Light-emitting speaker

• US 20040175014A1
• Filed: 03/04/2004
• Published: 09/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Speaker Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Speaker Electronic Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Liu, Yong
• Application Number:
  US10/792,989
• Publication Number:
  US 20040175014A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/386
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 10/06 flashing, e.g. with rotating reflector or light source signalling lighting devices mounted on vehicles B60Q1/26
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0056 Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a light-emitting speaker comprising mainly a loudspeaker and a speaker cabinet in which the loudspeaker is mounted. The loudspeaker itself comprises a chassis, a diaphragm, a voice coil, a magnet, some accessories and decorative material. One or more LEDs are mounted on the cabinet to provide light emitting effect. The said LEDs may be also mounted on any location at the loudspeaker, the inner or outer wall of the cabinet. On the loudspeaker or the cabinet fasterers may be placed to mount the said LEDS. Furthermore, the LEDs can be controlled by either a voice or an electronic controller, or connected to the speaker'"'"'s audio control circuit to vary the intensity of the light by the sound generated by the loudspeaker. The speaker with LEDs according to the present invention is designed so that the speaker can convert audio signal into sound, and to provide lighting effect while the speaker is functioning. It can be designed to provide variable intensity or flickering lighting effect following the rhythm or intensity of the sound regenerated by the speaker. With the features of LEDs—small size, light weight, good stability, long service life, very small power consumption and small heat generation while they are working, the use of LEDs provide the speaker with both power conservation and safety.

Claims

1. A light-emitting speaker comprising a loudspeaker composed of a support chassis, a diaphragm, a voice coil, a magnet, some accessories and decorative material, and a speaker cabinet in which the loudspeaker is mounted with accessories and decorated material on the said cabinet;

and characterized by the mounting of one or more light emitting diodes on the speaker.

2. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 1, wherein the said light emitting diodes are mounted on the loudspeaker.

3. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 1, wherein the said light emitting diodes are mounted on the speaker cabinet.

4. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 2, wherein the said light emitting diodes are mounted on the loudspeaker'"'"'s support chassis, diaphragm, voice coil, magnet and/or its accessories or decorative material.

5. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 3, wherein the said light emitting diodes are mounted on the speaker cabinet'"'"'s accessories and/or decorative material.

6. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 4, wherein the loudspeaker has a fastener for mounting of each light emitting diode.

7. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 6, wherein the fastener is a chuck extended from the edge of the support chassis.

8. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 3, wherein the speaker cabinet comprises at least a transparent portion and the said LEDs are mounted within the speaker cabinet.

9. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 3, wherein the speaker cabinet is designed with a support with a transparent logo and the said LEDs are mounted behind the logo.

10. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 1, wherein the said LEDs are controlled by a voice or electronic controller circuit.

11. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 2, wherein the said LEDs are controlled by a voice or electronic controller circuit.

12. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 3, wherein the said LEDs are controlled by a voice or electronic controller circuit.

13. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 4, wherein the said LEDs are controlled by a voice or electronic controller circuit.

14. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 5, wherein the said LEDs are controlled by a voice or electronic controller circuit.

15. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 8, wherein the said LEDs are controlled by a voice or electronic controller circuit.

16. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 9, wherein the said LEDs are controlled by a voice or electronic controller circuit.

17. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 1, wherein the said LEDs are connected to the loudspeaker'"'"'s audio input terminal via a rectifier diode, the audio input is rectified and then sent to the LEDs;

or via an electronic controller to control its light emitting rhythm.

18. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 2, wherein the said LEDs are connected to the loudspeaker'"'"'s audio input terminal via a rectifier diode, the audio input is rectified and then sent to the LEDs;

or via an electronic controller to control its light emitting rhythm.

19. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 3, wherein the said LEDs are connected to the loudspeaker'"'"'s audio input terminal via a rectifier diode, the audio input is rectified and then sent to the LEDs;

or via an electronic controller to control its light emitting rhythm.

20. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 4, wherein the said LEDs are connected to the loudspeaker'"'"'s audio input terminal via a rectifier diode, the audio input is rectified and then sent to the LEDs;

or via an electronic controller to control its light emitting rhythm.

21. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 5, wherein the said LEDs are connected to the loudspeaker'"'"'s audio input terminal via a rectifier diode, the audio input is rectified and then sent to the LEDs;

or via an electronic controller to control its light emitting rhythm.

22. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 8, wherein the said LEDs are connected to the loudspeaker'"'"'s audio input terminal via a rectifier diode, the audio input is rectified and then sent to the LEDs;

or via an electronic controller to control its light emitting rhythm.

23. A light-emitting speaker according to claim 9, wherein the said LEDs are connected to the loudspeaker'"'"'s audio input terminal via a rectifier diode, the audio input is rectified and then sent to the LEDs;

or via an electronic controller to control its light emitting rhythm.