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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2021
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
David Mossington, Rochester, MI (US);
Tingli Cai, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Riley Winton, Opelika, AL (US);
Adam Michael Sachs, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Christopher Ludwig, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Christopher Michael Trestain, Livonia, MI (US);
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A headrest assembly for a vehicle includes a head support having a front side, a back side, a left side, and a right side. A left support arm is coupled to the left side and aright support aim is coupled to the right side. A left speaker module is coupled to the left support arm and a right speaker module is coupled to the right support arm, the left and right speaker modules each including a housing having a front face with at least one speaker mounted therein for generating audio output. The left and right support arms are arranged to position the left and right speaker modules in a retracted position with respect to the head support to provide a surround sound mode, a first extended position to provide an individual sound zone (ISZ) mode, and a second extended position to provide a binaural mode.