Headrest system for a vehicle seat
AssigneeKEIPER GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsJens Schulz, Andreas Diehl
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Abstract
In a headrest system (11) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a motor vehicle seat, having at least one headrest bushing (15) that comprises at its upper end a visible surface (29), at least one headrest rod (12) that can be inserted into the headrest bushing (15), a headrest (6) arranged on the headrest rod (12), a first contacting element (31) assigned to the headrest bushing (15) and a second contacting element (50) assigned to the headrest rod (12), between which an electrical contact is established when the headrest rod (12) is inserted, the headrest bushing (15) comprises a lower bushing (17) supporting the first contacting element (31) and a separately formed upper bushing (19) bearing the visible surface (29).
Claims20
A vehicle seat, comprising:
- at least one headrest bushing having an upper end and a visible surface at the upper end;
- at least one headrest rod, wherein the headrest rod is at least partially disposed in the headrest bushing;
- a headrest mounted to the headrest rod;
- first and second contacting elements, which are respectively operatively associated with the headrest bushing and the headrest rod, for being in electrical contact with one another while the headrest rod is sufficiently disposed in the headrest bushing;
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- a backrest including a support structure and upholstery, wherein
- the upholstery is mounted to and at least partially covers the support structure,
- the headrest bushing comprises a lower bushing and an upper bushing formed separately from one another, with the upper bushing being mounted to the backrest, and with the lower bushing at least being mounted to the support structure in a manner for facilitating said lower bushing being mounted to the support structure prior to said upper bushing being mounted to the backrest,
- the upper bushing comprises the visible surface, and
- the lower bushing carries the first contacting element.
A method, comprising:
- providing a backrest, wherein the providing of the backrest comprises mounting upholstery over a support structure of the backrest to at least partially cover the support structure with the upholstery;
- proving at least one headrest bushing having an upper end and a visible surface at the upper end, wherein the proving of the headrest bushing is carried out so that the headrest bushing comprises a lower bushing and a separately formed upper bushing, with the upper bushing comprising the visible surface;
- mounting the headrest bushing on the backrest, wherein the mounting of the headrest bushing comprises
- (a) mounting the lower bushing on the support structure of the backrest before the mounting of the upholstery over the support structure, and
- (b) mounting the upper bushing on the backrest after the mounting of the upholstery over the support structure;
- establishing an electrical contact between a first contacting element, which is associated with the headrest bushing, and a second contacting element, which is associated with the headrest rod, wherein the establishing of the electrical contact comprises inserting the headrest rod into the headrest bushing after the mounting of the headrest bushing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.