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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2022
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Ki Chang Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Chul Park, Anyang-si, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, South, KR;
Kia Corporation, South, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/24 (2006.01); H04R 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 1/023 (2013.01); H04R 1/025 (2013.01); H04R 1/24 (2013.01); H04R 1/323 (2013.01); H04R 2201/025 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment smart speaker includes a motor configured to rotate a rotary shaft, a speaker housing connected with the rotary shaft, a first speaker mounted on an inclined surface disposed on an upper end of the speaker housing, a second speaker mounted on a vertical surface of the speaker housing, a cover configured to protect the first speaker and the second speaker, and a controller configured to control a rotation of the first speaker and the second speaker using the motor to radiate a sound in at least one target direction.