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US 2011/0235847 A1Published application
Sideways extending speaker apparatus and methods
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsGurmeet Bhutani, Cheng-Hsien Wang, Jyh-Yinn Lin
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Abstract
Sideways-extending speaker apparatus and methods that include a speaker box that is adjustable to fit within given information handling system or electronic device chassis form factor constraints, while also being selectably extendable and expandable to provide increased speaker box volume to achieve improved sound quality performance both in terms of increased speaker spatial separation and wider dynamic range.
Claims22
An information handling system, comprising:
- at least one speaker apparatus including an outer speaker cavity and an inner speaker box movably received therein, the inner speaker box having an internal cavity continuous in volume with the outer speaker cavity to form a total combined speaker box volume, the inner speaker box being adjustable between a first position retracted within the outer speaker cavity and a second position extended from the outer speaker cavity such that the total combined speaker box volume when the inner speaker box is extended from the outer speaker cavity is greater than the total combined speaker box volume when the inner speaker box is retracted within the outer speaker cavity;
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- at least one speaker driver positioned in the inner speaker box, the speaker driver being oriented such that movement of the inner speaker box within the outer speaker cavity from the first retracted position to the second extended position is in a sideways direction relative to the speaker driver.
A speaker apparatus, comprising:
- an outer box having an outer speaker cavity defined herein;
- an inner speaker box movably received within the outer speaker cavity, the inner speaker box having an internal cavity continuous in volume with the outer speaker cavity to form a total combined speaker box volume, the inner speaker box being adjustable between a first position retracted within the outer speaker cavity and a second position extended from the outer speaker cavity such that the total combined speaker box volume when the inner speaker box is extended from the outer speaker cavity is greater than the total combined speaker box volume when the inner speaker box is retracted within the outer speaker cavity;
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- at least one speaker driver positioned in the inner speaker box, the speaker driver being oriented such that movement of the inner speaker box within the outer speaker cavity from the first retracted position to the second extended position is in a sideways direction relative to the speaker driver.
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A method of operating a speaker apparatus, comprising:
- providing a speaker apparatus including an outer box having an outer speaker cavity defined herein, an inner speaker box movably received within the outer speaker cavity, and at least one speaker driver positioned in the inner speaker box, the inner speaker box having an internal cavity continuous in volume with the outer speaker cavity to form a total combined speaker box volume;
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- adjusting the inner speaker box between a first position retracted within the outer speaker cavity and a second position extended from the outer speaker cavity n a sideways direction relative to the speaker driver such that the total combined speaker box volume when the inner speaker box is extended from the outer speaker cavity is greater than the total combined speaker box volume when the inner speaker box is retracted within the outer speaker cavity
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