Automobile passenger seat with fold-down backrest has adjustable headrest used as release element for locking mechanism holding backrest in upright position

摘要

The automobile passenger seat has a backrest (1) which can be folded down over the seat squab (2) and which is provided with a height adjustable headrest (3), simultaneously acting as a release element for the locking mechanism (4), holding the backrest in the upright position relative to the seat squab, e.g. by movement into its fully lowered position and/or pivoting about a horizontal axis.