Patent ID: 6801633
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A subwoofer assembly mounted within an aircraft, the combined subwoofer assembly and aircraft comprising:a fuselage including a passenger platform, the passenger platform including an aisle and a seating area; at least one subwoofer assembly mounted beneath the passenger platform under the aisle, the subwoofer assembly being shaped and dimensioned for positioning under the aisle, wherein the subwoofer assembly includes; a subwoofer housing including a profile shaped to substantially conform to a position beneath the passenger platform under the aisle, the subwoofer housing including a sound port through which sound is delivered from the subwoofer assembly to a passenger compartment of the aircraft, and a sound tube including a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the sound tube is selectively coupled to the sound port and the distal end of the sound tube is attached to an opening within the passenger platform for directing sound into a passenger compartment of the aircraft in a manner permitting the transmission of sound to the passenger compartment of the aircraft without the need for redesigning the aircraft; and a sound driver mounted within the subwoofer housing for generating predetermined sounds.