Power articulating headrest assembly
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
- a seatback;
a headrest member operably coupled with the seatback, the headrest member operable between a folded position and an upright position;
a first linkage operably coupled with a lower portion of the headrest member;
a second linkage operably coupled with an upper portion of the headrest member; and
a latching assembly having first and second latch brackets and coupled with the seatback and operably coupled with the first linkage and the second linkage, wherein the first latch bracket engages a support arm on a lower portion of the headrest member and the second latch bracket engages a connector bracket on a top portion of the headrest member, the latching assembly being operable between a first position corresponding to the folded position of the headrest member, and a second position corresponding to the upright position of the headrest member; and
wherein the headrest member is moveable between the folded position in which a lateral fastener of a support arm is received in a top of an arcuate slot defined in each of the first and second latch brackets, and the upright position in which the lateral fastener of the support arm is received in an engagement notch of a latch member of the first latch bracket and at a bottom of the arcuate slot.
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Abstract
A vehicle seating assembly includes a seatback. A head restraint is operably coupled with the seatback by first and second support posts. The head restraint is operable between a stowed position and a use position. A lower brace is operably coupled with a lower portion of the head restraint. An upper brace is operably coupled with an upper portion of the head restraint. A latching mechanism is coupled with the seatback and operably coupled with the upper brace and the lower brace. The latching mechanism is operable between a first position corresponding to the stowed position of the head restraint, and a second position corresponding to the use position of the head restraint.
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12 Claims
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1. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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a seatback; a headrest member operably coupled with the seatback, the headrest member operable between a folded position and an upright position; a first linkage operably coupled with a lower portion of the headrest member; a second linkage operably coupled with an upper portion of the headrest member; and a latching assembly having first and second latch brackets and coupled with the seatback and operably coupled with the first linkage and the second linkage, wherein the first latch bracket engages a support arm on a lower portion of the headrest member and the second latch bracket engages a connector bracket on a top portion of the headrest member, the latching assembly being operable between a first position corresponding to the folded position of the headrest member, and a second position corresponding to the upright position of the headrest member; and wherein the headrest member is moveable between the folded position in which a lateral fastener of a support arm is received in a top of an arcuate slot defined in each of the first and second latch brackets, and the upright position in which the lateral fastener of the support arm is received in an engagement notch of a latch member of the first latch bracket and at a bottom of the arcuate slot. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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a headrest member including a back casing, a support assembly, and operable between; an upright position; and a folded-forward position; a latching assembly comprising; a latch bracket with an arcuate slot; and a latch member with a folded notch and engagement notch, the support assembly engaged with the arcuate slot and adjustable from the folded notch to the engagement notch, and concealable by a housing received in the back casing. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of manufacturing a vehicle seating assembly comprising:
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coupling a headrest member with a seatback, the headrest member being operable between an upright position and a folded position; positioning a latching assembly on the seatback; biasing a dynamic latch member of the latching assembly toward a latch bracket of the latching assembly; forming inwardly extending handle portions on the dynamic latch member; forming first and second notches in the latching assembly that receive the upper and lower support arms and correspond with the headrest member being in the folded and upright positions, respectively; and positioning a shroud over the latching assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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