Waterproof Speaker Assembly with Integrated Shower Recess
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional speaker systems face challenges in providing high-quality audio in bathrooms due to factors like acoustics, fan noise, shower noise, moisture, and humidity, which affect sound quality and are difficult to install and mount effectively.
Innovation Solution
A speaker assembly designed specifically for bathrooms, featuring a waterproof or water-resistant housing with speakers that output sound through openings in the outer face and a recess to accommodate a shower device, allowing for wireless connection to an external audio source and including a remote control for easy operation, even in wet environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional speaker systems are installed in bathrooms, then audio content can be provided, but sound quality deteriorates due to acoustics, fan noise, shower noise, moisture and humidity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a speaker system with a shower device into a single integrated assembly. The speaker housing is designed to accommodate both the speaker components and the shower device, allowing the shower device to be mounted within or on the speaker housing. This integration ensures that both functions (audio playback and showering) work together in a coordinated manner, with the speaker positioned to provide audio content while the shower device delivers water, creating a unified bathroom experience that addresses sound quality issues in wet environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent acknowledges the harmful effects of moisture and humidity on conventional speaker systems but converts this challenge into a benefit by designing a speaker assembly specifically intended for bathroom environments. The integrated design accepts that moisture and humidity are present and positions the speaker and shower device to work together in these conditions, effectively utilizing the bathroom environment rather than trying to exclude it.
2Reliability
If speaker systems are mounted in bathrooms, then audio content can be delivered, but installation and mounting become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a speaker system with a shower device into a single integrated assembly. The speaker housing is designed to accommodate both the speaker components and the shower device, allowing the shower device to be mounted within or on the speaker housing. This integration ensures that both functions (audio playback and showering) work together in a coordinated manner, with the speaker positioned to provide audio content while the shower device delivers water, creating a unified bathroom experience that addresses sound quality issues in wet environments.
3Ease of operation
If wireless technology is used to transmit audio signals, then wired connections are eliminated, but audio quality may suffer in areas with electronic interference
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the speaker assembly to support multiple connection methods, including both wireless (Bluetooth) and wired (auxiliary input) connections. This multi-functionality allows users to choose the connection method that provides the best audio quality for their specific situation. The speaker housing includes both a wireless receiver and a wired input jack, enabling the system to adapt to different user needs and environmental conditions.
4Reliability
If speaker volume is increased to overcome background noise, then audio quality can be maintained, but noise pollution increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent acknowledges the harmful effects of moisture and humidity on conventional speaker systems but converts this challenge into a benefit by designing a speaker assembly specifically intended for bathroom environments. The integrated design accepts that moisture and humidity are present and positions the speaker and shower device to work together in these conditions, effectively utilizing the bathroom environment rather than trying to exclude it.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The speaker assembly provides improved sound quality and ease of installation in bathrooms by addressing noise and moisture issues while enabling wireless connectivity and user-friendly control, enhancing the audio experience in humid environments.
Implementation Method 1
The housing may contain speakers. The speakers may output sound through a plurality of openings in the outer face.
Data Source
AI summary
A speaker assembly is disclosed as having a shower device, a housing having openings through which sound may travel, and two speakers contained in the housing that project sound through the openings. The housing defines a recess that may be connected to the shower device. The speakers may be wirelessly connected to an external audio source and may be controlled by a wireless remote.