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Headrest system and method of adjusting a headrest

US9365140B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Schukra Geratebau GmbH · AT

Inventors

Frank Falster · Koblenzer Straße, DE
Klaus Junker · Munich, DE
Gunter Maierhofer · Berlin, DE
Jürgen Wanke · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 13, 2013
Grant date	Jun 14, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 13, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

A headrest system comprises a headrest, a bracket to which the headrest is mounted and an actuator. The actuator is configured to displace at least a portion of the headrest relative to the bracket in a displacement direction which is transverse to a longitudinal member of the 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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