Patent ID: 6463160
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A low profile loudspeaker assembly, comprising:a rigid, structurally stable and self supporting housing within which at least a first driver is mounted and enclosed, the housing including a first aperture formed in a first wall of the housing and a second aperture formed in a second wall of the housing wherein the first and second apertures are on opposite sides of the housing; the first driver including a cone coupled to a driver magnet for generating sound, wherein the cone is aligned with the first aperture to permit the direct passage of sound from the loudspeaker and the driver magnet assembly is seated within the second aperture exposing a portion of the driver magnet to the exterior of the housing wherein the depth to which the driver magnet assembly sits within the second aperture facilitates a reduction in the profile of the loudspeaker; and the first driver is compression fit between the first wall and the second wall such that a top edge of the first driver contacts an inner surface of the first wall and a bottom edge of the first driver contacts the second wall with a compressive force being applied to the first driver by the first wall and the second wall between which the first driver is positioned, and wherein the first driver becomes part of the internal bracing of the housing adding to the structural stability of the loudspeaker assembly.