IP Library Granted Patent US 10,743,093
Granted Patent B2
US 10,743,093 · App. 15/900,943 · Granted Aug 11, 2020

Grille and acoustic device

Inventor: Hitoshi Nakatsukasa (Hamamatsu, JP)
Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
H04R1/023H04R1/02H04R1/025H04R1/406
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Patent No.
US 10,743,093
App. No.
15/900,943
Granted
Aug 11, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A grille and an acoustic device having a superior exterior design without impairment of acoustic efficiency are provided. The grille includes: a through hole-provided region having a plurality of through holes; and a non-through hole-provided region having a plurality of non-through holes each with a bottom, and provided adjacent to the through hole-provided region. The through holes and the non-through holes entirely provide a plurality of openings on an exterior surface of the grille. In the non-through hole-provided region, a depth of the non-through holes on a side close to the through hole-provided region is greater than a depth of the non-through holes on a side distant from the through hole-provided region.

Claims (16)

1. A grille comprising:

a plurality of through hole-provided regions each having a plurality of through holes; and

a non-through hole-provided region having a plurality of non-through holes each with a bottom, and provided adjacent to and surrounding each of the plurality of through hole-provided regions, wherein

the through holes and the non-through holes entirely provide a plurality of openings on an exterior surface of the grille, and

in the non-through hole-provided region, a depth of the non-through holes disposed close to the plurality of through hole-provided regions is greater than a depth of the non-through holes disposed distant from the plurality of through hole-provided regions.

2. The grille according to claim 1 , wherein in the non-through hole-provided region, a plurality of rows of the non-through holes are formed from a side adjacent to at least one through hole-provided region of the plurality of through hole-provided regions toward a side distant from the at least one through hole-provided region.

3. The grille according to claim 2 , wherein the rows are formed in such a manner that the depth of the non-through holes gradually decreases from the side adjacent to the at least one through hole-provided region toward the side distant from the at least one through hole-provided region.

4. The grille according to claim 1 , wherein the bottoms of the non-through holes have irregular-reflection surfaces.

5. The grille according to claim 4 , wherein the irregular-reflection surfaces include embossed surfaces, small R-surfaces, or cone-shaped surfaces.

6. The grille according to claim 1 , wherein an exterior design region is provided adjacent to the non-through hole-provided region on the exterior surface.

7. The grille according to claim 6 , wherein the exterior design region surrounds the non-through hole-provided region.

8. The grille according to claim 6 , wherein, in the exterior design region, a plurality of non-through holes are provided which have the same depth as that of the non-through holes in the non-through hole-provided region on a side close to the exterior design region.

9. The grille according to claim 1 , wherein

in the non-through hole-provided region, a plurality of rows of the non-through holes are formed from a side adjacent to at least one through hole-provided region of the plurality of through hole-provided regions toward a side distant from the at least one through hole-provided region,

the rows are formed in such a manner that the depth of the non-through holes gradually decreases from the side adjacent to the at least one through hole-provided region toward the side distant from the at least one through hole-provided region, and

the grille is provided in such a manner that the thickness of the grille from the bottoms of the non-through holes gradually increases from the side adjacent to the at least one through hole-provided region toward the side distant from the at least one through hole-provided region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2018
From: NAKATSUKASA, HITOSHI
To: YAMAHA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045937/0439 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-164698 · Aug 24, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016073502 · Aug 9, 2016
Related Publication 20180176670A1 · Jun 21, 2018