US 9,315,130 B2 · Articulating head restraint

Abstract

A head restraint includes a base bracket with support posts that are configured to easily engage a seatback during vehicle assembly and to provide an electrical connection for adjustment actuation of the head restraint. A front link and a rear link pivotally couple with an upper portion of the seatback. A head support member is pivotally coupled with the front and rear links to define a four-bar linkage. The head support member is moveable between fore and aft positions via the front and rear links. A cushion is slidably coupled with a base portion of the head support member and is thereby moveable between upper and lower positions. Separate actuators are contained within a trim enclosure of the head restraint to effectuate adjustments of the cushion between fore and aft positions and upper and lower positions.

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Dependent claims

An articulating head restraint for a vehicle seatback, comprising:

a member having a face portion and a flange extending transversely therefrom;
vertically extending front and rear links pivotably coupled with a transversely extending base bracket disposed substantially below the front and rear links and the flange substantially above the front and rear links to define a four-bar linkage movable between fore and aft positions;
and
a cushion slidably coupled with the face portion and movable between upper and lower positions along a track assembly disposed between the cushion and the face portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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