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Patent US7689197 - Portable audio system with docking cradle - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA portable audio system includes a housing. A docking cradle includes a connector that is electrically coupled to the electronic audio circuit. The docking cradle is mechanically coupled to the housing such that the docking cradle is capable of being rotated horizontally between an open position in which...http://www.google.com/patents/US7689197?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7689197 - Portable audio system with docking cradleAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7689197 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/615,674Publication dateMar 30, 2010Filing dateDec 22, 2006Priority dateDec 22, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101207391A, EP2092525A2, EP2092525B1, US20080152164, WO2008080044A2, WO2008080044A3Publication number11615674, 615674, US 7689197 B2, US 7689197B2, US-B2-7689197, US7689197 B2, US7689197B2InventorsMichael E. Laude, Christopher Ratcliffe, Norman D. Staller, William R. GreenfieldOriginal AssigneeBose CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (25), Non-Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (9), Classifications (21), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPortable audio system with docking cradle
US 7689197 B2Abstract
22. The portable audio system of claim 19 wherein the acoustic exit is the exit of a port. Description
Acoustic waveguides have been used in audio systems such as the commercially available Bose� WAVE� radio. WAVE� Radio/CD, and ACOUSTIC WAVE� music systems manufactured by Bose Corporation of Framingham. Mass.
The bottom surface 126 of the housing 102 can include feet 128. The feet 128 can be fabricated from rubber, plastic, silicone, polypropylene, or any other suitable material. In one embodiment, the feet 128 mechanically isolate the portable audio system 100 from the surface on which it sits. The feet 128 can also prevent the portable audio system 100 from �walking� across the surface when the portable audio system 100 is outputting au audio program. A foot 129 can also be attached to a bottom surface 130 of the portable energy source 120.
In one embodiment, the waveguide 250 is fabricated from multiple parts. For example, the waveguide 250 can be fabricated from a first part 280 and a second part 282. The parts 280, 282 can be molded through known manufacturing techniques. For example, the parts 280, 282 can be rigid structures formed by an injection molding process using a synthetic resin, such as LUSTRAN� 448 (Bayer Corporation, Elkhart, Ind.). The first part 280 corresponds to a main body of the waveguide 250 and the second part 282 corresponds to a cover section. Part 280 can be molded using simple tooling and with a single action in the molding machine. The two parts 280, 282 can be molded separately and then bonded together. Other techniques for fabricating the waveguide 250 can also be used.
Each of the branch waveguide sections 304 a, 304 b is wrapped around an empty cavity 314 a, 314 b. The cavities 314 a, 314 b are partially formed by two walls. A vent 316 along with the cavities 314 a, 314 b forms a resonant peak reducing mechanism. Since the waveguide is wrapped around a �double wall�, a large turning radius for the branch waveguide sections 304 a, 304 b is provided. Additionally, the volume and length of the cavities 314 a, 314 b can be chosen to reduce any undesired resonant peak due to the nature of the waveguide 300.
The housing 102 includes the waveguide 300 having first left and right subsections 320 a, 320 b that contain left and right acoustic drivers 322 a, 322 b. The drivers 322 a, 322 b each include a radiating surface with a first side facing free air and a second side, opposite the first, facing into the hosing 102 and feeding acoustic waves into the branch waveguide sections 304 a, 304 b. Each branch waveguide section 304 a, 304 b is a folded continuous tube defining an interior passage and extending from one of the first left and right subsections 320 a, 320 b containing the drivers 322 a, 322 b at either end of the waveguide to a branch junction 324. The trunk waveguide section 302 extends from the branch junction 324 to a signal trunk opening 326 having a flared end. Each of the folds defines subsections within each branch waveguide section 304 a, 304 b. Each subsection is bounded by baffles or panels extending from the front to the rear of the waveguide. The housing 102 can also support other components such as an integrated MP3 player, a CD player, a radio, an AM antenna, an amplifier, and/or a power supply, for example.
The first left and right subsections 320 a, 320 b, respectively, are partially formed by the outside surfaces (facing the drivers) of tapered first panels 332 a, 332 b adjacent the drivers 322 a, 322 b and extend to the second subsections 334 a, 334 b. The second subsections 334 a, 334 b are formed by the inside surfaces (facing the trunk) waveguide section 302) of the tapered first panels 332 a, 332 b and an outside surface of second panels 336 a, 336 b and extend to the third subsection 338 a, 338 b. Generally, each of the panels is a curved surface extending from the front or back of the waveguide and includes a free edge. A contoured post 340 is formed at various free edges to reduce losses and turbulence of the acoustic pressure waves. The third subsections 338 a, 338 b are formed by the inside surfaces of the second panels 336 a, 336 b and the outside surface of third panels 342 a, 342 b. Left and right cavities 314 a, 314 b are formed by the inside surfaces of the third panels 342 a, 342 b and the outside surfaces of fourth panels 344 a, 344 b. The fourth subsections 346 a, 346 b are formed by the inside surfaces of the fourth panels 344 a, 344 b and the outside surface of the trunk waveguide section walls 348 a, 348 b and extend from the third subsections 338 a, 338 b to connect with the trunk waveguide section 302 at the branch junction 324.
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Ltd.Docking station having structure for sound amplification and sound quality enhancementUS20120162877 *Dec 13, 2011Jun 28, 2012Seiko Epson CorporationProjectorUS20120293949 *Oct 24, 2011Nov 22, 2012Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Docking station for electronic device* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification455/344, 455/569.1, 381/386, 181/198, 455/350, 455/347, 381/334, 181/199, D14/209.1International ClassificationA47B81/06, H04B1/08, H04R1/02Cooperative ClassificationG11B33/122, H04R1/028, G11B17/0405, G11B33/027, H04R1/2857, H04R2205/021European ClassificationG11B17/04A2, G11B33/02B, G11B33/12B1Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionSep 30, 2013FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4Mar 6, 2007ASAssignmentOwner name: BOSE CORPORATION, MASSACHUSETTSFree format text: CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 018892 FRAME 0355;ASSIGNORS:LAUDE, MICHAEL E.;RATCLIFFE, CHRISTOPHER;STALLER, NORMAN D.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:018967/0777;SIGNING DATES FROM 20070205 TO 20070213Owner name: BOSE CORPORATION,MASSACHUSETTSFree format text: CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 018892 FRAME 0355. 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