Loudspeaker Coupling System Gravity Angle Setting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing coupling systems for loudspeaker housings require setting the angle between units while they are hoisted, leading to safety risks due to gravitational forces and complexity in alignment, which can result in accidents and inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A coupling system that sets the predetermined angle when the loudspeaker housings are in a non-hoisted, stretched position, allowing them to move into the desired angle under gravity, reducing human intervention and safety risks, and enabling efficient hoisting and lowering with minimal curvature.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the angle between loudspeaker housings is set while they are in a hoisted position, then the loudspeaker housings can be coupled at the correct angle for optimal sound quality, but gravitational forces are exerted on the loudspeaker housings creating safety risks and making the setting operation difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling system performs the angle setting action preliminarily when the loudspeaker housings are in a non-hoisted position on the ground, before the hoisting operation begins. The coupling means are configured to set the predetermined angle between housings while they are accessible and stationary, eliminating the need to perform angle setting during the hazardous hoisted state. This preliminary configuration ensures both safety and precision.
2Manufacturing precision
If the angle between loudspeaker housings is set while they are in a hoisted position, then the correct angle can be achieved, but the operation becomes complex and time-consuming due to alignment difficulties
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling system performs the angle setting action preliminarily when the loudspeaker housings are in a non-hoisted position on the ground, before the hoisting operation begins. The coupling means are configured to set the predetermined angle between housings while they are accessible and stationary, eliminating the need to perform angle setting during the hazardous hoisted state. This preliminary configuration ensures both safety and precision.
3Ease of operation
If the loudspeaker housings are moved from non-hoisted to hoisted position after angle setting, then human intervention is minimized and safety is improved, but the movement requires coordination to maintain the set angle
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling system segments the operational sequence into distinct phases: first, angle setting is performed on the ground when housings are stationary and accessible; second, the housings are hoisted as a pre-configured unit. The coupling means maintain the predetermined angle configuration throughout the transition, separating the complex angle-setting operation from the hoisting operation to improve safety.
4Manufacturing precision
If the loudspeaker housings extend at the predetermined angle during hoisting, then the correct configuration is maintained, but the row of housings exhibits curvature and occupies more space
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling system allows the loudspeaker housings to dynamically transition from a stretched, linear configuration during ground-based angle setting to the predetermined angled configuration during hoisting. The coupling means are designed to accommodate this dynamic transformation, enabling the housings to extend linearly when not hoisted (minimizing space occupation) while maintaining the correct angle configuration when hoisted.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system allows for safe and efficient setting and movement of loudspeaker housings with reduced risk of accidents, smaller curvature, and less space requirement during hoisting and lowering, while ensuring precise alignment for optimal sound quality.
Implementation Method 1
the loudspeaker housings, upon being moved from the non-hoisted position to the hoisted position, will move under the influence of gravity from the stretched position to the position in which the loudspeaker housings extend at said predetermined angle
Data Source
AI summary
A coupling system (10, 110) comprising coupling means (11, 111) for coupling at least two loudspeaker housings (2, 102) together, designed to couple the loudspeaker housing (2, 102) in such a manner that the loudspeaker housings (2, 102) will extend at a predetermined angle (3, 103) relative to each other in a hoisted position, further comprising setting means (12, 112) for setting said predetermined angle (3, 103), when the loudspeaker housings (2, 112) are in a non-hoisted, stretched position, wherein the coupling system (10, 110) is further designed for coupling the loudspeaker housings (2, 102) in such a manner that said loudspeaker housings (2, 102), upon being moved from the non-hoisted position to the hoisted position, will move under the influence of gravity from the stretched position to the position in which the loudspeaker housings (2, 102) extend at said predetermined angle (3, 103).