Speaker system and vehicle door

US2021266662A1 · US · A1

Patent metadata
FieldValue
Publication numberUS-2021266662-A1
Application numberUS-201817073173-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateApr 17, 2018
Priority dateApr 17, 2018
Publication dateAug 26, 2021
Grant date

How to read this patent

A practical reading order for non-experts. Skip the full description unless you need deep technical detail.

  1. Title

    What the patent document calls the invention.

  2. Abstract

    A short plain-language summary of the technical disclosure.

  3. Assignees and inventors

    Who owns or filed the patent and who is credited as inventor.

  4. Key dates

    Filing, priority, publication, and grant dates set the timeline.

  5. First independent claim

    The legal scope of protection — read this for what is actually claimed.

  6. CPC / IPC classifications

    Technology tags used to group this patent with similar filings.

  7. Citations and related patents

    Prior art links and similar publications in this corpus.

Abstract

Official abstract text for this publication.

Disclosed is a speaker system that includes a first panel that is an outer plate of a vehicle door, a second panel that is disposed on a vehicle interior side of the vehicle door, a third panel that is disposed between the first panel and the second panel, a speaker unit that has a sound emitting surface for emitting a sound toward a vehicle interior, and spacers that are disposed between the speaker unit and the third panel.

First claim

Opening claim text (preview).

What is claimed is: 1 . A speaker system comprising: a first panel that is an outer plate of a vehicle door; a second panel that is disposed on a vehicle interior side of the vehicle door; a third panel that is disposed between the first panel and the second panel; a speaker unit that has a sound emitting surface for emitting a sound toward a vehicle interior; and spacers that are disposed between the speaker unit and the third panel. 2 . The speaker system according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the second panel and a second panel side surface of the speaker unit is 0.5 mm or longer and not longer than 10 mm. 3 . The speaker system according to claim 1 , further comprising: an elastic body that is sandwiched between a third panel side surface of the second panel and a second panel side surface of the speaker unit. 4 . The speaker system according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the second panel that opposes the sound emitting surface of the speaker unit is recessed toward the third panel. 5 . The speaker system according to claim 1 , wherein the spacers are cylindrically shaped, the speaker unit have a speaker main body and a housing, the housing being adapted to house the speaker main body and provided with mounting holes, and mounting screws are included and inserted through the mounting holes and the spacers in order to mount the speaker unit on the third panel. 6 . A vehicle door comprising: a speaker system that includes a first panel that is an outer plate of a vehicle door, a second panel that is disposed on a vehicle interior side of the vehicle door, a third panel that is disposed between the first panel and the second panel, a speaker unit that has a sound emitting surface for emitting a sound toward a vehicle interior, and spacers that are disposed between the speaker unit and the third panel.

Assignees

Inventors

Classifications

  • Arrangements for fixing loudspeaker transducers, e.g. in a box, furniture · CPC title

  • Acoustic transducers and sound field adaptation in vehicles · CPC title

  • H04R1/345Primary

    for loudspeakers · CPC title

  • Doors · CPC title

  • for loud-speakers · CPC title

Patent family

Related publications grouped by family.

External sources

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What does patent US2021266662A1 cover?
Disclosed is a speaker system that includes a first panel that is an outer plate of a vehicle door, a second panel that is disposed on a vehicle interior side of the vehicle door, a third panel that is disposed between the first panel and the second panel, a speaker unit that has a sound emitting surface for emitting a sound toward a vehicle interior, and spacers that are disposed between the s…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yamaha Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04R1/345. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Aug 26 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).