Patent ID: 11912184
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle seat comprising:
a seatback;
a first seatback support mounted to the seatback;
a second seatback support mounted to the seatback, the second seatback support being spaced from the first seatback support;
a headrest including a shell member coupled to the first seatback support and the second seatback support;
a release mechanism mounted to the shell member, the release mechanism selectively locking the headrest relative to the seatback; and
an actuator system extending between the seatback and the headrest through one of the first and second seatback supports, the actuator system including a sleeve having a first end fixedly connected relative to the seatback, a second end fixedly connected relative to the headrest shell, and an intermediate portion defining a longitudinal length of the sleeve and a cable extending through the sleeve, the cable having a first end section arranged in the seatback and a second end section coupled to the release mechanism, wherein the longitudinal length of the sleeve includes a first dimension when the seatback is in an upright position and the longitudinal length has a second, longer dimension, when the seatback is in a folded configuration, wherein the sleeve includes a split arranged along the intermediate portion, the split extending radially through the sleeve between the first end and the second end.