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US 8,573,702 B2Granted
Seat assembly having an adjustable head restraint assembly
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsAchim Tscherbner, Karsten Mueller, Frank Kunert, Dhananjay Lachyan
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Abstract
A seat assembly that includes a seat back, a support post disposed on the seat back, and a headrest moveably disposed on the support post. The headrest includes first and second transverse members disposed on the support post and a spindle assembly rotatably associated with the first and second transverse members. The spindle assembly rotates to permit movement of the headrest.
Claims16
A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat back;
- a support post disposed on the seat back;
- and
- a headrest moveably disposed on the support post, the headrest including:
- first and second transverse members disposed on the support post;
- a spindle assembly rotatably associated with the first and second transverse members;
- and
- a locking mechanism disposed on the first transverse member;
- wherein the locking mechanism engages the spindle assembly to inhibit movement of the headrest and disengages the spindle assembly to permit movement of the headrest.
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A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat back;
- a first support post fixedly disposed on the seat back;
- and
- a headrest moveably disposed on the first support post, the headrest including:
- a first transverse member moveably disposed on the first support post;
- a second transverse member fixedly disposed on the first support post, the second transverse member having a threaded bushing;
- a spindle assembly rotatably received by the first and second transverse members, the spindle assembly including a threaded portion that engages the threaded bushing;
- and
- a locking mechanism disposed on the first transverse member;
- wherein the locking mechanism disengages the spindle assembly to permit the spindle assembly to rotate about an axis of rotation to move the headrest along the first support post.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.