Mounting Or Support Feature Of Housed Loudspeaker Patents (Class 381/386)
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Patent number: 8724842Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a loudspeaker unit to a structure is disclosed. A primary mounting bracket is defined by an arcuate center section and a pair of opposed arms extending therefrom. There is at least one open groove and at least one substantially coextensive track spanning the arcuate center section. Each of the arms include a circular planar bearing structure rotatably engageable to a corresponding one of bracket coupling platforms on an enclosure of the loudspeaker unit. A tab defining at least one mounting hardware hole in axial alignment with open groove substantially throughout its length is in a guided sliding engagement with the track. The enclosure of the loudspeaker unit is rotatable about a first axis extending between the arms of the primary mounting bracket and about a second axis defined by a radial center of an arc corresponding to a travel path of the tab along the track.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Sound Sources Technology, Inc.Inventors: Yoichiro Sumitani, Chun-Yi Lin, Yu-Ling Cheng, Chih-Huang Hsiao
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Patent number: 8718316Abstract: A computing device comprises a platform and an audio receiver component. The audio receiver component is provided on a front side of the platform and is oriented to emit sound out of the front of the housing. A gap volume adjacent to the audio receiver is defined by the front side of the platform and the front façade of the housing. The gap volume supports audio output from the audio receiver component. A first air channel is defined by a combination of (i) a through-hole in the platform at the gap volume, and (ii) an opening in a back façade of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Michael Much, David Klawon, Sagar Savant
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Publication number: 20140119591Abstract: A micro-speaker is disclosed. The micro-speaker includes a frame defining a hollow space, a diaphragm attached to the frame, a voice coil positioned on the diaphragm, a cover covering the diaphragm and attached to the frame forming a housing, a yoke received in the hollow space and attached to the frame, a magnet received in the yoke, and a pole plate attached on the magnet. The yoke includes a bottom wall, and two ends of the base wall are provided with a groove corresponding to the magnetic gap, respectively. A width of the groove is greater than a thickness of the voice coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicants: AAC MICROTECH(CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD, AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventor: Yiming Meng
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Patent number: 8712091Abstract: A loudspeaker grille is disclosed. In accordance with one example, a loudspeaker grille includes a louver arrangement to be arranged in front of a chassis of a loudspeaker to protect membrane and suspension thereof. The louver arrangement includes a first and a second louver arranged on opposing sides of a center plane. Both louvers include a plurality of fins which are arranged slanted with respect to the center plane and which are spaced such that a clearance is provided between projections of neighboring fins to the center plane. The fins of the first louver are inversely slanted to the fins of the second louver. Further, the fins of the first louver are shifted in a lateral direction within the to center plane with respect to the fins of the second louver.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Harman International Industries Ltd.Inventors: Garry Taylor, Andrew Holt
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Patent number: 8712086Abstract: Disclosed is a portable audio device and a quick-disconnect passive acoustic cover. The portable audio device includes a housing and a speaker supported by the housing that have a first system frequency response. The speaker of the portable audio device has a first side and a second side associated with a first audio port and a second audio port, associated with a first acoustic load and a second acoustic load respectively. The housing is configured to removably receive the cover which is configured to redefine at least one of the first acoustic load and the second acoustic load to replace the first system frequency response with a second system frequency response. The cover provides one or more additional surrounding structures, which replace the inherent frequency response with an improved frequency response. Different embodiments of the disclosed cover provide a plurality of sound quality enhancement options to a user.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Robert A Zurek, Shaohai Chen, Joel A Clark, Paul R Steuer, Giles Davis
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Publication number: 20140112509Abstract: The invention relates to a transducer comprising a housing, a first and a second diaphragm, and a first and a second signal provider. The housing comprises an inner surface. The first and second diaphragms are positioned in the housing. The first and second diaphragms define a common compartment being delimited by at least both a part of the inner surface and the first and second diaphragms. The first signal provider is configured to convert movement of the first diaphragm into a first signal. The second signal provider is configured to convert movement of the second diaphragm into a second signal. The transducer can be used in a hearing aid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: Sonion Nederland BVInventors: Adrianus Maria Lafort, Andreas Tiefenau, Anne-Marie Sänger, Frederik Cornelis Blom, Alwin Fransen
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Publication number: 20140105439Abstract: The present invention relates to a loudspeaker (1; 1?; 1?) with a loudspeaker housing (2; 2?), a basket (3) held in the loudspeaker housing (2; 2?) and bearing a permanent magnet (9), a coil (91) arranged in a constant magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet (9) and connected with a diaphragm (5), and at least one heat pipe (10) with a heating zone (Z1) and cooling zone (Z3), wherein the heating zone (Z1) is arranged on the permanent magnet (9), and the cooling zone (Z3) on the loudspeaker housing (2; 2?). The present invention further relates to the use of such a loudspeaker for actively extinguishing or influencing sound waves, and a noise control system (100) for exhaust systems of a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine with such a loudspeaker (1; 1?, 1?).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Eberspaecher Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Georg Wirth
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Publication number: 20140105444Abstract: A loudspeaker includes a longitudinal enclosure having at least one subwoofer speaker for emitting lower sound frequencies; a carrier portion on top of the longitudinal enclosure; and a speaker arrangement having individual speakers for emitting higher sound frequencies arranged in a different direction with respect to the longitudinal enclosure, wherein the speaker arrangement is fixed to the carrier portion and is not surrounded by the longitudinal enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Inventor: Klaus KAETEL
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Patent number: 8699743Abstract: A system and methods for implementing substantially triangular or trapezoidal speaker enclosures and related components. A speaker enclosure may be shaped substantially as an equilateral triangle, loaded with three speakers mounted radially equidistant from the planar center of the triangular enclosure. The speaker enclosure may comprise a triangular port with a detachable lid. A speaker enclosure also may be shaped substantially as a box with an interior triangular subchamber. The speaker enclosures may further include an amplifier system having a novel input gain stage or a novel tone stack, or both. An amplifier system also may comprise parallel audio input processing through input gain modules and tone stack modules, with the separate audio signals summed by a novel mixdown module.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: 3rd Power AmplicationInventor: Charles Edward Moomey
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Patent number: 8693722Abstract: A magnetic sound box device comprising a sound box and an antimagnetic plate is disclosed, wherein the sound box has at least one speaker and the sound box is for receiving sound source signals from an electronic device and transmitting the sound source signals to the speaker to play the sound source signals, and the lateral side of the sound box is disposed with a coupling portion; a plurality of magnets is disposed on the coupling portion so that the sound box can be magnetically attracted to any objects capable of being attracted by the magnets; the antimagnetic plate is disposed on the sound box for covering the coupling portion for blocking the magnetism of the magnets on the coupling portion, thereby preventing other storage devices with magnetic materials from being affected and damaged by the magnetism of the magnets when the magnetic sound box device is carried.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Ozaki International Co. Ltd.Inventor: Keng-Yuan Liu
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Patent number: 8682008Abstract: A speaker assembly includes a speaker housing with a closed top wall that is substantially planar and forms a support surface. A first midrange driver and a first tweeter are mirror images of a second midrange driver and a second tweeter. A first support bracket supports the first midrange driver and first tweeter along a first side of the closed top wall adjacent the first sidewall of the speaker housing. The first support bracket includes a planar support surface which is obliquely oriented relative to a plane in which the closed top wall lies. A second support bracket supports the second midrange driver and the second tweeter along a second side of the closed top wall adjacent the third sidewall of the speaker housing. The second support bracket includes a planar support surface which is obliquely oriented relative to the plane in which the closed top wall lies.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Inventor: Dennis A. Tracy
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Publication number: 20140079276Abstract: A speaker comprises a housing that defines an internal cavity and includes a front panel, a first side, a second side, and a third side. The speaker also includes a controller, an actuator, and a sound generating member that are disposed within the internal cavity. The controller is in communication with the actuator, and the actuator is configured for causing the sound generating member to vibrate, and thereby generate sound waves, as instructed by the controller. The front panel is configured to transmit the sound waves. The speaker has a center of mass that is affected by a position of the controller and the actuator, and the controller and the actuator are arranged and positioned so that the center of mass of the speaker is positioned along an axis that extends from, and is perpendicular to, the first side.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Aaron Michael Szymanski, Brian Dennis Paschke, Di Tao
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Patent number: 8675907Abstract: A vehicle audio system comprises a loud-speaker, a door assembly including a rigid inner panel and an outer panel joined to the inner panel along a front edge, a rear edge, and a bottom edge. A speaker support defined by a highly rigid panel is configured to receive and support the loud speaker in a speaker mounting opening. The speaker support comprises three sides having mounting points located at each corner such that the speaker support and loud speaker supported thereby, contacts the door assembly at a rigid front edge portion, a rigid bottom edge portion and a front corner defined by the intersection of the two.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Matthew R. Kirsch, Richard A. Close
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Patent number: 8675906Abstract: An apparatus for mounting two speakers to a flat panel display device is disclosed which engages standardized mounting plates formed in such displays. The apparatus may be utilized with flat panel mounting devices, such as pedestal, wall or ceiling mounts. The apparatus provides adjustments of the position of each speaker mounted in regard to height, fore/aft and depth position, as well as rotation about an X, Y and Z axis. The apparatus enables changes relative to one or more of the aforementioned adjustments without altering other aspects of speaker position. A second alternate preferred embodiment of the disclosed mounting device provides remote actuation and locking of a pivot joint and a sliding joint.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Inventor: Ka Wai Lau
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Patent number: 8670587Abstract: A hat that allows the wearer to select and play one of a plurality of pre-recorded audio tracks at an event is disclosed. The hat has a visor or brim formed of two layers between which are disposed an electronic audio-playing module having a plurality of pre-recorded audio tracks, a speaker and a plurality of switches. By pressing the appropriate switch, the sound module is activated and plays the selected audio. The provision of multiple tracks allows the wearer to select and broadcast audio appropriate for the event and to play different audios in response to changing circumstances during the event.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Entertainment Headwear Inc.Inventor: Richard W. Townsend
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Publication number: 20140064521Abstract: An electrical apparatus includes a frame, a speaker connected to the frame, a digital signal processor in communication with the speaker to receive audio data and control data to control the speaker, the digital signal processor connected to the frame, and a lamp base coupler electrically connected to the speaker and receiver, the lamp base coupler detachably connectable to a power source, when the power source is present. A method of steering the diffused sound field includes, broadcasting at least one calibration audio signal through a plurality of speakers (M) in an audio system, receiving the calibration audio signal in a plurality of microphones spaced apart and positioned about at a listening position, and calculating respective relative speaker placement angles relative to the listening position between each of the plurality of speakers in response to receipt of the calibration audio signal in the plurality of microphones.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: SNAP NETWORKS PVT LTD.Inventor: Ashish Dharmpal Aggrawal
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Patent number: 8666105Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a speaker mounting assembly. In one such embodiment, the speaker mounting assembly comprises a speaker housing having a housing support surface, a speaker mounting bracket having a base surface, a projection extending from one of the speaker housing and the speaker mounting bracket and a mounting structure formed on the other of the speaker housing and the speaker mounting bracket. The mounting structure is configured to receive the projection such that the housing support surface contacts the base surface when the projection is received in the mounting structure. The mounting structure has an anti-rotation structure configured to prevent rotation of the speaker housing with respect to the speaker mounting bracket.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: William Walker, Chris Matthews
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Patent number: 8666106Abstract: A sound reproducing device includes parametric speakers disposed to a display, a loudspeaker, drivers, a human-body sensor, and a controller. The loudspeaker has a wider directivity than the parametric speakers. The drivers change directions of the parametric speakers, respectively. The parametric speakers and the drivers constitute at least two parametric speaker units each composed of respective one of the parametric speakers and respective one of the drivers. The controller reproduces sound information based the number of persons in front of the display detected from an output from the human-body senor. The sound reproducing device reduces the possibility for a number of persons to hear the sound noisily, and allows drawing more attention to the content, e.g. an advertisement.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Fumiyasu Konno, Katsu Takeda
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Publication number: 20140056462Abstract: An electro-acoustic transducer includes a frame; a cover covering the frame, a magnetic system assembled with the frame, a vibration system having a diaphragm and a driving coil assembled with the frame, conductive terminals assembled with the frame, and an wireless charging coil supported by the frame. The conductive terminals include a pair of first terminals connecting to the driving coil and a pair of second terminals connecting to the wireless charging coil. The present electro-acoustic can provide wireless charging function.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicants: AAC MICROTECH (CHANGZHOU) CO.,LTD., AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventor: Jing He
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Patent number: 8660291Abstract: A speaker device is disclosed. The speaker device is mounted in an electronic device that includes a plurality of positioning elements. The speaker device includes a speaker main body, at least one pair of buffer arms, a plurality of fixed elements, and a plurality of buffer members. One end of each buffer arms is connected to the speaker main body and located at the opposite sides of the speaker main body. The fixed elements is connected to the other end of each buffer arm and movably combined with each positioning element, such that the speaker main body is fixed in the electronic device. The members is mounted in between each fixed element and each positioning element, allowing the buffer arms and the buffer members to reduce vibration generated by the speaker main body passing to the electronic device when the speaker main body is vibrating.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventor: Chih-Yi Wang
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Patent number: 8654997Abstract: An improved method and materials for retaining small loudspeakers to a platform composed of adjustable connecting miniaturized members utilizing international standards for surround sound in meters, but reduced to inches. One example would be a scale of one inch equaling one foot, but not limited to that particular miniature scale. The present invention utilizes any and all technical aspects of sound delivery and amplification in a miniature scale arrangement with the multi-directional surround sound. The speakers so mounted in measured inches from the center-point midway between the ears of the listener, delivers multi-directional sound in a re-creation of a musical, movie or gaming experience in the same perspective as being in a room with large speakers at high listening levels or a theater setting. Listening in the miniaturized setting, the listener will experience the same high levels in decibels as in the large room setting.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Inventors: Donald Eugene Meehan, Sr., Frances Rhodes Meehan
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Patent number: 8655008Abstract: A method and a device are disclosed for a portable headset including an attached earphone and a support structure configured to position the earphone in a random position by user action. In various embodiments, the support structure is further configured to be detachably coupled to various different earphones. The portable headset is further configured to be attachable to different seats or anchor points.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Cherno Waka JagneInventor: Cherno Waka Jagne
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Publication number: 20140044299Abstract: The invention relates to an electro-acoustic to enclosure (10) comprising walls defining two cavities (1; 2), each provided with an aperture (11; 21) shut off by a loudspeaker (12; 22), noteworthy in that it is said to be “enclosed” and in that each cavity (1; 2) has a shape for which the intersection with any plane containing the central axis (X1-X1?; X2, X2?) of said loudspeaker (12; 22) is a portion of an ellipse (E1i; E2i), the major axes (X1i-X1i?; X2i-X2i?) of said ellipses (E1i; E2i) being substantially coincident with said central axis (X1-X1?; X2, X2?) of said loudspeaker (12; 22), said aperture (11; 21) being secant to said ellipses (E1i; E2i) in such a way that the second extreme points (P1i?; P2i?) of each ellipse (E1i; E2i) are situated in said aperture (11; 21).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: February 13, 2014Inventor: Guy Lemarquand
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Publication number: 20140044301Abstract: A transducer includes a housing, a magnet unit, an elastic diaphragm, a vibration unit, and a coil. The housing has a first housing and a second housing to form a storing space. The magnet unit is secured in the first housing. The elastic diaphragm is a thin layer and disposed between the second housing and the vibration unit. The spiral coil is mounted on the vibration unit and has two electrical connecting points for inputting electric signal of alternating current. Hence, the coil can generate continuous vibration caused by alternating attraction/repelling force of the magnet unit. When the frequency of the electric signal is within 20˜20000 Hz, the elastic diaphragm generates sound signals within earshot. When it is within 10˜20 Hz, it can generate vibration signals. So, signal unit can produce sound and vibration. In addition, it saves space for effectuating the thickness minimization of a product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Jabil Circuit (Beijing) LTD.Inventors: Jiliang Zhang, Xiaofei Wang, Mengxia Wang
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Patent number: 8649547Abstract: A mountable multi-directional audio device comprises at least one broadcasting device, which has a sounding portion outwardly; and at least one connecting member, the any end of the connecting member is connected with the broadcasting device.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Jazz Hipster CorporationInventors: Yueh-Hua Hsu Huang, Wen-Chuan Hsu, Chun-Ti Chen
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Publication number: 20140037124Abstract: An acoustic device includes a substrate, a substrate cover, and a plurality of electrical and acoustic components. The substrate cover is disposed on the substrate and the plurality of electrical and acoustic components are disposed on the substrate and under the substrate cover. The substrate cover is constructed of a base metal and the substrate cover comprises a partially plating. The partial plating is arranged so as to prevent solder creep along a surface of the substrate cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Knowles Electronics, LLCInventors: Tony K. Lim, Kurt B. Friel
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Publication number: 20140037125Abstract: A loudspeaker module includes a housing having a plurality of side walls and a cover plate positioned over a top surface of the plurality of side walls, a bottom of the housing remaining open. A driver mounting plate is secured to the plurality of side walls and divides the housing into an upper compartment and a lower compartment. At least one of the plurality of side walls includes an aperture linking the lower compartment to the external environment surrounding the housing. A driver is mounted to the driver mounting plate, the driver being positioned to fire into the lower compartment of the housing. A mounting bracket is secured to the at least one of the plurality of side walls including an aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Inventor: Dennis A. Tracy
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Patent number: 8644519Abstract: An electronic device having an enclosure including an upper panel and a bottom panel operably connected to the upper panel. A transducer is operably connected to the enclosure and the transducer is configured to mechanically vibrate the enclosure. The transducer includes an electromagnet, a magnet in communication with the electromagnet and a bracket substantially surrounding the electromagnet and the magnet, the bracket substantially secures the transducer to the bottom panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Aleksandar Pance, Paul Gerard Puskarich, Craig Leong, Ronald Nadim Isaac, Ruchi Goel, Jim Lynn Tenneboe, Daniel Culbert, Niel Warren, Nathan Alan Johanningsmeier
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Publication number: 20140029782Abstract: A weatherproof loudspeaker includes a rigid enclosure having two or more sides, an interface between the sides being sealed sealing an internal space from an environment external to the rigid enclosure, and a sound projecting region formed on at least one side of the rigid enclosure. The sound projecting region includes an active driver speaker rigidly connected with the rigid enclosure, the active driver speaker to project sound outward from the sound projecting region and to reflect sound waves within the rigid enclosure. The speaker includes a flexible inner surround that frames the active driver speaker, and a passive radiator at least partially around the active driver speaker and connected between the inner surround and a flexible outer surround. The outer surround is connected with the rigid enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: TreeFrog Developments, Inc.Inventor: Gary Rayner
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Patent number: 8638973Abstract: A speaker apparatus comprises a slit structure, wherein the slit structure including a plurality of plate-shaped parts each of which extends so that a plurality of slits are formed, a plurality of fold-back parts each of which is folded back from an end of the plate-shaped part on the side of the speaker toward a side of the front surface of the housing, so that the plurality of slits are formed, and a drain part that is arranged on a side of one of the two side surfaces of the housing, and wherein each of a plurality of grooves formed by the plurality of plate-shaped parts and the plurality of fold-back parts communicates with the drain part and is inclined so that, in a posture of the slit structure when the operation panel is operated, liquid led from the plate-shaped parts flows to the drain part.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shoichiro Hayashi, Toshinori Hanji
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Patent number: 8638975Abstract: A method and apparatus for pneumatically sealing an acoustic radiator to an acoustic enclosure. A band of conformable material engages a beveled surface so than an edge of the band deflects outwardly and a surface of the band conforms to the beveled surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Bose CorporationInventor: Nathan A. Jeffery
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Publication number: 20140023223Abstract: Provided is a terminal including: a speaker; a body including a receiving unit to receive the speaker; a cover disposed over the receiving unit to cover the speaker, and a space disposed between the speaker and the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: PANTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Yun Ho HWANG, Ju Yeol Pyo, Hyun Duk Roh
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Patent number: 8634586Abstract: A ceiling-mounted loudspeaker includes a horn-shaped enclosure, an acoustic driver, and a front module. The tubular or horn-shaped enclosure carries a slanted woofer or loudspeaker driver which radiates into an angled or slanted first opening. The tubular enclosure terminates at bottom in a second, circular opening substantially parallel to a second plane, wherein the woofer's slanted plane is inclined with respect to the second plane. The slanted woofer can be oval and radiates sound through the enclosure's interior lumen and outwardly through ports defined in a substantially circular baffle carrying the front module and connected to the second opening. The baffle carries a midrange and tweeter near the ceiling where they can provide enhanced sound dispersion.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Polk Audio, Inc.Inventors: Lowell J. Smith, Stuart W. Lumsden, Scott Orth
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Patent number: 8627919Abstract: A speaker has a speaker unit and a box. The speaker unit has a speaker unit side terminal. The box includes a casing having an internal space, and a box side terminal arranged in the casing so as to be in close contact with the casing. Under the condition that the speaker unit is housed in the internal space, a first terminal serving as one of the speaker unit side terminal and the box side terminal has a projection, a second terminal serving as the other thereof surrounds and sandwiches an outer periphery of the projection from at least both sides, and the first terminal and the second terminal are electrically connected with soldering. Thus, it is possible to obtain the speaker which can improve workability on a connection between the speaker unit and the box and save a space, and the portable information terminal provided with the speaker.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hideki Hiwatashi
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Patent number: 8630438Abstract: A loudspeaker mounting assembly for mounting a loudspeaker in an isolated relation to a structure includes an enclosure and a plurality of interface elements composed of a vibration-damping material. The enclosure has an interior for receiving the loudspeaker and includes at least two spaced-apart support members. Each of the at least two support members includes a support member outer surface and an inner surface extending from the support member outer surface into the support member. The inner surface defines a support member bore. Each interface element includes an interface element outer surface. Each interface element is disposed in a corresponding one of the support member bores and at least partially extends out from the respective support member outer surface, where each interface element outer surface contacts the respective inner surface of the support member.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Brian D. Castro, TienWhei Din, Christopher Neumann
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Publication number: 20140003647Abstract: A magnetic sound box device comprising a sound box and an antimagnetic plate is disclosed, wherein the sound box has at least one speaker and the sound box is for receiving sound source signals from an electronic device and transmitting the sound source signals to the speaker to play the sound source signals, and the lateral side of the sound box is disposed with a coupling portion; a plurality of magnets is disposed on the coupling portion so that the sound box can be magnetically attracted to any objects capable of being attracted by the magnets; the antimagnetic plate is disposed on the sound box for covering the coupling portion for blocking the magnetism of the magnets on the coupling portion, thereby preventing other storage devices with magnetic materials from being affected and damaged by the magnetism of the magnets when the magnetic sound box device is carried.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventor: Keng-Yuan LIU
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Patent number: 8620016Abstract: A speaker assembly having a removable grill. The grill includes a perforated portion circumscribed by a flange. The flange has one or magnets disposed around an outer periphery of the flange. The speaker body has corresponding slugs disposed so as to align with the magnets of the grill upon assembly. The magnetic bond formed between the slugs and magnets keeps the grill attached to the speaker body during operation of the speaker assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: KSC Industries IncorporatedInventors: Donald Belanger, Guillermo Escobar
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Patent number: 8615098Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker box, including a foam, a loudspeaker and a box having an opening of the box. The loudspeaker is internally placed inside the box through the opening of the box, an outer surface of the loudspeaker is aligned to an edge of the opening of the box, a gap is set between the loudspeaker and the opening of the box, and a bottom portion of the loudspeaker abuts against the bottom portion of the box; and the foam is annularly covered on the gap between the loudspeaker and the opening of the box, such that the integral thickness of the loudspeaker box is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yanxi Yang, Yaming Jiang, Maohuai Tan, Yuancai Chen
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Publication number: 20130329935Abstract: The invention provides, in one aspect, a loudspeaker that has electrodynamically-driven piston mounted in one external wall and that has movable panels in one or more other external walls. Those panels are air-coupled to the piston, e.g., via air within the enclosure, such that vibrational motion of the piston causes the vibration of the panels, thereby, improving the overall air coupling of the piston to the external environment, e.g., the listening room. Further aspects of the invention provide an improved driver for use, e.g, in the aforementioned loudspeaker. The driver comprises a three-part piston having first and second diaphragms coupled back-to-back with one another and having a voice coil face-mounted (or front-mounted) within the second diaphragm.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Dr. G Licensing, LLCInventor: Godehard A. Guenther
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Publication number: 20130329934Abstract: A portable computing device can include one or more speakers integrated with internal components. In one embodiment, the speakers can be configured to produce audio output signals and direct at least a portion of the audio signals through vents disposed on a base portion of the portable computing device. In one embodiment, the vents can also direct cooling air into the base portion. In one embodiment, the speakers can also be configured to direct a portion of the audio signal through a speaker grille disposed on the base portion. One embodiment of a speaker enclosure can include a resonant cavity for a first audio transducer formed by the speaker enclosure in cooperation with the base portion of the portable computing device and a second audio transducer configured to direct an audio signal beneath a keyboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Matthew P. CASEBOLT, Ron A. Hopkinson, Christiaan A. Ligtenberg, Charles A. Schwalbach, Derek J. Yap
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Patent number: 8605936Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting a loudspeaker within a cavity in the wall of a room to lessen the transmission of vibration to the wall comprises a weight support member coupled to the speaker cabinet and at least one flexible member extending from the speaker cabinet into engagement with wallboard or other wall sections forming opposite sides of the wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: JL Audio, Inc.Inventor: Lucio Proni
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Patent number: 8605932Abstract: A single chamber headphone apparatus and earcup design is provided which enhances wearer comfort, reduces headphone weight, facilitates ease of use, maintenance and operation by providing an improved internal chamber and battery cap configuration. Sound quality is improved by eliminating acoustic problems associated with two-chamber headset designs. A volume balance control is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Able Planet IncorporatedInventor: Kevin R. Semcken
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Patent number: 8600095Abstract: This invention relates to an earphone with a movable push rod structure, which comprising a housing, a sound-emitting unit assembled inside of the housing, and a sound duct connected to the sound-emitting unit for sound transmission, and an earplug connected to the sound duct, with an air duct assembled on the housing for the flow of air inside and outside the earphone, as well as a movable push rod assembled inside the housing and connected with the housing for adjusting air flow condition of the air duct. A completely sealed earphone can be achieved when the push rod is pushed to block the air duct, or an open earphone can be achieved when the push rod is separated from the air duct. This invention has advantages of convenient and flexible regulation of sound modes of the earphones, which can be applied to users who have different requirements for sounds, and also a broader range of applications.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Innovation Sound Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shunming Yuen
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Patent number: 8600097Abstract: An integrated rigging system for loudspeakers comprises top and base front and top and base rear rigging structures for mounting to the internal framework of the loudspeaker and for forming the top front, base front, top rear and base rear portions of the loudspeaker's enclosure, and a plurality of links, each link extendable from a link stowing channel in one of the rigging structures into a link receiving slot in the corresponding rigging structure of the enclosure of an abutting loudspeaker for linking the rigging structure of the loudspeaker with the corresponding rigging structure of the enclosure of the abutting loudspeaker.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2011Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Meyer Sound Laboratories, IncorporatedInventors: John McGhee, Alejandro Garcia Rubio, Dean Marshall
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Publication number: 20130315433Abstract: An electronic device includes a front frame, a back cover coupled to the front frame, a speaker, a rubber casing to partly receive the speaker, the rubber casing being received in a cavity defined in the front frame, and a cap attached to the front frame and tightly pressing against the rubber casing, thereby holding the speaker in position.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTDInventors: BAO-GANG ZHAO, JIAN-YONG YANG
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Patent number: 8594360Abstract: A mounting structure for a speaker with respect to a panel (1) is provided. The mounting structure includes a speaker (20), a pair of projecting latches (10, 11) flanking a predetermined mounting region of the panel (1), and a frame member (30) which is held in fixed engagement with the latches (10, 11) so as to press the speaker (20) onto the mounting region.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Haruyasu Nishiyama, Masao Honda
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Patent number: 8590666Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rigging component and method for connecting an array element in an array. The rigging component includes an elongate housing connectable to an array element; a connection link disposed within, and slidably extendable from, one end of the housing; a conduit extending into the housing from its opposite end, the conduit dimensioned to receive another connection link extending from an adjacent rigging component; and at least one latching device associated with the conduit for releasably retaining the other connection link within the conduit. Further disclosed is a system for connecting an array element in an array. The system comprises at least one rigging component having a connection link extendable to be locked at a single fixed distance and at least one rigging component having a connection link extendable to be locked at one of a plurality of fixed distances.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Adamson Systems Engineering Inc.Inventors: Alan Brock Adamson, Ben Cabot, Ewan James McDonald
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Patent number: 8594361Abstract: A speaker mounting member for a display apparatus including: one or plurality of mounting plates configured to be laid on a back surface of a display apparatus; a linking member configured to be crosswise linked to the mounting plate at a predetermined position in a first direction along a longitudinal direction of the mounting plate; a movable member configured to be linked to the linking member movably along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a speaker mounting panel configured to be attached to the movable member and to be able to mount a speaker.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Satoshi Noguchi, Takahisa Tagami, Emiko Ikeda, Hiroshi Iki
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Patent number: 8593397Abstract: The disclosure relates to a handheld electronic device. The device comprises a case and an audio transducer. The case has a housing, a cover, an indentation, a first opening and an audio transducer. The housing has a housing surface. The cover has a cover surface with at least a portion of the cover surface being disposed adjacent at least a portion of the housing surface; an elongated channel formed therein opposite the cover surface; an insert; and a lens disposed adjacent to the insert. The indentation is formed in at least one of the housing adjacent the housing surface and the cover adjacent the cover surface and the indentation is disposed between and forms a cavity in the case between at least a portion of the housing adjacent the housing surface and at least a portion of the cover adjacent the cover surface. The cavity is elongated along at least a first axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Blackberry LimitedInventors: Craig E. Ranta, Larry Hawker, Jonathan Nobels
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Publication number: 20130308815Abstract: A speaker enclosure has an enclosure having an open front section. A partition is formed in the enclosure. A cone is coupled to the partition, wherein an outer perimeter of the cone is unattached from the enclosure forming a gap between the outer perimeter of the cone and the enclosure. A coil assembly is coupled to the cone. A magnet unit is coupled to the cone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventor: Rigoberto Alvarez Ibarra