FURNITURE MEMBER POWERED HEADREST ROTATION AND RELEASE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A furniture member powered headrest operating system, comprising:
- a headrest frame assembly rotatably connected to a furniture member seatback frame; and
an actuation mechanism connected to the seatback frame, the actuation mechanism having a power actuated member connected to the headrest frame assembly operating to rotate the headrest frame assembly between a fully retracted to a fully forward rotated position; and
a biasing member connected to the furniture member seatback frame and the headrest frame assembly, wherein a biasing force is created during rotation of the headrest frame assembly away from the fully retracted position which operates to bias the headrest frame assembly from the fully forward rotated position to the fully retracted position without an operating force of the actuation mechanism.
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Abstract
A powered headrest operating system includes a headrest connected to a seatback frame using rotational pins. An actuation mechanism rotatably connected to the seatback frame has a power actuated member connected to the headrest operating between retracted and extended positions to rotate the headrest from a fully retracted to a forward rotated position about an axis of rotation of the rotational pins. A release system rotatably connecting the headrest to the actuation mechanism retains the headrest at any forward rotated position while the actuation mechanism returns the power actuated member from the extended to the retracted positions if the headrest encounters an object blocking return to the retracted position. A biasing member connected to the seatback frame and the headrest creating a biasing force during headrest rotation away from the retracted position operates without actuation mechanism operating force to bias the headrest frame assembly toward the retracted position.
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26 Claims
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1. A furniture member powered headrest operating system, comprising:
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a headrest frame assembly rotatably connected to a furniture member seatback frame; and an actuation mechanism connected to the seatback frame, the actuation mechanism having a power actuated member connected to the headrest frame assembly operating to rotate the headrest frame assembly between a fully retracted to a fully forward rotated position; and a biasing member connected to the furniture member seatback frame and the headrest frame assembly, wherein a biasing force is created during rotation of the headrest frame assembly away from the fully retracted position which operates to bias the headrest frame assembly from the fully forward rotated position to the fully retracted position without an operating force of the actuation mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A furniture member powered headrest operating system, comprising:
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a headrest frame assembly rotatably connected to a furniture member seatback frame using first and second rotational pins; an actuation mechanism rotatably connected to the seatback frame, the actuation mechanism having a power actuated member connected to the headrest frame assembly operating between a retracted to an extended position to rotate the headrest frame assembly from a fully retracted to a fully forward rotated position about a frame assembly axis of rotation defined by the first and second rotational pins; and a release system rotatably connecting the headrest frame assembly to the actuation mechanism permitting the headrest frame assembly to be retained at any forward rotated position while the actuation mechanism returns the power actuated member from the extended to the retracted positions if the headrest frame assembly encounters an object blocking return to the fully retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A furniture member powered headrest operating system, comprising:
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a headrest frame assembly rotatably connected to a furniture member seatback frame using first and second rotational pins; and an actuation mechanism rotatably connected to the seatback frame, the actuation mechanism having a power actuated member connected to the headrest frame assembly operating from a retracted to an extended position to positively rotate the headrest frame assembly from a fully retracted to a fully forward rotated position; a biasing member connected to the furniture member seatback frame and the headrest frame assembly, a biasing force created during rotation of the headrest frame assembly away from the fully retracted position operating without an operating force of the actuation mechanism to bias the headrest frame assembly from the fully forward rotated position to the fully retracted position; and a release system rotatably connecting the headrest frame assembly to the actuation mechanism permitting the headrest frame assembly to be retained at any forward rotated position while the actuation mechanism returns the power actuated member from the extended to the retracted positions if the headrest frame assembly encounters an object blocking return to the fully retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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