Patent ID: 6983989

Claim:
An automotive head restraint assembly for use in an automotive seat assembly having a seatbase defining a seatbase plane and a seatback defining a seatback plane, said automotive head restraint assembly comprising: a head restraint support member having at least one horizontal travel arm generally perpendicular to the seatback plane and a horizontal base arm; a head restraint inner structure engaging said at least one horizontal travel arm, said head restraint inner structure adjustable linearly to a plurality of positions along said at least one horizontal travel arm; and an active head restraint element mounted to said head restraint inner structure and said horizontal base arm, said active head restraint element movable between a stowed position and a deployed position, said active head restraint element moving said head restraint inner structure to a head restraint forward position in response to said active head restraint element moving into said deployed position, said active head restraint element deployed towards said deployed position during vehicle impact.