IP Library Granted Patent US 9,288,571
Granted Patent B2
US 9,288,571 · App. 14/494,804 · Granted Mar 15, 2016

Bass reflex loudspeaker system with phase correction element

Inventors: Matthias Christner (Ludwigsburg, DE); Nico Paul (Remseck, DE)
Assignee: d&b audiotechnik GmbH
H04R1/2819H04R1/2815H04R1/2826H04R1/347H04R2201/029H04R2201/34
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Patent No.
US 9,288,571
App. No.
14/494,804
Granted
Mar 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A loudspeaker system has a loudspeaker housing that comprises at least a first and a second housing chamber. The loudspeaker system has a bass loudspeaker that is mounted on a partition between the first housing chamber and the second housing chamber, wherein the back of the bass loudspeaker has the first housing chamber present and the front of the bass loudspeaker has the second housing chamber present. The partition contains at least one bass reflex opening. A phase correction element is arranged at the front of the bass loudspeaker in the second housing chamber. The bass reflex opening opens into the second housing chamber and is arranged in a region adjacent to the phase correction element.

Claims (56)

1. A loudspeaker system, comprising:

a loudspeaker housing having at least a first housing chamber and a second housing chamber,

a bass loudspeaker that is mounted on a partition between the first housing chamber and the second housing chamber, wherein the first housing chamber is present at a back of the bass loudspeaker and the second housing chamber is present at a front of the bass loudspeaker,

at least one bass reflex opening in the partition, and

a phase correction element that is arranged at the front of the bass loudspeaker in the second housing chamber, wherein:

the phase correction element has a form of a wing, the wing comprising an inner wall section and an outer wall section opposite the inner wall section,

the bass loudspeaker radiates sound onto the inner wall section, and

the bass reflex opening opens into the second housing chamber and is arranged in a region to radiate sound onto the outer wall section.

2. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the phase correction element extends radially outward from a central region of the bass loudspeaker on both sides with reference to a direction of radiation.

3. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bass reflex opening in the partition is formed in a region of a corner of the first housing chamber.

4. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outer wall section of the wing of the phase correction element forms a wall region of a bass reflex channel containing the bass reflex opening.

5. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one wall section of the second housing chamber forms a wall region of a bass reflex channel containing the bass reflex opening.

6. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a bass reflex channel containing the bass reflex opening extends over less than 50% of its length in the first housing chamber.

7. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a bass reflex channel containing the bass reflex opening has a sound exit opening that is situated between at least one housing wall of the second housing chamber and a contour line of the phase correction element.

8. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the sound exit opening is situated in a corner region of the second housing chamber.

9. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the partition runs at an inclination with respect to a back housing wall.

10. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a bass reflex channel containing the bass reflex opening extends at least from a rear end of the partition to a front end of the partition.

11. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a further bass loudspeaker that is mounted on a further partition between the first housing chamber and the second housing chamber or a third housing chamber of the loudspeaker housing, wherein the first housing chamber is present at a back of the further bass loudspeaker and the second housing chamber or the third housing chamber is present at a front of the further bass loudspeaker,

at least one further bass reflex opening in the further partition, and

a further phase correction element that is arranged at the front of the further bass loudspeaker in the second housing chamber or the third housing chamber, wherein:

the further bass reflex opening opens into the second housing chamber or third housing chamber and is arranged in a region adjacent to the further phase correction element.

12. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the partition and the further partition each run at an inclination with respect to a back housing wall.

13. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 11 , further having:

a horn loudspeaker that is arranged between the bass loudspeaker and the further bass loudspeaker.

14. A loudspeaker system, comprising:

a bass loudspeaker,

a first housing chamber into which the bass loudspeaker radiates at a back and that forms a first resonator,

a second housing chamber into which the bass loudspeaker radiates at a front and that forms a second resonator,

a bass reflex channel that interacts with the first resonator, and

a phase correction element that is arranged at a front of the bass loudspeaker and accommodated in the second housing chamber for decreasing a mode acuity of the second resonator, wherein:

the phase correction element has a form of a wing, the wing comprising an inner wall section and an outer wall section opposite the inner wall section,

the bass loudspeaker radiates sound onto the inner wall section, and

at least one portion of the bass reflex channel is formed in the second housing chamber and runs adjacent to the outer wall section.

15. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein a sound exit opening of the bass reflex channel is arranged between a contour line of the phase correction element and a wall of the second housing chamber.

16. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein more than 50% of an air volume of the bass reflex channel is situated in the second housing chamber.

17. The loudspeaker system as claimed in claim 14 , wherein a wall region of the bass reflex channel is formed by the outer wall section of the wing of the phase correction element.

18. A loudspeaker system, comprising:

a loudspeaker housing that has at least a first housing chamber and a second housing chamber,

a bass loudspeaker that is mounted on a partition between the first housing chamber and the second housing chamber, wherein the first housing chamber is present at a back of the bass loudspeaker and the second housing chamber is present at a front of the bass loudspeaker,

at least one bass reflex channel that is in connection with the first housing chamber, and

a phase correction element that is arranged at the front of the bass loudspeaker in the second housing chamber, wherein:

the phase correction element has a form of a wing, the wing comprising an inner wall section and an outer wall section opposite the inner wall section,

the bass loudspeaker radiates sound onto the inner wall section, and

at least one subsection of the bass reflex channel extends in the second housing chamber and runs in a region adjacent to the outer wall section.

19. A loudspeaker system, comprising:

a loudspeaker housing having at least a first housing chamber and a second housing chamber,

a bass loudspeaker that is mounted on a partition between the first housing chamber and the second housing chamber, wherein the first housing chamber is present at a back of the bass loudspeaker and the second housing chamber is present at a front of the bass loudspeaker,

at least one bass reflex opening in the partition,

a phase correction element that is arranged at the front of the bass loudspeaker in the second housing chamber, wherein:

the bass reflex opening opens into the second housing chamber and is arranged in a region adjacent to the phase correction element,

a further bass loudspeaker that is mounted on a further partition between the first housing chamber and the second housing chamber or a third housing chamber of the loudspeaker housing, wherein the first housing chamber is present at a back of the further bass loudspeaker and the second housing chamber or the third housing chamber is present at a front of the further bass loudspeaker,

a horn loudspeaker that is arranged between the bass loudspeaker and the further bass loudspeaker,

at least one further bass reflex opening in the further partition, and

a further phase correction element that is arranged at the front of the further bass loudspeaker in the second housing chamber or the third housing chamber, wherein:

the further bass reflex opening opens into the second housing chamber or third housing chamber and is arranged in a region adjacent to the further phase correction element.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2020
From: D & B AUDIOTECHNIK GMBH
To: D & B AUDIOTECHNIK OPERATIONS GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 051590/0905 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 14, 2020
From: D & B AUDIOTECHNIK OPERATIONS GMBH & CO. KG
To: D&B AUDIOTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 051591/0639 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN IP Recorded Jun 21, 2017
From: UNICREDIT BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH, AS SECOND LIEN SECURITY AGENT
To: D&B AUDIOTECHNIK GMBH
Reel/Frame 042933/0098 →
IP SECOND LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Jul 1, 2016
From: D&B AUDIOTECHNIK GMBH
To: UNICREDIT BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SECOND LIEN CREDITORS
Reel/Frame 039234/0194 →
IP SENIOR SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Jul 1, 2016
From: D&B AUDIOTECHNIK GMBH
To: UNICREDIT BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH, AS SECURITY AGENT FOR THE SENIOR CREDITORS
Reel/Frame 039234/0234 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2015
From: CHRISTNER, MATTHIAS; PAUL, NICO
To: D&B AUDIOTECHNIK GMBH
Reel/Frame 034820/0971 →
Continuity (1)
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