Inner carrier substrate mechanical lock with head restraint guide sleeves
First Claim
1. A motor vehicle seating assembly for a motor vehicle having a lower seat assembly and an upwardly extending seat back assembly, the upwardly extending seat back assembly comprising:
- a head restraint having a head restraint pad and a head restraint mounting post depending therefrom;
a seat back frame having a vertically oriented frame opening in an upper portion thereof;
a seat back and suspension module having an upper portion and a vertically oriented module opening in the upper portion, the frame opening and the module opening being in vertical alignment one with the other, wherein the seat back and suspension module comprises a one-piece composite inner carrier substrate having an upper portion and a trim cover having an upper portion, wherein the module opening comprises an opening in each of the upper portion of both of the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate and the trim cover; and
a head restraint guide sleeve vertically received and retained within the frame opening and the module opening, wherein the head restraint mounting post is received and retained within the head restraint sleeve guide;
wherein the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate comprises an upper transverse member having a resilient locking pawl disposed adjacent the opening in the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate and the head restraint guide sleeve comprises a tubular member having an outer cylindrical surface, the outer cylindrical surface of the head restraint guide sleeve having a locking tab, wherein when the outer cylindrical surface of the head restraint guide sleeve is received within the opening in the upper transverse portion of the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate, and the locking tab of the head restraint guide sleeve resiliently displaces the resilient locking pawl until fully inserted, upon which the resilient locking pawl mechanically engages the locking tab to prevent withdraw of the head restraint guide sleeve from the aligned opening in the upper transverse portion of the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle a motor vehicle seating assembly for a motor vehicle has a lower seat assembly and an upwardly extending seat back assembly. The upwardly extending seat back assembly comprises a head restraint having a head restraint pad and a head restraint mounting post depending therefrom, a seat back frame having a vertically oriented frame opening in an upper portion thereof, a seat back and suspension module having an upper portion and a vertically oriented module opening in the upper portion, the frame opening and the module opening being in vertical alignment one with the other, and a head restraint guide sleeve vertically received and retained within the frame opening and the module opening, wherein the head restraint mounting post is received and retained within the head restraint guide sleeve.
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16 Claims
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1. A motor vehicle seating assembly for a motor vehicle having a lower seat assembly and an upwardly extending seat back assembly, the upwardly extending seat back assembly comprising:
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a head restraint having a head restraint pad and a head restraint mounting post depending therefrom; a seat back frame having a vertically oriented frame opening in an upper portion thereof; a seat back and suspension module having an upper portion and a vertically oriented module opening in the upper portion, the frame opening and the module opening being in vertical alignment one with the other, wherein the seat back and suspension module comprises a one-piece composite inner carrier substrate having an upper portion and a trim cover having an upper portion, wherein the module opening comprises an opening in each of the upper portion of both of the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate and the trim cover; and a head restraint guide sleeve vertically received and retained within the frame opening and the module opening, wherein the head restraint mounting post is received and retained within the head restraint sleeve guide; wherein the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate comprises an upper transverse member having a resilient locking pawl disposed adjacent the opening in the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate and the head restraint guide sleeve comprises a tubular member having an outer cylindrical surface, the outer cylindrical surface of the head restraint guide sleeve having a locking tab, wherein when the outer cylindrical surface of the head restraint guide sleeve is received within the opening in the upper transverse portion of the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate, and the locking tab of the head restraint guide sleeve resiliently displaces the resilient locking pawl until fully inserted, upon which the resilient locking pawl mechanically engages the locking tab to prevent withdraw of the head restraint guide sleeve from the aligned opening in the upper transverse portion of the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A seat back assembly comprising a head restraint, a seat back frame having a frame opening in an upper portion thereof, a seat back and suspension module having a module opening in an upper portion thereof, the frame opening and the module opening being in vertical alignment one with the other, and a head restraint guide sleeve received and retained within the frame opening and the module opening, wherein the seat back and suspension module comprises a one-piece composite inner carrier substrate having an upper transverse member and a resilient locking pawl disposed on the upper transverse member of the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate adjacent an opening in the upper transverse member of the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate and the head restraint guide sleeve comprises a tubular member having an outer cylindrical surface, the outer cylindrical surface of the head restraint guide sleeve having a locking tab, and wherein when the outer cylindrical surface of the head restraint guide sleeve is received within the opening in the upper transverse portion of the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate and the locking tab of the head restraint guide sleeve resiliently displaces the resilient locking pawl until fully inserted, upon which the resilient locking pawl mechanically engages the locking tab to prevent withdraw of the head restraint guide sleeve from the opening in the upper transverse portion of the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate.
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14. A motor vehicle seating assembly comprising a lower seat assembly and an upwardly extending seat back assembly, the upwardly extending seat back assembly comprising:
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a head restraint having a head restraint pad and a head restraint mounting post depending from the head restraint pad; a seat back frame having a vertically oriented frame opening in an upper portion thereof; a seat back and suspension module attached to the seat frame, the seat back and suspension module further comprising a one-piece composite inner carrier substrate having a pair of vertically extending side members, an upper transverse member having a vertically oriented module opening, the frame opening and the module opening being in vertical alignment one with the other, and a lower transverse member, wherein an outer edge of each of the side members, upper transverse member, and lower transverse member form an outer perimeter, and a seat back trim cover having an outer perimeter having a plurality of seat back trim cover attachment fasteners disposed about a perimeter of the seat back trim cover at locations corresponding to the discrete locations of the outer perimeter of the inner carrier substrate; and a head restraint guide sleeve received and retained within the frame opening and the module opening, wherein the head restraint mounting post is received within the head restraint sleeve guide; wherein the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate is an injection molded component comprising the opening within the upper portion of the one-piece composite inner carrier substrate and a resilient locking pawl disposed adjacent the opening, and the head restraint guide sleeve comprises a tubular member having an outer cylindrical surface and an inner cylindrical cavity, the outer cylindrical surface of the head restraint guide sleeve having a locking tab that is resiliently engaged by the resilient locking pawl mechanically to prevent withdraw of the head restraint guide sleeve from the opening. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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Specification