EP1874083A1 - Ein multikanaliger integrierter schallkasten - Google Patents

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EP1874083A1
EP1874083A1 EP05811855A EP05811855A EP1874083A1 EP 1874083 A1 EP1874083 A1 EP 1874083A1 EP 05811855 A EP05811855 A EP 05811855A EP 05811855 A EP05811855 A EP 05811855A EP 1874083 A1 EP1874083 A1 EP 1874083A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of audio video equipments, specifically speaking, relates to an integrated multi-channel audio box.
  • the traditional amplifiers tend to have large size, and very thick; the thickness is usually more than 300mm. But the thickness of nowadays popular flat TV is only about 150mm, or less than 150mm. It is apparent that current amplifiers do not fit into a home theater system of a flat TV. Several large sized audio boxes will occupy substantial space, and are not in conformity with a home theater system that normally has the flat TV set as the main feature of the system. In order to conform to the flat TV that has become the main stream of home theater systems, many stereo manufacturers have been trying to minimize the stereo size. In general, the currently available stereo equipments have distributed structure.
  • the right and left channel audio boxes are independent, bass and control circuits are closely arranged, and wired together; the complex wire connections cause a messy stereo structure and unattractive appearances. It is also difficult for maintenance, and is time consuming trying to pin point the breakdown when something is broken.
  • An integrated multi-channel audio box is provided by the present invention; the exterior of the audio box is in rectangular shape, three or more than three individual channels are provided, wherein the channels include at least one base.
  • the present invention replaces the combined plural speaker cabinets of the current stereo system structure with a single audio box, which contains three or more than three individual channels into a single rectangular audio box; hence, the wiring between the audio box and the source is substantially simplified, only one cable is necessary to carry out the communication between the channels and the source; of course, wireless communication can be utilized as well.
  • the rectangular audio box housing unit improves the isolation among channels, and because of the configuration of the channel outputs is usually divided into left, middle, and right outputs, the rectangular audio box is therefore enforcing the lateral distribution of the channels; besides, the rectangular audio box provides ample resonate space for the bass channel, which guarantees the sound effect of the bass and enforces the surround effect during playing.
  • the present invention is applicable in various types of surround systems.
  • each channel can correspond to a speaker for playing its corresponding full frequency range, it can also correspond to a speaker set consisting of many speakers, wherein each speaker corresponds to certain frequency range; the entire speaker set covers the full frequency spectrum accordingly; the structure with a speaker set can cover wider frequency range, and have better sound quality.
  • the audio box housing unit has a length to width radio 3:1 - 60:1, the left and right channel speakers or speak sets are usually arranged at two sides of the rectangular audio box, the bass speaker or speaker set can be arranged at any position of the audio box providing it does not impact the other two channels, the best position is to be placed between left and right channel speakers or speaker sets. Because independent speakers or speaker sets are used for better isolation among channels by the present invention, the requirements of the setting environment for the audio box is not strict, and the audio box can perform well inside various building structures.
  • the audio box of the present invention not only has simple wiring structure, which enables wide usage; but also is suitable to be used with the popular flat TV.
  • the traditional amplifiers tend to have large size with substantial thickness; besides, it requires many audio boxes to form an audio box system; in a home theatre, the currently available amplifiers do not seem to be in conformity with flat TVs. And, the tidy simple rectangular shape structure of the present invention is in conformity with the flat TV style; the length of the audio box equals to the length of the flat TV, and the audio box can be placed above or under the flat TV, the entire home theater system has a very simple, tidy, and conforming appearances, satisfy the modem day home interior décor needs. Many different sources can be connected to the present invention, such as TV set, CD player, MP3 player, computer, video games etc.
  • 3.1 surround sound system audio box four independent channels corresponding to the input sources are respectively provided inside the audio box, left channel, right channel, middle channel and base channel, these channels correspond to independent speakers or speaker sets respectively.
  • the left, right and middle channel speakers or speaker sets are usually arranged at the two ends and middle of the rectangular audio box, the bass speaker or speaker set can be arranged at any position of the audio box providing it does not impact the other three channels, the best position is to be placed between the left and right channel speakers or speaker sets near middle channel speaker or speaker set.
  • Four channel speakers or speaker sets can also be arranged evenly inside the audio box housing unit.
  • the 5.1 surround sound system audio box there can be two structures, one structure is that six independent channels are respectively provided inside the audio box corresponding to the input sources, left channel, right channel, middle channel, rear left channel, rear right channel and base channel, these channels correspond to independent speakers or speaker sets respectively.
  • Another structure is that one or more than one rear channels are set up on top of the 3.1 surround sound system structure, the rear channels are rectangular, there are two channels respectively corresponding to rear left and rear right input sources, the channels correspond to the independent speakers or speaker sets respectively.
  • the rear channels and the 3.1 surround sound system can be connected by a cable or by a wireless connection, the entire system structure is simple, and having strong stereo sound effect.
  • Each and every channel of the audio box of the present invention can correspond to a single speaker or a speaker set; the audio box has limited space due to the rectangular shape housing unit adopted by the present invention; In order to guarantee the isolation of individual channel, it is better not to set up too many speakers.
  • left channel and right channel, rear left channel and rear right channel are made of mid-range speakers and treble speakers respectively; for most homes, dividing the channels into mid-range speakers and treble speakers is enough to satisfy the home theatre sound effect requirements.
  • the present invention can further divide the frequency, and set up a plurality of speakers respectively corresponding to each divided frequency range.
  • the present invention base channel can simply be structured with speakers like other channels; however, in order to ensure the sound quality, the present invention adopts the structure of base speaker and consonance box, and a plurality of guiding apertures are formed on the consonance box; the guiding apertures can be formed on the side surface of the consonance box to guarantee the guiding effect.
  • the present invention there is another integrated lateral multi-channel audio box particularly provided to be compatible with flat TV sets, including audio box housing unit, left speaker, right speaker and base speaker, the entire audio box housing unit is rectangular, its length to width ratio is 3:1 - 60:1.
  • the speakers are laterally located on top of the housing unit; left speaker, right speaker and base speaker correspond to the left, right and base channels respectively.
  • the audio box structure of the present invention is suitable for both passive audio box and active audio box; for the passive audio box, only simple electrical connection is needed to build up the communication among speakers or speaker sets which correspond to each channel and source; this type of structure can really save space, the thickness of the audio box is directly determined by the thickness of the speaker; hence, it is possible to make the audio box very thin, and very small.
  • this type of audio box needs to be connected to a source by amplifiers, such as a TV set with amplifier circuit, a CD player or a particularly provided independent amplifier etc.
  • the active audio box is an audio box with build in amplifier circuit, the speaker is connected to source through the amplifier circuit, therefore, the size of this type audio box is slightly larger than the passive audio box with speakers of equivalent specifications; the advantage of the active audio box is that it can be adapted to various sources, whether the source is equipped with amplifier function or not, all it takes is to connect them directly; thus, external connection structure in contrast to the passive audio box is much simpler.
  • the length and width of the present invention is equal to the length and width of the compatible flat TV, the ratio of the length of the audio box housing unit to the length of the compatible flat TV is in the range of 1: 1 ⁇ 1: 1.2.
  • the audio box can be installed on the wall above the flat TV, or on the cabinet stand under the flat TV.
  • the installation is simple and easy, taking very little space; further, there is no complicated wiring connection between audio box and flat TV, a nice looking and harmonious home theatre system is formed.
  • the size of the audio box usually is under control to be within the range as follows, the length is 300 ⁇ 1800mm, the width is 30 - 500mm, the height is 50 ⁇ 400 mm.
  • the above listed size ranges are based on the size of the current flat TV, if, in the future, the flat TV is bigger and thinner, the present invention can extend the length limits of the audio box to be over 1800mm and the width limits to be over 30mm to accommodate the new structure of flat TV.
  • the above preferred embodiment is an improvement based on the 2.1 surround audio box; if making improvements based on the structure of a 3.1 surround audio box, the present invention would then require a middle speaker, which is located in the middle of the audio box.
  • Middle speaker and left speaker, right speaker and base speaker are all the same connected by amplifier circuit; there is no redundant electrical wiring structure outside the audio box.
  • isolation structure can be added between the middle speaker and the base speaker to further ensure the non-interference between middle speaker and base speaker, isolation structure can be a structure that is commonly used by the audio box.
  • the present invention needs to add a separate rear audio box, the rear audio box is rectangular, its length to width ratio is between 3:1 - 60:1, speakers allocated laterally; rear left speaker and rear right speaker are respectively located in positions near two ends of the rear audio box, and connected together by the amplifier circuit that locates inside the audio box housing unit; the length radio of the rear audio box to the audio box is between 1:1 ⁇ 1:2.
  • Rear audio boxes have the same structure as the audio box; every speaker and amplifier circuit is both placed inside the rectangular rear audio box.
  • the length and the appearances have to be in conformity with the audio box, the entire home theater system can then have consistency and nice appearances.
  • the present invention can also provide two smaller audio boxes of the same specifications at the left and right sides to construct 7.1 or even 9.1 surround audio box system.
  • the audio box and the flat TV or stereo amplifier, the rear audio box and audio box are all connected by regular cable, but, because the connections between speakers are all placed inside the audio box housing unit and the rear audio box, hence, no external complicated connection structure is needed, only a cable for connecting the audio box and the flat TV or amplifier circuit, and a cable for connecting the rear audio box and audio box are necessary.
  • the structure of the present invention is simple and convenient, easy to maintain, home theater based on the present invention does not have messy electricity circuit, its appearances is pretty and conforming.
  • audio box can be connected to the flat TV wirelessly as well; audio box can also be connected to flat TV and rear audio box wirelessly.
  • the adopted wireless communication technology can be those currently available technologies, such as infrared, radio frequency or Bluetooth etc.; it can also be the next generation wireless communication technology, which requires only adding a transmitter and a receiver to the corresponding members for the wireless communication.
  • Adopting the wireless connection further simplifies the wiring structure of the home theatre; besides; each and every separate audio box, such as the rear audio box and the side audio box, is not restricted by the wiring and building structures, and can be placed at the indoor position having the best sound effect; the sound effect of the home theatre adopted the structure of the present invention can be further improved.
  • the present invention may adopt a structure combining wire and wireless two types of connection, such as connecting the audio box and flat TV or amplifier circuit by a cable, and connecting the rear audio box and audio box with wire or wireless connection.
  • the present invention can have many design structures to satisfy different requirements.
  • the ordinary design structure is to make changes on the sectional surface of the audio box and rear audio box, such as square or rectangular or circle or half circle or triangle or curving or polygon types of regular shapes.
  • the front look of audio box is a rectangular with length a lot more large than the height; however, it can be a strip wave design or an irregular strip that has a height on one end slightly larger than the height on the other end.
  • the material used for the audio box and rear audio box housing unit is metal or plastic or wood; the material choice can be made according to the actual needs, such as choice based on indoor décor style or the user's taste; the conformity between home theater based on the members of the present invention and the interior style of the building is improved, better conforming appearances.
  • each and every speaker can be formed by two or more than two sub-speakers; every sub-speaker covers different frequency range respectively.
  • a control circuit and a control display panel is added to the audio box of the present invention; the operation of the audio box can be controlled by a remote or a key pad, the audio box condition can be displayed by way of the LCD VFD LED or the like installed on the panel.
  • the present preferred embodiment provides an integrated multi-channel audio box that is compatible to 2.1 surround system; as shown in the principle module diagram of Figure 1, there are three independent channels in audio box 7, respectively bass channel 1, right channel 2 and left channel 3; the three channels are together inputted into the audio box 7 from the source, and outputted to different places of the audio box 7 respectively.
  • the audio box housing unit 71 is in rectangular; the ratio of length to width is 30:1; height to width is 2:1; bass channel 1, right channel 2 and left channel 3 respectively correspond to a single bass speaker 11, right speaker 21 and left speaker 31; the bass speaker 11 is provided in the middle of the audio box housing unit 71, the right speaker 21 and the left speaker 31 are respectively provided at two sides of the bass speaker 11.
  • the audio box 7 is connected to the flat TV 9 by a single cable 8, the flat TV 9 outputs three channels from the source to the audio box 7 by the cable 8, without complex connection wire construction, simple and pretty structure; furthermore, the rectangular structure of audio box housing unit 71 of the present embodiment can conform to the appearances of the flat TV 9, forming a good looking stereo system.
  • the present preferred embodiment provides an integrated multi-channel audio box that is compatible to 3.1 surround system; as shown in the module diagram of Figure 4, there are four independent channels provided in audio box 7, they are bass channel 1, right channel 2, left channel 3 and middle channel 4; the four channels are together inputted into the audio box 7 from the source; the right channel 2, the left channel 3 are respectively outputted from the right and left sides of the audio box 7; the base channel 1 and the middle channel 4 are outputted from the center of the audio box 7.
  • the audio box housing unit 71 is rectangular; the base channel 1 is formed by a base speaker 11 and a consonant box 13; a plurality of guiding apertures 14 are formed on the consonance box 13, as shown in the side view diagram of Figure 7.
  • the right channel 2, the left channel 3 and the middle channel 4 respectively correspond to two speakers 21 and 22, 31 and 32, 41 and 42; each and every channel has two speakers that respectively correspond to the mid frequency and high frequency outputs.
  • the right speaker 21, 22 and the left speakers 31, 32 are provided at the right and left sides of the audio box housing unit 71
  • the middle speakers 41 and 42 are provided at the center of the audio box housing unit 71 and next to the base speaker 11, the standard of picking positions at the audio box housing unit 71 for the speakers or speaker sets used for outputs from different channels should be no interference; if necessary, special isolation structure can be installed inside the audio box housing unit 71.
  • the audio box system formed by the present preferred embodiments and flat TV 9, as shown in Figure 6, has a wireless receiving device 101 provided at the audio box housing unit 71, and a wireless transmitting device 102 at the flat TV 9, sound signal transmission is then established by these two devices. Cable connection is not necessary, and the entire stereo system has a very conforming and unified appearance.
  • the present preferred embodiment provides six independent channels inside the audio box 7 where each channel corresponds to left channel 3, right channel 2, middle channel 4, rear left channel 5, rear right channel 6 and base channel 1 respectively, as shown in Figure 8; the bass channel 1 of the present preferred embodiment outputs from the right and left sides of the audio box 7; the rest of the channels output at the conventional corresponding positions of the audio box 7 respectively.
  • base speakers 11 and 12 are located at the left and right sides of the audio box housing unit 71, the right channel 2, the left channel 3, the middle channel 4, rear left channel 5 and rear right channel 6 respectively correspond to three speaker sets 21 and 22 and 23, 31 and 32 and 33, 41 and 42 and 43, 51 and 52 and 53, 61 and 62 and 63; the channels corresponding to speaker sets respectively correspond to outputs of low frequency, mid frequency, and high frequency.
  • the present preferred embodiment is equipped with remote control 92 to conveniently operate audio box 7 remotely.
  • Figure 10 shows a connection to video games, only a cable 8 is necessary to connect to the sound output connector of the video game 91 and a 5.1 surround system can be formed; the video game will be played as real game, simulating virtual reality.
  • the present preferred embodiment provides an integrated audio box, improvements made based on the preferred embodiment 2 configuration; a 3.1 surround system is improved into a 5.1 surround system, the improvement changes include further set up a rear audio box for a rear left channel 5 and rear right channel 6 output.
  • sources are inputted into the audio box 7 by way of left channel 3, right channel 2, middle channel 4, rear left channel 5, rear right channel 6 and base channel 1; audio box 7 only outputs the left channel 3, the right channel 2, the middle channel 4 and the bass channel 1 four channels, and the rear left channel 5, rear right channel 6 are outputted by the rear audio box.
  • the rear audio box structure is shown in Figure 12, the rear audio box housing unit 72 is rectangular, conforming to the shape of the audio box housing unit 71; the left channel 3, the right channel 2, the middle channel 4 and base channel 1 four channels correspond to speaker sets 31 and 32, 21 and 22, 41 and 42, wherein the structure is similar to the structure of preferred embodiment 2; the difference from the preferred embodiment 2 is that the present preferred embodiment further provides a control panel 15 at the audio box housing unit 71, users can therefore control the audio box conveniently and the operation condition can be displayed as well.
  • the rear left channel 5 and rear right channel 6 correspond to the speaker sets 51 and 52, 61 and 62 are provided at the conventional left and right sides of the audio box housing unit 71.
  • the audio box housing unit in usage is installed facing the users, speakers face the users directly; these positions are above or under the flat TV 9
  • rear audio box housing unit 72 is placed behind the users, speakers face the back of the users
  • audio box 7 and flat TV 9 are connected wirelessly by a wireless receiving device 101 and a wireless transmitting device 102
  • audio box 7 and rear audio box are connected wirelessly by a wireless receiving device 104 and a wireless transmitting device 103.
  • both the audio box housing unit 71 and the rear audio box housing unit 72 are in rectangular, a stereo system conforming to flat TVs can be formed; besides, no cable connection necessary with this type wireless separation audio box structure; the entire structure is simple, neat, and having great stereo surround effect.
  • the present preferred embodiment provides five independent channels inside the audio box 7 where each channel corresponds to left channel 3, right channel 2, middle channel 4, rear left channel 5 and rear right channel 6 respectively; each channel connects to the source by an amplifier circuit 72, as shown in Figure 14; each channel of the present preferred embodiment respectively outputs at the conventional corresponding position at the audio box housing unit 71.
  • right channel 2, left channel 3, middle channel 4, rear left channel 5 and rear right channel 6 respectively correspond to three speaker sets 21 and 22 and 23, 31 and 32 and 33, 41 and 42 and 43, 51 and 52 and 53, 61 and 62 and 63; the channels corresponding to speaker sets respectively correspond to outputs of low frequency, mid frequency, and high frequency; two base speakers 34 and 24 are particularly provided for left right channel at the left right two sides of the audio box housing unit 71.
  • the present preferred embodiment is further equipped with remote control 92 to conveniently control audio box 7 operation remotely.
  • the present invention is compatible with various sources, such as CD players, MP3 player, TV or computer etc.;
  • Figure 16 shows a connection to DVD player 93, only a cable 8 is necessary to connect to the sound output connector of the DVD player 93 and a 5.1 surround system can be formed; the movie will be shown with better effect, simulating reality.

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