# US 10,873,722 B2 · Modular TV architecture

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- Number: US 10,873,722 B2
- Document ID: US10873722B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/304,033
- Filed: 2017-05-05
- Published: 2019-11-07
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2016-05-24
- Assignees: Bang & Olufsen A/S
- Applicants: Bang & Olufsen A/S
- Inventors: Jakob Bergstrøm Graabæk
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873722B2

## CPC

- H04N 5/642: {Disposition of sound reproducers}
- F16M 11/2014: {around a vertical axis (F16M11/2035 takes precedence)}
- F16M 11/22: with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs (F16M11/42 takes precedence)
- F16M 13/022: {repositionable}
- H04N 5/655: Construction or mounting of chassis, e.g. for varying the elevation of the tube
- H04R 1/026: {Supports for loudspeaker casings}
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The single integrated modular audio/video entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein:
the control unit and the loudspeaker unit is one integrated member, and that an upper part of the integrated member comprises a first mounting bracket being part of the one or more bracket assemblies, said mounting bracket has means for being fastened to an interface bracket, and said interface bracket has means for engaging the rear side of the screen unit.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The single integrated modular audio/video entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein:
the control unit and the loudspeaker unit is one integrated member, and an upper part of the integrated member includes a mounting bracket, said mounting bracket has one or more mounting surfaces, the mounting surfaces are provided with means for engaging the back and/or bottom of the screen unit.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The single integrated modular audio/video entertainment system according to claim 3, wherein:
the corresponding means in the rear side of the screen are the mounting means of the screen unit used for mounting the screen unit to a table or floor stand or wall mount.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The single integrated modular audio/video entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein:
the system further comprises a rear cover, said cover has an upper surface and a lower edge as well as a section-wise curved surface connecting said upper surface and lower edge.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The single integrated modular audio/video entertainment system, according to claim 1, wherein: the first top surface of the loudspeaker unit is provided with the groove or ridge in which the screen unit is placed for obtaining a fixed and common mounting plane between the loudspeaker unit and the screen unit.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The single integrated modular audio/video entertainment system according to claim 6, wherein: different end covers are provided for different screen widths, said end covers having one or more of the following characteristics different from the loudspeaker unit and/or screen unit: surface texture, color, width, or material.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The single integrated modular audio/video entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein:
the bracket assemblies comprise interface means for attachment to a wall mount hinge.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The single integrated modular audio/video entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein:
the control unit comprises a communication module able to communicate with a remote control.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The single integrated modular audio/video entertainment system according to claim 1, wherein:
the control unit further comprises a wireless antenna/transceiver and/or a wireless loudspeaker antenna/transceiver to enable control of sound reproduction and/or signal processing for the screen unit and, wherein the modular audio/video entertainment system can communicate with a plurality of wireless loudspeakers.