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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2019
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Ian L. Frost, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David J. Druckman, Bisbee, AZ (US);
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A passenger suite for an aircraft passenger cabin includes a seat having an adjustable backrest, multiple forward sound drivers, left side drivers, right side drivers, at least one sensor detecting the position of the backrest, and a controller in communication with the drivers and operable to adjust an output of at least one of the drivers based on the position of the backrest. A third driver may be positioned within or behind the seat in communication with the controller. The forward drivers may be tweeter drivers; the side drivers may be midrange drivers; and the third driver may be a woofer driver. In some embodiments, a particular left side driver and a particular aligned right side driver are active to deliver audio content according to the position of the backrest. A surround sound system installable in an aircraft cabin, such as within an aircraft passenger suite.