Seat assembly having an adjustable head restraint assembly
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1. A seat assembly comprising:
- a seat back;
a support post fixedly disposed on the seat back;
a headrest for supporting the head of a seat occupant, the headrest being moveably disposed on the support post and having a first traverse member that receives the support post and a support frame moveably disposed on the first traverse member that is spaced apart from the support post and that includes a set of teeth; and
a latch mechanism at least partially disposed within the headrest, the latch mechanism being moveable between a latched position in which a coupling member that is pivotally disposed on the first traverse member is received by the set of teeth and an unlatched position in which the coupling member is not received by the set of teeth;
wherein the headrest is simultaneously moveable in multiple directions when the latch mechanism is disposed in the unlatched position.
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Abstract
A seat assembly having a headrest for supporting the head of a seat occupant. The seat assembly includes a seat back, a support post disposed on the seat back, a headrest being moveably disposed on the support post, and a latch mechanism moveable between a latched position and an unlatched position. The headrest is simultaneously moveable in multiple directions when the latch mechanism is disposed in the unlatched position.
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20 Claims
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1. A seat assembly comprising:
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a seat back; a support post fixedly disposed on the seat back; a headrest for supporting the head of a seat occupant, the headrest being moveably disposed on the support post and having a first traverse member that receives the support post and a support frame moveably disposed on the first traverse member that is spaced apart from the support post and that includes a set of teeth; and a latch mechanism at least partially disposed within the headrest, the latch mechanism being moveable between a latched position in which a coupling member that is pivotally disposed on the first traverse member is received by the set of teeth and an unlatched position in which the coupling member is not received by the set of teeth; wherein the headrest is simultaneously moveable in multiple directions when the latch mechanism is disposed in the unlatched position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A seat assembly comprising:
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a seat back; a support post disposed on the seat back; a headrest moveably disposed on the support post; and a latch mechanism at least partially disposed in the headrest and moveable between a latched position and an unlatched position, the latch mechanism including; a first coupling member; a second coupling member that engages the first coupling member and is configured to disengage the support post when in the unlatched position; and a third coupling member that engages the second coupling member and is configured to disengage a member of a set of teeth disposed on a support frame of the headrest when in the unlatched position; wherein the second coupling member inhibits movement of the headrest along the support post and the third coupling member inhibits movement of the headrest away from the support post when the latch mechanism is in the latched position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A seat assembly comprising:
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a seat back; a support post disposed on the seat back; a latch mechanism moveable between a latched position and an unlatched position; and a headrest for supporting the head of a seat occupant, the headrest including a front portion moveably coupled to a rear portion, the rear portion including; a lower traverse member moveably disposed on the support post; a support frame disposed on the lower traverse member, the support frame having a pair of mounting arms, wherein the lower traverse member is disposed between the pair of mounting arms; a pivot member moveably disposed on the pair of mounting arms; and a support linkage rotatably disposed on the support post between the pair of mounting arms and coupled to the pivot member; wherein the lower traverse member, pivot member and support linkage do not move when the latch mechanism is disposed in the latched position and the headrest is simultaneously moveable in multiple directions when the latch mechanism is disposed in the unlatched position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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