Patent ID: 9118988
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G05B,G06F,G10K,H04R

Abstract:
1. A loudspeaker comprising: a horn comprising a first end panel, a second end panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel; a diffraction slot opening defined by at least an edge of the first side panel and an edge of the second side panel; a plurality of manifold components, each comprising at least one acoustic passage and an output opening coupled to the diffraction slot opening, the output openings of the plurality of manifold components together constituting a diffraction slot source at the diffraction slot opening; and a plurality of electro-acoustic transducers, each coupled to an input opening of one of the manifold components, wherein the first and second side panels each comprise a sheet of flexible material held in a stressed, curved shape and wherein at least one of the depth and width of the horn varies along the length of the diffraction slot opening.