Sound vibration excitation assembly for discrete area sound-absorbing ceiling surfaces, and sound system including such vibration excitation assembly
AssigneeCambridge Sound Management, Inc.
InventorsJohn C. Heine, Gordon V. Cook, Thomas R. Horrall
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Abstract
A sound vibration excitation assembly, for producing direct field sound masking, paging and/or music, comprises a ceiling coupler configured to be coupled to a discrete area sound-absorbing ceiling surface comprising mineral fiber or fiberglass, and a vibration exciter that is both configured to be electrically coupled to one or more sources of an electrical sound signal and is coupled to the ceiling coupler to produce vibrations in the ceiling coupler in response to the electrical sound signal. Related sound systems and methods are provided.
Claims27
A sound vibration excitation assembly, the assembly comprising:
- a ceiling coupler configured to be coupled to a discrete area sound-absorbing ceiling surface comprising mineral fiber or fiberglass, the ceiling coupler configured to be coupled to a single contact area on the discrete area sound-absorbing ceiling surface;
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- a vibration exciter configured to be electrically coupled to one or more sources of an electrical sound signal, the vibration exciter being coupled to the ceiling coupler to produce vibrations in the ceiling coupler in response to the electrical sound signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.