Headrest system and method of adjusting a headrest
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1. A headrest system, comprising:
- a headrest including a headrest cover;
a guide bracket to which the headrest is mounted such that the headrest is displaceable relative to the guide bracket; and
an actuator coupled to the headrest and the guide bracket, the actuator configured to displace the headrest relative to the guide bracket, the actuator including a spindle transmission and a power drive coupled to the spindle transmission, the spindle transmission having a spindle and a spindle nut engaged with the spindle, the spindle nut and the spindle each having a longitudinal axis, the power drive coupled to the spindle via the spindle nut, and the power drive arranged in a cavity defined within an outer shell of the headrest cover,wherein one of the spindle and the spindle nut is rotatable about its respective longitudinal axis, and wherein the other one of the spindle and the spindle nut is not rotatable about its respective longitudinal axis and is coupled to the headrest cover.
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Abstract
A headrest system comprises a headrest, a guide bracket to which the headrest is mounted and an actuator coupled to the headrest and the guide bracket. The actuator is configured to displace the headrest relative to the guide bracket. The actuator comprises a spindle transmission and a power drive coupled to the spindle transmission. The spindle transmission comprises a spindle and a spindle nut engaged with the spindle. The power drive is arranged in a cavity defined within an outer shell of the headrest.
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1. A headrest system, comprising:
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a headrest including a headrest cover; a guide bracket to which the headrest is mounted such that the headrest is displaceable relative to the guide bracket; and an actuator coupled to the headrest and the guide bracket, the actuator configured to displace the headrest relative to the guide bracket, the actuator including a spindle transmission and a power drive coupled to the spindle transmission, the spindle transmission having a spindle and a spindle nut engaged with the spindle, the spindle nut and the spindle each having a longitudinal axis, the power drive coupled to the spindle via the spindle nut, and the power drive arranged in a cavity defined within an outer shell of the headrest cover, wherein one of the spindle and the spindle nut is rotatable about its respective longitudinal axis, and wherein the other one of the spindle and the spindle nut is not rotatable about its respective longitudinal axis and is coupled to the headrest cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of adjusting a headrest, the headrest mounted to a guide bracket so as to be displaceable relative to the guide bracket, the headrest including an actuator coupled to the headrest, a headrest cover, and the guide bracket, the method comprising:
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activating a power drive of the actuator arranged in a cavity defined within an outer shell of the headrest cover to drive a spindle transmission of the actuator, the spindle transmission including a spindle and a spindle nut engaged with the spindle, the spindle nut and the spindle each having a longitudinal axis, the power drive coupled to the spindle via the spindle nut, and the spindle transmission arranged to effect a relative displacement between the headrest and the guide bracket when the spindle transmission is driven by the power drive, wherein one of the spindle and the spindle nut is rotatable about its respective longitudinal axis, and wherein the other one of the spindle and the spindle nut is not rotatable about its respective longitudinal axis and is coupled to the headrest cover.
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