HEADREST HAVING AN INTEGRATED VIDEO SCREEN

• US 20090115233A1
• Filed: 08/04/2008
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ernesto R. Haack, Eugene M. Tuccinardi, Frank Barrese, Jon A. Molo, Robert Murphy, Roel C. Espina, Theo Zoetemelk
• Original Assignee: Ernesto R. Haack, Eugene M. Tuccinardi, Frank Barrese, Jon A. Molo, Robert Murphy, Roel C. Espina, Theo Zoetemelk
• Inventors: Murphy, Robert, Barrese, Frank, Espina, Roel C., Haack, Ernesto R., Molo, Jon A., Tuccinardi, Eugene M., Zoetemelk, Theo
• Application Number:
  US12/185,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20090115233A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/217.300
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/803 fixed
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/809 vertically slidable
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/879 with additional features not related to head-rest positioning, e.g. heating or cooling devices or loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/0235 of flat type, e.g. LCD

Abstract

A seat back video display assembly adapted to be positioned in the back of a vehicle seat having an outer skin cover. In one aspect, the assembly may comprise a receptacle member having sidewalls and a back wall so as to define an opening wherein the receptacle member is adapted to be positioned in the back of the vehicle seat. In addition, the assembly may further comprise a carrier member having sidewalls and a back wall so as to define an opening, wherein the carrier member includes at least one fastener that extends from the back wall of the carrier member and engages with the back wall of the receptacle member to secure the carrier member into the receptacle member. Moreover, the assembly may still further comprise a video display unit that is sized so as to be positioned secured within the opening in the carrier member, wherein the video display unit provides video signals.

Claims

1. A headrest assembly for a vehicle seat, the assembly comprising:

a receptacle member having a plurality of sidewalls and a back wall so as to define an opening wherein the receptacle member is adapted to be positioned in the back of the vehicle seat wherein the opening is facing away from the back of the vehicle seat when the receptacle member is positioned within the back of the vehicle seat and wherein the back wall of the receptacle member defines at least one securing aperture;

a carrier member having a plurality of sidewalls and a back wall so as to define an opening, wherein the opening in the carrier member is facing away from the back of the vehicle seat when the carrier member is positioned within the receptacle member and wherein the back wall of the carrier member defines at least one securing aperture;

an outer skin having edges that extend into the opening of the receptacle member and secured to at least some of the plurality of sidewalls of the receptacle member so as to substantially conceal the receptacle member, and wherein the edges of the outer skin are substantially concealed when the carrier member is positioned within the opening of the receptacle member;

at least one fastener that extends through the at least one securing aperture of the carrier member and engages with the at least one securing aperture of the receptacle member to allow securing of the carrier member in the opening of the receptacle member;

a video display unit that is sized so as to be positioned secured within the opening in the carrier member and substantially conceal the at least one fastener when in a viewing orientation.