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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernd Rech, Saarlouis, DE;
Ralf Bergholz, Braunschweig, DE;
Assignee:
Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
297391 ; 297408 ; 2972173 ; 297398 ;
Abstract
A headrest for a motor vehicle seat has pivoted lateral headrest elements which can be turned into a use position from a storage position is a headrest body. In order to comply with safety standards regarding support and freedom of vision and to satisfy multifunctional headrest requirements, the lateral headrest elements are integrated in the headrest body surface contour in the storage position and can be swung or pivoted out of the headrest body contour by a swinging or pivoting movement.