Patent ID: 6398299
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A vehicle seat for an automotive vehicle, wherein said vehicle seat has a seat pan and a seat back, said seat back comprising:a seat back carrier; a padding body arranged on said seat back carrier; and a headrest fastened on said seat back carrier; wherein said padding body comprises an upper shoulder area adjacent to the headrest; wherein said padding body has a disposition to yield to a load of a passenger's back; wherein said upper shoulder area is provided with means to modify said disposition to yield between a normal disposition to yield to the load of a passenger's back when the vehicle is in a non-accident situation, and a considerably increased disposition to yield when the vehicle is accelerated due to an accident, whereby the thickness of the shoulder area is considerably smaller under the load of a passenger's back during the increased disposition to yield than during the normal disposition to yield.