Seat and seat mounting structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12024079-B2
Application number	US-202217654825-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2022
Priority date	Jan 7, 2019
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

A headrest adjusting device for headrest adjustment with respect to a backrest may have a headrest mounting bracket and a slide device movable mounted on the headrest mounting bracket. The headrest mounting bracket may have a seat belt retainer movable mounted on the headrest mounting bracket. A seat structure for a vehicle seat may also have the headrest adjusting device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A headrest adjusting device for headrest adjustment with respect to a backrest, the headrest adjusting device comprising:
a headrest frame;
a headrest mounting bracket carrying the headrest frame;
a slide device movable mounted on the headrest mounting bracket; and
a seat belt retainer which is coupled to the slide device; and

a drive unit which is coupled to the slide device, wherein on actuation of the drive unit, the slide device is actuated to move along the headrest mounting bracket,
wherein the seat belt retainer and the slide device do not extend beyond a profile defined by the headrest mounting bracket in a width direction with respect to the backrest and wherein the seat belt retainer and the slide device do not extend a profile of the headrest frame with respect to the width direction of the backrest.

2. The headrest adjusting device according to claim 1 , wherein the seat belt retainer is movable along the headrest mounting bracket.

3. The headrest adjusting device according to claim 1 , wherein the seat belt retainer is coupled to the slide device.

4. The headrest adjusting device according to claim 1 , comprising a self-adjusting control device to adjust at least one of the slide device or the seat belt retainer to correct height for each individual user.

5. A seat structure for a vehicle seat, the seat structure comprising:
a backrest frame part,
a sub frame element defining a top surface of the backrest frame part,
a headrest frame part and
a headrest adjusting device which supports the headrest frame part on the sub frame element,

wherein the headrest adjusting device comprising:
a headrest mounting bracket fixed to at least one of the backrest frame part and the sub frame element, and
a slide device movable mounted on the headrest mounting bracket, wherein the headrest mounting bracket comprises a seat belt retainer movable mounted on the headrest mounting bracket, wherein the seat belt retainer extends between the sub frame element and the headrest frame part, wherein the seat belt retainer does not extend a profile of the sub frame element and the headrest frame part in a width direction.

6. The seat structure according to claim 5 , wherein the seat belt retainer is movable along the headrest mounting bracket.

7. The seat structure according to claim 5 , wherein the seat belt retainer is coupled to the slide device.

8. The seat structure according to claim 5 , wherein the seat belt retainer is individually movable from the slide device.

9. The seat structure according to claim 5 , comprising a drive unit which is coupled to the slide device, wherein on actuation of the drive unit, the slide device is actuated to move along the headrest mounting bracket.

10. The seat structure according to claim 5 , wherein headrest frame part is formed from a one-piece frame element.

11. The seat structure according to claim 5 , wherein the seat belt retainer is arranged to guide a seat belt between an upper surface of the backrest and a lower surface of the headrest cushion.

12. The seat structure according to claim 11 , wherein the seat belt is guided by the seat belt retainer so the belt is vertically bounded between the upper surface of the backrest and the lower surface of the headrest cushion.

13. The seat structure according to claim 5 , wherein the seat belt retainer is vertically bounded between the sub frame element and the headrest frame part.

14. A seat for a vehicle, the seat comprising:
a seat structure having at least a backrest frame part,
a sub frame element defining a top surface of the backrest frame part,
a headrest frame part and
a headrest adjusting device which supports the headrest frame part on the sub frame element,

wherein the headrest adjusting device comprising:
a headrest mounting bracket fixed to at least one of the backrest frame part and the sub frame element, and
a slide device movable mounted on the headrest mounting bracket, wherein the headrest mounting bracket comprises a seat belt retainer movable mounted on the headrest mounting bracket, wherein the seat belt retainer extends between the sub frame element and the headrest frame part, wherein the seat belt retainer does not extend a profile of the sub frame element and the headrest frame part in a width direction.

15. The seat according to claim 14 , wherein the seat belt retainer is movable along the headrest mounting bracket.

16. The seat according to claim 14 , wherein the seat belt retainer is coupled to the slide device.

17. The seat according to claim 14 , wherein the seat belt retainer is individually movable from the slide device.

Assignees

• Adient Us Llc

Inventors

• Gomez John J
• Seibold Kurt A
• Biebel James D
• Bashir Raza
• Dimovski Dalibor
• Iavasile Raymond Anthony

Classifications

• B60R22/20

  adjustable in position, e.g. in height · CPC title

• B60N2/688

  Particular seat belt attachment and guiding · CPC title

• B60N2/809

  vertically slidable · CPC title

• B60N2/797

  for use as electrical control means, e.g. switches · CPC title

• B60N2/1853

  Linear actuator, e.g. screw mechanism · CPC title