Patent ID: 6101262
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A panel mount speaker system comprising:(a) a housing having an outwardly extending perimeter flange portion and a rearwardly projecting wall portion surrounding a longitudinal housing axis, a locating portion extending within the wall portion and defining an inwardly facing primary support surface surrounding the housing axis;(b) a secondary support member supported relative to the housing, a locating portion of the support member defining an inwardly facing secondary support surface surrounding the main axis, the secondary support surface facing toward the primary support surface opposite a main pivot point;(c) the main speaker mount having an outwardly facing primary engagement surface slidably engaging the primary support surface for pivotally locating the main speaker mount relative to a main pivot point on the housing axis;(d) a main speaker unit coaxially mounted to the main speaker mount on a main speaker axis, the main speaker unit having a frame, a stator element, and a transducer element;(e) a secondary mount member supported relative to the main speaker mount and having an outwardly facing secondary engagement surface slidably engaging the secondary support surface for retaining the main speaker mount in pivotable relation to the main pivot point; and(f) main biasing means for preloading the sliding engagement of the primary and secondary engagement surfaces,wherein the primary and secondary engagement surfaces are spaced sufficiently rearwardly relative to the housing that the main speaker mount and the main speaker unit are spaced behind a front extremity of the flange portion of the housing over a full pivot range of the main speaker mount.