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Latch for a motor-vehicle headrest

US8814227B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

GRAMMER AG · DE

Inventors

Thomas Wallinger · Bodenwöhr, DE
Manfred Schenkl · Tübingen, DE
Josef Meier · Engelburg, CH
Eberhard Luber · Illschwang, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 23, 2009
Grant date	Aug 26, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 2, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T292/108
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A latch secures an element such as a motor-vehicle headrest for movement relative to a support between a rest position and an advanced position. A pivotal lever can hold the element in the rest position. A spring pushes the element into the advanced position and presses it against the lever so as to apply a torque to the lever that presses a latch formation on the lever against a retractile latch part of an actuator. If the actuator retracts the part, the lever is released and the lever can pivot to allow the spring to move the element into the advanced position.

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