Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Constant-beamwidth loudspeaker array
- Patent Title (中): 恒定波束宽度扬声器阵列
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Application No.: US12651890Application Date: 2010-01-04
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Publication No.: US08170223B2Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- Inventor: D. Broadus Keele, Jr.
- Applicant: D. Broadus Keele, Jr.
- Applicant Address: US CA Northridge
- Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Northridge
- Agency: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
- Main IPC: H04R29/00
- IPC: H04R29/00 ; H04R9/06 ; H04B3/00 ; H04B5/00

Abstract:
A loudspeaker is provided for receiving an incoming electrical signal and transmitting an acoustical signal that is directional and has a substantially constant beamwidth over a wide frequency range. The loudspeaker may include a curved mounting plate that has curvature over a range of angles. The loudspeaker may include an array of speaker drivers coupled to the mounting plate. Each speaker driver may be driven by an electrical signal having a respective amplitude that is a function of the speaker driver's respective location on the mounting plate. The function may be a Legendre function. Alternatively, the loudspeaker may include a flat mounting plate. In this case, the respective electrical signal driving each speaker may have a phase delay that virtually positions the speaker onto a curved surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100104117A1 CONSTANT-BEAMWIDTH LOUDSPEAKER ARRAY Public/Granted day:2010-04-29
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