Articulating speaker
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTravis Newberg, Yousuf Riad, Christopher David Hall, Michael P. Hullihan, Joshua Kramer
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Abstract
An articulating speaker assembly for a sound system of a vehicle includes a speaker that is mounted in a trim panel of the vehicle and is movable from a first stowed position corresponding to a typical vehicle speaker location to a deployed position wherein the speaker is configured to direct sound towards an exterior of the vehicle. In one embodiment, the articulating speaker is generally flush with the trim panel when it is in the stowed position, and when it is in the deployed position, is rotated approximately 90° and spaced apart from the trim panel.
Claims10
A vehicle comprising:
- a trim panel;
- a recess defined in a surface of the trim panel, said recess comprising a first region and a second region;
- a speaker including a speaker housing;
- a support arm connected to said speaker housing and pivotally mounted adjacent the recess, wherein the support arm supports the speaker housing for movement of the speaker housing and support arm between:
- (i) a stowed position where at least a portion of the speaker housing is received in the first region of the recess and at least a portion of the support arm is located in the second region of said recess;
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- (ii) a deployed position where the support arm extends transversely away from the trim panel and supports the speaker housing at a location that is spaced apart from the recess and the surface of the trim panel,
- said second region of said recess comprising at least one interference protrusion that extends into and partially blocks said second region of said recess, wherein said at least one interference protrusion restricts movement of the support arm both from its stowed position to its deployed position, and from its deployed position to its stowed position by contact between said support arm and the at least one interference protrusion.
An articulating speaker assembly for a vehicle comprising:
- a trim panel including a recess defined in a surface of the trim panel, said recess comprising a first region and a second region;
- a speaker comprising a housing adapted to be at least partially received in the first region of the recess;
- a pivoting support arm mounted to the trim panel adjacent the second region of the recess, said support arm connected to the speaker housing and supporting the speaker housing for movement of the speaker housing and support arm between a stowed position where at least a portion of the speaker housing is received in the first region of the recess and at least a portion of the support arm is received in the second region of the recess, and a deployed position where the support arm extends transversely relative to the trim panel and supports the speaker housing at a location spaced apart from the recess and the surface of the trim panel;
- said second region of said recess comprising at least one interference protrusion that extends into and partially blocks said second region of said recess, wherein said at least one interference protrusion restricts movement of the support arm both from its stowed position to its deployed position, and from its deployed position to its stowed position by contact between said support arm and the at least one interference protrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.