Loudspeaker Box Arrangement With Integrated Guide Grooves
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing loudspeaker box arrangements face challenges in easy stackability and connectivity, as they often require complex electrical and mechanical connections that are not user-friendly or efficient.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a loudspeaker box arrangement featuring spaced-apart guide grooves with electrical contacts on one box and compatible guide bases on adjacent boxes, allowing for easy stacking and electrical connection, along with a mechanical connecting device that includes a locking mechanism for secure alignment and a pushbutton for ergonomic operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If loudspeaker boxes are stacked one on top of the other with mechanical connections, then structural stability is improved, but the complexity of mechanical and electrical connections increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines mechanical connection and electrical connection into a single integrated guide groove/guide base interface. The guide grooves on the top surface and corresponding guide bases on the mating surface simultaneously provide both mechanical alignment/stability and electrical contact, eliminating the need for separate mechanical and electrical connection mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide groove and guide base structure serves multiple functions: it provides mechanical guidance for stacking, structural stability through form closure, and electrical connection through integrated contacts. This multi-functional design reduces the overall complexity of the connection system while maintaining both mechanical and electrical connectivity.
2Reliability
If multiple electrical contacts are provided for signal transmission between loudspeaker boxes, then electrical connection reliability is improved, but the complexity of the electrical connecting device increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple electrical contacts are integrated into the guide groove and guide base structure, combining the electrical connection function with the mechanical guidance structure. This allows multiple signal paths to be established simultaneously through the same physical interface used for mechanical stacking.
Solution Approach 2:
The electrical contacts are automatically engaged when the guide bases are inserted into the guide grooves during the stacking process. The mechanical act of stacking simultaneously establishes both mechanical and electrical connections without requiring separate connection actions, making the system self-servicing.
3Ease of operation
If guide bases are made slidable into guide grooves for easy assembly, then ease of operation is improved, but the mechanical strength of the connection may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The guide grooves and guide bases are pre-configured with complementary geometries that guide the stacking process. The form closure features are built into the structure beforehand, allowing smooth sliding insertion while ensuring proper alignment and maintaining connection strength without requiring complex assembly procedures.
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AI summary
This invention refers to a loudspeaker box arrangement with at least two loudspeaker boxes, each comprising at least a mid-range loudspeaker device and a high-range loudspeaker unit arranged at a distance therefrom; with a mechanical connecting device for mechanically connecting the loudspeaker boxes; with an electrical connecting device for the electrical supply of the mid-range loudspeaker device and high-range loudspeaker unit, wherein the mechanical connecting device comprises a pair of spaced-apart guide grooves on a top surface of a loudspeaker box and a compatible pair of guide bases on a mating surface of a neighboring loudspeaker box, which in the mounted state engage each other, and that the electrical connecting device comprises a first pair of electrical contacts in the guide grooves, or the guide grooves are designed as contacts, which are contacted in the mounted state of the mechanical connecting device. Furthermore, the invention refers to a loudspeaker box.