Patent ID: 6022074
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A seat for use in a vehicle, the seat comprising a squab which is secured to the floor of the vehicle; a back-rest element having an upper part and a bottom part, and means for mounting the back-rest element on the squab for movement relative to the squab with said mounting means including further means for effecting predetermined movements of the back-rest element when the seat is occupied and the vehicle in which the seat is mounted is subjected to a rear impact, with said predetermined movements comprising an initial rearward movement of at least the front face of the bottom part of the back-rest element of the seat relative to the squab and relative to the upper part of the said back-rest element, and a subsequent rearward movement of the back-rest element in which the lower part of the back-rest element does not move rearwardly relative to the top part of the back-rest element.