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Seat for vehicle

  • US 20070057559A1
  • Filed: 08/25/2006
  • Published: 03/15/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A seat for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a seat cushion having a passenger-support face;

    a seat back having a passenger-support face, the seat back being pivotally attached to the seat cushion via a hinge mechanism;

    a headrest having a neck-support portion, the neck-support portion being provided to extend downward and operative to support a neck portion of a passenger;

    a headrest pole member to support the headrest, the headrest pole member being provided at the seat back so as to move a position of the headrest between a lowest position and an upward-pulled position, wherein when the headrest is in the lowest position, a lower end portion of the neck-support portion of the headrest is located below a top portion of the seat back in an upright-use position; and

    a rotational support device provided between the headrest and the headrest pole member, the rotational support device being operative to support the headrest in such a manner that at least the neck-support portion of the headrest is rotated around a rotational axis that extends in substantially a width direction of the seat back and held at a specified angle relative to the seat back, wherein when the headrest is the lowest position, at least the neck-support portion of the headrest is configured to be allowed to be rotated forward from a rearmost stored position thereof by the rotational support device.

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