Intier Automotive Inc

Magna Interior Systems Inc.

Mari C Milosic

Manoj Srivastava

Omar D Tame

Kevin John Ventura

Philip W Hadley

Steven James Reed

Roland Furtado

Hussam Azar

Jacob Aaron Bontekoe

A seat assembly for supporting an occupant in an automotive vehicle. The seat assembly includes a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back is operatively coupled to the seat cushion for pivotal movement of the seat back about a first pivot axis relative to the seat cushion. A head restraint support assembly is operatively coupled to the seat cushion for pivotal movement with the seat back about the first pivot axis and independent pivotal movement relative to the seat back about a second pivot axis.

Vehicle seat having a head restraint independent from its backrest

A seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprises a generally horizontal seat cushion for supporting a seat occupant on the seat assembly and a seat back ( ) pivotally connected to the seat cushion by a recliner ( ) for pivotal movement between a generally upright position and a fully reclined position relative to the seat cushion. The seat assembly includes a head restraint ( ) pivotally coupled to the seat back for pivotal movement between a normal position when the seat back is in the upright position and a forward angled position relative to the seat back when the seat back is in the fully reclined position to support the seat occupant's head. An adjustment mechanism comprises a guide plate ( ) slidably coupled to the seat back for pivoting the head restraint between the normal position and the forward angled position. A cable ( ) is coupled between the seat cushion and the guide plate mechanism for automatically sliding the adjustment mechanism between a first position pivoting the head restraint to the normal position and a second position pivoting the head restraint to the forward angled position in response to pivotal movement of the seat back between the upright position and the fully reclined position for continuously adjusting the position of the head restraint relative to the seat occupant's head. A spring ( ) urges the guide plate toward the second position when the seat back is pivoted toward the fully reclined position.

Continuous self-adjusting head restraint system

An automotive seat assembly comprising a seat cushion and a seat back. The seat back includes opposing sides defining a center line there between and a lower pelvic support region for supporting the pelvic area of a seat occupant. An inflatable bladder assembly is supported by the seat back and includes a pair of bladders positioned on opposing sides of the center line in the pelvic support region which are expandable by a fluid medium from a generally flat uninflated condition to a generally wedge-shaped inflated condition. A controller activates a fluid pump and valve to control the bladders between the uninflated and inflated conditions. When the bladders are expanded to the inflated condition, the wedge-shape of the bladders cradles the spine and pelvic bone of the seat occupant to control pelvic rocking and reduce spinal muscle fatigue.

Automotive seat with pneumatic pelvic stabilization

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Grosse Pointe, MI, United States of America

Mari C Milosic