Patent ID: 7318625

Claim:
A reclining element, comprising: a swingable backrest; a headrest hingedly connected to one end of the backrest; an electromotive adjustment device for moving the backrest and the headrest, said adjustment device including at least one profiled element, a drive motor for operating the profiled element, and at least one adjusting element placed upon the profiled element for movement in a longitudinal direction of the spindle profiled element between two end positions; and an articulated lever having first and second levers with confronting ends of the levers hingedly connected by a joint, wherein one of the first and second levers is linked to the adjusting element and the other one of the first and second levers is connected to the backrest for raising the backrest when the adjusting element moves from one of the end positions to the other one of the end positions, wherein a leading movement of the headrest causes a slight lifting of the backrest, and wherein a further lifting of the backrest causes a blockage of the articulated lever so that the articulated lever acts like a rigid lever.