CN210042185U - Cushion assembly and speaker cabinet integrated apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A cushion assembly and apparatus incorporating a speaker cabinet, the cushion assembly for mounting the speaker cabinet to a cabinet housing, the cushion assembly comprising: a speaker cabinet holding section that is assigned to and holds the speaker cabinet together with the mounting section of the speaker cabinet; and the shell matching part is connected with the loudspeaker box body retaining part, and the shell matching part and the mounting part of the whole machine shell are matched and fixed to the whole machine shell. An apparatus integrated with a speaker cabinet includes a cushion assembly for securing the speaker cabinet to a cabinet of the apparatus.

Description

Cushion assembly and speaker cabinet integrated apparatus

Technical Field

The present invention relates generally to cushion assemblies, and more particularly to an improved cushion assembly for assembling a speaker cabinet to a complete machine housing and an apparatus including the same.

Background

Currently, due to economic development, people have higher requirements for living quality, and therefore, speakers are increasingly widely used in various places and various fixed and mobile devices to meet the demand that people can enjoy played high-quality music, audio and other sounds whenever they need. Therefore, small speakers such as embedded speakers are often used in devices and structures that are limited in space and need to be carried and moved, such as notebook computers, tablet computers, projectors, televisions, automobiles, motorcycles, portable speakers, desktop computers, and the like.

Currently, loudspeaker-integrated devices available on the market generally use screws and common circular gaskets to fix the loudspeaker enclosure to the device. However, in such a form of mounting the embedded speaker in the device or structure, due to the movement of the device or structure, the operation of the device, the vibration generated by the sound emission of the speaker, and the like, the vibration of the speaker box is often caused, and further, acoustic problems such as vibration, noise, distortion, and the like of the speaker are caused. Prolonged or severe vibration of the loudspeaker enclosure within the device or structure may even result in loosening of the screws, and failure of the loudspeaker to function properly, thereby resulting in increased maintenance or replacement costs for the loudspeaker and corresponding labor efforts. In addition, due to the demand for higher quality speaker sound quality, there is an increasing demand for more stable retention, vibration damping, low noise, and low distortion of speaker enclosures. There is also a need for manufacturers to provide loudspeaker enclosures that are simpler to manufacture and assemble, and that are less costly.

In order to ameliorate the above-mentioned disadvantages of existing loudspeakers, and to provide loudspeakers that better meet the needs of users, there is a need to provide an improved cushion assembly for mounting a loudspeaker cabinet to a cabinet housing, and to provide an improved loudspeaker.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An embodiment of the utility model provides a blotter subassembly for assembling the speaker box to complete machine casing, include: a speaker cabinet holding section that is assigned to and holds the speaker cabinet together with the mounting section of the speaker cabinet; and a housing fitting portion connected to the speaker box holding portion, the housing fitting portion being fitted and fixed to the whole housing together with the mounting portion of the whole housing.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion assembly, the speaker cabinet holding portion includes: a first post for mating with a mounting aperture in the speaker enclosure; a first bead disposed at a top end of the first cylinder and extending radially outward from the first cylinder; and the second convex ring is arranged at the bottom end of the first column and extends outwards from the first column in the radial direction, wherein the length of the first column between the first convex ring and the second convex ring corresponds to the thickness of the mounting part of the loudspeaker box body.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion assembly, the housing-engaging portion comprises: a second post extending from the second bead in an opposite direction from the first post; and a third convex ring which is arranged at the end part of the second column body opposite to the second convex ring and extends outwards from the second column body in the radial direction, wherein the length of the second column body between the second convex ring and the third convex ring corresponds to the thickness of the mounting part of the whole machine shell.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion assembly, the cushion assembly further includes an inner bore formed through the first and second posts.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion assembly, the cushion assembly is a single piece that is integrally formed.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion assembly, the speaker box retainer is in the form of a hollow ring including an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface including an upper surface, a lower surface and side surfaces, the speaker box retainer being adapted to fit over the speaker box and conform with the inner surface to the speaker box.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion assembly, the housing engaging portion is disposed adjacent at least one side of the speaker box retaining portion and includes a bead and a post extending from the bead.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion assembly, ribs are formed on an inner surface of the speaker box holding portion.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion pad assembly, ribs are formed on the upper surface and/or the lower surface of the speaker box holding portion.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion pad assembly, at least one of the housing fitting portions is provided on both side surfaces of the speaker box holding portion, respectively.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion assembly, the cushion assembly includes a connecting portion for connecting the post of the housing mating portion with the speaker cabinet retaining portion.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion assembly, the bead is in the shape of a mushroom head.

In an alternative embodiment of the cushion assembly, the cushion assembly is a single piece that is integrally formed.

An embodiment of the utility model provides an equipment including the speaker box is still provided, will through as above the blotter subassembly the speaker box is fixed extremely the complete machine casing of equipment.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an integrated equipment that has the speaker box body is still provided, and this integrated equipment that has the speaker box body includes blotter subassembly, be used for with the speaker box body is fixed extremely the integrated complete machine casing that has the equipment of speaker box body.

According to the utility model discloses a be arranged in with the blotter subassembly of speaker box assembly to complete machine casing has solved the speaker of prior art's integration to equipment or structure easily because the damping performance is not enough to lead to speaker noise, distortion scheduling problem to have and be convenient for make, installation, low cost, still can reduce parts such as screw, simplify assembly process, the optimization production technology, and improved speaker in use's shock-absorbing capacity, improve vibration noise and distortion, advantages such as speaker tone quality have been improved.

Additionally, the cushion assembly according to the present invention is not limited to be used for speakers, but may be used for any other equipment, and in particular, may be used for mounting any box body to an external housing in the equipment as required, thereby playing roles of buffering, vibration reduction, production process optimization, and the like for the whole equipment and individual components.

Drawings

For a better understanding of the invention, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings and described below.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary cushion assembly for a speaker according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the example cushion assembly for a speaker of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the exemplary cushion assembly for a speaker of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the exemplary cushion assembly for a speaker of fig. 1 mounted to a speaker cabinet.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the exemplary cushion assembly of fig. 1 with a speaker cabinet and a cabinet housing.

Fig. 6 illustrates a perspective view of an exemplary cushion assembly for a speaker according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the cushion assembly of fig. 6 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the cushion assembly of fig. 6 mounted to a speaker cabinet and a cabinet housing.

Fig. 9 shows a perspective view of a cushion assembly for a speaker according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the cushion assembly of fig. 9 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view of the cushion assembly of fig. 9 mounted to a speaker cabinet and a cabinet housing.

Detailed Description

Certain terminology is used herein for convenience only and is not to be taken as a limitation on the invention. For example, terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "horizontal," "vertical," "upward," and "downward" merely describe the configuration shown in the figures. Indeed, the components may be oriented in any direction and the terminology, therefore, should be understood as encompassing all such variations unless specified otherwise. In this specification, the word "comprising" is to be understood in its "open" sense, i.e. having the meaning of "and therefore should not be taken to be limited to the" closed "sense, i.e. to the meaning of" including only ". The corresponding meaning also applies to the corresponding words "comprising", "including", etc.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary cushion assembly for a speaker according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the example cushion assembly of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the example cushion assembly of FIG. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the exemplary cushion assembly of fig. 1 mounted to a speaker cabinet. Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the exemplary cushion assembly of fig. 1 with a speaker cabinet and a cabinet housing.

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, according to an embodiment of a cushion assembly for a speaker of the present invention, the cushion assembly 100 is used to fix a speaker box 600 to a whole body case 700, including a speaker box holding portion 110 for cooperating with a mounting portion of the speaker box 600 to hold the speaker box 600 and a case fitting portion 120 for cooperating with a mounting portion of the whole body case 700 to be fixed to the whole body case 700.

As shown, the speaker box-retaining portion 110 of the cushion assembly 100 according to this embodiment includes a first cylinder 111, a first bead 113 at a top end of the first cylinder 111, and a second bead 115 spaced apart from the first bead 113 at a bottom end of the first cylinder 111. The length of the first post 111 between the first bead 113 and the second bead 115 corresponds to the thickness of the mounting portion of the speaker cabinet 600 to accommodate retention of the speaker cabinet 600 between the first bead 113 and the second bead 115 after assembly. The shape and size of the first post 111 matches the shape and size of the aperture 610 formed in the speaker box 600 to accommodate being received and retained in the aperture 610 of the speaker box 600. For ease of manufacture and installation, the aperture 610 of the speaker box 600 may be formed as a cylindrical aperture, and the first post 111 of the speaker box holder 110 may also be formed as a correspondingly sized cylindrical post for passing through and being retained within the cylindrical aperture. The first bead 113 is a portion at the top end of the first cylinder 111 and protruding outward in the radial direction from the first cylinder 111, and the second bead 115 is a portion at the bottom end of the first cylinder 111 and protruding outward in the radial direction from the first cylinder 111. The first and second beads 113, 115 are sized to be larger than the aperture 610 of the speaker box 600 so that when installed, the first bead 113 snaps onto the upper surface of the speaker box 600 above the aperture 610 and the second bead 115 snaps onto the lower surface of the speaker box 600 below the aperture 610, thereby maintaining the cushion assembly 100 secured to the speaker box 600 from slipping out therefrom. In an alternative embodiment, the second bead 115 is sized slightly smaller than the first bead 113 to facilitate pressing the end of the first post 111 including the second bead 115 through the aperture 610 of the speaker cabinet 600 when assembled. The first and second beads 113 and 115 may be circular in shape for ease of machining and assembly. It is understood that the first bead 113 and the second bead 115 may also be any other shape that may snap over and under the aperture 610, including but not limited to oval, rectangular, triangular, discontinuous circular, and the like. Still alternatively, the second bead 115 may be beveled at its lower surface to facilitate passage of the second bead 115 through the aperture 610 of the speaker box 600 during assembly. For a more firm holding effect, the lower surface of the first bead 113 in contact with the speaker cabinet 600 and/or the upper surface of the second bead 115 in contact with the speaker cabinet 600 may be provided in a flat form. For better vibration damping effect, the lower surface of the first bead 113 contacting the speaker cabinet 600 and/or the upper surface of the second bead 115 contacting the speaker cabinet 600 may be provided with ribs.

With continued reference to fig. 1 to 5, the housing fitting part 120 of the cushion assembly 100 according to this embodiment includes a second column 121 extending downward from the second bead 115 and a third bead 123 at a bottom end of the second column 121. The second post 121 is sized and shaped to fit within the mounting aperture 710 in the overall housing 700. The length of the second cylinder 121 between the second bead 115 and the third bead 123 matches the thickness of the complete machine housing 700, that is, the length of the aperture 710 of the complete machine housing 700. The third bead 123 is a portion at the bottom end of the second cylinder 121 and protrudes outward in the radial direction from the second cylinder 121. The third protruding ring 123 has a size larger than the size of the aperture 710 of the whole machine housing 700, so that after installation, the third protruding ring 123 is clamped at the lower surface below the aperture 710 of the whole machine housing 700, thereby keeping the cushion assembly 100 fixed to the whole machine housing 700 and avoiding slipping out of the whole machine housing 700. For better vibration damping effect and for more firmly holding the speaker cabinet 600, after the cushion assembly 100 is mounted to the speaker cabinet 600 and the whole body case 700, the upper surface of the second bead 115 is attached to the lower surface below the aperture 610 of the speaker cabinet 600, and the lower surface of the second bead 115 is attached to the upper surface above the aperture 710 of the whole body case 700. For ease of installation, the third collar 123 may be sized slightly smaller than the second collar 115 so that it passes through the aperture 610 of the speaker enclosure 600 and the aperture 710 of the cabinet 700 during assembly. As further shown in fig. 1 and 3, the cushion assembly 100 may further include an inner bore 130 formed therein. By providing the inner aperture 130, it is helpful to increase the crush deformability of the cushion assembly 100 during installation, making installation easier. In addition, the inner hole 130 can be configured to allow the positioning post 720 of the whole housing 700 to extend therethrough for fitting, thereby facilitating stable installation. The inner bore 130 may be of any suitable shape. Still alternatively, the inner bore 130 can be a through bore extending longitudinally through the cushion assembly 100, or can be a blind bore extending through a portion of the cushion assembly 100, such as the speaker box retaining portion 110 and/or the housing mating portion 120, as desired.

As shown, optionally, the cushion assembly 100 including the speaker box retaining portion 110 and the shell mating portion 120 is an integrally formed single piece. The integrally formed cushion assembly 100 has advantages of simple manufacturing process, convenient and quick installation, and more durability in use. It is understood that the cushion assembly 100 may also be manufactured by bonding the separately manufactured speaker box holding portion 110 and the case fitting portion 120 together by means of adhesion or the like. The first cylinder 111 of the speaker box holding portion 110 and the second cylinder 121 of the housing fitting portion 120 of the cushion pad assembly 100 may have the same cross-sectional shape and size to fit in the speaker box 600 and the whole housing 700 having the same aperture size and aperture shape. Optionally, ribs (not shown) may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the first post 111 and/or the second post 121 to facilitate better damping and cushioning between the posts and the apertures 610, 710 during use by contacting the ribs with the inner surface of the apertures 610 and/or 710 instead of surface-to-surface contact. The ribs may be of any suitable form as required. The number of cushion assemblies used to mount the speaker cabinet in the apparatus may be provided as required, generally in the range of two to twelve, optionally six to eight. The cushion assemblies may be evenly spaced around the speaker cabinet at equal intervals or at non-equal intervals. The cushion assembly 100 may be made of any suitable material, preferably a material having some flexibility and elasticity, such as, but not limited to, a rubber material, a plastic material, a polyester material, and the like.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, when the cushion assembly 100 is installed, the cushion assembly 100 is sequentially passed through the aperture 610 of the speaker box body 600 and the aperture 710 of the whole body case 700 with the end of the third bead 123 downward, and such that the first cylinder 111 is held in the aperture 610, the second cylinder 121 is held in the aperture 710, the third bead 123 is caught at the surface below the aperture 710 of the whole body case 700, the second bead 115 is sandwiched between the surface below the aperture 610 of the speaker box body 600 and the surface above the aperture 710 of the whole body case 700, and the first bead 113 is caught at the surface above the aperture 610 of the speaker box body 600. If more than one cushion assembly is used, multiple cushion assemblies may be installed simultaneously, or the cushion assemblies may be installed sequentially one after another to the speaker cabinet and the cabinet housing. By using the cushion pad assembly 100 to fix the speaker box 600 to the whole casing 700, the use of screws, bolts and other parts is avoided, the number of parts is reduced, the installation process is simplified, the manufacturing cost is reduced, the speaker box is stably maintained, the vibration reduction effect is better achieved in the use process, and high-quality speaker sound effect can be guaranteed even if the speaker box undergoes movement or vibration and other actions.

Fig. 6 illustrates a perspective view of an exemplary cushion assembly for a speaker according to another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the cushion assembly for a speaker of fig. 6 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the cushion assembly of fig. 6 mounted to a speaker cabinet and a cabinet housing. A cushion assembly for a speaker according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 6 to 8.

Referring to fig. 6 to 8, according to another embodiment of a cushion assembly for a speaker according to the present invention, the cushion assembly 100 is used to fix a speaker box 600 to a whole body case 700, and the cushion assembly 200 includes a speaker box holding portion 210 for holding the speaker box 600 and a case fitting portion 220 for fitting with a mounting portion of the whole body case 700 to be fixed to the whole body case 700.

As shown, the speaker box holding portion 210 of the cushion assembly 200 according to this embodiment is in the form of a hollow ring sized to match the outer shape of the speaker box 600. In the drawing, the speaker box holder 210 is shown in the form of a hollow rectangle for fitting with a speaker box 600 having a rectangular cross-sectional shape. The speaker cabinet holding part 210 in the form of a hollow rectangle includes an inner surface 211 and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface includes an upper surface 213, a lower surface 215, and a side surface 217. After the cushion assembly 200 is assembled to the speaker box 600, the inner surface 211 of the speaker box holder 210 is closely attached to the outer surface of the speaker box 600 to hold the speaker box 600. Alternatively, due to the elastic property of the rubber material, the speaker box holder 210 may be formed to have a size slightly smaller than the outline of the speaker box 600 so as to be tightened thereto after being mounted to the speaker box 600, so as to more firmly hold the speaker box 600. In order to increase the contact area of the speaker box holder 210 of the cushion assembly 200 with the speaker box 600 to more firmly hold the speaker box 600, the speaker box holder 210 may have a wide width. It should be appreciated that while the speaker box retainer 210 of the cushion assembly 200 is shown as a hollow rectangle, it may be formed into any other shape suitable for fitting to the speaker box 600 as desired, such as, but not limited to, a hollow circle, oval, trapezoid, diamond, etc. Additionally as shown, the speaker box holder 210 of the cushion assembly 200 may also be fitted to a mounting portion of the speaker box 600, which may be a slightly recessed portion formed on at least one side surface on the outer shape of the speaker box 600 to match the speaker box holder 210, thereby more stably holding the speaker box holder 210 therein against displacement after mounting. In addition, a rib 219 may be formed on the inner surface and/or the outer surface of the speaker box holding portion 210. Replacing surface-to-surface contact with line-to-surface contact or point-to-surface contact of the rib 219 formed on the inner surface 211 of the speaker box holding portion 210 with the outer surface of the speaker box 600 is advantageous in providing a better buffering effect for the speaker while ensuring stable holding of the speaker box 600, thereby ensuring high-quality speaker sound quality. In addition, replacing surface-to-surface contact with line-to-surface contact or point-to-surface contact of the rib 219 formed on the outer surface of the speaker box holder 210 with the inner surface of the whole housing after assembly also facilitates better cushioning, thereby ensuring high quality speaker sound quality.

With continued reference to fig. 6-8, the cushion assembly 200 further includes at least one housing mating portion 220 disposed adjacent at least one side surface 217 of the speaker box retainer 210. It is to be understood that one or more housing engaging portions 220 may be provided near one side of the speaker box holding portion 210, or one or more housing engaging portions 220 may be provided near both sides of the speaker box holding portion 210, as desired. As shown, the cushion assembly 200 also includes a connecting portion 230 for connecting the speaker box holding portion 210 and the housing mating portion 220 together. By connecting the speaker box holding part 210 and the case fitting part 220 through the connecting part 230 of an appropriate length, it is possible to more conveniently assemble the cushion assembly 200 to the speaker box 600 and the whole body case 700. Although not shown, however, in some embodiments, the speaker box holder 210 may be directly engaged or formed with the housing mating portion 220 without the need for a connection.

As shown in fig. 6-8, the housing mating section 220 includes a mushroom-head-shaped collar 221 and a post 223 extending from the collar 221. The collar 221 is sized to be larger than the aperture 710 of the complete machine case 700 for insertion through the aperture 710 of the complete machine case 700 to be fixed to the complete machine case 700 without slipping out of the aperture 710. The column 223 is connected to the speaker box holder 210 via a connection 230. In this embodiment, the collar 221 is formed in a mushroom head shape having a circular arc top portion that makes it easier and requires less manpower when inserting the collar 221 into the aperture 710 of the complete machine case 700, and a flat bottom portion that makes the collar 221 more snugly held together with the surface around the aperture 710 of the complete machine case 700 after installation. It should be appreciated that the bead 221 may also be any other suitable shape such as, but not limited to, spherical, cylindrical, square, hexagonal, elliptical, and the like. As shown in fig. 8, the length of the column 223 between the connection part 230 and the collar 221 matches the thickness of the whole cabinet 700, and the length of the connection part 230 between the column 223 and the speaker box holding part 210 matches the thickness of the installation aperture 710 of the whole cabinet 700, so that after installation, the collar 221 passes through the aperture 710 of the whole cabinet 700 and is caught at the surface outside the aperture 710, and is fixed to the whole cabinet 700 by the collar 221 and the connection part 230 adhering to the upper and lower surfaces of the whole cabinet 700 near the aperture 710. As also shown, the cushion assembly 200 may also include an inner bore 225 formed in the housing mating portion 220. The provision of the inner hole 225 contributes to increase the press-deformability of the housing fitting portion 220 at the time of installation, making installation more convenient and easier. The inner bore 225 may be any suitable shape. Still alternatively, the inner hole 225 may be a through hole longitudinally penetrating the bead 221 and the column 223 of the housing fitting part 220, or may be a blind hole penetrating only the bead 221 of the housing fitting part 220, as needed. Still alternatively, ribs (not shown) may be formed on the outer surface of the post 223, and may be used to facilitate better damping and cushioning between the post and the aperture 710 during use by contacting the ribs with the inner surface of the aperture 710 in a line-to-surface or point-to-surface manner instead of a surface-to-surface manner. The ribs may be of any suitable form as required.

As shown, optionally, the cushion assembly 200, including the speaker box retaining portion 210 and the housing mating portion 220, is an integrally formed single piece. The integrally formed cushion assembly 200 has advantages of simple manufacturing process, convenient and quick installation, and more durability in use. It is to be understood that the cushion assembly 200 may also be made by bonding together the separately made speaker box holding portion 210 and the case fitting portion 220 by means of adhesion or the like. The cushion assembly 200 may be made of any suitable material, preferably a material having some flexibility and elasticity, such as, but not limited to, a rubber material, a plastic material, a polyester material, etc., as desired.

Referring to fig. 8, in mounting the cushion assembly 200, the speaker box holding portion 210 of the cushion assembly 200 is fitted to the speaker box 600, and then the beads 221 of the case fitting portion 220 of the cushion assembly 200 are inserted through the apertures 710 of the overall case 700, and if a plurality of cushion assemblies 200 are included, the other cushion assemblies are successively mounted in this order. The loudspeaker box body 600 is fixed to the whole machine shell 700 by using the cushion assembly 200, so that the use of parts such as screws and bolts is avoided, the number of parts is reduced, the installation process is simplified, the manufacturing cost is reduced, the loudspeaker box body is stably kept, the vibration damping effect is better played in the use process, and the high-quality loudspeaker sound effect can be ensured even if the loudspeaker box body is subjected to movement or vibration and other actions.

Fig. 9 shows a perspective view of a cushion assembly for a speaker according to another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the cushion assembly of fig. 9 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 11 is a sectional view of the cushion assembly of fig. 9 mounted to a speaker cabinet and a cabinet housing. A cushion assembly for a speaker according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to fig. 9 to 11.

Referring to fig. 9 to 11, according to another embodiment of a cushion assembly for a speaker according to the present invention, the cushion assembly 300 is used to fix a speaker box 600 to a whole body case 700 in cooperation with a screw 400, and the cushion assembly 300 includes a cylinder 310 having an inner hole 340, and a first bead 320 provided at a top end of the cylinder 310 and a second bead 330 provided at a bottom end of the cylinder 310. When assembling, the screw 400 passes through the inner hole 340 of the cushion assembly 300 and is continuously screwed into the corresponding screw hole 730 of the whole machine housing 700, the upper surface of the first convex ring 320 of the cushion assembly 300 is attached to the screw 400 after installation, and the lower surface of the second convex ring 330 is attached to the peripheral surface of the screw hole 730 of the whole machine housing 700. The surface of the first bead 320 of the cushion assembly 300 contacting the screw 400 and/or the surface of the second bead 330 contacting the whole body case 700 may be provided with a rib 350 to enhance a cushioning effect in use. The ribs 350 may be provided in any form. Still alternatively, at the peripheral edge of one or both of the beads 320, 330, a notch 360 may be provided, the notch 360 having the effect of relieving the stress concentration after compression to provide a better cushioning effect. Referring to fig. 10, ribs 370 may be formed on the inner surface of the inner hole 340 of the cushion assembly 300 penetrating the cylinder 310. After installation, the convex rib 370 on the inner surface of the inner hole 340 and the outer surface of the screw column of the screw 400 are in line-surface contact or point-surface contact instead of surface-surface contact, so that the vibration damping effect is enhanced on the basis of ensuring stable holding force, and the elastic buffering performance is further optimized. In use, to provide a better cushioning effect, a plurality of cushion assemblies 300, for example two to twenty, preferably four to twelve, may be provided around the speaker cabinet 600 in cooperation with the screws 400.

As described above, the cushion assembly 300 including the cylinder 310 and the first and second beads 320 and 330 disposed at the top and bottom ends of the cylinder 310 is an integrally formed single piece. The integrally formed cushion assembly 300 has advantages of simple manufacturing process, convenient and rapid installation, and more durability in use. It is understood that the cushion assembly 300 may also be manufactured by bonding the separately manufactured cylinder 310 and the first and second beads 320 and 330 together by means of adhesion or the like. The cushion assembly 300 may be made of any suitable material, preferably a material having some flexibility and elasticity, such as, but not limited to, a rubber material, a plastic material, a polyester material, etc., as desired.

Embodiments of a cushion assembly for a speaker according to the present invention are particularly useful for speaker enclosures that need to be mounted to devices and structures such as laptop computers, tablet computers, televisions, projectors, stereos, desktop computers, and the like. Optionally, embodiments of the cushion assembly for a speaker of the present invention may also be applied to other types of speakers, as desired. Compare with the conventional gasket in speaker field, according to the utility model discloses a spare part for improved cushion subassembly of speaker is convenient for make, installation, low cost, still can reduce parts such as screw, simplifies assembly process, optimizes production technology, and has improved speaker in use's shock-absorbing capacity, improves vibration noise and distortion, has improved speaker tone quality.

Additionally, the cushion assembly according to the present invention is not limited to be used for speakers, but may be used for any other equipment, and in particular, may be used for mounting any box body to an external housing in the equipment as required, thereby playing roles of buffering, vibration reduction, production process optimization, and the like for the whole equipment and individual components.

Furthermore, the foregoing describes only some embodiments and alterations, modifications, additions and/or changes may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosed embodiments, which are intended to be illustrative rather than limiting. Furthermore, the described embodiments are directed to embodiments presently contemplated to be the most practical and preferred, it being understood that the embodiments should not be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, are intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the embodiments. Moreover, the various embodiments described above can be used in conjunction with other embodiments, e.g., aspects of one embodiment can be combined with aspects of another embodiment to realize yet another embodiment. In addition, each individual feature or element of any given assembly may constitute additional embodiments.

The foregoing description of the embodiments has been presented for purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure. The various elements or features of a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particular embodiment, but, where applicable, are interchangeable and can be used in a selected embodiment, even if not specifically shown or described. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the disclosure, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the disclosure.

Accordingly, it is to be understood that the drawings and description are provided herein by way of illustration to facilitate understanding of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the scope thereof.

Claims (14)

1. A cushion assembly for assembling a speaker cabinet to a cabinet, the cushion assembly comprising:

a speaker cabinet holding section that is assigned to and holds the speaker cabinet together with the mounting section of the speaker cabinet; and

and the shell matching part is connected with the loudspeaker box body retaining part, and the shell matching part and the mounting part of the whole machine shell are matched and fixed to the whole machine shell.

2. The cushion assembly of claim 1, wherein the speaker cabinet retaining portion comprises:

a first post for mating with a mounting aperture in the speaker enclosure;

a first bead disposed at a top end of the first cylinder and extending radially outward from the first cylinder; and

a second bead disposed at a bottom end of the first column and extending radially outward therefrom,

wherein the length of the first column between the first bead and the second bead corresponds to the thickness of the mounting portion of the speaker cabinet.

3. The cushion assembly of claim 2, wherein the housing engagement portion comprises:

a second post extending from the second bead in an opposite direction from the first post; and

a third bead disposed at an end of the second post opposite the second bead and extending radially outward from the second post,

the length of the second column between the second convex ring and the third convex ring corresponds to the thickness of the mounting part of the whole shell.

4. The cushion assembly of claim 3, further comprising an inner bore formed through the first post and the second post.

5. The cushion assembly of claim 2 or 3, wherein the cushion assembly is a one-piece integrally formed.

6. The cushion assembly of claim 1, wherein the speaker box retainer is in the form of a hollow ring including an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface including an upper surface, a lower surface and side surfaces, the speaker box retainer adapted to fit over the speaker box and to conform with the speaker box with the inner surface.

7. The cushion assembly of claim 6, wherein the housing engaging portion is disposed adjacent at least one side of the speaker box retaining portion and includes a bead and a post extending from the bead.

8. The cushion assembly of claim 6, wherein ribs are formed on an inner surface of the speaker box retaining portion.

9. The cushion assembly of claim 6, wherein ribs are formed on an upper surface and/or a lower surface of the speaker box holding portion.

10. The cushion assembly of claim 7, wherein at least one of the housing engaging portions is provided on each of both sides of the speaker box holding portion.

11. The cushion assembly of claim 7, wherein the cushion assembly includes a connecting portion for connecting the post of the housing engaging portion with the speaker cabinet retaining portion.

12. The cushion assembly of claim 7, wherein the bead is mushroom-head shaped.

13. The cushion assembly of claim 6 or 7, wherein the cushion assembly is a one-piece integrally formed.

14. An apparatus incorporating a loudspeaker enclosure, characterised in that the apparatus incorporating a loudspeaker enclosure comprises a cushion assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 13 for securing the loudspeaker enclosure to the complete housing of the apparatus incorporating a loudspeaker enclosure.

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