Patent ID: 8226170

Claim:
A pivoting headrest assembly, comprising: a bracket supported upon a seatback frame; a headrest support pivotally secured to said bracket and biased in a forward rotating dump direction; said headrest support further comprising a pair of elongated and spaced apart supports, a pivot rod extending widthwise through aligning support locations of said bracket, to which ends of said supports are mounted in slaved fashion, said bracket further comprising aligning mounting apertures defined in said spaced apart support locations through which said pivot rod extends; a headrest bun secured to said headrest support; said headrest supports each further comprising an angular shaped end pivotally secured to said pivot rod, actuation of said supports displacing said headrest bun in a combined forward spaced and downwardly rotating direction relative to a cushioning material surrounding the seatback frame; a sector pivotally secured to said bracket and to which is attached said headrest support, said sector being pivotally secured to a first of said support locations, said sector having a first surface abutting a pin laterally projecting from said bracket in the upright design position, a second surface contacting an upper angled stop tab of said bracket in the angular displaced position; a release catch pivotally secured to said bracket and being biased in a first upward direction so that a forward configured edge of said catch abuts a projecting pin associated with said sector in an upright design position established by said headrest support; and a cable is secured to a support fixed to a side of the bracket, an inner translating portion of said cable engaging said catch at a location offset from its pivot axis relative to the bracket such that, upon inward displacement of the translating portion, said catch is actuated out of engagement with said sector pin, resulting in said sector and attached headrest support pivoting a determined angular displacement relative to said seatback.