IP Library Granted Patent US 12,491,808
Granted Patent B2
US 12,491,808 · App. 18/371,106 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Seat component, mobile body, and electroacoustic transducer

Inventor: Fumiyasu Konno (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
B60N2/879H04R1/025
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Patent No.
US 12,491,808
App. No.
18/371,106
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A seat component includes: a diaphragm; an exciter that is attached to the diaphragm and causes the diaphragm to vibrate based on an electrical signal that is inputted; and a sound absorbing body that is disposed to cover a back side and a periphery of the exciter and the diaphragm, and functions as a cushion for a seated person.

Claims (33)

1 . A seat component comprising:

a diaphragm;

an exciter that is attached to the diaphragm and causes the diaphragm to vibrate based on an electrical signal that is inputted; and

a sound absorbing body that is disposed to cover a back side and a periphery of the exciter and the diaphragm, and functions as a cushion for a seated person, wherein

the diaphragm is provided on the sound absorbing body with at least a part of the diaphragm in direct contact with the sound absorbing body.

2 . The seat component according to claim 1 , wherein

the exciter or the diaphragm is held by the sound absorbing body.

3 . The seat component according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a covering material that covers an outer surface of the sound absorbing body, the covering material being more rigid than the sound absorbing body and softer than the diaphragm.

4 . A mobile body comprising:

a seat component that includes:

a diaphragm;

an exciter that is attached to the diaphragm and causes the diaphragm to vibrate based on an electrical signal that is inputted; and

a sound absorbing body that is disposed to cover a back side and a periphery of the exciter and the diaphragm, and functions as a cushion for a seated person, wherein

the diaphragm is provided on the sound absorbing body with at least a part of the diaphragm in direct contact with the sound absorbing body.

5 . The mobile body according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a plurality of seats on each of which a person sits, and a plurality of the seat components, wherein

at least two of the plurality of seats each include a seat component, of the plurality of seat components.

6 . An electroacoustic transducer comprising:

a diaphragm;

an exciter that is attached to the diaphragm and causes the diaphragm to vibrate based on an electrical signal that is inputted; and

a sound absorbing body that is disposed to cover a back side and a periphery of the exciter and the diaphragm, wherein

the diaphragm is provided on the sound absorbing body with at least a part of the diaphragm in direct contact with the sound absorbing body.

7 . The seat component according to claim 1 , wherein

the diaphragm includes a first surface and a second surface on the opposite side to the first surface,

the diaphragm is provided on the sound absorbing body with the second surface in direct contact with the sound absorbing body, and

the exciter is attached to the first surface of the diaphragm.

8 . The seat component according to claim 7 , wherein

the diaphragm includes a peripheral surface connecting the first surface and the second surface,

the diaphragm is provided on the sound absorbing body with the peripheral surface in direct contact with the sound absorbing body.

9 . The seat component according to claim 1 , wherein

the sound absorbing body is formed with a recess having an opening and a bottom surface facing the opening, and

the diaphragm and the exciter are housed in the recess in order from the bottom surface toward the opening.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068328/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: KONNO, FUMIYASU
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067054/0521 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-155489 · Sep 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240101010A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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