UPFIRING SPEAKER SYSTEM WITH REDIRECTING BAFFLE
First Claim
1. An audio-visual system in an area having a floor defining a horizontal plane, the audio-visual system comprising:
- a visual display having a top and a bottom spaced apart along a height axis;
a speaker comprising a driver having a median axis oriented at an upward angle of inclination relative to the horizontal plane; and
a redirecting baffle extending above the top surface of the visual display along the height axis and facing downward to receive and redirect soundwaves from the speaker, wherein the speaker and the redirecting baffle are spaced apart from one another along the height axis.
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Abstract
A sound system with upfiring speakers and a redirecting baffle is shown and described. Upfiring speakers simulate overhead speakers by using a ceiling to reflect sound toward the listener from above the listener'"'"'s head. However, in rooms with high ceilings, such reflection is not practical. The redirecting baffle is spaced apart from the upfiring speakers along a height axis and is oriented downward so that a surface normal to the baffle is neither parallel to nor perpendicular to the floor. By adjusting the angle of orientation, the location at which the reflected sound quality is best can be adjusted toward or away from the upfiring speakers. The system is particularly useful for in-store displays as many stores have ceiling heights that make sound reflection from an upfiring speaker impractical.
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32 Claims
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1. An audio-visual system in an area having a floor defining a horizontal plane, the audio-visual system comprising:
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a visual display having a top and a bottom spaced apart along a height axis; a speaker comprising a driver having a median axis oriented at an upward angle of inclination relative to the horizontal plane; and a redirecting baffle extending above the top surface of the visual display along the height axis and facing downward to receive and redirect soundwaves from the speaker, wherein the speaker and the redirecting baffle are spaced apart from one another along the height axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20)
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12. An sound system, comprising:
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a speaker comprising a driver with a median axis oriented at an upward angle of inclination relative to a horizontal plane; a redirecting baffle located above the speaker along a height axis and oriented at an upward angle of inclination relative to the horizontal plane to receive and redirect soundwaves from the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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