US 12,145,489 B2
Adjustable headrest
Reinier Soliven, Oakland, MI (US); John Gomez, Howell, MI (US); and Joseph Gasko, Commerce Township, MI (US)
Assigned to Adient US LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed by Adient US LLC, Plymouth, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/647,377.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/135,805, filed on Jan. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0219586 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/897 (2018.01); B60N 2/80 (2018.01); B60N 2/818 (2018.01)
CPC B60N 2/897 (2018.02) [B60N 2/818 (2018.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A headrest assembly, comprising:
a connecting member extending between a headrest and a seat back of the headrest assembly, said connecting member having a plurality of teeth;
a mechanism located in said headrest or said seat back, wherein a portion of said mechanism is adapted to selectively pivot about said connecting member, wherein a pivot in a first direction releases said mechanism from said plurality of teeth and permits said connecting member or said mechanism to move with respect to one another, wherein a pivot in a second direction, opposite said first direction, locks said mechanism to said teeth to prevent the headrest from moving vertically with respect to the seat back;
wherein said connecting member is a rod fixed with respect to said headrest,
wherein said mechanism comprises a tooth that is selectively biased into engagement with said plurality of teeth on said rod.