Headrest Video Mounting Bracket Using Support-Arm Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Recent regulations have made it difficult to mount video systems efficiently and cost-effectively within automobile headrests, limiting the ability to provide rear seat passengers with a clear view of the video system.
Innovation Solution
A mounting bracket with parallel support arms and a rear support plate that secures the video system behind the headrest, featuring attachment members with apertures for the headrest arms and mounting holes for screws, along with a central aperture for cables, allowing secure and adjustable positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If video system is mounted within the headrest, then rear seat passengers can view the video system clearly, but recent regulations make it difficult to mount efficiently and cost-effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is divided into separate components: a support plate for securing the video system and attachment members with horizontal plates for connecting to headrest support arms. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component for both viewing clarity and manufacturing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket acts as an intermediary device between the video system and the headrest structure. It provides a standardized interface that simplifies installation while maintaining the positioning needed for clear viewing, thus resolving the contradiction between manufacturing ease and viewing quality.
2Reliability
If mounting bracket uses multiple attachment members with apertures for headrest arms, then secure positioning is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment members with horizontal plates serving multiple functions: they connect to the headrest support arms through apertures, provide structural support, and enable secure positioning. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby managing complexity while maintaining reliability.
3Ease of operation
If rear support plate is oriented vertically for facing rear seat passengers, then viewing orientation is correct, but mounting difficulty increases due to regulatory constraints
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of mounting the video system within the headrest, the invention inverts the approach by mounting it behind the headrest using a vertically oriented support plate. This inversion maintains the correct viewing orientation for rear seat passengers while circumventing regulatory constraints that complicate internal headrest mounting.
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AI summary
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a mounting bracket for securing a video system behind a headrest including parallel support arms. The mounting bracket includes a rear support plate adapted for substantial vertical orientation for orienting a video system secured thereto in an orientation facing the passengers seated within the rear seat of a vehicle. The rear support plate includes a front surface to which the video system is secured, a rear surface which ultimately faces the rear surface of the headrest, a top edge, a bottom edge and first and second lateral side edges. First and second attachment members extend rearwardly from the rear support plate. The first attachment member includes a top horizontal plate connected to a bottom horizontal plate. The second attachment member includes a top horizontal plate connected to a bottom horizontal plate. Each of the top and bottom horizontal plates include an aperture shaped and dimensioned for receiving the respective parallel support arms of the headrest.