Speaker enclosure having outer flared tube

• US 20050189164A1
• Filed: 02/26/2004
• Published: 09/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chi Lung Chang
• Original Assignee: Chi Lung Chang
• Inventors: Chang, Chi Lung
• Application Number:
  US10/789,796
• Publication Number:
  US 20050189164A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 181/152
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/2857 for loudspeaker transducers

Abstract

A speaker enclosure includes a housing having a chamber formed by a front panel, a rear panel and an upper panel, to receive one or more speakers. The housing includes an opening formed in the rear panel. A flared tube is disposed outside of the housing, and includes one end attached to the opening of the rear panel of the housing, to enclose the opening of the rear panel of the housing, and to prevent dirt or bugs or insets from entering into the speaker enclosure via the opening of the rear panel of the housing. The flared tube includes a flared member to direct sound out of the housing, preferably forwardly of the housing.

Claims

1. A speaker enclosure comprising:

a housing including a chamber formed therein and defined by a front panel, a rear panel and an upper panel, said rear panel including an opening formed therein and communicating with said chamber of said housing,

at least one speaker received in said chamber of said housing, and attached to said front panel, and

a flared tube disposed outside of said housing, and including a first end attached to said opening of said rear panel of said housing, to enclose said opening of said rear panel of said housing, and including a second end having a flared member attached thereto to direct sound out of said housing.

2. The speaker enclosure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said opening of said rear panel of said housing is aligned with said speaker.

3. The speaker enclosure as claimed in claim 2, wherein said speaker is a low frequency speaker.

4. The speaker enclosure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flared tube includes a straight segment disposed outside of said rear panel of said housing, and secured to said rear panel of said housing.

5. The speaker enclosure as claimed in claim 4, wherein said flared tube includes at least one bracket to secure said straight segment to said rear panel of said housing.

6. The speaker enclosure as claimed in claim 4, wherein said flared tube includes a lateral segment extended from said straight segment, said flared member is attached to said lateral segment of said flared tube.

7. The speaker enclosure as claimed in claim 6, wherein said lateral segment of said flared tube is disposed above said upper panel of said housing.