Speaker box structure of electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10200784-B2
Application number	US-201514880041-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2015
Priority date	Oct 10, 2014
Publication date	Feb 5, 2019
Grant date	Feb 5, 2019

Abstract

A speaker box structure of an electronic device, includes: a left side speaker box having: a left side wall part; and a first opposed wall part which has a region where a distance in a lateral direction from the left side wall part to the first opposed wall part continuously varies; and a right side speaker box having: a right side wall part; and a second opposed wall part which is opposed to the first opposed wall part in an intermediate part in the lateral direction, and which has a region where a distance in the lateral direction from the right side wall part to the second opposed wall part continuously varies.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A speaker box structure of an electronic device, the speaker box structure comprising:
a left side speaker box having:
a left speaker for generating left-box sounds, the left speaker directed in a speaker-facing direction;
a left side wall part; and
a first opposed wall part located opposite to the left side wall part in a lateral direction, wherein a distance in the lateral direction from the left side wall part to the first opposed wall part continuously varies to restrain occurrence of standing waves formed by reflection of sounds, from among the left-box sounds, inside the left side speaker box; and

a right side speaker box having:
a right speaker for generating right-box sounds, the right speaker directed in the speaker-facing direction;
a right side wall part; and
a second opposed wall part located opposite to the right side wall part in the lateral direction, wherein a distance in the lateral direction from the right side wall part to the second opposed wall part continuously varies to restrain occurrence of standing waves formed by reflection of sounds, from among the right-box sounds, inside the right side speaker box, wherein

an extending direction of the left side wall part is substantially parallel to an extending direction of the right side wall part,
the lateral direction is substantially perpendicular to extending directions of the left side wall part and the right side wall part,
the first opposed wall part and the second opposed wall part are located opposite to each other in the lateral direction, and
the first opposed wall part and the second opposed wall part are disposed in between the left side wall part and the right side wall part,
the speaker-facing direction is substantially perpendicular to both the lateral direction and the extending directions of the left and right side wall parts, and
the first and second opposed wall parts are formed as extending in a direction substantially opposite to the speaker-facing direction.

2. The speaker box structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the first opposed wall part of the left side speaker box and the second opposed wall part of the right side speaker box respectively have portions which are overlapped with each other in a front-rear direction, the front-rear direction being perpendicular to the lateral direction as seen in a plan view.

3. The speaker box structure according to claim 2 , wherein
the first opposed wall part of the left side speaker box and the second opposed wall part of the right side speaker box are inclined in the same direction over their entire regions, as seen in the plan view.

4. The speaker box structure according to claim 3 , wherein
the left side speaker box and the right side speaker box are higher in their rearward regions, as seen in a side view, and
the first opposed wall part and the second opposed wall part are so inclined as to be positioned rightward in the rearward regions, as seen in the plan view.

5. The speaker box structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the first opposed wall part of the left side speaker box and the second opposed wall part of the right side speaker box are inclined in the same direction over their entire regions, as seen in a plan view.

6. The speaker box structure according to claim 5 , wherein
the left side speaker box and the right side speaker box are higher in their rearward regions, as seen in a side view, and
the first opposed wall part and the second opposed wall part are so inclined as to be positioned rightward in the rearward regions, as seen in the plan view.

7. The speaker box structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the distance in the lateral direction from the left side wall part to the first opposed wall part continuously varies along the extending direction of the left side wall part, and
the distance in the lateral direction from the right side wall part to the second opposed wall part continuously varies along the extending direction of the right side wall part.

8. The speaker box structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a frame integrally formed with both the left side speaker box and the right side speaker box so that the left side speaker box and the right side speaker box are fixed in position relative to each other.

9. A speaker box structure of an electronic device, the speaker box structure comprising:
a left side speaker box having:
a left side wall part; and
a first opposed wall part located opposite to the left side wall part in a lateral direction, wherein a distance in the lateral direction from the left side wall part to the first opposed wall part continuously varies to restrain occurrence of standing waves in the left side speaker box;

a right side speaker box having:
a right side wall part; and
a second opposed wall part located opposite to the right side wall part in the lateral direction, wherein a distance in the lateral direction from the right side wall part to the second opposed wall part continuously varies to restrain occurrence of standing waves in the right side speaker box;

a frame which includes a left side swelled part and a right side swelled part which are swelled; and
a plate member which is a separate body independent from the frame, and which is fixed to the frame so as to cover the left side swelled part and the right side swelled part from a side opposite to a side where the left side swelled part and the right side swelled part are swelled, thereby to form a space for the left side speaker box and a space for the right side speaker box, wherein
an extending direction of the left side wall part is substantially parallel to an extending direction of the right side wall part,
the lateral direction is substantially perpendicular to extending directions of the left side wall part and the right side wall part,
the first opposed wall part and the second opposed wall part are located opposite to each other in the lateral direction, and
the first opposed wall part and the second opposed wall part are disposed in between the left side wall part and the right side wall part.

10. The speaker box structure according to claim 9 , wherein
an electronic component or a wiring is disposed in a valley part which is formed between the left side swelled part and the right side swelled part.

11. The speaker box structure according to claim 9 , wherein
at least one of the left side swelled part and the right side swelled part has a stepped part which is lower than an outward region in the lateral direction.

12. The speaker box structure according to claim 11 , wherein
an electronic component or a wiring is disposed on the stepped part.

Assignees

• Yamaha Corp

Inventors

• Yamazaki Yu
• Otsuka Takuya
• Suenaga Tsukasa

Classifications

• H04R1/2888 Primary

  for loudspeaker transducers · CPC title