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Granted Patent B2
US 12,726,747 · App. 18/385,680 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Audio output device with lantern

Inventor: Kazunori Tsuge (Anjo, JP)
Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATION
H04R1/028F21L4/00F21L19/00F21V21/40F21V23/06G06F3/165H01Q1/24H04H40/18H01Q9/30H02J7/70
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,726,747
App. No.
18/385,680
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An audio output device has a lantern part extends along a first axis, an antenna part, an audio output part, and a control part. The antenna part has a first end and a second end that are respectively connected to a first side and a second side relative to a central part of the lantern part in a first direction parallel to the first axis. A portion of the antenna part between the first end and the second end extends in the first direction and is spaced apart from the lantern part in a direction orthogonal to the first direction. The control part is configured to cause the audio output part to output sound corresponding to a radio broadcasting wave received by the antenna part.

Claims (48)

1 . An audio output device, which is driven by power supplied from an external power source, comprising:

a mounting unit that (i) is configured such that a battery pack that serves as the external power source can be removably coupled thereto and (ii) includes a slide rail extending in a first direction and configured to engage with the battery pack that is slid in the first direction relative to the slide rail;

a light part that is configured to illuminate surroundings of the audio output device with light; and

an audio output part that (i) is disposed between the light part and the mounting unit in a second direction that crosses the first direction and (ii) is configured to output sound.

2 . The audio output device as defined in claim 1 , wherein:

the second direction defines an up-down direction of the audio output device, and

the mounting unit is at a lower end portion of the audio output device.

3 . The audio output device as defined in claim 1 , wherein:

the second direction defines an up-down direction of the audio output device, and

the light part includes:

a lantern part that is configured to irradiate light in a direction crossing the second direction; and

a flashlight part that is configured to irradiate light in an upward direction.

4 . The audio output device as defined in claim 3 , wherein the audio output part is disposed between the lantern part and the flashlight part in the second direction.

5 . The audio output device as defined in claim 1 , further comprising the battery pack that is coupled to the mounting unit.

6 . An audio output device, which is driven by power supplied from an external power source, comprising:

a mounting unit that (i) is configured such that a battery pack that serves as the external power source can be removably coupled thereto and (ii) includes a slide rail extending in a first direction and configured to engage with the battery pack that is slid in the first direction relative to the slide rail;

a light part that is configured to irradiate light in (i) a direction that crosses a second direction that crosses the first direction and (ii) an upward direction when the second direction defines an up-down direction of the audio output device;

an audio output part that is configured to output sound; and

a control part that (i) is between the light part and the mounting unit in the second direction and (ii) is configured to control light irradiation from the light part and audio output from the audio output part.

7 . The audio output device as defined in claim 6 , wherein:

the light part includes:

a lantern part that is configured to irradiate light in a direction crossing the second direction; and

a flashlight part that is configured to irradiate light in the upward direction.

8 . The audio output device as defined in claim 7 , wherein:

the audio output part is between the lantern part and the flash light part in the second direction.

9 . The audio output device as defined in claim 8 , further comprising:

a housing that houses the audio output part,

wherein:

the housing includes (i) a side wall that extends in the second direction and has a plurality of through holes formed therethrough, and (ii) an upper wall that is connected to an upper end of the side wall,

the audio output part is configured to output the sound to surroundings of the audio output device via the through holes, and

the flashlight part is (i) in or on the housing and (ii) configured to irradiate light in the upward direction from a central portion of the upper wall.

10 . The audio output device as defined in claim 6 , wherein the mounting unit is at a lower end portion of the audio output device.

11 . The audio output device as defined in claim 6 , further comprising the battery pack that is coupled to the mounting unit.

12 . An audio output device, which is driven by power supplied from an external power source, comprising:

a light part that is configured to irradiate light in (i) a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the audio output device and (ii) an upward direction of the audio output device when the longitudinal direction defines an up-down direction of the audio output device;

an audio output part that is configured to output sound; and

a grip part that is below the audio output part in the up-down direction.

13 . The audio output device as defined in claim 12 , wherein:

the light part includes:

a lantern part that is configured to irradiate light in the direction crossing the longitudinal direction; and

a flashlight part that is configured to irradiate light in the upward direction.

14 . The audio output device as defined in claim 12 , further comprising:

a control part that (i) is below the audio output part in the up-down direction and (ii) is configured to control light irradiation from the light part and audio output from the audio output part; and

a housing that houses the control part,

wherein the housing is configured such that a user can grip an outer periphery of the housing that serves as the grip part.

15 . The audio output device as defined in claim 12 , further comprising:

a mounting unit that (i) is configured such that a battery pack that serves as the external power source can be removably coupled thereto and (ii) includes a slide rail extending in a first direction crossing the longitudinal direction and configured to engage with the battery pack that is slid in the first direction relative to the slide rail; and

the battery pack that is coupled to the mounting unit.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-182748 · Oct 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17509744 · Oct 25, 2021
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