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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Manoharprasad K. Rao, Novi, MI (US);
Mangala M. Jayasuriya, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Jialiang Le, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A seat assembly including a head restraint for a vehicle seat that can be raised and lowered depending on the presence or absence of a seat occupant is disclosed. The seat assembly includes a seat having a seat base and seat back and a head restraint selectively movable between a stowed position and an upright position. The seat assembly further includes a head restraint motion assembly connecting the seat back and the head restraint and a sensor operatively associated with either or both of the seat base and the seat back for sensing an occupant. The head restraint includes at least one head restraint post connecting the head restraint to the head restraint motion assembly. The head restraint motion assembly includes a drive motor attached to a motor shaft attached to the head restraint post(s). A locking arrangement is provided to maintain the head restraint in its upright position.
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