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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Wing W. Cheung, Shoreline, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 7/10 (2006.01); H04R 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 7/10 (2013.01); H04R 7/045 (2013.01); H04R 2440/05 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flat panel loudspeaker system may include a panel having a core, an inner sheet coupled to an inner surface of the core and an outer sheet coupled to an outer surface of the core, the panel having a weakened area defined by at least one slot formed through the outer sheet, and an exciter that is detachable for replacement purposes, is attached to the panel at the weakened area and configured to vibrate the panel to generate sound energy.