US5362129A
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Structure of a casing for headrest stay
Assignee: Tachi S Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-09-29
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Granted: 1994-11-08
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Expires: 2012-09-29
Abstract
Abstract A structure of a casing for covering a stay of a cantilever-type headrest, in which the headrest is supported via the stay on a seat back of an automotive seat in a cantilever way, and the casing, which covers the stay, has a flat abutment surface formed at the upper end thereof which is abutted against one lateral wall of the headrest body, the flat abutment surface being formed with a cut-away portion for defining an opening therein. Hence, a region of such one lateral wall of headrest body, against which is abutted the flat abutment surface of the casing, is upheaved within the opening, so as to create plural undesired wrinkles only at that region and thus interiorly of the casing, which prevents the wrinkles from appearing on the outer surface of headrest body around the casing.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshikazu Itoh
- 👤 Masami Akiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:59
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/80; B60N2/803
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
336 words
A structure of a casing covering a headrest stay in a headrest, in which said headrest includes a headrest body upholstered with a top cover member, said headrest body being cantilevered upon an automotive seat back of an automotive seat by means of said headrest stay wherein, said casing covers said headrest stay in an enclosing manner, said structure comprising a flat abutment surface defined at an end portion of said casing, which is abutted against one lateral wall of said headrest body; and a cut-away portion which is so formed in said flat abutment surface so as to define an enlarged opening between said cut-away portion and a periphery of said headrest stay, the dimensions of said opening being enlarged to allow a substantial part of said top cover member of said headrest body to be drawn into the inside of said casing, thereby causing undesired wrinkles in said top cover member to be created only interiorly of said casing and avoiding creation of said undesired wrinkles at an outer surface of said top cover member surrounding said flat abutment surface of said casing; said casing comprises a frontal casing portion and a rearward casing portion; wherein said seat back has a seatback frame provided therein, and a bracket is fixed on said seatback frame; both said frontal and rearward casing portions being so formed as to cover said headrest stay and bracket; wherein said rearward casing portion is provided with at least one rib means which contacts at least one side of said bracket, said rib means including a projected part which is projected outwardly from said rearward casing portion; and wherein when joining said frontal casing portion to said rearward casing portion, said projected part of said rib means serves as a guide for allowing said frontal casing portion to be easily and precisely joined with said rearward casing portion, and further, both said frontal and rearward casing portions are retained by said rib means against contact with said bracket and headrest stay.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
336 words
A structure of a casing covering a headrest stay in a headrest, in which said headrest includes a headrest body upholstered with a top cover member, said headrest body being cantilevered upon an automotive seat back of an automotive seat by means of said headrest stay wherein, said casing covers said headrest stay in an enclosing manner, said structure comprising a flat abutment surface defined at an end portion of said casing, which is abutted against one lateral wall of said headrest body; and a cut-away portion which is so formed in said flat abutment surface so as to define an enlarged opening between said cut-away portion and a periphery of said headrest stay, the dimensions of said opening being enlarged to allow a substantial part of said top cover member of said headrest body to be drawn into the inside of said casing, thereby causing undesired wrinkles in said top cover member to be created only interiorly of said casing and avoiding creation of said undesired wrinkles at an outer surface of said top cover member surrounding said flat abutment surface of said casing; said casing comprises a frontal casing portion and a rearward casing portion; wherein said seat back has a seatback frame provided therein, and a bracket is fixed on said seatback frame; both said frontal and rearward casing portions being so formed as to cover said headrest stay and bracket; wherein said rearward casing portion is provided with at least one rib means which contacts at least one side of said bracket, said rib means including a projected part which is projected outwardly from said rearward casing portion; and wherein when joining said frontal casing portion to said rearward casing portion, said projected part of said rib means serves as a guide for allowing said frontal casing portion to be easily and precisely joined with said rearward casing portion, and further, both said frontal and rearward casing portions are retained by said rib means against contact with said bracket and headrest stay.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein the casing is generally cylindrical in form.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The structure as defined in claim 2, wherein said seat back includes a back board attached to a reverse side thereof, and wherein said rearward casing portion is formed integrally with said back board.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The structure as defined in claim 1, wherein said casing is formed from a hard synthetic resin material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The structure as defined in claim 2, wherein said frontal and rearward casing portions are formed from a hard synthetic resin material.
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