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US 2017/0251287 A1Published application
Vehicle Headrest
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorsCharles Oswald, Bradford Kyle Subat, Ryan C. Struzik
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Abstract
A vehicle headrest includes a main body portion having a front surface arranged to support a back of a head of a user. The main body portion includes first and second speakers which are disposed within the main body portion, and a cushion layer that is configured to surround the speakers and provide cushioning for a user's head. The cushion layer includes acoustic channels for controlling a radiation pattern of acoustic energy radiated from the speakers.
Claims14
A vehicle headrest comprising:
- a main body portion having a front surface arranged to support a back of a head of a user, the front surface being 180 mm to 220 mm wide, the main body portion comprising:
- a core assembly configured to receive first and second speakers such that respective displacement axes of diaphragms of the first and second speakers each diverge at an angle of about 15 degrees to about 60 degrees relative to a vertical plane;
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- first and second acoustic channels for controlling a radiation pattern of acoustic energy radiated from the speakers, the first and second acoustic channels having respective rear edges that are 40 mm to 70 mm from the front surface;
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