Audio speaker

• US 6,215,885 B1
• Filed: 06/26/1997
• Issued: 04/10/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George R. Geiger
• Original Assignee: George R. Geiger
• Inventors: Geiger, George R.
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, HUYEN D
• Application Number:
  US08/882,992
• Time in Patent Office: 1,384 Days
• Field of Search: 381/337, 381/338, 381/339, 381/340, 381/345, 381/347, 381/391, 381/189, 381/87, 381/342, 381/386, 381/FOR.151, 381/FOR.165, 381/397, 381/71.3, 381/71.5, 381/71.7, 381/165, 181/150, 181/141, 181/199, 181/224, 181/206
• US Class Current: 381/386
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/023 Screens for loudspeakers

Abstract

An audio speaker is incorporated in a ventilation register having a front grill through which sound generated by the audio speaker is projected, and a back plate to which the audio speaker is secured, spaced apart from the front grill by side plates to form an enclosure adapted to be received in registration with the ventilation duct. The back plate includes at least one and preferably a plurality of ventilation slots offset from and surrounding the audio speaker for communicating an air flow between the front grill and the back plate of the speaker arrangement, thereby allowing for the unimpeded operation of the ventilation system. So as to provide thermal protection for sensitive components of the audio speaker, thermal barrier is installed over the rearward extending speaker components to thermally isolate those components from conditioned, heated and cooled air either being flowed into or out of the room.

Claims

1. An audio speaker arrangement comprising:

an audio speaker;

a ventilation register to which the audio speaker is secured, the ventilation register having a front face through which sound generated by the audio speaker is projected, the ventilation register including a back plate spaced apart from the front face by a sidewall to form an enclosure adapted to be received in registration with a terminus of a ventilation duct; and

a front trim plate secured by the sidewall, for engaging in overlapping relationship the speaker arrangement with a facing structure through which the speaker arrangement extends;

wherein the trim plate supports a plurality of louvers and the back plate includes at least one ventilation means offset from the audio speaker for communicating an air flow between the louvers and back plate of the speaker arrangement.

2. The audio speaker of claim 1, wherein the ventilation register is mountable in an in situ or pseudo arrangement with a ventilation system.

3. The audio speaker arrangement of claim 1, further comprising an insulating means encompassing a substantial portion of the audio speaker extending rearwardly from the back plate.

4. The audio speaker arrangement of claim 3, wherein the insulating means includes thermal insulating and sound insulating characteristics.