Patent ID: 11951062
Assignee: KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A device for supporting and massaging a neck of a passenger, the device comprising:
a neck support pad integrally formed on a lower end portion of a headrest to support the neck of the passenger;
a skeleton frame including a front frame that has guide holes on first and second sides of the front frame, a rear frame which is mounted behind the front frame to be spaced from the front frame, and wing-out frames that are rotatably mounted on the first and second sides of the front frame, the skeleton frame mounted in the neck support pad;
at least a main air cell mounted on a front of the front frame to be expanded or contracted, for supporting a rear portion of the neck of the passenger;
at least a side air cell mounted on a front of each of the wing-out frames to be expanded or contracted, for supporting a side portion of the neck of the passenger;
a lifting and driving device mounted on the rear frame to be driven when a massage mode is selected; and
a massage ball connected to the lifting and driving device to selectively protrude forwards through each of the guide holes of the front frame, and lifted when the lifting and driving device is driven to massage the neck of the passenger.