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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Arjun Yetukuri, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David A. Hein, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Gerald S. Locke, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Arjun Yetukuri, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David A. Hein, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Gerald S. Locke, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle seat with an adjustable head restraint assembly is provided with a controller configured to receive an instruction signal to actuate a head restraint from a use position to a stowed position. A detection signal indicates whether an object is within a predetermined range of the head restraint. A stow signal is transmitted to an actuator to actuate the head restraint to the stowed position in response to the instruction signal and in response to the detection signal indicating that an object is not within the predetermined range of the head restraint. A use signal is transmitted to the actuator to maintain the head restraint in the use position in response to the instruction signal and in response to the detection signal indicating that an object is within the predetermined range of the head restraint.