Patent ID: 11950049
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 8:
9. A chair, comprising:
an acoustic reflector including a reflection portion, wherein the reflection portion comprises an elliptical reflection surface;
a speaker device having an output position of a sound one of at or near one focal point on the elliptical reflection surface; and
a seating portion to which the speaker device is attached, wherein
the acoustic reflector is supported by the seating portion,
the sound output from the speaker device is reflected by the elliptical reflection surface,
a shape of the reflection portion is smaller than a semi-ellipsoid such that the reflection portion has a size that reflects the sound in a range in which a directional angle is one of equal to or less than 120 degrees,
the acoustic reflector is movable between a use position where the sound output from the speaker device is listened and a retreat position that is positioned apart from an ear than the use position, and
the acoustic reflector further includes a biasing spring configured to:
perform biasing of the reflection portion to a direction opposite to the retreat position at the use position; and
perform biasing of the reflection portion to a direction opposite to the use position at the retreat position.