Headrest storage mechanism for motor vehicle seat
First Claim
1. A headrest storage mechanism for a motor vehicle seat, comprising:
- a seat having a seat cushion angularly movable about a pivot, a backrest angularly movable about a shaft, and a headrest detachably mounted on said backrest, said headrest having a pair of unitary stays extending downwardly from said headrest;
a headrest storage space defined between said seat cushion and said backrest when the seat cushion is lifted forward and the backrest is lowered forward toward the seat cushion, with said headrest having said stays detached from said backrest;
a pair of supporting arms mounted on an underside of the seat cushion and attached to said pivot, said supporting arms extending across said headrest storage space for supporting the headrest in a given attitude when the seat cushion is lifted forward; and
said headrest positioned in said headrest storage space, when said headrest and said pair of stays are detached from said backrest with said headrest supported on said pair of supporting arms and said pair of stays extending downwardly from said headrest past said pair of supporting arms toward a floor of a vehicle.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle seat has a seat cushion angularly movable about a pivot, a backrest angularly movable about a shaft, and a headrest detachably mounted on the backrest, the headrest having a pair of stays extending downwardly. A headrest storage mechanism has a headrest storage space defined between the seat cushion and the backrest when the seat cushion is lifted forward and the backrest is lowered forward toward the seat cushion, with the headrest removed from the backrest, and a pair of arms mounted on the seat cushion and attached to the pivot, for supporting the headrest in a given attitude when the seat cushion is lifted forward. The headrest storage space has such dimensions as to be able to store the stays extending downwardly from the headrest when the headrest is supported on the arms.
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7 Claims
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1. A headrest storage mechanism for a motor vehicle seat, comprising:
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a seat having a seat cushion angularly movable about a pivot, a backrest angularly movable about a shaft, and a headrest detachably mounted on said backrest, said headrest having a pair of unitary stays extending downwardly from said headrest; a headrest storage space defined between said seat cushion and said backrest when the seat cushion is lifted forward and the backrest is lowered forward toward the seat cushion, with said headrest having said stays detached from said backrest; a pair of supporting arms mounted on an underside of the seat cushion and attached to said pivot, said supporting arms extending across said headrest storage space for supporting the headrest in a given attitude when the seat cushion is lifted forward; and said headrest positioned in said headrest storage space, when said headrest and said pair of stays are detached from said backrest with said headrest supported on said pair of supporting arms and said pair of stays extending downwardly from said headrest past said pair of supporting arms toward a floor of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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