Bertrand Faure Equipements S.a.

Bernard Courtois

Fabrice Charras

Adolfo Castro

Yacine Ziar

A motor vehicle seat has a strength-member for its back that includes an upper portion pivotally mounted on a lower portion and carrying a headrest, the two portions of the strength-member are connected together by a locking device which holds them together and which is dimensioned to give way when the back of a passenger bears against a thrust member of the upper portion of the strength-member in the event of an impact from behind, such that the upper portion of the seat-back strength-member and the upper region of the front face of the seat-back then pivot forwards together with the headrest, with this movement being braked by an energy absorber device.

Vehicle seat provided with a device for protecting the neck in the event

The vehicle seat has a seat back that is extended upwards by a headrest. The headrest is supported by at least one rigid stalk that is vertically slidable in a socket secured to the seat back, with a certain amount of clearance for forward pivoting. The stalk is urged angularly rearwards by a spring towards a rest position in which notches formed in the rear face of the stalk co-operate with a stop member secured to the socket. Starting from this rest position, the headrest can be moved angularly forwards by a user into an adjustment position where the stalk is free to slide vertically in the socket.

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Morigny, France

Bernard Courtois