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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2015
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
An exciter assembly for use with a flat panel loudspeaker system including 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 exciter assembly may include an exciter having a voice coil assembly attachable to the outer sheet of the panel, the voice coil assembly having a lock pad, and a lock base releasably engaging the lock pad and attachable to the outer sheet of the panel, to vibrate the panel to generate sound energy; and an exciter support bracket connected to the exciter housing and attachable to the outer sheet of the panel.