Integrated Loudspeaker Rigging for Fast Array Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current loudspeaker rigging systems require separate metal frame elements for assembly, making it difficult to set up arrays on a ground surface, increasing labor costs and inventory management, and slowing down the process.
Innovation Solution
An integrated rigging system within the loudspeaker enclosure, featuring sturdy top and base structures with link mechanisms and dolly boards, allowing for secure linking and alignment of speakers without external frame elements, facilitating easier assembly and alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If separate metal frame elements are used for rigging, then the rigging system can support the weight of the loudspeaker array, but the assembly process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the rigging frame elements with the loudspeaker enclosure by integrating the rigging structures directly into the enclosure body. The top and bottom rigging structures are formed as integral parts of the enclosure, eliminating the need for separate metal frame elements. This integration maintains the structural strength required to support the loudspeaker array while dramatically simplifying the assembly process, as the rigging components are already built into the enclosure rather than requiring separate installation steps.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate metal frame elements are attached to each speaker box, then the speakers can be linked in arrays, but valuable labor is required and setup time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rigging structures are merged with the loudspeaker enclosure, providing array configuration capability directly from the enclosure itself. The integrated top and bottom rigging structures with their link mechanisms allow speakers to be connected in arrays without requiring separate frame element installation. This integration enables rapid setup by eliminating the labor-intensive process of attaching separate frame elements to each speaker box before assembly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If metal frame elements are attached to the sides of speaker boxes, then the speakers can be linked together, but a separate inventory of frame elements must be acquired and tracked
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the need for separate frame element inventory by integrating the rigging structures directly into the loudspeaker enclosure. The top and bottom rigging structures, complete with link mechanisms and locking features, are built as integral parts of the enclosure during manufacturing. This integration removes the requirement to acquire, track, and manage separate inventory items for frame elements, while maintaining the full capability to link speakers together in various array configurations.
Data Source
AI summary
An integrated rigging system for loudspeakers comprises top and base front and top and base rear rigging structures for mounting to the internal framework of the loudspeaker and for forming the top front, base front, top rear and base rear portions of the loudspeaker's enclosure, and a plurality of links, each link extendable from a link stowing channel in one of the rigging structures into a link receiving slot in the corresponding rigging structure of the enclosure of an abutting loudspeaker for linking the rigging structure of the loudspeaker with the corresponding rigging structure of the enclosure of the abutting loudspeaker.