Modular TV architecture
AssigneeBang & Olufsen A/S
InventorJakob Bergstrøm Graabæk
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Abstract
Modular audio/video entertainment system, said system comprising three modules: a screen unit, a loudspeaker unit and a control unit, where means are provided for assembling and disassembling the modules, where said means comprises one or more bracket assemblies, where one end of the one or more bracket assemblies is fastened in the loudspeaker unit, and another end of the one or more bracket assemblies engages means provided on the rear or bottom side of the screen, normally used for the screen's standard table or floor stand or wall mount.
Claims10
A single integrated modular audio/video entertainment system, comprising:
- three modules, a screen unit,
- a loudspeaker unit,
- a control unit,
- means for assembling and disassembling said three modules, said means comprising one or more bracket assemblies,
- wherein one end of the one or more bracket assemblies is fastened in the loudspeaker unit, and another end of the one or more bracket assemblies engages rear or bottom sides of the screen unit,
- wherein the loudspeaker unit has a front surface having a first width and a first height, one or more loudspeaker transducers arranged for emitting sound from said front surface, said loudspeaker unit further having a first bottom, first top, and two first side surfaces connected to said front surface defining a first depth,
- wherein said screen unit has a front screen surface, said front screen surface having a second width and a second height, and second bottom, second top and two second side surfaces connected to said front screen surface defining a second depth,
- wherein the control unit has a front surface having a third width and a third height, and third bottom, third top and two third side surfaces connected to said front surface defining a third depth,
- wherein end covers are provided in order to cover a section of a groove or ridge in which the screen unit is placed provided in at the first top surface of the loudspeaker unit, not being covered by the second bottom surface of the screen unit when the screen unit is connected to the loudspeaker unit.
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