Patent ID: 7559608

Claim:
A seat for a vehicle, comprising: a seat cushion having a passenger-support face; a seat back having a passenger-support face, the seat back being pivotally attached to the seat cushion via a hinge mechanism; a headrest including a main body to support a head portion of a passenger, and a neck-support portion to support a neck portion of the passenger, wherein the neck-support portion being formed separately from the main body; a headrest pole member to support the headrest, the headrest pole member being provided at the seat back so as to move a position of the headrest between a lowest position and an upward-pulled position, wherein when the headrest is in the lowest position, a lower end portion of the main body of the headrest is located below a top portion of the seat back in an upright-use position; and a rotational support device provided between the main body of the headrest and the neck-support portion of the headrest, the rotational support device being operative to support the neck-support portion of the headrest in such a manner that the neck-support portion of the headrest is rotated around a rotational axis that extends in substantially a width direction of the seat back and held at a specified angle relative to the main body of the headrest, wherein the neck-support portion of the headrest is substantially U shape so as to surround the main body of the headrest in such a manner when the neck-support portion of the headrest is rotated forward relative to the main body of the headrest by the rotational support device, and wherein a recess portion is formed between the neck-support member and the main body of the headrest.