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US 2020/0092638 A1Published application
Equipment Including Down-Firing Speaker
AssigneePlantronics, Inc.
InventorsJohn A. Schaffer, Jacob T. Meyberg Guzman, John S. Graham
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Abstract
A desktop device comprises a housing having a bottom side configured to face a surface on which the device is to be placed, such as a desktop, and a front side configured to face a user of the device. A down-firing speaker is placed inside the housing. A speaker port is disposed on the bottom side of the housing. A horn assembly on the housing is arranged to define a speaker horn in combination with the surface on which the device is placed.
Claims20
A desktop device, comprising:
- a housing having a bottom side configured to face a surface on which the device is placed, a front side and a speaker port on the bottom side;
- a down-firing speaker facing the speaker port on the housing;
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- a horn assembly on the housing arranged to define a speaker horn, the speaker horn having a throat region proximal to the speaker port and a mouth proximal to the front side of the housing, and first and second sidewalls having proximal ends proximal to the speaker port and distal ends proximal to the mouth, the first and second sidewalls being separated by a first width W1 proximal to the speaker port, and the distal ends of the first and second sidewalls being separated by a second width W2 proximal to the mouth, where W2 is greater than W1.
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A desktop device, comprising:
- a housing having a bottom side configured to face a surface on which the device is placed, a front side and a speaker port on the bottom side;
- a down-firing speaker facing the speaker port on the housing;
- a microphone port on the housing;
- electronics on the housing, including a speaker driver electronically connected to the speaker, and a microphone;
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- a horn assembly on the housing arranged to define a speaker horn in combination with said surface, a speaker horn having a throat region proximal to the speaker port and a mouth proximal to the front side of the housing, wherein the horn assembly comprises first and second sidewalls on the housing having proximal ends proximal to the speaker port and distal ends proximal to the mouth, the first and second sidewalls being separated by a first width W1 proximal to the speaker port, and the distal ends of the first and second sidewalls being separated by a second width W2, where W2 is greater than W1 proximal to the mouth, and the first and second sidewalls having a first height H1 proximal to the speaker port, and the distal ends of the first and second sidewalls having a second height H2 proximal to the mouth, where H2 is greater than H1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.