Speaker enclosure
First Claim
1. An enclosure assembly for use in an audio speaker comprising:
- a driver support having a front and a rear and adapted to support a driver;
a plurality of cavity forming layers disposed rearward of said driver support;
an end piece disposed adjacent a rearward most cavity forming layer;
each said cavity forming layer comprising an outer peripheral edge and a void disposed inward of said outer peripheral edge, wherein said void is defined by an inner circumferential edge; and
a plurality of said cavity forming layers being removably joined such that said voids and said end piece cooperate to form a single cavity rearward of said driver support, said cavity having an inner circumferential surface defined by the inner circumferential edges of said cavity forming layers;
wherein individual cavity forming layers can be added or removed to change a volume of said cavity.
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Abstract
An enclosure assembly for use in an audio speaker includes a driver support, a plurality of cavity forming layers disposed rearward of the driver support, and an end piece disposed adjacent a rearward most cavity forming layer. The driver support includes a front and rear and is adapted to support a driver. Each cavity forming layer includes an outer peripheral edge and a void disposed inward of the outer peripheral edge. The void defines an inner circumferential edge. The cavity forming layers may be removably joined such that the voids and the end piece cooperate to form a cavity rearward of the driver support. The cavity forming layers cooperate to advantageously modify the sound performance of the speaker, while providing a high degree of adjustability to the speaker'"'"'s application environment. Methods of providing the enclosure assembly are also included.
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21 Claims
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1. An enclosure assembly for use in an audio speaker comprising:
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a driver support having a front and a rear and adapted to support a driver;
a plurality of cavity forming layers disposed rearward of said driver support;
an end piece disposed adjacent a rearward most cavity forming layer;
each said cavity forming layer comprising an outer peripheral edge and a void disposed inward of said outer peripheral edge, wherein said void is defined by an inner circumferential edge; and
a plurality of said cavity forming layers being removably joined such that said voids and said end piece cooperate to form a single cavity rearward of said driver support, said cavity having an inner circumferential surface defined by the inner circumferential edges of said cavity forming layers;
wherein individual cavity forming layers can be added or removed to change a volume of said cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An enclosure assembly for use in an audio speaker comprising:
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a driver support having a front and a rear and adapted to support a driver;
a plurality of cavity forming layers disposed rearward of said driver support; and
an end piece disposed adjacent a rearward most cavity forming layer, wherein said end piece terminates the cavity;
each said cavity forming layer comprising an outer peripheral edge and a void disposed inward of said outer peripheral edge, wherein said void is defined by an inner circumferential edge;
said cavity forming layers and said end piece cooperate to form at least one cavity rearward of said driver support, said at least one cavity having an inner circumferential surface defined by the inner circumferential edges of said cavity forming layers;
wherein at least one said cavity forming layer has a void having an area that is different from an area of a void of at least one other cavity forming layer. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An enclosure assembly for use in an audio speaker comprising:
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a driver support having a front and a rear and adapted to support a driver;
a plurality of cavity forming layers disposed rearward of said driver support; and
an end piece disposed adjacent a rearward most cavity forming layer, wherein said end piece terminates the cavity;
each said cavity forming layer comprising an outer peripheral edge and a void disposed inward of said outer peripheral edge, wherein said void is defined by an inner circumferential edge;
said cavity forming layers and said end piece cooperate to form at least one cavity rearward of said driver support, said at least one cavity having an inner circumferential surface defined by the inner circumferential edges of said cavity forming layers;
wherein at least one said cavity forming layer has a void having a shape that is different from a shape of a void of at least one other cavity forming layer.
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19. A method of providing an enclosure assembly for use in an audio speaker, specifically modified for an application environment, comprising the steps of:
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a) measuring a set of acoustical parameters, said set defining said application environment;
b) assembling an enclosure assembly comprising a driver support having a front and a rear and adapted to support a driver;
a plurality of cavity forming layers disposed rearward of said driver support;
wherein each said cavity forming layer comprises an outer peripheral edge and a void disposed inward of said outer peripheral edge, wherein said void is defined by an inner circumferential edge, and said cavity forming layers being removably joined such that said voids cooperate to form at least one cavity rearward of said driver support, said at least one cavity having an inner circumferential surface defined by the inner circumferential edges of said cavity forming layers; and
whereby individual cavity forming layers can be added or removed to change a volume of said least one cavity; and
c) modifying an actual sound response produced within said application environment by at least one of the following steps;
i) adding at least one removably joined cavity forming layer;
ii) deleting at least one removably joined cavity forming layer;
iii) modifying an inner circumferential edge of at least one cavity forming layer. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of providing an enclosure assembly for use in an audio speaker, specifically modified for an application environment, comprising the steps of:
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a) measuring a set of acoustical parameters, said set defining said application environment;
b) forming a plurality of cavity forming layers, wherein each said cavity forming layer comprises an outer peripheral edge and a void disposed inward of said outer peripheral edge, wherein said void is defined by an inner circumferential edge; and
c) assembling an enclosure assembly comprising a driver support having a front and a rear and adapted to support a driver; and
said plurality of cavity forming layers disposed rearward of said driver support;
wherein said voids cooperate to form at least one cavity rearward of said driver support, said at least one cavity having an inner circumferential surface defined by the inner circumferential edges of said cavity forming layers.
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