High pressure water protection level speaker
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorsDavid Marron Baez, Irving Morales Rodriguez, Enrique Chavez Luna
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Abstract
A vehicle instrument panel assembly includes a front panel, a speaker disposed within the front panel for generating sounds and a cover disposed over the speaker. The cover includes a plurality of openings for the transmission of sound and a corresponding plurality of blockers at each of the plurality of openings. Each of the plurality of blockers includes a front face that is spaced apart forward of a corresponding one of the plurality of openings for blocking water intrusion.
Claims16
A vehicle instrument panel assembly comprising:
- a front panel;
- a speaker disposed within the front panel for generating sounds;
- a cover disposed over the speaker, the cover including a plurality of openings for the transmission of sound and a corresponding plurality of blockers at each of the plurality of openings, each of the plurality of blockers includes a front face that is semi-circular with a radius corresponding to a radius of a corresponding one of the plurality of openings and is spaced apart forward of the corresponding one of the plurality of openings for blocking water intrusion.
A speaker assembly for a vehicle instrument panel, comprising:
- a speaker for generating sounds;
- a cover disposed over the speaker, the cover including a plurality of openings for the transmission of sound and a corresponding plurality of blockers at each of the plurality of openings, each of the plurality of blockers includes a front face that is semi-circular with a radius corresponding to a radius of a corresponding one of the plurality of openings and is spaced apart forward of the corresponding one of the plurality of openings for blocking water intrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.