Head restraint which is movable in the x direction
AssigneeJohnson Controls GmbH
InventorThomas Frotz
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Abstract
A head restraint having a housing which is at least partially movable relative to a supporting rod, by which the head restraint is arranged on the backrest of a vehicle seat, toward and away from the head of the occupant of the seat. A slide is provided on the housing, with a positive connecting and/or non-positive connecting device along the longitudinal extent thereof, which can be brought into engagement with a respective locking device, and as a result can secure the housing in the respective position thereof as desired.
Claims10
A headrest comprising:
- a housing which can be moved at least partially relative to a retention rod, by means of which the headrest is arranged on the backrest of a vehicle seat, toward and away from the head of the seat occupant;
- a rotor provided on the housing and having along the longitudinal extent thereof positive-locking and/or non-positive-locking means which can selectively be brought into engagement with a locking means and selectively fix the housing in the respective position thereof;
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- a bearing for the rotor, wherein the bearing is arranged on the housing and the rotor is provided so as to be able to be rotated and longitudinally displaced relative to the bearing.
A method for adjusting a headrest having a housing which can be moved at least partially relative to a retention rod, by which the headrest is arranged on the backrest of a vehicle seat, toward and away from the head of the seat occupant, wherein there is provided on the housing a rotor having along the longitudinal extent thereof positive-locking and/or non-positive-locking means, the method comprising:
- selectively bringing the positive-locking and/or non-positive-locking means into engagement with a locking means and selectively fixing the housing in the respective position thereof;
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- moving the housing forward toward the head of the seat occupant and then backward away from the head of the seat occupant in order to move the housing away from the head of the seat occupant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.