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Seat assembly having an adjustable head restraint assembly

US7871129B2 · kind B2 · utility

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38References

20Claims

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Assignee

Lear Corporation · US

Inventors

Klaus Boes · Freising, DE
Markus Schmid · Dietmanns, AT
Thomas Frank · Lake Geneva, US
Achim Tscherbner · Ingolstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2008
Grant date	Jan 18, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 6, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60N2/894
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

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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