Patent ID: 8296018
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: B60N,B60R

Abstract:
1. Headrest system comprising: a headrest device configured to serve as a support for the rear part of the head of a user; a plurality of sensors located in the headrest device and configured to record data relating to said head; and an electromechanical headrest device positioning system, associated to said sensors and configured to locate the headrest device in a certain position, in a vertical and horizontal direction, according to information coming from said sensors; characterized in that the headrest device positioning system is configured to, as a response to an activation signal, carry out the following operations: starting a single upward movement of the headrest device until detecting, by means of at least one of said sensors, that the headrest device has reached a certain height with respect to an upper edge of the head; stopping said upward movement of the headrest device when the system detects that the headrest device is located at said certain height; recording, during said upward movement and by means of at least one of said sensors, data relating to the distance between the headrest device and the head in a plurality of positions of the headrest device throughout said upward movement; once said upward movement has stopped, moving the headrest device substantially horizontally, according to said data, to locate the headrest device at a certain distance from the head.