VEHICLE SEAT AND HEAD RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A vehicle seat assembly for supporting an occupant, the assembly comprising:
- a seat bottom;
a seat back connected to the seat bottom having a frame including an upper frame member; and
a head restraint assembly adjustably connected to the seat back, the head restraint assembly including a head restraint and a head restraint adjustment mechanism cooperating with the seat back to position the head restraint adjacent an occupant'"'"'s head, wherein the head restraint adjustment mechanism positions the head restraint adjacent the occupant'"'"'s head as the seat back is adjusted between at least a first and a second position relative to a reference plane.
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Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat bottom and a seat back connected to the seat bottom. A reclining mechanism is configured to adjustably position the seat back. A head restraint assembly includes a head restraint and one or more supports receiving the head restraint extending through one or more slots in an upper frame member of the seat back frame. A head restraint adjustment mechanism cooperates with the seat back to position the head restraint adjacent an occupant'"'"'s head. The head restraint adjustment mechanism includes a guide rotatably mounted to the seat back frame receiving the one or more head restraint supports, a cam rotatably mounted to the seat back frame and a linkage having a first end connected to the guide and a second end adjustably connected to the cam.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle seat assembly for supporting an occupant, the assembly comprising:
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a seat bottom;
a seat back connected to the seat bottom having a frame including an upper frame member; and
a head restraint assembly adjustably connected to the seat back, the head restraint assembly including a head restraint and a head restraint adjustment mechanism cooperating with the seat back to position the head restraint adjacent an occupant'"'"'s head, wherein the head restraint adjustment mechanism positions the head restraint adjacent the occupant'"'"'s head as the seat back is adjusted between at least a first and a second position relative to a reference plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle seat assembly comprising:
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a seat bottom;
a seat back connected to the seat bottom having a frame including an upper frame member;
a reclining mechanism configured to adjustably position the seat back;
a head restraint assembly adjustably connected to the seat back, the head restraint assembly including a head restraint and one or more supports receiving the head restraint extending through one or more slots in the upper frame member of the seat back frame; and
a head restraint adjustment mechanism cooperating with the seat back to position the head restraint adjacent an occupant'"'"'s head, the head restraint adjustment mechanism including a guide rotatably mounted to the seat back frame receiving the one or more head restraint supports, a cam rotatably mounted to the seat back frame and a linkage having a first end connected to the guide and a second end adjustably connected to the cam, wherein the head restraint adjustment mechanism positions the head restraint adjacent the occupant'"'"'s head as the seat back is adjusted between at least a first and a second position relative to a reference plane. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A seat back and head restraint assembly configured for use with a vehicle seat having a seat bottom, the assembly comprising:
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a seat back connected to the seat bottom having a frame including an upper frame member;
a reclining mechanism configured to adjustably position the seat back;
a head restraint extending above the seat back frame including a pad portion;
one or more head restraint supports receiving the head restraint extending through one or more slots in the upper frame member;
a guide rotatably mounted to the seat back frame receiving the one or more head restraint supports;
a cam rotatably mounted to the seat back frame;
an upper linkage having a first end connected to the guide and a second end adjustably connected to the cam; and
a lower linkage having a first end connected to the seat bottom and a second end adjustably connected to the cam, wherein the head restraint is adjustably positionable between at least a first and a second position as the seat back is adjusted relative to a reference plane. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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Specification