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US 9,807,486 B2Granted
Loudspeaker assembly in a vehicle using expandable material
AssigneeHarman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
InventorMichael Schuster
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Abstract
A method for mounting a loudspeaker carrier in a vehicle. The method includes providing a loudspeaker carrier and providing an expandable material. The method further includes arranging the expandable material between the loudspeaker carrier and a mounting site on bodywork of the vehicle and activating the expandable material such that the material expands, forming a foam structure, and causes the loudspeaker to be secured to the bodywork.
Claims28
A method for mounting a loudspeaker carrier in a vehicle, comprising:
- providing a loudspeaker carrier that directly contacts and supports a loudspeaker;
- providing an expandable material;
- arranging the expandable material on an outer surface of the loudspeaker carrier and on an outer surface of a mounting site on bodywork of the vehicle to attach the loudspeaker carrier to the mounting site;
- and
- activating the expandable material such that the material expands, forming a foam structure, and causes the loudspeaker carrier to be secured to the bodywork,
- wherein the expandable material is thinnest in a direction parallel to a center axis of the loudspeaker.
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A loudspeaker assembly comprising:
- a loudspeaker carrier that directly contacts and supports a loudspeaker;
- a mounting site on a vehicle bodywork;
- and
- a layer of expandable material arranged between an outer surface of the loudspeaker carrier and the mounting site to attach the loudspeaker carrier to the mounting site,
- wherein the expandable material is activated such that the material expands, forming a foam structure, and causes the loudspeaker carrier to be secured to the body work, and
- wherein the layer of expandable material is thinnest in a direction parallel to a center axis of the loudspeaker.
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A loudspeaker assembly comprising:
- a loudspeaker carrier that directly contacts and supports a loudspeaker;
- a mounting site on a vehicle bodywork;
- and
- foamed material positioned between an outer surface of the loudspeaker carrier and the mounting site to secure the loudspeaker carrier to the mounting site,
- wherein the foamed material is activated such that the material expands, forming a foam structure, and causes the loudspeaker carrier to be secured to the body work, and
- wherein the foamed material is thinnest in a direction parallel to a center axis of the loudspeaker.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.