Headrest device

• US 6,412,872 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2000
• Issued: 07/02/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.), Araco Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Aisin Corp.), Araco Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Uramichi, Hideki, Takeda, Nobuhiko, Nakane, Hidetoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Jr., Milton
• Application Number:
  US09/725,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20010004167A1
• Time in Patent Office: 579 Days
• Field of Search: 297/391, 297/408, 297/404
• US Class Current: 297/391
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/847 with stepwise positioning

Abstract

A headrest device ensures the movement of a headrest frame body to a stay and enables a foaming resin molding of a headrest. A support portion having a semicircular cross section and restricting portions having an approximately U-shape cross section are formed on a plate body. Two sheets of plate bodies are connected with each other in an opposed manner. Then, a headrest pad made of foaming resin is integrally formed with the plate bodies.

Claims

1. A headrest device including an inverted U-shaped stay having opposing leg member portions adapted to be held by a seat back frame of a vehicle and a connecting portion which connects the leg member portions, and a headrest frame body which is supported on the stay such that the headrest frame body is rotatable in the back and forth directions about the connecting portion of the stay,

wherein the headrest frame body is comprised of a pair of opposing plate bodies, which each comprises a support portion of an approximately semicircular cross section which has a portion coming into contact with the connecting portion of the stay and restricting portions which cover the leg member portions of the stay and restrict the rotation of the headrest frame body about the connecting portion of the stay, both plate bodies having a relationship where both plates have support portions and restricting portions thereof opposed to each other and fixedly secured to each other.

2. A headrest device according to claim 1, wherein the restricting portions of the plate bodies have an approximately U-shaped cross section and triangular side surfaces which have a wider width at free ends thereof and peripheral portions of the free ends have flange portions bent inwardly.

3. A headrest device according to claim 2, wherein inner wall surfaces which define inner space portions of the restricting portions have a corrugated shape.

4. A headrest device according to claim 2, wherein the plate bodies have planar portions between both restricting portions and both planar portions which oppose each other are joined by caulking.

5. A headrest device according to claim 4, wherein the pair of plate bodies have an equal shape.

6. A headrest device according to claim 1, wherein inner peripheral surfaces of the support portions of the plate bodies have protruding portions which are bulged inwardly and the protruding portions are brought into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the connecting portion of the stay.

7. A headrest device including an inverted U-shaped stay adapted to be held by a top portion of a seat back, a headrest frame body having an upper end portion thereof rotatably supported in the back and forth directions on a connecting portion which connects upper end portions of left and right leg portions of the stay, and a headrest pad which surrounds the headrest frame body and forms a head rest body together with the headrest frame body, wherein the headrest body is rotatable in the back and forth direction about the connecting portion of the stay which works as the center of rotation, the headrest frame body being constituted by making a pair of front and rear frame portions which are integrally connected at upper end portions thereof oppose and join each other, fitting grooves having an approximately semicircular cross section and into which an upper portion of the stay is fitted being provided between both frame portions, a pair of left and right side restricting portions which are extended downwardly from respective left and right ends of the fitting grooves and into which respective left and right leg portions of the stay are fitted and through which respective left and right leg portions pass downwardly, the fitting grooves being formed into a shape which applies a given rotational friction force to the connecting portion of the stay being in a state that the stay is accommodated in the fitting grooves, and each side restricting portion being formed into a shape which allows the rotation of a given amount of the headrest frame body in the back and forth direction about the connecting portion of the stay.

8. A headrest device according to claim 7, wherein the stay is formed by bending a rod in an approximately U-shape, the fitting grooves of the headrest frame body being formed into a circular cross section corresponding to the connecting portion of the stay, and each side restricting portion of the headrest frame body being formed into a shape which gradually increases a back-and-forth width thereof in the downward direction.

9. A headrest device according to claim 7, wherein cutout portions are formed in the frame portions such that the cutout portions are formed at both sides of the fitting grooves.