Vehicle seat having a movable head restraint
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1. A vehicle seat for use with a vehicle, the vehicle seat comprising:
- a head restraint arrangement having a headrest and a support member;
a seatback having a frame and a bracket arrangement attached to the frame; and
a hinge device attached to the frame and the head restraint arrangement, the hinge device including a hinge having a first hinge portion pivotally connected to the bracket arrangement and a second hinge portion slidably connected to the bracket arrangement;
wherein upon application of a rearward force on the hinge, the hinge lengthens upwardly and moves the head restraint arrangement from an initial position to a support position.
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A vehicle seat for use with a vehicle. The vehicle seat includes a seat back having a frame and a moveable head restraint arrangement. A hinge device having a hinge is attached to the frame and is adapted to receive the head restraint arrangement. Upon application of a rearward force, the hinge lengthens vertically and moves the head restraint arrangement from an initial position to a support position.
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1. A vehicle seat for use with a vehicle, the vehicle seat comprising:
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a head restraint arrangement having a headrest and a support member;
a seatback having a frame and a bracket arrangement attached to the frame; and
a hinge device attached to the frame and the head restraint arrangement, the hinge device including a hinge having a first hinge portion pivotally connected to the bracket arrangement and a second hinge portion slidably connected to the bracket arrangement;
wherein upon application of a rearward force on the hinge, the hinge lengthens upwardly and moves the head restraint arrangement from an initial position to a support position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle seat for use with a vehicle, the vehicle seat comprising:
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a head restraint arrangement having a headrest and a support member;
a seatback having a frame; and
a hinge device including;
a bracket arrangement attached to the frame, the bracket arrangement having first and second slots;
a hinge pivotally connected to the bracket arrangement at a first end and moveably coupled to the first slot at a second end; and
a linking member moveably coupled to the first and second slots and adapted to receive the head restraint arrangement;
wherein upon application of a rearward force the hinge lengthens vertically and is configured to move the head restraint arrangement from an initial position to a support position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle seat for use in a motor vehicle, the vehicle seat comprising:
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a head restraint arrangement having a headrest and a support member;
a seatback having a frame, the frame having first and second side portions and an upper member disposed between the side portions; and
a hinge device disposed proximate to the upper member, the hinge device including;
a bracket arrangement having first and second slots;
a hinge having a first hinge portion pivotally connected to the bracket arrangement and a second hinge portion connected to the first hinge portion by a connecting member and connected to the first slot of the bracket arrangement;
a linking member connected to the second hinge portion by a first shaft and connected to the second slot by a second shaft;
a connecting plate connected to the first and second shafts and connected to a sleeve adapted to receive the head restraint arrangement; and
a lock mechanism configured to selectively lock the head restraint arrangement in one of multiple support positions, the lock mechanism including a fixed locking element disposed on the bracket arrangement and a movable locking element disposed on the second shaft;
wherein upon application of a rearward force the hinge lengthens vertically and operates with the linking member to move the head restraint arrangement from an initial position to a support position.
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