Patent ID: 10391908

Abstract:
A head rest is illustrated and described that has a head box (11) by which at least one support rod (12) can be secured to a vehicle seat, wherein at least one end of the support rod (12) is received in a bearing (14) carried on the head box (11) or the vehicle seat, wherein the support rod (12) can be latched releasably to at least one bearing (14) by a latch (15) movable between a latching position and a release position, wherein the latch (15) has at least one notch (16) that extends over a region of the circumference of the support rod (12) and has a latch element (17) carried by the bearing (14).The special feature is that the latch element (17) is movably mounted, so that in the latching position, in the event of a relative rotation between the support rod (12) and the bearing (14), it is movable out of a starting position into at least one crash position.