Abstract: The disclosure relates to a satellite speaker system wherein the horn mouth of a main speaker, typically of a folded horn design, is divided by braces into satellite speaker storage chambers. This allows the satellite speakers to be placed into the storage chambers for storage and transportation, and then easily removed and placed into their remote locations for a show, performance or gig.

Abstract: An electronic product (100) includes a casing (10) containing a speaker set (20) therein. The speaker set includes a hollow shell (60) and a loudspeaker (50). The loudspeaker is accommodated in the shell, dividing an inner space of the shell into a first resonance chamber (61a) and a second resonance chamber (61b). The loudspeaker includes first tone holes (52) communicating with the first resonance chamber and second tone holes (54) communicating with the second resonance chamber. The first resonance chamber communicates with the second resonance chamber via at least an inverted tube (69).

Abstract: A speaker set (20) for an electronic product (100) includes a hollow shell (60), and a loudspeaker (50) accommodated in the shell. The shell includes at least a spacing plate (68) which divides an inner space of the shell into a first resonance chamber (61a) and a second resonance chamber (61b). The loudspeaker includes first tone holes (52) communicating with the first resonance chamber and second tone holes (54) communicating with the second resonance chamber. The second resonance chamber communicates with the first resonance chamber via at least an inverted hole (69) defined in the at least a spacing plate. The first resonance chamber communicates with a surrounding environment so that sound emitted from the first and second tone holes of the loudspeaker can be transferred to the surrounding environment.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a multi-chamber ported stereo speaker is disclosed. The stereo speaker is a single unit with multi-chambers in an enclosure box. The multi chamber ported speaker comprises an enclosure housing a shared acoustic chamber having an external port for allowing air external of the enclosure box to flow into the shared acoustic chamber, and at least two additional chambers comprising a corresponding internal port in each additional chamber for forming an air pass from each additional chamber with the shared chamber, each additional chamber comprising a corresponding driver mounted through a wall of the chamber and enclosure box for forming the ported speaker.

Abstract: A mobile phone (1) includes a casing (10) containing a printed circuit board (28) and an antenna (29) therein; and a speaker set (20) is disposed between the printed circuit board and the antenna. The speaker set includes a hollow shell (21) including a first chamber (220), a second chamber (230) and a third chamber (240) isolated from the second chamber, and a loudspeaker (25) accommodated in first chamber of the shell and dividing the first chamber into a front chamber (224) and a rear chamber (223). The front chamber communicates with the second chamber, whilst the rear chamber communicates with the third chamber.

Abstract: A speaker assembly includes a housing that can be attached to a wall. Audio speakers are mounted in a baffle that is mounted in and movable relative to the housing, so that the direction of audio signals emitted from the speakers can be selected and controlled. End and side retaining surfaces extend rearwardly from the housing and define an enclosure within which the baffle is mounted and moveable relative to the housing. Slotted channels are formed in the end retaining surfaces, and the baffle is moveably attached to the housing by fasteners extending from end mounting surfaces formed in the baffle and through the slotted channels formed in the housing. The speakers may also be mounted to be moveable relative to the baffle.

Abstract: In the case of an electro-acoustic apparatus (1) having a housing (2) with a housing wall (9) and having an electro-acoustic transducer (17) that is arranged facing the housing wall (9), a front chamber volume (31) that forms an acoustic spring is provided between the transducer (17) and the housing wall (9), and in the housing wall (9) a sound outlet aperture (14, 15) that preferably forms an acoustic mass is provided, wherein between the front chamber volume (31) and the sound outlet aperture (14, 15) a sound guide channel (38, 39) is provided, which forms a sufficiently large acoustic mass in order jointly with the front chamber volume (31) to achieve a satisfactory band-pass characteristic of the sound pressure frequency response of the transducer (17).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mobile device with improved acoustic porting. The mobile device includes a housing that has at least one sound hole, a transducer for converting an electrical signal into an acoustical signal, and a grommet that engages the housing and the transducer to form an interior cavity. A passage acoustically couples the interior cavity with the interior of the housing. The transducer emits sound into the interior cavity. The sound travels from the interior cavity through the passage into the interior of the housing and then to the user's ear via the sound hole(s) in the housing. The passage may be any channel, tube, passageway, or pathway that allows an acoustical signal to travel from the interior cavity to the interior of the housing. The transducer may also emit sound into the interior of the housing that mixes with the sound traveling from the interior cavity through the passage into the interior of the housing.

Abstract: A speaker system according to the present invention comprises a cabinet (10), a speaker unit (11), a first parting board (12), a drone cone (13), an adsorption member (14), a second parting board (15), a backboard (16), a variable mechanism (17), and a port (18). A sound pressure generated by the speaker unit (11) causes a pressure variation in a second chamber (R12) via the drone cone (13). The adsorption member (14) with an effect of physical adsorption is operable to suppress the pressure variation. Furthermore, by displacing the diaphragm (171), the variable mechanism (17) is operable to reduce a pressure variation of a direct current component, which is caused by variations in ambient temperature or atmospheric pressure of the speaker system.

Abstract: A ported electroacoustical device uses the action of the port to provide cooling airflow across a heat producing device. The device includes a loudspeaker enclosure including a first acoustic port, and an acoustic driver, mounted in the loudspeaker enclosure. The device also includes a heat producing device. The acoustic driver and the acoustic port are constructed and arranged to coact to provide a cooling, substantially unidirectional airflow across the heat producing device, thereby transferring heat from the heat producing device.

Abstract: A speaker comprises an enclosure with at least one wall; and an acoustic driver mounted in an interior of the enclosure and being attached to a front wall of the enclosure. An acoustic extension is mounted to the enclosure and is external of the enclosure. The acoustic extension is operatively connected to the interior of the enclosure; and comprises one of: a bass reflex port, a tuned port, a passive radiator, and a concentric loading.

Abstract: A speaker set (20) for an electronic product (100) includes a hollow shell (60), and a loudspeaker (50) accommodated in the shell. The shell includes at least a spacing plate (68) which divides an inner space of the shell into a first resonance chamber (61a) and a second resonance chamber (61b). The loudspeaker includes first tone holes (52) communicating with the first resonance chamber and second tone holes (54) communicating with the second resonance chamber. The second resonance chamber communicates with the first resonance chamber via at least an inverted hole (69) defined in the at least a spacing plate. The first resonance chamber communicates with a surrounding environment so that sound emitted from the first and second tone holes of the loudspeaker can be transferred to the surrounding environment.

Abstract: An electronic product (100) includes a casing (10) containing a speaker set (20) therein. The speaker set includes a hollow shell (60) and a loudspeaker (50). The loudspeaker is accommodated in the shell, dividing an inner space of the shell into a first resonance chamber (61a) and a second resonance chamber (61b). The loudspeaker includes first tone holes (52) communicating with the first resonance chamber and second tone holes (54) communicating with the second resonance chamber. The first resonance chamber communicates with the second resonance chamber via at least an inverted tube (69).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal such as a mobile telephone or the like which has a speaker built in, and realizes a sound emission structure for separately extracting the front output and back output of the speaker in a plurality of directions. The construction of this mobile terminal comprises a first sound emission part which is formed in one surface part of a case having a speaker built in, and which conducts the front output of the speaker to the outside of the case, a sound conducting hole which is formed in case internal members disposed inside the case, and which causes the back output of the speaker to pass through the interior of the case, and conducts this output to the other surface of the case, and a second sound emission part which is formed in the other surface part of the case, and which conducts the back output from the sound conducting hole to the outside of the case.

Abstract: A loudspeaker system has a front loudspeaker enclosure (30) having at least one first loudspeaker (20) and a rear loudspeaker enclosure (50) having at least one second loudspeaker (60). The rear loudspeaker enclosure (50) is in the form of a bandpass enclosure.

Abstract: A satellite speaker system includes a side firing low mid driver mounted in a sub-enclosure which is vented into a second sub-enclosure through an acoustic resistance vent and to a third sub-enclosure through a variable aperture second vent. The vents further serve as pivots to allow the side-firing speaker to be rotated through a predetermined range, simultaneously varying the aperture of the second vent. The pivots are isolated by o-rings to provide an airtight seal to the sub-enclosures, as well as to provide vibration control. Third, fourth and fifth resistively damped vents allow the first and second sub-enclosure to establish acoustic communication with the environment. The front firing driver/s that reproduces the mid and high frequencies are mounted in a fourth sub-enclosure.

Abstract: A device (300) and method (600) for equal audio porting is provided. The device can include a first side with at least one first audio port (182) providing a data communication aspect, a second side with at least one second audio port (184) providing an audio communication aspect, and a transducer (110) positioned between the first side and the second side. The transducer projects sound out of the at least one first audio port and the at least one second audio port such that a quality of the sound through the at least one first audio port and the at least one second audio port are substantially the same.

Abstract: An acoustic porting arrangement is provided that uses sound pressure signal ports (202, 112) to enhance speaker (406) and microphone cartridge (402) performance when mounting the speaker (406) on a moveable component, such as a flip part (102) of a flip-type cellular phone (100). A speaker acoustic path (504) is incorporated into the moveable component (102) to enhance the acoustic performance of an acoustic transducer (406). A microphone acoustic pathway (502) is also created through the moveable component (102) that delivers sound pressure energy to a microphone (402) that is mounted on a base (104) when the moveable component (102) is in its closed position and covering the microphone (108). Some embodiments reuse a surface acoustic port (202) for both paths.

Abstract: The power density of a bass-reflex enclosure is improved by providing transducers in pairs, with the members of each pair being oriented front to back with respect to one another. The transducers are mounted on the enclosure with at least one of the transducers being substantially perpendicular to a front face of the enclosure and having its backside partially rested in the second transducer of the pair. The gap between the transducers is wider on the side open to the surrounding environment through the front face. Directivity may be provided by incorporating a second pair of transducers.

Abstract: A speaker module (200) having a speaker unit (210) and a speaker box (220) is provided. The speaker module is mounted in a casing (22) of a hand-held electronic device (20). The speaker box (220) has a wall defining an aperture (222a) receiving the speaker unit therein. The speaker box has a neck section (224) formed by narrowing a peripheral wall of the speaker box. The neck section connects front and rear speaker chambers (222, 226) each of which has a cross-sectional dimension larger than that of the neck section. The speaker module is mounted on a printed circuit board (24) by fitting the neck section in a hole (24a) of the printed circuit board. The speaker unit is mounted in a front wall of the front chamber (222). An antenna module (26) is mounted in the casing behind the speaker module.

Abstract: A portable speaker system includes a telescoping enclosure containing at least two drivers. The telescoping enclosure includes an inner section nested within an outer section. Each of the inner section and the outer section includes at least one speaker driver. The telescoping enclosure is configurable in at least two positions, a retracted or collapsed position and an extended position. By extending the telescoping enclosure, greater channel separation and greater internal volume for the enclosure is achieved.

Abstract: An acoustic impedance matching enclosure is provided having a driver loaded into a chamber buffering the throat/mouth of a closed loop transmission line. Transmission line consists of a termination member, outer and inner enclosure walls, high-density lining and throat/mouth area. Transmission line eliminates internal random standing waves while providing variable-frequency standing waves that through superposition of the waves compensates for mass-acceleration loss of the high-end of the driver output while damping the resonance of the driver. Alternative application of the acoustic impedance matching enclosure is that of compression loading the driver directly into the closed loop transmission line and using an acoustic low pass filter to translate the output into low frequencies only through a port.

Abstract: A case is provided for mounting an information equipment and a frame of the compound sound generator is set in the case. A speaker and receiver are provided in the frame. A first back chamber is formed in the speaker and a second back chamber is formed in the receiver. A baffle is formed integrally with the frame so as to separate the first and second back chambers from each other.

Abstract: A speaker apparatus includes a speaker unit, a passive radiator unit, and a front baffle on which the speaker unit and the passive radiator unit are mounted to form a portion of a speaker box and a back plate. A closed front chamber is formed by the front baffle for coupling the sound output generated from the back of the speaker unit with the passive radiator unit. A closed rear chamber is formed by the front baffle and the back plate for confining sound output generated from the front of the speaker unit. The speaker unit is disposed in a direction opposite to the direction of passive radiator unit, or in a direction approximately opposite.

Abstract: A loudspeaker includes an acoustical enclosure having an internal wall dividing the enclosure into first and second subchambers, an electro-acoustical transducer having a vibratable speaker cone mounted in an opening in the internal wall of the acoustical enclosure, an internal vent in the internal wall of the acoustical enclosure for pneumatically coupling the first and second subchambers, a first external vent in a wall of the first subchamber for pneumatically coupling the first subchamber to an exterior environment outside of the acoustical enclosure, and a second external vent in a wall of the second subchamber for pneumatically coupling the second subchamber to the exterior environment, a ratio of the acoustic masses of the internal vent to the the second external vent being approximately 3/1 to 7/1, and a ratio of the acoustic masses of the first external vent to the second external vent being approximately 15/1 to 30/1.

Abstract: Micro-speaker assemblies and mobile terminals including micro-speaker assemblies are provided. The micro-speaker assemblies include a micro-speaker positioned in a housing. A first forward tuning volume is positioned adjacent a front face of the micro-speaker. A passageway extends from the first forward tuning volume to an opening in the housing. A second forward tuning volume in fluid communication with the passageway is positioned at a location between the first forward tuning volume and the opening in the housing. The second forward tuning volume, the first forward tuning volume and the passageway define a double-resonator that tunes a frequency response of the micro-speaker. Methods for tuning micro-speakers are also provided.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications device is disclosed and comprises a casing (2), an earpiece (6), and a cover (33) associated with the earpiece (6) to define a resonant cavity (34) between the earpiece (6) and the casing (2), wherein the cover (33) has an opening therein for the transmission of sound from the earpiece (6) via the cavity (34) into an acoustic path formed between the casing (2) and the cover (33).

Abstract: A highly miniaturized (condensed) speaker system provides the same desirable performance characteristics as a full size acoustic suspension speaker system by incorporating a combination of one or more low pressure chambers and optionally one or more high pressure gas chambers to emulate the higher internal air volume of the full size acoustic suspension speaker system. The low pressure chamber(s) include the majority of the back (enclosed) side of the speaker diaphragm to eliminate the rigid air spring normally associated with small, enclosed volumes of air at atmospheric pressure. The high pressure gas chamber(s) provide a force to the back (enclosed) side of the diaphragm to counter the atmospheric pressure force on the face (exposed) side of the diaphragm.

Abstract: A coincident source stereo speaker in accordance with the present invention includes a high-frequency component (tweeter) and a low-frequency component (woofer) that are separated by a sound channel. The tweeter emits a first sound pattern directly outward from the speaker, with the sound pattern having a corresponding high frequency center axis. The sound channel is located between the tweeter and woofer and is symmetrically oriented around the high-frequency component. The woofer emits a second sound pattern into the sound channel for re-direction out of the speaker. With this configuration, the second sound pattern has an effective low frequency center axis that is coincident with the high frequency center axis. As a result, the tweeter and woofer exhibit co-axial performance characteristics, even though they are not physically located co-axially.

Abstract: A sound transducer comprises at least one sound unit based on at least one radially sound emitting diaphragm arranged in a substantially cylindrical or tubular form, the diaphragm including electromechanically converting material capable of creating sound by changing its physical state upon electrical excitation. In a single sound unit the diaphragm is arranged to be supported between an inner sound guiding sleeve and an outer sound guiding sleeve in order to form at least one axial acoustic channel between the diaphragm and at least one of the sleeves. At least at the exit side of the acoustic channel the axial ends of the diaphragm and the corresponding sound guiding sleeve are arranged to have mutual non-alignment in the plane perpendicular to the axis of the sound unit in order to reduce the acoustic mass that the acoustic channel represents. The invention further relates to a device with such a transducer.

Abstract: An apparatus for increasing the quality of sound from an acoustic source comprises in one embodiment a hollow enclosure, an acoustic source, an acoustic guide, a pair of acoustic inlet openings, a pair of acoustic exit openings, and pair of acoustic paths, wherein the acoustic inlet openings separate acoustic waves from the acoustic source and direct the acoustic waves the length of the acoustic paths to the acoustic exit openings in such a manner as to increase the quality of sound, and especially bass sound, from the acoustic source.

Abstract: This invention discloses a multi-channel audio center speaker device that has a low-frequency sound box working together with a mid-frequency sound box each on both sides, and the low-frequency sound box works with a high-frequency sound box having a forward sound direction and a mid-frequency sound box having a backward sound direction, and both sound boxes are tilted up to an appropriate angle such that after the sound frequencies are mixed, the audio image provided by the sound frequency of the mixed sound is extended backward through the mid/high frequency speaker, and then the image at the back is reflected to the audience in the front, such that the position of placing the center sound box becomes more flexible, and produces a sound together with the simulated video screen at the back. In the meantime, the present invention can reduce or eliminate the impact of the sound being acted directly on the audience to prevent uneasiness and broaden the range of the multi-channel audio sound.

Abstract: An electromagnetic electroacoustic transducer, includes: a diaphragm; a magnet; an electromagnetic coil; and a casing for storing the diaphragm, the magnet and the electromagnetic coil therein. The case has at least one first sound emitting hole through which a front space on a front surface of the diaphragm in the casing communicates with a front outer space in front of the casing and at least one second sound emitting hole through which a rear space on a rear surface of the diaphragm in the casing communicates with the front outer space in front of the casing. A resonant frequency Fv2 of the rear space is set at a value in the range: F0<Fv2?Fv1 in which F0 is a resonant frequency of the diaphragm, and Fv1 is a resonant frequency of the front space.

Abstract: A speaker system is provided which includes a sound box and a speaker mounted in the sound box. The sound box is divided into a plurality of air chambers, each of which is formed with at least an air dissipating hole connecting the atmosphere of the box and at least an air passing hole connecting at least a neighboring air chamber, so as to generate behind the speaker pressurized air cushions corresponding to each frequency band of the frequency response of the speaker. Meanwhile, upon reaching the air dissipating hole of each air chamber the air cushions are generated depressurized and vanished at an appropriate timing so that formerly air cushions do not interfere with those generated in succession; therefore each frequency band of the frequency response of the speaker is provided with an appropriate and independent pressurized air cushion so that high fidelity sound frequencies can be reproduced.

Abstract: A bass loudspeaker apparatus capable of according with a horn-type midbass in both the appearance and acoustics is disclosed. A bass loudspeaker apparatus A is provided with a cabinet 70 having an inner space 75 and a sound emission opening 71 in a front section; a corn-type woofer 3 disposed within the cabinet 70; a baffle plate 2 having a woofer mounting section 72 and vertically disposed in the inner space 75 so as to face the sound emission opening 71; a resonant chamber 73 defined in front of the baffle plate 2 for communicating with the sound emission opening 71. The front ends of the loudspeaker apparatuses A and 80 are approximately aligned in the state that the sound source position of the bass loudspeaker apparatus A is aligned with that of the horn-type midbass 80. Thus, the uniformity in the appearance is secured.

Abstract: Micro-speaker assemblies and mobile terminals including micro-speaker assemblies are provided. The micro-speaker assembly includes a micro-speaker positioned in a housing. A low frequency back tuning volume is adjacent a front face of the micro-speaker and a high frequency forward tuning volume is adjacent a back face of the micro-speaker. A passageway extends from the forward tuning volume to an opening in the housing.

Abstract: A speaker has a very small size and is arranged to emit sound waves in a non-directional manner. The speaker includes a case and a speaker unit attached to a plate provided at an opening of the case. The speaker is arranged so that the speaker unit is mounted or attached to a floor or support surface such that a space formed by the case, the plate and the speaker unit is airtight and so that the back-and-forth motion of a vibrator of the speaker unit generates expansion and contraction of the case.

Abstract: A speaker apparatus including a speaker, and a circuit to operate the speaker. The speaker apparatus further includes a speaker box having an opening to enclose a back of the speaker; a casing accommodating the speaker box combined with the speaker and the circuit therein, and communicating with an outside so as to dissipate heat from the circuit; and a duct penetrating the casing and the speaker box so as to emit back sound of the speaker. The present invention provides a speaker apparatus, which has high heat-dissipating efficiency, can be manufactured in various designs, and prevents a user from being burned.

Abstract: An acoustical transducer enclosure has an acoustic lever acoustically coupled to an electro-acoustical transducer so as to force all radiated sound through the lever.

Abstract: A waveguide system for radiating sound waves. The system includes a low loss waveguide for transmitting sound waves, having walls are tapered so that said crosssectional area of the exit end is less than the cross-sectional area of the inlet end. In a second aspect of the invention, a waveguide for radiating sound waves, has segments of length approximately equal to A ⁡ ( y ) = A inlet ⁡ [ 1 - 2 ⁢ Y B + ( Y B ) 2 ] where l is the effective length of said waveguide and n is a positive integer.

Abstract: An electronic device (100) having a multi-mode acoustic system (120) and a method (500) for radiating sound waves are described herein. The acoustic system (120) generally includes a transducer (530), a first port (510), and a second port (520). The first and second ports (510, 520) may be acoustically coupled to the transducer (530). The second port (520) may be acoustically symmetric relative to the first port (510) such that output from the second port (520) is substantially identical to output from the first port (510).

Abstract: A driver unit is fixed to a stand. A front box and a rear box are directly fitted to the stand through a buffer material. A box comes into contact with the driver unit through a buffer material and is fixed to the stand. Therefore, sound of the driver unit is not transmitted to the box and the drop of sound quality of the speaker can be prevented. The driver unit is fixed to the stand at an immovable foundation, and sound energy can be efficiently transmitted from a speaker cone to the air.

Abstract: This invention addresses a fundamental weakness in currently common microphones, and their applications in feedback for audio speaker systems. This limitation stems from the fundamental difficulties of typical membrane-type microphones in the frequency range 1-100 Hz. The self-noise of membrane-type microphones increases in this range approximately as 1/f, and membrane-type microphones are sensitive to parasitic inertial vibrations, which are usually very important in this frequency range. The removal of these limitations enables the use of such a sensor (APV sensor) for effective feedback in audio speakers, dramatically improving performance in the low-frequency range of 10-100 Hz. Without feedback, typical audio speakers suffer severe attenuation and/or distortion in this range.

Abstract: The frequency at which standing waves occur in a loudspeaker enclosure may be reduced by the addition of an internal barrier to the enclosure in order to lengthen the effective length of an internal dimension of the enclosure. Additionally, the internal barrier may be configured such that it forms a resistive coupling between two sides of the barrier. By configuring the internal barrier to form a resistive coupling, aberrations in the frequency response of the loudspeaker caused by certain standing waves may be dampened.

Abstract: A case is provided for mounting an information equipment and a frame of the compound sound generator is set in the case. A speaker and receiver are provided in the frame. A first back chamber is formed in the speaker and a second back chamber is formed in the receiver. A baffle is formed integrally with the frame so as to separate the first and second back chambers from each other.

Abstract: A case of the information equipment is provided for setting various parts in. A speaker and receiver are provided in the frame. A first back chamber is formed in the speaker and a secondback chamber is formed in the receiver. A baffle is formed on a part of the frame for dividing the inner space of the case so as to separate the first and second back chambers from each other.

Abstract: The speaker assembly includes a speaker housing having a closed top wall and an opposed open end. The speaker assembly further includes a first sound source having a cone with an interior surface and an exterior surface. The first sound source is mounted within the speaker housing such that the interior surface of the cone faces the closed top wall and the exterior surface substantially faces the opposed open end. A portion of the exterior surface of the cone is covered, thereby, revealing an exposed portion which defines the directionality of the first sound source. The speaker assembly also includes a second sound source having a cone with an interior surface and an exterior surface. The second sound source is mounted within the speaker housing such that the interior surface of the cone faces the closed top wall and the exterior surface substantially faces the opposed open end.

Abstract: A bandpass loudspeaker enclosure system including at least one electro-acoustic transducer with a vibratable diaphragm having a first acoustical coupling surface and a second acoustical coupling surface, and at least one differential area passive radiator with three separate acoustical coupling surface areas. The first acoustical coupling surface of the vibratable diaphragm is substantially air coupled through a first enclosure volume to a first of the three separate acoustical coupling surface areas of the at least one differential area passive radiator. A second of the three separate acoustical coupling surface areas of the at least one differential area passive radiator is substantially air coupled through a second chamber to the external environment through a restricted acoustic opening or passive acoustic radiator of predetermined characteristics.

Abstract: An infrasonic Helmholtz resonator capable of producing clean sinusoidal frequencies in the range of 6-14 Hz is described.

Abstract: A surround is for use in an electron-dynamic acoustical transducer. The electron-dynamic acoustical transducer includes a frame, a diaphragm and a voice coil. The surround includes a single, large, semi-circular corrugation that is constructed from compressed neoprene foam rubber and secured to the frame by the surround. The surround has a plurality of radially distributed, relatively less-compressed areas.