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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1998
Carlo Bertolini, Feucherolles, FR;
Laurent Arquevaux, Sully sur Loire, FR;
Abstract
An automobile vehicle door (,) includes a box structure (,), a module (,) including an acoustic chamber (,) supporting a speaker (,) adapted to be applied on the periphery of an opening (,) formed on the inner side of the box structure and an inner trim panel (,) covering the module. The module is fixed in a watertight manner on the surround of the opening (,) of the box structure, a peripheral rib (,) is provided for defining in the module a volume of air V excited by the rear wave of the speaker, and a vent is provided in the trim panel for returning the rear wave of the speaker in the direction toward a listening zone. With this arrangement, the door is provided with an acoustic enclosure of the “bass reflex” type having a very good acoustic efficiency in respect of the bass frequencies with no risk of entry of water into the compartment of the vehicle through the vent (,).