Vehicle head restraint that can be separated from a seatback yet remotely actuated to move to a folded position when attached to the seatback

A seating assembly comprising:

• a seatback comprising a user-accessible manipulable device and a cable coupled to the user-accessible manipulable device;
• and
• a head restraint comprising a cable connected to a folding mechanism and an extending position extending from the seatback;
• wherein, the cable of the head restraint is not coupled to the cable of the seatback when the user-accessible manipulable device is not being manipulated;
• and
• wherein, the cable is coupled to the cable of the seatback when the user-accessible manipulable device is being manipulated and thereby causes the folding mechanism to transition the head restraint from an upright position to a folded position.

A vehicle comprising:

• a user-accessible manipulable device;
• a forward seating assembly disposed forward of a rear seating assembly;
• and
• the rear seating assembly including a seat having an occupant supporting surface, a seatback having an occupant supporting surface and a cable coupled to the user-accessible manipulable device, a head restraint, an upright position where the occupant supporting surface of the seatback is positioned to support the back of an occupant, and a fold down position where the occupant supporting surface of the seatback faces the occupant supporting surface of the seat;
• wherein, the head restraint further comprises:
• an extending position where the head restraint extends from the seatback;
• a separated position where the head restraint is separated from the seatback;
• an upright position when the head restraint is in the extending position, and the seatback is in the upright position, where an occupant supporting surface of the head restraint is positioned to support a head of the occupant;
• a folded position, when the head restraint is in the extending position, where the occupant supporting surface of the head restraint is positioned differently than when the head restraint is in the upright position;
• a folding mechanism that transitions the head restraint from the upright position to the folded position;
• and
• a cable connected to the folding mechanism;
• wherein, while the head restraint is in the extending position, the head restraint contacts the forward seating assembly when the head restraint is in the upright position as the seatback transitions from the upright position toward the fold down position, but the head restraint does not contact the forward seating assembly when the head restraint is in the folded position as the seatback transitions from the upright position to the fold down position;
• and
• wherein, while the head restraint is in the extending position and the seatback is in the upright position, manipulation of the user-accessible manipulable device couples the cable of the seatback to the cable of the head restraint and causes the folding mechanism to transition the head restraint from the upright position to the folded position.