FLAT PANEL SPEAKER ASSEMBLY INTEGRATED WITH VEHICLE TRIM

摘要

A trim panel assembly for a vehicle incorporates a flat panel speaker. The trim panel defines an interior surface of a passenger compartment of the vehicle and has a speaker aperture with a peripheral edge. A diaphragm panel is disposed in the speaker aperture with a trim face and a rear face. A flexible surround joins the diaphragm panel to the aperture edge so that the diaphragm panel is movable along an axis of the speaker aperture and so that vibrations from the diaphragm panel to the trim panel are damped. An exciter receives audio signals for reproduction. The exciter has an actuator suspended in a housing. The actuator is fixed to the rear face of the diaphragm panel. A support bracket spans the speaker aperture and has first and second ends affixed to a rear side of the trim panel and an intermediate point affixed to the housing of the exciter.

主权项

1. A trim panel assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
a trim panel defining an interior surface of a passenger compartment of the vehicle and having a speaker aperture with a peripheral edge; a diaphragm panel disposed in the speaker aperture with a trim face and a rear face; a flexible surround joining the diaphragm panel to the aperture edge so that the diaphragm panel is movable along an axis of the speaker aperture and so that vibrations from the diaphragm panel to the trim panel are damped; an exciter receiving audio signals for reproduction, wherein the exciter has an actuator suspended in a housing, and wherein the actuator is fixed to the rear face of the diaphragm panel; and a support bracket spanning the speaker aperture and having first and second ends affixed to a rear side of the trim panel and having an intermediate point affixed to the housing of the exciter.