Audio headrest for attachment to a seat of a vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorDouglas M. Kidd
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Abstract
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.
Claims17
An audio headrest for attachment to a seat assembly in a vehicle for supporting a user's head when the user is seated on the seat assembly, said headrest comprising:
- at least one speaker for projecting audio to the user;
- an infrared receiver for receiving an infrared signal from an infrared transmitter of a source;
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- an attachment mechanism for attaching said audio headrest to the seat in the vehicle.
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A method of providing audio to a user of a vehicle, said method comprising:
- providing an audio headrest for a seat of the vehicle, wherein at least one speaker and one infrared receiver are integrated in the audio headrest;
- attaching the audio headrest to the seat of the vehicle;
- electrically connecting the at least one speaker to the vehicle for supplying power to the speakers to provide the audio to the user through the audio headrest;
- transmitting an infrared signal from a transmitter in at least one source to an infrared receiver in the audio headrest to project audio through the at least one speaker.
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A seat assembly for a vehicle, said seat assembly comprising:
- a seat back extending generally vertically between a bottom end and a top end for physically supporting a back of a user of the vehicle;
- an audio headrest attached to said top end of seat back for physically supporting a head of the user of the vehicle, said audio headrest including;
- a housing,
- at least one speaker for projecting audio to the user of the vehicle, wherein said at least one speaker is disposed within said housing,
- an infrared receiver for receiving an infrared signal from an infrared transmitter of a source, wherein said infrared receiver is disposed within said housing, and
- an attachment mechanism extending from said housing for removably attaching said audio headrest to said top end of said seat back.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.