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US 8,942,392 B2Granted
Flat panel loudspeaker system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorKwun-Wing W. Cheung
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Abstract
A flat panel speaker system is provided. The system includes, a modified panel having a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the modified panel acts as a diaphragm for the flat panel speaker system; a supporting member coupled to the rear surface of the modified panel; and a detachable driver operationally coupled to the supporting member.
Claims20
A flat panel speaker system comprising:
- a main panel;
- a modified panel having a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the modified panel is configured to act as a diaphragm for the flat panel speaker system, the modified panel is connected to the main panel, and a first thickness of the modified panel is less than a second thickness of the main panel;
- a supporting member coupled to the rear surface of the modified panel, the supporting member contacting a portion of the modified panel;
- and
- a detachable driver attached to the rear surface of the modified panel using fasteners, the detachable driver comprising a top surface positioned away from the rear surface of the modified panel, the supporting member attached to the top surface of the detachable driver and configured to maintain the detachable driver in a desired location,
- wherein the detachable driver is configured such that the detachable driver can be replaced by unfastening the fasteners.
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A flat panel speaker system comprising:
- a main panel characterized by a first thickness;
- a modified panel positioned within the main panel, the modified panel having a second thickness, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness;
- a bracket connected to the modified panel, the bracket contacting a first surface of the modified panel;
- a plate connected to the first surface of the modified panel;
- and
- a detachable driver having an upper surface positioned away from the first surface of the modified panel, the detachable driver connected to the bracket at the upper surface and the detachable driver attached to the plate, the detachable driver configured to produce audible sound,
- wherein the flat panel speaker system is configured such that the detachable driver can be replaced by unfastening fasteners.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.