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US 7,769,191 · App. 11/260,291 · Granted Aug 3, 2010

Flat panel audio output apparatus and video/audio output apparatus

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,769,191
App. No.
11/260,291
Granted
Aug 3, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A flat panel audio output apparatus including a plurality of flat panels; and one or more vibrators respectively provided to each of the flat panels to vibrate the flat panels to make a sound; wherein the one or more vibrators of each one of the respective flat panels receives audio signals of a different channel and/or a different frequency band than those received by the one or more vibrators of at least one of the remaining flat panels.

Claims (30)

1. A video/audio output apparatus comprising:

a flat panel display module to display a picture;

a plurality of flat panels spaced apart from one another, each of the flat panels facing at least one of the remaining flat panels, provided in front of a surface of the flat panel display module;

one or more vibrators respectively provided to each of the flat panels to vibrate each of the flat panels to make a sound; and

an audio signal generator to transmit audio signals corresponding to different frequency bands to the respective vibrators,

wherein at least one of the flat panels comprises a plurality of sound areas, and a division area to divide the at least one flat panel into the sound areas to prevent vibrations of the sound areas from interfering with each other.

2. The video/audio output apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one supporting member to support the plurality of flat panels so that each of the flat panels is spaced apart from one another.

3. The video/audio output apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising an anti vibration member disposed between each of the flat panels, to prevent vibration of a first one of the flat panels from being transmitted to a second one of the flat panels.

4. A video/audio output apparatus comprising:

a flat panel display module to display a picture;

a plurality of flat panels spaced apart from one another, each of the flat panels facing at least one of the remaining flat panels, provided in front of a surface of the flat panel display module;

one or more vibrators respectively provided to each of the flat panels to vibrate each of the flat panels to make a sound; and

an audio signal generator to transmit audio signals corresponding to different frequency bands to the respective vibrators, wherein each of the respective flat panels have different coefficients of elasticity from each other; and

the audio signal generator outputs the audio signals having the different frequency bands to each of the respective vibrators according to the coefficients of elasticity of the flat panels.

5. A video/audio output apparatus comprising:

a flat panel display module to display a picture;

a plurality of flat panels spaced apart from one another, each of the flat panels facing at least one of the remaining flat panels, provided in front of a surface of the flat panel display module;

one or more vibrators respectively provided to each of the flat panels to vibrate each of the flat panels to make a sound; and

an audio signal generator to transmit audio signals corresponding to different frequency bands to the respective vibrators,

wherein each of the respective flat panels have different coefficients of elasticity from each other; and

the audio signal generator outputs the audio signals having the different frequency bands to each of the respective vibrators according to the coefficients of elasticity of the flat panels,

wherein at least one of the flat panels comprises a plurality of sound areas, and a division area to divide the at least one flat panel into the sound areas to prevent vibrations of the sound areas from interfering with each other;

at least one of the vibrators is provided on each of the sound areas; and

the audio signal generator respectively outputs the audio signals corresponding to different channels of a same frequency band to the at least one vibrator provided on each of the sound areas of the at least one flat panel.

6. The video/audio output apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the division area has a coefficient of elasticity different from the coefficient of elasticity of the sound areas.

7. The video/audio output apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the division area comprises a hardener, which causes the coefficient of elasticity different from the coefficient of elasticity of the sound areas.

8. The video/audio output apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a transparent conductive body provided in the division area; and

a power supply to supply power to the transparent conductive body, which causes the coefficient of elasticity different from the coefficient of elasticity of the sound areas.

9. The video/audio output apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising a supersonic generator to emit supersonic waves to the division area to prevent the vibrations of the sound areas from interfering with each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2006
From: LEE, KYUNG-JU; KIM, JEONG-SEON; KIM, YANG-SUNG; AN, YOUNG-HUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2004-0086827 · Oct 28, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070036388A1 · Feb 15, 2007