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Headrest speaker arrangement

US9517732B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

Andreas Silzle · Buckenhof, DE
Ulrik Heise · Wien, AT
Stefan Varga · Cologne, DE
Matthias Lang · Berching, DE
Oliver Hellmuth · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2013
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2499/13
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

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.

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