Loudspeaker grille
AssigneeHarman International Industries, Incorporated
InventorsGarry Taylor, Andrew Holt
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Abstract
A loudspeaker grille is disclosed. In accordance with one example, a loudspeaker grille includes a louver arrangement to be arranged in front of a chassis of a loudspeaker to protect membrane and suspension thereof. The louver arrangement includes a first and a second louver arranged on opposing sides of a center plane. Both louvers include a plurality of fins which are arranged slanted with respect to the center plane and which are spaced such that a clearance is provided between projections of neighboring fins to the center plane. The fins of the first louver are inversely slanted to the fins of the second louver. Further, the fins of the first louver are shifted in a lateral direction within the to center plane with respect to the fins of the second louver.
Claims21
A loudspeaker grille that comprises:
- a louver arrangement formed substantially parallel to a center plane, and arranged in front of a chassis of a loudspeaker to protect a membrane and a suspension of the loudspeaker, the louver arrangement comprising a first louver and a second louver arranged on opposing sides of the center plane,
- where each of the first and second louvers comprise a plurality of fins which are arranged slanted with respect to the center plane and which are spaced such that a clearance is provided between projections of neighboring fins to the center plane, and entire surfaces of at least some of the fins of the first louver are inversely slanted to entire surfaces of at least some of the fins of the second louver.
A loudspeaker system that comprises:
- a loudspeaker comprising a chassis, a membrane, and a suspension coupling the membrane and the chassis;
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- a loudspeaker grille arranged in front of the loudspeaker to protect the membrane and the suspension included in the loudspeaker, the loudspeaker grille comprising:
- a louver arrangement formed substantially parallel to a center plane, and comprising a first and a second louver arranged on opposing sides of the center plane;
- in the louver arrangement:
- each of the first and second louvers comprises a plurality of fins, each fin formed as a planar member extending in a single plane, the fins arranged slanted with respect to the center plane and which are spaced such that a clearance is provided between projections of neighboring fins to the center plane;
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- the fins of the first louver are inversely slanted with respect to the fins of the second louver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.