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,...

An automobile seat having a seat cushion, a seatback, and a headrest is disclosed. The headrest includes a stay and a headrest main body. The stay is generally U-shaped and is detachably coupled to the seatback. The stay includes a generally horizontal portion having an axis. The headrest main body is rotatably coupled to the horizontal portion of the stay and includes a receiving port for receiving the horizontal portion of the stay. The headrest main body rotates around the axis of the horizon...

The invention relates to a headrest (10), particularly for a motor vehicle seat. At least on element is provided that can be displaced relative to a retaining device (12) of the headrest (10). The at least one element can be displaced, in part and/or in total, about at least one horizontal rotation axis and/or at least one vertical rotation axis and can be locked in selectable displaced positions.

An apparatus and method for adjusting the height of a vehicle head restraint includes a top cover, latch assembly, and bottom cover. The top cover is connected to the head restraint. A latch assembly is moveable in a lateral direction relative to a latch post, and a bottom cover connects to the top cover, sandwiching the latch assembly between the top and bottom covers. When the button portion of the latch assembly is actuated, the latch assembly unlatches from the latch post, allowing the heigh...

A headrest support system comprises a seatback support frame having an upper cross member adapted to support a headrest. The cross member has opposite top and bottom surfaces with axially aligned holes formed therethrough. A headrest guide sleeve is received through each of the axially aligned holes formed in the cross member to coupled the headrest to the support frame. The holes include outward extending flanges defining an inner contact surface for engaging and supporting the headrest guide s...

A head rest for vertically supporting a person's head while in a seated position wherein the person's head defines left and right sides is provided. The head rest may comprise a first inflatable compartment sized and configured to receive the left side of the person's head. The head rest may also comprise a second inflatable compartment connected to the first inflatable compartment. The second inflatable compartment may be sized and configured to receive the right side of the person's head and h...

A neck rest for a seat of an automobile has a neck rest body which includes a neck rest cushion and at least two neck rest rods connected with the neck rest body, the neck rest rods being accommodated in the back rest of the seat. Each of the neck rest rod has a support portion attached thereto. The neck rest body includes a housing which has a front wall and a rear wall, the cushion being attached to an outer side of the front wall and the rear wall, with the support portion being located in th...

A head restraint guide system is provided to reduce or eliminate contact points between an armature of a head restraint and a housing in a vehicle seat assembly. The housing extends through a seat back frame. In a first embodiment, a retainer is secured to the housing and a washer is seated within the retainer. A retaining cap closes and maintains the washer within the retainer. The armature extends through the guide system contacting only the washer, thus eliminating vibrations and noise due to...

Provided is an automobile headrest which can be prevented from being drawn out inadvertently or on purpose, and can be drawn out through a special operation if necessary. The automobile headrest includes a falloff preventing mechanism that can be composed of the same components as those of a height adjusting mechanism to be used. In the automobile headrest, a headrest stay is inserted in a headrest bush provided with a height adjusting mechanism. The headrest stay is provided with a height adjus...

Backrest for a vehicle seat with a height-adjustable headrest, which is adjusted by support rods guided inside the backrest frame, and which has ends of the support rods connected to one another by a crossbar having one or more radially biased retaining elements for retaining an end of one of the support rods, and a locking element provided for restricting movement of the retaining element. During assembly of the automobile seat, before upholstering, one of the stop-lock connections located betw...