公开(公告)号：US11142109B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-12

申请号：US16376629

申请日：2019-04-05

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Gerard Kapolnek ,  Chad C. Cairns

IPC: B60N2/879 ,  B60R11/02 ,  B60N2/90 ,  B60R11/00 ,  B60N2/66

Abstract: A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat back having a center portion disposed on the upper part of the seat back. The center portion of the seat back includes a receptacle and an audio system selectively disposed in the receptacle and the receptacle includes a retention feature and a battery charge unit.

公开(公告)号：US10477303B1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US16141186

申请日：2018-09-25

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Gerard Kapolnek ,  Chad C. Cairns ,  Daniel W. Booth

IPC: H04R1/40 ,  H04R1/02

Abstract: An adjustable positioning head restraint speaker system includes a head restraint unit mounted to a vehicle seat. A left-side speaker unit and a right-side speaker unit are each manually displaced with respect to the head restraint unit to independently position each of the left-side speaker unit and the right-side speaker unit in different temporarily fixed locations with respect to the head restraint unit. A member connects the left-side speaker unit and the right-side speaker unit to one of the head restraint unit and the vehicle seat. The different temporarily fixed locations include at least a first location creating a direct acoustic path into an ear of an occupant of the vehicle seat and a second location defining an indirect acoustic path toward the ear of the occupant.

公开(公告)号：US11059406B1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US16797637

申请日：2020-02-21

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Gerard Kapolnek ,  Chad C. Cairns

IPC: B60N2/879 ,  B60N2/897

Abstract: A seat assembly for an automobile includes a seat back, a sleeve mounted within the seat back, a head restraint, the head restraint including a support post extending therefrom, the sleeve adapted to receive the support post to support the head restraint on the seat back, and a guide cap mounted onto the sleeve adjacent an external surface of the seat back, the guide cap including an electrical port.

公开(公告)号：US20200317103A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-08

申请号：US16376629

申请日：2019-04-05

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Gerard Kapolnek ,  Chad C. Cairns

IPC: B60N2/879 ,  B60R11/02 ,  B60N2/90

Abstract: A passenger seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat back having a center portion disposed on the upper part of the seat back. The center portion of the seat back includes a receptacle and an audio system selectively disposed in the receptacle and the receptacle includes a retention feature and a battery charge unit.

公开(公告)号：US20200231076A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-23

申请号：US16253578

申请日：2019-01-22

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Gerard Kapolnek ,  Chad C. Cairns

IPC: B60N2/879 ,  B60N2/809 ,  B60R16/03

Abstract: A powered head restraint assembly for a vehicle includes a head restraint, a seat back, a sleeve in the seat back, and a head restraint support post extending from the head restraint and received by the sleeve in the seat back. The head restraint support post includes a conductive strip on an outer surface of the head restraint support post in contact with a conductive contact in the sleeve to establish an electrical connection between the conductive strip and the conductive contact.