided to a headrest pillar; a mobile-side member that is joined to the affixed-side member with a mobile mechanism therebetween and that can move in the front-back direction with respect to the affixed-side member; and a front-back locking mechanism that has an engaged section and a lock member that engages the engaged section, and that locks and unlocks the movement of the mobile-side member in the front-back direction. Also, the mobile-side member has a front-side cover for supporting a head. Furthermore, the engaged section is attached to the back surface of the front-side cover.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A headrest, comprising:
an affixed-side member which is arranged at a headrest pillar;
a moveable-side member which is connected to the affixed-side member via a moving mechanism and which moves in front and back directions with respect to the affixed-side member; and
a front-back looking mechanism including a to-be-engaged unit and a lock member which engages with the to-be-engaged unit, the front-back looking mechanism locking and unlocking movement of the moveable-side member in the front and back directions, wherein
the moveable-side member includes a front cover which supports a head,
the to-be-engaged unit is attached on a back surface of the front cover,
a plurality of the to-be-engaged units are independently provided on right and left sides, and
each of the plurality of the to-be-engaged units is provided with teeth arranged along a front to rear direction.

2. A headrest, comprising:
an affixed-side member which is arranged at a headrest pillar;
a movable-side member which is connected to the affixed-side member via a moving mechanism and which moves in front and back directions with respect to the affixed-side member; and
a front-back locking mechanism including a to-be-engaged unit and a lock member which engages with the to-be-engaged unit, the front-back locking mechanism locking and unlocking movement of the movable-side member in the front and back directions, wherein
the movable-side member includes a front cover which supports a head,
the to-be-engaged unit is attached on a back surface of the front cover,
a plurality of the to-be-engaged units are provided, and
the plurality of the to-be-engaged units are arranged at position so that the moving mechanism is to be arranged therebetween.

3. A headrest, comprising:
an affixed-side member which is arranged at a headrest pillar;
a movable-side member which is connected to the affixed-side member via a moving mechanism and which moves in front and back directions with respect to the affixed-side member; and
a front-back locking mechanism including a to-be-engaged unit and a lock member which engages with the to-be-engaged unit, the front-back locking mechanism locking and unlocking movement of the movable-side member in the front and back directions, wherein
the movable-side member includes a front cover which supports a head,
the to-be-engaged unit is attached on a back surface of the front cover,
the moving mechanism is formed in a linkage mechanism,
the front cover includes supporting units which rotatably support link members which constitute the linkage mechanism, and
connecting members, which rotatably connect end parts of the link members to the supporting units, are provided so as to penetrate the to-be-engaged unit, the link members and the supporting units.

4. The headrest according to claim 3 , wherein
the linkage mechanism is a X linkage mechanism including a first link member and a second link member which are rotably connected via a center cross connection unit, and
the supporting units of the front cover are arranged on both sides of the front cover in up and down directions, a front end of the first link member and a front end of the second link member are rotatably supported by the upper and lower supporting units, and the connecting members are provided so as to respectively penetrate the supporting units.

5. The headrest according to claim 4 , wherein
through holes in which the connecting members go through are respectively formed at the upper and lower supporting units,
one of the through holes of the upper and lower supporting units is an elongated hole which is elongated in the up and down directions,
the to-be-engaged unit includes:
a plurality of teeth which are arranged in front and back directions; and
upper and lower attaching units which are attached to the front cover, through holes in which the connecting members go through being formed in the upper and lower attaching units,

one of the through holes of the upper and lower attachment units is an elongated hole which is elongated in the up and down directions, and
the one of the through holes of the attaching units and a tooth at very front among the plurality of teeth align in a vertical direction.

6. The headrest according to claim 3 , wherein
the link members include a plurality of reinforcement units arranged at a plurality of parts of the link members, and
at least one of the plurality of reinforcement units is formed in a honeycomb structure.

7. The headrest according to claim 3 , wherein
the front cover includes a reinforcement rib which is arranged on a back surface of the front cover, and
the reinforcement rib and the front end parts of the link members are arranged on left and right sides of each other.

8. A headrest, comprising:
an affixed-side member which is arranged at a headrest pillar;
a movable-side member which is connected to the affixed-side member via a moving mechanism and which moves in front and back directions with respect to the affixed-side member; and
a front-back locking mechanism including a to-be-engaged unit and a lock member which engages with the to-be-engaged unit, the front-back locking mechanism locking and unlocking movement of the movable-side member in the front and back directions, wherein
the movable-side member includes a front cover which supports a head,
the to-be-engaged unit is attached on a back surface of the front cover,
the to-be-engaged unit is projected toward the affixed-side member from the back surface of the front cover,
a through hole is formed in the affixed-side member at a position corresponding to the to-be-engaged unit, the to-be-engaged unit being inserted in the through hole, and
a wall which faces the to-be-engaged unit is provided at a circumference of the through hole.

9. A headrest, comprising:
an affixed-side member which is arranged at a headrest pillar;
a movable-side member which is connected to the affixed-side member via a moving mechanism and which moves in front and back directions with respect to the affixed-side member; and
a front-back locking mechanism including a to-be-engaged unit and a lock member which engages with the to-be-engaged unit, the front-back locking mechanism locking and unlocking movement of the movable-side member in the front and back directions, wherein
the movable-side member includes a front cover which supports a head,
the to-be-engaged unit is attached on a back surface of the front cover,
the headrest pillar includes a pair of pillars,
the affixed-side member includes:
a pair of pillar holding units which are arranged on both side end parts of the affixed-side member and which respectively hold the pillars of the headrest pillar forming the pair; and
a connector which connects between the upper ends of the pillar holding units forming the pair,

a part of the affixed-side member which is surrounded by the pillar holding units forming the pair and the connector is a concave unit, and
when the affixed-side member and the movable-side member are close to each other, the moving mechanism is to be housed in the concave unit.

Assignees

• Ts Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ishihara Kazunori

Classifications

• B60N2/4861

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2/4864 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60N2/865 Primary

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

• B60N2/862

  with means for maintaining a desired position when the seat-back is adjusted, e.g. parallelogram mechanisms · CPC title