A vehicle headrest assembly including a light source for illuminating an occupant's space. The vehicle headrest assembly includes a housing operatively coupleable to a vehicle seatback and a cover at least partially surrounding the housing. At least a portion of the housing is constructed of translucent or transparent material allowing the light source to illuminate therethrough. The light source may be an LED or an electroluminescent material. Several headrest assemblies may be incorporated into a rideshare vehicle or public transport vehicle to provide indicators to passengers of assigned seating and notify passengers that they have arrived at their destination. The illumination from the headrest assembly may further be personalized by an occupant or driver by changing the color, brightness, and other settings.
ILLUMINATED VEHICLE HEADREST
2020-02-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein / B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet / H05B ELECTRIC HEATING , Elektrische Heizung |