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US 11,541,793 B2Granted
Fold down seat control
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsAnthony L. Smith, Vipin Kapoor
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a passenger compartment having a first row of seats and a second row of seats disposed behind the first row of seats. The second row of seats including a seat back configured to fold forward toward the first row of seats. The seat back of the second row of seats further including at least one headrest that is movable from a retracted position to an extended position. The at least one headrest includes a retraction mechanism configured to retract the headrest to a retracted position automatically when the seat back of the second row of seats is folded forward.
Claims19
A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger compartment having a first row of seats and a second row of seats disposed behind the first row of seats, the second row of seats including a seat back configured to fold forward toward the first row of seats;
- the seat back of the second row of seats further including at least one headrest that is supported by at least one rod that is inserted in an aperture in the seat back and the at least one headrest being movable from a retracted position disposed immediately adjacent to a top surface of the seat back to an extended position spaced from the top surface of the top surface of the seat back, wherein the at least one headrest includes a retraction mechanism configured to retract the headrest to the retracted position automatically when the seat back of the second row of seats is folded forward, wherein the retraction mechanism includes a spring connected to the head rest to bias the headrest toward a retracted position and a detent mechanism configured to hold the head rest in the extended position and is released when the seat back is folded forward in order to move the head rest to the retracted position.
A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger compartment having a first row of seats and a second row of seats disposed behind the first row of seats, the second row of seats including a seat back configured to fold forward toward the first row of seats;
- the seat back of the second row of seats further including at least one headrest that is supported by at least one rod that is inserted in an aperture in the seat back and the at least one headrest being movable from a retracted position disposed immediately adjacent to a top surface of the seat back to an extended position spaced from the top surface of the top surface of the seat back, wherein the at least one headrest includes a retraction mechanism configured to retract the headrest to the retracted position automatically when the seat back of the second row of seats is folded forward, wherein the retraction mechanism includes a spring connected to the head rest to bias the headrest toward a retracted position and a detent mechanism configured to hold the head rest in the extended position and the detent mechanism is configured to be released when the headrest is pivoted to allow the spring to bias the head rest to the retracted position.
A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger compartment having a first row of seats and a second row of seats disposed behind the first row of seats, the second row of seats including a seat back configured to fold forward toward the first row of seats;
- the seat back of the second row of seats further including at least one headrest that is supported by at least one rod that is inserted in an aperture in the seat back and the at least one headrest being movable from a retracted position disposed immediately adjacent to a top surface of the seat back to an extended position spaced from the top surface of the top surface of the seat back, wherein the at least one headrest includes a spring configured to bias the headrest toward the retracted position and a detent mechanism configured to hold the head rest in the extended position and is released when the seat back is folded forward in order to move the head rest to the retracted position.
A vehicle comprising:
- a passenger compartment having a first row of seats and a second row of seats disposed behind the first row of seats, the second row of seats including a seat back configured to fold forward toward the first row of seats;
- the seat back of the second row of seats further including at least one headrest that is supported by at least one rod that is inserted in an aperture in the seat back and the at least one headrest being movable from a retracted position disposed immediately adjacent to a top surface of the seat back to an extended position spaced from the top surface of the top surface of the seat back, wherein the at least one headrest includes a spring connected to the head rest to bias the headrest toward the retracted position and a detent mechanism configured to hold the head rest in the extended position and is released when the seat back is folded forward in order to move the head rest to the retracted position;
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- a headrest release latch configured to be manually operated by a user to disengage the detent mechanism.
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