Patent ID: 8146997
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle head restraint assembly comprising: a first guide member mounted proximate to a vehicle seat back; a second guide member mounted to the first guide member for movement in a fore and aft direction, wherein one of the first guide member and the second guide member has a series of notches formed therein spaced incrementally in the fore and aft direction; a head restraint mounted to the second guide member; a locking mechanism mounted to the other of the first guide member and the second guide member for extending into one of the series of notches for locking the second guide member at an incremental position relative to the first guide member, the locking mechanism further comprising a biasing member for biasing the locking mechanism into engagement with the series of notches; and an actuator mounted to one of the first guide member and the second guide member for actuation from one lateral side of the head restraint, the actuator cooperating with the locking mechanism such that linear actuation of the actuator from the one lateral side results in symmetrical compression of the biasing member to disengage the locking mechanism from the series of notches for permitting adjustment of the fore and aft position of the head restraint relative to the vehicle seat back.