VEHICLE HEAD RESTRAINT ACTUATION MECHANISMS

• Main Authors: LOMBARDI JOSEPH, BOOTH DANIEL W, MCADOO-WILSON HEIDI H, KRIESEL JESSE, RADION STEPHANIE C
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 22.05.2020
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A head restraint for a vehicle seat is provided. In one embodiment, the head restraint includes a body defining an exterior surface, where the exterior surface of the body is divided into one or moretouch zones. The head restraint also includes a material configured to generate a variable resistance in response to receiving a user input. The material located underneath the exterior surface of thehead restraint where the one or more touch zones are located. The head restraint also includes one or more actuation mechanisms configured to move the head restraint relative to the vehicle seat. Finally, the head restraint includes a control module in electrical communication with the material and the one or more actuation mechanisms, wherein the control module executes instructions to receive the variable resistance from the material and determine at least one command signal. 提供了一种用于车辆座椅的头枕。在一个实施例中，头枕包括限定外表面的主体，其中，主体的外表面被划分为一个或多个触摸区。头枕还包括材料，该材料配置为响应接收到用户输入而生成可变电阻。该材料位于设置有一个或多个触摸区的头枕的外表面下方。头枕还包括一个或多个致动机构，致动机构配置为使头枕相对