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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2004
David H. Cox, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Bernard M. Werner, Los Angeles, CA (US);
William J. Gelow, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
David H. Cox, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Bernard M. Werner, Los Angeles, CA (US);
William J. Gelow, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Northridge, CA (US);
Abstract
A sound-damping structure is provided for use as part of a sound-directing component of a loudspeaker. The structure includes a first structural layer, a second structural layer, and a core layer enclosed between the first and second structural layers. The first and second structural layers include a generally rigid material, and the core layer includes a sound-damping material. The first structural layer includes an outside surface facing an exterior of the sound-directing component. The second structural layer includes an inside surface having an interior of the sound-directing component through which sound energy is directed.