Patent ID: 8616650

Claim:
A head support for a backrest of a motor vehicle seat that is configured to be folded from an upright use position into a cargo position in a driving direction, the head support being foldably mounted so as to be foldable toward a front side of the backrest between an upright operative position when the backrest is in the use position and a folded down inoperative position when the backrest is in the cargo position, comprising: a horizontal head support spindle, around which the head support rotates, that extends transverse to the driving direction; and a holder, arranged at the backrest, that carries the head support, the holder configured to be: lowered at least partially from a raised position into a lowered position in which the holder is positioned at least partially within the backrest in the inoperative position of the head support, and raised from the lowered position into the raised position in response to folding of the head support out of the inoperative position into the operative position.