Patent ID: 8240756
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: B60N,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A backrest for a motor vehicle seat, comprising: a headrest of which at least one subsection can be shifted from at least one position of use toward the seat occupant's head into a safety position; an actuating device which is arranged in the backrest and is operatively connected by means of a mechanical transmission means to a driving device for shifting at least one subsection of the headrest, the transmission means having a first segment having an end connected to the actuating device and an opposed end connected to a coupling device, and a second segment having an end connected to the driving device and an opposed end connected to a coupling, the segments being operatively connectable to each other by engaging the coupling device within the coupling in a self-finding manner during the assembly of the headrest so that the first segment and second segment are axially in line with each other.