IP Library Granted Patent US 8,861,763
Granted Patent B2
US 8,861,763 · App. 13/468,672 · Granted Oct 14, 2014

Speaker retaining mechanism and television receiver comprising same

Inventor: Masahiro Yukawa (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
H04R1/025H04R1/2896
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Patent No.
US 8,861,763
App. No.
13/468,672
Granted
Oct 14, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A speaker retaining mechanism for retaining a speaker at a predetermined position of a cabinet is disclosed. This speaker retaining mechanism includes: a retaining member that is fixed to the cabinet and that has a hollow space surrounded by an inner wall; and a vibration damping member attached to both ends of the speaker. The vibration damping member is disposed in the hollow space of the retaining member so that the vibration damping member contacts elastically with the inner wall of the retaining member.

Claims (39)

1. A speaker retaining mechanism for retaining a speaker at a predetermined position of a cabinet, comprising:

a retaining member that is fixed to the cabinet and that has a hollow tubular space surrounded by an inner wall, and

a vibration damping member attached to both ends of the speaker,

wherein the vibration damping member is arranged in the hollow tubular space of the retaining member so that the vibration damping member contacts elastically with the inner wall of the retaining member, the vibration damping member having elasticity for securing the vibration damping member to the retaining member, the vibration damping member being substantially sealed by the retaining member,

the vibration damping member is retained at the inner wall of the retaining member by only elastic compression, and

the vibration damping member is attached to each of the speaker via a vibration damping member attachment section which is attached to the vibration damping member through an opening in the retaining member substantially sealing the vibration damping member.

2. The speaker retaining mechanism according to claim 1 , further comprising a sealing section for sealing the opening.

3. The speaker retaining mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the retaining member has a plurality of protrusions protruding from the inner wall to an interior side.

4. The speaker retaining mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the speaker has a shape extended in one direction and the vibration damping member is attached to both the ends in the extended direction.

5. The speaker retaining mechanism according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the vibration damping member is attached to the vibration damping member attachment section by inserting an end of the vibration damping member attachment section into the vibration damping member.

6. The speaker retaining mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the vibration damping member is formed of material having hardness defined in JIS standard (JIS-K6253) not exceeding 10 degrees.

7. The speaker retaining mechanism according to claim 1 ,

wherein

the vibration damping member has a cylindrical section, and the vibration damping member is attachable to the retaining member by rotating the vibration damping member in the direction circumferential to the retaining member.

8. A television receiver, comprising:

a cabinet;

a speaker, and

a speaker retaining mechanism for retaining the speaker at a predetermined position of the cabinet, the speaker retaining mechanism comprising:

a retaining member that is fixed to the cabinet and that has a hollow tubular space surrounded by an inner wall, and

a vibration damping member attached to both ends of the speaker,

wherein the vibration damping member is arranged in the hollow tubular space of the retaining member so that the vibration damping member contacts elastically with the inner wall of the retaining member, the vibration damping member having elasticity for securing the vibration damping member to the retaining member, the vibration damping member being substantially sealed by the retaining member,

the vibration damping member is retained at the inner wall of the retaining member by only elastic compression, and

the vibration damping member is attached to each end of the speaker via a vibration damping member the attachment section which is attached to the vibration damping member through an opening in the retaining member substantially sealing the vibration damping member.

9. The television receiver according to claim 8 , further comprising;

a back cover for covering the cabinet,

wherein the opening in the retaining member into which the vibration damping member is inserted is formed in a direction of the back cover,

the back cover having a sealing section for sealing the opening, and

the vibration damping member is arranged such that the vibration damping member contacts elastically with the inner wall of the retaining member and the sealing section.

10. A speaker retaining mechanism for retaining a speaker at a predetermined position of a cabinet, comprising:

a retaining member that is fixed to the cabinet and that has a hollow tubular space surrounded by an inner wall, and

a vibration damping member attached to both ends of the speaker,

wherein the vibration damping member is arranged in the hollow tubular space of the retaining member so that the vibration damping member contacts elastically with the inner wall of the retaining member, the vibration damping member having elasticity for securing the vibration damping member to the retaining member by only elastic compression, the vibration damping member being substantially sealed by the retaining member,

a periphery of the vibration damping member is surrounded by the retaining member, and

the vibration damping member is attached to each end of the speaker via a vibration damping member attachment section which is attached to the vibration damping member through an opening in the retaining member substantially sealing the vibration damping member.

11. The speaker retaining mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein the retaining member has a plurality of protrusions protruding from the inner wall to an interior side.

12. The speaker retaining mechanism according to claim 10 , wherein the vibration damping member has a cylindrical section.

13. The speaker retaining mechanism according to claim 11 , wherein the vibration damping member has a cylindrical section.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2012
From: YUKAWA, MASAHIRO
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028489/0998 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-282499 · Dec 14, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part PCTJP2010007209 · Dec 13, 2010
Related Publication 20120219173A1 · Aug 30, 2012