Vehicle audio system including door-mounted components
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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, whereinthe interior side panel includes an opening to acoustically connect the one or more speakers to an interior of the vehicle;
the interior side panel comprises a cover that is controllable to expose, or to extend over and close the opening;
when the door is open, the cover is controlled to extend over and close the opening, thereby preventing sound from the one or more speakers to exit the interior panel of the door; and
when the door is closed, the cover is 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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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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1. An audio system for a vehicle, comprising:
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one or more speakers mounted in a surface between an exterior side panel and an interior side panel of a door on the vehicle, wherein the interior side panel includes an opening to acoustically connect the one or more speakers to an interior of the vehicle; the interior side panel comprises a cover that is controllable to expose, or to extend over and close the opening; when the door is open, the cover is controlled to extend over and close the opening, thereby preventing sound from the one or more speakers to exit the interior panel of the door; and when the door is closed, the cover is controlled to expose the opening, thereby allowing sound from the one or more speakers to enter an interior of the vehicle through the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. 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 joining the exterior side panel to the interior side panel such that the speakers face from an edge of the door into the door frame when the door is closed; 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 from the one or more speakers 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 (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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