Patent ID: 7740319
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A headrest for a vehicle seat comprising: a base member attached to a seatback of the vehicle seat; a body frame tiltably attached to the base member; a locking device for locking the body frame to the base member so as not to be capable of tilting; and an unlocking device for unlocking the locking device, wherein: the unlocking device includes a swinging body attached to the base member so as to be capable of swinging and a moving body attached to the body frame so as to be capable of moving with respect thereto, the moving body moves with respect to the body frame by being pushed by the swinging body to unlock the locking device, the swinging body includes a connecting portion connected to one end of a cable and an arcuate-shaped outer peripheral surface on which the cable is disposed, and the cable is retractable into a tubular portion provided on the base member through an entrance of the tubular portion when the cable is pulled to unlock the locking device, the entrance of the tubular portion is located substantially on a tangent line of the arc of the outer peripheral surface of the swinging body.