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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2002
Applicants:
Chinmoy Pal, Kanagawa, JP;
Izumi Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Chinmoy Pal, Kanagawa, JP;
Izumi Kobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R021/055 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle headrest apparatus includes a headrest member including a head restraint section to restrain the head of a seat occupant; and a forward move mechanism to move the head restraint section forward in case of a rear end collision of a vehicle. There is further provided an inclining mechanism to incline the head restraint section forward during a forward movement of the head restraint section, by increasing an amount of a forward movement of an upper part of the head restraint section greater than an amount of a forward movement of a lower part of the head restraint section.