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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Gregory A. Stys, South Lyon, MI (US);
Richard A. Close, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly for use in a designated listening area includes a body having a frame rail supporting or framing the body laterally adjacent to the designated listening area, and defining a cavity, and a subwoofer assembly having subwoofer speakers each defining a smaller second air volume. The subwoofer assembly is mounted to the frame rail such that the second air volumes are contiguous with and open into the first air volume. A sealing mechanism enclosed the first air volume within the cavity. A method includes providing a subwoofer assembly having subwoofer speakers defining respective second air volumes, mounting the subwoofer assembly to a frame rail laterally adjacent to the designated listening area such that the respective second air volumes are contiguous with and open into the first air volume, and sealing the first air volume with a sealing mechanism.