Harman International Industries, Inc.

Rishi Daftuar

David Mossington

Matthew Christopher Marrocco

Bradford Hamme

Yann Lecoeur

Savion Zaire-Jonah Thompson

At least one loudspeaker module having a loudspeaker driver mounted inside a headrest behind a lateral non-contact surface of the headrest and is oriented so that a central axis of radiation is along a lateral direction, x, of the headrest. A waveguide has an opening in the lateral direction, x, and an exit opening in a forward direction, y. The forward direction, y, is generally perpendicular to the lateral direction, x. The waveguide is mounted to the loudspeaker driver so that the opening aligns with a radiating surface of the loudspeaker driver and the exit opening extends along the lateral non-contact surface of the headrest exteriorly to the headrest. The opening is vertically oriented on the lateral non-contact surface of the headrest so that a central axis of radiation of the waveguide is directed toward the forward direction, y. The loudspeaker has an acoustic lens above the loudspeaker driver.

Headrest with side-firing loudspeakers

In at least one embodiment, a loudspeaker assembly is provided. The loudspeaker assembly includes a loudspeaker and a waveguide. The loudspeaker includes a diaphragm to transmit an audio output. The waveguide being asymmetrical and at least partially surrounding the diaphragm. The waveguide being configured to control a directivity of the audio output.

Loudspeaker assembly with a waveguide

Speaker or waveguide

A system and method for creating a sealed enclosure for a loudspeaker in a vehicle body portion of a vehicle are provided, the vehicle body portion including an inner body panel having a first internal surface and an outer body panel having a second internal surface, wherein the inner body panel and the outer body panel are spaced apart to define a cavity therebetween. The system includes at least one insert member arranged to be received within the cavity and coupled to the first internal surface and the second internal surface to partition the cavity and create the sealed enclosure for the loudspeaker.

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Ypsilanti, MI, United States of America

Rishi Daftuar