WO2001043596A1

WO2001043596A1 - Holding device for holding at least one loudspeaker

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Publication number: WO2001043596A1
Application number: PCT/AT2000/000339
Authority: WO
Inventors: Johann Kappner
Original assignee: Johann Kappner
Priority date: 1999-12-16
Filing date: 2000-12-13
Publication date: 2001-06-21
Also published as: AU2125801A; AT4511U1

Abstract

The invention relates to a holding device for holding at least one loudspeaker (5), preferably a multitude of loudspeakers (5), in the proximity of a piece of furniture (20) used for sitting and/or lying upon such as e.g. a chair, sofa, couch or the like, in a position that is oriented toward the sitting and/or lying surface (1). The inventive holding device comprises a fastening device (21) for fastening, preferably for detachably fastening, the holding device to the piece of furniture (20) used for sitting and/or lying upon.

Description

Hold at least one loudspeaker

The invention relates to a holding device for holding at least one loudspeaker, preferably a plurality of loudspeakers, in the vicinity of seating and / or reclining furniture, such as e.g. Armchair, sofa, couch or the like, in a position oriented in the direction of the seating and / or lying surface.

Listen to the best possible quality of a piece of music, i.e. a piece of music or a piece of speech, which is stored on a data medium, such as an audio cassette, CD, mini disc or the like, or is broadcast via radio and is played through loudspeakers can, on the one hand, the acoustics of the room in which said work is reproduced must be very good and, on the other hand, the listener must be at the correct distance from the loudspeakers. For example, when listening to a piece of art played in stereo using two speakers, the listener should place himself and these two speakers at the corner points of an equilateral triangle. In the case of sound works of art reproduced in the Dolby Surround system, a large number of loudspeakers, for example four, should be placed around the listener.

The two conditions mentioned, namely optimal room acoustics and correct placement of the listener can only be realized in very rare cases in the private rooms of the listener if the loudspeakers are distributed as usual in the room, for example on furniture, such as boxes or the like, or on Floor standing so that sound art works can never be heard in optimal quality.

In addition, the listener and loudspeaker are arranged at a considerable distance from each other in such a configuration, which is why the volume of the sound art work must be chosen accordingly high. This high playback volume means that the sound art work can be perceived not only by the listener alone, but also by people in the vicinity of the loudspeakers (flatmates, neighbors), which may be perceived as undesirable by them.

The invention is based on these observations and has set itself the task of specifying a holding device with which the loudspeaker or loudspeakers are held near a seating and / or reclining furniture in a position oriented in the direction of the seating and / or lying surface can. The holding device is intended to enable the required mounting of one or more loudspeakers in the vicinity of seating and / or reclining furniture in a particularly simple manner.

According to the invention, this is achieved by a fastening device for fixing, preferably for releasable fixing, the holding device on the seat and / or reclining furniture.

The holding device can thus be kept relatively small and can therefore be produced in a particularly low-cost manner. It only needs to include means for holding the one or more loudspeakers and the fastening device and in particular does not require any stands which the speakers are held at a distance from the floor, since this function is fulfilled by the existing seating and / or reclining furniture

By means of the holding device according to the invention, loudspeakers can be held in the immediate vicinity of the listener, as a result of which the sound waves generated by them can reach the listener's hearing over a very short distance. In particular, they do not come into contact with the seated and / or Room surrounding the couch or with the objects then located, so that the sound waves cannot be dampened in any way that would impair the sound quality. The end result of the use of the holding device according to the invention leads to an optimal sound experience

Because of the small spatial distance between the listener and the loudspeakers, the playback volume can be selected relatively low, so that the sound art around the seating and / or reclining area is only very quietly or not at all perceptible and noise pollution is thus effectively avoided

It has proven to be particularly advantageous that the fastening device can be plugged onto the back of the seating and / or reclining couch

The holding device according to the invention can thus be detachably fixed on a large number of different seating and / or reclining furniture.This has on the one hand the positive consequence that the user of a holding device according to the invention can use it on many of his sitting and / or lying furniture on the other hand, it is enough for one Manufacturers of the holding device according to the invention manufacture and offer a few embodiments, which entails a low technical outlay in production and thus a relatively low price of the holding device according to the invention

According to a particularly preferred embodiment it can be provided that the holding device is designed in the form of a shell which, apart from at least one, occupies the space occupied by a user of the seating and / or lying area while sitting or lying on the seating and / or lying surface encloses the access to the opening allowing the sitting and / or lying surface, on the wall of which shell, speakers oriented in the direction of the sitting and / or lying surface are fixed

In this embodiment, the loudspeakers emit the sound waves they generate in a closed room, with the exception of the access openings. Outside of this room, the sound waves are perceptible with very little intensity, so that one associated with listening to a sound art work Noise pollution in the environment is kept particularly low here

Another object of the present invention is to provide a seating and / or reclining furniture comprising a seating and / or reclining surface and preferably a backrest, while sitting or lying down with which a piece of sound art can be listened to in particularly high quality Noise pollution of the surroundings associated with a sound art work can be kept

A seating and / or reclining furniture according to the invention has a shell for this purpose, which apart from at least one space occupied by a user of the sitting and / or reclining furniture while sitting or lying on the sitting and / or lying surface, encloses the access to the opening allowing the sitting and / or lying area, on the wall of which shell loudspeakers oriented in the direction of the sitting and / or lying area are fixed

The loudspeakers are located in the immediate vicinity of the listener, which means that the sound waves they generate can reach the listener's hearing in a very short way. In particular, they do not come into contact with the room surrounding the seating furniture or with the objects then located , so that the sound waves can not be dampened in any way that affects the sound quality. The use of the seating and / or lying furniture according to the invention leads to an optimal sound experience in the end. The loudspeakers give the sound waves generated by them in a - with the exception of the access openings - closed Room from outside of this closed room, the sound waves are perceptible with very little intensity, so that noise pollution from the surroundings associated with listening to a piece of art is kept particularly low

It has proven to be particularly advantageous for the shell to have recesses corresponding to the dimensions of the loudspeakers, into which the loudspeakers are at least partially inserted, because the loudspeakers thus only very slightly reduce the interior space enclosed by the shell

According to a development of the invention it can be provided that the shell is also designed to enclose the seating and / or lying surface

The seat and / or lying surface thus lies entirely inside the shell, as a result of which the shell has a surface which is continuous except for the opening allowing access to the seat and / or lying surface. This allows the shell surface to be cleaned particularly easily

In a further embodiment of the invention it can be provided that the sitting and / or lying axis is fixed to the shell and that the shell has at least one stand

This means that only one support foot or only one group of support feet needs to be provided, which is common to the seat and / or lying surface of the shell. An additional amount of material that would be given if the seat and / or lying surface and the shell were used separate feet were therefore avoided

According to a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, provision can be made for the seat and / or lying surface to be movably attached to the shell

This allows the listener to move their entire body, especially in the rhythm of the piece of music they just listened to

In this context, a counter device for moving the seat and / or lying surface relative to the shell can also be provided

This allows the sitting and / or lying surface and thus the listener sitting or lying on it to be moved mechanically, in particular in the rhythm of the mustik piece just listened to. The listener does not need to use any muscular strength to carry out the movements, with which he completely relaxes the piece of music can enjoy It can be provided that the anti-mechanical device comprises an electric motor with an eccentric or at least one pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder

The components used to build up these two types of drive devices are standard components, so that the construction of the seating and / or reclining couch according to the invention can be kept very simple. In addition, the forces necessary for moving listeners can be easily generated with such auxiliary units

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it can be provided that a power amplifier for controlling the loudspeakers is fixed on the seating and / or reclining furniture

This means that the playing characteristics of the sound art work (such as overall volume, volume of the individual frequencies) can be changed without having to leave the seating and / or reclining furniture, and thus adapted to the needs of the person using the seating and / or reclining furniture be adjusted

In this connection it can further be provided that a device generating music and speech signals, such as an audio cassette player, em CD or Mimdisk player, a radio receiver or the like is fixed on the seating and / or couch furniture

This makes it possible to select the desired sound artwork itself in addition to the playback characteristics, e.g. by inserting another cassette or CD or by tuning in another radio station

It has proven to be particularly advantageous that the seating and / or reclining furniture has recesses corresponding to the dimensions of the amplifier output stage or of the device producing music and speech signals, into which the amplifier output stage or the device is at least partially inserted, because these devices are therefore used by reduce the interior space enclosed by the shell only very slightly

In a further embodiment of the invention it can be provided that a screen is fixed to the shell, this screen preferably being pivotably attached to the shell

This allows that in the seating and / or reclining furniture according to the invention, not only pure sound art works of excellent quality can be listened to, but also works of art which include visually perceptible components, such as ballet, opera or film performances, can lead to a good mood , whereby the acoustic parts of such works of art can be heard in a particularly high quality analogous to pure sound works of art

The invention is described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which particularly preferred exemplary embodiments are shown

1 shows a particularly simple embodiment of the holding device according to the invention in elevation, which is fixed on the backrest 2 of a seating and / or couch 20, 2 shows a dome-shaped holding device according to the invention, which _is attached to the back 2 of a seat and / or couch 20,

3 shows a further embodiment of a holding device according to the invention fixed on a seat and / or couch 20,

4a shows a section taken vertically along line A-A shown in FIG. 4b through the first embodiment of the seating and / or reclining furniture according to the invention

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4b the seating and / or couch furniture 20 'according to FIG. 4a in elevation,

5a, b a second embodiment of the seating and / or reclining furniture 20 according to the invention in elevation and in plan,

6 shows a particularly preferred embodiment of the seating and / or reclining furniture 20 according to the invention in the illustration according to FIGS. 4a and

7 shows a further embodiment of the seating and / or reclining furniture 20 according to the invention in the illustration according to FIG. 4a

The present invention is based on the idea of arranging one or more loudspeakers required for the reproduction of a sound art work in the immediate vicinity of the listener

Each listener remains unaffected by a piece of seating and / or reclining furniture, in which sitting or lying down, in which he wants to listen to a piece of sound art, in the immediate vicinity of his existing loudspeakers (e.g. on the floor, on furniture, on stands with tripods or . are arranged) to bang and to place the seating and / or reclining furniture so that the loudspeaker (s) are aligned on the seating and / or lying surface of this seating and / or reclining furniture be brought in close proximity to a piece of seating and / or reclining furniture, whereby these remain on or in their holding arrangements

A holding device according to the invention for holding at least one loudspeaker 5 in the vicinity of a seating and / or lying furniture 20 in a position aligned in the direction of the sitting and / or lying surface 1 is distinguished from this state of the art, which is understandable by everyone, in that it is has a fastening device 21, with the aid of which the holding device on the seating and / or couch furniture 20 can be fixed.

The simplest embodiment of such a holding device is shown in FIG. 1. The holding device here only comprises a frame-like receptacle 22 for a single loudspeaker 5 and a fastening device 21 molded onto it. By means of this fastening device 21, the holding device according to the invention is on the backrest 2 of the seat and / or couchette 20 set

The construction of the entire holding device can be chosen as desired. This means that, on the one hand, the receptacle 22 for the loudspeaker 5 can be designed differently, for example in the form of a flat plate, a spherical surface section or the like

Furthermore, the fastening device 21 can be embodied in any manner. For example, it is sufficient for the fastening device 21 to be flat or curved Execute plate which is glued or screwed to the back of the 2 seating and / or reclining furniture 20. Alternatively, the fastening device 21 could also be designed as a clamp comprising two resiliently pressed jaws, with the aid of which the holding device is clamped on the backrest 2.

To listen to a sound art work, it would be sufficient to provide only one loudspeaker 5. To listen to a sound art piece reproduced in stereo technology, however, at least two loudspeakers 5 are necessary, which in the simplest case are fixed to the seating and / or reclining furniture 20 by two holding devices according to the invention, which are designed separately from one another (cf. FIG. 1). If even more loudspeakers 5 are to be provided, several holding devices according to the invention can simply be provided.

Of course, in this context it is more favorable to make the holding device larger and to equip it with several loudspeakers 5. Such an embodiment is shown in Fig.2. The holding device according to the invention is dome-shaped here and can be fitted onto the backrest 2 of the seating and / or reclining furniture 20. It is thus releasably attachable to the seating and / or reclining furniture 20.

The loudspeakers 5 can be arranged at any position on the holding device, in particular also in such a way that they are distributed around the head of a listener, which arrangement is required for optimal hearing of a sound artwork reproduced in surround technology.

The pluggability of the dome-shaped holding device on the backrest 2 can be achieved, for example, by the fastening device 21 being formed by two spaced parallel plates, the spacing of which approximately corresponds to the thickness of the backrest 2, so that the free end of the backrest 2 is inserted between these two plates can be.

The holding device of FIG. 3 corresponds to that of FIG. 2 in that a plurality of loudspeakers 5 are also mounted on a single holding device. However, the holding device is structurally different from that of FIG. 2, namely in the form of a cross, the arms of which are curved approximately in accordance with a spherical surface.

In the accompanying drawings, the seating and / or reclining furniture 20 is always shown as an armchair, but this is only to be understood as an example. The seating and / or reclining furniture 20 can in principle have any shape, for example that of a sofa, a couch, etc. Furthermore, the seating and / or reclining furniture 20 need not necessarily have a backrest 2. If such a backrest 2 is missing, the holding device according to the invention can be attached to other parts of the seating and / or lying furniture 20, for example its seating and / or lying surface 1.

A particularly preferred embodiment of the holding device according to the invention is designed in the form of a shell 3 which, apart from at least one, takes up the space occupied by a user of the seating and / or lying furniture 20 while sitting or lying on the sitting and / or lying surface 1 encloses the access to the seat and / or lying surface opening 4, on the wall of which shell 3 in Direction of the seat and / or lying surface 1 aligned speakers 5 are set. This embodiment is shown in Figs. 4-7.

The invention furthermore relates to a seating and / or reclining furniture 20 ^' which has such a holding device for loudspeakers 5, which is designed in the form of a shell 3. This object of the invention is explained below with the aid of FIGS. 4-7, these explanations correspondingly applying to a holding device in the form of a shell, which is also according to the invention and which is designed separately from a piece of seating and / or reclining furniture 20.

As best shown in FIG. 4 a, a seating and / or reclining furniture 20 ^′ according to the invention has a seating and / or reclining surface 1. In the accompanying drawings, a backrest 2 is always connected to this seat and / or lying surface 1, but this backrest 2 is not essential to the invention and can also be omitted. The dimensions of the seat and / or lying surface 1 can be chosen as desired, for example, according to a conventional chair, it can only be so large that it offers space for a single person. However, it can also be provided that the seating and / or lying surface 1 is designed in accordance with a sofa or a bench, so that they can use two or more people at the same time.

The seating and / or lying surface 1 can furthermore be designed using any technique: for example, it can only be formed from a wooden or plastic board or a wooden or plastic shell, covered with a covering (made of fabric, leather or the like) or be upholstered.

An essential feature of the invention of a seating and / or reclining furniture 20 'is a shell 3, which encloses the space occupied by a user of the seating and / or reclining furniture 20' while sitting or lying on the seating and / or lying surface 1. However, the shell 3 must not be completely closed, because this would make access to the seating and / or lying surface 1 and thus the intended use of the seating and / or lying furniture 20 ^' impossible. The shell 3 therefore has at least one opening 4 which is so large and arranged that it allows a user access to the seating and / or lying surface 1. On the wall of this shell 3 loudspeakers 5 are fixed, which are oriented in the direction of the seat and / or lying surface 1, that is, so that they sound waves in the direction of the seat and / or lying surface 1, that is to say in those enclosed by the shell 3 Give up space within which the user of the seating and / or reclining furniture 20 ^' is located. The shell 3 can be provided with depressions which correspond to the dimensions of the loudspeakers 5 and into which depressions the loudspeakers 5 are at least partially inserted.

This fastening principle can also be provided in the holding device explained at the outset, i.e. this can also have depressions into which the loudspeakers 5 are inserted.

The number and type of speakers 5 built into the shell 3 can in principle be freely selected. When making this selection, however, care must be taken that a work of sound art, that is to say a piece of music or a piece of speech, is reproduced with these loudspeakers 5 in optimum sound quality for the user of the seating and / or reclining furniture 20 ^' Therefore, speakers 5 of all frequency positions (high, medium and low frequencies) should be used and these should be set in the shell 3 at such a height that the sound waves generated by them can be used by the user of the seating and / or couch furniture 20 as much as possible directly, i.e. without first coming into contact with other objects. The positioning of the loudspeakers 5 can be carried out as desired or as required by the playback technologies with which the loudspeakers 5 arranged in the shell 3 are controlled Stereo technology can be heard, the loudspeakers 5 must be arranged on both sides of the user, in order to listen to a sound art work reproduced in surround technology, the loudspeakers 5 should be placed around the listener

The structural design of a seating and / or reclining furniture 20 according to the invention can, as shown in FIG. 5a, then consist in that a conventional chair is used to form the seat surface 1 and the backrest 2, and in that the shell 3 on the side surfaces 6, 7 thereof The chair according to the invention stands on the feet 8 of the chair

As shown in FIG. 5b, the shell 3 can have the shape of a tube section. In contrast to FIG. 4a, b, it is not cocoon-like, but only extends to the height of the sitting and / or lying area 1 trained shell 3 thus represents an access opening 4 to the sitting and / or lying area 1

According to the preferred embodiment shown in FIGS. 4a, b, however, it is provided that the shell 3 is also designed to enclose the sitting and / or lying area 1, that is to say also has a section running below the sitting and / or lying area 1 due to this design the sitting and / or lying area 1 itself can no longer be provided with standing feet 8 or those standing feet 8 directly attached to the sitting and / or lying area 1 had to be passed through holes drilled in the shell 3

It is therefore provided that the shell 3 has a single stand 9, which is fixed to the outer surface of the shell 3. This stand 9 can also be formed in one piece with the shell 3, in particular if the latter is made of a plastic this single stand 9 can give the seating furniture sufficient hold, it has a widened area 10 at its end facing away from the shell 3 and coming into contact with the floor, similar to a wine glass

Instead of a single central stand 9, a plurality of stand 9 can of course be fixed to the shell 3, for example four stand 9 which, like a conventional chair, defines the corner points of a square

So that the sitting and / or lying surface 1 can be supported by this at least one or by these several set-up feet 9 fixed on the shell 3, the sitting and / or lying surface 1 is fixed on the inner wall of the shell 3 Fixing means are used which cause a rigid attachment of the seat and / or lying surface 1 to the shell 3, for example screw connections, adhesive bonds or the like

Alternatively, it can be provided that the seating and / or lying surface 1 is movably fixed to the shell 3 relative to the shell 3. In the simplest case, this can be achieved by means of jaws 18 formed from an elastic material, such as rubber, which ends at one end on the sitting and / or lying area 1 and at the other end on the inner wall of the shell 3. The user of the seating and / or lying furniture 20 'according to the invention is therefore able to perform movements, for example in rhythm with the music, despite which movements the sitting and / or reclining furniture 20 ^'as a whole, however, remains at rest. Scratches or other damage to the floor on which the sitting and / or reclining furniture 20' stands are thus effectively avoided

If the seating and / or lying surface 1 is movably supported on the shell 3 in this or a similar manner, according to the preferred embodiment of FIGS. 4a, b there is also an anti-jamming device for moving the sitting and / or lying surface 1 relative to the shell 3 4a, b is formed by an electric motor 1 1, the housing of which is fastened to the shell 3. An eccentric 12 is fixed to the output shaft of this electric motor 1 1, which cam has a shape 19 corresponding to the seat and / or lying area 1

If the electric motor 1 1 is put into operation, the sitting and / or lying area 1 is set in vibration-like movement. By using an electric motor 11 equipped with a reduction gear, it can be achieved that these vibrations take place relatively slowly in the form of back and forth movements of the sitting and / or lying surface 1

The control of the electric motor 11 can be carried out by the user, ie at least one hand-operated on / off switch is provided for this electric motor 11, preferably also a hand-adjustable speed control circuit. The actuating elements of these assemblies, that is, the shift lever or the speed selector switch fixed to the seating and / or couch 20 'itself and thereby positioned so that the user can operate it while sitting or lying on the seating and / or couch 20

As an alternative to this, the control of the electric motor 11 can also be designed automatically in dependence on the music signal currently present at the loudspeakers 5. As a result, an automatic movement of the user of the seating furniture taking place in rhythm with the music just listened to is achieved

Instead of an electric motor 11, at least one linear actuator, such as a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder 14, can also be used to move the seating and / or lying area 1 with respect to the shell 3. If only one such cylinder is used, it can be used instead of the electric motor 11 can be built into the seating and / or reclining furniture 20 ^' according to the invention, with its first end being fixed to the seating and / or reclining surface 1 and its second end to the inner wall of the shell 3

In this context, it is particularly preferred to use a plurality of linear antennas of this type, for example three or more, as shown in FIG. 6 Hv drauhk- or Pneumatikzvhnder 14 spaced from each other in the space between the seat and / or Liegefiache 1 and the inner wall of the shell 3. The first end arranged distributed _j edes cylinder is fixed to the seat and or Liegefiache 1, the second end is fes _t connected to the shell 3 On the one hand, the cylinders support the seating and / or lying surface 1 on the shell 3 and, on the other hand, they can move them relative to the shell 3. Even with this configuration of the anti-auxiliary device for the sitting and / or lying surface 1, this can can be controlled by the user or by means of an actuator which operates automatically as a function of the music signal which is present at the loudspeakers 5

The anti-jamming device for moving the sitting and / or lying area 1 can also be formed by a device referred to in the trade as a "body shaker" and provided with reference numeral 23 in FIG

This "body shaker" 23 corresponds in terms of its construction essentially to a bass loudspeaker and, like the latter, comprises a fixed permanent magnet and a coil arranged inside it, to which an alternating signal, in particular a music signal, is applied. Unlike a bass loudspeaker, this coil is not included a membrane but connected to a solid plate The permanent magnet is fixed to the shell 3 and said plate connected to the coil is connected to the underside of the sitting and / or lying area 1

The music signal of the sound artwork currently being reproduced via the loudspeakers 5 is applied to the coil of the "body shaker" 23, which can be done very simply by switching the "body shaker" coil in parallel or in sene to one of the loudspeakers 5. Of course it would it is also possible to control the "body shaker" 23 with a signal that differs from the music signal

To apply a music or speech signal to the loudspeakers 5, which are held by the holding device according to the invention or are fixed to the shell 3, a device 15 generating this music or speech signal, such as an audio cassette player, is first a CD - Or mini disc player, a radio receiver or the like is also required. A power amplifier 16 is required which amplifies this low-performance music or speech signal to such an extent that it can be converted into audible sound waves by means of the speakers 5 used

The location of these devices 15, 16 can in principle be chosen arbitrarily. In the simplest case, it can therefore be provided that said devices 15, 16 are designed separately from the seating and / or couch furniture 20 according to the invention and, for example, through the already existing stereo system of the seating furniture -User are formed. The loudspeakers 5 fixed on the holding device according to the invention or on the seating and / or couch furniture 20 according to the invention are connected to the loudspeaker outputs of the stereo system

A disadvantage of this solution, however, is that both the reproduction characteristics and the sound art work being reproduced must be set and changed even at a location away from the seating, namely on the stereo system According to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 4a b, it is therefore provided that the amplifier end stage 16 for controlling the loudspeakers 5 on the seating and / or reclining furniture 20, that is to say on its seating or reclining surface 1, on its backrest 2 or on the shell 3 to be defined A recess corresponding to the dimensions of the amplifier end stage 16 is preferably incorporated into one of these components, into which recess the amplifier end stage 16 is inserted

Devices 15 generating music and speech signals can be provided separately from such seating and / or reclining furniture 20 ^' having a power amplifier 16, or can also be attached to this seating and / or reclining furniture 20 ^' , 15 recesses also for accommodating these devices are incorporated into the seat and / or lying area 1, backrest 2 (see FIG. 2a) or shell 3, in which these devices 15 are inserted at least in sections

If a power amplifier 16 and / or a device 15 generating a music signal is fixed to the seating and / or couch furniture 20, these devices are arranged in such a way that their controls (volume control, equalizer, CD drawer, etc.) are used by the user of the seating furniture this sits on the seat and / or lying surface 1, can be operated

Also in the case of a holding device which can be fixed on a seating and / or couch 20 'according to the invention, it can be provided that a power amplifier 16 and / or a device 15 generating a music signal is fixed to this holding device or is integrated therein

All of the previously discussed embodiments of the seating and / or reclining furniture 20 'according to the invention allow their users to listen to pure audio works of art, so that visually perceptible components include comprehensive works of art (ballet, operas, film or television programs and video games) in the seating and / or reclining furniture according to the invention 20 can be enjoyed sitting, as shown in FIG. 3, a screen 17 is to be attached to the shell 3

This screen 17 is arranged in such a position that the user of the seating and / or couch 20 'can see it in a comfortable sitting position, for which purpose it is attached approximately at the user's eye level

Since said mounting height of the screen 17 is in the area of the opening 4 which allows access to the sitting and / or lying surface 1, the screen 17 can be pivotably attached to the shell 3. The axis 24, about which the screen 17 can be pivoted, extends 3, preferably horizontally, but can also run vertically, so that the screen 17 can be pivoted into the opening 4 like a window sash

The screen 17 can be designed in any technology, but when realizing the discussed pivotability, it is advantageous to use a flat screen, such as an LCD screen

To control this screen 17, a device generating a video signal, such as a television receiver, a video recorder or the like, is required. In analogy to the devices for generating music signals discussed above, this device can be separated from the seat. and / or reclining furniture 20 'arranged or fixed to it, preferably integrated into it.

Expectations:

Claims

EXPECTATIONS

1. Holding device for holding at least one loudspeaker (5), preferably a plurality of loudspeakers (5), in the vicinity of seating and / or reclining furniture (20), such as e.g. Armchair, sofa, couch or the like, in a position oriented in the direction of the seating and / or lying surface (1), comprising a fastening device (21) for releasably fixing the holding device to the seat and / or lying furniture (20), characterized that the fastening device (21) on the backrest (2) of the seating and / or reclining furniture (20) is designed to be pluggable.

2. Holding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding device is designed in the form of a shell (3) which the space occupied by a user of the seating and / or lying furniture while sitting or lying on the seating and / or lying surface except for at least one opening (4) that allows access to the sitting and / or lying area, on the wall of which shell (3) in the direction of the sitting and / or lying area (1) oriented speakers (5) are fixed.

3. Seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ^' ) comprising a seating and / or reclining surface (1) and preferably a backrest (2), characterized by a shell (3), which the one of a user of the seat and / or Lying furniture (20 ^' ) on the wall while sitting or lying on the seat and / or lying surface (1) except for at least one opening (4) that allows access to the sitting and / or lying surface (1) which shell (3) in the direction of the seat and / or lying surface (1) aligned speakers (5) are fixed.

4. seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ^' ) according to claim 3, characterized in that the

Shell (3) has the recesses corresponding to the dimensions of the loudspeakers (5), into which the loudspeakers (5) are inserted at least in sections.

5. Seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ^' ) according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the shell (3) is also enclosing the sitting and / or lying area (1).

6. seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ^' ) according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that the seating and / or lying surface (1) on the shell (3) is fixed and that the shell (3) at least has a stand (9).

7. seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ') according to claim 6, characterized in that the seating and / or lying surface (1) is movably fixed to the shell (3).

8. seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ') according to claim 7, characterized by a drive device for moving the seating and / or lying surface (1) relative to the shell (3).

9. seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ^' ) according to claim 8, characterized in that the drive device comprises an electric motor (1 1) with an eccentric (12).

10. seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ') according to claim 8, characterized in that the

Drive device comprises at least one pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder (14).

1 1. seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ') according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an amplifier output stage (16) for controlling the loudspeaker (5) is fixed on the seating and / or reclining furniture (20').

12. Seating furniture according to claim 11, characterized in that on the seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ') a music and speech signal generating device (15), such as. an audio cassette player, a CD or mini disc player, a radio receiver or the like is set.

13. seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ') according to claim 1 1 or 12, characterized in that the seating and / or reclining furniture (20') the dimensions of the amplifier output stage (16) or the music and speech signal generating device (15) has corresponding recesses into which the amplifier output stage (16) or the device (15) is inserted at least in sections.

14. seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ') according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a screen (17) is fixed to the shell (3).

15. seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ') according to claim 14, characterized in that the screen (17) is pivotally attached to the shell (3). CHANGED REQUIREMENTS

[Received at the International Office on May 15, 2001 (May 15, 2001); original claims 1-15 replaced by new claims 1-14; (2 pages)]

1 holding device for holding a plurality of loudspeakers (5) in order to represent the effect of moving, circular, seesaw-shaped or spiral-shaped sound image, near a seat and / or couch (20), such as an armchair, sofa, couch or the like, Position aligned in one direction of the seat and / or lying surface (1), comprising a fastening device (21) for the detachable fixing of the holding device to the seat and / or lying furniture (20), characterized in that the fastening device (21) on the backrest (2 ) of the seating and / or couch furniture

(20) is designed to be pluggable

2 holding device according to claim 1, characterized in that the holding device is designed in the form of a shell (3) which the space occupied by the user of the seat and / or couch furniture while sitting or lying on the seat and / or lying surface except for at least encloses an opening (4) allowing access to the sitting and / or lying surface, on the wall of which shell (3) oriented in the direction of the sitting and / or lying surface (1) are fixed a plurality of loudspeakers (5)

3 seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ^' ) comprising a seating and / or reclining surface (1) and preferably a backrest (2) which can also be integrated on the shell (3), characterized by a shell (3) which the space occupied by a user of the seating and / or lying furniture (20 ^' ) while sitting or lying on the sitting and / or lying surface (1) except for at least one, access to the sitting and / or lying surface (1) permitting opening (4) encloses on the wall which shell (3) in the direction of the sitting and / or lying surface (1) a plurality of aligned speakers (5) are fixed

4 seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ^' ) according to claim 3, characterized in that the shell (3) has the dimensions of the speakers (5) corresponding recesses, in which a plurality of speakers (5) is inserted at least in sections

5 seating and / or couch furniture (20 ^" ) according to claim 3, characterized in that the shell (3) also the seating and / or lying surface (1) is formed enclosing

6 seating and / or reclining furniture (20 ^' ) according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that the seating and / or lying surface (1) on the shell (3) is fixed and that the shell (3) at least one Has stand (9) with tilt joint 16

7 seat and / or couch furniture (20) according to claim 6, characterized in that the seat and / or lying surface (1) is movably fixed to the shell (3)

8 seating and / or reclining furniture (20) according to claim 7, characterized by a drive device for moving the seating and / or reclining surface (1) relative to the shell (3)

9 seating and / or reclining furniture (20) according to claim 8, characterized in that the anti-mechanical device comprises a body shaker (23) electromechanical drive (12)

10 seating and / or reclining furniture (20) according to claims, characterized in that the anti-mechanical device comprises an electric motor with an eccentric (14)

11 seating and / or couch furniture (20) πach one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the seating and / or couch furniture (20) has an effect stage (16) for preparation and control and amplification of the many speakers (5) festge¬

12 seating furniture according to claim 1 1, characterized in that on the seating and / or couch furniture (20 ^' ) a music and speech signal generating device (15) such as a DVD - CD - or mini disc player or the like is fixed

13. Seating and / or couch furniture (20) according to claim 1 1 or 12, characterized in that the seat and / or couch furniture (20) the dimensions of the effect or distributor, amplifier stage (16) or the music and speech signal generating device (15) has corresponding recesses in or outside of the shell (20), in which the various preparation or effect stages (16) or the device (15) is inserted at least in sections

14. Sitting and / or reclining furniture (20) according to one of the claims, characterized in that on the shell (3) a screen (17) is fixed for folding away