Retaining device for vehicle headrests

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10029596-B2
Application number	US-201415111879-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2014
Priority date	Jan 23, 2014
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

A retaining device for vehicle headrests, including a guide element inside which a fixing rod for fixing a headrest can be housed, a retaining element movable between a retaining position, in which the retaining element prevents the movement of the fixing rod with respect to the guide element, and a release position, and a push button for moving the retaining element from the retaining position to the release position, and at least one lever linked with the push button transferring the movement of the push button to the retaining element, and an elastic element pushing the lever towards the retaining position of the retaining element, wherein the retaining element and the lever are made in a single piece.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Retaining device for vehicle headrests, comprising:
a guide element configured to house inside the guide element, a fixing rod for fixing a headrest;
a retaining element movable between a retaining position, in which the retaining element prevents movement of said fixing rod with respect to said guide element, and a release position, in which the retaining element allows movement of said fixing rod with respect to said guide element;
a push button for moving said retaining element from said retaining position to said release position;
at least one lever linked with said push button transferring movement of said push button to the retaining element; and

an elastic element pushing said lever towards the retaining position of said retaining element,

wherein said retaining element and said lever are made in a single piece.

2. Retaining device for vehicle headrests according to claim 1 , wherein said retaining element and said lever are formed from a rod.

3. Retaining device for vehicle headrests according to claim 2 , wherein said rod is U-shaped, the lower portion of which is the retaining element and arms of the retaining element are respective levers.

4. Retaining device for vehicle headrests according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one levers the is formed by two straight sections defining an obtuse angle.

5. Retaining device for vehicle headrests according to claim 4 , wherein said guide element comprises at least one supporting element contacting the sections of at least one of the at least one levers.

6. Retaining device for vehicle headrests according to claim 1 , wherein said push button comprises at least one groove for housing the upper end of the lever.

7. Retaining device for vehicle headrests according to claim 1 , wherein said guide element comprises a hole in which said retaining element is housed in the retaining element's retaining position.

Assignees

• Illinois Tool Works

Inventors

• Segura Ricard Fortuny

Classifications

• B60N2/897

  with sleeves located in the back-rest for guiding the rods of the head-rest · CPC title

• H01R24/78

  with additional earth or shield contacts · CPC title

• B60N2/815

  Release mechanisms, e.g. buttons · CPC title

• B60N2/812

  characterised by their locking devices · CPC title

• B60N2/818

  with stepwise positioning · CPC title