Method and apparatus of expanding acoustic reproduction range
US4997057A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R1/2819
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An acoustic reproduction range expanding apparatus includes a closed or bass-reflex speaker system which has a low-frequency drive speaker and can reproduce a sound to a predetermined lowest frequeny. A port portion adapter consists of a mounting portion attached to an openng formed in a closed cabinet or a bass-reflex port of a bass-reflex cabinet, and a port portion. The port portion constitutes a Helmholtz's resonator together with the cabinet when the port portion is attached to the cabinet, and has a port shape so that a resonance frequency becomes lower than the lowest frequency. A drive portion adapter consists of an amplifier for driving the low-frequency drive speaker, and eliminates or invalidates an internal impedance inherent to the low-frequency drive speaker. The amplifier generates a negative impedance component in an output impedance.
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