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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2010
Eric Veine, Wixom, MI (US);
Gerald Locke, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Mark A. Farquhar, Ortonville, MI (US);
Eric Veine, Wixom, MI (US);
Gerald Locke, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Mark A. Farquhar, Ortonville, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat assembly is provided with a seat frame adapted to be mounted within a vehicle. The seat frame has a tubular upper cross member. A bracket member is mounted to the tubular upper cross member of the seat frame. The bracket member has a pair of fulcrum bushings integrally formed therein. The bracket member is attached to onto the tubular upper cross member by an interference fit. At least one support rod is sized to be received within each of the pair of fulcrum bushings. At least one head restraint post is sized to be received within the at least one support rod. An active head restraint is mounted to the at least one head restraint post.