Patent ID: 6694036
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A speaker mounting structure, comprising:a speaker mounting component supported by a vehicle rear pillar having an inner panel and an outer panel, the rear pillar being connected to a vehicle side body and a rear roof rail, the inner panel comprising a quarter inner panel provided on an interior side of the speaker mounting component and the outer panel comprising a side body outer panel provided on an exterior side of the speaker mounting component so as to form a gap between the quarter inner panel and the side body outer panel; a speaker mounted by a fastening component supported by the speaker at an upper part of the rear pillar adjacent to the connection between the rear pillar, the side body, and the rear roof rail, the speaker having a housing provided on a front side of the speaker, a rear portion supporting the fastening component and having a diameter less than a diameter of the speaker housing, and a plurality of speaker mounting holes provided around an outer periphery of the speaker housing; and an extension panel provided on an exterior side of the inner panel so as to branch in three directions towards the rear pillar, the side body, and the rear roof rail, the extension panel having an annular flange forming a through-hole having a diameter less than the diameter of the speaker housing so as to receive the rear portion of the speaker within a periphery of the annular flange, and a plurality of panel mounting holes provided around a periphery of the through-hole so as to be aligned with the plurality of speaker mounting holes provided around the outer periphery of the speaker housing.