Adjustable head restraint assembly
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorMladen Humer
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Abstract
A head restraint assembly is provided with a first guide member mounted proximate to a vehicle seat back. A second guide member is mounted to the first guide member for translation along the first guide member. A locking mechanism is mounted to the second guide member in cooperation with the first guide member for locking the second guide member relative to the first guide member. The first and second guide members are connected by at least one spherical bushing. A torsion spring is connected to the first guide member and oriented about the second guide member for locking the second guide member relative to the first guide member.
Claims20
A head restraint assembly comprising:
- a first guide member adapted to be mounted proximate to a seat back;
- a second guide member mounted to the first guide member for translation along the first guide member;
- at least one spherical bushing connecting the second guide member to the first guide member;
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- a locking mechanism mounted to the second guide member in cooperation with the first guide member to lock the second guide member relative to the first guide member.
A head restraint assembly comprising:
- a first guide member mounted proximate to a vehicle seat back;
- a second guide member mounted to the first guide member for translation along the first guide member;
- a torsion spring connected to the first guide member and oriented about the second guide member to lock the second guide member relative to the first guide member;
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- at least one spherical bushing mounted about the second guide member and received within the first guide member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.