Headrest with deployable oblique supports
A headrest assembly and an aircraft passenger seat including a headrest assembly. In embodiments, the headrest assembly includes a center portion including left and right lateral receivers each defining an axis of rotation oblique to a plane of the center portion, and left and right ears each including a dogleg support rotatably received in its respective lateral receiver, wherein each ear is configured to rotate independently about its axis of rotation between a stowed position alongside the center portion and a deployed position oblique to the plane of the center portion. In use, for example, the ears may be deployed to provide a provision for sleeping in which the sides of the head are supported.
1. A headrest assembly, comprising:
a base mountable to a seat;
a center portion movably coupled to the base, the center portion including a left lateral receiver and a right lateral receiver, each of the left and right lateral receivers defining an axis of rotation oblique to a plane of the center portion;
a left ear including a dogleg support rotatably received in the left lateral receiver, the left ear configured to rotate about the axis of rotation of the left lateral receiver between a stowed position in which the left ear resides in the plane of the center portion, and a deployed position in which the left ear is oblique to the plane of the center portion; and
a right ear including a dogleg support rotatably received in the right lateral receiver, the right ear configured to rotate about the axis of rotation of the right lateral receiver between a stowed position in which the right ear resides in the plane of the center portion, and a deployed position in which the right ear is oblique to the plane of the center portion.
2. The headrest assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the plane of the center portion is defined by a front of the center portion.
3. The headrest assembly according to claim 1 , wherein:
the center portion is substantially rectangular;
the left ear is tapered; and
the right ear is tapered.
4. The headrest assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the left and right ears converge in a direction of their deployed position and diverge in a direction of their stowed position.
5. The headrest assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the left ear is configured to rotate independently of the right ear, and vice versa.
6. The headrest assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the center portion comprises a mounting plate, and each of the left lateral receiver and the right lateral receiver are mounted to a front of the mounting plate.
7. The headrest assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the dogleg support of each of the left ear and the right ear comprises a first portion, a second portion angled relative to the first portion, and a third portion angled relative to the second portion.
8. The headrest assembly according to claim 7 , further comprising a gusset extending between the second portion and the third portion.
9. The headrest assembly according to claim 8 , wherein each of the center portion, the left ear, and the right ear comprise a cushion and a cover.
10. An aircraft passenger seat assembly, comprising:
a passenger seat comprising a backrest; and
a headrest assembly, comprising:
a base mountable to a front of the backrest;
a center portion movably coupled to the base, the center portion including a left lateral receiver and a right lateral receiver, each of the left and right lateral receivers defining an axis of rotation oblique to a plane of the center portion;
a left ear including a dogleg support rotatably received in the left lateral receiver, the left ear configured to rotate about the axis of rotation of the left lateral receiver between a stowed position in which the left ear resides in the plane of the center portion, and a deployed position in which the left ear is oblique to the plane of the center portion; and
a right ear including a dogleg support rotatably received in the right lateral receiver, the right ear configured to rotate about the axis of rotation of the right lateral receiver between a stowed position in which the right ear resides in the plane of the center portion, and a deployed position in which the right ear is oblique to the plane of the center portion.
11. The aircraft passenger seat according to claim 10 , wherein the plane of the center portion is defined by a front of the center portion.
12. The aircraft passenger seat according to claim 10 , wherein:
the center portion is substantially rectangular;
the left ear is tapered; and
the right ear is tapered.
13. The aircraft passenger seat according to claim 10 , wherein the left and right ears converge in a direction of their deployed position and diverge in a direction of their stowed position.
14. The aircraft passenger seat according to claim 10 , wherein the left ear is configured to rotate independently of the right ear, and vice versa.
15. The aircraft passenger seat according to claim 10 , wherein the center portion comprises a mounting plate, and each of the left lateral receiver and the right lateral receiver are mounted to a front of the mounting plate.
16. The aircraft passenger seat according to claim 10 , wherein each of the center portion, the left ear, and the right ear comprise a cushion and a cover.
17. The aircraft passenger seat according to claim 10 , wherein the dogleg support of each of the left ear and the right ear comprises a first portion, a second portion angled relative to the first portion, and a third portion angled relative to the second portion.
18. The aircraft passenger seat according to claim 17 , further comprising a gusset extending between the second portion and the third portion.
19. A headrest assembly, comprising:
a center portion including a left lateral receiver and a right lateral receiver, each of the left and right lateral receivers defining an axis of rotation oblique to a plane defined by a front of the center portion;
a left ear including a dogleg support rotatably received in the left lateral receiver, the left ear configured to rotate about the axis of rotation of the left lateral receiver between a stowed position in which the left ear resides in the plane of the center portion, and a deployed position in which the left ear is oblique to the plane of the center portion; and
a right ear including a dogleg support rotatably received in the right lateral receiver, the right ear configured to rotate about the axis of rotation of the right lateral receiver between a stowed position in which the right ear resides in the plane of the center portion, and a deployed position in which the right ear is oblique to the plane of the center portion.
20. The headrest assembly according to claim 19 , wherein, when each of the left ear and the right ear are in their respective stowed position:
a top of the left ear and a top of the right ear align with a top of the center portion; and
a bottom of the left ear and a bottom of the right ear align with a bottom of the center portion.