Patent ID: 6113192
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A headrest for a backrest of a seat of a motor vehicle, comprising a support mechanism which is mountable onto a top edge of the backrest of a seat; a support element which is mountable to a support mechanism, with a front surface to support a head, characterized in thatthe support element is movable around an axis of rotation (X) from an operational position (B) into a storage position (S); wherein in the operational position (B), the support element projects substantially upwards from the backrest of the seat by means of the front surface; andin that in the storage position (S), the support element rests on the backrest of the seat, with the front surface substantially parallel to the top edge of the backrest of the seat while seated on the backrest of the seat;the support element comprises an end section which extends substantially perpendicularly to the front surface and which establishes in the operational position (B) a base surface and in the storage position (S) an auxiliary front surface; andthe support element is attached to the support mechanism in such a manner that the axis of rotation (X) lies in a connecting area between the front surface and the auxiliary front surface.