Swivel tweeter mechanism for a constant phase coaxial acoustic transducer
View Patent ↗An audio transducer assembly configured for positioning with respect to a mounting surface, said assembly employing a tweeter in a directionally adjustable body which swivels radially and axially for positioning and directing the tweeter in a desired direction. By keeping the center of rotation at or near the center of the surface of the tweeter, the adjustment of the tweeter does not significantly offset its body in the X or Y direction through its range of motion. Such configuration allows for compensation of the distortion caused by placing the tweeter in the middle of a woofer in a speaker having multiple transducers in a single assembly.
1. An audio transducer assembly configured for positioning with respect to a placement surface, said assembly comprising:
an audio transducer coupled to a directionally adjustable body and further comprising a surface and a surface center;
said body configured for adjustably positioning said surface axially and radially such that said surface center remains substantially constant through its range of motion about an axis defined by a point of said surface and a point of said body;
at least one additional audio transducer mounted to a second body, wherein said second body is configured for positioning with respect to said placement surface;
a mounting post coupled to said second body and to said directionally adjustable body to position said directionally adjustable body with respect to said at least one additional transducer;
said directionally adjustable body axially and radially movable about said mounting post such that said point of said surface remains substantially constant through said range of motion about said axis.
2. The audio transducer assembly of claim 1 wherein said audio transducer is configured to generate a first range of audio frequencies and said at least one additional audio transducer is configured to generate a second range of audio frequencies.
3. The audio transducer assembly of claim 1 further comprising a retaining post positioned to engage said adjustable body between a flanged section of said retaining post and said mounting post.
4. The audio transducer assembly of claim 3 further comprising a spring compressed between said mounting post and said retaining post to apply a normally biased force of said spring through said flanged section of said retaining post in the direction of said adjustable body, thereby providing positioning stability of said adjustable body.
5. The audio transducer assembly of claim 3 further comprising at least one stop positioned between said retaining post and said mounting post to limit the axial range of movement of said retaining post and said adjustable body about said axis.
6. The audio transducer assembly of claim 3 further comprising a first stop positioned about said retaining post configured to axially rotate on a plane about a ring, thereby providing a first range of motion; said ring further configured to rotate on said plane about a second stop, thereby providing a second range of motion; said adjustable body, thereby limited to an axial range of motion limited to the sum of said first range of motion and said second range of motion.
7. The audio transducer assembly of claim 1 , further comprising integrating said audio transducer into a device selected from the group consisting of a computing device, a radio, a disc player, a MP3 player, a vehicle, a marine vehicle, an audio player.
8. The audio transducer assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a waveguide coupled to said directionally adjustable body, wherein said directionally adjustable body and said waveguide are configured to present a substantially static impression to said second body in a plurality of orientations.
9. An audio transducer assembly configured for positioning with respect to a placement surface, said assembly comprising:
an audio transducer means for producing audio sound coupled to a directionally adjustable body means for adjustably holding said audio transducer means comprising a surface and a surface center;
said body means configured for adjustably positioning said surface axially and radially such that said surface center remains substantially constant through its range of motion about an axis defined by a point of said surface and a point of said body means;
at least one additional audio transducer means for producing audio sound in a frequency range different from the other transducer means of said transducer assembly;
said at least one additional audio means mounted to a second body means for positioning said at least one additional audio means with respect to said placement surface;
a mounting means coupled to said second body means and to said directionally adjustable body means for positioning said directionally adjustable body means with respect to said at least one additional transducer means;
said directionally adjustable body means axially and radially movable about said mount means such that said point of said surface remains substantially constant through said range of motion about said axis.
10. The audio transducer assembly of claim 9 further comprising a retaining post means for engaging said adjustable body between a flanged section of said retaining post means and said mounting means.
11. The audio transducer assembly of claim 10 further comprising a force means compressed between said mounting means and said retaining post means for application of a normally biased force of said force means through said flanged section of said retaining post means in the direction of said adjustable body means thereby providing positioning stability of said adjustable body means.
12. The audio transducer assembly of claim 10 further comprising at least one stop means, positioned between said retaining post means and said mount post means, for limiting the axial range of movement of said retaining post means and said adjustable body about said axis.
13. The audio transducer assembly of claim 10 further comprising a first stop means fixed about said retaining post means configured to axially rotate on a plane about a first rotating means for providing a first range of motion; said first rotating means further configured for rotating on said plane about a second rotating means thereby providing a second range of motion; said adjustable body thereby limited to an axial range of motion limited to the sum of said first range of motion and said second range of motion.
14. The audio transducer assembly of claim 9 , further comprising integrating said audio transducer into a device selected from the group consisting of a computing device, a radio, a disc player, a MP3 player, a vehicle, a boat, an audio player.
15. The audio transducer assembly of claim 9 , further comprising a waveguide means for guiding an audio signal, said waveguide means coupled to said directionally adjustable body means, wherein said directionally adjustable body means and said waveguide means are configured to present a substantially static impression to said second body means in a plurality of orientations.