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US 12,764,448 B2Granted
Loudspeaker arrangement having a loudspeaker and a lighting unit
AssigneeMercedes-Benz Group AG
InventorGerhard Seidel
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Abstract
A loudspeaker arrangement includes a loudspeaker and lighting unit. A glass body or a component of the loudspeaker has a visual sign. The lighting unit illuminates the glass body or the component of the loudspeaker to showcase the visual sign using lighting.
Claims14
A loudspeaker arrangement comprising:
- a loudspeaker;
- a loudspeaker cover comprising a glass body, wherein the loudspeaker is arranged behind the loudspeaker cover and faces a rear side of the loudspeaker cover;
- a diffuser arranged between the loudspeaker and the glass body, wherein the diffuser or the glass body has a visual sign;
- a support structure, formed at least in sections from a transparent or translucent material, arranged on the rear side of the loudspeaker cover, wherein the support structure is configured to stabilize the loudspeaker cover against mechanical influences and has a plurality of light decoupling structures;
- and
- a lighting unit comprising a light quide element surrounding an edge of the support structure and at least one light coupling element coupled to the light quide element,
- wherein the lighting unit is configured to illuminate, using lighting, the glass body or the diffuser to showcase the visual sign, and
- wherein the light coupled into the light guide element and emitted by the at least one light coupling element emerges directly or indirectly, via the plurality of light decoupling structures of the support structure, in a region of the glass body or via the glass body.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a loudspeaker arrangement, which comprises
- a loudspeaker;
- a loudspeaker cover comprising a glass body, wherein the loudspeaker is arranged behind the loudspeaker cover and faces a rear side of the loudspeaker cover;
- a diffuser arranged between the loudspeaker and the glass body, wherein the diffuser or the glass body has a visual sign;
- a support structure, formed at least in sections from a transparent or translucent material, arranged on the rear side of the loudspeaker cover, wherein the support structure is configured to stabilize the loudspeaker cover against mechanical influences and has a plurality of light decoupling structures;
- and
- a lighting unit comprising a light quide element surrounding an edge of the support structure and at least one light coupling element coupled to the light guide element,
- wherein the lighting unit is configured to illuminate, using lighting, the glass body or the diffuser to showcase the visual sign, and
- wherein the light coupled into the light quide element and emitted by the at least one light coupling element emerges directly or indirectly, via the plurality of light decoupling structures of the support structure, in a region of the glass body or via the glass body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.