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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
George Nichols, Dover, MA (US);
Michael D. Rosen, Weston, MA (US);
Hal P. Greenberger, Natick, MA (US);
George Nichols, Dover, MA (US);
Michael D. Rosen, Weston, MA (US);
Hal P. Greenberger, Natick, MA (US);
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for reducing baffle vibration includes a baffle that is subject to vibration. A first transducer that is seated in the baffle includes a first diaphragm that is acoustically coupled to a listening area in a vehicle and also acoustically coupled to a cavity in the vehicle. A first input signal applied to the first transducer causes the first diaphragm to move in a first direction, thereby generating an acoustic output. A second transducer is mechanically coupled to the first transducer. The second transducer includes a second diaphragm that is acoustically coupled to the first diaphragm and also acoustically coupled to the listening area. A second input signal applied to the second transducer causes the second diaphragm to move in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction to reduce a vibration imparted to the baffle while substantially maintaining the acoustic output.