US20110095590A1 - Head rest mechanisms and assemblies - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to head rests associated with seat backs and more particularly, although not necessarily exclusively, to adjustable rests forming parts of seats on-board passenger vehicles such as commercial aircraft.
- Head rests are used widely as parts of seats for commercial airplane passengers. Some such rests are adjustable vertically so as to accommodate different torso lengths of various passengers. Others include peripheral portions forwardly adjustable at angles to a central portion. Each mechanically-adjustable portion, sometimes denoted an “ear” or a “wing,” may support both a side and the back of a passenger's head when forwardly adjusted.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,375,119 to Park, et al. discloses another type of adjustable head rest for use with passenger aircraft seats. Included as part of the head rest cushion of the Park patent is an internal inflatable bladder. Electrically-operated pumps and vents inflate and deflate the bladder under direction of a passenger.
- head rest adjustability is valuable to aircraft passengers, particularly on long-haul flights, existing head rests do not meet all current passenger needs and desires.
- No commercially-available head rest is universally adjustable, for example, in three-dimensional space. Additionally, many existing head rests require too-frequent maintenance as a result of passenger use.
- the present invention provides head rest mechanisms and assemblies designed to address deficiencies in existing devices.
- One aspect of the invention involves utilizing a flexible collar as part of a head rest assembly.
- the collar may pivot, or otherwise move, forward of the seat back as well as vertically under passenger control. Portions of the collar, further, may be pivoted independently.
- the combined mechanism may provide useful support for event the tallest human passengers.
- a preferred version of the collar comprises an elongated, flexible rod whose central portion is connected to a plate of a seat head rest. Opposite ends of the rod are independently moveable relative to the fixed central portion yet sufficiently rigid to retain their positions, once adjusted, until readjusted by a passenger (or flight attendant).
- the rod may be covered with foam, leather, or other materials to provide a cushioning effect when contacted by the passenger's head.
- Deformable projections present in the slides provide adequate interference with associated guides to maintain the slides in positions desired by passengers. Including the projections on the slides themselves, however, avoids need for any separate element to supply the needed interference fit with the guides. By omitting a separate friction-providing element, a slide assembly of the present invention reduces maintenance requirements significantly.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of portions of a head rest assembly of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a collar of the invention shown in FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a view illustrating the collar of FIG. 1 as positioned in vertical-adjustment guides.
- FIGS. 4-6 illustrate exemplary manners in which the collar of FIG. 1 may be adjusted by a passenger.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a slide of FIG. 1 detailing its peripheral deformations.
- FIG. 1 Illustrated in FIG. 1 are aspects of head rest assembly 10 of the present invention. Included as part of assembly 10 may be either or both of collar 14 and slide 18 . If present, each of collar 14 and slide 18 may be immovably connected to plate 22 , which in some respects forms a base for assembly 10 . Although various screws 26 , washers 30 , and rivets 34 are depicted in FIG. 1 , other fasteners or connecting means may be employed instead.
- spacing and resiliency members 38 are Preferably positioned intermediate slide 18 and plate 22 . These members 38 may include any or all of stop 42 , spacer 46 , and springs 50 . The members 38 collectively provide structure permitting movement of assembly 10 when its vertical adjustment is desired.
- FIG. 2 details collar 14 of the invention having a central portion 54 .
- collar 14 beneficially includes members 58 and 62 whose respective ends 66 and 70 are connected (directly or indirectly) to weldment 74 . Such ends 66 and 70 , together with weldment 74 , thus form central portion 54 .
- members 58 and 62 may be combined into a single member.
- each of members 58 and 62 is an elongated rod protruding from weldment 74 .
- Each rod is sufficiently flexible to be moveable under manual force yet sufficiently inflexible to remain in position when such force is withdrawn.
- FIGS. 1-2 illustrate collar 14 in an undeployed condition, with member 58 and 62 each curving downward from weldment 74 . In this condition, collar 14 remains essentially in the plane of its associated seat back, thereby not providing any additional support for a passenger's head.
- FIGS. 3-6 depict various exemplary deployments of collar 14 .
- members 58 and 62 no longer curve downward from weldment 74 , instead being rotated ninety degrees so as to curve outward therefrom.
- Respective ends 78 and 82 of members 58 and 62 thus no longer are essentially in the plane of seat back 86 , but rather are perpendicular thereto.
- member 58 could help support the right side of a passenger's face should he or she lean rightward in the seat.
- Member 62 in turn, could help support the left side of the passenger's face should leftward leaning occur.
- FIG. 4 depicts positioning of collar 14 so that member 58 remains undeployed while member 62 has been rotated one hundred eighty degrees.
- member 62 curves upward while remaining generally in the plane of the seat back. Should a passenger be extremely tall, having member 82 curve upward could permit it to help support the passenger's head notwithstanding the passenger's unusual height.
- FIG. 5 illustrates member 62 in the same position as it appears in FIG. 4 and member 58 in the same position as it appears in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 6 likewise depicts member 58 in its position of FIGS. 3 and 5 .
- Member 62 by contrast, is shown in its undeployed position of FIGS. 1-2 .
- the manipulation of collar 14 illustrated in FIG. 6 may occur, for example, when a passenger desires merely to lean to his or her right and rest his or her face on a firmly-positioned object.
- each of guides 90 is an elongated structure comprising base 94 .
- base 94 At each end of base 94 is an outwardly-extending flange 98 together with a laterally-extending flange 102 .
- each base 94 and corresponding flanges 98 and 102 form a pair of opposed vertically-oriented slots into which a slide 18 may be fitted for travel. As slide 18 travels within the slots, head rest assembly 10 is adjusted vertically with respect to seat back 86 .
- FIG. 7 shows slide 18 of the present invention.
- Slide 18 has a width W approximately equal to the distance between opposed slots of a guide 90 .
- Curved peripheral projections 106 cause the width W of slide 18 to be slightly greater than the distance between the opposed slots.
- projections 106 are deformable under pressure, slide 18 may readily be fitted into guide 90 .
- Projections 106 then bear slightly against outwardly-extending flanges 98 of the guide 90 , providing adequate friction to maintain slide 18 in a selected position relative to guide 90 .
- stop 42 may be configured to limit the extent to which slide 18 may move upward or downward within guide 90 .
Abstract
Detailed are head rest mechanisms and assemblies containing a flexible collar. Portions of the collar may be moved independently from other portions and may pivot or otherwise move both forward of the seat back and vertically under passenger control. Also described are slide assemblies containing deformable projections for use with vertically-adjustable head rests.
Description
- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/785,229 entitled “Head Rest Mechanisms and Assemblies” filed on Mar. 23, 2006, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- This invention relates to head rests associated with seat backs and more particularly, although not necessarily exclusively, to adjustable rests forming parts of seats on-board passenger vehicles such as commercial aircraft.
- Head rests are used widely as parts of seats for commercial airplane passengers. Some such rests are adjustable vertically so as to accommodate different torso lengths of various passengers. Others include peripheral portions forwardly adjustable at angles to a central portion. Each mechanically-adjustable portion, sometimes denoted an “ear” or a “wing,” may support both a side and the back of a passenger's head when forwardly adjusted.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,375,119 to Park, et al., discloses another type of adjustable head rest for use with passenger aircraft seats. Included as part of the head rest cushion of the Park patent is an internal inflatable bladder. Electrically-operated pumps and vents inflate and deflate the bladder under direction of a passenger.
- Although head rest adjustability is valuable to aircraft passengers, particularly on long-haul flights, existing head rests do not meet all current passenger needs and desires. No commercially-available head rest is universally adjustable, for example, in three-dimensional space. Additionally, many existing head rests require too-frequent maintenance as a result of passenger use.
- The present invention provides head rest mechanisms and assemblies designed to address deficiencies in existing devices. One aspect of the invention involves utilizing a flexible collar as part of a head rest assembly. The collar may pivot, or otherwise move, forward of the seat back as well as vertically under passenger control. Portions of the collar, further, may be pivoted independently. By attaching the collar to an existing vertically-adjustable head rest, the combined mechanism may provide useful support for event the tallest human passengers.
- A preferred version of the collar comprises an elongated, flexible rod whose central portion is connected to a plate of a seat head rest. Opposite ends of the rod are independently moveable relative to the fixed central portion yet sufficiently rigid to retain their positions, once adjusted, until readjusted by a passenger (or flight attendant). The rod may be covered with foam, leather, or other materials to provide a cushioning effect when contacted by the passenger's head.
- Also included as part of the present invention are innovative slide assemblies for vertically-adjustable head rests. Deformable projections present in the slides provide adequate interference with associated guides to maintain the slides in positions desired by passengers. Including the projections on the slides themselves, however, avoids need for any separate element to supply the needed interference fit with the guides. By omitting a separate friction-providing element, a slide assembly of the present invention reduces maintenance requirements significantly.
- It thus is an optional, non-exclusive object of the present invention to provide alternate head rest mechanisms and assemblies.
- It is also an optional, non-exclusive object of the present invention to provide adjustable head rests for use with seating equipment.
- It is another optional, non-exclusive object of the present invention to provide a flexible collar as part of a head rest.
- It is an additional optional, non-exclusive object of the present invention to provide a head rest having a component that may move both forward and backward and up and down relative to a fixed location.
- It is, moreover, an optional, non-exclusive object of the present invention to provide slides with deformable projections to provide frictional interference with associated guides.
- Other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art with reference to the remaining text and drawings of this application.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of portions of a head rest assembly of the present invention. -
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of a collar of the invention shown inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a view illustrating the collar ofFIG. 1 as positioned in vertical-adjustment guides. -
FIGS. 4-6 illustrate exemplary manners in which the collar ofFIG. 1 may be adjusted by a passenger. -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a slide ofFIG. 1 detailing its peripheral deformations. - Illustrated in
FIG. 1 are aspects ofhead rest assembly 10 of the present invention. Included as part ofassembly 10 may be either or both ofcollar 14 andslide 18. If present, each ofcollar 14 andslide 18 may be immovably connected toplate 22, which in some respects forms a base forassembly 10. Althoughvarious screws 26,washers 30, andrivets 34 are depicted inFIG. 1 , other fasteners or connecting means may be employed instead. - Preferably positioned
intermediate slide 18 andplate 22 are spacing andresiliency members 38. Thesemembers 38 may include any or all ofstop 42,spacer 46, andsprings 50. Themembers 38 collectively provide structure permitting movement ofassembly 10 when its vertical adjustment is desired. -
FIG. 2 details collar 14 of the invention having acentral portion 54. As shown in the drawing,collar 14 beneficially includesmembers respective ends weldment 74.Such ends weldment 74, thus formcentral portion 54. Alternatively,members - In a preferred version of
collar 14, each ofmembers weldment 74. Each rod is sufficiently flexible to be moveable under manual force yet sufficiently inflexible to remain in position when such force is withdrawn.FIGS. 1-2 illustratecollar 14 in an undeployed condition, withmember weldment 74. In this condition,collar 14 remains essentially in the plane of its associated seat back, thereby not providing any additional support for a passenger's head. - By contrast,
FIGS. 3-6 depict various exemplary deployments ofcollar 14. InFIG. 3 , for example,members weldment 74, instead being rotated ninety degrees so as to curve outward therefrom. Respective ends 78 and 82 ofmembers member 58 could help support the right side of a passenger's face should he or she lean rightward in the seat.Member 62, in turn, could help support the left side of the passenger's face should leftward leaning occur. -
FIG. 4 depicts positioning ofcollar 14 so thatmember 58 remains undeployed whilemember 62 has been rotated one hundred eighty degrees. In thisconfiguration member 62 curves upward while remaining generally in the plane of the seat back. Should a passenger be extremely tall, havingmember 82 curve upward could permit it to help support the passenger's head notwithstanding the passenger's unusual height. -
FIG. 5 illustratesmember 62 in the same position as it appears inFIG. 4 andmember 58 in the same position as it appears inFIG. 3 .FIG. 6 likewise depictsmember 58 in its position ofFIGS. 3 and 5 .Member 62, by contrast, is shown in its undeployed position ofFIGS. 1-2 . The manipulation ofcollar 14 illustrated inFIG. 6 may occur, for example, when a passenger desires merely to lean to his or her right and rest his or her face on a firmly-positioned object. - Detailed also in
FIG. 3 isbase plate 22′ to whichcollar 14 is connected as well asguides 90 rigidly connected to seat back 86.Base plate 22′ is functionally equivalent to base plate 22 (albeit slightly different in appearance). Each ofguides 90 is an elongatedstructure comprising base 94. At each end ofbase 94 is an outwardly-extendingflange 98 together with a laterally-extendingflange 102. Collectively, each base 94 andcorresponding flanges slide 18 may be fitted for travel. Asslide 18 travels within the slots,head rest assembly 10 is adjusted vertically with respect to seat back 86. -
FIG. 7 , finally, showsslide 18 of the present invention.Slide 18 has a width W approximately equal to the distance between opposed slots of aguide 90. Curvedperipheral projections 106 cause the width W ofslide 18 to be slightly greater than the distance between the opposed slots. However, becauseprojections 106 are deformable under pressure, slide 18 may readily be fitted intoguide 90.Projections 106 then bear slightly against outwardly-extendingflanges 98 of theguide 90, providing adequate friction to maintainslide 18 in a selected position relative to guide 90. Should, however, a passenger desire to adjustassembly 10 vertically, he or she need merely apply upward or downward force on theassembly 10; application of such manual force overcomes the frictional interference betweenprojections 106 andflanges 98, causingslide 18 to travel withinguide 90. If necessary, stop 42 may be configured to limit the extent to which slide 18 may move upward or downward withinguide 90. - The foregoing is provided for purposes of illustrating, explaining, and describing embodiments of the present invention. Modifications and adaptations to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art and may be made without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.
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1. A head rest assembly for a seat back, comprising a collar comprising a central portion and a first member extending therefrom, the first member configured so as to be adjustable both vertically and horizontally relative to the central portion.
2. A head rest assembly according to claim 1 in which the collar further comprises a second member extending from the central portion opposite the first member, the second member configured so as to be adjustable both vertically and horizontally relative to the central portion.
3. A head rest assembly according to claim 2 in which the first member is configured for adjustment independent of the second member.
4. A head rest assembly according to claim 3 in which the first member is configured so as to be adjustable to positions either above or below the central portion.
5. A head rest assembly according to claim 4 in which the first member is configured so as to be adjustable to a position forward of the central portion.
6. A head rest assembly according to claim 5 in which the first member comprises an elongated rod.
7. A head rest assembly according to claim 6 in which the collar is adjustable vertically relative to the seat back.
8. A head rest assembly according to claim 1 further comprising a slide.
9. A head rest assembly according to claim 8 further comprising a plate to which at least one of the collar or slide is connected.
10. A head rest assembly according to claim 9 further comprising at least one resiliency member positioned between the slide and the plate.
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