Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
297217400 | Sound producing | 51 |
20080224508 | SAFETY SEAT WITH A WARNING DEVICE - A warning device is provided that includes a safety seat, a baby stroller frame and an electronic device. The safety seat has a seat body, a handle and a pair of connecting elements; the baby stroller frame has a connecting base provided with a pair of receptacles adapted for engaging with the connecting elements; and the electronic device has at least a signal generating element, a battery, electronic circuit and at least a first touching switch received in either one of the receptacles or the connecting elements for generating a safety signal when the connecting elements is fully inserted into the receptacles. | 09-18-2008 |
20080246321 | Chair Interconnection for a Gaming Machine - A gaming system includes a chair having an electrical connector and a gaming machine having an electrical connector, wherein the chair electrical connector is removably couplable to the gaming machine electrical connector. | 10-09-2008 |
20080272634 | Vehicle Headrest | 11-06-2008 |
20090001788 | ACTIVE DYNAMIC SEATING DEVICE - An active dynamic seating device is provided that includes a seat, a central part and a base part, where a stable sitting position is attained by additionally supporting one or both legs of a user. The seating device encompasses a tone generator, which emits a tone in response to carrying out a certain change of the sitting position. The seating device is particularly well-suited for, for example, carrying out gymnastics exercises. | 01-01-2009 |
20090121527 | Chair for a foot spa - A spa device including a chair coupled to a frame and at least one tactile immersion sounds delivery device. The chair is rotatably, slidably, and tiltably coupled to the frame. The spa device may include electronic controls for controlling the movement of the seat and the operation of the tactile immersion sound deliver devices. | 05-14-2009 |
20090152917 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TUNEFUL ATTENUATION - An apparatus, system, and method for tuneful attenuation include at least one of speaker(s) and shaker(s) supported in a chair in a manner that enables at least one of resonance and even attenuation. In one embodiment, a shaker is mounted in a seat bottom by an attenuation member that includes a base and a plurality of somewhat flexible arms. The base is fixed to the shaker and the arms are coupled to a frame of the chair at positions that are at substantially equal distances from the shaker. Thus, the vibrations reach the frame at substantially the same time and are evenly and quickly attenuated. In other embodiments, the speakers and/or shakers are mounted in the chair by speaker cabinets that form part of and/or are rigidly fixed to the chair frame. In any case, vibrational energy transferred to the chair is better controlled and more tuneful. | 06-18-2009 |
20090189424 | Glider with a music player - A glider with a music player includes a gliding mechanism, a chair frame, a back cushion, a seat cushion, a plurality of speakers and a music controller. The gliding mechanism has a fixing portion and a gliding portion glidably mounted on the fixing portion. The chair frame is fixed on the top surface of the gliding portion. The back cushion and the seat cushion are detachably mounted on the chair frame. The speakers are placed in the back cushion. The music controller is electrically connected with the speakers. When users sit in the glider with a music player, they can rock themselves back and forth to relax via the gliding mechanism. Further, users can enjoy music via the speakers and the music controller while sitting in the glider to relax themselves. | 07-30-2009 |
20090230738 | Pedicure Chair and Mini Spa - A pedicure chair for user including a child or young adult may include a tub member for the feet of the user, a seat member for the user to sit on, a back rest member connected to the seat member to rest the back of the user, a head rest member connected to the back rest member to rest the head of the user, and an arm member connected to the back rest member to rest the arms of the user. The back rest member may correspond to a first decoration to catch the attention of the child or young adult, and the head rest member may correspond to the first decoration to catch the attention of the child or young adult. The arm member may be decorated to catch the attention of the child or young adult. The first decoration may correspond to a car, and the first decoration may correspond to a princess. The first decoration may correspond to a little house, and the first decoration may correspond to a castle. The first decoration may correspond to an animal, and the first decoration may correspond to a movie character. | 09-17-2009 |
20090250982 | Sound and Vibration Transmission Pad and System - The present invention is directed to a pad and sound transmission system which is adapted to directly transmit audible sound waves into the body at high intensity levels. In one embodiment, the subject invention includes a back pad and a seat pad. Each pad includes a speaker module having an acoustic speaker disposed within the pad and surrounded by a plurality of different layers. | 10-08-2009 |
20090278390 | CHILD'S CAR SEAT ASSEMBLY ENABLING ACCESS TO REMOTE GAMING APPLICATIONS AND TWO-WAY PERSON-TO-PERSON COMMUNICATIONS - A child's car seat assembly includes built-in components enabling wireless gaming applications. A child's car seat assembly includes built-in components enabling two-way, person-to-person communications. A child's car seat assembly includes built-in components enabling both wireless gaming applications and two-way, person-to-person communications. The child's car seat assembly of the invention is intended for use with an infant or toddler. | 11-12-2009 |
20090295202 | ACOUSTIC SEAT VIBRATORY-BONE-CONDUCTION TYPE - In a seat, a bass acoustic vibration transmission section and a treble acoustic vibration transmission section are arranged distinctively with respect to a seat occupant, such that those two acoustic vibration transmission sections are disposed independently of each other, thereby achieving both of the following two effects: an acoustic performance worthy of acoustic seat; and a seating comfort essentially required as a seat. | 12-03-2009 |
20100032999 | Aircraft Seat with Shared Control Architecture - The invention essentially concerns an aircraft seat ( | 02-11-2010 |
20100060050 | WIRELESSLY CONTROLLABLE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONAL UNIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT - An aircraft includes interchangeable, wirelessly controllable electrical or electronic functional units provided for use by passengers and associated with a seat or group of seats. The aircraft further includes installation sites for the functional units, each installation site being associated with one seat or a group of seats. The functional units are removable such that they can be installed and uninstalled in the installation sites or replaced during maintenance work without forfeiting the operational approval of the aircraft. Each functional unit includes an RFID reader operating in a contactless manner to identify the installation site of the functional unit and a device for the wireless transmission of the identified installation site to a database of the aircraft. An RFID tag is associated with each installation site and contains information readable by the RFID reader to identify the associated seat or group of seats. | 03-11-2010 |
20100123340 | Inflatable sofa set - An inflatable sofa set comprises a receiving body, a pump and at least one airbag which is received in the receiving body. The airbag is connected to the pump. When in use, the user drives the pump to inflate the airbag into a sofa for the user to sit on, or to deflate the airbag for storage. Thereby, the sofa set is simple and is convenient for storage. | 05-20-2010 |
20100123341 | Baby swing car seat system - A new swing accessory for existing baby car seats comprising; A cord assembly, wherein said cord assembly securely attaches to and supports a baby car seat and said cord assembly securely installs to an existing overhead structure to establish a new and novel baby car seat swing system and the main cord length of said cord assembly is optionally integrated with one or more retractable reels for quick height adjustment of said swing system and for containment of said main cord length when not in use. Said swing accessory may further comprise single or multiple integrated sound chips and interactive ornamental attachments having particular appeal to babies. | 05-20-2010 |
20100148550 | AUDIO HEADREST FOR ATTACHMENT TO A SEAT OF A VEHICLE - An audio headrest attaches to a seat back of a seat assembly in a vehicle. The audio headrest is removably attached to the seat back of the seat assembly and supports a user's head when the user is seated on the seat while supplying audio to the user of the vehicle. The audio headrest includes at least one speaker, a receiver, and an attachment mechanism to attach to the seat back of the seat assembly. The speaker projects audio to the user. The receiver receives a signal from a source, such as a DVD player, a radio, etc. The attachment mechanism attaches the audio headrest to the seat in the vehicle. | 06-17-2010 |
20100181814 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - A control system for a vehicle seat ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100314921 | CHAIR AND MULTIMEDIA PLAYER COMPRISING SOUND TRANSMISSION APPARATUS PERFORMING HUMAN-BODY COMMUNICATIONS - There is provided a chair and multimedia player comprising a sound transmission apparatus performing human-body communications. The chair and multimedia player comprise at least one sound transmission apparatus, wherein the sound transmission apparatus is disposed in a surface of the chair and multimedia player to allow a user to hear a sound signal when the user is in contact with or adjacent to the surface, and the sound transmission apparatus generates a composite signal including a sound signal and a demodulation signal restoring only the sound signal from the composite signal and outputs the generated composite signal and demodulation signal into a human body in order to restore the sound signal within the vicinity of the ears of the user. | 12-16-2010 |
20100320819 | Chair and System for Transmitting Sound and Vibration - The present invention is a chair or similar body-supporting apparatus for sitting on, reclining on or lying upon. The chair or similar apparatus is capable of transmitting sound and vibrations generated by a sound source and/or a vibration source to a user's body. The sound and vibrations are transmitted through speakers, transducers, or a combination thereof which are connected to the chair or similar apparatus. The transmitted sound and vibrations may include translated frequencies that are generated by a translation of higher frequencies that can mainly be heard to lower frequencies that can mainly be felt. The present invention is also a method of providing vibrational energy to a user, including regulating sound and vibrations transmitted through speakers, transducers, or a combination thereof which are connected to a chair or similar body-supporting apparatus. | 12-23-2010 |
20110006569 | Attachment for a child's vehicle seat - Apparatus for attaching to a child vehicle seat comprising: a seat cover portion for locating on a child vehicle seat; the seat cover portion defining at least two slots configured to allow a seat belt to pass therethrough. A transducer unit configured to provide mechanical vibrations; and a signal generator unit for supplying the transducer unit with an electrical signal to enable the transducer unit to mechanically vibrate. | 01-13-2011 |
20110089729 | CAR SEAT WITH INTEGRATED CONTROL CONSOLE - A child car seat includes a seat base configured to hold a child seat carrier and a control console removably coupled to the seat base. The control console includes a user interface having at least one input and at least one output, circuitry configured to interface with other components of the child car seat, and a power source configured to provide power to the user interface. | 04-21-2011 |
20110109134 | SERVER-BASED GAMING CHAIR - A gaming chair includes a plurality of speakers, at least one electronic display device, a network interface configured to couple to a network, and a processor coupled to the speakers, the electronic display device, and the network interface. The processor is configured to receive game data from a remote server via the network interface, wherein the game data includes audio signals and video signals, and to cause the speakers to output audio based on the audio signals. The processor is also configured to cause the display device to display at least one image based on the video signals. | 05-12-2011 |
20110109135 | SWIVELING CHAIR WITH ELECTRICAL PASS-THROUGH - A bi-plate ball bearing is configured for horizontally mounting between a base and a chair. The ball bearing has an upper plate and a lower plate defining a ball bearing race and a tension member holding the plates together disposed through a central rotational axis of the bi-plate ball bearing. The tension member may be configured as a threaded metal tube fixed to a first one of the upper plate and the lower plate and held to a second one of the upper plate and the lower plate by a nut. The threaded metal tube defines a passage through the central rotational axis of the bi-plate ball bearing through which power and control wiring may pass. The bearing may provide a cost-effective swivel bearing for chair that includes powered electronics, for which it is desired to pass wiring from the swiveling chair into a chair base. | 05-12-2011 |
20110193380 | HEADREST FOR DENTAL TREATMENT CHAIR AND TREATMENT CHAIR - The invention provides a headrest for a dental treatment chair and a dental treatment chair wherein discomfort due to noise generated from dental treatment instruments can be reduced and communication between a dentist and a patient can be ensured. | 08-11-2011 |
20120119549 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOVING A CONTAINER CONTAINING A HUMAN, PLANT, ANIMAL, OR NON-LIVING OBJECT - Systems and related methods are delineated for moving a provided container suspended above ground from a support structure. One delineated system for moving a provided container suspended above ground from a support structure, the system comprises: a force generator coupled to the container; an elastic supporter having a first end and a second end; wherein: the first end of the elastic supporter is coupled to the support structure; the second end of the elastic supporter is coupled to force generator; and the force generator is configured to apply a periodic force to the container to cause oscillatory motion. The elastic supporter is configured in at least one of a “U” shape, a semicircle shape, and a “V” shape. Audio/Video monitoring and transmission may be provided. | 05-17-2012 |
20120169096 | Mobile Device for a Cradle - Improved mobile device ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120223555 | Catbird seat apparatus - A catbird seat means is an elevated advantaged overview position. The catbird seat apparatus includes an illuminated platform, therapeutic massaging vibrating command chair, with a multi-telecommunications device combination. A command chair means is a sitting instrument with therapeutic massaging vibrating motors, and a multi-telecommunications device combination means is a mixed or the same combination 3D-tv, document or image composer monitor, video phone monitor, computer monitor, multi-disc DVD monitor, satellite radio, video game monitor, digital photo monitor, or any audio or video thin control panel device for simultaneous entertainment, business, and educational use, mental and physical stimulation, or command sitting comfort with a method of supporting, viewing, controlling, or commanding a multi-telecommunications device combination within the 5 feet radius with arms extended, in the referenced catbird seat position. | 09-06-2012 |
20130038102 | Vehicle Seat System - An opportunity for stimulating an occupant of a vehicle seat in order to activate his/her body and mind is provided. For this purpose, a vehicle seat system includes a vehicle seat with a massage device for influencing the seat contour integrated into the seat back and a control unit for controlling the massage device. The system also includes a communication device that can transmit at least one instruction to an occupant of the vehicle seat in response to the control of the massage device. | 02-14-2013 |
20130049419 | Monitoring/Entertainment System for a Child's Seat - A monitoring and/or entertainment system, especially for a child seat, having at least one electronic assembly for displaying/recording images, films or film sequences, and having a moulded body in which the at least one electronic assembly is mounted and held. In order that the monitoring/entertainment system can be used for a child seat when the seat shell of the child seat is aligned in the direction opposite to the direction of travel, the moulded body has at least one fixing element which is arranged to form a force-based connection to the base frame of the child seat, wherein when the moulded body is in the state in which it is fixed to the base frame of the child seat the front side of the moulded body and the electronic assembly mounted in the moulded body face towards the seat shell of the child seat. | 02-28-2013 |
20130076090 | VIBRATION CONVERTING CHAIR - Disclosed is a vibration converting chair to be able to most effectively transmit the vibration energy of a transducer by molding a spring material in all-in-one form within a foam sponge which is a material of a cushion or a back piece of a chair and by implementing a new type of vibration transmission method to fix a transducer, which converts acoustic signals into vibrations, on the spring material within the foam sponge in a free condition, and therefore, for a sitter to be able to experience more detailed three-dimensional vibrations, and on the other hand, to be enable to enhance the durability of the foam sponge with the pressure dispersed by combining the spring and the mesh materials molded within the foam sponge in all-in-one form, and eventually to be able to improve the effects of experiencing the vibrations by maximally spreading the vibrations. | 03-28-2013 |
20130270880 | VIBRATING PILLOW - A vibrating pillow comprising a cover extending around a pliable filling and a vibrator capable of providing sensation to a user of the pillow positioned within the cover includes a connector for connecting the vibrator to an entertainment medium. An attachment component is further provided on the pillow for fixing the pillow with respect to a furniture piece. | 10-17-2013 |
20140217789 | SMART VEHICULAR HEADREST VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - A smart vehicular headrest video entertainment system is adapted for use with a means of transport having a headrest and adapted for passengers to select one of a first video signal and a second video signal. The system includes a casing, a displaying unit, a processing unit, a video unit, and a connection unit. The casing fits into or onto the headrest. The displaying unit is received in the receiving space, has a control interface, and interacts with the passengers through the control interface, so as to generate a control signal and display the first video signal and the second video signal. The processing unit receives the control signal and operates the video unit according to the control signal or operates the multimedia device through the communication port. The processing unit sends the first video signal or the second video signal to the displaying unit. | 08-07-2014 |
20140265478 | VEHICLE SEAT ADJUSTMENT INDICATOR - An adjustable seat indicating assembly is provided and includes a stationary component attached to a stationary part of an adjustable seat assembly, a movable component attached to a movable part of the adjustable seat assembly, and an indicating component that changes state upon an interaction between the stationary component and the movable component, wherein the indicating component indicates that the movable part of the seat is in a desired seating position. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265479 | SEAT ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM - Systems an methods of adjusting a seat in a vehicle are discussed. Such a system can include a vehicle seat that can have a plurality of adjustable aspects, such as a headrest, seat back, armrests, lumbar support, etc. The system can also include display component that can visually present one or more options associated with settings for the vehicle seat. Additionally, there can be an input component that can receive one or more selections of the one or more options, and there can be a control component that can determine one or more adjustments based at least in part on the one or more selections. The vehicle seat can adjust a subset of the plurality of aspects based at least in part on the one or more determined adjustments. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265480 | Systems for Soothing and Prolonging Sleep of a Child in a Car Seat - Systems for soothing and prolonging sleep maintain an experience of riding in a vehicle in a car seat, even as a pattern of driving changes, when vehicle motion ceases or when the car seat is removed from the vehicle. Sensors detect one or more of motion, light and sound in an environment of the car seat. As motion, light and/or associated with the ride decrease, change or stop, a controller automatically controls actuators to apply compensatory motion, light and/or sound in the environment of the car seat, in order to provide continuity of the riding experience and decrease likelihood of an infant awakening or fussing. This allows the driver of the vehicle to concentrate on driving safely, rather than breaking concentration on the road in order to soothe the infant. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265481 | SEAT DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT - The present disclosure pertains to a seat device for an aircraft or spacecraft with at least one photoelectric device, which is designed to provide electrical energy such that this energy can be used to charge or supply an electrical device, and/or amplify audio signals, and/or transmit data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140284975 | Talking Car Seat - The invention provides an audible security system incorporated in an infant car seat. The Talking Car Seat is a fully functioning vehicle safety seat which comprises an integrated alarm system that provides an audible alert when a parent restrains a child improperly or when a parent fails to remove a child from the Talking Car Seat after parking their vehicle. | 09-25-2014 |
20140284976 | SEAT DEVICE COMPRISING IMPROVED AUDIO DEVICE FOR USE IN AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT - The present disclosure pertains to a seat device of an aircraft or spacecraft, having a seat which comprises a headrest, and a loudspeaker device which includes at least one pair of loudspeakers which are spaced apart from one another and located in the region of the headrest. | 09-25-2014 |
20140292047 | Detachable Seat Mounted Audio-Visual Entertainment System with Locally Storable, Selectable, and Updatable Content - A detachable seat mounted audio-visual entertainment system. The system has locally storable, selectable, and updatable content. The passenger in-flight entertainment device terminal has passenger selectable controls, a video display, an audio output, storage media such as a magnetic or “hard disk”, and a payment interface device such as a card swipe, all located in a seat which has been wired with power, local network, and audio wiring. A local, transport vehicle mounted local host computer provides supports the local network, and may be used to collect revenue slips resulting from passenger input to the payment interface device. Revenue slips may be posted to a remote server during a trip segment via satellite or direct radio frequency communication to receiving facilities providing connection to the internet, or alternately collected and posted batchwise. | 10-02-2014 |
20150015036 | ROCKER - A rocker includes a frame and a seat coupled to the frame for receiving an infant therein. The frame includes a front and a rear frame portion generally oppositely extending along a longitudinal axis. The first and second frame portions are pivotally coupled together to move between an upright configuration and a collapsed configuration. The front and rear frame portions include rocking surfaces that are configured to rock on a support surface in a side-to-side motion transverse to the longitudinal axis, with the infant positioned in the seat in a head-to-foot longitudinal orientation. | 01-15-2015 |
20160022047 | CHAIR HAVING A REMINDER FUNCTION - A chair having a reminder function comprises a chair body, a reminder, and a sitting posture determining device, wherein the chair body has a seat and a backrest, wherein the sitting posture determining device has a seat detector, a backrest detector, and a microcontroller. The seat detector is mounted in the seat for detecting whether a user is sitting on the seat or not; the backrest detector is mounted in the backrest for detecting whether the user is leaning against the backrest; the microcontroller is electrically connected to the seat detector, the backrest detector and the reminder, and determines whether to actuate the reminder to generate a reminding notification based on the detecting result of the seat detector and the backrest detector for reminding the user to adjust the sitting posture or timely move the body. | 01-28-2016 |
20160059745 | Automatic Child Car Seat Safety Harness Tightening and Indication Systems - Systems are disclosed for a child car seat harness that is properly tightened automatically. Additionally, the child car seat harness may be manually tightened until a system indicates that the safety harness has been properly tightened | 03-03-2016 |
20160088949 | Vehicle Seat Cover with Additional Uses - A vehicle seat characterized by the addition of a voice activated command system for electronically communicating through a car seat cover. An electronically controlled apparatus is embedded behind an image displayed on the back side of the car seat cover. The car seat cover contains a feature of a first personalized image displayed on the front and a second personalized image on the rear side of the seat cover. When the image is displayed on the rear side facing the rear seat passenger, a voice activated electronic command apparatus behind the image of the car seat cover allows the driver to speak and communicate with the rear seat passenger such as a child. The electronic communication device conveys the driver's words to the rear seat passengers through the car seat cover's rear displayed image. | 03-31-2016 |
20160100250 | NOISE-CANCELATION APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE HEADREST - A noise-cancellation headrest for a vehicle including a slidable side wing on a side of headrest; a plurality of microphones configured to detect an audio-noise signal and output a first plurality of electrical signals; a plurality of speakers configured to receive a second plurality of electrical signals and output an acoustic signal; and noise-cancellation circuitry configured to receive the first plurality of electrical signals and output the second plurality of electrical signals. | 04-07-2016 |
297217500 | Enclosure | 7 |
20090284055 | SEAT ELECTROACOUSTICAL TRANSDUCING - An acoustic device, including an acoustic enclosure and a first electroacoustical transducing apparatus comprising a motor structure providing mechanical vibration, the vibration having a direction of vibration, mounted in the acoustic enclosure. The acoustic device is constructed and arranged so that first pressure waves are radiated from a first radiation point and second pressure waves are radiated from a second radiation point and so that the first pressure waves and the second pressure waves destructively interfere at observation points relatively equidistant from the first and second radiation points. The acoustic device is further constructed and arranged to be structurally combined with a seating device so that the first radiation point is relatively close to the head of an occupant of the seating device and so that the second radiation point is relatively far from the head of the occupant. The acoustic device is further constructed and arranged to transmit the mechanical vibration to the seat back. | 11-19-2009 |
20120193956 | VEHICLE SEAT AND SUBWOOFER ENCLOSURE SEAT SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A vehicle seat includes a subwoofer enclosure seat support structure and a seat cushion supported on the subwoofer enclosure seat support structure. The subwoofer enclosure seat support structure includes a shell including a base, a seat cushion support wall connected to the base, and an internal space defining a subwoofer enclosure volume. The seat cushion is supported on the seat cushion support wall. A subwoofer speaker is connected to the shell. The seat cushion support wall of the shell includes at least one concave submarine protection layout recess adapted to accommodate compression of the seat cushion when the seat cushion is compressed by a seat occupant supported thereon during a collision. The seat comprises one or more cushion mounting brackets connected to the base of the shell by bracket support channels connected to or defined as part of the shell adjacent a front of the base. Alternatively, the cushion mounting brackets are defined as part of the shell by a polymeric or other structure. | 08-02-2012 |
20130140862 | Headrest Speaker Arrangement - In embodiments of the invention, a headrest of a vehicle seat or a speaker box which can be attached to the vehicle seat or to a headrest is described. The headrest or the speaker box may have at least one speaker integrated in the headrest or in the speaker box, wherein the speaker has a main sound emission direction and wherein the speaker is fixed in the headrest or in the speaker box in such a way that the main sound emission direction is inclined with respect to a backrest main direction of the backrest of the vehicle seat. | 06-06-2013 |
20130214572 | Transender therapeutic gaming surround sound reclining chair - A Therapeutic High Backed Reclining Gaming Chair with Surround Sound and a Tactile Transducer. The chair is designed using Human Factors Engineering. Design characteristics are specifically fashioned to afford therapeutic support and comfort based on the typical movements of seated gaming participants. It is a recliner with targeted padded support, fixed armrests, adjustable headrest, footrest and a repository for gaming remotes and controllers. 5.1 Surround Sound is provided via a plurality of speakers recessed within the chair core and strategically directed toward the occupant. The chair core contains sound deadening materials. There is minimal sound bleeding. Vibrational energy is transmitted including controlling sound and vibrations, which are transmitted through speakers and the transducer. An Infrared Remote Control induces a Transmitter to communicate with a Central Processing Unit in the Chair. A programmable chip within the Central Processing Unit directs communications with the speakers and transducer. | 08-22-2013 |
20140191542 | HEADREST-MOUNTED MONITOR - A monitor adapted for mounting in an automobile headrest is provided. A screen structure of the monitor is pivotable about an upper edge thereof, such that the monitor occupies little volume within the headrest. A viewing angle of the screen structure is independently adjustable by a viewer, such that the viewer can continuously select the optimum viewing angle with changing conditions inside the automobile. The screen structure automatically retracts into a housing when struck. Thus, the monitor poses little risk of injury to passengers. The housing of the monitor is attachable to the headrest with screws, which provides a very sturdy connection and reduces the chances of the housing becoming detached from the headrest during a vehicle collision. The hinged connection between the screen structure and the housing is preferably constructed of interconnected components made from sturdy materials, such as metals. Hinge components are optionally secured with metal fastening members and fastening apertures made of metal and strong plastics. The hinges are thus unlikely to break during a vehicle collision. | 07-10-2014 |
20160039320 | HEADREST WITH SPEAKERS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEADREST CUSHION MEMBER - There is provided a headrest with speakers capable of exhibiting an excellent sound effect. The headrest with speakers includes: a headrest frame; a pair of left and right enclosures supported by the headrest frame; speaker units supported in the enclosures respectively; and a headrest cushion member supported by the headrest frame to support a head, the headrest cushion member including: a net member having a pair of left and right acoustically transparent parts at places substantially facing the respective speaker units; and soundproof parts disposed between the pair of left and right acoustically transparent parts in the net member and between the pair of left and right enclosures respectively. | 02-11-2016 |
20160159260 | Lightweight Acoustic Enclosures - The technology described in this document can be embodied in an acoustic enclosure for a speaker system disposed in a portion of a vehicle seat. The acoustic enclosure includes a rigid plate configured to be attached to a frame, a first section, and a second section. The rigid plate configured to support a speaker disposed in part within the acoustic enclosure. The first section is constructed from expanded resin, and disposed in contact with the rigid plate. The second section is disposed in contact with the first section, between the second section and the rigid plate. The first and second section together define a housing of the acoustic enclosure that includes at least one cavity configured to accommodate a portion of the speaker. | 06-09-2016 |