Patent ID: 8777308

Claim:
An apparatus for preventing neck injury for use in a vehicle seat, which is connected between a recliner base installed on a back frame and a plate base on which a seat cushion is provided, the apparatus comprising: a front connection link having an upper end that is hinged to a front part of the recliner base and a lower end hinged to a front part of the plate base; a rear connection link having an upper end hinged to a rear part of the recliner base and a lower end hinged to a rear part of the plate base; and an elastic member having a first end connected to the upper end of the front connection link and a second end connected to a rear end of the plate base adjacent to the lower end of the rear connection link, thereby providing a tensile force to the upper end of the front connection link toward the upper end of the rear connection link in an event of a vehicle rear-end collision; wherein the front connection link is pivoted at a greater angle than the rear connection link such that the back frame moves in a forward direction in the event of the vehicle rear-end collision.