US 11,890,979 B2
Headrest
Steven Johnson, Newark, OH (US); Jacob Williams, Blacklick, OH (US); James Denlinger, Columbus, OH (US); Dinesh Hadadare, Columbus, OH (US); Adam Greening, Reynoldsburg, OH (US); Chase Hemmelgarn, Columbus, OH (US); Peter Schupska, Columbus, OH (US); Ryan Buffington, Hebron, OH (US); Jason Christopher, Reynoldsburg, OH (US); and David Saintignon, Columbus, OH (US)
Assigned to TS TECH CO., LTD., Asaka (JP)
Appl. No. 17/761,922
Filed by TS TECH CO., LTD., Asaka (JP)
PCT Filed Sep. 7, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/033829
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/054184, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/942,431, filed on Dec. 2, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/914,834, filed on Oct. 14, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/914,841, filed on Oct. 14, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/903,418, filed on Sep. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0348123 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/80 (2018.01); B60N 2/809 (2018.01); B60N 2/838 (2018.01); B60N 2/891 (2018.01); B60N 2/832 (2018.01); B60N 2/85 (2018.01); B60N 2/856 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/809 (2018.02) [B60N 2/838 (2018.02); B60N 2/891 (2018.02); B60N 2/80 (2018.02); B60N 2/832 (2018.02); B60N 2/85 (2018.02); B60N 2/856 (2018.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A headrest for a vehicle seat, comprising:
a pillar member including a right and a left vertical shaft extending upward from an upper part of a seat back, a right and a left first horizontal shaft extending forward from upper ends of the respective vertical shafts, each first horizontal shaft including a curved section, and a second horizontal shaft extending laterally between front parts of the first horizontal shafts;
a base member including a base vertical portion extending vertically ahead of the vertical shafts, a base upper portion extending rearward from an upper end of the base vertical portion, and a right and a left first hole formed in the base upper portion to have the respective curved sections or the respective vertical shafts passed therethrough;
a connecting member pivotably connecting the base upper portion to the second horizontal shaft; and
a pad supported by the base member,
wherein the first holes each consist of an elongated hole extending in a fore and aft direction, and at least one of a front end and a rear end of the first hole is formed in a substantially triangular shape.