Speaker Assembly With Moveable Baffle For Directional Audio Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
In-wall speaker mounting systems typically restrict the directionality of audio signals, limiting user control over sound quality and listening experience.
Innovation Solution
A speaker assembly with a moveable baffle and housing that allows for adjustable positioning of audio speakers relative to the mounting surface, enabling precise control over audio signal directionality through sliding and pivoting mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If speakers are mounted in a fixed manner in a wall, then installation is simple and stable, but the directionality of audio signals is restricted and user control is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The baffle is designed to be moveable relative to the housing through sliding and pivoting mechanisms, allowing the speaker assembly to dynamically adjust its orientation and direct audio signals in preferred directions while maintaining a relatively simple fixed mounting structure for the housing
2Reliability
If speakers are mounted in a fixed manner, then structural stability is maintained, but sound quality and listening experience are diminished due to limited directionality
Solution Approach 1:
The speaker assembly is divided into two main segments: a fixed housing that maintains stable mounting to the wall, and a moveable baffle that can be adjusted to direct audio signals. This segmentation allows the housing to provide stability while the baffle provides adaptability in audio directionality
Solution Approach 2:
The baffle incorporates sliding and pivoting mechanisms that enable dynamic adjustment of the speaker orientation, allowing the system to adapt to different listening positions and preferences while the fixed housing maintains mounting stability
Data Source
AI summary
A speaker assembly includes a housing that can be attached to a wall. Audio speakers are mounted in a baffle that is mounted in and movable relative to the housing, so that the direction of audio signals emitted from the speakers can be selected and controlled. End and side retaining surfaces extend rearwardly from the housing and define an enclosure within which the baffle is mounted and moveable relative to the housing. Slotted channels are formed in the end retaining surfaces, and the baffle is moveably attached to the housing by fasteners extending from end mounting surfaces formed in the baffle and through the slotted channels formed in the housing. The speakers may also be mounted to be moveable relative to the baffle.