Patent ID: 6192565
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: B60N

Abstract:
An automotive seat assembly comprising;a seat cushion,a seat back, having top and bottom portions, said bottom portion being pivotally mounted to said seat cushion for movement between a seating position and a folded position,a mounting plate movably mounted to said top portion of said seat back,a headrest mounted to said mounting plate and moveable between a deployed position and a retracted position,said top portion of said seat back defining a cavity for selectively housing said headrest such that said headrest is substantially disposed outside of said cavity when said headrest is in said deployed position and said seat back is in said seating position, and said headrest is substantially disposed within said cavity when said headrest is in said retracted position and said seat back is in said folded position,a biasing device disposed between said mounting plate and said seat back for continuously biasing said headrest toward said deployed position,an actuation device mounted between said bottom portion of said seat back and said mounting plate, andsaid actuation device including an actuation lever pivotally mounted to said top portion of said seat back and coupled to said mounting plate for automatically moving said headrest toward said retracted position disposed within said cavity in response to said pivotal movement of said seat back toward said folded position.