Patent ID: 9004803
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B60N,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A headrest socket for accommodating a headrest rod, comprising: a socket body of polymeric material, wherein said socket body has an inner space for accommodating a headrest rod; a spring tongue provided as part of said socket body, or monolithically formed on said socket body, wherein said spring tongue is displaceable in a direction toward said inner space of said socket body for exerting a clamping effect; a spring device disposed on said socket body for applying a tensioning or pressure action upon said spring tongue, wherein said spring device is configured as a plate spring fashioned from a sheet metal strip, further wherein said plate spring rests upon an outer surface of said socket body, and wherein said plate spring has a deflectable section that rests upon said spring tongue; and a catching portion that is monolithically formed with said socket body or as part of said socket body, wherein said plate spring is received in an intermediate space between said catching portion and the outer surface of said socket body, further wherein said plate spring has a first free end that rests upon said spring tongue for ensuring a spring effect, a central portion, and a second free end that rests upon the outer surface of said socket body, and wherein said central portion of said plate spring is clamped or fixed in between said catching portion and the outer surface of said socket body to secure said plate spring in the radial direction or in the transverse direction, wherein said plate spring is configured as an elongated sheet steel strip that extends parallel to a longitudinal axis or said socket body, wherein said first free end and said second free end of said plate spring extend in opposite directions from the central portion.