Computer visual display monitor with integral stereo speaker and directional microphone and method for construction
US5870485A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R5/02
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high resolution computer visual display monitor employing a cathode ray tube (CRT) having a vertical aperture grill intended for personal computer systems and integrating a high quality stereophonic speaker system and a directional microphone, and methods for construction of same. The aperture grill has a natural frequency centered within the musical scale. The stereo speaker system comprises a ported speaker enclosure within which are mounted two conventional cone speaker assemblies. A stereo audio amplifier and control unit for controlling the audio signals delivered to the speakers is mounted within the speaker enclosure. The speaker enclosure is internally mounted within the monitor with a minimum number of attachment members incorporating vibration isolation material to remove vibration components near the natural frequency of the aperture grill. The speaker enclosure is internally reinforced to reduce structural deformations which contribute to airborne transmitted vibration within the monitor housing when the speaker system is operating. The integral directional microphone assembly comprises a cardioid electret microphone capsule retained therein by acoustically transparen…
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