IP Library Granted Patent US 12,226,026
Granted Patent B2
US 12,226,026 · App. 17/420,222 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Headrest for a seat and seat

Inventors: Dalibor Dimovski (Macomb, MI); James D. Biebel (Milford, MI); John J. Gomez (Howell, MI)
Assignee: Adient US LLC
A47C7/38A47C31/126B60N2/0244B60N2/868B60N2/0268
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Patent No.
US 12,226,026
App. No.
17/420,222
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure refers to a headrest for a seat. The headrest has at least a headrest cushion which is mountable to the seat. The headrest cushion may have an adjustment device configured to at least partially deform a front surface of the headrest cushion along at least one extending direction of the headrest cushion. Further, the disclosure relates to a seat with such a headrest.

Claims (18)

1. A headrest for a seat, comprising:

a headrest cushion which is mountable to the seat,

wherein the headrest cushion comprises an adjustment device which is configured to at least partially deform a front surface of the headrest cushion along at least one extending direction of the headrest cushion,

wherein the adjustment device comprises at least one array of fluid inflatable elements which are configured to push against a back of the front surface or front surface areas of the headrest cushion,

wherein each array comprises three fluid lines that run laterally along a backside of the fluid inflatable elements,

wherein each fluid line has one fluid inlet coupled to each fluid inflatable element in which it crosses.

2. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment device is configured to deform the front surface depending on a determined movement of an occupant's head.

3. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the front surface is divided into front surface areas and the adjustment device is configured to operate deformation of one or more front surface areas at the same time or in sequence.

4. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment device is configured to automatically deform the front surface or front surface areas upon determination of a change of an occupant's position.

5. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid inflatable elements are arranged adjacent to each other along an extending direction of the headrest cushion.

6. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the headrest cushion comprises a number of pressure-sensitivity sensors for determining a position or a movement of an occupant's head.

7. The headrest according to claim 6 , wherein the adjustment device and the pressure-sensitivity sensors are coupled to each other via a communication link, wherein the adjustment device is configured to be actuated depending on determined signals by the pressure-sensitivity sensors.

8. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein at least the front surface is made of substantially soft and flexible material.

9. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein each fluid line extends along, and connects, two laterally adjacent fluid inflatable elements.

10. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein each fluid line has one of said fluid inlets on the backside of at least two of said fluid inflatable elements.

11. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein each fluid inflatable element has three of said fluid inlets.

12. The headrest according to claim 11 , wherein each fluid inflatable element comprises at least one of said fluid inlets, and each fluid inlet is vertically aligned with every other fluid inlet on the fluid inflatable element to which they are attached.

13. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid lines run parallel to one another along a back side of the fluid inflatable element.

Assignments (4)
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2023
From: CNI ENTERPRISES, INC.; ADIENT US LLC
To: U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063085/0391 →
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 ENGINEERING AND IP GMBH
To: ADIENT US LLC
Reel/Frame 059086/0402 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2021
From: DIMOVSKI, DALIBOR; BIEBEL, JAMES D; GOMEZ, JOHN J
To: ADIENT ENGINEERING AND IP GMBH
Reel/Frame 056734/0557 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62788972 · Jan 7, 2019
Related Publication 20220087430A1 · Mar 24, 2022
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