Bass reflex acoustical enclosure with two speakers to enhance acoustical performance
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorWayne Milton Schott
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for enhancing the acoustical performance of a dual chamber bass reflex acoustical enclosure. The apparatus of the invention comprises a first speaker placed within a partitioning wall between a first chamber and a second chamber of the acoustical enclosure. The apparatus of the invention also comprises a second speaker placed within an external wall of the first chamber of the acoustical enclosure. The first speaker and the second speaker are electrically connected in phase. The apparatus of the invention extends the low frequency response of the acoustical enclosure to approximately thirty Hertz.
Claims15
An acoustical enclosure comprising:
- a speaker box comprising walls that enclose an acoustic chamber;
- a partitioning wall coupled to interior surfaces of said walls of said speaker box, said partitioning wall dividing said acoustic chamber into a first chamber and into a second chamber;
- wherein at least one wall of said walls that enclose said acoustic chamber comprises portions that form an external vent to said second chamber;
- a first speaker mounted within said partitioning wall, wherein a front portion of said first speaker has access to said first chamber and a back portion of said first speaker has access to said second chamber;
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- a second speaker mounted within one of said walls that enclose said acoustic chamber, wherein a front portion of said second speaker has access to air outside said speaker box and a back portion of said second speaker has access to said first chamber.
An acoustical enclosure comprising:
- a speaker box comprising walls that enclose an acoustic chamber;
- a partitioning wall coupled to interior surfaces of said walls of said speaker box, said partitioning wall dividing said acoustic chamber into a first chamber and into a second chamber;
- wherein at least one wall of said walls that enclose said acoustic chamber comprises portions that form an external vent to said second chamber;
- a first speaker mounted within said partitioning wall, wherein a front portion of said first speaker has access to said first chamber and a back portion of said first speaker has access to said second chamber;
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- a second speaker mounted within one of said walls that enclose said acoustic chamber, wherein a front portion of said second speaker has access to air outside said speaker box and a back portion of said second speaker has access to said first chamber;
- wherein said second speaker enhances acoustical performance of said acoustic chamber of said acoustical enclosure by extending a range of low frequency response of said acoustical enclosure to approximately thirty Hertz.
A method for enhancing acoustical performance of a dual chamber acoustical enclosure, said method comprising the step of:
- extending a range of low frequency response of said dual chamber acoustical enclosure to approximately thirty Hertz.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.