Electronic machine, and automobile and accommodation unit provided with the same

US9615166B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9615166-B2
Application numberUS-201214406036-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 6, 2012
Priority dateJun 6, 2012
Publication dateApr 4, 2017
Grant dateApr 4, 2017

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Provided is an electronic machine that is provided with a speaker and that enables a direction of the speaker to be appropriately and arbitrarily changed. The electronic machine includes a speaker unit, housings, and a rotating device. The speaker unit is supported by the housing. The rotating device includes a first rotating device configured to rotate the speaker unit with respect to the housings about a direction intersecting with an axis of the housings serving as a rotational axis, and a second rotating device configured to rotate the speaker unit with respect to the housings about the axis of the housings serving as a rotational axis.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An electronic machine comprising: a speaker unit; a housing; and a rotating device, wherein a sidewall of the speaker unit facing the housing is provided with a contact portion contacting the housing, and the housing is provided with a contacted portion into which the contact portion is fitted, wherein the rotating device rotates the speaker unit with respect to the housing, wherein the speaker unit is provided with an opening portion formed…

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What does patent US9615166B2 cover?
Provided is an electronic machine that is provided with a speaker and that enables a direction of the speaker to be appropriately and arbitrarily changed. The electronic machine includes a speaker unit, housings, and a rotating device. The speaker unit is supported by the housing. The rotating device includes a first rotating device configured to rotate the speaker unit with respect to the hous…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Watanabe Hiroaki, Sato Nobuyuki, Miki Takeru, and 6 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04R1/025. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 04 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).