Patent ID: 6715829
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
A head-rest arrangement for a seat of a motor vehicle, the head-rest comprising:a rear part adapted to be mounted on the seat; a front part releasably connected to the rear part, the front part being adapted to move forwardly relative to the rear part in response to a signal; means for resisting subsequent rearward movement of the front part, relative to the rear part, once the front part has moved forwardly relative to the rear part, the resisting means converting energy to a form in which the energy is no longer available to bias the front part forwardly again; releasable connection means for releasably connecting the front part of the head rest to the rear part in response to said signal, the releasable connection means including a mechanical linkage comprising two elongate link elements, each link element having one end thereof pivotally connected to the rear part of the head-rest and each link element having the other end thereof pivotally connected to the front pad of the head-rest; and biasing means for biasing the front part forwardly relative to the rear part.