A seat assembly having a headrest and a method of assembly. The headrest may be pivotally disposed on a support post and may have a support plate. The support plate may have first and second walls that have first and second holes, respectively, that may be disposed along the axis and that may receive the support post.

A headrest assembly having a bracket mount affixed to an upper portion of a seatback frame and at least one headrest bun supporting tube pivotally secured to the bracket mount. A spring biased cam is pivotally secured to the bracket mount and, in a normally biased position, engages an underside projection of a selected one of the supporting tubes, the cam also having an outwardly projecting pin. At least one wheel shaped component is rotatably mounted to an exterior of the bracket mount in proximity to the cam, the wheel having an outer circumferential location which, upon being rotated, contacts the projecting pin causing the cam to pivot in a downward unseating direction from the supporting tube, triggering release of the headrest and supporting tubes in a forwardly rotating and dump position.

A headrest is mounted to a seat back by inserting a support into a support hole of a holder and inserting a stay of the headrest into to stay hole of the support inserted into the support hole of the holder. A gap occupying part provided in the support moves between an advanced position at which the gap occupying part protrudes from an outer wall of the support and is capable of touching an inner surface of the support hole, and a retracted position at which the gap occupying part is retracted to an inner side of the stay hole from the advanced position. The gap occupying part moves toward the retracted position from the advanced position when the support is inserted into the support hole, and moves toward the advanced position when the stay is inserted into the stay hole.

A headrest system and a method of providing the same is disclosed. The headrest system comprises a head support unit adaptable onto a vehicle seat, a fabric member configured to envelope at least a portion of the head support unit, and a plurality of anchor members configured to retain the fabric member in a substantially staple-free fashion. The head support unit includes a pillow portion defining a head supporting surface. The fabric member includes a central portion configured to cover the head supporting surface, and a fringe portion integrally connected around the central portion. The anchor members are arranged at locations opposite to the head supporting surface, and are configured to engage selective parts of the fringe portion, so as to as to stretch the central portion substantially conformally over the head support surface of the pillow portion and substantially retain the fabric member on the head support unit.

A seat assembly for an automotive vehicle, the middle seat assembly including a middle frame, a fixed portion, and a movable portion. The middle frame can be securable to a frame of a seat assembly between a first seat and a second seat of the seat assembly. The fixed portion can be connected to the middle frame. The movable portion can include a headrest. The movable portion can be pivotably connected to the middle frame and can be movable between an upright position where the movable portion forms a backrest of a middle seat of the seat assembly and between a lowered position where the movable portion forms an armrest between the first seat and the second seat.

A seat assembly for an automotive vehicle, the middle seat assembly including a middle frame, a fixed portion, and a movable portion. The middle frame can be securable to a frame of a seat assembly between a first seat and a second seat of the seat assembly. The fixed portion can be connected to the middle frame. The movable portion can include a headrest. The movable portion can be pivotably connected to the middle frame and can be movable between an upright position where the movable portion forms a backrest of a middle seat of the seat assembly and between a lowered position where the movable portion forms an armrest between the first seat and the second seat.

A vehicle seat has a seat bottom, a backrest which is attached to the seat bottom and has a backrest structure, and a headrest attached to the backrest. The headrest has a headrest structure provided with an upholstery cover and inserted by way of at least one support rod in an associated support rod holder of the backrest structure and being locked or lockable there. At least one damping element is provided between the backrest structure and the headrest structure.

A vehicle seat has a seat bottom, a backrest which is attached to the seat bottom and has a backrest structure, and a headrest attached to the backrest. The headrest has a headrest structure provided with an upholstery cover and inserted by way of at least one support rod in an associated support rod holder of the backrest structure and being locked or lockable there. At least one damping element is provided between the backrest structure and the headrest structure.

A vision-based positioning system for a head restraint in a vehicle includes one or more head restraint actuators, one or more interior-facing cameras, and more controllers that include one or more processors that execute instructions to determine the head position of the occupant based on the image data received from the one or more interior-facing cameras. The one or more controllers determine a position of the head restraint relative to the head position of the occupant. In response to determining the position of the head restraint falls outside of a bounding box defined relative to a position of the head of the occupant, the one or more controllers instruct the one or more head restraint actuators to adjust the position of the head restraint to fall within the bounding box.

A seat headrest comprising: a headrest frame (12) having: a lower frame part (14) configured to be attached to a seat back; an upper frame part (24) pivotally attached to the lower frame part at a pivot point to be moveable between a fully open position and a folded position; and a locking mechanism (40) at the pivot point to releasably lock the upper frame part relative to the lower frame part in the fully open position and the folded position, the locking mechanism including a release member (42) for operation by a user to release the lock to enable the upper frame part to be pivoted relative to the lower frame part.