Outdoor loudspeaker with integral lighting
AssigneeHarman International Industries, Incorporated
InventorsJames Garrett, Fred Tubis, An Duc Nguyen, Aaron L. Butters, Timothy Gladwin
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Abstract
An outdoor loudspeaker that is weather resistant and includes environmental lighting is described. The lamp is mounted to a cap at the top of the loudspeaker. An audio driver is mounted below the lamp. A system outdoor loudspeakers is also described. The lighting circuitry and the audio circuitry is separate, e.g., separate conduits and wiring in the loudspeaker. The cap can include a light guide, e.g., a lens centrally mounted in the cap or an opaque cover to direct the light downwardly and outwardly. At least part of the loudspeaker can be mounted underground and, in the case of a sub-woofer, the entire chamber can be mounted below ground.
Claims17
An outdoor loudspeaker system, comprising:
- a plurality of outdoor loudspeakers each including an audio driver, a top arranged on a base and a cap arranged on the top, a lamp mounted beneath the cap and outside the top, wherein the cap includes a centrally mounted lens above the lamp, the lens mounted in webs in the cap above the audio driver, wherein the audio driver is configured to output sound upwardly around the lens and through interstices between the webs;
- a lighting controller to output lighting signals to the lamp of the one or more than one outdoor loudspeakers;
- an audio controller to output audio signals to the audio driver to the one or more than one outdoor loudspeakers;
- a lighting conduit housing lighting wiring from the lighting controller to the one or more than one outdoor loudspeakers;
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- an audio conduit housing audio wiring from the audio controller to the one or more than one outdoor loudspeakers, the audio conduit being separate from the lighting conduit.
An outdoor loudspeaker, comprising:
- an elongate base configured to be at least partially mounted in the ground;
- a top on the base;
- an audio driver mounted in the top;
- a cap on the top, the cap including a brim extending outwardly of the top;
- a lamp mounted in the brim, the cap being adapted to cover the lamp and direct emitted light downwardly and outwardly from the cap, wherein the cap includes a lens above the lamp, the lens is mounted in webs in the cap above the audio driver, wherein the audio driver is configured to output sound upwardly around the lens and through interstices between the webs;
- first circuitry connected to the audio driver;
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- second circuitry separate from the first circuitry and connected to the lamp.
An outdoor loudspeaker system, comprising:
- at least one outdoor loudspeaker including an audio driver,
- a top arranged on a base and a cap arranged on the top,
- a lamp mounted beneath the cap and outside the top, wherein the cap includes a centrally mounted lens above the lamp, the lens mounted in webs in the cap above the audio driver, wherein the audio driver is configured to output sound upwardly around the lens and through interstices between the webs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.