IP Library Granted Patent US 9,085,254
Granted Patent B2
US 9,085,254 · App. 13/819,802 · Granted Jul 21, 2015

Head restraint with two wing elements

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Patent No.
US 9,085,254
App. No.
13/819,802
Granted
Jul 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A head restraint includes a base element on which two wing elements are mounted by at least one hinge so as to rotate about a vertical axis. The hinge has a pin and a recess which are frustoconical. The support structure of each wing element is in two parts.

Claims (19)

1. A head restraint comprising:

a main element; and

two wing elements,

wherein each wing element is fitted on the main element by at least two hinges so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis corresponding to the wing element,

wherein each of the at least two hinges of a respective one of the wing elements has a rotation axis on the vertical axis corresponding to the wing element,

wherein each hinge comprises a pin and a recess,

wherein each of the recesses is configured to receive a corresponding one of the pins,

wherein each of the pins and the recesses is provided in the form of a truncated cone,

wherein each of the wing elements has two parts,

wherein each of the two parts is provided with a corresponding one of the pins of the hinge,

wherein the main element is provided with the recesses for receiving the pins,

wherein the two parts of each wing element are configured to be fitted together while or after the pin of one of the two parts is inserted into the corresponding recess of the main element.

2. The head restraint as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an axial stop is provided to prevent the pin from slipping out of the recess.

3. The head restraint as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a securing mechanism is provided between the two parts.

4. A method for fitting a wing element on a main element in a head restraint, comprising:

fitting two parts of the wing element on the main element through at least two hinges so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis corresponding to the wing element,

wherein each hinge comprises a pin and a recess and has a rotation axis on the vertical axis corresponding to the wing element,

wherein each of the two parts is provided with a corresponding one of the pins; and

connecting the two parts together while or after fitting the two parts on the main element.

Assignments (4)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN IP Recorded Nov 17, 2022
From: ADIENT US LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 061956/0301 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2022
From: ADIENT GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.
To: ADIENT US LLC
Reel/Frame 059086/0636 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2022
From: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A.R.L.
To: ADIENT GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD.
Reel/Frame 058751/0678 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2020
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS GMBH
To: ADIENT LUXEMBOURG HOLDING S.A R.L.
Reel/Frame 055026/0876 →