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Granted Patent B2
US 10,602,271 · App. 16/267,913 · Granted Mar 24, 2020

Sound system, end of line device and end of branch device

Inventors: Guus Kleeven (Sevenum, NL); Kees Nuijten (Bergen op Zoom, NL)
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
H04R3/12H04R27/00H04R29/002H04R29/007
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Patent No.
US 10,602,271
App. No.
16/267,913
Granted
Mar 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sound system 1 comprising at least one monitoring device 8 , a source device 4 and a transmission medium 6 , wherein the monitoring device 8 is connected with the source device 4 via the transmission medium 6 , wherein the monitoring device 8 is adapted to receive a monitoring signal 9 sent by the source device 4 , wherein the monitoring device 8 is a passive device and adapted to send at least one harmonic of the monitoring signal back to the source device 4.

Claims (22)

1. A sound system ( 1 ), comprising at least one monitoring device ( 8 ), a source device ( 4 ) and a transmission medium ( 6 ),

wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is connected with the source device ( 4 ) via the transmission medium ( 6 ),

wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is configured to receive a monitoring signal ( 9 ) sent by the source device ( 4 ), and

wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is a passive device and configured to send at least one harmonic of the monitoring signal back to the source device ( 4 ).

2. The sound system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the harmonic sent by the monitoring device ( 8 ) is a second harmonic or greater harmonic of the monitoring signal.

3. The sound system according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is configured as an end of line device.

4. The sound system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) comprises a resonant circuit with a capacitor ( 13 ) and an inductor ( 14 ).

5. The sound system ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) comprises at least one diode ( 15 ), wherein the diode ( 15 ) is connected parallel to the inductor ( 14 ).

6. The sound system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is configured as a filter for suppressing an audio signal.

7. The sound system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the source device ( 4 ) comprises a measurement unit to detect the harmonic sent by the monitoring device ( 8 ).

8. The sound system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , with at least one switch ( 12 ) device for connecting and disconnecting the monitoring device ( 8 ) and the source device ( 4 ).

9. The sound system ( 1 ) according to claim 8 , wherein the switch device ( 12 ) and the monitoring device ( 8 ) are forming an end of branch device ( 11 ).

10. The sound system ( 1 ) according to claim 9 , wherein the end of branch device ( 11 ) comprises a supply unit ( 16 ) for converting energy of the monitoring signal ( 9 ) into usable voltage.

11. The sound system ( 1 ) according to claim 9 , wherein the switch device ( 12 ) comprises one shot unit ( 18 ), a counter unit ( 19 ) and a jumper unit ( 20 ), wherein the one shot unit ( 18 ) is configured to be triggered by the monitoring signal to send out an pulse, wherein the counter unit ( 19 ) is configured to count the pulses sent out by the one shot unit ( 18 ), wherein the jumper unit ( 20 ) is configured to connect and/or disconnect the monitoring device ( 8 ) based on the pulses counted by the counter unit ( 19 ).

12. The sound system ( 1 ) according to claim according to claim 9 , wherein the supply unit ( 16 ) is configured to charge the switch device ( 12 ) for a first triggering with the monitoring signal ( 8 ).

13. The sound system ( 1 ) according to claim 9 , wherein the switch device ( 12 ) comprises a band pass filter ( 17 ) tuned for the monitoring signal ( 9 ).

14. The sound system according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is configured to receive a monitoring signal ( 9 ) sent by the source device ( 4 ) via the transmission medium ( 6 ), and wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is a passive device and configured to send at least one harmonic of the monitoring signal back to the source device ( 4 ) via the transmission medium ( 6 ).

15. An end of line device for a sound system ( 1 ), comprising a monitoring device ( 8 ), wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is connectable with a source device ( 4 ) via a transmission medium ( 6 ),

wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is configured to receive a monitoring signal ( 9 ) sent by the source device ( 4 ), and

wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is a passive device and is configured to send at least one harmonic of the monitoring signal ( 9 ) back to the source device ( 4 ).

16. The end of branch device ( 11 ) for a sound system ( 1 ), comprising the end of line device according to claim 15 and a switch device ( 12 ), wherein the end of line device is connected with the switch device ( 12 ).

17. The end of branch device ( 11 ) for a sound system ( 1 ) according to claim 15 , wherein claim wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is configured to receive a monitoring signal ( 9 ) sent by the source device ( 4 ) via the transmission medium ( 6 ), and wherein the monitoring device ( 8 ) is a passive device and configured to send at least one harmonic of the monitoring signal back to the source device ( 4 ) via the transmission medium ( 6 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2019
From: KLEEVEN, GUUS; NUIJTEN, KEES
To: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Reel/Frame 050137/0872 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 18155208 · Feb 6, 2018 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190246207A1 · Aug 8, 2019