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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2010
Torsten Gerhardt, London, GB;
Andrew John Murray, Colchester, GB;
Will Farrelly, Chelmsford, GB;
John K. Harding, Leigh-on-Sea, GB;
Torsten Gerhardt, London, GB;
Andrew John Murray, Colchester, GB;
Will Farrelly, Chelmsford, GB;
John K. Harding, Leigh-on-Sea, GB;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An armrest assembly for a vehicle seatcomprises an armrest portion, a shingle head restraint portionmoveably attached to one end of the armrest portion, to permit the shingle head restraintto be moved towards and away from the one end of the armrest portion, and a height adjuster to selectively secure the head restraintin one of a number of predetermined displaced positions relative to the armrest portion, the armrest portion being moveable from a folded up positionto a folded down position. The head restraint portionis pivotably mounted for rotation about a substantially horizontal axisand includes a head restraint rotation latching mechanism comprising a latching member biased into engagement with part of the head restraintto hold the head restraintin a preferred rotational position, and a means to automatically disengage the latching member only when the head restraintis brought into close proximity to the armrest portionto permit rotation of the head restraint portionabout the horizontal axis.