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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
May. 16, 2005
Nagarjun Yetukuri, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mladen Humer, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Gerald S. Locke, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Dale Smallwood, Clarkston, MI (US);
Nagarjun Yetukuri, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Mladen Humer, Eastpointe, MI (US);
Gerald S. Locke, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Dale Smallwood, Clarkston, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
An automotive seat assembly is provided including a seatback assembly including an upper seatback surface and a guide stem positioned within. A head restraint post is positioned within the guide stem, and includes a head restraint mount end and a seatback insertion end. A head restraint element is mounted to the head restraint mount end. A roller guide is mounted in proximity to the upper seatback surface and comprises a bezel element inserted into the guide stem. A primary roller housing is mounted to said bezel element and forms a center cylindrical path through which the head restraint post passes. A primary roller element is rotatably mounted within the primary roller housing and is biased into communication with the head restraint post by way of a roller bias such that the head restraint post is restrained from motion absent the application of a vertical adjustment force. A housing cap is mounted over the bezel element.