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Ported loudspeaker system and method with reduced air turbulence, bipolar radiation pattern and novel appearance

US7162049B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 7, 2003
Grant dateJan 9, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R1/2819
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A loudspeaker system includes a cabinet with an interior air volume, a transducer, a first port extending from an opening in the front wall of the cabinet to the interior of the cabinet, and a second port extending from and opening in the rear wall of the cabinet to the interior of the cabinet. The first and second ports are aligned along a common longitudinal axis and the interior ends of the ports are separated from each other by a predetermined distance. First and second flanges having a diameter larger than the first and second ports are disposed at the interior ends of the first and second ports, respectively.

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