Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
381395000 | Mechanical detail | 39 |
20090003643 | Aquatic Loudspeaker Having a Diaphragm - The invention relates to a submersible loudspeaker, comprised of a sound-diffusion element associated with a coil ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090010479 | Portable electronic device with movable speaker device - A portable electronic device ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090010480 | Separate Support Structure for Loudspeaker Diaphragm - A support structure for supporting and protecting the diaphragm of loudspeaker includes a first elastomer which has a first interface with a camber shape, a second elastomer which has a second interface with a complemental shape of the first interface, the first elastomer and the second elastomer combine together from both sides of the support part of the loudspeaker diaphragm. The separate support structure in the present invention is fit for many kinds of loudspeakers and propitious to increase the technical characteristics of loudspeakers. | 01-08-2009 |
20090022354 | Articulated speaker rigging system and method - The invention involves a system and method for securing one or more loudspeakers to an overhead structure. The system includes up to six axes about which the speaker(s) can be rotated and/or traversed to provide the desired pan, tilt and rotational splay angle to the speaker. The system preferably includes a first gimbal that is securable to the structure, preferably overhead, and includes two axes of movement. A vertical member extends downwardly from the first gimbal to a swivel which provides rotation about a third axis. The swivel attaches to a tilt traveler assembly which provides two axes of rotation. The tilt traveler assembly is slidably mounted along a contoured axial track member that extends around the top and back of the speaker box to provide an axis along which the speaker can be traversed. The front portion of the axial track member includes a rotation assembly and screw link, slidably secured along a transverse track member, which provides an additional axis along which the speaker can be traversed for rotational splay adjustment of the speaker. | 01-22-2009 |
20090046886 | Rotary tweeter mounting arrangement fora spekaer assembly - A rotary tweeter mounting arrangement used in a speaker assembly is disclosed to include a hollow holder member affixed to a T-iron of the speaker assembly and having a cup portion at the top, a semispherical carrier member rotatably supported on the cup portion of the hollow holder member, a circular spring plate mounted in a lower part inside the carrier member, a screw inserted through a center mounting hole of the circular spring plate and a center through hole of the semispherical carrier member to pivotally secure the semispherical carrier member to the hollow holder member, and a face panel fastened to the semispherical carrier member to hold a tweeter for allowing rotation of the tweeter with the face panel and the semispherical carrier member relative to the hollow base member. | 02-19-2009 |
20090092276 | FLEXIBLE UNIVERSAL TWEETER BACK MOUNT - A speaker mounting system that mounts a speaker to a panel that may not be entirely flat. The speaker mounting system may include an adapter having a flexible flange that is configured to be attached to the panel and that is made of flexible material that readily enables the flexible flange to flex to substantially conform to the contour of the non-flat panel. The adapter may have a compartment having an end that is attached to the flexible flange and that is configured to receive and securely hold the speaker. The compartment may have a first opening through which sound may be directed and that is substantially aligned with the opening in the flange. The compartment may have a second end opposite of the first end that has a second opening through which sound may be directed. The flange and the compartment may be configured such that, when the panel includes an opening through which sound from the speaker may be directed, the speaker may be oriented within the compartment facing the panel such that the sound it makes is directed through the first opening in the compartment, the opening in the flange, and the opening in the panel; and such that, when a first panel is behind an opening in a second panel through which sound from the speaker should be directed, the speaker may be oriented within the compartment facing away from the first panel such that the sound it makes is directed thorough the second opening in the compartment and the opening in the second panel. The speaker mounting adapter may be back mounted to the panel such that no portion of the adapter lies within the opening in the panel. | 04-09-2009 |
20090136077 | SPEAKER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SPEAKER - A speaker apparatus includes an acoustic vibration plate, and an actuator mounted to the acoustic vibration plate such that one end and the other end thereof, in a driving axis direction, exist in a plate surface of the acoustic vibration plate. The actuator applies vibration to the acoustic vibration plate to play back sound. The speaker apparatus enables a sound image to uniformly spread over the entire plate surface of the acoustic vibration plate. In addition, the entire speaker apparatus can be made compact. | 05-28-2009 |
20090161903 | Docking station capable of being mounted to a sports support pole - The present invention relates to a docking station mounted to a sports pole. The docking station includes a movable bracket to mount to the sports pole and a housing to detachably mount to the bracket. The housing includes at least one speaker to connect to a portable an audio device, allowing the audio device to provide audio output to the at least one speaker. | 06-25-2009 |
20090238401 | UNIVERSAL AUDIO SPEAKER MOUNT AND KITS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLATION - A universal audio speaker mounting board for speaker systems that simulates the structural surface that traditional flush-mounted speakers are mounted to, thus providing the ability to use a variety of flush-mount speakers in a variety of encasements, such as bookshelf enclosures or cabinets. Methods of installation and kits for installation are also contemplated. | 09-24-2009 |
20090245567 | TWISTABLE RING SPEAKER CONTROL - A twisting ring control for a compact speaker is rotatably mounted on a speaker encircling the speaker baffle. When the ring is rotated in one direction, the ring causes the speaker to be switched off, and when the ring is rotated in the opposite direction, the ring causes the speaker to be switched on. A volume control can be integrated into the same mechanism, and arranged such that, after the speaker is switched on, when the ring is rotated in one direction the volume is increased and when the ring is rotated in the opposite direction the volume is decreased. | 10-01-2009 |
20090324004 | Rapid Installation and Detachment Device for Flush Mounting Speaker on Ceiling or Wall - A rapid installation and detachment device for flush mounting speaker on ceiling or wall is composed of a hinge bracket, coil springs, gaiters, press fits, cushion springs and stop blocks. The above mechanisms are driven by the coil springs to rapidly and efficiently install a speaker on the hinge bracket. The detachment of the speaker never damages the surrounding surface material of the ceiling or wall. The device is applicable to all kinds of surface materials with different thickness. | 12-31-2009 |
20100040254 | SPEAKER MOUNTINGS - At least one embodiment of the invention provides an easy-to-install recessed speaker mounting assembly. The assembly may comprise a mounting frame, a plurality of dog fasteners, and a dog actuator ring. The mounting frame may define an opening for receiving an audio transducer, and the mounting frame may also include an outer flange around an outer perimeter of the mounting frame. The plurality of dog fasteners may be rotationally coupled to the mounting frame. The dog actuator ring may be adapted to fit within an inner perimeter of the mounting frame, wherein rotation of the dog actuator ring relative to the mounting frame causes the rotating dog fasteners to rotate and secure the mounting frame to a mounting substrate. | 02-18-2010 |
20100067733 | Speaker - A speaker includes a box-shaped enclosure, a speaker unit and a sounding board. A pair of side plates, a bottom plate, a top plate, a back plate and a baffle are assembled into the enclosure. The speaker unit is attached to an opening portion of the baffle. The sounding board is attached to the bottom plate, and includes a member having a fiber direction in a vibration direction of a vibrating plate, a member having a fiber direction in a direction which approaches the side plate (of the front side) as extending from a side of the back plate to a side of the baffle, and a member having a fiber direction in a direction which approaches the side plate (of the back side) as extending the side of the back plate to the side of the baffle. | 03-18-2010 |
20100272310 | MICROCAP ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER DEVICE - A device includes a first wafer, a second wafer, a gasket bonding the first wafer to the second wafer to define a cavity between the first wafer and the second wafer, and an acoustic transducer disposed on the first wafer and disposed within the cavity between the first wafer and the second wafer. One or more apertures are provided for communicating an acoustic signal between the acoustic transducer and an exterior of the device. An aperture may be formed in the cavity itself, or the cavity may be hermetically sealed. An aperture may be formed completely through the first wafer and located directly beneath at least a portion of the acoustic transducer. | 10-28-2010 |
20100322457 | Swivel tweeter mechanism for a constant phase coaxial acoustic transducer - An audio transducer assembly configured for positioning with respect to a mounting surface, said assembly employing a tweeter in a directionally adjustable body which swivels radially and axially for positioning and directing the tweeter in a desired direction. By keeping the center of rotation at or near the center of the surface of the tweeter, the adjustment of the tweeter does not significantly offset its body in the X or Y direction through its range of motion. Such configuration allows for compensation of the distortion caused by placing the tweeter in the middle of a woofer in a speaker having multiple transducers in a single assembly. | 12-23-2010 |
20110235847 | Sideways extending speaker apparatus and methods - Sideways-extending speaker apparatus and methods that include a speaker box that is adjustable to fit within given information handling system or electronic device chassis form factor constraints, while also being selectably extendable and expandable to provide increased speaker box volume to achieve improved sound quality performance both in terms of increased speaker spatial separation and wider dynamic range. | 09-29-2011 |
20110255730 | SPEAKER DEVICE - A speaker device having a speaker section firmly fixed to a stand section so the orientation of the speaker section relative to the stand section can be easily adjusted. The speaker device includes a speaker section, a stand section, and a fastening section for fastening the speaker section and the stand section to each other. The speaker section includes an engaging groove section, and a curved, contact receiving section which allows the angle of the speaker section relative to the stand section to be adjusted. The fastening section includes an engaging section engaging with the engaging groove section, and a screw thread section connected to the engaging section and engaging with a screw thread hole formed in the stand section. The fixation of the speaker section to the stand section can be adjusted by rotating the screw thread section to engage the screw thread section with the hole. | 10-20-2011 |
20110280432 | LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM - 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, wherein the upper compartment is defined by an upper surface of the driver mounting plate, the plurality of side walls and the cover plate, and the lower compartment is defined by a lower surface of the driver mounting plate and the plurality of side walls. The bottom of the housing remains open to be ultimately closed off when the loudspeaker module is mounted to a supporting surface. 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. The mounting bracket includes a mounting bracket aperture shaped and dimensioned for alignment with the aperture within the at least one of the plurality of side walls. | 11-17-2011 |
20110305363 | Electronic apparatus and speaker thereof - A speaker case is disclosed. The speaker case comprises a main member and a sound guiding member. The sound guiding member is connected to the main member via at least one connecting part to form an integrated structure. The at least one connecting part is capable of being a fulcrum for turning the main member or the sound guiding member, and for combining with the main member and the sound guiding member together. | 12-15-2011 |
20110311088 | ACOUSTIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND ACOUSTIC CONVERSION DEVICE ASSEMBLY METHOD - An acoustic conversion device includes: a driving unit including magnets, a yoke, a coil, a vibrating portion, and an armature fixed to the yoke; a diaphragm unit including a holding frame fixed to the driving unit, with one face as a first-joint face jointed to the driving unit, and the other face as a second-joint face, a resin film adhered to the holding frame, a diaphragm held on the holding frame, and a beam portion propagating vibration from the vibrating portion to the diaphragm; and a storage unit including a case body for storing the driving unit and diaphragm unit; with the driving unit and diaphragm unit being stored in the case body, the case body being pressed against and deforming a sealing agent loaded in the second-joint face, from a side facing the second-joint face, thereby sealing each gap between the case body, cover body, and holding frame. | 12-22-2011 |
20120128197 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CUSHIONED SPEAKER - An exemplary electronic device with a speaker includes a mounting plate, a speaker mounted on the mounting plate, two fasteners mounting the speaker, and a buffer washer squeezed between the mounting plate and the speaker. The buffer washer is capable of absorbing vibration of the speaker. Each of the fasteners includes a head portion and a post portion. The post portion is mounted on the mounting plate and is located outside the speaker. The head portion presses the speaker to abut against the buffer washer. | 05-24-2012 |
20120275637 | FASTENER STRUCTURE AND REVERSED SOUNDING STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - A fastener structure is for retaining a speaker unit on a sound tank housing. The fastener structure includes a spring piece and an elastic protrusion rib. The spring piece includes a board, a first bending portion and a second bending portion. The board located within a through hole of the sound tank housing. The first bending portion located at one end of the board is for retaining the speaker unit on a second side of the sound tank housing. The second bending portion located at the other end of the board is exposed over a first side of the sound tank housing and used as an elastic contact. The elastic protrusion rib is disposed within the through hole, and is protruded from one side of the board to lean against between the board and the through hole, so that the board is wedged within the through hole. | 11-01-2012 |
20130004013 | CEILING LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM - The present invention comprises a tile-mounted ceiling speaker that combines the ease of installation of a lay-in speaker system with the visual appearance of a tile-mounted speaker system. In one or more embodiments, the apparatus of the present invention includes a support frame and back box assembly configured for installation on top of a ceiling tile and a loudspeaker cartridge configured to be mounted to the support frame through an appropriately-sized hole in the ceiling tile. In one or more embodiments, the invention comprises a peripheral flange and a plurality of flip dogs for mounting the cartridge to the support frame that are configured to be disposed in the interior of the back box when engaged. | 01-03-2013 |
20130044909 | Wiper Seal for Passive Radiator - 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. | 02-21-2013 |
20130182884 | SPEAKER FALL PREVENTION STRUCTURE - Provided is a speaker fall prevention structure, which includes a speaker device formed by housing a speaker unit in a housing independent of a main appliance, a speaker attaching part provided to the main appliance to allow the speaker device to be attached, an attached part facing the speaker attaching part in the speaker device, a fall prevention wire set between the speaker device and the main appliance, and a fastening member for attaching the attached part to the speaker attaching part. Using the fastening member, a first end of the fall prevention wire is fastened and fixed to the main appliance along with the attached part. | 07-18-2013 |
20130195311 | ACOUSTIC RADIATOR INCLUDING A COMBINATION OF A CO-AXIAL AUDIO SPEAKER AND PASSIVE RADIATOR - The acoustic radiator of a coaxial structure of an active region surrounded by a passive region wherein the operating area of the active region is also included as a part of the passive region. The active region includes for example a fully assembled audio speaker that is flexibly suspended in an enclosure with the flexible suspension connected between the audio speaker and the opening of the enclosure with the audio speaker never coming into direct contact with any portion of the enclosure when energized or unenergized. In such configuration, the area of the audio speaker functions as active region the audio speaker of the acoustic radiator. The passive radiator function includes both the area of the complete audio speaker and the area of the enclosure that surrounds the audio speaker. In this configuration the audio speaker is a central portion of the passive radiator and thus it can be seen that the audio speaker and the passive radiator are effectively coaxially mounted one with the other. | 08-01-2013 |
20130279734 | Acoustic Transducer Basket - An acoustic transducer assembly with a basket for receiving and electrically contacting an acoustic transducer, the basket being configured to be mounted on, and electrically connected to, a platform, such as a printed circuit board, or a support or a housing. The basket may include electrical contact areas for electrically connecting the basket to the platform, and at least one mounting structure for cooperating with a platform-sided mounting structure to form a fixed mechanical connection with the platform. An electrical contact area of the basket may be integrally formed with the mounting structure of the basket. | 10-24-2013 |
20130287243 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a housing, a speaker, a securing board, and at least one guiding board. The securing board defines an opening to allow the speaker to be exposed outside the securing board. The securing board includes a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. During assembly the securing board to the housing, the guiding board enables the first side to be supported by the guiding board, and the second side rotates towards the speaker around the first side. | 10-31-2013 |
20130301865 | WIDE-RANGE, WIDE-ANGLE LOUDSPEAKER DRIVER - An air motion transformer loudspeaker driver including a plurality of diaphragm layers having electric conductors. Each of the diaphragm layers defines a surface having at least one curved portion. The curved portions have an axis of curvature being perpendicular to the surface of the diaphragm layer at the location of the curved diaphragm portions. | 11-14-2013 |
20140029783 | SPEAKER MODULE FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - Provided is a speaker module for a portable terminal which e includes a speaker housing having an opened front surface thus defining a resonance space, a radiation pattern disposed on a back surface of the speaker housing, and connection terminals which extend from the radiation pattern to be disposed in the resonance space, such that the radiation pattern is disposed on the speaker housing and the connection terminal for providing electric connection of the radiation pattern is disposed in an inner side of the speaker housing. | 01-30-2014 |
20140029784 | SUSPENSION FOR A SOUND TRANSDUCER - An object of the present invention is to provide a suspension for a sound transducer which has a central portion serving as a center diaphragm and which has a cover layer and a copper pattern partially removed to prevent a decrease in sound pressure from being caused by an increase in weight of a vibration system. According to the present invention, there is provided a suspension for a sound transducer which includes a central portion, a peripheral portion, and a support portion for connecting the central portion to the peripheral portion, the suspension comprising: a base film, a conductive film attached on the base film by means of an adhesive, and a cover layer attached on the conductive film by an adhesive, wherein at least part of the cover layer disposed on the central portion is removed. | 01-30-2014 |
20140072166 | EXTERNAL LOUDSPEAKER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE SAME - An external loudspeaker includes a holding member and a speaker. The holding member includes two clamping portions and a mounting portion located between the two clamping portions, the mounting portion defining a through hole and includes a latching ring. The speaker includes a sealing portion. The sealing portion is deformedly received in the through hole. The sealing portion defines a latching groove, and the latching ring is latched in the latching groove. | 03-13-2014 |
20140169613 | SPEAKER MODULE - A speaker module includes a speaker, a bracket and a pair of conductive pins. The bracket holds the speaker. The pair of pins is arranged diagonally on the corners of the bracket and is configured for mounting to and electrically connecting the speaker with a PCB. | 06-19-2014 |
20140193025 | SPEAKER MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING SAME - An electronic device includes an internal speaker module and an external sound box detachably applied to the internal speaker module. The valve is resisted to the opening to cover the opening of the internal speaker module. When external sound box is applied to the internal speaker module, the connector is magnetically attracted with the magnetic attracter, while the valve is magnetically repelled from the connector and moves away from the opening to open the opening, thereby the external sound chamber is communicating with the internal sound chamber. | 07-10-2014 |
20140254857 | AUDIO EQUIPPED FAN - An audio equipped fan is disclosed having a housing defining an inner cavity, a motor disposed at least partially in the inner cavity of the housing and having an output shaft extending therefrom that is rotatable by the motor, a fan connected to the output shaft of the motor and rotatable therewith, a grille connected to the housing and positioned in alignment with the fan, the grille having an interior side and an exterior side and defining first openings through which air may flow while the fan is rotated and second openings through which sound may travel, a speaker connected to at least one of the housing, motor, fan and grille and aligned on the interior side of the grille with the second openings of the grille so that sound may travel through the grille, and a temporary power source connected to the speaker. Related methods are also disclosed. | 09-11-2014 |
20140270324 | MODULAR SPEAKER SYSTEM - A speaker unit including a housing, a connector adapted to form a physical connection with a cooperating connector of a second speaker unit in order to physically join the speaker unit to the second speaker unit, and an input port adapted to form an electrical connection to an input source. The speaker unit may further include an electrical coupling that is automatically engaged with an electrical coupling of a second speaker unit when the connectors are fully engaged. A speaker unit may include a cover for providing and/or adjusting an opening at the back of a speaker unit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140355812 | Shielded Audio Apparatus - An apparatus including a transducer membrane for generating sound waves; and a plate, through which sound waves can pass, at least partially overlaying the transducer membrane configured to produce a magnetically shielded region so to impede particles reaching the transducer membrane. | 12-04-2014 |
20140369546 | Loudspeaker and Manufacturing Method Therefor - The present invention relates to a speaker box module, and particularly relates to a loudspeaker that produces sound through the mechanical vibration generated by electromagnetic force and a manufacturing method therefor. The loudspeaker comprises a speaker box module which comprises a speaker, a passive radiator and a speaker box panel, wherein a mounting hole is arranged in the speaker box panel; the speaker is arranged in the mounting hole and is integrated with the speaker box panel by means of insert injection molding; a secondary mounting hole is arranged in the speaker box panel at one side of the mounting hole; and the passive radiator is arranged in the secondary mounting hole and is integrated with the speaker box panel by means of insert injection molding. The loudspeaker is small and thin, structurally simple, and enhances bass, and can be used as a built-in speaker or an external speaker for modern tablet computers or smart phones, and the like. In order to ensure that the speaker box has excellent acoustic effect, the present invention uses an insert injection integrated manufacturing process, which ensures maximum acoustic effect of the speaker box while greatly reducing man-hours and thereby increasing production efficiency. | 12-18-2014 |
20160088398 | SPEAKER APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A speaker apparatus and an electronic device having the same are provided. The speaker apparatus includes a hollow shape frame, a magnet disposed in an internal part of the hollow shape frame, a voice coil installed in proximity to the magnet, a diaphragm including a diaphragm edge that vibrates by an electric current applied to the voice coil, and a diaphragm edge compression part extended upward along the diaphragm edge. The diaphragm edge compression part contacts an inner surface of a housing of the electronic device. | 03-24-2016 |