Bandpass box in the supporting structure of a vehicle

• US 8,130,976 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2007
• Issued: 03/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: Linhard, Klaus, Niemczyk, Norbert
• Primary Examiner(s): Soward, Ida M
• Application Number:
  US12/301,043
• Publication Number:
  US 20090185709A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,860 Days
• Field of Search: 381/86, 381/87, 381/302, 381/304, 381/305, 381/335, 381/336, 381/386, 381/389, 381/150, 381/332, 381/338, 381/345, 381/351, 381/393
• US Class Current: 381/86
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/0237 Side or rear panels

Abstract

A sound system which has, for example, a radio, a cassette and a CD player is usually already installed in cars as standard or as an option. In addition, a better sound system includes a box system which has a tweeter and a woofer. In order to provide a speaker box which is suitable particularly for dispensing frequencies below 150 Hz and at the same time has neat pulses accompanied at the same time by little distortion, pulse dynamics and is highly effective, a sound transducer (10) is introduced into the supporting structure of the vehicle. This takes place in such a manner that subcompartments which are separated from each other adjoin each of its two membrane sides. In this case, the two subcompartments of the speaker box are formed by at least two elements (2, 3, 4) of the supporting structure of the vehicle (1). The sound transducer (10) is particularly integrated into a region in which two elements (2, 3, 4) of the supporting structure meet each other, thus resulting in an installation position which can be realized in a structurally and economically favorable manner.

Claims

1. A loudspeaker box in a vehicle having a supporting structure, comprising

at least one active sound transducer (10), including a diaphragm with first and second sides, fitted in the loudspeaker box,

at least first and second subcompartments, wherein the sound transducer positioned such that the first and the second sides of its two sides of the diaphragm are adjoined respectively by one of the respective subcompartments which are isolated from one another and which are each formed by the volume of the cavity in at least one element (2, 3, 4) of the supporting structure of the vehicle (1), and

at least one sound tunnel (11) between a subcompartment and the vehicle interior in which at least some of the sound waves produced in the subcompartments by the sound transducer (10) are introduced into the interior of the vehicle (1),

wherein the subcompartments are formed by at least two elements (2, 3, 4) of the supporting structure of the vehicle (1), and

wherein the sound transducer (10) is integrated in a region in which at least two elements (2, 3, 4) of the supporting structure meet one another.

2. The loudspeaker box as claimed in patent claim 1, wherein only the sound from one of the two subcompartments is routed into the interior of the vehicle (1).

3. The loudspeaker box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two subcompartments have volumes in essentially the same order of magnitude.

4. The loudspeaker box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the surface area of the opening of the tunnel (11) is approximately one fifth, but at least one tenth, of the effective surface area of the diaphragm of the sound transducer (10).

5. The loudspeaker box as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least some of the supporting structure'"'"'s elements (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) which form the subcompartments are connected to the surroundings of the vehicle (1) via diffusion openings.

6. A loudspeaker box in a vehicle having a supporting structure, comprising

at least one active sound transducer (10), including a diaphragm with first and second sides, fitted in the loudspeaker box,

at least first and second subcompartments, wherein the sound transducer positioned such that each of its two sides of the diaphragm is adjoined by a one of the respective subcompartments which are isolated from one another and which are formed by the volume of the cavity in at least one element (2, 3, 4) of the supporting structure of the vehicle (1), and

at least one sound tunnel (11) between a subcompartment and the vehicle interior in which at least some of the sound waves produced in the subcompartments by the sound transducer (10) are introduced into the interior of the vehicle (1),

wherein the subcompartments are formed by at least two elements (2, 3, 4) of the supporting structure of the vehicle (1),

wherein the sound transducer (10) is integrated in a region in which at least two elements (2, 3, 4) of the supporting structure meet one another, and

wherein at least one subcompartment is an enclosed subcompartment at least half-filled with acoustic insulation material (13).

7. A loudspeaker box in a vehicle having a supporting structure, comprising

at least one active sound transducer (10), including a diaphragm with first and second sides, fitted in the loudspeaker box,

at least first and second subcompartments, wherein the sound transducer positioned such that each of its two sides of the diaphragm is adjoined by a one of the respective subcompartments which are isolated from one another and which are formed by the volume of the cavity in at least one element (2, 3, 4) of the supporting structure of the vehicle (1), and

at least one sound tunnel (11) between a subcompartment and the vehicle interior in which at least some of the sound waves produced in the subcompartments by the sound transducer (10) are introduced into the interior of the vehicle (1),

wherein the subcompartments are formed by at least two elements (2, 3, 4) of the supporting structure of the vehicle (1),

wherein the sound transducer (10) is integrated in a region in which at least two elements (2, 3, 4) of the supporting structure meet one another, and

wherein the walls of the subcompartment opening to the vehicle interior by means of the tunnel (11) are at least partly provided with insulation material.