Vision improving system for a head restraint
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsNagarjun Yetukuri, Gerald Locke, Thomas Fowler
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Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly that is disposable in a vehicle rearward of a front seat includes a seat bottom, a seat back attached to the seat bottom, and a head restraint attached to the seat back and having a head restraint body that is moveable from a raised position to a lowered position. The seat assembly further includes an actuator associated with the head restraint for enabling movement of the head restraint body from the raised position to the lowered position. The actuator is located proximate a front portion of the seat bottom such that the actuator is accessible by an occupant of the front seat when the seat assembly is installed in the vehicle.
Claims19
A vehicle seat assembly disposable in a vehicle rearward of a front seat, the seat assembly comprising:
- a seat bottom;
- a seat back attached to the seat bottom;
- a head restraint attached to the seat back and including a head restraint body that is moveable from a raised position to a lowered position;
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- an actuator associated with the head restraint for enabling movement of the head restraint body from the raised position to the lowered position, the actuator being located proximate a front portion of the seat bottom such that the actuator is accessible by an occupant of the front seat when the seat assembly is installed in the vehicle.
A seat assembly disposable in a vehicle rearward of a driver seat, the seat assembly comprising:
- a seat bottom;
- a seat back attached to the seat bottom;
- a head restraint attached to the seat back and including a head restraint body that is moveable from a raised position to a lowered position;
- a locking mechanism associated with the head restraint for maintaining the head restraint body in the raised position;
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- a release mechanism connected to the locking mechanism for releasing the locking mechanism to enable the head restraint body to move toward the lowered position, the release mechanism including an actuator that is located proximate a front portion of the seat bottom such that the actuator is accessible by an occupant of the driver seat when the seat assembly is installed in the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.