Plenum mounted, flat panel masking loudspeaker system and method for mounting a masking loudspeaker in a ceiling plenum

A noise masking loudspeaker system adapted for compact shipping and storage and adapted for subsequent deployment and mounting in a plenum space for radiating masking noise into a workspace, comprising:

• a panel form loudspeaker including an exciter and a substantially planar panel form diaphragm;
• said exciter being positioned to impart bending waves in said panel form diaphragm;
• a substantially planar frame member including at least first and second panel form loudspeaker supports disposed proximate an aperture, and a tab member having a deployed state and an undeployed state wherein said tab member is coplanar with said substantially planar frame member;
• said tab member being carried on said substantially planar frame member by a fold line segment and being hingedly pivotable about said fold line segment to project substantially transversely from said substantially planar frame member when in the deployed state;
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• said panel form loudspeaker being carried by said planar frame member and affixed to said panel form loudspeaker supports, wherein said panel form loudspeaker is positioned to radiate sound through said planar frame member aperture when said exciter is energized.

A method for installing a noise masking loudspeaker in a plenum, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a flat panel masking loudspeaker system having a flat panel loudspeaker support and a movable member in an initially coplanar, flat position;
• (b) deploying the movable member by moving the movable member to make a flat panel loudspeaker support having a deployed perpendicular movable member;
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• (c) affixing the flat panel loudspeaker support into the plenum.

A noise masking loudspeaker system adapted for mounting in a plenum space for radiating masking noise into a workspace, comprising:

• a panel form loudspeaker including an exciter and a substantially planar panel form diaphragm;
• said exciter being positioned to impart bending waves in said panel form diaphragm;
• a substantially planar frame member including at least first and second panel form loudspeaker supports disposed proximate an aperture;
• a tab member being initially coplanar with said substantially planar frame member and carrying electrical connections to said panel form loudspeaker;
• said tab member being movable to project substantially transversely from said substantially planar frame member;
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• said panel form loudspeaker being carried by said planar frame member and affixed to said panel form loudspeaker supports, wherein said panel form loudspeaker is positioned to radiate sound through said planar frame member aperture when said exciter is energized.

A noise masking loudspeaker system adapted for mounting in a plenum space having a boundary, for radiating masking noise into a workspace divided from the plenum by the boundary, comprising:

• a panel form loudspeaker including an exciter and a substantially planar panel form diaphragm;
• said exciter being positioned to impart bending waves in said panel form diaphragm;
• a frame member including a panel form loudspeaker support;
• said frame member carrying electrical connections to said panel form loudspeaker;
• said frame member being fastenable to the plenum space boundary to project substantially transversely from said boundary and into the plenum;
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• said panel form loudspeaker being carried by said frame member and affixed to said panel form loudspeaker support, wherein said panel form loudspeaker is positioned to radiate sound into the plenum when said exciter is energized.