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US4076097A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Augmented passive radiator loudspeaker

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-08-04
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Granted: 1978-02-28
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Expires: 1996-08-04
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Abstract

Abstract A resonant loudspeaker system which produces improved reproduction of low frequency sound comprises a coupling chamber which encloses the rear of the low frequency driver and which contains two additional openings in which are suspended diaphrams free to move but coupled together so that the forces on them are in opposition. One of the diaphrams is baffled and the other is free to radiate. The air in the coupling chamber when excited by the low frequency driver can only act upon the difference in the areas of the diaphrams, but the radiation produced by the diaphrams is determined by the unbaffled area. The radiation from the rear of the low frequency driver is thus amplified permitting an improved combination of low frequency response, low distortion, electrical efficiency and physical size to be achieved.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas Lowe Clarke

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 09:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04R; H04R1/00; H04R1/20; H04R1/22; H04R1/28; H04R1/2807; H04R1/283; H04R1/2834

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 42 words
A loudspeaker system comprising an enclosed chamber having an energized driver mounted in a first opening, two diaphrams suspended in second and third openings, said diaphrams being interconnected so that an outward motion of one produces an inward motion of the other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 42 words
A loudspeaker system comprising an enclosed chamber having an energized driver mounted in a first opening, two diaphrams suspended in second and third openings, said diaphrams being interconnected so that an outward motion of one produces an inward motion of the other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 48 words
A loudspeaker system comprising an enclosed chamber having an energized driver mounted in a first opening, and second and third openings disposed in substantially parallel planes, an auxiliary radiator comprising a diaphram surface suspended in each of said second and third openings, said diaphram surfaces being rigidly interconnected.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 48 words
A loudspeaker system comprising an enclosed chamber having an energized driver mounted in a first opening, and second and third openings disposed in substantially parallel planes, an auxiliary radiator comprising a diaphram surface suspended in each of said second and third openings, said diaphram surfaces being rigidly interconnected.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 82 words
A loudspeaker system comprising an enclosed chamber having a predetermined front surface, and a predetermined rear surface, said front surface having two openings and said rear surface having one opening, an energized driver mounted in one of the front openings so that the rear of the driver radiates into the chamber, two auxiliary diaphrams, means suspending one of said diaphrams in the other front opening, and means suspending the other diaphram in the rear opening, means rigidly interconnecting the two auxiliary diaphrams.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 82 words
A loudspeaker system comprising an enclosed chamber having a predetermined front surface, and a predetermined rear surface, said front surface having two openings and said rear surface having one opening, an energized driver mounted in one of the front openings so that the rear of the driver radiates into the chamber, two auxiliary diaphrams, means suspending one of said diaphrams in the other front opening, and means suspending the other diaphram in the rear opening, means rigidly interconnecting the two auxiliary diaphrams.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3772466A Cited
US3780824A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1981-02-27 1981-08-29 1982-02-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1985-02-27 1985-08-29 1986-02-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1989-02-27 1989-08-29 1990-02-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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