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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Matthias Von Saint-George, Pfinztal, DE;
Brian Sterling, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Kyle Concessi, Wixom, MI (US);
Assignee:
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/879 (2018.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/879 (2018.02); B60R 11/0217 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0017 (2013.01);
Abstract
A head restraint assembly is provided having a head restraint with a forward contact surface. At least one loudspeaker driver is embedded in the head restraint and offset rearward from the forward contact surface. A waveguide extends from the loudspeaker driver toward the forward contact surface and is configured to direct a sound output from the loudspeaker driver at a listening direction being different than a central axis of radiation of the loudspeaker driver.