Adjustable headrest and seatbelt web guide

A vehicle comprising:

• a seatbelt webbing;
• and
• a seating assembly including a seatback comprising:
• a seat frame;
• an exterior surface at least partially covering the seat frame;
• an adjustable headrest operably connected to the seat frame having a raised position and a lowered position relative to the seat frame, and including a support element operably connecting the adjustable headrest to the seat frame, the support element at least partially disposed beneath the exterior surface;
• a seatbelt web guide guiding the seatbelt webbing above the exterior surface, the seatbelt web guide having a raised position and a lowered position relative to a portion of the exterior surface that is positioned adjacent the seatbelt web guide, and including a seatbelt webbing contact portion disposed above the exterior surface and an extended portion extending from the seatbelt webbing contact portion, the extended portion being at least partially disposed beneath the exterior surface;
• a connector bracket attached to the extended portion of the seatbelt web guide and extending towards the support element of the adjustable headrest beneath the exterior surface;
• a release mechanism releasably connecting the connector bracket to the support element of the adjustable headrest, the release mechanism having a connected state, wherein the release mechanism operably connects the support element to the connector bracket, and a released state, wherein the support element is not operably connected to the connector bracket;
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• the release mechanism including a manipulable latch portion disposed above the exterior surface allowing an occupant of the vehicle to manipulate the release mechanism to be in either the connected state or the released state;
• wherein, moving the adjustable headrest from the lowered position to the raised position causes the seatbelt web guide to move from the lowered position to the raised position, when the release mechanism is in the connected state but not when the release mechanism is in the released state;
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• wherein, moving the adjustable headrest from the lowered position to the raised position causes the seatbelt webbing to move from a lowered position to a raised position, when the release mechanism is in the connected state but not when the release mechanism is in the released state.

A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

• a seatback having an exterior surface and an adjustable headrest, the adjustable headrest having a raised position and a lowered position relative to the exterior surface of the seatback;
• seatbelt webbing;
• a seatbelt web guide including a contact portion disposed above the exterior surface that contacts and guides the seatbelt webbing over the exterior surface of the seatback and an extended portion extending beneath the exterior surface of the seatback, the seatbelt web guide having a raised position and a lowered position relative to the exterior surface of the seatback;
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• a release mechanism comprising:
• a connected state, wherein the release mechanism operably connects the seatbelt web guide to the adjustable headrest beneath the exterior surface of the seatback such that moving the adjustable headrest from the lowered position to the raised position causes the seatbelt web guide to move from the lowered position to the raised position;
• a released state, wherein the release mechanism does not operably connect the seatbelt web guide to the adjustable headrest such that moving the adjustable headrest from the lowered position to the raised position does not cause the seatbelt web guide to move from the lowered position to the raised position;
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• a manipulable latch portion configured to permit an occupant to manipulate the release mechanism to be in either the connected state or the released state.