Granted Patent B2

US 12,503,025 · App. 18/274,248 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Inventors: Michael Leng (Geltendorf, DE); Mathias Schmidt (Munich, DE); Tobias Trautwein (Munich, DE)

Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

B60N2/888B60N2/806B60N2/879B60N2205/20

Abstract

Claims (14)

1 . A vehicle seat, comprising:

a seat base element;

a backrest; and

a headrest having an inner headrest structure and a headrest mount, the headrest mount defining a plane, and being connectable to the backrest, and being connected to the inner headrest structure;

at least one mechanical or electromechanical active element contained in the headrest, wherein the active element has an independent active functionality and does not serve as a dead mass exclusively for vibration damping, and

wherein the active element is fastened to and spaced perpendicular and forward of the plane defined by the headrest mount in an elastically suspended manner by way of at least one elastic mount element projecting in a forward direction, and forms an oscillating mass which damps externally excited vibrations of the headrest.

2 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein the active element is a loudspeaker.

3 . A vehicle comprising at least one vehicle seat according to claim 1 .

4 . A headrest assembly, comprising:

a headrest having an inner headrest structure and a headrest mount, the headrest mount defining a plane, and being connectable to a backrest, and being connected to the inner headrest structure;

at least one mechanical or electromechanical active element contained in the headrest, wherein the active element has an independent active functionality and does not serve as a dead mass exclusively for vibration damping, and

wherein the active element is fastened to and spaced perpendicular and forward of the plane defined by the headrest mount in an elastically suspended manner by way of at least one elastic mount element projecting in a forward direction, and forms an oscillating mass which damps externally excited vibrations of the headrest.

5 . The headrest assembly according to claim 4 , wherein an entirety of the active element is positioned forward of the plane defined by the headrest mount.

6 . The vehicle seat according to claim 1 , wherein an entirety of the active element is positioned forward of the plane defined by the headrest mount.

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