IP Library Granted Patent US 10,471,871
Granted Patent B2
US 10,471,871 · App. 15/820,694 · Granted Nov 12, 2019

Headrest, method of installing a headrest, headrest system

Inventors: Steve Kober (Treuen, DE); Walter Mertel (Sulzbach-Rosenberg, DE)
Assignee: GRAMMER AG
B60N2/865B60N2/809B60N2002/899
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Patent No.
US 10,471,871
App. No.
15/820,694
Granted
Nov 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a headrest ( 10 ) comprising at least one support rod ( 12 a, 12 b ) by means of which a support ( 15 ) of the headrest is mounted on a vehicle seat, and a head-support part ( 25 ) is mounted on the support ( 15 ) in a fixed or movable manner relative to support ( 15 ), and the head-support part ( 25 ) covers a front part and a rear cover ( 17 ) held on the support ( 15 ) covers a rear part of the support ( 15 ), and the head-support part ( 25 ) has a primary edge and the support ( 15 ) has a secondary edge, and wherein the primary edge and the secondary edge overlap. It was the object of the invention to create a headrest that can be produced more easily and which offers greater flexibility in relation to different headrest variants for different customers. The object was achieved in that the head-support part comprises a front cover ( 18 ) and a separate head-support plate ( 16 ), wherein the front cover ( 18 ) forms the edge of the head-support part ( 25 ) and can be fastened on the head-support plate ( 16 ).

Claims (23)

1. A headrest comprising:

at least one support rod on a vehicle seat;

a support on the support rod;

a head-support part mounted on the support in a fixed or movable manner relative to the support and comprised of a head-support plate and a front cover, the cover forming a primary edge;

a rear cover carried on the support and having a secondary edge, the primary edge and the secondary edge overlapping;

first fastening means on the front cover; and

second fastening means on the head-support plate and engageable with the first fastening means for securing the cover to the head-support plate.

2. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the head-support plate can be selected from a set of different head-support plates and can be fastened on the front cover.

3. The headrest according to claim 2 , wherein an actuating switch of an actuating device for actuating a vertical adjustment or a horizontal adjustment of the head-support part interacts with the front cover.

4. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the rear cover is fixed relative to the support or is movable thereon.

5. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the rear cover comprises a decorative plate.

6. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the head-support plate can be selected from a set of different decorative plates and can be fastened on a base part of the front cover.

7. A headrest system comprising:

a support rod;

a rear cover;

a front part;

a rear part;

a support held on the support rod;

a head-support part fixed or movable manner on the support and that forms an overlap region with the rear cover, the head-support part covering the front part and the rear cover covering the rear part of the headrest, the head-support part having a primary edge and the rear cover having a secondary edge overlapping the primary edge;

a front cover of the head-support part carried on the support, the head-support plate being from a set of different separate head-support plates;

first fastener means on each of the covers; and

second fastener means on each of the parts releasably securing the respective covers to the respective parts of the front cover.

8. The headrest system according to claim 7 , wherein the rear cover can be selected from a set of different rear covers and is releasably fastenable on the support.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Sep 23, 2021
From: GRAMMER AG
To: GRAMMER AG
Reel/Frame 057575/0558 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 9, 2018
From: KOBER, STEVE; MERTEL, WALTER
To: GRAMMER AG
Reel/Frame 044571/0742 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2016 014 039 · Nov 24, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180154813A1 · Jun 7, 2018