Combination lighting device and loudspeaker

• US 4,559,584 A
• Filed: 05/03/1984
• Issued: 12/17/1985
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/1984
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Victor Company of Japan Limited 3-12 Moriya-Cho Kanagawa-Ku
• Original Assignee: Victor Company of Japan Limited (JVC Kenwood Corporation)
• Inventors: Kawabata, Fumio, Kuwahata, Toshikatsu, Kurosawa, Genzo
• Primary Examiner(s): Nelson, Peter A.
• Application Number:
  US06/608,020
• Time in Patent Office: 593 Days
• Field of Search: 362/86, 362/147, 362/216, 362/217, 362/225, 362/370, 362/374, 362/375, 362/811, 362/253, 381/87, 381/88
• US Class Current: 362/86
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0056 Audio equipment, e.g. music instruments, radios or speakers
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2103/33 annular
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 9/06 Loudspeakers

Abstract

A lighting device incorporates therein a loudspeaker including a diaphragm detachably fastened at an outer peripheral edge thereof to a cup-shaped frame. The diaphragm is made of a light-transmissive material. The lighting device has a light source such as a circular fluorescent lamp disposed in a space defined between the frame and the diaphragm. Light emitted from the circular fluorescent lamp passes through the light-transmissive diaphragm.

Claims

1. A lighting device and loudspeaker assembly comprising:

(a) a frame;

(b) a loudspeaker unit having a diaphragm mounted on said frame for producing sound, said diaphragm being made of a light-transmissive material; and

(c) a light source disposed in a space defined between said frame and said diaphragm for emitting light through said diaphragm, said diaphragm extending to cover said light source so that light emitted from said source is diffused by passing through said diaphragm into a room and the like in which said assembly is located.

2. A lighting device and loudspeaker assembly according to claim 1, wherein said frame is of a substantially cup-shaped configuration including a bottom and a sidewall extending around said bottom, said diaphragm having an outer peripheral edge detachably fastened to said sidewall to substantially entirely enclose said space in which said light source is disposed.

3. A lighting device and loudspeaker assembly according to claim 2, wherein said sidewall has an end surface facing away from said bottom, further including a plurality of fasteners by which said outer peripheral edge of the diaphragm is detachably attached to said end surface.

4. A lighting device and loudspeaker assembly according to claim 3, wherein said fasteners comprise screws, said sidewall having internally threaded holes in which said screws are threaded.

5. A lighting device and loudspeaker assembly according to claim 3, wherein said loudspeaker unit comprises a magnet assembly having a gap and a voice coil bobbin supporting a voice coil movably disposed in said gap, said voice coil bobbin supporting an attachment member, said diaphragm having a central portion detachably fastened by a screw to said attachment member.

6. A lighting device and loudspeaker assembly according to claim 2, wherein said diaphragm includes an annular convex web extending radially inwardly of said outer peripheral edge and projecting away from said bottom.

7. A lighting device and loudspeaker assembly according to claim 2, wherein said diaphragm is substantially cone-shaped and has a central portion disposed closer than said outer peripheral edge to said bottom.

8. A lighting device and loudspeaker assembly according to claim 2, wherein said light source comprises a circular fluorescent lamp disposed substantially in said cup-shaped frame.

9. A lighting device and loudspeaker assembly according to claim 8, including a plurality of arms by which said circular fluorescent lamp is supported on said sidewall.

10. The assembly of claim 2, wherein said sidewall is formed with ventilation holes to prevent excessive heat buildup in said space formed between said diaphragm and frame, and further including light shield members covering said holes to prevent light emitted through said holes from radiating directly into a viewer'"'"'s eyes.

11. The assembly of claim 2, further including means for mounting said device so that the diaphragm is disposed at a lowermost position with respect to the remainder of said device so that both light and sound is transmitted through the diaphragm.