GB2446547B - Acoustic horn waveguides - Google Patents

Acoustic horn waveguides

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Publication number
GB2446547B
GB2446547B GB0810537A GB0810537A GB2446547B GB 2446547 B GB2446547 B GB 2446547B GB 0810537 A GB0810537 A GB 0810537A GB 0810537 A GB0810537 A GB 0810537A GB 2446547 B GB2446547 B GB 2446547B
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acoustic horn
horn waveguides
waveguides
acoustic
horn
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GB2446547A (en
GB0810537D0 (en
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Ambrose Thompson
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Martin Audio Ltd
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Martin Audio Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/20—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics
    • H04R1/22—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired frequency characteristic only 
    • H04R1/30—Combinations of transducers with horns, e.g. with mechanical matching means, i.e. front-loaded horns
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/20—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics
    • H04R1/32—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only
    • H04R1/34—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means
    • H04R1/345—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means for loudspeakers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/20—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics
    • H04R1/32—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only
    • H04R1/40—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by combining a number of identical transducers
    • H04R1/403—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by combining a number of identical transducers loud-speakers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/20—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics
    • H04R1/32—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only
    • H04R1/34—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means
    • H04R1/345—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means for loudspeakers
    • H04R1/347—Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by using a single transducer with sound reflecting, diffracting, directing or guiding means for loudspeakers for obtaining a phase-shift between the front and back acoustic wave
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2201/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones covered by H04R1/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/40—Details of arrangements for obtaining desired directional characteristic by combining a number of identical transducers covered by H04R1/40 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/405—Non-uniform arrays of transducers or a plurality of uniform arrays with different transducer spacing

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Obtaining Desirable Characteristics In Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)
  • Waveguide Aerials (AREA)
GB0810537A 2005-11-09 2006-11-09 Acoustic horn waveguides Active GB2446547B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0522876A GB2432289A (en) 2005-11-09 2005-11-09 Horn for a curved line array of loudspeakers
PCT/GB2006/004197 WO2007054709A2 (en) 2005-11-09 2006-11-09 Acoustic horn waveguides

Publications (3)

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GB0810537D0 GB0810537D0 (en) 2008-07-16
GB2446547A GB2446547A (en) 2008-08-13
GB2446547B true GB2446547B (en) 2011-02-09

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GB0522876A Withdrawn GB2432289A (en) 2005-11-09 2005-11-09 Horn for a curved line array of loudspeakers
GB0810537A Active GB2446547B (en) 2005-11-09 2006-11-09 Acoustic horn waveguides

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GB0522876A Withdrawn GB2432289A (en) 2005-11-09 2005-11-09 Horn for a curved line array of loudspeakers

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GB (2) GB2432289A (en)
WO (1) WO2007054709A2 (en)

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US8309045B2 (en) 2011-02-11 2012-11-13 General Electric Company System and method for controlling emissions in a combustion system

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US9111521B2 (en) 2009-09-11 2015-08-18 Bose Corporation Modular acoustic horns and horn arrays
US8917896B2 (en) 2009-09-11 2014-12-23 Bose Corporation Automated customization of loudspeakers
US9049519B2 (en) 2011-02-18 2015-06-02 Bose Corporation Acoustic horn gain managing
GB2520449B (en) * 2013-05-31 2015-07-01 Cerberus Black Ltd Acoustic apparatus and operation

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4091891A (en) * 1973-01-17 1978-05-30 Onkyo Kabushiki Kaisha Horn speaker
US4390078A (en) * 1982-02-23 1983-06-28 Community Light & Sound, Inc. Loudspeaker horn
US4713799A (en) * 1984-10-15 1987-12-15 Deere & Company Ultrasonic horn with sidelobe suppressing centerpiece
EP1178702A2 (en) * 2000-08-02 2002-02-06 Alan Brock Adamson Wave shaping sound chamber
EP1460880A2 (en) * 2003-03-20 2004-09-22 Anthony John Andrews Loudspeaker array

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4091891A (en) * 1973-01-17 1978-05-30 Onkyo Kabushiki Kaisha Horn speaker
US4390078A (en) * 1982-02-23 1983-06-28 Community Light & Sound, Inc. Loudspeaker horn
US4713799A (en) * 1984-10-15 1987-12-15 Deere & Company Ultrasonic horn with sidelobe suppressing centerpiece
EP1178702A2 (en) * 2000-08-02 2002-02-06 Alan Brock Adamson Wave shaping sound chamber
EP1460880A2 (en) * 2003-03-20 2004-09-22 Anthony John Andrews Loudspeaker array

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8309045B2 (en) 2011-02-11 2012-11-13 General Electric Company System and method for controlling emissions in a combustion system

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GB2446547A (en) 2008-08-13
GB2432289A (en) 2007-05-16
WO2007054709A3 (en) 2007-08-16
WO2007054709A2 (en) 2007-05-18
GB0522876D0 (en) 2005-12-21
GB0810537D0 (en) 2008-07-16

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