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A seat for use in a vehicle has a squab and a seat-back element, the seat-back element is mounted so that when the vehicle is subjected to a rear impact, initially the lower part of the seat-back element moves rearwardly relative to the squab and relative to the upper part or head-rest provided on t

A seat for use in a vehicle has a squab and a seat-back element, the seat-back element is mounted so that when the vehicle is subjected to a rear impact, initially the lower part of the seat-back element moves rearwardly relative to the squab and relative to the upper part or head-rest provided on the seat, so that the head of the occupant of the vehicle is brought into contact with the head-rest. Subsequently, the entire seat-back may move rearwardly, for example by pivoting about an axis defined by the recliner mechanism.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A seat for use in a vehicle, the seat comprising a squab which is secured to the floor of the vehicle; a back-rest element having an upper part and a bottom part, and means for mounting the back-rest element on the squab for movement relative to the squab with said mounting means in

[ I claim:] [1.] A seat for use in a vehicle, the seat comprising a squab which is secured to the floor of the vehicle; a back-rest element having an upper part and a bottom part, and means for mounting the back-rest element on the squab for movement relative to the squab with said mounting means including further means for effecting predetermined movements of the back-rest element when the seat is occupied and the vehicle in which the seat is mounted is subjected to a rear impact, with said predetermined movements comprising an initial rearward movement of at least the front face of the bottom part of the back-rest element of the seat relative to the squab and relative to the upper part of the said back-rest element, and a subsequent rearward movement of the back-rest element in which the lower part of the back-rest element does not move rearwardly relative to the top part of the back-rest element.