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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander Heilig, Wissgoldingen, DE;
Helmut Maiwald, Schechingen, DE;
Assignee:
TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH, Alfdorf, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29721612 ; 29721613 ; 297 61 ;
Abstract
A vehicle seat comprises a back rest with a headrest. A flexible traction element extends through the interior of the back rest and is adapted to respond to the movement of an inertial mass shifted in a rear end impact and to cause a displacement of an attachment means of the traction element on the headrest. The displacement is converted in a mechanical setting mechanism, coupled with the traction element, into a movement of the headrest toward the head of the occupant to reduce the distance between the headrest and the head of the occupant.