Waveguide for a height channel in a speaker
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsAndri Bezzola, Allan Devantier
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Abstract
One embodiment provides a speaker device comprising a first housing including a first top surface comprising a first opening, a first recessed mounting surface spaced below the first opening, and a first recessed sidewall extending upwardly from the first recessed mounting surface to the first opening to form a first waveguide. The speaker device further comprises a first upward-facing driver mounted into the first recessed mounting surface. The first waveguide shapes propagation of acoustic energy generated by the first upward-facing driver to project the acoustic energy out of the speaker device in an upwardly inclined direction.
Claims20
A speaker device, comprising:
- a first housing including:
- a first top surface comprising a first opening;
- a first recessed mounting surface spaced below the first opening;
- and
- a first recessed sidewall extending upwardly from the first recessed mounting surface to the first opening to form a first waveguide;
- and
- a first upward-facing driver mounted into the first recessed mounting surface;
- wherein the first waveguide shapes propagation of acoustic energy generated by the first upward-facing driver to project the acoustic energy out of the speaker device in an upwardly inclined direction.
A method for producing a waveguide for a speaker device, comprising:
- determining at least one waveguide property suitable for enhancing an amount of acoustic energy projected by an upward-facing driver of the speaker device in an upwardly inclined direction;
- and
- fabricating a housing of the speaker device based on the at least one waveguide property;
- wherein the housing includes the waveguide defined by an opening included in a top surface of the housing, a recessed mounting surface of the housing spaced below the opening, and a recessed sidewall extending upwardly from the recessed mounting surface to the opening;
- wherein the upward-facing driver is mounted into the recessed mounting surface;
- and
- wherein the waveguide shapes propagation of the acoustic energy to project the acoustic energy out of the speaker device in the upwardly inclined direction.
A method for enhancing an amount of acoustic energy projected by an upward-facing driver of the speaker device in an upwardly inclined direction, comprising:
- generating, utilizing the upward-facing driver, the acoustic energy;
- and
- shaping propagation of the acoustic energy utilizing a waveguide of the speaker device to project the acoustic energy out of the speaker device in the upwardly inclined direction;
- wherein the waveguide is defined by an opening included in a top surface of a housing of the speaker device, a recessed mounting surface of the housing spaced below the opening, and a recessed sidewall extending upwardly from the recessed mounting surface to the opening;
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- wherein the upward-facing driver is mounted into the recessed mounting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.