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US 10,239,433 B2Granted
Headrest and method for assembling a headrest
AssigneeAdient Luxembourg Holding S.à.r.l.
InventorThomas Dillinger
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Abstract
A headrest (1) for a vehicle includes a main element (2) on which a wing element (3) is mounted by means of a hinge (4) so as to be rotatable about a substantially vertical axis. So as to create a frictional locking function, the hinge (4) includes a shaft (41) with a projection (43) as well as a bush (42) with a receptacle (44) that is associated with the projection (43). The shaft (41) is mounted in the bush (42), and in a locked position the projection (43) engages into the receptacle (44).
Claims20
A headrest for a vehicle, the headrest comprising:
- a basic element;
- a wing element;
- a hinge, the wing element being mounted on the basic element by means of the hinge such that the wing element can be rotated about an essentially vertically running axis with the hinge providing frictional-locking, wherein the hinge has a shaft with a protrusion and also has a bushing with a mount, which mount is assigned to the protrusion, the shaft is mounted in the bushing the protrusion, in a latching-in position, engages in the mount, wherein the bushing and the shaft are of frustoconical configuration.
A method for assembling a headrest, the method comprising:
- a basic element;
- a wing element;
- a hinge;
- mounting the wing element on the basic element by means of the hinge such that the wing element can be rotated about an essentially vertically running axis with the hinge providing frictional-locking, wherein the hinge comprises a shaft with a protrusion, a bushing with a mount, which mount is assigned to the protrusion, the bushing and the shaft being of frustoconical configuration, wherein the shaft is mounted in the bushing and the protrusion, in a latching-in position, engages in the mount, wherein the wing element is moved along an essentially horizontally running direction until the shaft latches in the bushing.
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