Seat arranged for enhanced sound perception via vibration

1. A seat arranged for enhanced sound perception via vibration, the seat comprising:

a padding; and

a sound reproduction assembly ( 20 ) which comprises at least one vibration source ( 26 ) that produces vibrations, at least one elastic element ( 16 , 21 ), and at least one frame structure ( 18 , 22 ),

wherein at least the at least one elastic element ( 16 , 21 ) and the at least one frame structure ( 18 , 22 ) of the sound reproduction assembly are at least partially arranged inside the padding,

wherein the at least one elastic element ( 16 , 21 ) is a non-homogenous element and is located in contact with the at least one frame structure ( 18 , 22 ) and the at least one vibration source ( 26 ), and

wherein the at least one elastic element ( 16 , 21 ) is configured to provide mechanically tuned mounting and the at least one elastic element ( 16 , 21 ) is configured to create at least lateral vibration to the surface of the seat, the at least one elastic element ( 16 , 21 ) providing an elastic coupling between the at least one vibration source ( 26 ) and the at least one frame structure ( 18 , 22 ), the elastic coupling mechanically transmitting the vibration generated by the at least one vibration source ( 26 ), via the at least one frame structure ( 18 , 22 ), to other body parts of the seat to create the at least lateral vibration to the surface of the seat.

2. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a back rest ( 11 ), a seat rest ( 12 ), and a head or neck rest ( 19 ),

wherein a vibration and sound actuator ( 26 ) comprises the at least one vibration source, and

wherein the vibration and sound actuator ( 26 ) is located in the head or neck rest ( 19 ).

3. The seat according to claim 2 , wherein the seat rest ( 12 ) is elastically coupled to a floor ( 25 ) or corresponding structure by at least one lateral elastic element ( 21 ) for local enhancement of sound perception via the at least lateral vibration.

4. The seat according to claim 2 , wherein,

the sound reproduction assembly ( 20 ) comprises at least two of said elastic elements ( 16 , 21 ),

at least one of said elastic elements ( 16 ) is a normal elastic element ( 16 ), and

at least one of said elastic elements ( 21 ) is a lateral elastic element ( 21 ).

5. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one frame structure ( 18 , 22 ) is configured as one of the group consisting of:

a support part of the seat,

an additional structure to the seat's support parts, and

a sound board for the vibration source ( 26 ).

6. The seat according to claim 5 , wherein,

the sound reproduction assembly ( 20 ) comprises at least two of said elastic elements ( 16 , 21 ),

at least one of said elastic elements ( 16 ) is a normal elastic element ( 16 ), and

at least one of said elastic elements ( 21 ) is a lateral elastic element ( 21 ).

7. The seat according to claim 5 , wherein the seat rest ( 12 ) is elastically coupled to a floor ( 25 ) or corresponding structure by at least one lateral elastic element ( 21 ) for local enhancement of sound perception via the at least lateral vibration.

8. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein,

the sound reproduction assembly ( 20 ) comprises at least two of said elastic elements ( 16 , 21 ),

at least one of said elastic elements ( 16 ) is a normal elastic element ( 16 ), and

at least one of said elastic elements ( 21 ) is a lateral elastic element ( 21 ).

9. The seat according to claim 8 , wherein the seat rest ( 12 ) is elastically coupled to a floor ( 25 ) or corresponding structure by at least one lateral elastic element ( 21 ) for local enhancement of sound perception via the at least lateral vibration.

10. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a back rest ( 11 );

a seat rest ( 12 ); and

a swing mechanism ( 17 ) connected to the at least one frame structure ( 18 ) and to the back rest ( 11 ) for a swinging vibration effect of the back rest ( 11 ) due to the swing mechanism ( 17 ).

11. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a back rest ( 11 ); and

a seat rest ( 12 ),

wherein the at least one elastic element comprises one or more normal elastic elements ( 16 ) connected to the back rest ( 11 ) and one or more lateral elastic elements ( 21 ) connected to the seat rest ( 12 ) for vibration effect of the back rest ( 11 ) as rotation vibration and vibration effect of the seat rest ( 12 ) as translation vibration.

12. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a back rest ( 11 );

arm rests ( 13 ); and

a seat rest ( 12 ),

wherein the at least one elastic element comprises one or more normal elastic elements ( 16 ) connected to the back rest ( 11 ) and one or more lateral elastic elements ( 21 ) connected to the seat rest ( 12 ) for vibration effect of the back rest ( 11 ) as rotation vibration and vibration effect of the seat rest ( 12 ) and the arm rests ( 13 ) as translation vibration.

13. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a back rest ( 11 );

foot rests ( 14 ); and

a seat rest ( 12 ),

wherein the at least one elastic element comprises one or more normal elastic elements ( 16 ) connected to the back rest ( 11 ) and one or more lateral elastic elements ( 21 ) connected to the seat rest ( 12 ) for vibration effect of the back rest ( 11 ) as rotation vibration and vibration effect of the seat rest ( 12 ) and the foot rests ( 14 ) as translation vibration.

14. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising a seat rest ( 12 ) elastically coupled to a floor ( 25 ),

wherein the at least one elastic element further comprises one or more lateral elastic elements ( 21 ) connected to the seat rest ( 12 ) and to the floor ( 25 ) for vibration effect of at least the seat rest ( 12 ) as swinging translation vibration.

15. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein sound reproduction assembly ( 20 ) is provided to deliver lumbar vibration in frequencies 20 to 100 Hz.

16. The seat according to claim 1 , wherein the whole seat is arranged to vibrate mainly laterally from 15 to 60 Hz.

17. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a back rest ( 11 ), a seat rest ( 12 ), a head or neck rest ( 19 ), and at least one of arm rests ( 13 ) and foot rests ( 14 ),

wherein a vibration and sound actuator ( 26 ) comprises the at least one vibration source, and

the vibration and sound actuator ( 26 ) is located in the head or neck rest ( 19 ).

18. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a back rest ( 11 );

a seat rest ( 12 ); and

a head or neck rest ( 19 ),

wherein a vibration and sound actuator ( 26 ) comprises the at least one vibration source, and

wherein the vibration and sound actuator ( 26 ) is located in the head or neck rest ( 19 ) outside of the padding,

wherein the at least one frame structure ( 18 , 22 ) is enclosed within the padding, and

wherein the at least the at least one elastic element ( 16 , 21 ) is partially arranged within the padding.

19. The seat according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a back rest ( 11 );

a seat rest ( 12 );

a head or neck rest ( 19 ),

wherein a vibration and sound actuator ( 26 ) comprises the at least one vibration source, and

wherein the vibration and sound actuator ( 26 ) is located in the head or neck rest ( 19 ) outside of the padding,

wherein the at least one frame structure ( 18 , 22 ) is arranged within the padding, and

wherein the at least the at least one elastic element ( 16 , 21 ) is partially arranged within the padding, and

a swing mechanism ( 17 ) arranged within the padding and connected to the at least one frame structure ( 18 ) and to the back rest ( 11 ), the swing mechanism ( 17 ) being arranged to provide the back rest ( 11 ) with a swinging vibration effect.