LATCHABLE HEADREST

摘要

A vehicle headrest has at least one generally vertical support rod formed with a vertical row of horizontally open notches, a body vertically slidable along the rod, and a latch element shiftable in the body between a first position engaged in one of the notches and impeding sliding of the body along the rod, a second position offset in one direction from the rod, and a third position offset in another direction from the rod. The latch element travels in a first straight line from the first position to the second position and in a second straight line nonparallel to the first straight line from the first position to the third position.

主权项

1. A motor-vehicle headrest with a body, at least one support rod mounted on a vehicle seat back and secured in at least one mount fixed in the seat back or in the body, and at least one latch assembly that can releasably fix the support rod in the mount, the latch assembly having at least one notch formed in the support rod and at least one latch bar 931a, 31b) in the mount, the latch bar being forcibly movable when actuated between a first position and a second position, wherein the latch bar is movable between the first and a third position and being out of engagement with the notch in the second and third positions.