Patent ID: 9096155
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle head restraint assembly, comprising: a support frame for supporting a head restraint cushion; a stay configured to connect with an associated vehicle seat back; and a slide pivot bracket mechanism connected with the support frame and the stay, the slide pivot bracket mechanism being configured to allow for selective movement of the support frame with respect to the stay along a translational axis, the slide pivot bracket mechanism including a lower bar extending along the translational axis and a plurality of teeth extending upward from the lower bar to define position recesses for receiving the support frame and inhibit movement of the support frame with respect to the stay when the support frame is received in one of the position recesses, wherein the slide pivot bracket mechanism further includes a tooth cage portion disposed above the lower bar to limit vertical movement of the support frame with respect to the lower bar, the tooth cage portion extending along the translational axis from a rear-most tooth of the plurality of teeth to a forward-most tooth of the plurality of teeth to define a tooth contained area for the support frame.