Posted: Apr 05 2006 at 6:06pm | IP Logged

The Active Head Restraint effectively helps reduce the force acting to bend the neck backward in a rear-end collision. It reduces the resultant bending force by approximately 45%.

The Active Head Restraint uses the force of the occupant's body against the seatback in a rear-end collision to move the head restraint forward instantaneously to support the head, thereby helping to reduce the impact to the neck of a front-seat occupant. The mechanism of whiplash injuries closely involves two factors resulting from the impact: the force acting to bend the neck backward and the force that causes the head to tilt rearward. Because the Active Head Restraint is effective in controlling these two factors, it can help reduce the load on the neck at the moment of the collision