US 12,133,057 B2
Equipment part for a vehicle with audio upholstery device and method for manufacturing an equipment part with audio upholstery device
Manuel Bösl, Freudenberg (DE); and Hubert Keller, Weiherhammer (DE)
Assigned to GRAMMER AG, Ursensollen (DE)
Filed by GRAMMER AG, Ursensollen (DE)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/873,492.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 119 904.2 (DE), filed on Jul. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0033250 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 5/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/28 (2006.01); B60N 2/879 (2018.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 5/023 (2013.01) [B60N 2/2851 (2013.01); B60N 2/879 (2018.02); H04R 1/025 (2013.01); H04R 1/403 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An equipment part for a vehicle, comprising: a base; at least one first foam layer; a covering; at least one audio cushion device that has at least one loudspeaker device having at least one loudspeaker with a sound outlet, wherein the first foam layer has an opening that extends along a center axis of the sound outlet so that the sound passes through the opening in a direction toward the covering; a sound-permeable carrier layer covering the opening; and a second foam layer that engages over the opening is arranged behind the carrier layer in a direction of sound propagation, wherein the carrier layer is foamed into the first foam layer.