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US 10,696,201 · App. 16/094,515 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Headrest and vehicle seat

Inventors: Tsutomu Fujikake (Tokyo, JP); Takao Ishikawa (Saitama, JP); Shingo Takei (Saitama, JP); Naoki Takada (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: CLARION CO., LTD.
B60N2/879B60R11/0217B60N2002/899B60R2011/0017H04R5/02
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Patent No.
US 10,696,201
App. No.
16/094,515
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a headrest including a core member, an acoustic speaker, and an acoustic microphone, the acoustic microphone is provided in a recessed portion provided in the core member, and a sound collection surface of the acoustic microphone is provided in a position rearward of a vibrating surface of the acoustic speaker. An opening at a tip end of the recessed portion can be provided in a position forward of a tip end of the vibrating surface of the acoustic speaker. The recessed portion can be formed into a shape that narrows from the opening toward a bottom surface. Even when the acoustic microphone is provided near to the acoustic speaker, accuracy of voice recognition by the acoustic microphone can be prevented from being reduced.

Claims (29)

1. A headrest comprising:

a core member;

an acoustic speaker; and

an acoustic microphone,

wherein the acoustic microphone is provided in a recessed portion provided in the core member, and

a sound collection surface of the acoustic microphone is provided in a position rearward of a vibrating surface of the acoustic speaker,

wherein an opening at a tip end of the recessed portion is located in a position forward of a tip end of the vibrating surface of the acoustic speaker.

2. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein the recessed portion has a shape that narrows from the opening toward a bottom surface.

3. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein an inner wall of the recessed portion is formed of a material to which flock coating is applied.

4. The headrest according to claim 3 , wherein the tip end of the recessed portion juts out to an outside of the core member, and the flock coating is also applied to the jutting portion.

5. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein an inner wall of the recessed portion is formed of a material to which rubber coating is applied.

6. The headrest according to claim 5 , wherein the tip end of the recessed portion juts out to an outside of the core member, and the rubber coating is also applied to the jutting portion.

7. The headrest according to claim 1 , wherein an inner wall of the recessed portion is formed of a material to which emboss processing is applied.

8. The headrest according to claim 7 , wherein the tip end of the recessed portion juts out to an outside of the core member, and the emboss processing is also applied to the jutting portion.

9. A vehicle seat comprising:

a seat cushion that receives a hip of a seated person;

a seat back that receives a back of the seated person; and

a headrest that receives a head of the seated person,

wherein the headrest includes a core member, an acoustic speaker, and an acoustic microphone,

wherein the acoustic microphone is provided in a recessed portion provided in the core member, and

a sound collection surface of the acoustic microphone is provided in a position rearward of a vibrating surface of the acoustic speaker,

wherein an opening at a tip end of the recessed portion is located in a position forward of a tip end of the vibrating surface of the acoustic speaker.

10. A headrest comprising:

a core member;

an acoustic speaker; and

an acoustic microphone,

wherein the acoustic microphone is provided in a recessed portion provided in the core member, and

a sound collection surface of the acoustic microphone is provided in a position rearward of a vibrating surface of the acoustic speaker,

wherein a wall surface of the recessed portion that connects an opening at a tip end of the recessed portion and a bottom surface of the recessed portion is linear.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2018
From: FUJIKAKE, TSUTOMU; ISHIKAWA, TAKAO; TAKEI, SHINGO; TAKADA, NAOKI
To: CLARION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047210/0772 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-104273 · May 25, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190118688A1 · Apr 25, 2019