Patent ID: 11889250
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COMPANY OF AMERICA, DIVISION OF PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A loudspeaker arrangement for a motor vehicle, the arrangement comprising:
a seat including a backrest and at least one sound output port, the at least one sound output port being disposed at or near a top of the backrest;
a loudspeaker component disposed below and at least six inches away from the at least one sound output port;
a housing substantially surrounding the loudspeaker component such that sound from the loudspeaker component is emitted into an interior of the housing, the housing including a transmission line vent providing an air pathway between an interior of the housing and ambient air; and
at least one audio transmission channel extending out of the housing and through the backrest of the seat, and acoustically interconnecting the interior of the housing to a respective said sound output port.