Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Headrest with integrated in-flight entertainment system
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Application No.: US15532561Application Date: 2015-12-02
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Publication No.: US10435157B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Kenzie van der Klooster , Michael Parker
- Applicant: Safran Seats USA LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX Gainesville
- Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
- Current Assignee: Safran Seats USA LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Gainesville
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLC
- Agent Tiffany L. Williams; Dean W. Russell
- International Application: PCT/US2015/063410 WO 20151202
- International Announcement: WO2016/089985 WO 20160609
- Main IPC: B64D11/00
- IPC: B64D11/00 ; B60N2/879 ; B60R11/02 ; G02B27/01 ; B60N2/02 ; B60R11/00

Abstract:
Described are headrests with integrated entertainment systems. The headrest includes a shell that is coupled to a seat through a headrest mount that has at least one degree of freedom of movement. The headrest shell also supports a visor with at least one side arm and a display span that may rotate between stowed and deployed positions. A neutral position mechanism supports the headrest in a neutral position and provides resistance to movement between the headrest and the passenger seat. The attachment of the visor to the headrest shell may also include an adjustment slot to allow fore and aft translation of the visor with respect to the headrest shell. The fore and aft translation of the visor allows for positioning the visor at different focal lengths, and provides extra clearance for the visor as it moves between stowed and deployed positions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170361933A1 HEADREST WITH INTEGRATED IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-12-21
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