Vehicle Audio System Including Door-Mounted Components
First Claim
1. An audio system for a vehicle, comprising:
- one or more speakers mounted in a surface between an exterior side panel and an interior side panel of a door on the vehicle.
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Abstract
An audio system includes mounting one or more speakers on the surface between an exterior side panel and an interior side panel of a door on a vehicle. The one or more speakers may face substantially along an axis in the longitudinal direction of the door. When the door is open, a cover may be controlled to extend over and close an opening in the interior side panel, thereby allowing sound from the one or more speakers to project to an exterior of the vehicle. When the door is closed, the cover may be controlled to expose the opening, thereby allowing sound from the one or more speakers to enter an interior of the vehicle through the opening.
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25 Claims
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1. An audio system for a vehicle, comprising:
one or more speakers mounted in a surface between an exterior side panel and an interior side panel of a door on the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An audio system for a vehicle, comprising:
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one or more speakers mounted in the surface between an exterior side panel of a door and an interior side panel of the door, the one or more speakers being arranged to direct sound to an exterior of the vehicle when the door is in an open position; wherein the interior side panel includes an opening for enabling sound from the one or more speakers to enter an interior of the vehicle when the door is in a closed position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An audio system for a vehicle, comprising:
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a door assembly, the assembly comprising a door, a door frame, one or more speakers, an exterior side panel, an interior side panel, and a seal; wherein the one or more speakers are mounted in a surface between the exterior side panel and the interior side panel; wherein the seal is mounted to the perimeter of the door such that it is located between the one or more speakers and an exterior of the vehicle; wherein the one or more speakers comprise sound-projecting elements that direct sound to an exterior of the vehicle when the door is open; wherein, when the door is closed, sound enters an interior of the vehicle through a gap between the door and the door frame resulting from an absence of the seal along the door frame. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An audio system for a vehicle, comprising:
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one or more speakers mounted in the surface between an exterior side panel and an interior side panel of a door, the one or more speakers being configured to project sound to an exterior of the vehicle when the door is in an open position; wherein, when the door is in a closed position, a gap is formed between the door and door frame, the gap allowing sound from the one or more speakers to enter the interior of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An audio system for a vehicle comprising:
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at least one transducer mounted in a door of the vehicle, the at least one transducer comprising a radiating surface on both a first side and a second side; wherein the at least one transducer is operable in at least two operating modes in which sound is projected to an interior of the vehicle in the first operating mode, and in which sound is projected to an exterior of the vehicle in the second operating mode; and wherein, in the first operating mode, sound projected to the interior of the vehicle is primarily radiated from the second side of the at least one transducer, and in the second mode, sound projected to the exterior of the vehicle is radiated primarily from the first side of the at least one transducer.
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