Seat for vehicle
First Claim
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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Abstract
A seat for a vehicle comprises a seat cushion, a seat back, a headrest having a neck-support portion, a headrest pole member to support the headrest, and a rotational support device. The rotational support device supports the headrest in such a manner that 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 the headrest is its lowest position, the neck-support portion of the headrest is configured to be allowed to be rotated forward from its rearmost stored position by the rotational support device. Accordingly, a neck portion of a passenger can be supported by the neck-support portion of the headrest properly.
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17 Claims
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1. A seat for a vehicle, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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