Patent ID: 7631930
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
1. A vehicle seat assembly for supporting an occupant, the assembly comprising: a seat bottom; a seat back connected to the seat bottom having a frame including an upper frame member; a reclining mechanism configured to adjustably position the seat back; and a head restraint assembly adjustably connected to the seat back, the head restraint assembly including a head restraint and a head restraint adjustment mechanism having one or more supports pivotally connected to and cooperating with the seat back to position the head restraint adjacent an occupant's head and one or more compression members extending between the head restraint and the seat back to control the movement of the head restraint relative to the seat back, wherein the head restraint adjustment mechanism includes a spring connected to each of one or more supports shafts of the one or more supports that biases the one or more support shafts from an unlocked toward a locked position and a release mechanism having a member that cooperates with the reclining mechanism to adjustably position the head restraint when the reclining mechanism is activated to position the seat back adjacent the seat bottom and cooperating with the one or more support shafts which allows the one or more support shafts to be unlocked so that the head restraint can be adjusted relative to the seat back.