Patent ID: 7628454
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat comprising: a seat body comprising a seat cushion having a seat surface, a seat back, having a front surface, connected to the seat cushion, and a headrest, having a front surface, pivotally connected to the seat back, the seat body convertible between a first seat state with the headrest positioned on a top side of the seat back, in which a passenger can sit in a first body position on the seat body, and a second seat state with the headrest rotated such that the headrest front surface faces the seat back front surface; and an interference unit positioned to interfere with the passenger when the passenger tries to sit on the seat body in the second seat state; wherein the interference unit comprises an interlocking unit that moves the interference unit when the seat body is in the second seat state; and an interference member, received in a receiving portion of the rear surface of the headrest of the seat body when the seat body is in the first seat state; and wherein the interlocking unit moves the interference member from the receiving portion to an interfering position in response to an interlocking with a conversion of the state of the seat body from the first seat state to the second seat state.