Illuminating speaker assembly
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1. An illuminating speaker assembly for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:
- a flat panel speaker including a light-permeable, sound-producing panel, for converting electrical audio signals into sound waves; and
a light source positioned within said flat panel speaker for generating light that passes through said light-permeable, sound-producing panel.
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Abstract
An illuminating speaker assembly for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a flat panel speaker for converting electrical audio signals into sound waves. The flat panel speaker utilizes a light-permeable, sound-producing panel. A light source is positioned within the flat panel speaker for generating light that passes through the light-permeable, sound-producing panel.
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20 Claims
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1. An illuminating speaker assembly for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:
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a flat panel speaker including a light-permeable, sound-producing panel, for converting electrical audio signals into sound waves; and
a light source positioned within said flat panel speaker for generating light that passes through said light-permeable, sound-producing panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An illuminating speaker assembly for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle, comprising:
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a flat panel speaker including a light-permeable, sound-producing panel, for converting electrical signals into sound waves;
a variable color light source positioned within said flat panel speaker for generating light which passes through said light-permeable, sound-producing panel; and
a controller coupled to said color variable light source for altering the color of light generated by said variable color light source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
a first plurality of light-emitting diodes for emitting light of a first color; and
a second plurality of light-emitting diodes for emitting light of a second color.
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13. An illuminating speaker assembly according to claim 12 wherein said variable color light source further comprises a third plurality of light-emitting diodes for emitting light of a third color.
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14. An illuminating speaker assembly according to claim 13 wherein said first, second, and third colors are red, blue, and green, respectively.
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15. An illuminating speaker assembly according to claim 13 wherein said controller individually varies the intensity of said first, second, and third groups of light-emitting diodes to produce resultant light of a desired color.
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16. An illuminating speaker assembly according to claim 13 wherein said first, second, and third plurality of light-emitting diodes are housed in at least one light-permeable tube.
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17. An illuminating speaker assembly according to claim 16 wherein said first, second, and third plurality of light-emitting diodes are housed in a plurality of light-permeable tubes.
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18. A light-generating speaker assembly for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle of the type which includes a source of potential, a source of audio electrical signals and a passenger compartment, comprising:
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a flat panel speaker assembly, comprising;
a housing having a major opening therein mounted within the passenger compartment;
a light-permeable, sound-producing panel coupled to said housing and across said major opening for producing sound waves; and
a transducer mounted within said housing and having an input electrically coupled to the source of audio electrical signals and mechanically coupled to said light-permeable, sound-producing panel, for converting the audio electrical signals into acoustic energy and causing said light-permeable, sound-producing panel to vibrate;
a controller positioned within said passenger compartment and coupled to said plurality of light-emitting diodes for selectively energizing said plurality of light-emitting diodes to alter the color of light passing through said light-permeable, sound-producing panel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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