Aircraft Seat Headrest Helmet for Adjustable Sensory Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Aircraft passengers often experience boredom and stress during flights, and current onboard activities are insufficient to adequately relieve these issues, impacting their comfort and enjoyment of the flight.
Innovation Solution
An aircraft passenger seat headrest system featuring a helmet attached to a carrier that provides sensorial isolation, including sound, visual, and olfactory options, allowing passengers to fully immerse in entertainment and relaxation activities while maintaining flexibility and comfort through adjustable and movable design elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed headrest is provided, then head support function is ensured, but passenger isolation and comfort improvement is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the helmet movable relative to the carrier through a hinge connection, allowing it to rotate between a storage position and a usage position. This dynamic configuration enables the headrest to adapt to different passenger needs while maintaining a compact form when not in use, thus improving isolation capability without permanently increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the headrest system into two independent functional components: a fixed carrier that provides head support and a movable helmet that provides sensorial isolation. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally while reducing overall system complexity, as the carrier remains simple and fixed while the helmet can be independently attached or removed.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a helmet is fixed to the carrier, then isolation is provided, but ease of installation and removal is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge connection creates a dynamic system where the helmet can be easily rotated into and out of the isolation position without requiring complex fastening or unfastening mechanisms. The gravitational force naturally assists the movement, making installation and removal intuitive and simple while maintaining effective isolation when positioned.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the helmet covers the entire head, then maximum isolation is achieved, but mobility and ease of placement is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by designing the helmet to cover only the necessary portions of the head for effective isolation (top, sides, and back) while leaving the face and lower areas exposed. This partial coverage achieves sufficient sensorial isolation for entertainment and relaxation purposes without requiring the passenger to contort their head or neck, thus maintaining ease of placement and natural head position.
Data Source
AI summary
The aircraft passenger seat headrest (20) includes a carrier (21) and a helmet (22) for at least partially housing the head of the passenger.The helmet is attached to the carrier and is movably mounted in relation to the carrier (21).Said helmet includes a body and at least one portion (32, 34) that is movably mounted onto the body to extend the latter.