Rotating Speaker-Screen Assembly for Space-Saving Multimedia Installations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multimedia installations with large screens and speakers occupy significant space in interior decoration schemes and do not seamlessly integrate into the environment when not in use, as existing solutions fail to minimize their visual impact and spatial requirements.
Innovation Solution
A multimedia installation design featuring a base with a rotatable screen and loudspeaker assemblies that fold out when activated, allowing the screen to be elevated and the loudspeakers to rotate from a position covering the screen to one that exposes it, minimizing space usage and providing an aesthetically pleasing integration with the environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the multimedia installation uses large screens and loudspeaker assemblies to provide high quality audio and video, then the audio and video performance is improved, but the space occupation and visual impact in the interior decoration scheme increases
Solution Approach 1:
The loudspeaker assemblies are made rotatable about vertical axes, allowing them to dynamically change position between covering the screen (first position) and revealing the screen (second position). This dynamic capability enables the system to adapt its visual footprint based on operational state, reducing space occupation when not in use while maintaining high audio performance capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The loudspeaker assemblies utilize rotational movement around vertical axes to transition between positions, adding a dimensional aspect to the spatial arrangement. This rotational degree of freedom allows the system to optimize its visual profile by rotating the loudspeaker assemblies away from the screen plane, effectively reducing the installed footprint without compromising audio performance.
2Reliability
If the multimedia installation uses large screens to provide high resolution display, then the picture quality is improved, but the wall surface area requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable loudspeaker assemblies dynamically adjust their position to either cover or reveal the screen. When rotated to the first position, they cover portions of the screen, effectively reducing the visible wall surface area occupied by the multimedia installation. This dynamic masking capability allows high-resolution screens to be installed without requiring proportional wall surface area, as the loudspeaker assemblies can conceal parts of the screen when not in use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the multimedia installation uses permanent pictures or roller doors to hide the screen, then the visual integration into the environment is improved, but the space occupation remains substantial
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of static masking solutions like permanent pictures or roller doors, the invention employs dynamically rotatable loudspeaker assemblies that can actively cover or reveal the screen based on operational requirements. This dynamic approach provides visual integration when needed (loudspeakers covering the screen) while maintaining the capability to fully display the screen when required, offering greater versatility than static solutions without substantially increasing space occupation.
Data Source
AI summary
Multimedia installation comprising a base to which base a video screen is mounted and where two movable loudspeaker assemblies are rotatably mounted to said base where the base has a stationary part and a movable part, such that by activating the multimedia installation the screen is elevated by the movable part, and the movable loudspeaker assemblies comprise means for rotating the movable loud-speaker assemblies from a first position where the loudspeaker assemblies cover at least a part of the screen as seen from a user's position, into a second position where at least a substantial and larger part of the screen is visible and if/when desirable back to the first position.