Patent ID: 6890028

Claim:
A headrest apparatus for a vehicle, the headrest apparatus comprising: a headrest member to be mounted on top of a seatback of a vehicle seat, the headrest member including a head restraint section to restrain the head of a seat occupant; a forward move mechanism to move the head restraint section forward in case of a rear end collision of the vehicle, and thereby to shift forward a support point to support the head of the seat occupant against a rearward movement of the head of the seat occupant; and an inclining section to incline the head restraint section forward during a forward movement of the head restraint section caused by the forward move mechanism, by increasing an amount of a forward movement of an upper part of the head restraint section greater than an amount of a forward movement of a lower part of the head restraint section; wherein the headrest member includes upper and lower members each of which extends forward from a rear end to a forward end when the head restraint section is moved forward by the forward move mechanism, the inclining section being arranged to incline the head restraint section forward by moving a rear end of the upper member forward.