Compound multi-speaker with modular structure
OwnerLew Studeinventor
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Abstract
A method and an article of manufacture are disclosed for creating a speaker with a diaphragm of a desired size and shape by joining the frames and cones of two or more speakers together using a straight or V-shaped bridge between each adjacent pair. The compound multi-speaker makes it possible to achieve the increased diaphragm area needed for large sound systems without increasing the number of diaphragms, thus avoiding phase cancellation problems.
Claims16
A speaker comprising:
- at least two individual speakers physically coupled together via a bridge to form a single diaphragm;
- and
- a signal input, configured to receive an electrical input signal, coupled to at least two voice coil motors corresponding to the at least two individual speakers.
The speaker of claim 5, further comprising an inverted cone with an interior compliance to bridge said at least to pairs of voice coil motors joined by said straight bridge.
A method of generating sound, the method comprising:
- inputting an electrical signal representing a sound into a signal input of a multi-speaker, wherein the multi-speaker includes at least two individual speakers physically coupled together via a bridge to form a single diaphragm, and the signal input is configured to receive and deliver the electrical input signal to at least two voice coil motors corresponding to the at least two individual speakers.
A method of manufacturing a multi-speaker, the method comprising:
- physically coupling together at least two individual speakers via a bridge to form a single diaphragm driven by at least two voice coil motors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.