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US 10,500,997 B2Granted
Translatable headrest
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsPatrick Maloney, Michael Steven Medoro, Chris Fredriksson, Johnathan Andrew Line, Christian J. Hosbach
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Abstract
A headrest includes a first assembly. The first assembly includes a first threaded shaft that is integrated with a first magnetized rotor of a first motor. Rotation of the first motor and the first threaded shaft results in vertical translation of a first threaded nut carrier such that a height of the headrest is adjusted.
Claims12
A headrest, comprising:
- a main body comprising a housing;
- at least one headrest post for supporting the headrest on a backrest;
- a first assembly comprising a mounting bracket and a first threaded shaft that is integrated with a first magnetized rotor of a first motor, wherein the mounting bracket is fixedly mounted on the at least one headrest post and the first motor is mounted on the mounting bracket, wherein rotation of the first motor and the first threaded shaft results in vertical translation of a first threaded nut carrier such that a height of the headrest is adjusted;
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- a second assembly comprising a guide bracket and a second threaded shaft that is integrated with a second magnetized rotor of a second motor, wherein the guide bracket is slidably supported on the at least one headrest post and the second motor is mounted on the guide bracket, wherein rotation of the second motor and the second threaded shaft results in horizontal translation of a second threaded nut carrier such that a horizontal position of the headrest is adjusted, and wherein the first and second assemblies are completely contained in the housing.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a seating assembly having a headrest, wherein the headrest comprises:
- a main body comprising a housing;
- at least one headrest post for supporting the headrest on a backrest;
- a first assembly comprising a mounting bracket and a first threaded shaft that is integrated with a first magnetized rotor of a first motor, wherein the mounting bracket is fixedly mounted on the at least one headrest post and the first motor is mounted on the mounting bracket, wherein rotation of the first motor and the first threaded shaft results in vertical translation of a first threaded nut carrier such that a height of the headrest is adjusted;
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- a second assembly comprising a guide bracket and a second threaded shaft that is integrated with a second magnetized rotor of a second motor, wherein the guide bracket is slidably supported on the at least one headrest post and the second motor is mounted on the guide bracket, wherein rotation of the second motor and the second threaded shaft results in horizontal translation of a second threaded nut carrier such that a horizontal position of the headrest is adjusted, and wherein the first and second assemblies are completely contained in the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.