US 11,708,014 B2
Head restraint system for a seat
James L. Aleksa, Livonia, MI (US); Amol Patil, Maharashtra (IN); Bhushan Murgude, Maharashtra (IN); Roger L. Meyerink, South Lyon, MI (US); and Gaurav Chaudhary, Uttar Pradesh (IN)
Assigned to Adient US LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed by Adient Engineering and IP GmbH, Burscheid (DE)
Filed on Aug. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/444,606.
Prior Publication US 2023/0039241 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/80 (2018.01); B60N 2/803 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/803 (2018.02) [B60N 2002/899 (2018.02)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head restraint system, comprising:
a head restraint retainer having a first surface adapted to support a cushioning material, and a second surface opposite said first surface, said second surface having a selectively biased clip and at least one leg; and
a panel comprising a clip port adapted to selectively retain said clip and at least one leg port adapted to selectively retain said at least one leg,
wherein a front shell and the panel partially enclose the head restraint retainer,
wherein the panel has at least one jaw for selectively receiving a head restraint rod,
wherein a rear shell located between the front shell and the panel has apertures to receive the selectively biased clip and the at least one leg respectively therethrough.