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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2003
Pawel W. Sleboda, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Richard D. George, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Justin Putti, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Pawel W. Sleboda, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Richard D. George, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Justin Putti, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
An articulating speaker assembly for the interior of a motor vehicle, which includes sidewall trim defining a pocket in the trim, includes a housing and at least one speaker operatively supported within the housing. The assembly includes at least one pivot arm having first and second ends. The first end is operatively connected to the housing and defines a rotational axis, and the second end is attached to the vehicle and defines a pivotal axis. The at least one pivot arm is adapted to pivot about the pivotal axis to selectively move and position the housing at each point along a path between a retracted position wherein said housing is operatively supported within the pocket and aligned substantially flush with the sidewall trim such that the sidewall trim and the housing are substantially co-planar in the retracted position of the housing, and an extended position outside the pocket. The housing is adapted to rotate about the rotational axis such that the at least one speaker can be moved to a plurality of positions to selectively direct sound therefrom.