Thermal management system for speaker system having vented frame for establishing air passages
AssigneeAlpine Electronics, Inc.
InventorJason Kemmerer
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Abstract
A thermal management system improves thermal property of the speaker system by promoting air circulation to cool the speaker system. The thermal management system includes a speaker frame, an air guide formed on the speaker frame for guiding the air, a ventilation slit formed on the air guide which penetrates through the speaker frame for air communication, and a spider mounting ring for mountinq a spider of the speaker system on the speaker frame. The spider mounting ring has a cut-out at its upper edge which positionally match the air guide. The cut-out is curved sharply at its upper surface while a lower edge of the spider mounting ring is gently curved, thereby creating an air passage of directional property.
Claims17
A thermal management system for a speaker system, comprising:
- a speaker frame for mounting a diaphragm of the speaker system at its upper side, and a voice coil and a magnetic circuit of the speaker system at its lower side;
- an air guide formed on the speaker frame for guiding air, the air guide being oriented generally in a direction between the upper side and the lower side of the speaker frame;
- a ventilation slit formed on the air guide which penetrates through the speaker frame for air communication;
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- a spider mounting ring for mounting a spider of the speaker system on the speaker frame, the spider mounting ring having a cut-out at its upper edge which positionally match the air guide when attached to the speaker frame;
- wherein the cut-out of the spider mounting ring is curved sharply at its upper surface and a lower edge of the spider mounting ring is gently curved in a manner substantially parallel with an inner surface of the air guide, thereby creating an air passage of directional property.
A thermal management system for a speaker system, comprising:
- a speaker frame for mounting a diaphragm of the speaker system at its upper side, and a voice coil and a magnetic circuit of the speaker system at its lower side;
- a heat sink ring having a side heat sink formed on an outer side wall thereof, the heat sink ring being inserted in the speaker frame when assembled;
- a receptacle formed on the speaker frame for receiving the side heat sink therein when the heat sink ring is inserted in the speaker frame, the receptacle being oriented generally in a direction between the upper side and the lower side of the speaker frame;
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- a ventilation slit formed on a step created in the receptacle, the ventilation slit penetrating through the speaker frame air communication;
- wherein the step in the receptacle is tapered with a small angle at its lower side and with a large angle at is upper end, thereby creating an air passage of directional property.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.