Patent ID: 8094853

Claim:
A speaker system comprising: a cabinet; a front baffle attached to a front of the cabinet; a speaker unit that is attached to a rear of the front baffle and is received in the cabinet; a rear baffle attached to a rear of the cabinet; and a fitting member fitted in a rear of the rear baffle, wherein the front baffle integrally includes a front duct segment such that the segment extends from the rear of the front baffle; the rear baffle has an opening portion opposed to a rear of the speaker unit, integrally includes a duct connecting portion opposed to the front duct segment, and integrally includes a receiving portion having a semicircular cross section such that the receiving portion extends from the opening portion to the duct connecting portion while protruding backward; the opening portion, the receiving portion, and the duct connecting portion have a groove extending on rear surfaces of the respective portions; the receiving portion has a hole for engagement in an outer surface thereof adjacent to the groove; the fitting member has a semicircular cross section and is formed by double molding such that a frame of the fitting member is made of a first resin material which is relatively rigid and a rim thereof is made of a second resin material which is relatively flexible; the frame has a projection for engagement on the outer surface thereof; a rear end face of the front duct segment is butted against a front end face of the duct connecting portion such that the interface therebetween is sealed; and the receiving portion and the fitting member constitute a rear duct segment while the rim of the fitting member is inserted into the groove up to the bottom thereof and the projection is engaged with the hole.