Abstract: A vehicle door assembly includes an interior trim panel having a projecting structure, a foam support structure and a foam member. The interior trim panel defines an audio speaker opening with the projecting structure at least partially surrounding the audio speaker opening. The foam support structure is shaped and dimensioned to attach to the projecting structure. The foam support structure has a receiving surface. The foam member is shaped to conform to the foam support structure and mounted to the receiving surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a method of assembling a speaker housing assembly of a speaker for a deck structure. In one non-limiting example, the method can comprise providing a base enclosure of the speaker housing assembly, attaching a mounting bracket in an interior of the base enclosure, positioning a speaker within a speaker aperture of the mounting bracket, attaching, using a fastener, a perimeter of the speaker to the mounting bracket; and attaching a speaker cover to an end of the base enclosure.

Abstract: A tactile audio system and associated methods are disclosed. In one example, the tactile audio system includes a signal processor configured to separate an input signal into a transient group and a sustained group. In one example, the tactile audio system includes a signal processor configured to separate an input signal into a plurality of frequency bands for each of the transient group and the sustained group. A number of transducers are provided to generate a tactile response corresponding to portions of the separated audio signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for an audio speaker bracket for use water based and land-based vehicles and a method for installing the speaker to a mounting panel using at least one suspension member. The method permits the speaker to be supported by a secure attachment of the bracket to the vehicle is proposed.

Abstract: An eye mask with movable speakers is provided. The eye mask has a mask main body and two speaker assemblies. The mask main body is configured to cover a user's eyes and ears and comprises two inner spaces. The two inner spaces correspond to the user's ears in location. The two speaker assemblies are mounted in the inner spaces respectively, and at least one of the speaker assemblies is capable of moving in the corresponding inner space. When wearing the present eye mask, the user may cover eyes first and then connect and tie two ends of the mask main body, thereby securing the eye mask on the head. In the meantime, the mask also covers the user's ears. Then, the two speaker assemblies may be moved in the inner spaces to align with the user's ears respectively.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a housing comprising a first plate comprising an inner surface defining a part of a space inside the housing and an outer surface forming a part of the exterior of the housing, and a side member formed integrally with the edge of the inner surface and formed substantially perpendicular to the inner surface so as to form a recess together with the inner surface, the side member comprising an opening; a speaker structure arranged adjacent to the opening inside the recess, the speaker structure comprising a first surface comprising a speaker vibration plate facing the opening, and a second surface facing away from the first surface; an engaging member mounted substantially perpendicularly to the inner surface so as to fix the speaker structure to the housing; and a fixing member fixed to the housing so as to contact at least a part of the second surface and arranged so as to pressurize the second surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a speaker housing assembly for a deck drainage system. In one example, the speaker housing assembly includes a base enclosure, a mounting bracket, and a speaker cover. The base enclosure has a cylindrical shape with a first end and a second end. The first end has an opening to an interior of the base enclosure. The mounting bracket is configured to be attached to the interior of the base enclosure. The mounting bracket has a flange that is configured to be attached to a speaker. The flange has a first baffle and a second baffle along a perimeter of the flange. The speaker cover is configured to be attached to the first end of the base enclosure.

Abstract: A door assembly of a vehicle includes an outer door element, an inner door element, a loudspeaker, and a loudspeaker housing. The loudspeaker housing is arranged in an intermediate space between the inner door element and the outer door element and covers the loudspeaker. The loudspeaker housing also has at least one opening which communicates with the intermediate space, such that the intermediate space can be used as a resonance volume for the loudspeaker.

Abstract: Methods and systems for a vehicle headliner is provided. In one example, the headliner is a layered assembly, including a base substrate layer and a skin and is configured with a bracket inserted into the base substrate layer. The bracket has a top plate co-planar with a first surface of the base substrate layer and a continuous wall coupled to the top plate. The bracket is positioned in the base substrate layer such that the base substrate layer does not protrude into the skin.

Abstract: A system and method for creating a sealed enclosure for a loudspeaker in a vehicle body portion of a vehicle are provided, the vehicle body portion including an inner body panel having a first internal surface and an outer body panel having a second internal surface, wherein the inner body panel and the outer body panel are spaced apart to define a cavity therebetween. The system includes at least one insert member arranged to be received within the cavity and coupled to the first internal surface and the second internal surface to partition the cavity and create the sealed enclosure for the loudspeaker.

Abstract: Embodiments are described for a high-frequency waveguide that improves the performance of large-scale surround sound and immersive audio environments. A horn waveguide is configured to be asymmetric about one of a vertical axis and horizontal axis of the waveguide to form an asymmetric horn waveguide. A spherical enclosure surrounds the asymmetric horn waveguide to form a horn speaker, and a three-axis mounting system is configured to fix the horn speaker to one of a wall or ceiling surface of the venue, wherein the mounting system facilitates rotating the horn speaker to a location that provides maximum coverage of the venue within the passband of the asymmetric horn waveguide.

Abstract: A microphone assembly includes a shaft element that is configured to be received in an opening defined by a base substrate layer of a headliner. The shaft element defines an air path. The microphone assembly includes a microphone element mounted on a circuit board within a housing. The microphone element is aligned with the air path such that the air path directs sound from the cabin to the microphone element. A vehicle cabin side of the headliner is covered by an acoustically transparent layer such that the microphone assembly is not visible within the vehicle cabin.

Abstract: A refrigeration appliance has an enclosure that defines an electronics module recess and a detachable electronics module that can be releasably retained in the recess. Tabs and tab receivers can be integrated with the electronics module and enclosure to releasably retain the electronics module in the recess. A trim piece can releasably attach to a display bezel of the electronics module by a snap-fit connection to retain the electronics module in the electronics module recess. In use, the electronics module can be selectively removed and a data acquisition device can be connected to the appliance using a data connector that is exposed by removing the electronics module.

Abstract: A speaker system includes a first panel, a second panel, a third panel, a speaker unit, and a sound absorber. The first panel is an outer panel constituting a part of a vehicle door of a vehicle having a compartment. The second panel constitutes a part of the vehicle door and is situated closer to the compartment than the first panel and has an opening. The third panel constitutes a part of the vehicle door and resides between the first panel and the second panel. The speaker unit overlaps the opening in a plan view when viewed from the compartment along a central axis of the speaker unit and outputs sound toward the compartment. The sound absorber is arranged at a location corresponding to an anti-node of particle velocity in a standing wave generated in a space defined between the speaker unit and the first panel.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods utilizing tactile transducers to create mechanical waves that travel through an individual's body to the kidneys to dislodge kidney stones. Embodiments include a structural member with at least one tactile transducer, an amplifier, and a controller. The tactile transducer(s) produce mechanical waves, and the structural member enables projection of the mechanical waves produced by the tactile transducer(s) toward at least one kidney to dislodge kidney stones. The amplifier is electronically coupled to the at least one tactile transducer, and the controller is electronically coupled to the amplifier and configured to determine the mechanical waves produced by the at least one tactile transducer.

Abstract: An elliptically shaped speaker has a driver assembly which may include a woofer driver and a tweeter driver. The speaker has a uniquely designed bridge member. The bridge member acts both as a structural element and waveguide for the tweeter. It has a specific elongated, elliptical shape that allows the speaker to be inserted into a corresponding cut-out opening in a wall, ceiling or any other structural panel, then rotated behind the panel and re-inserted from behind into the opening, thereby providing a secure seal and exact positioning within the panel. The resulting system allows for a low frequency speaker to be installed behind the panel with a noticeably smaller opening than the total size of the speaker.

Abstract: Disclosed is a speaker system that includes a first panel that is an outer plate of a vehicle door, a second panel that is disposed on a vehicle interior side of the vehicle door, a third panel that is disposed between the first panel and the second panel, a speaker unit that has a sound emitting surface for emitting a sound toward a vehicle interior, and spacers that are disposed between the speaker unit and the third panel.

Abstract: An installable and dismantlable apparatus as provided by the present invention includes: a load bearing part; a fixing mechanism including an unlocking drive component and a fixing moving component, the unlocking drive component disposed on the load bearing part, and the fixing moving component connected with the unlocking drive component; and a transmission mechanism including a first stage transmission component and a second stage transmission component, the first stage transmission component located on the load bearing part, the second stage transmission component connected with the unlocking drive component, and the first stage transmission component connected with the second stage transmission component. The present invention not only realizes quick installation and dismantling, and improves the efficiency, but also saves manpower and time, and reduces cost.

Abstract: A sound output device includes: a speaker unit that has a sound emitting portion; an attaching member by which the speaker unit is attached to an object; a separating member that is provided between the speaker unit and the attaching member to separate the speaker unit from the attaching member; and a sealing member that is provided between the speaker unit and the attaching member to reduce a sound that is emitted from a side of the speaker unit opposite to the sound emitting portion and is transmitted to a sound emitting portion side. The attaching member has a first portion on a side of the sound emitting portion of the speaker unit, and the first portion of the attaching member has an opening that corresponds to the sound emitting portion.

Abstract: A device is configured to be mounted to a planar mounting panel, including, for example, a wall or ceiling of a home or other building. The device includes a housing, a fastener, a dogleg tab and a friction inducing member. The housing is configured to be received in an aperture in the mounting panel and includes a housing aperture. The fastener is disposed in the housing aperture. The dogleg tab is operatively coupled to one end of the fastener. The dogleg tab is configured to be disposed in a retracted position and to be disposed in an engagement position, in which engagement position the dogleg tab is disposed to engage an inside surface of the mounting panel. The friction inducing member is fixedly attached to the housing adjacent the housing aperture and friction-fit to the fastener.

Abstract: The present invention disclose a wall top fixing device for easy installation and disassembly, which has a frame and a clamping member arranged on the frame, the frame is provided with at least one hollow foot post with column wall, the column wall is longitudinally provided with a spiral lifting chute passing through the column wall, and the clamping member passes through the spiral lifting chute and is movably sleeves in the hollow foot post, the clamping member has a foot buckle out side of the spiral lifting chute, the clamping member is rotated so that the clamping member is spirally fall down until that the foot buckle forms a clamping state with the frame.

Abstract: A vehicle subwoofer system and method of use. The subwoofer system includes a powered subwoofer electrically connected to a vehicle speaker through an input line assembly, an inverter deriving power from the vehicle DC power system through a DC power line, and the inverter powering the subwoofer through an AC power line. In the preferred embodiment, the input line assembly incorporated alligator clips to quickly and easily connect to speaker contacts, and the DC power line included a DC power plug to quickly and easily plug into a vehicle DC power receptacle. Method steps include electrically connecting the input line assembly to the vehicle speaker, electrically connecting the powered subwoofer to the inverter through the AC power line, electrically connecting the DC power line to the vehicle DC power source, and a listener enjoying reinforced bass sound from the subwoofer derived from the vehicle speaker.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a multi-layered speaker cover for covering a speaker. The speaker cover has at least one first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer is an air-permeable layer and the second layer is a layer with through-holes for reducing dynamic pressure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to loudspeaker systems and configurations. In one embodiment, a loudspeaker configuration includes a directional element coupled to the loudspeaker. The directional element can include a plurality of movable elements to passively direct output of the loudspeaker. Another embodiment is directed to a bidirectional loudspeaker having a first loudspeaker configured to output sound in a first direction, and a second loudspeaker configured to output sound in a second direction. The first loudspeaker and second loudspeaker may be arranged in a coaxial arrangement. Methods are provided for controlling a loudspeaker and a movable element. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a control setting for at least one of a loudspeaker and a movable element associated with the loudspeaker. The method may also include controlling the movable element in response to the control setting including adjusting the movable element to direct output of the loudspeaker.

Abstract: The present invention provides a blocking piece covering the sound hole of a loudspeaker and an assembling method thereof, and a loudspeaker module. The blocking piece covering the sound hole of the loudspeaker module is arranged at a position where the sound hole is located on the case of the loudspeaker module and covers the sound hole. The blocking piece is made of a nonmetallic flexible net. The nonmetallic net-shaped blocking piece and the case are formed integrally by injection moulding. The loudspeaker module and the blocking piece covering the sound hole thereof in the present invention have advantages of good acoustic performance, high reliability, high space utilization rate and high production efficiency. The assembling method for the blocking piece covering the sound hole of the loudspeaker module further makes the assembling of the blocking piece convenient for operation, and improves the assembling efficiency and assembling quality.

Abstract: A method of installing a ceiling speaker system includes inserting a top end portion of an enclosure of a speaker system into a hole in a ceiling such that a spring-loaded tab of the speaker system is caused to pivot about a pivot axis as the spring-loaded tab comes into contact with an edge of the hole. The top end portion of the enclosure is moved upward, through the hole until the spring-loaded tab is clear of the hole. A lead screw of the speaker system is rotated about its longitudinal axis to cause the spring-loaded tab to be displaced toward a flange arranged along a bottom end portion of the speaker system, and thereby clamping the ceiling between the flange and the spring-loaded tab. The longitudinal axis of the lead screw is coincident with the pivot axis of the spring-loaded tab.

Abstract: A loudspeaker system comprises a driver mounted within the interior of a single-reflex band-pass box or a ported box which employ one or more drain tubes to remove standing water that may pool therein without affecting the acoustic performance of the system.

Abstract: Described herein is a modular speaker cover that is removably attachable to a speaker. This device can comprise a modular grille and a grille insert, wherein the grille insert is removably attached to the modular grille. The grille insert can be replaced with other grille inserts of various colors, shapes, textures, and materials. In some embodiment, the grille insert is permanently fixed to the modular grille.

Abstract: A method for joining sides of a speaker enclosure includes affixing a speaker grill element to a substructure element, where the speaker grill element has a depth that is shorter than its length and width, includes a first surface and a second surface parallel to each other, and includes hole openings, where the substructure element has a depth that is shorter than its length and width, includes protrusions above its front surface, and includes openings larger than the openings in the speaker grill element, and where the speaker grill element is aligned lengthwise to a first plane, inserting the joined speaker grill element and substructure element into a mould, where in combination with portions of the speaker grill element and the substructure element, a surface of the mould forms a mould cavity, and injecting molten plastic into the mould cavity to form an injection moulded side element.

Abstract: A saddlebag speaker assembly for housing a speaker within a saddlebag and a method of forming a saddlebag speaker assembly are provided. The assembly includes a saddlebag lid opening cover configured to cover the saddlebag lid opening and couple to the saddlebag lid and the speaker.

Abstract: The invention includes a one-piece foldable flexible foam baffle that can be adapted in length to installation plenums of various sizes, together with an egg crate foam type rear damper and a gasket for attaching the foldable baffle to a loudspeaker basket rim. A front portion and a rear portion of the foldable baffle are independently foldable to adjust the length of the foldable baffle for various door plenums and trim panel offsets. The baffle has small axial grooves on a rear portion that serve as auxiliary cutting lines as a guide for cutting away portions of the baffle to manage the back wave of the speaker in ways an audiophile prefers.

Abstract: A transducer includes an acoustic reflector, an acoustic coupler and one or more thermoacoustic frames. The acoustic coupler is disposed proximate to an output of the transducer and each of the thermoacoustic frames is disposed between the acoustic reflector and the acoustic coupler. The thermoacoustic frames, the acoustic reflector and the acoustic coupler form a resonator with each of the thermoacoustic frames configured to emit a broadband acoustic signal in response to receiving electrical energy. Additionally, the resonator is configured to emit a narrowband acoustic signal at the transducer output in response to receiving the broadband acoustic signal. A method includes adjusting a frequency of the narrowband acoustic signal by controlling a spacing between the thermoacoustic frames and one or more components of the resonator. Thermoacoustic device embodiments capable of resonant emission of intense ultrasound radiation generated by sheets of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT) are also disclosed.

Abstract: This application is directed to an electronic device having an overall exterior and electronic components contained therein. The electronic components includes a first electrical connector configured to supply power and/or data to the electronic components and/or to output data signals from the electronic components when the first electrical connector is connected to an external power and/or data connector. The first electrical connector includes first electrical contacts configured in a pattern that is substantially co-planar with a base surface of the electronic components. A base portion of the overall exterior includes a first opening corresponding to a position and size of the first electrical connector in the base surface of the electronic components.

Abstract: A vehicle rear structure, comprising a fixation wall which is erected behind a rear seat, and an upper back panel whose end is attached to the fixation wall, wherein the upper back panel is provided with a first attaching portion which is attached to the fixation wall and extends in a direction substantially parallel to the fixation wall, and a folding portion which is connected to an upper end of the first attaching portion, opposed to the first attaching portion in a vehicle longitudinal direction, and when a force is applied in the forward direction of the vehicle, is folded with its upper end as a fulcrum toward the front of the vehicle; and the folding portion has a length to contact the first attaching portion or the fixation wall at a position below an upper end of the fixation wall when it is folded.

Abstract: A playback device comprises an acoustic waveguide having a bounding surface, the bounding surface delimiting an opening. A drainage channel extends from the opening and is arranged to direct liquid from inside the waveguide toward a drainage outlet.

Abstract: An acoustic system includes a housing includes an acoustic element opening with an inner edge extending from a first, outer surface of the housing to a second, inner surface of the housing, and an acoustic element having an acoustic element foam layer extending at least partially along a circumferential perimeter of the acoustic element, where the acoustic element foam layer is configured to engage the inner edge of the acoustic element opening when the acoustic element is positioned within the opening, and where the acoustic element foam layer is compressed in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the acoustic element when the acoustic element is positioned within the opening, such that an acoustic seal is created.

Abstract: Disclosed is a speaker device for a vehicle capable of directing sounds in a wide frequency range. The speaker device includes: a speaker unit, and an acoustic reflector unit provided on an upper portion of the speaker unit. In particular, the acoustic reflector unit includes a plurality of acoustic reflectors having different curvatures, and the plurality of acoustic reflectors are provided to be stacked on one another.

Abstract: A loudspeaker device includes a loudspeaker unit and an enclosure. The loudspeaker unit outputs sounds mainly in a first direction, upon receiving an electric signal. The enclosure is configured with at least a part of an interior member of a movable-body device, and secures and accommodates the loudspeaker unit in the inside of the enclosure. The interior member includes a body part, and an accommodation part that accommodates the loudspeaker unit therein and is formed integrally with the body part. The accommodation part is larger in dimension along the first direction than the body part.

Abstract: Sound control and audio output systems and methods for an entertainment venue are described. The sound control and audio output systems include an in-seat speaker arrangement. The in-seat speaker arrangement includes a theater chair having a back section and a seat section, one or more top speakers arranged around a headrest area of the back section of the theater chair, and a lower speaker disposed within the seat section of the theater chair.

Abstract: A speaker assembly broadly comprising a housing, an input circuit, and a number of speakers. The housing includes a lower section configured to be positioned at least partially below a ground surface and an upper section extending upwards from the lower section. The input circuit receives audio signals from a sound system or other controller and actively or passively sends the audio signals to the speakers. The speakers include a low-range speaker positioned in the lower section of the housing and a relatively higher-range speaker positioned in the upper section. The speaker assembly is configured to be spaced from other speaker assemblies within a listening area with each speaker assembly generating low frequency soundwaves and relatively higher-frequency soundwaves. This reduces or eliminates out-of-phase crossover frequency wave cancellation effects within the listening area.

Abstract: A vehicle speaker system includes a speaker having a diaphragm that generates a sound pressure, a frame that supports the diaphragm vibratably, and a driving unit attached to the frame to drive the diaphragm. A position of the speaker relative to a partition separating a vehicle-cabin inner space and an engine compartment inner space is determined so that the sound pressure generated by an action of the diaphragm passes through an opening in the partition. A shield member is provided with at least a part thereof being located between the speaker and an obstacle generation source located in the engine compartment inner space to obstruct an operation of the speaker. An open part allowing a first space provided between the speaker and the shield member to communicate with the engine compartment inner space is provided in such a direction as not to be directed toward the obstacle generation source.

Abstract: Embodiments of a fire pit insert include a mixing tube with a fuel outlet end, a soundwave input end located below and horizontally offset from the fuel outlet end, and a fuel inlet located between the fuel outlet end and the soundwave input end. A fuel distribution chamber connected to the fuel outlet end has a top plate with orifices, a bottom plate spaced apart from the top plate, and a baffle located between the top and bottom plates. The baffle is arranged coaxial to the fuel outlet end.

Abstract: A mount, speaker mount, mount assembly, and method of disengagement thereof including a speaker baffle; a support member; a movable tab with a finger that extends away from the support member and/or shaped to engage with a surface when the speaker mount is installed, thereby causing the tab to tip relative to the support member. Each of the tab and the support member include mating teeth that, when engaged to each other when the tab tips due to the finger engaging with a surface, prevent travel of the tab from the closer region to the elevated region. There is an aperture through the baffle that provides access to apply pressure to a bottom of the tab to allow for an object to be inserted therein to disengage the mating teeth.

Abstract: A multi-glazed window formed by a frame produced from profiles supporting at least two glass panes separated by an air layer. The window incorporating an active noise reduction device for a noise coming from a noise source. At least one loudspeaker an actuator associated with the membrane, which actuator is capable of inducing a vibratory movement of said membrane, at least one control microphone carried by the frame, said microphone being installed in the air layer in order to sense the acoustic signals in said air layer, and a control electronics suitable for controlling the actuator according to the acoustic signals sensed by the control microphone.

Abstract: A method relates to manufacturing a sound output apparatus. The method includes processing a flat metal plate to have a shape with through-holes; forming a cylindrical grille by bonding two sides of the processed flat metal panel to each other so that a side corresponding to the upper end of the main shape forms an upper end of the grille and a side corresponding to the lower end of the main shape forms a lower end of the grille. The upper end of the grille is deformed to correspond to a shape of a cover by inserting the cover into an opening formed in an upper surface of the grille. A lower end of the grille is deformed to correspond to a shape of the lower-end holding portion formed in the base, by inserting the lower-end holding portion into a lower opening formed in the grille.

Abstract: The present embodiments relates to a display panel configured to display images, a plurality of sound generating actuators in a plurality of sound output areas, the sound generating actuators configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound, and a partition that is between each of the plurality of sound output areas and surrounds at least one of the plurality of sound output areas.

Abstract: An audio and display system comprising a housing having an interior region, at least one audio speaker positioned within the interior region, and a display coupled to the housing. The display includes a frame coupled to the housing, the frame having a plurality of mounting members, wherein at least two adjacent mounting members of the plurality of mounting members are spaced apart by a first distance, a plurality of support members coupled to the mounting members of the frame, wherein at least two adjacent support members of the plurality of support members are spaced apart by a second distance, and a plurality of light-emitting elements coupled to each of the plurality of support members, wherein the display module is substantially acoustically transparent.

Abstract: A saddlebag speaker assembly for housing a speaker within a saddlebag and a method of forming a saddlebag speaker assembly are provided. The assembly includes a saddlebag lid opening cover configured to cover the saddlebag lid opening and couple to the saddlebag lid and the speaker.

Abstract: Disclosed is a loudspeaker comprising a loudspeaker frame and a magnet to which the loudspeaker frame is attached, characterized in that the magnet has a conical outer surface, the loudspeaker frame has a conical inner surface designed to form a press fit with the conical outer surface of the magnet, the magnet includes an undercut, and the loudspeaker frame includes a number of snap-on hooks, at least one of which engages with the undercut in the press-fit state.

Abstract: A protective screen for a diaphragm of a loudspeaker comprises a first side and a second side. The screen comprises a perforated region and an imperforated region. The perforated region comprises a first perforation having a first size and a second perforation having a second size, each perforation passing through the first side and the second side of the screen, and each perforation allowing sound waves radiated from a first portion of the diaphragm to pass through the screen. The imperforated region suppresses sound waves radiated from a second portion of the diaphragm. The first perforation is more adjacent to the imperforated region than the second perforation, and wherein the second size of the second perforation is bigger than the first size of the first perforation.